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First things first, if you flashed a previous version of Clockwork Recovery using Odin, FLASH BACK TO A STOCK KERNEL. (There's another link in the forum to do this, I can't find it at the moment)
This recovery is *very* safe to use. It does NOT flash your kernel; it is a completely uninvasive recovery method.
How it works: The recovery is packaged as an update.zip that you run from STOCK recovery. The update.zip unpacks Clockwork Recovery onto the ramdisk and restarts recovery. When you reboot, it reverts back to the original, unmodified, stock recovery. So, you will need to keep the recovery on the root of your SD card as an update.zip, and apply the zip every time you want to start Clockwork.
HOWEVER, if you use ROM Manager, all of the recovery installation and management are done for you!
Installation instructions:
Download ROM Manager from the Market.
Flash Recovery.
Choose Galaxy S i9000 as your phone.
Accept the Superuser prompt.
Use ROM Manager to create a Backup.
On the very FIRST boot of Clockwork, you may need to manually select "reinstall packages" if Clockwork does not start. You should only ever have to do this once. It will be automatic from then on.
Watch the backup go!
That's it! This is completely painless and safe! There is no need for Odin anymore to replace the recovery or flash updates!
If you appreciate my work, please buy the Premium version of ROM Manager!
If you can't seem to get ROM Manager off the market, you can get it from my homepage:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html
Just installed! Working great!
Installed with ROM manager. Works like a charm! Thanx alot Koush!
works fine
works like a charm
Installed, everything working without problems.
To install roms with clockwork we need roms in *.zip format? Where to get them?
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Just got my phone
will try it after charging ]
YOU ARE THE MAN
thank you and thanks all Xda devs and members
hmm ... I know this might sound stupid but, acually GSG is my first android phone, though I know how to flash roms with odin and how to apply update.zip and all that but what is the difference between this and ClockworkMod Recovery ?? and does it use the same components as odin ? (I mean CODE, CSC, MODEM and Pit) ?
Stickied. Closing the other one. Not sure why you would start a new thread instead of modifying the old one though...
Thanks Koush your the man. Coming from a htc magic I hate this odin bull
Hmm... did every step and in the first reboot, after using rom manager to create a backup, it was supposed to go to the cloclworkmod recovery screen as mentioned, but instead it goes to the regular recovery screen.
Bug? I'm using the JM1 FW
EDIT: After rebooting my phone and trying to open ROM Manager again, I have some sort of "Recovery Failure" screen with 3 options:
- Recovery mode is broken.
- ROM Manager doesn't reboot.
- Other.
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Arkymedes said:
Hmm... did every step and in the first reboot, after using rom manager to create a backup, it was supposed to go to the cloclworkmod recovery screen as mentioned, but instead it goes to the regular recovery screen.
Bug? I'm using the JM1 FW
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Do you already have an update.zip on your internal sdcard? If yes, rename it, and then should boot just fine!
kalpik said:
Do you already have an update.zip on your internal sdcard? If yes, rename it, and then should boot just fine!
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Ahhh... I guess I'm not very used to this "Internal SD Card" thing... there was the update.zip I used to root the phone there and I only checked my regular External SD.
Everything is fine now, sorry for bothering.
Arkymedes said:
Hmm... did every step and in the first reboot, after using rom manager to create a backup, it was supposed to go to the cloclworkmod recovery screen as mentioned, but instead it goes to the regular recovery screen.
Bug? I'm using the JM1 FW
EDIT: After rebooting my phone and trying to open ROM Manager again, I have some sort of "Recovery Failure" screen with 3 options:
- Recovery mode is broken.
- ROM Manager doesn't reboot.
- Other.
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I had the same issue. Must have been the update.zip, but I didnt remove it, just pressed the other option, went into manual recovery mode, rebooted went into rom manager and backed up my files. Worked a charm
Does this mean there will be no more work on a permanent recovery solution?
I have the Korean version M110S - and it does not have the standard recovery (it is crippled - no apply:update.zip). Is there and abd command to "apply update.zip" ?
May I ask if this work for me using mimocan ext4 fix on the backup/restore?
This may sound stupid, but I'm kinda new to Android modding (SGS is my first droid, moving here from WiMo on SE-X1) and.... What is Clockwork?
So if I ever needed to send this phone in for warranty purposes, I could just flash the backup of my stock ROM in and I should be good to go?
does this method works for captivate and vibrant???
edit: just install/ captivate and vibrant option available.
