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[Q] Cant flash clockwork recovery through Rom Manager

Have been trying to flash clockwork recovery through rom manager for a couple of days. It always says Flashed succesfully but when I try to go to recovery it takes me to the bootloader. it happened after i updated to the newest version. anyone else have this issue or is there any other way without using ADB? Im not good at that.

do you mean when you go into the bootloader (vol up + power) it doesnt automatically bring you to recovery? (this is not supposed to happen) or when you select the recovery menu from the bootloader it just reboots the bootloader again

it just reboots the bootloader

This may be of help to you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13109088&postcount=47

jerrycycle said:
This may be of help to you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13109088&postcount=47
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Thanks! Booting recovery (either from the bootloader or from 'reboot to recovery in ROM manager' was just hanging on "Google" for me. This fixed it!

i finally was able to adb got it thanks for your help

[Q] I think I may have unlocked my bootloader twice...

I tried to use the search and google but didn't really find anything helpful. Almost 2 years ago, I unlocked the bootloader back on honeycomb and did custom recovery, root, and custom rom. Then a little while after ICS came out, I did the OTA update.
Today, I reset the xoom back to stock ICS and tried to unlock the bootloader again...thinking nothing of it. The process was taking a few minutes so I decided to get a snack and when I came back it was rebooting.
I assumed that it worked and continued to try and fastboot a recovery image. The recovery image installed and I did another reboot but was greeted with the android welcome screen. Anyways I went through the menus and then tried to enter recovery and it gave me an android laying on its back with and exclamation point above his open chest.
I hard rebooted and can still get into my device, but adb cannot seem to find my xoom anymore. I have tried it on a 64bit desktop and laptop with no luck.
Have I messed up? Or is there a simple fix that I am missing? Thanks in advance for any help!

Can you get into fastboot mode? The second time you unlocked did you have to go through the questions on your xoom again?

dfib1 said:
Can you get into fastboot mode? The second time you unlocked did you have to go through the questions on your xoom again?
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Yes, I can get into fastboot by holding the volume down key and the power button. That's fastboot, right?
Yes, I had to go through the menus the second time I unlocked.

sounds like the recovery you try to fastboot did not take or the rom was corrupt.. Which recovery was it? Do you want to be rooted and run a custom rom or completely stock? what xoom do you have(wifi, 3g, 4g)

dfib1 said:
sounds like the recovery you try to fastboot did not take or the rom was corrupt.. Which recovery was it? Do you want to be rooted and run a custom rom or completely stock? what xoom do you have(wifi, 3g, 4g)
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I want to flash this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997434
With whichever recovery is best. I tried flashing this recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074979
I am on a 4G xoom on 4.0.4 but I don't use my data plan. I would like to be on a nice stable build of 4.2.

Download your rom choice, gapps and put them on the root of your sd card. If they are already there skip this step
I like TWRP Recovery the best. Easy to use and lots of options.
download this Twrp 2.4 img to the folder you hve fastboot in
open a cmd prompt in that o that folder
type fastboot flash recovery TWRPv2.4.1.0.img
Once you have verification on your device that this has been flashed, reboot your device by holding volume up + power.
Then 3 seconds after you see the Motorola logo, hit volume down. You should now see "Android Recovery" in the top left corner. Hit volume up to boot into recovery.
You should be in twrp 2.4
select backup/restore and backup your current system
select install and find your rom select asnd then swipe to flash
when done then select home
select install again and find the gapps package and install
when done select wipe dalvick/cache
when done select reboot
select system
you should be good to go.

Well I got through all of the steps, but when I try to boot I get stuck in a loop of the roms boot logo. Is it okay to flash a wingray rom over a stingray device?

dfib1 said:
Download your rom choice, gapps and put them on the root of your sd card. If they are already there skip this step
I like TWRP Recovery the best. Easy to use and lots of options.
download this Twrp 2.4 img to the folder you hve fastboot in
open a cmd prompt in that o that folder
type fastboot flash recovery TWRPv2.4.1.0.img
Once you have verification on your device that this has been flashed, reboot your device by holding volume up + power.
Then 3 seconds after you see the Motorola logo, hit volume down. You should now see "Android Recovery" in the top left corner. Hit volume up to boot into recovery.
You should be in twrp 2.4
select backup/restore and backup your current system
select install and find your rom select asnd then swipe to flash
when done then select home
select install again and find the gapps package and install
when done select wipe dalvick/cache
when done select reboot
select system
you should be good to go.
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Well I got through all of the steps, but when I try to boot I get stuck in a loop of the roms boot logo. Is it okay to flash a wingray rom over a stingray device?

