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CWM recovery

I have heard that there is a new CWM recovery fr the Samsung Epic, is this true? could it be?
Right now I'm on 5.0.0.7 and as far as I know its the latest and greatest. Am I right or am I a total dummy?

Yes there is version 6
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wolfen1086 said:
I have heard that there is a new CWM recovery fr the Samsung Epic, is this true? could it be?
Right now I'm on 5.0.0.7 and as far as I know its the latest and greatest. Am I right or am I a total dummy?
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The greatest CWM is CWM 5
but the newest CWM is CWM 6
CWM 6 can't make a nandroid backup

Dropple said:
The greatest CWM is CWM 5
but the newest CWM is CWM 6
CWM 6 can't make a nandroid backup
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CWM 6 allows Nandroid on mine so not sure why your having problems.
But TWRP 2.2 Is better IMO not sure if its available for the Epic but on the NS4G its really good has on board keyboard control while in TWRP.
Sent From A Coked Out Epic

XxLostSoulxX said:
CWM 6 allows Nandroid on mine so not sure why your having problems.
But TWRP 2.2 Is better IMO not sure if its available for the Epic but on the NS4G its really good has on board keyboard control while in TWRP.
Sent From A Coked Out Epic
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when i want to back up my phone with CWM 6, it stuck on "backing up system"
i must pull the battery to quit from recovery mode
yes TWRP 2.2.1 is better than CWM 5 and 6 for me

Dropple said:
when i want to back up my phone with CWM 6, it stuck on "backing up system"
i must pull the battery to quit from recovery mode
yes TWRP 2.2.1 is better than CWM 5 and 6 for me
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Lots of people are having problems with cwm6 making backups... don't mind lostsoul.... he posts before checking his facts... I have the same problem with cwm6.....

flastnoles11 said:
Lots of people are having problems with cwm6 making backups... don't mind lostsoul.... he posts before checking his facts... I have the same problem with cwm6.....
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heres mine working does a full complete backup i do now what i'm talking about, just because you, and others may have the issue doesn't meen some dont I.E like me.

XxLostSoulxX said:
heres mine working does a full complete backup i do now what i'm talking about, just because you, and others may have the issue doesn't meen some dont I.E like me.
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Yes but of course you made it sound like because yours is working. You could have no idea why his isn't working... probably because a lot of peoples isn't working.... dude really, just don't reply to me, ever, cuz you honestly usually don't know what you are talking about and its quite annoying... have a great day....

flastnoles11 said:
Yes but of course you made it sound like because yours is working. You could have no idea why his isn't working... probably because a lot of peoples isn't working.... dude really, just don't reply to me, ever, cuz you honestly usually don't know what you are talking about and its quite annoying... have a great day....
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Ever thought of possibly reinstall start from fresh. I said it to you because you made it seem like I don't know what I'm talking about. There are somethings yes. But don't doubt me just because I have a working version. I never dirty flash not since ICS.
Sorry that I was just showing how mine was working when most aren't.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Ever thought of possibly reinstall start from fresh. I said it to you because you made it seem like I don't know what I'm talking about. There are somethings yes. But don't doubt me just because I have a working version. I never dirty flash not since ICS.
Sorry that I was just showing how mine was working when most aren't.
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I have never dirty flashed... that's a bad habit to have... and I've redownloaded and reflashed many times.... I just flash marcusants cwm restore zip and work with 5.x.x.x. whatever the version number is.... don't be sorry... just don't say you don't see how others aren't working when yours is... (which you did, read back, you'll find it.....)

Sorry i guess I worded it wrong my bad but I understand your point are you completely stock because I didn't use his return CWM. I just wiped and installed CM9. So it uses the baked in version of CWM recovery.
I don't use custom kernels anymore on my Epic coming from a Voodoo Color Lover lol.
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CWM6? Yes, i've used that as well on CM9 & 10. As for the Epic(my daily), i'd like to know if anyone knows where I can find a later version than v5.0.2.7 ?
I've seen v5.5.0.4, but I believe that isn't for the Epic.
What I like about the newer versions of CWM is auto-scroll. (when you just hold down/up on the volume button and away you go, VS "click-click-click-click. UGH" )
Also, Im currently on (my fav) The People's Rom (TPR). I am hoping any newer version of CWM will work with the Epic and the rom.
Feedback will be awarded with thank you's nd smileys
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Isn't CWM 6 exclusive to AOSP based roms, like CM or MIUI?
5.0.2.7 is a work of art, many many thanks, DRockstar (wherever you are!)
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Heck yeah 5.0.2.7 is the latest and greatest. TWRP recovery is pretty good too, but I think that is only exclusive to some newer Roms. CWM 5.0.2.7 is about your best bet, unless you like CWM's older recovery versions but I would not recommend that.
And just another Thank you to DRockstar, awesome job! I've been using it for all different kinds of things and I haven't had one problem.

