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Ever since I updated to the last OTA I have lost clockworks recovery image. Thus now I am unable to install the latest froyo rom.
I have tried to install the latest clockworks recovery image and Amon_Ra recovery through Rom Manager. Each time it states it is installed but everytime I try to boot up to the recovery image it gives me the following error:
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/command
and it just gives me the Android System Recover <2e>
Any help would be appreciated....
It sounds like you are not rooted.
If you accepted the OTA from Sprint using your system update on your phone, you are no longer rooted and will not have a custom recovery/root permissions. You will be unable to flash any custom recovery/ROMS/delete any sprint apps/Other Root only things until someone comes up with a way to root 2.2.
Have a drink in hopes that a dev will come up with a way to Root 2.2 soon!
I didnt update over the phone
What happened is I installed a rooted verson of 1.47.651.1 but in doing that it got rid of the recovery image... it definetly a rooter version because i can run apps that require root.. such as wife tether titanium back etc...
any other suggestions...
coolguycarlos said:
I didnt update over the phone
What happened is I installed a rooted verson of 1.47.651.1 but in doing that it got rid of the recovery image... it definetly a rooter version because i can run apps that require root.. such as wife tether titanium back etc...
any other suggestions...
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there's an update.zip around here somewhere that will allow you to boot into an early form of clockwork recovery.
so, assuming that you goofed something, but still have nand unlocked....
find that update.zip. put it and a .zip for a real recovery onto your sdcard. boot into hboot, let it run the update.zip, that will take you to koush's early clockwork recovery. use that recovery to flash a solid recovery.
done.
alternative method would be to use fastboot to erase the recovery partition, then put a new recovery in.
Here is the update.zip...Just extract Recovery.zip....Do this OR/AND what the Senior Member above said and you should be good
timothydonohue said:
there's an update.zip around here somewhere that will allow you to boot into an early form of clockwork recovery.
so, assuming that you goofed something, but still have nand unlocked....
find that update.zip. put it and a .zip for a real recovery onto your sdcard. boot into hboot, let it run the update.zip, that will take you to koush's early clockwork recovery. use that recovery to flash a solid recovery.
done.
alternative method would be to use fastboot to erase the recovery partition, then put a new recovery in.
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I actually tried the update.zip one already and it doesnt install... it will stated that the signature cant be verified and it will about the installation... havent tried the fastboot approach... I guess I will need to find out how to do that now
so from the looks of it I am screwed... I have hboot .79 if that matters and from the looks of it the rooted rom i installed screwed up my nand unlock.. which is why i think i can install any recovery images... i tried alot of the nand unlock tutorials and most of them I eventually get to a point were i need to write to /data and i cant because permissions are denied... great... oh well i'll keep on trying... any suggestions are appreciated...
If you still have super user, try this...same thing happend to me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744621&page=4
I'm having a very similar problem also. My Hboot is 0.79.000 too & after trying clockworkmod recovery, a few RUU update attempts, and attempting to change ROMs completely (not in that order) I'm at a loss, no success anywhere. I can't even get in to recovery anymore. It just reverts back to Bootloader menu where my options are Reboot, Reboot Bootloader, or Power down (& I think there is one other option that i tried and sent me back to the aforementioned screen). However, I can still load my pre-existing ROM...
Does anyone have any ideas if there is anything I can do?
TIA
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If you still have super user, try this...same thing happend to me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744621&page=4
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I have a question bout this... I seen this before but the sdk that I downloaded for Windows 7 does not have the Su command... any ideas on how I can get it for Windows 7?
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Nevermind I got the Su command to work
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you can erase recovery from rom manager and try to reflash. i would recommend reinstalling rom manager just to make sure it installed correctly. it installed bad on me once and corrupted my recovery trying to update it, reinstalled and installed an old recovery then the newest one and it worked.
Thanks for the suggestions all. I followed the instructions from link you posted using terminal emulator. No such luck, still reading HBOOT 0.79.0000 and running same ROM.
I also tried reinstalling (several times) clockworkmod recovery images and it effects nothing.
Should I try to completely unroot my phone again? If the images i just flashed didn't do it what will?
Im totally at a loss here. ARG!
hit there jtwonbly.......are you also running the stock rooted 1.47.651.1?
Build number 1.47.651.1 CL195459 release-keys
yea same here......and what is it that your trying to do...go back to stock ROM?
I'd like to go to any other ROM. Its as if I'm no longer rooted anymore.
I think I may try to start all over again using NeckFaces old tutorial on unlocking NAND w/o adb. I'm just not sure if that will fix the HBOOT file because I can't get in to Recovery.
