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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] KangKilla:
Sorry if this has been answered already but when I hit reboot it shows me the OP text instead of restarting my phone... Is this normal?

I know a work around for it (hold all three buttons, volumes and power, till it restarts and then instantly letting go before it vibrates) but I was just wondering if I should just try flashing again or if it is just a defect.

Either way, thanks for sharing!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727 using Sean's Beast!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
I believe the sd-ext partition is created and used when you move apps to the SD card. Therefore, when wiping the system, it should delete those apps as well.

The middle button (if memory serves me correct) simply shows the terminal screen so that you can see the detailed messages of what has been running.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
I just did a back up Sky ICS before installing the CM10 nightly. When I restored it I ended up with a soft brick. From what I can tell, it never booted the kernel. So....I flashed the kernel and saw it boot, but it just hung on the Samsung "kernel" screen. I also wiped cache and dalvik cache.

With the exception of forcing "rm -rf" for wipes, and turning on md5 check on restore all options are defaults. The backup was also on my external sd card.

I backed up the CM10 before trying the Sky ICS restore and when I restored from the CM10 backup and wiped caches, it booted fine.

Any suggestions on getting the Sky ICS backup to restore properly or am I just SOL?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SolsticeZero:
Try restoring your Sky ICS and then flashing the Instigator kernel on top of it. See if that works
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
hrm, I would be surprised if the InstigatorX kernel works since Sky ICS is not AOSP/AOKP, but I'm willing to give it a try.

Luckily, I did backup recently with TiBu and I think my SMS was recently backed-up as well. I wouldn't be a tragedy to loose the SMS, just more of a pain.

Currently, I reflashed Sky ICS again but haven't completely finished tailoring. I think I will try another backup/restore to see if it was just that one backup or a recurring issue.

I'll also try the Instigator kernel.

Update: The 2nd backup I made of Sky ICS bootloops from the Kernel upon restoring.

Update 2: As expected, the InstigatorX kernel only made things worse.

Update 3: Tried the Sky ICS F6 Stock/Modded Kernel...back to bootlooping

Update 4: Tried using the File Manager to move the backups from external sd to internal...no change

Has anyone performed a successful backup/restore with a non AOSP ROM...particularly Sky ICS? I *really* like TWRP, but if I can't get a backup/restore done I have no choice but to go back to CWM Touch (at least for backup and restores....I guess I can switch, backup then switch back :) ).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] roughneckboren:
Have you looked in the nandroids themselves and made sure all the correct file were in there?

Boot

Cache(I checked this box personally)

Data

System

I tried restoring one time and for some reason it didn't backup (I can't remember which) one of those files and wouldn't let me restore correctly and that was my culprit. Bad nandroid. Maybe not your problem but a suggestion.

And the only option I have checked in my setting is skip the md5 generation on backups. Maybe not the smartest thing but I keep a copy of every nandroid I have on my computer and keep the most recent two on the phone to save space. I've only had the one problem with a bad backup and I'm pretty sure it was in CWR. Just what I've got going. And yes I've flasheqd and recovered sky ICS. Hope this helps

jellybeans on the 10.1 tab! my god the sweetness
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] roughneckboren:
I'd reflash. Did you flash from goo or use the zip? I've done both ways successfully. Hell it can't hurt.

jellybeans on the 10.1 tab! my god the sweetness
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SolsticeZero:
Hmmm, I'm clueless. It might have been just a bad case of a backup. I've made backups of Sky ICS, CM9, and NexusM0D and have had no issues restoring them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] netomel:
This seems to be the smoothest recovery.

Install with goo manager from play store. On settings install recovery script and ready to go totally touch and simple environment.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sebo1084:
Proven? By whom? How? I'd like to see the proof. Not discarding your statement but why should I take your word for it. In my experiences when used correctly, it helps the system display a more accurate battery percentage after calibration. I know that now, systemui displays a complete charge, but twrp only shows 94%. I'm not trying to extend battery life. Just looking for accurate numbers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bruno2123:
Google is your friend http://www.androidcentral.com/wiping-battery-stats-doesnt-improve-battery-life-says-google-engineer or http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1445698 battery stats is just the stuff shown in usage report
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Thanks Bruno I just saw his rebuttal and you beat me to it lol I'm a tad meaner too work on ROMs and few know it lol but nobody will trust me like other devs lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
yes i have with skyics 4.2f6, could be flaky sdcard
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Sully6789:
Anyone had a problem with TWRP 2.2 failing to install any Zip altogether? Tried flashing the CM9 RC2, it starts verifying, then recovery reboots. Tried it with multiple zips, and it still does it. Wiped everything, tried installing MIUI and it flat out gave me a failed error. Tried reflashing TWRP through goo, same thing. About to try flashing cwm through Odin, unless someone has an idea. Gonna try getting a log first if someone wants to take a look. Luckily backup and restore works fine, it just will not flash anything. Any ideas?

