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biggest trouble ever installing 2.2

so back when i had 1.5 on my hero i had no problem at all installing roms. so when i updated to 2.1 stock awhile back i tried to root it and install a rom on it with the command prompt and unevoked method. it got it rooted and when i got to the recovery menu i nanidroid backedup and wiped and installed it. it then got stuck on the htc boot screen so i tried different rom and still would hang on it. so i said screw it and stayed on stock. i then later used the unlock univeral to root it but i can not stand the stock rom it is so slow and lags so i tried the offiical htc update from .6 to .7 to see if it would be faster but once it downloaded and i pressed install it would yet again hang on the htc screen. i cant even make calls with out lagging. so i tried once more to install 2.2 on it with a recovery img. i download rom manger and put froyo on the sd card but it would yet again hang when i click install rom from sd card. what do i do?!!!!!
update: i tried doing it through the teminal but it say flash_recovery not found
so i tried to do it through rom manger and it did the back up and installed it through the recovery menu but once it was done and rebooted it yet again is stuck on the htc boot screen.

help please!

It might b the recovery ur using if your able to boot into any rom access terminal you can get it from the market try to flash a different recovery I recommend. Darchstar RA 1.6 once u download it place it on the root of ur SD card not in any folders / then open up terminal and type su once the # appears type flash_image recovery /sdcard/ recovery- name of recovery. img wen that's done type reboot recovery and you should boot into recovery then try and flash ur rom from there hope this helps good luck
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laie1472 said:
It might b the recovery ur using if your able to boot into any rom access terminal you can get it from the market try to flash a different recovery I recommend. Darchstar RA 1.6 once u download it place it on the root of ur SD card not in any folders / then open up terminal and type su once the # appears type flash_image recovery /sdcard/ recovery- name of recovery. img wen that's done type reboot recovery and you should boot into recovery then try and flash ur rom from there hope this helps good luck
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ill try this when i get home tonite. thanks!

i tried doing it through the teminal but it say flash_recovery not found
so i tried to do it through rom manger and it did the back up and installed it through the recovery menu but once it was done and rebooted it yet again is stuck on the htc boot screen.

I recommend you boot into recovery - wipe your system / cache / dalvik cache and then flash the 2.2 rom of your choice -
if you were just flashing rom after rom without flashing then that could be a lot of your troubles -
also - you mentioned that the recovery file was not found on your sdcard - did you remember to unzip it first before attempting to flash it through terminal emulator? because it wont work otherwise ...
if you have extracted it to the root of your sdcard you shouldnt have any trouble
type
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/nameofyourrecovery.img
reboot recovery
and you should be good to go - let me know how you do and we'll see if we can't help you further if needed
good luck!

cbwhat said:
i tried doing it through the teminal but it say flash_recovery not found
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did you type:
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/yourrecovery.img
or su
flash_recovery like your post shows - because you dont want to do it like that - just checking -

Vandelay007 said:
did you type:
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/yourrecovery.img
or su
flash_recovery like your post shows - because you dont want to do it like that - just checking -
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no it i type in
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery7.img
flash_image not found

cbwhat said:
no it i type in
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery7.img
flash_image not found
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you said that you are doing this in a terminal window? (i am assuming that is on the phone) is your phone connected via usb to your computer? is the sdcard mounted by the computer? if it is unplug the usb and try again. if the computer has mounted the sdcard you can't access it from the phone.

i dont have it plugged in when i use the terminal on the phone

cbwhat said:
i dont have it plugged in when i use the terminal on the phone
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ok just checking.... that was the only thing that i could think of that would stop you from reading the sdcard.

It may sound silly, bt when I do it I always make sure I account for case sensitivity...
Like flash_image recovery /sdcard/RA-Darchstar.img
Have you tried that?
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

yep make sure everything that has a capitals in it i capitalized in the terminal

this may sound silly as well.. sometimes when i use adb to push i mistype the location for example: adb push myfile.ext /adcard
everything goes fine until i go to find the file....
don't know though.

i still can't figure out how to install a custom rom.

Try backing up you sd and reformatting it on ur pc then just place the recovery img on your sd and nothing else then try to flash it good luck feel free to pm me I know how u feel man so if I can help I will good luck
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™

kernel flashing sequence..

