[i317-i317M][CWM Advanced Edition] PhilZ Touch

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Phil3759

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Main thread + features + install instructions + dev support
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2201860


PhilZ Touch is a CWM Advanced Edition that adds all the features you could ever miss in CWM
It is a well proven recovery for many phones

It also adds a full touch interface a completely configurable GUI

Since many requests to port it to i317/M, here it is finally released

Please give your feedback, what works, and any bug you could encounter
Read the features, and check if you are missing something

I would appreciate a screen shot from your device, mainly under GUI options or custom backup menu where you select partitions
To take a screen shot, just slide left

Also, do not forget to read about the powerful aroma file manager integration and double tap shortcut


Download links
Last version can be found here:
 
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Recovery (.zip) packages instructions
They come in the form of .zip files that can be flashed in cwm recovery
  • Download philz_touch_xxx.zip file
  • Put the previously downloaded philz_touch_xxx.zip file on your sd card
  • Boot into recovery (volume up+home+power)
  • Select "Install zip" and browser to your downloaded zip file.
  • Now select the philz_touch_xxx.zip fileyou copied in previous step
  • You will have PhilZ Touch Recovery flashed



Odin packages instructions
They come in the form of .tar.md5 file
  • boot into download mode
  • start odin3 and configure it as in picture below
  • connect phone in download mode to PC via USB
  • press start to flash the tar.md5 package
  • normally, phone should auto-reboot into recovery.
    If it reboots into android and your recovery remains stock, repeat above steps and untick "autoreboot" in odin. Once flash is done, keep pressing power button until it reboots (normally will go to recovery)
  • when in recovery, if you choose option "reboot system now" and you get "yes - disable flash recovery", select that option to avoid stock recovery overwriting cwm

    image272j.png



<< Root your phone and reset Yellow Triangle >>
  • Once in recovery, flash the attached Root_SuperSU.x.xx.Only-signed.zip file to root your phone
  • If you want root + busybox: flash Root_SuperSU.x.xx-Busybox.1.20.2-signed.zip file
  • to remove yellow triangle, use TriangleAway
 

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Before asking for support:

  • Make sure your issue is recovery related
  • All external sdcard issues: first format in PC with primary partition, tons of people are formatting as logical and come cry
  • Reproduce your issue and while in recovery:
  • Go to Advanced / Report Error
  • Copy the /sdcard/clockworkmod/recovery.log and attach it here
  • Give detailed info about your issues
  • Without these, there is little chance I can help you, so, do not get mad if I do not answer


Request a build for a new device:
  • Go to sammobile.com
  • Search for your phone
  • Download the +1Gb last firmware file (ideally unbranded and in any case a European version)
  • Unzip downloaded file
  • Rename the tar.md5 file into .tar
  • Extract from the tar file the boot.img and recovery.img files
  • Post them here with exact file name of the file you downloaded from sammobile (exp: N7100XXDLL7_N7100OXADLL4_XEF.zip)
  • Post a link to your phone specifications, ideally, a comparison between your phone and the n7100
  • If they do not share same hardware, ensure there is a cm10.x source for your phone (Optional if you do not know how to check it)
  • You got a 100% chance for an answer and 90% chance that I release it
 
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Since i317 has its own forum, I am splitting its recoveries from my previous n7100/n7105 thread

Please also take a look and read some of the last pages here, as most of your questions would be answered
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2028103


Keep thread clean for only things related to this specific recovery
Do not clutter with general support questions, kernel/ROM general issues...
 
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Re: [21.02.2013][PhilZ Touch][i317/M]4.63 Touch Enhanced CWM 6.0.2.8-exFAT-ext4-Root

Installed and works great. I really like the layout style. Just made a back up to ext sd and like how fast it was. Advance options are nice also. Thanks!

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I would like to get some clafificaiton about what Support for TWRP means - does this mean if I flash the Touch Enhanced Recovery - I can restore nandroids that I made on TWRP?

