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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tu3218:
I just downloaded Rom Manager and flashed CWM that way. Since you say your /system/recovery-from-boot.p isn't there, just go ahead and flash CWM using RM. That should work.

On a side not. Anyone have an issue of "back button disabled" while in clockwork? I was trying to boot but with that disabled, when I hit the power button to reboot, everything went away except the RM symbol. Somehow I got it enabled again but not sure how that happened. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] A2Eric:
I had the same problem with 'back button disabled', don't know what that was about. But all is working fine now.

I tried to first install the Touch version of CWM but could not get to flash so went back to the original CWM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] playbeasy:
I think the fix for that is to hit both volume buttons at the same time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
If you guys would go to the forum where most CDMA Galaxy Nexus development is at (Rootzwiki)

You will find that there is a new LTE recovery available that fixes the "skipping" issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Protocol 7:
Besides the volume rocker bug, is anyone else getting blank menus on the wipe cache and mounts & storage options?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xxxdc5:
Am I correct in assuming that the reason my CWM installed from ROM manager isn't working because my /system/recovery-from-boot.p hasn't been deleted first?

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] A2Eric:
I think its temporary CWM recovery until you delete that file. I used these instructions http://www.droid-life.com/2011/12/15/how-to-root-the-galaxy-nexus-4g-lte-and-flash-custom-recovery-verizon/ And got it to work. At the very bottom of the page it talks about the permanent CWM recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tannor:
I got CWM installed, but according to directions should be temp? Well mine seems to be there perm, I rebooted twice and it shows up.

If i use root explorer and look for /system/recovery-from-boot.p, I don't even see it.

Did I do something wrong or am I all set as long as CWM is working?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xxxdc5:
I couldn't get my file explorer to mount so that I could delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p so I downloaded root browser lite and got it taken care of and then flashed CWM via the ROM manager and now everything works nicely

after 2 reboots it still boots correctly into CW< recovery 5.5.0.4. All is good :)

CC:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nerdrum:
Samething here. Just flashed Gummy and i'm waiting to reboot to see if everything was sucessful.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vaffanculo403:
You should be good as long as CWM is working. I'm not quite sure why you would ever want to not make CWM permanent. It's easy to flash the stock one if you ever need to send the phone back...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigdawgr6:
Confirmed.. Just flashed the latest recovery from Rootzwiki and the volume rocker is not an issue anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bplewis24:
Stock 4.0.4 ROM, unlocked CDMA Verizon Galaxy Nexus here.

After temporarily flashing CWM, I then flash the su.zip but apparently I still don't have root. Is that because I'm on 4.0.4 or is there something else?

When I open SU and test to see if there are updates, everything seems to be fine except it says BusyBox cannot be found, and then updating to the newest version of SU will fail because it says I do not have root access.

Thanks for any help,

Brandon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] skater95:
Re-root?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Milly7:
Try downloading busy box installer from market. Let it install busy box. Clear data in SU and try again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bplewis24:
I tried several times, re-flashing the su.zip using CWM, and each time it appears that root failed to take.

I ended up just circumventing the whole root process by installing Apex ROM. I planned on installing a custom ROM eventually over the weekend and figured it made no sense to try and root stock 4.0.4 manually if I was just going to flash a custom ROM.

Thanks for the responses.

Brandon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cam30era:
Does 5.5.0.4 still suffer from the problem of highlight jumping when navigating with volume rocker?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] A2Eric:
Yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dimsdale:
Just install the "Touch" version through the Toolkit available here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mrwirez:
clockwork mod removal for vzw g-nex?

I want to Install and Try out TWRP 2.1.2.. One problem, I have been rooted so long I cant remember how to remove CWM.... Lol

Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cam30era:
You don't do anything to remove it. Just flash your new recovery. Similar to flashing a new kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EvilDobe:
Some recovery's come with a zip so you can just flash the new recovery with the old recovery then reboot to the new recovery. If all you have is the img file for recovery you want to use just reboot to the bootloader & do:

fastboot flash recovery /path/to/<recovery>.img

fastboot reboot
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mrwirez:
Thank Both of You very much...