OK Guys thanks for all your help but I have been able to get it fixed now!!!
I pretty much had to redo all of Toast Root tutorial and NAND unlock to get it working. Both Part 1 and Part 2 even though I was already running a rooted rom.
The original problem I had is I kept getting told to just try the nand unlock in part 2 but the phone wasnt having it. It wouldnt like the engineering build of the pc36img.zip
So I started from Part 1. Downloaded the rooted rom pc36img.zip and what do you know it finally let me install it. By the time I was done with both parts 1 and 2 I was able to flash a recovery image, get back to hboot .76 and I am now another proud owner of an Evo running a rooted Froyo!!!!
Successfully rooted my phone yesterday, but was unable to flash Android 2.2. After fastboot checks pc36img it just goes back to fastboot screen. Was there a problem with unrevoked3 or clockworkmod?
If you are trying to flash a rom, you need to do that from recovery. What exactly have you done to your phone so far, which root method did you use?
I used the method for rooting Eco 4g with Android 2.2 I rooted the phone through to Android 2.1 then with unrevoked3 then copied clockworkmod files to the sdcard
But have u actually installed a recovery yet? You have to push a recovery through ADB or use a terminal emulator.
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I thought clockworkmod was a recovery when I go into recovery it is a clockworkmod version
glitch99 said:
I used the method for rooting Eco 4g with Android 2.2 I rooted the phone through to Android 2.1 then with unrevoked3 then copied clockworkmod files to the sdcard
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So you have root, you have your recovery, what is it you are trying to do now?
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Yes but more so the update zip I think the recovery flashed correctly, the guide says to go to hboot and the phone checks for pc36img, but once it does instead of asking me if I want to apply update it just go back to fastboot
If you're already rooted why r u trying to flash a pc36 image?
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Trying to flash 2.2 root I'm on Android 2.1 now
You don't need to flash PC136.img to get android 2.2. If you're fully rooted with recovery you can flash any ROM that uses Froyo and you'll have 2.2
glitch99 said:
Trying to flash 2.2 root I'm on Android 2.1 now
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You don't flash a rom with a pc36img. Download your 2.2 rooted rom and place it on the root directory of your SD card. Also,make sure you delete the pc36img on your card so your phone doesnt keep searching for it later. Turn the phone off. Boot into recovery by holding down volume and power at the same until until the white bootloader screen appears. Select recovery. Then select wipe/factory reset, then select wipe cache. Then select install zip from SD card. Scroll to your rom and select it, confirm yes when it asks, and wait for it to finish flashing. Once it's done it will say install complete. Then select reboot system now. Your done.
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Do you have a Rom you recommend and rooting method aside how would i install it
Here is a list of ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Supersonic/ROMs
I explained in the post above about how to flash a rom.
glitch99 said:
Do you have a Rom you recommend and rooting method aside how would i install it
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I'm starting to get confused here.....
1. Are you sure that you're rooted?
2. Are you sure you have successfully flashed a recovery?
3. Have you copied the .zip of the ROM you want to flash to the root of your SD card and booted in to recovery and tried to flash the .zip?
Sorry for the confusion, but I'm new to this, I'm positive I'm rooted and that I have clockworkmod recovery installed. I copied 2.2 root zip from my desktop to the root of my sdcard along with the pc36img and busybox. All three where part of the download link from the guide
Where is this guide at that you are following? If we can see where you are at, then maybe we can help get you back on track with what you are trying to do.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765496 this is the link for the guide
I am @ part 2u
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I am @ part 2u
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I assume you're at this part of part 2?
Step 3: After choosing NO to the reboot, you will see a menu again. Select Bootloader from the menu, then use the Volume Down button to hover over "Recovery" and press Power to click on it.
If your phone gets stuck at the White EVO 4G screen, pull your battery, and then power on while holding volume down again. It should boot to the bootloader again, where you can select recovery.
Once you are booted into this custom recovery, go to
It's supposed to go back to your menu (the white menu with the 3 green androids on skateboards) after scanning the PC36.img This is where you boot in to "recovery" Once in recovery, you can flash the 2.2.zip I have to say I've never used Clockwork so I'm not exactly sure if it's all the same menu. I've always used AmonRA
Not sure how i'm tucking it up, but the phone doesn't ask me if I want to reboot or if I want to apply the update what I do know is that if choose recovery and flash 2.2 it says install complete, but when I boot up i'm still in 2.1
I rooted my EVO 4G yesterday. Everything was going fine until I uninstalled some of Sprint's factory software. This caused my system to behave very weird so I decided to flash it back to the OTA software.
