Recovery reboot option(Request) - Motorola Droid X2

I've always appreciated having the option of rebooting into recovery on the "phone options" when powering off. Typically if I have already used the dx2 bootstrap into recovery previously I can just power down when im plugged in and ill reboot into cwm...and my old dx and other phones I've seen have it typically. Pretty sure its doable.
So if anyones up for adding it to your list of things to do id be extatic.
Thx in advance.
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We don't have an official bsr. In order for the reboot recovery to work, i think the script calls for Koush's signature, or something like that, and our recovery doesn't have the proper sig. Not only is it a hacked up recovery, it's an ancient one. I don't see recovery ever being added, unfortunately.
Oh, btw, wrong forum.
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Xodus is correct.
We were all excited for a while when koush got an x2 bout a month or two ago thinking we would finally get a "real" x2 recovery option. Its a little frustrating to see almost EVERY moto phone except for us have that option. And the only "real"x2 difference between our phone and others is our tegra2. I can't see that being the reason we can't get this option. It Has GOT to be doable if someone would just put the work/time into creating it.

Well, don't they have one for the Xoom? We need to see if we can port some of the Xoom hacks. The only difference REALLY are honeycomb and the screen size(right?).

AtLemacks said:
Well, don't they have one for the Xoom? We need to see if we can port some of the Xoom hacks. The only difference REALLY are honeycomb and the screen size(right?).
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XOOM is unlocked and the x2 is locked
Liberated X2

Sandso9 said:
XOOM is unlocked and the x2 is locked
Liberated X2
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For inquiring minds they're don't know, an unlocked bl allows you to flash cwm to become THE recovery; no bsr or hacked jobs needed.
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Cuz XOOM SHIPS with unlocked bootloader of.course
This is what the x2 needs desperately if we ever want to see some.permanent fixes for.performance issues we have had.
I swear someone needs to unlock this caged beast. @Motorola I'm looking at you. STOP LETTING VZW BULLY YOU INTO PERMANENT LOCKED BOOTLOADERS. THEY ARE BREAKING THE LAW!! AT LEAST LEAK US SOME.OPTIONS OR.PUT A METHOD OUT THERE FOR US TO USE...doesn't even need to be official on their website....just send it to a newb in the x2 forum and let em spread the news lol....AAAAGGGHHHH
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/end rant sorry

Ya well even though we aren't unlocked...it would seem that some sort of autorun sequence for the two commands in the dx2 bootstrap could be programmed to run one after the other in the background at the push of a button on that menu. But it couldn't really be that simple -_-
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xerotix said:
Ya well even though we aren't unlocked...it would seem that some sort of autorun sequence for the two commands in the dx2 bootstrap could be programmed to run one after the other in the background at the push of a button on that menu. But it couldn't really be that simple -_-
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If only I wasn't such a noob I would try to make that happen
hopefully someone will figure out what needs to happen for us to even feel like we are "officially "I supported

xerotix said:
Ya well even though we aren't unlocked...it would seem that some sort of autorun sequence for the two commands in the dx2 bootstrap could be programmed to run one after the other in the background at the push of a button on that menu. But it couldn't really be that simple -_-
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Logic seems airtight. I mean, if you can push the button in System Recovery and it'll boot to charge mode or recovery mode then why can't the same commands used to perform that action be used as a reboot recovery option. I'm no dev. I would imagine if it was that easy, it would've been done by now.

"Reboot widget" from the market is a good alternative for now....
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X0dus said:
Logic seems airtight. I mean, if you can push the button in System Recovery and it'll boot to charge mode or recovery mode then why can't the same commands used to perform that action be used as a reboot recovery option. I'm no dev. I would imagine if it was that easy, it would've been done by now.
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Seems to me the charge mode is the weakest link in the chain. The normal boot sequence is dependent on encryption and system checks, the battery animation doesn't require so much security. It would make sense to me, after reading the cvpcs blog about 2nd init, they could use 2nd init to hijack normal boot, but that sounds like a total pain in the ass.
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ya XOdus...with nitro and masta being basically the only two devs for the dx2 I figured I'd just throw this out there and hopefully someone reads it. If i were savoy with making roms I'd be all over it, but hopefully just my train of thought may help someone with their endeavors in making their rom worth while. Nitro put our bootstrapper in his "eclipse parts" so I would imagine he might be interested in advancing farther.

