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Question on TWRP with Samsung Skyrocket

I'll post my question after some background:
I was on CWM Touch, downloaded and installed the TWRP from google play. Rebooted into recovery, created backups to internal and external, and flashed SkyICS 4.2f6 by Seanz. I followed OP instructions on how to flash. Did not have any problems and it was very easy to use.
Used TWRP and flashed several MODS and ROM updates without any hitch. All I did was reboot into recovery selected the zip files and swipe to install, did not even had to wipe cache or anything. I am not sure if this is the correct way but I was able to do so without any problems.
I wanted to install the same rom but to do a clean wipe since the rom had several updates. So, I rebooted into TWRP recovery, did OP flashing instructions which were:
-reboot into team win recovery
-wipe system
-factory data reset
-then go to mounts and choose external sd
-no go back and find the rom by choosing install zip
-swipe to confirm
-then install the radio you downloaded
and when complete reboot phone
-at this point everything will be settling and caching
which may or may not seem laggy.... and yes that white line is normal
its a battery representation mod
-im sure youll be eager to update busybox immediatly but let me tell you no
first open super user app.. find preferences and update user binary
hit it twice giving it root permissions
now .. is when to update busy box through the provided installer
-after you have done this
-power down phone
reboot into recovery and flash the latest update
and email package only
However, I was not able to reboot into recovery. I have a Samsung Skyrocket but was not able to put the phone into recovery mode by pressing and holding the power, volume up, and volume down buttons. The phone kept vibrating but the Samsung screen wont come up. Frustrated, I rebooted the phone, downloaded CWM, updated to Touch and proceeded to flash using CWM with no problems.
At this point i'm hesitant on using TWRP. I am not even sure if ODIN supports it. I'm afraid that if i'm on TWRP and brick my phone, I will not be able to use ODIN.
Questions:
Has anyone encounter the same problem?
Is TWRP compatible with ODIN?
Can anyone using Samsung Skyrocket confirm the recovery steps used above is correct?
Thank you for your help.

i am currently using twrp and ive had no problems flashing roms including sky ics which those directions are from also a recovery isnt compatible with odin if you want to odin back to stock or flash anew recovery image you just go into download mode and procedd from there

RAVEN6 said:
I'll post my question after some background:
I was on CWM Touch, downloaded and installed the TWRP from google play. Rebooted into recovery, created backups to internal and external, and flashed SkyICS 4.2f6 by Seanz. I followed OP instructions on how to flash. Did not have any problems and it was very easy to use.
Used TWRP and flashed several MODS and ROM updates without any hitch. All I did was reboot into recovery selected the zip files and swipe to install, did not even had to wipe cache or anything. I am not sure if this is the correct way but I was able to do so without any problems.
I wanted to install the same rom but to do a clean wipe since the rom had several updates. So, I rebooted into TWRP recovery, did OP flashing instructions which were:
-reboot into team win recovery
-wipe system
-factory data reset
-then go to mounts and choose external sd
-no go back and find the rom by choosing install zip
-swipe to confirm
-then install the radio you downloaded
and when complete reboot phone
-at this point everything will be settling and caching
which may or may not seem laggy.... and yes that white line is normal
its a battery representation mod
-im sure youll be eager to update busybox immediatly but let me tell you no
first open super user app.. find preferences and update user binary
hit it twice giving it root permissions
now .. is when to update busy box through the provided installer
-after you have done this
-power down phone
reboot into recovery and flash the latest update
and email package only
However, I was not able to reboot into recovery. I have a Samsung Skyrocket but was not able to put the phone into recovery mode by pressing and holding the power, volume up, and volume down buttons. The phone kept vibrating but the Samsung screen wont come up. Frustrated, I rebooted the phone, downloaded CWM, updated to Touch and proceeded to flash using CWM with no problems.
At this point i'm hesitant on using TWRP. I am not even sure if ODIN supports it. I'm afraid that if i'm on TWRP and brick my phone, I will not be able to use ODIN.
Questions:
Has anyone encounter the same problem?
Is TWRP compatible with ODIN?
Can anyone using Samsung Skyrocket confirm the recovery steps used above is correct?
Thank you for your help.
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To reboot into recovery you hold power, volume up and down and when you see the first samsung logo let go of the power or it will keep rebooting.
As for being compatible with odin, I'm not sure what you mean. You can flash TWRP through odin, you can get into download mode with twrp installed also.
Have you tried reinstalling TWRP?