I followed the instructions on android central, but unfortunately the PC36IMG.zip file they tell you to download and install is Android 2.1. I'm now stuck on 2.1, and the OTA update doesn't work. I am new to this and accept that this is my fault, but I was wondering if anyone had instructions on how to update to 2.2?
I tried downloading and installing HTC OTA Froyo 2.2, *FINAL*, build 3.36.651.6 (Rooted) Odexed from this site, but the bootloader screen won't let me install this file. Any help would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!
What root method did you use?
Also, you can't flash ROMs from bootloader, you need to be in recovery -- when you get to the bootloader screen, go to recovery, press power. Also, make sure that you have a recovery installed (ClockworkMod or Amon_Ra).
From recovery, you should be able to flash to any 2.2 ROM you want (assuming that you have full root/nand unlocked/s-off/whatever else people want to call it).
Also, be prepared to be flamed for posting this in the development section (as opposed to the Q&A).
Yeah, should have done it in Q&A. Sorry for that. Again, noob
I initially used Unrevoked. I had ClockworkMod installed before reverting back to 2.1. It's gone now. Should I just use Unrevoked again to reinstall it?
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Yeah, should have done it in Q&A. Sorry for that. Again, noob
I initially used Unrevoked. I had ClockworkMod installed before reverting back to 2.1. It's gone now. Should I just use Unrevoked again to reinstall it?
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Go to the market, and download ROM manager. If you already have root, you will be able to flash either Clockwork or (if you scroll down to the bottom of the options when you open the ROM manager app, you will see the option to flash an alternate recovery) Amon recovery via ROM manager. Once the recovery is flashed, you can boot directly into recovery using the ROM manager app. Place the rom file on the root of the SD card, and when you boot into recovery, find "install zip from card" and flash it. Make sure you wipe everything twice before you flash a new rom.
Before you do anything, make a nandroid back-up. If anything goes wrong with the rom, you can always download ROM manager again and revert back to how your phone is now. (providing that whatever went wrong didn't break your root)
I recently rooted my EVO and made a backup using rom manager. While I was rooted I was able to enter recovery mode after holding the volume down and pressing the power button. Today, I unrooted my EVO and cant seem to get back into the recovery mode. When I try to do enter recovery mode, I get a symbol of the phone with a red triangle (or something like that). IS there anyway to enter recovery mode (so i can restore my phone to my backup) while unrooted? Thanks
That is recovery... if you want to access the commands hold power then vol up once you are inside that screen, you should get a blue menu with the recovery options.
Oops didnt read the 'unrooted' part... yes once you unroot you lose custom recovery. Ideally you should root your current stock then install your preferred custom recovery and then restore your backup.
When rooted you were using a custom recovery. The only way to get this back is to root the evo. You also can't use nandroid on unrooted phones.
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Thanks alot. That did get me in. I was wondering if there is anyway to access my sd card so that i can restore the backup i had made when I was rooted?
Thanks rafroelich. I tried to re-root my phone (after i did the ota update today) using unrevoked and it didnt work.
I was hoping there was a way access my backup from the recovery screen.
Thanks fenixjn. Would you know if it is possible to flash ur backup from the sd card using the computer?
Its just kind of annoying because I can see my backup on my sd card and i was wondering if there was any way to restore it even though I am not rooted right now?
To restore a backup made while rooted, you need to be rooted. To user your backup, you would need to root again, and install a custom recovery.
However, if you have s-off, you should be able to flash the pc36img of the recovery you want (used previously) and restore from there.
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If your bootloader still shows S-OFF then you can flash a custom recovery and restore, otherwise you are SOL.
xHausx said:
If your bootloader still shows S-OFF then you can flash a custom recovery and restore, otherwise you are SOL.
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^^ What he said. ^^
If you have unrevoked forever installed, you should still be s-off.
Damn. My bootloader shows S-On after I unrooted the phone. I went back and tried to root the phone after i installed the OTA 3.70 but unrevoked didnt work.
would you know of any programs that allow me to enter into a custom recovery so I can do a nandroid backup restore.
Nucs said:
Damn. My bootloader shows S-On after I unrooted the phone. I went back and tried to root the phone after i installed the OTA 3.70 but unrevoked didnt work.
would you know of any programs that allow me to enter into a custom recovery so I can do a nandroid backup restore.
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What are your hBoot and Radio versions? You may be able to re-root and install a custom recovery. Even if you unroot as long as you keep the custom recovery it should retain full functionality to do nandroids.
Nucs said:
Damn. My bootloader shows S-On after I unrooted the phone. I went back and tried to root the phone after i installed the OTA 3.70 but unrevoked didnt work.
would you know of any programs that allow me to enter into a custom recovery so I can do a nandroid backup restore.
