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Root Clockworkmod and Rom Manager

No luck with that also?

wow at this point im out of ideas :thinking:
-you have root (superuser)
-you have clockwork mod
-you've wiped caches
-youve tried flashing clockwork from rom manager several times

really, i dont know how those things didnt work for you.

i would suggest uninstalling rom manager, wiping cache, and maybe trying again but other than that.....saps, d13, sk...anyone else ideas :thinking:
 
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wow at this point im out of ideas :thinking:
-you have root (superuser)
-you have clockwork mod
-you've wiped caches
-youve tried flashing clockwork from rom manager several times

really, i dont know how those things didnt work for you.

i would suggest uninstalling rom manager, wiping cache, and maybe trying again but other than that.....saps, d13, sk...anyone else ideas :thinking:

EDIT: I got it to work I reinstall rom manager bam it work! thanks for all the help though
Bingo well there you go and yes perfect instructions from nitsuj17. Sometimes its just quirky things like re-installing the app
 
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Sounds to me like maybe he acidentally didn't allow rom manager su permission

very possible. if you click through quickly its very easy to deny su permissions to something. in that case the uninstall/reinstall was the solution.

its funny that i (and others sometimes) tend to assume a problem is a lot bigger than it is at times and overlook the simple fixes. immediately when something doesnt work im thinking recovery and permission fixes, when its as simple as reinstalling an app.
 
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So, before I totally jack up my phone, can someone clarify the steps to get CWM running properly? Is using Odin the only way? What is actually included in the CWM package? And, lastly, please explain the following statement "This flashes both the kernel and the recovery partition."

Clockworkmod installation how to for windows / *nix - xda-developers

I am just getting my feet wet and don't want to screw anything up. I believe I have the tools required, just want to make sure the knowledge is in place :)
 
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first step is do you have bootstrapper? you need that in order for clockwork recovery to work. It can be found in the market.

I do not have bootstrapper. I am rooted with the following apps installed.
 

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You can read in the description what it does and why you need it. Kousch I'm sure does a much better job of explaining it that I can.

Once you have that, open it and select bootstrap. It will pop up a message that says success. Now you can open rom manager and select flash clockwork recovery. it will take a second and should give you a message of success as well. Underneath where you selected to flash clockwork it should give you your current recovery and the latest available recovery. If they are the same, you're good. Now you MUST scroll down and select backup current rom.

ps. It should be noted to watch for pop ups from the super user app asking for permission. always make sure the check mark box is checked to remember your decision and hit allow.
 
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hahahahahaha MY bad

I forget to look sometimes where I'm posting. You won't need the bootstrap. You should be able to skip that and go straight to flashing clockwork. again I apologize for the mix up

No apology necessary, I appreciate the help. But, I have attempted to flash CWM with no success. It boots into recovery mode, and presents me with the following errors:

e: failed to verify whole-file signature
e: signature verification failed
Installation aborted
 
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So, before I totally jack up my phone, can someone clarify the steps to get CWM running properly? Is using Odin the only way? What is actually included in the CWM package? And, lastly, please explain the following statement "This flashes both the kernel and the recovery partition."

Not sure if your up and running yet, but yes, Odin is the only way to flash clockwork the first time, leading into your second question, the kernel for the phone won't accept test keyed .zips, which is why unless you flash with Odin, the clockwork installation keeps failing. Hope you get everything worked out. :)
 
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Not sure if your up and running yet, but yes, Odin is the only way to flash clockwork the first time, leading into your second question, the kernel for the phone won't accept test keyed .zips, which is why unless you flash with Odin, the clockwork installation keeps failing. Hope you get everything worked out. :)

Thanks for the info. I am going to make another attempt this evening. Once I flash with Odin, will I still be able to get the OTA updates?
 
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hahahahahaha MY bad

I forget to look sometimes where I'm posting. You won't need the bootstrap. You should be able to skip that and go straight to flashing clockwork. again I apologize for the mix up


LOL I thought I was in the X section for a minute :D

Don't feel to bad
one day I was looking at my Fascinate's app drawer and thought where the hell did bootstrap go? I downloaded it, installed it, ran it, booted to recovery and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't go into recovery. It just rebooted. Over and Over lol It took about 30 minutes before I the coffee kicked in. :p
 
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LOL I thought I was in the X section for a minute :D

Don't feel to bad
one day I was looking at my Fascinate's app drawer and thought where the hell did bootstrap go? I downloaded it, installed it, ran it, booted to recovery and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't go into recovery. It just rebooted. Over and Over lol It took about 30 minutes before I the coffee kicked in. :p

LOL now thats funny. Thanks for making me feel less like an idiot. I about pissed my pants laughing so hard at myself.
 
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