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[Q] help w/ clockworkmod

Hi everyone, I'm a new android/gtab user and looking for some help with installing clockworkmod. I've followed some instructions from this web site. It looks like the installation goes through successfully because I see "Detect a recovery key pressed" followed by "Booting recovery kernel image" after pressing Power and Vol+. A package gets installed and the device reboots normally. they I power down again and try to enter clockworkmod by pressing the Power and Vol+ again and it just keeps doing the same thing over and over. I have in my root the update.zip file and a recovery folder. Am I supposed to delete these after installing? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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baoweezy said:
Hi everyone, I'm a new android/gtab user and looking for some help with installing clockworkmod. I've followed some instructions from this web site. It looks like the installation goes through successfully because I see "Detect a recovery key pressed" followed by "Booting recovery kernel image" after pressing Power and Vol+. A package gets installed and the device reboots normally. they I power down again and try to enter clockworkmod by pressing the Power and Vol+ again and it just keeps doing the same thing over and over. I have in my root the update.zip file and a recovery folder. Am I supposed to delete these after installing? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Read this carefully
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
Once the tablet boots once it deletes the command file in the recovery folder

Thanks, I've read it through and had the files on the internal SD card exactly as the image in the link shows. I get the message in the upper left corner saying "Detect a Recovery Key Pressed", and then a 2nd line that reads "Recovery Image Detected. After that I see the cardboard box. The tablet then reboots as normal and I do not see any signs of a clockworkmod menu. Can I use the built in data erase function to restore it back to factory conditions and start over? I have rooted it with z4root.
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baoweezy said:
Thanks, I've read it through and had the files on the internal SD card exactly as the image in the link shows. I get the message in the upper left corner saying "Detect a Recovery Key Pressed", and then a 2nd line that reads "Recovery Image Detected. After that I see the cardboard box. The tablet then reboots as normal and I do not see any signs of a clockworkmod menu. Can I use the built in data erase function to restore it back to factory conditions and start over? I have rooted it with z4root.
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If you are installing from the internal sdcard make sure the line in the "command" file says "SDCARD" not "SDCARD2"
/sdcard/update.zip
/sdcard/recovery/command
The command file deletes every time you boot into recovery even if it doesn't install cwm. Make sure the file is there and pointing to the right sdcard.
You have to reboot after installing to get into the clockwork menu. Power/Vol+. If it doesn't go to cwm recovery it is not installed

Thank you very much! That did it! I did read your suggested link carefully but I guess I just didn't understand it enough to really "get it"
Thanks again!
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i hate to start this up again but i'm having the same issue and followed the steps from the other thread about cwm and roms.. to my understanding i followed the instructions and downloaded the file then exstracted it and putting the update.zip file & recovery fold on my enternal sd card but each time i do this it boots up and the two lines of txt appear but once i delete the folders and push the pwr & vol + buttons it just boots up normal again. i think i may be doing something wrong while labeling the files but i've done this at least 8 times already and no dice.. i'm at the point of returning it if i cant manage to get this to work unfortunately i was so excited to get this tablet with such high hopes but now its just a head ache, well if anyone wouldn't mind to give me some pointers, i would be greatly thankful.

jalladi said:
i hate to start this up again but i'm having the same issue and followed the steps from the other thread about cwm and roms.. to my understanding i followed the instructions and downloaded the file then exstracted it and putting the update.zip file & recovery fold on my enternal sd card but each time i do this it boots up and the two lines of txt appear but once i delete the folders and push the pwr & vol + buttons it just boots up normal again. i think i may be doing something wrong while labeling the files but i've done this at least 8 times already and no dice.. i'm at the point of returning it if i cant manage to get this to work unfortunately i was so excited to get this tablet with such high hopes but now its just a head ache, well if anyone wouldn't mind to give me some pointers, i would be greatly thankful.
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Read this carefully..If you don't have the command file pointing to the correct sdcard it won't install.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
Just the first post

SDCARD!
Jalladi,
That is exactly what mine was doing until I edited the COMMAND file that is in the Recovery folder. In my case, I installed CWM on my internal card. After editing the COMMAND file to point to SDCARD instead of SDCARD2, it worked correctly. I used Notepad in Windows to edit the file while connected to my laptop.
Good luck!

Thanks for this forum, worked like a charm. FYI the command file does not have an extension (ie .txt).

