How to reboot your device into recovery mode
IF SOMETHING I MISSED PLEASE COMMENT
***There are several options to boot into a custom recovery image***
########For Windows User########
#First method(works with both rooted & non-rooted devices)
Using your big screen box(computer),your device,USB Cable
1.No ANDROID SDK Bundle,you just need some binaries.
2.Download adb here(2.25 MB).
3.Extract adb.zip & copy adb.exe,AdbWinApi.dll,AdbWinUsbApi.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32 (for future ease)
4.Right click on android_usb.inf,android_winusb.inf & click install.
###Drivers are now installed
5.Enable USB debugging in your device.
a)For 2.3 & lower devices
1.GOTO settings->Applications
b)For 4.0 & above devices
1.GOTO Settings->Developer options->USB debugging
5.Now connect your device with your PC.If there is any problem while installation of your device(can be with LG devices) .install this or universal(for all devices).
6.Now open command prompt(cmd.exe) and simply write
adb reboot recovery
***NOTE:PWD(all files):andybug
#########For Linux users#########
1.Download adb for linux here(142 KB)
2.Extract adblinux.zip
########For UBUNTU users#######
a)open Terminal(ctrl+alt+t).
b)write this
sudo nautilus
c)File explorer will open.Now copy adb extracted from adblinux.zip to /bin(located under filesystem)
d)when succesfully pasted adb,right click on adb & open properties.
e)goto permissions tab & select
owner:root
access:Read & write
group:root
access:Read & write
others
access:read & write
*tick allow executing file as program.
Everyting done now you can directly use adb commands using terminal.
Now close window opened by terminal.
f)Simply connect your device with PC & open terminal
write this
sudo adb reboot recovery
OR
sudo su
adb reboot recovery
################################################
#Second method(Need device to be rooted)
Using device
1.Download terminal emulator here.
2.open terminal emulator
3.write this
su
reboot recovery
########################################
#Third method(works for both root & non-root)
**Manually boot into recovery mode using physical buttons.
1.Turn off the device.
2.You can use the following button combinations while powering up the device & booting into recovery mode.
--Barnes & Noble Nook Color
Hold Power & "n button" down until the device turns on and off again. Then press Power to turn the device on normally and access the recovery.
--Commtiva Z71
Hold Camera, Volume Up and Power together to boot into the recovery menu.
--Galaxy Nexus
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Galaxy Tablet 7" (Gen 1) (Verizon Model # SCH-I800)
Simultaneously Hold Home Button, Volume Up, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes "Samsung", then release all buttons.
--Geeksphone One
Hold Volume up, the Camera & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Ace
Hold Volume Down & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Aria
Hold the Volume down & the Power buttons until the device boots into recovery. Once in the bootloader wait a few seconds for checks to complete and then select recovery.
--HTC Desire
Hold Volume Down and the Power button, then use Volume Down to highlight "bootloader" and press the Power button to select it. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Dream
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Evo 4G
Hold Volume Down & the Power buttons until the device boots to recovery, or hboot. If the latter, wait until the menu appears, then press Volume Down to highlight RECOVERY then Power to select and then boot into recovery.
--HTC Evo Shift 4G
Hold Volume Down & the Power buttons until the device boots to recovery, or hboot. If the latter, wait until the menu appears, then press Volume Down to highlight RECOVERY then Power to select and then boot into recovery.
--HTC Glacier
Hold Volume Down & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Hero (CDMA)
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Hero (GSM)
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Incredible
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Legend
Press down on the Trackball, hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Magic
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Slide
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Tattoo
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Vision
Press down on the Trackball, hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Wildfire
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--LG myTouch Q
Hold Volume Down, F, A & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--LG Optimus 2X
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery
--LG Optimus Me
Hold Volume Down, Call, & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--LG Optimus L3
Hold the Volume Up, Home, & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--LG Optimus One
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--Motorola Backflip
Hold Camera & the Power button until the device indicates to stop. Then press the Volume Down button to boot to the recovery.
--Motorola Cliq XT
Hold Camera & the Power button until the device indicates to stop. Then press the Volume Down button to boot to the recovery.
--Motorola Defy
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots. Droid with exclamation mark should show up. Press Volume Up & Volume Down to enter recovery menu.
--Motorola Droid
Hold the X key on the keyboard & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--Nexus One
Press down on the Trackball & hold the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, press the Power button once, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--Nexus S
Hold Volume Up & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--Samsung Captivate
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Epic 4G
Hold Volume Down, Camera, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Fascinate
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy Ace
Hold Power and Home. When the Samsung logo appears, release Power, but keep Home held down until the recovery appears.
--Samsung Galaxy Mini
Hold Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T)
Hold Volume Up, Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy S(All versions including duos)
Hold Volume Up[+Volume Down], Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy S II
Hold Volume Up, Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T)
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy S III
Hold Volume Up, Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Mesmerize
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Showcase
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Vibrant
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Sony Xperia Arc
Press back button few times while booting.
