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[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thank you all so much!! :)

Yes you are right I need to make it available elsewhere. Will do that.

Any suggestions? Amazon?Pit?

BTW new version in a few minutes:

Some small improvements/bug fixes and a new feature: optionally download any recovery version zip to your sdcard. Md5sums are automatically verified.

The Bugreport was improved to optionally include partition data if you check the corresponding box. That way it's easier for me to diagnose a problem you might have.

So please use that feature ;)
[Desire Android Development] :
Amazon Market isn't yet available in Germany:( Pit would be a solution but i don't know about their conditions. Maybe you ask the dev of Welches Netz how he handled that problem? I bought this app from his webpage and got a unlock code. maybe he is willing to share the source codes?

Sent from my HTC Desire

ps: don't forget to hit the thanks button,mate :)
[Desire Android Development] stankyou:
I'm running the stable version and hasn't been keeping up with the development. Do you guys recommend updating to the latest RC? Am I missing out on features?
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
hehe thanks, I'm still considering some options..

Had to look up the changelogs in the app myself now :D

New theming options,

Backups: If there is not enough space on your sdcard, recovery won't print anymore "not enugh space, but continuing anyway" as it is the case with cwmr (dunno if that has changed in the latest versions though) and earlier 4ext versions like 2.1.0 final , resulting in incomplete or even 0byte sized backups with success message!.. that warning message at the beginning is easily overlooked.. so now backups will abort with an error message!

If you use the app it will also tell you if you haven't enough space..

And then there are some features inside the app which need 2.1.3 rc4 like:

Superwipe (format all partitions prior to install or restore in a given file system)

Advanced Backups and Advanced Restores from inside the app.

But very soon there will be an update that will reduce startup time on the desire greatly (thanks to ptr_hamilton and beanbean50 for testing) and introduce some more features..
[Desire Android Development] stankyou:
Thanks madmaxx82!

I guess I'll be flashing the RC4 then... is this the new version you were talking about earlier that you would release?
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
No, that's the version with the changes about backups and themes and app support I mentioned.

The version with reduced startup time et.c. isn't ready yet ;)

But I hope it will be soon.

Will be a Beta though. Doesn't mean it will be full of bugs, but there will be quite a lot of changes and as long as this hasn't been tested by some users I need to call it a Beta :)

RC4 is very stable should be called a final
[Desire Android Development] John_Blaze:
Hey Max buddy! Im finally home! Have i missed anything?
[Desire Android Development] :
Actually it doesnt take that long to boot anymore. Maybe 30s... When making a nand backup through the app it boots instantly... So no rush :) Take your time and rethink my idea ;)
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Not much :)

Great to hear you are back.. are you glad or do you miss the holiday? ;)

thnx :)

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Anyone that would test a preview version of the next recovery please send me a pm ;)
[Desire Android Development] Nekromantik:
i just updated to RC4.

glad to hear you have a faster startup time version. :)
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Want to test it? ;)
[Desire Android Development] :
I'd test it ;)
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
And sd-ext still ok.. ?
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
will check, phone stuck on why so serious ?
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
It's just possible that the recovery doesn't detect sd-ext properly on startup.. then it might display that it is not formatted (although wrong).. if this happens it's just the timeout problem I corrected in the very shortly uploaded, new version you do not have installed yet..

But when you don't have this problem.. then I'm glad and it's even more sure that it was just a timeout problem on my device..

Thnx a lot for helping me out :)
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
took the battery out ,rebooted to recovery, showing :

sdcard ----fat32------15gb

sd-ext =====ext4-------1048mb

missing or outdated 4ext.prop
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
And text color is pink? :D

Need to delete 4ext.prop on /sdcard/4ext/ to get the new config version.. it will be there once you delete the old file (upon recovery reboot)
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
thanks for your assistance to get this working.

thanks again for the this recovery, now go to sleep, i bet you're exausted.
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
top menu is red and the pottom is pink lol:)
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
That's right yes..

But you are in the UK and still up so earlry (for so long?)

