[Custom Recovery] Xionia Clockwork (CWMA v1.2518.6)

[digitallove]

It gave you that error when you tried to push it to your sd card or when you tried to push it to the system?

Glad that helped...

Oh and btw... copy and paste works wonders with adb.. im just sayin lol

it was that step (" flash_image recovery /sdcard/xionia_cwma_12518.6.img"), would that be pushing it to the card or the system?

but I just tried again and it actually gave me an error on this step: "mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak"

"failed on '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh' -- no such file or directory"

 

[digitallove]

It gave you that error when you tried to push it to your sd card or when you tried to push it to the system?

Glad that helped...

Oh and btw... copy and paste works wonders with adb.. im just sayin lol

it was that step (" flash_image recovery /sdcard/xionia_cwma_12518.6.img"), would that be pushing it to the card or the system?

but I just tried again and it actually gave me an error on this step: "mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak"

"failed on '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh' -- no such file or directory"

edit: I'm a moron again it says to keep going on the first post past this error. so I did and said other error didn't com up this time so hey!

 

[jondevere]

it was that step (" flash_image recovery /sdcard/xionia_cwma_12518.6.img"), would that be pushing it to the card or the system?

but I just tried again and it actually gave me an error on this step: "mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak"

"failed on '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh' -- no such file or directory"

edit: I'm a moron again it says to keep going on the first post past this error. so I did and said other error didn't com up this time so hey!

Sweet... trial and error. Works everytime. Glad to see you are doing it via adb instead of the easy method

 

[digitallove]

Sweet... trial and error. Works everytime. Glad to see you are doing it via adb instead of the easy method

I didn't even know there was an easy method. but the one click root didn't work for me and doing it the hard way is easier in the end--at least I can see exactly where things are going wrong.

so I just rebooted it by selecting that first option in the first screen in the OP. however, it didn't ask me to choose an image to restore (screen 2) or give me screen 3 either. and since it's rebooted, everything looks to be normal. I'm assuming I did everything alright? or was I supposed to have an option choose an image to restore?

edit: I'm making a nandroid backup with it now so it all seems to be a-ok. scratch that, once again! thanks everyone for sharing your knowledge and programs! I'm very new to all this so while I can easily follow step-by-step instructions, figuring out why I'm doing what I'm doing and what, in fact, it is actually doing to the phone is taking me a little bit. but I'm getting the hang of it!

 

[jondevere]

I didn't even know there was an easy method. but the one click root didn't work for me and doing it the hard way is easier in the end--at least I can see exactly where things are going wrong.

so I just rebooted it by selecting that first option in the first screen in the OP. however, it didn't ask me to choose an image to restore (screen 2) or give me screen 3 either. and since it's rebooted, everything looks to be normal. I'm assuming I did everything alright? or was I supposed to have an option choose an image to restore?

edit: I'm making a nandroid backup with it now so it all seems to be a-ok. scratch that, once again! thanks everyone for sharing your knowledge and programs! I'm very new to all this so while I can easily follow step-by-step instructions, figuring out why I'm doing what I'm doing and what, in fact, it is actually doing to the phone is taking me a little bit. but I'm getting the hang of it!

Good work

 

[PalmFanat1c]

Can someone help me because i put the Flash_Image on the root of the Sd card and it cannot find it

 

[jondevere]

Can someone help me because i put the Flash_Image on the root of the Sd card and it cannot find it

is it an img file or zip? should be img file

 

[PalmFanat1c]

is it an img file or zip? should be img file

so i have to extract from the Flash_Image.zip to the Flash_Image.img

 

[PalmFanat1c]

is it an img file or zip? should be img file

i got it to work now thank you

 

[jondevere]

i got it to work now thank you

Your very welcome... sorry I couldnt respond sooner. Was on the road.

 

[smokenbiskits]

Xionia CWMA v1.2518.6

• Xionia Kernel 013, which fixes any blank LCD issues
• Experimental (untested) support for AmonRA (drellisdee) nandroid restore of sd-ext
• Attempts to backport CWM 3.0 features
• Fixed known issue from previous version

Xionia CWMA v1.2518.5

• Xionia Kernel 009
• Should fix /sd-ext issues
• LG-Style Reset option removed, due to causing more trouble than its worth
• ext2/ext3/ext4 support thanks to Xionia Kernel
• No longer set to "PERFORMANCE" governor, so the phone no longer idles at 600mhz in recovery
• Known Issue:Occasionally, when rebooting after flashing a zip, an error about ignoring radio image may briefly appear. It seems harmless, so you can ignore it for now. Will look into this later.

Xionia CWMA v1.2518.4

DO NOT USE LG-STYLE FACTORY RESET IF YOU ARE RUNNING CM7!
Feature will be removed in next version of Xionia CWMA.

• Added support for LGE special Factory Reset command. Invalidates this issue
• Execute standard data/cache wipe or full LG-Style Factory Reset (found under "advanced")
• "Fix Recovery Boot Loop" option now supports both bootloader and lge special parameters, ensuring you get out of that loop.
• Known Issue: If you enable USB Mass Storage, then disable it again, it does not re-enable until you reboot back into recovery. (workaround: unplug and replug device. windows is ejecting the device, so you need to reinsert it.)

