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[KERNEL] Steam Kernel 2.9.9.0

STEAM KERNEL v2.9.9.0 (it's not 3.0.0.0 because that would mean stable)
Steam Kernel is the successor of ULTK, so you can expect it to be mostly the same, except for a few things.
But first the Credits: anzo,ChainFire,DocRambone,hardcore,koush,nikademus,neldar,newmail,patience,PFC,RyanZA,tariattila,XDA,ykk_fice,ZAGE,z4ziggy
What is this about?
This project is the successof of ULTK, with many new features. The main points are (the new features are in bold):
- Convert filesystems to ext2, ext4 or jfs (data, dbdata, cache and system)
- Use fake /efs to get a completely-rfs free ROM (only works if /system is set to be mounted as rw)
- Startup tweaks
- Even more boot-time settings (adb security settings, mounting options, bootanimation chooser)
- BackLightNotification 2.2
- Includes Steam Recovery (with many new features too, like touch based input, file manager, improved SGS compatibility, read more here)
- Includes possibility of filesystem encryption (read more here)
- Includes boot-time log viewer applications (with the option of watching the logs go instead of a bootanimation)
- Superuser install function
- Afterburner support (read more here and here)
- Many more I might have forgotten...
How does this work?
Simply flash the kernel to any non JPU/JPX based ROM. It might work with them too, but expect problems (mainly with the sd card and wifi). Steam kernel no longer includes 2e recovery, so you cannot flash it during initial flash (unless using Steam ROM).
How can I use the extra features?
All features can be enabled inside Steam Recovery. On a how-to on Steam Recovery check it's thread. Lagfixes and boot settings can be found inside the "Steam options" menu item.
What are the lagfix schemes?
They are ways on how to format and bind the various filesystems. You can chose how you want to format the partitions (data,dbdata,cache and system), whether you want to use an extra loop device or not, whether you want to encrypt the partition or not, and two other options, like fake /efs mode (which is a bit buggy in certain cases), and /system rfs reconvert mode
About inconsistent /system partitions
If you are using an ULTK kernel, which mounts system as "check", Steam Kernel tries to identify your partition and let you reformat it. If you know that you have a bad /system partition, but the autodetect couldn't figure it out, there is an option in the filesystem (lagfix) menu, that will tell Steam to convert your /system partition from one settings to another.
Which Lagfix scheme / config should I use?
You decide. Ext4 base is usually enough, but you can convert /system too. If you dare use the overkill options. Now that there is also the filesystem encryption support, you can actually use a mega-overkill scheme (encrpytion+loop device+ext)
What happens after I chose a lagfix scheme?
If the chosen one is different from the active one the kernel will reformat your device the next start. Before reformatting it will create a nandroid backup, reformats the device then restores the data from your backup. You can chose between some other options too before the reformat.
Is this ROM safe
As usual: no. There are a lot of places where the conversion can break (like not enough free space on the device while restoring /system), and steam is not yet good at handling these errors. The 3.0.0.0 milestone is however there so be prepared
What are the new features?
Steam Kernel uses Steam Recovery for configuration (plan on creating a native Android app for that is on the way), which has an extensive on-line help system, and touch screen interface. Try checking the new options, or ask!
How to switch to another kernel/ROM
There is an uninstall feature (in the about box) which will disable all lagfixes, removes steam config from the system and makes sztupy very sad. You can always flash another complete ROM package over this using Odin, you'll lose all your data however.
I've found a bug
And you'll find more of them. Please report them, so I can try and fix them.
Does this kernel cause corruption?
Yes, it corrupts your mind!
Okay this is great bout you still didn't put in feature X
I know, there are still a few features I'd like to add (like the journal free ext4), but I didn't
want to hold the current release any longer
You bet, we're already on CM/Gingerbread/2.2.1 and this only works for 2.2
Yep. But work is on the way to make it injectable to stock kernels without too much fuzz!

DL link: http://android.sztupy.hu/dl/Steam_Kernel_2.9.9.0.tar
(flash with Odin as PDA)
Source: https://github.com/SteamMOD

Sound good. Will try.
Good work sztupy.

WOW, I successor to ULTK. I bet this will be as path-breaking as ULTK.

ragin said:
WOW, I successor to ULTK. I bet this will be as path-breaking as ULTK.
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I thought sztupy has moved on, but no, he was preparing for this big release!
Congratulations and thank You sztupy

Omfg youre pure awesomeness!!!
OMFG DUDE, you have done it again, cant wait to try this out, im on 2.2.1 right now but will try it as soon as its compatible, keep up the good work.. Im so happy with guys like you...

WOW what a Christmas present!!! Thanks alot!!! Will start testing now....

Looking good! Will try this as soon as it works with 2.2.1.

good to see u r still working for i9000
btw, looks like u have mis-spell my name

exelent m8,exelent job done
good start for 2.3 firmware

awesome the master is back , looking forward to a JPY compatible build

Ahh bravo! Well done I'm pretty sure no one expected this keep up the good work!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

1617 in meaningless Quadrant. 1400's in latest hardcore kernels (with same config?). You did something right

tonyjansen said:
1617 in meaningless Quadrant. 1400's in latest hardcore kernels (with same config?). You did something right
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what is the result of the mount command?
@sztupy thanks for your attempt to fix the RFS corruption on /system.

