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

akshaybz

Android Enthusiast
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?
 
Why on clockworkmod it's shows still 4.0.1.5?latest rom manager also installs 4.0.1.5 only.is this a custom recovery made by playfulgod?
 
The CWM recovery will show 5.0.2.3 after this.
And yeah, it's by PlayfulGod but it's not updated in ROM Manager somehow :(
 
The CWM recovery will show 5.0.2.3 after this.
And yeah, it's by PlayfulGod but it's not updated in ROM Manager somehow :(
Ya ofcourse CMW will show 5.0.2.3,i was asking that why clockworkmod website shows like that n also rom manager.i got the answer that they have not updated yet.
 
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.
 
So what u say?should i go for it?i also like to be updated.


Just go for it doc. And pls test &tell whether you can use the option USB mount in the new recovery v 5.x

In 4.x we can't do it. A lun error comes , at least for me. I've tried all sorts of partitioning.
 
I get this error when I flash builds which end up in recovery or black screen ..I just use adb to issue the cmd reboot recovery the everything works ..if I remove battery then same error
 
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.
 
Just go for it doc. And pls test &tell whether you can use the option USB mount in the new recovery v 5.x

In 4.x we can't do it. A lun error comes , at least for me. I've tried all sorts of partitioning.
Ya same error for me too on 4.0.1.5,will flash 5.x n let u know.
 
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