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Problems with recovery flash

So I was able to root my phone and got clockworkmod recovery flashed to the phone, and it boots to it fine.
But something isn't working right.
I notice in clockworkmod rom manager it shows that I have both recovery ROMs installed. And I can try to have it install the TWRP, which it says it does successfully.
But it always boots to CWM recovery.
Any ideas??

RedBullet said:
So I was able to root my phone and got clockworkmod recovery flashed to the phone, and it boots to it fine.
But something isn't working right.
I notice in clockworkmod rom manager it shows that I have both recovery ROMs installed. And I can try to have it install the TWRP, which it says it does successfully.
But it always boots to CWM recovery.
Any ideas??
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Did you install TWRP using Goomanger?

buhohitr said:
Did you install TWRP using Goomanger?
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Nope.

[Q] tf300t OmniRom kitkat 4.4.2 Always Fail

I have tried every way i have found to install the OmniRom 4.4.2 onto my unlocked and rooted with custom recovery (TWRP) Asus Transformer tf300t current version 4.2.1. Is there anything stupid i could be missing?
TWRP v2.6.3.0
I always factory wipe then cache and dalvik cache wipe
then try to install any zip and they all fail.
Please help.

thor1022 said:
I have tried every way i have found to install the OmniRom 4.4.2 onto my unlocked and rooted with custom recovery (TWRP) Asus Transformer tf300t current version 4.2.1. Is there anything stupid i could be missing?
TWRP v2.6.3.0
I always factory wipe then cache and dalvik cache wipe
then try to install any zip and they all fail.
Please help.
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twrp 2.6.3.2

thor1022 said:
I have tried every way i have found to install the OmniRom 4.4.2 onto my unlocked and rooted with custom recovery (TWRP) Asus Transformer tf300t current version 4.2.1. Is there anything stupid i could be missing?
TWRP v2.6.3.0
I always factory wipe then cache and dalvik cache wipe
then try to install any zip and they all fail.
Please help.
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Did you at least read the first page of the thread?
How to install
To install OmniROM please follow these instructions:
Boot into recovery and flash the TWRP 2.6.3.1 ZIP
Reboot the tablet into the old ROM
Reboot into recovery again
Do a factory reset / full wipe
Flash the OmniROM zip file, the GApps ZIP file and SuperSU ZIP file
Reboot the tablet and enjoy OmniROM

krash1256 said:
Did you at least read the first page of the thread?
How to install
To install OmniROM please follow these instructions:
Boot into recovery and flash the TWRP 2.6.3.1 ZIP
Reboot the tablet into the old ROM
Reboot into recovery again
Do a factory reset / full wipe
Flash the OmniROM zip file, the GApps ZIP file and SuperSU ZIP file
Reboot the tablet and enjoy OmniROM
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I did. I have searched everywhere for TWRP 2.6.3.1 and 2.6.3.2 for the TF300T and i cant find it. 10+ hours. Do i have to download it for a different Model such as the TF700T? TWRP its self only lists 2.6.3.0 for the TF300T.

thor1022 said:
I did. I have searched everywhere for TWRP 2.6.3.1 and 2.6.3.2 for the TF300T and i cant find it. 10+ hours. Do i have to download it for a different Model such as the TF700T? TWRP its self only lists 2.6.3.0 for the TF300T.
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You couldn't have because it's right there on the first page. It's 2.6.3.2 instead of 2.6.3.1 but either one will work.
Downloads
Below are the files you need for flashing OmniROM:
TWRP 2.6.3.2 for KitKat: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407569892
The latest nightly build: http://dl.omnirom.org/tf300t/ (or my homebuild version, see second post)
BaNkS GApps http://goo.im/devs/BaNkS/GApps/4.4.2
SuperSU from Chainfire: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407569892

