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[Captivate Android Development] Kagoshema:
ok tweaked around in droid explorer and found what i needed

aerimus, the clockwork update.zip is in /sdcard/clockworkmod, and the backups are stored in internal memory.

so just plug your phone into droid explorer and rename the zip in clockwork mod to update.zip and move it to /sdcard and then reboot into recovery and select reinstall packages
[Captivate Android Development] flashman2002:
I have never had an issue with which update.zip was on the sd card. For me as long as I have clockworkmod flashed and hit the galaxy s, once I go through and make my backup I am good to go. I have had to flash 2-3 times before it goes through to make my backup but one it does it works everytime for me. I don't know if it is supposed to work that way or not, but hope that helps.
[Captivate Android Development] sifulee:
Hi

I have the factory rom and the I9000XWJM5 rom that I just installed. Can anyone tell me how do I switch between the two?

Thanks!!
[Captivate Android Development] sifulee:
How do you switch back and forth between roms?
[Captivate Android Development] Uppsala9496:
Backup worked as advertised. Nice and simple. Ran this on 2 Captivates last night.
[Captivate Android Development] durrence:
I have read almost all posts in this thread and can't find anything about creating a backup on one Captivate and restoring it to another. This would save a lot of time installing apps on my second Captivate. Would I need to do anything other than copy the file in /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup/ folder to the same location on the second phone?

thanks,

durrence
[Captivate Android Development] Aerimus:
I guess I'm not quite understanding what you are saying. Are you saying that this will install my backup? Or are you saying that if I reinstall the renamed update.zip file, it will automatically boot to the clockworkmod recovery instead of the standard one?

Or am is missing it completely?

My main question is, how do I get it to replace the stock recovery so that I don't have to "reinstall packages" every time to get to it?
[Captivate Android Development] rajendra82:
When a Captivate boots up in recovery, you see a menu with option to reinstall packages. This is true whether you have installed Clockworkmod Recovery, rooted, or are full stock, and booted into recovery the moment you turned on the phone. When you press reinstall packages, the recovery menu looks for a file named update.zip on the root of your internal sdcard and runs anything inside. On a stock phone, there is no file named update.zip there initially. When you install Clockworkmod Recovery, all the installation does, is that it places an update.zip file in the right place. It also has a copy of the same file with a different name in the clockworkmod sub folder of the internal sdcard. When you boot into recovery in such a state, you will still see the original recovery menu. But when you press reinstall packages, a script inside the update.zip file will launch the Clockworkmod Recovery session, which will show you a different menu. In this new menu you can backup, restore, or do whatever else it allows. That's all the invoked update.zip does when you press reinstall packages. It actually installs nothing to your system, just shows you the other menu. If by accident or on purpose, you happen to replace or delete the update.zip file on the root of the sdcard, you can copy over the file from the sub folder, rename it update.zip, and it'll be ready for you to invoke next time. When you call Clockworkmod Recovery from inside ROM manager, the program basically automates the action of pressing of reinstall packages from normal recovery, so you are launched straight into that Clockwork Recovery session instead. Nothing is getting patched, flashed, or installed during this invocation.
[Captivate Android Development] zeezz:
Best description ever.

Now my follow up question: What if i use ROM manager's 'update rom' function to install an update.zip, such as the battery indicator mod? This has worked for me (just did it a few times) but what if this fails? How will my recovery menu be able to get to the reliable clockworkmod update.zip?
[Vibrant Android Development] Koush:
First things first, if you flashed a previous version of Clockwork Recovery using Odin, FLASH BACK TO A STOCK KERNEL using this Odin package:

http://koush.tandtgaming.com//test/kernel-vibrant-stock.tar.md5

This recovery is *very* safe to use. It does NOT flash your kernel; it is a completely uninvasive recovery method.

How it works: The recovery is packaged as an update.zip that you run from STOCK recovery. The update.zip unpacks Clockwork Recovery onto the ramdisk and restarts recovery. When you reboot, it reverts back to the original, unmodified, stock recovery. So, you will need to keep the recovery on the root of your SD card as an update.zip, and apply the zip every time you want to start Clockwork.

HOWEVER, if you use ROM Manager, all of the recovery installation and management instructions are done for you!

Installation instructions:

Download ROM Manager from the Market.

