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How To Flash a Custom Recovery on Android [The Droid Demos]

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For those who have dove into rooting an Android phone, you have more than likely come across the world of custom recovery images. These can be accessed by booting into a special menu, giving you the ability to many options for your Android phone, allowing you to: * Do a full back up of your Android system * Restore backups * Flash custom ROMs * Partition the SD card to allow A2SD (Apps to SD)

among other options. Whether you're unhappy with your current recovery, want to upgrade to a newer version from your recovery developer, or just want to try something new, this How to Flash a Custom Recovery Tutorial will show you how.

To download a recovery image for your phone, visit http://www.thedroiddemos.com/2010/07/15/how-to-flash-a-custom-recovery-on-and...

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  • I put it back to charge only before disconnecting, and it will not let me flash it. Gets the flash_image: not found error. Whats going on?

  • @843RebeLuTioN Make sure its in the right folder and that usb debugging is on

  • @djR3Z I had to make my hboot .76. You hould make another video explaining that, and how to make it that.

  • @843RebeLuTioN Yeah it won't work unless you have the latest Amon RA Recovery.

  • i got the error message was diconnected from the usb any suggestions

  • @fonsotrilla09 you were disconnected from usb...

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  • hey I've read all the comments above, I've tried everything that is suggested, it still says flash_image: not found i am running miui on htc desire bravo, any ideas? i know that i don't have s-off if that makes a difference, if i need s-off how do i do it, please note i am using mac so there was only one piece of software i could use to root my phone

  • well this method work with xionia?

  • so if i have CWR, i downloaded and installed a different one, but i didn't like it... how would i install CWR again?

  • Nice video man i like you

  • I luv u

  • hey i need help with  it

  • su: uid 10082 not allowed to su

    HELP!!!

  • great thanks.............

  • Hey, is there also a java compiler for android available. So that i can command:

    javac testprog.java

    and then

    java testprog.class

  • hi.. when i try this. i got a message saying "read error at 0x00320000 (out of memory).. how should i fix it?

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