Just got the Verizon nexus 2 days ago it was stock/unrooted.
I used wug's toolkit to root and install cwm recovery and everything was great
I installed the newest 4.0.4 update.zip and it broke root and recovery went back to stock, so I used the toolkit to flash cwm and root again. Fail
So I found a su.apk I needed to keep root and that's working great, I'm perm rooted.
Now I can't keep cwm recovery. It's good for one boot via wug's toolkit after that I can't get back to cwm recovery.
Help???
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Don't use a tool kit. Flash it manually.
fastboot flash recovery cwm.img
stock rom has an automatic "feature" that will reapply the stock recovery on reboot, overwriting CWM, etc.
You can delete or rename the file "recovery-from-boot.p" from /system folder to stop it doing this
azlemad said:
stock rom has an automatic "feature" that will reapply the stock recovery on reboot, overwriting CWM, etc.
You can delete or rename the file "recovery-from-boot.p" from /system folder to stop it doing this
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thats what i was going to say ...
That what it was. Thanks guys I should have came here first.
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ok so how do you do this... i flashed on my Galaxy nexus through verizon.. but when i boot it kicks me out of SU and i cant get anything to access that folder /system and rename the file..
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i just flashed cwm to my gnex with rom manager after rooting the phone (without unlocking the bootloader). when i try to boot into the recovery, i get this picture of an android with its chest open and an exclamation. i would assume that the recovery partition was not flashed correctly? are there any suggestions?
thanks for your help in advance!
That just means the recovery was not properly flashed, what you are seeing is stock recovery. Try again via rom manager, or do it manually using fastboot.
Your phone needs CPR.
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pretty sure u need to unlock the boot loader to write a custom recovery
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jasonpantuliano said:
pretty sure u need to unlock the boot loader to write a custom recovery
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Not true. If you have root, you are good to go.
@OP: the reason CWM is not sticking is because you updated your build with an OTA (or link). When you do this, the update adds 2 files to your ROM that re-flash the stock recovery on every reboot. You need to delete them and re-flash CWM.
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
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efrant said:
Not true. If you have root, you are good to go.
@OP: the reason CWM is not sticking is because you updated your build with an OTA (or link). When you do this, the update adds 2 files to your ROM that re-flash the stock recovery on every reboot. You need to delete them and re-flash CWM.
/system/recovery-from-boot.p
/system/etc/install-recovery.sh
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thanks so much! managed to get itt to stick by getting rid of those.
joshtb86 said:
thanks so much! managed to get itt to stick by getting rid of those.
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You still can boot into CWM Recovery without deleting or change the filenames..
Just before you want to boot into CWM recovery...from CWM App..clck flash recovery..after that click Reboot into recovery.. doing these 2 steps..you will get booting into CWM Recovery yet not losing the stock recovery..
hmanxx said:
You still can boot into CWM Recovery without deleting or change the filenames..
Just before you want to boot into CWM recovery...from CWM App..clck flash recovery..after that click Reboot into recovery.. doing these 2 steps..you will get booting into CWM Recovery yet not losing the stock recovery..
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Yup, you can do that as well. But you would need to flash CWM every time.
Not sure why you are so concerned with having a stock recovery though. The "I want to be able to get the next ota" reason doesn't make any sense at all for these reasons:
1) The link for the next OTA update will show up on XDA before you get it. So in this case, you need either CWM or root to install.
2) Irrespective of whether you have a stock or custom recovery, you will receive notification of the next OTA update regardless. If you have the stock recovery, just click install. If you have CWM, start ROM Manager, install the stock recovery, and then install the update.
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Hey there
I'm currently working through the below process... on my Verizon CDMA LTE Galaxy Nexus runing 4.0.2 Stock.
http://strifejester.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/imm76k-direct-for-verizon-galaxy-nexus/
Also watched this Video (but he doesn't get the error)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ1HuteSnDE
And when i get to the part about running mempodroid as sh I get an error that says the following:
Segmentation fault See the below screen shot.
Does anyone have any advice on how i can get past this? I have restart phone and desktop many times and happens every time. I have the PDAnet drivers installed and everything else adb seems to be working.
Would love some help,thanks in advance. Really want to get this working tonight if possible.
Conty
You are not developing anything
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FNM
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Why would you temp root? Why not just temp boot to recovery, flash the superuser zip, and then restart. You'll be rooted, and if you don't want CWM installed, since it is only temp flashed, it'll disappear as soon as you restart.
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Why would you temp root? Why not just temp boot to recovery, flash the superuser zip, and then restart. You'll be rooted, and if you don't want CWM installed, since it is only temp flashed, it'll disappear as soon as you restart.
