Root Install Custom Recovery without FastBoot?

[TerminaMorte]

I had rooted before, but used RUU to get back to stock in order to get the update.

Trying to get back customer recovery however is giving me some issues. When I run 'fastboot flash recovery recovery.img', it hangs for 30+ minutes with the progress bar not moving past the initial amount.

Any help would be appreciated. I am currently S-ON with an Unlocked bootloader

I have rebooted my PC and pulled the battery, with the same result each time I try. Have also tried several different cables.

Thanks

 

[ENVi3]

Try re-downloading the IMG and make sure to watch out for the file names... I'm not sure what else it could be. Make sure the recovery file is in the C:\sdk-tools\ folder too...

 

[TerminaMorte]

Re-downloaded the image file already, am in C:\sdk-tools

I'm wondering if the latest OTA stopped this from being able to work?

 

[ENVi3]

I do recall people saying they've unrooted, ran the update, and then rooted their phone again, so the OTA didn't stop anything.
I don't know if it's recommended to do, but you could try flashing a different recovery. I use 4EXT and I looked it up and I found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848846 it contains the .img file of 4EXT (I can't find it anywhere else...) so this may be an alternative for you.

 

[OverByter]

Using either the Goo manager or the 4EXT app will flash their respective recovery from within Android right on the phone.

 

[TerminaMorte]

Resolved my issue by trying a different computer. Surprisingly, Windows 8 worked perfectly.