could someone with a big heart tell me the instructions on what should i do after achieving S-OFF? can you post it as step by step? what should i install first? Recovery? Radio? flash? sorry for this question but im a bit confuse on what to do first after s-off until i flashed a cooked rom.. please do help me...
After root, firstly you flash a Recovery then you flash a Rom of your choice. Either with ROM Manager from the market or Manualy. You ll find more detailed instruction at the Recovery thread and the Rom thread.
when should i do a nand backup? flashing the radio? and sir whats the difference of clockworkmod recovery from ext4? because the thread of CWM says it is much better to go to ext4 thread? can you ellaborate to me?
yerfdes said:
when should i do a nand backup? flashing the radio? and sir whats the difference of clockworkmod recovery from ext4? because the thread of CWM says it is much better to go to ext4 thread? can you ellaborate to me?
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As soon a you instal recovery perform backup
ext 4 is simply CWM base with extra additions...go with ext 4
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As soon a you instal recovery perform backup
ext 4 is simply CWM base with extra additions...go with ext 4
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so sir are you saying that ext4 is the one that i should choose instead of CWM only?
yerfdes said:
so sir are you saying that ext4 is the one that i should choose instead of CWM only?
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that is what I have done....
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that is what I have done....
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So here is the order? S-off > root > flash with ext4 > full wipe > then install custom rom?
yerfdes said:
So here is the order? S-off > root > flash with ext4 > full wipe > then install custom rom?
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As it's your first time (I'd suggest)
(although as with any advice that you read on here it is given with best intention only and not necessarily correct....do this at your own risk)
1)
S-off (if by XTC this will also perform factory reset of your device so ensure you've sync'ed/ backed up data first)
2)
Download and run ginger break (to get root (then reboot)
3)
download and install the free application rom manager from android market
4)
Use rom manager to flash CWM (very simple option and it will do it for you)
5)
Use rom manager (gui - very easy) or CWM to perform your first full (Nandroid) backup
6)
follow wipe instructions that come with the custom rom installations instructions that you're planning on installing, if installing LBC rom (personally I've suggest this one) then there is a specific wipe script to run
7)
Download and Install custom rom
good luck
You can update to ext4 recovery at a later time when all the above has worked
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If he uses the original CWM to do a wipe he will end up with an ext3 partition.
Better off installing cwm through rom manager and booting into recovery and flashing ext4 recovery. Then backup rom and flash custom rom.
MarylandCookie said:
If he uses the original CWM to do a wipe he will end up with an ext3 partition.
Better off installing cwm through rom manager and booting into recovery and flashing ext4 recovery. Then backup rom and flash custom rom.
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O yer , good point, although if he installs ext4 afterwards won't it convert the ext 3 to ext4 for him?
Anyway I was suggesting that he runs LBC wipe all script that I believe will only make ext4 partitions
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Thanks guys for all your help i would really appreciate everything...
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Sure. In my country, There're many forums about HTC or Smartphone, and many people exchange their experiences through the forum. Then I'll give you a useful website:
after you click it, choose HTC Desire S section.
It's a chinese forum. You can get some help of language from Google Translate.
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Sure. In my country, There're many forums about HTC or Smartphone, and many people exchange their experiences through the forum. Then I'll give you a useful website:
after you click it, choose HTC Desire S section.
It's a chinese forum. You can get some help of language from Google Translate.
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Can you send me the link? And can you teach me how to use google translate?
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let me up this question.. whats next after s-off using alpharevx? what should i do first? root? install what? flash what? can you give me a step by step process upto flashing a custom ROM? hope someone is patient enough to provide me a instruction...
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let me up this question.. whats next after s-off using alpharevx? what should i do first? root? install what? flash what? can you give me a step by step process upto flashing a custom ROM? hope someone is patient enough to provide me a instruction...
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Did you install CWM recovery after getting S-OFF (alpharevx tool asks whether you want to)?
guyz little help here.. whenever i try to flash rom, it keep say error *****.zip(bad) ... how do i fix this? new to all this >.<
edit: okay nvm i guess its bad img .. is flashing now ~
actually im waiting for alpharevx windows version... i just want to know the step by step procedure on what to do first upto the last in order so i would not end up bricking my device..
