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But if its using some script (like nexus stock roms have a batch file script), you will have to edit that script. In this case you can simply skip step for flashing recovery and no script editing is needed. Some need individual parts flashing (system is flashed separately and recovery is flashed separately and boot or kernel separately, like in samsungs). It actually depends how stock rom is flashed (or rather what method it uses). Now similarly, we need to edit flash scripts so it doesnt go berserk on not finding recovery image. This is stock recovery, you delete this file.
#TWRP RECOVERY 4.4.2 ARCHIVE#
For ex if you open a stock rom archive in winrar, you will see some image file with name and extension similar to "recovery.img". In stock roms, the general procedure used is to put in a recovery image file.
#TWRP RECOVERY 4.4.2 HOW TO#
HOW TO PREVENT STOCK ROM FROM OVERWRITING RECOVERY: Here's more detail on how to deal with this in case of stock roms: Then open command prompt and enter these commands-> fastboot erase recoveryįastboot flash recovery PathToRecoveryFileAndItsName.imgįor ex if my recovery file lies in D:/Recovery folder, then I would use-> fastboot flash recovery D:/Recovery/TWRPblabla.img Next, connect phone to pc with usb debugging enabled. One more thing, if you have lost your recovery, you can flash it using fastboot.įirst, follow guide here to set up adb and fastboot. This may sound haphazard, but try it first before deciding difficulty, its relatively easy ) All you need to do is just edit the script that controls flashing. Again, open it and remove line corresponding to flash recovery. Your recovery wont be changed.įor roms in tar or any other format, it should normally be some batch file which carries flash instructions. You can clearly see that its extracting recovery image to some location, so delete this line. Now various rom builders use various methods to flash recovery using script, so there isnt any specific way really, but look for any line that resembles something that means "copy/flash recovery.img" and delete that line.įor ex in one of the roms I downloaded, recovery was flashed using this command-> package_extract_file("system/etc/recovery.img", "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery")
#TWRP RECOVERY 4.4.2 ANDROID#
For zip file, the android flash script is inside META-INF/com/google/android/ and you need to edit the file "updater-script". The next step is to edit out the scripts so it doesnt give error on missing recovery image. To prevent this, whenever you download a rom, open its tar or zip or whatever format is there with winrar and delete the recovery image inside it (if its zip file, then open it and go to system/etc and delete "recovery.img" and if its tar file, again open it and delete the recovery.img or any file with similar name. That will always replace custom recovery. Tags: Android 4.4.Its because stock roms come with their own recovery.
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If you get Boot Loop after root your samsung galaxy, read this How to Fix Boot Loop After Update or Root Samsung Android Firmwares
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