[TabZ][TWRP][PhilZ Touch][CWM] XZDualRecovery Q&A

[[NUT]]

Now it's okay after wiping the cache thru flashtool as you instructed..thanks..

wiping cache partition isn't working ..it freezes...and a reset will result to a corrupted cache..

Can you try to update to 2.5.1 and retry to advanced-restore just a cache partition?

I hope I've figured out why it fails...

 

[Hondaracer]

FYI, I've installed it on my SGP312 (32GB) and it runs fine, except of course for the TWRP orientation

 

[Apo11on]

Stuck in TWRP

I finally managed to boot into TWRP with 2.5.1 release, using HW keys, but then it just stuck. TWRP is displaying in landscape mode, not portrait. I went to time settings to adjust time zone and it just froze there. I tried pressing the power button but all it did is display this big lock picture on the screen. Now there is no way to get out of it. I tried to hold power button for a really long time, tried to hold combinations of power/vol up/vol dn buttons, but it does nothing. Tried connecting USB cable and tried sending reboot commands from PC using fastboot and adb as well, but it doesnt work.Now my tablet is stuck on TWRP screen with 83% battery left. I don't want to have a brick for a tablet for several days, until battery runs out and it powers off - how do I get out of this?!

 

[[NUT]]

I finally managed to boot into TWRP with 2.5.1 release, using HW keys, but then it just stuck. TWRP is displaying in landscape mode, not portrait. I went to time settings to adjust time zone and it just froze there. I tried pressing the power button but all it did is display this big lock picture on the screen. Now there is no way to get out of it. I tried to hold power button for a really long time, tried to hold combinations of power/vol up/vol dn buttons, but it does nothing. Tried connecting USB cable and tried sending reboot commands from PC using fastboot and adb as well, but it doesnt work.Now my tablet is stuck on TWRP screen with 83% battery left. I don't want to have a brick for a tablet for several days, until battery runs out and it powers off - how do I get out of this?!

Press and hold power and vol-up together for a total of 10 seconds until it it reboots. It's a hardware reset function, that will get you out

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[donedos]

FYI, I've installed it on my SGP312 (32GB) and it runs fine, except of course for the TWRP orientation

have you tried to wipe the cache partition using CwM? kindly feedback if its working..

my tablet z is not with me that's why i can't test it..thanks..

 

[[NUT]]

have you tried to wipe the cache partition using CwM? kindly feedback if its working..

my tablet z is not with me that's why i can't test it..thanks..

Oh, I had help from someone else, for him it was still not working correctly. Still need to investigate this some more...

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[Apo11on]

@[NUT]: TeamWin finally released recovery for this tablet: http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/185

However, flashing it doesnt work. Using dd command from that page doesnt give any errors, says write is sucessful, but then when I boot into recovery - it's still your hybrid cwm/twrp, not their twrp 2.6. When trying to flash using fastboot it gives this:

sending 'recovery' (9184 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.579s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.592s

Any ideas?

 

[[NUT]]

@[NUT]: TeamWin finally released recovery for this tablet: http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/185

However, flashing it doesnt work. Using dd command from that page doesnt give any errors, says write is sucessful, but then when I boot into recovery - it's still your hybrid cwm/twrp, not their twrp 2.6. When trying to flash using fastboot it gives this:

sending 'recovery' (9184 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.579s]
writing 'recovery'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.592s

Any ideas?

Yes, after reading that link; that's for CM ROM's and unlocked bootloaders... It still requires a custom kernel... One which supports that tool they released.

You probably also tried to flash that recovery to a recovery partition which any Sony or SonyEricsson model does not have. It expects you to flash it to the fotakernel partition...

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[skiwong20]

he had a official twrp at 2.5 build. Teamwin is making it for the LK bootloader. i have 2.6 running perfect with LK.

