TWRP...just do it - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

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Just want to say in my years of modding Android I have been using clockwork recovery exclusively. It was the only thing available really. It worked great. I was used to the interface and I was just plain comfortable with it. Good ol trusty CWM!
So now this team win recovery becomes available and I'm like do I really need this? What's the point? Cwm works and I love it. No need to change. I can still backup, restore, flash all roms and mods with no issue. Anyway it seemed like the twrp was gaining some traction. So I figured id give it a shot.
Wow. So glad I did. I mean it seriously loads up so nicely. The interface is a lot more intuitive. It has all the same capability as cwm and then some. Its amazing. Somehow the backups and restores only take about a minute each! How do they do that?!?! Cwm takes about 15 minutes to backup or restore! And you can flash multiple zips at one time! Again that is another amazing feature.
The point of this post is just to let those of you on cwm know what you are missing. Seriously you gotta try TWRP recovery. You just download the zip from the thread in development and flash in cwm. After one reboot...boom...game changer ...you'll see
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ryanbmw51 said:
Hope this is the right area to post...
Just want to say in my years of modding Android I have been using clockwork recovery exclusively. It was the only thing available really. It worked great. I was used to the interface and I was just plain comfortable with it. Good ol trusty CWM!
So now this team win recovery becomes available and I'm like do I really need this? What's the point? Cwm works and I love it. No need to change. I can still backup, restore, flash all roms and mods with no issue. Anyway it seemed like the twrp was gaining some traction. So I figured id give it a shot.
Wow. So glad I did. I mean it seriously loads up so nicely. The interface is a lot more intuitive. It has all the same capability as cwm and then some. Its amazing. Somehow the backups and restores only take about a minute each! How do they do that?!?! Cwm takes about 15 minutes to backup or restore! And you can flash multiple zips at one time! Again that is another amazing feature.
The point of this post is just to let those of you on cwm know what you are missing. Seriously you gotta try TWRP recovery. You just download the zip from the thread in development and flash in cwm. After one reboot...boom...game changer ...you'll see
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this a marketing ad...
but not a bad one
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ryanbmw51 said:
Hope this is the right area to post...
Just want to say in my years of modding Android I have been using clockwork recovery exclusively. It was the only thing available really. It worked great. I was used to the interface and I was just plain comfortable with it. Good ol trusty CWM!
So now this team win recovery becomes available and I'm like do I really need this? What's the point? Cwm works and I love it. No need to change. I can still backup, restore, flash all roms and mods with no issue. Anyway it seemed like the twrp was gaining some traction. So I figured id give it a shot.
Wow. So glad I did. I mean it seriously loads up so nicely. The interface is a lot more intuitive. It has all the same capability as cwm and then some. Its amazing. Somehow the backups and restores only take about a minute each! How do they do that?!?! Cwm takes about 15 minutes to backup or restore! And you can flash multiple zips at one time! Again that is another amazing feature.
The point of this post is just to let those of you on cwm know what you are missing. Seriously you gotta try TWRP recovery. You just download the zip from the thread in development and flash in cwm. After one reboot...boom...game changer ...you'll see
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Really it is a flashable zip, I thought you had to install with adb/fastboot?
EDIT: Just seen the update, it's been a while since I've looked into another recovery, will give it a try!

niceppl said:
read
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but not a bad one
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Yeah. Just a dude wanting to let people know about it. Good stuff
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Are you using the compression with your backups? It seems so far a step up from cwm IMHO.

So reading this brings up the question (from me):
I'm currently on CWM with the latest Cleanrom dev edition. How would I go about safely changing recoveries on over to TWRP?

blaine.hale said:
So reading this brings up the question (from me):
I'm currently on CWM with the latest Cleanrom dev edition. How would I go about safely changing recoveries on over to TWRP?
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Just go to development and download the flashable zip and flash in cwm and reboot.

godfirst said:
Just go to development and download the flashable zip and flash in cwm and reboot.
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Wow. That seems dangerously easy haha.
For some reason I was thinking that would botch something and brick me.

