yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dr4stic:
This phone doesn't have fastboot, sadly... I REALLY wish it did. However, if you grab the recovery image, you should be able to just dd the image to the partition from the running OS. The partition for the recovery is /dev/block/mmcblk0p22 ... PLEASE double check anything you read in this post, cuz if you fubar anything, I'm not responsible. I would think the command would be "dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 bs=1k" ... Again, I'm not getting any more detailed than that. DO NOT attempt this if you don't know something about how linux works or if you're prepared to absolutely trash your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] trickbiker121:
I will hold off on this. The only reason I wanted stock recovery was to be able to update if Samsung ever released an OTA update, but I doubt Samsung will release an update. Fastboot would of made things so much easier. Thanks again for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dr4stic:
heh, yeah, I wouldn't bother. I think Samsung/T-Mo have done as much as they're gonna do for this phone, save for maybe a radio update.

Plus, once CM goes official for CM9, you won't be able to auto-update those with the stock recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dwitherell:
You could always give

this

a go - you'll need 7zip or the like to extract the .tar.md5 out of the .7z file, then flash the .tar.md5 file in Odin. Blah blah not responsible for blah blah use at your own risk and all that.

If you brave it, let me know if that works for you :)

EDIT: Clarified :)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] shabbypenguin:
to clarify. you want to extract the .7z, not the tar itself
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dwitherell:
LOL - yeah, thanks for the clarification there. Funny how things make so much sense in your head and then are a mess when you put them out there. Thanks shabbypenguin :)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] itsLYNDZ:
When I try to make a backup of my ROM thru CWM it restarts to recovery and i get the

error E; error in /cache/update.zip

installation aborted.

How do I fix it so I can do a nandroid thru CWM?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] unicorndust98:
Try updating your CWM version to 6.x thru ROM Manager. If you already have that update.. try reverting back to this one on this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] itsLYNDZ:
How do I update to the newest version in Rom Manager?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] unicorndust98:
Just select flash ClockworkMod recovery in ROM Manager > Galaxy S Blaze > wait
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] itsLYNDZ:
Just updated and tried to do a nandroid thru ROm manager. i got

Verifying SD Card Marker...

Error processing rom manager script. please verify you are performing the backup, restore, or installation from rom manager v4.4.0.0. or higher.

Ive never been able to make a nandroid on this phone...
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] itsLYNDZ:
Can someone help
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] unicorndust98:
I've always been able to backup/restore..

I don't know what might be your problem..

Try flashing a stock tar in Odin ( I recommend you download the ICS/UHL5 i think from SamMobile.com)
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] tariq777:
thanks

thanx a lot man
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] itsLYNDZ:
Im using the most updated ROM manager for the Blaze. Been trying to do a NAND backup, now when I go to manage my backups/restore, it shows there are no backups. Even after doing a backup from ROM manager and from recovery mode. Is there another way to make a NAND backup? I havent had much luck with CWM on the blaze. Seems it was so much easier on the Vibrant.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] zero75:
Check your internal sdcard
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] jbats:
Go to file manager /storage/sdcard1/clockworkmod/backup. If its not there you pro ally need to free up some space for it to create one.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] smartyenrique:
Download mode :good:

It is as simple as that ...

hold vol up + vol down and connect the usb to your computer! voila ... you're in a download mode.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] talindsay:
So I just upgraded my phone to the MB1 (Feb 2013) TMo image of ICS and was going to reinstall CWM to get a backup and realized that the version I have is from April 2012. Has it been updated? It looks like the links haven't been updated since June, is there a newer version?

Thanks for the work you guys do, I bought a G1 ("Google Phone") in December 2008 amidst a lot of question about whether Android would really catch on. That was a sparse OS, and things are awesome now because of the hard work of communities such as this. I'm a data guy, not a programming guy, so I appreciate it!
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] jbats:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2011585 ... just make sure your rooted and run through terminal emulator. This way you can have the freshest version of touch. Thx again to johnb380 for the guide.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iSaif:
The blaze.pit and the other file download links are broken. The mirror for CWM works though.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iSaif:
Can someone please upload it?

You can't root the phone since every root tutorial uses that exact link.

