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[Q] my recovery doesn't work after trying to install clockwork recovery

I used rom manager to flash to clockworkmod recovery the other day. When it prompted me to confirm my device it said "Huawai U8160" this was wrong my device is ascend II M865. I figured since it was the same company and it didn't give me any other option maybe it would work on my phone too but no dice. When I go to recovery, it just stays at the white huawai splash screen. I have downloaded the ascend II recovery img file from the rom manager site, but don't know how to install it. I looked all over with no luck. Do I need to put it in a specific directory for the 'use other clockwork recovery' thing to recognize it, or does that just look for them online? I read one post that said to replace the .img file in /sdcard/clockworkmodrecovery/download or something but the only file in there is 'tether' and .settings. pls help i need my recovery back

you need to download this here ----> http://playfuldroidz.com/media/recoveries/Ascend2/CWM_4.0.1.4-M865.zip
it's clockworkmod recovery for your device, within the zip are varies files, if you are familiar with fastboot then you can flash manually using that.
If you are not then extract the zip to the root of your C drive, connect your device to the computer with a USB and boot the phone on with volume down and the power button which puts you into fastboot (it may be volume up but i think for your device it is volume down) then double click on the install-recovery-windows.bat and you should be ok

well it wouldn't boot into fastboot it just stayed at the white splashscreen, so i ran the three files from cwm and it worked! So if anybody else has this problem, if you can't boot into fastboot(recovery mode) you can still load the files from your pc using the standard method. I didn't think I could but it worked! Thanks for your help matt!

No worries, and just an FYI fastboot mode stays at the splash screen, so you were actually in fastboot mode

lmao well that exlains a whole lot i am great with computers but phones are new to me learning fast tho..

[Resolved] [Q] Messed up phone

Hello everyone!
Well... i kinda messed up my phone. Here's what I remember doing:
1) Rooted my phone with eroot.
2) Installed x-parts and then the CMW recovery.
3) Restarted in recovery mode.
4) Chose the back-up option.
5) Chose the wipe everything option.
6) Chose install rom from sd card.
7) Chose reboot (after the installation was completed)
And i ended up with a phone that can't even boot! It freezes on the "SONY" logo while booting. I tried getting into recovery mode via pressing the volume buttons and the power button, but had no luck with that. I also tried flashing another rom with flashtool back I couldn't get it to work either.
(flashtool metions the the device is connected in flash mode but when it tries to flash, it says "flashing aborted").
I would really appreciate any of your help.
Thanks in advance
(my phone model is "xperia neo v")
--EDIT--SOLUTION FOUND--
The problem seems to be my laptop as it has windows 8 64 bits installed and wouldn't let flashtool install all the proper drivers. So I did my "experiments" in my desktop with windows XP. Windows 8 users, could try restarting into advanced mode and enabled non-trusted installations... I think that would also work!

RK3066 Boot loop in recover mode

hi i purchase China brand rk3066 label as UG007 II
here the story
i wanted to flash finless rom on the stick but i want to backup my stock rom thru CWM
firstly i tried to root, using petrus. install it. run the reboot apk. when i choose reboot to recovery, my tv reboot and after awhile it goes back to home with ALL my apk missing. it seems that chat comand has factory reset my tv stick.
secondly i tried this method from Geekbuying website
install moroboro, and tpsarky successfully and my stick now rooted. moroboro successfully detect the rk3066 chip.
thirdly i want to install cwm as i want to do nandroid backup from here and choose genericrk3066 as i am not sure whether i should use imito or ug007 as this china brand tv stick
so.. following the method rename the cwm to update.zip and placed in external usd lashand reboot.
upon reboot, it goes stright to recovery menu ( it takes quite sometime to reboot probably few minutes). but unfortunately i cant move my mouse up/down. the cursur stuck at reboot system. when click the mouse, the stick reboot.
no matter what i do the cursur wont move and i cant highlite the install from sd to flash rom.
so no i am stuck at recovery mode.
worse part is the reset hole/button seems doesnt do anything. presing it while in recovery mode does not do anything.
if i press the reset button and connect microOTG to notebook usb (tried many method combination microOTG/power/reset), my notbook cant find the driver. if i able to do it, i able to flash new rom. but unfortunately. but Moroboro still can detect the stick when i install it.
anyhelp can extend to me please. i have open up the stick at techbliss website says you can short two point to go into mask recovery mode but the circuit is different:crying:

