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help install amon ra

so i have a samsung galaxy s 4g that is rooted with superoneclick. right now i have clockworkmod recovery 3.2.0.0. i like amon ra much better. i had this on my G1.im trying to flash 2.2.1. i cant seem to get it to flash. in terminal emulator it doesnt recognize the command "flash_image" it is "not found". i have adb setup but when i try "adb root" i get a message "adbd cannot run as root in production builds" i cant seem to get into bootloader by holding down buttons or by using "quick boot" i tried rom manager, "flash alternate recovery" is greyed out. please help!

No amon ra or ROM manager for this phone.
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jager555 said:
No amon ra or ROM manager for this phone.
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Is the 3E stock recovery the only reason?
I don't understand why its not an option....

Was it built for this phone?
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A bunch of things you need to know for galaxies vs aosp
1. I also came from a g1. I loved it.
2. AOSP, Sense, Motoblur.etc excluding Touchwiz(These types run on the basic file format. Install rom from a signed zip, start up using a bootloader spl, you must be familiar with hardspl. A boot.img, this is the kernel, and a zip with /system, and other stuff. Also a recovery.img(Amon Ra). And a modem.img
3. Those phones have a posibility for ADB Remount command and fastboot.
eg adb remount, or fastboot flash recovery.img
4. Touchwiz is Galaxy. They run on 2 bootloader binary files, a zImage as a kernel, and mainly the /system partition called factoryfs.rfs is stockly available on a computer flashable tar file which has the files. The tar files usually with files that include factoryfs.rfs, datafs.rfs, cache.rfs, param.lfs, boot.bin, sbl.bin, zImage and modem.bin.
5. Factoryfs = /system zip datafs = /data partition cache = /cache partition, param includes core files like splash image 1 for the g1, and boot and sbl are bootloader, zImage = boot.img with different coding, modem.bin = modem.img
6. zImage contains the recovery.img partition on GB and the /system partion has recovery in froyo roms.
7. Touchwiz has odd mounts, and flashing alternate recoveries has the potential to make your phone an expensive paper weight.
8. There is a feature kind of like boot loader and spl mode for g1(rainbow screen) called download mode. This is where you connect to the computer to flash the big tar files.
9. The smart devs have created a clockworkmod recovery, which has more functions then amon ra and allows you to flash zip files with sgs4g roms.
10. Boot animation cannot be changed unless you have a kernel supporting them. Instead of bootanimation.zip, they use 2 files called bootsamsung.qmg, and bootsamsungloop.qmg
11. DON"T FLASH ANYTHING NOT MADE FOR THIS PHONE, ESPECIALLY BOOTLOADERS AS THEY MAY MAKE YOUR PHONE UNUSABLE, THE REST USUALLY CAN BE RECOVERED.

so is there a way to backup/restore my galaxy s like i could my G1

1. the galaxy s 4g is not a G1
2. yes, you can back it up by going to "backup and restore" in CWM and then clicking "Backup". this will back everything up.
you can restore by choosing the same option in cwm, but "restore" once in the menu.
if you are on a rom that you want to keep, you can go to advanced restore in the backup/restore menu and restore only your data.
gdofwar has a tutorial out on how to backup/restore the phone. does this help?

when i go into ROM Manager and click "backup current rom" it takes me to the screen in the picture. there are no backup options. incase you cant see the pic. the options are:
reboot system now
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data.

lokeycmos said:
when i go into ROM Manager and click "backup current rom" it takes me to the screen in the picture. there are no backup options. incase you cant see the pic. the options are:
reboot system now
reinstall packages
delete all user data
delete cache data.
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ROM manager does not work on this phone. You cant use ROM manager. ROM manager does not work.
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Exodian said:
ROM manager does not work on this phone. You cant use ROM manager. ROM manager does not work.
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so what can i do?

