yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire HD Android Development] c0de_junkie:
hey madmaxx82.... not sure what is happening here but i was just doing a normal flash and reload of a new setup and all of the sudden when i try to flash something while in recovery it just reboots recovery and the zip does not install!!! the file is just a kernel that i flash all the time with this rom... I am on the latest RC recovery build...

when i try to flash the same zip with the app, then everything works fine and the file flashes like its supposed to..... but no matter what I can not flash any files in the latest recovery.... i have had this recovery installed since u released and I flashed it with the app when it first came out, the crazy thing is that i have prob flash 4 different roms and a countless amount of theme files since its release and all files would flash fine with no problems up until about an hour ago..... I have tried re-installing it, the easy way with the app and the manual may with ADB and I get the same results everytime....

any ideas? thanks for any help man....

edit*** it looks like flashing other recovery version does not take this problem away..... :(
[Desire HD Android Development] joe9002:
ran that comand and found nothing
[Desire HD Android Development] sigurd_LU:
I just pulled the image, but won't post it :p
[Desire HD Android Development] cwhitney24:
I tried last night but my laptop wasnt acting right....

I got your 10 char right here
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
What exactly do you mean? You have recovery control installed, but you cannot update the apk through the android market? What's the error you get?

You can flash zips via the app but not inside recovery?

Please do it again and then boot your rom and send me a Report ticking the option to include your last recovery log, maybe I can find something ;)

What you think it is? :D
[Desire HD Android Development] c0de_junkie:
thats the exact problem... I have tried everything and it still just reboots recovery when I try to flash something,... the moment I select the file I want to flash the screen goes black and then recovery restarts after a few seconds

i just did it again and sent u a bug report like u asked... I really hope that u can help me,,,,,,
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Will look at it now and reply to you via email :)
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Think I found the problem..

There seem to be faulty pngs. Please uninstall the theme using the app and try again.

If it then fails, please send me another report.
[Desire HD Android Development] inzaghi75:
There stands this apk. is not for your system. But only with MIUI.
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
****. This market is driving me crazy. I will take a look at that.

Sorry! I really don't know why. I have set NO restrictions..
[Desire HD Android Development] c0de_junkie:
I was able to fix it by deleting the 4ext folder in /system/!!!!!!!

here is the thing... I did NOT flash any themes at all!!! I rebooted rom to recovery after the first boot after flashing a new rom and when I got back into recovery it was like recovery had a half theme installed cause the text color was different from the default color.... and I didnt see the recovery control icon when recovery first started so I knew something was up right away!!!

thanks for looking into it!!!
[Desire HD Android Development] inzaghi75:
The issue is the new Market. I hate it. I flash the old Market:mad:
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Great that it's workng again! :)

Though strange about those png's. You didn't try some new ones and installed them?
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Looking into that now!

Really bad..
[Desire HD Android Development] c0de_junkie:
nope.... not at all.... I normally flash a recovery theme after first boot so i honestly hadn't got to that part yet......

so whats the deal with this "adb pull /res/images/nteaseg.png"

is it a new layout for 4ext?????? hook me up with some details!!!
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
It tells me this app is available to more than 685 devices.

required features:

Screen layouts: SMALL NORMAL LARGE XLARGE

Required device features

android.hardware.touchscreen

android.hardware.screen.portrait

When I search for supported devices the Desire HD is listed and I get only the option to manually exclude it from being supported..

Maybe MIUI reports something different for the above requirements.. though that would be strange..

Can you link me the miui download?
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
The theme is now saved, so you don't need to reflash it ;)

It will only disappear if you manually uninstall it..

