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I can't see anything on recovery mode

it's empty i try to flash clockworkmod and original version
I can't root

The recovery is not sticking, which is pretty common with alot of us. Simply go into CWM and flash the latest recovery and then reboot. Your recovery will work then (atleast for that time)

a) use adb to flash the cwm recovery (fastboot flash recovery recoveryimagename.img)
b) start recovery on device
c) root via flashing superuser zip
d) reboot phone
e) download a file explorer capable of read and write operations (eg SuperManager)
f) start file explorer and set read/write enabled
g) rename install-recovery.sh (eg to install-recovery-old.sh) in /system/etc folder
h) flash cwm recovery again using adb (basically repeat a))
Now your recovery won't be deleted after a reboot.

recovery.img which one do i use?

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.

[Q] FUBAR'd (Status 7)

i seem to have fubar'ed my nexus s (uk version) i updated to ics, didnt like it so tried to restore to a backup i made earlier today...
at the moment when i turn on my phone it shows
fastboot mode- No Boot or Recovery img
lock state - unlocked
I can enter recovery. but cannot restore.
tried wiping cache,dalvik etc.
When hitting restore it returns with:
... system.img not found. skipping restore of /system/
also does the same with
data.img
cache.img
sd-ext.img
i have no idea what to do... if you could help it would be greatly appreciated.

Try flashing a rom. U can mount SD card within recovery.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using xda premium

yeah tried flashing ...
gets stuck on google screen

Do you have a One Click return to stock available for your model? It wouldn't hurt to start fresh. I did that on my NS4G last week. Does your PC recognize the phone?
Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk

looking into the unbrickable mod atm... my phone seems to have no .img files.
tried restoring to stock and still the same issue... it says it cant find .img so skips them then when i try to re boot it sticks on the google screen

After trying to apply from zip (cm7, that i have used numerous times before)
i get this ---
Installing update...
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") =="crespo" ll getprop("ro.build.Product") == "crespo" ll getprop("ro.product.board") == "crespo"
E:Error in /sdcard/update-cm-7.0.3-NS-signed.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
i havent the faintest idea what to do...

Tried re-flashing CWM recovery?

yup tried re flash,
i think i need to replace the .img files... i just dont know how
it says that
system.img not found
data.img not found
cache.img not found
sd-ext.img not found.
it skips the restore of these say restore complete. yet there is obviously nothing to restore.
there must be a way of fixing this???

Do you have the latest version of CWM flashed? (5.0.2.0)

yeah re installed/reflashed (5.0.2.0)
it seems to be working
*~~~~~~*
Facepalm
*~~~~~~*
Such a noob
I have had a similar problem before, and even advised on that exact thing.
lesson learned.
KEEP RECOVERY.IMG UP TO DATE
Thank you for pointing out the obvious.
I'm such a ****

No problem flex59, best way to learn is the long and hard way . I had a similar status 7 problem on my move up to ICS. Figured the latest recovery will save me wasted hours down the track eventually, and hopefully someone elses.

To downgrade from ICS, you need to flash the full GB 2.3.6 ROM first...
I downgraded from OTA ICS 4.0.3 due to battery, Wifi & lag issues as well. A NANDroid backup does NOT contain the bootloader and radio AFAIK. Here's what I did.
Find the appropriate FULL ROM here and download and copy to your SD card.
Download this flashable Superuser here and copy to your SD card.
Make sure you are familiar with and set up for fastboot and have the latest CWM recovery img file. You will have to reinstall CWM. These instructions are assuming that CWM recovery is already installed on your device.
1. Make sure the full ROM and SU zip are on the root your SD card.
2. I did a full wipe of data, cache, dalvik.
3. Go into CWM recovery and flash the full ROM. Now flash the SU zip.
4. At this point, the full ROM flashed GB2.3.6, stock recovery, bootloader and radio back. But you should be rooted due to step 3.
5. Boot into Android. I installed ES File Explorer from the market. In ES File Explorer settings, select both root settings “Root Explorer” and “Mount File System” to navigate and modify root files. Allow permissions in SuperUser.
6. Navigate to /system/etc and rename (tap&hold on file) install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak (this file reinstalls the stock recovery at every boot)
7. Using fastboot on your computer, flash CWM recovery again.
8. NOW using CWM, restore your GB 2.3.6 NANDroid backup.
Like nothing ever changed.