Thanks for all the input. But just in case where can I get v6 from
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You can try CWM touch it Is in the dev forum just flash it like any zip
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wolfen1086 said:
Thanks for all the input. But just in case where can I get v6 from
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Link is in op of TPR thread to V6 thread.
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Recovery Version

Hey all,
I flashed to s-off and rooted 2 days ago. I installed the recovery version that was linked on the Revolutionary website- CWM 4.0.1.4. I keep reading posts referring to Touch recovery and some saying it is required for some ROM flashes. What's the deal? Am I good to go? Thanks

Try searching before posting. Cwm touch is in the development forum, as well as a few other recoveries.
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I did search. I was not looking for it, I already downloaded it. I was asking about it.

You need to flash via fastboot & CWM 5.**** & 6.**** to flash ICS & JB.
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Instructions for flashing are on the page. Any ROM should work fine with whatever recovery you have. I would recommend using 4ext over cwm touch since it's faster and has better options though. Sorry if I came off a bit mean in my first post, the OP wasn't very clear to me.
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sjpritch25 said:
You need to flash via fastboot & CWM 5.**** & 6.**** to flash ICS & JB.
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prototype7 said:
Instructions for flashing are on the page. Any ROM should work fine with whatever recovery you have. I would recommend using 4ext over cwm touch since it's faster and has better options though. Sorry if I came off a bit mean in my first post, the OP wasn't very clear to me.
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So:
I cannot upgrade from cwm 4x to 6x. Have to install 5x first?
4ext is better anyway.
I need at least 5x to flash ICS.- This was really what my question was about. I saw a post claiming this and another refuting it. I flashed UKB-X from my current recovery. Proto, you are saying I can flash any ROM from my current version?
BTW- I saw another post that said the reason 6x ran faster nandroids is because it does incremental, not full backups. If that is the case I don,t want it anyway.
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Thanks.

marcmarshall said:
So:
I cannot upgrade from cwm 4x to 6x. Have to install 5x first?
4ext is better anyway.
I need at least 5x to flash ICS.- This was really what my question was about. I saw a post claiming this and another refuting it. I flashed UKB-X from my current recovery. Proto, you are saying I can flash any ROM from my current version?
BTW- I saw another post that said the reason 6x ran faster nandroids is because it does incremental, not full backups. If that is the case I don,t want it anyway.
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Thanks.
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Agreed, you will see my problems with the cwm incremental backups on the 4ext thread. Use 4ext.
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marcmarshall said:
So:
I cannot upgrade from cwm 4x to 6x. Have to install 5x first?
4ext is better anyway.
I need at least 5x to flash ICS.- This was really what my question was about. I saw a post claiming this and another refuting it. I flashed UKB-X from my current recovery. Proto, you are saying I can flash any ROM from my current version?
BTW- I saw another post that said the reason 6x ran faster nandroids is because it does incremental, not full backups. If that is the case I don,t want it anyway.
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Thanks.
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You should be able to flash any ROM, ICS or not shouldn't make a difference. UKB is ICS. You don't need to install 5 before 6, flashing a new recovery completely wipes the old one.
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brymaster5000 said:
Agreed, you will see my problems with the cwm incremental backups on the 4ext thread. Use 4ext.
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I thought those problems were from attempting to restore a cwm backup with 4ext?
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brymaster5000 said:
Agreed, you will see my problems with the cwm incremental backups on the 4ext thread. Use 4ext.
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prototype7 said:
I thought those problems were from attempting to restore a cwm backup with 4ext?
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I had just contacted the dev before opening youre replies on this thread. His response came back as I was writing this post:
"CWMR 6 has some new backups type which are basically cumulative backups. Those aren't possible to restore with 4ext yet. Backups from earlier versions are perfectly fine."
So it looks like CWM now uses incremental backups and they won't work with 4ext. I think I prefer to have only full backups and from what I hear from you proto and the great reviews in the app market, I will be installing 4ext.
Thanks!

