*NEW* ! Amon Ras' Recovery v1.2.3 for the Dream 10/11/09

[simms22]

Thanks to Amon Ra , we have this full featured recovery for our Dream(G1) phones
this was taken directly from his xda thread . i did change the install to be done through terminal instead of adb . here is his full thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4647751#post4647751

This is a custom recovery based on Cyanogen's v1.4 recovery.
The purpose of this recovery is to avoid using the console by accessing all features directly from the menu.

DO NOT USE the recovery command to return back from console to recovery! Use the reboot command instead! Some scripts (like nandroid) will not work properly if you do so!

Features

full ADB access in recovery mode
Busybox
Extended menu (with keyboard-shortcuts):

Nandroid v2.2 backup and restore
Regular update.zip flash
Flash any .zip from your SD-card
Console
Wipe data + cache (factory reset)
Wipe ext partition on SD-card
Wipe Dalvik-cache on SD-card (NOT on /data !)
Partition SD-card : 500MB Ext2, 32MB Swap, remaining Fat32
Partition SD-card : Only Fat32
Repair ext filesystem
Convert ext2 to ext3
Fix package UID mismatches
Fix auto-rotate issues
Toggle USB-Mass storage on and off

Scripts available from console :

BART v0.9.2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4569600&postcount=1) (Backup and Restore Tool) : enter "utility" to start.
switchrom.sh V1.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4209412&postcount=1) : enter "switchrom" to start.
sdparted v0.5.3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4259325&postcount=1) : enter "sdparted" to start.

http://adminfail.com/download.png
Download

Latest :

recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img (http://rapidshare.com/files/291583019/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img) (Mirror (http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=amon_ra/RECOVERY/&file=recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img)) - MD5Sum: 28FE7CDD202EE7F25E7ECD43456ED3BD


Old versions :

recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img (http://rapidshare.com/files/287548589/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img) (Mirror (http://www.androidspin.com/downloads.php?dir=amon_ra/RECOVERY/&file=recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img)) - MD5Sum: 6638ef97b9a251558c8f3eba79333d46


Copy it to your sdcard and type in terminal :

su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img

If you have problems with a "no space on device" error, try using fastboot and erasing first:
Code:
fastboot erase recovery
fastboot flash recovery recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.2.img


Change-log :
v1.2.3

*added squashfs to fstab (should fix issues accessing system and xbin for people using Cyanogen's ROM)
*Replaced the GREEN-key by the HOME-key for confirmation
*Removed the menu title to create more space
*Added Wipe SD:Dalvik-cache
*Added Rotate fix
*Removed "Move apps to SD" because it's automatically implemented by most ROMs already.
*Added confirmation before performing a nandroid backup
*Set swap back to 32MB instead of 96MB when doing an auto partition SD-card from the menu
*Upgraded fix_permissions to v1.31-R3
*Added BART v0.9.2
*Fixed many bugs (mostly in scripts)


Special thanks to :

*MLIGN for the idea to port my recovery to the Dream.
*Devsk, Dumfuq, Overground, Bkmo, Androidappcritics for creating BART :D
*Devsk for his switchrom script!
*51dusty for his sdparted script!
*http://www.androidspin.com for hosting ^^
*Cyanogen for his dedicated work! , buy him a beer!
*JesusFreke for his awesome JFv1.43's recovery , donate

[cmbarry1]

Thanks as always for contributing the best posts simms

[simms22]

Thanks as always for contributing the best posts simms

THANKS ! (for making me blush :D )

[konzern]

his recovery has been out for a while for the magic but i dont really care much for this one

its basically the same as cyan but with the options on the menu

[simms22]

its basically the same as cyan but with the options on the menu
thats the idea , to make it easy . you dont have to go into console and type out the commands . it does the partitioning for you , backup/restore the ext partition , wipes the partition , etc . plus that switchrom is pretty cool :)

[konzern]

ummmmm *shrugs my shoulders* its ok i guess

[simms22]

anyways , i flashed it myself . it works , and im definately keeping it :)

[simms22]

Anyone else try this ?

[vigan8]

i have it on my g1, btw im using mt g1 for today,(im on jachero) [=
idk how to adb switchrom for my mt3g, otherwise i would of been using hero [=

[notxel21]

I have this version and the same version but for the HTC Hero on both of my phones and I love it!!
No complaints here (It's based off of Cyan's and JF recovery anyway so it's good to go!)

