yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Can you boot to TWRP and change to different storage locations and then copy the log to your pc to attach here?

Also, which Ultra are you referring to? The Z Ultra or the T2 Ultra?
[Sony Cross-Device General] nedooo:
Xperia Z Ultra, C6802. I can access internal sd but external is invisible. When I try to mount external it wont check. Will post log bit later. Thanks for response :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] kulvertti:
I have same problem with 64 gb SanDisk extreme sd card. Twrp can't mount it. I try to reformat it in Windows os default format tool but no luck. Program called "SDFormatter" do the trick for sd card and after reformat with it, twrp can now mount sd card with no problem.

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Yah, it's what I expect to be the issue.

Remember one thing: exFAT is proprietary (as in: owned by Microsoft) and as such the drivers for it are either tainted (which means closed source) or open source based on some form of reverse engineering or based on a theoretical product sheet... Some manufacturers actually follow the same product sheet or instructions from Microsoft to prepare their products for initial use, these methods however can vary and as a result may use functionality which the open source driver does not know or understand...

Best is to format SDCards destined for use in your mobile on your mobile before use in any recovery, this can also be done using the ROM as it already has a format function or using an app. The ROM however does not use exFAT to format it, it will format it using either EXT or FAT32, depending on your ROM and/or FW version.
[Sony Cross-Device General] shoey63:
del.
[Sony Cross-Device General] nedooo:
Yes I formated extrnal sd within phone and now it is visible in twrp. Funny thing is when I format it from twrp to ext4 when I reboot system demands that I reformat it again :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Heh, like I said: EXT support depends on ROM... :p
[Sony Cross-Device General] Mohamed13:
help me

my phone doesnt work anymore what should i do ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] kingvortex:
You don't say in what way it isn't working, but usually the best thing to do is to flash a stock FTF using Flashtool. That will normally put right anything that went astray. :)

Sent from my C6603
[Sony Cross-Device General] Mohamed13:
How can i do that i dont know anything :crying:
[Sony Cross-Device General] kingvortex:
This is for the Z, but Flashtool works in the same way for any device - How to package and flash stock roms in FTF format.

You will probably find a FTF file that somebody already packaged in the Z1 forum, so download that first. Then follow part 1 and 3 of the guide to install drivers and flash the rom to your device (obviously installing Z1 drivers in part 1).

If you need more assistance, I'm sure someone in the Z1 Q&A section will help you further. :)

Sent from my C6603
[Sony Cross-Device General] Daniel D.:
What are you doing here on XDA? Start to learn and read, read, read. It's not easy, but you should not mod your phone if you don't know what you do.
[Sony Cross-Device General] v7:
I installed dual recovery for my Xperia ZR C5502 4.4.4 stock.

Installation completed successfully but reboot didnt enter into recovery.I cant even enter into recovery manually :(

What sholud i do..i had installed this recovery once and removed it..bt that time it worked like charm..bt not this tym :(

Need help

Thanks in advance
[Sony Cross-Device General] nickfar2000:
in need of assistance please

Sony Z Ultra C6806, Rooted, Stock Rom, Locked Bootloader.........Tried running this per OP and this is what I got

==============================================

= =

= PhilZ Touch, CWM and TWRP Dual Recovery =

= Maintained by [NUT] =

= =

= For Many Sony Xperia Devices! =

= =

==============================================

1. Installation on ROM rooted with SuperSU

2. Installation on ROM rooted with SuperUser

3. Installation on unrooted ROM using the TowelRoot method

4. Install ADB drivers to windows

5. Exit

Please choose install action.

[1,2,3,4,5]?1

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

=============================================

Waiting for Device, connect USB cable now...

=============================================

'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

Device found!

=============================================

EDIT*********** Got it to work had to accept on the screen of the phone:rolleyes:
[Sony Cross-Device General] hotnikkelz:
Is this normal....?

Wipes and factory reset take VERY long (couple minutes) compared to what I'm accustomed (couple seconds) with Phil CWM. Just want to know if this is normal. I got scared thinking it got stuck on wiping.
[Sony Cross-Device General] harshad_kp:
Does this work on new 4.4.4 firmware for Sony Xperia z2... ???
[Sony Cross-Device General] pa33vel:
Yes. It's normal.

