Team Win Recovery Project 2.3, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Phone look:
Tablet look:
CHANGELOG for 2.3.1.0:
-Unmount system after boot to prevent some status 7 symlink failed errors on zip install
-USB Mass Storage code improvements
-Better handling of mounting storage during boot for some devices
-Fixed a problem with sizes of images (boot & recovery) after resetting defaults
-Fixed size errors during backup for some devices on recovery, etc.
-Fixed a problem with restoring backups when multiple archives were present
CHANGELOG for 2.3.0.0:
-Rebased onto AOSP Jelly Bean source code
-Rewrote backup, restore, wipe, and mount code in C++ classes for easier maintenance going forward
NOTE: backups from prior versions of TWRP are still compatible with 2.3
-ADB sideload functionality from AOSP is included in 2.3, see this link for more info
-Re-wrote fix permissions entirely in C++ and runs in a few seconds instead of a few minutes (thanks to bigbiff)
-Improvements to zip finding in OpenRecoveryScript (should be a lot fewer GooManager automation issues)
-Faster boot times
-Added charging indicator while in recovery (only updates once every 60 seconds)
While this update may not bring a host of new must-have features, this update is a significant re-write of much of the core TWRP code. AOSP Jelly Bean recovery source moved to mostly C++ code and now all of the "TWRP" code is fully rewritten into C++ as well. Now that we've laid this groundwork, we're in a much better position to pull in future AOSP recovery updates as well as implementing more great new features.
Since TWRP 2.3 is based on AOSP jelly bean sources, TWRP now uses recovery API 3 instead of 2. Some zips may no longer work if the developer is using an out-of-date update-binary. This API change should not be a problem on newer devices, but older devices will probably encounter several zips that need to be updated. If needed, you can try using this update-binary that was compiled with current sources. It goes in your zip file in the META-INF/com/google/android folder.
DOWNLOAD:
The fastest and easiest way to install TWRP is to use the GooManager app
For downloads and instructions please visit our TWRP website and choose your device in the dropdown menu
BUGS:
If you have found a bug, please consider posting it to our github issues log. It's pretty much impossible for us to keep up with the more than 30 threads that we have for the devices that we "directly" support. If you have a significant problem that cannot be answered in this thread, your best bet is to PM me directly, contact us via our website, or find us in our IRC channel below. If you see someone that's struggling, feel free to point it out to us. We need your help to help us keep track of all of our devices! Thanks!
SUPPORT:
Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.
ReverendJKR posted a great video on TWRP and Goo Manager working together.. Much more to come with this relationship
http://youtu.be/OA0S275XO3U
Oh man. Awesome!
Looks nice...looking forward to trying it out.
This looks very slick!
Sent from space
Can this recovery be used on any phone/tablet?
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Super cool, thanks guys, I am now into Nook Color... HD2, AMAZE 4G...
Jainyankee1993 said:
Can this recovery be used on any phone/tablet?
Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium
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We have a list of supported devices on the main twrp2 page: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2
So I see you got that stuck in recovery bug all worked out ehh? nice work.
eyeballer said:
TeamWin is proud to present TWRP 2.0 for Nook Color!!
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Congrats TeamWin... this is supercool.
eyeballer one of the install steps is to push "kernel" to uRecImg but there is none? Am I missing something obvious?
hm, anyway to install this on an existing install?
Midnitte said:
hm, anyway to install this on an existing install?
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Right from their page? Though idk what kernel they are talking about.
Download the above file. Connect your Nook Color to the PC via the USB cable. This assumes you have working ADB.
Execute the following:
adb shell busybox remount / -o rw,remount
adb shell busbbox mkdir /boot
adb shell busybox mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /boot
adb push twrp-encore-2.0.0RC0.ub /boot/uRecRam <--- You can change uRecRam to uAltRam for alternate boot.
adb push kernel /boot/uRecImg
adb shell busybox umount /boot
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RileyGrant said:
eyeballer one of the install steps is to push "kernel" to uRecImg but there is none? Am I missing something obvious?
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Nburnes said:
Right from their page? Though idk what kernel they are talking about.
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Sorry guys, the page is updated now with the kernel link. However, we just use a stock AOSP kernel so if you had CWM on emmc already you don't need to push the kernel since it's the same.
eyeballer said:
Sorry guys, the page is updated now with the kernel link. However, we just use a stock AOSP kernel so if you had CWM on emmc already you don't need to push the kernel since it's the same.
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Actually what I thought, thanks for clarifying man .
Oooh, i look forward to trying this.
I was not having success installing this on emmc with the adb instructions probably because busybox was not set up the same way.
So I tried an different approach which was to use the NookColor UMS app to mount the boot partition so it shows up as a USB drive on PC called boot. I then just renamed uRecRam to uRecRamOld and copied in twrp-encore-2.0.0RC0.ub and renamed that to uRecRam. I didn't bother copying the kernel as per the previous posts.
Rebooting into recovery then brought up the TWRP recovery which looks very nice to use. Also works off the power up N after emmc recovery selected as expected.
Clockwork has given me good service but I think I'll be using this going forward.
bobtidey said:
I was not having success installing this on emmc with the adb instructions probably because busybox was not set up the same way.
So I tried an different approach which was to use the NookColor UMS app to mount the boot partition so it shows up as a USB drive on PC called boot. I then just renamed uRecRam to uRecRamOld and copied in twrp-encore-2.0.0RC0.ub and renamed that to uRecRam. I didn't bother copying the kernel as per the previous posts.
Rebooting into recovery then brought up the TWRP recovery which looks very nice to use. Also works off the power up N after emmc recovery selected as expected.
Clockwork has given me good service but I think I'll be using this going forward.
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I had to do the same thing. Kept getting an error that "applet not found" for busybox in adb.
Thanks for the alternate method.
This is a much better implementation of our hardware in backup.
Thanks TeamWin.
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Right from their page? Though idk what kernel they are talking about.
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It wasn't there before! I swear! /thanks
Hm, is usb storage working for anyone?
The only thing I don't really care for is... and I know I am doing things in a unique way....
