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[Q] Why can't I update CWMR?

I just picked up a G2X off Craigslist which was already rooted and running what looked to be a modified version of CM7 with some proprietary apps integrated. I knew I wanted to run stock CM7, so I was planning a full wipe, and I was thankful that he had already rooted the phone for me.
I have some kind of issue with CWMR, though. The one installed on the phone is a 4.0.x derivative, which for whatever reason was incapable of flashing the latest CM7 nightlies. Luckily I was able to boot into the existing OS install and flash the latest CWMR (5.x), which got the job done and installed the latest nightly properly.
Here's the thing, though; I can't seem to *keep* CWMR installed. After flashing the latest CM7 nightly, I found myself staring down the old 4.x version instead. On my other devices I just flash CWMR and I'm good to go. How come it's reverting with this device?

Did you flash with NVFlash or thru Rom Manager? NVFlash is the way to go. Link for it can be found in the CM7 thread.
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wgrant said:
Did you flash with NVFlash or thru Rom Manager? NVFlash is the way to go. Link for it can be found in the CM7 thread.
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+1 use tgagunmans 5.0.2.0 nvflash method in dev section.
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wgrant said:
Did you flash with NVFlash or thru Rom Manager? NVFlash is the way to go. Link for it can be found in the CM7 thread.
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I used rom manager, since that has always worked on other phones. I looked into nvflash, but it appears to be windows only; is there any option that can be performed directly on the device, or that works in linux?
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Look in the dev section again there's also a way for Mac/Linux.
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There's also a link in the CM7 nightly thread. The G2X requires nvflash method, the flash thru rom manager is considered a "fake"flash.
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d12unk13astard said:
Look in the dev section again there's also a way for Mac/Linux.
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Excellent, even though the instructions assume Windows, I see that there's a Linux nvflash binary included in the zip which got me up to date. Thanks!

wgrant said:
There's also a link in the CM7 nightly thread. The G2X requires nvflash method, the flash thru rom manager is considered a "fake"flash.
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Even though the flash through Rom Manager is a "fake flash" it still requires root to flash as it flashes CWM to the cache directory. In order to root the phone you must install CWM at least the first time using the NVFlash method and then run the root zip. Once you have done that you can use the ROM Manager one but you must reboot into recovery using ROM Manager to run that version of CWM. I personally don't recommend Rom Manager for the G2X, but I must say, it does work great on some other devices. For many devices, including the Nexus One, Koush is doing the so-called "fake flash" (he and Cyanogen Steve don't consider it fake) to keep the ROM untouched to not interfer with OTA updates, etc. Once the phone is running recovery, whether from the actual recovery partition or from the cache parition where Koush's Rom Manger puts it, whatever it can do is the same and functions the same as recovery is simply an image loaded into phone memory and then run from RAM. One it is loaded and running the image in the ROM is not accessed again during that recovery session.

Can't go back to cmw

I am on galnet MIUI,do I have to odin to stock then start all over?
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asiansdude said:
I am on galnet MIUI,do I have to odin to stock then start all over?
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Sorry bro but i think yes, i had the same issue, i tried to get into CWM after installing "stable" version,If your CMW is gone after installing ISC version then probably same issue, CWM is affected by that file thats why OP removed it, but for now you have Odin back to stock sorry.
Hope thats helpful.

Flash the cwm community kernal and do 3 button restart. You will get it back.
Flash with sgs kernal flasher app. and shut down, reboot woth 3 button. Wala!
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[Q] Need CWM for sgs4g 2.3.6 official.

Has anybody got a version of CWM that will work on the sgs4g? I accidentally flashed the galaxy s CWM from rom manager before finding this forum. Nothing has changed on the phone, except if i boot into CWM recovery i always get verification errors.
Also, are there any ROMs for the sgs4g that is running 2.3.6?
Thanks to anybody who can help.

