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Hello,
I was trying to install Ubuntu on my nexus S. While installing i used the command
"fastboot flash boot bootUbuntu.img" instead of fastboot boot bootUbuntu.img.
I realized this later.Now i am not able to boot the Android 2.3 version also.
I had unlocked my bootloader using fastboot oem unlock
i am able to run the clockworkMod Recovery using the command "fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img"
i am also able to boot in the fastboot mode.
In the fast boot mode it shows "no boot or recovery img"
I am also downloading the 2.3.3 version. Willl that help me?
please please pls help.
just use recovery and restore one of your nand backups.
I never took a backup.
Now all i get is while switching on the cell,is the fastmode displaying "no boot or recovery image found"...
sandyridgeracer said:
I never took a backup.
Now all i get is while switching on the cell,is the fastmode displaying "no boot or recovery image found"...
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You need to flash a recovery, then use that to flash any rom (which will contain a boot img as a part of it).
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matt2053 said:
You need to flash a recovery, then use that to flash any rom (which will contain a boot img as a part of it).
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I am new to android. Can you give me the detailed steps how to solve my problem.
I can connect my phone in fastboot mode via the command line(Windows).
By "you need to flash a recovery" , did you meant "fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img"
And i am not able to get anything by what you said "then use that to flash any rom (which will contain a boot img as a part of it)"..
Sorry for the inconvenience...Thanks once again...
Assuming your pc detects your phone and thd recovery file is in the same folder as your fastboot. Type this in:
Fastboot flash boot xxxxx
Xxxxx is your recovery.img file name. After that just install a new rom. Hope that helps.
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1. Download ClockworkMod recovery and place the .img file in the tools folder of the Android SDK.
2. Put phone in fastboot mode.
3. On computer do:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery c:\android\tools\recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-crespo.img
***Note that when you do the above you need to include whatever file path and file name is correct based on your setup.***
4. After it flashes, press volume down to get to recovery, and press power button to choose recovery. After a minute or two, ClockworkMod will appear.
5. Use volume down to navigate to Mounts and Storage and power to select it.
6. Use volume down to navigate to mount USB storage and power to select it.
7. Use windows explorer to copy a flashable zip of a rom or stock rom onto your sd card.
8. Choose Go Back from CWM on your phone, back to Mounts and storage menu.
9. Choose Go Back again to the main ClockwordMod menu.
10. Choose "install zip from sdcard."
11. Choose the flashable zip file you put on your sdcard in step 7. Select YES when prompted.
12. Reboot system now.
This will get your phone back into working order. If you still want help installing Ubuntu on your NS, I'm afraid I cannot help with that.
Well now i am getting some hope.But i am still stuck at step 7.From where do i copy flashable zip or a stock rom.
I downloaded android 2.3.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965478
Will that help....
sandyridgeracer said:
Well now i am getting some hope.But i am still stuck at step 7.From where do i copy flashable zip or a stock rom.
I downloaded android 2.3.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965478
Will that help....
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Yes, download it to your computer then, in CWM, mount phone as USB storage. Then on your computer copy that file, and open the E:\ or F:\ drive or whatever your phone mounted as, and paste it. Then unmount and continue with the steps.
it seems it's not working 4 me...while installing from zip file(Android 2.3.3),it says that installation failed
i exactly dont remember the exact error but it something said about "could not find /system/build.prop"..
I was able to install the cyanogenmod 7 for nexus S...
sandyridgeracer said:
it seems it's not working 4 me...while installing from zip file(Android 2.3.3),it says that installation failed
i exactly dont remember the exact error but it something said about "could not find /system/build.prop"..
I was able to install the cyanogenmod 7 for nexus S...
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It sounds like the zip file of 2.3.3 that you downloaded was either a bad download or not a proper flashable zip. Do you still want to go back to Stock?
OK so if you still want to go back to stock, boot up CyanogenMod, download ROM Manager and then open it. Choose Download ROM, then choose Stock Images. There you should find a Stock 2.3.3 ROM you can download and flash. Then you will be back on completely stock, unrooted OTA.
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if you want to keep it simple and go back to stock unrooted OTA as @matt2053 suggested, do as he said and download ROM Manager, follow his @matt2053's instructions and flash the downloaded Stock 2.3.3 image with ROM Manager.
however, if you wish to keep your current data on the phone, and not flash a new rom, you can download a custom kernel from the development forum here at XDA, and flash it via Clockworkmod recovery as a .zip file and the phone should boot up.
Thanks a lot guys...
Just one quick question,is it possible to use cyanogenmod 7 as well as android 2.3.3 simultaneously..while rebooting can i get a 'grub' kind of thing on my phone...