I just wasn't sure. I think this was the only recovery I ever used. MUCH appreciated. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] URPREY:
Only the I/O Tabs came with Fastboot enabled.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] comk4ver:
So I just learned the hard way that there's no easy way to make a copy of my backups from the mnt/shell/emulated/clockwordmod/backup I'm on 4.2.2 droid concepts. First off, my computer only sees the safe portion of the memory so it won't give me access to the root of the memory any ideas on how to make this possible? No internet at home so no air droid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] swm5126:
I did the same exact things. Having the same issue. Maybe I will try again. Anyone else?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marknichelson:
I had to push the recovery twice but its working now. Making a nandroid backup as we speak...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] le0.br4zuc4:
Pushed it fine, now I am making a nandroid backup as we speak! Looks like is working great
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] swm5126:
After pushing it again I could boot into it and made a backup. I just tried to go into recovery again and now I just get the red icon. Wtf?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oc3rulz:
one thing I noticed after installing this recovery it seems that you cannot charge while powered off, mine just instantly locks up.....never had this happen before
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DBISGOD:
I got it working earlier does anyone know if the GSM will load, for some reason LTE isn't available through the app right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GchildT:
This is a known problem with this version of clockwork recovery. I'm sure it will be fixed. Same prob on GSM version of this recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mean Bro Greene:
I have the same problem. Every time Android loads, if I try to reboot to recovery from Android, I get the red triangle. If I reflash recovery and go straight to recovery from fastboot, no problems. It's only an issue when Android boots completely.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ihyln:
Until this bug gets fixed if you need to use recovery for any reason, flash it before rebooting. It will save you countless battery pulls!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] swm5126:
It seems that its only a temporary recovery for some reason and gets rewritten on boot. Koush said an official LTE version will be available later tonight through Rom Manager that will be permanent (from twitter @ClockworkMod)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jgrimberg1979:
i got it to flash but when i go to recovery it says error mounting... it gives me that error for everything i try to do
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jermaine151:
It seems to have worked fine for me. Flashed it, made a nandroid, flashed superwipe and Android Revolution HD with no issues. I didn't test the USB mount.

Thank You Very Much open and the ClockworkMod Devs!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] deficitism:
Works fine. Like a couple others have said, I had to flash it twice. Doubt it has anything to do with your recovery. Seems like a fastboot issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] br125:
any mirror links? not working here

EDIT: nevermind, used firefox and it worked
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] emmur0:
is pushing su required before flashing CWM?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] p-slim:
how are you guys rooting your vzw galaxy nexus? i didn't see any instructions for our phone, i only see the gsm version.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GirLuvsDroid:
I'm having the same problem. I've pushed the recovery image probably 7 times now. It works while I'm still in the bootloader/recovery and I've had no problem making and restoring backups while I'm there, but as soon as I boot back up, the recovery disappears again.

Hopefully Koush will have a recovery image for LTE in ROM Manager soon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] swm5126:
Yup. Just patiently waiting for it now. Getting tired of flashing it manually each time :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hadisious:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1392310

The guide is for GSM and LTE. Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] memorylasts:
You need to delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p

Or rename it to '1recovery-from-boot.p' without the quotes

That will prevent the overwriting of CWM with the stock recovery each boot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ecsnead69:
Sorry, posted in the wrong thread.... two windows open, lol......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GirLuvsDroid:
Thank you! I'll try that.

UPDATE: That worked, thanks again!

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Hey ecsnead! I followed the GSM guide to unlock fastboot and establish root, but flashed the recovery in this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ecsnead69:
Whats up GLD, how do you like the Nex? Yeah, I posted that in the wrong thread, had two windows open and got on the wrong one.... I am thinking about the Nex, I have an upgrade but my TB is running perfect so I don't know??? Also, I had a Fascinate and the signal was AWFUL......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GinNjoose:
Some more positive feedback

This worked for me. About to make a backup, will report results.

EDIT:

Backup complete!

So as I understand it, as soon as I boot, I need to delete /system/recovery-from-boot.p or else CWM will automatically be overwritten?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Benjamin150:
Can anyone post different instuctions how to do this? I don't understand them unfortunately.. I was able to root and unlock my phone easy, but these are less detailed for me I guess, lol. :p

Right now though, the GSM from Rom Manager is working perfect. But I'd rather have the LTE version.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] swm5126:
Just delete or rename it before you flash the recovery with adb or a root file manager. Or delete it in recovery after mounting /system over adb.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hadisious:
You shouldn't really use the GSM version from ROM Manager. It could trick your phone into thinking it's GSM version and allow you to install things that will brick it. Just be careful.

Otherwise, you need to boot into bootloader (both vol button + power)

plug phone in

open command prompt like you did to unlock phone (navigate to directory with fastboot files that you downloaded to unlock - put LTErecovery_cwr.img here)

type "fastboot flash recovery LTErecovery_cwr.img"

after it completes type "fastboot reboot"

Then boot back into fastboot and go to recovery to test
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GinNjoose:
Thought I could do that AFTER I flashed CWM...welp, hello dead android dude with the red yield sign/exclamation point.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshtheitguy:
I had to flash the GSM version, when I'd try to boot clockwork I got the android with a red triangle with exclamation point
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GirLuvsDroid:
And remember if you boot back up, your recovery was already rewritten so when you delete that file after booting (I used Root Explorer), boot back into the bootloader and flash the recovery file again. Then it will stick.