Not booting to recovery

what i did -->
1. Unlock bootloader
2. Flash cwm via "fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip"
3. Boot to recovery
4. Factory reset
5. Flash cm zip from sd card.
what i got -->
1. "E:Can't open /sdcard/cm.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted."
Then -->
1. Rebooted, copied again, booted to bootloader
2. selected recovery
Now -->
1. shows the android mascot with its lid open and "No command"
2. no cwm (where did it go ?!?!)
Everytime i flash recovery, it boots the first time (till the time I've not rebooted after flashing recovery) and still won't flash my zip file, and then the recovery won't show.
EDIT (FIXED)
WHAT WENT WRONG...
1. Was using CWM (When i was last active in android flashing, twrp was just another custom recovery, cwm was needed for cm)
2. When i did use TWRP, it was an older version, and did not work (did not even boot to recover, in fact)
3. When i did get twrp working, i used a bad cm.zip file (corrupted)

nishant_713 said:
what i did -->
1. Unlock bootloader
2. Flash cwm via "fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip"
3. Boot to recovery
4. Factory reset
5. Flash cm zip from sd card.
what i got -->
1. "E:Can't open /sdcard/cm.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted."
Then -->
1. Rebooted, copied again, booted to bootloader
2. selected recovery
Now -->
1. shows the android mascot with its lid open and "No command"
2. no cwm (where did it go ?!?!)
Everytime i flash recovery, it boots the first time (till the time I've not rebooted after flashing recovery) and still won't flash my zip file, and then the recovery won't show.
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first mistake here is u used Flash cwm via "fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip" which is wrong u need to use .img after recovery but not zip so try once again and flash latest twrp as cwm support is ended

bloodhound42 said:
first mistake here is u used Flash cwm via "fastboot flash recovery recovery.zip" which is wrong u need to use .img after recovery but not zip so try once again and flash latest twrp as cwm support is ended
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Thanks for the promt reply mate. Actually it was recovery. IMG only, not zip, i typed it wrong here otherwise the recovery wouldn't have loaded at all, as mentioned earlier. Moreover, I did try flashing twrp, but using twrp, I can't even get recovery to boot once (which does happen on cwm 6.0.4.7)
P.S - can it anyhow be related to bootloader ? I am on stock Lollipop. And device is dual sim (xt1033)

nishant_713 said:
Thanks for the promt reply mate. Actually it was recovery. IMG only, not zip, i typed it wrong here otherwise the recovery wouldn't have loaded at all, as mentioned earlier. Moreover, I did try flashing twrp, but using twrp, I can't even get recovery to boot once (which does happen on cwm 6.0.4.7)
P.S - can it anyhow be related to bootloader ? I am on stock Lollipop. And device is dual sim (xt1033)
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If u r on stock lollipop then u boot loader is already upgraded and its good for twrp recovery can u try flashing twrp v 2.8.6.0 and check it out using adb if it is already rooted then try flashing by flashify and let me know

bloodhound42 said:
If u r on stock lollipop then u boot loader is already upgraded and its good for twrp recovery can u try flashing twrp v 2.8.6.0 and check it out using adb if it is already rooted then try flashing by flashify and let me know
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Ok did that. When it booted to cwm (which is all i can manage to boot to, if at all) i selected root phone option. But it didn't root actually. Then i rooted successfully using cf auto root. Then used flashify to flash twrp image, and now when i select recovery from bootloader, it boots normally, not even showing the "no command" screen. (And yea, I'm pressing vol up to select, not power)
Update -- Ok flashed 2.8.6.0 and now boots to revovery (even after a restart) but still can't flash cm. Something pops on screen for a fraction of screen and then recovery reboots. It says "no md5 file found". Any chance of zip being corrupt ?
Update 2 -- Now my internal memory has stopped working :/ can't even take a screenshot, nor a photo. says memory full. Doesn't even copy file to memory when connected to pc. Although in recovery mode (twrp) , with usb mounted, it does copy.