CM technically is based On Android 2.3.3. But I don't know of a way to set up a "dual boot" environment on the Nexus. You can on the HTC HD2 but that's the only phone I know of.
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So I unlocked my HTC ONE X Rogers and I am un-certain as to what is the next step before I can try to get CM10 on my phone. I've yet to find a guide for this anywhere that is 100% accurate.
If anyone would be able to kindly point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it a lot. Thanks in advance.
Killustration said:
So I unlocked my HTC ONE X Rogers and I am un-certain as to what is the next step before I can try to get CM10 on my phone. I've yet to find a guide for this anywhere that is 100% accurate.
If anyone would be able to kindly point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it a lot. Thanks in advance.
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You unlocked what, the bootloader? If so, your next step would need to be to flash a custom recovery (twrp) via fast boot. After that step, you drag over a SU zip to your sdcard, and flash that via recovery. Then you have successfully rooted and installed a Recovery. If you need a step by step, follow the guides on the development stickies. I personally rooted and unlocked my cousins Onex yesterday using the methods on one root.com.. even though I'll probably be slapped around for admitting that on xda lol
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InflatedTitan said:
You unlocked what, the bootloader? If so, your next step would need to be to flash a custom recovery (twrp) via fast boot. After that step, you drag over a SU zip to your sdcard, and flash that via recovery. Then you have successfully rooted and installed a Recovery. If you need a step by step, follow the guides on the development stickies. I personally rooted and unlocked my cousins Onex yesterday using the methods on one root.com.. even though I'll probably be slapped around for admitting that on xda lol
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Okay, so 1 Unlock Bootloader check.
2) Flash twrp via fast boot.
3) Drag SU zip(?) no idea.
Killustration said:
Okay, so 1 Unlock Bootloader check.
2) Flash twrp via fast boot.
3) Drag SU zip(?) no idea.
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First and foremost make sure that you properly mount and unmount the device from your computer not doing so will cause your internal memory to get corrupted. I have made that mistake twice even knowing about it. This means on your computer think of your phone as a USB drive.
Once you have flashed recovery,
You need to flash the boot.img that comes with the ROM that you want to install. (I have used X-factor tool, simply extract the boot.img from the zip package and put it in /data/kernel/ then from the menu select "install kernel using this command" and press Install)
Then reboot your device into recovery
mount your sdcard
upload your ROM to your phone, and GApps that will work with your ROM
unmount
Install your ROM.
Install your Gapps ( or you can reboot and then install them)
It has worked for me.
I hope that helps you.
XRACER said:
First and foremost make sure that you properly mount and unmount the device from your computer not doing so will cause your internal memory to get corrupted. I have made that mistake twice even knowing about it. This means on your computer think of your phone as a USB drive.
Once you have flashed recovery,
You need to flash the boot.img that comes with the ROM that you want to install. (I have used X-factor tool, simply extract the boot.img from the zip package and put it in /data/kernel/ then from the menu select "install kernel using this command" and press Install)
Then reboot your device into recovery
mount your sdcard
upload your ROM to your phone, and GApps that will work with your ROM
unmount
Install your ROM.
Install your Gapps ( or you can reboot and then install them)
It has worked for me.
I hope that helps you.
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Why do I need X-Factor tool? is it not a matter of copy paste I guess? a bit confused on this front.
Mounting my sd card - how do I do that?
Link to Gapps download? or do I just install them via play store?
I am afraid to do all these steps. haha sorry for all the questions if I seem like a total idiot.
Killustration said:
Why do I need X-Factor tool? is it not a matter of copy paste I guess? a bit confused on this front.
Mounting my sd card - how do I do that?
Link to Gapps download? or do I just install them via play store?
I am afraid to do all these steps. haha sorry for all the questions if I seem like a total idiot.
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It is not a simple matter of just copy paste "to an extent" the tool gives the user a GUI to simplify the process this is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952426 you need to go to his website to download the tool. It just makes it easier for people who are not too comfortable with the command prompt.
This tool goes from a locked phone to unlocked and rooted in "easier" to follow steps.
You unlock your boot loader,
Then Flash your Recovery
Then Flash your boot.img
Then install your ROM and Gapps and you are done.
About mounting/unmounting, if you have installed the recovery image (I use TWRP) when you enter recovery there is a menu, one of the options is Mount, if you click on that (and you have your phone connected to the computer via USB) then there will be several options, you want to mount your sdcard, if there is an "x" is already selected and just press "mount" then the system will mount your device as a external drive. At that point you copy your ROM and GAPPS to the phone.
To properly unmount think of your phone as a USB drive, on your computer screen (WIN) go to the notification and righ-click on the "USB" attached and select eject OR go to your "computer" window and right click on the drive that is your phone and the select eject. Once you have done that then on your phone you click unmount.
press the back arrow and go back to the main menu from there for to "Install",
select your ROM which should now be in your phone now and
slide to install.
