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OTA update question?

ok so i have an evo that's rooted with unrevoked 3, i didn't change anything i just rooted it for the tethering app. earlier today i received a message saying a software update was available so i downloaded it and i tried to install and it had an android logo with an exclamation mark inside a triangle. so i did a battery pull and turned it back on but its still asking me to update. did it not work because im rooted or whats going on? thanks

I have a rooted 3.26 also and I couldn't update, but my reason was different. I removed Calculator.odex and it errors out in:
"apply_patch_check("/system/app/Calculator.odex","(bunch of numbers&letters)","(more numbers&letters)")
I really don't want to install a full update, it will remove all my apps...etc etc Oh well, time for Titanium Backup and re-do my EVO! :/

so what do i do lol. i dont know what any of that means

tlr386 said:
so what do i do lol. i dont know what any of that means
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I don't know what any of that means either. Perhaps people in the q/a subforum will know.

If you're rooted, just put the latest rooted RUU or a rom that is based off of the the latest OTA on your SD card and do a full wipe and flash it using your recovery.
The latest Fresh rom is based off of the new OTA and can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789493
The stock rom based off of the latest OTA with root can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819838
Edit: Remember: Create a back up of your current rom FIRST! Also, Amor RA recovery is better for this type of flashing because clockwork recovery is known not to properly wipe the dalvik cache. Using ROM manager, go to scroll to the bottom to where it says "flash alternate recovery" and flash RA Recovery before you start. Once you are done and the phone boots, flash back to clockwork recovery to be able to access your nandroid back up in case anything goes wrong.

I installed 3.29.651.5 full update over rooted 3.26.651.6 and then unrevoked, everything worked fine. Just finished unrevoking it.

So if your rooted you can't install updates without flashing a new rom? Because I'm completly new to this and I don't have a clue on what to do
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Mine didn't install the OTA (about 22mb download) on the stock Sprint ROM rooted with unrevoked3... I had to download the full update, backup my programs, install the full update, then root, then install custom splash, animation and software, then I removed bloatware. My error was from missing Calculator.odex not sure if that's the reason why...

Can I just unroot, install update then root again? That would be easier imo. Also will unrooring wipe my data?
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tlr386 said:
Can I just unroot, install update then root again? That would be easier imo. Also will unrooring wipe my data?
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Not sure how you unroot... It wasn't that bad, I had 40 apps that I backed up and had to hit "INSTALL" then "DONE" no biggie...

[Q] Clockwork mod 3.0.0.5

I updated my recovery to the gingerbread 3.0.0.5 & now I can't change my rom ... anyone know what I can do to fix this?

MH-60R said:
I updated my recovery to the gingerbread 3.0.0.5 & now I can't change my rom ... anyone know what I can do to fix this?
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downgrade back to 2.5.x.x. only some ROMs support the new FS for 3.0.0.5

How do I downgrade?

Nevermind I'm a [email protected]$$ thanks

Nandroid
Anyone else having issues creating a nandroid backup? It freezes every single time. Going back to older version and trying again.

I am having some problems with 3.0.0.5 also and would like to downgrade but when I select an older version from "All ClockworkMod Recoveries" in ROM Manager I get "An error occured while flashing your recovery."?
I have downloaded an older version in the format of "recovery.img" if someone could tell me how to flash it properly?

spjoneser said:
I am having some problems with 3.0.0.5 also and would like to downgrade but when I select an older version from "All ClockworkMod Recoveries" in ROM Manager I get "An error occured while flashing your recovery."?
I have downloaded an older version in the format of "recovery.img" if someone could tell me how to flash it properly?
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Did you try downgrading to 2.5.1.2? That's what worked for me

Yeah, that's how I get the error message. Funny thing is that isn't the version I had before...It was like 2.5.0.7? And that is what I have downloaded on my pc in the form of recovery.img....just not sure on how to flash it if anyone might have a link to instructions that I wasn't able to find?

Not sure if this makes sense, but I too blindly accepted the update for CWM, and had difficulty. tried downgrading to oder version, but kept getting errors, then I couldnt even restore any backups I had made previously and everything was force closing on me.
Ended up being able to restore a desire Z rom backup I had made and then able to downgrade versions successfully. Otherwise I was stuck.
As far as flashing the recovery, no input.

So....I just used unrevoked and loaded custom recovery (being the 2.5.0.7) I had downloaded and .....It worked with out any other problems. Except for that rom manager says I still have the newer clockwork loaded in version info at top? Which means it will probably not prompt me to update.

I downgraded to 2.5.1.2 & I am running Inc rom 1.2 and everything runs great

I've tried all sorts of things to get the new CWM to work, but every time I try to do a backup it freezes when backing up System/irssi.
Same for everyone else? If so, maybe this has something to do with the problem?

Anyone having problems where backups freeze while generating the md5 sum? Seems like it does this about every other backup.

also downgraded to 2.5.1.2... running chingys rom and everythings runs perfect.

