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AmonRA install

Hi
I have a PVT4 Desire and would like to do a back-up before i s-off (which cwm doesn't do hence installing AmonRA) so i can install a custom rom. I've already rooted it so i can't use unrevoked to flash AmonRA as it says the firmware is too new. Also i've tried using terminal emulator to flash the recovery but it says flash_image:not found.
How else can i flash AmonRA?

Here is a useful how to:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/

aamir007 said:
Hi
I have a PVT4 Desire and would like to do a back-up before i s-off (which cwm doesn't do hence installing AmonRA) so i can install a custom rom. I've already rooted it so i can't use unrevoked to flash AmonRA as it says the firmware is too new. Also i've tried using terminal emulator to flash the recovery but it says flash_image:not found.
How else can i flash AmonRA?
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use the attached update.zip as a fake flash method, it is amonra recovery 1.7.0.5. just put it on ur sd card.
push vol down+power, go into recovery and when you see the triangle push vol up+power and then you ll select flash update.zip, it will take you to amonra recovery

How many times did you run unrevoked? Sometimes you have to run it a few times before it will work.

have you tried to push it using the android flasher utility...ill find the link for it

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638&highlight=android+flasher+utility
there you go mate..dont know if it works for pvt-4 ...so simple to use i used it to get amon ra because i had the same problems with unrevoked

That will not work because he is S-ON

@MatDrOiD i've tried using that method but it says flash_image: not found.
@thanito thanks for the file but when i went in to recovery and did apply sdcard:update.zip or install zip from sd card it stayed on CWM and didn't change to AmonRA.
@bailz2506 i haven't s-off'd yet i need to make a nandroid back-up first just in case before i can and CWM won't do it for the PVT4 Desire.
Isn't there a PC36IMG.zip for AmonRa for the Desire like there is with the other devices so i can do it the bootloader way?

hi mate,
at the beginning meet same problem... phone rooted but unable to do nand backup
E:misc error file doesn't exist... blablabla
i solved this by rerooting the phone with this cmw3.21 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22152187/reflash_package3.21.exe
once done, i succesfully made a nanbck.
first i s-OFFed the devices and afterwards flash the recovery with fastboot to install Ar 2.0.1
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22152187/recovery-RA-desire-v2.0.1.img
hope this help sorting this

@fragargon nope that didn't work,it still stayed on the same CWM and didn't differ.

@aamir007: Do you have another update.zip file in your sd card?
Did you flash CWM through rom manager?
If so try to delete the file first and copy the one i attached you in sd root.
T.

Oh,man!you can use the pb99img.zip into hboot,it will let you to update

zk7513153 said:
Oh,man!you can use the pb99img.zip into hboot,it will let you to update
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Don't say things that have nothing to do with this.
What you could do is return to stock. Then run Unrevoked again.

@Thanito I tried it again and deleted the existing one but still no luck
@Lennyz1988 Guess i'll have to do that. Is there any RUU i should avoid using that will update my hboot and make it unrootable. I've made a goldcard so i shouldn't have any problems flashing the RUUs.

hi aamir007,
amazing that didn't work, it was working and got a pvt4 also.
assuming that you are still on cmw (don't know your version) could you try this one
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22152187/recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.8-bravo.img
just launch unrevoked select first the menu and custom recovery (browse to the one downloaded) make sure that "disable security on phone is checked)
should get sorted of this, it was for me.
about RRu depends the rom you have settings/about phone/software you could see all current version rom and radio running on your phone which matter for rru
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Bravo
hope this help

@fragargon I tried it again and this time UnRevoked said is the firmware too new like it does when i try to use it to flash AmonRA, and still on CWM 2.5.0.7.
So i'm going to flash an RUU do i need to flash the same Baseband or lower to make sure its still rootable and the hboot doesn't change.

aamir007 said:
@fragargon I tried it again and this time UnRevoked said is the firmware too new like it does when i try to use it to flash AmonRA
So i'm going to flash an RUU do i need to flash the same Baseband or lower to make sure its still rootable and the hboot doesn't change.
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Try to use unrevoked 3.2 (also integrate amonra recovery) for rooting:
http://megaupload.com/?d=9T9JRA3U
The ruu you flash should fit to baseband.
No warranty for any damage!

For a nandroid backup do you need S-OFF?
A friend has a PVT-4 and is using CWM and his backs up fine but he said you need to S-OFF first.

aamir007 said:
For a nandroid backup do you need S-OFF?
A friend has a PVT-4 and is using CWM and his backs up fine but he said you need to S-OFF first.
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You can nandroid backup and restore without s-off.