SOrry if that is a NOOB question - but I just wanted to be sure - to avoid doing something stupid -
 

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Re: [21.02.2013][PhilZ Touch][i317/M]4.63 Touch Enhanced CWM 6.0.2.8-exFAT-ext4-Root

I would like to get some clafificaiton about what Support for TWRP means - does this mean if I flash the Touch Enhanced Recovery - I can restore nandroids that I made on TWRP?

SOrry if that is a NOOB question - but I just wanted to be sure - to avoid doing something stupid -

Actually it is a fair game, you can:
- backup in TWRP format to migrate from cwm to TWRP
- Restore from TWRP backups to migrate to cwm

Backup in TWRP format is always done in the multi volume format. Restore supports both. At the end, migration should be smooth.
If you find bugs, always post a log before requesting support please



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Actually it is a fair game, you can:
- backup in TWRP format to migrate from cwm to TWRP
- Restore from TWRP backups to migrate to cwm

Backup in TWRP format is always done in the multi volume format. Restore supports both. At the end, migration should be smooth.
If you find bugs, always post a log before requesting support please



Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

This is simply awesome - I look forward to using this and can see there are a lot of advantages this offers -but I want to do a lot of reading first so I am sure I understand how to use it - really cool stuff...thanks!
 

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This is simply awesome - I look forward to using this and can see there are a lot of advantages this offers -but I want to do a lot of reading first so I am sure I understand how to use it - really cool stuff...thanks!

Restore of TWRP backups was tested by i9300 users and reported fine too. I personally tested for i9100 too

Only part I am still unsure and need feedback is android-secure restore...
 
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DeMiNe0

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Awesome recovery. I find it to be on par with TWRP except for the backups. TWRP has a better setup for backups letting you compress and select what partitions you want to back up, including EFS. This recovery seems to have flawless USB storage mounting though, which TWRP doesn't have. That saved my ass tonight.
 

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Re: [23.02.2013][PhilZ Touch][i317/M]4.64 Touch Enhanced CWM 6.0.2.8-exFAT-ext4-Root

Awesome recovery. I find it to be on par with TWRP except for the backups. TWRP has a better setup for backups letting you compress and select what partitions you want to back up, including EFS. This recovery seems to have flawless USB storage mounting though, which TWRP doesn't have. That saved my ass tonight.

You can have all the custom settings and selective backup and restore under the Custom Backup and Restore menu
And it supports TWRP backup and restore too...

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I've been running with this recovery now for a few days and all I can say is WOW! This is an amazing recovery; hands down the best i've used for android period. Phil took the best parts of CWM and TWRP and mashed them together in a sexy recovery image.

http://xdaforums.com/donatetome.php?u=4666971
Click that donate button; you know you want to!
 
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New in PhilZ Touch v4.87
v4.63 ---> 4.64
fix: when disabled, virtual keys would still show for a fraction of a second on start

v4.64 ---> 4.87
Backup and Restore:
  • menu Custom Backup and Restore can now be accessed in main Backup and Restore menu
  • support restore backups from /sdcard/0 (Android 4.2) in custom jobs and TWRP mode
  • add support to sd-ext ext4 partition on external storage
  • menu to delete custom and TWRP backup images
  • auto-reboot option for custom backup and restore jobs
  • set .android_secure path in custom jobs
  • smart auto detect android_secure for stock CWM backup and restore operations
  • fix preload was selectable in TWRP jobs (even if would not actually be processed)
  • progress bar is no more overwritten by text
  • time and battery stats are shown and refreshed during nandroid operations
  • on successful or cancelled nandroid jobs, user background icon is restored
  • on cancelled nandroid jobs, progress bar is correctly reset and user background icon is restored

User configurable gesture actions
  • gestures: double tap, long press/move, long press/lift, slide left, slide right
  • always vibrate on long press/move action validation
  • actions: show log, change brightness, blank screen, capture screen shot, launch Aroma File Manager

