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[GUIDE] How to add Flash_Image to rom using terminal

Okay, so i know several of you, like myself, have been trying to flash the recovery 3.x using flash_image through terminal but keep getting an error. This is because the rom you are using doesn't have the flash_image file in the /system/bin folder. I found these instructions on another section of the xda forums.
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for any damage done to your phone. do this at your own risk..
1. Download and extract the file i have attached.
2. Copy the file to the root of your sdcard.
3. Open the terminal and type in these commands.
su [hit enter]
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system [hit enter]
cp /sdcard/flash_image /system/bin [hit enter]
Now your able to flash recovery 3.x from terminal using these commands
su [hit enter]
flash_image recovery /sdcard/(recovery name).img (recovery name is whatever you have your recovery 3.x named)
i hope this helps at least one person...
Happy Flashing

Thanks bud, saved me the trouble .

No problem...like I said , if it helps at least one person im happy to know it was worth my time...

1. Make sure you have Rom Manager Installed (Free in Market).
2. rename "recovery3......img" with "recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.4-glacier.img"
3.put this "recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.4-glacier.img" on sdcard/clockworkmod/download/koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/
4. Open Rom Manager and choose 2.2.1.4 from "All ClockworkMod Recoveries"
that earlest !!! then ClockworkMod Recovery v3..... will now be installed on your phone.

ls1xtreme said:
Okay, so i know several of you, like myself, have been trying to flash the recovery 3.x using flash_image through terminal but keep getting an error. This is because the rom you are using doesn't have the flash_image file in the /system/bin folder. I found these instructions on another section of the xda forums.
Disclaimer: I'm not responsible for any damage done to your phone. do this at your own risk..
1. Download and extract the file i have attached.
2. Copy the file to the root of your sdcard.
3. Open the terminal and type in these commands.
su [hit enter]
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system [hit enter]
cp /sdcard/flash_image /system/bin [hit enter]
Now your able to flash recovery 3.x from terminal using these commands
su [hit enter]
flash_image recovery /sdcard/(recovery name).img (recovery name is whatever you have your recovery 3.x named)
i hope this helps at least one person...
Happy Flashing
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Great guide! Will add this to my post on how to flash cwr3.

ls1xtreme said:
I found these instructions on another section of the xda forums.
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Source would be nice.

neidlinger said:
Source would be nice.
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Sorry but I honestly don't remember...i just did a google search for "flash_image with terminal"or something like that...

Thanks for help working excellent

says.file not.found
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suwei said:
1. Make sure you have Rom Manager Installed (Free in Market).
2. rename "recovery3......img" with "recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.4-glacier.img"
3.put this "recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.4-glacier.img" on sdcard/clockworkmod/download/koush.tandtgaming.com/recoveries/
4. Open Rom Manager and choose 2.2.1.4 from "All ClockworkMod Recoveries"
that earlest !!! then ClockworkMod Recovery v3..... will now be installed on your phone.
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YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT A THREAD IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM TEN MINUTES LATER I AM RUNNING CM7 I CANT BELEIVE OT WAS AS SIMPLE AS THAT THUMBS UP THANKZZ
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rich2thad said:
says.file not.found
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Where exactly is it giving u this message???
Oops...didn't realize u had figured it out...

after the second command it gives me an messege saying
cp not found

JXTONY said:
after the second command it gives me an messege saying
cp not found
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I wonder if this procedure requires busybox?

Okay I have tried multiple methods as posted in this section and I cannot get to Clockwork recovery 3.xxx... I did it once before and then reverted back to the version flashable via Rom Manager. It takes me straight to fastboot when I try to reboot into recovery. Any clues what I'm doing wrong? I'm running CM6 currently and I'm slightly annoyed that I got it to work once but can't again
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Geoi1006 said:
Okay I have tried multiple methods as posted in this section and I cannot get to Clockwork recovery 3.xxx... I did it once before and then reverted back to the version flashable via Rom Manager. It takes me straight to fastboot when I try to reboot into recovery. Any clues what I'm doing wrong? I'm running CM6 currently and I'm slightly annoyed that I got it to work once but can't again
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Have you tried to go into Rom Manager and flash the latest recovery for your phone? You can also try my method of installing ClockworkMod Recovery. It can be found HERE. If you have ADB/Fastboot set up you can also try pushing a new recovery img to your phone. If you dont have ADB set up you can use MY GUIDE to get it set up.
It sounds like your phone cant find the recovery img (could be missing).
Hit me with a PM and I can help walk ya through it if you need.

help. i downloaded the file and flashed it. i was able to boot to clockwork 3.0 and flash cm7. now when i choose 2.5.1.4 it says "an error occurred while flashing your recovery". not sure what to do. i can still get 2.5.1.2, but it won't let me get back to 2.5.1.4 which should be 3.xxx. i would like to flash to a newer nightly, but can't get the clockwork 3.xxx.