---------- Post added at 09:08 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:06 AM ----------

Of course.
[Sony Cross-Device General] hotnikkelz:
Guys I have a serious problem. Phils CWM says I can't mount SD Card. It worked before but now it is only seeing my internal storage. What do I do, my ROM is on the SD Card :crying:
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
That ain't serious, it's minor :p

Boot to TWRP and see if that is able to mount your sdcard. If not and it has been formatted from the factory with exFAT (which usually means it's 64Gb or bigger), boot to the ROM, get a sdcard formatting app and reformat it to exFAT, then try again. Make sure you have a backup of all of the stuff on it, this process will destroy it!
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Yes but it won't install on an unrooted phone.

Make sure you have your phone on the latest rootable ROM or return to an older backup, grab a 4.4.4 FTF of your preference (customization), grab the flashable package of XZDR and then follow the guide here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2307311

When done and working ok, feel free to release the flashable package to the public :good:
[Sony Cross-Device General] lancebuks:
I started over by installing a freshly wiped and rooted 10.1.D.0.333. I installed lockeddualrecovery2.5-BETA.windows and got the same purple LED bootloop. My system wouldn't contain the chargemon.stock before installing 2.5-BETA as this is a fresh install, but normally my chargemon.stock is 7.31K.

I can install the exFAT mod on 10.1.D.0.333, 10.1.D.0.343 and 10.1.1.A.1.307 without any issues and use this mod as a daily driver.

The exFAT mod shows there should be several files in /bin/, /etc/ and in /lib/modules/. I looked at your recovery and don't see any of these files so I just want to confirm that I should run lockeddualrecovery2.5-BETA.windows

I run 10.1.1.A.1.307 as a daily driver because I hate 10.1.D.0.333.
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
:eek: then the installation scripts somehow still fail at creating a backup of chargemon :eek:

Can you run the same procedure once more and have the ROM mutator handy? When done updating, install a copy of chargemon.stock using the mutator... You are getting the purple led bootloop because it keeps calling on an older version of itself, something I thought I already fixed :confused:

One alternative solution to the bootloop is going in to TWRP and use Advanced -> File Manager to set permssions 644 on /system/bin/chargemon.stock - that will stop the bootloop from occuring.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Thraxzzz:
Where can I find just the TWRP? Newest version ones?
[Sony Cross-Device General] lancebuks:
The thing is after I install the new beta I can't get into recovery nor anything, it just boots over and over w/purple led.

Let me know how exactly you want me to test (and which firmware/software version) and I'll do them.
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
[MENTION=3195539]Michealtbh[/MENTION] - i've re-released the 2.5 BETA, it should now do a successful keycheck.

Well, try installing again, I've fixed a booboo on my side in the installer, I forgot to fix the chargemon backup-or-fix check for your model... sorry :(

Just do everything the same you did before... I'm afraid that was causing the recovery-loop... Just make sure (to prevent mix-ups) to delete 2.5 from your harddrive and phone before downloading it again. The files are called the same...
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
You can build it from source... or you can just ignore CWM in XZDualRecovery and make sure you have a file called 'default' inside the XZDualRecovery directory with the single word 'twrp' inside it. That will cause the phone to boot straight to TWRP when you do a 'boot to recovery' using a ROM manager.
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
[MENTION=3195539]Michealtbh[/MENTION]

Re-uploaded BETA 2.5 again, debugged the keychecking process on 4.2.2.

Now 100% working! :victory:
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
You never mentioned the outcome... did it fix your problems?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Faelz:
sry man! i wasnt find the topic.LOL

I installed 2 new Roms here and it didnt happen again, so i couldn't test it.

But i save your method here, if it happens i'll try and post the result here.

Thank you very much!
[Sony Cross-Device General] lancebuks:
Working on 10.1.D.0.333 - exFAT and all :good:

update:

When restarting it isn't possible to boot into recovery. The green LED flashes for a nanosecond upon boot.

Hope this helps
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Hmm... seems i inadvertently reverted a previous patch... can you attach all your logs please?

/tmp/XZDualRecovery

/storage/sdcard1/XZDualRecovery

/cache/recovery

Please grab all, zip them and attach that in a post. Nothing personal is getting logged anyway :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] lancebuks:
I restored my phone back (have to use it for work) so I'll hook you up when I get some time.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Rekoil:
Can anyone explain to me the reason behind installing 2 perfectly-good-on-their-own

recovery

-systems on one phone? Like honestly, what is the point?
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Simple use case: If you want to do something which is not working in CWM, you can test in TWRP to see if it will work.

