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[Q] Recovery 2e for Captivate, Build number UCKB2

I am trying to install the Fasty ROM and I need to revert to Recovery 2e, I saw the other forum for it, but my build number is UCKB2 and I can't seem to find the right way to do it, can anyone help? By the way I tried to post to the recovery 2e discussion and I couldn't post there, to nooby! Thanks in advance!

Same problem
I've rooted and downloaded rom manager but everytime I try to reboot into recovery I keep getting the E:failed to verify whole-file signature
I too have uckb2 build and am not sure which CT root or whatever to download. Yes I'm a complete noon but I've had two friends with rooted and Tom flashed phones who can't figure it out either. [email protected]

Noob*-rom*
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Look in the Captivate developers section. There is a very good guide on how to get around that.

Headed there now. Thanks for the help.
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I think I found the one you were talking about and yes, it is VERY detailed and informative. Thanks a bunch. Now I just need to get to my PC to do it LOL.
Edit: Well that didn't go as planned. Couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. Want to flash kb1 kernel but not sure where to find the thread for that. Maybe I should give up.
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I was able to do the modded 3e recovery on the KB2 build, just use trusselo's .bat file, worked like a charm! When you go to load CWM, it might not work the first time, you will have to clear the cache first and then re-install packages and it will work!

outdoorsman14 said:
I was able to do the modded 3e recovery on the KB2 build, just use trusselo's .bat file, worked like a charm! When you go to load CWM, it might not work the first time, you will have to clear the cache first and then re-install packages and it will work!
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With CWM, you almost always have to resinstall packages twice.

So I just downloaded sgs kernel flasher and flashed speedmod kernel and that was that. It was that simple. Thanks.
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Timpdottm said:
So I just downloaded sgs kernel flasher and flashed speedmod kernel and that was that. It was that simple. Thanks.
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Dang, I haven't seen a speedmod kernel in forever.

[ROM][CM9][AOKP] Temporary Stock E4GT from emmc

Epic Touch Blog: Temporary Stock E4GT from emmc
Utility for CM9 Epic Touch
This is a temporary ROM that boots Samsung's Gingerbread EL29 firmware entirely from emmc without making any changes to the ROM currently installed on your phone. When you reboot, you return to recovery where you can re-flash the ROM to return to CM9. This temporary ROM is useful for several purposes.
Update Profile.
Update PRL.
Sprint Activation.
Dial codes and diagnostic mode.
This should be helpful to users of any AOSP-based ROM including CM9, AOKP, etc.
Thanks to noobnl and mkasick for making this possible!

Really nice thanks a lot.

Awesome can't wait to test it out
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. This will come in hand
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. This will come in hand
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Its a great tool and easy to use. Was testing earlier today.
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Would this work to flash .zip updates (such as kobridge) or updated ROMs (such as alpha5)?

This definitely will come in handy, can I suggest seeing if you can get a video made of how it works. I can honestly say It seems to help out quite a bit in this forum for a lot of people and does cut down on the crazy questions.
Great job though!

bobjase said:
Would this work to flash .zip updates (such as kobridge) or updated ROMs (such as alpha5)?
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You can use the directbootCWM file to update CM9 yes. Not sure about using it for Kobridge tweaks.
playya said:
This definitely will come in handy, can I suggest seeing if you can get a video made of how it works. I can honestly say It seems to help out quite a bit in this forum for a lot of people and does cut down on the crazy questions.
Great job though!
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Maybe qbking can make one for those who need it.
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I'm sorry but what does this do?
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m0j09987 said:
I'm sorry but what does this do?
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Its for AOSP roms. You currently can't update PRL/Profile, activate your device, or use dialer codes on them so this temporarily allows you to boot stock el29 off the SD card without changing your current rom. You can do what i said from there. Saves you time from doing backups, restoring, etc.
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I'm hoping that someone can help me out as I am unable to boot into the temporary ROM. Here are the steps I followed:
1. I have everything extracted to emmc as directed.
2. I flashed directboot CWM utilizing mobile odin which correctly booted me into CWM version 5.0.2.7
3. I flashed boot_EL29.zip at location /emmc/multiboot/EL29 and received the following messages that appear to be correct.
Finding Update Package...​Opening Update Package...​Installing Update...​Boot /emmc/multiboot/EL29/zImage​Create mount symlink.​Remount partitions read-only.​(Re)mount /emmc read-only.​Unpack kexec.​Load zImage and initramfs.​Sync.​Reboot into zImage.​Install from sdcard complete.​4. At this point I expected the phone to reboot into the temporary rom; however, it just shows the standard recovery menu. No reboot occured.
5. Because no automatic reboot occured, I selected "reboot system now" from CWM. Unfortunately this just brings me back into directboot CWM.
Thanks in advance for any help provided.