Omfg
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Dev section krylon 360 cwm final thread. Read it follow it.
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Bali on Froyo. drhonk's GB kernels.
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Cool THank you for the thread! i have the update.zip on my sd card. when i try to push the other file it says "failed to copy 'recovery' to '/system/bin/recovery': Read-only file system" how do i work through this? thank you much!

jager555 said:
Omfg
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You read my mind with that post. LOL

htaak said:
You read my mind with that post. LOL
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Im looking for help not criticism. im obvisously not on your level.

ok. look for the bali 3.3uv threads. odin this file using the instructions in the thread. this will give you the proper cwm and root.

lokeycmos said:
Im looking for help not criticism. im obvisously not on your level.
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I hope you are above my level LOL.
It wasn't meant as criticism, Jager just happened to post exactly what I was thinking at the moment I was thinking it as I read through the thread, and it made me laugh. It was like a mini version of Monty Python's Dead Parrot Sketch.
I sincerely apologize if it came over that way. I am not here to argue with or upset anyone.

lokeycmos said:
Cool THank you for the thread! i have the update.zip on my sd card. when i try to push the other file it says "failed to copy 'recovery' to '/system/bin/recovery': Read-only file system" how do i work through this? thank you much!
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Flash, not push. Unless you're rooted, the file system is set to read-only. If you are rooted, download root explorer or any other file system explorer, set to R/W, and push again.
To flash, boot to recovery and select the update.zip option (don't remember exact wording).
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neocorteqz said:
Flash, not push. Unless you're rooted, the file system is set to read-only. If you are rooted, download root explorer or any other file system explorer, set to R/W, and push again.
To flash, boot to recovery and select the update.zip option (don't remember exact wording).
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if you do it this way for the love of god dont forget to remont the system as r/o after you copy the recovery file to the system bin folder ....

big problem need help

So I got a phone with cryogen7 or whatever from my friend. I want to make it completely stock again. I dont have his sd card. so I just have mine from another phone. I downloaded the stock g2x gingerbread file, but when I try to restore it, i get a md5 mismatch or something. I saw a thread on that but I dont know how to write code. just hoping someone could help me out. thank you.

Download it again, also try another browsee
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Download the V21E nandroid from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196019
Then use your computer to extract the folder from the zip file you download. Copy that folder to the sdcard on your phone, and place it in the ./clockworkmod/backup directory. Then boot into clockworkmod recovery and select backup/restore > restore and then choose the backup folder you just copied to your sdcard. Make sure to do a full wipe/factory reset from within clockworkmod before you reboot or you might get a bootloop.
If you want stock recovery then use tga gunmanns one click app in the development section to restore stock recovery. Then you'll be 100% unrooted stock again.

IF the name of the zip has spaces in it it wont flash

Mister Hat said:
IF the name of the zip has spaces in it it wont flash
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Nandroid backups aren't flashable zips. With the files from the thread i linked to, you have to extract the backup folder from the zip before you restore it. But yes, you are correct that spaces in the name of the backup create issues.

Did you figure it out yet?
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it freezes on "checking md5 sums"... don't know what to do

Are you using your computer to extract the V21E folder from the zip file? Ive used my phone before to extract it before and gotten the md5 mismatch error, and then used my computer to do it and it worked fine.

are you sure the rom your using is for your phone?

[Q] Installation Aborted g2x :( help please

I have a g2x. My phone is currently on Miui . But I tried switching back to stock rooted froyo. My phone is rooted, and is on Miui. I dislike this rom , and wanted to switch back.
Problem: I wipe data and cache everything .go to install zip, choose the stock froyo zip I found in xda. I click it and it says installation aborted. It's been very very frustrating. Since I leave to Europe in 2 days I can't stand to have Miui for 2 weeks. What can i do. Thanks

Try restoring your backup.

