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How to install Nandroid on Captivate

Can someone direct me to a "how to" install nandroid for the captivate... I downloaded it, but it was on a thread for the G1, so I'm not sure if the procedure is the same for the captivate.
Thanks!
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You need to get clockworkmanager, nandroid is the name for backing up your phone and being able to install that backup. Make sure you check the dev section and read up on the thread for clockworkmanager. You will need to be rooted with busybox and superuser access.

Easyist way is find the one click root on here then root your phone. Then get rom manager off the market and then install it and that will allow you to install clockwork then use rom manager to reboot into recovery then select backup and off you go.
I can tell you its a blessing to have that. Was messing around with trying to get froyo rom on and I had major issues so I just said screw it and restored to jh2 then rooted rom manager then clockwork then nandroid backup was back to my stuff in 10 mins.
Oh and its way worth buying rom manager for the little they charge. Its a great program

Cool, thanks for spelling this out for me... From what I have read before I try anything I need to do a nandroid back up incase something goes wrong so this helps a lot.
Thanks again!
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Glad to finally understand what a freakin nandroid is lol...I have been doing it without knowing that was it!

I'm confused...
My captivate is rooted, and I installed ROM manager, but when I get into recovery, there is no option for backup. Any ideas?

tdheff said:
My captivate is rooted, and I installed ROM manager, but when I get into recovery, there is no option for backup. Any ideas?
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reboot into recovery and select reinstall packages
if it reboots back to the recovery screen again, select reinstall packages again. this time you should be in the green clockwork mod screen. select nandroid from the menu and then select backup
done

Pirateghost said:
reboot into recovery and select reinstall packages
if it reboots back to the recovery screen again, select reinstall packages again. this time you should be in the green clockwork mod screen. select nandroid from the menu and then select backup
done
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Any way to do a nandroid backup from the clockwork mod on JI6 (froyo) since the recovery screen won't install the unsigned update.zip that ROM manager uses to enable clockwork mod recovery?

m7ia said:
Any way to do a nandroid backup from the clockwork mod on JI6 (froyo) since the recovery screen won't install the unsigned update.zip that ROM manager uses to enable clockwork mod recovery?
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You need to do this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804226 just use the version of Odin that you used to install Froyo. This will enable 2e Recovery needed to run ClockworkMod Recovery.

Thanks for that thread, are there any cons to using that kernel? (reading the thread now)

m7ia said:
Thanks for that thread, are there any cons to using that kernel? (reading the thread now)
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None for me so far. I've been running it about 2 weeks now and I have no problems.

Thanks, I'm in the process of flashing it now

The kernel flash is easy, it takes 30 seconds. Enjoy.

Rhiannon224 said:
The kernel flash is easy, it takes 30 seconds. Enjoy.
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Yup, it was just as simple as you said, thanks! Just made a nandroid backup. And clockwork mod's recovery is great

Im sorry if this is a dumb question...Im brand new to Android. What is Nandroid Backup?
I rooted and did the clockwork/rom manager download and then did this:
How to Install ClockWork Recovery:
1. On the menu there should be an option labeled “FLASH CLOCKWORK RECOVERY.”
Press it.
2. Once a popup says that it has been succesful press “BACKUP CURRENT ROM”
3. Your phone will now restart and backup your ROM
4. If your phone does not start backing up and instead boots into a blue menu use the volume
keys to select reboot now and then press the power button. Try to do all the steps again.
5. Wait for it to finish and then it should restart.
Is this different from a Nandroid backup?

Clockwork, nandroid, both refer to rom manager utilities. Clockwork is the recovery function and nandroid the backup utility.
But you need to select reinstall packages at screen with blue text. Clockwork/nandroid will have green text menu.
Swyped.....you may have to interpret

But im doing both the Clockwork/Nandroid with the Rom manager app correct? I did the reinstall packages and then it showed code scrolling and a status bar that took a minute or two... Is that what you mean? Did I do it right?