Hehe maybe via pm :D

But I find it strange that noone ever found it during the last 2 months.
[Desire HD Android Development] c0de_junkie:
pm away then............ I found this months ago when I dissected ur recovery to see what makes it tick :D but had no clue what it was and just forgot about it....

just a lil sad that u pick one of whiskey's themes for it...... lol jk

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I hope ur pm'ing me... :D
[Desire HD Android Development] Whiskey103:
Sorry :(
[Desire HD Android Development] cwhitney24:
:-D

I got your 10 char right here
[Desire HD Android Development] c0de_junkie:
trust me man... there's nothing for you to say sorry for!!!!! I said I was "jk" ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] RampageRR:
Haha, you can pm me that theme. Nice!
[Desire HD Android Development] gongoscho:
Is it possible to flash a official Cynaogenmod ROM for DHD with this recovery?
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Yes of course :)

You can flash anything you can flash with cwmr also with 4ext ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] gongoscho:
Perfekt! This is a new release with Android 2.3.7 (with permission controll for the apps) :D

thx!
[Desire HD Android Development] Doo Doo:
is 2.2.7 RC2 only for the HTC Sensation?
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
No ;)

Why do you ask?

Did I do a lousy job writing the changelog? :)
[Desire HD Android Development] Doo Doo:
was just asking because under the changelog in 4EXT Recovery Control it says its the recommended version for the Sensation so i thought it was just for the Sensation thats why i asked lol.....

thanks for the info :D

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i just updated to 2.2.7 RC2 & all my partitions are labeled right but my sd card is saying vfat instead of fat32 like before why?

also sometimes the battery % shows & sometimes it don't
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Like in the changelog: the new battery % and leds don't work yet on all devices.

It doesn't do any harm though.

It's an additional output that isn't necessary for the recovery to work the same as in previous versions.

The battery % should however appear after some time in recovery or after re plugging a power source.

I will add correct support for that in the next update for all devices (hopefully).

Currently it does only work completely on the Sensation, incredible s / 2 and maybe desire s.

vfat is fat32 in your case :)

I just don't manually overwrite the output with "fat32" anymore as vfat is the name of the filesystem type that includes fat32 under linux where we are :)
[Desire HD Android Development] Doo Doo:
oh alright thanks for clearing that up for me :)

by the way your app is effin awesome :D
[Desire HD Android Development] LeatherFace:
Thanks for ur hard work... Great recovery... I have got into a problem though (recently transfered from clockworkmod recovery) backed up my rom with the recovery.. now wen i try to restore it says cant open directory, files not found.. other thing i noticed was that 4ext recovery wud create a clockworkmod folder in my sd card and back the rom there no idea why.. so cud anyone help me on how to restore from this recovery proplerly. thanks alot in advance for ur time..
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Hi!

It creates it there because it wants to stay compatible to CWMR.

If it put its backups somewhere else, noone would find them if he went back to CWMR or vice versa.

Take a look at that backup folder manually.. does it contain your backup files?
[Desire HD Android Development] LeatherFace:
Thanks for ur reply.. yes all my files are in there.. but the recovery cant seem to find the directory.. giving me a files not found error..
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Where does it give you a files not found error exactly?

In the app, in recovery? And where?
[Desire HD Android Development] LeatherFace:
In recovery. I backup up rom using ur recovery... After playing around.with other roms.. thn wanted to restore.. so wiped allllll... And then went to back up and restore in recovery and we pressing restore i get an error " cant open directory" "files not found" .. i havnt touched the files in sdcard.
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Can you come to irc?
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
I have sent you a pm with details.

Would be great if you could join, then we can take a closer look of what might be the problem.
[Desire HD Android Development] LeatherFace:
Ok sure.. i can later on wen i get home.. as im in my.class right now.. proff is already boring me now :(
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Ok ;) good luck with the proff :D

see ya later then.
[Desire HD Android Development] onesolo:
@madmaxx82 Can you please tell me why wont you put the latest version on the first post??? why I have to have an extra app (even if free) just to install a non app ??

nice spirit for the forum...
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
That's because of the following:

I don't like to spend 2 hours just updating 9 threads with changelogs and links on EVERY new release

I don't like to spend even more hours just to update known issues if new are found for 9 threads. I have already extremely much to do supporting users for 9 different devices, developing updates for the recovery and the app.