Flash Recovery.

Choose Vibrant as your phone.

Accept the Superuser prompt.

On the very FIRST boot of Clockwork, you may need to manually select "reinstall packages" if Clockwork does not start. You should only ever have to do this once. It will be automatic from then on.

Watch the backup go!

That's it! This is completely painless and safe! There is no need for Odin anymore to replace the recovery or flash updates!

If you appreciate my work, please buy the Premium version of ROM Manager!
[Vibrant Android Development] youneek:
Failed the first time. Left me in the stock recovery menu and gave a recovery error when clockwork first started. Flashed again and tried to backup a second time. Looks like it worked perfect! Now we need some froyo!
[Vibrant Android Development] Koush:
Yes! That is expected! The very first boot WILL FAIL, the recovery needs a kick start to complete installation. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] rsfaze:
little tip

after I downloaded Rom Manager and had it download the recovery for my Vibrant.

After the success message I waited nothing happened so you may have to select to manually reboot into the recovery, then select "reinstall packages" to finish the installation.
[Vibrant Android Development] metalfan78:
I don't see Vibrant in ROM manager. Do I need to buy premium or am I doin somethin wrong
[Vibrant Android Development] ElChibo:
he either took it down and is gonna release it later or something... just wait..
[Vibrant Android Development] lp894:
I don't even see "Vibrant" in that list

Nevermind....see above
[Vibrant Android Development] Koush:
Vibrant is listed. "Galaxy S Vibrant". Make sure you are on wifi. Some carriers cache web pages.
[Vibrant Android Development] metalfan78:
Sweet I can't wait to have a real recovery
[Vibrant Android Development] rsfaze:
I can confirm I used Wifi and have already completed my first backup using Clockwork :)

thanks Koush.. buying the prem version to show my support!
[Vibrant Android Development] metalfan78:
Bummer I guess ill have to wait until I can find a hotspot
[Vibrant Android Development] sxfx:
I downloaded the clockwork Rom Manager premium and I press the pFlash Recovery button. But I don't see Vibrant in the list either.
[Vibrant Android Development] Koush:
Please make sure you guys are on wifi. T-Mobile is caching your webpages and serving you older versions.
[Vibrant Android Development] ElChibo:
when i flash the recovery.. and reboot it goes to the stock recovery i hit reinstall packages then it goes to clockwork.. but after that if i reboot it goes back to stock... hmm thats odd..
[Vibrant Android Development] Koush:
That's how it is supposed to work. Recovery is not replaced permanently. It's safer that way. Just reinstall packages to get into clockwork. Or use ROM Manager to have it handle everything automatically.
[Vibrant Android Development] lp894:
No, you don't have to. Just go into your browser, go to menu-->more-->settings-->clear chache and that will get you going
[Vibrant Android Development] ElChibo:
ok i get it now... ive been used to always having Amon-RA recovery on my phone when ever i boot to it.. so what your saying is everytime your gonna flash a custom rom this is gonna have to take place?
[Vibrant Android Development] Koush:
If flashing manually, yes. Just flash using ROM Manager though, and it will handle that all for you automatically.

I can't permanently replace the recovery until the kernel source and whatnot is released for the Vibrant.
[Vibrant Android Development] dboii54:
Hells yeah!!! Will someone PLEASE put a shipped firmware out now? Like the T959UVJFD. I appreciate the life saving effort from MS_Guru, but t959uvje8 is not jiving with me and my 3g and/or wifi...
[Vibrant Android Development] couped:
Amazing work! Excellent idea for a 100% safe recovery! Kudos!!
[Vibrant Android Development] AustinKnight45:
Wipe battery status in recovery wipes your font if your using one just a heads up, don't know if it wipes the battery status though lol