Yep....that is a nandroid backup
Swyped.....you may have to interpret

a issue no one else seems to have
Hey,
I just rooted my phone a few days ago so i could install the lag fix on my captivate. Got it done and it runs great now. I started looking around at these custom ROMs and i'm interested in trying one out, but not with out backing up my stock/rooted rom first in case i screw something up. Here is the prob that i'm having.
I installed Clockwork Rom manager NP. Got Busy box installed already too. I opened up rom manager and hit back/recover and it asked me my phone type. I told it the captivate. It downloaded recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.2-captivate.zip into a recoveries directory. Next i clicked on the fix permissions and let it do its thing. Now i clicked on backup current ROM clicked ok for the default name. Phone reboots into recover mode and pops up with.
update media, finished
--install from package....
Finding update package...
opening update package...
E:can't open /cache/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I hit reinstall packages and it gives me the same error.
The only thing that i have try was renaming the recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.2-captivate.zip to update.zip and dropping it in the main directory but it had the same effect.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Get and update.
I re-dropped the recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.2-captivate.zip as update.zip in the main dir. and hit backup current mod.
I clicked reinstall packages and it went into the manual mode, hit reinstall pages again and it has seemed to work.
I will give and update if it does not. Thanks again.

Guys,
One thing I am not sure of. I got a brand new Captivate with Stock JF6. I have another one running Froyo.
If I take backup of current new phone via CWM (nandroid) and restore it on the other one.
Is there any trouble expected ???
One I know that files in /efs may get screwed up as it has IMEI related entries too ... but I am not sure.
I am listening.

clockwork mod, booting question

I read that for those of us that installed clockworkmod on our G2x using Rom Manager, that we can't boot into recovery other than with Rom manager or that other recovery boot app.
If we want to be able to boot into recovery from bootlooping or some issue like that we need to flash it the Nvflash way? Is this correct?
I've had to manually enter recovery on my N1 a few times, and if I can't do that on the G2x that would seem not as safe for when flashing n such. Thanks!

I actually have both NvFlash method and RomManager method. In an emergency situation it is going to be better to use the NvFlash method that way you can use the 2 button method to enter recovery in case you cannot boot your rom. Of course RomManager has a newer version so I dont know if that has any advantages. I mean there is always ADB if you get into serious trouble but for some reason I just cannot get it to push any files even though it does recognize the phone.

Use Nvflash so you can hold volume down and power until you see ANDROID on the screen.

Rusty! said:
Hold volume down and power until you see ANDROID on the screen.
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uhhh, isn't that a hard reset?

Nope, try it and see (backup first if you're paranoid )

Rusty! said:
Nope, try it and see (backup first if you're paranoid )
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Isn't that for nvflash method only though?
Sent from my G2x

Mine is an O2X, but I've never used NVFLash for recovery, I dd'd it the first time, and use ROM Manager to flash it subsequent times.
V- & Power worked on all 3 versions I've had installed.

jrharvey said:
I actually have both NvFlash method and RomManager method. In an emergency situation it is going to be better to use the NvFlash method that way you can use the 2 button method to enter recovery in case you cannot boot your rom. Of course RomManager has a newer version so I dont know if that has any advantages. I mean there is always ADB if you get into serious trouble but for some reason I just cannot get it to push any files even though it does recognize the phone.
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Which method did you do first?
I'm assuming NVFlash should be done first just to be sure

moshe22 said:
Which method did you do first?
I'm assuming NVFlash should be done first just to be sure
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i did Rom manager first witch made a fakeflash file( bad news if you get bootloops cuz you cant get into recovery via buttons ONLY within the OS)
then i did nvflash after he made that cute little video (works fine after installing CWM with rom manager!)
already flashed eagleblood 1.0
and using pauls service.jar file!!

To nvflash the latest CWM recovery, grab it here.
Then edit the command to show this instead of the test recovery that everyone has been using.
Code:
nvflash --bct E1108_Hynix_512MB_H8TBR00U0MLR-0DM_300MHz_final_emmc_x8.bct --bl fastboot.bin --download 5 recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.7-lge_p999.img
nvflash > RM (for now )

Rusty! said:
Mine is an O2X, but I've never used NVFLash for recovery, I dd'd it the first time, and use ROM Manager to flash it subsequent times.
V- & Power worked on all 3 versions I've had installed.
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On the G2x that will initiate a factory reset unless you've install CWR through nvflash

Interesting.
ROM Manager on the O2X will properly flash a new recovery, not a fake flash as it appears to do so on the G2X.
The key combo will also wipe an O2X that is running stock recovery, but who has one of them

Rusty! said:
Interesting.
ROM Manager on the O2X will properly flash a new recovery, not a fake flash as it appears to do so on the G2X.
The key combo will also wipe an O2X that is running stock recovery, but who has one of them
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i think you should get your facts straight, although you have a O2x it still not completely identical to g2x
if you did the button combo without flashing cwm via nvflash then on the g2x will factory reset. your posts assume that every1 used this method already when majority still have the stock recovery.
without specifying you could of just advised noobs to do a factory reset

Indeed, when I saw that ROM Manager had support for both phones, I assumed it performed the same. Think I'll add a disclaimer to my earlier post, just in case.

