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Clockwork Recovery 2.0.0.5 messes up root/recovery?

This is really odd, i just updated Clockwork Recovery to 2.0.0.5, i then tried to flash to behnam's cyanongen mod 5.0.8-test7. I used Clockwork to download the rom + googleapps..ok good so far, once the download was complete i was offered to backup the existing rom and or wipe data...i chose simply to wipe. The phone then asked me to confirm the reboot, which i did, and it rebooted the phone but now brings up the black phone with a red triangle. If i press vol up + power i access the recovery menu but haven't attempted a flash because i don't know why i now don't have a properly functioning recovery? I seem to still have root access from within my currently installed rom too :S
Help lol?

I had exactly the same thing with the cyanogen rom and rom manager. If you go ahead and press volume up and power while in the red triangle screen, the recovery will carry on and work as normal. I've done it a few times now.

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socktug said:
I had exactly the same thing with the cyanogen rom and rom manager. If you go ahead and press volume up and power while in the red triangle screen, the recovery will carry on and work as normal. I've done it a few times now.
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and if when you press those buttons the recovery doesn't automatically launch, click on apply update.zip, this is the recovery image

cgrec92 said:
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and if when you press those buttons the recovery doesn't automatically launch, click on apply update.zip, this is the recovery image
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Hmmmm interesting...so re-applying the recovery update.zip will just fix it? Wonder what changed in clockwork to make this happen?

MojUk said:
Hmmmm interesting...so re-applying the recovery update.zip will just fix it? Wonder what changed in clockwork to make this happen?
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Correct, I'm not sure why it happens randomly, that is how you'd access the recovery image, the image is the update.zip on your SD card. So apply that and you're there

i'm using the latest recovery and i can't mount the sd card anymore with /moun sdcard it gives error /dev/block/mmcbl0 can't be mounted,
never the less when i start amonra recovery batch and then go back to connect with adb shell to the still running clockwork recovery it works to mount the sd card strange behaviour

excuse me for this noob question... but what is this Clockwork Recovery?

vuoshino said:
excuse me for this noob question... but what is this Clockwork Recovery?
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Do a search for it on this forum, or try searching rom manager in here. There are at least 4-5 threads on it. One of which is very big! Try searching for 'fake flash'

endursa said:
i'm using the latest recovery and i can't mount the sd card anymore with /moun sdcard it gives error /dev/block/mmcbl0 can't be mounted,
never the less when i start amonra recovery batch and then go back to connect with adb shell to the still running clockwork recovery it works to mount the sd card strange behaviour
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this is not an issue, it is a feature of the new clockwork
i have spoken to Koush and what this means is that you are not using Apps2sd so there is nothing to be backed up.
the error should therefore be ignored as it is not a problem

Erm, this sounds like a bug. Can you join IRC:
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=koush
Ask for me, I'll be available.

I'm using apps2sd so the ext partition is there and schould be backed up!
i reverted to 1.8.9.2 (i think) and i backs up my ext partition just fine !
i'll join irc later !

Thanks to Koush for the assistance, top man.
Seems that some how the 'command' directory and 'update.zip' were missing from my /cache/ :s

koush, really nice support, fixed the sd-ext not mounting and not backing up in nandriod bug, and the mount sdcard bug within an hour over irc perfect!

could you post the solution koush gave?

just update to the latest recovery image (2.0.1.0)

mine's only offering 2.0.0.9
i talked to koush as well, nice fellow!

scroll down in Rom manager to older images, there you ll find 2.0.1.0

endursa said:
scroll down in Rom manager to older images, there you ll find 2.0.1.0
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cheers

Unfortunately still not working for me on the latest Recovery (2.0.1.0)
Tried to backup my sd-ext (since that's where my A2SD apps are) and got:
Code:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(Invalid argument)
Could not mount sd-ext, sd-ext backup may not be supported on this device. Skipping backup of sd-ext.
I think my partition is ext4 if that makes a difference.

BSAB said:
Unfortunately still not working for me on the latest Recovery (2.0.1.0)
Tried to backup my sd-ext (since that's where my A2SD apps are) and got:
Code:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(Invalid argument)
Could not mount sd-ext, sd-ext backup may not be supported on this device. Skipping backup of sd-ext.
I think my partition is ext4 if that makes a difference.
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Can you send me an ext4.ko? Recovery currently only supports ext3.

flashing questions but not what you think

I get the tuts and can probably follow them, but. I rooted my desire with unrevoked 3 without any major problems, downloaded titanium and backed up. But not sure about how it pans out. If i flash a rom will titanium be there to restore my apps and such wheb the new rom boots? or do i do it through recovery, how do i make sure i dont loose everything?
Sent from here with this

