yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8) Android Development] Phil3759:
I'd rather say: seems some people would like the OS to keep support all unsupported apps

Some chose to do, you can opt for them

My self I have no time to start tricking with a devise I don't even own. On all devices I own, I make the effort to fix it. For others, I have no time and users do usually only complain without caring to provide any useful log or debugging info

You have a lot of options to make you happy:

- Hammer Aroma dev

- Stick with a recovery that has the features you need

- Ask your CM dev maintainer to fix CWM for Aroma (I doubt they will care as the responsible flags are needed to properly boot the ROM)

- Compile your self playing with these flags:

https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_htc_m8/blob/cm-11.0/BoardConfig.mk#L72

New MSM based kernels use overlay graphics which aroma doesn't support

Either we revert using overlay or aroma is updated. I live in the present...
[One (M8) Android Development] CWolfCW:
Does anyone have a working download link for the latest version?

I keep getting 404 file not found from the Goo.IM links - for all of them.
[One (M8) Android Development] Alaris:
So does this currently work better then twrp?
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
If we can agree that nandroid backup has to be something reliable, then PhilZ Touch recovery has always been A RECOVERY, compared to TWRP that has been a joke, at least from my point of view.

Sorry if I hurt anybodies feelings, but nandroid is like a fire-extinguisher, you might never need one, but when you do, it has to work. ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] dgtiii:
100% agree!
[One (M8) Android Development] tiho5:
Also agree here.

On top of that this developer is always closer and responsive to the users, so any issues with this recovery are heard and addressed.
[One (M8) Android Development] Shebee:
How do I install this? The main topic only includes instructions for a .zip
[One (M8) Android Development] shorty1483:
Due to the fact that most of the time, Backups on TWRP failed to restore, I switched back to good old Philz.

Today I was forced to do a restore with Philz, but now it also failed due to MD5 failure with the data backup.

Settings:

-Split archive

-No compression

-Backup to external sd /sdcard1

What's causing this overwhelming failures around all Recoveries on my device (perhaps not just mine)?

I'm asking here because I believe the experts are sitting in this thread...
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Make sure you have latest drivers and your phone is recognized when connected to PC.

Reboot your phone to bootloader and make sure it is in fastboot mode.

Open command prompt in directory where your adb and fastboot is, then type fastboot flash recovery philz_touch_6.26.6-m8.img

Some would say you have to do fastboot erase cache, but in my experience, it's usually not needed.

BTW, I recommend you to instal version 6.26.6 for the time being. ;)

Maybe your stored backups are already damaged. :confused: Have you tried making backup with PhilZ and restore it afterwards?
[One (M8) Android Development] Phil3759:
- There is no split things in recovery options

- Ensure you have created md5, else disable the check or regenerate md5sum

- it could be you renamed your files
[One (M8) Android Development] shorty1483:
Is there a way to provide a log when it happens next time?

With split archives I meant the standard multi archive thing with naming convention a,b,c that I use and not this blob thing.

md5 gets created, but on restore checksum check fails just for data. The backup was from past weekend. I made a new backup today in the morning and restored it directly afterwards to see if it works, and yes it did.

If I disable md5 check, is there any disadvantage? Or is it better to simply regenerate the checksum via adb?

Referring to the renaming thing you mention, I never rename baackups because it created just problems in the past.
[One (M8) Android Development] desdan:
Phil my friend.... Your Recovery is a thing of great beauty.....
[One (M8) Android Development] Alaris:
Any way to flash this without a pc? I know twrp can be done with goo manager.
[One (M8) Android Development] Rojax:
Flashify app works
[One (M8) Android Development] spiralspirit:
do I need to be s-off to install this or go through the HTCdev thing? my device is currently a completely stock Rogers M8 from canada.

I understand this might be obvious to some but a step by step installation process from a stock phone would be really helpful. I'm used to nexus devices and this seems more risky/complicated.
[One (M8) Android Development] Shebee:
Hi, thanks, but why 6.26.6?

Also, goo.im seems to have some issues downloading...