blaine.hale said:
Wow. That seems dangerously easy haha.
For some reason I was thinking that would botch something and brick me.
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Nope just did it myself about 30 minutes ago, lol
Here's link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703626

Or you can do the tdlr way and just install goo manager from the market. It installs TWRP the sane way from manager installs CWM
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godfirst said:
Are you using the compression with your backups? It seems so far a step up from cwm IMHO.
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If I AM using the compression option, I'm doing it unknowingly. All I do is just press backup and don't select any other options. And it flies. I mean seriously on cwm when it was time backup I was like damn no phone for a while just put it down and walk away for a bit...but now it literally takes less than 2 minutes. I'm like what? Did it really backup EVERYTHING?!?!?...
...and it did...backup...everything
Like I said.. gamechanger
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Nike vs TWRP ultimate peer pressure..
DO I GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY SPORTS OR STAY IN AND FLASH RECOVERIES? ?
AHHH
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ChongoDroid said:
Nike vs TWRP ultimate peer pressure..
DO I GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY SPORTS OR STAY IN AND FLASH RECOVERIES? ?
AHHH
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Lol.
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How much did they pay you to make this thread OP?
I'll give it a try

Do we have to create new backups with TWRP or will the CWM ones work?

waleed90 said:
Do we have to create new backups with TWRP or will the CWM ones work?
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Cwm backups will NOT work...only downside as far as I can tell...if you consider that a downside....
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NJGSII said:
How much did they pay you to make this thread OP?
I'll give it a try
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Compensated by sharing with me this recovery...lol
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ryanbmw51 said:
If I AM using the compression option, I'm doing it unknowingly. All I do is just press backup and don't select any other options. And it flies. I mean seriously on cwm when it was time backup I was like damn no phone for a while just put it down and walk away for a bit...but now it literally takes less than 2 minutes. I'm like what? Did it really backup EVERYTHING?!?!?...
...and it did...backup...everything
Like I said.. gamechanger
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How big are your backup, I had to check the compression option, which takes it a little longer,but this is by far IMHO the best recovery I've seen in years.

I'm from the EVO LTE side of things and CWM isn't available yet, so we're forced to use TWRP, boy let me tell you'll never go back to CWM once you use TWRP. Flashes and back-ups are done in what seems like 1 minute. The touch interface is great. GUYS JUST FLASH IT AND FORGET IT!!!

godfirst said:
How big are your backup, I had to check the compression option, which takes it a little longer,but this is by far IMHO the best recovery I've seen in years.
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The 2 backups I have are just under .8 gb for aokp and 1.2 gb for clean rom.
Have actually tried restoring one if those compressed backups? How does that work?
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Related