Resetting

So I am trying to remove MIUI and install a diff ROM but I am having serious problems because when I try to install the other ROM from ROM manager, it brings me to the manual recovery every time. I also tried to do a factory reset and it still brings me to the recovery. I have an old backup of my ROM but even trying to restore to that it reboots me into recovery. I am not sure what to do at this point

Just restore it manually through recovery. I've only used ROM Manager maybe twice, to update CWM. Otherwise, I do everything manually so I know it's being done right

Don't try to flash a ROM via ROM Manager, download the ROM's zip file and flash via recovery.
EDIT: What BrettApple said.
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midnite8 said:
So I am trying to remove MIUI and install a diff ROM but I am having serious problems because when I try to install the other ROM from ROM manager, it brings me to the manual recovery every time. I also tried to do a factory reset and it still brings me to the recovery. I have an old backup of my ROM but even trying to restore to that it reboots me into recovery. I am not sure what to do at this point
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That's the best way to do things go straight to recovery and do things manually
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[Q] I Can't Boot Into Recovery

I successfully rooted my phone a few days ago using the Revolutionary method and flashed ClockworkMod Recovery without a problem. Then I flashed CyanogenMod 7.1.0 again without a problem. I noticed my gps has been having an issue detecting my location so I figured I should flash the nandroid for my stock rooted android 2.3.3 rom and see if the issue still exists. My main problem is that I can't boot into recovery. Apparently I have the latest version of Clockwork. I try to boot into recovery using different methods and I keep ending up at the white screen that says 'Revolutionary' in pink at the top with the 3 skateboarding androids at the bottom. I try to get to recovery from that screen also still with no success. It just reboots into that screen. I was thinking I may have to use the ruu to unroot my Evo (I rather find an alternative solution). How can I regain my ability to boot into recovery? Any help would be much appreciated...
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HTC Evo 4G
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ClockworkMod 5.0.2.2

If grab the pc36img for amon_ra, throw it in the root of your SD, using a card reader in a computer, get into hboot and let it install. Then try to get into recovery. F clockwork anyway.....90% of the peeps around here having problems are running that recovery

DoubleA319 said:
I successfully rooted my phone a few days ago using the Revolutionary method and flashed ClockworkMod Recovery without a problem. Then I flashed CyanogenMod 7.1.0 again without a problem. I noticed my gps has been having an issue detecting my location so I figured I should flash the nandroid for my stock rooted android 2.3.3 rom and see if the issue still exists. My main problem is that I can't boot into recovery. Apparently I have the latest version of Clockwork. I try to boot into recovery using different methods and I keep ending up at the white screen that says 'Revolutionary' in pink at the top with the 3 skateboarding androids at the bottom. I try to get to recovery from that screen also still with no success. It just reboots into that screen. I was thinking I may have to use the ruu to unroot my Evo (I rather find an alternative solution). How can I regain my ability to boot into recovery? Any help would be much appreciated...
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Turn off your phone,then when turning it on hold the volume rocker in the down position,you will then boot into hboot settings,hboot will automatically check for the update file(PC36IMG)after its done,scroll to recovery and enter that way,if you still cant get into recovery,you will need to download and reinstall the latest revolutionary root tool,i recommend using "TeamWin Recovery Project" i've never had a problem with it.

Just to let you know, guys, TWRP v2 is out! I'll post the link to Amon Ra. You can find the link to TWRP 2 in my sig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339654

Thanks for the answers. I'll reply again when I get a chance to put the advice to use
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Lacedaemon said:
Just to let you know, guys, TWRP v2 is out! I'll post the link to Amon Ra. You can find the link to TWRP 2 in my sig.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339654
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I was actually going to go the amon ra route because i was familiar with it while I had a HTC Hero. But TWRP v2 caught my attention and I decided to go that route. So far so good as far as I can tell. I made a nandroid backup. Thanks. Any tips or info I should know about using TWRP?
And 1 more thing. I have a nandroid backup from when I had clockwork recovery. I should still be able to flash that back up right?

DoubleA319 said:
I was actually going to go the amon ra route because i was familiar with it while I had a HTC Hero. But TWRP v2 caught my attention and I decided to go that route. So far so good as far as I can tell. I made a nandroid backup. Thanks. Any tips or info I should know about using TWRP?
And 1 more thing. I have a nandroid backup from when I had clockwork recovery. I should still be able to flash that back up right?
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Nope you can't flash your CWM backup since your on TWRP. You would have to flash back to the version of CWM that you made the backup with
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Man that sucks. I need to be able to access that particular nandroid. Thats my stock backup right after I rooted my phone. Ok so I can flash back to clockwork, restore my nandroid, then go back to TWRP and make a backup compatible with TWRP?