Does it matter if i flashed kernel, wipe, install rom? Thats how i been doing..
Just curious cuz i seen it saying u need to wipe, flash kernel, than immediately rom.
But once i flash kernel phone reboots which means i have to force close/take out battery so the phone wont try to boot to os.

greypimps said:
Does it matter if i flashed kernel, wipe, install rom? Thats how i been doing..
Just curious cuz i seen it saying u need to wipe, flash kernel, than immediately rom.
But once i flash kernel phone reboots which means i have to force close/take out battery so the phone wont try to boot to os.
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in fastboot, the phone will not reboot until you tell it to
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
thats it, if you do a fastboot reboot command after, thats why you are getting a reboot.
after flashing the kernel, just hit 'bootloader' then 'recovery' and it will boot straight into recovery

What about when you flash a kernel that has other files with it? Example below:
bcm4330.ko
From the .bat file that came with it, it copies it over to the system modules directory. I mean I guess if you mount the /system directory in CWM then you could flash via adb. The file up above being named bcm4330 makes me think it is some kind of network driver.

unc-newbie said:
What about when you flash a kernel that has other files with it? Example below:
bcm4330.ko
From the .bat file that came with it, it copies it over to the system modules directory. I mean I guess if you mount the /system directory in CWM then you could flash via adb. The file up above being named bcm4330 makes me think it is some kind of network driver.
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If its copying over a .ko file, you better already have a rom installed since ko files go in /system/lib/modules. If you copy that file over and then install the rom it was all for nil.
Sent from my GT-I9100

Nexus S & Galaxy Nexus one click root toolkit ! Unlock bootloader+CWM+Su(or)SuperSu

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just unzip the content and run the tool ! drivers are included in case you need them.
incase you had any problems try rerunning the tool,and if you got superuser/supersu app but you are unable to use root apps,update superuser/supersu from the play store then update the binary from inside the app.
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am i going to loose everithing on USB storage ? or jjust sistem data ? i have to have a full rom right ?

raducux said:
am i going to loose everithing on USB storage ? or jjust sistem data ? i have to have a full rom right ?
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if your bootloader is locked then yes you will loose everything on USB storage,if the bootloader is already unlocked you will not loose any data,you don't need to flash a rom after rooting the device as it will not wipe the system.

Hi, I installed the drivers on my computer and am currently running the run.bat file. It's saying my device is not found. I have USB Debugging on, and USB storage is on. Any ideas?

Sticky please
Can i replace CWR with newest img version?
PLEASE STICKY THIS THREAD ON TOP.

Romaniac said:
Hi, I installed the drivers on my computer and am currently running the run.bat file. It's saying my device is not found. I have USB Debugging on, and USB storage is on. Any ideas?
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Turn off the usb storage,you just need usb debugging enabled if you turned on usb storage it will not work
stewie-droid said:
Can i replace CWR with newest img version?
PLEASE STICKY THIS THREAD ON TOP.
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The tool includes the latest cwm img,but if you want to replace it with another one you can do,just make sure you rename it to same name of the img in the root tool folder,but make sure that the recovery you will use is compatible with the nexus s

After I execute run.bat the phone is rooted. I reboot using ClockWorkMod Recovery. Then, when I run sticky.bat and follow the instructions I get the following:
[email protected]:/ $ su
su
[email protected]:/ # rm /etc/installrecovery.sh
rm /etc/installrecovery.sh
rm failed for /etc/installrecovery.sh, No such file or directory
What should I be doing? Please help.

Ritwik7 said:
After I execute run.bat the phone is rooted. I reboot using ClockWorkMod Recovery. Then, when I run sticky.bat and follow the instructions I get the following:
[email protected]:/ $ su
su
[email protected]:/ # rm /etc/installrecovery.sh
rm /etc/installrecovery.sh
rm failed for /etc/installrecovery.sh, No such file or directory
What should I be doing? Please help.
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The phone should booted normally when running the sticky.bat (On the home screen),there is nothing to worry about just Complete the instructions normally one of the two scripts will fail since the name of the file differ in gingerbread and ics,try this rm /etc/install-recovery.sh and continue the instruction it should work and clockworkmod recovery would stick.

Thanks for your reply. I used a FixRecovery.zip file from another thread and flashed it after executing run.bat again. Now I am able to boot into ClockWorkMod.

