yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Misterjunky:
re: twrp

Here is the proper way to get TWRP setup.

Go to the play store and download/install "GooManager". (free app)

Once it's installed open it and click the menu key on the phone.

Select "Install OpenRecoveryScript"

Then follow the prompt in goomanager and

wait until it gets done. You will see tiny

text on the bottom of the screen saying

"Successful" when it's done flashing.

After that select the "reboot recovery"

option in goomanager and it will reboot

your phone into TWRP full touch recovery.

It's really that easy.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] coachmoore:
Thanks for the help guys! I'm not a noob with android, I've been flashing since the mt3g and g2 days. I just thought it world have an icon like cwm. Again, thanks! :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] eddylee09:
Hey guys,

For some reason, when I back up and flash new roms I'm getting more and more "0" folders in my directory. It's making it extremely difficult to sort and find my files. Is there a way to fix this? Please help, thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] niteh@wk:
Read this and the page linked at the top of the article. Hope that helps.

http://teamw.in/androidmultiuser

It's not recomended to flash back and forth between Android 4.1.x and 4.2.x.

S-beamed from my GSIII via xda premium
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] eggydrums:
Hey guys for some reason 2.5 never acts nicely with my phone. I think it has to do with 4.1/4.2 ROM switching but I'm not sure. Some things that happens is that 2.5 won't restore /data, and sometimes will not even flash ROMs correctly. Any help will be appreciated thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Why not just use an older version til 2.5.0.1 or later comes out?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] eggydrums:
I would but I really want to use the Axis ROM and it won't flash with my current version. I know this because I've tried it before, the ROM flashes perfectly with 2.5. I'm thinking I'll probably just go to 2.5 flash the ROM and then revert to 2.3 which I think is the version I'm on currently
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Maxamillion:
For some reason I can't mount my /data partition on windows while in recovery on this 2.5 version. Can anyone confirm this bug?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] fogame:
I have this bug. I formatted my sd card still nothing. Not quite sure
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djtheraven:
Yep definitely a bug. ..I have it too
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Maxamillion:
I guess reverting back a version would be best until it is fixed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Yup. I'm sure 2.5.0.1 will fix it though.

Theyve been pretty good about fixing bugs in the past.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LoopDoGG79:
FYI, 2.6.0.0 is out.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LuigiBull23:
You are aware that 2.6.0.0 has just been released right?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Lol. And that post was from a month ago. But I was not aware of that. Thanks for pointing it out! Going to check the CL now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LuigiBull23:
That was the whole point of the joke lol

I'm personally loving the update. No issues whatsoever.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sjancura:
Loving the new update with the choice of wiping the internal sdcard. Thanks for a great update!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] frettfreak:
I havent been able to mount anything in twrp since the update to 2.4 (yes its been a while). I even tried to downgrade after that to 2.3.3. and still cant mount my storage. There is no mount button when i go into "mount" from the main menu. what am i missing??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LuigiBull23:
So you're saying when you go into "mount" you see nothing but a blank window?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] frettfreak:
no.. i see all the options that i can check and unckeck and change weather its supposed to be mounting internal or external storage, but nothing ever mounts... i know there used to be a button when you were in this screen that said "mount" i would hit that and then it would mount and i would see it in windows. There is no "mount" button, and i never get anything in windows.

I am assuming i am just an idiot and not doing something i am supposed to be doing, but i just cant get it to mount...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LuigiBull23:
lol you're no idiot.. How can you be sure that your storage isn't already mounted? Is the file browser pointing to the correct directories? For example,. when you go to install from internal storage is the browser pointing to either /sdcard or /data/media/ ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] frettfreak:
Maybe i am missing the point of the mount menu (although i have been using custom recoveries on android since doughnut so it seems unlikely but stranger things have happened). I thought the point of the mount menu wa so i coudl mount the USB partitions from within windows to transfer and such. I know thats the way it was in the past at least. Installing anything from internal storage works fine and everything in that sense works as expected. I just cant transfer files to my SD from within windows.