cveez11 said:
help. i downloaded the file and flashed it. i was able to boot to clockwork 3.0 and flash cm7. now when i choose 2.5.1.4 it says "an error occurred while flashing your recovery". not sure what to do. i can still get 2.5.1.2, but it won't let me get back to 2.5.1.4 which should be 3.xxx. i would like to flash to a newer nightly, but can't get the clockwork 3.xxx.
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If you are on iced glacier try going into your settings/applications/Rom Manager and uninstall updates. Then go back to Rom Manager and try flashing 2.5.1.4

i am on cm7 nightly 24. i thought i would try to uninstall updates anyway. i went settings, applications, manage applications and rom manager is not there. i went to the market, thinking i would uninstall and reinstall rom manager and it only gives me the option to open. no uninstall. not sure what to do now,

There its a new zip I posted in the cm7 thread a page or so back
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i deleted the file i had. downloaded the latest file, flashed it and i still get the same error message.

Lost RSA key but did make a backup using RA but can't restore.

Hi,
I don't know how but my RSA key is missing from Winmax RSA key checker. no wonder I couldn't connect to my 4G network. I did make a backup using RA a while ago just to backup the Winmax key and nothing else. I located the folder on my SD and could view it from my RA recovery. But when I try to restore it...it says opps something went wrong and check your log file.
I don't know where is my log file and I don't know how to restore this key..any help would be greatly appreciate.
Thank you

place the wimax.img file on the root of your sdcard, open terminal, type
su
then type
flash_image wimax /sdcard/wimax.img
reboot, check for keys

Hi,
I did place the image file on my root under the sdcard and type "flash_image /sdcard/wimax.img"
but it says not found
i also created another folder called wimax and copy and paste my wimax.img in there as well and tried "flash_image /sdcard/wimax/wimax.img"
its also not found
i'm using terminal emulator if that helps
thank you

the file is named wimax.img? it is caps specific so if its named Wimax.img it will error
either change the name or type its exact name with caps etc

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your second flash attempt the flash_image wimax /sdcard/wimax/wimax.img you had the file in the folder then?

It looks like you don't have the flash_image command on there.
See if this helps, it's instructions on getting flash_image onto your phone: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Flash_image
Clarification: the "not found" error you're getting is in reference to flash_image. Notice that you got the same "Not found" message when you typed "dir", since there is no dir command in that shell.

NewZJ said:
your second flash attempt the flash_image wimax /sdcard/wimax/wimax.img you had the file in the folder then?
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YES and still not found

jesuspgt said:
It looks like you don't have the flash_image command on there.
See if this helps, it's instructions on getting flash_image onto your phone: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Flash_image
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I downloaded the flash_image.zip from the site above..can i flash it via recovery to install it to my phone? thanks

hmm. used to have flash_image included. when did it change?

TommyNgo215 said:
I downloaded the flash_image.zip from the site above..can i flash it via recovery to install it to my phone? thanks
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You really should follow the instructions on that link, they tell you exactly how you need to do this.

NewZJ said:
hmm. used to have flash_image included. when did it change?
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Not really sure, I kinda figured it would be included within busybox. But I guess it might depend on the rom. Or it could just be a one-off weird scenario here.

jesuspgt said:
Not really sure, I kinda figured it would be included within busybox. But I guess it might depend on the rom. Or it could just be a one-off weird scenario here.
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oh i don't have busybox i'm using Terminal Emulator. may that's why?

FIXED
download android terminal emulator, jack palevich author
it works in that one
Edit: not fixed

NewZJ said:
FIXED
download android terminal emulator, jack palevich author
it works in that one
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Yea thats why i have...i downloaded that one Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich but it doesn't work for me for some reason ((

TommyNgo215 said:
oh i don't have busybox i'm using Terminal Emulator. may that's why?
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busybox isn't a terminal, it's the name given to the collection of command applications (for lack of a better term), that are used in a linux shell (terminal). Here's a wiki about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BusyBox

If you don't want to use ADB, you can try just unzipping http://cyanogen-files.carneeki.net/flash_image.zip
It should just be flash_image in there. Stick flash_image into the root of the sdcard. after that, you should (hopefully) be able to begin using that command.
Edit: that zip file is not one that is flashed via recovery. It's just a plain old zip file. You just need to extract the file inside of it to the root of your sd card

its not that I don't want to use ADB but my knowledge is very limited. I got so confused from reading it and more confused from reading it again. SDK i don't have SDK i don't know what it is and then ADB i'm stupid. its crazy that i have an image here but i can't flash it using RA recovery.

ok i extracted..and still not found..it didn't install that to the phone. oh my what have i done

ADB is really not as complicated as it seems at first.
To get the SDK, go here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and install whichever flavor applies to you.
Assuming you're in Windows, just load up command prompt and navigate to the folder that the SDK installed to.
Plug your phone in, make sure that debugging is enabled in the USB settings on the phone, and then just follow the instructions step-by-step from that link. Those instructions focus at the end towards flashing a recovery image, but you will just need to substitute wimax in instead.

can you flash recovery in terminal emulator?