I'm sorry I still don't understand, I'm trying to install on the internal card, but just keeps restarting. I see the recovery folder with command file. It doesn't have anything about sdcard or sdcard2. What do I do with the file to correct?
Thank you for your help!!

daveconner98 said:
I'm sorry I still don't understand, I'm trying to install on the internal card, but just keeps restarting. I see the recovery folder with command file. It doesn't have anything about sdcard or sdcard2. What do I do with the file to correct?
Thank you for your help!!
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When you download CWM, you extract the contents of the file. The contents are an update.zip file and a recovery folder with a command file in there (no extension on the command file at all). The command file will have only one of the two lines below, depending on where you are installing from:
--update_package=SDCARD:/update.zip
--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip
SDCARD is the internal memory of the tablet, whereas SDCARD2 is the MicroSD card that you have in the SD Slot on the side of the tablet. The update.zip file and recovery folder with the command file inside of it should be placed on the root location of either your internal memory or your MicroSD card. I hope this helps. Good luck.

[Q] First Time Flasher - Stuck, what's next?

Heya! I've followed the install instructions in this thread;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997251
I got to step 5, "enter recovery, on boot led will be violet for 3'', during this period press vol+ ".
I wasn't quick enough on pressing the volume button so it started loading wich didnt do much good i noticed after a while. (stuck on loading)
Soo, i removed my battery to restart the phone, after wich i managed to enter recovery mode only to find myself not knowing how to execute #6, "flash rom zip".
I tried this aswell;
"1) enter recovery at first : after u switch on d phone, when the pink light comes, press up volume key to enter recovery
2) connect your phone to computer using usb cable
3) go to mounts and storage and mount /system and /data.....this will enable ADB in recovery mode
4) now put ur rom zip in the ADB folder of ur computer and start adb and type "adb devices" (without the quotes)
5) if it shows some sort of numbers, then the device is connected successfully
6) in adb. type "adb push /ROM.zip /sdcard" (without the quotes) (ROM.zip is the name of the rom)
7) then reboot recovery, go to flash zip and chose the rom zip and enjoy!"
I fail at #5, since it wont show any numbers. It wont find the device. Many hours of googling and trying different things the result is the same, and im stuck with a phone that wont boot to OS.
What do i do now? Any help appreciated! :victory:

In recovery mode,
Install zip form SD card > install zip from external SD card (if you have put the downloaded zip in your external SD card)
Oh you have to press volume up and down to highlight option, and power button to select it.
Hit Thanks if I helped you!

satan89 said:
In recovery mode,
Install zip form SD card > install zip from external SD card (if you have put the downloaded zip in your external SD card)
Oh you have to press volume up and down to highlight option, and power button to select it.
Hit Thanks if I helped you!
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My options is as follows;
1. Choose zip from sdcard (i can only access the Tipo internal memory from here, not my removable SD)
2. Apply /sdcard/update.zip
3. Toggle signature verification
4. Back
I can't access my phone storage from my PC either, since the drives wont show. I've tried all drives and such that i've found, but nothing works.
Is there any way i can reverse what i have done (remove clockwork or such) to get my phone to boot again?
Or a way to access my memory, so i can add the zip to the internal storage?
Have i bricked my phone?
Thanks!

You have not bricked your phone. relax.
Well you have to select first option, then under that there should be another line saying 'select zip from external SD card ' or something like that (if I remember correctly) . If that does not work there is a workaround where you use push file via adb. I'm not too familiar with that but will pm you if I find out where I read it.
And now- to revert back,
Download the world fs ftf file found here (its rootable) -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001567
Download flashtool latest (search) and install (fastboot and flash drivers in particular)
Place downloaded ftf file in c/flashtool /firmware
press flash and follow instructions.
Your on stock fw now. Remember to place zip in internal card if you are attempting cm10 again
Hit Thanks if I helped you!

Woo, somehow i managed to install the stuff! It wont send sound to my headphones though, other then that it's all good.
Thanks for taking your time!

[Q] stuck in boot loop

I've got my tf300t stuck in a boot loop when i turned it on today. (Ive looked around the forums for this issue already and been able to find little or no solutions that work for me)
I'm using cm10 and twrp. last night i shut the tablet off as usual and go to turn it on today and i cant get past the white asus logo and device unlocked screen.
I can access my twrp recovery menu, wiping dalvik returns a "E:Unable to mount '/data' (tw_mount)" cache wipes fine no errors.
I'm unable to flash another rom or restore from a back up as well.
Fastboot says its working but in cmd prompt it wont list the device. (computer recognizes it and it shows in device manager as android adb interface)
If there is any other information needed I will be more than happy to provide it.
any tips or help is greatly appreciated.
thanks in advanced.