I do like to have you view the changelogs and known issues as easily as possible, because I know that most people don't bother scrolling around threads

I do like to be able to update known issues instantly

I do like to be able to send an urgent "news" notice if it should happen that a newly released version has troubles (just imagine how long it would take to post that in all threads each time, and even then people wouldn't read it if they just download from the first post)

Edit: and finally, it's great to pull a certain version instantly if it makes troubles for a given device.

One more thing: minimize bugreports due to bad flashs, because the user was -just like me- too lazy to check md5sums. The app automatically does that, even if you only use it to download the image file and save somewhere on your sdcard.
[Desire HD Android Development] RampageRR:
Your work is greatly appreciated, I would assume his is a minority opinion.
[Desire HD Android Development] Wolf:
Thank you for the great job. It's much appreciated.
[Desire HD Android Development] preacher65:
Amen to that.

And in my personal opinion Max's polite and considered reply to the question shows the perfect "spirit for the forum".
[Desire HD Android Development] Whiskey103:
Indeed ! Exactly the way it should be :)
[Desire HD Android Development] Drashna:
Correct me if I'm wrong but the last build posted was the last one before the recovery app was released and 99% of the changes since have been integration with it. There is no need really then to post more recent builds unless you have the app. But that will grab them for you...

BTW, awesome recovery and app. I have repeatedly recommended it in various Ace threads as it is that awesome. Worth purchasing! And I'm a cheapskate.

Sent from my Inspire4G
[Desire HD Android Development] Wacco001:
I am worse than you regarding spending my $$$ and even I bought it ... ;)

Well spent !!!!!! :)

Cheers,

BTW.

+1 for "the

REAL

forum spirit" as explained a few posts back by madmaxx82 ..
[Desire HD Android Development] hammer31:
how can instal normal recovery, with that one cant mount sd
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
WOW! Thank you all for your support and the extremely great feedback!! :D

You only need to install rom manager and use it to install clockworkmod recovery.

However if you want to find out (I would like to) why your sdcard wasn't mountable, then you could come to irc so we can have a closer look.

If you want, send me a pm!
[Desire HD Android Development] Patrics83:
@Madmaxx82 just wanted to stop by and let you know I support your app! And I love it :D

Sent from my HTC Desire HD
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Yes, you have proven to be worthy :D :D :D
[Desire HD Android Development] Whiskey103:
Huh, iam used to have double vision :D but o boy, how much did I drink this time.
[Desire HD Android Development] Wolf:
I am not sure if this happened after I installed the last update or if something else caused this. Currently, when I power off the phone, (Inspire), and plug it in to charge, I do not get the battery icon which used to pop up for about 10 seconds. After the battery icon disappeared the screen and back light would turn off. What is happening recently is that when I plug it in the back light will come on and stay on the entire time. The battery icon never appears. Fast boot is turned off. I know there was a similar type of issue a while ago that had to do with CWM. I am not sure if something else like that has occurred again. Just thought I would post to see if you had any ideas on this. Everything else concerning recovery is working fine. I am updated on both recovery and control to the latest versions. Thanks.
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Hi!

I'm about to release rc3.. that might be fixed there, bu I will hold it back until it's confirmed.. if you don't mind please try it out!

I will pm you!
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
It's normal that the icons don't appear anymore since the change to a newer charging daemon.

But the screen should stay off!

CraacK confirmed that it stays off with RC3 so I'll release it now :)
[Desire HD Android Development] Patrics83:
Thanks for 2.2.7RC3 will try it out now ;)

Sent from my HTC Desire HD
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Version 2.2.7 RC3 up, a lot of fixes :)
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Damn you were faster :D
[Desire HD Android Development] Patrics83:
Sorry mate it was not my intention to grab that release post ;)

Sent from my HTC Desire HD
[Desire HD Android Development] LorD ClockaN:
Suddenly vibration came ON to softbuttons on DHD in recovery

2.2.7 RC2

anyway to disable it?
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
hahaha mate, np at all.

