Need help accessing interactive mode in CWM - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

I got stuck in a neverending boot with the CM11 OTA updater on last nights nightly. Updater works in cm, then upon reboot, seems to install the update in non-interactive mode in cwm, then upon reboot, doesn't get past boot animation.
If i try to boot into CWM/recovery, it installs again, but I can't access the interactive menus, it just installs, then reboots again, and get's stuck. ADB sees the device, but says "offline" so I can't connect and access anything thru that.
Don't wanna have to invoke odin, as that's a last-ditch fix, and not sure what i'd install anyways.

I'd assume you'd be able to use one of these devices if you have an micro SD card availibile on your phone. I think you know what to do after that and that would be to get your ROM and GApps onto there. If you cannot do that, then you'll need to use Odin in Download mode.

was looking for a speedier way, but I solved it already by using odin to install TWRP, which let me adb in, kill the install process, then sideload the latest nightly, solving the problem, which was caused by the cmupdate program allowing me to install an incomplete zip file. I am curious as to if there's a cancel install type button-press in CWM for this type of problem.

gomisensei said:
was looking for a speedier way, but I solved it already by using odin to install TWRP, which let me adb in, kill the install process, then sideload the latest nightly, solving the problem, which was caused by the cmupdate program allowing me to install an incomplete zip file. I am curious as to if there's a cancel install type button-press in CWM for this type of problem.
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So you're having two recoveries I presume?

codemonkey98 said:
So you're having two recoveries I presume?
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Naw, just used twrp and it let me adb in. After I fixed the problem, i reflashed my cwm touch recovery. May play with twrp again sometime, but i've always preferred the look and functions of cwm, mostly cuz I'm used to it, also had some problems with twrp forever ago

gomisensei said:
Naw, just used twrp and it let me adb in. After I fixed the problem, i reflashed my cwm touch recovery. May play with twrp again sometime, but i've always preferred the look and functions of cwm, mostly cuz I'm used to it, also had some problems with twrp forever ago
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I was going to say, having two recoveries is really bad to have. :victory:

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[RECOVERY](Updated 2-8-14) Official ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.4.7