Might be a bad download. Redownload the file and make sure its a full file size 1xx MB rom.
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96traxx said:
Try restoring your backup.
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My backup was accidentally deleted. I can't restore any rom. Thanks

Is the stock froyo zip a flashable zip or is it a zip file containing a nandroid backup? What are the contents of the zip you're trying to flash?
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phburks said:
Is the stock froyo zip a flashable zip or is it a zip file containing a nandroid backup? What are the contents of the zip you're trying to flash?
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android_secure.img
.DS_Store
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
system.img

abdulsaleh said:
android_secure.img
.DS_Store
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
system.img
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It's a nandroid. Put those files (extract them) to /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/??? And nandroid restore them.
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[Q] Completely Stock GingerBread: Download LG-P999-V20e.zip Empty

I have downloaded several times but everytime there is nothing in the zip? Am I doing something wrong?
[ROM] NANDROID Restore Stock Froyo 2.22 V10f / GingerBread 2.33 V20e (2-21-2012)

if im not mistaken the file is a rar file that needs to be placed in your backup folder in CWM then ran as a backup to be successfully installed.

No... Still does not work. The original thread said that it had to be extracted to the SD card but there is nothing in the zip to extract. Getting error when I try.

Dishfsm1 said:
No... Still does not work. The original thread said that it had to be extracted to the SD card but there is nothing in the zip to extract. Getting error when I try.
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Let's ask... is it a zip file or a rar file????¿¿
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Help Restoring Rom

idk what happend i did same thing yesterday and it worked fine. i was running CM7 and then i wanted to try paranoid android build 8, now my problem is i wanna get back onto CM7 to use titanium back up to back up all my apps. i used rom manager and clicked back up rom and copied it to my laptop now to restore it i put it back onto the root of my SD card and in CWM when i click restore it doesnt show up anymore, i cleared all the data and everything before as well any suggestions?

Not at root. It's somewhere like clockwork mod/backup. Look for the clockwork mod folder in your root directory.
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redmonke255 said:
Not at root. It's somewhere like clockwork mod/backup. Look for the clockwork mod folder in your root directory.
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i found the clockworkmod folder but theres nothing else in there should i create my own named backup? i put the update.zip in there and now when im in recovery>backup and restore>restore it says "no files found"

Lol... well first off you should never use ROM manager to do anything except RENAME your backups. Don't use it to flash anything or backup anything.
If you did a proper backup it would be under sdcard/clockworkmod/backup and it won't be a zip file. It'll be a folder of the date and time you backed up, and inside will have about 5 files some ending in .ext3 or .ext4.
Reboot into recovery manually next time, never use ROM manager for our phone.
I'm sure you lost all your stuff from your old ROM... don't know what that update.zip could be. If anything you can try backing up your current ROM the RIGHT way then in recovery, after you back up, just go to flash zip>and flash whatever the update.zip is... maybe it's a ROM? I don't know.

buru898 said:
Lol... well first off you should never use ROM manager to do anything except RENAME your backups. Don't use it to flash anything or backup anything.
If you did a proper backup it would be under sdcard/clockworkmod/backup and it won't be a zip file. It'll be a folder of the date and time you backed up, and inside will have about 5 files some ending in .ext3 or .ext4.
Reboot into recovery manually next time, never use ROM manager for our phone.
I'm sure you lost all your stuff from your old ROM... don't know what that update.zip could be. If anything you can try backing up your current ROM the RIGHT way then in recovery, after you back up, just go to flash zip>and flash whatever the update.zip is... maybe it's a ROM? I don't know.
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well i guess i lost my CM7 :/ everything on my SD card is gone now guess im sticking with paranoid android 8 thanks for the tip though ill keep that in mind next time. and where does it say flash zip? o.o in CWM?

clicked install zip from sd card and picked update.zip and it said it installed and then when i run it it just goes too the same rom i was on but everythings erased(i cleared everything before flashing it)

If the update.zip were a ROM it'd be about 85 MBs... yeah guess it's all lost :/.