Advanced use case: CWM has it's bugs (cache and formating system problems, on locked bootloaders only) which do not occur in TWRP and TWRP has it's quirks which you can circumvent by using CWM.

User related use case: TWRP has touch interface for those who do not like the button bashing in CWM but want to have CWM as a backup for when something fails in TWRP.

General overriding reason:

Because we can

:P
[Sony Cross-Device General] shoey63:
Re: cache (even on locked bootloader)

TWRP harmlessly formats cache in a split second, whereas CWM takes ages, and can corrupt the partition.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Rekoil:
Pretty standard really! Related: I was part of iDroidProject if you've heard of that. Over there we ran linux on iPhones... because we could! :D
[Sony Cross-Device General] lancebuks:
I ran more tests and found that if the USB cable is unplugged then it's possible to enter recovery mode.

If the USB cable is plugged then:

1. Isn't possible to boot into recovery if you let the XZ power completely down.

2. when powering down the XZ the Sony logo will display with the Green LED, at this point it is possible to enter recovery.

I've included three sets of logs:

XZDualRecovery (usb cable unplugged).zip - USB cable was unplugged and was able to boot into recovery

XZDualRecovery (usb plugged - no recovery).zip - USB cable was plugged in, I let the XZ completely power down then I restarted it but couldn't get into recovery (no green LED)

XZDualRecovery (usb plugged - recovery).zip - USB cable was plugged in, during powering down, the Sony Logo displayed w/green LED and I entered recovery.

I trust these logs should help.
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Thanks, i'll examine the logs tonight, but the way you tested prompts me to ask: did you check if /system/bin/chargemon.stock exists and if it is executable?

-- EDIT --

After examining the logs i can only conclude XZDualRecovery did run all three times... just can't wrap my head around the refusal at "XZDualRecovery (usb plugged - no recovery).zip" ... the only thing i can think of is that somehow chargemon.stock was not available ... but then again: you should have seen the green LED and should have felt your phone vibrate... hmmm :confused:
[Sony Cross-Device General] lancebuks:
Ya it's strange - but as long as the phone isn't plugged in then it works.

Chargemon.stock is there and is executable.

I've uploaded the system pull (w/recovery 2.5 beta installed) so you can take a look at the files.

file1

file2

When I have some time I'll test it out with 10.1.A.1.434
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
I have redone the keychecking mechanism, it should work for any ROM version, both 4.1 and 4.2 and should now even work OK on the Tablet Z.

Tablet Z users, be aware that the TWRP and CWM interfaces are both meant for a FullHD display... the recoveries might look quirky for you, let me know, maybe i can fix that!
[Sony Cross-Device General] hotnikkelz:
I wiped so I can't boot to the ROM cuz I assumed it would work since it was working before :'( I have nothing to flash from internal memory lol
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Well, does it work from TWRP then?
[Sony Cross-Device General] hotnikkelz:
ok funny story. It seemed like I had a duplicate copy of existenz in one of the folders on internal storage, which i flashed. Now when I booted into CWM recovery I can see the path for external SD card. What's up with that NUT? I'm curious on this disappearing and reappearing thing.

I was previously on the new 4.4.4. rom from Niaboc prior to wiping to the old existenz. before that I was on stock 4.4.2 but rooted and locked bootloader (which saw the external sdcard fine)
[Sony Cross-Device General] mishuseby:
Do you have in plan to update the TWRP to the last version (2.8.1.0)?

I have a Xperia SP with your recoveries installed (TWRP 2.7.1.0), but when I updated the NDR Utils to the last version I can't choose what recovery to be the primary one.
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
Already working on it... ran in to some issues unfortunately...

[MENTION=5321428]AngelBob[/MENTION] can you dig in to the NDR Utils issue?
[Sony Cross-Device General] ric69:
Correct, just wait for Nut's work or flash a 4.4.4 rooted in android dev section
[Sony Cross-Device General] Nagato Yuki:
Wait, what about the support about Xperia Acro S LT26w ?

Seems that the default.prop still using LT26i info such as ro.build.display.id=cm_nozomi-userdebug would causing some ROM could not be flash by recovery

is there any modification for use Dual Recovery for LT26w ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] rfg13:
doesn't boot into recovery

installation was successful but the phone doesn't but into any recovery mode.:crying:

XZL, 4.4.4 stock, rooted, LB

=============================================

Waiting for Device, connect USB cable now...