TBH I've never used Linux before but just run Ubuntu from disc and it was pretty easy
I used this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=138
Just dont follow steps 13, 14 (since this is for another phone)
Wew! finally I was able to S-off my Desire S! but my question is what's next?
Sorry I'm a total noob on this. Btw, After the s-off process, alpharevx said if I want to install clockwork recovery, I typed "Y" then it says "downloading clockwork for saga" but after that nothing happens. It's just stuck there so I disconnected my device and rebooted it.
How can I install clockwork and how can I root my device? thanks
ghuk said:
Wew! finally I was able to S-off my Desire S! but my question is what's next?
Sorry I'm a total noob on this. Btw, After the s-off process, alpharevx said if I want to install clockwork recovery, I typed "Y" then it says "downloading clockwork for saga" but after that nothing happens. It's just stuck there so I disconnected my device and rebooted it.
How can I install clockwork and how can I root my device? thanks
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Download ext4 v1.1.1 and folliw the instruction in thread. Its easy.. Btw ghuk sorry if im not to active today when soff is available our thread. I am a bit busy on more important matters but later night i will be active.
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hi there, I have used alpharevx on my phone and now is s off.. when it ask to install recovery I said yes. so the question is, how can I use that 4ext recovery ... and what's the benefits with this 4est recovery, I heard many people recommend that but I don't know the differences.. and if i want to use it, how do I get rid of the one the alpharevx install for me ? thanks a lot, please help ...
AlphaRevX tool downloads CWM recovery. 4EXT recovery is based on CWM but has a lot of different improvements, with most important being it's ability to convert partitions fs from ext3 to ext4 and vice versa, it also preserves ext4 partitions after restoring from recovery. Interface is greatly improved too.
nodeffect said:
if i want to use it, how do I get rid of the one the alpharevx install for me ? thanks a lot, please help ...
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there is no need get rid of the previous CWM install as flashing the new one will achieve this.
1) download EXT4 to SD card
2) restart into recovery
3) flash the ZIP from SD
bingo!
thanks for the replies guys, if I'm about to flash LBC custom ROM, what should I do first?
flash to ext4, then use LBC script for full wipe then flash ROM ?
nodeffect said:
thanks for the replies guys, if I'm about to flash LBC custom ROM, what should I do first?
flash to ext4, then use LBC script for full wipe then flash ROM ?
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Yes
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nodeffect said:
thanks for the replies guys, if I'm about to flash LBC custom ROM, what should I do first?
flash to ext4, then use LBC script for full wipe then flash ROM ?
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Hey bro it's me from LYN lol.
Yeah just follow the steps on LBC website.
Wipe using the script given there. It will wipe everything to ext4 automatically.
Then install LBC right after that.
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Hey bro it's me from LYN lol.
Yeah just follow the steps on LBC website.
Wipe using the script given there. It will wipe everything to ext4 automatically.
Then install LBC right after that.
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Thanks for the info man! Glad to see you here too!
Although it's also worth installing the ext4 recovery at the start as if you do it just before running the wipe script and LBC ROM it will save you over a dozen clicks and will be useful for the future.
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Right 1st off I have been looking into this for a few weeks now and have searched but I just want to be sure before I do actually do anything and potentially damage my phone. Also I did used to flash custom rims on my desire so I'm not completely new to this but am by no means a pro at it.
I have s-off using revolutionary but that's as far as I've gone and I didn't install custom recovery due to wanting to install the official ics update which is what I'm running now.
1st question is are there any preferred recoveries? I know on my desire there were a few to choose from which could affect being able to install certain Roms and also are there any issues using recovery now that I've update to ics?
2nd how would I go about flashing it? I read about downloading it to root of sd and flashing from stock recovery.
3rd I've seen that I apparently don't need root as a custom Rom comes pre rooted?
4th will the whole flashin a Rom proceedure be the same as what I'm used to e.g. boot into recovery backup current rom, wipe when needs then flash Rom and reboot. Also I've read about a super wipe what is this?
I think ill he ok with all this but I love this phone and don't want to cause any damage to it.
Any help would be appreciated. Thankyou
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1. CWM or 4ext. Many prefer 4ext for the touch interface and additional options. You can download an updater for this from market, it will install it for you.