I'm not yet very fammiliar yet with TF300, but from SGS 1 and ICS I remember one trick. If you have external microSD pluged, take it out or of you don't have it plug it in and then enter TWRP.
It probably won't work but you can try anyway.
Does TWRP have any file browser? I'm using CWM so I don't know much about TWRP.

stenc55 said:
I'm not yet very fammiliar yet with TF300, but from SGS 1 and ICS I remember one trick. If you have external microSD pluged, take it out or of you don't have it plug it in and then enter TWRP.
It probably won't work but you can try anyway.
Does TWRP have any file browser? I'm using CWM so I don't know much about TWRP.
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Yeah it does have the file browser, upon initial booting i can browse an sd card ( i have a few of various sizes none seem to to be having any affect) and i can browse the internal storage as well. Booting both with and without the sd card in the device still leaves me in the boot loop.

So, can you copy new rom to sd card, then copy from sd to internal and install new rom? I think only option you have is to reinstall rom.

stenc55 said:
So, can you copy new rom to sd card, then copy from sd to internal and install new rom? I think only option you have is to reinstall rom.
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I can and have tried but it wont let me flash with the "unable to mount /data" error. It tells that my external sd-card and whatever rom i attempt to flash has problems

Hagenator said:
I can and have tried but it wont let me flash with the "unable to mount /data" error. It tells that my external sd-card and whatever rom i attempt to flash has problems
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Be sure your sdk is up to date.
1. If you hold volume down plus power button to get to fastboot.
2. shift + control right click fastboot folder on computer then open command prompt.
3. type devices... and if it is not showing a device there something is not right.
4. you can try adb push to apply a flash if your device is not wanting to flash from sd card.

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Repairtech123 said:
Be sure your sdk is up to date.
1. If you hold volume down plus power button to get to fastboot.
2. shift + control right click fastboot folder on computer then open command prompt.
3. type devices... and if it is not showing a device there something is not right.
4. you can try adb push to apply a flash if your device is not wanting to flash from sd card.
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I've tried this as well. It was my first thought. Also it states in my original post that fastboot doesnt list my device, adb doesnt list it as well. Both are recent and up to date. However device manager does recognize it and windows makes the little notification sound. In safely remove devices it shows up as fastboot when i enable fastboot on the device.

Huawei Y530 hard reset fail

Hello folks, my roommate recently tryed to hard reset his Huawei Y530 but since he has a bad battery, the phone turned off in the middle of the process. When he turned it on there was a message:
Recovery image verify failed, please update to the authorized images
Well, i downloaded the stock firmware image onto the SD card and starter the recovery process, but it gets stuck on FORMATING/DATA. I left it there for 12 hour and nothing happened. When i aborted it, the same stupid message comes back:
Recovery image verify failed, please update to the authorized images
Any body have an idea? Any help is appreciated.
Kind regards

Did some research and found this, hope it works:
1.Extract and copy dload Folder into root of SD card.
2. Power off mobile and insert SD Card and press and hold Vol+ and Vol- and Power on.
3. wait for update complete.
4. Enjoy.
5. Thanks Button. ?

a. felon said:
Did some research and found this, hope it works:
1.Extract and copy dload Folder into root of SD card.
2. Power off mobile and insert SD Card and press and hold Vol+ and Vol- and Power on.
3. wait for update complete.
4. Enjoy.
5. Thanks Button.
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That doesnt work, already tryed that, if the image is in the dload folder, the phone doesnt even see it.

Maybe your download is corrupt try downloading another file.

Nope, it only starts without the dload folder, but eventually gets stuck on formating/data

Flash rom on mate 8

Hi guys,
just a question about flashing rom.. should I do a factory reset or wipe anything on the phone before to flash a rom on mate 8?
thanks
toXa

Shouldn't need to no. Just download the file and extract the UPDATE.APP file (just that file - don't make my mistake and copy over all the files 'just in case' as it doesn't work), pop it in an external sd card 'dload' folder, turn off, hold vol up & down & power, release power on logo appearance and let it do its thing
I had a crash course in this over the last two days..