Yup... Volume down + Power on a G2x that has recovery via Rom Manager and NOT Nvflash will cause a factory reset.
Good thing I had a nandroid to restore to. lol
Oh and that factory reset does *NOT* remove root, or it didn't in my case, Superuser was still installed also. lol

I know this is off topic, but where are you getting 7Mb/s in Vegas?
I only get about half that. I'm in N. Vegas though.
Nevermind. I just hit 12 somehow. haha

xguntherc said:
Oh and that factory reset does *NOT* remove root, or it didn't in my case, Superuser was still installed also. lol
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Yeah that's normal, root files are on /system, factory reset only nukes /data

ok heres the big deal i noticed: and its the scary part!
If you just download ROM MANGER and FLASH RECOVERY thru that program, you will not have any options for a hardware recovery. Keep in mind this is NOT a dev phone! So dont think of it as one!
From the factory, when you hold vol down and power you basically perform a hard reset. If you flash clockwork recovery through NVFlash whenever you take battery out, put in, hold vol down and press and hold volume down and power until the android screen comes on, you will always have a way to recover your rom! So baically you need to nvflash the recovery. TRUST ME! Learn this! It's not hard. I can help you.
This is the reason nx1's and nxs's can not be bricked, is anytime you flash a recovery it "WILL NOT STICK". I know it sounds tough but its pure genius.
With pur phones that is not an option unless you know code. Trust me if i can do it so can anyone else.

It's pretty easy to brick a Nexus, just botch a radio flash
It's also simple to stop them reverting to stock recovery, just remove the install-recovery.sh file, most people do it.

[Q] Won't Go Into Recovery Just Shows Red Triangle With Red Exclamation Mark.

Brand new Thunderbolt, I did have it rooted but just factory reset it, I no longer have root. I hold down the power button and BOTH volume arrows and get into the screen for recovery, when I go to it it gives me a black screen with a pic of a phone in the middle with a red triangle and a red exclamation mark over top the phone.
I want to root and get a new kernel but think it would not be smart to proceed until I fix this problem. Jeesh, had it less than 12 hours and broke it already haha.
So, how do I get it to let me in there so I can make a nandroid backup?

I'm pretty certain you need to be rooted to access recovery.

Well, last night when I WAS rooted I tried it and it didn't work either. Well, I will try that tonight around 5PM EST and let you know if rooting allows me in. Honestly, I factory reset the phone after I rooted it because I thought the way I rooted it messed it up. Now I am thinking that is not true.

You have to be rooted to get into recovery. Also, and I am not 100% sure about this, if you did a factory re-set and didnt re-root and then reinstall CWR then there wont be a recovery for you to access.

You're looking at the stock recovery. You need to reroot and flash CWM to be able to install custom zips.
Sent from my Thunderbolt.

theincrediblenoob said:
Brand new Thunderbolt, I did have it rooted but just factory reset it, I no longer have root. I hold down the power button and BOTH volume arrows and get into the screen for recovery, when I go to it it gives me a black screen with a pic of a phone in the middle with a red triangle and a red exclamation mark over top the phone.
I want to root and get a new kernel but think it would not be smart to proceed until I fix this problem. Jeesh, had it less than 12 hours and broke it already haha.
So, how do I get it to let me in there so I can make a nandroid backup?
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A factory reset shouldn't cause you to lose root. That just wipes data/cache. I would return to stock, root again and go from there. There's a thread in the development section on how to return to stock.
Did you flash CWM after rooting??? You can't do **** without that.

