Clockwork vs twrp - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Hey so tell us what recovery you like and don't like and why?
I was using twrp but stopped because it screwed up my phone and was having problems flashing some Roms. I just don't think it does a clean wipe just works to fast..... So far clockwork cleans ,wipes more securely and have no problems flashing Roms...
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I see this thread getting out of hand and going south quickly. I'm gonna request a mod step in and make a bold suggestion to people on how to keep it clean and not go south. Also make a poll for the thread, makes it look better and more official..
I prefer TWRP, I've been on it since I got the S III (May of '12). I test roms for 3 devs on this phone, and never had an issue. I used to use CWM on previous phones and never had issues there either. I just prefer TWRPs UI.

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The Rom that gave me problems with twrp was darthstalker but was able to flash with clockwork... Maybe it was something I did wrong.... Don't know.
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Both are great choice is yours.
As said all phone are not same so sometimes depends on your devices.
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My Galaxy S3 is the only phone I've ever rooted and CWM has never failed me. Never used TWRP but I'm happy with CWM.
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IXChicharitoXI said:
My Galaxy S3 is the only phone I've ever rooted and CWM has never failed me. Never used TWRP but I'm happy with CWM.
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I've used both and like both, settled on twrp mainly because I find it a little easier to use. CWM looks nicer IMO. I dont' think you can go wrong with either.

I prefer TWRP but with the 4.2+ ROMs I flashed that have the 0 file I have to use CWM.
I'm sure there's something I can do to fix this but I've tried via Google search and have only has luck with CWM. So here I am.
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Steve5400 said:
I prefer TWRP but with the 4.2+ ROMs I flashed that have the 0 file I have to use CWM.
I'm sure there's something I can do to fix this but I've tried via Google search and have only has luck with CWM. So here I am.
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I'm confused. Does cwm not give you the emulated /0 file structure?
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Cwm now has a new touch screen have you tried it yet?
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Yes. No clue what he's talking about.

I've not been able to find my recoveries in twrp whenever I flash an aosp ROM .
so I have to use cwm.
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I have used both, they both seem to work perfectly. I just prefer cwm
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I use twrp because you can name your back up files. That's probably the only reason I use it. It's UI is more friendly because of the buttons and I'm pretty sure you can theme it now, but I haven't tried that feature yet
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Steve5400 said:
I've not been able to find my recoveries in twrp whenever I flash an aosp ROM .
so I have to use cwm.
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You're making no sense what so ever.
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I'm using TWRP, I get several times fail when restore backup.
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miwanr said:
I'm using TWRP, I get several times fail when restore backup.
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Yes, that had happened to me multiple times as well, restoring of backups failing. For that reason I stick to CWM for now. Otherwise IMO TWRP is superior.
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Did you update twrp yo 2.5
? Maybe that will help you out
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Ive never had a backup fail on TWRP that's bad though considering it was backup. Did it work eventually?
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rsilv377 said:
Did you update twrp yo 2.5
? Maybe that will help you out
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Yes, I have always been on the latest version.
mt3g said:
Ive never had a backup fail on TWRP that's bad though considering it was backup. Did it work eventually?
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I do not backup and restore very often, but twice I have made a backup and restored because I was testing a ROM...but both backups failed and left me to clean flash my ROM again.
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Transparent multi-app menu background