Yes, via the app inside recovery settings, or setting ui.haptic=no manually inside 4ext.prop.

If it is already disabled and it still vibrates, please update recovery :)
[Desire HD Android Development] LorD ClockaN:
OK, thanks.. because it wasn't vibrating before.

will update now

edit:

updating recovery ro RC3 fixed the issue
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
If you didn't set it to off your self, it did certainly vibrate..

The feature to turn it off was requested 1 month ago ..
[Desire HD Android Development] Wacco001:
Thanks !! :)
[Desire HD Android Development] LorD ClockaN:
But I never turned it off manualy.. no big deal now
[Desire HD Android Development] RampageRR:
I'll vouch for you, mine never vibrated, and I never touched the setting either way. I wouldn't even have known there was an option for it other than reading this thread.

Not complaining at all, just letting you know. Honestly, I would use it either way, it works fantastically.
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
That's strange, because i was asked by 2 different users if I could switch that off..

Since then I added this setting.

Hmm.. maybe it's set to no by default.. you can check that using the app or 4ext.prop
[Desire HD Android Development] RampageRR:
I always assumed it was off by default. I think you had it defaulted to vibrate on one specific version, and then people wanted it off. At least that's how I remember it.
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
No, I have never touched that code.. this is inside minui which is separate from recovery itself.

When the request came it was the first time I touched it.
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Just flashed 2.1.0 final on my incs and it vibrates again ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] Wacco001:
FYI..

Somehow, as long as I can remember starting using the softkeys in Recovery (sorry, can't remember what 4EXT Recovery version exactly ..) that Haptic Feedback was switched on on my DHD ...

Ever since the build-in option in 4EXT Recovery Control to disable Haptic Feedback, I actualy could silence it .. :)

Cheers,
[Desire HD Android Development] wikie:
moregn good,

I just wanted to thank you again for the great arbeit.Respekt the recovery goes smoothly:)
[Desire HD Android Development] mr.bobbels:
What is the best way to perform an fullwipe with this recovery??? Thanks in advance!!!
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thanks for Info Wacco001 :)

Thanks :)

Just enter the wipe | format menu inside recovery and select the last option (format all partitions (except sdcard).

If you use the app you can do a superwipe ext4 or ext3 together with flashing new stuff for example.. just enable advanced mode and the superwipe options in the settings.

Will update the app hopefully today too :)
[Desire HD Android Development] Wolf:
Thank you for figuring out the fix for my Inspire recovery problem. It is much appreciated.
[Desire HD Android Development] blindndumb:
NEW METRO STYLE THEME WITH RETOUCHED METRO ICONS..

Best 4EXT Theme..LOOKS AWESOME

Black Rounded Header and ICONS for each option..

You will fall in love :):) Get Here
[Desire HD Android Development] Wacco001:
Cheers, for the new 4EXT Recovery v2.2.7 RC4 :)
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thank you :)

About the updates:

Disable progress indicators for tar backup/restore for a bit more speed.

Api extension for md5sum checks inside the app..

Please see changelogs inside the app for a complete changelog :)

New App features too: Check md5sums inside the app instead of in recovery (preventing reboots into recovery only to find out that the backup fails the md5sum check.)

This also prevents situations where you might have wiped before a restore and are now left without a working system (because the backup you wanted to restore fails the check).

Themes: You can now set the colour for the selection bar and also apply transparency to all colours used.

Feature for theme creators: setup all colours until they are how you want them to be and then export those settings to be used in your theme zip.
[Desire HD Android Development] craacK:
thank you for new recovery and app!!

hope everything is working ;D
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
:D

It must be since you spent 24hrs of testing it :D
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Sorry I had to release RC5, which -for the Inspire 4G, Desire HD, Desire and Sensation- is exactly the same as RC4.

