Help Cant get into FTM mode

[PhilTheGreat]

Hi everyone, i'm lost and i need help. Ill just explain what i did, so u can guide me:

I thought about flashinh my ZTE Blade TFT Gen1 with a custom rom, so i did:

1-Used Androot to root my phone
2-I used Titanium Backup to Backup my phone
3-Installed Clockwork Rom Manager and run Flash ClockworkMod Recovery
4-Download a Cyagen Rom but never flashed

As i decided not to go further because i wasn't feeling so confident on doing so, just unistalled all the stuff and unrooted the phone

Now i'm trying to enter FTM mode ( by using vol down & power btt) in order to install/flash an offcial update from a exe file and i cant get into it. The green droid screen keeps showing on/off...

Can you explain me what is the problem and how can i solve it?

Thank you very much

PS: After a lot of reading I think i dont have a recovery file because my setp 3 failed in the end.

 

[PhilTheGreat]

ok after some hours ive found that i flashed ny recovery file and that is the problem!

Theres a lot of threads about get the original recovery, but none has a solution, can you point to a solution in how to get the original recovery instead of the clockworkmod one ?

I have the original recovery.img file but i dont know how to work it out!

plz help me

Thx

 

[PhilTheGreat]

The answer

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on Android [Tutorial] | The Droid Demos

For the guys screaming out there

 

[dannymur]

The answer

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on Android [Tutorial] | The Droid Demos

For the guys screaming out there

Woah, Woah, go careful here.......

That tutorial, good as it is, does not specifically to the ZTE Blade/OSF......also, it's quite old.

Also, it is for Amon Ra Recovery, and does not show a Recovery for Blade, so be careful, please....There is one, from Seb404, but not there!!!!...somewhere on Modaco.....

Rom Manager will allow you to flash a Recovery on your phone......

only problem is, you need to flash a Gen 1 Recovery from the list shown at the Bottom of Rom Manager, labelled All ClockworkMod Recoveries

Tap this, you should get a list, pick 3.0.1.4. (Last Gen 1 Recovery), choose ZTE Blade, then download and flash.

Try this first, please.

 

[mjlmo]

The most frequent reason why you should wan't to restore FTM is because your Android device won't start.

If ClockworkMod starts OK, you don't have to restore FTM or use a stock ROM. All you need to do is format the right partititions.

You can follow a step-by-step description at this post:
blog.ozzie.eu/2011/12/android-restore-ftm-after-clockworkmod.html

 

[steady1967]

Sorry but what is FTM? I get a window on my phone saying ftm but it wont do anything and i have to take the battery out to turn it off

 

[El Presidente]

FTM stands for Factory Test Mode (I think). Are there no other options on screen?

 

[steady1967]

nothing at all mate