Thanksssss
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] shabbypenguin:
i just downloaded it, not sure what your issue is
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] iSaif:
Every time I open it. I get a bunch of code:

v˜48x60’PSMD_HDRsmd_hdr.binMèSBL1sbl1.mbnQ¸SBL2sbl2.mbn €ÃÉGèRPMrpm.mbnESBL3sbl3.mbnLˆABOOTaboot.mbnHPBOOTboot.imgFèTZ tz.mbn]èSSD‘èPIT“PPARAMparam.lfsðMODEMamss.binJMSM_ST1efs.imgK MSM_ST2XMSM_FSGðMDMmdm.binYM9K_EFS1efsclear1.binZM9K_EFS2efscl ear2.bin[M9K_FSG«PDEVENCenc.img.ext4`PRECOVERYrecovery.img”PFO TA¥pSYSTEMAsystem.img.ext44¦P$USERDATAuserdata.img.ext4¨p CACHEcache.img.ext4©pTOMBSTONEStomb.img.ext4 UMSums.rfs¯bƒdÏh™ ;÷¹b·íoÐXû¨nyß@lNtSV[…« ’ÑMc^‡Šng~¼`år&ƒöXØ/b 9þœË¼SÖ<çC:& {’c™ï˜·:x¥‰OÐþp±@Úž}¯¸¤fú‘^ã¾D'wæêc‹xÚòÐ2dðÊ®´P £@¬ì„8g±§Ë_½ 3fï_Ø(2)lâ{wl»(ŒuéÃÃ«x‚évÒ…T—¥½M>ËÈ’=µøâ½'ÕúsÇeÐ* Z%ÍO4Oµ]'=\çgŸûX“G=ÚX “º V·<@ý®EY{Î¿œüAÛƒôÓ-®)

Should I paste that into notepad and change file extention to .pit?

Sent from my ADR6300
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] shabbypenguin:
you dont need teh pit for anything other than you messed up and couldnt help but repartition. which only auto toggles on, when you load the pit. odin pulls the pit from teh device when you are just flashing regularly
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] jbats:
Are you using a ad blocker or trying to DL it from your phones browser? Try disabling pop up blocking or open the link in a new window.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] padre629:
Yess!!!!!!!1 My friend thank you very much! The CWM recovery has installed sucessfully into my SGH-T769!

I enter download mode via adb:
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Alfred1516:
This works for the Galaxy Exhilarate?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] xWolf13:
Alfred, Alfred, Alfred. You are posting everywhere asking if something works on your phone or not. I'll just tell you everything right here. Blaze ROMs do work on the Exhilarate. You just have to delete the device asserts that on the updater-scripts. There has been ports from the Blaze on your development thread. Also look there on the same exact thread on how to root and a recovery for your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Alfred1516:
Thanks dude im a noob on this
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] champ784:
* comment removed *
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] tommyboy8125:
Wrong thread
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] champ784:
My bad... Too many tabs were open And I hadn't slept for a while... Lol

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-T769
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dledwith2:
I'm able to flash your supplied recovery but NOT any other. Do you remember what you used to make your .tar file? I'm using 7-zip in windows. Do I maybe need a newer version of Odin for newer recoveries?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] inimeg81:
Delete asserts from updater script that's it ?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dledwith2:
Was that a reply to me? If so, I'm not flashing a zip from a recovery, that works for me. I'm talking about using Odin like the original post states. It appears to just be a .tar-red up recovery.img and Odin knows what to do with that.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] njstein:
Are you trying to upgrade your recovery, code your own recovery, or need a new recovery? If I remember, you don't have a rooted phone, correct?
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dledwith2:
I've posted in a few different threads over the last week. You're probably referring to one of them. As of this moment I'm not 100% sure whether I'm fully rooted or not. I have busybox installed and some root required apps ARE working BUT I haven't replaced the kernel with odin as instructed in another post from the Blaze Bible.

The purpose of this post is to LEARN. I'm able to apply the old 5.5 cwm recovery in this op but I can't install any other recovery with this method and I want to know WHY. I can upgrade the recovery in this post via a zip file once I have this recovery installed but I don't like the extra steps and like I said my main purpose (now) is to reproduce the op with a newer recovery and if needed a newer odin.

Thanks for your help, and any help you may have given me in another thread too.