Master sztupy returns...
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep 'em coming!!!
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S using tapatalk

created cwm flashable kernel ( thx hardcore and trasig )
Steam_Kernel_2.9.9.0_CWM.zip
pls clear dalvik after flashing.
tested it and it work just fine.
thx again sztupy

wow good work, hopefully we can have 2.2.1 compatibility soon with the release of the 2.2.1 sourcecode

WOW great work, the Recovery Mode is Awesome
I am trying it right now with original JPX and JFS Base.
One question!!! it tells me if I really want to formate /system because this can be undone. BUT if I flash it back with Odin to Original one with re-partition on it should be everything like original, should it ?

TweetyPeety said:
WOW great work, the Recovery Mode is Awesome
I am trying it right now with original JPX and JFS Base.
One question!!! it tells me if I really want to formate /system because this can be undone. BUT if I flash it back with Odin to Original one with re-partition on it should be everything like original, should it ?
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if you reflash a full rom ( like jpu, low level package ) with repartition enable it will reformat your device in rfs.

Ok tried it and it doesn't work for me. It runs ok, but not really smooth. Live Wallpaper is really slow and I don't get connection to my mobile phone provider and WLAN doesn't work.
maybe not JPX ready, so I will try szutyps Steam Rom I have time today to try some stuff

4EXT Recovery Classic v2.2.7 RC5 | STAY @EXT4 | Convert FS | Rom -> Backupname | ..