Edit: Nevermind. I unchecked Zip file signature verification, and it flashed CM9 RC2 just fine. I dont remember whether that is checked or not by default. Checked out the recovery log and saw the error where it checks it, then just reboots recovery since the signatures don't match, which makes me curious also.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sebo1084:
Literacy is not your friend. I clearly stated that I am not attempting to improve battery life. I can do the same thing. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1649239 Having said that, if the usage report is used to display the battery percentage and the statistics are incorrect and uncalibrated, then wouldn't the option be helpful?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bruno2123:
Its not used to display battery percentage it just shows what drained your battery at that time just restarting gets rid of battery stats but if you want to continue to believe in it then just download battery calibration it deletes battery stats or just use root explorer and delete them yourself
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Give up bud some people never learn
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Bruno2123:
Lol i was just trying to be nice i love this phone and all the work the devs do and twrp is amazing im glad sean brought it to my attention its much better then cwm. Even the link he posted is one person saying it works and like 10 people saying it doesnt but im illiterate so what do i know but if it ease his mind to clear the batterystats to feel like he gets the max battery life who am i to ruin his dream keep hope alive!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] wantowan2:
ooooh, ok. Makes sense. ....

....terminal screen. Nice. Cuz when I hit it by mistake, I saw all this output...had no idea what I had just done..yikes!

Thanks for your reply:laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
I might think that except that I had no problems backing up and restoring with sk8erwitskil's ClockworkMod TOUCH 5.5.0.4 v4.3. I do have a Samsung 32GB Class 10 sd card on order that should arrive next week. Maybe I'll try again then.

I'll also PM the OP and see if there are any logs I can grab to help them figure out what may be going on. Or if there is a way I can inspect the backup myself to see what could be wrong.

Since I've tested the CWM backup/restore, I may also reflash the Sky ICS Dragon base and then take backup w/o loading any personal data so they can look at the backup it makes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
I have done backups and restores on a ton of ROMs with twrp and not once had an issue no matter if its tw or aosp
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
No problems here. This recovery has been rock solid since the day I flashed it. Flashed everything, backed up and restored everything. Actually I have 4 backups that I restore frequently. Cm9, aokp, miui and official rooted ics. All restore fine.

On a side note. The ability to name you backups has come in very handy. Takes the guess work out of it lol:beer:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
Wierd...maybe it IS something with my external sd. I'll try backing up to internal.

Posted from my AT&T Sky(pocket)rocket running SeanZ's Sky ICE 4.2F6 "Dragon" using xda premium. Please hit me up with a Thanks if I helped.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
good idea , if still having issues did u try reinstalling twrp

or backup sdcard, reformat sdcard and try again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kishke:
I just tried backing up twice and in both times the bar got stuck at 50% while backing up system gave it a few minutes and nothing, both backups had . in their name.

3rd backup worked and it was a single word.

Running sky-ICS dragon base.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
I tried a backup to internal and restore was flawless. It is something with my external.not surprising as its a 8GB I got with an older Nokia phone. I now have a Samsung 32GB class 10 on order. :)

Posted from my AT&T Sky(pocket)rocket running SeanZ's Sky ICE 4.2F6 "Dragon" using xda premium. Please hit me up with a Thanks if I helped.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] christianxin:
sorry if off topic

what is your take on the brick bug issue people are talking about in the other thread here http://xdaforums.com/show...1762603&page=3 Entropy512 states it can happen even from gb based recoveries.

quote: question was asked: "I've been using CWR 5.8.1.3 TOUCH and I remember hearing it's the safest. Is this still true? I'm on CM9 RC2 but I'm a Rogers guy."

answer from Entropy512: "No... Clockworkmod Touch was the first thing to start causing bricks on the SPH-D710. Similarly, I think about half of the I9100 bricks with XWLPM and XXLQ5 along with many UCLE5 I777 bricks were CWM fakeflashes."

i quote from other topic. is your recovery also include as a cwm touch version ? is this stay away from brick ?

sorry i know nothing about recovery .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SolsticeZero:
That brick bug has been resolved. It was due to older versions wiping the wrong partitions, especially the download partition. However, the bug has been identified, squashed, and I haven't heard any reports of bricks since.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] deezhemi:
I believe the one you are taking about can occur when formatting the memory partitions. TWRP has a setting that allows you to force it to use "rm -rf" instead of "format". Using this option should protect you from the brick bug.