I am having the same problem I thought it could have been the downloading or unpacking so I downloaded it again and unpacked it and still have the same problem.

smmlee said:
I'm hoping that someone can help me out as I am unable to boot into the temporary ROM. Here are the steps I followed:
1. I have everything extracted to emmc as directed.
2. I flashed directboot CWM utilizing mobile odin which correctly booted me into CWM version 5.0.2.7
3. I flashed boot_EL29.zip at location /emmc/multiboot/EL29 and received the following messages that appear to be correct.
Finding Update Package...​Opening Update Package...​Installing Update...​Boot /emmc/multiboot/EL29/zImage​Create mount symlink.​Remount partitions read-only.​(Re)mount /emmc read-only.​Unpack kexec.​Load zImage and initramfs.​Sync.​Reboot into zImage.​Install from sdcard complete.​4. At this point I expected the phone to reboot into the temporary rom; however, it just shows the standard recovery menu. No reboot occured.
5. Because no automatic reboot occured, I selected "reboot system now" from CWM. Unfortunately this just brings me back into directboot CWM.
Thanks in advance for any help provided.
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I what having this same issue. There is a different version of direct boot, v3 that you have to use for this.
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All I see is v1 up on the e4gtcm site. Where did you obtain v3 from?

Worked with V3 direct boot Thanks
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just click on the direct boot link and it will bring you to the V3

smmlee said:
All I see is v1 up on the e4gtcm site. Where did you obtain v3 from?
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Nevermind. I found the v3 update. Thanks all!

Anymore questions don't be afraid to ask.
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This sounds pretty cool and I would like to test it... what I don't understand is when I'm done with the temp rom, how do I get back to AOKP? Do I need to reflash the whole AOKP rom? Just the kernel?

epdp14 said:
This sounds pretty cool and I would like to test it... what I don't understand is when I'm done with the temp rom, how do I get back to AOKP? Do I need to reflash the whole AOKP rom? Just the kernel?
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When done updating prl/profile, etc. Just reboot your phone and it will take you back to cwm recovery. From there you can either just reflash the rom or just a compatible kernel so it boots.
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excellent. this could also help people do the gb GPS fix.. sweet man.

