I updated clockwork recovery through rom manager and now my Evo gets stuck at the white boot screen whenever I try to go into recovery.. if i'm just booting regularly then it works fine...
Help?
robollama said:
I updated clockwork recovery through rom manager and now my Evo gets stuck at the white boot screen whenever I try to go into recovery.. if i'm just booting regularly then it works fine...
Help?
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I would try reflashing the recovery. Actually, I suggest using Amon Ra recovery. You can use ROM manager to do that if you'd like, select 'flash alternate recovery' It sounds like something went wrong during the recovery flash. Good luck.
k2buckley said:
I would try reflashing the recovery. Actually, I suggest using Amon Ra recovery. You can use ROM manager to do that if you'd like, select 'flash alternate recovery' It sounds like something went wrong during the recovery flash. Good luck.
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reflashed to an earlier version of clockwork and it works now
Why do you suggest amon ra recovery instead? whats the difference?
robollama said:
reflashed to an earlier version of clockwork and it works now
Why do you suggest amon ra recovery instead? whats the difference?
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I guess it's really just user preference actually. Some people swear by clockwork, others by Amon. The main reason I started using Amon Ra, is because when I first rooted and was using clockwork, I kept getting bootloops when trying to flash any ROM. I changed recoveries to Amon Ra and never looked back. I have been able to flash everything I've wanted, and can get to recovery every time I try. Also, Amon Ra backs up your wimax RSA keys. I know some versions of clockwork do now (not sure which one) but clockwork used to not be capable of backing up the RSA keys, so that was another reason I initially started using Amon, and I just always have since then. It seems like any time someone is having trouble flashing something, they are using clockwork, then they report that changing to Amon fixed the problem. It's just mroe reliable in my opinion. But as I said, its user preference, and I'm sure clockwork works flawlessly for a lot of people. To each their own!
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Hey guys, need help going back to Amon Ra from Clockworkmod. Any help will be appreciated.. Thanks
Install ROM Manager and use it to flash Amon RA, it should be at the bottom of the main screen. You may have to let it reflash CWM first, but it goes back and forth easily.
maxcala said:
Hey guys, need help going back to Amon Ra from Clockworkmod. Any help will be appreciated.. Thanks
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Easy way? Install RomManager there's a option to flash an alternative recovery (Amon')
SilverZero said:
Install ROM Manager and use it to flash Amon RA, it should be at the bottom of the main screen. You may have to let it reflash CWM first, but it goes back and forth easily.
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Almost at the same time uh? lol
mikevillarroel said:
Easy way? Install RomManager there's a option to flash an alternative recovery (Amon')
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I win.
EDIT: Ha! You got the 2nd round though.
You guys are awesome.. Thanks you very much...
It say error: run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via abd! What is the next move... Thanks
maxcala said:
It say error: run 'nandroid-mobile.sh restore' via abd! What is the next move... Thanks
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Nand back up with Amon_ra restore with Amon_ra
Nand back up with Clockworkmod restore with Clockworkmod
Got the picture?
do I have to do that on adb or rom manager ?
You can do it either way
Htc Evo Fresh
Oh ok thanks...
maxcala said:
do I have to do that on adb or rom manager ?
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I think you are confused,if you do a nand back up using rom manager,then you need to restore it with clockworkmod (via recovery or rom manager) but you can not resore nor back up with Amon_ra using rom manager.
I used to have the Amon Ra recovery then tried the clockworkmod recovery. I want my nand backup from the amon ra but I can't restore it via clockworkmod.
maxcala said:
I used to have the Amon Ra recovery then tried the clockworkmod recovery. I want my nand backup from the amon ra but I can't restore it via clockworkmod.
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Copy the /sdcard/nandroid/ folder to /sdcard/clockworkmod/nandroid (not 100% sure on the second path, I'll be able to tell you later tonight when I flash the nightly).
Voila, now you have your AR backups, in CWM.
So, if I understand.
I have Amon Ra and want to dl Rom Manager/Premium and flash CW Mod. I will then have a usable option at bottom to toggle between Ra and CW. Restore backups thru whichever one I used to back it up.
But, when I flash back to Amon Ra, I need to close out of Rom Manager and use Amon Ra as I have been doing.
drmacinyasha, I like your idea, but not sure I know how to do that safely. I am not good at ADB or Root Explorer if that is an option. Or do you just mount and do it on the pc?
Ken
Oops,
Guess the first part of my question was answered on page 1. These Looong threads are hard to keep up with.
I rooted with unrevoked and have been happy. I made a back up with clockwork mod then quickly changed my recovery to amonra because I was told it would back up the 4g keys. Now I have flashed myns (first rom other than stock) and would like to go back to using clockwork so I can flash roms like crazy from rom manager. Is there anything I need to know before changing back.
Also if I need to go back to my stock nandroid back-up on amonra with my 4g keys, how can I get back to amonra again??
I want to try cyanogen mod 7 nightly.
Thanks in advance.
mainstang said:
I rooted with unrevoked and have been happy. I made a back up with clockwork mod then quickly changed my recovery to amonra because I was told it would back up the 4g keys. Now I have flashed myns (first rom other than stock) and would like to go back to using clockwork so I can flash roms like crazy from rom manager. Is there anything I need to know before changing back.
Also if I need to go back to my stock nandroid back-up on amonra with my 4g keys, how can I get back to amonra again??
I want to try cyanogen mod 7 nightly.
Thanks in advance.
