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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MS_Guru:
So I've been screwin around with this recovery for a bit, and still very impressed. The only thing that's force me back to another recovery is the lack of TAR based backups. Being able to easily create Odin flashable TAR's from my backup's is a godsend.

But either way, lots of flashing, lots of wiping, and no brick. Think the bricks are just a case of the "Ohhhhh So Shiny Buttons"!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] stangparts:
Another brick....... Booted to recovery, wiped sd-ext, rebooted system..... DEAD!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
wiped what. i have wiped in this recovery at least 200 times now...

Wipe sd-ext, or do you mean re-partition the sd. which wil cause bricks on any recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rmarquez1974:
I love this recovery, it works solid for me. As far as people who wipe and then reboot back into recovery, I don't get it... Why?

I always flash something right after I wipe both caches and system. Then I reboot into recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mstrk242:
Romracer noticed in the skyrocket forum that their fstab for recovery had sd_ext pointing to /dev/block/mmcblk0p2. On our phone the flash counter file is on that partition, and i'm not sure what else. I'm sure if some people are formatting sd_ext (and as said before, why? Not like we use it, or have any need for ever creating one with so much internal storage available to us,) and it was bricking phones.

I unpacked our recovery image and took a look at the fstab.recovery, it's got the same problem. You'd know this better than I would. Would me removing the mount point completely break any recovery functions? Or should I just figure out what it should be, (which i don't know), and change it to that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
I think TDJ could probably help you find the answer.

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
thats the secondary SBL which holds download mode, smoke that and your done. Thats a good catch, there should be no sd-ext option for our devices anyways. the data partition is already 2gb and its already ext4

I'm talking to Dees_Troy right now, he will probably have a proper hewrcules build. so i dont have to hack it and we're discussing the removal of the sd-ext stuff. alsohe disabled being able to reboot when you wipe system and don't flash, because thats just effing stupid why would you do that?

EDIT: alright, we're going to get an official build so no one has to hack at it now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BaconStep:
Lol a guy in the 727 forums wiped system without flashing anything
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
I know i sound like a jerk, but if that bricked him. that's natural selection as far as i'm concerned. just give him a flip phone. I don't know how he expected it to function with out a system anyways.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pio_masaki:
A lot of people follow directions blindly and never learn what does what and why. He may have thought it was a factory reset or something.

Tapatalked from my A100 - Flex Reaper RF1.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] BaconStep:
It actually wasnt even his, he told his friend to wipe /system and reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vicvon:
Just downloaded 2.1.8 for the Hercules but it is in .img format. would someone please change it to a zip file for easy flashing?

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
Here you go. I just updated the one Mr.X posted. Flash in recovery.

http://d-h.st/PkZ

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bhowanidin:
This official?

Sent from my SGH-T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mstrk242:
It seems to work ok (I just dd'd it, the one of their site. 2.1.8)

I opened it up, I see they removed the sd_ext mount completely, that's probably the safest way. (I'm doing a backup right now, but so far it seems to be fine.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
Yes

Yeah, sd-ext is useless for our devices since we have a huge data partition that's already ext4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] stangparts:
It wasn't about why would you wipe the sd ext. I love the recovery and just like everyone else haven't had a single issue. Sooo, I started playing with the stuff I didn't ordinarily use and got a brick immediatly. I have a bunch of these phones so bricking one wasn't that big of a deal and low and behold there was an answer why that function bricked phones.

Thanks for the release, hopefully the report of bricks has ended.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
Hows the new update running for yall?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
Installed zip, was up with hating on CWM?

Sent from the Darkside, ICS style
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Micronads:
Runs great, just like the old one. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jangst123:
+1

But ya just can't fix stupid

so you just never know!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
yeah i like this recovery too.. and unfortunately there will always be someone who doesn't read before they play around with a rooted phone, or is in too much of a rush to pay attention to what it is they are doing. and bricks their phone..

if someone who is new to flashing is reading this.. read! read! and read some more before you play around in recovery.. make sure you know exactly what you are doing, and don't don't be afraid to ask questions on here if you can't find what you are looking for...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
You would have to ask Mr.X or whoever wrote the updater script for the original. I just changed the image out for the new one and changed version numbers in the script.

