Hello sir or madam, I tried to install cmw recovery from rom manager, firstly cwm not showing my device in the list. I tried manually install into 3.x. But when i tried to create rom backup, Backup and recovery option not showing in cmw recovery mode.

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If you’ve ever thought about tinkering with your Android device, you’ve probably read that you need to flash a custom recovery onto it before you can do anything serious. But, that begs a few questions — what’s a recovery? What’s a custom recovery? What are my options for custom recoveries? We’re going to take a complete look at recoveries so that you can be well-informed when you start messing with your Android device.

What’s a Recovery?

An Android device consists of several pieces of software, which include the bootloader, radio, recovery, and system. The bootloader is the first piece of software that is run when your device turns on — it decides whether to load the recovery, or load Android (“system”) and the radio. The radio is simply the controller for your antennas, which give you a cellular connection to your carrier’s towers, but the radio is pretty irrelevant for the purposes of this article.

The recovery, simply put, is a runtime environment (think “mini operating system”) separate from Android that can perform various system-related tasks. The stock recovery on most Android devices can apply OTA (over-the-air) updates, delete user and cache content (for factory reset purposes), and allow external tools from a microSD card to run functions on the device.

Compared to a full-sized PC, it is most similar to the BIOS in that it is a small piece of software that is independent of the operating system and can control various system settings and functions, but it does not actually perform the same exact tasks. For example, the recovery doesn’t control any I/O functions, which is entirely what the BIOS is about. The recovery also has no power as soon as Android is being loaded.

And a Custom Recovery?

A custom recovery is a non-stock recovery, which people can install over the stock recovery. There are many different reasons why someone will want to install a custom recovery — most of those reasons are extra functionality. Most of the major features include:

• The ability for third-party ROMs to be installed over the stock Android image
• The ability to perform Nandroid backups — these are very good backups that saves literally everything from your personal data to the operating system itself
• The ability to communicate with the Android Debug Bridge, or adb, on a computer for debugging and other developer-type actions, which is otherwise only possible when enabling developer tools within Android
• A more useful and/or visually-pleasing interface for the recovery, which can include touch capabilities or an interface not driven by menu options.

Long story short, custom recoveries allow you to do various things that the manufacturer may not want you to do with it. They make the stock recovery so limited for the sake of making sure that you don’t turn your device into a brick, but you know what you’re doing, right?

CWM and TWRP

The top two most popular custom recoveries are ClockworkMod (CWM) [No Longer Available] and Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP). Both of these recoveries are fantastic choices and come loaded with features (including the ones I listed above).

CWM has been the recommended recovery for a long time and is still the most-used one, but TWRP has been gaining more popularity, has a few more options, and is even themeable. CWM is menu-driven and comes with a boring interface, but it works well.

TWRP is more dynamic as it displays large buttons that you can easily tap on to execute, and it also guesses what you’ll want to do next: The buttons aren’t set in stone. For example, after flashing a new ROM, it’ll replace one of the buttons with an option to wipe the cache and other related functions. It also stays in the folder you browsed to last, which is great if you have multiple related files you need to flash that are all located in the same folder. Both projects boast a long list of supported devices, so you should be able to find a recovery made for your device.

Other Custom Recoveries

If you’re curious about recoveries other than CWM and TWRP, you should definitely check out the XDA-Developers forum for more recoveries that support your device. Search by going to your device’s subforum and looking for threads with a [Recovery] tag on them. All recoveries should address the main points that a custom recovery provides, but they can vary on how they tackle those points. The most obvious change between them will be their different interfaces.

Conclusion

Custom recoveries are great tools, and can be useful while you have a third-party ROM installed or even still your stock Android image. However, be sure that you’ll actually make sure of that custom recovery, as replacing the stock recovery can void the warranty. Now that you know what a (custom) recovery is, you can check out a list of 5 things to consider before flash a ROMShould You Really Flash That ROM? 5 Things To Consider FirstShould You Really Flash That ROM? 5 Things To Consider FirstCustom ROMs are powerful and allow you to get the latest version of Android without any manufacturer-installed junk and with advanced features and tweaks. But they have downsides, too.Read More as well as this general ROM flashing guideHow to Find and Install a Custom ROM for Your Android DeviceHow to Find and Install a Custom ROM for Your Android DeviceAndroid is super customizable, but to fully take advantage of that, you need to flash a custom ROM. Here's how to do that.Read More on how to get a custom recovery onto your device. Be aware that actual directions will vary from device to device. If you don’t know what ROM you’d like to flash, check out this list of the best Android ROMsWhat Are The Best Custom Android ROMs?What Are The Best Custom Android ROMs?The moment you realize you can flash your Android phone with a new ROM is a pivotal one. Suddenly, you're free: Endless customization options, no more vendor bloatware, and, best of all, you don't have..Read More.

What’s your favorite recovery? What do you think is their most useful feature? Let us know in the comments!