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AFAIK there are no other programs other than unrevoked to flash a custom recovery in automated mode from the computer. As an earlier poster said: your best chance is to check your hboot version and see if it is possible to root again using the manual methods like the one for 2.02.
If not them you must wait until someone checks a way to root 3.70 and use stock in the meantime.
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It's possible to restore the backup, I don't suggest doing it. If you follow the 2.02 manual root method you can do everything except S-OFF. Since you are HBOOT 2.10 it is slightly more a pain in the rear because you have to do a lot of the steps in terminal emulator on your phone instead of cmd prompt on the computer. In short you can run the rage exploit to get su on terminal and then use terminal to flash the mtd-eng.img. Reboot into bootloader and go to recovery and wait for it to fail out to the red triangle screen. Then you can use your computer command prompt to push recovery, install busybox, and get recovery started. I don't think recovery will stay on after a reboot though because you are S-ON.
It would at least allow you to restore the nandroid backup. However, you are on the new radio files, which means you would have to also flash the new stock kernel or you will get stuck in a boot loop.
You also will not be able to get S-OFF because unrevoked forever is not compatible with the new radio file. And people are having trouble downgrading the radio right now it seems.
xHausx...my hboot version is - 2.10.0001
my radio is - 2.15.00.11.19
Is my best bet to wait until a root comes out for this new version that I installed yesterday?
Its so annoying because I can see my backup there but cant access it. My main issue was that when I unrooted I realized that my contacts where saved on my phone a little bit too late. Now it seems that I cant restore them from my backup until a root is available for this OTA.
I got some great help with this issue on other forums. I was advised that maybe getting an older hboot will help. Does anyone know if it is possible to return to an older hboot so that i can root and enter recovery to restore a backup?
Ok so heres the deal, I used unrevoked about a week about to root my EVO and disable the security. I had some problems trying to install a custom rom via the recover program or rom manager. Last night I was messing with it and I set my phone down to go do something and my little brother got a hold of my phone while it was in recovery. He managed to wipe my sd card which had my backup files on the card. Now I cant restore the phone and I cant get a rom to load on my phone. What can I do Im dying without my phone.
Help Please!!! I can get into recovery and bootloader.
It Shows S-Off
HBOOT - 2.10.0001
Touch Panel ATMEL224_16ab
Radio-2.15.00.11.19
October 15, 2010
Oh and Hardware version I believe was 0002
I tried to instal another ROM but I get an error from clockwork about being outdated and Amend Script no longer supported. What do I do?
First, download the PC36IMG.zip for amon_RA. You can get it here. Place the file on the root of your SD card and flash from the bootloader. Installation takes around 10 seconds and yes, the bootloader will autodetect the file. Before doing so, put the rom you want to flash on the SD card. If you want a rooted stock rom, i recommend downloading the ODEXED version from here. After you've flashed amon_RA, reboot into your new recovery, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card. Afterwards, flash the rom and you should be good to go.
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I have tried that multiple times and It will not detect and load it. It just says something like invalid or no image. If I enable S-On again can I return the phone for warranty replacement?
If you can get into recovery... choose the option to mount via USB (2nd choice I think) use that to transfer a ROM to your sd card and flash it...
Edit: oh you're on clockwork... I'm pretty sure my ROM will flash through clockwork even with new versions... find my Rom...skyraider for evo 4g in the development section and try to flash it...
Double check to make sure the file is not named PC36IMG.ZIP.zip and make sure you didn't download the file ending in .img. If you did, you will have to flash it via ADB. The correct file should work. THIS is the correct file.
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And get rid of ROM Manager.
Make sure the pc36img.zip file isn't named pc36img.zip.zip, too
You can also run RUU and restore it to stock and start over
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And get rid of ROM Manager.
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No doubt! You do not need it.
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If you can't get amon ra to flash, the key for you is finding a ROM that still uses the old script styles...
Search for ROMs from early this year or late last year... just to get you up and running. Once you're running, use ROM manager to flash alternate recovery ( bottom of Rom managers list) and stick with amon
Ok I think it loaded when I got into bootloader there was a little bar on the right side that loaded up to the top and finished. It never asked me it just did it. Now my problem is it says S-On instead of S-Off and I can only get to bootloader and recovery
Flashing amon_RA should not have returned your device to S-ON, but being that you are, you can either flash a ruu or unroot again and flash whatever rom you like.
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It finally worked the RUU detected my phone and installed the last release build. Thank you all for your help!
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Poseidon215 said:
It finally worked the RUU detected my phone and installed the last release build. Thank you all for your help!
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