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rrrrrichard:
What do you recommend using to flash the 2.1.8 zip version? Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rancidm:
im using 2.18 on t989 and i cant seem to install from external sd card , the little black removable one. i only see ext sd folder and i open it and it just shows mobo drm folder thats it..

i dont see a sdcard or sdcard 2 folder at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
Try emmc folder
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
I tried the zip and its seems to be running good
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rancidm:
i got it, i had to touch the address bar that said \sdcard then change it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Khizar:
themes for TWRP

http://rootzwiki.com/forum/326-twrp-2x-themes/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
Did u try one yet and which ones compatible?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Khizar:
i havent tried them personally as i am completely stock atm. but xda user stereotripical confirmed that ICS/Cyan System Style Theme is working on both 2.1.2 and 2.1.8

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/25762-480x800-21-icscyan-system-style-theme/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
And i dont see where it says sdcard/twrp/themes folder do i have to make it myself?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Khizar:
yes make a folder but make sure you spell theme not themes. it should look like this /sdcard/TWRP/THEME/ then just copy ui.zip to /sdcard/TWRP/THEME/ and reboot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
Yup just did it and that theme works it looks nice
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pandemic187:
Just to be sure, I couldn't find anyone mention exactly how we get TWRP.

I just install zip from SD card within CWM, then reboot?

And do I enter TWRP the same way as CWM? (vol +/- and power)?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
You install the twr zip tgen reboot recovery and boom you should be in twr now and yea buttons are the same
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] defconoi:
Is this finally stable and unbrickable? Which version should I dl
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pandemic187:
I took the plunge and it's working fine for me. The link you want is on page 14.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27081850&postcount=133
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
Where does your backup file get stored to? Anyone know?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rymanh:
It should be backed up to a file on your internal SD card called twrp

I like my Roms the way I like my women..... Clean and smooth
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pio_masaki:
You can change that in mounts > mount external if you want.

Tapatalked from my Galaxy S II.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
New recovery been running good so far using a theme n all Thnx!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RikkKeith:
Do all of you using the new TWRP still use scripts (Super Wipe & Cache Wipe) to wipe your device before/after flashing a new Rom? And do you still need to use the fix permission script, or does TWRP fix permissions properly?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mstrk242:
As far as I can tell, it does fix permissions properly. I rarely find the need to use superwipe or any other util on this recovery, I just use the built in commands. Hasn't failed me yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Micronads:
+1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krackers:
Updated OP with all necessary and known info
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
I manually wipe i dont use super wipes or that stuff
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] defconoi:
I have twrp installed from page 14 should I now install the official or is the the same?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] markusf21:
It's the same

Sent from the iPhone graveyard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Poser:
I have not had the need to use additional scripts

Huh?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
I've heard there is issues with restoring nandroids, that it does not restore correctly. Is there any truth to this?

Does it perform proper backups?

Sent from the Darkside, ICS style
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] anomy13:
I don't think so. I've had no issues so far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
I restored a couple of times already no issues here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
If you go into Settings > Restore Defaults and then enter the re-boot menu, you will get a warning saying you do NOT have android installed, and that you should restore a backup.

Can anyone else confirm this? Settings > Restore Defaults, then try to reboot?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bluntman420:
OP, you actually should reword the first post. Studies show bricks were due to user error? I bricked just from using factory reset. Dees_Troy has actually stated that the first version that was posted had wrong partition tables for sd_ext. So when a user performed a factory reset (/data/cache/ and SD_EXT) there bootloader got fried. Anyhow all is good now with TWRP. (I actually unpacked the img to check recovery.fstab and make sure the partition tables were correct)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mojorisin7178:
So at the moment there is no odin package for this right? If you are stock you have to first odin CWM then flash this zip is that correct? Is someone working on an odin flashable? Not that that is really a big deal but I was just wondering that all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
Yea this u flash on your current recovery and just restart recovery but a odin version would be nice also if someone can make one?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
I think if you use this you can't restore nandroid from your nontouch cwr. So you have to make a nandroid from twrp from what I can remember reading a while back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
This is correct
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] `SBR`:
i dont' think it will for restore defaults..

but when format System and reboot it will take you to the Main page of recovery (doesn't reboot).. So that we can install a rom before rebooting..

thats all i noticed so far..
[General Questions and Answers] chreeze24:
ive been trying to back up my phone using cwm..

but when the process gauge reaches at middle.. i get a message "error backing up your system" then it stops.. please help..

Gingerbread 2.3.5

King 3d rom

LG-P920 OPTIMUS 3D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] guinnes.s:
how to manualy flash factory image of ics 4.0.4 to a unrooted/stock nexus ?

thanx
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21113773&postcount=195

Please search in the future.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] hafezalayat:
I can not upload pictures to my picasa photo page using the built in picasa uploader . When I try to upload a picture it keeps trying to upload . But nothing uploaded.i don't know if all the Sony xperia s have the same problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mumbojumbo01:
My phone = rooted, stock rom 2.3.6, baseband = T989UVKID, kernel= 2.6.35.11

So I have tried bunch of ways to try and put the Tmo SGS2 in dock mode, but cant seem to figure out a method to put it in dock mode?

Any ideas?