Sent From Tha 1 Tha Only... Vibrant
[Vibrant Android Development] d_bot:
awesome recovery, will buy the premium, love the fact that it keeps the stock recovery intact, Great job thanks again.
[Vibrant Android Development] dnob:
unroot vibrant

answered my own question. sorry
[Vibrant Android Development] csd181:
I have been reading this thread last few days. Finally, I decided to get free ROM manager. I use the free version to run the recovery. The process was very smooth. I ended up getting the premium version. Did anybody try to run fix permission to resolve the force close issue which I have been getting on my vibrant. Good work Koush.
[Vibrant Android Development] AustinKnight45:
I don't think fix permissions even works, and wipe data/factory reset doesn't work either it just hangs in the process then you have to pull the battery and it boots back up into normal recovery select reboot system and it wipes nothing.Well it doesn't do anything for me....
[Vibrant Android Development] zimphishmonger:
Thats because fix permissions is limited to the premium version. The recovery is great though, and the dev is very receptive to feedback. He figured out fakeflash, which makes this the safest recovery around.
[Vibrant Android Development] AustinKnight45:
Well is there a way to go about doing a factory reset cause I cant seem to get it to work I used the one in settings on the phone and that didn't do anything either except now make it to where I cant sign in.

EDIT: I think I got it ..I did:o
[Vibrant Android Development] starpc:
Thanks for the direct download. Manual installion is the only way I could get ClockworkMod to install.
[Vibrant Android Development] vgz01:
right now I have the Update.zip in the root of my internal SD which was used to gain root access a few days after launch. I have since downloaded ROM Manager (great app, gj Koush!) and took a successful nandroid backup of my phone. Should I go ahead and get rid of the current update.zip in the root of my internal SD in preparation for the custom roms that we'll hopefully be getting?
[Vibrant Android Development] Arr MiHardies:
No. as I understand it, The update.zip that is there now was placed there for clockwork.

Sent from my Vibrant using the XDA app.

Typos, incorrect words, gibberish, and other nonsense brought to you courtesy of Swype.
[Vibrant Android Development] Legaleye3000:
PLEASE HELP:

I'm stuck at the "Download...Do not turn off Target!!!" screen... I used the auto-rooter app to root. Then used Rom Manager to install this recovery.

Please help. I can't get back to stock recovery. Thank you.
[Vibrant Android Development] jmattp:
What hardware button combination do we use to boot into this recovery? I did volume up+down+power and got that "Downloading" screen. Also, "adb reboot recovery" boots into the system recovery, not Clockwork.
[Vibrant Android Development] t1h5ta3:
yep, thats the corect combo.

then you scroll down and apply update.zip, this then boots you into clockwork.
[Vibrant Android Development] Legaleye3000:
Got it. Thanks.
[Vibrant Android Development] jmattp:
OK. I thought it was odd because that screen never came up any other time I rebooted into Clockwork Recovery...
[Vibrant Android Development] GizDrak:
Any idea why Wipe data / Factory Reset just hangs forever? it has never worked for me in Clockwork... it also soft bricks my phone when I run it so I have to use odin to bring my phone back up.
[Vibrant Android Development] $iMoney:
I am having this exact same problem! Please help.
[Vibrant Android Development] eugene373:
Because you guys are not Flashing the Stock Odin image via odin first before flashing what I posted.. This has been talked about already in the correct thread regarding this.
[Vibrant Android Development] badaphooko01:
I have a question. Every time I boot into recovery it still boots in the stock recovery. Should it be booting into the clockwork recovery?
[Vibrant Android Development] GizDrak:
This is not totally correct. I flashed your Rom from a pure stock phone with root and ran in to the same problem they have ran in to. I have also tired flashing your rom after flashing the stock rom from odin and still end up hanging at the Samsung Vibrant screen after flashing.

So something else most be going on.

I am not saying some people are not having the problem because they have flashed another rom and are trying to flash over it.

I am just trying to make sure that you know that it can happen even from stock like mine did last night.

I tired flashing your rom 4 times yesterday and every time it would hang at the Samsung Vibrant screen. and I had to flash back to stock using Odin each time.

Hope this is helpful information and thanks for all your hard work man :-)
[Vibrant Android Development] t1h5ta3:
wow.... see post 196, a whopping 6 posts before yours.....:rolleyes:
[Vibrant Android Development] ninor:
So I got my Vibrant when it came out and this is my first Android phone.

What is Recovery and what is ClockworkMod? I know what root and su access is. What do I gain from doing this ClockworkMod?
[Vibrant Android Development] Raychem:
Removal question?

Have a quick questions for you Android gurus.