We have it on the bionic. We're locked plus have to use a bootstrap. Ask around in that forum....
It's on Th3ory's ROM.
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xerotix said:
ya XOdus...with nitro and masta being basically the only two devs for the dx2 I figured I'd just throw this out there and hopefully someone reads it. If i were savoy with making roms I'd be all over it, but hopefully just my train of thought may help someone with their endeavors in making their rom worth while. Nitro put our bootstrapper in his "eclipse parts" so I would imagine he might be interested in advancing farther.
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Not true kejar is also working on the x2 he's just busy cause he has the x, d2, x2, d3, and bionic to deal with. We should see liberty 3 by mid week or at the end of the week
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Sandso9 said:
Not true kejar is also working on the x2 he's just busy cause he has the x, d2, x2, d3, and bionic to deal with. We should see liberty 3 by mid week or at the end of the week
Liberated X2
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Let's hope!
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X0dus said:
Oh, btw, wrong forum.
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Please report threads/posts that are in the wrong section. Thanks.

arrrghhh said:
Please report threads/posts that are in the wrong section. Thanks.
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That should be a feature added to the app. Kept forgetting whenever i was using the Web based.
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X0dus said:
That should be a feature added to the app. Kept forgetting whenever i was using the Web based.
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I only used the xda app after my laptop broke, but even now with it working I still use my phone haha
Would be cool to get the option to reboot to recovery in the power menu.
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I can do it but you still have to be plugged into the wall. I found it kind of pointless since you need the app to toggle it back to charge mode if needed.
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Noob question

Anyone know when we will have a working clockwork mod recovery and custom roms? I am willing to test and help in any way I can.
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wdenker said:
Anyone know when we will have a working clockwork mod recovery and custom roms? I am willing to test and help in any way I can.
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Moved to proper forum.
wdenker said:
Anyone know when we will have a working clockwork mod recovery and custom roms? I am willing to test and help in any way I can.
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The short answer seems to be no. There doesn't seem to be much activity, from what I've seen in this forum and others, on modding the X2. I wish I could figure out why since the DX is big on everyone's list now, as are other lesser performing phones in Verizon's stable. But, that's the way it is right now.
WA_Bob said:
The short answer seems to be no. There doesn't seem to be much activity, from what I've seen in this forum and others, on modding the X2. I wish I could figure out why since the DX is big on everyone's list now, as are other lesser performing phones in Verizon's stable. But, that's the way it is right now.
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From what I've been reading in the Droid X Forums us that the developers don't have a Droid X2 to work on. We've even been talking about trying to set up a donation using Paypal. We're still waiting to hear from JRummy on this.
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At this point im starting to wonder if development will ever really start. Such a shame as this is such a great phone, but people seem to be.regarding the x1 has a higher priority than the new x2
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Once we get the bootloader unlocked, then I think we'll start seeing development.
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Potential source of an unlock