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Quick note about themes:
Available themes as of Oct/18:
Themes by [URL="https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u="]GuestK00388[/URL]
Themes by Apaquette420
Themes by Whiskey103
Themes by Amresh
Themes by Apaquette420
Themes by CWhitney24
Themes by DaMyth
Themes by Blindndumb
To uninstall any "flashed theme" and to revert to your own custom settings you had before flashing, just use this Theme Uninstaller in recovery.
It will clear any theme you might have flashed and revert to your own custom settings you had before flashing that theme!​​
THANKS:
All credits and my deepest respect go to Koush for his extremely great code!
Without him 4EXT Recovery wouldn't have been possible!
Biggest thanks possible go to Sebastiaan15 for his brilliant ideas and who spent whole weeks testing my buggy code with his Desire
Without you I could never have made it!!!
So BIG THANKS to SEBASTIAAN15 and KOUSH for his hard work with CWMR !!!
Many credits to the Desire S community ( especially to loveboatcaptain - LBC Mod Android Development and Marylandcookie ) for testing, very nice ideas, feature suggestions and helping to get the code running on the Desire S!
Special big thanks to RAVENNA from android-hilfe.de board for hours of testing for the Desire!
BIG Thanks to Hussainmushahid who helped me a lot spending much of time with solving a bug I could not reproduce on my device.
And many thanks to all users who reported and helped to identify problems ( can't any longer list all of you here since the list has grown too large )!
Even more thanks to people who 've bought me some beer YOU ROCK!! ZEEKIZ, A USER, PHILOS64, STEVEATHOME, PREACHER65, BEN_PYETT, ULTRA DROID, PTR_HAMILTON, BEANBEAN50, SEBASTIAAN15 and LOVEBOATCAPTAIN
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v2.2.6 RC4 Released: Oct/01
Rare Superuser problem when tar backups were enabled (disabled by default) was fixed.
Converting partitions between ext3 and ext4 without data loss now correctly calculates the space needed to successfully complete the operation
New option: check and optionally repair the file system on your sdcard (fat32)
Removed duplicate format cache option inside the format menu (wipe cache does the same)
When formatting fat32 it will now save your 4ext.prop settings and restore them afterwards
Changed partitioning of the sdcard to not use LBA mode for new fat32 partitions as requested by Ghiki
Added new size option (128mb) to the partitioning menu per request
Parted is no longer used to format fat32 in the partition menu-> This solves a bug where sometimes the creation of the fat32 file system failed and produces better quality results​
4EXT Recovery themes should now stay when formatting /system or flashing new roms
New option: format /sdcard fat32
New 4EXT Recovery Control API because I'm forced to drop "extendedcommand" (see App for the reason why)enables file names and directories to include spaces for installations​
calculates needed space to complete a full or advanced backup at the beginning of the backup.​
This ensures that you are not left with a non working backup.​
Size for recovery greatly reduced
New 4EXT Recovery Control Features
Please see www.4ext.net for more.
Fix permissions
Calculate real values for the space needed to create a new full or advanced backup
Advanced Backups: While you are selecting / deselecting partitions, it will display and update the currently needed space to complete that custom backup set.​
As an example, the following would be possible to do in just one session: Restore a backup, set to create a backup / advanced backup before the restore,
format all partitions with a file system of your choice before the restore process starts,
flash additional zip files afterwards, fix permissions and select to stay inside recovery or to reboot automatically once all actions are complete.​
Features: Use 4EXT Recovery Control or Recovery Updater for complete Changelogs and Known issues!
not all features may be relevant for all devices
Displays additional information:
Identifies your current rom and displays its name
Current filesystems on your partitions
Free space remaining of all of your volumes
Current battery charge level
Backup | Restore:
Correctly calculates free space needed to complete a backup ( version > 2.2.6 RC4 )
Tar backups (can be switched on or off)
Complete CWMR5 compatibility
All Backups you create will be named after your currently installed Rom for easier identification.
Never unwillingly get "downgraded" to EXT3 again
Always restores backups using the file systems you HAD on your partitions at the time of creation!-> all partitions formatted with ext4 at that time, will be restored to ext4. The same is true for ext3.​
You can manually change any existing Backup to ext4 or ext3-> so that after a restore, all partitions and up with the file system you wanted!​
Advanced Backup: backup only a single partition
Convert any of your partitions to EXT4 or EXT3 without data loss.
Formatting:
When you wipe or format it will always use the same file system you currently have.-> but you can change that​
When you format ext4 it will always create an aligned file system
Correctly identifies unformatted sd-ext partitions-> if it finds one it displays a warning and suggests you may format them by visiting the 4EXT menu​
Filesystem check and repair option in advanced menu
Partitioning:
Alignment check of your partitions
Full support for up to 2 sd-ext partitions + swap (Backup/restore/format/convert, fsck, et.c.)
(RE-) Partition your sdcard for sd-ext without removing your fat32 partition.
All partitions created with 4EXTRecovery will be perfectly aligned to 4k
Installing:
Integrated md5sum checking option
Themes:
Customize all colours used throughout recovery
Use your own icons, background images, progress bars.. more to come.
Assign different backgrounds to different menu categories (version >= 2.1.2)
Create a flashable zip for others to flash your theme.
Menus:
Most popular menu items rearranged
Format menu
Power Menu + option to reboot into bootloader
Less "No's" in confirmation dialogues
Changed Advanced Restore: first select what you want to restore, then select the backup-> Useful for restoring from "Advanced Backups"​
4ext.prop:
Configuration file on your sdcard where you can set options to be used by 4EXTRecovery
Change all settings conveniently with 4EXT Recovery Control
Many more options to come
Share your settings / themes by packing your config into a flashable theme
Other stuff:
USB Storage Autostart (must be switched on)
Mount usb storage exposes all partitions on your sdcard to the os (not just fat32)-> you could even partition your sdcard from your PC while connected via USB​
Switch haptic feedback on/off
You don't need to reboot recovery if you transferred a file to show up in the install menu.-> This bug affected only some users with either CWMR or previous versions of 4EXT.​
Button backlights (Desire S, Desire HD and Incredible S only)
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Download:
All downloads are now available through 4EXT Recovery Updater. It's free, no ads, no tracking, no nothing, don't worry
.. and of course via 4EXT Recovery Control
This ensures that your downloads are ok by automatically verifying md5sums and that known issues and changelogs are easily accessible
It also notifies you when there are any new critical bugs found
Recovery images will be uploaded for download soon too, but they can also be acquired easily by using Updater or Control.
You can for example just download a recovery.zip containing the image. The download will be automatically verified for correct md5sums!
4EXT Recovery Control
Free version: Recovery Updater
Fully featured version: 4EXT Recovery Control
For a list of its many features, visit www.4ext.net
Some examples :
Flash as many zip files you want in one go
Automatically calculate and display the md5sums of all zip files you are going to flash
Check your backups' health to ensure they will restore later when you need them, by verifying their md5sums!
Optionally, but highly not recommended:If md5sums don't match but you REALLY NEED that backup BADLY, you might want to restore it anyway.
You can you this app to fix the md5sums of a given backup to "forcefully" restore it!​
Calculate real values for the space needed to create a new full or advanced backup
Advanced Backups: While you are selecting / deselecting partitions, it will display and update the currently needed space to complete that custom backup set.​
Identifies and adds your romname so you don't need to type so much when chosing a meaningful name for your backup
As an example, the following is possible to do in just one session: Restore a backup, set to create a backup / advanced backup before the restore,
format all partitions with a file system of your choice before the restore process starts,
flash additional zip files afterwards, fix permissions and select to stay inside recovery or to reboot automatically once all actions are complete.​
Much, much more! See www.4ext.net
Recovery theming
Uninstall and Install themes with live preview and the option to change their colours without the need to reboot into recovery.
Change all colours with live preview and a nice colour picker.
​

Working great on my dinc2 this is the one thing i missed since switching from the inspire and now i have it back. Thanks max!
Sent from my Incredible 2 using xda premium

oxlong27 said:
Working great on my dinc2 this is the one thing i missed since switching from the inspire and now i have it back. Thanks max!
Sent from my Incredible 2 using xda premium
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Thank you very much for that!
And for jumping into the cold water for me
If it booted up fine it's alright and I can remove the warning. Everything else is just like on the IS.
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Added 2.1.1 Final, but that version is really old.
I'd try the latest first. It has been extensively tested and issues if any should only be minor.