Edit: nevermind got it downloaded and flashed, but anyhow, why not the most recent version?
[One (M8) Android Development] SantinoInc:
does this recovery squash the aroma issues experienced in Sprint M8?
[One (M8) Android Development] djmatt604:
You don't need s off but you do need an unlocked bootloader. Everything you need to know is documented here, take your time and read before you do anything. I'm the same, came from Samsung to this phone and didn't do anything for 3 weeks.

Enjoy
[One (M8) Android Development] infimis:
I flashed 6.26 after literally trying them all one by one. 6.26 is the only one that doesn't have the aroma background issue for me
[One (M8) Android Development] shorty1483:
So I flashed the exact same (yesterday working) Backup today and /data is corrupt again. Could it be my exfat formatted sdcard?
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Because of this:

Read above. ;)

A

short guide

, after being unlocked:

Make sure you have latest drivers and your phone is recognized when connected to PC.

Reboot your phone to bootloader and make sure it is in fastboot mode.

Open command prompt in directory where your adb and fastboot is, then type fastboot flash recovery philz_touch_6.26.6-m8.img

Some would say you have to do fastboot erase cache, but in my experience, it's usually not needed.

BTW, I recommend you to instal version 6.26.6 for the time being. ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] Phil3759:
could be something corrupting your data

recovery has nothing to do with it
[One (M8) Android Development] shorty1483:
Know that, no offense to the recovery ;) since it is a problem that's spreading across all Recoveries I tried.

Perhaps will do the basic first and reformat my SDCard...
[One (M8) Android Development] undecidable:
power off booting into recovery, won't shut down

Thought I better get some feedback here before I file a bug on github,

just in case this is already known etc,

Having the same problem on CWM and Philz:

This thread has the detail,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53439105

but I thought I better bring the information here

- please let me know if I'm not following the correct procedure.

in summary:

With Philz (or CWM) installed, when I power down, it reboots again into recovery

TWRP works better.

Device

HTC One M8 GSM Developer Edition, product: m8_ul_ca

Steps

Installed philz_touch_6.43.6-m8.img using Fastboot,

Booted into Android - no problems.

But now :

- when I power down from the OS it reboots straight into recovery.

- when I select the advanced options of recovery / power down,

it reboots into recovery.

- when I select Fastboot/Power Down it also reboots into recovery.

ie, I can't power down.

The above only happens if a power or usb cable is connected.

If no power cable is connected, it shuts down normally.

But, if after it is fully shut down, I connect a power cable,

it again boots, by itself, into recovery !!

Notes:

- A restart from Android does an actual restart into the phone OS, not into recovery.

- if I turn back on Power/Fastboot, then I can shutdown properly even with power connected,

so the problem happens when Fastboot is off.

Note that before it goes into recovery, some text appears at the bottom

(likely HTC) something like

This build is for Development Purposes only

Do not distribute outside of HTC

without HTC Permission...

The problem is (mostly) solved by flashing TWRP.
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Known CWM issue. [MENTION=4666971]Phil3759[/MENTION] solved it before, but now it reappeared in new sources.

TWRP does not work better, be assured, it will fail when you least expect. ;)

Famous red text appears when you change some partitions from stock, so it's inevitable*.

*well, not really, but lets stay on topic.

BTW, if you were reading and searching, you'd avoid typing so much. ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] undecidable:
Thanks for the response.

Wasn't saying TWRP was better, just that it didn't have this exact problem, though it wan't perfect on shutdown either. Mentioned it to exclude h/w causes.

Changing partitions? I thought recovery was in its own partition, see:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51423726&postcount=1

and we would just be overwriting it?

Groan. Spent about 16 hrs searching/reading before the flash to see what problems people had,

and 6 hrs after the problem when panic set in.

It was finally [MENTION=5810139]BerndM14[/MENTION] who pointed me at the answer.

Guess I was describing the problem wrongly, and only after some back/forth with Bernd that I understood it.

Reason for "typing so much" here is to make sure the developer has all the info he needs.

From fixing stuff myself, it is sometimes just a small inconsistent detail that points you at the real cause.

Just trying to be helpful :angel:
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Hey man, don't worry, wasn't actually criticizing you, just joking a little. :)

Now the serious stuff:

TWRP is not reliable when doing backups. You probably wouldn't notice when it creates bad one. You will notice when you try to restore. ;)

Yes, recovery has it's own, but I meant changing from stock. For example, if you change kernel with insecure one, you'll get red warning text.