Then to install your GApps follow the same install but this time select the gapps zip.
A link to the Gapps i can't give you since it depends on your rom if you are using CM10 just search CM10 gapps download and that will take you to the CM website.
after that reboot and you should be good.
Everyone is confusing you in this thread. Download twrp. Install. Put ROM and gapps on SD card. Boot into twrp. Install ROM then gapps. That's it
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XRACER said:
It is not a simple matter of just copy paste "to an extent" the tool gives the user a GUI to simplify the process this is the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952426 you need to go to his website to download the tool. It just makes it easier for people who are not too comfortable with the command prompt.
This tool goes from a locked phone to unlocked and rooted in "easier" to follow steps.
You unlock your boot loader,
Then Flash your Recovery
Then Flash your boot.img
Then install your ROM and Gapps and you are done.
About mounting/unmounting, if you have installed the recovery image (I use TWRP) when you enter recovery there is a menu, one of the options is Mount, if you click on that (and you have your phone connected to the computer via USB) then there will be several options, you want to mount your sdcard, if there is an "x" is already selected and just press "mount" then the system will mount your device as a external drive. At that point you copy your ROM and GAPPS to the phone.
To properly unmount think of your phone as a USB drive, on your computer screen (WIN) go to the notification and righ-click on the "USB" attached and select eject OR go to your "computer" window and right click on the drive that is your phone and the select eject. Once you have done that then on your phone you click unmount.
press the back arrow and go back to the main menu from there for to "Install",
select your ROM which should now be in your phone now and
slide to install.
Then to install your GApps follow the same install but this time select the gapps zip.
A link to the Gapps i can't give you since it depends on your rom if you are using CM10 just search CM10 gapps download and that will take you to the CM website.
after that reboot and you should be good.
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Alright the only thing I am missing is GApps - where to find the right one? I've found a few on the forums but I am un-sure which one?
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
Alright, I wiped, installed both. and awaiting boot. so far I see "Cyanogen mod 10" with a circle and am pretty freaking excited. lol
Killustration said:
Alright the only thing I am missing is GApps - where to find the right one? I've found a few on the forums but I am un-sure which one?
http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
Alright, I wiped, installed both. and awaiting boot. so far I see "Cyanogen mod 10" with a circle and am pretty freaking excited. lol
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yes those gapps are good,
No you do not need to do any of that since you are doing a clean install.
IF you see the circle then you are almost there !!!!
area51avenger said:
Everyone is confusing you in this thread. Download twrp. Install. Put ROM and gapps on SD card. Boot into twrp. Install ROM then gapps. That's it
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IMHO, Not everyone is as well versed as you are in this process, sometimes they need a more detailed description, anything that can me it easier for new user i think is generally better received.
telling him, install TWRD, install ROM install gapps, and you are done, doesn't help much if he is not familiar with any of this.
XRACER said:
yes those gapps are good,
No you do not need to do any of that since you are doing a clean install.
IF you see the circle then you are about 95% there only thing you need is the apps and you are done!!!!
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I wiped prior that should be alright though right? Not like it can hurt I don't think haha
When I did it on the menu, I wiped, then installed GApps then afterward I hit back, and selected CM10 and installed - is this okay?
The CM10 Screen is still showing, spinning for awhile now - how long does it take normally?
Killustration said:
I wiped prior that should be alright though right? Not like it can hurt I don't think haha
When I did it on the menu, I wiped, then installed GApps then afterward I hit back, and selected CM10 and installed - is this okay?
The CM10 Screen is still showing, spinning for awhile now - how long does it take normally?
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It shouldn't take that long maybe a few seconds
make sure that you installed CM10 first
and then the apps,
Also did you flashed your boot.img? it happened to me that it would not load unless i flashed the boot.img initially.
XRACER said:
It shouldn't take that long maybe a few seconds
make sure that you installed CM10 first
and then the apps,
Also did you flashed your boot.img? it happened to me that it would not load unless i flashed the boot.img initially.
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Do I have to unzip it and put it on the sd?
I just tried to do CM10 alone, selected install from the list(its still zipped) then reboot and now it's at the circle again.
Killustration said:
Do I have to unzip it and put it on the sd?
I just tried to do CM10 alone, selected install from the list(its still zipped) then reboot and now it's at the circle again.
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Well that is one weird step that has worked for me,
if you are using the X-factor tool, you extract the boot.img from the zip and put it in the folder ...\data\kernel\ within the x-factor folder in your computer not the phone.