Rithina said:
May I ask if this work for me using mimocan ext4 fix on the backup/restore?
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Worked for me with mimocan ext4 fix
I feel like one of my daily job is flashing new ROMs these days.....
Any way, we are getting lots of ROMS that we can flash with different methods.
Because I'm flashing the ROMs almost every day in these days, I just wanted to share some information how I do my daily job. (Lot's of Devs are flashing the Roms with their own ways but I believe the general concept is same and we are always trying to avoid the 'bricks' caused by wrong direction.
In here, what I'm doing is my safest way and I never failed with this method but please do this with your own risk if you want to follow this guide. There are tons of other guide and directions that you may also want to consider.
[Most important thing is, you must follow ROM publisher's instruction first. The information in here is the way what I'm doing day to day basis. So, it may not work based on your situation. Don't blame be if you phone bricked]
* Flashing Calk rooted Stock Rom
1. if you don't have the Modified CWMRecovery kernel something like Rogue Recovery Kernel, before following this guide, you need to download 'it' first.
For me, I use Rogue's FB27 recovery Kernel until another newest stable version comes out. You can download it from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
If you use the .tar file, then I assume that you already have a odin executable in your pc (.tar file in you pc) or mobile odin in your phone (.tar file in your sdcard).
Or if you use the zip file, you need to be sure that you are able to install the zip file through the recovery (zip file in your sdcard).
2. download Calk's rooted stock Rom and place into your sdcard (or external SD).
Most recent Calk's rooted stock Rom can be found at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552117
Modem file also needs to be required if you want to install the modem at the same time when you flash his rom. If the modem tar file available from other Dev's post, you can flash the modem later or before the flashing his rom thru odin or mobile odin.
3. Be sure that you already have nandroid backup of your current rom or make the nandroid backup before flashing his rom.
4. Check if there's any stock kernel available. If there's no separate kernel available, you need to extract zImage file from Calk's zip file and save to sdcard (for mobile odin) or to PC (for odin). If you want to keep the current Recovery Kernel, you don't need this step.
5. Now I assume that you have all the files ready and placed those to the right places. If your current kernel is not Rogue's, then install his recovery kernel. For me, I use mobile odin and pick it up from sdcard.
After installation, phone automatically reboot. Before the first screen comes out, press vol up + power keys at the same time. It will bring you to the Rogue CWM recovery screen.
6. From recovery screen, select install from zip and point the Calk's zip file you saved. Select and install it.
7. If you want to install the modem at the same time, do the same thing as step 6 but choose the modem zip file. There's no special sequence between step 6 & 7. Anything can be installed first. If you don't have modem zip file but have modem tar file, modem can be installed later. Or you can install the modem first before starting all these steps.
8. reboot
9. The kernel went back to stock kernel. So, if you need to do some recovery task, you need to start from step 5. One example is, if you want to run Calk's Bare Rom converter tool but you missed doing it after installing the ROM, then you need to install the Rogue recovery Kernel again. Usually Rogue Kernel is behind of current Kernel. But don't worry about coming back after the recovery task. This is the reason why I added step 4 above.
Additional steps coming back to current Kernel after the Recovery Task -
1. Install Rogue Recovry Kernel (usually previous kernel version)
2. Reboot and do the recovery task (backup, running Bare Rom converter zip file, cleaning data/dalvik cache, format battery stat, etc).
3. Reboot
4. if you use mobile odin, then install the zImage file or any kernel that you want.
If you use odin, go to the download mode by pressing vol down + power button together and install the kernel.
- if the kernel zip file is also available, then you can skip the steps 3 and 4. Just after the step 2, install the kernel zip file and reboot.
* Flashing ODIN/TAR rooted stock Rom
The basic idea is same to flashing Calk's ROM.
The most recent Stock rooted odin/tar file can be found in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1551901
1. if you don't have the Modified CWMRecovery kernel something like Rogue Recovery Kernel, before following this guide, you need to download 'it' first.
For me, I use Rogue's FB27 recovery Kernel until another newest stable version comes out. You can download it from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
If you use the .tar file, then I assume that you already have a odin executable in your pc (.tar file in you pc) or mobile odin in your phone (.tar file in your sdcard).
Or if you use the zip file, you need to be sure that you are able to install the zip file through the recovery (zip file in your sdcard).
2. download odin/tar file. For me, I use sfhub's one-click self-extractor package.
To install this ROM into your phone, please read his instruction carefully. In his package, you can install everything with just one odin or you can install modem/kernel/rom separately. Also, there are two packages available, one is for whom don't want the old data, and another one is for whom want to keep the old data.
