I am asking which file and where do i put it? I read somewhere else that you have to flash clockworkmod every time you wanna go into recovery. And somewhere else i read that you put "this" file on root so you do not have to flash cwm every time.
I have been having issues with cwm going into recovery.
Thanks
How to fix cwn recovery that it doesn't disappear every reboot:
a) flash recovery
b) root via recovery (install from zip)
c) boot into android
d) download SuperManager
e) give read/write access in SuperManager
f) rename install-recovery.sh which is in /system/etc to something else
g) boot into fastboot
h) flash recovery again
This time it'll stick through.
So I've been manually entering CWM lately by just holding power and up and then erasing whatever I need erased and then loading up whatever ROM I want to try. For some reason tonight I had the bright idea to run the app and since I Flashed Clockwork Recovery Mode I can't get into the Clockwork recovery mode. It just sits at the Google screen. How do j fix this? I can't do anything. I can't backup my ROM. I can't load am old back up. I can't get into the CWM screen to load at all. WTF?? Please help. This is really annoying.
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1. flash the cwm again,
2. download root explorer (or similar app)
3. go to folder /etc
4. find the file name "install.recovery.sh"
5. rename it with anyname you like (dont delete it)
6. reboot, and try to open cwm again
make sure you remember the file name that you rename before, the file is use to clear custom recovery and back to stock recovery
Reflash it through fastboot and try again
can you fastboot CWM vis bootloader?
Hello , i have flashed CWM Recovery. Now i want to replace that with TWRP. How to do that ? Help ??
2 ways:
- Download a TWRP flashable .zip. While in recovery, wipe cache. Then flash .zip. Then go to "advanced options" in CWM and choose "reboot recovery"
- Download a TWRP recovery.img, and flash it through fastboot. Make sure you have fastboot and adb drivers. Connect phone to pc in fastboot mode. Open a CMD window from where you have your adb and fastboot files, as well as the recovery.img file. In the cmd window type "fastboot flash recovery _______.img" Where the blank spot is, is where you would put the name of your recovery .img file.
Hi,
Third way (Rooted Moto G)
Download TWRP Manager from Google Play and do installation of recovery with...worked perfectly for me
Keep in mind that CWM nandroid backups and TWRP backups aren't interchangeable.
OK
Simply download the twrp and flash it using the instructions on the developer's thread.
It will replace automatically.
I want to replace my bootloader with CWN for additional flexibility. I have rooted device, activated USB, mount device, RW preveliges and nothing works.
Bootloader is stock Android system recovery 3e
Option 1-
I stored custom recovery 3e (without signature verification) on root of SDcard
Bootloader does not show .../ recovery file on SDcard root directory. Root empty!
Option 2-
ROM Manager does not recognise STAR
Option 3-
Flashify tells me I do not have signature previlegies when I try to flash custom recovery 3e from SD card..
Option 4-
Used Mount/System for RW previlegies
Used Root File Ultra Explorer and Root Browser to copy recovery file (as per yutube demo and other sources) in /Dev/St9 /System/Bin to take effect on reboot. But directory does not exist on my cell!
Where do I put recovery file? OR Another way of doing this?
Thanks
Hi,
I'm not sure about that recovery you are trying to use, but maybe this thread can help you reach your goals..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207989
Good luck!
Hi, I found a way to fix this bootloop which happens after you flash the latest ota update if you have unlocked and rooted your stock rom.
I own a HTC E8 China Unicom [M8Sw - dual sim], but I think it will work on other variants.
It is the SU binary/files which are preventing the phone from updating correctly.
You can also restore a clean unrooted TWRP backup and do the OTA update.. it will work just fine.
This tutorial is for those who don't want to lose their app data and modifications.
To be able to update... you need to fully unroot the phone before. Well, this was previously not possible due to system write protection.
(There are also other methods of unrooting. (deleting the SU files manually with the file manager of TWRP recovery) This doesn't work, I have tried it myself..often cause bootloops.)
But now we have a custom recovery mod which enables us to write to the system partition and thus can fully unroot with SuperSU app itself.
Requirements:
-some expertise with adb/flashing/twrp recovery management will be needed.
-stock firmware.zip, inside the OTA zip file, where you will find you stock recovery,boot image, etc
-Stock ROM, rooted with no modified existing system files
-TWRP Recovery from @Captain_Throwback works fine. I used the 2.8.6.0 one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-e8/orig-development/recovery-twrp-touch-recovery-t3060188
-untouched Stock Kernel Modules (IMPORTANT)
-SchKernel Extra 3.3, to gain write permission to /system http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-e8/general/schkernel-extra-3-3-t3200090
[UPDATE: SchKernel Extra has been updated to 3.5 and the old one is not available for download on the other thread. You can find attached at the bottom of this section ver3.3 which I had used. Please don't use ver3.5 as a user has reported having bootloop with that.)
-Battery +80 charge recommended...the process gonna demand a lot of power.
-Patience... loads of it....
Disclaimer: I am not responsible if you brick or damage you phone!!
Before you flash anything, be sure to have a working twrp full backup of you phone! In case anything goes wrong.