Put your phone into fastboot mode (it should display fastboot USB)
Then you run the tool and on the left bottom side there is a menu, select "using this command" and press either install or flash i don't remember
Then try to reboot if your system load then you are good to go if not
then reisntall the ROM and the gapps
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if you are not using the X-factor tool then reboot into fastboot
unzip the boot.img in the same folder where you have fastboot (forgot make sure the DOS prompt is in the right folder where fastboot and boot.img are)
and run this command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and then
fastboot reboot
if the system doesn't come up then reinstall the ROM and the gapps
Killustration said:
I wiped prior that should be alright though right? Not like it can hurt I don't think haha
When I did it on the menu, I wiped, then installed GApps then afterward I hit back, and selected CM10 and installed - is this okay?
The CM10 Screen is still showing, spinning for awhile now - how long does it take normally?
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Had a friend end up with the spinning circle splash. All he did was flash the boot.img again and it booted.
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XRACER said:
Well that is one weird step that has worked for me,
if you are using the X-factor tool, you extract the boot.img from the zip and put it in the folder ...\data\kernel\ within the x-factor folder in your computer not the phone.
Put your phone into fastboot mode (it should display fastboot USB)
Then you run the tool and on the left bottom side there is a menu, select "using this command" and press either install or flash i don't remember
Then try to reboot if your system load then you are good to go if not
then reisntall the ROM and the gapps
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if you are not using the X-factor tool then reboot into fastboot
unzip the boot.img in the same folder where you have fastboot (forgot make sure the DOS prompt is in the right folder where fastboot and boot.img are)
and run this command
fastboot flash boot boot.img
and then
fastboot reboot
if the system doesn't come up then reinstall the ROM and the gapps
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Did all that. Still stuck on "CyanogenMod" spinning circle. : /
Perhaps I have the wrong version on my phone of CM10 ?
I have the Rogers HTC ONE X
Details:
soft #: 1.94.631.3
SDK: 4.11
Ver; 4.0.3
Sense: 4
HTC ext: HTCExtension_403_1_GA_4
Kernel: 3.0.8-01169-g209f9dc
[email protected] #1
SMP PREEMPT
Baseband: 0.18as.32.09.28L_10.103.32.24L
Build #: 1.94.631.3 CL76063
Browser ver: WebKit/534.30
Perhaps I don't have the right version - can anyone hit me with a link to the stable most recent build? I believe I got the "Evita" version on the cm dl site.
This is the one I downloaded Version 10.
Killustration said:
Did all that. Still stuck on "CyanogenMod" spinning circle. : /
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hmmm...
revise the process again,
if your recovery is working
then flash your boot.img (make sure that you are actually flashing the boot.img) if you are not doing it properly then you will remain in the booting logo.
with X-factor make sure the boot.img is in the \kernel\ folder that is where the tool will look in order to flash if nothing is there then nothing will be flashed.
Flashing manually you need to make sure your boot.img is in the same folder as your fastboot script and then you need to run the command stated in the previous reply.
Then reboot, this has always been the main problem you need to make sure you are actually flashing the boot.img and then reboot your phone.
If the still no loading
then go into recovery
install your ROM
then install your gapps
If I select the one I put on my SD card, should it be a zip, or the boot.img file only ? maybe that's where I am messing this up?
Edit: Nope, .zip only lol
I am still at the spinning circle. . .
I put the boot.img in my C:\hox (containing adb, adbwinapi.dll, boot.img,fastboot, Unlock_code)
and shift - Right click ->Open command from here, then did the commands you mentioned previously.
Then from there, spin circle.
Then I try to go in to recovery and install the rom from there and still after reboot spin circle.
Killustration said:
If I select the one I put on my SD card, should it be a zip, or the boot.img file only ? maybe that's where I am messing this up?
Edit: Nope, .zip only lol
I am still at the spinning circle. . .
I put the boot.img in my C:\hox (containing adb, adbwinapi.dll, boot.img,fastboot, Unlock_code)
and shift - Right click ->Open command from here, then did the commands you mentioned previously.
Then from there, spin circle.
Then I try to go in to recovery and install the rom from there and still after reboot spin circle.
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the evita version is the correct for the US and Canada versions,
try cleaning your cache
also what version of TWRP are you using?
try using twrp 2.3.1.0
in your phone only .zip
on your computer you use the .img for flashing
XRACER said:
the evita version is the correct for the US and Canada versions,
try cleaning your cache
also what version of TWRP are you using?
try using twrp 2.3.1.0
in your phone only .zip
on your computer you use the .img for flashing
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Where do I get that? It brings me to some goo manager? what's this? eughhh haha
Apparently I just have tons of regular SD cards laying around and none of the micro variety. Ive rooted and put custom roms on 6 phones and kindle fires in the last two weeks so it seems a bit strange that this device would be the only one that would be different, but everything ive been able to read uses a micro card. Any info would be really appreciated. Thanks! (using US wifi board by the way)
Nada?
