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I was thinking about switching over to CWM recovery since I've been hearing some bad things about TWRP, but I am not sure how to do this. Could anyone give me a guide or point me in the direction of one?
jguns112 said:
I was thinking about switching over to CWM recovery since I've been hearing some bad things about TWRP, but I am not sure how to do this. Could anyone give me a guide or point me in the direction of one?
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Not sure what bad you've been hearing about TWRP, but after using both, TWRP is easier, faster, and doesn't create all the blob files. Stick with TWRP
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jguns112 said:
I was thinking about switching over to CWM recovery since I've been hearing some bad things about TWRP, but I am not sure how to do this. Could anyone give me a guide or point me in the direction of one?
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Dont be a silly nancy a stick with TWRP
iSheep... iSheep... Meowww that's Apple VZW GSIII
I just switched from cwm to twrp lolll its much better...
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I've just been seeing that TWRP doesn't properly get rid of everything and was leaving traces of previous ROMs or something like that. Maybe this isn't true?
I'm using TWRP at present. In the past I have used a CWM style recovery and am certainly more comfortable with the interface with CWM, but will be giving TWRP a fair chance to win me over.
Just flash cwm like you did twrp. And cwm doesnt create those dup files by default anymore and in the past you could have easily changed it to tar in the options.
c4manceph said:
I'm using TWRP at present. In the past I have used a CWM style recovery and am certainly more comfortable with the interface with CWM, but will be giving TWRP a fair chance to win me over.
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I'm in the same boat as you. I've used CWM for as far back as I've been modding my android phones, but I recently switched to TWRP (because I thought it would solve a problem I thought I was having; it didn't) and I like it so far. The interface seems much more user-friendly than CWM, so I really have no reason to switch back at this point.
I personally find TWRP to be much better than CWM right now.
I think the layout for twrp is way better. But I have had zero problems with CWM which I have been using for well over a year.
I just see no need to make the switch
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I want to move to TWRP from CWM. The steps are to just go thru the normal install of TWRP?
Is there a way to remove CWM?
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Back in the day (droid eris days) there was cwm and twrp and twrp was thought of to cause more issues than anything so it was recommended to use cwm. Now it seems to have changed (at least regarding the gs3). Is this true? IS twrp that much better/stable/safer than cwm? I've never used twrp (have seen videos/screen shots) and it looks alot easier...well user friendly...just curious as to if it is more stable/safer or just as safe as cwm? When it comes to changing the recovery in a phone I view that as updating a bios in your computer...don't do it unless you really really need to (last time I upgraded a bios the power went out the same time....not a good day). Just curious as to fellow flashers opinion on the topic? Seems twrp has been getting alot more updates than cwm as well.
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Excessiveidling said:
Back in the day (droid eris days) there was cwm and twrp and twrp was thought of to cause more issues than anything so it was recommended to use cwm. Now it seems to have changed (at least regarding the gs3). Is this true? IS twrp that much better/stable/safer than cwm? I've never used twrp (have seen videos/screen shots) and it looks alot easier...well user friendly...just curious as to if it is more stable/safer or just as safe as cwm? When it comes to changing the recovery in a phone I view that as updating a bios in your computer...don't do it unless you really really need to (last time I upgraded a bios the power went out the same time....not a good day). Just curious as to fellow flashers opinion on the topic? Seems twrp has been getting alot more updates than cwm as well.
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I only used TWRP, its so much more innovative and easy to use with the touch based interface and i have absolutely no problems with it.
Another another note, probably not the right forum for this thread lol...
Yea I wasn't sure if this was the right forum or not.... But figured recovery deals with development sooooooo...
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Excessiveidling said:
Yea I wasn't sure if this was the right forum or not.... But figured recovery deals with development sooooooo...
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You were still in the wrong. Plus, there's already a dedicated TWRP recovery thread in the dev section.