I know there were issues with CM9 not mounting /system in CWM 4,but it may be fixed by now.
You can jump to CWM 6 no problem. Touch recovery is nice, but I'm going back to the standard CWM 6 because aero has it working.
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marcmarshall said:
I had just contacted the dev before opening youre replies on this thread. His response came back as I was writing this post:
"CWMR 6 has some new backups type which are basically cumulative backups. Those aren't possible to restore with 4ext yet. Backups from earlier versions are perfectly fine."
So it looks like CWM now uses incremental backups and they won't work with 4ext. I think I prefer to have only full backups and from what I hear from you proto and the great reviews in the app market, I will be installing 4ext.
Thanks!
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@ prototype: you are correct about trying to restore a cwm backup in 4ext. I must not have been clear enough...I didn't care for the long backup times on cwm and the fact that other recoveries can't restore them.
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sjpritch25 said:
I know there were issues with CM9 not mounting /system in CWM 4,but it may be fixed by now.
You can jump to CWM 6 no problem. Touch recovery is nice, but I'm going back to the standard CWM 6 because aero has it working.
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I got a link to this thread by marcmarshall.
There are no known issues with 4ext since a very long time and since I got something like 100.000 users, I'd think that someone would have already reported issues with installing CM9 if there were any.
But anyway, if there are, someone please tell me, because I'm eager to fix any issues asap!
My priority is to keep 4ext bugfree.

[Recovery] CWM Recovery is officially out for Tmobile Note 2 (12/21/2012)

For those of you that prefer CWM over TWRP, today is your lucky day. CWM Recovery has been officially released for the Tmobile Galaxy Note 2.
Instructions for flashing via mobile Odin:
I'm not responsible if you bork your phone. If you are unsure of what you are doing, simply download and install directly from ROM Manager.
1) Always create a backup
2) Download the recovery of your choice (Touch or Non-Touch)
3) Download and install Mobile Odin from the Google Play Store
4) Rename the recovery imagines to "recovery" without the quotes, and copy to your phone (internal memory or extSDCard)
5) Load up Mobile Odin and grant SU permission and download files as instructed to update for this device.
6) Simply select "Recovery" and browse to the recovery.img file on your phone.
7) Scroll down and select "Flash Firmware"
That's about it.
If you want to flash via terminal use the following command
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
ALL CREDIT GOES TO KOUSH. Check out his site here
CWM Touch v6.0.2.5
CWM non-touch v6.0.2.4

I was hoping for official CWM recovery for our Note II variant and voila, here it is! No more needing to install the GT-N7100 versions!! Hopefully, these bugs get fixed soon.

And that's why you shouldn't "hurry up and be the first one to post" something before even testing it's functionality.
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Ive had cwm on my nite since october....si whats all this about. Please enlighten me. In fact I think i have version 6.1.5.0 or something like that
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exalgopana said:
Ive had cwm on my nite since october....si whats all this about. Please enlighten me. In fact I think i have version 6.1.5.0 or something like that
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That version of CWM is intended for the international Note II (GT-N7100) and not ours. Even though it works with our phones (running 6.0.1.9), it'd be more preferred to have a recovery that supports our variant version.

I have also been using CWM since day1 with the note 2...... not sure what all the fuss is about.
exalgopana said:
Ive had cwm on my nite since october....si whats all this about. Please enlighten me. In fact I think i have version 6.1.5.0 or something like that
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Yeah I've also always had cwm. 7105 and all us variants are identical
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Version 6.0.1.5 was for the international but it worked on ours as well and mounted everything correctly.
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dw9906 said:
And that's why you shouldn't "hurry up and be the first one to post" something before even testing it's functionality.
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Not everyone uses CWM. Now you are aware that Koush is building for our device. I appreciate your negative comment...
I was providing useful information.
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I would have never known it was out if I didn't see this post. Thanks.

I like cwm. I've become a little biased to cwm from my gnex days when I think I spent now time in cwm that in android from flashing roms all the time. I never was able to keep any data on the phone because I was always wipe wipe wiping everything haha
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Thanks for the post. Is there a reason to upgrade from the 7100 CWM recovery that's already on my phone?