Can I flash twrp from goomanager?

I have a 8013. I need to put in a different recovery and I like twrp. has anyone flashed it from goomanager? I see that there is one on there I just dont want to mess something up.
Already rooted.
I would search for this but I cant find a search button. Really not in the app or on the website.
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda app-developers app

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eggwardo said:
I have a 8013. I need to put in a different recovery and I like twrp. has anyone flashed it from goomanager? I see that there is one on there I just dont want to mess something up.
Already rooted.
I would search for this but I cant find a search button. Really not in the app or on the website.
Sent from my GT-N8013 using xda app-developers app
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Hmm... When I read here: Goomanager so there is function for flash recovery. But if I don't get wrong, so this recovery files must be on www.goo.im server. Theoretically all ROMs, MODs and RECOVERY files lying on goo.im server
you can download to your device and flash it!
But for me and if I want to flash something, the best way is: Flashify
Here is it TOP 11:
1 - Flash boot and recovery .img without even needing to go to recovery.
2 - Flash zip files. Option to wipe cache, dalvik and data when using TWRP or Philz recovery.
3 - Download and flash CWM, Philz, TWRP, Gapps, Franco Kernel, Stock Nexus Kernel (premium), and Stock Nexus Recovery (premium).
4 - Automatic Loki Patch when needed.
5 - Full nandroid backups/restores when using TWRP or Philz recovery.
6 - Backup/Restore kernel and recovery using Sdcard or cloud (Dropbox, Box (premium) or Google Drive (premium)).
7 - Automatic cloud synchronisation of backups between devices and desktops.
8 - Keep track of recently flashed items.
9 - Flash multiple files and build your flash queue.
11 - Flash from anywhere! Do you want to flash from your favorite File Explorer or Email app? No biggie, that also works together with Flashify.
More at links above!
Have great Flashing :victory: Peter

I have an 8013 as well that I acquired used. it was pre-rooted, but the custom recovery on it didn't work for newer roms. I looked into installing TWRP and found that although the official TWRP instructions said you could install it from GooManager, when I tried to, it didn't find a recovery for the device.
I did successfully get TWRP installed quite easily using their alternate instructions, though. here's a quick breakdown, especially since their instructions are a bit vague.
1. download the .img file for the recovery from here: http ://teamw.in /project/ twrp2/110 (remove the spaces; I can't post outside links yet.)
2. in either terminal emultor or through adb shell, run the command shown below, replacing the bracketed sections with the path and filename of the .img file:
dd if=/<File path>/<filename>.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6
For example, say you save it in your downloads folder on the internal sd card. The path is probably something along the lines of /storage/sdcard0/Download/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-gt-n8013.img
If you get the path or filename wrong when you runthis command, it will just tell you that it could not find the file you told it to write. if you get the second part wrong, however, you could brick your device, so make sure you double and triple check that part.
Another good check to do before running the command is to ensure that your download is not corrupt by checking the md5 checksum. To do this, make sure you copy that when you download the file and then check using a file browser that supports it. I use Explorer (by Speed Software) to check the md5. To see it, long press the file and click properties. If the one given when you downloaded it and and the one you get from the file do not match, your download likely got corrupted and you should try again until they do match. It's rare, but you don't want to flash a corrupted recovery, so do check it.
The command itself can either be run from an app like terminal emulator or over adb (android debug bridge) from your computer using the command:
adb shell <command>
I followed this basic procedure and now have a fully functioning TWRP recovery on my 8013. Best of luck to you in getting yours working. :good:

OTA update bootloop fix [S-ON] [BU] [Stock Rooted ROM]

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).