Help Need help with Clockworkmod recovery

[zms33]

Hi,

I bought an Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) last week and wanted to flash it with cyanogenmod 7.2 (stable release), found at the cyanogenmod download page.

The device has been rooted and unlocked.
Build is 0.58
Android version 2.3.4

I followed the instructions given on the cm-wiki page for xperia mini pro.

I'm having problems at step 7 of the flashing process, where I have to reboot the device through fastboot and press the volume rockers to boot into cwm.

When I do so, I'm taken to a black screen with a battery charging sign in the center. And that's about it. There's no cwm menu.

If I press the power button, the device continues normal booting.

Can someone please help me?
Thanks!

EDIT: I used a different version of clockworkmod recovery and used that directly

 

[temporary2010]

Well, in case someone else has a problem booting into CWM, try installing this app from the market:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler

If it doesn't work, then you probably didn't install CWM properly, in which case, this is what I've used successfully on an Xperia Mini Pro (SK17) and Xperia Pro (MK16):
[Daily Update]SE Extreme Tweak Installer v1.8 - Update 11/18/2011 - xda-developers

 

[Empath]

I have a similar problem, CWM via x-parts won't even start up, I don't know if i got bad timing or it just isn't working. I pressed the volume up and down button in every way I could think of but still nothing. If I use the old methods to install CWM made for stock 2.3 rom it just freezes on the SE screen.

I'm using a rooted mini pro sk17a with locked bootloader Android 2.3.4 / Build 4.0.2.A.0.58 yelp! Any help will be appreciated

[SOLVED]

Problem solved by flashing 4.1.B.0.587 build then rooting with e-root, CWM via x-parts worked first try

 

[temporary2010]

Hmm, weird. I have an SK17a with 4.0.2.A.0.62 (locked bootloader), and never had problems booting into CWM.