Its nto a life or death problem as i usually have already transfered everything before i get to recovery, but there has been a few times that things got wonkey and i needed another copy of a rom and couldnt do it because i couldnt access my USB (internal or external) from within windows while in recovery (and i had No OS cause i already wiped system).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
No longer having the need to revert to 2.4.4.0 since 2.6.0.0 rocks. No issues whatsoever. Nandroid backup/restore and everything else works. I'm very grateful for the encryption functions built-in. Very useful.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] frettfreak:
Quick question... when you are in recovery, and you go into mount, can you mount USB storage so its accessible in windows??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
Only visible and manageable via ADB. I use ADB File Explorer for that.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SiNJiN76:
Any Idea as to why my phone can't get into recovery? It just stuck on the Teamwin blue curtain graphic.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Have you tried reinstalling either from goo manager or Odin?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SiNJiN76:
Thanks. Seems what had happened was that somehow my internal memory got corrupt and it was reading 0MB. Which still doesn't explain the recovery freeze. In anycase..after a dozen reboots...it finally fully booted into recovery and I was I able to format and reinstall my ROM. Any ideas as to why the internal memory would just out of the blue (I had just done a backup and flashed a new rom) take a dump?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
No idea why tbh. But if you got it working again, its one of those thing where id probably just chalk it up to a freak data corruption incident, unless it happens again of course!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
What's new in 2.6.1.0:

Initial SELinux support (only a few devices, need testers so come by IRC if your device doesn't have it and needs it)

Initial support for f2fs file system formatting (Moto X)

Update SuperSU install for 4.3 ROMs

Fixed a permissions bug on files created during backup

Fixed a bug that caused TWRP to not wait for compressed backups to finish causing 0 byte files and md5sums to not match

Fixed decryption of encrypted data so that both TouchWiz and AOSP decryption are possible

Ignore lost+found folder during backup and size calculations

Various other minor bug fixes and tweaks

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/d2tmo

Woodpecker crashing is fixed.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Cool! I'll be looking into it tonight! Thx for the info!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrzhadow:
Testing :thumbup:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MAFU21:
Cant find my nandroid back up in restore. Also the time region is way out of the clock. It says it like 6 hours- on my region. To get the correct hour I have to put Hawaii when I am at the other end of the world at Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. Dont know if it is an issue just reporting.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djtheraven:
I had that problem but it fixed itself
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
What's new in 2.6.3.0:

Proper backup and restore of SELinux contexts (thanks to Tassadar)

Pull in some ROM information for backup name generation

Merge all recent patches from AOSP bringing TWRP up to date with Android 4.3

Add 1200x1920 theme (thanks to Tassadar)

A few other fixes and tweaks

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/d2tmo
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] killj0y:
Has anyone had any problems restoring a backup to a replacement phone? I did recently with another model so I've been cautious about using twrp I prefer it over cwm but cwm worked where twrp didn't...just curious
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mr_Jay_jay:
2.6.3 bug?

Hi [MENTION=912474]Dees_Troy[/MENTION] I've been having problems while formating Data, If i choose wipe and then advance I check Dalvik, system, Data, Cache... recovery freezes and reboots into the splash screen and it stay there til I pull the battery, samething happens when i swipe to factory reset this has happend in the last 2 updates.. any suggestions?? Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xObey:
For some reason goo.im won't install the new version (2.6.3.0) of TWRP, after it downloads and SU permissions are granted I reboot into recovery and the previous verison (2.6.0.0) I installed is still present. I also tried manually installing it in a terminal emulator and got "failed with error: -1".

Anyone know what the issue might be for the recovery not flashing.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Neighbor808:
In Vincom's sticky in the Q&A thread about how to install TWRP/CWM there is a downloadable TWRP 2.6.3.0 md5 which you flash in Odin. Try that instead.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] popimp315:
SAME THING happened to me. Then whenever i tried to format/wipe data, it would freeze, reboot. I have no os so it just keeps rebooting to splash. 2nd this exact same thing. Had to go back to clockwork until then.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Thought I was alone on this. This also happened to me many times. The only way to solve it is every time I need to flash a new ROM, flash the ROM without wiping, boot into a bootloop and boot into recovery again wipe and reinstall the ROM, Gapps and everything should be fine until the next ROM install.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mr_Jay_jay:
I think we should file a bug report as stated on OP.. I also thought I was the only one since none reply to inquiry... but I will follow the other guy suggestion and move to cwm...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
That's drastic...I dislike CWM in my past because of how it works in general. Just find an older TWRP and revert back man.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mr_Jay_jay:
LMAO!! u too.. lol yea I think 2.5.5 should be fine... but in any case we still need to file a report dont we?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Yeah how do we?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mr_Jay_jay:
it's in the OP

I guess the more people report it the better... I try to pull a logcat but since I'm running ADB on windows and I can never get it to work properly...

https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
I'll try my hand at it but Windows 8.1 isn't so friendly. And thanks guess I skipped the OP because I'm ADHD and can't focus with large amounts of text Lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Previous ones can be found in the link in my Sig. But yes send a report. I haven't seen the op post here in a long time, so don't expect that he's seen your posts so far.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
IRC is probably the best way to reach him.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
Does anybody have the latest STABLE twrp zip file ? Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Read two posts above yours, then click the link.in my Sig.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrzhadow:
I'm unable to restore backup through recovery. I boot in recovery and select restore but recovery won't read any backups. Anybody have any ideas?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Is the partition or sd where it's located mounted?