Read the post at the url below. It describes how to get updates from Motorola cloud servers. It might be useful in getting unlocks for other phones. Please spread the word to anyone interested in an unlock for Motorola Android phones with Blur.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1164582
Bump
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Thanks for posting this. Once I return home from work, I will be testing this on my device. I will post the results and any discoveries I make.
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I'm sitting here, got the zip downloaded. I'm so freaking tempted to try getting into the blur cloud, but I'm a chicken lol.
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Well, I tried it. I could not get the cloud button. Maybe someone else will have more luck.
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Atrix != DX2
LancerV said:
Atrix != DX2
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Wait... WHAT!!! Are u serious!!! Does this mean we can unlock our bootloader and port GB!?!?!?!?!
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DAG425 said:
Wait... WHAT!!! Are u serious!!! Does this mean we can unlock our bootloader and port GB!?!?!?!?!
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!= means not equal to. Not sure what you were thinking lol.
Damn... I was on my phone and I guess I didn't see the exclamation point... Oh well...
Actually the Atrix and the X2 are nearly identical. That's why the CWM recovery for the atrix works.
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juhde said:
Actually the Atrix and the X2 are nearly identical. That's why the CWM recovery for the atrix works.
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You are right. Which is why I have been trying to use your kernel source. Sadly Motorola keeps releasing broken kernel source.
Sounds interesting

clockwork mod

Saw that Koush posted this on his twitter. Not sure if anyone else caught but I though it may be interesting.
@clockworkmod: If you want a D3/DX2 bootstrap, let me borrow me a phone!
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Oh This Is Too Cool, I Knew It.
Good to hear. I mean its nice to have one now, but one that's specificly for our for phone & not a patchup from another phone would be great. Even better if we wouldn't have to plug it in every time you wanna flash something
The one on this forum works for me. you might not be able to pass it which file to update to while into android, but i got eclipse installed without an SD card. Tryin to find a reason to believe in the x2 instead of my bolt. worked nicely. The one click root on droid-life for moto devices works like a charm too. had to use that instead of gingerbreak like the thread specifies.
Awesome news!
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I'm confused as to how this works.
I originally had the MOTODX2 Bootstrap Signed apk installed which requires you to ensure the X2 is plugged into a wall outlet to boot into a recovery menu.
I just purchased Rom Mananger and saw that there was a Clockworkmod recovery for X2, so I downloaded it, but how do I get into it? I can only get into the MOTODX2 Bootstrap recovery menu. Or, is that what the Clockwork Mod is?
I'm usually adept in doing these things (I had no problem with my LG Vortex). However, I don' t know exactly what the purpose of the Clockworkmod Recovery is versus the MOTODX2 Bootstrap recovery I have. Anything? How to do I boot my X2 into the Clockworkmod Recovery?
Thanks!
iBolski said:
I'm confused as to how this works.
I originally had the MOTODX2 Bootstrap Signed apk installed which requires you to ensure the X2 is plugged into a wall outlet to boot into a recovery menu.
I just purchased Rom Mananger and saw that there was a Clockworkmod recovery for X2, so I downloaded it, but how do I get into it? I can only get into the MOTODX2 Bootstrap recovery menu. Or, is that what the Clockwork Mod is?
I'm usually adept in doing these things (I had no problem with my LG Vortex). However, I don' t know exactly what the purpose of the Clockworkmod Recovery is versus the MOTODX2 Bootstrap recovery I have. Anything? How to do I boot my X2 into the Clockworkmod Recovery?
Thanks!
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I think they're having trouble with trying to get it working and that's why koush needs to borrow a DX2.
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IDMA.DROID.X2 said:
I think they're having trouble with trying to get it working and that's why koush needs to borrow a DX2.
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He bought a dx2 a week ago and *****ed about it a couple times on twitter and we haven't heard anything since
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I was just wondering since its available from download.
I guess I'll keep using the bootloader for now. I'm sure he'll get it working eventually.
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EvilTim said:
He bought a dx2 a week ago and *****ed about it a couple times on twitter and we haven't heard anything since
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Ah, wonder what happened to it.
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IDMA.DROID.X2 said:
Ah, wonder what happened to it.
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I think the locked boot loader is ticking him off.
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IDMA.DROID.X2 said:
Ah, wonder what happened to it.
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He said that he got it going, but didn't wanna release it because it supposedly has to be used the same way as the one we have now, plugged in haven't heard anything since
Damn shame.....
Motorola needs to unlock it.
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iBolski said:
Motorola needs to unlock it.
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Lol
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Back to my original question, what exactly is the difference between the MOTOSigned Boot loader and the Clockworkmod recovery?
And, is there a way to boot INTO the Clockworkmod recovery? I can't seem to find a way to do it on the X2.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
iBolski said:
Back to my original question, what exactly is the difference between the MOTOSigned Boot loader and the Clockworkmod recovery?
And, is there a way to boot INTO the Clockworkmod recovery? I can't seem to find a way to do it on the X2.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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You cant until we get the correct bootstrap from cvpcs or koush.
Peperm1nt said:
You cant until we get the correct bootstrap from cvpcs or koush.
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Okay, thanks. I was just curious why koush had a Clockworkmod available for download via Rom Manager for the X2 if it doesn't work.
Any ideas on why it's there?
Thanks!
iBolski said:
Okay, thanks. I was just curious why koush had a Clockworkmod available for download via Rom Manager for the X2 if it doesn't work.
Any ideas on why it's there?
Thanks!
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He originally put up a recovery image and said it was supported and it didn't work for anyone. We have no further updates.
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[Q] droid x2 overclocking kernal

