Root A little help with this recovery.img

[hubsabubs]

Ok so I used the builder.clockworkmod.com compiler and used the recovery.img I dumped from my coolpad Quattro. It successfully compiled a new clockworkmod recovery.img however I do not know what to do with it now or how to go about flashing it to my phone. I am a little bit worried as I do not know if this will work. Anyone out there with any experience that can help me?

The steps ive taken so far are:

Root phone with su access
romdumped my phones system
compiled a clockworkmod recovery.img

 

[hubsabubs]

I got an error closing recovery blah blah im assuming this is because the new recovery.img is larger than the old one and something about space. reflashed my stock recovery and booted back up into recovery mode fine. its killing me because its only 126kb bigger in size than my stock recovery.

 

[LilBit]

I moved this to the root section for better exposure, and actually it is a root problem you need help with.
Hope some of the dev's here can help you out.

 

[kenboyles72]

Any form of recovery, except for the original, will not flash. I have even taken the stock recovery, decompiled it, not change one thing, recompile and flash only have it to fail.

 

[killcmd]

I had that happen quite a few times too. Looks like a partition issue or a flashing technique issue. I mean this thing probably has a security lock, and the only way around that is getting creative.

 

[kenboyles72]

PG was gonna try and use dd to push a recovery, dunno if he got around to doing it last night. His wife is in the hospital and may be having surgery, so he had other things on his mind. Don't know if he has said anything here about it, but keep them in mind and in your prayers.

 

[killcmd]

That's unfortunate. Hope everything turns for the better.

 

[PlayfulGod]

wife is home and doing better. Not played with the coolpad yet tho, but I have one to work with now.

 

[killcmd]

I tried dd to the recovery no results. I compiled CWM 5 that doesn't exceed the file size but as we know it didn't work. This phone be forged with black magic.

 

[PlayfulGod]

I tried dd to the recovery no results. I compiled CWM 5 that doesn't exceed the file size but as we know it didn't work. This phone be forged with black magic.

yea sumtin else is at play on this pofs. lol

 

[killcmd]

I'm pretty sure Metro's corporate store employees and manager thoroughly hate me. I argue facts and specs. They accept the phone as face value, "these phones just suck".

They gave me a phone with almost no multi-touch.

 

[Spec2nirvash]

I'm pretty sure Metro's corporate store employees and manager thoroughly hate me. I argue facts and specs.

I don't even waste my breath with MPCS employees. Most of the ones I encounter don't possess any technical or even general knowledge of any phone MPCS sells. They are instructed on POS transactions, and to tell everybody "yes, it will get Jellybean" and "Yes, this is our best selling device, people love this phone." They would have to pay knowledgeable people more money, so you get what you get for a minimum wage employee LOL

 

[killcmd]

I don't even waste my breath with MPCS employees. Most of the ones I encounter don't possess any technical or even general knowledge of any phone MPCS sells. They are instructed on POS transactions, and to tell everybody "yes, it will get Jellybean" and "Yes, this is our best selling device, people love this phone." They would have to pay knowledgeable people more money, so you get what you get for a minimum wage employee LOL

Excellent point. I worked the kinks out of my new handset so I'm ok with it. It came with that sticky resin splattered protector for shipping it in coffins.

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Do yourself a favor and plug that phone directly into a household socket, bring it back to Metro and see if they will give you a Premia in its place. They know the Coolpad is a complete abomination and may easily grant your request. Even if you had to pay an extra 15 bucks just to get the Premia it is worth it all day long. Get rid of that......thing.

 

[AUCLABruin]

Do yourself a favor and plug that phone directly into a household socket, bring it back to Metro and see if they will give you a Premia in its place. They know the Coolpad is a complete abomination and may easily grant your request. Even if you had to pay an extra 15 bucks just to get the Premia it is worth it all day long. Get rid of that......thing.

Did you switch a Coolpad to a Premia? If so, did you have MetroGuard (insurance). I have a Coolpad with a bad charging port, and my local authorized dealer told me to go to the corporate store. Since I don't have insurance on the phone, I would assume they will just try to sell me another phone.

 

[PlayfulGod]

I spent all yesterday morning working on this pofs, and I dont have a clue wtf its major malfunction is. All I can think of is coolpad royally crewed its pooch.

 

[Spec2nirvash]

I spent all yesterday morning working on this pofs, and I dont have a clue wtf its major malfunction is. All I can think of is coolpad royally crewed its pooch.

So root and debloat don't have any positive results with the CPQ? Or are you guys still trying to port CWM to it?

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Did you switch a Coolpad to a Premia? If so, did you have MetroGuard (insurance). I have a Coolpad with a bad charging port, and my local authorized dealer told me to go to the corporate store. Since I don't have insurance on the phone, I would assume they will just try to sell me another phone.

LOL Hell no. I knew better than to buy that dumpster. I knew the second I tried it out in the MPCS store. The display on it is very deceiving, isn't it?

I was just saying try to get a Premia from them, even if it will cost you a few extra bucks. If they kept giving me a replacement Coolpad, I would kill it and bring it back. Rinse, lather and repeat until they cough up a Premia so they would be rid of me haha haha...

 

[PlayfulGod]

So root and debloat don't have any positive results with the CPQ? Or are you guys still trying to port CWM to it?

I'm out of ideas. If I think of something or get a tip I will try again.

 

[killcmd]

LOL Hell no. I knew better than to buy that dumpster. I knew the second I tried it out in the MPCS store. The display on it is very deceiving, isn't it?

I was just saying try to get a Premia from them, even if it will cost you a few extra bucks. If they kept giving me a replacement Coolpad, I would kill it and bring it back. Rinse, lather and repeat until they cough up a Premia so they would be rid of me haha haha...

I tried that angle they said no.

 

[PlayfulGod]

LOL Hell no. I knew better than to buy that dumpster. I knew the second I tried it out in the MPCS store. The display on it is very deceiving, isn't it?

I was just saying try to get a Premia from them, even if it will cost you a few extra bucks. If they kept giving me a replacement Coolpad, I would kill it and bring it back. Rinse, lather and repeat until they cough up a Premia so they would be rid of me haha haha...

Should have gotten the Spirit. LG > huawei any day.

 

[Spec2nirvash]

Should have gotten the Spirit. LG > huawei any day.

Didn't like the Spirit, silver accenting, no vanilla ICS and side power button were a turnoff for me, plus $270 is a bit steep for an interim handset, I'm going to be picking up a Nexus 4. So my choices for a cheap phone with vanilla ICS were the Avid or the Premia. Avid screen is yucky, lots of ghosting.

I agree as a whole, LG > Huawei, yes. Premia beats the bag out of a stock Connect though... even with the bugs.

 

[Tokenpoke]

This damn thing WILL NOT FLASH A RECOVERY!
Fudge packing sock cucker!

 

[Killah1994]

This damn thing WILL NOT FLASH A RECOVERY!
Fudge packing sock cucker!

Yea this phone is really a pain .... Tried way back with a couple of friends , actually built a recovery though the automated builder with the correct configs and whatnot but... It will not flash.. Phone is really stubborn

 

[Tokenpoke]

I don't even waste my breath with MPCS employees. Most of the ones I encounter don't possess any technical or even general knowledge of any phone MPCS sells. They are instructed on POS transactions, and to tell everybody "yes, it will get Jellybean" and "Yes, this is our best selling device, people love this phone." They would have to pay knowledgeable people more money, so you get what you get for a minimum wage employee LOL

Actually, metro won't hire me due to my knowledge of the android os. They Google me and say "sorry, we can't hire you because blah blah blah" but one manager called me token so I know what's going on.