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I'm doing great Eric and I love love love the GNex!! It's absolutely beautiful and sooooooooooooo fast and smooth!!

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No it's okay. Just pull the battery, reboot back into the bootloader and flash the recovery file again. Then you're golden.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Benjamin150:
Ah! Thanks, this one worked perfectly!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hadisious:
This got things going for me. Thanks for the input.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Benjamin150:
False alarm. fastboot flash recovery LTErecovery_cwr.img is still never recognized as a command/action.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
try fastboot.exe flash recovery LTErecovery_cwr.img
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hadisious:
the fastboot files you used are probably for both windows and mac. try this:

fastboot-windows.exe flash recovery LTErecovery_cwr.img

or simply (depending on your filename)

fastboot.exe flash...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] loblaw:
I actually thought that the nandroid backup I did in ClockworkMod Recovery would backup the internal storage as well. Darn.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] open1your1eyes0:
This recovery is now confirmed working. Feel free to download and flash. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czonin:
This isn't the official recovery for LTE correct?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] open1your1eyes0:
Correct. I have updated the OP to make sure this is known.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
Flashed using method in OP

Getting a red triangle when I try to access recovery.....any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesssiii:
Koush posted on Google+

https://m.google.com/app/plus/mp/389/#~loop:aid=z13cfzhz5lv5ypus122uy32wrue2v3l25&view=activity

He has gsm Nexus and says his root is also confirmed on LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GinNjoose:
Muchos Gracias
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Benjamin150:
Got it to work, thanks guys!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
reflashed the recovery and still getting the red triangle...

help??!??

phone boots fine still lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssick92:
I deleted /system/recovery-from-boot.p in root explorer, and my CWM boots up everytime. I am currently flashing my nandroid to make sure that works.

1 miniscule little bug, the date and time of my nandroid is way off. It says the date is 1/1/2000. Not that it matters at all, just thought I'd point it out in case someone wants to fix it.

Yup, backup was restored successfully.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
meh, i'll wait till all the quirks get worked out and such...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ihyln:
That only happens on the first nandroid backup. The rest had the correct date
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Natolx:
You need to rename the recovery-from-boot.p file in the system folder to recovery-from-boot.p.bak to keep the recovery from getting re-flashed to stock on boot
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Benjamin150:
So, deleting that file works.. but I flashed a ROM that took me back to 4.0.1, and now I can't update to 4.0.2 because it comes up as error. I used my Nandroid and renamed it instead of deleting it, but now CWR doesn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] guitarevan07:
Originally Posted by guitarevan07

Question. I'm getting 'fastboot' is not recognized...etcetc' when I'm trying to flash the recovery. Noob issue I know. Should i be normally booted up into android when I run that script? I'm unlocked and rooted already.

I pretty much just plugged my phone in, put the downloaded file in the root of my harddrive and made sure cmd was pointing there and ran the script. and it gave me that message that I said above.

reply: so this still isnt working. As far as the file, where do I put it? I just had it at the root of C on my computer. Then in cmd doing cd/ and running the command.

Whats going on? :(

EDIT: I think I know something that might/probably caused it. I flashed Clockwork from rom manager earlier which I knew was a mistake. What should I do from this point?

Please help haha. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Use Rom Manager to flash LTE version. It's out now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] open1your1eyes0:
The final version is now released. The OP has been updated. Enjoy. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JewRican:
well that didnt take long! Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] steeeler:
Just flashed the updated CDMA one from rom manager. It will reboot into recovery on first reboot but not on any after that. Anyone else?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JewRican:
i would bet that it is what has been discussed a few times. there is a file that needs to be renamed or removed to get perm. clockworks mod. it is recovery-from-boot.p i believe and can be found in /system. You will need root and a file manager that can run with root access.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] steeeler:
Yup, found it and working on it now. Thx
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ihyln:
mount USB storage does not work

I get an error "E:unable to open ums lunfile (no such file or directory)"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dspolen:
ok...I have the bootloader unlocked...i have my computer seeing my device, i pushed the superuser file...my issue is with the recovery img. when i try to push the img. to the phone, my computer says "waiting for device" i used the volume keys to toggle to recovery and hit the power button...it boots to the red triangle?

any idea's???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] al52025:
anyone know how to have the recovery stay on after reboot when i flashed from rom manager?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] p-slim:
same problem here, im about to superboot, this should install su

http://android.modaco.com/topic/348161-30-nov-r3-superboot-rooting-the-gsm-lte-galaxy-nexus/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] just4747:
I flashed the new LTE CWM form ROM Manager and when I press Reboot Into Recovery, it just boots to stock recovery. What am I doing wrong??

