[Kernel] [GB] [FoYo] CF-Root

ClockworkMod on GINGERBREAD ( CF-Root versions >= 2.4, excluding JV1 on which CWM is broken )
CF-Root includes a special version of CWM3, modified to work with RFS. CWM3 by default does not support RFS, koush' versions are all based on ext4. The RFS compatibility is done with heavy scripting, the same method used on CF-Root for Galaxy Tab. For SGS CWM3 is also recompiled from source with some slight modifications to handle key input correctly.

CF-Root/CWM3 is NOT compatible with ROM Manager! Manage/perform your backup/restores from CWM directly.

- Booting into recovery will immediately give you CWM. The standard recovery is completely gone.
- A "CWM" icon is added to your applications, which will reboot your device into recovery mode (CWM).
- ADB is functional in recovery, however it may take up to a minute for it to start up after booting into recovery.
- When connected to ADB in recovery, you need to use "rootsh" command to get root, instead of "su". This will not prompt you, it will just give you root. Obviously the "rootsh" command does not work when booted normally.
- Version jumped from 1.3 to 2.4 to keep the cross-device CF-Root versioning in-sync (CF-Root is also available for Galaxy Tab).
- If you wonder where your bootup/shutdown sounds have gone, CF-Root probably removed them to make sure it has enough space available.
- ( CF-Root versions < 2.6 ) Make sure to boot up your device fully at least once before flashing CF-Root. This is because the device may have some code it needs to run at first boot. CWM disables this code.

CWM Manager on GINGERBREAD ( CF-Root versions >= 2.5 )
Because of incompatibility with ROM Manager, I wrote and included "CWM Manager". This is a new app (as of March 30, 2011) and beta. You can find it under Applications -> CWM. It is much faster to use than manually booting into CWM and selecting these options.

Features:
- Boot to CWM
- Backup firmware
- Restore backups
- Delete backups
- Install APKs ( CF-Root versions >= 2.8 )
- Flash CWM3 update.zip's
- Flash kernels (zImage, zImage in TAR, zImage in ZIP, zImage in TAR in ZIP)

Note: If you flash a different kernel, CWM Manager may remain installed. However, functions may not work, because they need kernel compatibility ! At this version of CWM Manager this does not produce errors, it just doesn't do what you expect it to

Tweak Manager on GINGERBREAD ( CF-Root versions >= 2.8 )
CF-Root includes a number of tweaks that are applied on startup. From CF-Root versions 2.8 and up a "Tweaks" application is included you can use to select which tweaks to apply.

Ext4 Manager on GINGERBREAD ( CF-Root versions >= 2.8 )
CF-Root supports ext4 mounts for the main mount points. Converting between rfs and ext4 however requires a secondary external package (which you can find in the download area a great many posts below this one), because it is all too large to fit inside the kernel. Download the APK from below, put it on your sd card, start CWM Manager, select "Install APK", find the APK and tap to install. Now you can use the "ext4" app to convert between filesystems, manually check the filesystem, etc.

Obviously you should revert back to rfs before flashing a new stock ROM. A lot of custom ROMs support ext4 as well, but it is still advised to revert to rfs before installing them.

Please note that when first using the tool to convert, you will probably notice /system is not converted. If this happens, it is because /system does not have enough free space for the extra space overhead of ext4. You will need to free up some space on /system before the conversion will succeed.

Features:
- Show current filesystem status
- Convert between rfs <=> ext4 and back
- Manual fsck
- Selects either internal or external sdcard for temporary storage, depending on which has the most space
- Automatically reverts on conversion failure
- If it tells you to PANIC !, please do so

Custom boot / init scripts on GINGERBREAD ( CF-Root versions >= 2.8 )
CF-Root will execute the following scripts if present, in the order listed:

- /system/etc/init.d/* (there can be many files here, no extensions! use #!)
- /system/bin/customboot.sh (busybox sh)
- /system/xbin/customboot.sh (busybox sh)
- /data/local/customboot.sh (busybox sh)

Please make sure you chown / chmod the scripts correctly so they can be executed.

Custom boot / init scripts on GINGERBREAD ( CF-Root versions >= 2.9, broken in 2.8 ! )
CF-Root also supports custom boot animations:

- /system/media/bootanimation.zip
- /data/local/bootanimation.zip

CF-Root v3.0 and up also support:

- /data/local/bootanimation.bin

Installing busybox over the included version on GINGERBREAD ( CF-Root versions >= 3.0 )
It is possible to install a custom busybox over CF-Root v3.0 and newer. However, this is not without risk. CF-Root makes heavy use of scripting, and many CF-Root scripts rely on the internal busybox version. If you do install a seperate busybox version (always use "stericson" installer!), install it to /system/xbin. Installing it to /system/bin will mess things up for sure. Even if you do that part right, it may still break CF-Root, so make sure to make a backup before trying.

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GalaxyKeks schrieb:

CF-Root 3.1 is raus!

Es wird generell empfohlen ein Update zu machen wenn man auf 3.0 ist.
Für die Leute die Probleme hatten, die können gleich Updaten,
wenn es bei einem bisher fehlerfrei lief, sagt ChainFire, soll man einfach mal 1-2 Tage waren um zu sehen ob auch alles rund läuft und dann ein Update machen.

Das Bluetooth-Problem das manche hatten scheint noch nicht 100% gelöst zu sein.
ChainFire hat selber im Zuge von 3.1 Bug-reports bezüglich der Busybox verschickt.

Es ist also wahrscheinlich das es leider immer noch nicht die Final ist.

Link wie immer:
CF-Root 3.1

Bitte auf den Dateinamen achten!

Changelog:
Zitat von Chainfire
Note there are no changes to CWM Manager, Tweak Manager or ext4 tools for this release.

If you are running 3.0 this is a recommended upgrade
Especially if you've been having any of the problems listed on the last few pages due to a busybox problem: tweaks not being applied, having to revert to 2.9 for ext4 conversion, < 1000 Quadrant scores even on ext4, etc. A problem with busybox was a cause for many issues. Even if you have not noticed any problems on 3.0, I still recommend the upgrade, but maybe you should wait a day or two and see what new issues pop up in this thread first.

Internal
- Updated settings for "conservative governor" tweak, based on Richyy74's suggestions
- Modified a lot of busybox-related code. Everything should be fully operational once more, with support for installing custom busybox versions (use the "stericson" installer from Market, and install in /system/xbin !). This was a ****load of work and testing, shees. Even ended up submitting some bugs to the author But you probably know how it is, when on a 12 hour coding/testing streak, you may not end up with the perfect result you set out for.
- Reorganised the boot-up scripts that run. /sbin/boot-patch.sh has been subdivided into several scripts in /sbin/boot/, which also reduces the changes of a failure in one section to affect all the other sections.

CWM Manager
- No changes

Tweak Manager
- No changes (though some tweaks modified, see internal)

ext4 Manager
- No changes

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There are a few folks here who keep up really well and often are the first to find all the issues... I would ask of you to test this release extra well, to make sure the issues are really resolved. Thanks in advance!

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MrBusiness schrieb:

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@scheich: du meinst USB Storage im Recovery?

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MrBusiness schrieb:

@robodroid: Der Scheich bastelt an seinem eigenen, das meinte er mit Themes flashen

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powerzumsel schrieb:

Also ich bin grad in den Downloadmodus gekommen, falls das die Frage war.

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