Titanium Backup saves backups on your sd card, so just flash and download titanium from the market and you will be fine

nice one cheers, any other snipets of info you think might come in handy?
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Hi peeps sorry to butt in here but i'm having problems getting a ROM to flash.I'm in recovery and have factory wiped and cleared dalvic but when i choose to install zip from SD and choose Zip, the flash starts then aborts.Theres a couple of errors, goes something like this.
E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(file exists)
deleting files
deleting files
copying files
E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(file exists)
E:can't mount SDEXT
E:Failure at line 11
copy_dir PACKAGE:data SDEXT:
Instalation aborted.
Again sorry if its straight outta the blue but i thought i had got my head round it and then BOOM (wrong) lol.Any helps good help,thanx in advance

the rom you are trying to use needs a ext partition on the SD card.
if you dont have ext partition you need to make one. you can use rom manager from market to do this. But back up the sd card before trying this as it formats it, then you can move the data back.
check the site on my signature tells you how to make ext partition for apps2sd

I would normaly follow your advice but i dont get a boot of any kind.just hangs at splash screen so no market available.The only thing i can get to right now is recovery but not sure how to recover and everything i have tried seems to give me errors.My heads goin lol.

Anyone out there? lol.Just wondering how to create the ext partition using recovery so i can flash the ROM and how to restore the stock ROM (which i got before any of my problems started .Any helps good, right now i dont have a phone i can use and i'm pretty scuppered without one.Thanx

If you have amon-ra recovery, you can create it from the recovery. But I think you have clockwork, so you need to flash a stock rom to get your phone back
Or use a gparted live cd and put your SDcard in your pc and then make and ext3 partition.

Yes i have clockwork mod.I flashed it with a stock ROM then installed rom manager from marketplace to create the partition, then flashed the HD ROM.Probably the long way round for anyone who knows what they are doing but hey it worked .Thanx for your help, just gotta figure out now its working why it keeps re-starting

[SOLVED] Cannot flash CM 9 RC1 Build 2 on my Tmobile G2

After flashing CM 7.0.3 a long time ago, I haven't really updated anything or touched anything when it comes to the recovery, SU, etc since.
Seeing ICS, I tried to flash CM 9 RC1 Build 2 the way I've flashed other ROMs before: Loading the ROM and gapps zip to the root of my SD card, rebooting into recovery, wiping phone, wiping cache, then applying a zip. When I try to flash CM9s zip, I get the error:
E:can't open sdcard/name_of_zip.zip (bad)
I've tried various CM9 mirrors with the same result. I have a feeling it might be because I have a much outdated recovery, and SU binary?
My ROM Manager: 5.0.0.8
My ClockworkMod Recovery: 3.0.0.5 (latest 5.0.2.7?)
My SU binary: 2.3.1-ef (latest 3.1.1?)
When trying to update my SU binary it fails when copying su to /system..
Can anyone give me a starting direction on what I need to do to get CM9 flashed and working?
Thank you!

Use the superwipe + 4ext 1st. or change ur recovery.
File sytem needs to be ext4 fore ICS onwards as far as i know.

wileykat said:
Use the superwipe + 4ext 1st. or change ur recovery.
File sytem needs to be ext4 fore ICS onwards as far as i know.
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You can run EliteMod and CM9 for example on an ext3 filesystem (the zip provided will format whichever filesystem to ext4 when done in the actual recovery).
Though I have not tried CM9 since beta13 I don't see this being a problem. Though I would advise doing a FULL WIPE (factory reset + cache + dalvik) before flashing on any brand new roms especially when going from GB to ICS.
(last time I checked clockworkmod doesn't let you format a specific filesystem or convert backups from ext3 to ext4 , for that I use the 4EXT recovery).
@ OP you should not have to copy the SU binary anywhere, it should come with CM9 anyways (just like busybox and superuser.apk). The only additional thing you may need to flash on top of it is google apps, just like CM7 would have been.

kbeezie said:
You can run EliteMod and CM9 for example on an ext3 filesystem (the zip provided will format whichever filesystem to ext4 when done in the actual recovery).
Though I have not tried CM9 since beta13 I don't see this being a problem. Though I would advise doing a FULL WIPE (factory reset + cache + dalvik) before flashing on any brand new roms especially when going from GB to ICS.
(last time I checked clockworkmod doesn't let you format a specific filesystem or convert backups from ext3 to ext4 , for that I use the 4EXT recovery).
@ OP you should not have to copy the SU binary anywhere, it should come with CM9 anyways (just like busybox and superuser.apk). The only additional thing you may need to flash on top of it is google apps, just like CM7 would have been.
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Worked like a charm! I installed 4EXT recovery, wipe/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, and CM9 installed just fine.
Thank you so much!

[Q] I've unmounted and reset and am now stuck. Help?