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I'm just following the process for the 4.0.4 install. How else can i do what i need? I'm quite new to my Nexus, i had a bionic before.
Thanks
Need the temp root to run mempodroid i think, can i do this another way? i honestly don't know
If you are on stock 4.0.2 (ICL53F), download the 4.0.4 OTA update zip that is posted here somewhere and put it on the root of the internal sdcard. Restart your phone into recovery (should be stock recovery) and apply the update. It will verify the system and flash the update if everything checks out.
From there, if you want to be rooted too, download the superuser package from http://androidsu.com/superuser/ and put it on the internal sdcard (location doesn't matter). Use fastboot to temp boot to recovery, you'll need a custom recovery file for this (CWM, CWM Touch, TWRP, etc.). Run fastboot boot <recovery image file> and it will boot into recovery. Select the option to install a zip file, flash the superuser zip you downloaded, then restart and you should be on stock rooted.
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If you are on stock 4.0.2 (ICL53F), download the 4.0.4 OTA update zip that is posted here somewhere and put it on the root of the internal sdcard. Restart your phone into recovery (should be stock recovery) and apply the update. It will verify the system and flash the update if everything checks out.
From there, if you want to be rooted too, download the superuser package from http://androidsu.com/superuser/ and put it on the internal sdcard (location doesn't matter). Use fastboot to temp boot to recovery, you'll need a custom recovery file for this (CWM, CWM Touch, TWRP, etc.). Run fastboot boot <recovery image file> and it will boot into recovery. Select the option to install a zip file, flash the superuser zip you downloaded, then restart and you should be on stock rooted.
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Which CWM version do i want and will this include the radios if i do it this way, sorry kinda newb at this phone. very different to my bionic.
Thanks so much for your help tho
Eidt
I got into stock recovery and saw the android with the explanation point but when i click Volume up + power i get no menu...
I'm off to bed will check back in the morning and see if you have any ideas, thanks again for the help
Finally got the stock recovery to work, however it only allows flashing from ./cache and i cant get my update.zip to cache without root right?
So decided to just unlock bootloader and then it let me root and push to ./cache and then i flashed the update.zip
All seems to be working now.
Thanks for all the help
I love the fact its so easy to unlock and lock the bootloader. very happy with that lol
is there a way to re root the phone once its on 4.0.4 IMM76K ? as the Galaxy Nexus toolkit stops at IMM30B...
Thanks
Nevermind
Adrynalyne saved the day once again
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/02/06/how-to-root-android-4-0-4-on-the-galaxy-nexus/
Thanks Adrynalyne
I just rooted my phone everything seemed to go the way its supposed to. I have superuser and have downloaded titanium backup and it works fine. I wanted to back up my phone so I can have a stock back up but when I went into fast boot and tries to access clockwork I got the android on his back with the red exclamation mark. I'm not sure what happened. I was able to access it once. Maybe a reboot did something. I'm not new to rooting but I'm new to the galaxy line. Thanks so much for any help its appreciated geeatley.
I rooted using the dev kit v7.0 I'd that helps any.
cyaiphone said:
I just rooted my phone everything seemed to go the way its supposed to. I have superuser and have downloaded titanium backup and it works fine. I wanted to back up my phone so I can have a stock back up but when I went into fast boot and tries to access clockwork I got the android on his back with the red exclamation mark. I'm not sure what happened. I was able to access it once. Maybe a reboot did something. I'm not new to rooting but I'm new to the galaxy line. Thanks so much for any help its appreciated geeatley.
I rooted using the dev kit v7.0 I'd that helps any.
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Nexus line.
have you tried reflashing cwm recovery via fastboot?
flash CWM via fastboot.
and why do you need a backup of stock? You can always re-flash the stock images to go back to completely stock. Restoring a rooted nandroid backup won't put you back to stock anyways...
OK makes sense. Is there a how to and link to the cwm download? On HTC you used to just download the file rename it pc86img and reboot into fast boot and let it update. Is it the same for the nexus?
cyaiphone said:
OK makes sense. Is there a how to and link to the cwm download? On HTC you used to just download the file rename it pc86img and reboot into fast boot and let it update. Is it the same for the nexus?
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Similar, except you put it in a folder on your PC and flash it over USB with the command line.
martonikaj said:
Similar, except you put it in a folder on your PC and flash it over USB with the command line.
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Crap is there a how to any how to do this? I've never used adb or command prompts.
cyaiphone said:
Crap is there a how to anywherebonnhow to do this? I've never used adb or command prompts.
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Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529058
And look for the "Setting up ADB for our device:" then "Obtaining Root Access and Custom Recovery:".