I didn't see this type of mod anywhere else on our forums so i thought I'd share it.
As a note I did not create it so I am in no way taking credit for anything other than using Google. All credit goes to kest874
With that said: This works for our phone!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941841
I flashed the file through twrp without any issues. If you have problems try using. cwm.
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Didn't work
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Must be a deodexed rom as well. I'm running stock, rooted, deodexed without any issues. Let me know your setup and the process you used to flash. Then I'll try to figure out what went wrong.
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Is this just a mod for the actual appearance of the tab...or will we lose the modded multi window function for all the apps? If you get what I mean...
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I have not lost anything. I'm using the all apps mod and still have post flash. The only impact is on the background.
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mditty77 said:
Must be a deodexed rom as well. I'm running stock, rooted, deodexed without any issues. Let me know your setup and the process you used to flash. Then I'll try to figure out what went wrong.
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I am using the same set up. I just booted into twrp and flashed with no wipe. I will wipe cache and Dalvik and try again
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flamebeats said:
I am using the same set up. I just booted into twrp and flashed with no wipe. I will wipe cache and Dalvik and try again
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Is known that older versions of twrp didn't work worth some of the binaries. The current 2.3.1.4 worked for me. If it continues try cwm.
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Is anyone else having issues with this?
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mditty77 said:
Is anyone else having issues with this?
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Works nicely, deoxed and used recent twrp recovery to flash. Thanks for the find.
mditty77 said:
Is known that older versions of twrp didn't work worth some of the binaries. The current 2.3.1.4 worked for me. If it continues try cwm.
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It worked with the new version of twrp
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flamebeats said:
It worked with the new version of twrp
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Glad to hear it finally worked! Thanks for providing the update.
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Where's the latest twrp recovery located cant seem to find it
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Never mind, I gotta pay a little more attention
Works like a charm :thumbup:
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Work3d great with the latest twrp 2.3.2.3
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In original development
mackentosh said:
Where's the latest twrp recovery located cant seem to find it
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Never mind, I gotta pay a little more attention
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Skripka said:
Work3d great with the latest twrp 2.3.2.3
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same here
Does not work with Jellybomb (8.0)
I've tried several iterations of installation procedure with no success.
Skripka said:
Work3d great with the latest twrp 2.3.2.3
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Didn't work for me.. I tried the latest version of twrp..
wizzlewizzle said:
Didn't work for me.. I tried the latest version of twrp..
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What rom are you using?
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Working on Why Not 1.0
I can confirm that this is working on my t0ltespr on Why Not 1.0
I had to upgrade my recovery to the new TWRP 2.3.2.3. It wouldn't flash the new recovery through Goo Manager, so I downloaded it manually from here:
http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/t0ltespr
Flashed the new recovery and then the MultiWindowTheme.zip

Huge thanks

Almost added another brick to the wall. Thanks to wish and truth, I'm alive again. :thumbup:
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We need more details so others don't almost brick their phones.
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kkl0wn said:
We need more details so others don't almost brick their phones.
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He helped truth77 with the framwork-res while developing his ROM. Just passed his thread a moment ago and read it.
Thanks Dafoxs!
kkl0wn said:
We need more details so others don't almost brick their phones.
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Basically was doing a restore after a full wipe. I noticed the restore went allot faster then normal. I figured it was because the new twrp update speeded it up some how. I didn't get a failed message. Umm, no. It was a bad backup. I went to hit restore again and instead did a reboot. The phone was stuck on the Samsung white screen. With wish and truth helping, we got the phone into download mode and using Odin flashed the cwm recovery tar file. Then got the the phone into recovery and flashed a ROM I had on my card.
Moral of the story. If it doesn't seem right dont follow through with it and always keep a working ROM zip on your card. It was totally my fault.
Just noticed, that restore was only 506mb. I ran out of space.
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dayloooo said:
He helped truth77 with the framwork-res while developing his ROM. Just passed his thread a moment ago and read it.
Thanks Dafoxs!
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Had nothing to do with the port.
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Let me start be saying be very carefully using the new twrp. I have tons of space now. Just tried to do a backup. It finished in 0 seconds, no fail message. I think I know what I'm doing and that is broke.
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Wahooo..lol :sly:
I've had no problem with backups on mine. Matter of fact I've restored it once and it worked perfect.
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i have restored backups back to back to back using twrp and have had no issues, even just restoring data it works fine.
glad you got it back up and running though.
the2rrell said:
i have restored backups back to back to back using twrp and have had no issues, even just restoring data it works fine.
glad you got it back up and running though.
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With the new version, just came out?
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Just so you all know. The latest TWRP is broke.
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What's the version number?
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slaydog said:
What's the version number?
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Its been fixed, no worries.
FYI. In the new version you have to choose what you want backed up. Make real sure you check the boxes in the name screen.
Full wipe + no check marks = a real bad day
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Full factory restore for emergencies?