STEPS:
1. Copy the untouched kernel 'modules' folder [found in system/lib/ in your phone] to another location ( for e.g. to your internal phone memory), you're gonna need it later.
2. Flash the twrp recovery if you haven't already and boot into TWRP recovery.
3. flash SchKernel Extra 3.3 kernel mod. It will launch the aroma installer. There will be options as overclocking/underclocking etc..
I left everything on STOCK option, disabled Swipe2sleep, unselected the everything in the optional addition page. Then went to install it.
4. Reboot, and open SuperSU app, go into setting, tap the FULL UNROOT option, this might take a while. The first time, when the unrooting notice shows and it seems that the app is not doing anything, you might be required to exit the app by pressing home button. Then open the app again and redo FULL UNROOT option. If you exit the app and when re-opening it, the "unrooting notice" is still there, then it means it is working. This might take a bit of trial and error.
5. Ultimately, SuperSU app will close. Then you will need to reboot. You will see that SuperSU is gone and that you have no root access.
6. Now, turn it off again to go to fastboot. Connect to PC and flash the stock boot.img via adb to restore the stock kernel.
8. Then, in twrp recovery, mount /system partition and got to advanced >> file manager..
9. Now browse to /system/lib/ and delete the 'modules folder'.
This is because the SchKernel Extra 3.3 kernel mod flashed previously has modified your kernel modules and when you will try to update the OTA, the stock recovery will report that the kernel modules (xxxxx.ko) has be modified and it will stop the OTA update process.
10. Remember the previous untouched stock 'modules' folder you copied previously, now move it to /system/lib/HERE , to replace the deleted folder.
[DO STEP 9 BEFORE - Don't try to overwrite the folder, it won't be possible. It said operation failed for me. ]
Optional: You might also want to delete su.d folder in \system and init.d folder in system\etc
these files were for the custom kernel and won't be needed anymore.
11. Reboot into fastboot mode, connect to PC (if not already), flash stock recovery.
12. Now, you're good to flash the OTA updates. :good:
-Download it, if not already done.
If ever you have downloaded from PC and copied it to phone, and for whatever reason the phone is not detecting the zip file and asking for install.
Just move it to you exeternal SD card and rename it to "ptt.zip" , go into stock recovery and go down the list to "apply update from SD card"
and it should flash the zip file. When done, select the reboot option and it will say reboot to flash firmware.zip and the will boot. :fingers-crossed:
When booting it will take some time (3 to 8 mins), and then go to the "Android is updating - optimizing apps" screen. This might take a lot of time if you have a lot of apps installed. The phone might get really hot during this process.
When the OS finally boot completely there will be an "HTC" screen and an exclamatin mark in the notification bar. NO WORRIES, it is the just the update working. It will go away when the update is fully processed.
After OTA update is done, you can make a twrp backup of the unrooted system, so that you can restore it for future OTA updates.
If some steps are confusing, feel free to ask for any clarification
Hope I helped you. Don't forget to hit thanks
problem
hi after i flashed SchKernel Extra 3.3 my phone just turned off and won't turn on. what should i do?
neekless said:
hi after i flashed SchKernel Extra 3.3 my phone just turned off and won't turn on. what should i do?
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how did you flash it exactly?
Did you flash it thought TWRP recovery?
also...what variant of HTC e8 are you using?
Thank you for this guide. :good:
For the newbies, here are exact instructions for each step. TWRP is required; presumably you have this because you've rooted your phone. (If you haven't rooted your phone, what are you doing here?)
Note that rebooting to TWRP can be accomplished in several ways:
Long-press the power button; when prompted choose Reboot. When the screen goes black, press and hold the Volume Down key. This will take you to hboot; from there choose Recovery.
Enable developer mode from settings, plug in to a computer, and issue the command adb reboot recovery.
Also note that it is prudent to do a full TWRP backup to external storage (microSD, USB OTG) before anything else, so you have a good recovery point if things go wrong.
To copy the system/lib/modules directory, you can use a root-enabled file explorer or TWRP. To do it in TWRP:
Reboot to TWRP.
In TWRP, select Mount. Make sure that system is checked.
Back to the main TWRP menu, select Advanced.
In the advanced menu, select File Manager. Then navigate to /system/lib/modules.
Tap on Select, then Copy Folder. Navigate to a new location - I used /sdcard/Backup - and tap Select again. Don't use your external SD or USB-OTG, they may not preserve permissions correctly.
To flash the SchKernel Extra, copy the ZIP file to your device, reboot into TWRP, and select Install. From there, navigate to where you copied the ZIP file and select it; then follow the prompts as sanijsnj specified.
Removing SuperSU works exactly as described. Don't forget to reboot at the end (although it may not be necessary).
To flash the stock boot, in a cmd window where you have the Android SDK, typically in the sub-folder platform-tools enter: fastboot flash boot boot.img (boot.img from the OTA ZIP).
To delete and restore /system/lib/modules, follow the steps above, starting of course from your saved 'modules' directory and copying to /system/lib.
To flash the stock recovery, again in the cmd window enter: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (recovery.img from the OTA ZIP).