Ok, here is what I did, i took a factory thunderbolt and followed all the directions on this link.
http://www.thunderboltforums.com/fo.../1233-rs-guide-how-root-your-thunderbolt.html
Then, I downloaded rom manager and busybox and was about to try and install a kernal. I wanted to make a nandroid back up and thats when I noticed this problem. I also think I lost my 3g access then too. So, I went to factory reset and then tested the root checker app and it said I had NO ROOT.
I am rather noobish so please make the directions on how to fix this simple HAHA. I am also wondering if the link above has good root instructions and how would I install a kernel on the thunderbolt? Even a link to a thunderbolt kernel thread would be sweet!! THanks!!
I will wait for someone to let me know if that link is any good before I root with it again.

dbisch said:
A factory reset shouldn't cause you to lose root. That just wipes data/cache. I would return to stock, root again and go from there. There's a thread in the development section on how to return to stock.
Did you flash CWM after rooting??? You can't do **** without that.
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Honestly, idk what that is.. Sry, the only other phone i rooted was my incredible through the one step Unrevoked method.
I think the directions in the link above might have missed something that a noob like me would not have picked up on. Something you guys prolly would have known right away.

Go to xda Tbolt dev section, find the root how-to thread and re-root
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theincrediblenoob said:
Honestly, idk what that is.. Sry, the only other phone i rooted was my incredible through the one step Unrevoked method.
I think the directions in the link above might have missed something that a noob like me would not have picked up on. Something you guys prolly would have known right away.
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CMW is ClockworkMod Recovery. It's the recovery you flash in ROM Manager.
Follow this thread for rooting. There's a few other methods in the development section that have scripts so you don't have to manually push through ABD. Doing it yourself is more fail safe though and also a good learning experience.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616

dbisch said:
CMW is ClockworkMod Recovery. It's the recovery you flash in ROM Manager.
Follow this thread for rooting. There's a few other methods in the development section that have scripts so you don't have to manually push through ABD. Doing it yourself is more fail safe though and also a good learning experience.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616
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What about the link in my original post that I used to root? Any good?

theincrediblenoob said:
Then, I downloaded rom manager and busybox
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Downloading Rom Manager is NOT installing custom recovery but a way to do so.
Once RM is installed open it up & choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. That will install the latest recovery from which you can run backups and such.

feedhead said:
Downloading Rom Manager is NOT installing custom recovery but a way to do so.
Once RM is installed open it up & choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery. That will install the latest recovery from which you can run backups and such.
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See, now when I did my incredible I never even downloaded rom manager. I don't even know what it really does. I thought I held up and power when turning on to get into the menu and I was able to make the nandroid backup from that menu somewhere?

dbisch said:
A factory reset shouldn't cause you to lose root. That just wipes data/cache. I would return to stock, root again and go from there. There's a thread in the development section on how to return to stock.
Did you flash CWM after rooting??? You can't do **** without that.
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What do you mean exactly by flashing CWM ? I just followed the instructions that the link gave me to do. If you wanna check it out i included the below
http://www.thunderboltforums.com/fo.../1233-rs-guide-how-root-your-thunderbolt.html

So... Just my 2 cents. You said you downloaded clockworks and busy box, but I never saw you reference super user. That should have been download number 1 after root. Without that, you're not doing anything.

bking_soda said:
So... Just my 2 cents. You said you downloaded clockworks and busy box, but I never saw you reference super user. That should have been download number 1 after root. Without that, you're not doing anything.
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Yes, I did get that one too. I just rerooted it and now I am looking at the main screen in the rom manager again. What should I do? I do not have busy box, I have rom manager, superuser and root access. I keep hearing something about flashing clockworkrecovery next?? Like does that mean just click on the box in rom manager?

theincrediblenoob said:
I keep hearing something about flashing clockworkrecovery next?? Like does that mean just click on the box in rom manager?
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In ROM Manager if you select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery", Rom Manager will do just that.
It will flash your recovery.

MePascal said:
In ROM Manager if you select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery", Rom Manager will do just that.
It will flash your recovery.
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Ok I guess I am not fully understanding this. What does it really mean to "flash" your "recovery"?
Does this mean to make a copy of your current phone, like a nandroid backup? Or does it mean to access a copy you have already made and revert your system to that prior copy? Or am I wrong on both?

theincrediblenoob said:
Ok I guess I am not fully understanding this. What does it really mean to "flash" your "recovery"?
Does this mean to make a copy of your current phone, like a nandroid backup? Or does it mean to access a copy you have already made and revert your system to that prior copy? Or am I wrong on both?
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The answer to your first question of the first link being any good...that would be a big NO. Your phone never rooted from the start due to faulty directions posted. As far as flashing a recovery from clockworkmod that basically means when you need to get to the recovery screen this is the program that will bring you there with the understanding that you flash the recovery. NOW to do that there is an option at the top of the screen which says
" Flash ClockworkMod Recovery "
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.2.5
Once you flash it will show this:
Flash CLockworkMod Recovery
Current Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.3.5
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.2.5
TO FLASH YOU SIMPLY SELECT THIS BOX AND IT WILL BRING UP A SCREEN TO CONFIRM PHONE MODEL AND THEN WILL ASK FOR SUPERUSER PERMISSION WHICH YOU MUST GRANT ACCESS TO AT ALL TIMES.

