So I lost CWM recovery with the update to 1.10.7 Miui and was wondering if there is a way to start over that DOESNT lose my pics, downloaded files, and such from the sd card? I don't mind wiping the ROM but I dont want to have to reinstall all 10 gigs of pictures and downloaded files onto the phone again. Thanks!
Sorry man. I don't think that this is possible. The only way to go back to stock is wipe. Here's a link with the three ways to do it. You may need to PIT or not depending on whether you used Voo doo or not. All credit goes to prasadudwadia for making the compilation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293751
I know.
I personally was stuck with Miui because of the CWM "Red" being cut out. I had to install a "crap" kernal using SGS Kernal Flasher just to mess up the boot process just to get back in to "Red". After that was able to wipe/install anything I wanted. Don't know if this has been fixed, but was what I had to do.
chipstien said:
So I lost CWM recovery with the update to 1.10.7 Miui and was wondering if there is a way to start over that DOESNT lose my pics, downloaded files, and such from the sd card? I don't mind wiping the ROM but I dont want to have to reinstall all 10 gigs of pictures and downloaded files onto the phone again. Thanks!
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When you Odin back to stock it doesn't erase you SD card lol only way to erase SD is if its corrupt or you actually hit format SD
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I am modifying this post removing some steps:
Note that you can always go back to orignal Odin ROM using Vibrant Download Mode in the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978836
You should know what you are doing, otherwise I am not reponsible for any device brick.
1- Use SuperOneClick 1.7 to gain root (USB debugging enabled).
Open SuperOneClick and run Shell Root with your phone plugged in.
Use Rage option, then once done, reboot the phone and verify root using "Root Checker" from the Market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2. Download "3e_recovery_installer.zip" from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423
run the 3e Recovery Installer. When finished, close.
3. Flash ClockWorkMod Recovery via ROM Manager from market by selecting "Vibrant" when asked for phone type. Then reboot into recovery. (You may need to reboot your phone if you get stuck on the ROM Manager "Reboot to Recovery" screen) (Just reboot, then attempt to reboot into recovery again)
At the blue recovery select "reinstall packages". The first time will fail, run it once more, and you should now have the green CWM Recovery menu.
4. Install Kernel Flasher from the Market and backup the kernel.
5. use Rom Manager to flash Data and Dalvik init.d-busybox with data to SD update.zip to fix Data and Dalvik init.d-busybox from below link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744655
6- When finshed you should be able to backup and restore the ROM using Rom Mananger.
What do you mean by no network
bryandrew19 said:
What do you mean by no network
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I think it means no signal or cell service until you re flash your kernal back up..
Does this fix get cwm working for all features? Or just backup and restore?
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I tested backup, restore and rom flashing
arahma said:
I tested backup, restore and rom flashing
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Thanks for this. Btw what rom did you flash?
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Can anyone confirm this?
I have created a deodex zip file for orignal vibrant 4G rom and used rom manager to successfully flash it. I will post the rom later today.
Sgs4g apparently has a new rockstar.. bravo
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I guess I'm the first casualty of this. I did everything to the letter in the post up to step five. Once i flashed 4g_sd-fix_New in rom manager it the phone rebooted and did the exact opposite of what it was supposed to do. It no factory reset my phone and neither the sd card nor the internal storage mount.
Any help would be appreciated here.
treobwoy said:
I guess I'm the first casualty of this. I did everything to the letter in the post up to step five. Once i flashed 4g_sd-fix_New in rom manager it the phone rebooted and did the exact opposite of what it was supposed to do. It no factory reset my phone and neither the sd card nor the internal storage mount.
Any help would be appreciated here.
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I got the same issue. Flashing back to stock now. It also wiped my entire SD card.
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5. Flash 4g_sd-fix_New using ROM Manager to fix Data umount issue from below link:
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For this step do you mean go into recovery and flash or do you mean use ROM Manager and "Install ROM from SD Card"?
Beefvvl said:
For this step do you mean go into recovery and flash or do you mean use ROM Manager and "Install ROM from SD Card"?
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doing it through rom manager worked
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I got the same issue. Flashing back to stock now. It also wiped my entire SD card.
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Let us know if you get it working. And what you did.
