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What is the best recovery? I know most rooms use revolutionary but what are the peeks of the other ones and why not stick with clock work? I tried figuring it out but don't know.
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devs are using more 4ext cause it gives you options to install engines and what not

4EXT has a great UI and is really easy to use.
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I've been a clockwork fan for a while, but it took all of 12 seconds to make me happy that I switched to 4EXT. It's REALLY easy to use.
It also shows battery % and the time in recovery. If something is taking a while that can be really handy to know that your battery is running down before you start a flash process. It's no fun is the battery dies in the middle.

ilostchild said:
devs are using more 4ext cause it gives you options to install engines and what not
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What are engines? And what is this 4ext touch thing I hear about? Can you use the touch screen in the recovery? That would be great.
Btw thanks to everyone who replied. I was considering switching but wasn't sure if I should.

aamir123 said:
What are engines? And what is this 4ext touch thing I hear about? Can you use the touch screen in the recovery? That would be great.
Btw thanks to everyone who replied. I was considering switching but wasn't sure if I should.
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I think engines as in the Sony Bravia one? So basically Devs can give you the option while flashing, to select many options and add-ons, for example I just flashed InsertCoin 4.4.1 and halfway through it asked if I wanted to have a 1.5ghz overclock or add BeatsAudio. And Yes, it is touch screen making it a lot easier, as you can imagine!
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aamir123 said:
What are engines? And what is this 4ext touch thing I hear about? Can you use the touch screen in the recovery? That would be great.
Btw thanks to everyone who replied. I was considering switching but wasn't sure if I should.
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Yes there is a touchscreen version, yes touchscreen works, makes use of recovery really nice.
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4 ext recovery is great! The devs have done serious work
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Thank you to everyone, you guys helped alot. I was skeptical at first but Im gonna give 4ext a try.

4EXT is the best, I use the 4EXT Touch!

4EXT is compatible with clockworkmod, btw. You can restore any backups using 4EXT that were made with clockworkmod, and roms that work with clockworkmod will work with 4EXT. 4EXT is actually based upon the clockworkmod code base.

[Q] what is thw difference between 4ext recovery and cwm recovery?

Iam using cwm recovery and i read that someone want to change from cwm to 4ext .what is the differnce between both of them ? does 4ext better than cwm ?

NO difference both do the same thing I think that 4ext has more updates and looks more user friendly but you can just change the theme
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4ext was originally based on cwm source code but has since been heavily amended and greatly improved, it was first to have touch only recovery and in my opinion is better, for this device in gets updated more often
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Yeah I'm a big fan of 4ext touch. Previously used cwm. If recovery is something you hardly use I wouldn't recommend the upgrade, but obviously if you use recovery a lot I'd recommend the switch
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Think of 4EXT as an upgrade of CWM with more (new) features. And now has support for touch. All those asides the fact that it gets regular (read as "frequent") updates. I used to be a CWM loyalist but I really don't remember when the lines of loyalty got eroded *grins*.

yes am using recovery alot so how do i upgrade to 4ext what is the best wat to do it or any guide ?

lovelorn.! said:
yes am using recovery alot so how do i upgrade to 4ext what is the best wat to do it or any guide ?
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http://4ext.net/
Go on there, download either the free one or paid version and install recovery through the app. Simple
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Best Recovery?

Hi,
since there is the TWRP 2.2.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27611563 i ask myself which one is the best one?
TWRP
4Ext
CWM
What do you think?
why is the one you chose the better one for you?

I think 4Ext is the best recovery.

Well, atm i think the same
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4ext touch
Tapatalked from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!!!

Using 4Ext for a loooong time now and like it!

Px80 said:
Hi,
since there is the TWRP 2.2.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27611563 i ask myself which one is the best one?
TWRP
4Ext
CWM
What do you think?
why is the one you chose the better one for you?
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I think CWM

For this device clearly 4 ext, heads and shoulders above the rest
For others it's not so clear
Sywepd form my DsereiS

ben_pyett said:
For this device clearly 4 ext, heads and shoulders above the rest
For others it's not so clear
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+1 to 4EXT - by far the best featured, best supported and most stable recovery for the DS.

4ext for sure!

Nice, seems like i will keep 4ext
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I have ClockworkMod Touch Recovery and really like it. I keep seeing 4EXT mentioned now though. Why is it better? If my recovery works fine, is there a reason to change?
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4EXT has more options and IMO is more user friendly
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4ext touch for me... way better than others...!!

+1 for 4EXT

4EXT all day!
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4EXT.. coupled that with recovery control, and you get one of the, if not the most powerful recovery system for your device.. And it's cheaper than CWM system..

for me 4EXT touch still the best.
since it help me from "emmc fried" issue :good:

amidabuddha said:
4EXT has more options and IMO is more user friendly
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+1

amidabuddha said:
4EXT has more options and IMO is more user friendly
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Anything... helpful? It's fine saying it has more options, but are there any that you actually regularly use that make it beat CWM?

faemir said:
Anything... helpful? It's fine saying it has more options, but are there any that you actually regularly use that make it beat CWM?
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Flash it and check yourself. Would take not more than 10 minutes. Also there is a complete list of features in the dedicated thread.
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What works better?

