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[Q] ClockworkMOD recovery

When I select backup Rom in ROM manager, it reboots and i get a screen with an exclamation mark with an android bot. Same thing happens when I try to get into recovery with power on + volume up button.
But when I select reboot in recovery from rom manager it works and i was then able to take a back up from there.
What do i do ? Current and latest clockwork version are same according to rom manager. I updated it twice using ROM manager to make sure its the correct one

suhas_sm said:
When I select backup Rom in ROM manager, it reboots and i get a screen with an exclamation mark with an android bot. Same thing happens when I try to get into recovery with power on + volume up button.
But when I select reboot in recovery from rom manager it works and i was then able to take a back up from there.
What do i do ? Current and latest clockwork version are same according to rom manager. I updated it twice using ROM manager to make sure its the correct one
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When it boots to that, try pressing the home button
Sent from my Onyx CM7 Google Nexus S!

You mean on the exclamation screen? I vl try that but I don't I will help cost I had remove battery to make that screen go away
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Just give it a go. Battery pulls don't hurt the phone.
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suhas_sm said:
When I select backup Rom in ROM manager, it reboots and i get a screen with an exclamation mark with an android bot. Same thing happens when I try to get into recovery with power on + volume up button.
But when I select reboot in recovery from rom manager it works and i was then able to take a back up from there.
What do i do ? Current and latest clockwork version are same according to rom manager. I updated it twice using ROM manager to make sure its the correct one
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What rom are you on?

everything stock ... clockwork mod installed from rom manager .. latest and current are same...but rooted.

kenvan19 said:
Just give it a go. Battery pulls don't hurt the phone.
Sent from my Onyx CM7 Google Nexus S!
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Tried it. Nothing happens. Have to take battery out. But I can still access recovery by rebooting in recovery from rom manager

Try installing it from the bootloader.
Name the image file recovery.img
Put it in the android sdk tools folder(or wherever your fastboot.exe is) and run the command -
"Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Then reboot, it should work.

The android with a "!" is the stock recovery. You don't have to pull the battery at that screen, just press hold power button, then press volume up, you should end up in stock recovery.
In ROM Mgr, FLASH clockwork recovery (twice for good luck, seriously) before trying to boot/backup from ROM Mgr. That should get you going.
The fastboot flash method mentioned above also works.
Part of your issue is that there's a file called /etc/install-recovery.sh that overwrites clockwork recovery with the stock one every time you boot up normally. Rename/delete that file and clockwork will stick after that.

suhas_sm said:
When I select backup Rom in ROM manager, it reboots and i get a screen with an exclamation mark with an android bot. Same thing happens when I try to get into recovery with power on + volume up button.
But when I select reboot in recovery from rom manager it works and i was then able to take a back up from there.
What do i do ? Current and latest clockwork version are same according to rom manager. I updated it twice using ROM manager to make sure its the correct one
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I have found if you to flash Clockworkmod recovery from Rom Manager and you already have the same version, it will remove it all together.
just reboot your phone and run the recovery installer once. Right now, it should be version 3.0.0.5. After you run it. Reboot your phone -> hold power + up (or down don't remember) -> select recovery.
If it is there, you should be able to get to it from the Rom Manager link also.

Serious_Beans said:
Try installing it from the bootloader.
Name the image file recovery.img
Put it in the android sdk tools folder(or wherever your fastboot.exe is) and run the command -
"Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"
Then reboot, it should work.
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yeah will keep that as option if Rom Manager doesn't work for me.
distortedloop said:
The android with a "!" is the stock recovery. You don't have to pull the battery at that screen, just press hold power button, then press volume up, you should end up in stock recovery.
In ROM Mgr, FLASH clockwork recovery (twice for good luck, seriously) before trying to boot/backup from ROM Mgr. That should get you going.
The fastboot flash method mentioned above also works.
Part of your issue is that there's a file called /etc/install-recovery.sh that overwrites clockwork recovery with the stock one every time you boot up normally. Rename/delete that file and clockwork will stick after that.
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Thanks for the information That should explain why Clockwork doesnt show up everytime. And yeah didnt have to pull the battery, simply went into default recovery from that screen Thanks. will try renaming install-recovery.sh
GchildT said:
I have found if you to flash Clockworkmod recovery from Rom Manager and you already have the same version, it will remove it all together.
just reboot your phone and run the recovery installer once. Right now, it should be version 3.0.0.5. After you run it. Reboot your phone -> hold power + up (or down don't remember) -> select recovery.
If it is there, you should be able to get to it from the Rom Manager link also.
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I installed once again. It said no recovery or image found. Installed again, could go into clockwork recovery but after rebooting again the same

renaming install-recovery.sh in etc folder worked Now can I go into clockwork recover on every boot