Here is the official ClockworkMod Recovery 6.0.4.7 non-touch images and touch images for the Nexus 10 enjoy :cyclops:!
Credit goes to Koush for releasing the official ClockworkMod Recovery images
These are safe to flash via fastboot.
Non-Touch
http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.7-manta.img
Touch
http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.4.7-manta.img
These can be flashed via fastboot using the following commands:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/.img
fastboot reboot
Once again enjoy :victory:!
Note: To get the recovery to stick on reboot when Clockworkmod Recovery asks you if you want rename flash-recovery.sh or similar say "Yes", this will allow you to keep Clockworkmod Recovery installed permanently (Unless you flash a different recovery image) when you reboot your phone.
These reboot randomly as well. I've been trying to get TWRP to work, but TWRP is doing the same thing. Nothing in dmesg or last_kmsg to help either. :/
Also sdcard mount does not work nor anything reading from sdcard... only thing working is adb sideload.
Dees_Troy said:
These reboot randomly as well. I've been trying to get TWRP to work, but TWRP is doing the same thing. Nothing in dmesg or last_kmsg to help either. :/
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zedomax said:
Also sdcard mount does not work nor anything reading from sdcard... only thing working is adb sideload.
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Ok that is really bizare, both CWMR and TWRP are not working right and encountering similar issues regarding random reboots and mount issues. Whats odd is other people are experiencing random reboots during regular use even when not in recovery. I'm starting to believe that something Google might have to put out at fix for software wise may be needed.
So I take it no more "booting" the temporary ones posted before for the Nexus 4/Nexus 10? We can go ahead and "flash" these ones right?
zedomax said:
Also sdcard mount does not work nor anything reading from sdcard... only thing working is adb sideload.
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i cant even get the sideload to work to get SU installed. Its driving me crazy. I keep trying it over and over again with the same result. As soon as i go over to recovery it unmounts from the computer then the sideload command fails due to computer losing connection with it. "Device not found"
Tried both CWM versions now .5 and .6
Not my first time around the block with rooting :-/
Used heimdall suite to flash my GS2.. any way to get it to push the .zip file for SU over to the phone? Push the recovery img then push the .zip maybe?
So I never even ended up trying to sideload anything, I just flashed the official recovery, then went immediately to recovery from fastboot, and once there I just flashed the SU zip and now I have root. Of course, CWMR doesn't work (i.e. if I use Quick Boot to boot to recovery it just takes me to the stock recovery, and if I try to go to recovery from fastboot manually, I just get the dead android w/red triangle).
Jayrod1980 said:
Finally got it... helped to just get the supersu on the root of the device. I used the fastboot commands to get to cwm touch and then I quickly installed it through the interface. I couldn't sideload. The device won't recognize adb when I'm in fastboot mode at all. I don't know what I was doing wrong in that instance, but using cwm briefly let me install supersu. Thanks for your help! Surprising this is so buggy considering it's a nexus... and it's not the nexus that's excluded from AOSP. Go figure!
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I had to do it this way in order to get root. Finally.. been working on this for like 5ish hours now.. what a pain. Hopefully there will be an easier route for everyone else and a CWM that does not reboot in 20ish seconds soon. Good luck to everyone that goes this route.. it takes a lot of trial and error
snunez said:
Hopefully there will be an easier route for everyone else and a CWM that does not reboot in 20ish seconds soon.
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I'm sure there will be, probably by the end of the weekend, if not sooner
I took apart CWM touch 6.0.1.6 and fixed reboot after 20 sec
I took the stock recovery.img from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#mantarayjop40c, unpacked it, copied over the recovery binary from cwm touch 6.0.1.6 and resource files into the ramdisk... repacked it, and voila... no more reboots!
I'm sure Koush will eventually figure out what's going on with his automatic build system... my manually made recovery seems to work ok.
Please have at it (and feel free to thank me and report bugs), and if you want a tgz of my "unpacked" recovery I'll upload as well. You can also just unpack my uploaded file and see where the differences are yourself.
I've done recovery mods in the past for the G1, G2, and Gnexus when stuff like this happens when a device first comes out and recoveries have bugs in them.
Just "fastboot flash recovery $file.img" to try it out. I've got it running on my nexus 10 already and it hasn't rebooted (I succesfully installed CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053 )
damien667 said:
I took the stock recovery.img from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#mantarayjop40c, unpacked it, copied over the recovery binary from cwm touch 6.0.1.6 and resource files into the ramdisk... repacked it, and voila... no more reboots!
I'm sure Koush will eventually figure out what's going on with his automatic build system... my manually made recovery seems to work ok.
Please have at it (and feel free to thank me and report bugs), and if you want a tgz of my "unpacked" recovery I'll upload as well. You can also just unpack my uploaded file and see where the differences are yourself.