Have you guys tried TWRP ?? It's pretty damn robust. I switched from CWM ever since I got the Note 2 and haven't looked back. The dev updates it pretty regularly which is a definite plus.

I've been running TWRP for a while. I preferred the touch screen interface but I know CWM has it as well. Is there any major difference between the two? From my understanding CWM has been around longer but other than that I don't know if there is any difference. Is there a benefit of either or is it just a personal preference at this point? Either way, thanks to the Op for letting others know.
G●Note~2 {Jedi X5}

Warrior1975 said:
I've been running TWRP for a while. I preferred the touch screen interface but I know CWM has it as well. Is there any major difference between the two? From my understanding CWM has been around longer but other than that I don't know if there is any difference. Is there a benefit of either or is it just a personal preference at this point? Either way, thanks to the Op for letting others know.
G●Note~2 {Jedi X5}
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I haven't used T889 CMW so can't compare the two precisely, but the 7100 CMW didn't backup efs partition and stuff whereas TWRP does. And that alone was enough for me to switch.

teshxx said:
Have you guys tried TWRP ?? It's pretty damn robust. I switched from CWM ever since I got the Note 2 and haven't looked back. The dev updates it pretty regularly which is a definite plus.
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I might need to try it out. Also what's up with that crappy rom manager app by the guy from clockwork? It is truly terrible. And never works right EVER. I hate that app.
You would think he was capable of making a pretty good app considering how widespread His Recovery is!
I've used it on several phones and I'd wholeheartedly sucks sucks
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personally 4EXT is much cleaner and just as robust as either TWRP or CWM. I know there is talk of 4EXT coming to the Note II, got my fingers crossed

exalgopana said:
I might need to try it out. Also what's up with that crappy rom manager app by the guy from clockwork? It is truly terrible. And never works right EVER. I hate that app.
You would think he was capable of making a pretty good app considering how widespread His Recovery is!
I've used it on several phones and I'd wholeheartedly sucks sucks
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Koush is extremely talented no doubt about that, but things have changed. Rom manager used to be great before 4.0. Now everything has become so mainstream and easy. The shelf life of that app is beyond over. Apps don't last forever. Sometimes it's because of os evolution and other times it's because of dwindling interest on the dev's part . That's how new apps are released.
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the1gladiator said:
personally 4EXT is much cleaner and just as robust as either TWRP or CWM. I know there is talk of 4EXT coming to the Note II, got my fingers crossed
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Oh really? Never heard of it. Will have to read up on it. Thanks.

TWRP Bootloop
I've been usin TWRP for the longest time, on my sgs III and Note II. All of a sudden last week I go into recovery to flash an add on and I get a boot loop in TWRP. Couldn't even pull battery and boot system back. Had to odin CWM, then I updated the TWRP script and would still get a bootloop. So I odin'd back to CWM again and staying for the time bein.
Anyone have any idea why this would happen?
Currently on My Rom 4.1.2.v2

vibrantliker said:
I've been usin TWRP for the longest time, on my sgs III and Note II. All of a sudden last week I go into recovery to flash an add on and I get a boot loop in TWRP. Couldn't even pull battery and boot system back. Had to odin CWM, then I updated the TWRP script and would still get a bootloop. So I odin'd back to CWM again and staying for the time bein.
Anyone have any idea why this would happen?
Currently on My Rom 4.1.2.v2
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hmm really? Never encountered this myself. It's hard for recovery to get corrupt, unless the addon messed up that partition. Are you on the latest version (2.3.3.1) ?

At a loss with cwm

Hello,
So I've been rooted for a while now, i was going to install a custom rom but decided not to a few months ago. Tonight, i decided to install aokp, however my phone would not go into cwm, only stock recover. I could have sworn it was installed, but fine, so i installed it once again with auto reboot in odin checked, and it still wouldnt enter cwm. I then tried to install it again with auto reboot checked off so i could see if i could enter it without the reboot. I ended up getting into it, but then when i was taking a NANDROID, it just froze on one of the first steps. Fine, reboot, try to enter cwm again. Nope, just stock android recovery. I am sure im installing it correctly and pressing the right button combos. I am at a total loss for what is stopping me from being able to enter cwm. I hope you guys know/help me find whats going on.
Thanks!!!
Zay

maybe you didn't actually "root" your phone to begin with lol
are you sure you have "superuser" or "superSU" app?
anyways to get CWM or TWRP recovery you need
find a up-to-date CWM or TWRP (if i spell teamwin recovery correctly)
download it
put your phone in ODIN Mode (download mode) by power + vol down + home
flash the recovery
i personally think twrp is better
they just released a new version which support ExFat
and all you need is just use terminal on your phone to install it.