Clockworkmod flashable with rom manager

I didn't see this posted but I just successfully installed clockwork with rom manager. It now shows the g2x.
I'm gonna check that out right now. Thanks for the heads up
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Just checked and installed cwm recovery. Good looking out.
Awesome find!...I can confirm that this works as I'm backing up my rom this very minute. Custom roms are coming very soon...
For those who are new to rom manager...
Install rom manager from the market. Choose flash clockwork recovery and choose lg g2x. That's it and your done! To get into recovery just choose boot into recovery from rom manager.
dakalter said:
I didn't see this posted but I just successfully installed clockwork with rom manager. It now shows the g2x.
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Installed just fine here. But I can't do a nandroid an error pops up say E:/ can't mount. Will this be made to read internal storage later on?
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slinky1914 said:
Installed just fine here. But I can't do a nandroid an error pops up say E:/ can't mount. Will this be made to read internal storage later on?
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Do you have a sd card installed?
GEEEEKED
I get mine in a few days CWM going on my bros phone though in like 3 seconds. AWESOME. Thanks to all the devs on the G2X!
I can confirm too.
Flashed it, then tried booting with the reboot app instead of through rom manager, booted to 3.0.2.4 instead of 3.0.2.7, once I rebooted through rom manager it wrote the recovery and then booted to 3.0.2.7
So after pressing flash, boot to recovery on the first attempt through rom manager.
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Anyone know if this does the update.zip fakeflash of does it do a perm recovery replacement like Chris's nvflash cwm?
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protechcertifiedrepair said:
I get mine in a few days CWM going on my bros phone though in like 3 seconds. AWESOME. Thanks to all the devs on the G2X!
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Done! Making Backup geeked can't wait for mine. Thanks again to all the awesome devs!
jlevy73 said:
Do you have a sd card installed?
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I do not. It didn't come with one so I guess I have to buy one? Do the brand new in box G2X come with sdcards?
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slinky1914 said:
I do not. It didn't come with one so I guess I have to buy one? Do the brand new in box G2X come with sdcards?
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Nope. Nor headphones
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krylon360 said:
Anyone know if this does the update.zip fakeflash of does it do a perm recovery replacement like Chris's nvflash cwm?
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Krylon360... nice to see you over here... flashed your stuff on my vibrant... but that is a good question... n e one?
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Confirmed
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That's terrible we pay $499.99 for a phone LG can at least include a sd and headphones oh well I'll buy some
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slinky1914 said:
That's terrible we pay $499.99 for a phone LG can at least include a sd and headphones oh well I'll buy some
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The ones usually provided with other phones are usually crap anyway. I usually7 buy other headphones (provided are never good) and the sSD is usually a lower class, at least in my other phones. I usually have a decent one from previous phones anyway, or will buy if I feel they are needed. Not like they are expensive.
But what does this comment have to do with flashing recovery anyway.
Anyway, getting ready to add this. Always been an Amon_RA fan, but not sure if I will see that here.
krylon360 said:
Anyone know if this does the update.zip fakeflash of does it do a perm recovery replacement like Chris's nvflash cwm?
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Just checked my internal hd and there is an update.zip file so I assume this method does the fake flash.
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jsapp said:
The ones usually provided with other phones are usually crap anyway. I usually7 buy other headphones (provided are never good) and the sSD is usually a lower class, at least in my other phones. I usually have a decent one from previous phones anyway, or will buy if I feel they are needed. Not like they are expensive.
But what does this comment have to do with flashing recovery anyway.
Anyway, getting ready to add this. Always been an Amon_RA fan, but not sure if I will see that here.
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I doing think we will ever see an amon_ra recovery here on out. If I can recall he's done with recovery's. Any way I've gotten use to with clock work with my vibrant and my mt4g
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slinky1914 said:
I do not. It didn't come with one so I guess I have to buy one? Do the brand new in box G2X come with sdcards?
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That's why the backup didn't work. It tried to find your sd card and when it didn't see it aborted the nandroid. Once you put it in it'll backup fine.
tq745 said:
I doing think we will ever see an amon_ra recovery here on out. If I can recall he's done with recovery's. Any way I've gotten use to with clock work with my vibrant and my mt4g
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Amon_Ra only does recoveries for phones that he has. Unfortunately he doe not have the g2x so unlikely we will see one from him.