I've done recovery mods in the past for the G1, G2, and Gnexus when stuff like this happens when a device first comes out and recoveries have bugs in them.
Just "fastboot flash recovery $file.img" to try it out. I've got it running on my nexus 10 already and it hasn't rebooted (I succesfully installed CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053 )
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Great work! If you could post the unpacked version I'd appreciate it. I was trying to build a fixed version without success and would like to compare.
So,
Am I right in thinking...
cd to the adb tools folder where the sdk is saved.
I need to unlock the boot loader via fastboot oem.
Then copy your file to the same directory on my Mac
Then type in the command line you suggested with the correct filename?
After that I will be rooted
Swype'd at pace from my Galaxy S2
Here's my working tree
The-Kevster said:
Great work! If you could post the unpacked version I'd appreciate it. I was trying to build a fixed version without success and would like to compare.
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I used this tool to unpack and re-pack the image: https://github.com/huaixzk/unpackbootimg.git
Attached is my current working tree as a tar.gz
Edit: the tool in that git repo is missing a step to gunzip | cpio the ramdisk... I made a shell script to do that for me when unpacking and repacking
Edit2: I added the wrapper scripts I made for posterity
damien667 said:
I took the stock recovery.img from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#mantarayjop40c, unpacked it, copied over the recovery binary from cwm touch 6.0.1.6 and resource files into the ramdisk... repacked it, and voila... no more reboots!
I'm sure Koush will eventually figure out what's going on with his automatic build system... my manually made recovery seems to work ok.
Please have at it (and feel free to thank me and report bugs), and if you want a tgz of my "unpacked" recovery I'll upload as well. You can also just unpack my uploaded file and see where the differences are yourself.
I've done recovery mods in the past for the G1, G2, and Gnexus when stuff like this happens when a device first comes out and recoveries have bugs in them.
Just "fastboot flash recovery $file.img" to try it out. I've got it running on my nexus 10 already and it hasn't rebooted (I succesfully installed CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053 )
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Wow! It worked perfectly... You are a genius. No more random reboots in recovery! Thank you. I have one question... Are you able to do the same for TWRP for the Nexus 10, if possible?
Underworld79 said:
Wow! It worked perfectly... You are a genius. No more random reboots in recovery! Thank you. I have one question... Are you able to do the same for TWRP for the Nexus 10, if possible?
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I could probably do it to TWRP as well (later today, it's sleep time for me)... however, I don't know where the latest nexus 10 recovery image is from them (considering it's not in this forum).
so can I permanently flash this now instead of fastboot?
damien667 said:
I took the stock recovery.img from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#mantarayjop40c, unpacked it, copied over the recovery binary from cwm touch 6.0.1.6 and resource files into the ramdisk... repacked it, and voila... no more reboots!
I'm sure Koush will eventually figure out what's going on with his automatic build system... my manually made recovery seems to work ok.
Please have at it (and feel free to thank me and report bugs), and if you want a tgz of my "unpacked" recovery I'll upload as well. You can also just unpack my uploaded file and see where the differences are yourself.
I've done recovery mods in the past for the G1, G2, and Gnexus when stuff like this happens when a device first comes out and recoveries have bugs in them.
Just "fastboot flash recovery $file.img" to try it out. I've got it running on my nexus 10 already and it hasn't rebooted (I succesfully installed CWM-SuperSU-v0.98.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053 )
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Well I just flashed your version of the recovery, and after doing "fastboot-mac reboot" and rebooting, I tried rebooting to recovery via adb, and unfortunately it brought me back to the dead android red triangle screen. In fact, I can't even get to CWMR at all. Anyone else??
And to be clear, I have successfully rooted, so at this point I'm just trying to get a functioning version of CWMR on the tablet, if possible.
Did you try holding power and pressing Vol+ when booting recovery? That's how you enter stock recovery.
Randomwalker said:
Did you try holding power and pressing Vol+ when booting recovery? That's how you enter stock recovery.
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Yeah I know that, but I'm not trying to enter stock recovery, I'm trying to enter the custom recovery (which is the supposed "stable" one by damien) which I've installed. And it only let me access CWMR immediately after flashing it. However anytime afterwards I simply cannot access it again:
1) tried "adb reboot recovery" and it brings me to the dead android w/red triangle
2) tried getting to recovery via the Quick Boot app, and the same thing happens
3) tried getting to recovery via the normal holding buttons down to get to bootloader, then going to recovery manually from there, and a no-go as well.
In the end, all that happens is I have to toggle the buttons once I get to the dead android screen, and the menu for the stock recovery appears, which allows me to reboot. But as for CWMR, it is nowhere to be found. WTF.
Did you reboot after installing CWM? If so, did you remove install.sh, that will restore the stock recovery?