Soft bricked while flashing MIUI

So I flashed miui & flashed Chris41g's CWM6 RC13 kernel, both through EL26 CWM. when it booted I kept getting force closes. It kept saying "android.com.process failed" or something like that. Booted back into cwm n reflashed. Same thing happened. So I tried to get back to recovery & it got stuck at the Galaxy S II screen. It still boots to download mode though. Is Odin my only way out of this? Will it even work?
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Honestly if it was me I'd just take a L and one click back to start fresh if that happened
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Which version of MIUI? If you're flashing Captain Morgans latest build, I believe you have to flash to the build before, mobile Odin/Odin to el26, and then flash the newest build + Chris's Kernel without any wiping. Info is in the OP.
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MasterZen88 said:
I can confirm this too... Also If anyone is looking to flash this rom please follow these steps. I have repeated the process at least 10 times:
1. Odin EL26 repacked CWM 5
2. Wipe using Calkulin's_FORMAT_ALL.
3. Flash MIUI 2.6.15
4. After flashing let it reboot into MIUI 2.6.15 ** THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT**
5. Then Odin Chris41G AOSP CWM5 or EL26
6. And Finally flash MIUI 2.7.20 v4
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nitro_c4 said:
Originally Posted by MasterZen88
I can confirm this too... Also If anyone is looking to flash this rom please follow these steps. I have repeated the process at least 10 times:
1. Odin EL26 repacked CWM 5
2. Wipe using Calkulin's_FORMAT_ALL.
3. Flash MIUI 2.6.15
4. After flashing let it reboot into MIUI 2.6.15 ** THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT**
5. Then Odin Chris41G AOSP CWM5 or EL26
6. And Finally flash MIUI 2.7.20 v4
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Yeah I had to do the same thing. So @ChewDZ, basically you are going to have to flash that old one first, and then the new one on top of it as if you were upgrading, otherwise everyone gets that error. And make sure to use the right kernels mentioned above! (Also, I was tempted to just flash the old one and not upgrade, but trust me, the upgraded one has much better stability and battery life.) I have been running it since it was out with almost no issues.

Wow. I saw that no where in the op. Now I'm stuck using my DX until I reach a computer
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Chew DZ said:
Wow. I saw that no where in the op. Now I'm stuck using my DX until I reach a computer
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Yeah =/ Unfortunately the OP didn't mention anything about it, so you have to scroll through pages and pages to find it...

2momo123 said:
Yeah =/ Unfortunately the OP didn't mention anything about it, so you have to scroll through pages and pages to find it...
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It's underlined in the OP
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No. It isn't. It wasn't in the flashing instructions or anything. That's what pisses me off.
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It's right there and has been for over 2 weeks. Quoted below
Below step 4 - All else failed then try the link at the bottom, I too can confirm this is a most excellent way of getting this to work, thanks MasterZen88.
In bold & underlined at the bottom - If you are having difficulty with this version installation check this post for alternatives methods than stated above.

Jocelyn said:
It's right there and has been for over 2 weeks. Quoted below
Below step 4 - All else failed then try the link at the bottom, I too can confirm this is a most excellent way of getting this to work, thanks MasterZen88.
In bold & underlined at the bottom - If you are having difficulty with this version installation check this post for alternatives methods than stated above.
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Ahh my bad. I will admit I havn't checked since I flashed it. Been maybe 3 weeks now. Although, instead of saying if you are having issues to check the post, I do think it should just include it in the instructions.

Jocelyn said:
It's right there and has been for over 2 weeks. Quoted below
Below step 4 - All else failed then try the link at the bottom, I too can confirm this is a most excellent way of getting this to work, thanks MasterZen88.
In bold & underlined at the bottom - If you are having difficulty with this version installation check this post for alternatives methods than stated above.
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What Nitro posted is what isn't in the OP. Why would I immediately go for an alternative installation? My "difficulty installing" soft bricked me. I followed the instructions for flashing & bricked. There's nothing that could've prevented that.
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Chew DZ said:
What Nitro posted is what isn't in the OP. Why would I immediately go for an alternative installation? My "difficulty installing" soft bricked me. I followed the instructions for flashing & bricked. There's nothing that could've prevented that.
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I completely agree. It should just be the standard installation instructions, as no one has been successful without doing it this way. It shouldn't be "So now that you tried normally and it screwed up your phone, try it this way." XD They should just tell us to do it that way from the start.
Anyway, have you gotten it working yet?