Can you boot into the OS? If you can, download Rom Manager from the Play Store and use that to install CWM Recovery.
Did you delete recovery-from-boot.p from /system? I had to do this to "permanently" install the recovery. My first Samsung phone, my first Nexus device, so not sure if this has been a regular thing ... never had to "permanently" install a recovery up until then. That fixed my issue as my recovery was only sticking once per boot ... was blowing my mind for a couple hours.
Not sure if root via toolkit solves this, but I did a manny root and had to do this. Hope it helps.
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- remount /system in read/write mode (use something like the Root Explorer app or ES File Explorer; both have root modes (check the app's settings) for remounting /system as writable)
- rename the /system/recovery-from-boot.p to /system/recovery-from-boot.p-bak
(note: you could delete it, but renaming is much safer since its easily reversible)
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Could also, apparently, rename it. I just reinstalled recovery, deleted, and haven't had a single problem since.
What bleedblue said; now go into fastboot, and reflash cwm.
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hi guys last night i had my phone rooted and had recovery after flashing koush rom i lost my root and i dont have my cmw when i try go to recovery there is a pic of robot laying down with his stomach open and red. please help me what do i do?
sofia-captivate said:
hi guys last night i had my phone rooted and had recovery after flashing koush rom i lost my root and i dont have my cmw when i try go to recovery there is a pic of robot laying down with his stomach open and red. please help me what do i do?
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Push volume up and select recoveryon the screen with the robot
daman215 said:
Push volume up and select recoveryon the screen with the robot
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i did it doesnt work i have lost my cwm loook like it
As with any stock update, the JB update disables root access and replaces whatever recovery you have with the stock recovery.
The only way to root is with an unlocked bootloader. So:
1) Unlock your bootloader;
2) Flash CWM using fastboot;
3) Flash a superuser zip to get root;
4) Boot into Android;
5) Use a file explorer with root access to delete these files: /system/etc/install-recovery.sh and /system/recovery-from-boot.p
6) Re-flash CWM;
7) Done.
efrant said:
As with any stock update, the JB update disables root access and replaces whatever recovery you have with the stock recovery.
The only way to root is with an unlocked bootloader. So:
1) Unlock your bootloader;
2) Flash CWM using fastboot;
3) Flash a superuser zip to get root;
4) Boot into Android;
5) Use a file explorer with root access to delete these files: /system/etc/install-recovery.sh and /system/recovery-from-boot.p
6) Re-flash CWM;
7) Done.
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You must be pretty sick of posting this!
You're a martyr for the cause!
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Please search before creating any new threads.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737899
Tried to flash the ota update 4.1.1 from takju 4.1 and had status 7 error rebooted the phone and none of my root apps are working superuser is still installed but won't download the binaries can't flash clockwork mod recovery can't get back into recover to flash super user again and won't have access to a computer until tomorrow night....
Is there anything I can do?
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mopardroid said:
Tried to flash the ota update 4.1.1 from takju 4.1 and had status 7 error rebooted the phone and none of my root apps are working superuser is still installed but won't download the binaries can't flash clockwork mod recovery can't get back into recover to flash super user again and won't have access to a computer until tomorrow night....
Is there anything I can do?
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i hope you make a nandroid backup, and restore system and boot
You should *always* flash a superuser package (I used JB-SuperSU.zip) immediately after flashing a stock update - no reboot in-between! The stock update overwrites your recovery, so if you don't do it first thing you won't have another chance.
You're going to have to get to a computer with fastboot and reflash the custom recovery of your choice via fastboot, then boot into the custom recovery and flash a superuser.zip of some nature. You'll also want to delete /system/etc/install-recovery.sh (via adb or a file manager if your custom recovery supports it) before booting the ROM again or else your recovery will be overwritten again.
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You should *always* flash a superuser package (I used JB-SuperSU.zip) immediately after flashing a stock update - no reboot in-between! The stock update overwrites your recovery, so if you don't do it first thing you won't have another chance.
You're going to have to get to a computer with fastboot and reflash the custom recovery of your choice via fastboot, then boot into the custom recovery and flash a superuser.zip of some nature. You'll also want to delete /system/etc/install-recovery.sh (via adb or a file manager if your custom recovery supports it) before booting the ROM again or else your recovery will be overwritten again.
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Yes I know I will lose root I didn't reflash the super user zip because the update didn't stick got a status 7 error.
I will just wait until I get home than.
Thanks
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mopardroid said:
Is there anything I can do?
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1- update cwm to 6.x or twrp to 2.2beta
2- file that restores stock recovery on reboot is /system/recovery-from-boot.p
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