On a side note, thank you simms for creating this thread! (One less thread I have to maintain) :D

[muhammadsauud]

me too now i have it too and its working perfectly and awsome with shortcut for everything :D

[simms22]

me too now i have it too and its working perfectly and awsome with shortcut for everything :D

now , if i could only switch more ppl to it . i dont know why ppl are holding on to cyans rec so tightly , its android , progress is pretty quick and ppl should stay on board

[ggrant3876]

Couldn't make up my mind so I have RA recovery on one phone and Cyan recovery on the other.

[simms22]

Couldn't make up my mind so I have RA recovery on one phone and Cyan recovery on the other.

lol , i have both on my sd card just in case . but with amon ra now :)

[ggrant3876]

lol , i have both on my sd card just in case . but with amon ra now :)
I did the same thing, have the scripts saved on oi notepad.

[muhammadsauud]

the script is also just a small one :D

[ggrant3876]

the script is also just a small one :D
You know about old folks, I forgot what I was going to say.

[simms22]

You know about old folks, I forgot what I was going to say.

lmao !!!!!

[muhammadsauud]

You know about old folks, I forgot what I was going to say.

haha lolzzz...

[Derrick]

now , if i could only switch more ppl to it . i dont know why ppl are holding on to cyans rec so tightly , its android , progress is pretty quick and ppl should stay on board

Can you get into console in this version? I remember before that you couldn't and thats why people still stuck with Cyan's. However if it has console now than it is definitely an improvement.

[ggrant3876]

Can you get into console in this version? I remember before that you couldn't and thats why people still stuck with Cyan's. However if it has console now than it is definitely an improvement.
Yes and you can do a whole lot more on this recovery. I think I'm going to stick with it until Cyan does an upgrade on his recovery.

[Griemar]

OK, I finally decided to check out this recovery, but for only 1 reason only. I want to test out the Roms Switching. I been dying to check out hero and see what all the hype is about. So, if I'm correct, I should be able to have both Cyanogen's 4.1.11.1 AND wichever Hero Rom I choose, and switch back and forth?

[simms22]

OK, I finally decided to check out this recovery, but for only 1 reason only. I want to test out the Roms Switching. I been dying to check out hero and see what all the hype is about. So, if I'm correct, I should be able to have both Cyanogen's 4.1.11.1 AND wichever Hero Rom I choose, and switch back and forth?

yup . i have a link to the devs xda page in the op

[Griemar]

Hmmmmm, nice. Now I'm wondering of maybe I should wait until tomorrow to try this. I only have a 8Gb Class 4 card. Thinking I should get a Class 6.

[simms22]

Hmmmmm, nice. Now I'm wondering of maybe I should wait until tomorrow to try this. I only have a 8Gb Class 4 card. Thinking I should get a Class 6.

4.1.999 is out . ;)

[Griemar]

4.1.999 is out . ;)

LOL, yes I know 4.1.999 is out, I still think it's rather buggy though :(

[simms22]

i just used a feature of this recovery that saved me some headache . i am flashing cm 4.1.999 . so i need to flash the adp 1.6 . after i wiped , i realized i deleted the copy i had off my sd . so , while still in recovery , with one press i enabled usb mass storage and put it on my sd :)

[Griemar]

woot! Hmm, I wonder how many Roms you can switch between. I would think it's only limited by the size of your SD. If that's the case, 4.1.11.1, Hero (not sure wich one yet) AND 4.1.999 to test out :D

[Griemar]

Hmm, I seem to have a issue. I have a fresh 8Gb SD card in and running cyanogen's 4.1.11.1. When I try to run the back up, i get the following error:

Error occurred during storing of app data...
tar operation failed.
Do you have enough space on the /sdcard?

As far as i know, I should have enough space. Only have 3 apps installed.

[deserttopping]

when i do the switchrom -s command, i'm getting a "can't open" error. :/

[simms22]

In the op , there is a link to the switchrom xda page . There is a file . Download it and put it on your sd card .

[deserttopping]

oh. thanks, simms. :)

[simms22]

oh. thanks, simms. :)

get it running ?

[deserttopping]

yeah, i got it going. i just didn't read directions. i thought it was part of the recovery.

[simms22]

yeah, i got it going. i just didn't read directions. i thought it was part of the recovery.

me too !!!!

[deserttopping]

ok, switchrom is awesome. i stored cyanogen 4.1.11.1, installed blur hero 1.5.7, played with that overnight, stored it, and restored cyanogen w/ all settings intact.

good times. off to the next ROM...