DoubleA319 said:
Man that sucks. I need to be able to access that particular nandroid. Thats my stock backup right after I rooted my phone. Ok so I can flash back to clockwork, restore my nandroid, then go back to TWRP and make a backup compatible with TWRP?
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Yup
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How can I figure out the version though? clockwork installed on my phone right after I rooted my phone via the revolutionary method. I did this about 2 weeks ago. Im guessing i have to go through rom manager, but this was part of the issue to begin with

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How can I figure out the version though? clockwork installed on my phone right after I rooted my phone via the revolutionary method. I did this about 2 weeks ago. And where can I get clockwork from?
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Clockworkmod.com . Also I believe revolutionary gives you the latest version so just flash the latest CWM for the evo4g
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some how after flashing twrp then going back to cwm via rom manager, cwm seems to be working now

DoubleA319 said:
How can I figure out the version though? clockwork installed on my phone right after I rooted my phone via the revolutionary method. I did this about 2 weeks ago. Im guessing i have to go through rom manager, but this was part of the issue to begin with
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I installed a new recovery after i installed revolution,because i also had recovery issues.The version should be at the top of the recovery screen.I didnt like rom manager too much,for some reason it gives me problems.

They say that this version of Amon can be used to restore clockwork backups. I haven't tried it with clockwork myself because I avoids clockworkmod.

Thanks for the help everyone. Everything is gravy now. I'm happy with TWRP. I do have a question for making a backup. By default in TWRP, the 1st 3 boxes are checked up for when attempting to make a backup. Do any of you guys ever check the other boxes (Recovery, cache, .android_secure) and if so, why? Also, when you attempt to wipe before restoring, which items do you guys wipe? Any other tips or suggestions about this recovery would appreciated too.

I backup everything except cache.

Rom Manager doesn't see CWM is installed?

Rom Manager doesn't seem to know that I've got CWM installed. When I rooted and installed CWM I didn't do it through Rom Manager originally. Now CWM won't let me use it to manage my backups and keeps asking me if I want to install CWM? I've got Google Wallet installed so I'm a little nervous flashing things needlessly.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
edit: CWM v5.5.0.4

do you try "wipe cache" and "advanced->wipe dalvik cache?"

Thanks, I just tried, it took quite a while to clear the cache. When I booted up it went through a whole Optimizing Apps process, I'm not sure if that was due to wiping the dalvik cache? But it still didn't fix the Rom Manager issue.

Its probably not yet compatible if you have the touch version of cwm installed, so it wants to flash the standard one. Or you could always just let rom manager just reflash cwm overtop and then you may be good to go.

EvanVanVan said:
Rom Manager doesn't seem to know that I've got CWM installed. When I rooted and installed CWM I didn't do it through Rom Manager originally. Now CWM won't let me use it to manage my backups and keeps asking me if I want to install CWM? I've got Google Wallet installed so I'm a little nervous flashing things needlessly.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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Maybe it can't detect it? I know we had to set which CWM version we had installed on the SGS.
Maybe try to run the install?
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I don't have the touch version installed (doesn't seem to be the touch version anyway). I should have said this in the first post but it CWM v5.5.0.4.

Herman76 said:
Maybe it can't detect it? I know we had to set which CWM version we had installed on the SGS.
Maybe try to run the install?
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Flashing CWM over CWM shouldn't wipe my phone right? It's only the stock bootloader that requires a full wipe?

I installed ROM manager and then CWM via ROM manager last night and its CWM v5.5.0.2 which ROM manager thinks is the latest: perhaps it can't deal with 5.5.0.4 yet...

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I installed ROM manager and then CWM via ROM manager last night and its CWM v5.5.0.2 which ROM manager thinks is the latest: perhaps it can't deal with 5.5.0.4 yet...
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ah, that would probably do it...guess i'll just wait it out a little longer, thanks

I have the exact same issue as this Rom Manager refuses to see I have CWM installed so just keeps telling me I need to install it it also can't download and flash its own version and just freezes after download
So any updates on this or more users experiencing it ?

I think I've found the solution. In ROM Manager tap the menu button at the top and then tap Manual Flash Override. Next it'll ask you if you've flashed CWM manually so tap OK because that's what we've done. Next pick which GN you have and then choose CWM 3.x+. There you have it, it should work now.

Don't use ROM Manager - problem solved!!
Seriously, though, it's a TERRIBLE piece of software

I'm fairly new to using it but it seems decent, why is it so terrible? I had an eris before this and did everything manually through recovery, this seems like it's a lot better than that.

It's just more trouble than it's worth. Why not just manually flash CWM using fastboot and get your head around that as opposed to an app which can - frankly - break things?

Flashing it via fastboot is what causes the above issue. Since you flash it manually rom manager can't see it, that's why I posted the above steps to kind of "force" rom manager to see the manually installed version.

But if you're not using ROM Manager then what's the issue? Copy ROM to SD card, reboot to recovery, flash ROM...where is ROM Manager needed in that equation?

If you're not using it then there is no issue, but this thread isn't about using it or not, it's about getting it to work with the galaxy nexus when you manually flash CWM.

I like it for the backup and restore feature and being able to change the names used to backup