Solved....Can't get into boot loader - Clockwork

[Guest Biscuitman]

Have installed clockwork and been installing various ROMs (currently on SS 4 on gen 1). Decided to update to SS 5 this morning and after updating various things including ROM manager, I can now no longer get into clockwork.

Rom manager states that clockwork 3.0.2.7 is installed but it will not allow me to restore old backups or make new ones, it freezes on the green android logo. If I try to manually start clockwork using the power button and the volume down button it simply gets to the android screen and sticks there until I release the volume button when it restarts the phone.

Anyone got any ideas - please keep it simple!!!

Problem solved - many thanks everyone

Edited April 26, 2011 by Biscuitman

[Guest hugobosslives]

try the option that always works when clockwork goes weird:

REFLASH CLOCKWORK RECOVERY........

either by fastboot, or terminal etc....

[Guest Biscuitman]

I've tried that using the recovery manager method and had no success

[Guest hugobosslives]

meh screw doing it in recovery manager or rom manager. you cannot trust apps to always do it for you. they probs still think your old clockwork is working.

i'm assuming from your post that you don't know how to use a terminal or fastboot?

you want steps of how to do it?

[Guest Biscuitman]

Yep that would be great as for some reason I'm having great difficulty even getting my PC to even recognise my phone at the moment

[Guest Biscuitman]

Would state that when I've tried to use fastboot method i.e. power plus vol+, the phone simply boots as normal. Am I doing something wrong?

Edited April 25, 2011 by Biscuitman

[Guest That-Guy]

The Clockwork 3.0.2.7 in ROM Manager is for Gen2 phones only if that makes a difference?

[Guest hugobosslives]

okay, just do it in a terminal app then. (if you don't have one download from market (free) terminal emulator)

there are many ways to do it. for example type:

su (then press enter, it will ask for superuser permissions, click yes)

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4.img (then hit enter)

DONE, now reboot.

the bit in bold, is the name of your recovery image you have downloaded. put it on the root of the sdcard (i.e not in a folder)

either change my above bold bit to the name of your recovery (exactly!) or rename the recovery "recovery.img" and then chaneg the bold bit to "recovery.img"

get it?

EDIT: Oh i presume your still on gen1 right? make sure you use a gen1 recovery image!

Edited April 25, 2011 by hugobosslives

[Guest Biscuitman]

Ah that's probably the reason then. I thought it was supposed to be both gen 1 and 2. Does anyone know how to uninstall it?

[Guest hugobosslives]

you don't uninstall.

just flash a gen1 recovery over the top of the old one.....

[Guest Biscuitman]

sorry replying to the other post rather than yours. I'll get a terminal app and give it a try. Be back in 10 mins!!

[Guest hugobosslives]

i'm hungry :) guna grab something to eat. so if you need more help i'll be back about half 6.

you should be fine tho :)

[Guest Biscuitman]

initial issue until I realised that the img file name that I downloaded also has 'blade-gen1' on the end.

Tried that and it comes up with "error flashing recovery: Permission denied"

Second attempt remembering to put 'su' enter first, didn't generate an error message but after reboot still no clockwork

looking at Rom manager it is still stating that it is on 3.0.2.7

[Guest Sanddancer75]

I've just seen that CM7 7.0.2 is available & when I started up ROM Manager saw that there was an update for ClockworkMod too & updated that first. Now when I try to boot into recovery mode (both from within ROM Manager & holding down - from cold boot) it hangs on the green android. I'm guessing (hoping) it's just a bug as it's always been fine for me until today. Personally I'm going to wait & keep my eye on things in the hope that the problems will be ironed out.

[Guest hugobosslives]

@biscuitman....

sorry, who have lost me.....

have you succesfully flasher a recovery using terminal? (using the correct version, either gen1 or gen2 as i don't know which gen you actually are?)

EDIT: did it say it flashed in the terminal?

Edited April 25, 2011 by hugobosslives

[Guest Biscuitman]

I am on gen 1. Terminal emulator confirmed that super user rights had been granted but didn't make any confirmation that it had flashed the img file.