Recommended ROMs

I know there are a few of these threads in other device forums but I am posing this question to G2x owners only. What is the best ROM in your opinion for use on the G2x? I just rooted mine and have ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0 running with ROM Manager in place. Now it is time to play. A little background, I am a Red Hat instructor so any ROMs a linux nerd might find useful that play nice on the G2x hardware would be awesome.
I've used weapon g2x for a while and it was pretty good. Switched to cyanogenmod 7.2 and it's also pretty good. I've heard phoenixblood is also amazing.
I recommend you just jump in and try them.
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Mileage varies with different people so the best way to pick a ROM is to try them yourself. Make sure you use Titanuim Backup to help keep your apps and data through the changes.
cm nightlies is what I use
i like the bionix theme
michael.clarkson78 said:
I know there are a few of these threads in other device forums but I am posing this question to G2x owners only. What is the best ROM in your opinion for use on the G2x? I just rooted mine and have ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0 running with ROM Manager in place. Now it is time to play. A little background, I am a Red Hat instructor so any ROMs a linux nerd might find useful that play nice on the G2x hardware would be awesome.
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I would also suggest not using Rom Manager. It can get you in trouble.
I like pheonix blood a lot. It seems the most stable and full featured.
also, a linux nerd might like Terminal IDE
GTWalling said:
I would also suggest not using Rom Manager. It can get you in trouble.
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as for rom I'm using cm7 nightlies patiently waiting for cm9 to come out been hearing great things about phoenix blood but I'm 2 lazy to go try it out bcuz I need a full wipe. I just can't be bothered
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362451
I use the kangs that are essentially just non-official nightlies in this thread.
JaiaV said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362451
I use the kangs that are essentially just non-official nightlies in this thread.
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GTWalling said:
I would also suggest not using Rom Manager. It can get you in trouble.
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wait, im confused; why not? i thought everyone had to use rom manager? or can everyone just use clockwork mod instead? why is rom manager so bad?
kayway27 said:
wait, im confused; why not? i thought everyone had to use rom manager? or can everyone just use clockwork mod instead? why is rom manager so bad?
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I thought the same thing. What should you use? This makes me feel like a Newb. But, I'm just curious.
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clockworkmod...
kayway27 said:
wait, im confused; why not? i thought everyone had to use rom manager? or can everyone just use clockwork mod instead? why is rom manager so bad?
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I never knew why people use RM. Just boot into CWM. RM can **** up at times. I've even seen it brick some people's phones. Also, the G2x uses a modded CWM. So using RM wouldn't be a good idea either way.
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I flashed my first ROM with ROM manager, and of course something went wrong, and the G2x wouldn't boot up. At the time, I thought I messed it all up and bricked my phone.
CWM is just a safer option. Even if the flash goes bad, you can still boot into CWM and do a nandroid restore, then it's like nothing happened in the first place. Plus after you've done it once, it's actually a really simple process to do, but now you have an added safety net.
Yupp use cwm much more stable and easier? I used rm and it soft bricked my phone. Managed to fix it tho with nvgflash
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thefulleffect89 said:
I thought the same thing. What should you use? This makes me feel like a Newb. But, I'm just curious.
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The recovery partition on Tegra 2 devices works very differently from the recovery partition on almost all other devices. Rom Manager works around this by simply installing it's own version of CWM on a portion of your system partition (I'm fairly certain that is where it places it, but I could be wrong). The Tegra architecture protects certain partitions from being written to while in anything other than recovery or NVFLASH. This prevents certain blobs from being flashed properly with RM. Also, some options can wipe the partition the RM flashed 'CWM' is on, completely removing your non NVFLASHED recovery. While it is extremely rare that this CWM could do permanent damage to the device, it's just generally safer and more consistent to use the 'real' CWM that you flash to the device with NVFLASH, as it is on the proper partition and separate from any partition that a ROM might attempt to format.
Makes sense. Goodbye Rom Manager. Thanks guys.
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Dual Boot?