3. after the odin finished, phone restarts automatically. Now you have the new ROM installed on your phone but there's no modified recovery Kernel. To do the recovery task, you need to follow the steps in 'Additional steps coming back to current Kernel after the Recovery Task'.
Important - if you don't know what you are doing, please be sure that you know what you are doing before doing anything by asking your questions to someone! There would be someone who can help you about your questions but there's no one who is responsible for your bricked phone!
Check your device model ! Settings -> About device -> Model number. See the third post for exact supported model numbers. If your device is a totally different model, it will not work (may even brick) !
CF-Root is the root for "rooting beginners" and those who want to keep as close to stock as possible. CF-Root is meant to be used in combination with stock Samsung firmwares, and be the quickest and easiest way for your first root.
Donate
CF-Root has been available for many devices and has clocked over 8 million downloads. This is not even counting custom ROMs that already include it. Don't be a leech, buy me a beer (and use the "Thanks" button!). Imagine if every CF-Root user has donated me $1...
What's installed
- SuperSU binary and APK
- Stock recovery
Installation and usage
Flash the CF-Auto-Root package as PDA in ODIN (details on how to do that are in next post), and your device should reboot into a modified recovery (signified by a large red Android logo) and it will install SuperSU for you and restore the stock recovery, and reboot back into Android.
If you don't get to the red Android logo, boot into recovery manually ("adb reboot recovery", or boot while holding Power+VolUp+Home).
Using this root increases your flash counter. You should run Triangle Away (see below) after rooting to reset the counter. Note that if you want to run custom kernels or custom recoveries, your flash counter will be set to 1 at every boot. Either configure Triangle Away to reset the counter at every boot (Play version only) or only reset the counter when you need to go into warranty.
Did you see the red Android logo during rooting, but SuperSU does not appear? This may sometimes occur due to left-over files and settings, however, you can usually install SuperSU from Google Play at this stage and it'll just work.
Not included - Triangle Away
Triangle Away can be used to reset the flash counter after installing CF-Root. The flash counter keeps track of how many custom firmwares you have flashed, as this voids warranty. (No idea what this about ? Read up on it, you will want to use this !)
Not included - adbd Insecure
As this CF-Root does not include a custom kernel, adb shell does not have root access by default (you can still get it by typing su inside the shell), nor is adb remount supported, nor will adb push and adb pull work on system files. adbd Insecure can be used to remedy this situation. (No idea what this is about ? Don't worry about it !)
CF-Auto-Root homepage
http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/
CF-Auto-Root main thread
[CENTRAL] CF-Auto-Root
For requests for new roots and generic discussion - please keep device specific discussion in the thread you are viewing now.
No CWM and such ?
I have personally moved away from permanent custom recoveries, and I am no longer supporting them. On newer devices they cause flash counter and OTA flashing issues. If you really want one, others do provide versions of CWM and TWRP for most devices. Personally I just use Mobile ODIN to install ZIPs and Titanium Backup for my backup/restore needs. I do always want root though, and as such I'm still supporting CF-Auto-Root as quick way to root.
ODIN Installation (detailed)
- Follow these instructions to the letter. Do not touch any buttons or checkboxes that are not listed below to touch!
- Unzip the attached Odin3-vX.X.zip file
- Download and unzip the CF-Auto-Root-....zip file (see posts below this one)
- If you end up with a recovery.img and cache.img file, you've extracted twice. You need to end up with a .tar.md5 file - don't extract that one
- (USB) Disconnect your phone from your computer
- Start Odin3-vX.X.exe
- Click the PDA button, and select CF-Auto-Root-....tar.md5
- Put your phone in download mode (turn off phone, then hold VolDown+Home+Power to boot - if it asks you to press a button to continue, press the listed button, or run adb reboot download command)
- (USB) Connect the phone to your computer
- Make sure Repartition is NOT checked
- Click the Start button
- Wait for Android to boot
- Done (if it took you more than 30 seconds, you need practise!)
- NOTE: Sometimes the device does *not* boot into recovery mode and root your device. Just do the entire procedure again if this happens. If it still will not install root and such, make sure that in Odin "Auto Reboot" is not checked. Then after flashing, pull the battery, and boot with VolUp+Home+Power button to boot into recovery manually. This will start the install process.