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[Apo11on]

I have unlocked bootloader and I've just flashed LK and TWRP 2.6 again. Now I can succesfully boot into TWRP 2.6, but I cannot boot into system Tried Reboot->system option in TWRP and tried holding vol up + power buttons and it loops back into TWRP every time

 

[skiwong20]

Did u flash another boot img after fastbooting the first lk.img? Cause the second boot image he has is only for stock. 370. But if u flash a aosp zip it should boot fine. Just flash Rom like normal in twrp. Now the boot time is longer since LK is implemented. this should b reported in the LK thread so we dont bother Nuts thread

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[Apo11on]

Did u flash another boot img after fastbooting the first lk.img? Cause the second boot image he has is only for stock. 370. But if u flash a aosp zip it should boot fine. Just flash Rom like normal in twrp. Now the boot time is longer since LK is implemented. this should b reported in the LK thread so we dont bother Nuts thread

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I had to use fastboot to flash back NUT's hybrid kernel. That's the only thing that worked to get out of the loop. Now I've just finished upgrading to to .370, will check if everything works, do nandroid and give LK + TWRP 2.6 another shot

UPDATE: After upgrading to .370 LK bootloader + TWRP 2.6 are working fine - no more boot loop. The only issue I have remaining is that none of those software reboot programs, which give you a choice menu of "reboot/quick reboot/reboot bootloader/reboot recovery/power down" etc' do not work with LK bootloader when trying to boot into recovery - still gotta use the HW keys

 

[skiwong20]

cool nice to here that you got it all worked out, i know. that y i built my own kernel with lilstevies patch on CM review.

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/44678/

if you are willing i have a cm kernel with this patch..but your call. i am no kernel dev. but i do know a little and i have tested the kernel too. up too pm me

 

[Apo11on]

cool nice to here that you got it all worked out, i know. that y i built my own kernel with lilstevies patch on CM review.

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/44678/

if you are willing i have a cm kernel with this patch..but your call. i am no kernel dev. but i do know a little and i have tested the kernel too. up too pm me

Thanks for the offer, but I'm not really into testing and messing around with stuff - just don't have the time. I prefer things stable and well tested. Root gives me the freedom of installing all apps and do any customizations I like, and custom recovery with ability to nandroid gives me a peace of mind, in case something gets screwed up...I'd consider installing a custom kernel if it was well tested and provided new features I find useful, such as ability to overclock, and custom CPU governors, which improve responsiveness and battery life.

 

[atamig]

Cannot boot in recovery

i have flahed the DualRecovery. After the first reboot i see the recovery but later i cannot boot in the recovery.

My System
Sony Xperia Tablet Z SGP31
Rom: Stock Android JB 4.1.2, rooted
Build: 101.C.0.370
Kernel: Stock 3.4.0

 

[Hondaracer]

@[NUT] I see you have released version 2.6.0, but haven't updated this thread. Is it also compatible with the Xperia Tablet Z?

 

[[NUT]]

@[NUT] I see you have released version 2.6.0, but haven't updated this thread. Is it also compatible with the Xperia Tablet Z?

I did update it, but it's still not compatible with the tablet Z in terms of TWRP and orientation... that's why i never updated this thread.

 

[donedos]

I did update it, but it's still not compatible with the tablet Z in terms of TWRP and orientation... that's why i never updated this thread.

All I can say is that its really not stable in our Xperia tablet z. Both CWM and TWRP are not yet stable.

I tried the the 2.5.1, it does backing up but failed to restore and then i froze on SONY logo(i'd fixed it anyway)..

But I hope you can fix these in the next update.

 

[arcsuser]

Not sure if i installed this in the right way..
i cant boot to cwm..
i tried spamming the volume up and volume down(2nd try) but it still boot me into the system

-- Dont mind my post, i figured it out

---------- Post added at 04:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 PM ----------

now i have a problem when backing up with cwm...
it says error while making a backup image of /system
other lines:
sd card free space: 0mb
When i have a 64gb microsd, not full yet..

 

[[NUT]]

Not sure if i installed this in the right way..
i cant boot to cwm..
i tried spamming the volume up and volume down(2nd try) but it still boot me into the system

-- Dont mind my post, i figured it out

---------- Post added at 04:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 PM ----------

now i have a problem when backing up with cwm...
it says error while making a backup image of /system
other lines:
sd card free space: 0mb
When i have a 64gb microsd, not full yet..

How did you format the MicroSD card? exFAT or just simple FAT32?