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You sure can.
Unlock the boot loader, ( note doing so will wipe all data from your device )
Reboot into android download a ROM and place on internal memory.
Fast boot flash a custom recovery ( see my SIG for twrp recovery for xoom)
Boot into the custom recovery ( see my SIG for my YouTube videos, there is a quick video on how to enter recovery)
Once in twrp recovery select install and the flash your ROM from internal memory.
runandhide05 said:
You sure can.
Unlock the boot loader, ( note doing so will wipe all data from your device )
Reboot into android download a ROM and place on internal memory.
Fast boot flash a custom recovery ( see my SIG for twrp recovery for xoom)
Boot into the custom recovery ( see my SIG for my YouTube videos, there is a quick video on how to enter recovery)
Once in twrp recovery select install and the flash your ROM from internal memory.
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I used The Lord all in One tool to unlock the boot loader. Im pretty sure that worked, device was seen and after it rebooted its like a completely wiped machine.
Now, then I reboot into recovery all i get is the green droid on its side with the warning triangle. I went to the TWRP post in your sig and there are 4 different install methods. I cant get any of them to work, but I havent tried option 2 because I dont have any idea how to use the adb commands. The windows script adb never sees my device although the LAIOT adb script does. I guess Im stuck on how to get TWRP onto this damn thing.
Roseysdaddy said:
I used The Lord all in One tool to unlock the boot loader. Im pretty sure that worked, device was seen and after it rebooted its like a completely wiped machine.
Now, then I reboot into recovery all i get is the green droid on its side with the warning triangle. I went to the TWRP post in your sig and there are 4 different install methods. I cant get any of them to work, but I havent tried option 2 because I dont have any idea how to use the adb commands. The windows script adb never sees my device although the LAIOT adb script does. I guess Im stuck on how to get TWRP onto this damn thing.
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download this zip Install_Scripts_v2.3.3.0.zip - 10.03 MB
and extract
open your cmd ( command prompt )
cd ( change directory to where you extracted the above zip)
now connect your tablet to pc,
from the cmd type
Code:
adb devices
ensure that your pc sees your device, should read out sn#
now click the runme.bat
and follow onscreen instructions.
once the recovery img has been flashed ( you can verify on the xoom's screen.)
from the runme.bat select option 3 to reboot, you MUST reboot straight into recovery ( again see video for video steps here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxgbdQuzOQ ) and flash rom, if you dont catch the boot process in time it will boot into android, and the custom recovery you just flashed will be replaced by the stock android recovery, and you will need to repeat the whole process. after you flash the rom your custom recovery will stick and you will be good from here on out
Hey, thanks for all your help. I finally got it going, and im really glad I wont have to do all of that stuff again, but your help was greatly appreciated.
Roseysdaddy said:
Hey, thanks for all your help. I finally got it going, and im really glad I wont have to do all of that stuff again, but your help was greatly appreciated.
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Any time
TeamApexQ is proud to release TWRP (from our OmniToad builds) for general use.
Current release: 2.8.1.0_0001
Raw image (for heimdall/Crazy 'cat'ing):
https://googledrive.com/host/0B-v962-Q8Pd9VWtvN0VrTXlQaTg/apexqtmo_twrp-2.8.1.0_0001.img
md5: https://googledrive.com/host/0B-v962-Q8Pd9VWtvN0VrTXlQaTg/apexqtmo_twrp-2.8.1.0_0001.img.md5sum
update.zip format (Recovery flashable/sideloadable):
https://googledrive.com/host/0B-v962-Q8Pd9VWtvN0VrTXlQaTg/apexqtmo_twrp-2.8.1.0_0001.zip
md5: https://googledrive.com/host/0B-v962-Q8Pd9VWtvN0VrTXlQaTg/apexqtmo_twrp-2.8.1.0_0001.zip.md5sum
ODIN compatible tarball format (ODIN):
https://googledrive.com/host/0B-v962-Q8Pd9VWtvN0VrTXlQaTg/apexqtmo_twrp-2.8.1.0_0001.tar.md5
Please let us know of any other issues. Also with any other issues, please include a copy of your recovery.log, and dmesg from the TWRP session.
Thanks for your work TeamApexQ!
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falle21 said:
Thanks for your work TeamApexQ!
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Nice...Will be building some twrp themes just for the Relay 4G....glad you guys built it as ive been pretty busy
The work around for the "failed" flash. Unmount system in the "mount" menu prior to doing any flashing of zips. Even I have to do this on the G2 with TWRP 2.6.3.4.