I able to flash new rom now. there's program to install rk driver. forgot to backup the rom before I flash new rom, now my wifi won't work anymore
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[Q] tablet not working properly

when i factory reset the tab and installed a rom. it started normally. i did everything normally and it showed google account manager has stopped.
so i tried going into CWM recovery mode but got me into stock recovery so factory reset the tablet and then tried wipe cache participation but shows error. I think that the problem is the cache and the dalvich. but i cant use usb debugging so i cant delete the cache and the dalvich.
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
so does any body know how to fix this
thanks in advance :laugh:

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yolo squad dodo said:
when i factory reset the tab and installed a rom. it started normally. i did everything normally and it showed google account manager has stopped.
so i tried going into CWM recovery mode but got me into stock recovery so factory reset the tablet and then tried wipe cache participation but shows error. I think that the problem is the cache and the dalvich. but i cant use usb debugging so i cant delete the cache and the dalvich.
:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
so does any body know how to fix this
thanks in advance :laugh:
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Can anyone help me please!!!!!!!

yolo squad dodo said:
so i tried going into CWM recovery mode but got me into stock recovery
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You are not reading what you are typing.
Obvious answer: If you end up in the STOCK RECOVERY you simply do not have a custom recovery installed (Clockworkmod as you wrote). Get yourself a copy of a recent recovery from AndroidAndi's download repository (TWRP, Clockworkmod Swipe, PhilZ Touch), and flash the .tar.md5 of the recovery with ODIN in download mode.
Obvious question: How did you flash a ROM, other than some OTA Stock Samsung update on the device itself, in the first place when you don't have a custom recovery installed in order to do so?
EDIT: What exactly do you mean by "factory reset"? Did you re-flash your tablet with a Stock ROM? If that's the case, then any custom recovery you had installed was wiped and replaced with the stock recovery. Hence why you now don't have a custom recovery anymore.

BoneWithABeagle said:
You are not reading what you are typing.
Obvious answer: If you end up in the STOCK RECOVERY you simply do not have a custom recovery installed (Clockworkmod as you wrote). Get yourself a copy of a recent recovery from AndroidAndi's download repository (TWRP, Clockworkmod Swipe, PhilZ Touch), and flash the .tar.md5 of the recovery with ODIN in download mode.
Obvious question: How did you flash a ROM, other than some OTA Stock Samsung update on the device itself, in the first place when you don't have a custom recovery installed in order to do so?
EDIT: What exactly do you mean by "factory reset"? Did you re-flash your tablet with a Stock ROM? If that's the case, then any custom recovery you had installed was wiped and replaced with the stock recovery. Hence why you now don't have a custom recovery anymore.
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Odin won't recognise my tablet in Odin mode neither does my computer is there another to install a CWM recovery. By the the I do have back up on the phone if that helps.
By the way I am a noob