Thank you, exactly. And yes I just had go Odin back to GB. Now all is well
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go to youtube, qbking77 channel, look for his how to unroot video, then look for his how to root video again. maybe now sub and use his tutorials

Can't Mount SD Card E: Error

So I am following the steps from QBKing in this youtube video and I get all the way to where I need to install FC09 from the SD Card but I am getting this error: E:\ Can't mount sd card?
I have never flashed this phone before and am trying to get ICS on it. I hope I am going the correct route but right now it reboots fine just can't install FC09 for Superuser access. Any help on this would be greatly appreciate! Thanks.
BTW, I checked several other threads before posting but I didn't find anything particular to Epic and there were several different troubleshooting steps so don't hate because I started a new thread.
Thanks in advance.

I'd like to second the request, as this happened to my phone Thursday evening. I've also looked around forums for the last two days and I can't find anything specifically for the Epic 4G that address this issue.
In my case I was running a Deodexed rooted version of Gingerbread. I got the bug to try something a bit more, so I installed the newest stable release of of Cyanogenmod 10, and it loaded up fine. I had made a nandroid backup of my texts, contacts, calendar, etc., but when I tried to put that info back in I got to the point where my screen showed "E:Can't mount" anything.
Ideas? Thoughts? Prayers?
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

In CWM recovery, go to mounts and storage. Then manually mount sdcard. This may help. Also try cycling the card in its socket.
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rogerdap said:
So I am following the steps from QBKing in this youtube video and I get all the way to where I need to install FC09 from the SD Card but I am getting this error: E:\ Can't mount sd card?
I have never flashed this phone before and am trying to get ICS on it. I hope I am going the correct route but right now it reboots fine just can't install FC09 for Superuser access. Any help on this would be greatly appreciate! Thanks.
BTW, I checked several other threads before posting but I didn't find anything particular to Epic and there were several different troubleshooting steps so don't hate because I started a new thread.
Thanks in advance.
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What version of CWM are you trying to install? Try to odin this https://www.dropbox.com/s/yyhp404ixp26o2g/cwm-5.0.2.7-epic4g.tar.md5 then go into recovery and mount your device copy the rom you want or flash the rom that is on your sd card.
hugodlr said:
I'd like to second the request, as this happened to my phone Thursday evening. I've also looked around forums for the last two days and I can't find anything specifically for the Epic 4G that address this issue.
In my case I was running a Deodexed rooted version of Gingerbread. I got the bug to try something a bit more, so I installed the newest stable release of of Cyanogenmod 10, and it loaded up fine. I had made a nandroid backup of my texts, contacts, calendar, etc., but when I tried to put that info back in I got to the point where my screen showed "E:Can't mount" anything.
Ideas? Thoughts? Prayers?
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
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I think CM10 uses a different version of CWM and might not be backwards compatable. I could be wrong on this. If I am someone will correct me. If I am not go back to stock reroot do your nandroid restore then back up your text using SMS BACKUP and RESTORE or MY BACKUP PRO

Thanks for the info all!
My phone won't turn on at all anymore. I used instructions I found elsewhere (take out battery, hit power button twice, pop in battery, go to download mode) which worked, then I used the dropbox file and was able to get Odin to flash it, but now I'm still having the issue that my phone won't turn on at all (either with power or power+camera+lower sound button). Any other ideas? At this point I think paying an extra $50 to Sprint to get a new S3 is looking good
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

If you can still get to download mode, all is not lost. Odin back to stock and try again. Check out the sticky in the development section regarding Odin. And make sure you have a robust cable like a BlackBerry one. They work best. If you can get to download mode, you can almost always come back. Good luck.
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propjockey said:
If you can still get to download mode, all is not lost. Odin back to stock and try again. Check out the sticky in the development section regarding Odin. And make sure you have a robust cable like a BlackBerry one. They work best. If you can get to download mode, you can almost always come back. Good luck.
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This 100%

tazfanatic said:
This 100%
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If I may ask . . . what specifically should I try? I have Odin 1.87 along with the file listed a few posts above. I can get into download mode, I can flash this, and then . . . nothing. I've tried an HTC cable, but no blackberry cable, and tried it from both computers in my home on different ports. However, I still can't turn the phone on or boot into CWM. Any and all help to specific solutions would be greatly appreciated (please note that while I sound literate and am pretty tech savvy, messing around with my Android OS is something I'm doing pretty much by the seat of my pants!)
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