Regarding the colour: you set it like that? :D
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
didn't get up till 3pm yesterday, so i'm staying up till the next day, to get back to normal, as i've been off work lately, my body clock is not sync, staying late, thats what the misses calls me tha night bird.lol

btw restored the backup , everything is back to normal. the color pink, i didn't , it came up pink and only the menu is red even restoring is all pink lol

cheers:D
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
I know that from the past when I was usually up all night.. was really difficult to get back to normal again..

I don't envy you. But lately I'm on the best way to also need to "cycle" :D

About the color: if it's like that then the config isn't ok or is outdated.. you would need to delete 4ext.prop on your sdcard in the 4ext folder..

Then on next reboot it will recreate the file in the new format.. where you can change all colors..

Good night :)
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
deleted it .

rebooted again, sd=ext not formatted

you may visit the 4ext to format

so i did, menu now is red.

restoring is white. lol
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Yes that's the timeout problem.. please download the new version..
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
i will, downloaded the new one ,i'll wait till the restoring is finished. then flash it and see. thanks

flashed the new one now, i'm just restoring it .

when backup i get: error backing up boot img !. basically can't make a backup.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
What?

****

completely..

Is you sdcard ok?

Please tell me which rom you are using at the moment.. maybe there's again a bug!

Can you give me a link to you rom?
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
yeah, sdcard ok, i can restore from, but can't make a backup that's all

already got a back file from previous nand i've made before flashing anything, just to be on the safe side.
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
rom is on my sig :cool kingdom v8

coolex got the new one but haven't tried it yet as happy with this one. as for the cool kingdom v8 rom, he replaced it with the cool sensation on the same thread.

tried advanced backup:

can't make a backup at all.

maybe my hboot is not the right one

hboot-0.93.0001
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Backup works with cool sensation..

Really need your file to be able to reproduce this..
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
ok, i'll reboot the phone and see if i can get a logcat.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Noo :)

Didn't you get my pm?
[Desire Android Development] rophaq:
sorry didn't see that. i'll check it now
[Desire Android Development] beanbean50:
around 10 seconds :)
[Desire Android Development] Nekromantik:
i went to bed last night so could not answer ha ha

maybe if ya make a 2nd version without themes support then it might load as fast as AmonRa.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
The delay had nothing todo with themes support ;)
[Desire Android Development] Nekromantik:
oh right.

:)
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Would you care testing it?

Would be great.

Anyone else who would test boot times and backup/restore please send me a pm :)
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Could someone please test this release of the App if it displays sd-ext correctly in view partition data?

For some ppl on the Desire it displayed 0mb for sd-ext depending on their setup.

Edit: removed, version is now online. Thanks to bmonster and ptr_hamilton for testing :)
[Desire Android Development] ptr_hamilton:
Will do once i get Home ;)
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
thanks :)
[Desire Android Development] angusc:
Madmaxx,

Just loaded it on to my desire and it displays the otherside stats all ok here. However it did seem to crash with the menus screen greyed out and my phone now lagging....let me reboot and try again.

Sent with Desire.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thanks. It displays "the ?
[Desire Android Development] John_Blaze:
hahaha are you kidding? I miss that beach already! Ok i have a problem with recovery control app.. keeps saying i dont have root access
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Hehehe I can imagine!

Seems there is a superuser problem then.

Will send you a pm so we can debug that :)
[Desire Android Development] angusc:
Hi I'm back.....all goodthis time and also took the elevator in to recovery .

Sent with Desire.
[Desire Android Development] @LiEn:
Hi guys,

I'm stuck a bit trying to get my phone back to stock to send it for repairs under warranty.

I got my s-on and unroot but still have 4extrecovery there if I go to factory reset in bootloader.

How can I (and do I need to) get that removed?

Sorry if that sounds too noob but it's been about 9 months I rooted my phone and had not need to do anything with it ever since.