[Q] Stuck in Stock Recovery

After successfully flashing ClockWork RecoveryMod, I placed SU on the root of my SNS, powered it off, went into fastboot, but when I went into Recovery, it just went to Stock Recovery, the Exclamation Mark inside the Triangle with the Android next to it appeared, but no text or anything else is on the screen. I've let it sit for about 15 minutes, and nothing. I also can't do anything by clicking the volume buttons, or the power buttons. I've also unplugged the Phone, held the power button to try to reboot it, held volume-up and power to try to go back into fastboot, but nothing. Should I pull the battery? Why didn't it go into ClockWork RecoveryMod? Command Prompt gave me the whole " sending 'recovery' (3980 KB)... OKAY [ 0.621s]
writing 'recovery'... OKAY [ 0.511s]
finished. total time: 1.132s" thing...
What do I do? I can't just leave it sitting like this forever.
Edit: I unplugged and replugged it a few times, and it rebooted. But I've tried going back to fastboot and going into Recovery, and I get the same screen, over and over. I've even tried flashing CWRM again, and nothing. I'm using 3.0.2.4. Should I just use 3.0.0.5?

When you are in the stock recovery mode and you see the exclamation mark inside the triangle: Just hold the power button and hit volume up and you will get into stock recovery where you can perform a reboot etc.
Just try 3.0.0.5. There is something wrong with clokwork mod it you just went into stock recovery. You should be fine if you follow one of the guides on this forum.

If you still are using the stock rom. This only applies of on stock root rom because the custom rom have the edited already. You must do this. If you don't then you will have to flash clockwork ever time you reboot.
Reboot your Nexus S
Download and install Root Explorer app from Android Market
Open Root Explorer and navigate to etc directory
Tap on the gray box that says Mount R/W
Tap and hold on the file install-recovery.sh and rename this file to install-recovery.sh.old
Once renamed, download and install the app called ROM Manager from Android Market
Once installed, open ROM Manager app and choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery option.

Hawky_ said:
When you are in the stock recovery mode and you see the exclamation mark inside the triangle: Just hold the power button and hit volume up and you will get into stock recovery where you can perform a reboot etc.
Just try 3.0.0.5. There is something wrong with clokwork mod it you just went into stock recovery. You should be fine if you follow one of the guides on this forum.
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I tried it again with 3.0.2.5 from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=988686. Did not work. Went again into Stock Recovery.
jerrycycle said:
If you still are using the stock rom. This only applies of on stock root rom because the custom rom have the edited already. You must do this. If you don't then you will have to flash clockwork ever time you reboot.
Reboot your Nexus S
Download and install Root Explorer app from Android Market
Open Root Explorer and navigate to etc directory
Tap on the gray box that says Mount R/W
Tap and hold on the file install-recovery.sh and rename this file to install-recovery.sh.old
Once renamed, download and install the app called ROM Manager from Android Market
Once installed, open ROM Manager app and choose Flash ClockworkMod Recovery option.
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I'm a bit confused with your post.
I am still using the Stock Rom, but I don't have root access.
I've tried, after unlocking the Bootloader, going into Rom Manager and Flashing ClockWork, but it tells me first:
"You must root your phone for ROM Manager to function. Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin.su". (...)"
Then, when I still attempt to flash ClockworkMod, it tells me:
"An error occurred while attempting to run priviliged commands!"
I should have told the full story first.
I was once rooted, but it was through ROM Manager and flashing Clockwork from there. But then I had a few issues with my Wifi, and I decided to flash back Stock Rom. I still had an unlocked Bootloader though, so I thought that just redownloading Rom Manager and flashing CWRM and having Superuser installed would work. It didn't. So I attempted to root all over again, this time, manually.
But, I always go back to square one, it seems, when I try to get into Recovery.
What up with that?

