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So, today i did the following:
-rooted
-installed ClockworkMod Recovery v4.0.1.0
-downloaded the available OTA Update available (mine was still 1.18.)
-pressed install, the phone powered off, loaded the image with Android with the exclamation mark above it and it's been like that for about 45 minutes now... is that normal ? How long should it take to update ?
What do i do ?
I am afraid to press the power button as I fear it will brick it.
once you have this image with the exclamation mark in red, you have to press the power button + volume up.
now you have to choose to update from SD Card...
Ok, got it !
Now, it says "Cannot mount SDCARD:downloaded/OTA_Chacha_HTC_Europe_1.54.......Zip
Installation aborted."
I assume i must revert to Stock Recovery and then do it again, right ?
yep.
and to be sure, rename the file to "update.zip", since the recovery searches for this specific file name.
Which one should be renamed ?
Stockrecovery.zip or OTA_Chacha_HTC_Europe_1.54xxxxxxxxxx.zip ?
the OTA update.
Sorry for this but I'm stuck again.
I got the stockrecovery.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1164468 but when I try to install it in CWM Recovery it says:
"E:Error in /sdcard/stockrecovery.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted."
What am I doing wrong ?
Isn't this the right Zip for me considering that I am trying to go back to Stock recovery for 1.18 and this one is for 1.33 ?
I just don't know how to flash to stock recovery ...
Ok, so I installed a clean 1.33 and after that I updated OTA 1.54.
But the way reverting to stock recovery is still a puzzle for me.
I tried with Terminal Emulator but it said that the file was not found on SDCARD.It was there, believe me.
I don't know, maybe someone will figure it out someday.
To revert to stock recovery you should rename the stock recovery to PH06IMG.zip.
The OTA update can be named whatever you like as you will select it manually, but the recovery has to be PH06IMG.zip. If you need any other infos you can hit me up on GTalk or Yahoo.
How do I revert back after one-click root to the stock everything including radio, rom, build, etc. I am currently running Cynagon mod RC1 7 and have had numerous issues, I would just like a clean, simple cut answer so I can give this to someone for the holidays, any help would be mightly appreciated, as i've asked this in the past and can never seem to get a clear cut answer, thanks.
wierd165 said:
How do I revert back after one-click root to the stock everything including radio, rom, build, etc. I am currently running Cynagon mod RC1 7 and have had numerous issues, I would just like a clean, simple cut answer so I can give this to someone for the holidays, any help would be mightly appreciated, as i've asked this in the past and can never seem to get a clear cut answer, thanks.
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Just flash a full rom, it should restore the radio, the recovery, and the OS. Then do a reset to factory defaults if you are paranoid.
Get the proper rom for you phone here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
If you're on T-Mobile, you have an i9020-T, this should work for you. It is the full 2.3.6 image.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...a25375426.signed-soju-ota-189904.1ada2537.zip
Is this also working if you're coming from stock unrooted ICS 4.0.3 ?
And
Is there any risk of loosing IMEI if you're going full ROM ?
mahanddeem said:
Is this also working if you're coming from stock unrooted ICS 4.0.3 ?
And
Is there any risk of loosing IMEI if you're going full ROM ?
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I have reverted back from 4.0.3 yesterday by reflashing the full 2.3.6 rom without any issues. I'm not sure I understand what you mean by losing IMEI.
My phone works just fine after doing this (more than once!).
pcbroch said:
Just flash a full rom, it should restore the radio, the recovery, and the OS. Then do a reset to factory defaults if you are paranoid.
Get the proper rom for you phone here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664
If you're on T-Mobile, you have an i9020-T, this should work for you. It is the full 2.3.6 image.
http://android.clients.google.com/p...a25375426.signed-soju-ota-189904.1ada2537.zip
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Ok here's my problem i did the ics update earlier before you told me this and still having issues, now when I go to recovery I get a android with his chest open with a red caution sign on it...how could I just format everything, essentially make it the way it was out of box so I could start over...because of all the issues I'm currently having.
When you get to that point, you need to hold down power then press vol up. Then you will be able to flash the zip. You need to put the zip on the phone first though, unless you have CWM recovery, in which case you can mount the sdcard section and move it across then, and flash it after.
OK thanks...Just please let's summarize this
1.You were on I9020T bone stock , unrooted
2.You had GB 2.3.6
3.You updated manually (or OTA) to 4.0.3
4.You decided to revert to GB 2.3.6
5.You used exactly the same method of manual update (stock recovery after copying the .zip file and in this case the full ROM of 2.3.6 to SD)
6.You followed the stock recovery steps and chose the .zip 2.3.6..
