Hi there,
I succesfully restored my Nexus S OTA2.3.4 firmware to the original one.
Clockworkmod Recovery is also uninstalled, but I think the Recovery partition is empty now.
I thought /system/etc/install-recovery.sh is the file I had to run, but even with root access it doesn't install recovery...
Any idea where to get the stock i9023 recovery image that I can load on with fastboot?
Thanks!
Start your phone into fastboot mode, click on recovery. If you see a Android who looks like he's climbing out of a white cereal box, with a curved arrow, then everything is as it should be.
You should rename the file that will remove the clockworkmod everything you reboot. Forgot what is the name of the file.
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Hello,
I was trying to install Ubuntu on my nexus S. While installing i used the command
"fastboot flash boot bootUbuntu.img" instead of fastboot boot bootUbuntu.img.
I realized this later.Now i am not able to boot the Android 2.3 version also.
I had unlocked my bootloader using fastboot oem unlock
i am able to run the clockworkMod Recovery using the command "fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img"
i am also able to boot in the fastboot mode.
In the fast boot mode it shows "no boot or recovery img"
I am also downloading the 2.3.3 version. Willl that help me?
please please pls help.
just use recovery and restore one of your nand backups.
I never took a backup.
Now all i get is while switching on the cell,is the fastmode displaying "no boot or recovery image found"...
sandyridgeracer said:
I never took a backup.
Now all i get is while switching on the cell,is the fastmode displaying "no boot or recovery image found"...
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You need to flash a recovery, then use that to flash any rom (which will contain a boot img as a part of it).
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matt2053 said:
You need to flash a recovery, then use that to flash any rom (which will contain a boot img as a part of it).
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I am new to android. Can you give me the detailed steps how to solve my problem.
I can connect my phone in fastboot mode via the command line(Windows).
By "you need to flash a recovery" , did you meant "fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img"
And i am not able to get anything by what you said "then use that to flash any rom (which will contain a boot img as a part of it)"..
Sorry for the inconvenience...Thanks once again...
Assuming your pc detects your phone and thd recovery file is in the same folder as your fastboot. Type this in:
Fastboot flash boot xxxxx
Xxxxx is your recovery.img file name. After that just install a new rom. Hope that helps.
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1. Download ClockworkMod recovery and place the .img file in the tools folder of the Android SDK.
2. Put phone in fastboot mode.
3. On computer do:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery c:\android\tools\recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-crespo.img
***Note that when you do the above you need to include whatever file path and file name is correct based on your setup.***
4. After it flashes, press volume down to get to recovery, and press power button to choose recovery. After a minute or two, ClockworkMod will appear.
5. Use volume down to navigate to Mounts and Storage and power to select it.
6. Use volume down to navigate to mount USB storage and power to select it.
7. Use windows explorer to copy a flashable zip of a rom or stock rom onto your sd card.
8. Choose Go Back from CWM on your phone, back to Mounts and storage menu.
9. Choose Go Back again to the main ClockwordMod menu.
10. Choose "install zip from sdcard."
11. Choose the flashable zip file you put on your sdcard in step 7. Select YES when prompted.
12. Reboot system now.
This will get your phone back into working order. If you still want help installing Ubuntu on your NS, I'm afraid I cannot help with that.
Well now i am getting some hope.But i am still stuck at step 7.From where do i copy flashable zip or a stock rom.
I downloaded android 2.3.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965478
Will that help....
sandyridgeracer said:
Well now i am getting some hope.But i am still stuck at step 7.From where do i copy flashable zip or a stock rom.
I downloaded android 2.3.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965478
Will that help....
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Yes, download it to your computer then, in CWM, mount phone as USB storage. Then on your computer copy that file, and open the E:\ or F:\ drive or whatever your phone mounted as, and paste it. Then unmount and continue with the steps.
it seems it's not working 4 me...while installing from zip file(Android 2.3.3),it says that installation failed
i exactly dont remember the exact error but it something said about "could not find /system/build.prop"..
I was able to install the cyanogenmod 7 for nexus S...
sandyridgeracer said:
it seems it's not working 4 me...while installing from zip file(Android 2.3.3),it says that installation failed
i exactly dont remember the exact error but it something said about "could not find /system/build.prop"..
I was able to install the cyanogenmod 7 for nexus S...
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It sounds like the zip file of 2.3.3 that you downloaded was either a bad download or not a proper flashable zip. Do you still want to go back to Stock?