After you flash CWM recovery, go straight into recovery from the fastboot menu. Do not reboot. Do not power off. Flash CWM and when it finishes immediately press volume down to select recovery and then press power to go in.
The Nexus S will overwrite CWM with stock recovery every time the phone boots by default. This could be what is giving you trouble.
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matt2053 said:
After you flash CWM recovery, go straight into recovery from the fastboot menu. Do not reboot. Do not power off. Flash CWM and when it finishes immediately press volume down to select recovery and then press power to go in.
The Nexus S will overwrite CWM with stock recovery every time the phone boots by default. This could be what is giving you trouble.
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Thank you so much!
That was it!
After I did that, I went straight into Recovery, flash SU, rebooted, went into ROM Manager, Flashed CWRM from there, and boom.
I don't understand why AllGamer's guide didn't already say that could happen. I'll post a comment there.
Thanks again!

EonHawk said:
Thank you so much!
That was it!
After I did that, I went straight into Recovery, flash SU, rebooted, went into ROM Manager, Flashed CWRM from there, and boom.
I don't understand why AllGamer's guide didn't already say that could happen. I'll post a comment there.
Thanks again!
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No problem.
There is a script located in the /etc folder called install-recovery.sh. it runs every time you boot and installs stock recovery. You have two choices: always use rom manager to flash CWM every time you need to access recovery, or use root explorer to rename install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak so that it will not run and will leave CWM installed.
Glad you got it figured out!
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Or a third choice of course would be to install a custom ROM because they tend to not include that script
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EonHawk said:
Thank you so much!
That was it!
After I did that, I went straight into Recovery, flash SU, rebooted, went into ROM Manager, Flashed CWRM from there, and boom.
I don't understand why AllGamer's guide didn't already say that could happen. I'll post a comment there.
Thanks again!
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If you are talking about this guide then it does warn about this problem. I used the guide to root my nexus s and I followed all his steps, including renaming the necessary file - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
This is from his 2nd post - called notes:
NOTES:
It's normal to lose the recovery after the reboot, the steps to flash the CW recovery needs to be repeated every time you want to access the CW recovery.
This is due the build in protection in 2.3
As some one pointed it out on another topic, the good thing about this is that you'll never lose the stock recovery of 2.3, thus minimizing the chance of a bricked phone.
If you want to the CW recovery to remain permanently, you'll need to rename /etc/install-recovery.sh to something thing else

buachaille said:
If you are talking about this guide then it does warn about this problem. I used the guide to root my nexus s and I followed all his steps, including renaming the necessary file - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
This is from his 2nd post - called notes:
NOTES:
It's normal to lose the recovery after the reboot, the steps to flash the CW recovery needs to be repeated every time you want to access the CW recovery.
This is due the build in protection in 2.3
As some one pointed it out on another topic, the good thing about this is that you'll never lose the stock recovery of 2.3, thus minimizing the chance of a bricked phone.
If you want to the CW recovery to remain permanently, you'll need to rename /etc/install-recovery.sh to something thing else
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Actually I think that guide does have two unnecessary steps that cause confusion. After flashing CWM, the guide instructs the user to power off, power on, and then to access recovery. The user should just access recovery immediately after flashing.
EDIT: I guess the problem is just that the bolded part should be added:
Then back on the SNS select Power Off (Reboot also works)
Power ON the SNS while holding volume up

buachaille said:
If you are talking about this guide then it does warn about this problem. I used the guide to root my nexus s and I followed all his steps, including renaming the necessary file - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
This is from his 2nd post - called notes:
NOTES:
It's normal to lose the recovery after the reboot, the steps to flash the CW recovery needs to be repeated every time you want to access the CW recovery.
This is due the build in protection in 2.3
As some one pointed it out on another topic, the good thing about this is that you'll never lose the stock recovery of 2.3, thus minimizing the chance of a bricked phone.
If you want to the CW recovery to remain permanently, you'll need to rename /etc/install-recovery.sh to something thing else
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That's partly my fault, I never went down to the 2nd Post and saw those Notes, but what's the point of not including that already in the steps in the main Post? He could have just told to go straight from Recovery after flashing CWRM, but decided not to.
matt2053 said:
Actually I think that guide does have two unnecessary steps that cause confusion. After flashing CWM, the guide instructs the user to power off, power on, and then to access recovery. The user should just access recovery immediately after flashing.
EDIT: I guess the problem is just that the bolded part should be added:
Then back on the SNS select Power Off (Reboot also works)
Power ON the SNS while holding volume up
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I think he should just have instructed to place the SU zip on the root of the SD card before flashing CWRM. That way, there wouldn't be a need to reboot to mount the SD to place SU, that way potentially losing the CWRM.