New to Samsung? Unfamiliar with Odin? Think all the above is a hassle? Get used to it. It's very simple, and us Samsung folk use Odin (or Mobile ODIN ) for everything! It's so very very convenient once you get used to it. Notice the 30 second comment above? For experienced users, the entire process indeed takes only 30 seconds!
You may now optionally want to install and run Triangle Away to reset the flash counter.
Download
2013.05.20 --- CF-Auto-Root
SuperSU: v1.30
Download:
SGH-I747: CF-Auto-Root-d2att-d2uc-samsungsghi747.zip
SGH-I747M: CF-Auto-Root-d2can-d2vl-sghi747m.zip
--- History ---
2013.05.20: SuperSU v1.30
2013.02.20: SuperSU v1.05
2012.12.02: SuperSU v0.98
2012.10.30: SuperSU v0.96
Stupid noob question time....will this also work for the SGH I-747M also? Pretty much the same phone but just to be sure. I only ask because there will be alot of Canadian users in this forum seeing this and wondering.
Added I747M version, should work for Rogers, Bell and Telus.
Looks great for people who want to keep on stock but have more control.
Thanks nothing else would root friends phone and this worked first try
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium
Used this when I had the international S3, worked great for easy root.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
I'm so glad to see CF-Root for our devices. :laugh: I'm already rooted and using a AOSP rom but still nice to see.
Hey man....Nice seen you here!!! Love your work on my International SG 2.....Thanks for your work here!!! Simple question....does it matter if i use the Odin 3.07 that is been ad for GS3 on the forums or the one that you attached, 3. 1.85??? My guess is no but to be sure!!!
Nevermind...Same thing!!!
Out of curiosity, is Mobile ODIN essentially the same as ROM Manager but for stock recovery? Can you flash AOSP builds, modems, kernels, or anything while just using Mobile ODIN?
Sir_Brizz said:
Out of curiosity, is Mobile ODIN essentially the same as ROM Manager but for stock recovery? Can you flash AOSP builds, modems, kernels, or anything while just using Mobile ODIN?
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Mobile ODIN is like a mobile version of desktop Odin. Meaning that you can flash tars in the PDA slots. Unsure...someone could give a more thorough explanation... I don't use it.
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Sir_Brizz said:
Out of curiosity, is Mobile ODIN essentially the same as ROM Manager but for stock recovery? Can you flash AOSP builds, modems, kernels, or anything while just using Mobile ODIN?
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Mobile ODIN can flash Samsung's stock files (entire stock firmwares, modems, kernels, recoveries, etc etc in img/bin formats) as well as ZIP files (modems/kernels/customfirmwares in "CWM" format), yes.
Chainfire said:
Mobile ODIN can flash Samsung's stock files (entire stock firmwares, modems, kernels, recoveries, etc etc in img/bin formats) as well as ZIP files (modems/kernels/customfirmwares in "CWM" format), yes.
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Really? So how would you go about installing a custom ROM through mobile odin.
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Erazo1986 said:
Really? So how would you go about installing a custom ROM through mobile odin.
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Well, it does require Mobile ODIN Pro, but you can just "Open file ..." or "OTA / Update ZIP" on a CWM ZIP file and it'll install it...
Thanks a lot Chainfire ! Worked on my GS3 Rogers without a problem
sorry if i missed it somewhere, but is this going to wipe my apps and data?
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sorry if i missed it somewhere, but is this going to wipe my apps and data?
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I don't believe it does.
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Any future plans to support At&t 747?
dlbjmb35 said:
Any future plans to support At&t 747?
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maybe try reading the OP and you'll have your answer.
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As the title said, I just flashed a custom rom into my device ( CM11 kitkat 4.4.2)
Its the first time i root and flash my device
So now, goo manager told me that there is an update available for my device, i follow the instruction of it by downloading it
after that it pop up saying that my device need to have an open script recovery, (I searched youtube, they usually use twrp to update the CM custom ROM), so press yes and it started to download + install
There's a small pop up that saying I have installed twrp on my device, but when i press on reboot into recovery, it shows CWM recovery, even I try reboot into recovery by using ROM Manger.
How do I solve this ?
I just want to install TWRP and uninstall CWM as they said TWRP works better with CM version ?
and one small question, can i delete the zip file that i use to flash the ROM in my external sdcard, and the zip file that i have to use to update after flashing them or updating them ?
wk0308 said:
As the title said, I just flashed a custom rom into my device ( CM11 kitkat 4.4.2)
Its the first time i root and flash my device
So now, goo manager told me that there is an update available for my device, i follow the instruction of it by downloading it
after that it pop up saying that my device need to have an open script recovery, (I searched youtube, they usually use twrp to update the CM custom ROM), so press yes and it started to download + install
There's a small pop up that saying I have installed twrp on my device, but when i press on reboot into recovery, it shows CWM recovery, even I try reboot into recovery by using ROM Manger.