Ritwik7 said:
Thanks for your reply. I used a FixRecovery.zip file from another thread and flashed it after executing run.bat again. Now I am able to boot into ClockWorkMod.
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My friend can you guide where i can find this .zip because i m facing the same problem.thank you in advance

Ok I got it to stick by using Root Explorer to mount it as read/write first then ran the sticky.bat. ICS is the rm /etc/install-recovery.sh command.

m.sabra said:
The phone should booted normally when running the sticky.bat (On the home screen),there is nothing to worry about just Complete the instructions normally one of the two scripts will fail since the name of the file differ in gingerbread and ics,try this rm /etc/install-recovery.sh and continue the instruction it should work and clockworkmod recovery would stick.
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I tried this and when I want to do the sticky.bat, when I type the "rm /etc/install-recovery.sh" it sais rm failed for /etc/.., Read-only file system

I had the same problem with sticky.bat.
Once you 're done with run.bat and it reboots in cwm just flash fix-recovery.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20432966&highlight=fix-recovery#post20432966

karx23 said:
I had the same problem with sticky.bat.
Once you 're done with run.bat and it reboots in cwm just flash fix-recovery.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20432966&highlight=fix-recovery#post20432966
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thanks ! added the link to the OP in case anyone had problems like this.

Argh, I seem to have successfully unrooted my Nexus S 9020t and had it rebooted back in, but while it was booting up again I accidentally pressed a button and it told me "error: device not found" twice followed by "<waiting for device>".
Unfortunately my phone has already been rebooted, but it still seems to be waiting for my device. I'm not sure if I can disconnect this device from USB while this is going on, so uh, what do I do?
Edit: Disconnected and reconnected the USB cable on the phone to see what would happen, and it seems to be ok. I'm still stuck on "waiting for device" though. Should I consider restarting the process again?
Edit Edit: Decided to just try to redo the process all over again...seems to have worked!

Updated tool to version 2.0 ! check the changelog in OP, it should solve all sticky recovery related problems,as i removed sticky.bat and now the recovery will stick automatically without the need of running any commands or flashing any fixes.
thanks for reporting problems and feedbacks

thank you for this

Okay, I've tried to run this but it always fails at flashing the recovery.. Any help?

Lelouche said:
Okay, I've tried to run this but it always fails at flashing the recovery.. Any help?
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Ok first have you unlocked your bootloader when the tool asked you to use volume buttons to chose yes and unlock ? (If you did this you should see an unlocked lock under google logo when booting the phone) if you didn't just run the script again and unlock the bootloader.
Are the drivers installed properly ? When you connect the phone to the pc check device manager to see if the PC recognizes the phone (the drivers are included in the tool in case you need them .
And last check the root tool folder on your pc it should have a file called cwm.img if it doesn't then download the tool again.

SuperUser is not visible after the process
I am on stock ICS, I had previously unlocked the bootloader, then I did the whole process mentioned in this thread. It showed me the CWM menu but when I did the reboot, I couldn't find the superuser app. Then to test whether it is rooted or not, I installed titanium backup but it says the device isnt rooted. What to do now? I tried SuperOneClick but it doesn't seem to work.
Edit: Thanks guys, sorry. It was my mistake, I didnt do the whole process in a right way. It is working as expected.

Root, Install custom Recovery, ROMs without connecting your Galaxy S3 i9305 to PC!!!

[My i9305 is not connecting with PC, I tried *#7284# (UART & USB > PDA), but it didn't work...
so I have to find the following way to root my device & to install custom ROMs... It worked perfectly...
But I still want to connect my phone to PC through USB, any help will be appreciated. Thanks]
First, download and install 'Framaroot.apk'. It is available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
Now, open the app and tap on 'Aragorn'. And your device is rooted .
It you want to use custom ROMs, you need custom recovery. So,
Install 'Terminal Emulator.apk' form Play Strore.
Download any TWRP/CWM recovery image for i9305 (.img file). [For TWRP images: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/i9305]
Place it on your internal storage (on root directory).
Rename the .img file to 'recovery.img'
Now, open 'Terminal Emulator' and type following commands:
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9
or, You can use 'Mobile Odin' / 'Recovery Tools - Flasher' [available in Google Play] to flash .tar recoveries.
You are DONE .