I have SASD with CM7 on it... verygreen's recovery as alt-boot and replaced CWM with TWRP as recovery mode on the uSD... when in TWRP and reboot... it boots stock on eMMC instead of a normal boot... it should do a normal boot (uSD first)
Related
Team Win Recovery Project 2.x, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Phone look:
Tablet look:
CHANGELOG for 2.6.3.0:
-Proper backup and restore of SELinux contexts (thanks to Tassadar)
-Pull in some ROM information for backup name generation
-Merge all recent patches from AOSP bringing TWRP up to date with Android 4.3
-Add 1200x1920 theme (thanks to Tassadar)
-A few other fixes and tweaks
CHANGELOG for 2.6.1.0:
-Initial SELinux support (only a few devices, need testers so come by IRC if your device doesn't have it and needs it)
-Initial support for f2fs file system formatting (Moto X)
-Update SuperSU install for 4.3 ROMs
-Fixed a permissions bug on files created during backup
-Fixed a bug that caused TWRP to not wait for compressed backups to finish causing 0 byte files and md5sums to not match
-Fixed decryption of encrypted data so that both TouchWiz and AOSP decryption are possible
-Ignore lost+found folder during backup and size calculations
-Various other minor bug fixes and tweaks
CHANGELOG for 2.6.0.0:
Special Note: If you are running a custom theme, you will likely need to remove that theme before updating to 2.6.0.0 as your custom theme will likely not have some of the new changes visible (e.g. you won't be able to encrypt a backup)!
-Can encrypt a backup to prevent theft of private data from your backup files
-Updated graphics / icon courtesy of shift
-Updated exFAT to latest commits
-Fixed a problem with Samsung TouchWiz decryption
-Update SuperSU binary
-Fixed saving of backup partitions list
-Fixed saving of last used zip install folder
-Fixed backup of datadata on devices that use a separate partition for datadata
-Fixed some issues with the advanced wipe list (android_secure, can now wipe internal storage on data/media deivces and wipe data on the advanced list no longer formats the entire data partition)
-Fixed some problems with partitioning a SD card
-Various other bug fixes and tweaks
Notes about encrypted backups:
Why encrypt your backups? -- Most people store their backups on the device. Any app that has permission to access storage could potentially read your backup files and try to harvest your data. Encrypted backups also provide an added layer of security if you move your backups to other storage devices or to the cloud. The encryption that we're using is probably not strong enough for enterprise level security, but should be strong enough to make it significantly difficult to get to your data.
Encryption is using OpenAES which uses AES 128-bit cbc encryption. If you happen to use a longer password (over 16 characters) then the encryption strength improves to 192 or 256 bits. Do not forget your password. If you forget your password you will be unable to restore your backup. We don't encrypt the entire backup. Encryption is very CPU intensive and can be fairly slow even when we spread the workload over multiple cores even on the latest high-end devices. To ensure that encrypted backups don't take forever, we don't encrypt any other partitions besides /data and in /data we don't encrypt /data/app (or other app related directories where apks are stored) and we don't encrypt dalvik cache.
DOWNLOAD:
The fastest and easiest way to install TWRP is to use the GooManager app:
Play Store Link
Direct Download
1) Install GooManager from the Play Store
2) Open GooManager and provide root permissions
3) Hit Menu (or the button with the 3 dots on your screen) and then Install OpenRecovery
OR:
You can find more information and download links on our website!
BUGS:
If you have found a bug, please consider posting it to our github issues log. It's pretty much impossible for us to keep up with the more than 40 threads that we have for the devices that we "directly" support. If you have a significant problem that cannot be answered in this thread, your best bet is to PM me directly, contact us via our website, or find us in our IRC channel below. If you see someone that's struggling, feel free to point it out to us. We need your help to help us keep track of all of our devices! Thanks!
SUPPORT:
Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.
Dees_Troy said:
[RECOVERY] TeamWin Recovery Project (twrp) 2.0.0RC0 [2011-12-17]
Team Win Recovery Project 2.0, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind.
Special thanks to xboarder56 for helping test the port and a couple of other testers that I forget the names of at the moment.
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NICE, thanks to the both of you! Goin' on tonight fo sho.
Very nice job guys! I just might have to update my signature now.
Is there any future in external sdcard support?
Looks good I guess I'll have to update from the old version, thanks.
Awesome work guys.... this kicks total butt!
Nice! It's come a long way since I used it on my 3D. Alot faster compressed backup, thanks
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using xda premium
Has anyone had luck installing this on amaze????
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using xda premium
milo356 said:
Has anyone had luck installing this on amaze????
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using xda premium
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I have. I can do it in different ways. flash_image recovery recoveryname.img command from the phone itself if you have the flash_image binary installed or by fastboot flash recovery recoveryname.img with the phone in bootloader mode.
Not complicated at all.
Works great, so much better than using the volume up/down keys and power keys. Two weird things that I want to see if anyone else is having issues with (want to know if it is worth reporting on the github)
1. After accessing recovery I get the "Tell HTC" This phone has just recovered from a abnormal reset message. Didn't get that with clockwork, not sure if it is a bug or not.
2. Cant mount ext SD card. Saw that the EVO 3D had the same issue but they had fixed it. I assume this is a problem with the Amaze since it is the same with clockwork mod?
Sikety said:
Works great, so much better than using the volume up/down keys and power keys. Two weird things that I want to see if anyone else is having issues with (want to know if it is worth reporting on the github)
1. After accessing recovery I get the "Tell HTC" This phone has just recovered from a abnormal reset message. Didn't get that with clockwork, not sure if it is a bug or not.
2. Cant mount ext SD card. Saw that the EVO 3D had the same issue but they had fixed it. I assume this is a problem with the Amaze since it is the same with clockwork mod?
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Use this one if you want to backup and restore to and from external sdcard.
pardon the question, I've looked all over TeamWin's web site... Is there a way to boot the Amaze into twerp directly?
gregma said:
pardon the question, I've looked all over TeamWin's web site... Is there a way to boot the Amaze into twerp directly?
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I don't understand your question.
You want to reboot into recovery?
adb reboot recovery
or use the 22 different other ways to reboot into recovery.
Binary100100 said:
I don't understand your question.
You want to reboot into recovery?
adb reboot recovery
or use the 22 different other ways to reboot into recovery.
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I'm talking about rebooting into recovery when I'm not anywhere near a computer. Such as on my HD2, I would hold the power button down until in MAGLDR, then choose to boot into Recovery. Is there something similar on the Amaze?
Greg
gregma said:
I'm talking about rebooting into recovery when I'm not anywhere near a computer. Such as on my HD2, I would hold the power button down until in MAGLDR, then choose to boot into Recovery. Is there something similar on the Amaze?