7.After everything was setup , you booted into GB 2.3.6 without any problems
Is that right ? or better if you make the exact detailed steps you did to revert to GB 2.3.6 would be apreciated
Thanks
furiannn said:
When you get to that point, you need to hold down power then press vol up. Then you will be able to flash the zip. You need to put the zip on the phone first though, unless you have CWM recovery, in which case you can mount the sdcard section and move it across then, and flash it after.
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Tried, but then I get this error:
--Install /sdcard ...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: !less_than_int(1316544229. getprop("ro.build.date.utc"))
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
Any help?
I think u need a custom recovery to be able to revert back to gingerbread
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Raver27 said:
I think u need a custom recovery to be able to revert back to gingerbread
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how would I go about flashing the custom recovery? I tried to flash another full rom package with the recovery in it and like i said i got that error...
Do you have a folder in windows where you have been flashing stuff from, using fastboot?
If so, just get this recovery image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686
Download either the blue or green 5023 image. Doesnt matter which just changes colour of mod place the file in the same folder as the fastboot.
Next, with the phone off and after attaching the phone to USB, turn it on while pressing vol-up and power. You should see the boot option screen, the fastboot screen. Leave the phone there.
Now go back to cmd window in windows, and browse to the folder where you have all the fastboot files and where you have put the above image file. Then type in the following:
fastboot flash recovery <image name.img> (without the < >)
press enter and it'll flash the recovery and then you can install the old version of android
furiannn said:
Do you have a folder in windows where you have been flashing stuff from, using fastboot?
If so, just get this recovery image http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686
Download either the blue or green 5023 image. Doesnt matter which just changes colour of mod place the file in the same folder as the fastboot.
Next, with the phone off and after attaching the phone to USB, turn it on while pressing vol-up and power. You should see the boot option screen, the fastboot screen. Leave the phone there.
Now go back to cmd window in windows, and browse to the folder where you have all the fastboot files and where you have put the above image file. Then type in the following:
fastboot flash recovery <image name.img> (without the < >)
press enter and it'll flash the recovery and then you can install the old version of android
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I don't believe I have a folder as such, being a person who is not familiar with the lingo, etc of all this i rooted it with one-click mod, and just flash things through this, are you saying I can flash things externally? sorry to sound like a bum, but i'm trying to understand thanks.
No problem, we're all noobs once, hell i still am and only just coming to terms with it all! Just need to do a bit of researching, but heres the basics...
fastboot lets you flash stuff to the phone from windows, when the phone is attached to the USB and is in fastboot mode (just turned on, from vol-up/pwr).
Can unlock the boot loader and flash recovery images from there. Once thats done, most other stuff can be done from within the new recovery mode, clockworkmod being the one that everyone uses.
over at nexusshacks it's explained really well how to root your phone. And he provides a zip with everything you could want. That zip is the folder I was talking about in the last post. It comes with drivers to install when you first plug the USB in and the PC recognises the phone. Download the pack, install them drivers and then go back to my last post and take it from there
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/NexusS/rooting/nexussrootnew.zip
EDIT: Also do a full wipe/data reset just before you flash the new rom
furiannn said:
No problem, we're all noobs once, hell i still am and only just coming to terms with it all! Just need to do a bit of researching, but heres the basics...
fastboot lets you flash stuff to the phone from windows, when the phone is attached to the USB and is in fastboot mode (just turned on, from vol-up/pwr).
Can unlock the boot loader and flash recovery images from there. Once thats done, most other stuff can be done from within the new recovery mode, clockworkmod being the one that everyone uses.
over at nexusshacks it's explained really well how to root your phone. And he provides a zip with everything you could want. That zip is the folder I was talking about in the last post. It comes with drivers to install when you first plug the USB in and the PC recognises the phone. Download the pack, install them drivers and then go back to my last post and take it from there
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/NexusS/rooting/nexussrootnew.zip
EDIT: Also do a full wipe/data reset just before you flash the new rom
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I'm using clockwork right now, but it seems to be corrupted, im running 4.0.3 right now on a full rom package, so your saying I should still do this? I think i may have done all that before, as the phone is rooted, but I used the one-click method instead.