yolo squad dodo said:
Odin won't recognise my tablet in Odin mode neither does my computer is there another to install a CWM recovery. By the the I do have back up on the phone if that helps.
By the way I am a noob
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Just to recap on the steps you should have done...
1. You downloaded the .tar.md5 of the recovery you want to install, from Android Andi's filehost, on your PC
2. You installed the Samsung USB drivers on your computer
3. You installed ODIN on your computer
4. You unplugged the tablet from the charger and powered it off
5. You took your tablet and HELD VOL-UP while you powered it back on (to get into bootloader mode)
6. You plugged the tablet in to the computer and waited for a moment while Windows was installing the driver
--- Here the story ends, according to what you wrote as you say ODIN does not find the tablet.
Well, are you sure you did the steps so far in that order? Can't be that ODIN doesn't detect the tablet when it's operational (read: no a total dead brick) and it's in download mode.
The ONLY problem possible: You installed Samsung KIES, and not just the USB drivers, on your computer. KIES interferes with ODIN. You need to exit ODIN, bring up the Task Manager (press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and select "Task Manager"), find "kies" and end the running process(es) - ignore any warning message.
If that's too complicated: Uninstall KIES and then find the "Samsung Mobile USB drivers" installation package ... with a bit of searching (just to assign some homework to you) you will the links right here in this forum section more than just once.
Once KIES is terminated, or uninstalled and just the USB drivers installed, start ODIN again ... now it should detect the tablet.
Once ODIN confirms that the tablet is detected...
7. Select the .tar.md5 of the recovery as the "PDA"
8. Flash the recovery. Once complete the tablet rebooted into the newly installed recovery.
As for on-device flashing. That's possible...
- Your installed ROM must be ROOTED (no root, no fun)
- You need Chainfire's "MobileODIN" (the free version from the Play Store would suffice), and you need to let MobileODIN install the "p311x flashkernel package" (I think with the free version you need to download it manually from Chainfire's thread and install it manually) - jump into Chainfire's thread and read on
Once you have Mobile ODIN installed it is just a matter of:
- Download the .tar.md5 of the recovery on your tablet once more (or transfer it over from your PC)
- Start Mobile ODIN
- Select the .tar.md5 of the recovery (should automatically be set as a "PDA")
- Flash and reboot into the recovery
However, as a fair warning ... as with every flashing of your device ... keep in mind something could go wrong (just to straighten it out that there's always room for user mistakes or murphy's law getting into the way ("Everything that can go wrong will go wrong"))

BoneWithABeagle said:
Just to recap on the steps you should have done...
1. You downloaded the .tar.md5 of the recovery you want to install, from Android Andi's filehost, on your PC
2. You installed the Samsung USB drivers on your computer
3. You installed ODIN on your computer
4. You unplugged the tablet from the charger and powered it off
5. You took your tablet and HELD VOL-UP while you powered it back on (to get into bootloader mode)
6. You plugged the tablet in to the computer and waited for a moment while Windows was installing the driver
--- Here the story ends, according to what you wrote as you say ODIN does not find the tablet.
Well, are you sure you did the steps so far in that order? Can't be that ODIN doesn't detect the tablet when it's operational (read: no a total dead brick) and it's in download mode.
The ONLY problem possible: You installed Samsung KIES, and not just the USB drivers, on your computer. KIES interferes with ODIN. You need to exit ODIN, bring up the Task Manager (press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and select "Task Manager"), find "kies" and end the running process(es) - ignore any warning message.
If that's too complicated: Uninstall KIES and then find the "Samsung Mobile USB drivers" installation package ... with a bit of searching (just to assign some homework to you) you will the links right here in this forum section more than just once.
Once KIES is terminated, or uninstalled and just the USB drivers installed, start ODIN again ... now it should detect the tablet.
Once ODIN confirms that the tablet is detected...
7. Select the .tar.md5 of the recovery as the "PDA"
8. Flash the recovery. Once complete the tablet rebooted into the newly installed recovery.
As for on-device flashing. That's possible...
- Your installed ROM must be ROOTED (no root, no fun)
- You need Chainfire's "MobileODIN" (the free version from the Play Store would suffice), and you need to let MobileODIN install the "p311x flashkernel package" (I think with the free version you need to download it manually from Chainfire's thread and install it manually) - jump into Chainfire's thread and read on
Once you have Mobile ODIN installed it is just a matter of:
- Download the .tar.md5 of the recovery on your tablet once more (or transfer it over from your PC)
- Start Mobile ODIN
- Select the .tar.md5 of the recovery (should automatically be set as a "PDA")
- Flash and reboot into the recovery
However, as a fair warning ... as with every flashing of your device ... keep in mind something could go wrong (just to straighten it out that there's always room for user mistakes or murphy's law getting into the way ("Everything that can go wrong will go wrong"))
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odin recognize tablet and it got flash or what ever its called. it restarted but it didn't go into recovery but just restart as normal