I am using a generic dock so want to just put this in dock mode so that at night can use it as a night clock...

Is there a way to turn the display from going off when power is connected? i cant seem to figure that out also...

Since Mt3G, Fender, G2x, I have always been able to do this, dont know why i cant find it on this one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mumbojumbo01:
No input from anyone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] modenastradale:
Update (5/2/2012):

I think I've isolated the issue as a broken recovery image. It appears that some of us received a broken 4.0.2 OTA and are now suffering for it.

This issue can be completely fixed by manually installing the 4.0.4 update. For reasons stated in my post below (message #9 in this thread), I do not think this issue can be fixed with an OTA update, so don't wait for Google to fix this. Fix it yourself or send it back for a refund.

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Title says it all.

I have a completely stock GSM Nexus running 4.0.2, YAKJU build. Several times, I have received the notification that the 4.0.4 OTA update is available. Each time when I try to take the update, the phone reboots and gets stuck at the "Google" screen indefinitely.

At this point, the only way to shut the phone off is to remove the battery.

Has anyone else had this problem? I can't believe Google is unable to deliver a working update to a stock phone, especially after the months of delay this has been. (My phone is nearly unusable on 4.0.2 due to the keyboard lag, random reboots and other issues.)

I really don't want to mess with the bootloader due to warranty issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jivemaster:
Same thing is happening here. Completely stock on 4.02, receive notification for 4.04, downloads, reboots to install, doesn't get past "Google". Not sure what's going on there...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jstierman:
Same here, tried twice now. Left it for about an hour and it went through a stage of the back of the phone getting warm (antenna location, I believe... at the top by the camera) then cooled down later. I thought maybe it was downloading the update? Not sure if it normally downloads before or after the reboot.

Additional info:

Mine's wasn't originally yakju, but I flashed to yakju 4.0.1 from yakjuux (or whatever) when I got it months ago, and was able to get the 4.0.2 update OTA just fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jivemaster:
Mine was yakju out of the box, so I don't think it's a flashing issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] modenastradale:
Yep, mine too. YAKJU out of the box. I haven't done anything to mod this phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jstierman:
I'm going to try to manually update it in the next day or two and share results
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] modenastradale:
No factory reset either

Huh. I thought maybe doing a factory reset from the Settings menu would help. In fact, I can't do that either!

After clicking through all of the confirmation dialogs, the phone reboots and.... get stuck at the Google screen. I have to pull the battery out, just as when applying the 4.0.4 update. Luckily the phone will start up again, but the wipe never happened.

It looks like there's a problem with some Galaxy Nexuses being able to go into recovery, perhaps?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Grave_Jumper:
Hi All

I got the exact same problem. Out-of-the-box, no mods, no root, 4.0.2. Got the OTA to 4.0.4 the third time this morning. Still can't pass the "Google" screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] modenastradale:
Solved -- sort of.

Hey all,

I spent some time investigating this issue. Here's what I've determined: for those of us affected with this problem, it appears that we somehow received a botched installation of 4.0.2 (the version we're running currently). What's the botch? Our phones don't have a working recovery image.

You can test this by trying to enter recovery. Turn off your phone. Then, simultaneously press and hold volume-UP, volume-DOWN, and POWER until a screen with an Android on his back appears. This is the fastboot screen. From here, you can choose 'Recovery'. If your phone is like mine, any attempt to go to Recovery will just put you in the dreaded Google logo loop.

So, what's the solution? I'm afraid the only way to resolve this yourself is to unlock the bootloader and do a complete install of the 4.0.4 image yourself. One step of that process is to flash an updated recovery image; this will cure the issue. Fortunately, on the Galaxy Nexus, you can easily re-lock the bootloader with a single command. I have done all of this and can confirm that it works.

If you're not comfortable unlocking the bootloader, the only other way to fix this is to send it back to the vendor. I have a strong suspicion that phones affected by this bug are unable to receive any further OTAs at all. This means Google can't fix your phone by pushing out a different OTA.

Final warning: until this is fixed, you can't do a factory reset, either -- that process will fail because it, too, uses the recovery. So don't plan on selling your phone on eBay until you get this fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jivemaster:
Your research is much appreciated modenastradale. It seems this is a fairly big **** up on Google's part. But I guess these things happen. I don't have any particular problems with unlocking the bootloader, I just didn't feel like wiping the phone right now and having to reinstall and set everything back up again which is why I've remained stock this whole time.

Unlike previous phones, this one has felt great out of the box, so I've never had the need to root it to get more performance out of it.