nishant_713 said:
Ok did that. When it booted to cwm (which is all i can manage to boot to, if at all) i selected root phone option. But it didn't root actually. Then i rooted successfully using cf auto root. Then used flashify to flash twrp image, and now when i select recovery from bootloader, it boots normally, not even showing the "no command" screen. (And yea, I'm pressing vol up to select, not power)
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weird did u flash normal recovery or gpe recovery ? U have to flash normal recovery and one more thing are u sure that its going into cwm recovery ?
May be the ROM is corrupted buddy download again and flash or try other Roms

Haha. After a hell lot of effort, i did get TWRP installed, and after breaking my head on why cm nightly won't install, i downloaded another one, and it installed fine. Now rocking CM 12.1 (4th device which I'm using on CM, and yet never had so much trouble getting it running..)

HELP with installing Cyanogenmod

Hello, I've been trying to install Cyanogenmod 12 but every time Rom Manager does nothing when I flash installation or with other options I can't go into recovery mode since it just reboots every time!
I have Sony Xperia T with Android 4.3 and I need newer version to install Pokemon Go!
I have tried many guides so pls don't post me links but just write me step by step what to do or tell me what I do wrong!
1. I have unlocked bootloader on my phone, my camera still works despite what the guide said. When I go into SERVICE in phone it says it's unlocked.
2. At this point I tried installing TWRP but to my finding I need to root my phone! Wtf there was nothing about this in the guides... But okay, I look in Internet and install KingRoot that automatically unlocks the root. Now I can install apps that require root.
3. I install Twrp, it ask me if I wanna install Bombox or something like that but I press no, I go into backup and whenever I try to do it, it does nothing. I restart the app and this time I try installation without any backup. I select the zip file of CM for my phone, select to wipe the data etc and start. But it does nothing and just freezes :/
4. I try Rom Manager, I install it try to do backup but it tells me to install something but later it says my device is unsupported?! I try installing just the Rom zip but again nothing...
Whenever I try to go into recovery mode through any apps it just restarts my phone!
Pls help I don't know what to do...

Have you installed TWRP with the TWRP manager?
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install latest twrp for your phone.... u can flash cm 12 easily
---------- Post added at 10:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:06 AM ----------
download twrp manager app and search your device it is available there and tap on install recovery.....

joe2k01 said:
Have you installed TWRP with the TWRP manager?
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I have TWRP Manager installed, I didn't install TWRP with this before since I thought it is the same thing?!
I just tried to install it, I selected my phone then the version to download and at the end when it tries to flash I get an error that flashing was unsuccessful and it's either because I have this installed or another error occurred. Then I have option to cancel or to reboot now but if I press it then it freezes and I can only close the app.
I have clean phone with no data, it's an old one so I'm not really scarred to lose anything just wanna get that CM12.

amakasuvi said:
I have TWRP Manager installed, I didn't install TWRP with this before since I thought it is the same thing?!
I just tried to install it, I selected my phone then the version to download and at the end when it tries to flash I get an error that flashing was unsuccessful and it's either because I have this installed or another error occurred. Then I have option to cancel or to reboot now but if I press it then it freezes and I can only close the app.
I have clean phone with no data, it's an old one so I'm not really scarred to lose anything just wanna get that CM12.
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There are plenty of occurrences in TWRP where it will show that recovery was not successfully installed. Once TWRP Manager shows you that message, close the app and shut down your device and then try to boot to recovery using the correct button sequence. I believe for your device that the correct button sequence is as follows:
Power off your device.
Boot in*recovery mode*by pressing and holding Volume Up and Power*Button*at the same time.
Release all buttons when the Sony Xperia T screen flickers and in a few seconds the Recovery screen will appear.
Give this a try.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA-Developers mobile app

fast69mopar said:
There are plenty of occurrences in TWRP where it will show that recovery was not successfully installed. Once TWRP Manager shows you that message, close the app and shut down your device and then try to boot to recovery using the correct button sequence. I believe for your device that the correct button sequence is as follows:
Power off your device.
Boot in*recovery mode*by pressing and holding Volume Up and Power*Button*at the same time.
Release all buttons when the Sony Xperia T screen flickers and in a few seconds the Recovery screen will appear.
Give this a try.
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I tried many options to put my phone into recovery mode but it doesn't work. It just turns on my device.