[Q] Stuck in CWM Recovery

So, I got an update from Paranoid OTA app today, saying there's an update and that my ROM is outdated. So I decided to download it, since I wanted to change my ROM anyway and I wanted to check whats new. After the file has been downloaded I downloaded the gapps too and decided to flash. While in recovery I did the usual steps and the ROM wouldn't flash, giving me an error.
First the Warning label appears on the top of the Andy's head.
Code:
Warning: No file_contexts
And I get that Android logo with an exclamation mark. And it says that the installation is aborted. And after that when I try to reboot it says,
Root access possibly lost. Fix ?
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So I pick Yes, to fix it. And it reboots into recovery again.
I tried several times and always the same,
After that I gave up and decided to just reboot my phone and boot it up. Removed the battery, cause even after "fixing" the permissions it still only reboots the recovery, and powered my device back on and again it booted straight into the recovery.
I figured maybe my CWM is a bit outdated so I need to update it. I have v6.0.1.0 so I downloaded the latest one available, v6.0.4.3.
I downloaded a new ROM and gapps for it, but I can't transfer it to my phone and I need to do it trough fastboot, right ? As well I wanted to flash new recovery I downloaded.
So I open up cmd, put my phone into fastboot and do
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fastboot devices
which brings up nothing at all.
Has this ever happened to any of you and how do I fix this ?
I don't think its about faulty drivers, since this is not the first time I'm messing with my phone, but it's the first time something like this happened, never had any problems.
Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.
1. Make sure you have proper drivers installed if this is your first time using the USB cable with your Galaxy Nexus. (UND). If you used ADB without problems then skip this step.
2. You can use ADB sideload instead of usb mounting, as the later does not always work. To use ADB sideload, select it in recovery for choosing a installation, use the command prompt or terminal and go to the directory of your downloaded ROM, type adb sideload name of the rom here.zip.
Boot your phone to fastboot, (volume + - and power) with USB connected to phone and command prompt loaded to adb/fastboot folder:
fastboot flash recovery nameofcwm6.0.4.3file.img
Should most likely work for you after that, you can try flashing the zip again thru sideload.
As for your issue, some warnings are normal in later 4.4 roms. As long as you have updated to latest CWM, I believe current version is 6.0.4.3 then you are fine for now.
Fastboot commands only work in bootloader mode - the screen where you see the android and specifics about your Gnex revision/software below.
ADB commands work in recovery - CWM, TWRP, or stock etc.
If you have a backup of your PA 3.99, you could also restore it. PA 3.99 (android 4.3) is the last stable version, right now they are rolling out 4.0 Beta for KitKat (android 4.4.2) and there may be issues as you had experienced. If you want stability, just restore a 3.99 backup or install it fresh.
You truly are something mate.
Great reply. Yeah, it was about my drivers. Installed the new ones, and will push CWM to my phone now.
If I get some problems I'll report back.
Thanks a lot.
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Hallelujah, CM installed and working.
Great to see it all worked out. Have a great holiday season.
You too man. You too.

S2 not booting past CM logo

Okay, everything seemed fine on my s2 until the latest CM download. I install it though CWM and it seems fine but then it says
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E:Error in /sdcard/firmware/cm-11-20140619-NIGHTLY-hercules.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
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Firmware is just the folder name for where i keep the files i may flash to it. I have tried other
I tried to install CM 10.2.0 and it seems to work. but then when i try and boot, it goes to the splash screen and just stays there. Did I do something wrong that is causing this?
Spud37 said:
Okay, everything seemed fine on my s2 until the latest CM download. I install it though CWM and it seems fine but then it says
Firmware is just the folder name for where i keep the files i may flash to it. I have tried other
I tried to install CM 10.2.0 and it seems to work. but then when i try and boot, it goes to the splash screen and just stays there. Did I do something wrong that is causing this?
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"Set metadata recursive" probably means you are using a recovery that is too old.
@Spud37
Yes, it means your recovery is outdated. Here is a download link for the latest TWRP that you can flash in Odin as PDA. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/hercules/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-hercules.tar
This link came from teamwins website (teamw.in)
Sent from my SGH-T989
jrc2 said:
@Spud37
Yes, it means your recovery is outdated. Here is a download link for the latest TWRP that you can flash in Odin as PDA. http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/hercules/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.1.0-hercules.tar
This link came from teamwins website (teamw.in)
Sent from my SGH-T989
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Well there is another issue with my phone that I have actually worked around for awhile now. The MircoUSB on the phone is broken. I bought an extra battery and swap it, I also just use the SD card to copy anything to the phone. Is there a way for me to flash the phone with the new TWRP from the sd card. Why would the older TWRP not install CM 10.2.0 ROM? Do I have to go older perhaps? Thanks though. Knowing is half the battle
EDIT: Going to try and install 10.1.0 and see if it will let me boot. I figure once I can get it to boot, it will be easier to update the Recovery on the phone.
EDIT 2: No problems or errors occured when I installed CM 10.1.0.zip. However it still got stuck in a boot loop. I did however find a file called superwipe for the T mobile S2. I am wondering if that could help
EDIT 3: Okay so the superwipe worked and i am now running 10.1.0, Is it possible to install a Recovery from the phone without using odin?
What all did you wipe when you installed 10.1? There is a way to update the recovery if you can get the phone to boot. What is the latest thing you got to boot on your phone?
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jrc2 said:
What all did you wipe when you installed 10.1? There is a way to update the recovery if you can get the phone to boot. What is the latest thing you got to boot on your phone?
Sent from my HP Slate 7 using Tapatalk
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I had wiped everything, formatted and fixed permissions, it didn't work. It wasn't until i found the Superwipe that installation worked and i was able to boot to 10.1.0. How can i update/change the recovery from the phone.
Thanks
Spud37 said:
I had wiped everything, formatted and fixed permissions, it didn't work. It wasn't until i found the Superwipe that installation worked and i was able to boot to 10.1.0. How can i update/change the recovery from the phone.
Thanks
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It is a lot more risky if your usb port doesn't work, since you can't flash back to stock in Odin if something goes wrong. I would recommend that you get someone to fix that USB port before you make too many changes.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. These changes could brick your phone if something goes wrong. Proceed at your own risk!
Okay, now for the tutorial. These instructions are assuming that you are already rooted. Download this file and make sure you check the md5sum. Rename it to TWRP.img and move it to /storage/sdcard. This will make the next steps easier. If you move the file somewhere else, make a note of the location of the file. If you have not already, install the terminal emulator app form the Play Store. Open it and type the following lines in it.
Code:
su
[CLICK ENTER]
Code:
dd if=/storage/sdcard/TWRP.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22
(Change the path to wherever you moved the file to) [CLICK ENTER]
Reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik. Reboot. If recovery says that system recovery will override it on reboot, click fix. This should update your recovery.
Have a good afternoon,
jrc2

