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Root [TUT] Installing CWM Recovery (v5.0.2.6) & RZRecovery (v2.1.4)

akshaybz

Android Enthusiast
Aug 28, 2011
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All thanks to PlayfulGod who has made this possible.

Most preferred method:
Download this zip:
Flashable zip
Steps:
1.) Put the zip in your SDCard.
2.) Reboot into current recovery.
3.) Flash the zip.
4.) Reboot recovery!

Done :D :D


Method 2:
Downloads:

1.) Grab this: CWM-A70
2.) Then this: Recovery.img

Steps:
1.) Extract the zip file to a folder of your choice.
2.) Rename the downloaded recovery to "recovery5.img" (or whatever you like)
3.) Turn off your mobile.
4.) WHILE HOLDING THE CAMERA BUTTON, Connect the usb cable to the phone (and PC too :p).
5.) Open cmd prompt and cd to the directory of your extracted folder.
Example:
If have extracted to D:\CWM-A70, then use:
Code:
D:
cd D:\CWM-A70
6.) type:
Code:
fastboot-windows flash recovery recovery5.img
7.) type:
Code:
fastboot-windows reboot
8.) Done. Check the new recovery or post here for problems :)


Alternative Method:
(Using ADB, not fastboot. All thanks to sam. Tested by aditya)

this is the cmd to flash recovery through adb

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system

cat /sdcard/flash_image > /system/bin/flash_image

chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image

mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak (if it gives error message here, simply proceed to the next step)

mount -o remount,ro -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system

flash_image recovery /sdcard/your recovery name

reboot recovery

The phone will reboot now.


NOTE: If you get this error after step 4

mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.bak
failed on '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh' - No such file or directory

issue the next command

Latest RZRecovery:

Hey guys, here's the latest RZRecovery for A70:
Huge thanx to Raidzero (aka RZ :p ) for his efforts..

The old RZRecovery didn't have working backups, this one works perfectly! (Observed till now.)

Methods:
1.) Using CWM recovery:
Download this zip: RZRecovery
And flash using CWM :)

2.) Using the fastboot method:
Extract the RZR.img from the zip and flash using fastboot (as specified above).

P.S. Unlike in CWM, buttons for RZ are:
Home (center button) for selection.
Power for back.
And volume keys for navigation.
 
All thanks to PlayfulGod who has made this possible.

Downloads:

1.) Grab this: http://playfuldroidz.com/media/A70/CWM-A70.zip
2.) Then this: http://playfuldroidz.com/media/A70/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.3-a70.img

Steps:
1.) Extract the zip file to a folder of your choice.
2.) Rename the downloaded recovery to "recovery5.img" (or whatever you like)
3.) Turn off your mobile.
4.) WHILE HOLDING THE CAMERA BUTTON, Connect the usb cable to the phone (and PC too :p).
5.) Open cmd prompt and cd to the directory of your extracted folder.
Example:
If have extracted to D:\CWM-A70, then use:
Code:
D:
cd D:\CWM-A70
6.) type:
Code:
fastboot-windows flash recovery recovery5.img
7.) type:
Code:
fastboot-windows reboot
8.) Done. Check the new recovery or post here for problems :)


What's new in this recovery?
 
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cwm 5.0 takes better backup and is much faster to...and i think it also shows progress bar...

In CWM 5.0.2.0 onwards you donot need to put the rom in sdcard (yes that was a drawback of CWM) so people with big built in flash like SGII who never used sdcard could not do a rom boot from cwm <5.x

ofcourse it may be faster.

But I want to compile a cwm for myself how come this playfulgod does it.
 
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Thats like pulling teeth lol. I have updated most of the CWM I have ported. But its up to koush to update em after he officially builds n merges em with RM.

let me thank you in advance for all the goodies you've provided to us so far.

and wish you a very happy christmas and holiday in advance.

But pls tell us how you build this recovery.
 
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