amakasuvi said:
I tried many options to put my phone into recovery mode but it doesn't work. It just turns on my device.
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Well, I suspect that if TWRP Manager cannot install recovery on your device then you will have to download the correct TWRP from www.twrp.me and fastboot flash recovery on your device.
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astboot flash recovery on your device.
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How do I do it? Thanks

amakasuvi said:
How do I do it? Thanks
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Just to make sure, you can still boot the device normally into 4.3 JellyBean, right?
Okay, have you ever used ADB or fastboot?
Have you installed a program on your PC like
Minimal ADB & Fastboot or 15 Second ADB installer or the Android SDK?
To verify that your ADB & fastboot is installed and working correctly follow these steps:
Boot your device normally.
Go to Developer Options and verify you have OEM Unlock enabled and USB Debugging enabled.
Connect the device to your PC with the USB cable.
Once connected to the PC you should see a pop-up message on the device asking for authorization. If so, check the box to "always allow".
Open the Device Manager on your PC and look to see if your device is recognized. (if you see a yellow triangle or question mark the correct drivers need to be installed)
So, if your device is recognized and the correct drivers are installed, open a command prompt window and type this:
adb devices
If your ADB is setup and working and your device is properly recognized the command prompt will return with a list of attached devices and the serial number of the device.
This is where we need to start that way we know the ADB and fastboot environment is setup and working correctly.
Also, I was looking around the XDA Xperia forums and there are some good guides on how to do this just in case you want to read up on the subject.
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Thanks.
To unlock bootloader I was using some fastboot program which was in a guide and I had to go to cmd and just type fastboot.exe oem unlock boot 0xKEY or something like that and then I just installed app that rooted my phone and that's it. Nothing more. I didn't install any other things since I have problems with Internet :/

Also, I was looking around the XDA Xperia forums and there are some good guides on how to do this just in case you want to read up on the subject.
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can give me some links with how to do it please?

amakasuvi said:
can give me some links with how to do it please?
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Here is one I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php
Here's another:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php
TWRP Recovery Image is here:
https://twrp.me/devices/sonyxperiat.html
Give the first two links a look. You will be able to get it done. Take your time. If there is something you don't understand, go back and read, watch a video and ask questions. If this is your only device you don't want to make a mistake that you can't recover from. Before I ever got into rooting Android, custom recoveries or ADB and fastboot I did nothing but read thread after thread and research other developers work and other users experiences. Then, I went and bought a backup device just in case I made a mistake. Let me know if you need anything.
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fast69mopar said:
Here is one I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php
Here's another:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php
TWRP Recovery Image is here:
https://twrp.me/devices/sonyxperiat.html
Give the first two links a look. You will be able to get it done. Take your time. If there is something you don't understand, go back and read, watch a video and ask questions. If this is your only device you don't want to make a mistake that you can't recover from. Before I ever got into rooting Android, custom recoveries or ADB and fastboot I did nothing but read thread after thread and research other developers work and other users experiences. Then, I went and bought a backup device just in case I made a mistake. Let me know if you need anything.
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they dont work :/ can you paste new ones pls.
also, need a little help with sdk, might be a bit stupid but i dont know what version should i download...
1. installer_r24.4.1-windows.exe 144mb or,
2. android-sdk_r24.4.1-windows.zip
No installer 190 mb
both are on android website, is there any difference?

amakasuvi said:
they dont work :/ can you paste new ones pls.
also, need a little help with sdk, might be a bit stupid but i dont know what version should i download...
1. installer_r24.4.1-windows.exe 144mb or,
2. android-sdk_r24.4.1-windows.zip
No installer 190 mb
both are on android website, is there any difference?
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Here are the updated links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2798411
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2657190
https://twrp.me/devices/sonyxperiat.html
Download the "installer_r24.4.1-windows.exe"
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fast69mopar said:
Here are the updated links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2798411
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I have followed this link and I have successfully booted into this recowery and have many options to choose.
Question: What do I choose (any need to backups, wipes etc?) to install the rom and gapps i have downloaded before?