I think it is fine just the 3g/4g won't work.
I can get you going again but you are going to be starting with a locked honeycomb device. You will then have to either let it update to ICS or JB or unlock, root, install custom recovery and flash a rom. What xoom do you have 3g or 4g?

dfib1 said:
Download your rom choice, gapps and put them on the root of your sd card. If they are already there skip this step
I like TWRP Recovery the best. Easy to use and lots of options.
download this Twrp 2.4 img to the folder you hve fastboot in
open a cmd prompt in that o that folder
type fastboot flash recovery TWRPv2.4.1.0.img
Once you have verification on your device that this has been flashed, reboot your device by holding volume up + power.
Then 3 seconds after you see the Motorola logo, hit volume down. You should now see "Android Recovery" in the top left corner. Hit volume up to boot into recovery.
You should be in twrp 2.4
select backup/restore and backup your current system
select install and find your rom select asnd then swipe to flash
when done then select home
select install again and find the gapps package and install
when done select wipe dalvick/cache
when done select reboot
select system
you should be good to go.
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Okay I restored it again but this time i did a factory reset and wipe dalvick before flashing the rom and gapps. It works! Thank you for your help!
However, could I ask how to root this thing?

since you have a custom recovery on it already and are unlocked.
Download this file Universal xoom root place it on the root of your sd card and flash it. Then reboot and try a root required app such as root checker

dfib1 said:
since you have a custom recovery on it already and are unlocked.
Download this file Universal xoom root place it on the root of your sd card and flash it. Then reboot and try a root required app such as root checker
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Thanks! Got it!

g;lad to hear it.

Restart loop after update

Hello,
Yesterday there was an update for the Moto G, I confirmed to do the update. Since then the phone is in a reboot loop. I mean it doesn't matter what ever I do,the phone restart itself in every 2-3 minutes. The phone is rooted.
I've tried to do a factory reset from the setting,however nothing happens when I want to erase the settings. In the bootloader if I chose Recovery or Factory reset,the phone reboots.
I've got a tip that I should remove the update file from the /chace directory,however I don't know how to do so,as the phone keeps reboot itself.
The only place,where the phone is not restarts is in the bootloader.
Is there any way to somehow solve this problem without flash a stock rom ?
Thanks for your help!
Regards,
Péter

The same here. Help!

Tussky said:
Hello,
I've tried to do a factory reset from the setting,however nothing happens when I want to erase the settings. In the bootloader if I chose Recovery or Factory reset,the phone reboots.
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You have to press volume up instead of power to choose something in fastboot menu.
Unroot and if used custom recovery go back to stock recovery.

mokkami said:
Unroot and stock recovery.
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How should I do the unroot ? I find this solution,but I can't post the link,as I didn't have 10+ posts... its in the site unlockr and there's an article about moto g unroot.
However I can't enable the usb debug,as the phone restart faster,than I'am able to do this.
Yes I know I have to press volume up,however if I chose recovery it's reboot itself,so I'am not able to select Recovery from the bootloader.