pcshano said:
maybe you didn't actually "root" your phone to begin with lol
are you sure you have "superuser" or "superSU" app?
anyways to get CWM or TWRP recovery you need
find a up-to-date CWM or TWRP (if i spell teamwin recovery correctly)
download it
put your phone in ODIN Mode (download mode) by power + vol down + home
flash the recovery
i personally think twrp is better
they just released a new version which support ExFat
and all you need is just use terminal on your phone to install it.
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Yes my phones rooted.
If you actually read my post, you'd know that that is EXACTLY what I am doing.
Thanks anyways though..

Zay48 said:
If you actually read my post, you'd know that that is EXACTLY what I am doing.
Thanks anyways though..
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i have no idea how i missed that odin part on your part... i read everything but somehow i just missed that part alone 0_0
anyways
try install twrp recovery instead then
by using terminal emulator
can get it here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
latest twrp can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2074951

pcshano said:
i have no idea how i missed that odin part on your part... i read everything but somehow i just missed that part alone 0_0
anyways
try install twrp recovery instead then
by using terminal emulator
can get it here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jackpal.androidterm&hl=en
latest twrp can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2074951
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Aha its alright
I'd like to stick with cwm though, its what im familiar with. If nobody else has an answer i'll try it tomorrow though.
Thanks

Zay48 said:
Aha its alright
I'd like to stick with cwm though, its what im familiar with. If nobody else has an answer i'll try it tomorrow though.
Thanks
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if you still want cwm then i guess you can try flash stock rom and root it again and see
since you're going to flash a custom rom which will delete all your data anyways

Zay48 said:
Aha its alright
I'd like to stick with cwm though, its what im familiar with. If nobody else has an answer i'll try it tomorrow though.
Thanks
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Stock ROM has a built in script that reloads standard android recovery when it boots. The only way to keep it is to keep Odin auto reboot unchecked, boot directly in and make your nandroid/flash custom. Once you are on a custom ROM CWM will stick.
On a side note TWRP is a very nice recovery and many people find it much easier to use. If you insist on CWM, make sure you have the latest version. You might need to flash CWM again if you had a bad flash. It shouldn't freeze up on a nandroid.
Many people never experienced this because they flashed during early ICS when the device was released. The change was an update just before JB was released which caused this little annoying script to appear.
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RPelham said:
Stock ROM has a built in script that reloads standard android recovery when it boots. The only way to keep it is to keep Odin auto reboot unchecked, boot directly in and make your nandroid/flash custom. Once you are on a custom ROM CWM will stick.
On a side note TWRP is a very nice recovery and many people find it much easier to use. If you insist on CWM, make sure you have the latest version. You might need to flash CWM again if you had a bad flash. It shouldn't freeze up on a nandroid.
Many people never experienced this because they flashed during early ICS when the device was released. The change was an update just before JB was released which caused this little annoying script to appear.
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Thankyou!! That makes sense ;p. When I did get to start making a nandroid last night but it froze, right before it froze it said the free space on my sdcard was 1612 mb (or something like that) This is wrong, I have the 16gb i747 so I have 11.95 gb of usable storage for apps and such, after deleting some big apps I have 4.93 gb available, my sdcard is a 16 gb sdcard which has 12.06 gb available. Do the math and I have enough room on my sdcard for a nandroid, so what could be causing cwm to freeze and report false information?

Zay48 said:
Thankyou!! That makes sense ;p. When I did get to start making a nandroid last night but it froze, right before it froze it said the free space on my sdcard was 1612 mb (or something like that) This is wrong, I have the 16gb i747 so I have 11.95 gb of usable storage for apps and such, after deleting some big apps I have 4.93 gb available, my sdcard is a 16 gb sdcard which has 12.06 gb available. Do the math and I have enough room on my sdcard for a nandroid, so what could be causing cwm to freeze and report false information?
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what version of CWM are you currently running?

you could always try to download GooManager or ROM Manager from the Play Store.
then from one of those, install the custom recovery, GooManager for TWRP or ROM Manager for CWM.

xBeerdroiDx said:
what version of CWM are you currently running?
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3.0.7