It is scary at the beginning, there is a lot to read and learn, but from experience you look like someone who gets far in things he's doing.

A tip: use version 6.26.6 for now. Reasons are explained few pages back.

Cheers! :)
[One (M8) Android Development] undecidable:
Don't worry - I'm not that sensitive. But love the development here and want to be a 'good citizen'.

Have to use TWRP until this is fixed.

Rebooting into recovery, as well as being nerve-wracking, is an accident waiting to happen.

I live with a lot of people: somebody plugs in the power cable, screen gets bumped -> chaos, pain.

and in the middle, and at the end...I lost all my hair doing this... ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
That's why I suggested you to use v.6.26.6 for the time being, no power-on bug and no conflict with now very old aroma installer. :)
[One (M8) Android Development] undecidable:
No power-on bug!! didn't realize. I saw bugs re backup, aroma etc.

Will wash my hands, put on my helmet and try now.

---------- Post added at 07:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:54 PM ----------

Correct!! Your blood is worth bottling!! (big compliment).

6.26 fixed the power on bug, everything works, 1,000 thankyous.
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Hahaha... No problem mate. That's a good one, I'll remember that saying. Thank you for the compliment. :)
[One (M8) Android Development] undecidable:
It was my father's. As eldest son, I inherited it. ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] Phil3759:
6.47.7

Temporary download link: http://d-h.st/users/philz_touch/?fld_id=37658#files
[One (M8) Android Development] 09Ram:
Don't know if anyone else had this problem, but latest Philz 6.47.7 wouldn't restore any of my older nands unless I disable the MD5 check. Shows error finding MD5.

Verified making new backups with 6.47.7 and restored without any problems. :good:
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Don't take my words for granted, but IIRC it has something to do with one of the file from backup wasn't taken into account when making md5 sum.

Not really a big deal, your old backups should be fine. ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] Phil3759:
Please someone provides a log so that i see what is the culprit

Probably the android_secure i was missing
[One (M8) Android Development] 09Ram:
It is android_secure error. I recreated error and have copy of last_kmsg file if you need it. Where can I send it?
[One (M8) Android Development] Phil3759:
well, no need to send it

What is happening is that since a few versions, there was a bug where .android_secure md5 was not created/verified

Now that I fixed the bug, .android_secure is missing the md5 sum if you verify it, so it fails

I will add a workaround for it

Meanwhile, you can just regenerate the md5 sum from Nandroid Misc Settings menu
[One (M8) Android Development] 09Ram:
Thanks for the info:good::good::good:
[One (M8) Android Development] darienms1986:
I get error mounting data on newest recovery, when it boots into recovery. Also can't backup because of this issue. Reverted to last Philz and works perfect. Not sure what the deal is. Love your work tho. So don't take this as a complaint. If I can give some sort of log or something to help lemme know
[One (M8) Android Development] kiwiandy:
Help to Build Custome Recpvery for HTC one E8 please?

Phil

If I supply you a boot.img are you able to build a recovery for this device please/?
[One (M8) Android Development] noname55804:
Backup time is quite slow on 43.6. Experiences up to 10mn. older versions are about 3-4 mn. Any Idea whats the problem?
[One (M8) Android Development] Stealth111:
Phil,

Where can I get 6.48.4 for my M8?

Thanks for all you do!!!

Sent using Tapatalk
[One (M8) Android Development] konsti23:
Hi there

Link on the op.

CHeers

K.
[One (M8) Android Development] exbarboss:
Getting 503 server error from download link in 1 post.
[One (M8) Android Development] Stealth111:
I had the weirdest thing just happen. I installed flashify to get ready to install the latest philz that I just got off of goo. I verified the md5, flashed the file,then rebooted as the program prompted. When my phone rebooted, I was indeed on the latest philz, but flashify was completely gone from my phone, and a bunch of my applications had lost their configs/preferences. Email settings were gone. Visual voicemail was no longer authenticated. Passwords to a bunch of apps were no longer saved. What has happened here? It seems like every place I look, things are changed/defaulted...I am S-off and properly rooted on the latest CM11 nightly...

