When using nvflash to restore to stock one of the first commands reads something like sending bootloader initialising bootloader. The bootloader then starts on the vega black screen small text at top. Would it be possible for a far more experienced dev than myself to write a new bootloader and boot on the vega in a similar way by sending through nvflash allowing booting to recovery and other functions like on htc desire. OFC the bootloader would only be temporary and require connection to a pc but might be useful.
Bit of a long shot Bob1369 (Should this be in Q&A)
bob1369 said:
When using nvflash to restore to stock one of the first commands reads something like sending bootloader initialising bootloader. The bootloader then starts on the vega black screen small text at top. Would it be possible for a far more experienced dev than myself to write a new bootloader and boot on the vega in a similar way by sending through nvflash allowing booting to recovery and other functions like on htc desire. OFC the bootloader would only be temporary and require connection to a pc but might be useful.
Bit of a long shot Bob1369 (Should this be in Q&A)
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If you're still needing the pc for this, why don't you just make a batch script ony our pc executing "adb reboot recovery". You could also do it from the phone and create a shortcut using some app, but I forgot it's name.
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Because this for when a rom has failed and adb doesn't work
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Ah, forget what I said then. Only way for now is to use NVFlash to the stock image and root. Maybe we can create a custom NVFlash image or sumthin'?
What I was suggesting
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you can replace the .img files from nvflash with files from a nandroid backup. i tried this a few times and it works.. no need to go back to stock, if something is broken!
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supermult said:
you can replace the .img files from nvflash with files from a nandroid backup. i tried this a few times and it works.. no need to go back to stock, if something is broken!
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Share with the class supermult.
That's great for restoring I was more looking at using cwm.s other features though like wipes and increasing speed of development by not having to restore to get to cwm
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Once, I accidentally flashed the CWM recovery image to the boot partition (using NVFlash)...
At first I had no idea why it booted into CWM at every boot...
EDIT: Could be dangerous, so don't try this if you don't know/can't live with the possible consequences...
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Once, I accidentally flashed the CWM recovery image to the boot partition (using NVFlash)...
At first I had no idea why it booted into CWM at every boot...
EDIT: Could be dangerous, so don't try this if you don't know/can't live with the possible consequences...
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interesting could be useful but as you said is quite unchartered territory might investigate more when i have time to save it if necessary
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So first of all.
Hello my name is Michka.
I just 2 days ago bought a defy and it works just perfect. I installes froyo paysrom and overclocked my phone to 1300 mhz vsel 70. But there is a but. I installed clockworkmod recovery and when i launch it with the app it boots up perfect but when i boot it up with voldown + power... Droid... Vol up + vol down i get a blue android recovery with a text the bottom that some folders didnt load like "caller or something".
Can someone tell what i am doing wrong or how to fix this cause i want make my own roms like i did for my wildfire but i want to be 100% i have a chance for retrieving backups.
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Thx in advance
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The clockworkmod used on motorola phones use a trap to boot up. Motorola's phone have a system that uses RSA encryption to avoid unlocking. That turn impossible you change recovery partions, bootloader and so on. So, you need to start your phone, open clockworkmod app and use it to boot up in recovery mode.
Sorry for my bad english.
So if something goes wrong i am screwed?
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can't a similar method be used to load-up custom OS and kernel? like booting from windows mobile into android?!
If something does go wrong you can flash an sbf file, as that will be motorola signed, thus you can boot up into the software you have just flashed. Then you can root and install the recovery, provided that the sbf you flashed is rootable.
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If something does go wrong you can flash an sbf file, as that will be motorola signed, thus you can boot up into the software you have just flashed. Then you can root and install the recovery, provided that the sbf you flashed is rootable.
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That i know but isnt what i exactly meant
Still what i heart is that it isnt possible to downgrade from froyo to eclair
what are the differences between the two and what are the disadvantages and advantages?
Thanks
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moshe22 said:
what are the differences between the two and what are the disadvantages and advantages?
Thanks
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i think you mean nvflash vs. rom manager?
moshe22 said:
what are the differences between the two and what are the disadvantages and advantages?
Thanks
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With nvflash if your phone gets caught in a bootloop you will be able to boot into recovery and save it. If you just have clockwork intalled through RM your SOL.
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i think you mean nvflash vs. rom manager?
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Yeah I meant rom manager
Just edited title.
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moshe22 said:
what are the differences between the two and what are the disadvantages and advantages?
Thanks
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NVFlash method truely replaces your old Recovery
Rom Manager method simply runs update.zip to simulate a custom recovery. The issue with the G2x is there is no true "stock recovery". Instead it simply reformats your phone. What this means, basically, is that the only way to get to this custom recovery is through the OS.
This doesn't mean that the Rom Manager method won't improve over time. I actually suspect it will. However, for now NVFlash is the only way to go.
MWBehr said:
NVFlash method truely replaces your old Recovery
Rom Manager method simply runs update.zip to simulate a custom recovery. The issue with the G2x is there is no true "stock recovery". Instead it simply reformats your phone. What this means, basically, is that the only way to get to this custom recovery is through the OS.