How do I solve this ?
I just want to install TWRP and uninstall CWM as they said TWRP works better with CM version ?
and one small question, can i delete the zip file that i use to flash the ROM in my external sdcard, and the zip file that i have to use to update after flashing them or updating them ?
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Cause you need to reflash your recovery.If you downloaded a zip file boot in CWM and flash the recovery zip file.If you downloadeded .tar.md5 file you need to put your phone into download mode ,open odin on your laptop and flash the recovery file (you need to transfer the .tar.md5 file to your laptop).Well you shouldn't delete your current ROM zip file to be honest you should have atleast have one ROM zip file (with the appropriate add ons needed ) just incase you run into trouble you can always flash the ROM from scratch (incase you don't have a back up of it on your sd card) I always keep one touch wiz ROM and one CM11 ROM zip file along with zip files of philz touch and twrp recovery (i don't do nandroid backups-personal choice) on my sd card.
singhpratik87 said:
Cause you need to reflash your recovery.If you downloaded a zip file boot in CWM and flash the recovery zip file.If you downloadeded .tar.md5 file you need to put your phone into download mode ,open odin on your laptop and flash the recovery file (you need to transfer the .tar.md5 file to your laptop).Well you shouldn't delete your current ROM zip file to be honest you should have atleast have one ROM zip file (with the appropriate add ons needed ) just incase you run into trouble you can always flash the ROM from scratch (incase you don't have a back up of it on your sd card) I always keep one touch wiz ROM and one CM11 ROM zip file along with zip files of philz touch and twrp recovery (i don't do nandroid backups-personal choice) on my sd card.
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Wow, so what i have to do is to boot into cwm and flash that recovery zip file ?
And so the twrp will replace cwm ?
wk0308 said:
Wow, so what i have to do is to boot into cwm and flash that recovery zip file ?
And so the twrp will replace cwm ?
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Correct,that's how one replaces their existing recovery with another recovery.At end of flashing the zip file ,go back to main menu and click on "reboot recovery" ,You'll see your new recovery
singhpratik87 said:
Correct,that's how one replaces their existing recovery with another recovery.At end of flashing the zip file ,go back to main menu and click on "reboot recovery" ,You'll see your new recovery
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Thanks will try it now
but not sure if it is a zip file or not hahaha
Cuz the file name end up with .img
its not a image right?
wk0308 said:
Thanks will try it now
but not sure if it is a zip file or not hahaha
Cuz the file name end up with .img
its not a image right?
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This the goomanager link http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t03g scroll to the bottom and download 2.7.0.2.zip (img.tar is the ODIN file) ,I am not sure what .img file is never used that .But ya you need the .zip one
EDIT: You got GT N7100 right not 7105?just to be sure cause the recovery is different for 7105
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This the goomanager linkscroll to the bottom and download 2.7.0.2.zip (img.tar is the ODIN file) ,I am not sure what .img file is never used that .But ya you need the .zip one
EDIT: You got GT N7100 right not 7105?just to be sure cause the recovery is different for 7105
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Thanks you really helped me a lot
sorry for late reply as my replies are limited because im just new to here
By the way, one more question is is there anyway i can flash back to my stock rom but remain rooted?
and what if i want to unroot it
because i found this ROM quite buggy as in the camera app, i am a person that will take picture everyday, panaroma is quite important to me
i found this camera is very very very poor haha
furthermore, whenever in a skype call, i will hear nothing if i plugged in my earphone o.o
so i will probably flash back to stock rom but remain rooted is case of flashing other more stable rom
i try to root me z1 compact (i have unlocked the bootloader) but i forget to save th superuser zip into sd card....i wwant in fastboot mode and i didn t innstall the zip.........and now i am stuck on fastboot mode...and i haven t do backup..what can i do ?plz help
Could you use an external SD card reader and plug to your PC to copy the file you need? then reinsert into your phone.
how?