I guess this will be the project for the weekend. Yay!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jstierman:
Looks like a good opportunity for me to switch to the US version (takju).. even though it's 99.9% the same right now. Just in case they give us a better radio for the region.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jstierman:
Idea:

What if I flash the recovery only? (like step D.12 here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1626895)

I already have an unlocked bootloader, so it looks like I wouldn't need to wipe the system to unlock it. I guess I would get the 4.0.2 full image and flash that recovery (not the 4.0.4), though I'm not sure it would made a difference anyway.

I might try it out, but still interested in maybe switching to Takju anyway. I thought about anything that I'd lose by wiping, and since almost everything is on google's cloud (gmail, google music, coctacts, pics on google+, etc) it's not a big deal to wipe.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jstierman:
Fixed

The method I suggested in the last post worked!

You need to be able to flash a recovery image though, which I think would mean you need an unlocked bootloader? The benefit of doing this over just flashing the complete 4.0.4 image is that you don't need to wipe the phone (assuming you already were unlocked)

In more detail, here are the steps I took.

- Preparation (I already had this done) - have Samsung drivers installed on your PC, ADB, fastboot, etc. - check other threads for how to, such as: LINK

- Follow this post's how-to for flashing the recovery image - the poster also has the stock 4.0.2 link, which I can't find on google's site anymore: LINK

- The only command I ended up using is

fastboot-windows.exe flash recovery F:\recovery.img

Where F:\ was the location I extracted the image file to.

- Restart via:

fastboot reboot

- When it restarted, it gave me the OTA notification and was able to install fine. :)

I don't know if the OTA notification would automatically show for everyone, if not you can try to check for updates in the settings or try some of the step on the thread: LINK
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] helmo42:
related issue

I found and issue on code.google.com that seems related to this.

I'm linking them in the hopes of getting some official response about this.

Just search for number 29954 on code.google.com as I'm not allowed to post links here yet.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] techie1961:
This worked perfectly for me. Glad to have that done with. Didn't lose any data at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luijiam:
I have this issue also. Stock Galaxy Nexus from the Spain, no mods, not unlocked.

Its necesary unlock bootloader to flash a recovery image :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Caballero:
I can reboot my Nexus after going through the install of 4.0.4 (my phone don't get stuck at the Google logo), but the version stays at 4.0.2 however.

Do I also have to unlock bootloader and flash 4.0.4 etc. or is there another way to work around the update problem?

Stock and unlocked Galaxy Nexus bought (and in use) in The Netherlands.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bvr1210:
Hey Fellas , are there any changes in the FB app ..since after updating my facebook app to 1.9.1 i cannot sync my contacts with fb

Its on Galaxy i9000 & CM9 nightly rom
[HTC EVO 3D] NEVER BUY A PHONE ON EBAY:
i rooted , unlocked, s-offed my evo but its still sim locked.

i have the eastern European GSM version of the HTC EVO 3D.

when i hit "simlock" in hboot

it reads:

fat32 init OK

reading config.dat [37]bytes

read mccmnc file success

open cid file "Fail"

get device imei success

imei checking....PASS!

process done, reboot device

vol up {yes}

i reboot and im still locked .

any ideas??:confused:
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
What CID does it currently have?

fastboot getvar cid

Also, just a heads up, in the future please use the Q&A forums for questions :)
[HTC EVO 3D] NEVER BUY A PHONE ON EBAY:
HTC_032
[HTC EVO 3D] NEVER BUY A PHONE ON EBAY:
anyone:D
[HTC EVO 3D] jollyb:
having also this problem. yes, bumping this thread.

here's the story:

i bought my phone in Tele2 store. Used a bonbon sim card (national roaiming in t-mobile) which is working normal. the phone was bought unlocked, so i thougt.

the problem is that now the evo only works with bonbon sim card (national roaming in t-mobile) but not with tele2 sim card, even if the phone was bought in the tele2 stor, not with VIP (vodafone) or T-mobile sim cards.

i'm desperate, changed few roms, reseted many times the data settings, tried and formatted several sdcards. tried the simlock unlock from this page, nothing is working.

but, for a short time, few minutes the tele2 sim card was working. that happened when i pulled out the sdcard. when i put it back, since then none of simcards are working, except bonbon.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesongaudan:
Hi guys,

I need to unroot my nexus gsm to 4.0.2 but it seems I can't find the stock image. Appreciate it if someone can give me the .tgz file.

Thanks in advance :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Just to clarify, the link that El Daddy posted was for yakju/takju 4.0.4, not yakjuxw 4.0.2.

If you look in the dev section, you'll find yakjuxw 4.0.1 (which will automatically get updated to 4.0.2). It's a thread by josteink
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesongaudan:
thanks but I can't find the 4.0.2 for GSM version. I am afraid to flash the CDMA/LTE
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jesongaudan:
Thank you for the info hopefully I can find the stock yakjuxw 4.0.1 image. :D