I was able to find some work done on the S3 before it was unlocked but can't find anything current for the S3 and dual booting. Has anyone made any progress or is anyone working on it? There are so many awesome roms out there but it's nice to have a daily driver and a slot(s) for test roms.
Boot Manager is an incredible app that I bought when I had the Nexus. Unfortunately, it seems development is dead.
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I don't think the partition that is used for roms is big enough for two
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Jarredw said:
I don't think the partition that is used for roms is big enough for two
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It could be for two aosp roms but whats the point in that?
Jarredw said:
I don't think the partition that is used for roms is big enough for two
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Boot Manager allows multiple roms to boot from the sd card. It works for the Nexus just wasn't updated for the S3. Seems like an experienced developer could write an app or recovery that allows roms to install and run from sd card. If locked Moto phones can do it (Safestrap), surely ours can.
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Moto's rom storage location is different than ours, the entire internal or at least most of the internal is able to be written on using safe strap. And besides, restoring a nandroid backup takes the same amount of time as safe strap does to transfer the data between the 2 partitioned rom's.
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annoyingduck said:
Moto's rom storage location is different than ours, the entire internal or at least most of the internal is able to be written on using safe strap. And besides, restoring a nandroid backup takes the same amount of time as safe strap does to transfer the data between the 2 partitioned rom's.
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You got me there. I'd throw out BootMenu but we don't have a Webtop partition, so I know that'd be shot down.
So our only hope (app wise) at this point is Boot Manager? The app description says the only Samsung phone it works on is the Nexus. Anyone know what's different about it compared to the S3 (in terms of boot partition)?
Here's a link to some Vzw S3 dual boot development but there hasn't been any activity in it since late July - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774795.
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Investigating......
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Anything? Anybody?
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Sorry, I'm away. Came up with nothing good to post.
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Former Boot Manager Addict in Recovery
Honestly, when i had my DX, i was a boot manager addict! you couldn't tell me there was anything wrong with it.
however...
used to have leeeetle minor bugs i had to live with due to how Boot Manager worked. and flashing themes was a pain in the A$$
today i'm in recovery, but still a flash-aholic. all i do now is just flash a rom, get it just how i like it, make a nandroid of it, and can flash back and forth all day.
tired of Synergy, flash TWRP, click on restore, and walla, i've got Paranoid Android up and running... tired of that, and next its Beans Custome Rom 11, and so forth. only annoying thing is that when you add to it after you make a nandroid, and dont upgrade, then you have to go back and add the changes.
but trust an old addict, this is waaaaaay better, and not much slower than Boot Manager!
goldsmitht said:
Honestly, when i had my DX, i was a boot manager addict! you couldn't tell me there was anything wrong with it.
however...
used to have leeeetle minor bugs i had to live with due to how Boot Manager worked. and flashing themes was a pain in the A$$
today i'm in recovery, but still a flash-aholic. all i do now is just flash a rom, get it just how i like it, make a nandroid of it, and can flash back and forth all day.
tired of Synergy, flash TWRP, click on restore, and walla, i've got Paranoid Android up and running... tired of that, and next its Beans Custome Rom 11, and so forth. only annoying thing is that when you add to it after you make a nandroid, and dont upgrade, then you have to go back and add the changes.
but trust an old addict, this is waaaaaay better, and not much slower than Boot Manager!
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I agree that backup/restoring isn't THAT bad but I just miss being able to boot to random roms without much hassle. I had 6 current roms on my Nexus. With BootMenu (not to be confused with Boot Manager) on my Maxx, changing between system 1 (phone rom) and system 2 (webtop rom) was literally as fast as rebooting. Just reboot and a menu came up to boot 1st, 2nd, or recovery.
I'm not complaining about my S3 by any means (best phone I've had to date) I just feel pretty sure it IS possible to dual (or multi) boot if some one with the knowledge took the challenge. Quad core, NFC, battery changeable, 4.8" screen, fully functional Jelly Beanable, LTE piece of hardware booting CM, AOPK, MIUI, TW, AOSP, [you name it] with the click of a button. Gets me excited just thinking about it. Wish I know enough to take the project on myself.
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Just trying to keep this alive. Hoping the right person takes interest.
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I would be interested as well in dual boot.
Synergy r73, Trinity Alpha 7 thanks to the monkey
Taken directly from BootManagers description on Google Play
BootManager will not work with Samsung devices that are not listed because of the way Samsung handles the boot partition.
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Neverendingxsin said:
Taken directly from BootManagers description on Google Play
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I pointed that out on the last page. Do you know WHAT is different about the boot partition that it only works on the G'Nex and no other Sammy phones? I entered my device in manually in Boot Manager just to see if it'd work but it couldn't back up my phone rom (because of boot image).
Unless something is incredibly special about the G'Nex, perhaps the app could be adapted for other Sammys.
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I pointed that out on the last page. Do you know WHAT is different about the boot partition that it only works on the G'Nex and no other Sammy phones? I entered my device in manually in Boot Manager just to see if it'd work but it couldn't back up my phone rom (because of boot image).
Unless something is incredibly special about the G'Nex, perhaps the app could be adapted for other Sammys.
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Guess i missed your post, was just skimming through the thread. As for what exactly is different, i have no idea
Neverendingxsin said:
Guess i missed your post, was just skimming through the thread. As for what exactly is different, i have no idea
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Me neither :-/
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[Q] Recoveries options