[Guidance] SGH-T989 UPDATING ISSUE!

Good evening everyone!
I've recently wanted to update my Hercules from 4.1 (I know it's reeealy outdated) to version 6.0 Marshmallow.
So I did a few steps and now I cant' seem to go any further, and I need your help.
So far, I've done the following:
-Installed TWRP 2.8.7.0
-Used Odin to flash the TWRP mentioned above
Now, I know there are a few problems regarding this version of the TWRP on the Hercules, so I tried fixing it by using Odin again and flashing the updated 2.8.7.1 and even the 3.0 version that I found on some threads, but with no sucess.
I haven't even had the chance to install Marshmallow on my phone in the first chance, because I couldn't find any .ZIP folders on the TWRP instalation menu.
I really appreciate your help guys, I'm a noob at this and I'm just starting to figure what is what, I just need my phone updated. It's running so far atleast, so it's not hard bricked I guess.
Did you follow the instructions to flash TWRP using Odin?
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Did you follow the instructions to flash TWRP using Odin?
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I'm pretty sure I did everything I was intended to do. I installed Samsung Kies so I could install the drivers on my mobile, and then TWRP through Odin properly with the blue light showing up. After flashing it, it turned green and said PASS or PASSED. So I think I did everything right on that end, I can even access TWRP with no real problems.
I even tried to do a ROOT on my system, but again, I couldn't use ZIP or any other files on the TWRP installation option because they simply do not appear
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Watching this thread as I have the same problem.
I can boot to TWRP 2.8.7, but if I try to install, there's no file to install from.
I can go back to TWRP 2.6.0, and then mount the card and see the ROM, but every ROM I try fails. Something about non-virtual partitions if I try 4.4 or better, and error executing updater binary if i try 4.1
aguycalled80 said:
Watching this thread as I have the same problem.
I can boot to TWRP 2.8.7, but if I try to install, there's no file to install from.
I can go back to TWRP 2.6.0, and then mount the card and see the ROM, but every ROM I try fails. Something about non-virtual partitions if I try 4.4 or better, and error executing updater binary if i try 4.1
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How did you go back to TWRP 2.6.0?
N1ZUW said:
How did you go back to TWRP 2.6.0?
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With Odin.
I can boot in download mode no problem.
N1ZUW said:
Good evening everyone!
I've recently wanted to update my Hercules from 4.1 (I know it's reeealy outdated) to version 6.0 Marshmallow.
So I did a few steps and now I cant' seem to go any further, and I need your help.
So far, I've done the following:
-Installed TWRP 2.8.7.0
-Used Odin to flash the TWRP mentioned above
Now, I know there are a few problems regarding this version of the TWRP on the Hercules, so I tried fixing it by using Odin again and flashing the updated 2.8.7.1 and even the 3.0 version that I found on some threads, but with no sucess.
I haven't even had the chance to install Marshmallow on my phone in the first chance, because I couldn't find any .ZIP folders on the TWRP instalation menu.
I really appreciate your help guys, I'm a noob at this and I'm just starting to figure what is what, I just need my phone updated. It's running so far atleast, so it's not hard bricked I guess.
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I don't know of any problems with any of the recoveries. However there are different recoveries for different roms which need to be used in a specific order and in a specific way, the first time that you virtually repartition your phone.
Have you gone through the process of applying the "virtual partition" and installing the modified "virtual partition" recovery? This is required for most of the MM roms on this phone (Hercules). The process is very well documented here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/help/guidance-sgh-t989-updating-issue-t3414641 in the #2nd post.
markusrow said:
I don't know of any problems with any of the recoveries. However there are different recoveries for different roms which need to be used in a specific order and in a specific way, the first time that you virtually repartition your phone.
Have you gone through the process of applying the "virtual partition" and installing the modified "virtual partition" recovery? This is required for most of the MM roms on this phone (Hercules). The process is very well documented here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2-tmobile/help/guidance-sgh-t989-updating-issue-t3414641 in the #2nd post.
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Hi, thanks for replying
No, I dont' take I have taken that step actually. I'm pretty new to this and I tried following every step correctly, but I know that I failed or skipped something at some extent and I've been trying to figure out what exactly, so I can fix it. I guess I need to Virtual Partition my phone then, could you post me the link do to so? Because I think you posted one that would take back to this post
aguycalled80 said:
With Odin.
I can boot in download mode no problem.
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How do you go in download mode if you have TWRP installed? Does TWRP work as download mode aswell? Thanks for your help man, hope you can fix your phone too!
N1ZUW said:
How do you go in download mode if you have TWRP installed? Does TWRP work as download mode aswell? Thanks for your help man, hope you can fix your phone too!
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I shut it down in TWRP then hold volume down and power to go into download mode.
My phone has gone backwards now though - it doesn't matter what I load in Odin now, it won't boot up. The SAMSUNG screen is on, with a progress bar, but it never gets to the end. It stops right near the end and it sits there until I reboot it again.

