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Remove CWM. Possibility?

Okay so my friend flashed cwm through rom manager on his SGS 4G before realizing it wasn't the correct way to get cwm. Is there any way he could remove the bad cwm so we can replace it with the correct cwm? Even if we have to completely wipe the phone to do so that's fine, I just don't know how. A guide or link would be great! Thanks!
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Tell him to get astro or another file manager and find something called update.zip, delete it, them install the right one. For the sgs4g just search the development forum for CWM FINAL. Hoped i helped.

Thank you that is exactly what I needed!
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Where is the update located?
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CWM Question

Hey guys, so I have a question for all you that flash lots of roms.
I am currently using StockRom, but I would like to try Sky-ICS.
However, I have my current rom setup exactly how I like it, so if I do a backup through CWM or the backup manager app, and I don't like Sky-ICS, will restoring my rom bring everything back exactly how it was? Or will I have to re do my settings, and re download my apps?

It will be just like it was when you left if. That's one of the beauties of the backup. That and it can save your butt.
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Oh OK great. Thanks man
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How do I use titanium backup to restore my apps and settings

I have titanium pro and want to know how top use it properly to restore my apps and settings to the newer ROM after a flash. Thanks in advance.
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psideburns said:
I have titanium pro and want to know how top use it properly to restore my apps and settings to the newer ROM after a flash. Thanks in advance.
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Try to use the titanium wiki . There are quite a few Youtube videos are available to help you out.

psideburns said:
I have titanium pro and want to know how top use it properly to restore my apps and settings to the newer ROM after a flash. Thanks in advance.
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Also please go to your own section.
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What is my section?
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psideburns said:
What is my section?
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psideburns said:
What is my section?
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since this is the i777 forum, my guess would be that your section is not here. if you don't know what section is yours, you probably shouldn't be rooting and modding your phone.
sorry to be so harsh.

Lucke said:
since this is the i777 forum, my guess would be that your section is not here. if you don't know what section is yours, you probably shouldn't be rooting and modding your phone.
sorry to be so harsh.
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Not harsh at all. Following directions properly is the main ingredient for successful flashing or using apps that require root. Since restoring with TiBu across different ROMs can definitely mess up your phone if not done correctly, one needs to know exactly what they are doing. Not being able to find the correct forum is a bad omen.

Moving to a more appropriate thread...

Guys didn't wanna start a new thread and clog it up so ill ask here. With the new update a titanium backup, isn't it supposed to I have update zips that restore with data? when I restore through recovery after complete wipes, the app's install but there is no data. I was hoping that this zip would restored exactly the same as it would in normal restore processes. Example: SwiftKey needs setup again, all accounts need to be signed back in, etc
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[Q] Soft Brick

Hi. I recently tried to do an adb nvrestore of my phone because i was experiencing some trouble with touchwiz crashing. I had previously done a backup after rooting my device but after the restore my phone tries to boot repeatedly and will not enter recovery mode. I can however access download mode. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Section 5, but why would you do the nvrestore for that? That's only if you lose your imei.
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kintwofan said:
Section 5, but why would you do the nvrestore for that? That's only if you lose your imei.
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I'm new to this type of thing and from what i could find I had assumed it was an actual backup :/

Zach120 said:
I'm new to this type of thing and from what i could find I had assumed it was an actual backup :/
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No buddy that's a backup for the losing imei issue we were having. Now did you happen to make s backup in clock work mod recovery, that's how you backup your system.
Either way we can get you back up again. You'll be fine, but for now on read a lot unless you're rich because you can brick this phone beyond repair.
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kintwofan said:
No buddy that's a backup for the losing imei issue we were having. Now did you happen to make s backup in clock work mod recovery, that's how you backup your system.
Either way we can get you back up again. You'll be fine, but for now on read a lot unless you're rich because you can brick this phone beyond repair.
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I did a full Titanium Backup but was unaware clockwork was capable of backups

Zach120 said:
I did a full Titanium Backup but was unaware clockwork was capable of backups
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Okay at least you have a titanium backup. Fastest way to get your phone back is follow that guide I linked. There are prerooted stock ROMs linked in it. Use one of them, follow the instructions exactly. When done download titanium and reinstall your apps. You'll be on stock rooted jb.
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kintwofan said:
Okay at least you have a titanium backup. Fastest way to get your phone back is follow that guide I linked. There are prerooted stock ROMs linked in it. Use one of them, follow the instructions exactly. When done download titanium and reinstall your apps. You'll be on stock rooted jb.
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Downloading now. Will let you know how it goes. Thanks in advance

Zach120 said:
Downloading now. Will let you know how it goes. Thanks in advance
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Sounds good
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kintwofan said:
Sounds good
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Got it up and running. Thanks so much for the help

Zach120 said:
Got it up and running. Thanks so much for the help
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Great! Glad I could help.
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Stuck in CWM Recovery

When booting up (by pressing power button, and when I connect it to charger it boots up by itself) the phone goes straight to CWM Recovery. I've tried everything, nothing works.
When in CWM everything seems to work fine: I can flash the ROM or do backup/restore.
I tried going back to stock - same problem. Can Not boot to OS.
PLEASE HELP!!!