I got it working by installing custom rom.
Thanks a lot by the way for the tips

yolo squad dodo said:
odin recognize tablet and it got flash or what ever its called. it restarted but it didn't go into recovery but just restart as normal
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For future reference: keeping VOL DOWN UP held while powering on/rebooting the tablet takes you into the recovery in case you borked the system and selecting "Reboot" -> "Recovery" from within the _custom_ ROM's power menu is not an option (the Stock Samsung ROM does not have that option by default). Though keep in mind that this only works when the tablet is _NOT_ connected to the charger/computer ... when the USB cable is plugged in it seems to ignore the hardware keys.
yolo squad dodo said:
I got it working by installing custom rom.
Thanks a lot by the way for the tips
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Great you got your recovery and custom ROM installed. Have fun.

BoneWithABeagle said:
For future reference: keeping VOL DOWN held while powering on/rebooting the tablet takes you into the recovery in case you borked the system and selecting "Reboot" -> "Recovery" from within the _custom_ ROM's power menu is not an option (the Stock Samsung ROM does not have that option by default). Though keep in mind that this only works when the tablet is _NOT_ connected to the charger/computer ... when the USB cable is plugged in it seems to ignore the hardware keys.
Great you got your recovery and custom ROM installed. Have fun.
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Umm isn't recovery power and volume UP? At least that's how it is on my 7'' tablet and the 10'' I rooted and installed a ROM on.
jrc2
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jrc2 said:
Umm isn't recovery power and volume UP? At least that's how it is on my 7'' tablet and the 10'' I rooted and installed a ROM on.
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Now that you mention it... yes, you're right jrc... "VOL DOWN" == Download Mode / "VOL UP" == Recovery (I failed to recall the "UP as in update.zip" association).

Not able to connect my phone in switch off mod

Hello,
I had some issues in phone and had to wipe all the data in it (from recovery mode) with the thought of flashing the firmware after cleanup. The only way i know to flash this firmware is by SP flash tool and here's the issue!! the phone wont connect to the pc in switch off mode which is a need of the process. I've gone through a lot of forums on different websites including this (I asked for the issue on forum but didnt get any help), a lot of forums start from after the mt65xx preloader shows in the device manager.
The things i've tried are deleting the drivers of MTK device(The only thing available related to this phone) from my pc with the help of USB Deview , Tried pressing volume up button while connecting the phone(Without battery) to pc and even inserting the battery just after connection.
Any help would be grateful..Thanks!!
P.s- Unfortunately usb debugging is off in the phone

Sp5297 said:
Hello,
I had some issues in phone and had to wipe all the data in it (from recovery mode) with the thought of flashing the firmware after cleanup. The only way i know to flash this firmware is by SP flash tool and here's the issue!! the phone wont connect to the pc in switch off mode which is a need of the process. I've gone through a lot of forums on different websites including this (I asked for the issue on forum but didnt get any help), a lot of forums start from after the mt65xx preloader shows in the device manager.
The things i've tried are deleting the drivers of MTK device(The only thing available related to this phone) from my pc with the help of USB Deview , Tried pressing volume up button while connecting the phone(Without battery) to pc and even inserting the battery just after connection.
Any help would be grateful..Thanks!!
P.s- Unfortunately usb debugging is off in the phone
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Hi, is your device completely dead? Or it boots?
If your device's is alive, get sprout4 Stock Rom and flash it via custom recovery like Philz or TWRP!

sachin n said:
Hi, is your device completely dead? Or it boots?
If your device's is alive, get sprout4 Stock Rom and flash it via custom recovery like Philz or TWRP!
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Hello, thanks for the support
The phone boots and get into a bootloop, as i mentioned that i wiped the data out, and i can enter in recovery mode but not in fastboot (maybe coz usb debugging is off).
I had no idea about sprout4 and that android one devices have common ROM and recoveries !!!!
I have found my device listed on this page but how do i flash recovery in my phone? The way i know is through ADB and that wont work.
I would like to know if theres any other way to do it .
Thanks!!