I think it is more advisable to flash recovery using an Application rather than the command line, since one digit here and there, you have a bricked phone.
I would suggest use an app like this after rooting the phone

mtatohin said:
[My i9305 is not connecting with PC, I tried *#7284# (UART & USB > PDA), but it didn't work...
so I have to find the following way to root my device & to install custom ROMs... It worked perfectly...
But I still want to connect my phone to PC through USB, any help will be appreciated. Thanks]
First, download and install 'Framaroot.apk'. It is available at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
Now, open the app and tap on 'Aragorn'. And your device is rooted .
It you want to use custom ROMs, you need custom recovery. So,
Install 'Terminal Emulator.apk' form Play Strore.
Download any TWRP/CWM recovery image for i9305 (.img file). [For TWRP images: http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/i9305]
Place it on your internal storage (on root directory).
Rename the .img file to 'recovery.img'
Now, open 'Terminal Emulator' and type following commands:
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9
You are DONE .
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Framaroot did not work for my GT-I9305. It says 'Error #6' . Are they different from each other? Exynos? I am in UK using international edition.

after rooting using framaroot I flashed costum recovery.IMG using mobile Odin. that is safer

@ enarsee: Yeah, you can use 'Mobile Odin' too. Thanks for your suggestion.
@ shayind4: I'm getting the same error on 4.3 ROM! I think you have to try something else. You can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352669
@ reymasters: Yes, you can use it. Its safe and easy. I will edit my post.

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This method doesn't work with my GT-I9305 also. I'm so sorry I flashed 4.3 with odin...

elektronchika said:
This method doesn't work with my GT-I9305 also. I'm so sorry I flashed 4.3 with odin...
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This method works upto 4.1.2

[Q] I think i bricked my HTC sensation xl...pls help me unbrick it

It all started when i downloaded the king cobra xl rom 9, after installing the rom i realized my ext sd partition had been redused from 8gb to 236kb. iwent to recovery and tried re flashing it but it told me mt sd card cannot be mounted...so i used fastboot to install the boot.img file from a rom jellybeer 4.somthn rom because that was the only .img file in the rom...so i restarted my phone after installationbut nothing shows just a black screen...i have tried re installing the recovery.img file still doesnt work...PLS HELP ME:crying: PLEASE

toneyobaze said:
It all started when i downloaded the king cobra xl rom 9, after installing the rom i realized my ext sd partition had been redused from 8gb to 236kb. iwent to recovery and tried re flashing it but it told me mt sd card cannot be mounted...so i used fastboot to install the boot.img file from a rom jellybeer 4.somthn rom because that was the only .img file in the rom...so i restarted my phone after installationbut nothing shows just a black screen...i have tried re installing the recovery.img file still doesnt work...PLS HELP ME:crying: PLEASE
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hi.can you enter fastboot ? if ok and toy still like to install king cobra xl rom 9.first in recovery do a full wipe .then flash vold_fstab_for_1.28.zip and restart . if you can not enter fast boot first relock your device . flash a RUU.exe . then root again and .... .
sorry for my bad english

ebilili said:
hi.can you enter fastboot ? if ok and toy still like to install king cobra xl rom 9.first in recovery do a full wipe .then flash vold_fstab_for_1.28.zip and restart . if you can not enter fast boot first relock your device . flash a RUU.exe . then root again and .... .
sorry for my bad english
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I can enter fastboot...Thanks for the advice:good:

hey!
Download CyanogenMod 10.1. then download this recovery CWM
when downloaded copy it to your ADB+FASTBOOT location and make sure your device is in FASTBOOT USB mode. then open CMD window there and type fastboot flash recovery recovery(press tab to auto fill) then press escape
It is says OKAY the click on Bootloader on then select reboot recovery and should reboot into recovery and try mount usb storage to computer from MOUNTS AND STORAGE

Before flashin aby rom, check ur hboot version.
Now, in ur case, copy out ur downloaded rom. Den extract the vold.fstab file (only dat file) located at /system/etc. Open it in a text editor (notepad or notepad++) and look @ d last line.
If u r using hboot 1.28 or 6.28, it should read "sdcard 34"
If u r using hboot 1.25 or 6.25, it should read "sdcard 33"
Save and copy back into d zip file.
Since u cannot access ur memory currently, boot ur fone into recovery and mount sd storage. Copy d now modded zip file to d root folder and flash.
Your internal storage is now visible.
Also, if u have already flashed d rom, u can get a root explorer and navigate to that file and edit it from there, then reboot your phone.
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