SOOO to answer your original question, I would LOVE to code my own recovery if you have a link to that knowledge but my knowledge isn't quite there yet. I'm just flashing other people's work and trying to learn what and how they did it. The op contains no code just a simple .tar file with a recovery in it so I'm stumped as to why I can't install other recoveries with this method. By no code, I mean no Edify scripts to install the recovery like in the zip file methods.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] njstein:
My man, I wish I knew more of the coding side, you'll have to ask one of the devs that sort of question. But I do know that a lot of the root apps will function (with limits) on a non-rooted phone. I'm also pretty sure that you have to be rooted to flash a custom recovery (but like I said "pretty sure"). First thing you should find out is if you are properly rooted, then go after the other information. It sounds like you know a great deal. So I'm probably suggesting things you already know...

---------- Post added at 11:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:27 PM ----------

I don't know why that smiley face is in there. I hate the emoji crap xda put in this app. It's supposed to be a close parenthesis.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dledwith2:
I was able to change recoveries with odin without being rooted. I just wiped it clean and put kit kat on in. I learned this week that certain recoveries go with certain roms. Now I'm unable to go back to cm9 or cm10 with this kk recovery. I have to figure out what recoveries go with those older roms and flash them first before I can go back to a stable rom. I'm guessing the one in this op will work with cm9. I'll know more as I play with it some more.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Somcom3X:
[MENTION=3706781]dledwith2[/MENTION] you make a tar like making a recovery except there is one more step. I'll see if I can make one for you.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] dledwith2:
Thank you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2281287 I found this last night but haven't had a chance to play with it yet. Looks like they are using cygwin on windows to tar up the recovery.img file so maybe my original suspicion about using 7-zip is true.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] AndroidsKings:
Blaze 4G

Use Samsung 300K TOOL [ TO FORCE ENTER DOWNLOAD MODE VIA USB ]

Only connect USB Cable to phone ON!

- Android

- Bada

- Qualcomm Cpu

- Broadcom Cpu

- Etc :--))
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] tundrawolf:
Crap guys I really screwed up. My best friend sent me this phone because I didn't have one.

I wanted to install a ROM on it, but in the tutorial I read, it said nothing about unchecking the "Re-Partition" and I did not back anything up, as it was a brand new phone.

Odin said unlocking it was a success ([PASS! 0:30]) but now it hangs on reboot on the "Exclusively from tmobile" screen.

Please tell me there's a way to undo this!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgoochio:
Just ordered a Gnex from wirefly for Verizon.. really excited!

Quick question, how is the glass quality on the phone? I had a screen protector on my original droid but eventually took it off. Used the phone for over 2 years and it doesn't have a single scratch, ding, or nick anywhere on the glass. Safe to say that the glass on my old original droid was strong enough to make the screen protector I bought completely useless.

Aside from that, is there anything with the phone worth mentioning that I should know about that I may have missed? Spent the last few hours reading nearly every recent thread in each of the Gnex forum sections here but didn't go that far back..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pewpewbangbang:
The screen is similar/the same as Gorilla Glass. But I still wouldn't trust it without a screen protector. A small grain of sand is enough to give it a nasty mark and regret putting a screen protector on.

CDMA/LTE drains battery? Can't think of much else to say......put a custom ROM/kernel to maximize battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
The glass is great!

Its withstood drops scratch free, passed my personal knife scrape test, fallen from my pocket (~6ft drop while climbing fence)....all without a case.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ljwnow:
balls lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eman3316@optonline.net:
A $5 screen protector goes a long way and gives a great piece of mind.

I cannot believe people actually use their phones naked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arzbhatia:
Welcome to the family! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgoochio:
Just ordered an XO skin SP for my gnex and my dad's htc inspire (he just scratched his old SP pretty bad and needs a change). also ordered a moto rapid car charger and two cases for my gnex... got the diztronic matte revision 3 case and cimo gloss clear tpu case. looks like the cimo case has a bumpy texture to it but i was hoping to mod it and put a picture behind there and see if i can manage some kind of "custom" case but we'll see how it turns out. the bumpy texture may distort the picture and it might look terrible though. if so, ill probably use the diztronic case.

by the way, i ordered from wirefly and had them keep my existing unlimited data plan (previously used on my original droid). will i have any issues with my data since i'm moving to 4g? the operator wasn't very helpful in terms of telling me how things work. never used a 4g device
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mcgon1979:
hate screen protectors, using the phone since Nov without one. No a mark on the glass. I use a microfibre sleeve form fitbag though when the phone in my pocket.