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I personally wouldn't switch back to clockwork, IMO, Amon RA is more stable and reliable. I have also grown very partial to doing all of my flashing manually from recovery, and have stayed away from using ROM manager for flashing and wiping. I just dont trust it. However, if you do indeed wish to use clockwork and ROM manager, the simplest way to switch between Amon RA and Clockwork recovery is by using ROM manager. There is an option in within ROM manager that says "flash clockworkMOD recovery". That will flash you back to the most recently updated clockwork recovery. If you want to switch back to Amon Ra, there is an option "flash alternate Recovery". That will flash you back to Amons recovery. Just remember, any nandroids you created with Amon, can only be restored by Amon, and any created by clockwork can only be restored by clockwork. They are NOT interchangeable, and will cause problems if you try.
Ok so I've been using clockwork since I rooted but now I want to switch to Amon Ra cause I hear its better. The recovery works because I can back up and flash stuff, but for some reason I can't restore, it always says something went wrong, check the recovery log. Is it because I rename the backups?
guih said:
Ok so I've been using clockwork since I rooted but now I want to switch to Amon Ra cause I hear its better. The recovery works because I can back up and flash stuff, but for some reason I can't restore, it always says something went wrong, check the recovery log. Is it because I rename the backups?
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It could be. If you rename a backup, it cannot have any spaces in the name, or any odd characters. I suggest renaming it to something simple, with no punctuation, and no spaces. Try that, and see if it'll restore.
didnt work :/
you arent trying to recover CWM backups with RA are you?
No, these are backups done through Amon Ra
guih said:
No, these are backups done through Amon Ra
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What options did you select when creating the backup? You may want to try re flashing your recovery, and see if it works after that. Sometimes reflashing the recovery can clear up a bunch of odd recovery related issues.
k2buckley said:
What options did you select when creating the backup? You may want to try re flashing your recovery, and see if it works after that. Sometimes reflashing the recovery can clear up a bunch of odd recovery related issues.
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For one of them I backed up all of it (clicked every check) and for another I only backed up the original 3 it selects for you; neither of them worked... Ok I'll try that
When you make a backup using amon RA, the name of the nandroid appears as such: BDAS-20110509-0440. The prefix tells you what was backed up. For instance, the BDAS in the above example tells me that I made a backup of the boot, data, android.secure and system. Because I flash a lot of roms, I rename my backups in this manner: BDAS-SALVAGEMOD-0440. If you don't add any special characters, your backup should restore if you've renamed it. If your renamed backup is similar to mine and it still fails to restore then I recommend that you re-flash amon RA as suggested by my good friend k2buckley. Specifically, v2.3. You can download it from the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
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Alright thanks a lot guys it worked when I re-flashed the recovery through bootloader. For some reason, ROM manager isn't flashing recoveries for me anymore.
guih said:
Alright thanks a lot guys it worked when I re-flashed the recovery through bootloader. For some reason, ROM manager isn't flashing recoveries for me anymore.
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Some users have had issues with rom manager "not flashing correct," but I've never had a problem with it. Glad its working though.
I have Rom Manager installed on my device. I like to make backups in both ClockworkMod and AmonRA, but since I loaded CM7 (2.3.3 and 2.3.4) I can't flash between recoveries. My RM says my current recovery is CWM3005, but when I boot in recovery its RA! When I try to flash CWM, it says it is successfully flashed, but it is not! Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas would be appreciated.
I'm having the same issue. I switched to Amon Ra just to give it a shot and now I can't go back. On a related note, is it possible to restore a backup made with clockwork in Amon Ra (or vice versa)?
First off, Rom Manager is junk. Sorry, but it is.
Second, use Amon Ra, really. That's all you need.
Hipkat, thanks for your helpful post.
z3r0d3vil, I did some digging, andit looks like the only way to fix this issue is to reflash CWM through the hboot. I had trouble finding a good explanation how on xda, but here's a link from android forums.
Regarding Amon RA, my problem was that I wanted to restore a backup made with CWM and couldn't do so without going back to CWM. Now that I can flash through the hboot, I was able to restore the CWM backup and then back it up through Amon. I've since switched to Amon as my primary recovery. Hope this helps!
On second thought, xda won't let me post a URL because I haven't made enough posts. If you still need it, message me and I'll give it to you.
I was on the energy rom (12/25/2011) and went into recovery and tried to restore one of my backups and was getting the md5 mismatch error. Then i tried using amon recovery instead of clockwork and still didnt succeed. Then I went into terminal emulator and did a fix for md5 error and tried to flash again after wiping and now im stuck on white boot screen. No matter which backup i try to use. Please help!!!! Thx
your best bet is to probably use Amon Ra to wipe everything (Except SD Cardthen reflash your rom
how do i get back on amon if i can only get into clockwork? Last time i was amon i went through rom manager and flashed it that way.
Don't use ROM Manager. I have a detailed explanation and a link to the file you need in my guide. Click the link in my signature
Rickbo7 said:
how do i get back on amon if i can only get into clockwork? Last time i was amon i went through rom manager and flashed it that way.[/Q
its ok use clockworks just wipe 3 times with clockworks and then install a fresh copy of the rom instead of a backup then ull be past the white screen //.... its not the recoveries issue its the backup itself then flash amons recovery and never go back to cwm
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OK, it's Clockwork, not clockworks, Amon, not Amons and clockwork does NOT wipe properly.
Just do as I posted and you'll be fine
HipKat said:
OK, it's Clockwork, not clockworks, Amon, not Amons and clockwork does NOT wipe properly.
Just do as I posted and you'll be fine
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Ok, so I was able to flash amon from your link (thx) and now I can't flash my backups. Am I supposed to download another stock rom and start from fresh again or will I be able to still use my backups that I made on clockwork?
Dude your backups are done. You couldn't flash them before, either.
You should delete your backups, flash the stock/Rooted ROM, and make a Nandroid of that, then do the wipe process again, and flash the custom ROM you want.