GUI
  • default black theme without background icon
  • toggle clock and battery on top
  • header title will be auto-shortened to not overwrite battery and clock on lower res devices
  • battery and clock will truly refresh indications every 15 sec
  • user configurable dim screen timer
  • user configurable turn-off screen timer
  • manually adjust brightness (stock kernel doesn't support lower than 65, but recovery binary will accept 25 on custom kernels)
  • when double tap mode is selected, you now really need to double tap the same menu to validate it
  • menu Set Time Zone moved to GUI settings
  • fix Moscow UTC time

Misc
  • add support to sd-ext ext4 partition on external storage
  • Move Clean before instal new ROM menu to Wipe Data/Factory Reset menu
  • fix /system was left again mounted after start up and showing log



I need some testers please for some of the features introduced:
- android_secure correct support
- sd-ext support
- any of the above listed new features you'd like to report about

I am pausing a bit on this one, to get users feedbacks and maybe support some new devices
After that, I am doing multi-boot and full GUI scroll revision


Download links
v4.87
 

DeMiNe0

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When I try to make a custom backup no matter what partitions I choose, I get an "Error while backing up *PARTITION NAME HERE* image!" error. Does this for the TWRP backup option as well.
 

intuition34

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Re: [03.03.2013][PhilZ Touch][i317/M]4.87 Touch Enhanced CWM 6.0.2.8-exFAT-ext4-Root

Can someone punt new to a help section or user manual so i can read how to convert from twrp to cwm and vice versa. Thanks

Sent from my GT-N7105 using Tapatalk 2
 

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    Main thread + features + install instructions + dev support
    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2201860


    PhilZ Touch is a CWM Advanced Edition that adds all the features you could ever miss in CWM
    It is a well proven recovery for many phones

    It also adds a full touch interface a completely configurable GUI

    Since many requests to port it to i317/M, here it is finally released

    Please give your feedback, what works, and any bug you could encounter
    Read the features, and check if you are missing something

    I would appreciate a screen shot from your device, mainly under GUI options or custom backup menu where you select partitions
    To take a screen shot, just slide left

    Also, do not forget to read about the powerful aroma file manager integration and double tap shortcut


    Download links
    Last version can be found here:
    12
    Recovery (.zip) packages instructions
    They come in the form of .zip files that can be flashed in cwm recovery
    • Download philz_touch_xxx.zip file
    • Put the previously downloaded philz_touch_xxx.zip file on your sd card
    • Boot into recovery (volume up+home+power)
    • Select "Install zip" and browser to your downloaded zip file.
    • Now select the philz_touch_xxx.zip fileyou copied in previous step
    • You will have PhilZ Touch Recovery flashed



    Odin packages instructions
    They come in the form of .tar.md5 file
    • boot into download mode
    • start odin3 and configure it as in picture below
    • connect phone in download mode to PC via USB
    • press start to flash the tar.md5 package
    • normally, phone should auto-reboot into recovery.
      If it reboots into android and your recovery remains stock, repeat above steps and untick "autoreboot" in odin. Once flash is done, keep pressing power button until it reboots (normally will go to recovery)
    • when in recovery, if you choose option "reboot system now" and you get "yes - disable flash recovery", select that option to avoid stock recovery overwriting cwm

      image272j.png



    << Root your phone and reset Yellow Triangle >>
    • Once in recovery, flash the attached Root_SuperSU.x.xx.Only-signed.zip file to root your phone
    • If you want root + busybox: flash Root_SuperSU.x.xx-Busybox.1.20.2-signed.zip file
    • to remove yellow triangle, use TriangleAway
    10
    v5.06.1

    5.05.0 --> 5.06.1
    5.06.1 (02.06.2013)
    - HTC One: move to new m7ul device tree

    5.06.0 (01.06.2013)
    - support dual modem devices nandroid operations (dual sim, i9505)
    - merge cm-10.1 changes: support version 2 (2048-bit e=65537) keys in recovery
    - Nexus S/4G (crespo/4g): add mmcblk names to recovery.fstab to fix /data mount
    - HTC Desire X (protou): support both protou-ics and protu-jb fstab

    5.05.9 (31.05.2013)
    - do not write backup size progress to log file
    - show total time after restore job
    - write backup path to log