Yep everything i tried is working as it should. Havent tested the formatting yet but im sure its fine everything else works. And as far as trying something thats untested, well thats what xda is about, if you dont get a soft brick here and there your not having any fun. But yes this works fine thanks again
Sent from my Incredible 2 using xda premium

I gave it a go and seems to be working just as it should. Was jealous of this recovery on the Incredible S forums because it let you create EXT4 file structures and now its here. Thanks!

Quick question, what's the advantage with EXT 4? I have heard that it's faster, but then several others say it's a waste of time. I do like this layout a lot more aswell.. The backgrounds are an awesome idea! Great job with this
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA App

You should add this to ROM manager.

jonathon2011 said:
Quick question, what's the advantage with EXT 4? I have heard that it's faster, but then several others say it's a waste of time. I do like this layout a lot more aswell.. The backgrounds are an awesome idea! Great job with this
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA App
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Thank you very much
Yes, theoretically it's faster.. depending on usage it can be much faster.
On a phone the difference is less than on a computer though.
Deleting larger files is definitely much faster, also formatting.
Most newer mobiles get shipped with ext4 file system instead of ext3.
It's difficult to answer your question
You should try it out and check if you feel the phone is faster
shoman24v said:
You should add this to ROM manager.
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I really can't imagine that I had a chance or that it would be possible
Also obviously I would like ppl to use my app.. it was a lot of work.
And yeah, also if it is the free version!
It's a big advantage for me as the developer and I hope for the users too.
That way I can send you news about critical bugs found in a new release (which happened with rc1 for example), I can make sure you get to see at least the Changelog when you install a new version and since it's just a button press, the chance is greatly increased that you also take a look at any known issues.
There are times when I release many updates in a short time. This really comes in handy.
At the moment there is only the preview, but I will release the free version today or tomorrow

Downloaded this morning and gave it a run. I like this recovery a lot.
I ended up making a backup, and then converted my file system to Ext 4 on data and Cache (system already is.)
This is a very nicely done recovery, I like that it is easy to navigate, and has a few more options when doing wipes.
The app is nice to.
Thanks for sharing this!!

PacerguyDon said:
Downloaded this morning and gave it a run. I like this recovery a lot.
I ended up making a backup, and then converted my file system to Ext 4 on data and Cache (system already is.)
This is a very nicely done recovery, I like that it is easy to navigate, and has a few more options when doing wipes.
The app is nice to.
Thanks for sharing this!!
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Thank you very much
BTW Free version of the app is finally up

madmaxx82 said:
Thank you very much
BTW Free version of the app is finally up
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I went ahead and bought the market version. Excellent job, Ive been waiting for a recovery like this.

I would have to say I like this recovery a lot. I like having the partion information and battery level in recovery. Also the option to convert partions is a plus. Already tried it on a couple different roms and currently running them all as ext4.
Great job and keep up the good work
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA App

After converting everything to ext4 cant get wifi tether to work anyone else have this issue? Boots 100 times faster though on cm7
edit fixed by updating to the latest nightly

Great recovery, got the market version. Super smooth on a few roms here.
Anyone with a sense rom should go without saying but make sure the kernel supports ext4. Drellisdees kernel does well

This Recovery looks great, I'll try it soon. A couple questions...
1. It replaces Clockworkmod 5.0.2.0?
2. Has anyone actually done any benchmarks to see if Ext4 is faster than whatever is on the stock phone?
I use Ext4 on my Ubunutu Linux box and I understand it improves performance and adds journaling, but is it actually faster on a phone. It would be cool to see boot times, application install and launch times, task switching, etc. So often people say even minor updates to ROMs are "much faster" and it's nonsense.

Thank you all very much
regarding ext4: yes it will be faster, but how much depends on usage and it's really difficult to say on a phone. But certainly it won't be slower.
Also since newer phones seem to ship with ext4 it might indicate something
Yes, when you flash any other recovery it replaces the previously installed one.

ph1nn said:
This Recovery looks great, I'll try it soon. A couple questions...
1. It replaces Clockworkmod 5.0.2.0?
2. Has anyone actually done any benchmarks to see if Ext4 is faster than whatever is on the stock phone?
I use Ext4 on my Ubunutu Linux box and I understand it improves performance and adds journaling, but is it actually faster on a phone. It would be cool to see boot times, application install and launch times, task switching, etc. So often people say even minor updates to ROMs are "much faster" and it's nonsense.
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Well as far as benchmarks I haven't dug in too deeply. Unfortunately with quadrant file systems tend to fool it anyway but I haven't gotten linpack or similar
The biggest advantage I see are the same things that we both likely saw when linux changed to ext4 (ubuntu fan here too ) that being, things involving large amounts of data being moved at once have the biggest improvement. Obviously there are more instances of that on a computer than a phone . Boot times, it knocked a few seconds off my boot time on cm7 which is not slow to boot by any means already. I think it would be even more drastic with something as big as a sense 3.0 rom..everything else I don't know that its particularly faster after everything settles down but is most definitely not slower and is just as snappy as before. It does seem to be a bit quicker in terms of settling down more quickly after a reboot (not laggy for as long) and everything getting precached etc.