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New build posted in the OP!
Will now flash old Android builds (I've tested with every build I could get my hands on.)
I've never used TWRP, how does it differ from CWM for Backups ?
Are my CWM "nandroid" backups cross compatible ? I have Carbon, Omni and CM11 backups ready to switch at any time for testing in .tar format.
No twrp backups differ from cwm...however Philz can handle twrp and cwm backups...however and in my opinion twrp can do a lot more as a recovery than any other recovery...one thing you can do...and is a slight pain...is boot the backup with cwm or philz. flash twrp and re backup that ROM in twrp then delete the old one...repeat for all backups
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REV3NT3CH said:
No twrp backups differ from cwm...however Philz can handle twrp and cwm backups...however and in my opinion twrp can do a lot more as a recovery than any other recovery...one thing you can do...and is a slight pain...is boot the backup with cwm or philz. flash twrp and re backup that ROM in twrp then delete the old one...repeat for all backups
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hmm yea ... or switch between recoveries restore w/ cwm, install twp, reboot re-create backup .. repeat.
Is there a fix permissions in twrp ? and is usb mounting in windows ? I found I didn't have the functionality of either with the latest CWM
yohan4ws said:
hmm yea ... or switch between recoveries restore w/ cwm, install twp, reboot re-create backup .. repeat.
Is there a fix permissions in twrp ? and is usb mounting in windows ? I found I didn't have the functionality of either with the latest CWM
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thats what i was refferring too for saving your backups and restorable via twrp....and yes to all the other questions...twrp can do so many things while in recovery...for example..say you downloaded a rom from phone and forgot to put it in root of sdcard...twrp has a file manager with copy and paste functionalities to do so...it supports adb sideloading, mounting for both windows and linux, permissions, much better and clearer wiping method...all touchscreen...very themable for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45122951&postcount=1 i made this theme specifically for my htc rezound as well as many others...which ill more than likely port to the relay as it has to match screen dimensions for resolution...overall it just has a bulk of many great options for a recovery and is very easy to use and get used to
New build posted in the OP. Small bugfixes in this release. (Including some SELinux and settings fixes.)
Did something wrong. How to fix?
Magamo said:
TeamApexQ is proud to release TWRP (from our OmniToad builds) for general use.
Current release: 2.7.0.0_0002
Raw image (for heimdall/Crazy 'cat'ing):
https://googledrive.com/host/0B-v962-Q8Pd9VWtvN0VrTXlQaTg/apexqtmo_twrp-2.7.0.0_0002.img
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I wanted to install this version of twrp on my apexqtmo using heimdall under linux.
I booted into "download" mode, connected my USB table to my linux box, and I then stupidly flashed the wrong twrp module by mistake (for a different phone).
Without realizing my mistake, I then rebooted. I ended up back in my OS, and then, using the Power Menu, I booted into recovery mode. I got the blue text saying RECOVERY BOOTING.... , but after that, the screen remained black.
From then on, I cannot boot into the normal OS, nor into "download" mode.
Even if I remove the battery and then perform a standard boot using the power button alone, I get the blue text saying I'm booting into recovery, and the dead, black screen shows up.
I want to boot into the OS or download mode, but I can no longer do either. No matter what combinations of Volume-Up, Volume-Down, Home, and Power that I press, I always get back to RECOVERY BOOTING...., and I can't get into download mode again, no matter what.
Did I brick my phone?
If not what can i do to fix it?
Thanks for any help.
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The only way to clear the reboot mode is to either trigger a different mode or complete the boot. If key combinations don't work, you can try to see if the device comes up in adb and then you can "reboot bootloader" failing that you can trigger download mode with a resistor on the usb port. Google galaxy s 3 jig to find out how to make one or buy one
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Nardholio said:
The only way to clear the reboot mode is to either trigger a different mode or complete the boot. If key combinations don't work, you can try to see if the device comes up in adb and then you can "reboot bootloader" failing that you can trigger download mode with a resistor on the usb port. Google galaxy s 3 jig to find out how to make one or buy one
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Thank you very much!
... and I fixed it!!!!
Your adb suggestion led me to the solution ...
I tried adb, but it didn't work.
However, after that adb attempt, the usb cable was still plugged into my device from my linux box, and I noticed that the device was in some sort of boot loop. The device kept giving short vibrations every few seconds.
At that point, I tried one more key combination that I hadn't thought of before: with the cable still plugged in, I held down Volume-down and Home without pressing the Power button ... because I guessed that the existence of the boot loop means that power might already be on, which would cause the power key to be unnecessary.
And my guess was correct: I got into Download mode!
I flashed the correct version of TWRP, and now all is well.