To answer your question, TWRP really is a nice recovery. I usually stay a few versions behind the latest because what works now is good enough for me. I don't think you can go wrong with either TWRP or CWM, but having used CWM for so long I wanted to see what else was out and TWRP didn't disappoint. It's as safe as a custom recovery can be flashing modified software not intended for your phone.
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What is the best way to install CWM on my TF300T, I am on the 4.2 bootloader, and I tried to put the CORRECT JB 4.2 version of TWRP 2.5.0 and it is like a split screen and will not function. Some time before that it asked for a password when I booted the recovery. I just want to start fresh with Clockwork Mod I guess.
Please point me in the correct direction.
Thank you
ScottBroker said:
What is the best way to install CWM on my TF300T, I am on the 4.2 bootloader, and I tried to put the CORRECT JB 4.2 version of TWRP 2.5.0 and it is like a split screen and will not function. Some time before that it asked for a password when I booted the recovery. I just want to start fresh with Clockwork Mod I guess.
Please point me in the correct direction.
Thank you
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Not to be a douche but use the search function. And use twrp. Cwm is too buggy on the tf300. Its very easy for it to bug out and brick your pad.
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mhays705 said:
Not to be a douche but use the search function. And use twrp. Cwm is too buggy on the tf300. Its very easy for it to bug out and brick your pad.
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well you are being a DB!
Do you not think I would search , too many posts with too many options.
TY for nothing. TWRP on TF3000T is very buggy btw.
ScottBroker said:
well you are being a DB!
Do you not think I would search , too many posts with too many options.
TY for nothing. TWRP on TF3000T is very buggy btw.
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If you searched you would have seen all your questions are answered in the stickies. Also you would have seen twrp is recommended over cwm due to cwm bricking devices. I'm sure you would prefer that not to happen.
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If anyone has some useful information, please let me know.
Thanks
ScottBroker said:
If anyone has some useful information, please let me know.
Thanks
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First and foremost learn how to search. Its a damn stickied topic. Here is what your looking for took less than a minute to search. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187982
If you learned to read you wouldn't have a double screened twrp.
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I have tried that and still get a split screen, that is why I want to just flash CWM.
I have looked at that thread as well..
ScottBroker said:
I have tried that and still get a split screen, that is why I want to just flash CWM.
I have looked at that thread as well..
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Update to the most recent boot loader. I'm trying to tell you. You have to use twrp. Cwm bricks the tf300t while flashing ROMs. Everyone advises not to use it. I don't even think there's a guide here for it since its too much of a liability. If your getting a split screen you are doing something wrong. Reading everything and doing everything exactly right is the name of the game here. The tf300 is way to easy to brick. If your having problems just installing a custom recovery your best to just stay away from flashing on this device. You have to pay attention to boot loader version and firmware version or you are going to get errors. Your lucky you haven't hard bricked yet.
I know what I'm talking about. I didn't just fall off the turnip truck.
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mhays705 said:
Update to the most recent boot loader. I'm trying to tell you. You have to use twrp. Cwm bricks the tf300t while flashing ROMs. Everyone advises not to use it. I don't even think there's a guide here for it since its too much of a liability. If your getting a split screen you are doing something wrong. Reading everything and doing everything exactly right is the name of the game here. The tf300 is way to easy to brick. If your having problems just installing a custom recovery your best to just stay away from flashing on this device. You have to pay attention to boot loader version and firmware version or you are going to get errors. Your lucky you haven't hard bricked yet.
I know what I'm talking about. I didn't just fall off the turnip truck.
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Thanks for the advise, but as you can see, I have almost 3 times the thanks than you have posts. But anyway, I have been flashing for years, I have had every Iphone, and every Galaxy and have not had problems like with the tablet. I like TWRP, I have the latest bootloader, I am on 4.2.....
Maybe I will just return to stock and start fresh again...