Greg
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Which rom are you using?
There are a couple of roms that have the Advanced Power Menu that has a reboot option. When selected it gives you other options such as recovery and bootloader.
There are also a few apps (do a search for Reboot Recovery) on the Market.
I have always used the option from ROM Manager.
You can also use terminal emulator and use the command "reboot recovery" and that should do it too.
You can also power off the device, hold volume down while pressing power to get to hboot mode then select recovery.
Binary100100 said:
Which rom are you using?
There are a couple of roms that have the Advanced Power Menu that has a reboot option. When selected it gives you other options such as recovery and bootloader.
There are also a few apps (do a search for Reboot Recovery) on the Market.
I have always used the option from ROM Manager.
You can also use terminal emulator and use the command "reboot recovery" and that should do it too.
You can also power off the device, hold volume down while pressing power to get to hboot mode then select recovery.
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Stock ROM right now, I'm getting things set to start flashing new ROM's. Aha! I did see the "recovery" in hboot. Now once I figure out how I lost the ability to get into hboot by holding the volume down button I'll be good to go!
Greg
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gregma said:
Stock ROM right now, I'm getting things set to start flashing new ROM's. Aha! I did see the "recovery" in hboot. Now once I figure out how I lost the ability to get into hboot by holding the volume down button I'll be good to go!
Greg
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I LOVE answering my own darned post.... Didn't realize you had to battery power cycle the device to get it back into hboot. I'm good to go now!
Greg
ok i got it loaded up fine on my phone but i cannot figure out how to flash. i click the install button and it takes me to my directories but i dont see any files in the directories... there is no files listed in the root of either sd card as well. what am i doing wrong?
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ok i got it loaded up fine on my phone but i cannot figure out how to flash. i click the install button and it takes me to my directories but i dont see any files in the directories... there is no files listed in the root of either sd card as well. what am i doing wrong?
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Move the zip file to the other sdcard. Remember that you have two.
Here's a free tip!
Make two empty zip files.
Name one internal.zip
Name the other external.zip
Place the internal.zip in the internal sdcard and the external.zip in the external sdcard.
Reboot into recovery and if you see internal.zip file. Guess what sdcard you're looking at? Same goes for external.
Binary100100 said:
Move the zip file to the other sdcard. Remember that you have two.
Here's a free tip!
Make two empty zip files.
Name one internal.zip
Name the other external.zip
Place the internal.zip in the internal sdcard and the external.zip in the external sdcard.
Reboot into recovery and if you see internal.zip file. Guess what sdcard you're looking at? Same goes for external.
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Dude, i know this... i came from the vibrant. Im saying that NEITHER card shows ANY files... only directories... no zips on the root of /sdcard or /sdcard/ext-sd... nada, zip, zilch
2sh0rt said:
Dude, i know this... i came from the vibrant. Im saying that NEITHER card shows ANY files... only directories... no zips on the root of /sdcard or /sdcard/ext-sd... nada, zip, zilch
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I came from the vibrant as well however I wasn't so active there.
I don't understand why you don't see any zip files then. Strange.
Me either... think i'll just try and reload it and see what happens. Thought maybe i was clicking the wrong thing or not clicking something.
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and its not just that i dont see any zip files. i dont see ANY files at all! every directory i click is empty! even on the system partition! not a single file shows up. only directories and when i click them there is nothing except /.. and /.
Team Win Recovery Project 2.2, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Phone look:
Tablet look:
CHANGELOG (for 2.2.0):
- On-screen keyboard in recovery! -- supports long press, backspace repeat, and swipe left deletes everything left of the cursor
- Name new backups and rename existing backups
- Rename files and folders in the file manager
- Pseudo-terminal emulator
- Support decrypting an encrypted data partition on Galaxy Nexus (enter password using keyboard)
- Backup archive splitting -- allows backup and restore of data partitions larger than 2GB
- Simplified XML layout support between resolutions
- Added dual storage selection radio buttons to zip install, backup, and restore pages
- Improved zip install compatibility
- Updated update-binary source code
- Numerous small bug fixes and improvements
DOWNLOAD:
The fastest and easiest way to install TWRP is to use the GooManager app:
Play Store Link
Direct Download
You can find more information and download links on our website!
BUGS:
If you have found a bug, please consider posting it to our github issues log. It's pretty much impossible for us to keep up with the more than 30 threads that we have for the devices that we "directly" support. If you have a significant problem that cannot be answered in this thread, your best bet is to PM me directly, contact us via our website, or find us in our IRC channel below. If you see someone that's struggling, feel free to point it out to us. We need your help to help us keep track of all of our devices! Thanks!
SUPPORT:
Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.
ORIGINAL POST (from May):
This is a work in progress.
TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) 2.1 by TeamWin is an alternative recovery (instead of ClockworkMod) that is a good companion for Goo Manager. See this video for more info.
This is an experimental, mostly untested build of TWRP2 for entertainment purposes only. USE OR ATTEMPT TO USE ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. It is intended for those who are willing to risk any and all damage, loss, and STD infection to their hardware, data, person, and associates resulting from this software. Do not attempt to use unless you understand and accept these risks.
Please note this is using the still-being-developed 3.x kernel.
I am including the raw .imgs which can be fastbooted or used on an SD (rename recovery.img.sdcard to recovery.img and put on SD in place of the existing version). Which I don't recommend doing of course, given the disclaimer above. Remember I don't have an NT so I haven't run this... ever.
Finally, this has not at all been put through any kind of paces. That's for you, assuming all the risks, to do. And report it back here for everyone's benefit.
Thanks to dees_troy, eyeballer and demetris_I & frustro for testing this. I'm busy the next few days, so I'm volunteering demetris_I, who has it running, to answer anyone's questions per his availability
twrp-2.1-nt-2012-05-17E-fullofbugs.tar.gz
History
6/12/12 - updated first post.. No binaries yet.. Can someone make one?
5/17 -
Updated 3.0 kernel to support new 512GB NTs (untested)
Updated twrp codebase to latest
Newer cm9 stuff as well
5/17B&C
Use cmdline from u-boot.bin to determine max ram size.
fix device showing up as "B" to "NookTablet"
5/17D&E
I can't remember. But it's betterer.
Has anyone successfully flashed this yet? And can anyone offer up the steps in a more-in-depth way?
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
Well... there's always update.zip
I haven't tried it, but I'm guessing if you've installed fastboot to your computer, this should work:
1. boot into cyanoboot and choose Fastboot from the menu.