mkhairym said:
Could you use an external SD card reader and plug to your PC to copy the file you need? then reinsert into your phone.[/QUOTE
man i copy the supersu in the sd card but when i choose zip i press update superSU and it writes ......done
and when i prees reboot system now it gets me into recovery mode again
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thanos kary said:
mkhairym said:
Could you use an external SD card reader and plug to your PC to copy the file you need? then reinsert into your phone.[/QUOTE
man i copy the supersu in the sd card but when i choose zip i press update superSU and it writes ......done
and when i prees reboot system now it gets me into recovery mode again
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well a bit more info would help, like on what rom you were on, and what steps you followed? At least you're able to boot into recovery, which lets you flash other roms since you've unlocked the BL
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listen
darkmystel said:
thanos kary said:
well a bit more info would help, like on what rom you were on, and what steps you followed? At least you're able to boot into recovery, which lets you flash other roms since you've unlocked the BL
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listen ...i haven t done buckup and i haven t flash my rom......my phone can get in to the recovery mode ONLY....can i get out from the recovery mode ?:crying:
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Well if you have access to your recovery you should be able to mount your SD card there and then connect it to your PC. From there you can transfer a zip file to your phone and flash it.
I don't see anything mentioned about which custom recovery he flashed.
Could this be a stock recovery that he is in? (that may not allow mounting etc.)
.....
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I don't see anything mentioned about which custom recovery he flashed.
Could this be a stock recovery that he is in? (that may not allow mounting etc.)[/QUOTE
i have done this....... and then what? i have 4.4.4 android
This is a CWM-Based Recovery 6.0.4.6 Touch Recovery for Xperia Z1 Compact!
Credits and special thanks to Koush and everyone else involved in Cyanogenmod project!
[ info ]
This Recovery is built from CWM 6.0.4.6 sources!
I dont have this device with me and I dont intend to buy one... my friend wanted root on his phone so I created this to help him out...
all the testing was done remotely on users devices...
[ PROOF ]
[ credits / special thanks ]
Koush - for the brilliant work & coding on CWM recovery
CyanogenMod and FreeXperia Team (especially jerpelea) for too many things *
special thanks to @swedan for helping out with testing and risking his devices for the sake of development!!! and NO, his phone was NOT damaged during testing
ME for creating this for u guys!
[ Requirements ]
Bootloader unlocked
working fastboot
STOCK ROM FW:
4.4.2
14.3.A.0.757 - v04
14.3.A.0.681 - v03
4.3
14.2.A.1.142 - v02
14.2.A.1.114 - v01
or ROMS BASED ON THAT FIRMWARE
[ features ]
standard CWM recovery 6.0.4.6 - TOUCH RECOVERY!
kernel is insecure (ro.secure=0)
adb debugging is enabled by default in OS
TIP: if u are experiencing very slow backup in CWM do this
[ WARNING ]
for flashing this kernel you WILL NEED TO UNLOCK BOOTLOADER! Check this thread for more info (same steps as Xperia Z1 are used for Xperia Z1 Compact)
UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER WITHOUT TA BACKUP WILL LEAD TO IRREVERSIBLE LOSS OF DRM KEYS!!!
AND YES CAMERA STILL WORKS AFTER UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER!!!
[ known issues ]
adb is not working in recovery (can be fixed later)
[ how to flash this kernel ] (via fastboot)
download the kernel image
save the boot.img to the folder containing fastboot binary
flash the boot.img using fastboot:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
reboot from fastboot
Code:
fastboot reboot
the device should now start booting
enjoy!
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darkmystel said:
thanos kary said:
well a bit more info would help, like on what rom you were on, and what steps you followed? At least you're able to boot into recovery, which lets you flash other roms since you've unlocked the BL
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yes i get into recovery and then what i must do?
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thanos kary said:
darkmystel said:
yes i get into recovery and then what i must do?
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I think a little more studying should have been done before flashing things. Now that we know you can get into CWM Recovery, you can flash a custom ROM. Note that doing so will involve wiping your data/cache/system - so whatever apps you were using on your phone will be gone (along with the data for each app, like your preferences etc.)
And since your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash pretty much any ROM you like because the unlocked bootloader allows custom kernels to be flashed.
As an example, you can flash SlimKat. It is a custom ROM with a custom kernel. The page is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700456. You can find the download links in post #3. There will be a ZIP file for the ROM, and then optionally, another ZIP for the Google Apps (aka GAPPS), which would allow you to sign in to your Google account, use Play Store, etc. SlimKat offers 3 gapps (which I will link here because the GAPPS link on that thread seems to take me to a login page): They have mini, normal, and full. Take your pick..
http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/1150-addons4-4
Once you've downloaded them, copy the Slimkat ZIP to your external SD card. Also copy the GAPPS zip that you chose (if you wanted that).