Thanks anyway
ScottBroker said:
Thanks for the advise, but as you can see, I have almost 3 times the thanks than you have posts. But anyway, I have been flashing for years, I have had every Iphone, and every Galaxy and have not had problems like with the tablet. I like TWRP, I have the latest bootloader, I am on 4.2.....
Maybe I will just return to stock and start fresh again...
Thanks anyway
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FYI, I went back to stock, and reflashed, and now with your helpful guide, I am back on TWRP.
TY
ScottBroker said:
FYI, I went back to stock, and reflashed, and now with your helpful guide, I am back on TWRP.
TY
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This is defiantly one of the most sensitive device to do everything on. Asus wasn't to friendly. Its like they want you to brick. And my bad about the rudeness extreme lack of sleep has made me very irritable.
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Indeed flashing cwm is another way to brick the TF300. Lucky you didn't flash it.
The problem is that the latest bootloader changes the partition table on the TF300 - it makes /system larger in order to accommodate the larger Asus ROM. The issue is most of the legacy recoveries including the non 4.2 twrp and cwm don't understand this and thus the device becomes bricked as the partition table is now messed up.
sbdags said:
Indeed flashing cwm is another way to brick the TF300. Lucky you didn't flash it.
The problem is that the latest bootloader changes the partition table on the TF300 - it makes /system larger in order to accommodate the larger Asus ROM. The issue is most of the legacy recoveries including the non 4.2 twrp and cwm don't understand this and thus the device becomes bricked as the partition table is now messed up.
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Gotta love sbdags knowledge and amazing rom
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Hey everyone,
So I think I may have done something strange and i'm not sure how to fix it. Long story short, screen cracked, so I bought a new one and I used TWRP to backup my original phone. So now, i'm just trying to unlock and root, you know, the usual. BTW, I tried using ABD/Fastboot, which I never typically do, but I heard it was more efficient and whatnot so I thought I try. I think the unlocking of the bootloader went well. And I even think I flashed recovery properly. But when I tried to access recovery, it prompted me for a password.
I read on the TWRP site I was supposed to let the phone boot as normal before accessing recovery. Oops. So I tried formatting all the data on the phone and no I have no OS or any files to recover from and adb push keeps giving me "Device not found" and now I don't know what to do.
Help?
EDIT: In case anyone has this issue searching threads, I just used Wug Toolkit to flash everything back to stock and then used the same Toolkit to unlock and root. TWRP isn't going to recognize a backup from a different phone. To my understanding, there is a way around that, but I didn't look into it. Oh, and apparently, don't flash the EFS partition lol
New Jer-Z said:
Hey everyone,
So I think I may have done something strange and i'm not sure how to fix it. Long story short, screen cracked, so I bought a new one and I used TWRP to backup my original phone. So now, i'm just trying to unlock and root, you know, the usual. BTW, I tried using ABD/Fastboot, which I never typically do, but I heard it was more efficient and whatnot so I thought I try. I think the unlocking of the bootloader went well. And I even think I flashed recovery properly. But when I tried to access recovery, it prompted me for a password.
I read on the TWRP site I was supposed to let the phone boot as normal before accessing recovery. Oops. So I tried formatting all the data on the phone and no I have no OS or any files to recover from and adb push keeps giving me "Device not found" and now I don't know what to do.
Help?
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I never heard of this problem before, maybe you can use Odin to flash the recovery again
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mpalomba3 said:
I never heard of this problem before, maybe you can use Odin to flash the recovery again
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Oh, that reminds me, TWRP wasn't able to mount any of the directories, it seems. I think it can, now, but I remember seeing those errors in the log before I wiped everything. Thanks for that suggestion, i'll give it a shot.
No problem, report back if it works
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I can't seem to find on the internets which odin version is compatible with the Nexus 5. I'm not finding any hits to directly correlate and I don't want to damage further. Which one would you recommend?