Twrp or cwm touch? Also does cwm touch 5.8.3.1 (something like that) have the dead battery problem thing....where If my phone die I'm screwed
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I would like to know this answer too.
I currently use CWM and have had no issues, as a matter of fact, I think I'm a lucky one because i can flash boot.img files and radios just fine in CWM without using fastboot, and most people say that is only possible with TWRP.
But I would like to know about the CWM dead battery issue.

coronangel said:
I would like to know this answer too.
I currently use CWM and have had no issues, as a matter of fact, I think I'm a lucky one because i can flash boot.img files and radios just fine in CWM without using fastboot, and most people say that is only possible with TWRP.
But I would like to know about the CWM dead battery issue.
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Really? What is your hboot version?
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klin1344 said:
Really? What is your hboot version?
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Yup, i was surprised myself when i found out.
HBOOT-1.06.0000

I came from the amaze so we had 4ext which can do it all.....out seem like twrp is like 4ext
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Flipnfr3ak said:
I came from the amaze so we had 4ext which can do it all.....out seem like twrp is like 4ext
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Yup, 4ext is really nice, my bro has it on his sensation, but ive always used CWM, i had it on my MT3G and never had a problem, but i wanna know bout the dead battery issue, ive seen it in a few threads and i want to know if its really that much of a risk.

[ROM] CMX CyanogenMod 10

Hello friends,
Today I installed ROM from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782009 .
Before I made backup etc etc.
After ROM installation I installed gapps for JB.
All installation processes went succefully.
The problem is:
- phone is starting but handling on loading screen CMX CyanogenMod 10 and this "cosmic guy"
Did I do something wrong?
HW Specification:
HTC Sensation
Before ROM change: Android 4.0.3 (ICS) 3.33.401.106
Thanks in advance for all replies. (If I place this post in bad place, dear admin im sorry but I don't know enough forum structure. Please move it )
Best regards,
Mat

So its stuck on the CM10 boot screen?
Are you sure you did a factory reset/wipe after backing up, and before flashing the new ROM?
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Do you use 4ext recovery or cwm recovery ?
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MrSoulSOng said:
So its stuck on the CM10 boot screen?
Are you sure you did a factory reset/wipe after backing up, and before flashing the new ROM?
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Yes, I made factory reset/wipe and dalvik wipe.
rico727 said:
Do you use 4ext recovery or cwm recovery ?
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I'm using CWM.

rico727 said:
Do you use 4ext recovery or cwm recovery ?
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Currently I'm using 4EXT Recovery Touch v1.0.0.5 RC5
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Did you flash the gapps right after the rom flashing?
Try to install them separately.
First install the rom then let it boot, set some things up and let it idle for some couple of minutes.
Then reboot and install the gapps.
That's how I usually do.

MrSoulSOng said:
Currently I'm using 4EXT Recovery Touch v1.0.0.5 RC5
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What's the difference between 4ext and cwm?
syntax_gosong said:
Did you flash the gapps right after the rom flashing?
Try to install them separately.
First install the rom then let it boot, set some things up and let it idle for some couple of minutes.
Then reboot and install the gapps.
That's how I usually do.
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I installed rom and after that (without reboot) gapps. I was waiting 2 hours with boot screen but it's not working.

rydzykje said:
What's the difference between 4ext and cwm?...
... I installed rom and after that (without reboot) gapps. I was waiting 2 hours with boot screen but it's not working.
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Well I think the 4EXT Recovery Touch is just a much nicer experience. It's slick, simple, but does so much.
I flashed gapps directly after CM9 ROM with no problems at all. After a factory reset/wipe in 4EXT Recovery Touch. Haven't had a problem there. Don't know about CM10.
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MrSoulSOng said:
Well I think the 4EXT Recovery Touch is just a much nicer experience. It's slick, simple, but does so much.
I flashed gapps directly after CM9 ROM with no problems at all. After a factory reset/wipe in 4EXT Recovery Touch. Haven't had a problem there. Don't know about CM10.
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Do I need S-Off ?

With the 4ext you have to tick smartflash, then you don't need s-off
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impact_ftw said:
With the 4ext you have to tick smartflash, then you don't need s-off
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I made S-Off and CMX10 start to work
Thanks for your replies
Have a good night

Do you use Superwipe ?
AOSP rom does not support Superwipe tool.
You shold go Wipe factory data / Wipe Cache menu to do dual wipe.
Hope that helps you

hkhs10811 said:
Do you use Superwipe ?
AOSP rom does not support Superwipe tool.
You shold go Wipe factory data / Wipe Cache menu to do dual wipe.
Hope that helps you
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I wipe Data/cache and dalvik : )
It's working now. I just needed S-off I'm a "noob" in that things so I just need more tutorials And everything is working now : )
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Maybe you should try 4ext
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if the issue is only with the boot loop stuck image then....
Just extract the boot image from the ROM zip file and place it in the adb folder on the OS partition then use fast boot commands to push the boot image to the device. it should work, worked for me.:good:

rydzykje said:
I wipe Data/cache and dalvik : )
It's working now. I just needed S-off I'm a "noob" in that things so I just need more tutorials And everything is working now : )
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Im in the same boat, stuck on the CMX CyanogenMod10 boot screen, i just checked hboot and it says "Unlocked" but S-on. How can i get S-Off please?

willis1981 said:
Im in the same boat, stuck on the CMX CyanogenMod10 boot screen, i just checked hboot and it says "Unlocked" but S-on. How can i get S-Off please?
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what recovery do you have ?
you can flash roms with S-ON
flash 4ext recovery
enable smartflash from it
flash the rom

rzr86 said:
what recovery do you have ?
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CWM

willis1981 said:
CWM
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i have edited my above post

rzr86 said:
i have edited my above post
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Can you link me please, it would be much appreciated also thanks for the swift reply