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Is anyone able to get data back?
I tried using Odin to flash to stock and I'm still unable to get data connection unless I connect to Wifi.
I sure hope you modified the SD Fix.....
That fix was created by Eugene and I to fix mounting for the Vibrant. If flashed to a 4G, it'll break.
I wouldn't recommend this method at all, this looks risky. Just wait for krylon or koush to come out with a proper release of cwm. I have offered to lend my phone to either of them and im sure as soon as either one has the time they will get it going.
I don't like doing things half ass, and while the work is appreciated i wouldn't recommend this guide to the average user as i lost my first 4g to a similar guide.
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I wouldn't recommend this method at all, this looks risky. Just wait for krylon or koush to come out with a proper release of cwm. I have offered to lend my phone to either of them and im sure as soon as either one has the time they will get it going.
I don't like doing things half ass, and while the work is appreciated i wouldn't recommend this guide to the average user as i lost my first 4g to a similar guide.
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Im back from my Android break...as you can tell.. LOL
Hit me up and we'll work out something for the device loan.
krylon360 said:
I sure hope you modified the SD Fix.....
That fix was created by Eugene and I to fix mounting for the Vibrant. If flashed to a 4G, it'll break.
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Are you talking about step 5?
I tried all the steps till 5 and get the data not being able to connect and then after I Odin back to stock and I'm unable to do step 6.
Krylon can you load up the 2 ROM's you have available for us to try if we can get this damn thing to work?
Beefvvl said:
Are you talking about step 5?
I tried all the steps till 5 and get the data not being able to connect and then after I Odin back to stock and I'm unable to do step 6.
Krylon can you load up the 2 ROM's you have available for us to try if we can get this damn thing to work?
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Yes, Step 5 was created by us to allow both Internal and External SD to auto mount to the phone and PC on the VIBRANT.
We had to modify the stock 4G files to allow this due to the 4G only having a external SD.
For now, I'm reporting this thread due to it being just like the last "CWM for Vibrant works on the 4G" thread which caused bricks, which resulted in me having to create the ODIN image for everyone.
Please do not jump the gun. Be patient.
how do i install it? i tried to do it in recovery mode and put myself in a bootloop, thank god for nvflash. I tried through rom manager and got an error.
also how to i install the gaps?
any help is much appreciated!
slowpig38 said:
how do i install it? i tried to do it in recovery mode and put myself in a bootloop, thank god for nvflash. I tried through rom manager and got an error.
also how to i install the gaps?
any help is much appreciated!
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ALL FILES ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT SECTION.
First u need super one click root, than you need one click recovery...pick cwm 3.0.2.7 than go to development and download cm7, the gapps are in the same thread. Put it on your sd card and than boot into recovery with power+down vol and pick install from sd card and pick the rom. Once its done flash the gapps and than reboot. Your all done
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slowpig38 said:
how do i install it? i tried to do it in recovery mode and put myself in a bootloop, thank god for nvflash. I tried through rom manager and got an error.
also how to i install the gaps?
What error did u get?
any help is much appreciated!
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bootloop again, i tried install zip from SD card and it put me in a bootloop. i can get out of it with nvflash, but what should i do to get cm7 to run.
slowpig38 said:
bootloop again, i tried install zip from SD card and it put me in a bootloop. i can get out of it with nvflash, but what should i do to get cm7 to run.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060715
ok, that thread didnt help. i did everything like it said, i have nvflash and i made a backup. i downloaded the newest cm7 nightly, moved it to my external SD card, and then i went to recovery and hit install zip and clicked on it. when i reboot it keeps reloading the cm7 load screen over and over. what should i do?
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ok, that thread didnt help. i did everything like it said, i have nvflash and i made a backup. i downloaded the newest cm7 nightly, moved it to my external SD card, and then i went to recovery and hit install zip and clicked on it. when i reboot it keeps reloading the cm7 load screen over and over. what should i do?