Tussky said:
How should I do the unroot ? I find this solution,but I can't post the link,as I didn't have 10+ posts... its in the site unlockr and there's an article about moto g unroot.
However I can't enable the usb debug,as the phone restart faster,than I'am able to do this.
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My is rooted and cwm 6.0.4.6
May be we must do something with fastboot command

my GF's Moto G did the same thing, luckily it was a simple fix.
I had already rooted her stock 4.4.2 and installed CWM Recovery 6.0.4.6.
If you havent installed, CWM or TWRP, then I recommend to do so by fastboot command and the recovery.img.
Here is the forum link to install CWM Recovery for your Moto G:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563599
So I just Powered Off the phone. Then go back into the CWM Recovery by:
- hold down Volume Down and hold down Power Button for about 4-5 secs
- then let them go and you will see the Fastboot menu
- Press Volume Down (to highlight Recovery)
- then Press Volume Up (to select and go into Recovery, in this case the custom recovery)
- then just Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache
- then Reboot Phone.
Done.
I think I will install CM11 for her and not have to deal with the stock ROM that gets official updates pushed onto it causing issues like this.

eyeoncomputers said:
my GF's Moto G did the same thing, luckily it was a simple fix.
I had already rooted her stock 4.4.2 and installed CWM Recovery 6.0.4.6.
So I just Powered Off the phone. Then go back into the CWM Recovery by:
- hold down Volume Down and hold down Power Button for about 4-5 secs
- then let them go and you will see the Recovery menu
- Press Volume Down (to highlight Recovery)
- then Press Volume Up (to select and go into Recovery, in this case the custom recovery)
- then just Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache
- then Reboot Phone.
Done.
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I see,however It's not possible on the phone. If I select the Recovery and I press volume up -> phone reboots

You mean this.
Download Stock image, extract.
Go to fastboot mode and flash following.
If you used Superboot method then use:
fastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
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if you used the modified recovery method:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Tussky said:
I see,however It's not possible on the phone. If I select the Recovery and I press volume up -> phone reboots
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Thats strange.

eyeoncomputers said:
my GF's Moto G did the same thing, luckily it was a simple fix.
I had already rooted her stock 4.4.2 and installed CWM Recovery 6.0.4.6.
If you havent installed, CWM or TWRP, then I recommend to do so by fastboot command and the recovery.img.
The general command to install a custom recovery in Fastboot is:
fastboot flash recovery your_recovery_image.img
So I just Powered Off the phone. Then go back into the CWM Recovery by:
- hold down Volume Down and hold down Power Button for about 4-5 secs
- then let them go and you will see the Fastboot menu
- Press Volume Down (to highlight Recovery)
- then Press Volume Up (to select and go into Recovery, in this case the custom recovery)
- then just Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache
- then Reboot Phone.
Done.
I think I will install CM11 for her and not have to deal with the stock ROM that gets official updates pushed onto it causing issues like this.
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Thanks MAN! It works perfect!

mokkami said:
You mean this[/URL].
Download Stock image, extract.
Go to fastboot mode and flash following.
If you used Superboot method then use:
if you used the modified recovery method:
Thats strange.
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Yes, I mean that,so if I follow this guide,then it will help ? I used the followin from modaco site -> Root your Moto G - option 1: Superboot

@kokonai OH? I thought unroot is essential?
I guess u used the modified recovery to root?
Tussky said:
Yes, I mean that,so if I follow this guide,then it will help ? I used the followin from modaco site -> Root your Moto G - option 1: Superboot
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At the moment i am confused. But yeah i'm assuming it will work.
Cause if i understand it right, the superboot method is a modified kernel.
So you should flash motoboot.img.
There are several ways now. Either you flash cwm and wipe /cache as described above.
Or you flash motoboot and then , in my opinion, it should work.

mokkami said:
@kokonai OH? I thought unroot is essential?
I guess u used the modified recovery to root?
At the moment i am confused. But yeah i'm assuming it will work.
Cause if i understand it right, the superboot method is a modified kernel.
So you should flash motoboot.img.
There are several ways now. Either you flash cwm and wipe /cache as described above.
Or you flash motoboot and then , in my opinion, it should work.
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I used the method to root the phone what is on that site,I followed that description and it worked. I'am not an expert in it,so I just followed PaulOBrien guide,so I can't answer for it for sure.
At this point I'am really desperate as the phone is completely useless, so I don't care even if I had data loss,as I can't access it anymore,nor save it to my PC.

