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[RECOVERY] switchers (01/29/12) 4G only

This is something I put together for those of us that like to switch recoveries.
Classic Clockworkmod recovery
Touch Clockworkmod recovery
TWRP (RZrecovery)
Although this is tested and "safe" to do... DON'T BRICK YOUR NS4G
(we may have to remind you this phone has a one click return to stock)
INSTRUCTIONS:
(Must be Rooted, bootloader unlocked with drivers installed.)
1. On PC, download the zip file from
(1/31/12)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3v66vx2t777q56z
(1/29/12)
http://www.mediafire.com/?58x7lmaoizmt1z6
2. extract and open "Nexus S 4G Recoveries" file.
3. Plug phone into your computer
4. Click on the recovery you want to flash.
5. Follow the instructions.
6. Enjoy!
I DON'T DESERVE ANY CREDIT FOR ANY RECOVERY ITSELF!!!
All I did was make the .bat files.
I will follow this thread to answer any questions
If you would like me to make batch files for any of your favorite recoveries that I haven't included, just let me know.
(Shameless plug)
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hmmmmm, will download for fun & test

abramme824 said:
hmmmmm, will download for fun & test
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please do! I'm itching to see how people like it.

Why is this easier than just flashing from one recovery to another?
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Skunk Ape1 said:
Why is this easier than just flashing from one recovery to another?
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I put all those lines of code in a batch file, included 3 recoveries, adb and fastboot all in one place . One click is easier than typing out all that code and may be more simple for newer or less experienced users. I hope I've answered your question.
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Why not just do it in cwm recovery. A few clicks and you have a recovery back on your device.
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Bobguy21 said:
Why not just do it in cwm recovery. A few clicks and you have a recovery back on your device.
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I'm not sure how you would flash a different recovery from recovery mode as you need to do that from fastboot. If all you want is classic Clockworkmod recovery than you don't need these switchers. I've made batch files for the new touch version of CWM and RZ recovery, as well as the classic CWM recovery.
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Ibleedandroid, Thank you for the file for the touch CWM. I have been wanting this since i'd first seen it in the portal a couple weeks back or maybe not even that long. All touch recoverys rock and since the twrp2.0 stopped working on my phone I was pist. It kept erroring out when backign up my boot partition. But ever other recovery works fine. Thanks for this gem man it works great. And your flashing tool I give a 5 stars too man very nice indeed.

XfandroidZ said:
Ibleedandroid, Thank you for the file for the touch CWM. I have been wanting this since i'd first seen it in the portal a couple weeks back or maybe not even that long. All touch recoverys rock and since the twrp2.0 stopped working on my phone I was pist. It kept erroring out when backign up my boot partition. But ever other recovery works fine. Thanks for this gem man it works great. And your flashing tool I give a 5 stars too man very nice indeed.
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Wow thanks for the kind words!
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Ibleedandroid said:
I'm not sure how you would flash a different recovery from recovery mode as you need to do that from fastboot. If all you want is classic Clockworkmod recovery than you don't need these switchers. I've made batch files for the new touch version of CWM and RZ recovery, as well as the classic CWM recovery.
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I go back and forth between cwm and twrp and I do it from recovery not fastboot. However I've never heard of rz.
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Skunk Ape1 said:
I go back and forth between cwm and twrp and I do it from recovery not fastboot. However I've never heard of rz.
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I'm happy you have that figured out. I should have made clear that you don't have to use my switchers. However you like to do it is the right way.
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Thanks Ibleedandroid for this. I.like to switch recoveries sometimes as well and this just makes it easier. Thanks again.
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musclehead84 said:
Thanks Ibleedandroid for this. I.like to switch recoveries sometimes as well and this just makes it easier. Thanks again.
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You are very welcome. I appreciate the kind words.
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Koush updated the touch cwm so I put it in the update1 zip today (01/31/12)
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iam getting a unzip unknown error any help pls

®AndroidDoctor® said:
iam getting a unzip unknown error any help pls
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What zip program do you use? I suggest 7zip. You can download for free.
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Ibleedandroid said:
What zip program do you use? I suggest 7zip. You can download for free.
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i was using winrar
..but i try 7zip

Ibleedandroid said:
I'm not sure how you would flash a different recovery from recovery mode as you need to do that from fastboot. If all you want is classic Clockworkmod recovery than you don't need these switchers. I've made batch files for the new touch version of CWM and RZ recovery, as well as the classic CWM recovery.
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Oh you don't mean recovery as in a from back up. You mean clean new recovery. My bad.
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Bobguy21 said:
Oh you don't mean recovery as in a from back up. You mean clean new recovery. My bad.
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DON'T EVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!!!! I'm just kidding. No worries.
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Just use flash image GUI. Its free of his site. And you can do it from your phone. No computer required. And I used it for the touch recovery.
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TWRP vs. CWM?