Xionia CWMA v1.2518.3

• Added "Fix Recovery Loop" option under "Advanced", gets you out of an infinite recovery reboot loop.
• Fixed cosmetic issue where in certain cases, a radio update would still ask you to reboot to finish it. (doesn't really flash)
• Fixed version number.
• Reverted to stock kernel (+lzma) (why use a fancy overclock power kernel for recovery mode?)
• Addressed an issue with USB Mounting (may or may not fix issues some users are having)
• Removed alternate LG logo that briefly flashed during startup of recovery mode.
• Switched nandroid functions to external tools (no more fancy status, sorry) due to localized corruption issues.
• Fixed 'reboot returned' issue when trying to reboot out of recovery via adb shell reboot

Xionia CWMA v1.2518.2

• Radio Flashing Removed Will now ignore radio.img part of all updates, regardless of signature verification setting.
• Fixed bug where a nandroid backup would not restore completely if it did not have an .android_secure image.
• LGE Recovery binary now included for future usage...
• Bug: version reports as v1.2518.1

Xionia CWMA v1.2518.1

• Minor bug fix, could not select zip if it was the last item on the menu.

Xionia CWMA v1.2518

• Safety check - will not flash LG OTA zips and brick you (DO NOT DISABLE SIGNATURE VERIFICATION)
• Dual Nandroid Support (new /sdcard/clockwork/backup/ as well as old /sdcard/nandroid/mem=477M/)
• Use either menu or camera for select, we like both of you
• Powered by Xionia Kernel 007 (not overclocked)
• LZMA Compressed ramdisk to hold even more content
• Blue theme like GNM Recovery
• Ease of use of CWM, with power for the hardcore. Many useful CLI tools included.

How to Install:
Copy flash_image and xionia_cwma_12518.6.img to the root of your sdcard. RAR file is protected with recovery record in case of corrupt download. Please extract rar before attempting to flash.
To flash: via adb shell or terminal type this from root # shell



Note:
If you receive this error:
failed on '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh' - No such file or directory
Then ignore it and keep going, it means the file is already backed up or deleted, and your recovery will not be erased by LG.

Key combo to boot custom recovery from powered off is Volume Down + Home + Power and release keys at LG splash.

Recovery Key mapping:
Up: Volume Up
Down: Volume Down
Select: Menu or Camera
Back: Back

Archive
Index of /zefie/files/cell/LGLS670/roms/custom/archive/Xionia/recovery - Mystic Midnight Files

Source Code
https://github.com/zefie/xionia_cwma_recovery

Special Thanks:
CyanogenMod for Clockwork Recovery
Amon_RA for the signature verifier since I could not get Cyanogen's to work
Drellisdee for the original custom recovery that got us all started, and for the flashing instructions i swiped >.>

I don't understand what those commands are for, because to flash after I had root I used terminal emu and did:
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/xxxxxxxxxx.img

and what is the flashimg for? Thanks for the help.

 

[jondevere]

I don't understand what those commands are for, because to flash after I had root I used terminal emu and did:
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/xxxxxxxxxx.img

and what is the flashimg for? Thanks for the help.

I dont understand what those commands are for either because your not specific enuf...

 

[kingtim901]

I bricked my optimus c trying to flash my recovery to amon ra via terminal emulator. It restarted and got stuck at the black and white lg screen. Can u give me instructions on customizing optimus c to the fullest. I know a ton of users who are stuck with basic stock. Thanx in advance

 

[amack10]

i did all the steps via terminal it rebooted into the custome recovery after i typed reboot recovery. but i turned the phone off shut it off pressed vol down home and power and i got the stock recovery

 

[ritzcrax]

i did all the steps via terminal it rebooted into the custome recovery after i typed reboot recovery. but i turned the phone off shut it off pressed vol down home and power and i got the stock recovery

Okay so i finally got the root# for the first time today and went to the next step for the recovery...Have I done something wrong?

[!] dance forever my only one
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /system /system
# cd /data/local/tmp
# cat su > /system/bin/su
# cat busybox > /system/bin/busybox
# cat Superuser.apk > /data/app/Superuser.apk
# chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
# chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
/sdcard/flash_image: No such file or directory
# chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
# mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
failed on '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh' - No such file or directory
# mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock5 /system
# flash_image recovery /sdcard/xionia_cwma_12518.6.img
# reboot recovery

and then my options on the recovery screen are:
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition

it then goes back to the $

what am i missing?
Thanks

 

[Seahawks4Life86]

Took me a while to get this Custom Recovery Mod... I finally got it, thank you Zefie!

I actually used Xionia Clockwork and wiped my phone completely, from Boot to SD-EXT. And then I used the Reborn ROM v2.2.1 and then I installed it from that way and my phone is super fast. NO LAG AT ALL! Thank you again Zefie!

 

[amack10]

@ritzcrax did u extract the files from the rar and zip that you downloaded on the opening page.


any ideas on how to get my recovery to stick. i followed all the steps all the way to reboo_recovery and got the custom recovery. but as soon as i rebooted and tried to boot into recovery again it was stock lg recovery. or is this a recovery you have to flash everytime u want to used it like the mytouch slide was for a while

 

[jondevere]

You are not doing it right if u still don't have recovery. Are u unzipping the zip so its an ISO?

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[Donx510]

I copied and pasted all the commands in ADB, but why do I keep getting this?

# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_imag
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
/sdcard/flash_image: No such file or directory
#

 

[ichihollow]

I copied and pasted all the commands in ADB, but why do I keep getting this?

# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_imag
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image
/sdcard/flash_image: No such file or directory
#

Probably because you forgot to unzip flash_image I do it just about every time.