Can't reinstall twrp after accidently updating CM13 to CM14.

I've been running cm13 nightlies on my OP3. I haven't updated in a couple weeks and last night i got a notification that there was some new updates. Since it's been a while i decided to do the update so i let the cmupdater do it's thing and went to bed. This morning i wake up and was greeted with a very cranky phone. I noticed i was having trouble with any google related app, and also popups of google apps crashing. So i go to settings and I see that my phone has been updated to CM14!
well that would explain the Google apps pproblem. I was going to flash gapps for 7.0 but i couldn't get into recovery. I had twrp installed but now i couldn't get into it. the phone reboots, shows the oneplus logo then shuts off. Then i decide to reflash twrp. i put the phone into fastboot mode and from my pc command prompt, tried the fastboot flash recovery. img. it says it was successful but i still can not boot into recovery. I made sure debugging was on and I also accepted my pc key when asked on the phone before booting into fastboot mode. I realise this is a dirty flash but is there anyway of recovering from this ? i usually flash the nightlies myself from the recovery,i don't know why last night i used the cmupdater.
You probably got it going by now but in case. Which version of twrp are you trying? I would try the latest twrp-3.0.2-23-oneplus3.img. Make sure OEM unlock is checked in device manager, root is allowed as well, try an app like flashify or something that can flash an image from within the OS and see if you have better luck.
Ducter said:
You probably got it going by now but in case. Which version of twrp are you trying? I would try the latest twrp-3.0.2-23-oneplus3.img. Make sure OEM unlock is checked in device manager, root is allowed as well, try an app like flashify or something that can flash an image from within the OS and see if you have better luck.
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Thank you for your help. I couldn't try the flashify route as it would not install. Something about parsing the package failed. I did manage to fix it by downloading the latest twrp you suggested and flashing that. After that I was able to boot into recovery and flash pico gapps 7.1. Unfortunately that wiped out all of my apps but at least i didn't lose any of my files. Thanks again.
pdrift said:
Thank you for your help. I couldn't try the flashify route as it would not install. Something about parsing the package failed. I did manage to fix it by downloading the latest twrp you suggested and flashing that. After that I was able to boot into recovery and flash pico gapps 7.1. Unfortunately that wiped out all of my apps but at least i didn't lose any of my files. Thanks again.
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Glad you got it going, I see now that I mentioned device manager... No clue where that came from lol, was suppose to be developer options. Regardless, you got it and that was the goal.

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