--Sony Xperia Neo V
Press volume down button few times while booting.
--Viewsonic G-Tablet
Hold Volume Up & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Home soft key select.
--ZTE Blade
Press Volume Down and Power.
--ZTE V9
Press Volume Down and Power.
List will be updating.................. source:wiki
**Most pupular ClockworkMod Recovery is now available for your device
visit http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager]
**For unsupported phone Models google to download one for your's.
*#*#Features of ClockworkMod Recovery
1.reboot system now:self explanatory. Reboots device
2.apply update from sdcard :: Installs the update.zip located in the root of your SD card
3.wipe data/factory reset :: Obvious - clears everything (except your SD card, hopefully)
4.wipe cache partition :: erases and formats /cache
5.install zip from sdcard
apply /sdcard/update.zip :: Installs the update.zip located in the root of your SD card
choose zip from sdcard :: Lets you browse for and pick the update or installation zip file
toggle signature verification :: Turns zip package signature requirement on/off
toggle script asserts
6.backup and restore
backup :: Performs a full backup (boot, system, data, cache)
restore :: Restores the most recent full backup
advanced restore :: Allows you to select a backup, as well as select what part of the backup
to restore (boot, system, data, cache, sd-ext)
7.mounts and storage
unmount /cache
mount /data
unmount /sdcard
mount /system
mount /sd-ext
format /cache
format /data
format /sdcard
format /system
format /sd-ext
mount USB storage
8.advanced
Reboot Recovery
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Wipe Battery Stats
Report Error :: Creates recovery.log in /sdcard/clockworkmod/ so you can use it to sumbit error reports using ROM Manager
Key Test :: Allows you to test your hardware keys on the device
Partition SD Card :: Allows you to create an ext partition on your SD card from 128M to 4096M
Fix Permissions :: Resets system permissions back to their default values
9.power off:self explanatory.
******Control files
when placed at /sdcard/clockworkmod/ These files alter clockworkmod default behavior *USE WITH CAUTION*
options for response fields
.no_confirm
.one_confirm
options for taskbars
.hidenandroidprogress
IF SOMETHING I MISSED PLEASE COMMENT
***There are several options to boot into a custom recovery image***
########For Windows User########
#First method(works with both rooted & non-rooted devices)
Using your big screen box(computer),your device,USB Cable
1.No ANDROID SDK Bundle,you just need some binaries.
2.Download adb here(2.25 MB).
3.Extract adb.zip & copy adb.exe,AdbWinApi.dll,AdbWinUsbApi.dll to C:\WINDOWS\system32 (for future ease)
4.Right click on android_usb.inf,android_winusb.inf & click install.
###Drivers are now installed
5.Enable USB debugging in your device.
a)For 2.3 & lower devices
1.GOTO settings->Applications
b)For 4.0 & above devices
1.GOTO Settings->Developer options->USB debugging
5.Now connect your device with your PC.If there is any problem while installation of your device(can be with LG devices) .install this or universal(for all devices).
6.Now open command prompt(cmd.exe) and simply write
adb reboot recovery
***NOTE:PWD(all files):andybug
#########For Linux users#########
1.Download adb for linux here(142 KB)
2.Extract adblinux.zip
########For UBUNTU users#######
a)open Terminal(ctrl+alt+t).
b)write this
sudo nautilus
c)File explorer will open.Now copy adb extracted from adblinux.zip to /bin(located under filesystem)
d)when succesfully pasted adb,right click on adb & open properties.
e)goto permissions tab & select
owner:root
access:Read & write
group:root
access:Read & write
others
access:read & write
*tick allow executing file as program.
Everyting done now you can directly use adb commands using terminal.
Now close window opened by terminal.
f)Simply connect your device with PC & open terminal
write this
sudo adb reboot recovery
OR
sudo su
adb reboot recovery
################################################
#Second method(Need device to be rooted)
Using device
1.Download terminal emulator here.
2.open terminal emulator
3.write this
su
reboot recovery
########################################
#Third method(works for both root & non-root)
**Manually boot into recovery mode using physical buttons.
1.Turn off the device.
2.You can use the following button combinations while powering up the device & booting into recovery mode.
--Barnes & Noble Nook Color
Hold Power & "n button" down until the device turns on and off again. Then press Power to turn the device on normally and access the recovery.
--Commtiva Z71
Hold Camera, Volume Up and Power together to boot into the recovery menu.
--Galaxy Nexus
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Galaxy Tablet 7" (Gen 1) (Verizon Model # SCH-I800)
Simultaneously Hold Home Button, Volume Up, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes "Samsung", then release all buttons.