Solved my problem, i S-Off'ed and installed the AlphaRev CWM during the process and i can preform a nandroid back-up perfectly fine

[Q] Flashing new recovery when already rooted...

Here is my phone info;
BRAVO PVT4 SHIP S-ON (20000 Erasesize)
HBOOT-0.93.0001
MICORP-051d
TOUCH PANEL-SYNT0101
RADIO-5.17.05.08
Aug 10 2010,17:52:18
Phone is rooted with CWM 2.5.0.7 installed, running ROM in my sig. I wanted to update to Amon RA recovery, and a search pointed me at unlockr;
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
I followed the guide, opened terminal and typed the following command;
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-desire-v2.0.1.img
In terminal I get a load of lines saying "erase failure" and "skipping write block", at the very end "error writing recovery: No space left on device".
Any help greatly received, also, is that the latest, best, version of Amon RA?

hi to be able to do so (flash recovery) you must be S-off
otherwise it would not work coz security reasons.
anyway if you manage to be S-OFF, do the following
from fastboot command type those command:
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery c:\wherethefile\yourrecovery.img
fastboot reboot
it takes 5 minutes to do so
hope this help

If you are not s-off (or do not want to manage it), you could try this method:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/

MatDrOiD said:
If you are not s-off (or do not want to manage it), you could try this method:
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
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Hi, if you noticed that is the link I already posted... apparently it only works for s-off.
I tried to s-off twice earlier, but it failed both times, will post screenies of the error I received both times.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

jimbobaggies said:
Hi, if you noticed that is the link I already posted... apparently it only works for s-off.
I tried to s-off twice earlier, but it failed both times, will post screenies of the error I received both times.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Is your rom using a2sd or similar? This can interfere with the alpharev utility.
I had to do a full wipe, install rooted stock rom (Oxygen as it happened), then run the live CD method for it to work.
You should then be able to switch recovery via fastboot.
Nandroid backup first!

jimbobaggies said:
Hi, if you noticed that is the link I already posted... apparently it only works for s-off.
I tried to s-off twice earlier, but it failed both times, will post screenies of the error I received both times.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Yes, thanks, you are right. Overread this.

[Q] S-OFF and Recovery images

Ok,
Yesterday I used the Alpharev.nl S-OFF flash tool to S-OFF my phone. I went with the Bravo Stock image of theirs.
However, after installing it changed my recovery from Clockwork 2.5.0.7 to a newer version. I was to understand that 2.5.0.7 works the best?
Anyway, I want to use Amon-RA's recovery as the developer for my ROM says this is the one they personally use and recommend, plus you can still boot into Clockwork via ROM Manager, just in case.
I've tried to use unrEVOked to flash Amon-RA 2.0.1 recovery image, but it failed.
How do I change to AMON-RA?
Also, I don't like the "Why so Serious S-OFF" boot image that comes with the Alpha-rev HBOOT after S-OFF'ing. How do I change this?

Flash new recovery via fastboot:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Fastboot#Flash_Custom_Recovery.img

There has to be an easier way than adb and typing commands?

i used Android Flasher. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=794638

Kryten2k35 said:
There has to be an easier way than adb and typing commands?
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It's not that difficult. Here you have a very nice guide:
http://androidforums.com/desire-all...stboot-windows-published-17th-may-2011-a.html

Kryten2k35 said:
Ok,
Yesterday I used the Alpharev.nl S-OFF flash tool to S-OFF my phone. I went with the Bravo Stock image of theirs.
However, after installing it changed my recovery from Clockwork 2.5.0.7 to a newer version. I was to understand that 2.5.0.7 works the best?
Anyway, I want to use Amon-RA's recovery as the developer for my ROM says this is the one they personally use and recommend, plus you can still boot into Clockwork via ROM Manager, just in case.
I've tried to use unrEVOked to flash Amon-RA 2.0.1 recovery image, but it failed.
How do I change to AMON-RA?
Also, I don't like the "Why so Serious S-OFF" boot image that comes with the Alpha-rev HBOOT after S-OFF'ing. How do I change this?
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Hi, I had the same problem with unrevoked 3.21 and 3.32. Try using unrevoked v3.14, it worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8234819&postcount=348

Any idea how to get rid of the Why so Serious bit?