When I had my S3, this was something super convenient to have in case you have an issue and have to take your phone into Sprint for service. Basically posting this to see if any devs would be interested in setting something like this up.
Link to original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31981341
[ROM/RESTORE][!JB-OTA!]Quick Return to UNROOTED STOCK(NOW WITH FLASH COUNT RESET)
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Yes, I agree we need this for our Note-2.
You should ask mrRobinson about this. Would be easy for him, it's basically the same as his stock rooted tools. (i think my sig links to it...)
And I agree, this would be an invaluable thread to be able to point people to.
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Odin mobile from chainfire does just this. I posted about in the apps and scene section it is 1 or more pages back. Alternatively you can just do a search for it.
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irule9000 said:
Odin mobile from chainfire does just this. I posted about in the apps and scene section it is 1 or more pages back. Alternatively you can just do a search for it.
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Good option as well, but you have to buy an app to do this. This is just a quick rom flash.
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BDR456 said:
Good option as well, but you have to buy an app to do this. This is just a quick rom flash.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1347899
I linked you to Chainfire's thread with a Lite version available but wouldn't you still be rooted hence may still run the risk of Sprint's rooted wrath if you brought your phone in?
I'm sure there plenty of ways to go about it fellas. I'd just like it to be as simple as possible. Boot into recovery, flash zip and done without a trace.
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Yep, I'll be checking this thread to see if something comes up too.
Get a kernel base twrp and tar, flash non rooted tar with mobile odin lite, than flash non rooted kernel
I just did this last weekend because I had to return mine to sprint due to a random rebooting problem. Here were the steps I took:
1. Made a Nandroid backup
2. Went back to stock LJC rom using odin
3. Flashed the CF's auto-root file using odin
4. Booted phone and installed triangle away
5. Ran TA and reset the counter
6. Opened Supersu to unroot
7. Then take back to sprint
I also made a backup of all the logs (call logs, sms, and mms) and my home screen settings (wallpaper, etc) and restored them to make it look more legit. Sprint didn't really mind but I'm paranoid that way. Sorry I couldn't post links as I am doing all this from work.
BDR456 said:
I'm sure there plenty of ways to go about it fellas. I'd just like it to be as simple as possible. Boot into recovery, flash zip and done without a trace.
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I have brought it up a few times but no one seemed interested.
it can't be that hard to do. I need my computer though
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Here - courtesy of Team Sextape:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032924
Stock restore is a full factory restore. Only thing it doesn't do is wipe your external SD card.
garwynn said:
Here - courtesy of Team Sextape:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032924
Stock restore is a full factory restore. Only thing it doesn't do is wipe your external SD card.
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Close, but still not it. I'm talking ALL IN ONE flash. Rom(unrooted), recovery, flash count and done. Like I said before I'm know there are multiple ways to do it, but not as easy as what I'm suggesting.
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Guess there isn't as much interest in this as I thought there'd be. :thumbdown:
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BDR456 said:
Guess there isn't as much interest in this as I thought there'd be. :thumbdown:
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I'm interested but not that knowledgeable in developing these things.... Slow learner I guess
Great idea but idk how feasible it is to create a single zip that can do all those things in one flash
SantinoInc said:
Great idea but idk how feasible it is to create a single zip that can do all those things in one flash
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It was done on the S3, why not the GN-2.
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BDR456 said:
Guess there isn't as much interest in this as I thought there'd be. :thumbdown:
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there is. got a new laptop this week...now all I need is a bit of free time to play
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Still very interested in seeing this happen. :banghead:
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This looks like the answer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086769

Hey guys need a recovery

I've downloaded twrp and cwm....i need the Odin version with cwm it just keeps restarting and i cant do anything in it Idk what the deal is and with it and with the twrp ones I've downloaded every time i try to flash it it just says invalid md5 or something like that and I've downloaded them at least 4 different times this is driving me nuts trying to get it back to stock can someone help me out
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You need an Odin CWM? PM'ed one.
meekrawb said:
You need an Odin CWM? PM'ed one.
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Man your like the bible for our phones haha you got everything
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Did it work?
Yup yup do happen to have a box now since u got everythibg else haha
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Idk why every single recovery i had downloaded wouldn't work
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I greatly appreciate all the files you provided me with
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Stuck on 4.4 rom

As the title implies, I'm stuck on a 4.4 ROM and can't get back to 4.3 stock. I've tried using recovery, but it fails or sticks me in a bootloop. Whenever it fails, it says can't mount /preload. I feel reaaaaaaaaaly stupid but I'm stuck. Help?
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And I know I'm a huge bundle of FUBAR's, but for some reason I'm acting like a first time flasher.
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Hey thanks for all the help guys, I found a 4.3 firmware that I flashed via Odin. Thanks for all the views and replys \sarcasm
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sorry dont have any answer for you but i have noticed gradually this phone has love lost since the newer versions are out.. too bad.
It ain't so bad for me. I think there's just a problem doing twrp 4.3 restores because of Knox.
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Melijah said:
It ain't so bad for me. I think there's just a problem doing twrp 4.3 restores because of Knox.
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Philz recovery will backup and restore touchwiz 4.3 properly. Make sure that you use 6.07.09 version the latest 6.12.xx requires a new binary and script changes to install most roms.
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Philz is awesome! Somehow I've never heard of it.
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