2. CWM Recovery can be flashed via the boot loader, it's exactly like updating the boot loader on your desire. You will also use this method to update your firmware - this is different to desire, it updates various parts including radio.
3&4 yes the same!
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I would suggest 4EXT touch for recovery over ClockworkMod. There has been numerous reported cases in XDA threads with ROM installation issues using CWM. I myself have had issues with CWM and only recently changed to 4EXT recovery.
As for superwipe, have a look at this link.
http://code.google.com/p/superwipe/
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XdividerX said:
I would suggest 4EXT touch for recovery over ClockworkMod. There has been numerous reported cases in XDA threads with ROM installation issues using CWM. I myself have had issues with CWM and only recently changed to 4EXT recovery.
As for superwipe, have a look at this link.
http://code.google.com/p/superwipe/
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Thank for all your help guys. Ok so looks like ext4 is the way to go but how do I go about installing it? I am not not rooted yet only have s-off.
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You cannot root if you don't install a custom recovery first.
You can download 4EXT recovery in PG58IMG from Here
Rename it only PG58IMG and put on the root of your sd card.
Reboot to bootloader (volume down + power button), at prompt if you want to update, say yes by pushing volume up.
let do its things and when finished push power button to reboot.
Delete PG58IMG from sd card when done (or each time you reboot bootloader it will ask to update).
Once installed, flash this zip from 4EXT recovery.
Then download from the market superuser and busybox to get root.
Hope it helps. Hit thanks if it did
thanks again for your help. just follwed as you said but when i go into bootloader it checks for file then say model id incorrect press power to reboot?
stewalker said:
thanks again for your help. just follwed as you said but when i go into bootloader it checks for file then say model id incorrect press power to reboot?
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What is your model id?
you can dowload terminal emulator from market and give this command "getprop ro.mid" (without quotes). This will give your model id. Inside the PG58IMG that you downloaded ther is android-info file and there you can change the mid accordingly.
think i might of sorted it. model i.d. walk pg5813001.
just wainting on it rebooting now, delete the file then boot recovery check its worked. make a backup and flash the su file. hopefully.
yup all sorted ext4 on there now (what a great recovery)
sounds really stupid but how do you thank users on here? sorted it i wasnt signed in
Yesterday i rooted my phone, using the all in one tool. My phone is still S-on i do have superSU installed. When i use the bootmenu from my Sensation i also can go to CWM recovery program. No heres my question will custom ROMS work using the install zip from SD card or will it not work because it is still S-ON.
baleno_467 said:
Yesterday i rooted my phone, using the all in one tool. My phone is still S-on i do have superSU installed. When i use the bootmenu from my Sensation i also can go to CWM recovery program. No heres my question will custom ROMS work using the install zip from SD card or will it not work because it is still S-ON.
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Which firmware are you on? Did you update to Sense 3.6 + ICS with official update?
Did you unlock your bootloader through HTCDev ?
If you're on the latest firmware, flash the latest ext4 recovery. Before flashing a ICS / JB rom, on 4EXT, go to Tools - Enable Smartflash. You need this to flash custom roms with S-ON.
My sensation is S-ON and so far it's been a flawless feature. No need to flash kernels and boot.imgs through apt anymore
Thankz, i did the HTC dev unlock method and i have the latest official updates from HTC. i have flashed only the CWM image using the all in one tool for sensation.So if i understand you correctly i only have to flash the EXT4 image to the sensation which is part of the all in one tool for sensation.And i can install custom roms without using S-off?.
baleno_467 said:
Thankz, i did the HTC dev unlock method and i have the latest official updates from HTC. i have flashed only the CWM image using the all in one tool for sensation.So if i understand you correctly i only have to flash the EXT4 image to the sensation which is part of the all in one tool for sensation.And i can install custom roms without using S-off?.
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yeap that's all you need
edit:but don't forget to enable smartflash from it before flashing any roms
do i use smartflash also in the all in one tool or do i use from instal zip from sd =cart and where can i get smartflash?
baleno_467 said:
do i use smartflash also in the all in one tool or do i use from instal zip from sd =cart
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once you flash the 4ext recovery the all in one tool is no longer necessary
then from recovery go
tools
and at the bottom of the menu you will see the smartflash feature
enable it
after that go back
choose zip from sdcard
install zip from sdcard
thank you very much
Okay mow a little question how can i adjust my cpu frequenti (overclock) because the atuntu cpu master wont go further then 1188mhz.I found a zip file named Overclocked_kernel_v1.5.2_by_SebastianFM but when i want to install this file using the clockwork mod recovery it says that the installation failed.