amakasuvi said:
I have followed this link and I have successfully booted into this recowery and have many options to choose.
Question: What do I choose (any need to backups, wipes etc?) to install the rom and gapps i have downloaded before?
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Quick question. Which recovery did you install? Philz or TWRP?
Good job on getting into recovery. First, I would take a backup. That way if anything goes wrong you can boot into recovery and restore your backup and have a working device again. After your backup, when you install a ROM+GAPPS you will need to perform a full wipe. This includes:
Dalvik Cache
System
Data
Cache
Do not select your internal storage unless you have your ROM + GAPPS saved on a micro SD Card or USB OTG drive. If you have your ROM+ GAPPS saved to your internal storage and you wipe it you will not have an OS to install. Just be careful when selecting partitions to wipe. Let me know if you need any help.
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fast69mopar said:
Quick question. Which recovery did you install? Philz or TWRP?
Good job on getting into recovery. First, I would take a backup. That way if anything goes wrong you can boot into recovery and restore your backup and have a working device again. After your backup, when you install a ROM+GAPPS you will need to perform a full wipe. This includes:
Dalvik Cache
System
Data
Cache
Do not select your internal storage unless you have your ROM + GAPPS saved on a micro SD Card or USB OTG drive. If you have your ROM+ GAPPS saved to your internal storage and you wipe it you will not have an OS to install. Just be careful when selecting partitions to wipe. Let me know if you need any help.
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Hi and thanks for fast reply again,
I have successfully installed Cyanogenmode which Im grateful!
But I Have a problem, I have installed gapps but when i go into phone i can only see Cyanogenmode apps and none from google! I'm running gapps installation again, maybe it will help.
After everything is okay I can wipe whole system with internal storage right? I think it switched to TWRP after I have booted into cyanogenmode successfully.

amakasuvi said:
Hi and thanks for fast reply again,
I have successfully installed Cyanogenmode which Im grateful!
But I Have a problem, I have installed gapps but when i go into phone i can only see Cyanogenmode apps and none from google! I'm running gapps installation again, maybe it will help.
After everything is okay I can wipe whole system with internal storage right? I think it switched to TWRP after I have booted into cyanogenmode successfully.
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I would dirty flash the ROM + GAPPS again without wiping anything and then boot normally and see if you have your Google Apps. Also, don't wipe your system unless you have another ROM ready to install. Also, don't wipe your internal storage and your system at the same time unless you have a ROM saved on a micro SD Card or USB OTG drive. The only time you should wipe the internal storage is when you are doing a completely clean installation and you want your device to be in a fully stock new state.
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fast69mopar said:
I would dirty flash the ROM + GAPPS again without wiping anything and then boot normally and see if you have your Google Apps. Also, don't wipe your system unless you have another ROM ready to install. Also, don't wipe your internal storage and your system at the same time unless you have a ROM saved on a micro SD Card or USB OTG drive. The only time you should wipe the internal storage is when you are doing a completely clean installation and you want your device to be in a fully stock new state.
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1. I have installed CM 12 after i wiped everything except internal storage.
2. I powered on the device and I had only one msg that 'Settings' stopped which i just press okay and everything is working.
3. then I tried installing many different versions like aroma, full, mini but every time after successful installation whenever i power on my phone i get all those pop up messages and I cant get rid of them and do anything...
Dont know what to do anymore

amakasuvi said:
1. I have installed CM 12 after i wiped everything except internal storage.
2. I powered on the device and I had only one msg that 'Settings' stopped which i just press okay and everything is working.
3. then I tried installing many different versions like aroma, full, mini but every time after successful installation whenever i power on my phone i get all those pop up messages and I cant get rid of them and do anything...
Dont know what to do anymore
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If you are having a lot of apps force closing I suggest finding a different ROM to install. Maybe a stock style ROM that has Gapps built in. Try several ROM's. You may find one you like better.
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Clean State Install of latest CyanogenMod or Cyanogen OS