Just download that file and then you'll have what you need on your pc to do what i mentioned above. Plug the phone in and reflash the new recovery which will not harm it, and then you'll be able to stick gingerbread or ICS back on. You gotta try things out otherwise you'll not understand what is going on. I dont know of any one click thing that will let you go back to default as it was before. After it flashes the new recovery, scroll down to "recovery" on the screen and press the power button, dont restart the system.
In hindsight, while the one click methods are easy to use, theyre getting used by people that dont do the necessary research to learn about the rooting and flashing process. This means you end up skipping so much that you learn about the whole rooting and flashing proocess when doing it manually, which in turn means you have more trouble getting out of it if you want it back to the way it was! No offence intended here, but you just need to man up and do it! All will be well
Has anyone else had this issue? I have loaded the CWM recovery, with success according the the message i get after loading it. I try to boot into recovery to flash my SU zip, and when i hold down the volume buttons and power to boot into recovery, i get a little android man with a red caution sign coming out of his chest. I did do some sort of Motorola OTA update before i loaded this recovery, wasnt sure if that was affecting it. Anyhow, it lets me go into recovery if I keep pressing buttons, but then when i try to run my SU zip, it says signature verification failed, and when in recovery, it doesnt say anything about it being CWM recovery. Any help is appreciated!
edit: When i am in recovery, at the very top, it says Android System recovery <3e>
does that mean my recovery didnt load properly?
Well I did a factory data reset, then flashed my recovery again and the custom recovery loaded and I was able to do the SU zip update. So I am guessing this means that the update is somehow messing with recovery loading? Thought this might be something good for you developers to know.
Assuming you're using the stuff from shabby's post that was put up not long after the phone was released, I've not yet seen anyone say that this still works after performing the Moto update.
Moved as this is not development therefore doesn't belong in the development forums.
Thanks
AvRS
OP, it sounds like you didn't flash CWM correctly the first time...
The behavior you describe is the stock recovery.
whitelightnin3006 said:
Has anyone else had this issue? I have loaded the CWM recovery, with success according the the message i get after loading it. I try to boot into recovery to flash my SU zip, and when i hold down the volume buttons and power to boot into recovery, i get a little android man with a red caution sign coming out of his chest. I did do some sort of Motorola OTA update before i loaded this recovery, wasnt sure if that was affecting it. Anyhow, it lets me go into recovery if I keep pressing buttons, but then when i try to run my SU zip, it says signature verification failed, and when in recovery, it doesnt say anything about it being CWM recovery. Any help is appreciated!
edit: When i am in recovery, at the very top, it says Android System recovery <3e>
does that mean my recovery didnt load properly?
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The problem is that either the CWM recovery didn't take, or it did but when you updated, it reverted to stock recovery. I don't know which as I'm not familiar with the OTA you are referring to
Either way, you can try flashing CWM again and see if it takes
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I installed the latest OTA update to my reverted back to stock, but still unlocked Q. CWM recovery and SuperSU worked on first try.
It sounds to me that CWM just didn't take. I remember reading something saying that the photon q will re-install the default recovery upon boot. It took a couple tries but I think what worked for me was flashing it through fastboot, then immediately rebooting into the recovery without ever letting the system boot up. After that it went right into CWM and has since gone there everytime.
Hello, I've recently completed the Bootloader unlocking method with Easy Ace Root Tool. Bootloader is unlocked and SHIP S-ON, I need to flash a rom. These roms require S-OFF and have no method to flash them with only an unlocked bootloader and S-ON.
So let me get this straight, us 'low level' and unexperienced users are left without any method to gain S-OFF privileges without following the vague guide provided at tau(dot)shadowchild(dot)nl/attn1/?p=411 Yeah... I can't.
Trying to find alternate methods I have only gone in circles and keep running into old how-to guides. The more I read the more confused I become. I hope someone can point me in the right direction, I would really appreciate it!
Thanks,
Ninjewbag
You don't need S-Off. Flash a ROM in recovery, then flash the ROM zip's boot.img in fastboot.
bananagranola said:
You don't need S-Off. Flash a ROM in recovery, then flash the ROM zip's boot.img in fastboot.
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Good deal, thanks for the reply!
I put the ROM Android Revolution HD 9.0 on the root of my SD card, booted in recovery mode and chose the recovery option, I got the red exclamation mark icon so I pressed VOL up + power button which didn't work so I pulled the battery. I tried all above steps again but this time I was able to successfully get into "Android system recovery <3e> with VOL up + power button. With 4 options:
Reboot system now
Apply update from sdcard
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
I chose the option to wipe all data, said it could not find Efolder name)'s and "data wipe completed successfully".