Get the victory pit file from the Odin sticky thread and a stock tar file. At this point you probably need to start over. So, using the detailed writeup on how to Odin back to stock, find your way back to bone unrooted stock. Then, depending on what version of stock tar file you chose (el30 or fc09), you then must re-root the device. At this point I would suggest searching YouTube for qbking77 videos on how to root that version. That should get you rooted with a recovery . Then download and flash your ROM of choice. This is a nutshell version, please look for the Odin /unbricking thread. It is far more detailed and directs you to the appropriate files needed.
Edit: This is the thread I speak of. Its a wealth of Odin info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13245831
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Oh, also, the cm10 and 9 along other ROMs use MTD/yaffs2 file system. The previous cwm recovery you were flashing is only compatible with BML/RFS or EXT4 which is proprietary/stock. Once you Odin back stock, root, and get the recovery installed, you then can flash CM10 which will convert your system to MTD and install the appropriate CWM recovery for CM for you in the flash. That's why it reboots during the initial flash. Once you're MTD, you have to use mtd versions of ROMs. Spend a bit of time in the development section sticky threads. There are some great explanations for all of this in there.
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propjockey said:
Get the victory pit file from the Odin sticky thread and a stock tar file. At this point you probably need to start over. So, using the detailed writeup on how to Odin back to stock, find your way back to bone unrooted stock. Then, depending on what version of stock tar file you chose (el30 or fc09), you then must re-root the device. At this point I would suggest searching YouTube for qbking77 videos on how to root that version. That should get you rooted with a recovery . Then download and flash your ROM of choice. This is a nutshell version, please look for the Odin /unbricking thread. It is far more detailed and directs you to the appropriate files needed.
Edit: This is the thread I speak of. Its a wealth of Odin info.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13245831
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Oh, also, the cm10 and 9 along other ROMs use MTD/yaffs2 file system. The previous cwm recovery you were flashing is only compatible with BML/RFS or EXT4 which is proprietary/stock. Once you Odin back stock, root, and get the recovery installed, you then can flash CM10 which will convert your system to MTD and install the appropriate CWM recovery for CM for you in the flash. That's why it reboots during the initial flash. Once you're MTD, you have to use mtd versions of ROMs. Spend a bit of time in the development section sticky threads. There are some great explanations for all of this in there.
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Awesome - thanks! I couldn't find the Odin thread, and with these notes I hope I can have my phone back this afternoon
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

So I'm curious. Did you get your phone fixed?
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propjockey said:
So I'm curious. Did you get your phone fixed?
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I just sat down to my comp - going to give it a go - if you haven't heard from me in about an hour I prob took my phone outside to vent my frustrations
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
And Happy Thanksgiving to all
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Actually, now I have a different question - I bit the bullet and ordered two new S3's from Sprint (got a nice $1 on each one with no activation fee). I would rather not lose all of the info stored on my SD card (pics for the most part, but maybe salvaging phone numbers would work, too). Could I put my SD card into my wife's phone (same), boot it up, and copy over all of the files without it affecting her phone?
If I can do that, I'd rather try that first and then happily try the steps from the previous posts.
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo
And Happy Thanksgiving to all [/QUOTE]

Sure, but your SD card should be untouched from the Odin process. Assuming you have contacts synced to Google and your pics on the SD card, you should be fine.
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It worked! Downloaded everything, ran it exactly as it said, and I'm sitting here with a fully functioning phone that is yelling at me that I have tons of missed calls, texts and voice mails. Thank you so very much!
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