Hello guys,
first off: i had something to do in the past with all this stuff but my memory isnt that great anymore so please correct me if im wrong
so here's the thing: my OPO decided to not detect my SIM anymore, so i did a factory reset thru recovery. I also rooted the phone before with a video tutorial from youtube (don't know if i can link it here this is my first post^^). What it does is install SuperSU over TWRP. You then have root without erasing your data! I was kinda surprised because i read in other threads that it actually will.
But anyways back to topic. I am now on these settings:
Cyanogen OS 12.1.1-Y0G7DAS2K1
Stock Recovery
Rooted
Bootloader unlocked (not sure, but i guess otherwise it wouldnt work)
I received a message for the OTA Update to Cyanogen OS 13. Downloaded & installed it, phone reboots into recovery. Already surprised here because its not TWRP anymore but i guess it was just temporary for the root installing. Or maybe it was because i didn't unchecked the "update recovery" checkbox in developer options, i think its active on default.
But anyways, the recovery tries to install it and suddenly the menu shows up again with an android in the background (in his chest is a red warning sign). No error, just the graphical android in the background. After a restart, nothing changed still on the same version. I did a factory reset once more and also "deleted media" and wiped cache.
As i mentioned, im not up-to-date with the differences on CyanogenMod and Cyanogen OS.
What i want to do now:
Step 1: Format my OPO as clean as possible.
Is Factory Reset and wipe media etc. enough for this? Or do i have to hard reset it?
Step 2: Root Access and TWRP.
I lost both of these after an OTA update to my OPO. I guess it was when i received the Cyanogen OS update. I would like to know when exactly these two will be erased and what to do to not lose them anymore. I heard it differs between CM and Cyanogen OS.
Step 3: Decision what OS to use: CyanogenMod or Cyanogen OS?
Im willing to wait for updates as long as they're stable. And i would also prefer to just install them over OTA (when it works^^). I don't want to flash like crazy, i only want a steady, rooted, customizable OS. I searched on this forum but im not sure which are the latest versions of both and what the differences are. What would you suggest me on these preferences?
Step 4: Restoring my Data
I backed up my Apps with Titanium Backup and transfered the folder to my PC. Never used it before, so i would like to know if it can cause any problems if i restore it on a newer version of Cyangogen OS or even Cyanogenmod?
Hope i don't forget anything. Sorry for the long post & noob questions you probably read everyday