I don't think any glass is safe if you put it into a jeans pocket etc. Sand, salt, tony grit. all risky. A sleeve will protect yuo from this in your pocket.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgoochio:
was originally planning on keeping my phone naked (having previously using otter boxes on both my old phone and getting one for my dad and recommending one to my gf) but decided to go ahead and try slim TPU case + SP. I saw a quick youtube video review of the diztronic case with their SP and their SP had really bad smudging/fingerprints which made me try the XO skin. was going to get a zagg invisible shield for my dad but just figured i'd order 2 XO skins and try that out instead.

anyway, any info on the 4g concern from my previous post?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Twiggeh:
I always wear my smartphones naked, people underestimate the build quality of these things.

Heck, im even in the construction bussiness and my phones get quite a wear and tear, but to this day i havent gotten a single scratch on my displays.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ninkul:
FYI to others.. I feel the Gnex's screen is weaker compared to my Optimus 2X I had before this. I've had the phone 2 weeks (no change in use between phones) and there's 2 medium scratches on the screen already. Bought a zagg screen protector and it seems ok.. I don't think I applied it very well though so might pick up another (brand).

Note: Had the Optimus 2X naked since about Nov - which is currently in better condition than my Gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgoochio:
So I just realized VZW 4g phones need sim cards. My previous phone was an original droid so I don't have one. Since I ordered from wirefly, do they include the sim card or do I have to get it from VZW? What is the process like to get one?

I suppose this also ties into my previous question which wasn't answered.. I had wirefly keep my original data plan (unlimited). Will that transfer okay and work with vzw 4g lte? My phone is arriving in a day and a half or so just want to be prepared so i can get up and running asap!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgoochio:
anyone have any info on my last post? heading to bed now gnex will be here soon and want to get started as soon as I open the box!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
If you spend as much money as we spend on these devices you should expect them to hold their own. So buying a cover/protection...etc is kinda redundant because maybe you shouldn't have bought the device in the first place.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Nexus Project:
Completely agree. Ghost Armor is my choice. Considering I've spent a small fortune on cases/screen protectors and decided on Carbon Fiber Ghost Armor full body kit & Screen protector. I went with a Casemate Tough for my case & sold all my other cases.

Sent from my i9250 [GSM) Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Rich3077:
Just posting this because I was surprised to see this phone on this particular site. A bit pricey but I don't know what they are supposed to sell for.

http://mobile.dailysteals.com/?utm_...012_Tuesday_5_Deals_4_9_2012&utm_medium=email
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jerdog:
Has no pertinence to the E4GT. If you want to post this take it elsewhere.
[Windows Phone 7 General] the0ne:
did any of you guys see this http://www.1800pocketpc.com/lynx-april-fools-day-spray-app-on-a-lumia-800-ftw/30290/

Its a great advertisement for the Nokia lumia 800
[Windows Phone 7 General] lamborg:
*Rushing to the record store*
[Motorola Photon 4G] dsuffern:
Seems that every ROM I look at in here has a bunch of issues. I'm coming over from the OG Evo, and know nothing about photon's development- although I get the gist its an underappreciated device. Just looking for something to make it worth rooting the photon, which is a great phone imo.
[Motorola Photon 4G] rexxxgg:
have you tried CM9? sure theres a few bugs but its my daily. otherwise i hear that miui is turning out pretty good but i havnt flashed it myself for a few builds. you could always try cm7 or rokko also.
[Motorola Photon 4G] egorio:
CM7 and CM9 are the best. Use both of them, CM7 is more stable and all works, but CM9 is very smooths and awesome!
[Motorola Photon 4G] CCallahan:
As quick as it is to root the Photon I would do it just for the ability to use root apps. Then, try some of the custom locked roms available before you unlock. CM9 is a great rom but still a beta and has issues such as camera, signal, battery, etc. which is to be expected.

I still prefer the stock rom just because of full functionality, battery life, and signal quality but there are many good custom roms based off stock builds (which I have not tried) that might work well for you.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Beknatok:
Running CM7 here and am happy with that as my daily driver. Not brave enough to try CM9 but that's just my personal preference/bias. Joker's non CM9 roms & Lokifish Marz's roms are also good choices.
[Motorola Photon 4G] coolqf:
Three great roms:

-CM7 (KANG)

-ROCKO 3.0 (NOT 3.5)

-Imperium Initiative 1.04

As for which is better... It's a tossup. CM7 last longer, but ROCKO feels more fluid and user friendly. CM7 is more technical...