Feeling a bit out-dated here. :)

Thanks
[Desire Android Development] beanbean50:
Vorsprung durch Technik as they say in Germany hehe :)
[Desire Android Development] angusc:
No I think that was only the Audi advert !

Sent with Desire.
[Desire Android Development] angusc:
What hboot you got installed? You need to get to stock hboot then run your stock ruu

Sent with Desire.
[Desire Android Development] beanbean50:
so you're an expat living in China? correct me if I'm wrong hehe :)
[Desire Android Development] @LiEn:
I did DHD restore_hboot to my original hboot 0.85.0007 and restored my rom from clockwork recovery as it is branded (three australia) rom
[Desire Android Development] ptr_hamilton:
Okay madmaxx,

Tried it all through. Deleted volinfo in cache and 4ext tmp folder as well while app running. Killed app. Started app again. Sd-ext size shown properly.

Rebooted to recovery rc9 - damn that one's really fast loaded ;) - size also shown properly.

No lag no fc

@angus: didn't understand how you made the app stuck - sorry. Wanna try that too

You really did a fantastic job Madmaxx!

Thanks for your effort
[Desire Android Development] Nekromantik:
il test :)
[Desire Android Development] APC73:
Does 4EXTRecovery work with CM7?

I have been using it with stock hboot with no probs, flashed CM7 the first one.

When i run recovery it just sticks on info, does not load any menu?

If i flash CM7 r2 Recovery works again

--

Sorted flashed recovery again and it worked first time.
[Desire Android Development] ptr_hamilton:
Did you try to flash the recovery one more time? It should really work with first version, too. But why would you want to use the first version?

Regards Pete
[Desire Android Development] bmonster:
Super fast booting with RC9, good job :D
[Desire Android Development] MULTIPLI:
Yes. same here, very fast booting. gj
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Don't use it yet for restoring backups made with this version.

Soon there will be an update where restore works on the Desire too ;)
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
2.1.5 rc3 is up for testing..

To enable tar backups you need to switch them on from inside 4EXT Recovery Control (4ext settings menu) or edit 4ext.prop manually (backups.use.tar=yes)
[Desire Android Development] beanbean50:
Hi Max,

sorry I didn't see your pm till a short whie ago, just been testing recovery control 1.0.4 using v2.15 rc3 and all seems to be working fine and dandy :)
[Desire Android Development] Sebby:
hi madmax (how is it going)

installed your new recovery 2.1.5 RC3 (fast boot time) great work

but still missing the system,data and cache partitions

and the progressbar is still at the bottom (with full background)

i buyed your apps looks great

but if i view partition data (undetected) see picture
[Desire Android Development] bmonster:
I've found if you've just installed the new recovery, you need to boot into recovery before the partition data shows correctly. :)
[Desire Android Development] beanbean50:
working fine and dandy here for me
[Desire Android Development] Sebby:
not working

deleted the 4ext folder in cache

cleared cache of 4ext recovery control

deleted the folder 4extcontrol on sdcard

boot in recovery then reboot to rom again

launch 4ext recovery control

still no luck (undetected)

wierd.....
[Desire Android Development] live_0978:
double post. .sorry
[Desire Android Development] beanbean50:
'4ext control preview 103 is telling me there's an update but after several attempts it's failing to download it.'

I think Max is working hard behind the scenes last night we was on 1.0.4 this morning 1.0.6 already!
[Desire Android Development] :
You bet he was ;) check www.4ext.net

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Have you got the latest preview? Have you been to the recovery?
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Do you read the news inside the app?

Please download from 4ext.net ;)

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Thank you very much :)

Yes system data and cache are still not displayed on the desire inside recovery.

This is just a preview version that only has a few changes. The real update will come soon :)

Regarding the not detected I will send you an email :)
[Desire Android Development] @LiEn:
I restored original hboot 0.85.0007 do i really need to run stock RUU to remove 4extrecovery or should clockwork recovery backup work as well?

If i really need stock RUU as my phone is branded (three network) if I run stock RUU can I restore clockwork recovery backup after and would that get the branded settings back on?