KDKobes said:
The answer to your first question of the first link being any good...that would be a big NO. Your phone never rooted from the start due to faulty directions posted. As far as flashing a recovery from clockworkmod that basically means when you need to get to the recovery screen this is the program that will bring you there with the understanding that you flash the recovery. NOW to do that there is an option at the top of the screen which says
" Flash ClockworkMod Recovery "
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.2.5
Once you flash it will show this:
Flash CLockworkMod Recovery
Current Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.3.5
Latest Recovery: ClockworkMod 3.0.2.5
TO FLASH YOU SIMPLY SELECT THIS BOX AND IT WILL BRING UP A SCREEN TO CONFIRM PHONE MODEL AND THEN WILL ASK FOR SUPERUSER PERMISSION WHICH YOU MUST GRANT ACCESS TO AT ALL TIMES.
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What is wrong with the link above?? I used it last night to root the phone and according to root checker I have root... I am not second guessing you, I am just wanting to know what is wrong with it so I can fix the wrong or add the missed steps so I dont have issues.

[Q] problems with rom manager

hey guys a have problems with rom manager.
i was trying to do a backup rom. but rom manager gives me 2 different errors 2 different times.
first it tells me the i need to have cmw v4 and up and the other is it cant mount system so it only backup the bootlogo!!!
how can i fix this

gypsy214 said:
hey guys a have problems with rom manager.
i was trying to do a backup rom. but rom manager gives me 2 different errors 2 different times.
first it tells me the i need to have cmw v4 and up and the other is it cant mount system so it only backup the bootlogo!!!
how can i fix this
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Backup from recovery

mr mystery said:
Backup from recovery
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i did that and got the same issues.

gypsy214 said:
i did that and got the same issues.
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Did you boot into recovery from rom manager? Or by holding power + volume down to boot into the nvflashed version? Make sure you're making backups by booting into the nvflashed recovery.

I've noticed that stock GB and ROM Manager do not get along. I'm forced to boot into recovery to do anything.
Sent from my LG-P999 using xda premium

Personally, I find Rom Manager to be completly useless and doesn't allow you to do anything right. Your best bet is to boot into recovery by holding power and vol down if you want something done right.

Tattooed5150 said:
Personally, I find Rom Manager to be completly useless and doesn't allow you to do anything right. Your best bet is to boot into recovery by holding power and vol down if you want something done right.
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Agreed I find rom manager totally useless too, I haven't even used it since my mytouch 4g days, no need to with the nvflash recovery, once flashed it is just about fool proof. I never. Ever had a problem. Using it, and to rename my backups I use andro zip from the market and its free, also nvflash gets updated in a timely manner.......great great tool and like I said no problems using it

sarni84 said:
Agreed I find rom manager totally useless too, I haven't even used it since my mytouch 4g days, no need to with the nvflash recovery, once flashed it is just about fool proof. I never. Ever had a problem. Using it, and to rename my backups I use andro zip from the market and its free, also nvflash gets updated in a timely manner.......great great tool and like I said no problems using it
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ROM Manager works fine on phones where the recovery partition is accessible when the phone is booted into the Android OS. On my Nexus One it works great and flashes recovery to the recovery partition where it is supposed to go.
On the G2X, LG made the recovery partition non-accessible when the phone is booted into the Android OS. So ROM Manager cannot flash recovery directly to the recovery partition. It flashes it to regular phone memory and then tricks the phone into running it when you say reboot to recovery in ROM Manager. Because of this people call this a "fake flash" and is not as reliable as recovery flashed to the recovery partition where it should be. Therefore, it is not advisable to use ROM Manager with the G2X and just use NVFlash to flash Clockworkmod Recovery to the recovery partition where it should be.