In my knowledge, which seems not to be true anymore, the phone needs to be stock to install any update.
I am not talking about installed apps. It is more about system partition, recovery, kernel and so on.
I would try now to flash the motoboot.img and see what happens.
If this does not work i would flash cmw and try what was mentioned above.
Sure you can go completly stock. But in my view you are not that lost.
I'll stay with you
......but max 5 hours =)

mokkami said:
In my knowledge, which seems not to be true anymore, the phone needs to be stock to install any update.
I am not talking about installed apps. It is more about system partition, recovery, kernel and so on.
I would try now to flash the motoboot.img and see what happens.
If this does not work i would flash cmw and try what was mentioned above.
Sure you can go completly stock. But in my view you are not that lost.
I'll stay with you
......but max 5 hours =)
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Thanks! However I can try it out only after 20 UTC.
However I have an idea,but maybe I'am wrong.
What happens if I try the chace wipe via in command line, I mean:
mfastboot erase cache
This should delete the cache right ? Shouldn't this command remove the problematic update file ?

Oh yeah this should be also an option.
But you'll come again to that point where you wanna install the update?!

mokkami said:
Oh yeah this should be also an option.
But you'll come again to that point where you wanna install the update?!
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I want to give it a try. Yes,however I don't have to install the update. But I think I will flash a stock rom,make the update and then re-root the phone.

Thank you guys, I was going crazy with this rebooting problem. So now it is fixed, but how can I get the update? Noway?

mokkami said:
Oh yeah this should be also an option.
But you'll come again to that point where you wanna install the update?!
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I was able to enable the usb debugging,and then to start the bootloader. However If I connected the phone and tried to execute the adb reboot-bootloader command it didn't worked. So I restarted the phone and entered into the bootloader,then I've done the following:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
fastboot erase cache
After the first command,the phone rebooted into bootloader,then the second command finally cleared the chace. Now my uptime is more then 8 minutes,so the phone is working great now
However I will do the complete process on the weekend,but not now as I'am really tired,but I will flash a stock rom at the weekend.

Possible solution...
Just started a thread with a possible solution
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663205
Hope it helps...

No Volume Buttons. Is flashing custom recovery from 12s impossible?

Hey Guys,
I want to flash twrp to my OnePlus One, but CyanogenOS12S won't let me without a hardware boot into recovery mode. My OnePlus' volume buttons do not work, thus i cannot do a hardware boot to recovery mode. When i boot into cyanogenOS and try a software reboot into recovery mode it defaults to Cyanogen's stock recovery. (And yes I have unchecked "update Cyanogen recovery" in developer options)
Is there any way for me to flash and access a custom recovery? I very much hope there is as I would like to have this phone rooted to perform nandroid backups and to attemot to fix the low mic volume issue when im not on speakerphone.
Appreciate any help!
Thanks,
Mrcalebw

easiest way is going to be fastboot flash a new recovery like twrp using fastboot. Just google. As of now you have stock cm recovery installed

Cannot leave the fastboot screen
aeppacher said:
easiest way is going to be fastboot flash a new recovery like twrp using fastboot. Just google. As of now you have stock cm recovery installed
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Hey!
Thanks for the reply and help. I tried to do this, but once I
fastboot falsh recovery recovery.img' which is successful
then 'flashboot boot recovery.img' The fastboot screen lights up brighter and my oneplus disconnects from adb and my computer and i have to do a hard power off by holding the powerbutton.
And I'm back where i started without a custom recovery to boot into.

mrcalebw said:
Hey Guys,
I want to flash twrp to my OnePlus One, but CyanogenOS12S won't let me without a hardware boot into recovery mode. My OnePlus' volume buttons do not work, thus i cannot do a hardware boot to recovery mode. When i boot into cyanogenOS and try a software reboot into recovery mode it defaults to Cyanogen's stock recovery. (And yes I have unchecked "update Cyanogen recovery" in developer options)
Is there any way for me to flash and access a custom recovery? I very much hope there is as I would like to have this phone rooted to perform nandroid backups and to attemot to fix the low mic volume issue when im not on speakerphone.
Appreciate any help!
Thanks,
Mrcalebw
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If your phone is rooted. I guess it would be. Then try this steps to reboot it to recovery
No need of pc.
1. Download TWRP manager from the play store
2. Open the app
3. Open menu in the app by touching the left top corner of the app.
4. Touch on the reboot option and then
5. Touch on the reboot to recovery and touch yes.
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Currently not root
ashuthosh.heda said:
If your phone is rooted. I guess it would be. Then try this steps to reboot it to recovery
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Hi,
Thanks for your help. The trouble is that i do not currently have root on my phone.
If its possible to get root, without having to boot into custom recovery that would be fantastic.
I'm beginning to feel like this might be a lost cause.
I'd love any suggestions though!