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Are you doing a wipe first? marking the 2-3 options? I say do it again, make sure a full wipe. Not that I have ever done this b4, but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night.. Edit: seriously, take my advice w/ a grain of salt. i've done a lot of reading and people are saying there are 3 options that can be ticked during a wipe.. to make sure there is a clean install.. I haven't used cwm yet, just read about it.. alot.
so i just got my sgs3 and rooted it and unlocked the bootloader, flashed twrp, wiped and went to flash the efs thing and cant find any of my zips i put on the phone...what do i do? can i flash a rom with odin(new from the htc world) or do i need to go back to stock?
Are they on the root of your SD card?
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i thought they were, i tried flashing cwm through odin and now i cant even get to recovery, downloading stock .tar now to try again but its a huge download...:crying:
SD card must be formatted Fat32 or none of the recoveries will see it.
it should be, it was in my inc and i wiped and formatted it before i put it in
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it should be, it was in my inc and i wiped and formatted it before i put it in
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If it is fat32 it should be able to see it. If you format with phone it will format to extFat. Put it back in PC and and click computer. Right click the sddrive and it should give you the format. Can't help with CWM since I haven't used it since Tbolt. I am using TWRP with no issues.
card was formatted correctly...did it again just to be sure, 1 hour left for the stock .tar...lol
is there a way to get the internal sd card out easily? to check that?
i am booting again...did the factory root 66 thing and im back, gonna try flashing again tonight and hope it goes better this time...
thanks for the help that you guys gave!
Hey all,
Recently, I had an issue with the SD card in my skyrocket. Phone will get stuck at custom boot screen for a while. After finally booting, I noticed I had to reinstall some apps...not all.
Anyways,
Right after this happened, I noticed that I could no longer perform a clockwork mod backup as I have done with no issues. It gets stuck randomly during the system files backup state. What can I do to fix this?
I have tried many things, including fix per, flash new cwm version and format new card and copy over all files previously other. Nothing seems to work.
Any help is appreciated...
Thanks
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I would flash back to stock reload the whole initial bootloader and stock recovery then go and redo the actual superuser then put on the custom recovery try TWRP or you can try cwm again nothing against skaters CWM twrp is just easier for me
Ahh, was not familiar with twrp and have always used cwm. However, after your reply and downloading and flashing it, I must say I love the GUI and ease of use.
Anyways,
I flashed it and did perform a backup. While I did get two errors, it did actually complete and I believe it did save data to this SD card. Should I worry about the errors though?
What's the difference between this from recovery tool and cwm? Still can't get cwm to backup after that SD card issue.
Thank you much for quick reply
--mike
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pookieguy said:
Ahh, was not familiar with twrp and have always used cwm. However, after your reply and downloading and flashing it, I must say I love the GUI and ease of use.
Anyways,
I flashed it and did perform a backup. While I did get two errors, it did actually complete and I believe it did save data to this SD card. Should I worry about the errors though?
What's the difference between this from recovery tool and cwm? Still can't get cwm to backup after that SD card issue.
Thank you much for quick reply
--mike
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if your not having issue with twrp then i wouldnt worry there has been alot people that said thta sk8ters recovery was giving issues never personally had any trouble when i used maybe just bad recovery.. sometimes thing act wonkie for no reason
Thanks...
Should I worry about the two errors even if it did complete?
Also, how do you restore?
I tested by booting to twrp and hit the restore button. I browsed to directory on SD card where backup is but not sure what file to chose?
Thanks again...
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pookieguy said:
Thanks...
Should I worry about the two errors even if it did complete?
Also, how do you restore?
I tested by booting to twrp and hit the restore button. I browsed to directory on SD card where backup is but not sure what file to chose?
Thanks again...
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I don't use twrp but shouldn't the backup be named after the time/date it was created. If that's true then you should know which backup to choose by looking at the time/date.
I'm thinking the folders for the failed backups are also there..
So i was going to reflash my rom thru twrp recovery and after wiping everything but internal storage, come to find out, the rom I had on there was deleted a few days ago. So my phone currently doesnt have a OS. and wont boot past the samsung screen. I was thinking about just odining back but i have mad pics i have saved on my phone and i don't want to lose them. Is there anyway if i download the rom on my computer, I can some how get it on my phone via usb? or what options do i have so i dont lose everything
Copy it to an external sd, and flash it.
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Copy it to an external sd, and flash it.
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Ok duh. Should of thought about that lol. Thanks