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Hello, I've rooted my ota Gingerbread x2 with "Petes motorola rooting tools" but would l ike to overclock. The stock droid x2 kernal does not seem to allow overclocking. IS there a kernal available for this?
Steve
Because of the locked bootloader there are no 3rd party kernels available.
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As BrianKLV said, the bootloader is locked. Until that is unlocked we won't get any over-clocking done. The best thing you can do right now is run the SuperCharger scripts as far as helping performance.
How do we still get these kinds of questions? It's silly...
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ferg40 said:
How do we still get these kinds of questions? It's silly...
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It's actually not that silly. I was wondering the same thing because I had the Droid X and was able to overclock it and it had a locked bootloader. So one would think, that if it can be done with the Droid X then overclocking should be able to be done with the Droid X 2.
From what I've read, overclocking can be done with 2nd-init, But it took the DX almost a year to get there, so the DX2 might be a little faster but it's still too soon to expect any results.
It's all got to do with the most important resource any of these phones have : independent development by creative people.
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The EFF should push for a law were companies can not lock their products haha
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IDMA.DROID.X2 said:
The EFF should push for a law were companies can not lock their products haha
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Because we buy subsidized phones from carriers in the United States, the locks aren't something we could fight, really.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17318637&postcount=223
About d3 and dx2 vs dx
I had a droid x2 and it did not need 2nd-init for overclocking. i just used jrummys overclocking app.
gkitab said:
I had a droid x2 and it did not need 2nd-init for overclocking. i just used jrummys overclocking app.
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That will not over clock it.
gkitab said:
I had a droid x2 and it did not need 2nd-init for overclocking. i just used jrummys overclocking app.
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Dumb...
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gkitab said:
I had a droid x2 and it did not need 2nd-init for overclocking. i just used jrummys overclocking app.
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Yeah... No.
Ha! Whoops, I should have check my spelling. I really made myself look like a dumb ass.
I meant I had a Droid X and it did not need unlocked bootloader or 2nd init to overclock. I use to use jrummys overclocking app long before 2nd init even came out for the X.
So that being the case its possible that our X2s may be able to still be overclocked. It may just take some waiting. Hopefully its sooner than later.
gkitab said:
Ha! Whoops, I should have check my spelling. I really made myself look like a dumb ass.
I meant I had a Droid X and it did not need unlocked bootloader or 2nd init to overclock. I use to use jrummys overclocking app long before 2nd init even came out for the X.
So that being the case its possible that our X2s may be able to still be overclocked. It may just take some waiting. Hopefully its sooner than later.
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The X had a Dev phone version that was unlocked. Because of this the community had access to many files that otherwise would be unaccessible. With these they were able to create kernel modules that allowed overclocking even with a locked boot loader.
Unfortunately there are no X2 Dev phones in the wild. No Dev phone = no files, no files = no way to create a overclocking module, hence no way to currently overclock the X2.
Our only hope is a unlocked bootloader or a module based off the atrix kernel, unfortunately the people who are in the know don't really seem interested in trying. To busy with 4G phones lol.
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I see thanks for info. Its nice when people actually take time to explain things to people with lesser knowledge. Without that less experienced people would not learn things.
gkitab said:
I see thanks for info. Its nice when people actually take time to explain things to people with lesser knowledge. Without that less experienced people would not learn things.
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Cheers, I like explaining stuff lol.
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gkitab said:
Without that less experienced people would not learn things.
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Not true.
Not to be rude, but when I didn't have experience I read. It would have taken about 30 seconds of searching on google to find out that the X2 cannot be overclocked and why, probably less time than it took to create this thread.
Laziness, pure and simple.
When I have an issue I read. I was just putting out what I knew. Which wasn't the correct answer and Someone with more knowledge corrected me. Which taught me something new that I was unaware of and I appreciated.
So I hope you were talking about the person that created the original post, not me.
Speaking for the original poster. If you don't have anything constructive to add to the tread, you should avoid being an ass and shut your mouth. We have all been there in the beginning when experimenting and trying to find info. There is alot of info and reading to due, so it is also easy to miss something or not understand correctly.
So your post is a pointless waste of time and added absolutely nothing constructive.