Just want to tell everyone, that there is a new known issue with tar backups!
It can happen if you have enabled tar backups that superuser stops working after you restored a tar backup.
To anyone not familiar with this: it is disabled by default! So don't worry if you didn't enable that setting!
I have updated known issues and also sent a notice about that.
To work around this, you can flash your rom again (no wipe needed) and it will be ok.
Nonetheless please deactivate tar backups for now.
It doesn't happen for everyone and always.
Difficult to track it down and I couldn't reproduce it on my device yet.
It is or was also known to happen with CWMR5 which introduced tar backups.
Maybe it's solved in the newest version I don't know however I have seen a lot of posts regarding that.
I'm working on this.
If someone runs into this problem, please send me a pm or a report telling me which version of superuser and which rom he was running.
Thank you very much and sorry about that.
Anyone entering the app gets a one time notice about it.

I've been using the tar backups since installing 4EXT last week. No problems on my end, but since I really don't need the tar backups anymore, I'll go ahead and disable that option and go with the default format.
Thanks for letting us know Madmaxx. And thanks again for the great recovery!!

Thank you
New versions of recovery and 4EXT Recovery Control.
Big changes

[RECOVERY] TWRP 2.7.1.0 touch recovery [2014-7-4] BigPart F2FS support

Team Win Recovery Project 2.2, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
ChangeLogs
CHANGELOG for 2.6.1.0:
Initial SELinux support (only a few devices, need testers so come by IRC if your device doesn't have it and needs it)
Initial support for f2fs file system formatting (Moto X)
Update SuperSU install for 4.3 ROMs
Fixed a permissions bug on files created during backup
Fixed a bug that caused TWRP to not wait for compressed backups to finish causing 0 byte files and md5sums to not match
Fixed decryption of encrypted data so that both TouchWiz and AOSP decryption are possible
Ignore lost+found folder during backup and size calculations
Various other minor bug fixes and tweaks
CHANGELOG for 2.6.0.0:
What's new in 2.6.0.0:
Special Note: If you are running a custom theme, some of the changes in 2.6.0.0 will likely not be visible with your custom theme.
Can encrypt a backup to prevent theft of private data from your backup files
Updated graphics / icon courtesy of shift
Updated exFAT to latest commits
Fixed a problem with Samsung TouchWiz decryption
Update SuperSU binary
Fixed saving of backup partitions list
Fixed saving of last used zip install folder
Fixed backup of datadata on devices that use a separate partition for datadata
Fixed some issues with the advanced wipe list (android_secure, can now wipe internal storage on data/media deivces and wipe data on the advanced list no longer formats the entire data partition)
Fixed some problems with partitioning a SD card
Various other bug fixes and tweaks
Notes about encrypted backups:
Why encrypt your backups? -- Most people store their backups on the device. Any app that has permission to access storage could potentially read your backup files and try to harvest your data. Encrypted backups also provide an added layer of security if you move your backups to other storage devices or to the cloud. The encryption that we're using is probably not strong enough for enterprise level security, but should be strong enough to make it significantly difficult to get to your data.
Encryption is using OpenAES which uses AES 128-bit cbc encryption. If you happen to use a longer password (over 16 characters) then the encryption strength improves to 192 or 256 bits. Do not forget your password. If you forget your password you will be unable to restore your backup. We don't encrypt the entire backup. Encryption is very CPU intensive and can be fairly slow even when we spread the workload over multiple cores even on the latest high-end devices. To ensure that encrypted backups don't take forever, we don't encrypt any other partitions besides /data and in /data we don't encrypt /data/app (or other app related directories where apks are stored) and we don't encrypt dalvik cache.
CHANGELOG for 2.5.0.0:
Special Note: If you are running a custom theme, you will likely need to remove that theme before updating to 2.5.0.0 as your custom theme will likely not be compatible with the new changes!