Posted from my AT&T Sky(pocket)rocket running SeanZ's Sky ICE 4.2F6 "Dragon" using xda premium. Please hit me up with a Thanks if I helped.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whitesox311:
where the fudge do you download this thing? The only thing I could find was by manually browsing to \dev\teamwin\twrp\ and there's an .img file for skyrocket, is that what I'm installing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] thatlonedude:
Download goo manager on the play store, click menu, click install open recovery script and it'll install by itself

Sent from my Transformer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Steviemac12:
I'd believe you can push that image file via adb, but most are using Goomanager from Play Store. Install and run. Hit capacitive menu button then select install open source recovery. It works beautifully.

Hope this helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] UZ7:
I installed mine through adb and used the .img file:

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/94

You can also install it via app like previously mentioned. :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whitesox311:
Got it got it...thanks Gs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mrro82:
I'm running this on my Skyrocket and my Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and it is awesome. So much better then CWM. Thanks!!!!

Sent from low Earth orbit with my Skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kawyboy:
Unbelievable

Just started using this. Wow. Best recovery ever!!!

Trying CM9 on skyrocket.

Also reflashing skyics margirine.

This is the slickests, smoothers, easiest recovery ever.

I used team win recovery on my evo. But couldn't continue becasue of version errors for the roms I likes.

So happy to have this.

Thanks guys.

Donation coming soon.

Thanks again.

Also easiet flash for recovery on skyrocket I have yet. no ODIN. Awesome!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] MJ_Arsenault:
I love TWRP and even put it on my girlfriend's Skyrocket, but i was going between ROMs on her phone and now it wont let me restore either of the two backups i keep. One just restarts the recovery after it finishes restoring /system and the other will let me restore but doesnt get past the boot animation. She is going to murder me in the morning, HELP!!!

I originally had AOKP milestone 6 on there, wiped and tried out the CM10 Jelly Bean alpha, and started having my problems when i tried to restore the AOKP backup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mindmajick:
Now you are spamming.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rawb123456:
i apologize for the ignorance but what file name should i be looking for in Goo.im there are many and i don't want to make a mistake...thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] stoopendis:
If you are trying to install Twrp. just load Goo Manager and hit the menu(haptic) button. You'll get a screen where you can click on "Install open recovery script". You'll be prompted a few times and "viola" you have twrp?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rabbivj:
I tried that as well and when I rebooted to recovery it booted right to Clockwork touch recovery i had installed prior...thoughts?

ETA: NVM i reinstalled it and im good.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mbucks911:
doesnt seem like anyone else has this problem but when i try to flash something with this recovery and am looking at the files on my ext. sd card there is two or more of everything and only one of the multiple files that look the same will actually flash, and sometimes none of them will.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SolsticeZero:
Ive never had that happen, but I'll see if I can replicate it so we can get it fixed
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kishke:
He is talking about something that android does at least on my device, it creates a small probably cache file that has the exact same name but it start with _ and weights around 4kb, I think it's suppose to be hidden but I always see them on recovery.

For example I have interface.zip so in the folder I will also find _interface.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dewaski:
Used this recovery to flash and root my phone yesterday and it went pretty smooth I must say. Don't know if this has been mentioned on your dev site but I did experience my phone completely freezing up if I leave the usb plugged in while entering in recovery mode. The problem is fixed as long as I simply enter into recovery without the usb.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Not a problem with my phone. Do you have some usb app installed on your phone, that might think that your phone is trying to connect to a pc?

Sent From Down The Rabbit Hole. CM9 Nightlies - Cobalt Theme
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Has anyone else had any problems, with their external sd card suddenly becoming unusable? I'm not sure if it's a cm9 thing, a TWRP recovery thing or if it's my micro sd card? I have had this happen twice in the last two weeks & I have to reformat the sd card in my pc. And then it seems fine, but not reliable for knowing that you have a usable backup :eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Pixelcreativ:
Anyone ever soft bricked due to this? I had a bad experience with cwm 6.0.1.0 just wondering before trying.

Sent from my Skyrocket running AOKP 4.1.1 Jelly Beeeaannsss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] roughneckboren:
I never had a problem with my external from twrp at all. And I've never soft bricked unless I flash the wrong thing. As long as you flash the correct files you should be ok
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] SolsticeZero:
I haven't heard of any soft bricks at all with 2.2.0.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Soft bricks aren't the fault of the recovery but the user
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] IAmReflex:
I got to say this a very easy, simple, beautiful recovery! Lol thank you very much for this, it installed, ran, and backed up so far flawlessly!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Pixelcreativ:
Untrue. U don't know wtf you're talking about no offense. 6.0.1.0 did soft brick my phone and I have almost 14 years hacking experience over 4 of that on Phones.