[benthomasg1]

im going to update to this tonight i think, thanks for the info simms

[deserttopping]

here's a question: is there a way to go from the terminal in recovery back to the recovery menu?

[simms22]

here's a question: is there a way to go from the terminal in recovery back to the recovery menu?

I thought you knew this one . Yes , ther is a way. Type .....

su
reboot recovery

Or

su
reboot

To just reboot

[deserttopping]

outstanding. thanks. idunno, i guess i never needed it before...

[ahugo68]

i am really liking RA recovery there is so much on there

[simms22]

outstanding. thanks. idunno, i guess i never needed it before...

now you know . and knowing is half the battle :D

[simms22]

i am really liking RA recovery there is so much on there

i think i have used every feature in it already . thumbs up !
i flashed 4.1.999 yesterday . before i flashed , i parted the sd card . and forgot to put the htc update on . i just enabled the usb mass storage feature and put it on my sd , while still in recovery :)

[ahugo68]

nice. i am glad i finally did it. you should give jesterblur rom a try i am really liking it

[deserttopping]

now you know . and knowing is half the battle :D

you're a real american hero. :D

[Griemar]

FINALLY got cyanogen 4.1.999 to backup for the swichrom. Since I tried Hero and didnt care for it, going to try JesterBlur and see how that works. Will update soon...I hope :D

[Griemar]

O_O....WOW. Well I have to admit, I'm impresed! Blur installed without any issues, it's quick and good looking! TYSVM Simms for pointing out this recovery...I now have a mutt! LMAO

[deserttopping]

question: is there a way to alias commands in the recovery terminal? i'm tired of typing out the switchrom commands.

[simms22]

dt , i have no idea !!!
but , anyways , heres a update on the recovery . now we have v1.2.3

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4647751&postcount=1

this time it also has BART v0.9.2 (Backup and Restore Tool) )(enter "utility" to start.) included...
BART v0.9.2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4569600&postcount=1
New BART Features:
store/restore all made default (nandroid and entire ext partition)
ability to store/restore extended partition only
ability to store/restore nandroid backup only
ability to store/restore base only (nandroid, apps folders, and dalvik-cache)
options and rom_name are always optional

Recovery v.3.2.1
Features
full ADB access in recovery mode
Busybox
Extended menu (with keyboard-shortcuts):
Nandroid v2.2 backup and restore
Regular update.zip flash
Flash any .zip from your SD-card
Console
Wipe data + cache (factory reset)
Wipe ext partition on SD-card
Wipe Dalvik-cache on SD-card (NOT on /data !)
Partition SD-card : 500MB Ext2, 32MB Swap, remaining Fat32
Partition SD-card : Only Fat32
Repair ext filesystem
Convert ext2 to ext3
Fix package UID mismatches
Fix auto-rotate issues
Toggle USB-Mass storage on and off
Scripts available from console :
BART v0.9.2 (Backup and Restore Tool) : enter "utility" to start.
switchrom.sh V1.1 : enter "switchrom" to start.
sdparted v0.5.3 : enter "sdparted" to start.

Change-log :
v1.2.3
added squashfs to fstab (should fix issues accessing system and xbin for people using Cyanogen's ROM)
Replaced the GREEN-key by the HOME-key for confirmation
Removed the menu title to create more space
Added Wipe SDalvik-cache
Added Rotate fix
Removed "Move apps to SD" because it's automatically implemented by most ROMs already.
Added confirmation before performing a nandroid backup
Set swap back to 32MB instead of 96MB when doing an auto partition SD-card from the menu
Upgraded fix_permissions to v1.31-R3
Added BART v0.9.2
Fixed many bugs (mostly in scripts)

[ggrant3876]

What about batch files?

http://androidcommunity.com/forums/246530-post5.html

[simms22]

so i tested out the updated recovery , it works well :) (post#49)

[notxel21]

so i tested out the updated recovery , it works well :) (post#49)

Can we get the OP updated with the latest version please kind sir!! :rolleyes: lol
I would do it but don't want to step on any toes.

[deserttopping]

What about batch files?

http://androidcommunity.com/forums/246530-post5.html

thanks, i started another thread here (http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f28/terminal-question-storing-a-command-alias-26556/). hmm, the switchrom script is a .sh already, i just want an alias for it. gah, i suck at cli.