Zay48 said:
3.0.7
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That is a very out dated version as they are now up to version 6.0.2.3. I would try getting an updated CWM. that could very well fix your freezing/reporting problems...
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CWM is very very funny and one of the reasons I switched to TWRP was for stability
In my experience errors come up on restoring images when 1) you don't use the same version you backed up the image with 2) you don't get to CWM through the same method you used while making the image (ie through ROM manager with your phone on).

zetsui said:
CWM is very very funny and one of the reasons I switched to TWRP was for stability
In my experience errors come up on restoring images when 1) you don't use the same version you backed up the image with 2) you don't get to CWM through the same method you used while making the image (ie through ROM manager with your phone on).
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He's not having a problem restoring images, he's having a problem making his first nandroid.
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Zay48 said:
3.0.7
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Holy hell! CWM 3.0 is still around? Like RP said, you're recovery is severely outdated.
RPelham said:
That is a very out dated version as they are now up to version 6.0.2.3. I would try getting an updated CWM. that could very well fix your freezing/reporting problems...
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This.
Also, I was a long time CWM touch user on my old NS. After using TWRP on this phone, I will never look back at CWM. TWRP is much more user friendly. Give it a shot OP unless you're adamant in using CWM. Again, update your recovery.

Download rom manager and update your cwm and then try making a nandroid again.
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CrackerTeg said:
Holy hell! CWM 3.0 is still around? Like RP said, you're recovery is severely outdated.
This.
Also, I was a long time CWM touch user on my old NS. After using TWRP on this phone, I will never look back at CWM. TWRP is much more user friendly. Give it a shot OP unless you're adamant in using CWM. Again, update your recovery.
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I was also a CWM user, but after I got my s3 and my first flash of CWM on the s3 hard bricked my phone, I decided to use TWRP. Little did I know I was missing out on what TWRP had to offer. I won't ever turn back to CWM again lol.
That said... If you insist in CWM, this is the guide I followed to get a successful CWM flash. (This was the CWM I was running successfully for the brief time TWRP disbanded.)
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_d2att
The above is for the ATT variant only. If you have a different variant and can't find the link, post back and I'll find it for you
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CrackerTeg said:
Holy hell! CWM 3.0 is still around? Like RP said, you're recovery is severely outdated.
This.
Also, I was a long time CWM touch user on my old NS. After using TWRP on this phone, I will never look back at CWM. TWRP is much more user friendly. Give it a shot OP unless you're adamant in using CWM. Again, update your recovery.
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apparently it's still around because new android users who want to root use those guides with outdated files

RPelham said:
I was also a CWM user, but after I got my s3 and my first flash of CWM on the s3 hard bricked my phone, I decided to use TWRP. Little did I know I was missing out on what TWRP had to offer. I won't ever turn back to CWM again lol.
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Preach brother!

CWM or TWRP

So i just wanted to know which people prefer and why. personally i prefer CWM because it was the first recovery i used and it is just easier to navigate in my opinion.

I've tried both on the SGS3. IMO CWM is better on the SGS3, than TWRP.
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I started with cwm touch, and really liked it. Switched to twrp when I installed a custom rom (at their suggestion). Now I really don't have a preference. I keep both zips on my extsd, so I can switch to whatever I want to use...
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Shortly after I installed TWRP on my Epic, it hard bricked when installing a ROM. I cannot say for sure it was because of TWRP, but when that happened I've never tried TWRP again, and I haven't had another bricked phone. Coincidence?? Possibly.

TWRP FTW
IBTW it had it issues with The Epic 4G Touch but not anymore that a thing of the past.
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I'm very new to this phone although not to rooting. Neither CWM or TWRP were good on the EVO 4G. As a matter of fact if someone asked for help or had trouble flashing the 1st order of business was to ditch either of those recoveries and install amon_ra.
Consequently I've wanted to ask this question too and I'm gonna keep an eye on this thread.

TWRP. It's the obvious choice. :good:

Cnexus built a recovery switcher that allows you to switch between cwm/cwm touch/twrp. I say install it, and try em all out
I know the first time I used twrp, I had an issue because if you have it set to check mdsum, it will fail if it can't find one. Simple, but it did kinda freak me out.
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eisawi99 said:
So i just wanted to know which people prefer and why. personally i prefer CWM because it was the first recovery i used and it is just easier to navigate in my opinion.
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I thought the same thing for a bit. Then I used TWRP 2.4.40 PR 2.4.2.0 or whatever that one was called, and I am loving it. Works perfectly fine for me. Used a flash able zip too.
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Sprint Galaxy S3 "Supernexus"
Whiplashh Rom
Look it up.