OK so if you still want to go back to stock, boot up CyanogenMod, download ROM Manager and then open it. Choose Download ROM, then choose Stock Images. There you should find a Stock 2.3.3 ROM you can download and flash. Then you will be back on completely stock, unrooted OTA.
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if you want to keep it simple and go back to stock unrooted OTA as @matt2053 suggested, do as he said and download ROM Manager, follow his @matt2053's instructions and flash the downloaded Stock 2.3.3 image with ROM Manager.
however, if you wish to keep your current data on the phone, and not flash a new rom, you can download a custom kernel from the development forum here at XDA, and flash it via Clockworkmod recovery as a .zip file and the phone should boot up.
Thanks a lot guys...
Just one quick question,is it possible to use cyanogenmod 7 as well as android 2.3.3 simultaneously..while rebooting can i get a 'grub' kind of thing on my phone...
CM technically is based On Android 2.3.3. But I don't know of a way to set up a "dual boot" environment on the Nexus. You can on the HTC HD2 but that's the only phone I know of.
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HI Q&A FORUM! it's me (AGAIN)!
Tried to Flash CWM5 With Fastboot and worked;
Flashed Miui, then revert to Stock 2.3.4 and worked;
After a couple of days, want to install custom kernel, enter fastboot then recovery, appears a little android on center with a BIG Triangle of warning, the phone won't show CWM recovery menu. So open back cover and pull-off battery then re-insert it, but no way to enter CWM!
Tried also ROM Manager but it fails!
Help guys!
When you reverted to stock it will revert to stock recovery with every reboot unless you remove the file that causes it to. You need to flash clockwork through fastboot then use root explorer tto remove/rename that file.
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Rem3Dy said:
When you reverted to stock it will revert to stock recovery with every reboot unless you remove the file that causes it to. You need to flash clockwork through fastboot then use root explorer tto remove/rename that file.
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Or: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1248760
You should be able to flash CWM recovery from stock recovery, at least that's stated there . You can try, if fastboot is not your thing ...
I flashed a recovery with odin, and rooted my phone. However, I can't get it boot into CWM recovery. ROM Manager says I have CWM 3.0.0.8, however whenever I reboot into recovery it opens "Android System Recovery <3e>" in blue lettering.
Any insight?
same here.
sheamolt said:
I flashed a recovery with odin, and rooted my phone. However, I can't get it boot into CWM recovery. ROM Manager says I have CWM 3.0.0.8, however whenever I reboot into recovery it opens "Android System Recovery <3e>" in blue lettering.
Any insight?
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Hi. Did you boot into stock ROM after flashing? If so, that's why you lost everything. If I were you, and I was about a year ago, I would go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
P.S. don't use ROM manager to flash anything. Bad things usually happen
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Hi,
I finally managed to update my Moto G to 4.4.2 by flashing stock rom. However, before I did that, my phone was rooted and I used Titanium Backup to back up some files. I then copied that folder to my PC. Now, I have tried to root the phone again using superboot, but my screen goes purple literally 2 seconds after I load superboot and then I have to switch it off and back on again. It hasn't installed SuperSU so I'm assuming my phone isn't rooted any more. I am a total noob in these matters and I really do appreciate all the help given on this site.
I would greatly appreciate if you can help me by getting my files from Titanium backup back up again, and how to re-root my phone. I have searched the forum but I didnt find anything too similar to my situation and I don't understand a lot of the terminology. It took me a really long time to even learn how to flash the stock rom!
So I would appreciate any help. Thank you
Root option 2 doesn't work either. It just says "waiting for device" at the first stage. When I click on recovery, it says no command. USB debugging has been enabled. Im confused!
Put latest superSU zip on /sdcard on phone. Copy across to phone using USB or use airdroid app. Search internet for superSU zip by chainfire developer.
Flash custom recovery CWM (search forum for it). Be sure to get the one for 4.4.2 bootloader.
Boot into CWM recovery (boot to bootloader and choose recovery option using UP volume button) and choose to flash a zip file and then pick the superSU zip.
You are now rooted and have a custom recovery.
For titanium backup, either copy to phone using USB or use airdroid app.
If you still have probs then let me know and I can give more detailed instructions tomorrow when I am at my laptop along with links to files needed.
scott_doyland said:
Put latest superSU zip on /sdcard on phone. Copy across to phone using USB or use airdroid app. Search internet for superSU zip by chainfire developer.
Flash custom recovery CWM (search forum for it). Be sure to get the one for 4.4.2 bootloader.