I have downloaded those files 5 times and the zip file for TWRP fails every time i try to install it with TWRP 2.6.3.0

thor1022 said:
I have downloaded those files 5 times and the zip file for TWRP fails every time i try to install it with TWRP 2.6.3.0
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Can you open the TWRP 2.6.3.2 zip file on your PC before you copy it to your tablet? If you open it and get errors then the file might be corrupt, if it opens correctly then that's not the problem. Are you doing this in Windows? If you do get errors when trying to open the zip try downloading it again to a different place on Windows. I don't know how many times I have downloaded a zip file more than once and Windows always finds it corrupt. Then try opening it again. Let me know and we'll go from there.

krash1256 said:
Can you open the TWRP 2.6.3.2 zip file on your PC before you copy it to your tablet? If you open it and get errors then the file might be corrupt, if it opens correctly then that's not the problem. Are you doing this in Windows? If you do get errors when trying to open the zip try downloading it again to a different place on Windows. I don't know how many times I have downloaded a zip file more than once and Windows always finds it corrupt. Then try opening it again. Let me know and we'll go from there.
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Ya i am able to open the zip file without a problem on my computer. There is an image file and an META-INF folder in it that i can open all the way down while still zipped.

thor1022 said:
Ya i am able to open the zip file without a problem on my computer. There is an image file and an META-INF folder in it that i can open all the way down while still zipped.
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Do you have an sdcard or are you putting in on internal card? First, try opening the zip file that you put on your tablet to make sure it's not corrupt. Then if it opens okay, put it on sdcard or vice versa from where you put it originally. So the version of TWRP you have now that's working is which version? And what error message are you getting when you try flashing the new TWRP?

krash1256 said:
Do you have an sdcard or are you putting in on internal card? First, try opening the zip file that you put on your tablet to make sure it's not corrupt. Then if it opens okay, put it on sdcard or vice versa from where you put it originally. So the version of TWRP you have now that's working is which version? And what error message are you getting when you try flashing the new TWRP?
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I tried it on both the Internal and external sd card. thinking it may have been unmounting the card during instillation. I didnt try to open it on the tablet threw the file manager yet. Right now i have TWRP 2.6.3.0 running i got the Blob straight from TWRP for the TF300T I Fastbooted it onto the tablet. I do not remember the error message right now and the tablet is at my house i will have to look tonight.

thor1022 said:
I tried it on both the Internal and external sd card. thinking it may have been unmounting the card during instillation. I didnt try to open it on the tablet threw the file manager yet. Right now i have TWRP 2.6.3.0 running i got the Blob straight from TWRP for the TF300T I Fastbooted it onto the tablet. I do not remember the error message right now and the tablet is at my house i will have to look tonight.
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Have you tried fastbooting the TWRP 2.6.3.2 recovery image instead of flashing it?

krash1256 said:
Have you tried fastbooting the TWRP 2.6.3.2 recovery image instead of flashing it?
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I have not tried that yet. Do i use the same code to fastboot an image as a blob file?
"fastboot -i oxobo5 flash recovery"
instead of "fastboot -i oxobo5 flash recovery twrp.blob"

thor1022 said:
I have not tried that yet. Do i use the same code to fastboot an image as a blob file?
"fastboot -i oxobo5 flash recovery"
instead of "fastboot -i oxobo5 flash recovery twrp.blob"
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It says here http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/93
Rename to twrp.img
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery twrp.img

krash1256 said:
It says here http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/93
Rename to twrp.img
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery twrp.img
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Thank you for your help i'll try this when i get back to my house tonight.
Oh one other question will this get rid of any backup that i have created with TWRP already?
Hopefully this works I will let you know because i'm sure others have had this problem and given up. This may be a work around for now.

thor1022 said:
Thank you for your help i'll try this when i get back to my house tonight.
Oh one other question will this get rid of any backup that i have created with TWRP already?
Hopefully this works I will let you know because i'm sure others have had this problem and given up. This may be a work around for now.
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I don't think it will unless you were to delete the backups from your internal card. To be safe, which is what I do, put a copy of your backups on your PC first. And make sure you keep the exact folder names or they won't restore. For instance if your backups are under "/TWRP/BACKUPS/015d46d9242bf407/name of back" make sure they are put back in those folders especially the 015d46d9242bf407 or whatever yours are named. In fact I was told to make a backup of the current 4.2 rom in TWRP 2.6.3.0 recovery, put on the new TWRP 2.6.3.2 recovery, boot back into 2.6.3.2 recovery, make another backup of your current 4.2 rom and then flash the new 4.4.2 rom. Always keep copies of your backups and recoveries on your PC.