CWM doesn't let you queue multiple zips as far as I can tell, so I've been using TWRP.

TWRP all the way, plus you can theme it! The one and only thing that annoys me about TWRP is that the clock is always off -__-

Both are great and different roms need either to work right. But in my experience trwp backs up and restores without error. Clockwork never restored properly on any of my phones from og evo, evo lte or my sgs3. But clockwork flashes radio updates better, at least my reception bar level or data connectivity.
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socos25 said:
Shortly after I installed TWRP on my Epic, it hard bricked when installing a ROM. I cannot say for sure it was because of TWRP, but when that happened I've never tried TWRP again, and I haven't had another bricked phone. Coincidence?? Possibly.
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Coincidence, the epic 4G has a bug that caused it to hardbrick when flashing certain roms (memory fault in the kernel or something like that). There was a workaround for this though.

Might as well put my 2 cents in. I have used both recoveries on my devices. I have no personal choice as to one is better than te other issue. I can tell that once cwm was actually fixed and built for the Epic it worked perfectly prior to that when it was first ported over to the OG Epic it was hit or miss, the orange cwm. Oh well my Epic did just fine on both. My Galaxy Nexus works better with TWRP for whatever reason it just does and my S3 prefers CWM again never had an issue with either on those devices but when I use the other recovery on each of those devices they become temperamental and start acting up. I know it's funny but that's what I know of my devices. They are both very good recoveries and they have come a long way since the early days.
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edfunkycold said:
Might as well put my 2 cents in....
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So let me ask this: when a rom dev suggests a recovery, is that just because that's what the rom was tested with? Have you had an instance where you've *had* to use a specific recovery (other then one kind working better on a specific phone)?
Thanks
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I'm not sure how themeing a recovery is useful? It's not like I'm showing my friends, hey look at this cool recovery. But which ever is fine.
Joe0113 said:
TWRP all the way, plus you can theme it! The one and only thing that annoys me about TWRP is that the clock is always off -__-
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I flashed a lot of Roms on my epic, yes it could be coincidence, but like I said, shortly after flashing TWRP I was warranting my phone because it didn't make it through a flash. I tried everything including once when odining my epic my daughter yanked the plug out. I recovered from that even by removing my battery and plugging it into the computer. After TWRP, I couldn't even do that. And really I have no idea if it was the recovery, but yeah, I chose CWM.
CNexus said:
Coincidence, the epic 4G has a bug that caused it to hardbrick when flashing certain roms (memory fault in the kernel or something like that). There was a workaround for this though.
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g_money said:
So let me ask this: when a rom dev suggests a recovery, is that just because that's what the rom was tested with? Have you had an instance where you've *had* to use a specific recovery (other then one kind working better on a specific phone)?
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No makes no difference, that's because that person has a personal liking for that recovery or like I said his device just responded better to that recovery. Makes no difference roms are not built for specific recoveries. Well not always there was an instance on the OG Epic where in order to flash cm9 the phone had to be re partitioned and a special recovery was necessary and the cm team built the recovery flash into the rom. That's another story for a different thread.
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g_money said:
So let me ask this: when a rom dev suggests a recovery, is that just because that's what the rom was tested with? Have you had an instance where you've *had* to use a specific recovery (other then one kind working better on a specific phone)?
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Sometimes recoveries don't like certain roms...doesn't happen often, but it can
I know on my EVO Shift, Sense roms could be flashed ONLY with CWM for some reason, as TWRP wouldn't flash it properly.

CNexus said:
Sometimes recoveries don't like certain roms...doesn't happen often, but it can
I know on my EVO Shift, Sense roms could be flashed ONLY with CWM for some reason, as TWRP wouldn't flash it properly.
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So betweem you and ed, I should be able to flash a rom with either recovery unless posts show problems flashing with a specific one. And, if I *were* to have problems flashing, I may want to attempt to flash using a different recovery....
If that's the case, I just might pick one recovery, and stick with it!
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I started out using CWM but lately I've been using TWRP instead and I like the large buttons and touch interface of it. I'm sticking with it I think.