2. On your computer, navigate to where recovery.img is and enter into the terminal
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Or... maybe someone could whip up a quick update-twrp2-nt-2012-5-14.zip maybe?
I guess that someone might as well be me. This is intended for use with an existing cwm recovery. This will flash to emmc...maybe.
update-twrp-2.1-nt-2012-05-14-fullofbugs-emmc.zip
MD5: 337269fa77017150325d398216a6dd3c
Thoroughly and completely untested. I really don't know if it will even install, and if it does, if it will work. See all disclaimers above, plus make up some additional ones yourself.
Edit: See below about a possible issue with possible difficulties accessing the external SD card. Internal /emmc seems to work consistently. Looking into it, but if you want to help debug this, that would be much appreciated. Just knowing what works or doesn't work and log samples (dmesg via adb) would be great.
Will this completely replace CWM as the recovery? Or will it run alongside. Anything else I should be aware if before I try to flash (do it on a fresh rom install, will I be able to restore from a backup if something goes wrong etc etc...)
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
It will replace cwm.
Rom doesnt matter , they reside in different partitions.
Cyanoboot is all you want if anything goes wrong or/and CWM/TWRP from sd card so you can dd the recovery.
SilentStormer said:
Will this completely replace CWM as the recovery? Or will it run alongside. Anything else I should be aware if before I try to flash (do it on a fresh rom install, will I be able to restore from a backup if something goes wrong etc etc...)
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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Should replace it completely. I say should because if you do this with the update.zip, you will be the first one to try it.
Oh, Mister_Argent is trying it on IRC...
The Zip seems to work! Android boots fine, and it's entirely possible to get into TWRP via Cyanoboot. This might just be me, but the terminal seems to lock up...
Oh hey argent, so the zip works? And is it worth my time to change from CWM to TWRP?
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
SilentStormer said:
Oh hey argent, so the zip works? And is it worth my time to change from CWM to TWRP?
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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There may be issues with selecting the external SD card... not sure what the deal is. I believe demetris_I checked this out previously, but you can use the internal (/emmc) one though until this is worked out/confirmed one way or the other.
Note: if anyone is good at verifying/debugging, post any relavent dmesg stuff + what your theory is on the issue
So we can still flash stuff through emmc?
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
Indirect gave me this command to flash recovery via terminal emulator and it worked out nicely
dd if=/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
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where "/recovery.img" is the file path/file name of the recovery image
Recovery looks nice. I'll do some more playing with it later when I have time.
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There may be issues with selecting the external SD card... not sure what the deal is. I believe demetris_I checked this out previously, but you can use the internal (/emmc) one though until this is worked out/confirmed one way or the other.
Note: if anyone is good at verifying/debugging, post any relavent dmesg stuff + what your theory is on the issue
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No issues with external sd it just take some seconds to mount, is not instant but it will mount.
8gb NT. Successfully flashed internally; will test, log and provide feedback on any issues.
The zip file name is overly long and CWM doesn't like it. Renaming to something shorter solves the issue.
In my experience with other android devices, it is normally recommended you wipe 'dalvik cache' whenever changing / updating kernel. Perhaps this step will avoid some issues for people.
Edit: Flashing gapps update via Goo Manager results in failure of rom to load after Cyanoboot screen. I did not choose to wipe dalvik / cache in Goo Manager. Also unable to access Cyanoboot via N. Screen appears but does not seem to respond and automatically boots emmc (blank screen).
Re-download Gapps and press the buttons combo to access twrp/cwm and reflash (power+N)
What rom and what gapps you are using?
Make sure they are downloaded ok before flashing.
demetris_I said:
Re-download Gapps and press the buttons combo to access twrp/cwm and reflash (power+N)
What rom and what gapps you are using?
Make sure they are downloaded ok before flashing.
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I could not access twrp as already stated, because Cyanoboot did not respond to button press. I've managed to get access to CWM via sdcard and reflashed another gapps. CM9 still will not load.
Next, I plan to wipe everything and flash CM9 anew.
Edit: Still won't boot. Looks like I have a brick to fix.
Edit2: Flashing CWM internally got everything working again. Cyanoboot would previously go automatically to loading from emmc; there was no delay / opportunity to press N to access the menu. Now the delay occurs and I have access. CM9 also loads.
Edit3: Reflashed TWRP internally again. It's not working on 8gb NT. It doesn't break Cyanoboot or prevent CM9 from loading, but any attempt to load TWRP results in a black screen.
How do you flash twrp?
If you flash the zip can you please try the fastboot way?
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img, thanks
demetris_I said:
How do you flash twrp?
If you flash the zip can you please try the fastboot way?
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img, thanks
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I flashed the above emmc zip via cwm internal
I have adb working, however fastboot seems to require a separate driver to work in windows. I've searched the forum and have not found a clear answer.
I'm guessing the 3.0 kernel doesn't have support added for the 8gb nts yet. I guess maybe I could look into that...
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA
So to run this I have to be running the new 3.x kernel? Or can I just flash the zip if I'm on the 2.x Cm9
(16gb Tablet)
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
SilentStormer said:
So to run this I have to be running the new 3.x kernel? Or can I just flash the zip if I'm on the 2.x Cm9
(16gb Tablet)
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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Recovery is separate from the rom. You'll be fine. I have it running on my 16GB.
Team Win Recovery Project 2.6, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. TeamWin started from the ground up by taking AOSP recovery and loading it with the standard recovery options, then added a lot of additional features. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE product page on TeamW.in
Older versions can be found here if needed.
Download
Download TWRP 2.6.3.0 Official (Change Log)
MD5: 22c58a87402b4049f8bafa1b07b1a765
Download TWRP 2.6.3.0a Unofficial
MD5: fd9f7b520bec55c980d0ea39616aa271
Includes these commits on top of 2.6.3.0: Never generate empty backup name, Remove unneeded images, check for space after = too, Improvements to Update_Log_File, Fix checking for file_contexts in updater
GooManager Installation:
Automated installation through GooManager will only work if you have the su binary (root access) on your ROM. If you have just performed unlock or S-OFF, you must use the manual installation method for the first recovery installation.