If you have the March V21Y baseband installed, try this:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028
That's a hyperlink to a pdf from LG which contains a hyperlink to its V21Y Gingerbread update utility which works with Windows 7. I tested it and it works.
1. When you run it, after the update window appears, open Windows Task Manager with Ctrl-Alt-Delete and locate the program named "Download Window" and right-click on it and click on "Go To Process".
2. Right-click on the "SmartFlashTool.exe" process and click on "Open File Location". That will open the folder "All-in-On" where all of the files for the V21Y Gingerbread update are located.
3. In that folder there's an application named "LGUnitedMobileDriver...". Run that program to install the drivers then, after the drivers are installed, close the "Download Window" which first appeared on your computer's desktop.
4. Run the "SmartFlashTool.exe" program located in the "All-in-On" folder you previously located and opened through using Windows Task Manager.
5. Follow the instructions in the pdf file you accessed when you first started this process ( http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028 ).
Good luck.

Core Memory said:
If you have the March V21Y baseband installed, try this:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028
That's a hyperlink to a pdf from LG which contains a hyperlink to its V21Y Gingerbread update utility which works with Windows 7. I tested it and it works.
1. When you run it, after the update window appears, open Windows Task Manager with Ctrl-Alt-Delete and locate the program named "Download Window" and right-click on it and click on "Go To Process".
2. Right-click on the "SmartFlashTool.exe" process and click on "Open File Location". That will open the folder "All-in-On" where all of the files for the V21Y Gingerbread update are located.
3. In that folder there's an application named "LGUnitedMobileDriver...". Run that program to install the drivers then, after the drivers are installed, close the "Download Window" which first appeared on your computer's desktop.
4. Run the "SmartFlashTool.exe" program located in the "All-in-On" folder you previously located and opened through using Windows Task Manager.
5. Follow the instructions in the pdf file you accessed when you first started this process ( http://s3.amazonaws.com/lgforum.com/...pdf?1337877028 ).
Good luck.
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So if I did this and used titanium back up and backed up ans restored my apps on my ics rom would they have all my progress saved? Such as game levels and settings etc
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Laxshanth said:
So if I did this and used titanium back up and backed up ans restored my apps on my ics rom would they have all my progress saved? Such as game levels and settings etc
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It will wipe CWM and unroot. I first used Titanium backup, etc. to reinstall my apps but I wasn't using an ICS ROM, I was and still am using Gingerbread with Faux kernel and some tweaks. After you run the update utility, you will have to root your phone, reinstall CWM, reinstall your ICS ROM, reinstall your apps with Titanium backup.
I've attached the pdf file from LG which is referred to in my previous post. The pdf file is what the hyperlink in my previous post is supposed to open in your browser but, if it doesn't, it is attached here. Just follow my instructions in my previous post with those in the pdf file which includes the internet address where the update utility is located.

Core Memory said:
It will wipe CWM and unroot. I first used Titanium backup, etc. to reinstall my apps but I wasn't using an ICS ROM, I was and still am using Gingerbread with Faux kernel and some tweaks. After you run the update utility, you will have to root your phone, reinstall CWM, reinstall your ICS ROM, reinstall your apps with Titanium backup.
I've attached the pdf file from LG which is referred to in my previous post. The pdf file is what the hyperlink in my previous post is supposed to open in your browser but, if it doesn't, it is attached here. Just follow my instructions in my previous post with those in the pdf file which includes the internet address where the update utility is located.
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Well I've come to the decision that. Gonna leave it all to disappear aha stick with my ics rom thanks a lot though!
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Laxshanth said:
idk what happend i did same thing yesterday and it worked fine. i was running CM7 and then i wanted to try paranoid android build 8, now my problem is i wanna get back onto CM7 to use titanium back up to back up all my apps. i used rom manager and clicked back up rom and copied it to my laptop now to restore it i put it back onto the root of my SD card and in CWM when i click restore it doesnt show up anymore, i cleared all the data and everything before as well any suggestions?
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Its not on the root of the sd card. It should be on clockworkmod/backup folder on your sd card
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