krash1256 said:
I don't think it will unless you were to delete the backups from your internal card. To be safe, which is what I do, put a copy of your backups on your PC first. And make sure you keep the exact folder names or they won't restore. For instance if your backups are under "/TWRP/BACKUPS/015d46d9242bf407/name of back" make sure they are put back in those folders especially the 015d46d9242bf407 or whatever yours are named. In fact I was told to make a backup of the current 4.2 rom in TWRP 2.6.3.0 recovery, put on the new TWRP 2.6.3.2 recovery, boot back into 2.6.3.2 recovery, make another backup of your current 4.2 rom and then flash the new 4.4.2 rom. Always keep copies of your backups and recoveries on your PC.
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Still no luck. I unzipped the files changed the recovery image name to twrp.img and i get nothing it sits there and nothing loads. cmd locks up also. waited 30 mins still nothing. I know the tf700t has twrp 2.6.3.2 for it will that work if i download that one the tablets are almost the same? or know where i can get that version from someone? I had herd that the newest CWM works but i am not a fan of that recovery.

thor1022 said:
Still no luck. I unzipped the files changed the recovery image name to twrp.img and i get nothing it sits there and nothing loads. cmd locks up also. waited 30 mins still nothing. I know the tf700t has twrp 2.6.3.2 for it will that work if i download that one the tablets are almost the same? or know where i can get that version from someone? I had herd that the newest CWM works but i am not a fan of that recovery.
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Go here and download PhilZ Touch Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597860 and try flashing that with the TWRP 2.6.3.0 recovery. If that doesn't work then we may have to get some bigger guns on this problem.

krash1256 said:
Go here and download PhilZ Touch Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597860 and try flashing that with the TWRP 2.6.3.0 recovery. If that doesn't work then we may have to get some bigger guns on this problem.
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I was looking around this morning and found that CWM build. Im gonna try that tonight.
Thanks for all your help. Lets hope this works.

thor1022 said:
I was looking around this morning and found that CWM build. Im gonna try that tonight.
Thanks for all your help. Lets hope this works.
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Did it work for you?

krash1256 said:
Did it work for you?
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I fastbooted the CWM recovery and once that loaded up I was able to load the TWRP 2.6.3.2 zip without a problem. Figured id try that just to make it easier to reload existing backups. First i tried the CM 11 Nightly which was fast but very buggy typing was almost impossible. I had to load the new nightly Omnirom and the Home made rom onto the sd card. Then i tried to load the nightly Omnirom which wouldn't load so i tried the Home made one. That loaded without a problem. Didn't get to play with it much but definitely much faster than the old 4.2.1. I Dont know why the Nightly one wouldn't load tried 2 different downloads with no luck. Do i need to download this file also (omni-4.4.2-20140312-tf300t-NIGHTLY.zip.md5sum)? But i finally have 4.4.2 so its a good start. :good:

[Q] a bit troubled..

Hey there, I'm using a i9500 S4 running unofficial CM12.1 from frapeti.
I have a bit of a problem here. So in the developer option there was an option to update recovery with CM recovery. I checked it out of my ignorance, and now whenever I want to boot into recovery it will just go straight into normal boot. I tried using odin to reflash CWM but it won't detect my phone in download mode, despite being able to detect it in normal boot. Is there any solution to this problem?? I need to flash gApps asap.