Get rid of ROM Manager. I've read it doesn't work well on this phone. Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331 for a 2.3.6 ROM with the latest CWM/root/voodoo lagfix.
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Don_Kronic said:
Has anybody got a version of CWM that will work on the sgs4g? I accidentally flashed the galaxy s CWM from rom manager before finding this forum. Nothing has changed on the phone, except if i boot into CWM recovery i always get verification errors.
Also, are there any ROMs for the sgs4g that is running 2.3.6?
Thanks to anybody who can help.
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You should try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422824
When it is time to choose a package pick the one that includes the beta 2d kernel from the Kj6 collection. Learning the one click method will also give you every thing you need should you make a mistake and need to recover from a soft brick
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stephen_w said:
Get rid of ROM Manager. I've read it doesn't work well on this phone. Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380331 for a 2.3.6 ROM with the latest CWM/root/voodoo lagfix.
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That is a link to a cwm flashable kernel.
Without cwm he will have no luck installing it.
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Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Bassmanjames said:
That is a link to a cwm flashable kernel.
Without cwm he will have no luck installing it.
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It's Heimdall installable, too, which is how I did it. I'm trying to leverage Heimdall more these days in an attempt to learn it better.
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stephen_w said:
It's Heimdall installable, too, which is how I did it. I'm trying to leverage Heimdall more these days in an attempt to learn it better.
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Noob moment
Yeah extract the zip and flash the zimage. I always forget about that...
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This may just be a noob question and I hope I'm posting in the right place. I'm running 2.3.6 as well and want to flash Valhalla Final onto my device. The instructions say you must have pre-installed kernel with clockwork recovery. Do I need to use Heimdall and load a kernel with clockwork recovery or is there another way to get the CWM? I am still learning the basics of all this stuff. Forgive my ignorance.

ShadyAce80 said:
This may just be a noob question and I hope I'm posting in the right place. I'm running 2.3.6 as well and want to flash Valhalla Final onto my device. The instructions say you must have pre-installed kernel with clockwork recovery. Do I need to use Heimdall and load a kernel with clockwork recovery or is there another way to get the CWM? I am still learning the basics of all this stuff. Forgive my ignorance.
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Since you're already on GB (2.3.6) you can do this, if you're not rooted follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#Rooting
Once you're rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#Flashing_a_Kernel

FBis251 said:
Since you're already on GB (2.3.6) you can do this, if you're not rooted follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#Rooting
Once you're rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S_4G#Flashing_a_Kernel
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Worked perfectly. was able to finally start flashing ROMs. Thank you.

ShadyAce80 said:
Worked perfectly. was able to finally start flashing ROMs. Thank you.
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Save the wiki to your bookmarks. We're updating it constantly so you'll always get the most up to date info from there. Also spread the word when other users need help, point them to the proper section in the wiki .

Thanks to everyone for their insight. My sgs4g is no more now. Luckily, I learned a lot about flashing with it before it died. Including unbricking. Still haven't gotten heimdall to work. But I think I have been trying to run the regular exe instead of the front end. We'll see. Hopefully I get paid this week to cut on the internet again. Killing me here.
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[Q] pheonix 1.6 problems need help

i installed pheonix blood 1.6 on my phone. i was previously running 1.5. flashed it using rom manager and it booted up and everything but i cant get in the market and voxer icon is on my phone but says its not installed. im new to rooting so any help will be appreciated

You need to read more for one!
Reflash gapps and never use rom manager.
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There's nothing at all wrong with Rom Manager. It's a great thing. As long as recovery is flashed with NVflash.
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I don't recommend it to anyone I've used it once, flash failed or download failed, either way needed a battery pull had to use CWM I will only recommend CWM, lol.

dw9906 said:
There's nothing at all wrong with Rom Manager. It's a great thing. As long as recovery is flashed with NVflash.
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He means if you never used rom manager to ever download or flash recovery and ONLY used nvflash... then rom manager will ALWAYS and ONLY boot into your only cwm recovery.
But yeah, did you download and flash gapps like mt3g asked?