--Geeksphone One
Hold Volume up, the Camera & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Ace
Hold Volume Down & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Aria
Hold the Volume down & the Power buttons until the device boots into recovery. Once in the bootloader wait a few seconds for checks to complete and then select recovery.
--HTC Desire
Hold Volume Down and the Power button, then use Volume Down to highlight "bootloader" and press the Power button to select it. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Dream
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Evo 4G
Hold Volume Down & the Power buttons until the device boots to recovery, or hboot. If the latter, wait until the menu appears, then press Volume Down to highlight RECOVERY then Power to select and then boot into recovery.
--HTC Evo Shift 4G
Hold Volume Down & the Power buttons until the device boots to recovery, or hboot. If the latter, wait until the menu appears, then press Volume Down to highlight RECOVERY then Power to select and then boot into recovery.
--HTC Glacier
Hold Volume Down & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Hero (CDMA)
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Hero (GSM)
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Incredible
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Legend
Press down on the Trackball, hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Magic
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Slide
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Tattoo
Hold the Home & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--HTC Vision
Press down on the Trackball, hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--HTC Wildfire
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--LG myTouch Q
Hold Volume Down, F, A & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--LG Optimus 2X
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery
--LG Optimus Me
Hold Volume Down, Call, & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--LG Optimus L3
Hold the Volume Up, Home, & the Power buttons until the device boots to the recovery.
--LG Optimus One
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--Motorola Backflip
Hold Camera & the Power button until the device indicates to stop. Then press the Volume Down button to boot to the recovery.
--Motorola Cliq XT
Hold Camera & the Power button until the device indicates to stop. Then press the Volume Down button to boot to the recovery.
--Motorola Defy
Hold Volume Down & the Power button until the device boots. Droid with exclamation mark should show up. Press Volume Up & Volume Down to enter recovery menu.
--Motorola Droid
Hold the X key on the keyboard & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--Nexus One
Press down on the Trackball & hold the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, press the Power button once, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Power button to select.
--Nexus S
Hold Volume Up & the Power button until the device boots to the recovery.
--Samsung Captivate
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Epic 4G
Hold Volume Down, Camera, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Fascinate
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy Ace
Hold Power and Home. When the Samsung logo appears, release Power, but keep Home held down until the recovery appears.
--Samsung Galaxy Mini
Hold Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy Note (AT&T)
Hold Volume Up, Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy S(All versions including duos)
Hold Volume Up[+Volume Down], Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy S II
Hold Volume Up, Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T)
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Galaxy S III
Hold Volume Up, Home, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Mesmerize
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Showcase
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Samsung Vibrant
Hold Volume Up, Volume Down, & the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.
--Sony Xperia Arc
Press back button few times while booting.
--Sony Xperia Neo V
Press volume down button few times while booting.
--Viewsonic G-Tablet
Hold Volume Up & the Power button until the device boots to the bootloader. Once in the bootloader, use Volume Down to select "recovery" and press the Home soft key select.
--ZTE Blade
Press Volume Down and Power.
--ZTE V9
Press Volume Down and Power.
List will be updating.................. source:wiki
**Most pupular ClockworkMod Recovery is now available for your device
visit http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager]
**For unsupported phone Models google to download one for your's.
*#*#Features of ClockworkMod Recovery
1.reboot system now:self explanatory. Reboots device
2.apply update from sdcard :: Installs the update.zip located in the root of your SD card
3.wipe data/factory reset :: Obvious - clears everything (except your SD card, hopefully)
4.wipe cache partition :: erases and formats /cache
5.install zip from sdcard
apply /sdcard/update.zip :: Installs the update.zip located in the root of your SD card
choose zip from sdcard :: Lets you browse for and pick the update or installation zip file
toggle signature verification :: Turns zip package signature requirement on/off
toggle script asserts
6.backup and restore
backup :: Performs a full backup (boot, system, data, cache)
restore :: Restores the most recent full backup
advanced restore :: Allows you to select a backup, as well as select what part of the backup
to restore (boot, system, data, cache, sd-ext)
7.mounts and storage
unmount /cache
mount /data
unmount /sdcard
mount /system
mount /sd-ext
format /cache
format /data
format /sdcard
format /system
format /sd-ext
mount USB storage
8.advanced
Reboot Recovery
Wipe Dalvik Cache
Wipe Battery Stats
Report Error :: Creates recovery.log in /sdcard/clockworkmod/ so you can use it to sumbit error reports using ROM Manager
Key Test :: Allows you to test your hardware keys on the device
Partition SD Card :: Allows you to create an ext partition on your SD card from 128M to 4096M
Fix Permissions :: Resets system permissions back to their default values
9.power off:self explanatory.
******Control files
when placed at /sdcard/clockworkmod/ These files alter clockworkmod default behavior *USE WITH CAUTION*
options for response fields
.no_confirm
.one_confirm
options for taskbars
.hidenandroidprogress