Thank you again for providing the suggestion that led me to my solution!
Also, thank you for telling me about the jig. I'm now going purchase one anyway, just in case I screw up again in the future. I think I can get one for $8 or less (I'm too lazy and clumsy to try to make one on my own).
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It's weird, but I had the same experience with the blue "RECOVERY BOOTING" followed by dead phone as described a couple posts ago... and I was flashing the correct file, the twrp zip in the OP, from recovery (cwm 6.0.3.7). I did it twice and got the same bad result.
To get around the bad dead phone result, I held volume down and power for 15 seconds, got into download mode, and then selected volume down to allow the phone to boot normally. Once it did, I went to the Play store and installed an app that could flash another recovery (cwm 6.0.4.5). Which worked.
I will try flashing the .img file and see if that works, but I'm kinda perplexed why the twrp zip didn't work from recovery...
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reaper000 said:
I will try flashing the .img file and see if that works, but I'm kinda perplexed why the twrp zip didn't work from recovery...
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You indeed have to flash the .img file, at least if you're installing from the command line using heimdall.
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Ended up successfully flashing the .img file with recovery tools app from play store. Thanks all!
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reaper000 said:
Ended up successfully flashing the .img file with recovery tools app from play store. Thanks all!
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Glad it worked.
Also, FYI: you can't flash a recovery from within recovery. This is why your earlier attempt to flash the .zip from within recovery didn't work.
As far as I know, you have to be in bootloader mode (also called "download" mode) in order to flash a recovery. You have to boot into that mode and use somthing like heimdall to install the .img file. There are also tools you can use which will flash a recovery from a .zip file, but they actually just extract the .img file from the .zip file and then load that .img file via bootloader mode.
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HippoMan said:
Glad it worked.
Also, FYI: you can't flash a recovery from within recovery. This is why your earlier attempt to flash the .zip from within recovery didn't work.
As far as I know, you have to be in bootloader mode (also called "download" mode) in order to flash a recovery. You have to boot into that mode and use somthing like heimdall to install the .img file. There are also tools you can use which will flash a recovery from a .zip file, but they actually just extract the .img file from the .zip file and then load that .img file via bootloader mode.
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The .zip file provided here CAN be flashed from within recovery. What likely happened was a bad download.
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The .zip file provided here CAN be flashed from within recovery. What likely happened was a bad download.
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Yeah, was thinking bad download, but I dl'd it twice. And there was no MD5 checksum that I could see
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reaper000 said:
Yeah, was thinking bad download, but I dl'd it twice. And there was no MD5 checksum that I could see
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Actually, which version of CWM were you using to attempt to install this from? Likely significantly old versions were not set up to flash recovery properly.
Hi everyone,
Forgive me if this is a noob question but I've been searching all night and I cannot find a solution.
Background - A friends sister recently passed away and she asked me if I could somehow get the data off of her phone. The phone is a Boost Mobile LG855 (Marquee). It is not rooted, is not in debug mode and is keylocked. We don't have the unlock code so based on what I've read, my only hope is to get CWM somehow flashed on the phone and use it to back up the phone data to the SD card.
Because I cannot get the phone into debug mode and there doesn't seem to be a download mode on this phone, any of the USB-based flashing techniques will not work. I am able to connect the phone as a storage device and access the SD card from my computer but I can't get the computer to recognize it as an ADB device. So that rules out the fastboot, adb or odin-like methods. I believe my only hope is to use the stock recovery to flash CWM from the SD Card (update.zip method).
I downloaded the CWM image for this phone (recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marquee.img) but I can only flash a file called "update.zip" from the stock recovery options. I read somewhere that I should be able to rename the image file to "recovery.img" and put it in an uncompressed "update.zip" file which I did. I copied it to the SD card and tried the flash it only to get the dreaded "E: signature verification failed" "installation aborted." message.
Here are my questions:
Is what I am trying to do even possible?
Can I flash a .img image by sticking it in an update.zip file?
Do I need to create a /dev/recovery/ structure inside the zip file?
If so, how do I fix the zip file so it doesn't fail the signature verification?
Is there a better way to do what I am trying to do?
There are all kinds of tutorials on how to use CWM to flash things from the SD card but surprisingly few that describe how to do what I am trying.
Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated. Thank you so much in advance.
JZ_Hack_Nub said:
Hi everyone,
Forgive me if this is a noob question but I've been searching all night and I cannot find a solution.
Background - A friends sister recently passed away and she asked me if I could somehow get the data off of her phone. The phone is a Boost Mobile LG855 (Marquee). It is not rooted, is not in debug mode and is keylocked. We don't have the unlock code so based on what I've read, my only hope is to get CWM somehow flashed on the phone and use it to back up the phone data to the SD card.