Sent using Tapatalk
[One (M8) Android Development] HolyAngel:
maybe it wiped cache after install? No clue why flashify would be gone, but that would explain the apps being reset..
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
It has nothing to do with the cache. Also, apps data would not be gone by erasing the cache, and for sure app would not be gone.

Cache is often erased, so imagine setting up everything again and again after every kernel flash, mod, OTA update, etc, etc...

Looks to me like his data partition got corrupted...

BTW, please don't give such comments if you are unsure.
[One (M8) Android Development] HolyAngel:
Wow! Don't have to be rude about it, damn. Just offering some assistance, according to you no one should post anything then. calm down.

In hindsight though I would agree with you. data partition is gone or corrupted.
[One (M8) Android Development] exbarboss:
After update to new firmware (2.12.401.3 ) Aroma installer has a visual glitches. Is that recovery related?
[One (M8) Android Development] Brds7t7:
Use the older version 6.26.6
[One (M8) Android Development] exbarboss:
Thanks! It is working!:good:
[One (M8) Android Development] joni2012:
Because occupy much backup, you Comprised?
[One (M8) Android Development] Forsaked:
Cant restore any Nandroid-Backup, i always get a MD5 error, even in the older PhilZ-Recoverys.

When i disable the MD5-Check the restore stops while restoring /system., formatting /system before restore wont help.

Anyone got an idea?

P.S.: Running the latest 2.12.401.3 Firmware!
[One (M8) Android Development] BarackMitzvah:
Anyone find a fix for aroma visual issues on the latest release?
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
[MENTION=4666971]Phil3759[/MENTION] explained it one page back. Look for it.

Although, when disabling md5 it should work... IDK, maybe your backup is damaged...

Known Aroma bug. If it bothers you, do this, or do this.
[One (M8) Android Development] Onem8:
So i have a problem with my m8.

When i do power off and plug my phone in 4 charge. My phone boot up right to recovery..

also in recovery i can't shut down power off. Reboot to revery also
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Reoccurring bug, not caused by [MENTION=4666971]Phil3759[/MENTION]. Use version 6.26.6 for the time being.

Cheers!
[One (M8) Android Development] Bodarko:
Is it possible to writing down the backup to SD card on the HTC ONE M8?
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Well, of course. ;) Any problem you have?
[One (M8) Android Development] Bodarko:
No, I dont have any problem. For TWRP i'snt possible. I must chenge recovery now only...:)
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Oh, that's a very good decision indeed. ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] Bodarko:
Maybe - I can see...:)----

--------Edit-----------

I cant mount sd-card in recovery.

USB-OTG work perfectly......
[One (M8) Android Development] Billchen0014:
i tried to restore a stock rom nandroid backup from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701376

but CWM can't even detect it :( unrared and put the entire folder into /extsd/clockworkmod/backup/ and no go :(
[One (M8) Android Development] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
Did you really took the cwm/Philz one? Also be sure to try one time a backup to it creates a folder...just remove all content inside and only keep the folder which has a na nearly special name :D like twrp has...then just copy the backup inside name it similar to the folder and it should be found
[One (M8) Android Development] smeejaytee:
help please

hi i have a major issue this morning i flashed the dark one viper theme on my m8 i am rooted soff after it installed i hit the reboot button but when it rebooted it hung at boot screen so i hard rebooted and went to recovery i then wiped cache and dalvic and rebooted but it still got stuck at the boot screen so i reentered recovery it took longer to load than usual and i was greeted with this message at the bottom of the screen

E: could not mount /data to setup /data/media path i tried to restore my nandroid backup but it failed at the data partion i also restored recover settings to default just incase id accidently pressed something i shouldnt have as the touchscreen is quite sensitive but nothing has worked does anybody know how i can fix this issue please i really need my phone thank you
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Looks like your data partition got corrupted... Fortunately we got [MENTION=1102297]Sneakyghost[/MENTION]'s thread, go there and do a full wipe flash.
[One (M8) Android Development] smeejaytee:
thanks do you mean i need to flash a ruu im sorry if i sound dumb but ive never had soff before and ive got no idea what im supposed to do any help is really appreciated thank you again
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Replied you at other thread... ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] coal686:
Thread cleaned. Please report any abusive posts and PMs so that a moderator (well senior moderator for the PMs) can deal with it. It is the only way that you can be sure of action against abusive members without getting caught up in the sanctions.

