[GT540 Optimus Android Development] Hikari:
Hello fellow old friends! I've brought something new and cool to this old forum(slow to keep up with the latest stuff).. And exremely cool for guys with non-working sd slots; You can now easily flash roms using "ADB Sideload" feature of TWRP.. bla bla...

UPDATE - 12MAR2013 - TWRP 2.4 Build taken down due to huge size which can't fit in our recovery partition.. Currently trying to slim it down..

Today, I felt like getting my ubuntu up and doing some fun stuff like old day. There! I decided to get another build of TWRP. I couldn't really test is as my bros phone is nowhere to be found :). However, since I used the exact same source as the first build it should work just fine. Anyone willing to try their luck is welcome and appreciated..

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Introduction:

Team Win Recovery Project 2.3, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. We started from the ground up by taking AOSP recovery and loading it with the standard recovery options, then added a lot of our own features. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.

Key Features:

Touchscreen driven with real buttons and drag-to-scroll

XML-based GUI that allows full customization of the layout – true theming!

Settings are saved to the sdcard and persist through reboots

Ability to choose which partitions to back up and which to restore

Ability to choose to compress backups – now with pigz (multi-core processor support for faster compression times)

Onscreen keyboard

Decryption of /data

Easy selection of internal/external storage

See changelog below for 2.3 features

What's new in 2.3:

-Rebased onto AOSP Jelly Bean source code

-Rewrote backup, restore, wipe, and mount code in C++ classes for easier maintenance going forward

NOTE: backups from prior versions of TWRP are still compatible with 2.3

-ADB sideload functionality from AOSP is included in 2.3, see this link for more info

-Re-wrote fix permissions entirely in C++ and runs in a few seconds instead of a few minutes (thanks to bigbiff)

-Improvements to zip finding in OpenRecoveryScript (should be a lot fewer GooManager automation issues)

-Faster boot times

-Added charging indicator while in recovery (only updates once every 60 seconds)

While this update may not bring a host of new must-have features, this update is a significant re-write of much of the core TWRP code. AOSP Jelly Bean recovery source moved to mostly C++ code and now all of the "TWRP" code is fully rewritten into C++ as well. Now that we've laid this groundwork, we're in a much better position to pull in future AOSP recovery updates as well as implementing more great new features.

Since TWRP 2.3 is based on AOSP jelly bean sources, TWRP now uses recovery API 3 instead of 2. Some zips may no longer work if the developer is using an out-of-date update-binary. This API change should not be a problem on newer devices, but older devices will probably encounter several zips that need to be updated. If needed, you can try using this update-binary that was compiled with current sources. It goes in your zip file in the META-INF/com/google/android folder.

What's new in 2.2 & 2.1:

On-screen keyboard! -- supports long press, backspace repeat, and swipe left deletes everything left of the cursor

Name new backups before creation and rename existing backups

Rename files and folders in the file manager

Pseudo-terminal emulator

Support decrypting an encrypted data partition on Galaxy Nexus (enter password using keyboard)

Backup archive splitting -- allows backup and restore of data partitions larger than 2GB

Simplified XML layout support between resolutions

Added dual storage selection radio buttons to zip install, backup, and restore pages

Improved zip install compatibility

Updated update-binary source code

Numerous small bug fixes and improvements

Zip queuing as seen in TWRP 1.1.x is back

Slider control (swipe to confirm most actions aka swipe to wipe)

Lockscreen (with slider to unlock)

Basic file manager (copy, move, delete, and chmod any file)

Added support for devices with /data/media (most Honeycomb tablets, new ICS devices like Galaxy Nexus)

Displays sizes of each partition in the backup menu

Added listbox GUI element (currently used for listing time zones)

Updated stock XML layouts to be more consistent and easier to port to different resolutions

XML layout files are significantly smaller

Partitions available backup are more accurate for some devices

Removed unneeded error messages (/misc errors, unable to stat sd-ext, etc.)

Fixed a bug with blkid detection code

Fixed bug where a blank line was inserted between every line of text during zip installs

Fixed a bug during zip installs where an invalid zip would cause TWRP to get stuck in the zip install

Added setting for themers to toggle simulation mode to make theming easier

New devices added - Galaxy Nexus GSM & CDMA (preview only, manual install), Acer Iconia Tab A500, HTC Vivid, Motorola Defy

Added support for .jpg images in the theme engine

Changed images for stock tablet theme - makes tablet builds about 500KB smaller

Removed unneeded non-GUI images from GUI - makes all builds about 100KB smaller

In addition to the above new features, TWRP 2.2 features a scripting engine that allows an app to send commands to the recovery for the recovery to perform during startup. We call this scripting engine OpenRecoveryScript. This engine will be put to use immediately in the GooManager app. GooManager will be able to install recoveries automatically for most supported devices. The app will also let you choose to install multiple zips from within Android, wipe cache & dalvik, and run a backup.

Theming:

Information on TWRP 2 Theming - http://teamw.in/project/twrp2themers

Known Issues: (General TWRP issues)

CWM backups are not compatible - please make a fresh backup in TWRP as soon as you have flashed it