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You must have knowledge of using adb... i wont go into details

The CWM image is not mine, i did not make it..
It was ported by a couple of guys over at slatedroid for a similar tablet.

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Do this first, not a major "to do" though as i have a copy
viewtopic.php?f=58&t=2448

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Download > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4364278/Extreme ... covery.rar

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Plug in your Extreme, make sure "usb debugging" is on in settings, should be by default.
Extract the .rar, run the .bat script, reboot

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Hold Vol- / Menu Key then press and hold Power key for a second or two,
Let go of Power, wait a second, let go of Menu

You will then have the option to make a backup of your Extreme

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Keys to operate CWM

Power = Select
Vol+ = Up
Vol- = Down
Back = Back

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Via Terminal Emulator

Download > As above

Extract "install-recovery.sh" and "recovery.img", pop those files on a sdcard, then copy those files to the "data" folder on the device.
You may need a file explorer program here... also download Termial Emulator from the play store while your at it.

Type each line separately in the console... hopefully the commands are right

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cd /data/
chmod 755 install-recovery.sh (if this doesnt work, skip it)
install-recovery.sh


Cheers Suggsy, I have had to flick between the various postings you have made and have finally managed to backup my device. The main issue I had was the USB drivers, the PDAnet file sorted it in the end.

I am now going to try your 4.04 beta

A big thank you for all your work. If you get a finished and stable release I will be more than happy to send you a few pints via Paypal.

Thanks again chap!

Just a few notes on installing CWM using the terminal.

You need to perform all the steps as root, so in the terminal type:

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su -

Busybox doesn't seem to come with a cp command. You can work around this by using the cat command:

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cat /mnt/sdcard/CWM/recovery.img > /data/recovery.img

Finally to run the installer:

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cd /data
chmod 755 install-recovery.sh
./install-recovery.sh

Note this is Linux so you need the "./" to get the installer file to execute.

geekinthesticks wrote:Just a few notes on installing CWM using the terminal.

You need to perform all the steps as root, so in the terminal type:

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su -

Busybox doesn't seem to come with a cp command. You can work around this by using the cat command:

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cat /mnt/sdcard/CWM/recovery.img > /data/recovery.img

Finally to run the installer:

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cd /data
chmod 755 install-recovery.sh
./install-recovery.sh

Note this is Linux so you need the "./" to get the installer file to execute.

I have spent days trying to install CWM via adb (both under Linux and also in a Windows Vista VM) and it just sat there for hours, seemingly without doing anything.

I would like to mention that by far the easiest way is to use a terminal emulator on the tablet itself. This route can take less than 5 minutes.

If you choose this route, all you need to do is to physically get the CWM (recovery.img) and the install script (install-recovery.sh) on to your tablet somehow. You do not need adb or an external computer.

I do not have a mass of knowledge about CWM and I also found this part of the initial operation difficult to determine just what one had to do to get CWM on the tablet.
Now I expect to be put right here by the Devs as I may be flying blind and I don't want anyone to receive bad advice but am I missing a trick or am I just plain stupid (don't answer that ) but I got CWM onto my tablet by installing it as an app from Google play here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... FuYWdlciJd

If I am in error then please tell me why as I know there are a lot of newbies who are having trouble with this part of the updating process, getting the CWM backup first so they can fallback if necessary.

@ trashcooky what did you tell the app your phone(excel) was called as the excell would not be on there list of supported devices

Mitre wrote:@ trashcooky what did you tell the app your phone(excel) was called as the excell would not be on there list of supported devices

Excuse my ignorance Mitre but my Extreme shows up on the play store on the web. It's called something like Unknown Scroll Extreme I think. I always select that and it downloads straight to my tablet.

Or are we talking about the Excel only here?

Mitre wrote:@ trashcooky what did you tell the app your phone(excel) was called as the excell would not be on there list of supported devices

I didn't tell it anything it just installed ? Is it possible that FF did something when he had the tablet?

My Excel also shows on Play store as unknown Excel - each time I mod the tablet it shows up as another entry in my account - I have 4 at the moment all refering to Scroll Excel.

If I look at ROM manager on the plays store it says this is compatible with some of your devices.
Hope that makes some sort of sense Mitre.


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Lol you guys crack me up... its like Chinese bloody whispers. The Extreme, Excel, Essential, Elite are not supported by Rom manager. Rom manager is an app that can be used to install cwm recovery amongst other things for popular devices like the HTC Desire.

Whistler you are correct the Extreme with stock firmware will show up in the Play store as Unknown Scroll Extreme.

Trashcooky I'm not sure I understand you right, but I don't think its possible that you used Rom Manager to install CWM

suggsy89 wrote:Lol you guys crack me up... its like Chinese bloody whispers. The Extreme, Excel, Essential, Elite are not supported by Rom manager. Rom manager is an app that can be used to install cwm recovery amongst other things for popular devices like the HTC Desire.

Whistler you are correct the Extreme with stock firmware will show up in the Play store as Unknown Scroll Extreme.

Trashcooky I'm not sure I understand you right, but I don't think its possible that you used Rom Manager to install CWM

Hi Suggsy, I don't claim to understand it but take a look at the picture. (previous post)
The earliest Excel listing was when I was on Gingerbread and as far as I am aware this is how I got CWM on to make my first ever backup.

I don't know if this is of any help? https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... smI8KmBNeY