[simms22]

Can we get the OP updated with the latest version please kind sir!! :rolleyes: lol
I would do it but don't want to step on any toes.

Please notxel , if you can , take care of the op . I'm with customers right now .....
Thanks !

[djunio]

Bout to see what this is about, I hope gparted is included.

[djunio]

Ok, its there, this is the s***

[notxel21]

**Updated OP with download links, Changelog, and pics of recovery screen.**

[simms22]

**Updated OP with download links, Changelog, and pics of recovery screen.**

thanks notxel !

[ggrant3876]

Just put it on both of my phones.

[simms22]

heres a link to the updated hero recovery v1.2.3 !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4549551&postcount=1

[notxel21]

heres a link to the updated hero recovery v1.2.3 !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4549551&postcount=1

Thanks for this!
The Hero recovery was lacking in comparison to the one for the G1, I'm glad it's updated!
I need to update my Hero now! G1 is done! :D

[embrace LB]

if i run sdparted v0.5.3 from Amon Ra's Recovery v1.2.3 , which of the 2 methods do i apply?


GOAL: fresh start, wipe 8gb SD clean, end up with 8gb microSDHC with swap=32M ext4=512M fat32=remaining free space

REFERENCES:
Amon Ra's Recovery v1.2.3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566669)
Amon Ra's Recovery v1.2.3 Options Display Photo (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=236210&d=1255275865)

SDparted v0.5.3 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4259325&postcount=1)

METHOD 1

STEP 1. Turn off phone
STEP 2. Put into Recovery mod [Amon Ra's Recovery v1.2.3] by holding "HOME+END" key
STEP 3. GO TO CONSOLE
STEP 4. press ENTER then type "sdparted"
STEP 5. type "mount /sdcard"
STEP 6. then type "mv /sdcard/sdparted.txt /sbin/sdparted"
STEP 7. then type "chmod 755 /sbin/sdparted"
STEP 8. last step is to type "sdparted -efs ext4"
STEP 9. type "reboot" from console
-phone will reboot normally like i originally had it with the flashed 4.0.4 CMrom & work properly. Then i just drag the existing files that I copied on my desktop back onto my SDcard?


OR


METHOD 2

STEP 1. Turn off phone
STEP 2. Put into Recovery mod [Amon Ra's Recovery v1.2.3] by holding "HOME+END" key
STEP 3. GO TO CONSOLE
STEP 4. press ENTER then type "sdparted"
STEP 5. type "sdparted -efs ext4"
STEP 6. type "reboot" from console
-phone will reboot normally like i originally had it with the flashed 4.0.4 CMrom & work properly. Then i just drag the existing files that I copied on my desktop back onto my SDcard?

QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1: Are my steps correct considering i'm using SDparted from the Amon Ra's Recovery v1.2.3?, IF NOT may you please list the correct steps.

QUESTION 2: On this step "mv /sdcard/sdparted.txt /sbin/sdparted" is that correct because i've also seen "cp /sdcard/sdparted.txt /sbin/sdparted" ?!?! Which is correct?!?

QUESTION 3: Is that all i do? Meaning I've wiped the card clean because once i start sdparted v0.5.3 it automatically wipes it &by applying those steps I now have an 8gb microSDHC with swap=32M ext4=512M fat32=remaining free space on my microSDHC card, correct?

QUESTION 4: Is it alright if i'm using a SANDISK 8gb microSDHC class 2 card? I plan to get a A-DATA or TRANSCEND 8gb microSDHC Class 6 this weekend.




I would just use these options that automatically come up on the recovery but i'm not quite sure what order or steps to do the process.

-Wipe ext partition on SD-card
-Wipe Dalvik-cache on SD-card (NOT on /data !)
-Partition SD-card : 500MB Ext2, 32MB Swap, remaining Fat32
-Repair ext filesystem
-Convert ext2 to ext3

If you would like to help in using these STEPS over using the STEPS in console to use the SDparted script please be free to HELP and list the steps.


CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP, DETAILED INFORMATION WOULD BE GREAT. POST A REPLY OR SEND A MSG. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

[masterpfa]

Hi I tried the method shown on Android and Me

http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-manually-partition-your-sd-card-for-android-apps2sd/

It shows with pictures and commands each step in details.

So if like me you just wanted to convert ext3 to ext4 you can

:)

[embrace LB]

by applying -Wipe Dalvik-cache on SD Card (NOT on /data !) what exactly does this option do? is it safe to do it? or apply only when neccessary?