-Added scrollable partition lists for mount, backup, restore, wipe, and storage selection
-Add new SliderValue GUI element for selecting brightness and screen timeout (thanks to Tassadar)
-Re-work AOSP and TWRP code to improve license compatibility between GPL and Apache
-Added official theme for 1080x1920 portrait devices (HTC One m7, HTC DNA, HTC Butterfly, Oppo Find 5, Sony Xperia Z, etc)
-Fixed a problem with directory permissions on split archive backups (backups usually restored with no app data)
-Fixed a problem with md5 verification of backups
-Added a search function to libtar (thanks to kokotas)
-Improve handling of XML errors (fix permissions)
-Fixed handling of subpartitions
-Improvements to recovery.fstab flags
-Fixed a problem with decryption not being able to locate the decryption key in some situations
CHANGELOG for 2.4.1.0:
Fixed a problem with mkdosfs that formatted sdcards to 2GB
Fixed handoff between vfat and exFAT on devices where blkid didn't detect vfat (fixes some issues with mounting sdcards)
Fixed problems with changing working directory on MD5 creation/checking that may have prevented unmounting
Backups will now store a copy of the backup log after the backup is completed (only if backup is successful)
CHANGELOG for 2.4.0.0:
Using libtar instead of busybox's tar for better control over tar file creation and breaking the 2GB barrier that busybox imposes (thanks to bigbiff)
Support for exFAT formatted sdcards (also thanks to bigbiff)
Support for decrypting Samsung TouchWiz encrypted devices including internal and external storage (special thanks to a3955269 for figuring it out)
Improvements to OpenRecoveryScript including displaying a proper GUI while the script is running
Added wipe cache and dalvik after ADB Sideload
Replaced many system calls with their native C counterparts
Fixed bugs in file manager where it would display an empty list after moving or deleting a folder
Fixed AOSP recovery commands to run after decryption on encrypted devices
Improvements for building TWRP in CM10.1
Other minor bugfixes and improvements
CHANGELOG for 2.3.3.0:
-Fix renaming backups with a space in the name
-Add decrypt button to mount page if you cancel decryption during startup
-Added ignore blkid flag
-Fixed handling of MTD partitions during mount
-Fixed some keyboard mapping issues on 800x1280 layout
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This is an unofficial port of TWRP by ME (runandhide05)
Standard disclaimers
blablabla im not responsible for anything.
Download Links
2.7x pulled
*NOTE THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE THE MOST UP TO DATE RECOVERY, IF YOU ARE PLANING ON FLASHING A 4.2 BASED ROM YOU SHOULD UPDATE TO THE LATEST BEFORE FLASHING ROM.*
R.A.H._TWRPv2.6.3.zip
zip
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934538765
img
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934538766
all in one
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934538767
R.A.H._TWRPv2.6.1.zip
Install_Scripts_R.A.H._TWRPv2.6.1.zip - 11.70 MB
R.A.H._TWRPv2.6.1.img - 5.70 MB
R.A.H._TWRPv2.6.1.zip - 5.79 MB
Install_Scripts_R.A.H._TWRPv2.6.0.zip - 11.60 MB
R.A.H._TWRPv2.6.0.img - 5.65 MB
R.A.H._TWRPv2.6.0.zip - 5.75 MB
TWRPv2.5.0
Install_Scripts_R.A.H.v3_TWRPv2.5.0.zip - 11.61 MB
R.A.H.v3_TWRPv2.5.0.img - 5.64 MB
R.A.H.v3_TWRPv2.5.0.zip - 5.75 MB
TWRPv2.4.1.0
Install_Scripts_v2.4.1.0.zip - 10.24 MB
TWRPv2.4.1.0.img - 4.95 MB
TWRPv2.4.1.0.zip - 5.06 MB
Installation Options
Installation instructions (option 1)
Download zip file from link below
Place zip on Micro SDcard
Reboot into existing recovery
Flash TWRP2.2.0_R.A.H.v0.0.X.zip
Installation instructions (option 2)
download recovery.img
place tablet in to FastBoot
Flash Recovery with
Code:
fastboot flash recovery name-of-recoveryimage.img
Installation instructions (option 3)
Download zip file, extract zip to anywhere, choose the Operating system
linux or windows folder,
For windows:
Simply click the RUNME.bat
For Linux:
Make adb and fastboot files included in the linux folder executable
Make script executable.
click RUNME.sh
Installation instructions (option 4)
download through goomanager app
GooManager
I am proud to announce that today twrp recovery is now officially available through goomanager app.
These are the Stock (non-EOS themed)
Thank you Dees_Troy
Source: runandhide05's Github
For more info on TWRP see the Team Page teamw.in
Bug tracker bug tracker