Install the GooManager application from Google Play
Open GooManager, pull up the menu, and select Install OpenRecoveryScript
Confirm the first prompt, then verify the filename in the second prompt (openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-fireball.img) and confirm again
After the recovery has been installed, pull up the menu and choose Reboot Recovery
Manual Installation:
Requirements: you must have fastboot set up: Windows Guide, Mac Guide, Ubuntu Guide
1) Reboot your phone to the bootloader:
Method 1: Disable fast boot under Settings > Power > Fast boot. Shut down the phone. Hold Volume-Down and Power simultaneously until the phone vibrates. Continue holding volume down, but release the power button. When you reach the bootloader, choose the FASTBOOT menu option using the volume keys to move up/down and the power key to select.
Method 2: If you have adb installed, then with your phone fully booted up, type: adb reboot-bootloader
2) Flash the recovery image using fastboot. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory with the downloaded image. Type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-fireball.img
When the image has finished flashing (usually less than 10 seconds), issue the command
Code:
fastboot reboot-bootloader
3) Use the volume keys to navigate to BOOTLOADER and then select it with the power key. After the phone finishes scanning for PJ____.zip images, choose RECOVERY from the menu. This will start TWRP recovery.
Themes:
TWRP supports themes! Create a folder called theme within the TWRP folder on your internal storage and copy ui.zip into it. You can either search for themes compatible with the 540x960 resolution (check out the EVO 3D forum for instance) or build your own. Known themes listed below:
Holo TWRP Theme by prairiedogn
HTC TWRP Theme by prairiedogn
Blue Dalek Theme by agentc13
Sports Recovery Themes by lnando84
Gray Theme by lnando84
Themes written for earlier versions of TWRP may not have themed elements for new features. Be sure to compare the user interface before and after applying a theme to make sure everything shows up. You can check the log for errors as well (the middle button on the bottom of the TWRP interface), it will say something like: "unable to load button image" if resources are missing.
Additional Information:
The boot image comes from RUU 2.17.605.2
This build includes HTC Dumlock in case it is needed. S-OFF users can safely ignore it. HTCDev Unlock users (who are still S-ON) can try it out if experiencing trouble writing to the /boot partition. It can be found under Advanced in the recovery.
Credits:
Dees_Troy for adding the Inc 4G to TeamWin's officially supported devices for TWRP
con247 for putting in the original effort to build TWRP on the Inc 4G
utkanos and KemoNine for building assistance
TeamWin for TWRP and their great building guide
CyanogenMod for way too many reasons
Release History:
Official 2.6 - In addition to TWRP's official changes, this version also introduces support for AOSP data encryption. Additionally, Aroma installers should not fail anymore.
Official 2.4 - Builds are now maintained by TeamWin: Change Log
Official 2.3.3.0 - Identical to Build 1.2
Build 1.2 - Mount internal and external SD to computer via USB
Beta 1.1 - HTC Dumlock included
Beta 1.0 - Initial Release
Known issues / Workarounds / To Do
The charging status LED currently does not turn on when the phone is charging. This is really a non-issue since there is a charge level and charging indicator within the recovery.
If the phone is powered off while plugged into USB, it will temporarily reboot into recovery then shut down 20-30sec later.
Source
The device tree is at github.com/cyanogenmod/android_device_htc_fireball.
great, glad to see this coming
Do you think this could get goo manager support? Thanks for all that you do.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
Awesome! Thanks updating now
jamminjon82 said:
Do you think this could get goo manager support? Thanks for all that you do.
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I need successful user reports for all the features. Once I get confirmation that everything works as expected, I'll submit my device tree to TWRP and ask for official builds. Goo manager support would follow from there.
I updated the build to version 1.1. For those who are S-OFF, there's no difference from 1.0. For those who are S-ON and using HTCDev Unlock (from team fireballas), there's now HTC Dumlock included. I'm still not sure if it is even needed...
im running a backup now. i'll try wiping and restoring too
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Backup, wipe, and restore all work as well as backup compression and backup rename. Under wipe I didn't know about internal and android secure are those required for a full wipe?
Linch89 said:
im running a backup now. i'll try wiping and restoring too
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Backup, wipe, and restore all work as well as backup compression and backup rename. Under wipe I didn't know about internal and android secure are those required for a full wipe?
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Relevant posts about androidsecure:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934739
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27172605&postcount=218
Internal wipe clears out your internal sdcard's media partition (pictures, music)... probably don't want to do that.
Good look glad I didn't. Well as far as I can tell this is recovery is a win pun intended
im trying to mount my phone to my computer while in recovery and its not working v2.3.3.0 idk if its my computers usb its certainly not my phones micro usb the thing is brand new
The ability to mount the phone's sdcards on the computer while in TWRP was unknown to me. I'm working on the issue. The attached recovery is a first stab at a fix, let me know if it works (my faith is low though since the devices didn't mount in ubuntu for me).
MD5: 6fa24210afa860c38fef3f2a7d4360d1
Edit: the attached recovery did not fix the issue. I'll try to look into this sometime this week (research presentations and job interviews over the next few weeks so time is very scarce right now).
Linch89 said:
im trying to mount my phone to my computer while in recovery and its not working v2.3.3.0 idk if its my computers usb its certainly not my phones micro usb the thing is brand new
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Mine isn't mounting either, internal nor external card, but I can get it to work through ADB, (work around for the time being)
Interesting side note though, (and this may be expected by some, it was new to me) while in TWRP recovery and running shell though ADB it was listing my actual external SD card as "sdcard" and actual internal SD as "internal_sdcard". I have used CWM on another device and I don't remember it changing the file structure while in recovery. Also I had shell root upon issuing the adb shell command. This is my first device using TWRP, it was just different.
Edit: Never Mind, I am running TWRP v2.2.0, this may not have any validity with the OP's version, sorry.
Edit my Edit: OK I just flashed v2.3.3.0 and same goes, I can get in through ADB and I have shell root once in shell. However, the file system looks like it should with "sdcard" and internal and "external-sd" as external. All else seems normal.
DavDoc said:
Mine isn't mounting either, internal nor external card, but I can get it to work through ADB, (work around for the time being)
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I worked on the sd card mounting issue last night, but still have not figured it out. I will try to get some assistance from the TWRP folks if I find time tonight. Just to make sure, the feature worked when you used TWRP 2.2 by con247?
In fact, I may be misinterpreting how the feature works. Is the computer supposed to auto-mount your SD card when plugged in via USB, or do you have to activate the feature from within TWRP somewhere?