Because I cannot get the phone into debug mode and there doesn't seem to be a download mode on this phone, any of the USB-based flashing techniques will not work. I am able to connect the phone as a storage device and access the SD card from my computer but I can't get the computer to recognize it as an ADB device. So that rules out the fastboot, adb or odin-like methods. I believe my only hope is to use the stock recovery to flash CWM from the SD Card (update.zip method).
I downloaded the CWM image for this phone (recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.8-marquee.img) but I can only flash a file called "update.zip" from the stock recovery options. I read somewhere that I should be able to rename the image file to "recovery.img" and put it in an uncompressed "update.zip" file which I did. I copied it to the SD card and tried the flash it only to get the dreaded "E: signature verification failed" "installation aborted." message.
Here are my questions:
Is what I am trying to do even possible?
Can I flash a .img image by sticking it in an update.zip file?
Do I need to create a /dev/recovery/ structure inside the zip file?
If so, how do I fix the zip file so it doesn't fail the signature verification?
Is there a better way to do what I am trying to do?
There are all kinds of tutorials on how to use CWM to flash things from the SD card but surprisingly few that describe how to do what I am trying.
Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated. Thank you so much in advance.
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None of this is necessary..
You can not flash a zip made by us from stock Recovery.
Your final hope is fastboot mode.
Before that, Install Minimal ADB and Fastboot in PC (Google it)
Switch off the mobile.
Hold any button combination like Power + Volume Up (or whatever, it's specific to phone) which will take you to a boot menu.
Connect phone to PC.
Select fastboot option in that menu from phone.
Now open Minimal ADB and Fastboot desktop icon and type the following:
Code:
fastboot boot recovery location_of_recovery\recovery.img
This will boot the CWM recovery.
Do whatever you want there
Thanks for your suggestion. I did start to go down that road and installed fastboot/adb. I gave up when the only key combination I could find for this stupid phone was power+volume down to boot into recovery. I will search more on whether there is a boot menu available on Boost Mobiles crappy stock ROM. Will update on what I find.
Thx again for the suggestion.
JZ_Hack_Nub said:
Thanks for your suggestion. I did start to go down that road and installed fastboot/adb. I gave up when the only key combination I could find for this stupid phone was power+volume down to boot into recovery. I will search more on whether there is a boot menu available on Boost Mobiles crappy stock ROM. Will update on what I find.
Thx again for the suggestion.
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Inside the recovery, check if you have an option like 'bootloader' or 'fastboot' or 'debug'
If there's something like that, that's the fastboot mode.
Some phones don't have fastboot mode, so the phone might be one of those if there's nothing like that
Anyway, what data do you want to recover from the phone??
Believe it or not, I'm reading that these LG phones require a special cable from shady overseas websites to access the boot loader and flash capabilities.
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Inside the recovery, check if you have an option like 'bootloader' or 'fastboot' or 'debug'
If there's something like that, that's the fastboot mode.
Some phones don't have fastboot mode, so the phone might be one of those if there's nothing like that
Anyway, what data do you want to recover from the phone??
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Ya there's nothing like that unfortunately.
Mainly contacts and text messages. There's suspicions that her bf may have had something to do with her death and the police won't bother to do forensics on the phone so she asked if I could help.
I've been doing more research on this and have established that there is no way to get the LG855 (Marquee) into bootloader mode and no way to unlock the bootloader without getting past the keylock, I'm back to square one.
So my question remains, is there a way to convert a CWM recovery image (.img) file into a properly signed update.zip file that I can use the stock recovery to flash onto the phone from the SD card?
Thanks.
JZ_Hack_Nub said:
I've been doing more research on this and have established that there is no way to get the LG855 (Marquee) into bootloader mode and no way to unlock the bootloader without getting past the keylock, I'm back to square one.
So my question remains, is there a way to convert a CWM recovery image (.img) file into a properly signed update.zip file that I can use the stock recovery to flash onto the phone from the SD card?
Thanks.
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I found this - which may help me sign the zip file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966007
Still not sure if the .img file will flash properly without making changes to it. Any thoughts?
JZ_Hack_Nub said:
I found this - which may help me sign the zip file.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1966007
Still not sure if the .img file will flash properly without making changes to it. Any thoughts?
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You can never flash a zip file created by us from stock recovery.
You can do it from custom recovery.
However hard you try, you can never do it from stock recovery. It's waste of time
GokulNC said:
You can never flash a zip file created by us from stock recovery.
You can do it from custom recovery.
However hard you try, you can never do it from stock recovery. It's waste of time
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Appreciated. I'm not one to give up though. I think I'll try this and let you know if it works. Thanks for all of your advice.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=732957