[Miscellaneous Android Development] caine0001:
Question about CWM based recovery and CyanogenMod for the experts to deal with....

As you all know I have a Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Express and it is rooted with the OUDHS-CWM based 1.0.3.3 recovery installed. My problem is that ROM Manager does not detect CWM but instead TWRP as the recovery installed. I am not able to find a way to install CyanogenMod. When it asks what device i have I have to go to the "other devices" section and it asks if I have CWM 2.x or CWM 3.x. I have neither of course. I have the OUDHS CWM based 1.0.3.3. Is there a way to get ROM manager to detect this recovery mode as CWM. If not, is it safe to use it with it detecting the 1.0.3.3 install as TWRP recovery? For you more experienced Express owners, is it even possible to install the CyanogenMod ROM safely? Anything you might have to say on the subject will be of help no doubt. I figured this was a good place to ask since it is the thread that deals with rooting and installing the CWM based recovery which is playing a major role in my efforts to get CyanogenMod installed. I am sure I can install it by rebooting into CWM recovery and using the zip file from the SD card, but what version of CyanogenMod would I download and use and is it stable on the Express?

I realize that things are moving pretty slowly on the Samsung Express extras. But I am hoping that someone has dealt with this subject, or do they have any news on anyone working on improvements to the install of an actual CWM install and as a result of that an install for CyanogenMod.

Like I said it seemed logical to put this question here in this thread. But if the administrators feel that it should be in a thread of its own, I understand if they want to move it or let me know and I will start a new thread for this specifically.

---------- Post added at 01:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:31 PM ----------

First of all, let me say that I just paid attention when booting into recovery mode and the version of the OUDHS CWM based recovery is 1.0.3.0 not 1.0.3.3. Not a big deal, just mentioning it.

Anyway, I noticed a few posts back that someone asked if this recovery was compatible with ROM Manager. When I try to tell it I have CWM it lists a few Samsung phones but I don't know if it would be safe to pick one of them or should i just go with CWM is not installed. Then when I touch TWRP it recognizes it as being the one installed. I get the feeling that this is very wrong and that I should not try to make use of ROM manager features relying on it believing that TWRP is installed If I am wrong please correct me. And once again, I am wanting the option of installing CyanogenMod onto this phone but do not know if there is a version of it that is compatible with it. I would really like to know how to proceed with ROM Manager and with CyanogenMod.

From the looks of things, I am not the only one with these questions, so if anyone out there is holding an answer please let us know. If it is too soon to be able to take full advantage of these things let us know that too. It seems that things are moving pretty slowly in the area of giving attention to aftermarket ROMs and recoveries for the Express, so maybe there is no answer yet except to wait. But please, if you know, please share this information with us so that we can know what all to expect as of right now.

Thank you immensely....