Put the external card back into the phone and power it up, and get back into recovery like you did earlier. In recovery, before flashing the zips, you should do your wipes (this is where it wipes your apps/data/system). But as a precaution, maybe go into "install zip from sdcard", navigate through your external card to make sure the ZIP files are available to you.
I think that most ROM install zips take care of these wipes for you, but it's a good habit to get into when flashing custom ROMs.
You're going to:
1) Wipe data/factory reset (this will wipe the data and cache)
2) Go into Advanced and wipe Dalvik cache
3) Go into Mounts and Storage and format /system
Once that's done, you're going to go to "install zip from sdcard", choose your external card, and choose the SlimKat ZIP. That will flash the ROM and kernel. Once that's done, you're going to do one more flash - which is the GAPPS zip (if you decided that you wanted it).
Once that flash is done, you should be able to just reboot and the phone will start to boot into the new ROM. Note that on first boot, it will take some time - so you may be staring at the boot animation for a few minutes.
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LaZiODROID said:
thanos kary said:
I think a little more studying should have been done before flashing things. Now that we know you can get into CWM Recovery, you can flash a custom ROM. Note that doing so will involve wiping your data/cache/system - so whatever apps you were using on your phone will be gone (along with the data for each app, like your preferences etc.)
And since your bootloader is unlocked, you can flash pretty much any ROM you like because the unlocked bootloader allows custom kernels to be flashed.
As an example, you can flash SlimKat. It is a custom ROM with a custom kernel. The page is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2700456. You can find the download links in post #3. There will be a ZIP file for the ROM, and then optionally, another ZIP for the Google Apps (aka GAPPS), which would allow you to sign in to your Google account, use Play Store, etc. SlimKat offers 3 gapps (which I will link here because the GAPPS link on that thread seems to take me to a login page): They have mini, normal, and full. Take your pick..
http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/1150-addons4-4
Once you've downloaded them, copy the Slimkat ZIP to your external SD card. Also copy the GAPPS zip that you chose (if you wanted that).
Put the external card back into the phone and power it up, and get back into recovery like you did earlier. In recovery, before flashing the zips, you should do your wipes (this is where it wipes your apps/data/system). But as a precaution, maybe go into "install zip from sdcard", navigate through your external card to make sure the ZIP files are available to you.
I think that most ROM install zips take care of these wipes for you, but it's a good habit to get into when flashing custom ROMs.
You're going to:
1) Wipe data/factory reset (this will wipe the data and cache)
2) Go into Advanced and wipe Dalvik cache
3) Go into Mounts and Storage and format /system
Once that's done, you're going to go to "install zip from sdcard", choose your external card, and choose the SlimKat ZIP. That will flash the ROM and kernel. Once that's done, you're going to do one more flash - which is the GAPPS zip (if you decided that you wanted it).
Once that flash is done, you should be able to just reboot and the phone will start to boot into the new ROM. Note that on first boot, it will take some time - so you may be staring at the boot animation for a few minutes.
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man i haven t done root yet.....i have 4.4.4 android can you give instructios? and slimkat it is not support my z1 compact
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thanos kary said:
man i haven t done root yet.....i have 4.4.4 android can you give instructios? and slimkat it is not support my z1 compact
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When you say you want to root, it means that you want to root the current system that you are on. But from what you have described in this thread, you are currently having a problem with your phone, where it does not boot normally into the system/ROM. You boot straight into Clockworkmod Recovery, every time. Correct? If this is correct, then rooting your current ROM probably won't help your situation (because you are not able to boot normally into the system).
Slimkat is a ROM that has root access included. I believe that pretty much any custom rom has root included. I'm not sure what you mean when you say that slimkat does not support your Z1 compact. You should be able to flash Slimkat to your Z1 Compact. The link from my previous post points to the Slimkat thread, which is in the Z1 Compact Original Android Development forum, so it is made for Z1 Compact.
That said, you don't need to choose Slimkat - I provided that just as an example of a custom rom that has a custom kernel included. Look through the Xperia Z1 Compact Original Android Development forum for custom roms that use custom kernels. Most of those roms have the custom kernel included in their ZIP. Whichever custom rom you choose, make sure to READ the original post (and other posts if necessary) to get the information you need on how to install it, or to find out what files you will need for that ROM (as some roms have add-ons and stuff you may find interesting).
There are also ROMs that are stock-based. Those can be found in the Xperia Z1 Compact Android Development forum. These roms also have root included, and are built to run on the standard stock Sony kernel. Some of them may be based on a specific stock Sony kernel version, so pay attention to that.