Just trying to find easiest way to get it back to stock as the only thing left is 4extrecovery still being there

Thanks
[Desire Android Development] mattman83:
RUU wipes everything - totally... you won't have a clockwork recovery to restore from :P Your best bet is to find an appropriate 3 branded RUU and run that, it will get it back to original condition for you.

M.
[Desire Android Development] @LiEn:
I know RUU wipes everything and my clockwork restore would have to mean starting over again eng s-off and doing restore of my original backup. I just wander would that get me back to "branded" stock phone as those branded RUU are imposable to find.
[Desire Android Development] bmonster:
If you create a goldcard, loads of tutorials on here to make one, then you can flash a stock ruu.
[Desire Android Development] angusc:
You are correct.

Sent with Desire.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
new version is up :) 1.6.1 RC1

Two new features and hopefully without any major issues :)

(Even better if there were none :D )
[Desire Android Development] John_Blaze:
Is this what i got earlier?
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
No, better :D
[Desire Android Development] John_Blaze:
On 4ext.net ?
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
No, check the app ;)
[Desire Android Development] John_Blaze:
Ok got it! Awesome bud.. its really coming along nicely. ;) :D
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
If someone uses an old version of 4EXT Recovery Control and gets the message that the trial is over, please download it again from 4ext.net.

I have extended the trial long ago, but if you haven't upgraded for some time, then it might show the expired message. Back then I thought to have a free version ready, but couldn't publish it yet due to no time because of working on recovery and updates.

Sorry for that!

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thnx :)
[Desire Android Development] ghiki:
@madmaxx82, can you add +1 option to "format without LBA" mode, check this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1010228 ...unfortunately I'm one of guys with that (recently bought :( ) SDCard
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Yes, will do that together with a change in fat32 formatting.

BTW I also got that card and couldn't find a difference when the partition was properly aligned. Didn't test much though since it felt fast enough to me.
[Desire Android Development] ghiki:
Ugh! Aren't same xD me is Class 4 (but my class2 8Gb Sandisk is much faster than this!)

Anyway, I tried without LBA and I noticed speed increase
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Will do it anyway :)

I hope it won't take long :)
[Desire Android Development] Nekromantik:
is the tar backup slower then normal?
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
On the desire only sd-ext(2) will be backed up using tar archives.

The rest is still yaffs.

Tar should be faster!
[Desire Android Development] Nekromantik:
ok thanks

will flash it tomorrow :)
[Desire Android Development] Jemus42:
Yay, partition data is correct know, nice :>

But… a duplicate entry is shown. In the app, it shows me a "data" and a "sd-ext" partition, both the same size. So… they're the same partition (at least according to what I know I partitioned on the SD :) ). Besides that, partitions are displayed correctly in the app. Only thing left: The app shows me system and cache partitions (yaffs2), but recovery doesn't show those. But well, I probably should upgrade to the latest recovery…

Oh, and the ROM name detection on MIUI ROMs still is a little tricky, huh?

In the app "Android System Info" -> System -> Build infos < it says Display: MIUI 1.9.16 and ID: MIUI-XJ… if you could figure out where ASI gets those values you could make the ROM name detection work for MIUI, right?

But well, I guess there are more pressing issues to be adressed right know, huh? :)

(Not that I could name any, hadn't any problems yet, but since I rely on the stability of my setup, I'm not that much into stress-testing these days)

[App: Preview11 / Recovery: 2.1.3. RC4]

[Desire / MIUI XJ 1.9.16 X-PART GB 2.3.5]

EDIT:

Partition detection is the same with the recent recovery, and yes, I booted the recovery and checked the app/partition data afterwards :)
[Desire Android Development] Sebby:
hi madmax

what are the two new features
[Desire Android Development] bmonster:
Haptic feedback, and automatic usb mount, have a look at 4EXT settings.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Yes the recovery does not show extra data about yaffs2 partitions yet.

Didn't have time to change that yet.

Detecting all rom names is tricky.