Sp5297 said:
Hello, thanks for the support
The phone boots and get into a bootloop, as i mentioned that i wiped the data out, and i can enter in recovery mode but not in fastboot (maybe coz usb debugging is off).
I had no idea about sprout4 and that android one devices have common ROM and recoveries !!!!
I have found my device listed on this page but how do i flash recovery in my phone? The way i know is through ADB and that wont work.
I would like to know if theres any other way to do it .
Thanks!!
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Oww, that's cool bruh.
Hang on, I'll link you a Sprout4 Full stock ROM [latest one]
All you need to do is, just enter into recovery mode then wipe everything except micro SD, flash the given Rom zip, give few minutes, once the Flashing done, reboot!
Edit - Rom Link - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24686681827315150
*.Note that, all the sprout4 roms compatible with each other, so just download the zip, put it to your SD, reboot recovery, wipe all [Wipe system, data. except SD card ], flash that zip, reboot!
No need for ADB stuffs.

sachin n said:
*.Note that, all the sprout4 roms compatible with each other, so just download the zip, put it to your SD, reboot recovery, wipe all [Wipe system, data. except SD card ], flash that zip, reboot!
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urgh... Stock recovery doesnt show 'install from sd card'. The only options visible are apply update from sdcard , ..from adb, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache.
thanks!

Sp5297 said:
urgh... Stock recovery doesnt show 'install from sd card'. The only options visible are apply update from sdcard , ..from adb, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache.
thanks!
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Lolwut? :/
You were on stock recovery!!!
Deym, I thought you were on Custom Recovery like Philz or TWRP!
So now, @Sp5297... Your device is just bootlooping? And before this had took place, you were on stock Rom right? What was the build number?

sachin n said:
Deym, I thought you were on Custom Recovery like Philz or TWRP!
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Oops, i thought i asked for how to flash em!!
Well, whats next now!!

Sp5297 said:
Oops, i thought i asked for how to flash em!!
Well, whats next now!!
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Err... I misread that, pardon me.
AFAIK, if you wipe data / factory reset from stock recovery, then that's not at all an issue, just reboot the device that's gonna work.
You can't i guess, fastboot / ADB modes requires theyve to enabled from settings /developer option. So it was looping / you can't do that either.
First tell me what build you were on before this took place.
Flashing the very next OTA[prior to that] via stock recovery will works sometimes.

@saichin n I have the same problem with my phone, I tried to use sp frashtool but as sp5297 the phone doesn't connect with the pc (it connects only when i do apply update from ADB). When i plug in the pc without battery it's just dead. My mobile is Karbonn Sparkle V
Edit: It started to bootloop me when i tried to start a game (soccer stars official). When i start it it just crashed the UI and i restarted it via power button

Hi bro. I have the same prob with my Karbonn Sparkle v (Not rooted) with 6.0.1/MOB31E
Hi bro. I have the same prob with my Karbonn Sparkle v (Not rooted) with 6.0.1/MOB31E . I am stuck at bootloop too and cant flash any roms as it errors that earlier version can not be flashed or so. I am not able to connect my fone to PC as well, its not detecting, Can I flash anything from SD Card ( as in recovery it gives option to update from Sd Card). I have tried factory reset, cache cleaning but nothing wokred. could you please advise me on this??? appologise, not sure where to write my query, as i just joined today.