Nice
I'll try it as soon as possible & report soon

Wow. Dude you got the win factor baby!
Were you able to get open recovery script working? Heck I'll just flash . Epic win bro.

Sweet, thanks runandhide05!
(Not often I thank other people around here!)

bigrushdog said:
Wow. Dude you got the win factor baby!
Were you able to get open recovery script working? Heck I'll just flash . Epic win bro.
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Not yet, It still errors on opening file, I'm thinking its due to the file location as /storage/.... and not /sdcard...
This is something that I will be working for next release.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

solarnz said:
Sweet, thanks runandhide05!
(Not often I thank other people around here!)
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WOW!!!! Goosebumps!
Thanks, mean a lot from you and brd!
Thanks for everything you guys do!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Big thanks, already do a backup, restore, and move file from internal to external, so many features to get use to again thanks for a very fine software...

since this is working why not change the direction of this thread to xoom android development section?
Thanks in advance

Anyone else having problems with the download links not working.

TheBurgh said:
Anyone else having problems with the download links not working.
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Dev-host is down it seems. And I'm mobile right now.
They will be back up soon enough
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

runandhide05 said:
Dev-host is down it seems. And I'm mobile right now.
They will be back up soon enough
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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I love this, but I was unable to backup to external or actually do anything with external storage. Am I doing something wrong?

okantomi said:
I love this, but I was unable to backup to external or actually do anything with external storage. Am I doing something wrong?
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Must be doing something wrong, I am able to backup to external and internal with 3 1/2 gig /data size.
Look at where it says to backup to, and select internal or external
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Any mirrors dev-host seem to go down a lot lately

thisismalhotra said:
Any mirrors dev-host seem to go down a lot lately
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Mirrors are in OP now
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

runandhide05 said:
Must be doing something wrong, I am able to backup to external and internal with 3 1/2 gig /data size.
Look at where it says to backup to, and select internal or external
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Problem is, it won't let me choose external, but that's not my biggest issue right now.
I can't restore from the backup I've just done (on internal), can't install anything from internal and still can't access external. I've tried many different approaches.
I can't reflash a recovery.img because I'm away from my PC so I'm stuck. I'm sure there's something I'm not getting about the file system this recovery sees...it doesn't see "storage" on the root directory. I can't access it that way.
But this is really a cool recovery, and has many great features.

okantomi said:
Problem is, it won't let me choose external, but that's not my biggest issue right now.
I can't restore from the backup I've just done (on internal), can't install anything from internal and still can't access external. I've tried many different approaches.
I can't reflash a recovery.img because I'm away from my PC so I'm stuck. I'm sure there's something I'm not getting about the file system this recovery sees...it doesn't see "storage" on the root directory. I can't access it that way.
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Look at op where the external and internal are mounted as. I'll look into it when I have a mome t
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runandhide05 said:
Look at op where the external and internal are mounted as. I'll look into it when I have a mome t
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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I think I may have resolved my issue of not being able to flash ROM and Gapps...I could do it from Goomanager in internal. If everything works, then I'll experiment some more.
Thanks for adding the locations to internal and external in the OP. It was not something I would have figured out on my own ;^)

okantomi said:
I think I may have resolved my issue of not being able to flash ROM and Gapps...I could do it from Goomanager in internal. If everything works, then I'll experiment some more.
Thanks for adding the locations to internal and external in the OP. It was not something I would have figured out on my own ;^)
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No problem... FYI they were in op from the beginning... no anything I added.. helps to read.. lol I kid buddy.
Hope all works out for ya
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

runandhide05 said:
No problem... FYI they were in op from the beginning... no anything I added.. helps to read.. lol I kid buddy.
Hope all works out for ya
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Haha...thought I read it all.
Seriously, still can't seem to restore from my back-up...seems like it says complete and successful, but hasn't actually changed anything.
Let me explore it a bit more (read more, lol) and see what I've been doing wrong.
Thanks again...all of your work is very high quality and high value for us here on the Xoom.

okantomi said:
Haha...thought I read it all.
Seriously, still can't seem to restore from my back-up...seems like it says complete and successful, but hasn't actually changed anything.
Let me explore it a bit more (read more, lol) and see what I've been doing wrong.
Thanks again...all of your work is very high quality and high value for us here on the Xoom.
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OK well I have made a backup, flashed a ROM, wiped every partition than can be formated and flashed other recoverys zips with no problem. I haven't restored a backup yet, I am at work but believe me I will be working on this tonight to get open script working and I will do some more extensive testing also.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

[RECOVERY][e973] CWM Advanced Edition / PhilZ Touch 6.57.9 [End Of Support]

Project Status: No Longer Updated
"As I mentioned before, I have a lot of new important projects in my real life. I am very happy to abandon this project for real life alternatives.
CWM is a dead project for now, until some dev resurrects it. I was about to do, until these new projects came.
Current version will probably work a while for many devices. Some devices with new ROM installers could have issues. Just use TWRP or the CM Simple Recovery
If the current version works for you, there is no reason you don't use it though. No need to ***** in all threads because it doesn't work for you. Just move on to other alternatives."
Main thread + features + install instructions + dev support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
PhilZ Touch is a CWM Advanced Edition that adds all the features you could ever miss in CWM
It is a well proven recovery for many phones
It also adds a full touch interface a completely configurable GUI
Download links:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B9EFp1W1O3f2SXp2bVcycXpfRkU&usp=sharing
Changelog:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39433912&postcount=5
Thanks and credits:
Phil3759
Cyanogenmod for making all this possible
ClockworkMod

Works like a charm thanks.
Sent from my LG-E973 using xda app-developers app

new build uploaded.

After I make a CWM backup, I have trouble restoring. Says that the file is not found in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup. Apparently it was saved in /data/media instead.
Also, time zones don't stay fixed. Though I'm on the first version, not second version. Will report back.
Edit: Latest version seems to work flawlessly

@Phil3759 e973's new build was uploaded to google drive.

new build up.

new build up.

Under Advanced, I have the SD card target set to /data/media but it either defaults to /data/media/0 or all my internal SD files still automatically go to /data/media/0, completely disregarding the fact that I have it set to /data/media.

6.41.6 new build up.

6.44.0 new build up.

Will we ever get mount USB Storage function to work?

6.47.3 is up.

6.48.4 was uploaded.

6.50.2

Just FYI, I finally got around to flashing 6.50.2 yesterday and it wasn't able to complete a backup of my phone. It failed somewhere in the /data partition. I flashed back to 6.23.x and everything's normal, but I would prefer to get the new version going as I really like the idea of passkey protection.
I know partition table layouts are different on a few models of these phones, so perhaps something was changed in how it handles the e971 since version 6.23.x (flash by number instead of name)?