Kryten2k35 said:
Any idea how to get rid of the Why so Serious bit?
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Flash a new splash bootscreen
Sent from my HTC Desire

Kryten2k35 said:
Ok,
Yesterday I used the Alpharev.nl S-OFF flash tool to S-OFF my phone. I went with the Bravo Stock image of theirs.
However, after installing it changed my recovery from Clockwork 2.5.0.7 to a newer version. I was to understand that 2.5.0.7 works the best?
Anyway, I want to use Amon-RA's recovery as the developer for my ROM says this is the one they personally use and recommend, plus you can still boot into Clockwork via ROM Manager, just in case.
I've tried to use unrEVOked to flash Amon-RA 2.0.1 recovery image, but it failed.
How do I change to AMON-RA?
Also, I don't like the "Why so Serious S-OFF" boot image that comes with the Alpha-rev HBOOT after S-OFF'ing. How do I change this?
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I wouldn't change recoveries or do fake flashing because of higher possibility of usb bricking your phone. For me any of the following versions of cwm, 2.5.0.7 and 2.5.1.8 have been stable and without any issues with any rom so far.

[Q] Problems updating clockworkmod

I have been trying to update my HTC desire to the new touch version of clockworkmod (5.8.0.2) however from within the rom manager app, updating says it completes however on reboot nothing has changed, so I tried doing it manually, i run the command
Code:
fastboot devices
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.0.2-bravo.img
each time i get the error when writing the recovery saying
"FAILED (remote: signature verify fail)
How can I fix this?
I also tried flashing 5.0.2.0, with the same error, it still says its running 2.5.0.7 :/
please help
Thanks

are you s-on? if yes you can' flash it via fastboot
post info from fastboot mode

Thank you for the reply Kotag
My phone is in s-on
and the info is here attached as a screen shot
thanks

I presume you used unrevoked to get root... It comes with CWM 2.5.0.7
You could flash custom recovery from menu but never mind... go to alpharev.nl and get s-off as your hboot is 0.93 or you can use revolutionary (this is unrevoked and alpharev together)
after s-off you will be able to flash anything on the phone... including recovery

Thanks ill try that
yes i did use unrevocked
will making s-off will i have to reflash my rom and lose my data? :/
and also how wud i flash recovery then, because i thought u said earlier that in s-off i cant falsh in fastboot :/?

sorry just noticed my mistake... if you s-on I meant... post edited - reading too many threads
you should not loose any data if everything goes normal... do back up before just in case

When I s-off my phone, date and time always restart to 6 jan 1980 1:00
Anybody had a same problem? Im not s-off anymore
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

i dont have linux to run alpha rev, will revolutionary remove my data? :/

no it will not, just run it and enjoy
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

you don't need linux to run alpharev.iso... that is live cd, boot it as you starting your pc/laptop or revolutionary has windows modification

s-off and installed pc10img now get recovery error

with s-off i was running cm 7.1 on my G2 then decided to put a orig rom so I installed a pc10.img on sdcard and let it go.
after 3 or so OTA updates I now have android 2.3.4
kernel 2.6.35.10 g96de068 [email protected] 18-2 #1
build number 2.16.531.5 cl 159515 release -keys
When I try to boot into recovery mode i get the red triangle with exclamation
If i the hit vol up and power I get Android system recovery <3>
options are reboot system now
apply update from sdcard
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cashe partition
E: can't open/cache/recovery/command
How can I get clockwork recovery back working?

everything is how it should be... you are back to stock = stock recovery
what does your bootloader show? (s-off and hboot number)

You are also not rooted now. Why would you do this?
If you want a stock(ish) ROM, there are versions in the Development subforum that are essentially stock ROMs, but pre-rooted and maybe a few other minor optimizations (such as deodexed and zip aligned). These are safe to flash.
Unless your intent is to return to stock (such as for warranty purposes), don't ever flash an official ROM on a rooted Android device. At a minimum, you lose root and go back to stock recovery, or the flash won't work. And its also possible you will get stuck in a bootloop.

hoffmas said:
what does your bootloader show? (s-off and hboot number)
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vision pvt ship s-off
hboot 0.82.0000
microp - 0425
radio 26.13.04.19_M
eMMc-boot
I did this in hope to get the gps working. I have tried everything and now figure it's a hardware problem.
so what steps are needed to get root and clockwork recovery back?

same steps you did to obtain root the first time, follow the wiki

demkantor said:
same steps you did to obtain root the first time, follow the wiki
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I am not sure exactly where to start... i saw something about VISIONary removal. Not sure if I have that ( I did see the word vision in the boot screen..Is this it?) and if I do, how do I remove. I don't want to brick it. A quick list of things in the order I need would be very helpful at this point. My previous post shows what I have now....
thanks

try this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912
...but because you have already s-off it should work if you follow 'Gaining Temp Root' and 'Temp-Rooting to Backup' sections (after that you should have perm root again).
good luck

visionary is (tries to be) a quick fix to root your device, you would have to had downloaded it to have it, if you never downloaded it dont, if you have remove it. as for the "vision" on your hboot, i got the same! i guess we are both using an htc vision!

OK all is working again! thanks guys ...