Thanks,

coal686
[One (M8) Android Development] gadibob:
PhilZ recovery for the OS issue.

Hi,

Recently I change to viper rom, the recovery that come with rom have an issue regarding the Os showing in the Hboot / backup & restore.

Will this recovery Overcomes these issue?

Phone spec:

M8_UL International

S-Off

Hboot 3.18.0.000

Recovery: TWRP 2.7.0.1

Stock Rom Viper Rom Latest

Firmware: By Sneakyghost

Software: 2.22.401.5

Thank for answer
[One (M8) Android Development] manup456:
The Rom has nothing to do with OS showing in hboot it's the recovery they have a twrp that has the OS issue fixed.

Edit: look toward the bottom of the first post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2824048

Firmware Flashing without the panic attacks... ;)
[One (M8) Android Development] KuroTheBang:
Is there a way to disable the device always trying to boot into recovery if you want to charge it powered off?
[One (M8) Android Development] gmac1990:
How do I flash? The file downloaded is an IMG not and ZIp.
[One (M8) Android Development] dandan2980:
Flashify or use your computer and flash thru fastboot
[One (M8) Android Development] baddoor:
keeps rebooting into fastboot without recovery

Hello and thanks for the great work

I apologize if i missed the solution to this problem but i believe i looked around in the threads for this issue.

I've flashed both your 6.26 and the latest 6.48 recoveries (just to try diff versions)

after i flash the recovery and reboot, and then choose HBOOT and then RECOVERY, it reboots into fastboot.

I've unlocked it and it tells me so, but for some reason flashing your recovery doesnt work.

any help or tips??

thanks in advance!!

---------- Post added at 05:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:41 PM ----------

i'm still getting the same issue, keeps rebooting into bootloader whenever i choose recovery after i've installed almost every version down to the newest 6.48 version...

i'd really like to figure out the problem and avoid using TWPR and the bad rep its getting

in case of questions, my HTC one m8 is international version, rooted, and not s-off

all the flashes are received with msg OK

i reboot to bootloader, try to choose to boot into recovery, and it goes back straight into booatloader (as if there's no recovery).

phone is working fine, no bootloops
[One (M8) Android Development] baddoor:
I did.. didnt work

as a matter of fact i flashed different version of philz WMC and flashed TWRP even just to try different recoveries.

all the same problem

flashes the recovery and with a msg OK.. reboot into bootloader to choose recovery, and it just boots right into bootloader

cant figure out the problem
[One (M8) Android Development] skulldreamz:
Try using the power button or an app like flashify or quickboot or use terminal emulator and type "su" > enter, then reboot recovery > enter to get to recovery. If you have a recovery flashed to your recovery partition it will boot into recovery using the above methods. What is philz WMC?
[One (M8) Android Development] baddoor:
WMC was mistakingly typed for CWM

I tried usinal terminal emulator, but i dont have root access yet.

I only unlocked the device, waiting to setup a custom recovery then root the device
[One (M8) Android Development] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
did you took the philz img which is for sprint? could be that you took the wrong one for your device and therefore it doesn't work
[One (M8) Android Development] baddoor:
Nope... Using intl version and downloaded the corrected version and all other previous versions attempted including twrp were for m8 international
[One (M8) Android Development] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
how exactly do you flashed it?
[One (M8) Android Development] baddoor:
I unlocked the device

Then rebooted into bootloader

Connect the usb

In my Mac, using the terminal :

./fastboot flash recovery filename.img

Then it responded it was sent and all was ok

Then:

./fastboot erase cache

./fastboot reboot-bootloader

Got back to bootloader

Clicked on hboot

Then click on recovery... And it reboots into bootloader again :/ (and that's where the problem is)
[One (M8) Android Development] donmarkoni:
Here, try this: 0P6BIMG_PhilZ_6266.zip

Rename to 0P6BIMG.zip

Put to external SD card

Reboot to bootloader

Choose HBOOT to get out of FASTBOOT mode

When asked to flash choose Yes (well, of course) ;)