This doesn't mean that the Rom Manager method won't improve over time. I actually suspect it will. However, for now NVFlash is the only way to go.
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I actually got to what seemed like a stock recovery... it had blue font and said something like android recovery...
I got into it by deleting my rom manager cwm and then told it to boot into recovery
Not sure if it means anything tho... maybe it would make it easier to flash a custom recovery without nvflash?? don't think so tho.... I haven't use android since the mytouch 3g and we used to flash through fastboot right on the phone...looks like we can't do that anymore?
*** At least I think it was through fastboot ***
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I actually got to what seemed like a stock recovery... it had blue font and said something like android recovery...
I got into it by deleting my rom manager cwm and then told it to boot into recovery
Not sure if it means anything tho... maybe it would make it easier to flash a custom recovery without nvflash?? don't think so tho.... I haven't use android since the mytouch 3g and we used to flash through fastboot right on the phone...looks like we can't do that anymore?
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Sorry, didn't entirely mean to say that there is no stock recovery. It's just that there's no hardware way (that anyone knows of) to access it. Then, since you can't access the stock recovery through hardware, you can't access the custom recovery through hardware either....at least I wasn't able to. Now that I have NVFlash, I can't really test any further either
So how would you reboot into recovery after using the NVflash method?
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So how would you reboot into recovery after using the NVflash method?
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nvflashing clockword mod remaps vol. down and power to cwm recovery
This is my first Android phone and while I am familiar with CWR thru my rooted Nook Color, this is the first I have heard of NVFlash Recovery. Is there a tutorial or (noob) guide?
Thanks in advance.
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nvflashing clockword mod remaps vol. down and power to cwm recovery
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That same function gets you in to the factory recovery as well, when not rooted, its the first thing I tried when I got my G2x.. holding power and vol. down until the LG screen pops up then the little android with the box comes up.. from there i believe i either pushed vol. up or down.. I'm betting it was down.. and you get in to factory recovery. The only thing is when I exited the factory recovery, the phone did a factory reset on reboot.
Hey guys..
I just today rooted my lovely Nexus S, 9023 or what its called (non branded or nothing)
But i cant load recovery.. went fine when i rooted it, but now that i want to load an custom rom it fails.. i followed this guide to root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883032
Anyone have some ideas??
I just get a android logo and triangle + ! in it.. as error.. (
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Just tested with ROM Mananger, it can backup just fine.. as soon i choose a ROM to install it loads recovery and fails, just like when you do it manually.
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Just tested with ROM Mananger, it can backup just fine.. as soon i choose a ROM to install it loads recovery and fails, just like when you do it manually.
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Sounds like stock recovery installed itself. If you are rooted remove/rename /etc/install-recovery.sh then reflash cwm manually or through rom manager.
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I have had this happen on my NS4G. I know they are a little different, but it seems like you are having the same thing happen that I did and to solve it, I open Windows command prompt(or terminal depending on you OS) and fastboot flash recovery (insert recovery.img name here) and reflashed the recovery partition with clockwork. Very easy fix. Just make sure you boot straight into recovery after flashing and flash the Rom you want to flash before booting back into stock(also make a nandroid before that). After that you shouldn't have any more problems unless you unroot. There must be a small glitch somewhere when flashing the clockwork doesn't fully erase stock recovery partition.
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Sounds like stock recovery installed itself. If you are rooted remove/rename /etc/install-recovery.sh then reflash cwm manually or through rom manager.
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Works now thanks all to both of you.
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Works now thanks all to both of you.
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Pretty common lately...Android for Nexus S recovers its recovery if it is changes...
"You dawg, we heard you like recovering your recoveries, so we made recovery recover in recovery." and all that...
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Pretty common lately...Android for Nexus S recovers its recovery if it is changes...
"You dawg, we heard you like recovering your recoveries, so we made recovery recover in recovery." and all that...
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The Nexus one did the same thing. Most OTAs verify / replace this file. It's easy enough to deal with if you're unlocked and rooted.
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This is about the third or fourth time this question has come up over the past week...
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This is about the third or fourth time this question has come up over the past week...
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hi everybody today i tried to update my HOX with this stock room "stock rooted 2.33.162.2 - odex/deodex and unsecure boot.img with init.d"
my android version is 4.0.4
HTC sense versio 4.0
Software Number 1.88.707.2
HTC SDK API level 4.11
HTC Extension Version 403_1_GA_4
then after i flashed the room the HTC wont boot (just shows me the white HTC screen) and i still have access to the recovery mode (CWM) i downloaded another room to tried to flash the phone (my nandroid bk shows me an MD5 error when i tried to restore) then i dont have any idea about how can i move the new zip file to the cellphone, i am very frustrated because i cant do it anything yet
please somebody help me
Thanks in advance for your help
If you get it working, the first order of business is to ditch CWM and switch to TWRP as it was not properly ported to our device. Are you sure you have a XL? The dual core version? Make sure you have the right ROM for the right device. I can't help you to transfer as you are using CWM and I'm not familiar with mounting. Word on the street is that there is a good chance it'll wipe your entire SDcard
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If you get it working, the first order of business is to ditch CWM and switch to TWRP as it was not properly ported to our device. Are you sure you have a XL? The dual core version? Make sure you have the right ROM for the right device. I can't help you to transfer as you are using CWM and I'm not familiar with mounting. Word on the street is that there is a good chance it'll wipe your entire SDcard
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thanks for your quickly response, well i have an AT&T HTC one X and yes its the dual core version, the phone comes with the CWM, unlocked and rooted, how can i install the TWRP ? because if i connect the phone to the computer doesnt shows me anything (i cane heard the tone when windows detect something new but its all) i tried to use odin but odin doesnt shows me anything and i tried with fastboot and adb but doesnt fount the device connected
from recovery do a factory reset and try again to boot it.... if u have a nandroid backup there is a setting to turn off md5 checking so it will restore......... as long as your using TWRP recovery (which you should be if not) you can mount usb storage and transer whatever you need......