icallmyselfmadface said:
Hey there, I'm using a i9500 S4 running unofficial CM12.1 from frapeti.
I have a bit of a problem here. So in the developer option there was an option to update recovery with CM recovery. I checked it out of my ignorance, and now whenever I want to boot into recovery it will just go straight into normal boot. I tried using odin to reflash CWM but it won't detect my phone in download mode, despite being able to detect it in normal boot. Is there any solution to this problem?? I need to flash gApps asap.
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Download any CWM or Philz recovery image for your phone.
Then install this app: Flashify (requires root)
Then install recovery img from that app by choosing the downloaded recovery image file (.img format)

GokulNC said:
Download any CWM or Philz recovery image for your phone.
........................... (requires root)
Then install recovery img from that app by choosing the downloaded recovery image file (.img format)
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But I have absolutely no google app in my phone (including play store), since I wiped it and it all went missing. I can't download a single app, and I believe installing apk isnt working. any other solution?

icallmyselfmadface said:
But I have absolutely no google app in my phone (including play store), since I wiped it and it all went missing. I can't download a single app, and I believe installing apk isnt working. any other solution?
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Google 'Flashify apk' and download it from browser.
Then install it from File Manager

GokulNC said:
Google 'Flashify apk' and download it from browser.
Then install it from File Manager
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alright turns out sideloading apk works! (it didnt work in the previous version, sorry)
Thanks alot mate! :good:

Where do I get Gapps without pc

I recently just rooted my phone (Nexus 6) and added custom ROM and custom back up for CM12 but when everything booted up there were no Google apps and I cannot download any apps as well bc there is no play store? How do I get Gapps on my phone without having to use a PC bc I got through this whole process without one so I need to finish it likewise and plus I do not have a computer yet.

Chessiwill said:
I recently just rooted my phone (Nexus 6) and added custom ROM and custom back up for CM12 but when everything booted up there were no Google apps and I cannot download any apps as well bc there is no play store? How do I get Gapps on my phone without having to use a PC bc I got through this whole process without one so I need to finish it likewise and plus I do not have a computer yet.
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To avoid future confusion are you on cm12.0 or cm12.1? Gapps packages are available as a zip package which you flash in recovery just like a ROM (but over the top, after ROM install ).
If you can work out the one you want without further help from me, I recommend slim gapps. Just pick the correct one you want, download on phone to storage and flash in recovery.

Ok so I am currently running cm12.1 and I have downloaded a zip file for the gapps but of course its not compatible with any of CM12.1's stock apps. So the question is how do I correctly flash in recovery and get the gapps file unzipped.

also when I try to flash it it in recovery my twrp is not loading up. It says "cyanogen Recovery" Im not sure hwats going on but what can i do excatly

Chessiwill said:
Ok so I am currently running cm12.1 and I have downloaded a zip file for the gapps but of course its not compatible with any of CM12.1's stock apps. So the question is how do I correctly flash in recovery and get the gapps file unzipped.
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Why would it not be compatible? All GApps are are things like sync and more surface level apps like YouTube. Link me the exact package you downloaded and I'll tell you if its ok. Just do a nandroid backup and flash, the worse that can happen is that it doesn't work and you have to restore.

HTCDreamOn said:
Why would it not be compatible? All GApps are are things like sync and more surface level apps like YouTube. Link me the exact package you downloaded and I'll tell you if its ok. Just do a nandroid backup and flash, the worse that can happen is that it doesn't work and you have to restore.
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So when i hold down the power button its gives me the option to reboot and i choose reboot then it says recovery or bootloader and i go to recovery. Instead of Twrp its just boots to "cyanogen recovery" and when im there i pressed install update because i want to install the gapps (I have the gapps zip file in my download folder) but after i press it it just says install failed and it prompts me back to recovery screen.
so i pressed reset on accident now i do not have anything on my phone expect for the cm12.1 because I checked the file manager and all my other twrp dowloads are gone as well as everything.
SO am i screwed or can i recovery from this failure.
Mind you i have a nexus 6