Well done! As difficult as that was, it's one great learning process.
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Yes, yes it is. And, since I did it once, I figure trying to put Jellybean back on here is what I want to do . . . so here I go again
Blessings & Peace,
Hugo

no option to verifiy signature

so basically on my CWM i dont have the option to toggle verification signature nor do i have the option to install from zip.
these are the options i have on my CWM
reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from ext. storage
wipe date/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update cache
this is not my first time rooting, i had a tmobile G2X it was simple to install CWM and root it, no troubles, was able to toggle signature verification but this samsung s3 is giving me problems

Looks to me more like you have stock recovery, not cwm.
Look for /system/install-recovery.sh and delete/ rename it. Then reinstall cwm.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Looks to me more like you have stock recovery, not cwm.
Look for /system/install-recovery.sh and delete/ rename it. Then reinstall cwm.
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K THX i will try that
oh and where can i get non stock CWM?

kookoomang said:
K THX i will try that
oh and where can i get non stock CWM?
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Links In my sig.

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Links In my sig.
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i downloaded the IMG file and when i open up ODIN -> PDA i dont see the file.....i know it suppose to be a tar file how do i convert it?

Sorry. Could've sworn I uploaded the tar format too.
Just archive it into a .tar format, no compression (choose "store").
7zip should do this.
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I've tried that before and it never worked because of incorrect permissions.
If it doesn't work, check my signature.

azamataz buckshank said:
OP...
There is a much easier way to flash recoveries. Pay attention.
Download recovery img. Image file... Not tar.
Movie file to the root of your SD card internal.
Name file "buckshank.img"
Download terminal emulator from market.
Open terminal emulator.
Type this:
su
dd if=/sdcard/buckshank.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 (hit enter... You'll get an output)
Then type:
reboot recovery (enter again)
Profit
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I recommend to never use this method. Because typo = brick. It's just not a good idea. It's actually slower to type all that out than it is to drop into recovery or use Mobile ODIN.

It is a simple command, but remember a lot of people who ask for help with this stuff don't even know what terminal emulator is.
It's just best to keep it as simple as possible and continue using things the way they are used to using them.
And don't forget about those who might think they want to experiment with this new command, or try to recommend it to others and get it wrong.
I've seen all sorts!
Also, when a question has been answered already, be careful telling someone to stop and do it your way. It can confuse the person seeking help and depending on how you say it, can easily offend the person who already posted a solution.
(No.I didn't take any offence)
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A lot of people who come here wanting to help others started out the same way. You try to help people learn not just the what to do, but the how and why. Unfortunately many don't have any interest in any of that and you can start to feel like your time is wasted. Which leads to no longer enjoying what you came here to do.
That's a big reason why I sometimes to give the shortest and simplest answers I can, and leave it at that. Another is simply due to how much time I have. But if someone wants to know more I am more than happy to share.
Obviously there are a lot of folks here who do not fit this description, and you can sometimes judge by their first or follow up posts if they are interested in more info. Most of them you will start to recognize as regulars and get to know them after a while.
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can someone give me a CWM converted to tar because i tried it w/ 7 zip successfully converted IMG to tar but when i run ODIN and flash the CWM it, ODIN crashes on me....

FINALLY AFTER searching around this guy
http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/09/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on.html
has the correct files etc....now i have the correct CWM where i can toggle signature verification. I don't have to convert any files.

kookoomang said:
FINALLY AFTER searching around this guy
http://www.androidrootz.com/2012/09/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on.html
has the correct files etc....now i have the correct CWM where i can toggle signature verification. I don't have to convert any files.
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You were not on CWM before. That was stock recovery.
The CWM you flashed is old. Link in my signature to the newest one.

kookoomang said:
can someone give me a CWM converted to tar because i tried it w/ 7 zip successfully converted IMG to tar but when i run ODIN and flash the CWM it, ODIN crashes on me....
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Sorry about that. I hadn't actually done it that way myself, but thought it would be a quicker easier way. Didn't consider that it might not work! My bad on that one.
Use the one from Aerowinders sig. You'll want the up to date version.
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