I seem to remember doing this with either my evo shift or my nexus s but I cannot remember the commands to flash recovery in terminal emulator. Can it be done on the fire?

Evo_Shift said:
I seem to remember doing this with either my evo shift or my nexus s but I cannot remember the commands to flash recovery in terminal emulator. Can it be done on the fire?
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Assuming you have the recovery image named "recovery.img" and placed it at the root of the /sdcard partition....
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
Needless to say... be careful when using dd.
EDIT: If you want to install TWRP, you might want to look into smirkit. It has an install script that will do an md5 check on the image prior to flashing.

kinfauns said:
Assuming you have the recovery image named "recovery.img" and placed it at the root of the /sdcard partition....
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
Needless to say... be careful when using dd.
EDIT: If you want to install TWRP, you might want to look into smirkit. It has an install script that will do an md5 check on the image prior to flashing.
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@kinfauns, thanx a lot for the instructions. Was searching real hard & stumbled into other how to stuff that didn't seem to work for me. Kept on getting errors.
I now successfully flashed TWRP 2.3.3.1 (FIXED). Do the same codes go for any flash via terminal on kindle fire?
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Cm10.1 jb4.2.1 fff1.4.1

Hi all. Have bricked Kindle Fire HD and have recovery.img. Explain me please if I will connect tablet in terminal mode what I need to do that to flash the recovery file.

toly084 said:
Hi all. Have bricked Kindle Fire HD and have recovery.img. Explain me please if I will connect tablet in terminal mode what I need to do that to flash the recovery file.
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Wrong section, ask in kindle fire HD Q&A
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[Q] ClockworkMod Recovery Update not working?

So I'm running the stock root injected ROM from xda, and I went ahead and flashed an old image of ClockworkMod Recovery (ver. 5.0.2.1) and I downloaded the most recent one from the website, but I'm not entirely sure how to update it - using the android terminal emulator. Anyone got any suggestions?

Just use the ROM Manager App. It'll download and flash it for you.

Download your version of cwm there
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
Place it at the root of your sdcard and rename it recovery.IMG
Download terminal emulator from the play store. Run the terminal
type: su (press enter)
Then type: dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 (press enter)
Type everything right. If you typo the 0 and 18 wrong, you get a brick.
I did this on my phone to install cwm touch without any issues
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much appreciated worked like a charm - I guess I mistyped the original file name the first time, heh.

Can't flash any 4.3 rom

I'm on twrp 2.3.6.1 and can't flash any 4.3 ROM. Any fix? And twrp says no open recovery script for your device. I'm on a rooted stock 4.0.4
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U need a newer twrp 2.6.1.0 would a be a good version to use. 2.6.3.0 has a few bugs
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Ahh thank you
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Is there a way to update via goo manager app? I tried to update by doing menu>install open recovery script. But it doesn't recognize my device. Anything I could do? I don't have an Android to USB cable handy.
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'Murica said:
Is there a way to update via goo manager app? I tried to update by doing menu>install open recovery script. But it doesn't recognize my device. Anything I could do? I don't have an Android to USB cable handy.
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You can update by grabbing the recovery IMG file from their site and use android terminal emulator to install it!
su
dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 <- (this is for Hercules obviously)
And the "openrecovery..." Is the one you downloaded and place it in the root of sdcard make sure it's word for word and you should be good to go!

PhlexPlexico said:
You can update by grabbing the recovery IMG file from their site and use android terminal emulator to install it!
su
dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 <- (this is for Hercules obviously)
And the "openrecovery..." Is the one you downloaded and place it in the root of sdcard make sure it's word for word and you should be good to go!
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So I type 'SU' and hit enter. Than I copy and paste ' dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22' replacing ' openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.img' with the name of my recovery and then replacing ' mmcblk0p22' with 'Hercules' and hitting enter?
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'Murica said:
So I type 'SU' and hit enter. Than I copy and paste ' dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22' replacing 'openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.img' with the name of my recovery and then replacing ' mmcblk0p22' with 'Hercules' and hitting enter?
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No not quite, if you're using the phone that's appropriate for the forum you just copy and paste
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
And openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.IMG with whatever your name of the IMG file is, so if it's openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.6.1.0.img then that would replace it. The block mmcblk0p22 does not get changed or else your device will brick!
So to clarify:
The
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-hercules-2.1.8.img
is the path to where the img file for TWRP is. If you're downloading 2.6.1.0, and move the img file to the root of your SDcard, then it might be something like
Code:
dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.1.img
Now the
Code:
of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
is where the img is going to be written to. From what I see, the last bit
Code:
mmcblk0p22
varies on the device and where the recovery installs. It's a different location for the Galaxy S4 compared to the T989 (also known as hercules).
Say if you were to rename the download to something easy to type out, like just recovery.img and placed in the root of the sdcard, then it would look like
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
Then you should be able to boot into recovery and it should be updated!
If something goes wrong, your device will brick, so make sure you download the right file. I flashed the .tar by accident on a friends phone, but Odin can easily fix it by flashing it with that.
Sorry for the short responses, I was on my phone when I was replying!