Bionic's Bootstrap & Recovery

Has anyone tried this on the X2?
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Why would we, ours works fine
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EvilTim said:
Why would we, ours works fine
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Actually it doesn't. We kinda have to work around a few of the flaws that our recovery has to get it to work "properly." If we ever got CWR, we'd have a bit easier time flashing ROMs. Plus, it's built a lot better, and is more stable.
I have it. However, If the phone is powered down, when I plug it in it boots into recovery. Turn off the phone while plugged in, and it reboots into recovery. Other than that little irritation, it works great.
"You have it' is that system recovery? On a X2? The std one?
Or do you mean the Bionic version?
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Actually it doesn't. We kinda have to work around a few of the flaws that our recovery has to get it to work "properly." If we ever got CWR, we'd have a bit easier time flashing ROMs. Plus, it's built a lot better, and is more stable.
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Maybe as you are a dev you know things I don't, but to say an official version is more stable when it doesn't exist is a stretch. The only drawback is having to plug it in. I've never had any issues flashing anything so from a USER standpoint it is fine. Your post also fails to address the original post which should probably just be answered with a 'dont use cwm unless it is the one for your phone.'
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Scur827 said:
I have it. However, If the phone is powered down, when I plug it in it boots into recovery. Turn off the phone while plugged in, and it reboots into recovery. Other than that little irritation, it works great.
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Open system recovery in app drawer and put it back in charge mode
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EvilTim said:
Open system recovery in app drawer and put it back in charge mode
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Just be careful not to do anything that might cause bootloop cause u wont be able to get into cwm by power off and plug in to restore a nandroid
EvilTim said:
Maybe as you are a dev you know things I don't, but to say an official version is more stable when it doesn't exist is a stretch. The only drawback is having to plug it in. I've never had any issues flashing anything so from a USER standpoint it is fine. Your post also fails to address the original post which should probably just be answered with a 'dont use cwm unless it is the one for your phone.'
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I said IF we get one. From a dev standpoint, it's a little difficult to work with. We can't use all the update script commands we want, for example. Also, ADB is broke from the recovery side, so if we did want to do something manually before/after flashing, we can't.
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The current recovery for X2 is flawed. If I want to install a new ROM and a wipe is required, once that wipe is complete entering CWM is NOT an option. The recovery apk must be reinstalled to enter CWM. This is a problem if the ROM doesn't properly install, leaving the user high and dry. Only option is to enter stock recovery which is limited.

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