Have to return my vibrant for service as my return key is not working properly on my phone. Now I am rooted which I know how to remove but I need to remove clockworkmod to switch the phone. I have read about odin and flashing a new kernal but there should be other ways to remove clockwork. Please dont flame me, been reading quite a bit on this but no real direct answers. I just need a simple brakdown of the process. Thanks Guys!!
[Vibrant Android Development] Arr MiHardies:
Don't you just delete the update.zip file?

Sent from my Vibrant using the XDA app.

Typos, incorrect words, gibberish, and other nonsense brought to you courtesy of Swype.
[Vibrant Android Development] 30Glock:
Just purchased the full version, Under extras I have superuser 2.2.2cd

also 2.2.2ef, What are these?
[Vibrant Android Development] jtrann:
Nvm ; thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] VICosPhi:
I was hesitant at first but followed your steps anyway and it couldn't be simpler :)

thanks a lot I purchased the premium version as well ....keep up the good work.
[Vibrant Android Development] allen099:
Sorry to bring up a sort-of old topic. The original poster was asking about booting into recovery, not download mode. Holding the power button and down volume alone gets me into download. How exactly do you get into recovery though, w/o going through ROM Manager? I accidentally did it tonight by holding the power, volume down, and home(??) buttons..but I can't replicate. Anyone have some tips? Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] javacody:
Hold power, up, and down volume all at the same time. It's kind of a pain.
[Vibrant Android Development] allen099:
It certainly is. When I do that, I either get to download mode or the phone restarts. No recovery :-(.

Would it be crazy to ask someone to either post a youtube video or write out the exact sequence (when to press and when to let go)? It just seems like many people are having these tiny issues.

Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] ultra spikey:
Does restoring a Backup through ROM Manager WIPE the phone first???

There's no option to "WIPE" anything when you restore a backup.
[Vibrant Android Development] youneek:
I hold both volume buttons and power, after it starts the screen will go black and then I let go of power.
[Vibrant Android Development] Breach:
Installed and works fine. Backed up Rom and then installed MobileAP as an update.zip. ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] SykesAT:
Edit: found the zip file. I moved it to sdcard\clockwork folder to keep root clean. Would it be worth adding the zip file to the OP?
[Vibrant Android Development] ibuddha:
please don't flame me guys but can some one explain to me what exactly clock work mod does? I have it and I used the app to get the most recent recovery image. A friend told me to install it but I'm still not 100% sure what it does. Please explain.
[Vibrant Android Development] SykesAT:
It allows you to easily flash ROMs, updates, restore backups and other mods talked about in here.

Another great feature, which has just saved me, is Nandroid. Nandroid will make a recovery image, so if you mess up and need to restore you can. Of course you must backup to make use of this. :D

there are no stupid questions, this forum can be overwhelming at first but take your time and you'll learn a lot.
[Vibrant Android Development] kingzeus:
Noob question will it delete everything on the phone?
[Vibrant Android Development] yugoliang:
how would i restore the old recovery? in case of warranty purposes..
[Vibrant Android Development] ihearttreo:
I think you should reread the first post.

How it works: The recovery is packaged as an update.zip that you run from STOCK recovery. The update.zip unpacks Clockwork Recovery onto the ramdisk and restarts recovery. When you reboot, it reverts back to the original, unmodified, stock recovery. So, you will need to keep the recovery on the root of your SD card as an update.zip, and apply the zip every time you want to start Clockwork.

So that means to just need to delete the update.zip off your internal sdcard.
[Vibrant Android Development] yugoliang:
thank you!! sorry
[Vibrant Android Development] dcchristopher:
To everyone wondering how to get to the recovery screen, just connect your phone to your computer, go to the command prompt and "adb reboot recovery". Seriously, that's it. Forget the crazy finger contortions. Same goes for download mode ... "adb reboot download".
[Vibrant Android Development] wildklymr:
Help Please

Is there any way to get the update.zip that allows you to get into Clockwork Mod Recovery into the sd root once something bad happens? I was testing out NinjaMorph and forgot I didn't have the proper update.zip in my root directory. Now I'm getting several stopped unexpectedly errors so much so that I am unable to initiate usb mounting.

Reinstall packages in recovery does nothing without the update.zip

I have a nandroid backup, but can't get to it without clockwork mod recovery.
[Vibrant Android Development] ArbitrageMan:
Yes. http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html

Scroll down to the box with the list of phones and click Galaxy S Vibrant.