[Q] First Time Root Help Please?

Hello everyone,
I just bought a Verizon Galaxy S3 and I am in the process of rooting it. Im kinda freaking out because things really arent going that well for me. So far what I've done is root and unlock bootloader. Here is where the problem starts. When I try to reboot into CWM recovery it just boots me into the normal android recovery. Is this normal? every video I have watched shows people manually rebooting straight into CWM. The only way I can get it to work is if I go into EZ recovery and press "Flash" then "Reboot Into Recovery" buttons.
My second area of confusion is regarding the IMEI backup. Is this something everyone does when flashing roms on this phone? I am very confused as to what I'm supposed to do. Do I use the adb or download a terminal app from the play store? If someone could clarify that would be great !
Sorry if these questions are pathetic but this is my first time doing this and it's a learning experience I geuss. Here are the links to the guides I used for what I have done so far.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Thanks

I recently saw someone have a problem getting custom recovery persist, and another member pointed out a step you needed to do to get it to stick. I'll see if I can locate that post and add it to this post.
As far as IMEI goes, you only need to back it up once, and then you are good to go. Perform step a followed by step b in the backup thread.

apacseven said:
I recently saw someone have a problem getting custom recovery persist, and another member pointed out a step you needed to do to get it to stick. I'll see if I can locate that post and add it to this post.
As far as IMEI goes, you only need to back it up once, and then you are good to go. Perform step a followed by step b in the backup thread.
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Alright thanks, so for most people once they flash it once it should stay every time they reboot into recovery? I have probably the noobiest question of all time, what does flashing CWM recovery even do? is it like flashing a rom where it just gets baked in to the OS permanently? Or does it actually provide a backup of data because I thought thats what nandroids were for.

Havent found exactly what I was recalling as far as the recovery problem, but I found something in a thread below this that makes me think maybe your bootloader wasnt unlocked properly. What version (if any) of ez recovery did you use?
Also, flashing CWM (ideally, at least) replaces the stock recovery with the clockworkmod recovery. Then, when you boot into CWM, that is where you make a backup (nandroid) of your current ROM. Once you have backups made you can quickly switch between ROMs by restoring the nandroids.
I hope I understood your question correctly and also answered it properly.

apacseven said:
Havent found exactly what I was recalling as far as the recovery problem, but I found something in a thread below this that makes me think maybe your bootloader wasnt unlocked properly. What version (if any) of ez recovery did you use?
Also, flashing CWM (ideally, at least) replaces the stock recovery with the clockworkmod recovery. Then, when you boot into CWM, that is where you make a backup (nandroid) of your current ROM. Once you have backups made you can quickly switch between ROMs by restoring the nandroids.
I hope I understood your question correctly and also answered it properly.
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Yes you did, thank you so much. In the tutorial I used it was saying that the newer versions of EZ unlock were having problems so I downloaded version 1.2. How do I proceed if my bootloader was unlocked improperly? Also, I went in to EZ recovery and flashed CWM and made a nandroid backup if this matters.
Thanks so much for your help.

If you used version 1.2 then my point was moot. So you can only get into CWM if you install CWM from ez recovery and then hit reboot into recovery? If you do the hold vol up + home button while powering on it always takes you to stock recovery?

Yep its very weird. Not sure what to do.

Someone else will likely be able to chime in on how to correct this, unfortunately (or fortunately? lol) it hasnt happened to me so I havent had to deal with it. Its not a huge deal so I wouldnt worry about it.
Personally I use TWRP recovery. You can try that and see if it will stick, you can always go back to CWM later. Try it in ez recovery, or Goo manager from the play store (I use goo manager). If you want to try installing it from goo manager, install the app, hit menu, then select install open recovery script.

K cool. So would it hurt me if I just used ez recovery to flash and reboot everytime I need to get into CWM? Also for goo manager does that install the one you were talking about or CWM?
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Goo manager is only for TWRP recovery. And as long as the backups are being stored and you can access them the next time you get into CWM, it doesnt matter. Like I said, hopefully someone will be able to tell you how to correct this issue and we will both learn a thing or two from it.

Did you follow Step 12 in Section 2 in the first link you posted?
You have to make sure to go to CWM v6.0.1 in the drop down and install that version of Clockwork Mod Recovery.
I'm not sure if that's the cause of your issue, but you may want to check into that

Yep i did that
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Can someone please help D:
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