Because i am trying to copy the url from xda app and i can' t do it ok then
Use the search and write(if your error is status 7)
Assert failed status 7 sensation
Download and flash the insecure.img
After that flash the kernel
Edit:it is better to install it with 4ext recovery
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Just to summarize what rzr86 told you with links, to help you.
Flashing roms with S-ON: Click here
Fix Status 7 Error on assert raw write: Click here
matekaneve said:
Just to summarize what rzr86 told you with links, to help you.
Flashing roms with S-ON: Click here
Fix Status 7 Error on assert raw write: Click here
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exactly
i couldn't paste the url link from xda app before
i could copy it to clipboard but after that ididn't know how to paste it
nevermind
ok i installed ext4 after that unsecure.img and overclock kernel went well now
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Okay if i flash the EXt4 recovery do i have to remove the CWM recovery or will this automaticly be removed. Using the CWM recovery with the unsecure zip file to fix status 7 errors, didnt work out when installed the overclocked kernel.
Everything went wll when installing the unsecure zipfile, it said it was okay. But when i installed the overclocked kernel it still keeps giving status 7 error.
Thats why i want to install the EXT4 recovery.
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once you have flashed 4ext yeap it will remove automatically cwm recovery
Well everything worked out fine thank you all for your help, my cpu speed is now on 1,5ghz the same as an sensation XE.
Okay now another short question if in time i do want to change my original ROM to an custom ROM al i have to do is put the custom ROM on the SD Card and install the rom using the EXT4 recovery. Or do i have to change the system partition just like with the HD2
And if i want to go back from Custom to original all i have to do is place the original ROM on a SD card and instal it from EXT4 ??
baleno_467 said:
Well everything worked out fine thank you all for your help, my cpu speed is now on 1,5ghz the same as an sensation XE.
Okay now another short question if in time i do want to change my original ROM to an custom ROM al i have to do is put the custom ROM on the SD Card and install the rom using the EXT4 recovery. Or do i have to change the system partition just like with the HD2
And if i want to go back from Custom to original all i have to do is place the original ROM on a SD card and instal it from EXT4 ??
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yes put the rom on sdcard and then flash from 4ext
but before flashing any rom always enable smartflash
and i suggest to have a nandroid backup just in case
Thank you U i still have the original ROM from htc so that won't be any problem. Thank you very much for your quick response
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I really need help here guys. I am rooting my friends HTC Sensation 4G (T-Mobile) and I think i might have broken the OS.
I can still get into recovery mode and flash, but my ROMs crash as soon as I boot. The phone even runs into a boot loop sometimes depending on which ROM. Can anybody guide me to bring the phone back to stock? I would GREATLY appreciate it.
-aronianchici
aronianchici said:
I really need help here guys. I am rooting my friends HTC Sensation 4G (T-Mobile) and I think i might have broken the OS.
I can still get into recovery mode and flash, but my ROMs crash as soon as I boot. The phone even runs into a boot loop sometimes depending on which ROM. Can anybody guide me to bring the phone back to stock? I would GREATLY appreciate it.
-aronianchici
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Give us detail , what u did , hboot version , etc
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Itsakash said:
Give us detail , what u did , hboot version , etc
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I rooted the phone, installed supersu (fine up until now) .. Created a backup via CWM and tried to flash Cyanogen mod. I realized it failed and so i went back to wipe (factory reset, cache, and dalvik cache) and went to restore my backup. The back up passes but is not 100% working due to some missing files in the system. I am also running HBOOT - 1.17.1111
aronianchici said:
I rooted the phone, installed supersu (fine up until now) .. Created a backup via CWM and tried to flash Cyanogen mod. I realized it failed and so i went back to wipe (factory reset, cache, and dalvik cache) and went to restore my backup. The back up passes but is not 100% working due to some missing files in the system. I am also running HBOOT - 1.17.1111
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If U r trying to install cm10 or any ics Rom
That won't work for u , coz u have gingerbread firmware... U need to flash ics firmware... And for that u need s off
Your hboot is 1.17 so revolutionary works for s off
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aronianchici said:
I rooted the phone, installed supersu (fine up until now) .. Created a backup via CWM and tried to flash Cyanogen mod. I realized it failed and so i went back to wipe (factory reset, cache, and dalvik cache) and went to restore my backup. The back up passes but is not 100% working due to some missing files in the system. I am also running HBOOT - 1.17.1111
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Hi,
When you go into bootloader,does it say s-off at the top?