Then I wiped cache, then chose the option to apply update from sdcard, it said "Invalid operation" then "success rebooting by reason 00" and proceeded to reboot by itself.
Phone factory reset, I rebooted into recovery again with the same red exclamation mark error. Pressed Vol up + power and back into "Android system recovery". At the bottom in yellow text it says "E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command". I tried another "update from SD card" and recieved error: "success rebooting by reason 00" and reboots.
I don't have a nandroid backup as I read I needed Root to make one, but the phone still works fine as far as I can tell. I don't have a working simcard in it though.
Also from what I've read my eMMC chip may be fried so it looks like I'm retiring early. I'll keep an eye on this thread among others with the same problems.
Cheers,
Ninjewbag
Volume + and power brings you to the factory recovery; you need to use vol - have you flashed a different recovery? If not, flash 4ext recovery through fast boot and try again
RadRacer said:
Volume + and power brings you to the factory recovery; you need to use vol - have you flashed a different recovery? If not, flash 4ext recovery through fast boot and try again
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Thank you for the info! No luck finding the 4ext .IMG file anywhere yet, they're all dead links. I have the 4ext recovery.APK but that doesn't do me any good since I don't have root. Still looking and thanks again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31211732
ninjewbag said:
Thank you for the info! No luck finding the 4ext .IMG file anywhere yet, they're all dead links. I have the 4ext recovery.APK but that doesn't do me any good since I don't have root. Still looking and thanks again.
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You can install the app and then open the app and use it to manually download the recovery zip which you can flash or copy it to your pc and extract the recovery.img file and flash with fastboot. It's a good idea to familiarize yourself wiht the adb and fastboot utils as they come in handy.
turboyoshi said:
You can install the app and then open the app and use it to manually download the recovery zip which you can flash or copy it to your pc and extract the recovery.img file and flash with fastboot. It's a good idea to familiarize yourself wiht the adb and fastboot utils as they come in handy.
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Thanks for the reply but as for installing the 4ext free updater version, it wasn't on the market so I used android injector to place and install that APK. None of the options worked as they all give the same error "it seems your phone is not rooted, this option will not function" etc.
RadRacer said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31211732
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Nice! Wasn't expecting to find the 4ext recovery within the adbfastboot.zip. With that I was able to move on, create a nandroid and successfully install a custom rom, thanks! Was a little scared after rebooting, it took around 5 minutes to load past the "quietly brilliant" screen but is working fine now nonetheless.
ninjewbag said:
Nice! Wasn't expecting to find the 4ext recovery within the adbfastboot.zip. With that I was able to move on, create a nandroid and successfully install a custom rom, thanks! Was a little scared after rebooting, it took around 5 minutes to load past the "quietly brilliant" screen but is working fine now nonetheless.
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Glad to help. Wanna hit thanks?
EDIT- Typed captcha in the title bar. Sorry for my retardness.
Having an issue. I used this method to root my Verizon GSIII. I installed ROM manager and plan on installing a custom rom but when i attempt to install and reboot into recovery, it reboots and says "secure fail: keanel" on the top left and the center is giving me the "system software not recognized-go to Verizon store" error. Anybody have any ideas. Im fairly new to rooting and probably made some simple stupid mistake.
i have been been able to get back to the normal rom by booting to download mode and hitting volume down to restart. I cant seem to get to my custom recovery. it goes to the same screen if i try to install a custom recovery from rom manager. i seem to have both clockwork mod recovery and TWRP installed when go to recovery setup in rom manager.
fridayfan13 said:
EDIT- Typed captcha in the title bar. Sorry for my retardness.
Having an issue. I used this method to root my Verizon GSIII. I installed ROM manager and plan on installing a custom rom but when i attempt to install and reboot into recovery, it reboots and says "secure fail: keanel" on the top left and the center is giving me the "system software not recognized-go to Verizon store" error. Anybody have any ideas. Im fairly new to rooting and probably made some simple stupid mistake.
i have been been able to get back to the normal rom by booting to download mode and hitting volume down to restart. I cant seem to get to my custom recovery. it goes to the same screen if i try to install a custom recovery from rom manager. i seem to have both clockwork mod recovery and TWRP installed when go to recovery setup in rom manager.
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You haven't unlocked your bootloader.
Install ez unlock v. 1.2, 1.4 has some issues, hit unlock then you're done. Then you won't get that Verizon message again.
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worked. Thanks so much.