EagleJR said:
Hello guys,
first off: i had something to do in the past with all this stuff but my memory isnt that great anymore so please correct me if im wrong
so here's the thing: my OPO decided to not detect my SIM anymore, so i did a factory reset thru recovery. I also rooted the phone before with a video tutorial from youtube (don't know if i can link it here this is my first post^^). What it does is install SuperSU over TWRP. You then have root without erasing your data! I was kinda surprised because i read in other threads that it actually will.
But anyways back to topic. I am now on these settings:
Cyanogen OS 12.1.1-Y0G7DAS2K1
Stock Recovery
Rooted
Bootloader unlocked (not sure, but i guess otherwise it wouldnt work)
I received a message for the OTA Update to Cyanogen OS 13. Downloaded & installed it, phone reboots into recovery. Already surprised here because its not TWRP anymore but i guess it was just temporary for the root installing. Or maybe it was because i didn't unchecked the "update recovery" checkbox in developer options, i think its active on default.
But anyways, the recovery tries to install it and suddenly the menu shows up again with an android in the background (in his chest is a red warning sign). No error, just the graphical android in the background. After a restart, nothing changed still on the same version. I did a factory reset once more and also "deleted media" and wiped cache.
As i mentioned, im not up-to-date with the differences on CyanogenMod and Cyanogen OS.
What i want to do now:
Step 1: Format my OPO as clean as possible.
Is Factory Reset and wipe media etc. enough for this? Or do i have to hard reset it?
Step 2: Root Access and TWRP.
I lost both of these after an OTA update to my OPO. I guess it was when i received the Cyanogen OS update. I would like to know when exactly these two will be erased and what to do to not lose them anymore. I heard it differs between CM and Cyanogen OS.
Step 3: Decision what OS to use: CyanogenMod or Cyanogen OS?
Im willing to wait for updates as long as they're stable. And i would also prefer to just install them over OTA (when it works^^). I don't want to flash like crazy, i only want a steady, rooted, customizable OS. I searched on this forum but im not sure which are the latest versions of both and what the differences are. What would you suggest me on these preferences?
Step 4: Restoring my Data
I backed up my Apps with Titanium Backup and transfered the folder to my PC. Never used it before, so i would like to know if it can cause any problems if i restore it on a newer version of Cyangogen OS or even Cyanogenmod?
Hope i don't forget anything. Sorry for the long post & noob questions you probably read everyday
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Ok so first you can not perform OTA updates with a custom recovery like TWRP. So if you want OTA updates don't install a custom recovery. You lost TWRP before even performing the OTA update don't know how but you did. So I am going to instruct you how to start fresh.
1. You need ADB and fastboot installed you can get the minimal version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 or you can get the full SDK manager which has fastboot and adb https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html but if your not planning development just go with minimal.
2. Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-return-opo-to-100-stock-t2826541 You don't need to do step 4 since you want to install a custom recovery. So just reboot after you flash all the stock files.
(Also make sure you download the right stock rom he has a 16gb and a 64gb listed. Or you can download the stock rom straight from cynogen os here https://cyngn.com/support
3. Next you will need the TWRP file you can get it here https://dl.twrp.me/bacon/ if you don't have ADB/Fastboot in your path just place the file in the same folder as your fastboot. Also rename the file to recovery.img make sure you don't name it recovery.img.img
4. Download SUPERSU for root get it here https://download.chainfire.eu/1003/SuperSU/SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip
5. With your phone on plug it in to your computer and transfer the SuperSU zip to the download folder on your phone.
6. Unplug your phone and reboot to fastboot then plug your phone back in
7. Open command prompt in the fastboot folder by holding shift and right click and select open command window here.
8. Type fastboot devices (This command will list the connected devices. If your phones serial number shows up you are good to go and may continue. If the phone is NOT listed this indicates that your drivers are not installed correctly. In order for you to continue you must fix your drivers so that your phone is listed under fastboot devices.)
9. Type Fastboot Flash recovery recovery.img
10. Once the flash is done don't let the phone fully boot to system or it will rewrite to the stock recovery so hold the power button and volume down and it will boot into TWRP recovery. IF you let it boot into the system and it does reinstall the stock recovery you will need to re-install twrp
11. Once in twrp perform a backup of your stock rom
12. After the backup is done go back to the main menu of TWRP go to install navigate to the download file and then install SuperSU
13. Now reboot and you now have the stock rom with root and a custom recovery.
14. Difference between cynogen os and cynogenmod http://www.androidcentral.com/difference-between-cyanogen-os-and-cyanogenmod
Hope this helps and

Durso81 said:
Ok so first you can not perform OTA updates with a custom recovery like TWRP. So if you want OTA updates don't install a custom recovery. You lost TWRP before even performing the OTA update don't know how but you did. So I am going to instruct you how to start fresh.
1. You need ADB and fastboot installed you can get the minimal version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 or you can get the full SDK manager which has fastboot and adb https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html but if your not planning development just go with minimal.
2. Follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-return-opo-to-100-stock-t2826541 You don't need to do step 4 since you want to install a custom recovery. So just reboot after you flash all the stock files.
(Also make sure you download the right stock rom he has a 16gb and a 64gb listed. Or you can download the stock rom straight from cynogen os here https://cyngn.com/support
3. Next you will need the TWRP file you can get it here https://dl.twrp.me/bacon/ if you don't have ADB/Fastboot in your path just place the file in the same folder as your fastboot. Also rename the file to recovery.img make sure you don't name it recovery.img.img
4. Download SUPERSU for root get it here https://download.chainfire.eu/1003/SuperSU/SR1-SuperSU-v2.78-SR1-20160915123031.zip
5. With your phone on plug it in to your computer and transfer the SuperSU zip to the download folder on your phone.
6. Unplug your phone and reboot to fastboot then plug your phone back in
7. Open command prompt in the fastboot folder by holding shift and right click and select open command window here.
8. Type fastboot devices (This command will list the connected devices. If your phones serial number shows up you are good to go and may continue. If the phone is NOT listed this indicates that your drivers are not installed correctly. In order for you to continue you must fix your drivers so that your phone is listed under fastboot devices.)
9. Type Fastboot Flash recovery recovery.img
10. Once the flash is done don't let the phone fully boot to system or it will rewrite to the stock recovery so hold the power button and volume down and it will boot into TWRP recovery. IF you let it boot into the system and it does reinstall the stock recovery you will need to re-install twrp
11. Once in twrp perform a backup of your stock rom
12. After the backup is done go back to the main menu of TWRP go to install navigate to the download file and then install SuperSU
13. Now reboot and you now have the stock rom with root and a custom recovery.
14. Difference between cynogen os and cynogenmod http://www.androidcentral.com/difference-between-cyanogen-os-and-cyanogenmod
Hope this helps and
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Thank you very much! I did all of your Instructions step-by-step and it worked flawless. Im now on the latest CM13 Release. I hope it was the right decision and it runs smooth and stable. And if not i got the backup I do have 2 more questions:
-TWRP asked me if i want to let them "modify my partition". It helps when you are getting official updates. Is that important for me? I guess i will just flash future updates over recovery and not over OTA anyways, so i can left this "modify" option unchecked, right?
-While i did the factory reset, it said that most of the time i will not have to delete internal storage. Does that mean it also excludes private stuff like photos, videos & also backups from titanium & TWRP (if it's the same stored location)? Thank you again for anything