Can someone explain to me the pros and cons of switching to TWRP? I want to move to TWRP because it's new and shiny but I'm afraid about the part of the backups not being compatible with each other. Is there anything I need to know before I make the jump?
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... if your going to use twrp and not switch back... its not really any different other than backups not being cross compatible... but so what if your stick to twrp.
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Isn't TWRP only compatible with some roms though?
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wazzuup199 said:
Isn't TWRP only compatible with some roms though?
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Nope you can inject twrp after flashing any rom or kernel to retain the recovery...
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wazzuup199 said:
Isn't TWRP only compatible with some roms though?
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It's not compatible with some programs like rom manager and titanium backup, but can be "injected" into all ROM setups. I stick with CWM because I love the way I can name my own nandroids from rom manager. That's a deal breaker for me if I can't.

I use TWRP on my Kindle because that was the method at the time. Like mentioned before you cannot rename your backups which can get really confusing. I see no need to use TWRP over CWM, and personally wouldn't use it if you had CWM already installed. It would be like taking a giant step backwards IMPO.
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I use TWRP mainly because it's easier to navigate.
Epic Ice Cream Sandwich

You can go into /sdcard/TWRP/backups/(ur serial number) and there will be a file folder that contains your backup all you have to do is rename it
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Twrp is interactive, newer, a little easier to use as it is more straightforward.
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If you rename a TWRP backup file TWRP will no longer have the ability to locate it. Or at least this was the case on my Kindle using the method described above.
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it worked perfectly for me this morning

Not compatible with MIUI V4
I flashed this recovery with MIUI v4 and went into a semi-brick. It kept saying install Aborted so I went to reboot to system and it froze on the samsung screen and even the charge screen. I also couldnt get into clockworkmod. I had to odin back to stock PLZ DONT INSTALL ON MIUI LIKE THE IDIOT I WAS You could semibrick

Can I flash a recovery while on aosp?

Don't know of I can or not but. I wanted to be certain. Also which is more stable cwm, or twrp?
Ive always used cwm but I read that twrp fixes emulated SD card issues???.
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AW: Can I flash a recovery while on aosp?
diazf09 said:
Don't know of I can or not but. I wanted to be certain. Also which is more stable cwm, or twrp?
Ive always used cwm but I read that twrp fixes emulated SD card issues?
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AFAIK the clockwork doesn't depend on whether you are on aosp or else.
I guess the stability is about the same but I'd prefer TWRP because it's more userfriendly and has more features.
And as I never had emulated sdcard issues, i can't tell u anything about that.
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OK. Cool.. Where did u get your download for twrp? I tried using goo manager. But it says it was going to install a att version.. All Roms in too is att. Seemed sketchy.. Am I missing something ???
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Did you flash an at&t rom? That's the main reason it'd do that to you. Check your build prop for i747 and d2att. Google how to do that if you aren't sure. Your SIG shows the use of it so I'm guessing you did.
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diazf09 said:
OK. Cool.. Where did u get your download for twrp
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I got mine in the thread for my devices, if you can't find it go there http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/, choose your device and download twrp
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mt3g said:
Did you flash an at&t rom? That's the main reason it'd do that to you. Check your build prop for i747 and d2att. Google how to do that if you aren't sure. Your SIG shows the use of it so I'm guessing you did.
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Yeah that's exactly what I did... Thanks
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I used CWM for years and started having problems with it when I started flashing 4.2. CWM had some problems flashing the roms correctly and with the multiple profile storage and TWRP was a little ahead of them when it came to fixing those problems. So I jumped to TWRP and never looked back. I prefer it for serveral reasons. The interface is more friendly, backing up and restoring roms are a bit faster and the overall fetures will keep me with TWRP.

Whick Recovery Do You like

Right now I have switched to CWM newest touch, as I was having issues with TWRP V 2.5.0.0 I tried to update via phone at work to 2.5.0.1 but goo manager was given me issue with their servers. But why do devs recommend TWRP over CWM and which do you prefer to use..

I prefer twrp. Havent used cwm in a long time.
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doubledragon5 said:
Right now I have switched to CWM newest touch, as I was having issues with TWRP V 2.5.0.0 I tried to update via phone at work to 2.5.0.1 but goo manager was given me issue with their servers. But why do devs recommend TWRP over CWM and which do you prefer to use..
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I prefer TWRP it's much easier to use and if you want one that's a little better try the 2.4.4.0 version
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ExT4 touch recovery was the SHT back ok my htc days. That's the one I like wish I had again.
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Cwm touch, been with Cwm since my OG evo, I feel like it's more clean and more well known then twrp, and twrp isn't that great in my opinion when I used it
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chuko303 said:
ExT4 touch recovery was the SHT back ok my htc days. That's the one I like wish I had again.
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I was a lil sad whhen I found out that I couldnt get ExT4 on my note. I had it on my shift and both my evo 3d's
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XxLostSoulxX said:
I prefer TWRP it's much easier to use and if you want one that's a little better try the 2.4.4.0 version
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I remember their being a version a while back that was always perfect without the new combined wipe menu (Which i loathe) i believe that's the version i've been wanting back, thanks!