Where Rom nr.1 has its Name, Rom Nr. 2 has its version number, Rom nr. 3. the build name of its Android version and rom nr4 nothing.

I'm glad it identifies nearly all roms.

There is room for improvements but other things come first ;)

The reason why it shows the same sizes in your case for data and sd-ext is that sd-ext is mounted on /data inside your rom.

The phone as well as the app can't distinguish between them..

I'm sure you don't want me to unmount sd-ext only to check the size of data ;)

Inside recovery this isn't the case as it has control about where it mounts the partitions.

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You can enable the autostart of toggle usb storage and disable haptic feedback on devices with haptic feedback inside recovery.

If you never had vibrating buttons then this setting won't do anything ;)

Tar backups work well and must also be switched on first.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
If you installed version 2.1.6 RC1 AND enabled tar backups, it didn't name backups of sd-ext partitions that were ext3 correctly.

They didn't get a filename extension.

Sorry!

If you have already made a tar backup with RC1, just rename the the file to <filename>.ext3.tar to fix that!

For example:

If you open your backup folder you will see files like:

boot.img recovery.img system.img, data.img.. sd-ext.ext4.tar and so on.

If you find sd-ext missing its file extension like:

"sd-ext", then it was an ext3 partition..

rename it to sd-ext.ext3.tar and everything will be fine.

Also the message generating md5sums wasn't displayed, but md5sums have been correctly generated.

All issues have been resolved in RC2 which will be online shortly.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
RC2 is up, fixing all those issues.
[Desire Android Development] John_Blaze:
cool! downloading now! :) ;)
[Desire Android Development] 3f1f37:
I been using 4EXT for months, I first started using with 2.1.0. Haven't looked backed ever since, just bought your app to show my support and appreciation.

Keep up the awesome work.
[Desire Android Development] live_0978:
Hi Max, something that has just popped up in insertcoin thread, is the Ext4 partition marked as no-journaling at creation by default?

keep up the good work anyway and i will be flashing rc2.
[Desire Android Development] Bibracte:
Successful update 2.1.6 RC1 => RC2, with 4EXT Recovery Control v1.1.0
[Desire Android Development] Frankie-boy:
Hi,

With the new recovery the "ThemeHTCGirl_V2"-theme isn't working anymore. Only a few menu-items are shown correct.

I also can't enter the "Change colours"-menu-item Recovery Control Preview app.

Grtz,

Frank
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
It's been in the changelogs of the app. You need to install the theme again using the app if the theme isn't compatible with the changes done in 2.1.6.

About your problem with changing colours: which version are you using?

Could it be possible that you are not using the latest one?

There were some needed changes to support 2.1.6.

Please use the app to send me a bug report if something doesn't work, because that way I get more infos. I wouldn't need to ask you for your currently installed version for example ;)
[Desire Android Development] Frankie-boy:
I've installed it using the app... I'm using version 1.3...

I've checked once more if it doesn't work and it doesn't. After I'm booted again, I'll send you a bug report using the app for the information...
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Ok, I will ask Whiskey to update the girl theme.

Yes please send me a report anyway.
[Desire Android Development] Frankie-boy:
Just did and thnx!
[Desire Android Development] kostelo:
Thanks for this great recovery. Successfull update through the app.
[Desire Android Development] madmaxx82:
Just tested it by installing it via the app.. the theme does work..

How exactly did you install it?

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Thank you :)

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I checked your recovery.log and there are errors regarding the themes bitmaps.

Try redownloading the theme.zip and then in the app go into themes section -> install, select the zip file and when the preview is displayed press the screen and select install.

Sorry for that detailed explanation :D

Just need to make sure :)
[Desire Android Development] Frankie-boy:
Just downloaded the zip again, but still no good :(. I used the same steps you did...

Where are the png's stored? I have only 1,05MB left in my /system, so if it is there, it could be a lack of diskspace...

I think so. I tried a smaller on and that one worked...

EDIT: Just extracted the icon_clockwork.png, and move it to /system/4ext/icons, so at least I have something ;).