Chessiwill said:
So when i hold down the power button its gives me the option to reboot and i choose reboot then it says recovery or bootloader and i go to recovery. Instead of Twrp its just boots to "cyanogen recovery" and when im there i pressed install update because i want to install the gapps (I have the gapps zip file in my download folder) but after i press it it just says install failed and it prompts me back to recovery screen.
so i pressed reset on accident now i do not have anything on my phone expect for the cm12.1 because I checked the file manager and all my other twrp dowloads are gone as well as everything.
SO am i screwed or can i recovery from this failure.
Mind you i have a nexus 6
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So you mean you have no ROM to boot into?
I'm not familiar with Cyanogen recovery... try to see if you can flash the ROM from the "install update" option.
If this succeeds, I recommend flashing TWRP as this will present far fewer issues than Cyanogen recovery.

Will I need a computer?

Chessiwill said:
Will I need a computer?
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For which part? If you can boot into Cyanogen recovery, and you have the ROM zip file on your phone, then flash that using "install update" in recovery then boot it. If that works I'll guide you from there.
For the TWRP part, possibly. Some phones work fine just with the TWRP app.

Okay can you boot into a working ROM or not? if you can then don't worry, it's an easy fix. Alright so since you factory reset your device you'll have to go into settings and enable developer options and enable root. Once you did that download TWRP Manager and install TWRP for your Nexus 6. Now you're rid of that useless CyanogenMod recovery (only thing you can do with that is factory reset and install CM). Then redownload whatever Gapps you had tried to flash and flash them over CM12

Blu8 said:
Okay can you boot into a working ROM or not? if you can then don't worry, it's an easy fix. Alright so since you factory reset your device you'll have to go into settings and enable developer options and enable root. Once you did that download TWRP Manager and install TWRP for your Nexus 6. Now you're rid of that useless CyanogenMod recovery (only thing you can do with that is factory reset and install CM). Then redownload whatever Gapps you had tried to flash and flash them over CM12
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So I downloaded the apk TWRP and it would not let me install the latest version (maybe because that was the one i installed orignally before i reset the phone) but it let me download the one right before the newest one "Twrp-2.8.7.0-shamu.img" to be excat. And prior to this i had already downloaded the slim Gapps as a zip ( i used the link that "HTCDreamOn" gave me on earlier in the thread) and they are located in my downloads folder.
Boom so i reboot the phone into recovery and finally Twrp recovery pops up instead of the cm recovery so thats good news but when i pressed install to flash the gapps they were not there in fact next to internal memeory it said "0 MB". so why is it saying i have nothing in my memory. I mean the download folder didnt even show up

Can you make a backup? What I mean is, does TWRP function otherwise or does everything say 0mb? When you go into the "mount" section is data checked?
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do I just need to download cm12.1 and gapps again and just wipe and backup then flash

Blu8 said:
Can you make a backup? What I mean is, does TWRP function otherwise or does everything say 0mb? When you go into the "mount" section is data checked?
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yes it is checked and it keeps saying
"E: Unable to mount /data/media/TWRP/ .twrps whentrying to read settings file."

and it keeps saying unable to mount storage

Installation Issue, A STRANGE Problem

Hello. I've a trouble about installation. I've unlocked my device and try both twrp and non twrp custom recoveries. But when I try to install a zip, cmw doesn't work and it simply restarts itself.. So what's the problem for this issue? Thx

N-Gage4ever said:
Hello. I've a trouble about installation. I've unlocked my device and try both twrp and non twrp custom recoveriest. But when I try to install a zip cwm it doesn't work. Cmw simply restarts itself.. So what's the problem for this issue? Thx
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Download FlashFire from the Google Play store and insert the recovery.img (TWRP) into the recovery option and flash. Then when it asks to reboot , tap yes and you should be booted into TWRP recovery. ( you will need root for flashfire). :laugh:

secandRRe said:
Download FlashFire from the Google Play store and insert the recovery.img (TWRP) into the recovery option and flash. Then when it asks to reboot , tap yes and you should be booted into TWRP recovery. ( you will need root for flashfire). :laugh:
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Thx but it's 4.2+. My xoom does have stock android 4.0.4