You'll rename it to update.zip, put it in the root of your internal sd, then reinstall packages through the android recovery.
[Vibrant Android Development] wildklymr:
I ended up having to flash a stock rom using odin. I was able to get into download mode. Thanks anyway.
[Vibrant Android Development] ryanolson7:
i decided that i needed to partition one of my 16GB Sd cards.. since i don't need an ext partition on it anymore. went into rom manager, partitioned.. then i just rememberd that recovery can't see /sdcard/sd/ and so im guessing it partitioned my internel sd... now my phone is stuck on the boot image that says 'vibrant' and 'samsung'...

since it repartitioned, i don't have the update.zip on the internal sd card and since it won't boot i can't put it on there

any suggestions?

[EDIT] : sorry didn't have time to read through the thread earlier, realized that all you have to do is odin the stock firmware and repartition there.. thanks everyone

[EDIT2] : did the odin with the pit and pda file in the OP.. when phone booted up it got stuck in a black screen after the galaxy s boot animation....
[Vibrant Android Development] vasuenvee:
Not able to get the clockworkmod

Hi,

I am trying to get into clockworkmod recovery mode. The steps followed are:

1. Press both the volume buttons and press the power button. Phone starts with Vibrant back screen and still holding the volume buttons I see the phone goes into Samsung recovery mode.

2. Then from the list I select reinstall packages. (I have the recovery-clockwork-2.5.0.4-vibrant.zip renamed to update.zip in the root sd card)

After this step phone displays installing packages and reboots the phone to normal mode.

Can anyone please tell me how to install clockworkmod? I am trying to install captivate camera app on Vibrant.

Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] rudeguy:
This works great. I just have one question. I flashed this recovery via ROM Manager (I did the donate version because too many people are cheap asses) and everything went fine.

However, when I boot into recovery via holding both volume buttons and power, it still makes me "reinstall package" before I can get to the recovery screen. Did I miss a step?

KTHXBAI
[Vibrant Android Development] skater4690:
no you didnt its fake flash meaning you keep the stock recovery and when you reinstall packages it loads up clockwork. its not a permanent clockwork recovery so you need to do this every time. i would suggest putting the update.zip that gets you into clockwork recovery on the root of your internal sd card that way you can always get to clockwork by going into stock recovery and reinstalling packages
[Vibrant Android Development] antonio91282:
can you get into clockwork if you put it on the root of your external sd card?
[Vibrant Android Development] Goog1e Phone:
No you have to put it in the internal memory card.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Android Development] antonio91282:
i just tried to flash eugenes hybrid rom and i removed some apps and now it wont boot completel. it just goes to black with the bottom lights on. i can get into stock recovery but i cant get into clockwork. i have adb but i dont have oden. can you offer any suggestions?
[Vibrant Android Development] eortizr:
where is the update.zip , there is no link on the first page
[Vibrant Android Development] Breach:
Just follow the directions on the front page..

1. Download ROM Manager from the Market.

2. Flash Recovery.

3. Choose Vibrant as your phone.

4. Accept the Superuser prompt.

5. On the very FIRST boot of Clockwork, you may need to manually select "reinstall packages" if Clockwork does not start. You should only ever have to do this once. It will be automatic from then on.

6. Watch the backup go!

It is automatically downloaded.
[Vibrant Android Development] eortizr:
I know.. but I will like to have the Update.zip file to leave it on my SD card root,, so if the phone does not load at all , I will be able to boot on Recovery.

It already happened once...
[Vibrant Android Development] jaker.the.skater:
when you follow the above steps it downloads the update.zip for you and puts it on the root of your sd card....
[Vibrant Android Development] talltexan:
So i read a few of these pages but i just want to know what does it take to have a rom show up in rom manager download section?
[Vibrant Android Development] Apexsilverevo:
Just curious, is a backup file normally over a GB in size? I just did my first and its 1.09Gb.... Can I move it off the phone and onto my computer to save space? Thanks!
[Vibrant Android Development] talltexan:
Yes they are about 800-1.1

Yes you can i usually put it in a folder Documents/Phone backup
[Vibrant Android Development] lqaddict:
In /sdcard/clockworkmod directory there is a recovery-update.zip just copy it to the root of internal flash and rename to update.zip