I take it that it should have said 'flashed' or similar. It simply went to command prompt and then I typed 'reboot' and hey presto reboot!

So where have I gone wrong this time. I have double checked that the img file is not in any folder on the sd card and that the file name is correct

Edited April 25, 2011 by Biscuitman

[Guest hugobosslives]

yer should say it flashed (can't remember exactly what it sez. but should take 5 seconds and a load of stuff should cum up)

what does it say exactly? (when you type the flash recovery ... line) cos i have probably sed it slightly wrong. or forgoten sumthing....

EDIT: can someone, confirm what to type on the android (in phone) terminal. I usually do it via fastboot/adb... i probably have missed sumthing....

Edited April 25, 2011 by hugobosslives

[Guest Biscuitman]

It doesn't say anything when I flash so obviously doing something wrong. Checked on the setting listed on the thread below and cannot see where I'm going wrong

http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blad...blade-oled-tft/

I had downloaded 'recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-blade-gen1.img' and renamed it to 'recoverycw'

just to confirm I used Terminal emulator, I then gave TE super user rights, I then typed:

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recoverycw.img

when I pressed enter nothing happened - I'm a bit stumped now

Edited April 25, 2011 by Biscuitman

[Guest ThrashMan]

If you renamed it to 'recoverycw' then the OS isn't going to find 'recoverycw.img'??

Make sure the file is called 'recoverycw.img' then try again.....what hugo has told you is correct and should work.

su

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recoverycw.img

[Guest VJJ]

Have installed clockwork and been installing various ROMs (currently on SS 4 on gen 1). Decided to update to SS 5 this morning and after updating various things including ROM manager, I can now no longer get into clockwork.

Rom manager states that clockwork 3.0.2.7 is installed but it will not allow me to restore old backups or make new ones, it freezes on the green android logo. If I try to manually start clockwork using the power button and the volume down button it simply gets to the android screen and sticks there until I release the volume button when it restarts the phone.

Anyone got any ideas - please keep it simple!!!

I did the exact same thing as the Op. Installed 3.0.27 on a Gen1 using 'ROM Manager' then couldn't get into clockwork.

Luckily I couldstill boot to the ROM.

I undid this action by using ROM Manager again.

Look at the bottom options for old versions & flash back to 3.0.1.4.

Problem solved.

[Guest hugobosslives]

yer thought I was right. as I couldn't see what I was missing....

you did ename it to "recoverycw.img" right? with the .img on the end?

otherwise it would fail. and it is on the root of your sdcard (I.e. in /sdcard)

you could try /mnt/sdcard though I doubt this will work.

the other way is to download fastboot and do it through your PC. though I cba explain fastboot tonight. either look it up or ask me tomorrow night :)

doing it on the terminal should be a lot easier tho......

[Guest Sanddancer75]

I did the exact same thing as the Op. Installed 3.0.27 on a Gen1 using 'ROM Manager' then couldn't get into clockwork.

Luckily I couldstill boot to the ROM.

I undid this action by using ROM Manager again.

Look at the bottom options for old versions & flash back to 3.0.1.4.

Problem solved.

Thank you, I'm flashing mine now.

[Guest Zythus]

Guys, I think I messed my phone, so I need to fastboot, but I can't find any better instructions, than in seb's post - and there are things like update_signed so I really don't know what to do now. :)

[Guest dibbles]

Guys, I think I messed my phone, so I need to fastboot, but I can't find any better instructions, than in seb's post - and there are things like update_signed so I really don't know what to do now. :)

Why don't you go back to the TPT thread where you first started posting about your issues as there re people there who have posted some very good instructions on how to help you..? It can get confusing when you have a number of posts open and active on the same issue. I can understand your frustration.

Good luck :)

Edited April 26, 2011 by dibbles

[Guest Biscuitman]

If you renamed it to 'recoverycw' then the OS isn't going to find 'recoverycw.img'??

Make sure the file is called 'recoverycw.img' then try again.....what hugo has told you is correct and should work.

su

flash_image recovery /sdcard/recoverycw.img

The file is recoverycw.img but it still didn't work