I've already looked through previous posts and there seems to be no avail.
From 4.1.2. stock build, UVDMD5, (I'm assuming, that's when I bought it)
I tried to flash 4.4 ROMS onto it, Both Gummy and Beanstalk with their respective Gapps.
It wouldn't work and I wiped and reset and odin'd in the original firmware UVDMD5, so it successfully led to the beginning phone setup ONCE.
Then, from stock, I figured why not root and flash the ROMS once more? and this time, the galaxy would not have it.
I odin'd myself after the roms failed once more, but now..
Now the phone is stuck at the SAMSUNG loading boot screen.
Everytime I odin in the UVDMD5 setup, it says it's successful but constantly stuck at the boot screen.
I can get myself into recovery but no options are available to me.
If I try to progress forward, the roms will not work and I realized what might've done me in.
Once the roms in the very first trials wouldn't work, I messed with the mounting to see if it would change anything(HUGE mistake I now realize)
I think I unmounted /data and /system and pretty much everything!!!
I'm in the stock recovery so I could pull .zips from the external SD and I've tried to put in Cyanogenmod Recovery so I could get to the mounting options,
but now everytime it says that signature verification failed.
Tl;dr: I'm an idiot and unmounted everything and now it's stuck at boot screen and odin doesn't work. PLS HELP!
ps: ignore the ageold signature

First flash the very latest Recovery with ODIN. You will need to put the phone in download mode to do that. Next, flash Root66 version of UVDMD5 via odin and then flash Rom of your choice via Recovery.

I've taken the root66 and finished odin'ing it in, but no success. It's still stuck on the SAMSUNG screen.
When I boot up to (stock) recovery, the first red messages that appear is
E:failed to mount /data
can't mount '/data' (invalid argument)
and when I go into >apply update from external storage and try to apply cyanogen latest recovery,
all it gives me is E:failed to verify whole-file storage.
There is no /data, what do I do?

Please flash CWM Recovery via Odin.

First of all, thanks for sticking with me for this long.
I successfully installed Clockwork with odin and I thought this would be the end, but
It successfully mounted /system and /external_sd but,
Error mounting /data!
Error mounting /sdcard!
I don't know what to do from here. Is there a simple fix?

Did you flash latest version of CWM ? If yes then try Factory Reset in the Recovery.

I did factory reset it:
. . wiping data . .
formatting /data . . .
Error mounting /data!
Skipping format . . .
Formatting /cache
Formatting /sd-ext
Formatting /sdcard/ .android_secure
Error mounting /sdcard/ .android_secure!
Skipping format . . .
Data Wipe Complete.
Is what shows up and still /data and /sdcard cannot be mounted. Anything else? I'm desperate.

Part 2: I tried moving past all that and tried to run the ROMS, but it goes on to tell me:
This package is for "d2tmo" devices; this is a "d2vzw"
what does that mean?

Can you manually mount SD Card in the Recovery ?
I'd not try any roms until this issue is resolved.

What do you mean by manually?
The external sd card can be mounted, I'm pretty sure it means that the internal sd can't be mounted.
How would I mount internal in recovery? the options says it can't mount /data and /sdcard

Try TWRP Recovery.

Unable to install Rom!

Hello everyone,
I am new here on Desire,
So I S-OFFed my desire,Flashed Custom CWM recovery,
My problem is,
Everytime i try to install a custom ROM,it shows me an error as "Installation aborted : status 0"..i tried to wipe /data,/system/cache,doing factory reset etc.none of them they helps.it always shows me this error.any solution?

Do the ROMs you are trying to install require an sdcard partition. Most do, and you'll need one anyway to install several apps.
- Flash 4EXT recovery.img using fastboot (better recovery, makes good partitions for desire unlike CWM)
- Backup and partition your sdcard using 4EXT recovery (max 2GB ext4 partition, no swap)
- Check md5sum of ROM.zip, to make sure you didnt get a bad download
- Full wipe and flash ROM.zip

EvilKing009 said:
Hello everyone,
I am new here on Desire,
So I S-OFFed my desire,Flashed Custom CWM recovery,
My problem is,
Everytime i try to install a custom ROM,it shows me an error as "Installation aborted : status 0"..i tried to wipe /data,/system/cache,doing factory reset etc.none of them they helps.it always shows me this error.any solution?
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What rom u trying to flash? If its android 4.4 (kitkat) then u need to use the latest 4ext recovery v1.0.0.6 otherwise it just abort the install.

eddiehk6 said:
Do the ROMs you are trying to install require an sdcard partition. Most do, and you'll need one anyway to install several apps.
- Flash 4EXT recovery.img using fastboot (better recovery, makes good partitions for desire unlike CWM)
- Backup and partition your sdcard using 4EXT recovery (max 2GB ext4 partition, no swap)
- Check md5sum of ROM.zip, to make sure you didnt get a bad download
- Full wipe and flash ROM.zip
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Is there is anyway to Flash Rom without any Sdext partition doing??
jmcclue,I was trying to installing Cool sense,mildwild roms.

EvilKing009 said:
Is there is anyway to Flash Rom without any Sdext partition doing??
jmcclue,I was trying to installing Cool sense,mildwild roms.
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Yh so like eddie said u will need to partition ur sdcard for that rom. Theres a good guide in desire general "how to partition sdcard correctly" follow that guide and then u can flash roms. The reason is that the desire has bad/low memory so the sdext partition is needed, definitly for sense roms.