EagleJR said:
Thank you very much! I did all of your Instructions step-by-step and it worked flawless. Im now on the latest CM13 Release. I hope it was the right decision and it runs smooth and stable. And if not i got the backup I do have 2 more questions:
-TWRP asked me if i want to let them "modify my partition". It helps when you are getting official updates. Is that important for me? I guess i will just flash future updates over recovery and not over OTA anyways, so i can left this "modify" option unchecked, right?
-While i did the factory reset, it said that most of the time i will not have to delete internal storage. Does that mean it also excludes private stuff like photos, videos & also backups from titanium & TWRP (if it's the same stored location)? Thank you again for anything
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The only way you can do official updates is to follow all the steps above and flashing the newest stock ROM via fastboot and reinstalling twrp. Now if you want to flash a custom ROM like cynogenmod then you can just download the latest ROM from cynogemod and install it via twrp. As far as your pics go I would either upload them to a cloud service or your PC before switching ROMs. For your apps yes just backup with titanium backup and then just restore them when you change ROMs.

lineageOs 17.1 oct 4 2020 update issues.

Hi; just a heads up I'm running 17.1 rom on moto xplay 1562 i think it is north america version p2c is hardware verrsion.
on the latest update from installed os it just downloads gets to 99% then verifies and shows download on install it does first reboot then shows installing icon then screen goes blank hold power screen comes back shows same installing icon goes a bit then screen shuts off.
I have to hold down power button till it reboots and delete download if it's still there. 2nd time i did this it was not.
have extra mem card installed. no twrp .

Don't forget to back every partition.
[/COLOR]Clear cached data system and dalvic then install and reboot.

whats your recovery? lineage-recovery?
the update is ota? or are you trying to install it manually?
for me ota works without problems!

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whats your recovery? lineage-recovery?
the update is ota? or are you trying to install it manually?
for me ota works without problems!
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it's via wifi for me .

Androvishal said:
Don't forget to back every partition.
[/COLOR]Clear cached data system and dalvic then install and reboot.
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i'll have to try this and go step by step

thak you all btw

thank you all btw

Hi; I got it to work after a wipe of the device just twrp issue now . it is replaced by LineageOS recovery on reboot after flash

dnickel said:
Hi; I got it to work after a wipe of the device just twrp issue now . it is replaced by LineageOS recovery on reboot after flash
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the recovery is only activated when updating if this is set in the developer option.
for me the lineage recover works for ota. with twrp there is a bug since may what the image no longer starts after update.
either use older recovery or the latest from lineage. you can also use the twrp to save, install and set up everything. when that is done and running you can create a backup and then install the lineagerecovery as a zip. so ota works and has a backup.
alternatively you can also install the lineage recovery and only start the installation / backup twrp via adb / fastboot.
if you want to install the recovery you have to execute this command:
Code:
fastboot [B]flash[/B] twrpname.img
if you want the recovery boot you have to execute this command:
Code:
fastboot [B]boot[/B] twrpname.img
I hope it helps you a bit

freak sorry this is old now jeez .can close. this went way beyond this and back to 17.1