=============================================

Device found!

=============================================

Getting ro.build.product

=============================================

Device model is C6506

Firmware is 10.5.1.A.0.283

=============================================

Step2 : Sending the recovery files.

=============================================

14 KB/s (29 bytes in 0.002s)

3076 KB/s (15757 bytes in 0.005s)

244 KB/s (501 bytes in 0.002s)

2891 KB/s (11842 bytes in 0.004s)

4269 KB/s (56834 bytes in 0.013s)

1002 KB/s (3082 bytes in 0.003s)

34 KB/s (385 bytes in 0.011s)

4197 KB/s (657704 bytes in 0.153s)

3819 KB/s (3015613 bytes in 0.771s)

4035 KB/s (2648933 bytes in 0.641s)

4232 KB/s (1928568 bytes in 0.445s)

2137 KB/s (8759 bytes in 0.004s)

=============================================

Step3 : Setup of dual recovery.

=============================================

Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/recovery/install.sh: Operation not permitted

Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/recovery/busybox: Operation not permitted

Look at your device and grant supersu access!

Press any key to continue AFTER granting root access.

tmp-mksh: /data/local/tmp/recovery/busybox: can't execute: Permission denied

Press any key to continue . . .

tmp-mksh: /data/local/tmp/recovery/install.sh: can't execute: Permission denied

=============================================

Installation finished. Enjoy the recoveries!

=============================================

Press any key to continue . . .

FIXED after rerooting the ROM.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Daniel 9999:
Hai Bro, any way to update twrp from 2.7 to 2.8.1 after installed? Thks.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Gold_Phenix:
Official build have bug twrp 2.8.1.0 for nozomi don't work on lt26i ;) . Last working recovery for nozomi is 2.8.0.1

LT26i tap from Poland. Sorry for my English ;) .
[Sony Cross-Device General] tansy:
Good morning

There are news about the Xperia Z3 Compact

Thank you
[Sony Cross-Device General] xmontix:
For unlocked bootloader?
[Sony Cross-Device General] noahforoma:
Is it possible to install only one recovery and not all of themu?If so,how?Thank yo
[Sony Cross-Device General] goldfinv:
is it possible to flash the recovery file with flashify? im currently using a mac. locked bootloader

nevermind, couldnt find the recovery file within the archive so wont work
[Sony Cross-Device General] kostazol:
I also wait recovery for sony xperia Z3 Compact
[Sony Cross-Device General] MonsterMMORPG:
how to install ADB drivers on windows 8.1 ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] kulvertti:
Perhaps you need to disable driver signing. Tutorial here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38878089#post38878089
[Sony Cross-Device General] zippy01:
How can I check installed dual recovery version from the phone?
[Sony Cross-Device General] mervluk:
sdcard1/XZDualRecovery/XZDRProp look in line dr.xzdr version =
[Sony Cross-Device General] mir2ruso:
I have version 2.3 and would like to upgrade to this 2.7.

I downloaded the file to flash and to update it.

But not now how to flash it from recovery, it becomes like a normal ROM?
[Sony Cross-Device General] wingcook:
I notice that the above is marked out and should be fixed. I installed the "TabZ-lockeddualrecovery2.7.154-BETA.installer" and I am still getting this message. This is an SGP311, so hopefully not an issue. Is there anything I can change to get this to see the correct tablet?

Thank You.
[Sony Cross-Device General] loveninecube:
Hello, I use Xperia Z2 with 4.4.4 stock ROM and lockeddualrecovery 2.7.154.

I want use TWRP 2.8.x, can I update TWRP 2.7.1 to 2.8.x?
[Sony Cross-Device General] szacuken:
Hi, any chance to add Xperia M2 support? :) Thanks!
[Sony Cross-Device General] djnos:
doesnt work on 4.4.4

ive been doing alot fo reading, and suprisingly no one has said how to use this if your ALREADY on 4.4.4 with the update,

i think i probably need to go back down to 4.2 then try and install this recovery, but how??

i want to get the recovery done, then get root, then go back to 4.4.4

any help guys?
[Sony Cross-Device General] guhvanoh:
First you'll need to post in the correct forum/thread. This one is about XZDualRecovery. Next you'll need to do some searching. Next piece together your results and the way will become clearer. I know this because I've done this twice in the last 3 days. I have a different problem, I can't write to my external sdcard. Grab 4.4.2 and flash via flashtool. Root then install recovery. Flash via recovery the 4.4.4 zip that is pre-rooted.