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ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) is a replacement recovery option for Android devices, made by Koushik 'Koush' Dutta.It is based on the Android 2.1 (Eclair) recovery image. Features include Nandroid backup, adb shell, advanced update.zip options (ignore asserts and signature checks), and file browser for choosing update.zips

The ROM Manager app may be used for installing CWM, overwriting the device's stock recovery. As with the stock recovery, CWM can apply software changes to the device. Unlike the stock recovery, CWM is able to entirely replace the device's primary Android operating system ('flashing a new ROM'), including with aftermarket replacements such as CyanogenMod. Once installed, CWM it is accessed by turning your phone off, then triggering the bootloader prompt by holding down some device-dependent button combination as it is turned on.

CWM is also known as clockwork and CW recovery.

• 2Installation Methods

Building

See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1866545

Note that it's usually possible to find pre-built CWM images.

Installation Methods

Method 1A

ROM Manager - Rom Manager is the original and official way to install ClockworkMod recovery by a .zip file. Download 'Rom Manager' from Google Play, use the app to download the correct version of CWM for your phone (update.zip file), reboot into the stock recovery and choose the option 're-install package' TWO TIMES to temporarily load CWM from the update.zip file. This file needs to remain on the phone to load CWM when needed each time. DO NOT DELETE!

Method 1B

You can find and download the update.zip by yourself, place it on the phone in /sdcard/ and boot into recovery using the 3 button method, choose the option 're-install package' TWO TIMES to load into CWM. Once again the update.zip needs to remain on the phone. DO NOT DELETE!

Method 2

(Some models)Flash/Use a kernel with Clockwork built in. Most cooked Roms for compatible devices include a kernel with CWM built in. With this method you DO NOT need the update.zip file or Rom Manager anymore. The update.zip may be handy to keep in-case you install a new kernel without CWM built-in, but it is not necessary.

Method 3

For Samsung Galaxy S phones: From stock it is easiest to get CWM by flashing a kernel with CWM built-in by using Odin3 1.7 flashing utility. Only some kernels come in a Odin compatible package (.tar file).

Install CWM Recovery to Samsung Galaxy tab 2 7.0 (GT-P3110) with Linux and Heimdall:
1. install Heimdall (and optionally Heimdall-frontend) on your GNU/Linux host computer. This software is a flash tool which copies firmware images to device's specific memory area. Odin is its clone :). You can find several guides how to install this even from source. You don't need windows stuff such as odin or Kies or a fake software which contains the usb drivers because most probably the kerner drivers are preinstalled on your GNU/Linux OS.
2. download CWM to your GNU/Linux computer: clockworkmod.com/rommanager (recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.7-p3110.img) You can navigate in the menu with volume up/down keys and choose item with power button. If image name contains touch then allows navigation with touch too.
3. turn off the tablet (wait around 10 secs while screen goes black)
4. boot into recovery mode: keep the the volume key pressed which is closer to the power button and at the same time keep the power button pressed also. You may keep them pressed as long as you like: logo appears then device reboots. When logo appears release keys. Android system recovery <3e> default recovery loads. Choose 'wipe data/factory reset' menu then 'Yes -- delete all user data'.
5. be prepared to execute next step then choose reboot system now from menu
6. after reboot don't allow system to load: immediatelly keep the power button pressed and the volume key which is on the far side. Keep it pressed until warning appears
7. connect tablet to GNU/Linux host with USB cable then press the volume button which is close to the power button
8. with root permission run command on GNU/Linux host and be prepared for executing next step immediately sudo heimdall flash --RECOVERY recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.2.7-p3110.img
9. when it completes it restarts the device: remove the cable and immediatelly boot into recovery mode: keep the volume key pressed which is next to the power button and also the power button: keep it pressed until logo is displayed on 2nd time then release them.
10. ClockworkMod Recovery loads and you can use it. Scroll down to see all the menuitems. You can create backup with backup and restore menu then backup to external sdcard
11. After all use last menuitem: +++Go Back+++ / reboot system now / ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix? If you choose No then you can do the procedure again. If you choose Yes then Samsung's recovery firmware gets overwritten by ClockworkMod Recovery.

Method 4a

Tried this in Karbonn A21.1. Connect the phone to PC using USB cable2. Select to copy files to/from your computer' in the notification panel menu.3. This will open up two drives within Windows Explorer3a. One drive with the internal SDCARD of A213b. One drive with the additional SDCARD that you had inserted [optional]4. Copy the recovery.img to the root of the SDCard (Select 'USB Connected - Karbonn has a built-in SD card /sdcard/ but the additional SDCARD will become /ext-sdcard/ which cannot be used normally)5. Open any terminal emulator in your phone. You can try this6. Type following commands :sudd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p16.backup bs=4096dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 bs=4096

Method 4b

Also tried this in Karbonn A211. Get the 'CWM Recovery For Karbonn A21.ZIP' from XDA forum or search for '> Android Dev elopment and Hacking > Android Softw are and Hacking General [Dev elopers Only] > [Recov ery][Easy To Flash] CWM Recovery 5.0.2.8 for Karbonn A21 [Very Easy]'2. Follow the instructions in the page3. It is that simple!

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Features

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Compatible Devices

See Clockworkmod.com for a list of supported devices.

See also

External links

• http://www.clockworkmod.com/ - Official site
• https://www.xda-developers.com/tag/clockwordmod-recovery/ - posts tagged: ClockwordMod Recovery