If you want to start over, and flash a pure stock Sony ROM to your phone (also known as an FTF), you can do that at any time by downloading an appropriate FTF for your phone, and flashing it by loading the FTF with FlashTool. It will then ask you to put your phone into FlashMode (which is done by making sure the phone is OFF, then holding the VolDown button, and connecting the USB cable while still holding the VolDown button. Once the flash begins, you can let go of the VolDown button) But !! Please note that if you haven't used FlashTool before, you will need to install some drivers. They are included with FlashTool, in a folder called Drivers. You would choose the driver specific to your phone, plus the FlashMode driver, plus the Fastboot driver. If you are using Windows8, you will have to do some extra work to get those drivers to install correctly. It involves booting Win8 into a mode where Driver Signature Enforcement is disabled, then installing the drivers found in the drivers folder of FlashTool. You can easily find out how to do that by searching online.
Hope this helps... don't make any risky flashing moves if you aren't certain about them - just keep reading and searching and you will eventually find the answers you need.
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LaZiODROID said:
When you say you want to root, it means that you want to root the current system that you are on. But from what you have described in this thread, you are currently having a problem with your phone, where it does not boot normally into the system/ROM. You boot straight into Clockworkmod Recovery, every time. Correct? If this is correct, then rooting your current ROM probably won't help your situation (because you are not able to boot normally into the system).
Slimkat is a ROM that has root access included. I believe that pretty much any custom rom has root included. I'm not sure what you mean when you say that slimkat does not support your Z1 compact. You should be able to flash Slimkat to your Z1 Compact. The link from my previous post points to the Slimkat thread, which is in the Z1 Compact Original Android Development forum, so it is made for Z1 Compact.
That said, you don't need to choose Slimkat - I provided that just as an example of a custom rom that has a custom kernel included. Look through the Xperia Z1 Compact Original Android Development forum for custom roms that use custom kernels. Most of those roms have the custom kernel included in their ZIP. Whichever custom rom you choose, make sure to READ the original post (and other posts if necessary) to get the information you need on how to install it, or to find out what files you will need for that ROM (as some roms have add-ons and stuff you may find interesting).
There are also ROMs that are stock-based. Those can be found in the Xperia Z1 Compact Android Development forum. These roms also have root included, and are built to run on the standard stock Sony kernel. Some of them may be based on a specific stock Sony kernel version, so pay attention to that.
If you want to start over, and flash a pure stock Sony ROM to your phone (also known as an FTF), you can do that at any time by downloading an appropriate FTF for your phone, and flashing it by loading the FTF with FlashTool. It will then ask you to put your phone into FlashMode (which is done by making sure the phone is OFF, then holding the VolDown button, and connecting the USB cable while still holding the VolDown button. Once the flash begins, you can let go of the VolDown button) But !! Please note that if you haven't used FlashTool before, you will need to install some drivers. They are included with FlashTool, in a folder called Drivers. You would choose the driver specific to your phone, plus the FlashMode driver, plus the Fastboot driver. If you are using Windows8, you will have to do some extra work to get those drivers to install correctly. It involves booting Win8 into a mode where Driver Signature Enforcement is disabled, then installing the drivers found in the drivers folder of FlashTool. You can easily find out how to do that by searching online.
Hope this helps... don't make any risky flashing moves if you aren't certain about them - just keep reading and searching and you will eventually find the answers you need.
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ooooohhh man i love you ,....it works with slimkat....thank you ...thank you...but i don t like this rom ..tell me if you know......how to get back to the officil from sony?
and if you can give a guide to root 4.4 android z1c
thanos kary said:
ooooohhh man i love you ,....it works with slimkat....thank you ...thank you...but i don t like this rom ..tell me if you know......how to get back to the officil from sony?
and if you can give a guide to root 4.4 android z1c
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You could try to flash Kitslim (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743177)
It is a slightly optimized rom based on the original Sony stock rom.
I use it and ist awesome. You have the stock feeling with this.
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Schlengge said:
You could try to flash Kitslim (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2743177)
It is a slightly optimized rom based on the original Sony stock rom.
I use it and ist awesome. You have the stock feeling with this.
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i will flash this rom...but first i want to go in official rom and then i will root the rom
how to root?
thanos kary said:
i will flash this rom...but first i want to go in official rom and then i will root the rom
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can anyone tell me how to root....i can not root with easy towel root