Just to clarify on understanding your issue, when you boot up the phone by pressing only the power button your phone goes into cwm instead? While in cwm when you select reboot does is just stay in cwm? What version of cwm are you using? If I were in your shoes, I would reflash cwm with nvflash and go from there.
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Sounds like you need to NVFlash CWM.
Did you use ROM Manager to flash CWM?
Appears you flashed CWM to the boot partition, not the recovery partition, which can happen when you use ROM manager.
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Pain-N-Panic said:
Just to clarify on understanding your issue, when you boot up the phone by pressing only the power button your phone goes into cwm instead? While in cwm when you select reboot does is just stay in cwm? What version of cwm are you using? If I were in your shoes, I would reflash cwm with nvflash and go from there.
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The answer to all of these questions is "Yes"
The CWM Recovery I used is 5.0.2.0, but I tried other versions too, same results: reboot to Recovery just by pressing power or "reboot' from CWM.

justjackyl said:
Sounds like you need to NVFlash CWM.
Did you use ROM Manager to flash CWM?
Appears you flashed CWM to the boot partition, not the recovery partition, which can happen when you use ROM manager.
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I used NVFlash.

NATA8986 said:
I used NVFlash.
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I would next than suggest using the scrubber/nullifier, followed by NV flashing the stock rescue package, than follow back up with NV flashing CWM and than your ROM.
This should rebuild all partitions and than rebuild from scratch.
This is the procedure I follow when I brick my phone. I can provide you with links if needed.
This is the only thing I would think to do if my device.
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Just use nvflash to push stock with CWM. Should work.
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mansa_noob said:
Just use nvflash to push stock with CWM. Should work.
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I suppose I was being overly thorough. lol
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justjackyl said:
I suppose I was being overly thorough. lol
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No worries, but to re-partition right after a healthy dose of nullification is an overkill IMHO .
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justjackyl said:
I would next than suggest using the scrubber/nullifier, followed by NV flashing the stock rescue package, than follow back up with NV flashing CWM and than your ROM.
This should rebuild all partitions and than rebuild from scratch.
This is the procedure I follow when I brick my phone. I can provide you with links if needed.
This is the only thing I would think to do if my device.
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Could you post the links where I can find all of these tools.
Thanks in advance.

justjackyl said:
I would next than suggest using the scrubber/nullifier, followed by NV flashing the stock rescue package, than follow back up with NV flashing CWM and than your ROM.
This should rebuild all partitions and than rebuild from scratch.
This is the procedure I follow when I brick my phone. I can provide you with links if needed.
This is the only thing I would think to do if my device.
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I found and used the nullifier, but it didn't help either. I used the file manager that comes with the nullifier, and for some reason the boot folder is empty even after I flash the ROM, and I also tried copy/paste the boot image from my backup folder to the root/boot folder.
I'm frustrated. Please HELP. any other suggestions.

Lets try pushing back to completely stock and see if the phone works correctly under stock conditions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13154879
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Try using the "ROM for recovery" have to run.
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Волк said:
Try using the "ROM for recovery" have to run.
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this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17258229 ?
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justjackyl said:
Lets try pushing back to completely stock and see if the phone works correctly under stock conditions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13154879
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That didn't work either.:crying::crying::crying:

Волк said:
Try using the "ROM for recovery" have to run.
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this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17258229 ?
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NATA8986 said:
That didn't work either.:crying::crying::crying:
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Did NV Flash run with no errors and it still boots to CWM?
Last idea I have is Волк's suggestion, I multi quoted this thread so the link is right above this text.
Or try running LGs official update tool and see if it will run.
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justjackyl said:
Did NV Flash run with no errors and it still boots to CWM?
Last idea I have is Волк's suggestion, I multi quoted this thread so the link is right above this text.
Or try running LGs official update tool and see if it will run.
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Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!
NV Flash finally worked!!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

justjackyl said:
Did NV Flash run with no errors and it still boots to CWM?
Last idea I have is Волк's suggestion, I multi quoted this thread so the link is right above this text.
Or try running LGs official update tool and see if it will run.
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I tried to reboot the phone, and now its in boot loop.
Is it safe to flash CWM Recovery(v5.0.2.7) now ? And then restore from my backup?

If you made the backup with a different version of CWM the backup will not restore. You have to use the same version to restore the ROM as you did to make the backup.

Yey!!! It worked! :victory::victory::laugh:
Flashed NV Flash----->Flashed CWM 5.0.2.7----> and then restored from my backup. Now my phone is as it was before.
Thanks so much everyone!!!