cant install recovery
 

ok so before the official 2.1 was released, i did the cl14 update and got a leaked 2.1 rom installed it, flashed the joey recovery and rooted my phone no problems. now i have the official 2.1 rom on and i cant install recovery. i tried installing the joeykrim-SDX-recovery2.1.3 and the new 3.08 recovery. neither one will work when i push the install software button on the last step. do i need to redo the cl14 update or will that take me back to the old rom?

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the NEW version of the Sprint Software Updater has a security feature that will not allow you to flash custom recovery. You need the OLD Software Updater which you can d/l here: http://www.mediafire.com/?mwmjykokgxy. You should just be able to unzip that anywhere and run it without installing. Already has Recovery 3.08 in the binary ready to install.

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Thanks for posting that.

This is probably a dumb question but what's the difference between a data backup and system backup?

Is a system backup just settings etc while the data is basically an image of everything? Some clarification would be helpful. Say I needed to do a hard reset and wanted my phone back the way it was when I did a backup. Which one should I use?

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Data backup makes a backup of the /data folder (personal info, apps, etc)

System backup makes a backup of the /system folder (Android System) in case you bork something while testing new things

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So does this recovery have root with it or what. What is me putting this recovery on the offical de03 2.1 gonna do. Allow me to put custom roms??? I wished this stuff worked like windows

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This particular recovery does not. This will allow you the ability to root the phone and install updates. It will also allow you to create backups, which is the main reason why I installed the latest recovery. Check out this thread for more info on installing recovery and gaining root:

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=121446

Specifically, post 5. If you click on the first link, it will give you instructions on how to do it

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yes, you can install custom roms. it has an "Install Zip From SD" feature, which will allow you to install custom ROMS, themes from recovery. Also allows you to backup system and data, and mount system, data, and SDcard from recovery.

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well...........i downloaded it and extracted it. it ran fine. loaded up and read phone but still the same thing, when i get to the second boot and press the update button it tells me it can't open file. i looked in the binary and it had the recovery 3.0 file there. i must be missing something what is it?

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you are doing it in download mode correct?

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To bad I can't do the recovery or root from sd bc one of my problems is I don't have a computer so yeah that sucks but if you can plz let me know k thanks a buch for all yalls help.

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if download mode=vol. down+camera+power, then yes. the screen says downloading and it has the progress bar at the bottom and the sd card looking symbol.

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ok first off yes recovery 3.0.8 is how you put the customs roms on the moment,yes its how you get root.

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What is the deal with the new sprint rom? I can't get recovery loaded onto it after I did the official 2.1 update. I used the link a few posts back with the old updater. Still didn't work

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you don't have the Samsung PC Studio running in the tray do you? that will cause errors, and also while your phone is plugged in, go to your Device Manager and delete the drivers and phone, this will cause it to re-install drivers the next time you try. Also make sure you are running the SWUpdater as Administrator.

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Drivers and phone explain bc I think I got the drivers part but phone?

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you should be able to uninstall the drivers, and delete the device itself from your computer, like it was never installed. That way it will start fresh

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what the f. i can't get the recovery to load no matter what i do. i had it rooted and custom 2.1 rom on it before i did the official update. i don't understand what could be causing this

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Uninstall the new SWupdater, then d/l the old installer here: http://www6.sprint.com/downloads/sam...ent_Update.exe.Install it, Then in the program directory, go to the binary, and put the Recovery 3.0.8 in there, get that here: http://mtutor.uprh.edu/~rafael/moment/recovery3_0_8.tar. Then try again

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stupid fn sht. this is really really pissing me off. i had everything set up till i did the official update. i unistalled my drivers and the updater. then installed the old updater. now i cant get it to read the device in the sw updater. i downloaded the drivers supplied in the stickies and it tells me error everytime i try to update driver or run setup.

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This is what happens when you go ahead of the developers and download the Sprint junk. SDX Developers has some possible fixes listed. Someone made a script to change a DLL in the new update software to allow custom tar's to be flashed.

I have had zero issues.

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i had zero issues the first go round. now i cant get sh*t to work. drivers wont load now so i have a unknown device in my usb section when i have debug checked and nothing even shows up if debug is unchecked. it just has a baloon telling me usb device not recognized.

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Samsung makes this thing a pain.. I have spent hours trying to figure this crap out.. You HAVE TO DELETE EVERYTHING SAMSUNG off your computer and start fresh.. And I'm pretty sure the updater doesnt work on older XP machines..

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Friend of mine just got a moment. They loaded 2.1 at the store when he got it. I followed the steps listed under installing recovery here:

http://forum.sdx-developers.com/andr...-custom-patch/

I installed the CL14 upgrader listed at the top and then patched it to the older version. Instructions are in the link below:

http://forum.sdx-developers.com/android-2-1-development/samsung-updater-patch-revert-to-the-old-one!/

After that, you should be good to go. And I'd recommend using this link:

http://www.joeyconway.com/sdx/custom/index.php

You can boot into recovery and then apply the .zip file you created to get root access and remove any unnecessary bloatware and even add cool themes. They are constantly upgrading the tool and you will eventually be able to update kernel files. Hope that helps.

Strange. I didn't need to start fresh when installing recovery on my friends moment. It is a pain in the butt but the best way is just to install fresh and reinstall the drivers.

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no matter what drivers i download and install i can't get my phone to read. i just get unknown device in my device manager

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What operating system? This is a video tutorial on getting them installed on Windows 7 but should work for Vista and XP (for me XP installed all the drivers once the sprint tool was installed).

http://forum.androidcentral.com/sams...-flawless.html

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yes, i found that one on youtube and it still gave me errors i can't figure out what is going on. it finally loaded some sort of drivers on it's own for me when i ran the swupdate tool the last time. was able to get recovery on it and now i am rooted but i still can't get it to open up with the usb cable. i am going to be fooling with it again tonight so we will see. i am using windows 7 64 bit

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if all else fails i guess you can use the Samsung PCStudio for the drivers, but uninstall afterwards cause it sucks, and messes up the SWUpdater

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Well last night I screwed something up on my computer trying to set up a dual boot with xp and win7. So I wiped the hard drive and installed an old beta version of windows7. Found a windows7 32 bit version that I started downloading. I'm gonna put it on my computer and see if I have any better luck than I had with my 64 bit version.

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got 32 bit windows7 installed and drivers were automatically loaded very quickly. seems to be no problems now that i went away from 64 bit.