Hi folks!
I'm getting a Xoom next week (a little late, but better late than never!) so I'm new to Xoom related topics.
I took this weekend to read as much as I can about the device, methods and options available for it. And I got very impressed, there's a lot of stuff, which is a good thing!
But one thing in special got my attention: the recoveries available here.
I did not dig up that much on the forum, so I just found this two:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235170
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074979
The first one is based on ClockworkMod 5.0.2.8, and the last one, as far as I understood, is based on ClockworkMod 3.2.0.0.
I know this is a very particular choice of the developer, basing his(hers) work on whatever he(she) sees fit, but here comes my question:
Why no one mention this option here: http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-5.8.3.1-wingray.img ???
I got this link from CyanogemMod wiki: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Motorola_Xoom_(Wi-Fi):_Full_Update_Guide
And looking at the numbers I can tell the first two options are very outdated... Someone ever used this 5.8.3.1 version?? It has any known issues?? Less features??
Maybe I'm being stupid by asking these questions, but I prefer not to be in doubt.
Thanks in advance!
look also TWRP recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1782235
Thanks! Seems very nice!
But I'm really curious about the official ClockworkMod recovery that I mentioned.
I've used the official CWM for xoom and it really sucks compared to some other options we have. It is good but there isn't an option for installing from internal SD card and nandroids to internal SD card. The font is much bigger and more scrolling is needed.
I personally think Team Rogues touch recovery is best, I use that permanently.
Team EOS have a later version here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604014
TWRP personally I hate, maybe we got off on a bad foot but I really dislike the interface and the way it works.
Give them all a flash and see what suits you, it's relatively easy to switch between them so it's not a hassle.
This is what I want: some opinions about them. Thanks!
Team Rogue's seems very nice indeed! I'm very inclined to use that.
In this link you sent me there are some big letters saying it's depreciated and tells us to use TWRP instead, which is very nice too!
Don't use the official CWM as they aren't optimized for the Xoom and don't have external capabilities. Stick with either the current EOS or Rogue recovery. Imo TWRP is the best because it allows you to compress backups and flash multiple zips at once. It is also a full gui and therefore easier to navigate. Lastly it incorporates a file manager into the recovery, CWM doesn't have that. You can also look the screen while in TWRP to prevent accidental execution of commands.
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That's very nice, man! Thanks a lot! My decision is getting tougher..
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The fact that Team EOSs recovery is depreciated doesn't mean it doesn't work, it works perfectly and is still a great recovery. It's just no longer maintained/updated
matt4321 said:
TWRP personally I hate, maybe we got off on a bad foot but I really dislike the interface and the way it works.
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lot of people have LESS issue with TWRP.
and the way it work is better than other recovery.
thenemis said:
lot of people have LESS issue with TWRP.
and the way it work is better than other recovery.
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For you maybe. And others. I personally prefer Team Rogues recovery. Everyone has a preference
matt4321 said:
The fact that Team EOSs recovery is depreciated doesn't mean it doesn't work, it works perfectly and is still a great recovery. It's just no longer maintained/updated
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I see.. I'm gonna give it a try also.
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matt4321 said:
For you maybe. And others.
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yes, LOT others...
matt4321 said:
I personally prefer Team Rogues recovery. Everyone has a preference
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"preference" != "good recovery"
Hello from my brand new Xoom!! Can`t wait for the weekend to start tinkering!!
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felipevsw said:
Hello from my brand new Xoom!! Can`t wait for the weekend to start tinkering!!
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You're gunna love it mate
I'm loving it already!
Next step: GEDifing it!
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felipevsw said:
I'm loving it already!
Next step: GEDifing it!
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The wifi Xoom is already a GED...
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Only in the USA..
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If someone could, please help me... I don't seem to get the recovery working...
First I got really scared when I first entered stock recovery and only the lying Android with the red triangle with a black exclamation mark appeared with no options at all! I search for this to find that this is how stock recovery looks like.. It's not an error.
Then I pressed Vol up + Power to reboot my device. No options appeared...
I installed Tiamat's 3.2.0.0 rc4 recovery via command line. Apparently everything went good, but when I adb reboot recovery, I get the same lying Android screen with no options (seems that Tiamat's recovery was not installed, yet no error message appeared during installation..)
What am I missing?? What are the buttons combinations to get the recovery options??
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felipevsw said:
I installed Tiamat's 3.2.0.0 rc4 recovery via command line. Apparently everything went good, but when I adb reboot recovery
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adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery the-recovery-you-want-but-the-better-is-twrp.img
after flash (look on the screen of xoom for confirm ) press "vol up + power" , xoom reboot and you see motorola round red logo, WAIT 3 second then press "vol down" , you see "Android Recovery" confirm with "vol up"
After I adb flash, I fastboot reboot... Didn't do any button combination.... maybe that's that...
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[Q] cwm touch FAIL