Which gapps are you using? I flashed the one that's said to use in the thread and my phone said they're 2.3.5 and had a few issues, I just googled the 2.3.7 ones and everything works fine for me
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Unfortunately for me modded gapps won't flash, and Gmail from the market isn't marking mail as read. I did use scrubber.. Anybody had this issue?
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januszm said:
Unfortunately for me modded gapps won't flash, and Gmail from the market isn't marking mail as read. I did use scrubber.. Anybody had this issue?
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what do you mean won't flash? are you flashing it right after you flash PB rom?

That's correct, scrubber->pb rom->gapps. There is no gmail app after the boot.

i didnt download the rom from rom manager. i installed it from rom manager i ran gapps and everything seems to be in order now

Since I'm not allowed to post anywhere else
I know on the Phoenixblood main thread at the end it says to wipe, but if I am going from 1.6 to 1.7 is that really necessary? It seems like there were only minor changes. Meaning, can I just wipe dalvik and cache and be okay?

Well for others wondering like me, I just wiped cache and dalvik and upgraded to 1.7. So far so good.
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How can i get the new cwm blue

Hey guys im trying to get the new CMW blue, i see i cant flash this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618016 with CWM voodoo lagg fix recovery 3.0.2.8x so how can i update my recovery?

Follow this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-T959V/Installing_CyanogenMod_7
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not going to work... says Installing CyanogenMod 7 via CWM 5.0.2.x i dont have CWM 5.0.2.x i only have 3.0.2.8x how can i update mine....

Just flash a newer kernel like the one by antonx
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It does work, it updates it from red to blue, which is the new one
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mierkat09 said:
It does work, it updates it from red to blue, which is the new one
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No it wont work he needs to update to antonx's kernel first. Read his op he has CWM 3.xxx and that will not let you upgrade to cm7.

mierkat09 said:
It does work, it updates it from red to blue, which is the new one
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The wiki says to use 5.0.2.x because 3.x.x.x versions DO NOT work. You're giving the wrong advice again.

Mierkat09 you are pretty new at this....try sticking with learning and less with helping.....this isn't ur first failed help guide.
Not trying to be mean here but really...you keep jumping in over your head.. I understand your only trying to help.
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FBis251 said:
The wiki says to use 5.0.2.x because 3.x.x.x versions DO NOT work. You're giving the wrong advice again.
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But the first time you flash it,doesn't it update it to blue, and then you can use that to flash cm7, right?
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It flashes directly into the ROM and boots you CM7. Maybe you should try what you're recommending to do before you try giving people advice, you're relaying it by the way you understood it which isn't necessarily the way it actually works.
Go back to stock, try to flash CM7 from CWM 3.
Go back to stock, try to flash CM7 from CWM 5.0.2.X
Come back when you know what happens and you'll see why the instructions in the wiki are the way they are.
When you're in doubt about giving advice, read the official instructions. We try to make it as easy as possible for everyone to do this.

mierkat, to make things simple there are 2 different version of "RED" CWM. The old version was back on Froyo and the early gingerbread leak custom kernels. We have moved on from then, and there is a NEW version of the 5.0.x.x CWMs. This is because bhundven's sms kernel's and fb's sms kernels used them. On all the current-ish GB roms like vb fb and other new ones, you have 5.0.x.x. So you are safe if you flash CM7-CM9-AOKP-AOSP by erikmm-other TKA-other TNo0b-etc... from these newer Touchwiz GB roms. The best way to check is by booting to recovery. If you have 3.x, then I recommend downloading Valhalla-Black by FBis251 which can be found in the general section. After flash, without rebooting, go to the main CWM home menu, then go to advanced, then choose reboot recovery. You should now be in a 5.0.x.x CWM. Here you can have fun!
EDIT: FB beat me to it

I see, sorry about that. Was confused because i thought the red was always 3.x and blue was 5.0.x.x. When i flashed cm7,i just followed the instructions in the wiki
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