DavDoc said:
Interesting side note though, (and this may be expected by some, it was new to me) while in TWRP recovery and running shell though ADB it was listing my actual external SD card as "sdcard" and actual internal SD as "internal_sdcard". I have used CWM on another device and I don't remember it changing the file structure while in recovery. Also I had shell root upon issuing the adb shell command. This is my first device using TWRP, it was just different.
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I just tested and this is what I see:
Code:
drwxrwxrwx 11 root root 16384 Jan 1 1970 external_sd
drwxrwxrwx 11 root root 32768 Jan 1 1970 sdcard
EDIT: Both in TWRP and in 'adb shell' the locations are correct.
It doesn't auto mount upon connecting usb, I didn't try mounting it though, through TWRP settings. From what I can tell, both versions work the same, they just have different names for the file structure, and only for the external and internal sdcards - didn't really investigate any other files.
Edit: To answer your first question, no it didn't work in either version. Don't know who's v2.2.0 it is, but it is the recovery that was added into the supercid.auto script.
mdmower said:
I worked on the sd card mounting issue last night, but still have not figured it out. I will try to get some assistance from the TWRP folks if I find time tonight. Just to make sure, the feature worked when you used TWRP 2.2 by con247?
In fact, I may be misinterpreting how the feature works. Is the computer supposed to auto-mount your SD card when plugged in via USB, or do you have to activate the feature from within TWRP somewhere?
I just tested and this is what I see:
Code:
drwxrwxrwx 11 root root 16384 Jan 1 1970 external_sd
drwxrwxrwx 11 root root 32768 Jan 1 1970 sdcard
EDIT: Both in TWRP and in 'adb shell' the locations are correct.
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i think they mean usb mounting is gone it is suposed to be under mount option
jose51197 said:
i think they mean usb mounting is gone it is suposed to be under mount option
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Right, so if I just understood this a couple of days ago I could have had a fix pretty quick. I naively thought the phone was supposed to auto-mount to the computer, which would make no sense because the drives would then be inaccessible to TWRP's routines. Anyways, build 1.2 enables the feature and both internal and external SD cards can be accessed.
mdmower said:
Right, so if I just understood this a couple of days ago I could have had a fix pretty quick. I naively thought the phone was supposed to auto-mount to the computer, which would make no sense because the drives would then be inaccessible to TWRP's routines. Anyways, build 1.2 enables the feature and both internal and external SD cards can be accessed.
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Its back thanks I wish I can thank you twice and don't want to complain but only thing missing is the backup android.secure option under backup
Sent from my ADR6410LVW using xda app-developers app
jose51197 said:
Its back thanks I wish I can thank you twice and don't want to complain but only thing missing is the backup android.secure option under backup
Sent from my ADR6410LVW using xda app-developers app
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Does your .android_secure folder actually have anything in it? Mine is empty on Viper 2.1.1. I just moved an app to SD and the folder is still empty. The reason I ask is because the and-sec folder is correctly mounted and linked to /sdcard/.android_secure when in TWRP.
I've never seen anything in android secure ever on any phone
Linch89 said:
I've never seen anything in android secure ever on any phone
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On my OG DInc running AOSP that folder would indeed store sdcard apps... strange its different now....
I moved all apps my apps to sd card and I checked android_secure under sdcard and sdcard2 in root explorer and nothings in there. I can't delete the folder though so it must be of some importance
Main thread + features + install instructions + dev support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
PhilZ Touch is a CWM Advanced Edition that adds all the features you could ever miss in CWM
It is a well proven recovery for many phones
It also adds a full touch interface a completely configurable GUI
Please give your feedback, what works, and any bug you could encounter
Read the features, and check if you are missing something
Also, do not forget to read about the powerful aroma file manager integration and double tap shortcut
Download links
Last version can be found here:
HTC Droid DNA (dlx)
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition
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Currently running this on my galaxy note and it works great, putting it on my dna now
is this CWm any faster than the ld one as far as backup and such
CM11 installing works?
thanks!!
How did you guys get this installed?
Just through command line or through another method?
Your help is appreciated
jcyoun33 said:
How did you guys get this installed?
Just through command line or through another method?
Your help is appreciated
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Flash GUI app
Pretty colors and nice interface. Thanks for this. If you use Flash GUI it will ask you to rename it first. I changed it to "recovery.img" and it flashed no problem.
matteebee said:
Pretty colors and nice interface. Thanks for this. If you use Flash GUI it will ask you to rename it first. I changed it to "recovery.img" and it flashed no problem.
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is it any faster than the older one ?
About the same as far as backups. I put .hideandroidprogress in clockworkmod folder and my 2.2 gb backup took about 4 mins. Appears to be packed with features I don't know how to use yet but will be quite handy to have.
Can you restore twrp backups or do you need to create new ones?
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Can you restore twrp backups or do you need to create new ones?
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I was able to restore a TWRP backup when I switched the settings to TWRP mode.
Glad to see this finally making its way to the DNA. Will flash it later today. :sly:
Tapatalked from my HTC Droid DNA
matteebee said:
About the same as far as backups. I put .hideandroidprogress in clockworkmod folder and my 2.2 gb backup took about 4 mins. Appears to be packed with features I don't know how to use yet but will be quite handy to have.
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Can you link to how to add this mod? Thank you in advance.
nice looking UI, but I can't seem to do adb push blah.zip /sdcard/
not sure why though, because i tried it earlier before i wipe my phone and it worked to seem a small file, but does not work with a larger file size?
I tried it in the twrp beta and it works perfectly fine
this is by far my favorite recovery in all the years ive been a flashaholic.
-DroidIsDNA- said:
Flash GUI app
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Thanks! Such a dope app!
CM Updater
For those of you that get hasty and install things without reading the FAQ.
Phil3759 said:
CMUpdater cannot flash downloaded files
If you get a /sdcard/0 error, it means you have /sdcard set as /data/media/0 in recovery
The reason is that CM app doesn't support /data/media/0 and is faking recovery with a /sdcard/0 implementation
You still can alter the setting and force it to /data/media in Advanced menu. This will give full compatibility with cwm, CM roms and CM Updater
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Learn from my mistakes. Also the rude response I got in the 3 minutes before I edited my post in the Philz Recovery thread was the reason people hate this website.
Does this recovery not show up in adb when connected to the PC via USB?
rayjr13 said:
Does this recovery not show up in adb when connected to the PC via USB?