Is the bootloader of your OPO unlocked??
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ashuthosh.heda said:
Is the bootloader of your OPO unlocked??
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Yes, the bootllader has been unlocked through use of adb

Then try flashing the supersu zip from the fast boot and try the steps as mentioned above
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Flash supersu without custom recovery?
ashuthosh.heda said:
Then try flashing the supersu zip from the fast boot
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And how do i flash supersu zip from fastboot? Without having to temporarily boot into a custom recovery?
As far as I was aware you cant flash supersu unless you have a custom recovery installed, which i cannot install (original post issue)
If theres a command I'd be very grateful!

mrcalebw said:
And how do i flash supersu zip from fastboot? Without having to temporarily boot into a custom recovery?
As far as I was aware you cant flash supersu unless you have a custom recovery installed, which i cannot install (original post issue)
If theres a command I'd be very grateful!
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Did you tried any oneplus one tools?
You can cannect your phone as adb right? Then try this tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/toolbox-oneplus-one-toolbox-t2808987
It may help. It has the option boot to fastboot and boot to recovery.
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Only boots to custom from full boot
ashuthosh.heda said:
Did you tried any oneplus one tools?
You can cannect your phone as adb right? Then try this tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/toolbox-oneplus-one-toolbox-t2808987
It may help. It has the option boot to fastboot and boot to recovery.
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I have tried a couple of toolboxes. The trick there is that adb commands only send once the phone has booted and is on debugging mode. When full boot happens, the cyanogen stock recovery overwrites the custom recovery.

Phone keeps booting into TWRP

So, I flashed my samsung a10s with an unofficial twrp posted, and everything went fine.
But when I tried to flash a GSI (I tried lineage, and the AOSP ones), everytime I reboot it brings me to the recovery menu. I cannot boot into download mode or anything, it straight up puts me into TWRP.
I do seem to get a `invalid argument /metadata` sort of error
Any idea how to fix this?

HikariNee said:
So, I flashed my samsung a10s with an unofficial twrp posted, and everything went fine.
But when I tried to flash a GSI (I tried lineage, and the AOSP ones), everytime I reboot it brings me to the recovery menu. I cannot boot into download mode or anything, it straight up puts me into TWRP.
I do seem to get a `invalid argument /metadata` sort of error
Any idea how to fix this?
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First, flash stock rom.
Then install twrp, do a wipe and a factory reset. Install GSi image but do not reboot to system. Turn of the phone and boot to recovery again. Then do a wipe and reboot to system.
Do not enter to recovery again, idk why but entering recovery breaks the rom.

Hatea10s said:
First, flash stock rom.
Then install twrp, do a wipe and a factory reset. Install GSi image but do not reboot to system. Turn of the phone and boot to recovery again. Then do a wipe and reboot to system.
Do not enter to recovery again, idk why but entering recovery breaks the rom.
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How can I flash the stock rom if I cannot boot into download mode?

HikariNee said:
How can I flash the stock rom if I cannot boot into download mode?
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How are you trying to get into Download Mode
If u can't, flash scatter with SP Flash Tool.

Hatea10s said:
How are you trying to get into Download Mode
If u can't flash scatter with SP Flash Tool.
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I tried both the power combinations and the TWRP reboot into recovery, they both did not work.

HikariNee said:
I tried both the power combinations and the TWRP reboot into recovery, they both did not work.
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U can't enter Download mode with the power button. Power off the phone. Hold vol up and vol down then plug it into a pc. Do not release vol buttons until blue download screen appears.