Flash THIS ROM
Then,follow THIS GUIDE to the letter.
malybru said:
Hi,
When you go into bootloader,does it say s-off at the top?
Flash THIS ROM
Then,follow THIS GUIDE to the letter.
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Yes, it say's S-OFF at the top. I also already used revolutionary to achieve S-OFF and get CWM... Now what? I still can't do anything.. Do i flash ICS? What ROM do you recommend? Please, show me steps if that is possible.
aronianchici said:
Yes, it say's S-OFF at the top. I also already used revolutionary to achieve S-OFF and get CWM... Now what? I still can't do anything.. Do i flash ICS? What ROM do you recommend? Please, show me steps if that is possible.
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Flash gingerbread Rom
Ics will not work on gingerbread firmware
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Itsakash said:
Flash gingerbread Rom
Ics will not work on gingerbread firmware
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Can you link me to a good ROM for that? Do i just throw it on my SD card and flash it?
aronianchici said:
Yes, it say's S-OFF at the top. I also already used revolutionary to achieve S-OFF and get CWM... Now what? I still can't do anything.. Do i flash ICS? What ROM do you recommend? Please, show me steps if that is possible.
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Hi,
I gave you a GB ROM to flash.
That should get your phone running again.
Then, I gave you a link to a guide which will install 4 EXT recovery,update your firmware and radio,and install ARHD ICS ROM.
Please read the link carefully,and follow it to the letter.
malybru said:
Hi,
I gave you a GB ROM to flash.
That should get your phone running again.
Then, I gave you a link to a guide which will install 4 EXT recovery,update your firmware and radio,and install ARHD ICS ROM.
Please read the link carefully,and follow it to the letter.
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I tried that, and it failed on me. It bootloops on the HTC logo now. I need to return this phone to my friend by tomorrow.
I don't know if this is too much to ask, but would anybody mind assisting me through a google hangouts video chat? I could do it tomorrow at about 4PM. I really need to get this fixed.... Like bad.
Wipe the phone. Then Flash the original OS with Odin. Problem solved, then try rooting again
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Thyhack said:
Wipe the phone. Then Flash the original OS with Odin. Problem solved, then try rooting again
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I don't know what I did... but I managed to get Cyanogen Mod working.. I'm scared to touch anything else lol. It's working flawlessly so far.
So i have the bootloader unlocked and the s-off, but i dont know how to flash a custom rom, cause i dont see or maybe i havent found the way or thread. So if anyone can help me with this. what should i do now? what's the next step?
flashing a recovery? lol im really lost here
Hi
Greeting
Ur soff and that's great
Put the zip file if your Rom into sdcard
Boot into recovery
Make a backup in recovery
Wipe everything except sd card
Install zip from sdcard and select the zip file of Rom which you have in sdcard
Wipe dalvik cache
Reboot your done
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Recovery is like a 'mini rom' that you can boot into to perform installs and such on teh device. You can't make calls with it or anything like that but it gives you access to the Systen directory so you can install a new ROM and various other things like that.
If you are rooted (meaning you've installed SuperUser) you can get the 4EXT app from the Play Store and it will isntall it's recovery for you.
If you're not rooted (if you don't know what SuperUser is, you're not) you will need to install a recovery using your computer
Check out this post...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1870233&highlight=flash+recovery
Skip right to Step 3 since you've already S-Off'ed and unlocked the bootloader. It's a step by step guide as to how to install a recovery module
Once you install the 4EXT recovery go to the Play Store and buy the app that goes with it. It's like $3 and worth every single last penny.
Once you have the recovery modeule installed then you can use the guide by Shrex in the post above mine.
Hi
Greetings
Dam this could be the best explanation about recovery
I too did not know few things about recovery
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