EDIT: I deleted the superuser permissions log for ROM Manager, flashed recovery again and rebooted into it again. Quickly before reboot, a message flashed and said something like "Unfortunately Superboot (or Superuser?) has supported?? (I think that's what it said, something along those lines)...BUT it actually booted into CWM this time. Then I rebooted and tried again and this time booted to normal recovery ughh. What is going on??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] memorylasts:
look back a couple pages

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its been adressed in the thread...look back a couple pages
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] just4747:
Got it thanks :)

"You need to rename the recovery-from-boot.p file in the system folder to recovery-from-boot.p.bak to keep the recovery from getting re-flashed to stock on boot"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iastonish:
I'm really confused, trying to flash clockwork recovery and I keep getting this error,

error:cannot load fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.0-maguro.img

I'm running the script while through sdk tools and I'm in fast boot. I'm not a complete noob when it comes to adb, but don't know what I'm overlooking here.

Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

Edit: It's a winzip file, do I need to open it through winzip first?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oc3rulz:
the recovery.img name isn't "recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.0-maguro.img", it's recovery-clockwork-5.5.0.4-toro

do it manually and type the command yourself should get you your recovery
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] smw420:
Upon any action in CWM, the following errors keep popping up. There doesn't seem to be any functional side effects. I reinstalled CWM twice.

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

-M
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oc3rulz:
your gonna need to ODIN back to 100% stock and start over. Something got very corrupted
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biglipps66:
WAITING FOR DEVICE problem:

When youre running fastboot go under device manager and make sure you dont have a yellow "!" next to "Android 1.0" device. Youll see it if theres a problem. If you have one you update that driver with the Samsung fastboot or adb driver. Manually choose the location and click show all hardware, have disk then select your driver and force install when it asks you to install the device. Youll then have fastboot drivers and can finish with no errors. This took me a hot second to flash as well.

Im up and running 100%
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cam30era:
Thank you to open1your1eyes0! It works, great.

And for anyone else that could benefit from my experiences, I read this thread about 12 times first. And I still forgot:

"You need to rename the recovery-from-boot.p file in the system folder to recovery-from-boot.p.bak to keep the recovery from getting re-flashed to stock on boot"

Realized it when I typed fastboot reboot.

So just remember to do this step first and save yourself a little extra work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
Flashed from ROM Manager, worked great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dreamray:
thanks for your work
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ajm144k:
Can we expect a final version #2 that addresses the file that needs to be renamed or deleted?

Or at least update the OP to let everyone know there is an extra step so the questions dont continue on every new page of the thread
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BABABANG:
I don't know if it's just me, but I cannot for the life of me find that file with Root Explorer. I even repeated all the above steps and everything went smoothly until that point.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] open1your1eyes0:
When you open Root Explorer, go into the "system" folder. Once you go in there, look down the list you will see a file named "recovery-from-boot.p". You must click the "Mount R/W" on the top right, then delete that file.

EDIT: Even though this may be a little obvious, just want to make sure, you need to rooted BEFORE using Root Explorer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Joe92T:
I got the same error and all i did in recovery was format /cache by itself and it went away.. no more issues even after rebooting, turning it off and booting back into recovery a second time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trevoryour:
Alright looks great. I have two questions though and forgive me if someone else has asked them.

1. Once CWM is installed will this prevent any OTAs from being downloaded?

a. If so is it a simple matter of flashing the original recovery, downloading OTA then reflashing the CMW?

2. Is there any way to address the lack of Mass storage mode. My understanding is this is a result of having one large partition for everything instead having seperate partitions.

I would think a nandroid backup wouldn't work right either since the backup file needs to be stored on the same partition as it is backing up. Maybe someone can come up with a way to re partition the device and make it think it has an SD card in it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ssick92:
Thanks for this fix.

Also, another issue, hopefully its not my phone. But sometimes when I click any of the buttons while in recovery, sometimes CWM takes my 1 button press to mean like 3, and it shoots the thing down like 3 choices. Then sometimes when I go to click "Power" to install a zip, it will click it twice, and therefore select the "No" option, and I have to navigate to the zip again and try again.

Not a game-breaker, but hopefully this'll get fixed
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JayBeezy802:
Wait, so I just straight up deleted this file since that is what the instructions said. After rebooting, it obviously is no longer there, so will it reappear after I flash a new rom or flash a recovery? And if so, then I need to go and change the recovery from boot file?

Thanks for the help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] open1your1eyes0:
If you make any changes to the /system partition (flashing a new rom that has the file or just reverting to stock rom) it will restore that file and you will lose CWM and revert back to stock recovery. Right now you can flash any recovery you want and it will stay that way because that file does not exist and will not run to overwrite your recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JayBeezy802:
Oh okay. Still learning all this, so thanks for clearing that up (and making this write-up in general)!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] open1your1eyes0:
Happy to help. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qman66:
im seeing an android with an exclamation point! when i go into recovery. this wasnt happeneing yesterday. what happened?