[RECOVERY] Ouya CWM Recovery

[r_idn]

any chance that somebody could post pictures of the recovery setup
i just booted with fast boot, but i can connect to USB and HDMI at the same time, so im blind!

 

[lartomar2002]

Hi guys, do you think it would it would be possible to make it so CWM could be flashed using something like Goo Manager or some other method. I have very little experience with adb and I do not want to brick my Ouya. Please

 

[sonofskywalker3]

Hi guys, do you think it would it would be possible to make it so CWM could be flashed using something like Goo Manager or some other method. I have very little experience with adb and I do not want to brick my Ouya. Please

Unfortunately, unless Ouya releases their signing keys so we can flash it in stock recovery, or someone finds an exploit(which honestly nobody will likely be looking for since fastboot flashing works) this is probably going to be the best way. It's been tested extensively, and has worked for several of us. It would certainly be possible to create a oneclick method, but at the moment we have focused our efforts elsewhere.

Just so you know, all the steps up to where you actually flash the .zip file in clockworkmod recovery are temporary. You can do everything up to that point, then reboot the system, and it'll never know you did anything.

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any chance that somebody could post pictures of the recovery setup
i just booted with fast boot, but i can connect to USB and HDMI at the same time, so im blind!

I'm just going to go ahead and say, while I'd love to be helpful, I wouldn't be able to help you with this. Not only for the fact that it's a really bad idea to click things in recovery if you can't see them, but also because depending on what files and folders you have on your sdcard, we have absolutely no way to know how many times you'd have to press the down arrow to select the flashable .zip. Sorry. My suggestion is to get a longer hdmi cord, a longer usb cord (15ft max), and/or an extension cord. As long as you can maintain power you can always do the following:

1. plug in power to an extension cord that will allow your ouya to reach the computer and TV
2. plug in usb to computer
3. adb reboot bootloader
4. wait 30 seconds
5. fastboot devices
6. you should see the computer say the device ID, if you do, proceed, if not, power off and start over.
7. fastboot boot name of recovery file
8. wait 30 seconds
9. adb devices
10. you should see the computer say the device ID, if you do, proceed, if not, power off and start over.
11. unplug the usb but leave the power plugged in
12. walk over to the tv and plug in the hdmi
13. If your display comes up, great! proceed with the instructions in the OP. If not, get a longer cord or borrow a laptop.

 

[r_idn]

Unfortunately, unless Ouya releases their signing keys so we can flash it in stock recovery, or someone finds an exploit(which honestly nobody will likely be looking for since fastboot flashing works) this is probably going to be the best way. It's been tested extensively, and has worked for several of us. It would certainly be possible to create a oneclick method, but at the moment we have focused our efforts elsewhere.

Just so you know, all the steps up to where you actually flash the .zip file in clockworkmod recovery are temporary. You can do everything up to that point, then reboot the system, and it'll never know you did anything.

---------- Post added at 01:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:23 AM ----------


I'm just going to go ahead and say, while I'd love to be helpful, I wouldn't be able to help you with this. Not only for the fact that it's a really bad idea to click things in recovery if you can't see them, but also because depending on what files and folders you have on your sdcard, we have absolutely no way to know how many times you'd have to press the down arrow to select the flashable .zip. Sorry. My suggestion is to get a longer hdmi cord, a longer usb cord (15ft max), and/or an extension cord. As long as you can maintain power you can always do the following:

1. plug in power to an extension cord that will allow your ouya to reach the computer and TV
2. plug in usb to computer
3. adb reboot bootloader
4. wait 30 seconds
5. fastboot devices
6. you should see the computer say the device ID, if you do, proceed, if not, power off and start over.
7. fastboot boot name of recovery file
8. wait 30 seconds
9. adb devices
10. you should see the computer say the device ID, if you do, proceed, if not, power off and start over.
11. unplug the usb but leave the power plugged in
12. walk over to the tv and plug in the hdmi
13. If your display comes up, great! proceed with the instructions in the OP. If not, get a longer cord or borrow a laptop.

gotcha. any chance that there's anything like [email protected] that will display a snap of my current screen, but actually work while in recovery?
[email protected] sees the device but marks it as offline.

 

[sonofskywalker3]

android commander does screenshots but I never tried in recovery...