Odin is for Samsung devices
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New Jer-Z said:
I can't seem to find on the internets which odin version is compatible with the Nexus 5. I'm not finding any hits to directly correlate and I don't want to damage further. Which one would you recommend?
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Odin is a Samsung thing. Not LG.
What you'll need to do is flash the 4.4.2 factory image. Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
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Odin is a Samsung thing. Not LG.
What you'll need to do is flash the 4.4.2 factory image. Follow this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
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OK!
So, I used the Wug toolkit to basically flash everything to stock, and then root it. I installed TWRP using the app and I tried using the app to restore from my earlier back up. So, it boots into recovery but nothing happened. Looking at the log, it says the TWRP isn't able to locate the files. Trying to just restore from recovery isn't helpful because when I hit "Restore" nothing pops up. As if the SDCard partition isn't being accessed. I can't see any of the files in any directory. Anyone have any ideas?
You need to let the phone boot into android before flashing a custom recovery.
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El Daddy said:
You need to let the phone boot into android before flashing a custom recovery.
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I realize that now lol. Well, I fixed that, but now have a new issue. Any ideas for me?
Flashing the factory image erases everything. Such as backups stored on your phone.
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El Daddy said:
Flashing the factory image erases everything. Such as backups stored on your phone.
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I had a copy saved on my desktop, so I transferred it back.
New Jer-Z said:
I can't seem to find on the internets which odin version is compatible with the Nexus 5. I'm not finding any hits to directly correlate and I don't want to damage further. Which one would you recommend?
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Sorry about that, I have a gs4 so I thought Odin was for all devices
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New Jer-Z said:
I had a copy saved on my desktop, so I transferred it back.
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Did you put the backup on the root of the sdcard? I think it needs to be in the TWRP folder. You should first make a backup of your current rom even if it's stock rooted.
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housry23 said:
Did you put the backup on the root of the sdcard? I think it needs to be in the TWRP folder. You should first make a backup of your current rom even if it's stock rooted.
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Someone explained to me TWRP won't recognize a backup with a serial number from a different phone. So essentially, I will just have to forego it. I used Wug Toolkit to fix this issue and just flashed everything to stock and had the same toolkit unlock and root. Using ADB was a fail and cost me a whole afternoon lol
Are there any full stock, rooted 5.1 roms for N5 without all the junk people are putting in these days?
I searched the forums but failed to find anything like this.
purpler said:
Are there any full stock, rooted 5.1 roms for N5 without all the junk people are putting in these days?
I searched the forums but failed to find anything like this.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...-stock-lollipop-5-1-03-22-clean-fast-t3061789 i m using this one it is awsome
Thanks but not exactly what I'm looking for. I would like regular rooted stock, without anything added/removed.
purpler said:
Thanks but not exactly what I'm looking for. I would like regular rooted stock, without anything added/removed.
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Just grab Supersu flashable zip, push it to /sdcard/, fastboot boot twrp.img, flash the supersu zip, reboot, voilá, rooted stock.
How hard can this be.
beekay201 said:
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Just grab Supersu flashable zip, push it to /sdcard/, fastboot boot twrp.img, flash the supersu zip, reboot, voilá, rooted stock.
How hard can this be.
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Not hard at all, just not what I exactly need.
Cataclysm may be what you are looking for
purpler said:
Are there any full stock, rooted 5.1 roms for N5 without all the junk people are putting in these days?
I searched the forums but failed to find anything like this.
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Vanilla AOSP is actually stock AOSP. Not sure if it's rooted or not but I'd assume so. It's in the dev section.
I just don't see the point. If you want stock.. You know what, forget it. Have it your way.
No, its not.
Check out the xtra smooth thread. In his basket build folder under additional is the stock image. In zip format. 100% stock
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beekay201 said:
I just don't see the point. If you want stock.. You know what, forget it. Have it your way.
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:laugh: Mission impossible. :laugh:
I'm looking for that too but unable to find one ?
Dumbest thread ever.
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