If you ever moved the backup to a different folder it may not see it also.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrzhadow:
Yes it's mounted. I save to extsd. I can see the files on the recovery file manager but not under restore.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
The default path to the backups is /sdcard/TWRP/BACKUPS/{your device ID}/named backup folder/

If you changed the location in TWRP settings, make sure it's still set correct, but the path to.it should be exactly the same, except for which sd. If it's at all different, it won't see it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrzhadow:
Thank you for your help Doc. I have the correct path for TWRP on both SD cards and it still doesn't show. I wonder if its just the new version that is having this issue?.. I didn't have problems before I updated to the latest version. I'm just getting a little frustrated.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
No idea then...sorry. try going back to your previous version and see if it works again. You can get it via the link.in my Sig.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
When you get tired of the bugs, there's always CWM. Links in my signature.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Cwm was nice in the past, I'm just not able to do things as fast as I can with TWRP. I ended up going to CWM then using Mobile Odin to head back to TWRP 2.6.1.0
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Having fat fingers can be a little problematic sometimes. I've hit the create image.zip button so many times. I'll take that over the TWRP issues any day, though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Yes this ^^ lmao if they didn't prompt you I'd have deleted many things many times.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrzhadow:
Would you mind sharing 2.6.1.0? I looked at under Docs signature but he didn't have this version.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
Go to the OP. Look in the links. On the site search for d2tmo and download 2.6.1.0 I'll link you to it though.

http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/d2tmo

Going to need to use fast boot or Mobile Odin Pro.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Sorry, thought I had it there. I'll get it added later on.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrzhadow:
I completely forgot about the fact that I just replaced this phone and the backup I have is from my old device. This is the reason why I can't see it in recovery isn't?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djtheraven:
Yes. ..You can make a backup of the new phone then the new folder will be made and transfer the old backup to the new folder then you will see and use it. ..I actually restored the backup of my original phone to the replacement and it worked flawlessly. ...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Correct. The folder your backups are stored in is named for your device ID, so it'll be different on every device. If it's the same model though you can copy the old one into the new folder and as stated above, it should see it. Just be sure it was the exact same model. That's why they did this, so you don't accidentally copy from your computer or swap sdcards and try to restore another devices nandroid.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrzhadow:
I figured that's what it was! Thanks guys!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrzhadow:
Success!! I'm a happy camper now that I got all my data back! Thanks guys for your prompt responses!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
Delete
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Version 2.6.3.0 Errors

I seem to have a repeating error with version 2.6.3.0. I have a D2TMO (SGH-T999). Every time I wipe Data partition, I get following error.

E:error opening '/data/media/0/Android/data/com.android.providers.media'
E:error: Not a directory

Complete log is attached.

The rom I was flashing was Slimbean v1.4 with Android 4.3

I was in the process of a complete wipe and then flashing existing rom. So I wiped, flashed and then wiped again. So you may find repeating information.

If you want any additional information, I will be more than willing to reproduce the error again.

EDIT - Quick searching for com.android.providers.media does not give me good enough information. So any way I am going to see if I need to empty my photo and video folder. No hope of that its more than placebo.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
The devs don't read this thread; they don't even update it. Have you reported this in IRC? Others were complaining about the inability to wipe the data partition.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
I'll stay with twrp 2.6.1.0 for now until the dev fixes the issues
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
I haven't had much success in IRC in the past. People keep talking to themselves and no one seemed to listen to me. Will try it this time.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I would submit a bug report through their github. I think it's linked in the OP, but go here:

https://github.com/TeamWin/Team-Win-Recovery-Project/issues

You can also send a message from http://teamw.in

Click contact at the top left. I think submitting it via github is the better choice though.

If you had problems you should copy the recovery.log to sd and submit a bug report.

The vast majority of people don't ever do this and they won't always know there even is a particular bug unless it's done. (Yes, I have been guilty of this as well).

Plus, even if they know about a bug due to forum posts, they will still need the recovery.log and possibly more if they are going to fix it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Thanks I will submit it via github. I do have recovery log.