Boot into CWM recovery (boot to bootloader and choose recovery option using UP volume button) and choose to flash a zip file and then pick the superSU zip.
You are now rooted and have a custom recovery.
For titanium backup, either copy to phone using USB or use airdroid app.
If you still have probs then let me know and I can give more detailed instructions tomorrow when I am at my laptop along with links to files needed.
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Thank you very much for your help. Just a few questions if you dont mind. How do I put the SuperSU zip on the /sdcard part of the phone? When I access my phone via the pc, i cant find that folder.
Also, how do I go about flashing the custom recovery CWM. I don't know how to do this. The rest I should be OK with.
Thanks again pal
Go to android development section and follow the cwm 6.0.4.6 guide you can get the latest supersu from chainfire website just DL the zip plug your phone in and open your device and place the zip there. Then when you flash cwm don't reboot just move on to updating SD card and flash the super Su zip
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tiger123uk said:
Thank you very much for your help. Just a few questions if you dont mind. How do I put the SuperSU zip on the /sdcard part of the phone? When I access my phone via the pc, i cant find that folder.
Also, how do I go about flashing the custom recovery CWM. I don't know how to do this. The rest I should be OK with.
Thanks again pal
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When you access phone via PC do you see a list of directories, eg data, documents, pictures. If so that is the sdcard. Just put the superSU zip in any folder, or just copy it across so its not even in an actual folder. As long as its on there its fine.
If you don't see the folders then maybe you don't have the right drivers for the phone. In this case may be easiest to use airdroid app.
You may need drivers for fastboot below though anyway - not sure on windows as I use Linux. Bit of reading on forums should help with that.
CWM - have you used fastboot before? Basically fastboot is a program you put on your PC to allow you to flash images to your phone. You will enter a command like
fastboot flash recovery cwm.img
Where cwm.img is the CWM recovery file. You need to be in the bootloader to allow the phone to accept fastboot commands. The cwm.img is then flashed to the phones recovery partition.
Check the forums for a link to a fastboot program, that's the easiest way to get it.
Honestly, thank you so much for your help guys, a special thanks to you scott. I kinda understand now!
Now, I did all that, but I got a problem. When I try to flash CWM by using "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
On my phone, it says mismatched partition size (recovery). Also, a bit off topic but when I try to restore factory settings, the phone doesn't do it properly. The android logo comes up....then it disappears, then appears again and disappears and so on.
Have I messed something up?
The partition mismatch is fine try factory reset on the phone setting not by recovery and see if that works
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Thank you so much guys. Got it sorted now. God bless
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Hello...
I made a mistake and flashed my recovery with out renaming my recovery.sh file.... I am rooted and unlocked status code 3. I am also updated on stock ROM. I need to back up and switch ROM's. I original flashed recovery with ROM Manager and got no results. Then I used a flash tool but failed to read the instructions on the thread before flashing. I have since then flashed several TWRP and CWM versions, as well as stock to no avail. When I select recovery from the boot menu I see the red Motorola emblem for a few minutes then it reboots normally. Does any one have a fix and or the recovery.sh file. Thanks.
Download the latest TWRP and place in your fastboot folder. Disconnect your phone from the computer, boot into fastboot, and then plug your phone in. Wait for the phone to connect. After it's connected type "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img." Recovery.img will be the name of whatever file you downloaded. After flash is complete, unplug phone and power off. Immediately boot back into recovery. Do not boot into OS.
With this method, you don't need to rename recovery.sh. Rebooting directly into recovery allows the updater script to complete, so the stock recovery doesn't take over. If you boot right back into OS, stock recovery will override.
If you can't do fastboot, download Flashify and use that app to flash the TWRP you downloaded. TWRP for this phone is not official, so it won't show up in ROM or TWRP Manager. You'll have to DL off here.
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Thank you for your detailed reply, I will try this tonight and let you know how it goes, I suspect it will work.
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You're welcome, hopefully one of methods will work for you.
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Thank you! Worked like a charm. Renaming the file Recovery.IMG, disconnecting my USB cable, powering down and rebooting directly into recovery is what I did not do. Doing that has solved the problem!
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Custom recovery unrooted my stock updated ROM.. Be careful!
Custom recovery has an option to root or you can flash SuperSU in recovery.
Well I kinda bricked it any way lol, but I fixed it with HouseOfMoto I think. At least I see the boot screen now...
Yep seems to have booted this time I will flash TWRP instead of CWM.