In RC4 -on the myTouch 4G, Desire Z / G2 and Incredible S / 2- I had missed to include icons those devices display when being charged offmode.

It is exactly the same as RC4, but includes those icons for those devices.

For your device, this version doesn't change anything and is no real update.

Just if anyone wonders why there is an RC5.
[Desire HD Android Development] Wolf:
I am out of thanks button presses already but just wanted to say thanks for your work on recovery and app.
[Desire HD Android Development] blindndumb:
New Token_Style_Smiling_Love_Theme OUT..

Check It Out :)
[Desire HD Android Development] onesolo:
Can anyone tell me what is the option that one have to modify/create on the prop file to get faster backups/restores, ie like removing those yellow bars ??
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Check the changelog ;)

Use the app -> recovery -> recovery settings, or change the following line inside 4ext.prop to "no":

system.tar.filevents.enabled=yes

Note: DON'T do that with versions < 2.2.7 rc4 (the app prevents that but the file of course can't :D )

:D thank you mate :)
[Desire HD Android Development] soleil10:
Is this a apps?
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Sorry, what do you mean?
[Desire HD Android Development] Wolf:
This is a different , and much better in my humble opinion, recovery than the one that is installed through ClockWorkMod/Rom Manger. The control app, much better in my humble opinion than Rom Manager, would replace using Rom Manager. So with the two you have a different recovery and a different way to control functions concerning recovery. (Buy the Control app and install Recovery.) ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thank you very much!

Unfortunately it's the same for me (reached xda's thanks button limit)

Although I must say that I don't see the app as a replacement for rom manager..

Rom Manager (premium) is still great for downloading roms :)
[Desire HD Android Development] Wolf:
Very true. I don't use Rom Manager for downloading roms. I just do it the old fashioned way. So for me at least, 4EXT Control is a great replacement for Rom Manager. (Not to take anything away from Rom Manager. It is obviously a great app also.) :D
[Desire HD Android Development] Whiskey103:
Thanks are arranged, what limits ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] Whiskey103:
I suggest you read more, ask less. I see you are asking questions in a wide range of threads. All questions are answered several times already. Or in the FP FAQ lists. It's a development forum. Use the search buttons, we don't putt them up there for decoration mate.
[Desire HD Android Development] Wolf:
Always keeping up with things. Thanks. (What limits? Must be nice.) ;)
[Desire HD Android Development] wikie:
top recovery, I can only recommend you.

thanks for the good work
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Hahaha, thank you mate :D

Thank you :)
[Desire HD Android Development] djcsurf:
Excellent recovery app, stupendous work ;)

Are we getting close to the next final release?
[Desire HD Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thank you very much :)

Yes, 2.2.7 rc5 looks very promising :)
[Desire HD Android Development] Euphorie:
Yeye thanks button^^
[Desire HD Android Development] napster113:
never mind
[Desire HD Android Development] leith51:
Strange thing just happened run a back up and my apps didn't re install but only the ones that I moved to SD card I had to uninstall them then reinstall
[Desire HD Android Development] a user:
are tar backups working reliable now?
[Desire HD Android Development] andreasy:
Perfect for me. I restore them quite often lately without problems.

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I have a question about the check sd card feature from within recovery. Every time I enter recovery (even if that's 3 times a day), I use this to check my card (just out of curiocity) and it always detects error in my card. Even if I reboot and re-enter recovery it will detect error. Is that normal or is there something with that check feature? or maybe with my card?
[Desire HD Android Development] Wolf:
I use tar back ups also with no problems whatsoever.
[Desire HD Android Development] Drashna:
Have you tried to repartition the sd card from within recovery? that may make it go away (did for me at least)

Sent from my Inspire4G
[Desire HD Android Development] andreasy:
I did and also managed to make it perfectly aligned although I don't use it for apps but only as data storage (fat32).