    5.05.7 (30.05.2013)
    - use bigger 23x41 roboto font for HD devices (i9500, i9505, Nexus 10)
    - do not uselessly statfs partition to refresh backup size progress if we're under NICE_INTERVAL (100ms)
    - show backup compression 0% when backup is tar format and compression is disabled
    - fix get time events during nandroid jobs and touch events
    - universal scroll sensitivity and row height settings (fix hypersensitivity for HD devices)
    - fix backup size progress for datamedia devices (special thanks to pickandwhammy for the time he spent in debugging this and providing logs)
    - merge Get_Folder_Size() changes from twrp 2.5
    - misc logging improvements
    - small bug fixes
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    Before asking for support:

    • Make sure your issue is recovery related
    • All external sdcard issues: first format in PC with primary partition, tons of people are formatting as logical and come cry
    • Reproduce your issue and while in recovery:
    • Go to Advanced / Report Error
    • Copy the /sdcard/clockworkmod/recovery.log and attach it here
    • Give detailed info about your issues
    • Without these, there is little chance I can help you, so, do not get mad if I do not answer


    Request a build for a new device:
    • Go to sammobile.com
    • Search for your phone
    • Download the +1Gb last firmware file (ideally unbranded and in any case a European version)
    • Unzip downloaded file
    • Rename the tar.md5 file into .tar
    • Extract from the tar file the boot.img and recovery.img files
    • Post them here with exact file name of the file you downloaded from sammobile (exp: N7100XXDLL7_N7100OXADLL4_XEF.zip)
    • Post a link to your phone specifications, ideally, a comparison between your phone and the n7100
    • If they do not share same hardware, ensure there is a cm10.x source for your phone (Optional if you do not know how to check it)
    • You got a 100% chance for an answer and 90% chance that I release it
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    4.92.8
    >>True support for /data/media/0 for Android 4.2.2<<
    First to introduce true JB 4.2 migration: live toggle between /data/media and /data/media/0
    This implementation keeps compatibility with stock cwm while giving user option to force /data/media/0
    When migrating from or to JB 4.2, you still need to move folders to/from /data/media/0. No one will do it for you
    - fix early mount of /data for datamedia devices caused by write_recovery_version()
    this could cause errors on some install scripts
    - hide some external menus for devices without external storage
    - fix Setup Free Browse Mode bug for devices without external storage
    - fix Free Browse Mode could not browse up to the root for /data/media devices
    - fix Misc Nandroid Settings menu regression for devices without external storage
    - fix .nandroid_secure selection in custom backup and restore for devices without external storage
    - no more mount internal/external storage when checking for ors script at startup
    - do not report custom recovery logs to ROM Manager
    - export error log on failure during boot installed packages
    - make sure we have all the log posted by users
    - misc bug fixes

    4.92.3 (03.04.2013)
    - properly set time for all recovery session: this will now apply to the time stamp of any file modified (logs, backups...)
    - add Daylight Saving Time support

    4.91.9 (03.04.2013)
    - merge and fix fb2png source: now built as static binary and compatible with RGBX devices (Nexus 4...)
    special thanks for this to McKael and a huge thumbs up to talustus for his great support
    - silent failure when formatting non existing /sd-ext volume
    - use statfs instead of stat in nandroid operations
    - misc fixes
    - i9100/n7000 zip installer: option to skip flashing superuser using philz_installer.cfg
    - i9100/n7000: disable init binary substitution from older LSJ (aka /data corruption bootloop fix)
    - i9100/n7000: update clockworkmod superuser to 1.0.1.7 (security fix)

    4.91.5 (29.03.2013)
    - Support Nexus 4 (mako)
    - fix nandroid backup and restore for devices without /modem, /radio, /preload and /efs
    - fix recovery functions for devices without external sdcard storage


    Download
    http://www.mediafire.com/file/zg46ow2j603731w/philz_touch_4.92.8-i317M.zip
    http://www.mediafire.com/file/mpr6rcx2b168ca8/philz_touch_4.92.8-i317M.tar.md5