TimidRat said:
I remember their being a version a while back that was always perfect without the new combined wipe menu (Which i loathe) i believe that's the version i've been wanting back, thanks!
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Yep that's the one.
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Twrp.. Haven't used cwm since I had my epic 4g touch
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss :flipoff2:
-SoA: Son's of Android™

I think it generally evolves from phone to phone, but at the moment my preference is TWRP

What's wrong with the combined wipe? I've not upgraded in a while so I haven't used that feature.
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jyveturkey said:
What's wrong with the combined wipe? I've not upgraded in a while so I haven't used that feature.
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It doesn't seem too wipe everything flawlessly which is why i stopped using clockwork, i'd much rather wipe them as needed, i dont wanna have too wipe dalvik and let it rebuild if i just want too wipe the cache real quick. Idk, it doesn't really matter it's just preference.

Been runnin twrp for years.

twrp, no question.

Thirding twrp. First I tried, only one I need. Their Dev team is responsive.

Twrp is the best for me

Hands down twrp

Twrp

TWRP for me.
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I prefer 4EXT, but well... TWRP is easier than CWM

Changing from TWRP to CWM

I did not feel like reading 10,000 Q and A's so here goes. I want to flash a 4.4.2 rom and I think everyone knows twrp 2.6.3.1 will not do it so I have been trying to overwrite it with clockwork but have not been able to on my ATT s3. I have a Verizon I did it to without any problem but everything I try fails. I need help please. What am I doing wrong?
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Use the terminal method to overwrite. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2170635

simpson173 said:
I did not feel like reading 10,000 Q and A's so here goes. I want to flash a 4.4.2 rom and I think everyone knows twrp 2.6.3.1 will not do it so I have been trying to overwrite it with clockwork but have not been able to on my ATT s3. I have a Verizon I did it to without any problem but everything I try fails. I need help please. What am I doing wrong?
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The answer is a topic for another thread. The ROM Manager app could solve your problem, but no one who read your OP knows enough about your failed procedure or your phone's current state to offer specifics.
The 10,000 Q&A are your friends. GUIDES, Indexes, TUTORIALS & Stickys are even friendlier.

I did not feel like reading 10,000 Q and A's so here goes. I want to flash a 4.4.2 rom and I think everyone knows twrp 2.6.3.1 will not do it so I have been trying to overwrite it with clockwork but have not been able to on my ATT s3. I have a Verizon I did it to without any problem but everything I try fails. I need help please. What am I doing wrong?
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Maybe I am on the wrong thread but I thought this was for questions? I am using Dirty Unicorns 4.3.1 and I tried the clockwork application several times but with no success. At one time clockwork was the recovery I was using but I overwrote it with Odin to get team win back but that was when I was content with 4.3.1 Now I flashed liquid smooth 3.0 on my Verizon with clockwork and I would like to try Beanstalk 4.4.2.1......on the Phone I use every day but TWRP fails every time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you and I am sorry if this is the wrong thread I am kind of new at all this.
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pc103 said:
The answer is a topic for another thread. The ROM Manager app could solve your problem, but no one who read your OP knows enough about your failed procedure or your phone's current state to offer specifics.
The 10,000 Q&A are your friends. GUIDES, Indexes, TUTORIALS & Stickys are even friendlier.
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BCSC, Thank you for the link...and the short answer. I'LL try it in the morning so I won't screw anything up
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I suggest flashing Philz Touch. You can flash it via Odin (use the tar version) or from your custom recovery (use the zip version).
Philz is based off the latest CWM and it works perfectly on my i747m.
http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/d2att

simpson173 said:
BCSC, Thank you for the link...and the short answer. I'LL try it in the morning so I won't screw anything up
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Thanks, I used flashify and flashed it without any problem. I thought about using Philz but heard you needed small fingers for the touch part. Thanks though
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randroid101 said:
Thanks, I used flashify and flashed it without any problem. I thought about using Philz but heard you needed small fingers for the touch part. Thanks though
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You can adjust the height of the font to make it larger than it would be in cwm.

I did not know that, thanks I'll give it a try
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I used philz_touch size. By the way I'm on an art i747. If this helps hit the thaanks .
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randroid101 said:
I did not know that, thanks I'll give it a try
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If you don't like it, you can always flash back CWM Touch. The font colours and background are also changeable.