Sent from my Skyrocket running AOKP 4.1.1 Jelly Beeeaannsss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
I do know what I'm talking about I've been in android as long if not longer than 4 years I've messed with tons of recoveries across many phones this is my second account so my history is a bit scarce I am not an end user son I can promise you if I install the exact same recovery I can get the rom to flash
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Fail lol Love this recovery btw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tjsooley:
I still cant find it.

I have looked in every folder under /dev/teamwin/ :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sk8erwitskil:
the 5.5.0.4 touch recovery does not require multiple wipes/clears/partition formats as it was built from I727 device tree.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bluntman420:
Anyone know how to wipe emmc and sdcard? When i try to wipe sd it says cant give path /sdcard to format_volume?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] elementur:
YES!! This is awesome! I had it on my EVO 4G and then the Nexus S 4G and now on my Skyrocket! Man I've missed TWRP. Thanks devs!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] armyveterangunner29:
Can't use it to flash cm9 though. Freezes on Samsung logo. As its stated in the CM9 OP, but this wasn't out at the time when that thread started.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] iandr0idos:
Really? I don't get past the flashing, since TWRP shows our device as a skyrocket, not hercules.

I have to flash CMW Touch in order to flash CM9. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] norbarb:
I can't find in GooManager skyrocket.zip to flash.. Can anybody please post where to look for it and how.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bluntman420:
WOW, i was getting ready to flash a new rom, all i did was factory reset, wipe cache, wipe system. Accidentally, while browsing through twrp i hit reboot recovery. Now my phone is hard bricked. Wont turn on, no download mode, no odin. I'm gonna try to take it back to see if it can be replaced, if not jtag repair.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sk8erwitskil:
all you did was press "reboot recovery"? must be a bug in the recovery. has anyone else had this issue?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bluntman420:
Thats all i did. Factory reset,wipe dalvik, wipe system. Although, i think i'm pretty sure i had the usb mounted when i hit reboot recovery. I called samsung, they sent me the ups labels for the rma/repair. Said it will take 3 weeks to get it back. In its current condition i'm pretty sure it'll need a jtag/qpst repair with the hex file or whatever. I'm praying to god they don't see the twrp on it.

Anyone know what the repair fee might be if they determine it's not covered under warranty?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Refer to this post for the correct zip.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
Hell yes. I love twrp
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sk8erwitskil:
well qpst is only for cdma phones but thats neither here nor there. lol

and having it plugged in shouldnt make a difference at all. ide be interested to see if maybe you just had a bad flash or if its a bug that can be replicated. only time will tell.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
What does QHUSB_DLOAD mean? I installed the CM7 MIUI and now my phone is stuck on a black screen after using this recovery to flash. Please dont

tell me i just bricked my phone. :( Btw thats what it says when i plug it in no ODIN.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
It means hard brick...sorry

Well, that's 2 people that have bricked with this recovery...UH OH!!!!!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BaconStep:
QHUSB = hard brick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Are you serious i have no insurance replacements for the plan oh my god. Is there anyway to fix this i see the usb jig but it looks like the oinly thing that will work is jtag? i would stay away form this recovery until this bug is fixed. WHY MEE?!?! :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cashyftw:
TeamWin or TeamBricked? Lol

Sent from one of my phones! Thank me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
The phone Carries a 1 year warranty, no big deal. Go get a new one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] UZ7:
1 year, 5 years, 2000 years of experience it shouldn't matter. When dealing with software there can be bugs that are intermittent, meaning it there is a bug it could happen to any one whether its happens to you on your 50th try vs someone who gets it on their 2nd try. I can say that none of the CWM or TWRP recoveries have given me a soft brick but it could be anything. No program is perfect on first build so testers and users are needed.

On the other hand not everyone has the exact same setup so there could be different variables in reproducing a certain bug/issue. Some people could be installing a different ROM and a certain kernel is causing the problem or they're trying to install from SD card and the SD is faulty. So everyone should be in check before concluding an issue.

Basically trying to say that everyone should be open to issues. Just because it has never happen to you doesn't mean there isnt that chance that it might happen, and when/if that time comes someone will also come up with "never had that problem before, its you!" kind of arguments.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Pixelcreativ:
That's exactly what I am saying actually. One cwm did softbrick me which you stated as impossible. Anyways :)

Sent from my Skyrocket running AOKP 4.1.1 Jelly Beeeaannsss
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
I'm still rocking this recovery and probably always will. Solid as hell. Bravo again