6.55.0

6.57.8

JustinXu said:
6.57.8
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Excellent! Thanks.

Just installed 6.57.8 and it seems to insist on using /storage/sdcard1. I'm pretty sure it should be sdcard or sdcard0, I don't have a microsd. I tried looking into the config, but I don't see default path anywhere. What can I do?
EDIT:
So I've tried editing the ini in data/philz-touch and no matter what I change it to it's still stuck on sdcard1. I tried deleting it (and also sdcard0/clockworkmod) and still nothing. I've changed the backup target to all kinds of different things, still no dice. I cannot use free browsing mode.
Any ideas? I would really like to have that recovery lock... Guess I'll just fastboot flash back to 6.23.3 for now.

Hi there,
Yeah, the /storage/sdcard1 is screwed up. I'm unable to mount or install any zip files at all. So, I have to completely reload the stock firmwarm so I can boot back and reinstall everything.
Ju Leon...

Using SdExt partition tab 3 7"

Hi everyone.
Been a tab 3 owner for a few weeks now, go it rooted and running seal v3 (very stable IMO) but I'm hitting the low storage issue with apps on internal.
I know you can move apps to sdcard, but my question is can we use anything like darktremor a2sdx or Mount2sd and have a ext4 partition on sdcard and symlink data to sdext?
Many thanks to the person who can solve this, I have done many searches and nothing coming up with a successful answer.
I have a script which will completely swap the mounts at boot - so that the ext partition appears as data and data (internal) appears a ext.....could this be used here?
Sent from my SM-T210R using XDA Free mobile app

Google search is your friend
GlennBrownie said:
Hi everyone.
Been a tab 3 owner for a few weeks now, go it rooted and running seal v3 (very stable IMO) but I'm hitting the low storage issue with apps on internal.
I know you can move apps to sdcard, but my question is can we use anything like darktremor a2sdx or Mount2sd and have a ext4 partition on sdcard and symlink data to sdext?
Many thanks to the person who can solve this, I have done many searches and nothing coming up with a successful answer.
I have a script which will completely swap the mounts at boot - so that the ext partition appears as data and data (internal) appears a ext.....could this be used here?
Sent from my SM-T210R using XDA Free mobile app
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47082501&postcount=87
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52550870&postcount=933
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52547938&postcount=931
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47099628&postcount=93
less than 1 min searching. buck up. lmfao
if you dont want to search via xda, try putting this into google, "site:forum.xda-developers.com"
EDIT: lets be honest, if you read more about the security features of 4.4+ you'd know why they are moving away from a2sd, and why you should only be linking the folders of /android/data and /obb

mattyyey said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47082501&postcount=87
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52550870&postcount=933
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52547938&postcount=931
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47099628&postcount=93
less than 1 min searching. buck up. lmfao
if you dont want to search via xda, try putting this into google, "site:forum.xda-developers.com"
EDIT: lets be honest, if you read more about the security features of 4.4+ you'd know why they are moving away from a2sd, and why you should only be linking the folders of /android/data and /obb
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Well hello there Mattyyey lol.
I've been searching but hadn't found anything I'd class as relevant.
And where may I find the information about security features? Or the names of the features you are referring to? X
Sent from my SM-T210R using XDA Free mobile app

GlennBrownie said:
Well hello there Mattyyey lol.
I've been searching but hadn't found anything I'd class as relevant.
And where may I find the information about security features? Or the names of the features you are referring to? X
Sent from my SM-T210R using XDA Free mobile app
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use search man! another 1 min google search and im done.
firstly actually read the links. you can use mount 2 sd apparently - hell its only post 87 in the thread of your rom.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spazedog.mounts2sd
secondly - the security features aren't just for 4.4.2 google has been moving away from using the extsd for app or data storage - as its insecure. just remove the sdcard, and you can find out tons about a person, inc potentially sensitive data (even more so if u use a2sd). It's been going on actually since ICS.... and on android.com is states the new features of KK (sample quote below). google is your friend. I see youve not changed.
Also they've been upgrading the permissions based system relating to accessing the extsd for some time. hence why directory bind no longer works after 4.2.2. That too would probably mean your scripts wont work, unless you update them to the new system.
Security enhancements
SELinux (enforcing mode)
Android 4.4 updates its SELinux configuration from "permissive" to "enforcing." This means potential policy violations within a SELinux domain that has an enforcing policy will be blocked.
Improved cryptographic algorithms
Android has improved its security further by adding support for two more cryptographic algorithms. Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) support has been added to the keystore provider improving security of digital signing, applicable to scenarios such as signing of an application or a data connection. The Scrypt key derivation function is implemented to protect the cryptographic keys used for full-disk encryption.
Other enhancements
On multiuser devices, VPNs are now applied per user. This can allow a user to route all network traffic through a VPN without affecting other users on the device. Also, Android now supports FORTIFY_SOURCE level 2, and all code is compiled with those protections. FORTIFY_SOURCE has been enhanced to work with clang.
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Look just use mount2sd or foldermount, or accept the limitation of device memory.... hardly rocket science.