ClockworkMod Recovery/ROM Manager Guide

[MoneyMyc]

Stuck on ClockworkMod Recovery Screen

I'm currently stuck on the ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.0.9 screen on my Epic 4G and can't reboot or anything...please help!!!

 

[MoneyMyc]

I'm a dumb@SS....I got it now...

 

[shaundizzle]

Lol hahaha

 

[ragnarokx]

Kind of ironic - Clockwork is supposed to save your phone, not brick it Glad you figured it out!

 

[papa_smurf49319]

I've got clockworkmod installed via osx, but I get the signature verification failed error as well. I don't have nandroid backup to backup my stock rom so that I can install a custom rom. I also only have the option to update via an update.zip not any other type of zip and when I try that I get the signature failed.

Any help? Please keep in mind that I have a mac and cannot use any of the windows run.bat tools. (snow leopard)

Thanks!

Having this same exact problem when trying to boot to clockwork via rom manager oh and im using windows xp

 

[murso74]

ok i do all this and everything seems to work well... however when i try to reboot into recovery i get this

-- Install from package...
Finding update package
Opening update packate...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.


and i'm stuck in stock recovery

what did i do wrong?

 

[ragnarokx]

If you're referring to the Reboot into Recovery Mode option in the ROM Manager app, it will not work unless you have flashed a custom kernel that is ROM Manager friendly.

You need to use the manual method. While the phone is off, hold the vol down + camera + power buttons.

 

[shaundizzle]

what exactly are you guys doing when trying to flash recovery?

make sure you follow the directions to a T. also if this does not work theres another method or two over at xda forums.

 

[|-KGB-|CaptHowdy]

nevermind working, just when i hit boot into rom manager i hit vol down-camera-power and it went to the right recovery

 

[|-KGB-|CaptHowdy]

nevermind

 

[|-KGB-|CaptHowdy]

nevermind, read the actual button assignments

 

[v7z730ib]

Blahh help !

Hi , I am rooted, and have ClockWorkMod installed . I finally got it working . Booted into ClockWordMod and i'm sure it is that because it is green . But if I click on anything [ using the home button ] it goes black . That's it . -_- If I press back or home again , it brings be back to the beginning . I don't understand what i'm doing wrong ? Someone please help . I'm normally good with these types of things , lol . But i'm new to Android . Throw me a bone ? Oh , and also . I have to take pull the battery to use the phone . Clicking reboot doesn't work .

 

[ragnarokx]

Don't use the soft keys, use the hard keys.

volume up = up
volume down = down
camera = select

 

[v7z730ib]

I can not even begin to thank you enough for that . Something so simple too , lol. Thank you , thank you , THANK YOU ! . After days of trying to get Baked Snack ROM onto my phone , I finally did ! THANKK YOUUU !

 

[ragnarokx]

No problemo. Enjoy your new ROM!

 

[revjtanton]

Major issues

So not only can I not boot into Clockwork recovery, but every time I boot into the Samsung recovery every update.zip file I try to use comes back with signature errors.

I've rooted w/the one click root, I've installed the ROM Manager apk. I've rebooted holding the volume down+camera+power...I've tried unrooting and the phone freezes and I get many error device not found errors in my terminal window about a minute after the unroot run.bat starts running....it does try to run

I'm running out of ideas. Whats frustrating is I'm not a total noob to Android...has anyone else run into this? What did you do to get past it?

Whatever errors I'm getting from the Samsung recovery can be ignored because I'm trying to replace that anyway. I want to flash a new ROM with Clockwork, that is the goal. Unrooting may not be the right thing to do. Any advice, links, criticism for posting, whatever, will be greatly appreciated. This is driving me crazy.

 

[Epic4G80]

I recently rooted my Sprint Epic 4G using the z4root app in the android market. It wored perfectly fine. I loaded the clockwork recovery version 2.5.0 ,just fine, however when I try to but in recovery mode or backup my rom, my recovery screen doesn't give me all the normal options and it trys to unzip some type of update file before it says installation aborted. Just wondering have I done something wrong or not enough?

 

[Epic4G80]

Never mind I figured it out, uploaded 2.2 rom it works great!!!

 

[pjjohn73]

Hello,

I hope someone can help me.

I rooted my Sprint Epic 4G using the z4root app in the Market. I installed ROM Manager and flashed Clockwork Recovery using ROM Manager. After doing this I tried to create a backup of my current "Stock" ROM. When it reboots it goes into the stock recover NOT the Clockwork Recovery. I have looked on other forums and did what they suggested, such as manually going into recovery using the hardware volume, camera, power keys. This also did not help. They also mentioned using a custom kernel, but I know nothing about that and seems to defeat the point of backing up the stock ROM first.

At this point I think I just want to un-root my Epic, but I have heard (correct me if I am wrong) that the Sprint/Samsung OTA updates will not work with Clockwork flashed. So before I un-root my Epic I would like to be sure the Clockwork is unflashed. I found a stock recovery image, but to flash it I need to use Clockwork, but I can't because it does not work correctly.

I would really appreciate it if someone can walk me through removing clockwork and safely getting back to stock. If possible without wiping my apps and data. Or if I at least could get a better understanding of getting my phone backed up and if I can get OTA updates.

Thanks ahead of time to the Android Community!

 

[Gull06]

Messed up Buttons.

Well I'm not sure what happened to my phone but the button configuration you mentioned above for Clockwork (up=vol up; down=vol down; and select=camera) doesn't work for me. My power button is down and my "H" key on my keyboard is select. I'm not sure what button up is and I've restarted my phone a couple times but I still have this button configuration while using Clockwork. I was a little worried that I couldn't select anything so I slid out the keyboard and just went down the rows in a desperate attempt to get out of Clockwork and discovered that this is my messed up configuration. So if anyone is having this issue I would suggest trying the "H" key on the keyboard to select or to just randomly try keys to see which ones work.