[Q] can't boot to recovery

Hi Guys,
I have an i9023 running ICS.
I've downloaded the ROM Manager application from the Market to change my kernel. It said I have to flash ClockWorkMod Recovery first. I had it already but I did it as I thought it's not the latest. Flashing was done, it has been rebooted.
Since that I'm unable to boot to recovery or bootloader. Neiter from ROM Manager, nor switching off and choose reboot to recovery. It stucks at Google logo and nothing happens after it.
Also tried to keep the volume buttons pushed while turning my device on, but it boots normally to my ROM.
Any idea? I definitely need a kernel and of course I have to be able to access recovery.
Thank you in advance.

In Rom manager setting, enable erase recovery and then flash again.

fishmong3r said:
Hi Guys,
Also tried to keep the volume buttons pushed while turning my device on, but it boots normally to my ROM.
Thank you in advance.
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You sure you use VOLUME UP + POWER? Other combo's won't work.
Greetz

You can try with Root Explorer to rename install-recovery.sh if there is system/etc/install-recovery.sh...

[Q] Unable to boot into Recovery

When I hold Power and Vol Down I get the text prompts, I hit Vol Up promptly and get the Android with gears turning animation for about 10 seconds, then get the Android with the warning triangle and can't go any further.
Any Suggestion? Tablet is a B80, rooted via Nachoroot. I have an SD card in the microSD slot.
I have Clockwork Mod (reboot into recover does a normal reboot) and Gnufabio's Reboot2Recovery (which ends with the Android and the warning symbol). It is my understanding that Rom Manager can't update the bootloader, so I haven't even tried.

Col.Kernel said:
I have Clockwork Mod (reboot into recover does a normal reboot) and Gnufabio's Reboot2Recovery (which ends with the Android and the warning symbol).
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Are you sure you have CWM? Have you installed it?
When reboot to recovery doesn't load CWM is usually because CWM is not installed.

AzureusPT said:
Are you sure you have CWM? Have you installed it?
When reboot to recovery doesn't load CWM is usually because CWM is not installed.
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Let me clarify. I have ROM Manager, and yes it's installed. I can't install a 3rd party Recovery because the bootloader is encrypted. It's a new Transformer (B80 s/n), not one of the older ones.
I am unable to boot into the stock recovery by any of the methods listed in the OP.

Col.Kernel said:
Let me clarify. I have ROM Manager, and yes it's installed. I can't install a 3rd party Recovery because the bootloader is encrypted. It's a new Transformer (B80 s/n), not one of the older ones.
I am unable to boot into the stock recovery by any of the methods listed in the OP.
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ROM manager doesn't do anything for the TF. Just because you have ROM Manager install doesn't mean you have cwm recovery install.
You need to install CWM recovery as suggested by AzureusPT.
Go on the theme and app section and look for RecoveryInstaller. That will help you flash cwm.
Edit: here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19319421

baseballfanz said:
ROM manager doesn't do anything for the TF. Just because you have ROM Manager install doesn't mean you have cwm recovery install.
You need to install CWM recovery as suggested by AzureusPT.
Go on the theme and app section and look for RecoveryInstaller. That will help you flash cwm.
Edit: here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19319421
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Thank you!!!!

MIUI not booting

I just installed ROM Manager and Clockworkmod on my phone. I downloaded the MIUI ROM and installed it. The phone rebooted but is stuck at the LG splash screen. When I try to get into Clockwork Recovery it just shows the image of a box and android with an arrow pointing to the android. Then the phone reboots... Is there anything I can do to fix this problem? I'm kinda new to ROMs and don't know much about the topic. Any help would be appreciated.

You need to use NVFlash to flash CWM. ROM manager doesn't actually change the recovery partition, so the volume down+ power button shortcut still activates the stock recovery
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Thanks! I'll try it out.

Didn't you read the guide on how to flash clockwork mod for this phone? Or did you just hastily assume that all phones can use ROM manager and gave it a shot?