Having a problem with making nandroid back ups. First off a little back ground. I rooted and unlocked using the tutorial found here on xda had no problems every thing went well I chose clockwork mod touch as my recovery program. I can flash anything wipe bla bla bla... but I can only make a nandroid to the internal sd . When I try to backup to ext sd it fails while backing up system. so Im not sure what to do. Some what of a noobie so sorry !! Any help appreiciated
Is your external card full?
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The card shows 8.7 g free
Flash the non touch version of cwm and try that. If it works. Redownload the touch version and try again.... if it doesn't maybe you need to format your sdcard? I really am not sure. I use touch just fine on my wife's phone
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Or do an advanced backup. Try just the system first, then try everything... may be a crap work around but if it works, oh well...
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Ok I kinda thought about reflashing cwm .** Can I just flash through recovery or do I need to fo that through Odin?
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/29698-[7/28]-VZW-GS3-EZ-Recovery-2.2-~-a-multi-recovery-flashing-app,-ya-dingus
[7/28] VZW GS3 EZ-Recovery 2.2 ~ a multi-recovery flashing app, ya dingus
Use this. It used to be on the playstore but I can't find it... ignore all the crap except for the flash recovery (or custom if u select the specific recovery) my recommendation would be to download the newest touch again. I believe its something like 6.2.3 download it... open that app I linked here and select custom to flash that recovery u downloaded
The hybrid mode and kernel was really meant for before we had our boot loader unlocked when we used kexec.
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Another alternative is to download GooManager from the play store and try TWRP instead.
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faehsemc said:
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/29698-[7/28]-VZW-GS3-EZ-Recovery-2.2-~-a-multi-recovery-flashing-app,-ya-dingus
[7/28] VZW GS3 EZ-Recovery 2.2 ~ a multi-recovery flashing app, ya dingus
Use this. It used to be on the playstore but I can't find it... ignore all the crap except for the flash recovery (or custom if u select the specific recovery) my recommendation would be to download the newest touch again. I believe its something like 6.2.3 download it... open that app I linked here and select custom to flash that recovery u downloaded
The hybrid mode and kernel was really meant for before we had our boot loader unlocked when we used kexec.
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Ok someone will have to take me by the hand here lol... I spent the better part of the day trying to find the proper CWM file to down load. All the CWM touch files I could find were .tar not.zip. I ma gonna needa littlea morea helpa herea!!! Lol. Thanks in adcance
http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.3-d2vzw.img
Download that. Flash through the ez recovery app. That easy
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Worked like a champ. Thank you!!!
shmodaddy said:
Worked like a champ. Thank you!!!
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So u can back up properly now?
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Yes sir that is affirmative! Thankyou very much
Well I charge $100 a day for my services. So that'll be $300.. I'm giving you a discount by not including taxes.. lol j/k
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faehsemc said:
Well I charge $100 a day for my services. So that'll be $300.. I'm giving you a discount by not including taxes.. lol j/k
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300!!! Holy [email protected] balls batman!!! Last time I payed 3 bills for "help" there were two midget chicks in clown costumes, jello, and a ton of whipped cream! Not to mention the whip, chains and shetland pony .
YEE HAAW!!! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! !!
Let me know if u want their number.
Honestly twrp is becoming the better took all around. Its ui is much more friendly, and I was in cwm for YEARS until now.
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