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ADB works fine for me, make sure you have set the USB connection to Media Device (MTP) under the Menu in Storage
chooven said:
ADB works fine for me, make sure you have set the USB connection to Media Device (MTP) under the Menu in Storage
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The phone list in adb devices when booted to the rom but in recovery I don't get any connection to it via adb.
MTP works well I used adb to move my backups when booted to the rom but in recovery I could not use adb or adb shell to tinker.
Gonna try the SDK manager to see if I'm out of date or something.
Team Win Recovery Project 2.x, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Phone look:
Tablet look:
CHANGELOG for 2.8.6.0:
Fix daylight savings time rules for USA and Europe (_that)
Allow mulitple overlays for popup boxes (Dees_Troy)
Add pattern style password entry for decrypt (Tassadar)
Keyboard improvements (_that)
Update AOSP base to 5.1 (Dees_Troy)
Reduce theme count to 5 and rely on scaling (Dees_Troy)
Various scaling improvements (Dees_Troy)
Improved handling of resources in the GUI (_that)
Make scroll bar size proportional to list size (_that)
Allow scoll lists to render without a header (_that)
Make console scroll per pixel with kinetic scrolling (_that)
Support styles in XML to reduce XML size and improve consistentcy (Dees_Troy)
Various other fixes and improvements (mdmower, bigbiff, codelover, etc)
CHANGELOG for 2.8.5.0:
Scale the GUI - TWRP can read the theme's resolution and scale it up or down to fit the theme to your screen's resolution
Backups can now be cancelled while the backup is in progress (does not include restore because we don't want to leave your device in a bad state)
Improve thread handling and move input handling into the main rendering thread to improve stability
Make MTP work even if unplugged and plugged back in
Unify scrollable list code and make kinetic scrolling feel more natural
Fix handling of mapped zip files for OTA updates (CM12 updater)
USB keyboards should now work on all devices that support USB host mode via a USB OTG cable
Other small fixes and improvements
CHANGELOG for 2.8.4.0:
Add flashing of boot and recovery images via the TWRP GUI (Find the Images button on the Install page)
Fix some MTP related crashes and bugs
Eliminate TWRP toggling USB IDs during boot if MTP is enabled
Fix various adb sideload issues
Improve threading of actions
Eliminate separate thread for screen timeout
Update libblkid to 2.25.0
Use power button as back button on watch themes for easier navigation
Add mutex locking to data manager
Improve custom theme handling on encrypted devices
Allow the stock theme to be offset by build flags so we can center a lower res theme on a higher res screen especially for watches with round screens
CHANGELOG for 2.8.3.0:
MTP will now tell the host PC that storage is removed instead of disabling MTP completely
MTP will now report the correct max file size based on the file system in use to the host PC (may fix transfer of large files)
Update and improve fix permissions and make fixing contexts optional
Update SuperSU in TWRP to 2.40 and update install process
Make TWRP work properly on AArch64 (Nexus 9 is now built in true 64-bit binaries and libraries)
Attempt to set correct permissions and contexts on all files placed in storage so backups will show in Android
Fix kernel panic during MTP start on some devices
Support unicode fonts on devices with True Type Font support
Fix slider value not showing sometimes (vibration settings page)
Toggle MTP off during adb sideload to set correct USB IDs
Reduce library requirements for 5.0 L decrypt
Other minor fixes and improvements
Note: Starting with TWRP 2.8.2.0 and higher, adb sideload uses a new sideload method originally implemented in AOSP recovery. You will need the latest adb binaries to use sideload in these newer versions of TWRP. The version required is 1.0.32. You can find the version by running "adb version" on your computer. The new sideload feature no longer stores the zip on your device. Instead, a fuse file system is created in RAM and the zip is streamed from your computer. This puts less wear and tear on storage and ensures that large zips will not fill up all of your RAM. The sideload may spit an error on your PC side, but the zip should install just fine on your device.
Everything seems to be working. No known issues. USB-OTG works also
Downloadhttps://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347756852
or use our TWRP Manager software to install it automatically for you
Install either by DD or maybe flashify will work for you.
Code:
dd if=recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7
Thanks goes to @Dees_Troy as this was my first MediaTek based device to build recovery for
This will also be taken official this week.
Pulled download temporarily
Thanks for your work dude but we do not have recovery image for our Fire 6 HD sadly ...
alucard_xs said:
Thanks for your work dude but we do not have recovery image for ou Fire 6 HD sadly ...
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The HD 7 and HD 6 are EXACTLY the same device. The OTAs for both are EXACTLY the same. The only difference is the screen size. There essentially is no difference betweent the 2 devices
Sure but what about factory / recovery image, is there anyone floating around ?
alucard_xs said:
Sure but what about factory / recovery image, is there anyone floating around ?
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just dump your current recovery.img.
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/sdcard/stockrecovery.img
Then as soon as you boot into recovery make a backup.
Root
Will flashing the SuperSU package in recovery root, or cause a bootloop?
ryanyz10 said:
Will flashing the SuperSU package in recovery root, or cause a bootloop?
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Dont need to flash anything with TWRP. If you boot twrp then choose reboot to system option it will ask if you want to install SuperSU.
Reuploaded fixed version. Found a couple bugs that i didn't notice before. All good now
So for us the slow ones, can you explain this in detail?
You've replaced the stock recovery with TWRP, so we can flash images from USB drives ? But you need root to do the first flash to recovery, correct?
Will Amazon update re-write the recovery partition so you are back to stock ?
bibikalka said:
So for us the slow ones, can you explain this in detail?
You've replaced the stock recovery with TWRP, so we can flash images from USB drives ? But you need root to do the first flash to recovery, correct?
Will Amazon update re-write the recovery partition so you are back to stock ?
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yes. and future custom roms if they come. You should be disabling OTAs anyways. OTAs im pretty sure will fail anyways with a custom recovery
jmz said:
yes. and future custom roms if they come. You should be disabling OTAs anyways. OTAs im pretty sure will fail anyways with a custom recovery
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Man, that's pretty awesome! It sounds like one just needs one good TWRP flash, and then it's not that hard to recover after a screw up via OTG.
And it seems like with this TWRP we should be able to flash Amazon updates onto the device (such as 4.5.4), and install root on top after that ? Root 4ever ? How hard is it to make TWRP flash stock Amazon updates ? I want 4.5.4 , with root !!!