 

[mybook4]

I'll look into making a Mac/Windows/Linux one click, but no promises (or ETAs, lol). I agree with skywalker. Time might be better spent getting other things working on the Ouya (Custom ROMs, kernels, tweaks, etc). That way a custom recovery is useful!

adb really isn't that bad once you get the hang of it. It's a good skill to have. Don't worry too much about bricking your Ouya. I made the zip so all the dangerous stuff (i.e. overwriting the recovery partition) would be automated in the script. I wanted to reduce the potential for bricking.

I would write an Android app to flash the recovery, but you'd still need superuser installed to run it...(catch 22)

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[lartomar2002]

I'll look into making a Mac/Windows/Linux one click, but no promises (or ETAs, lol). I agree with skywalker. Time might be better spent getting other things working on the Ouya (Custom ROMs, kernels, tweaks, etc). That way a custom recovery is useful!

adb really isn't that bad once you get the hang of it. It's a good skill to have. Don't worry too much about bricking your Ouya. I made the zip so all the dangerous stuff (i.e. overwriting the recovery partition) would be automated in the script. I wanted to reduce the potential for bricking.

I would write an Android app to flash the recovery, but you'd still need superuser installed to run it...(catch 22)

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I have a 2 yo tegra 2 tablet that I can experiment with doing adb and fastboot. It is safe because I can NVFlash back to stock if I mess up. But, others may not have a device they can play with. Wish me luck
As for the android app to flash the recovery but needing supersu can't we root the Ouya before installing recovery then we could install SU and then flash recovery? Do we need recovery before we root?

 

[mybook4]

As for the android app to flash the recovery but needing supersu can't we root the Ouya before installing recovery then we could install SU and then flash recovery? Do we need recovery before we root?

To have superuser run correctly, you need a different version of the command line program "su". You use adb to load it (as well as superuser and busy box) on the Ouya. No point avoiding adb at that point.

Eventually we could make a "one click" with a nice menu that would automate installing the alternate version of "su", install superuser and busy box, and flash the CWM recovery.

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[lartomar2002]

To have superuser run correctly, you need a different version of the command line program "su". You use adb to load it (as well as superuser and busy box) on the Ouya. No point avoiding adb at that point.

Eventually we could make a "one click" with a nice menu that would automate installing the alternate version of "su", install superuser and busy box, and flash the CWM recovery.

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Well, if you and sonofskywaker3 gets something working there will definitly be some coffee donations coming your way. I am a firm supporter of the development community.

 

[wyllem]

Question

So i got this installed reboot hit backup and it sits there with the droid spinning till i give up and unplug


any idea how long the back should take and or help

 

[mybook4]

So i got this installed reboot hit backup and it sits there with the droid spinning till i give up and unplug


any idea how long the back should take and or help

I've never done one. Skywalker, you did a backup, right? Did it complete for you?

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[wyllem]

I've never done one. Skywalker, you did a backup, right? Did it complete for you?

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Took like 10 minutes just left it walked away got samich came back it was done now i need a rom to drop and see what happen dont really care if it breaks

 

[sonofskywalker3]

Yeah backup worked for me but took about 10 minutes also. I just finished building CM10 and no surprise, it doesn't flash, but I'm going to release an OuyaPlus rom soon that will just be deodexed with some extra apps.

 

[wyllem]

Yeah backup worked for me but took about 10 minutes also. I just finished building CM10 and no surprise, it doesn't flash, but I'm going to release an OuyaPlus rom soon that will just be deodexed with some extra apps.

kool

 

[professorpoptart]

Grats on the front page!
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/unofficial-cwm-recovery-port-for-the-ouya/

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[FrostyF7]

I have a good feeling about this little box

Also has anyone thought of overclocking it? It seems like an interesting idea seeing that it has adequate cooling. And it's also a possibility with this being released.

 

[professorpoptart]

has anyone thought of overclocking it?

Yes...

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[sonofskywalker3]

I have a good feeling about this little box

Also has anyone thought of overclocking it? It seems like an interesting idea seeing that it has adequate cooling. And it's also a possibility with this being released.

Yes...

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Haha, awesome reply. But seriously, now that kernel source is available, hopefully someone knowledgable will come along and put some good custom kernels together. If not, well you've got me, and if I can ever get this cursed CM10 Rom to boot, custom kernel is next on my learning list. This ouya is turning into quite the educational toy. Hard to believe I got this thing to play games on, and have spent barely 15 minutes doing that since I got it...

 

[professorpoptart]

Hard to believe I got this thing to play games on, and have spent barely 15 minutes doing that since I got it...

thinking the same thing!

 

[wyllem]

thinking the same thing!

Hell I've been playing Super Mario on Supe Gnes since my last post game is addictive stuck on Star Road