P.S. - I know sending message via the website contact is a no go.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mondokat:
file name problem

I just tried to make a backup on my sdcard using 2.6.3.0, i was using auto-generated names, and it kept telling me it wasn't able to create the backup folder, but i changed the name to a date stamp and the word test (2013-10-11-test) and it worked. Anybody heard of this before? I am thinking it might be something to do with hitting a filename length limitation in the filesystem, since it's on the sdcard and using fat instead of ext3 or whatever. Anybody know the character limit off the top of their head?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
TWRP can't handle spaces. Yet, it uses them in name auto generation. Makes sense.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mondokat:
Awesome. Good to know. Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
Hey guys looks like there's a new version of twrp that works with kitkat 2.6.3.1 hopefully someone can create a flashable zip ;)

http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/d2tmo
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MAFU21:
I tried to download the new recovery by goo manager but it never start the download. Im on TW 4.3 deodex.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
Goo.im is acting up that's why
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Coug76:
And had been for several weeks... sux

I odin the tar personally.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
.tar, .img, and .zip are available through the link in my sig.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
You are the best thanks a lot!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] austinmercz:
Do I just flash that through an older version of twrp/cwm for the .zip , or do I have to flash it through like Odin..?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] WhoWhere:
Doc, you're the man. Thank you! I was going to flash it via terminal emulator but you saved me the hassle.

If you use Doc's zip file you can just flash with cwm or an older version of twrp.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mondokat:
Hm. I just tried to install cm11 (from cm10.2) and got strange errors formatting the system partition. I installed CWM and it worked fine. TWRP can't install cm11 yet? what gives, I always liked it so much better...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tp2215:
Update twrp to 2.6.3.1 using Goo manager and it will install
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] styllballyn:
Can someone copy the links in a post? I'm on via tapatalk and can't see the sigs
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291681740 twrp 2.6.3.1
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tlaurion:
Please make a new build with latest cryptography fixes

Hi.

I cannot decrypt my data partition anymore =(

Changes have been merged to fix that issue.

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
Hey guys can someone make a flashable zip of v2.7.0.0 ? Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
There's no need. You can flash it through GooManager app, or download the ODIN .tar flashable here and flash it yourself.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
Oh no.../data restoring on Nandroids made with TWRP 2.7 are failing here. No encryption. Reverting back to the previous version.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Jiggs82:
Yeah I just flashed it through recovery tools app :)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shonmac11:
Can I install twrp on my tmobile LTE galaxy s3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
In the N5 section it was found that sometimes /data backup would fail and sometimes /data restore would fail. If you delete the .twrp file, all should be good in the hood and work like it should. ;)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kingston73:
Is there any real reason to update to 2.7 yet? The last version has been working well for me so just wondering what improvements this newest version brings.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] #1n00b:
I'm having an issue and maybe I'm a noob. I tried updating through goo manager. Now every time I reboot into recovery it keeps running openrecoveryscript. I've flashed through Odin and mobile Odin. I've tried reverting back to previous versions. I've even tried different recoveries. I've tried everything I can think of aside from flashing back to stock. Can anyone please help me?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] culson_35:
I update read now to 2.7.0.0 in my sght999l using terminal emulator method and work great...link http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/106

Liquid-Smooth 4.4.2 (sgh-t999l)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
I see. I shall try that next time! Old nandroid was deleted but was replaced by a better ROM I built so all is well. Thanks once more for the important tip! :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sipher26:
Some of us are having issue making a back up using twrp 2.7 we get a fail error I'm on 4.3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] JustZaphod:
You can use Goomanager to flash the latest recovery with no issues..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Muffycheeks:
You can try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2646528
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PhrostB:
I started using this because it works with CyanDelta :D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shonmac11:
This is what shows when I try to install the recovery. Can you help me please?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] culson_35:
Try with terminal emulator

Liquid-Smooth 4.4.2 (sgh-t999l)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] shonmac11:
I don't know how to use that. I'm also afraid of bricking my phone from installing the wrong recovery
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dynas7y:
Does anyone think they can take the repacked TWRP 2700 images found at the following links and make them compatible for our device? Currently they are only made for the I9300. I'm loving the themes, but not having a matching splash screen is bugging me a bit!

Thread: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/theme-twrp-holofied-black-dark-light-t2398399

Links: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lou96odm25120e5/l7qQYFtMEH

Would really love the black kit-kat one to be converted, if possible. Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] nirogu325:
Hmm...so far this recovery has been working well (ever since I deleted that .twrps file).