HTH
[Sony Cross-Device General] taboo5200:
Xperia T3

Hi, I have an Xperia T3 (D5103) with a locked bootloader and I'd like to install this, but I see that my device isn't listed. Should I take a gamble and install one of these, or wait for (and assist in, where necessary) support to be added?

Since [MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION] has stated in the above post that access to the device's kernel.sin is needed to add support, here's two of them for the D5103 (18.1.A.1.14 and 18.1.A.1.21).

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Cross-Device General] RedSkyRoad:
[MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION]

I've tried to revert to a single recovery with this:

This recovery MOD leaves your original recovery.tar in place.
You can overwrite the chargemon executable in /system/bin/ from this MOD with your backup made earlier and change its permissions to 755 (-rwxr-x-r-x).
You can then remove /system/bin/dualrecovery.sh (if it is there), /system/bin/recovery.twrp.cpio.lzma (or .tar), /system/bin/recovery.philz.cpio.lzma and /system/bin/recovery.cwm.cpio.lzma (or .tar) and reboot.

but I cant remove dualrecovery.sh and I have NO recovery now...

Can someone with knowledge please help?

---------- Post added at 01:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:50 PM ----------

Is it the dualrecovery.sh file that prevents me from adding my own single recovery? I cant delete it because the file is R/O

Please Help

Or better yet, How do I transform a recovery.img to a LZMA file?

I even flashed the dual recovery again but I cannot get into a recovery. THERE IS NONE.

Please [NUT], help
[Sony Cross-Device General] v7:
I have Xperia ZR 4.4.4 stock rooted.I installed the dual recovery and it worked.

Then I updated the busybox with busybox installer and now the recovery doesn't work.The phone vibrates on keypress on boot but doesn't load recovery

Pls Help
[Sony Cross-Device General] kt-Froggy:
The answer is in the post #2 of this thread.
[Sony Cross-Device General] v7:
How to fix the issue??
[Sony Cross-Device General] kt-Froggy:
Uninstall Busybox updater, reinstall recovery, and don't try updating Busybox anymore.
[Sony Cross-Device General] v7:
i did as you said but its not working.

uninstalled busybox,installed recovery but cannot enter recovery

Cannot boot to any recovery.

The phone vibrates but no recover :(

.Please help
[Sony Cross-Device General] kt-Froggy:
Then I don't know, sorry.
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
XZDualRecovery 2.7.155 Released!

It's time for an update, TWRP has landed at 2.8.2.0, though it has not yet been released with a changelog, this is what they did to it up to 2.8.1.0:

Together with that I included the latest Z2 ROM versions so the installer will install the root fixes correctly on them. Thanks [MENTION=838895]norti[/MENTION] for adding that.

Working on the Z3 version still, I promise it will come ASAP, but if the past few months have been a clear example: it can still be a while away.

As always, 2.7.155 can be found on my downloads page: http://nut.xperia-files.com. I have tested and confirmed it working fine on the Z, Z1, Z2 and will be testing it soon on the T.
[Sony Cross-Device General] [NUT]:
I'm having issues with my Xperia T, so I am unable to give it a proper test :rolleyes:

Please do speak up if you have been able to test 2.7.155 on it!
[Sony Cross-Device General] hussein1:
Thank you for your very hard work without interruption.[NUT]

But why not update PhilZ Touch recovery to PhilZ Touch 6.59.0!!?:(

Does not support the Android 5.0 PhilZ Touch 6.48...:crying:

Does not support the Android 5.0 TWRP 2.8.1 ...:crying:

Android 5.0 only supports the recovery of TWRP 2.8.2 & PhilZ Touch 6.59.0.:p
[Sony Cross-Device General] anagramgenius:
Thanks for the update and for your hard work. But I'm having some issues with my Xperia ZL in TWRP 2.8.2.0. The screen doesn't turn off after screen timeout. It just goes blank. And the brightness. It just works upto 50%. Reducing it further doesn't dim the screen. Tried restoring defaults. And same issues. I'm on stock ROM and kernel KK 4.4.4