CM9 is very impressive but it is a beta.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Lokifish Marz:
Imperium is not a beginners ROM by any stretch. :p
[Motorola Photon 4G] coolqf:
Not designed by a beginner but perfectly usable by a beginner =D
[Motorola Photon 4G] strudel.chris:
I agree.

I finally took the dive into unlocking my Photon's bootloader, (having never done it before on a phone) and I had almost zero issues rooting/unlocking/flashing the ROM.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Zwomg Im Bad:
I'd like to quickly point out that

Jokersax's CyanogenMod 9 beta

is honestly pretty stable. The camera, MMS, signal, and battery life is very much exceeding my expectations, considering this is a rom that is labelled as a beta.

I'd also like to state my opinions towards the OP's original question: In order of stability, here is what I would recommend.

1-Stock. (obviously).

2-HomeBase

3-CyanogenMod 7.2

4-RockoRom 3.0 (3.5 is good as well, but based on experience I recommend 3.0)

5-Jokersax's CyanogenMod 9, link is in the beginning of my post.

6-Imperium Initiative

Finally, 7-Sh@dow/Sh@dowEvolved

The rom I use the most is Jokersax's CyanogenMod 9. It's a very good rom.

Quickly-- One last thing. If you DO flash a rom, please please please PLEASE do not complain about the battery life until you do these steps:

~Let your battery drain to 0%

~Charge your battery to 100%

~Wipe battery stats via the advanced menu in a custom recovery(recommended), or an application

~Drain battery to 0%, then charge to 100%.

Then you can complain about the battery life... if it's bad, that is. Lol.

MoPho on, my friend!
[Motorola Photon 4G] CCallahan:
I was comparing CM9 to stock and there is no way CM9 has better battery than stock. Not even close. In my experience with running CM roms on multiple devices they all seem to drain the battery more I would assume due to the kernels used. I know this doesn't really have anything to do with stability but relates to the overall feel of the OP question I think which is why I mentioned it.

With that said roms are going to run different for each user especially with a beta build.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Zwomg Im Bad:
I don't quite remember saying that the battery life was better than stock... But surely sir, you must be doing something wrong. I have 2 photons running cm9, one is activated and one is not, the one that is activated has the minimum at 216 mhz and the max at 1300 mhz, and it's usual cpu is going at 800mhz-ish. the one that is not activated is clocked to the max at 1300mhz constantly, min is 1300 and max is obviously 1300. they both run roughly the same amount of time before dying, usually 7/8hrs. with stock, not rooted, my batter lasts anywhere from 8-9hrs being heavily used.

I never said that the battery life was better than stock on cm9, i said it was EXCEEDING MY EXPECTATIONS FOR A BETA. Sir, you honestly should double check the post of which you're criticizing before you make such an accusation.

And of course roms are going to be different for everybody, depending on how they use it and what they do with it. I've only tweaked jokersax's build to fix the mms issue, as his fix doesn't help. my fix helps ME, but considering the fact that jokersax's fix works for plenty of others, that obviously points out the fact that roms run differently for everybody.

One last thing; who's cm9 build are you talking about? because you mentioned bugs, and jokersax's barely has any. the battery life issue has a solution that can be found at the end of my first post. please, read it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] XtraWho:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24827129

1080p camera ROM - Need dl link
[Motorola Photon 4G] DualSportDad:
I will say it.... jokers cm9 roms battery life kick the crap out of stock. It does have some pretty annoying bugs tho.... like everytime you rotate the screen while using the browser it force closes, or the camera that doesn't take great pictures...mainly with the flash. But other than that it does work pretty well.

I did just switch to cm7 and while everything on it seems to work great, the battery life is no where near as good as cm9.

Btw both I have Max CPU at 1000.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Zwomg Im Bad:
Really? For me, the camera's damnnear perfect. huh. But yeah, the rotation isn't great, but I never use rotation. It pisses me off, lol. The only thing atm that makes me mad is that google play won't let me download anything because I'm not on an official android rom. :( Anyone else have this problem?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Acvice:
Go to settings, apps, stop Google play, clear its data, restart phone.