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from recovery do a factory reset and try again to boot it.... if u have a nandroid backup there is a setting to turn off md5 checking so it will restore......... as long as your using TWRP recovery (which you should be if not) you can mount usb storage and transer whatever you need......
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i did it but still the same problem i am very frustrated because i cant do anything and i dont have any idea about how can transfer the zip file from my computer to the cellphone
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i did it but still the same problem i am very frustrated because i cant do anything and i dont have any idea about how can transfer the zip file from my computer to the cellphone
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you need to download twrp recovery, should be in the stickies, and flash it from hboot.
stick the recovery image in your adb/fastboot folder and rename it to twrp.img, boot phone into bootloader
from cmd prompt, fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
then on device select bootloader, then recovery.....once in twrp recovery you can mount usb and transfer..
no matter what just focus on getting twrp recovery flashed...your fixes will all come after that
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you need to download twrp recovery, should be in the stickies, and flash it from hboot.
stick the recovery image in your adb/fastboot folder and rename it to twrp.img, boot phone into bootloader
from cmd prompt, fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
then on device select bootloader, then recovery.....once in twrp recovery you can mount usb and transfer..
no matter what just focus on getting twrp recovery flashed...your fixes will all come after that
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yeah, i can do it i use the one click tool, and i installed another room, but i lost the root how can i root again? and how can i avoid the disclaimer when the phone boot?
BTW thanks you so much for your help
fjej78 said:
yeah, i can do it i use the one click tool, and i installed another room, but i lost the root how can i root again? and how can i avoid the disclaimer when the phone boot?
BTW thanks you so much for your help
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any custom rom that you flash will be rooted already. As far as the red text goes, that is there to stay until the device gets s-off or you go back to completely stock/use a stock recovery.
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any custom rom that you flash will be rooted already. As far as the red text goes, that is there to stay until the device gets s-off or you go back to completely stock/use a stock recovery.
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sorry for the stupid question but what is s-off?
Security-off....see the phones which HTC does allow bootloader unlocking don't really get unlocked. Their unlocking really just partially unlocks and to have a HTC phone with a truly "unlocked" boitloader you have to have s off. Which gives the user full rights over the entire phone....so htcdev unlocked bootloaders aren't really even unlocked, they're simply less restricted.......
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Security-off....see the phones which HTC does allow bootloader unlocking don't really get unlocked. Their unlocking really just partially unlocks and to have a HTC phone with a truly "unlocked" boitloader you have to have s off. Which gives the user full rights over the entire phone....so htcdev unlocked bootloaders aren't really even unlocked, they're simply less restricted.......
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And exists a way or method to unlock completely the phone? (something that does not turn my phone on a luxury brick)?
Well a few guys and myself have all bricked our fair share of devices trying.......in the general forum you can follow the development on it in the [DEV]S Off thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639972
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Well a few guys and myself have all bricked our fair share of devices trying.......in the general forum you can follow the development on it in the [DEV]S Off thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639972
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thanks for all your help, i will close this post
thank you so much
Hi, this belongs in Q&A. Please keep all question/help related threads in that section only. Thank You.
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I followed the HTCDev site for unlocking my phone. Before locking it back, I flashed the clockwork from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113671
I tried to make a backup from there but it was unable to mount system or much of anything. It made some level of backup but I am unable to get to it anyway.
I tried locking the bootloader but it said there was a security warning and wouldn't let me back into recovery so I unlocked it again. In recovery I tried to use the flash from zip option but it was unable to mount the sdcard
Now I am unable to do pretty much anything it seems. I feel like I need to get the default recovery back or something like that but I am at a loss.
Ruu or install twrp using hasoons aio.
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I second that, run the all in one kit and flash TWRP
You're in the One forum, not the SV. Might have better luck there.
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I followed the HTCDev site for unlocking my phone. Before locking it back, I flashed the clockwork from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113671
I tried to make a backup from there but it was unable to mount system or much of anything. It made some level of backup but I am unable to get to it anyway.
I tried locking the bootloader but it said there was a security warning and wouldn't let me back into recovery so I unlocked it again. In recovery I tried to use the flash from zip option but it was unable to mount the sdcard
Now I am unable to do pretty much anything it seems. I feel like I need to get the default recovery back or something like that but I am at a loss.
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