You could also change the size of /cache, and add it to /data, or move dalvik cache from /data to /cache, see these allocations (there is 1 Gb of space in /cache !!!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-hd/help/internal-memory-structure-hidden-t3122246
So even without a custom ROM there are tons of easy tweaks that one could do.
I actually got to like the Fire OS, it is super stable for me. With custom recoveries things are often quite rocky for a while. I'd like to get some sort of Android Setup app, in order to change things above and beyond what Amazon allows (such as that Cyrillic AOSP keyboard!).
Once you figure out how to put stock Amazon update files onto the device plus root, you can pretty much play with Xposed and get into risky stuff (not being afraid of bootloop.) Just make sure to keep the trusty TWRP handy!!!
bibikalka said:
Man, that's pretty awesome! It sounds like one just needs one good TWRP flash, and then it's not that hard to recover after a screw up via OTG.
And it seems like with this TWRP we should be able to flash Amazon updates onto the device (such as 4.5.4), and install root on top after that ? Root 4ever ? How hard is it to make TWRP flash stock Amazon updates ? I want 4.5.4 , with root !!!
You could also change the size of /cache, and add it to /data, or move dalvik cache from /data to /cache, see these allocations (there is 1 Gb of space in /cache !!!):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-hd/help/internal-memory-structure-hidden-t3122246
So even without a custom ROM there are tons of easy tweaks that one could do.
I actually got to like the Fire OS, it is super stable for me. With custom recoveries things are often quite rocky for a while. I'd like to get some sort of Android Setup app, in order to change things above and beyond what Amazon allows (such as that Cyrillic AOSP keyboard!).
Once you figure out how to put stock Amazon update files onto the device plus root, you can pretty much play with Xposed and get into risky stuff (not being afraid of bootloop.) Just make sure to keep the trusty TWRP handy!!!
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Yeah, I am going to be working on the update this week. Starting a new job tomorrow.
Also, I added a link to our software TWRP Manager so it is even easier to install TWRP.
jmz said:
Yeah, I am going to be working on the update this week. Starting a new job tomorrow.
Also, I added a link to our software TWRP Manager so it is even easier to install TWRP.
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I just saw your boot unlocker thread, you should better manage your cross-references Congrats for getting us this far!
But I wonder if one could just flash 4.5.4 first, and then unlock the bootloader, and install TWRP, then root. Which bootloader versions can be unlocked? All so far? So people who were force updated to 4.5.4 are not SOL ?
Of course, it's easier to just have TWRP flash Amazon updates, then root is always available. That would be an enabling step, with the ability to flash Amazon stock ROMs, one can mess things up totally, and still recover back.
Exciting times, man !!!!
bibikalka said:
I just saw your boot unlocker thread, you should better manage your cross-references Congrats for getting us this far!
But I wonder if one could just flash 4.5.4 first, and then unlock the bootloader, and install TWRP, then root. Which bootloader versions can be unlocked? All so far? So people who were force updated to 4.5.4 are not SOL ?
Of course, it's easier to just have TWRP flash Amazon updates, then root is always available. That would be an enabling step, with the ability to flash Amazon stock ROMs, one can mess things up totally, and still recover back.
Exciting times, man !!!!
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Messing with things more and more I don't think that is a fully working bootloader unlock. For example, I can't boot an unsigned boot.img after flashing. But I can boot it if I flash to recovery partition then issue adb reboot recovery.
Or that may just be a MTK/Amazon/LK thing. Not too sure at this point. But it seems right now, custom kernels are out of the question.
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Messing with things more and more I don't think that is a fully working bootloader unlock. For example, I can't boot an unsigned boot.img after flashing. But I can boot it if I flash to recovery partition then issue adb reboot recovery.
Or that may just be a MTK/Amazon/LK thing. Not too sure at this point. But it seems right now, custom kernels are out of the question.
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I see what you mean ... Even a partial unlock is huge step forward in terms of customization options, and the biggest deal is that now it's not too scary to screw up! Btw, in Amazon update files there is recovery-from-boot.p, is that the image we need for recovery? Or should we make a proper one via dd?
In Amazon update they seem to update recovery, but I wonder who checks for signed boot.img ? Is this part of the chipset ?
(from /recovery/etc ):
#!/system/bin/sh
if ! applypatch -c EMMC:/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/recovery:5888256:6d9d1bbc4172c107db3228ed8d9f97111219c617; then
log -t recovery "Installing new recovery image"
applypatch -b /system/etc/recovery-resource.dat EMMC:/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/boot:5370112:c2c686ada1b194050a3c8f05e2102345df48e9ce EMMC:/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/recovery 6d9d1bbc4172c107db3228ed8d9f97111219c617 5888256 c2c686ada1b194050a3c8f05e2102345df48e9ce:/system/recovery-from-boot.p
else
log -t recovery "Recovery image already installed"
fi
bibikalka said:
I see what you mean ... Even a partial unlock is huge step forward in terms of customization options, and the biggest deal is that now it's not too scary to screw up! Btw, in Amazon update files there is recovery-from-boot.p, is that the image we need for recovery? Or should we make a proper one via dd?
In Amazon update they seem to update recovery, but I wonder who checks for signed boot.img ? Is this part of the chipset ?
(from /recovery/etc ):
#!/system/bin/sh
if ! applypatch -c EMMC:/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/recovery:5888256:6d9d1bbc4172c107db3228ed8d9f97111219c617; then
log -t recovery "Installing new recovery image"
applypatch -b /system/etc/recovery-resource.dat EMMC:/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/boot:5370112:c2c686ada1b194050a3c8f05e2102345df48e9ce EMMC:/dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/recovery 6d9d1bbc4172c107db3228ed8d9f97111219c617 5888256 c2c686ada1b194050a3c8f05e2102345df48e9ce:/system/recovery-from-boot.p
else
log -t recovery "Recovery image already installed"
fi
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all devices have that in some form or another.
I would make a dd backup of the stock one before flashing.
jmz said:
just dump your current recovery.img.
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/sdcard/stockrecovery.img
Then as soon as you boot into recovery make a backup.
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Is there an option in TWRP Manager to save stock recovery without any reboots? This sounds like an easy feature to add. Or is this part of "live backup" ?
bibikalka said:
Is there an option in TWRP Manager to save stock recovery without any reboots? This sounds like an easy feature to add. Or is this part of "live backup" ?
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No there isn't.
Well, I guess I am out of the game for awhile. Just bricked my Fire.