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Complete Guide for installing Both Custom / Stock Recovery ( Downloads and Methods )

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here is a complete Guide for installing Custom Recovery or Stock Recovery

1) Custom Recovery

Downloads for CWM Recovery

i gathered some of those links for all over the forum , thanks for the members who posted them

to manually install , here is recovery-clockwork-5.x ( to be installed from bootloader ) :

File Format is PG58IMG.

zip

, and you should use Method 2 for this file format

try this link http://vi8.info/HTC-Sensation/Non-Stock-Recovery/ ( use Method 2 )

PG58IMG_CWM.zip ( use Method 2 ) , rename it to PG58IMG.zip , latest non-touch version April 2012 link by EddyOS

CWM 5.0.2.0 http://www.axifile.com/en/EC384AC809 ( md5 is : 85b5f10c9afe33fb50396bd5f54bc7de ) , rename to PG58IMG.zip ( use Method 2 )

5.0.2.0 PG58IMG.zip is HERE ( use Method 2 )

there is a link in here ( Guide to S-Off, Unlocking, Root, etc ) for a 5.0.2 PG58IMG.zip , this zip is reported by lot of users not working with them ) , i guess super cid may solve that problem if it is a cid or mid problem

to manually install , here is recovery-clockwork-5.x.images ( to be installed from PC and device in fastboot , usb debugging enabled , fast boot UN-ticked in Setting \ power menu ) :

File format is { recovery name }.

img

, and you should use Method 1 for this file format

CWM v5.0.0.8 is always Proved working

CWM 5.0.2.0 ( use Method 1 )

CWM v 5.0.2.0 ( use Method 1 should work )

Downloads for4EXT Recovery

tip : 4EXT

touch

Recovery has more options , i recommend after S-Off to install CWM safer ( because Revolutionary install it

after

S-OFF , and i 'd rather go by the book for S-OFF procedure , much safer ) , then after install SU and Rom all finished and your Rom settles , then move to 4EXT

later on

if you are Rooted " SU installed " , install 4EXT Recovery Updater or 4EXT Recovery Control and it will download and install 4EXT automatically for you

PG58IMG_4EXT.zip ( use Method 2 , April 2012 link by EddyOS )

or 4EXT recovery v1.0.0.5 ( use Method 1 )

or Go to 4EXT thread and there's a direct download for a version you can flash via fastboot ( use Method 1 )

or Download the user-friendly 4EXT Recovery touch flashing tool and read the guide inside ( link by joaquinf ).

Flash 4EXT Recovery using either Method 1 or Method 2 ( according to the Downloaded file format )

Alternative method for flashing 4EXT Recovery is to flash ARHD ICS Custom Rom , it will install 4EXT recovery during ARHD Rom installtion

Installation Problems

in case fastboot commands is not working :

uninstall htc sync then uninstall new htc drivers that comes with it , and install Old htc driver download link for HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe

uncheck fast boot under setting \ power or simply remove battery and put it back and boot to boot loader

start cmd as admin , disable firewall if needed , remove conflicting software or APK's

there is a new version of CWM 5.8 touch version , it has bugs now , so don't use it until those Bugs are fixed ( it also may prevent installing of ARHD ICS Rom or usb connection )

for PG58IMG.zip that give error , edit android-info.txt without extracting the zip file to include your cid and mid ( using Notepad++ or maybe notepad ) , and use ( Method 2 )

to edit android-info.txt , read this title " How to edit the android-info.txt File via Windows " in hereUser Friendly Firmware Upgrade

Installation Methods

if you install CWM recovery through revolutionary while S-off ( or connected to it later on ) , it will install an old version i think CWM 4.x .

this old version will not charge device if it is powered off

, So better immediately install CWM 5.x , ( Note that 30 min to 45 min with me to install )

if you are Rooted " SU Installed "

if you are Rooted " i.e SU installed " and in case of reinstalling or updating custom recovery , install Rom Manager ROM Manager APK from the Market ( free or Pro ) or 4EXT Recovery Updater or 4EXT Recovery Control and let it install latest Custom Recovery automatically

Method 1 :

if you are using Recovery

.img

( i.e ???.img ) then from your PC using ADB tools download for WINDOWS or download for LINUX and the device should be in fastboot usb .

Put recovery.img from zip file inside ADB tools Folder ,

start cmd

as administrator

and navigate to ADB tools folder which includes fastboot.exe

execute fastboot flash recovery recovery.img , then after installation is finished execute fastboot reboot-bootloader

Method 2 :

the file name should be PG58IMG

.zip

, make sure of that ( not PG58IMG

.zip.zip

if your are using a

downloaded

PG58IMG

.zip

( i.e .zip ) ( it is not a file that you rename and compress by yourself !!!!! ) , then place it into SD card and install it from bootloader as usual update

if it gave you cid or mid error , then you can either super cid and use it

or if you don't want to do that you can modify the PG58IMG.zip , it has android-info.txt file inside it ( which determines on which mid and cid's devices it is allowed to be installed )

you can modify the android-info.txt to include your cid and mid , and it should work

don't extract the PG58IMG.zip , just open it in winrar and modify the android-info.txt file only ( add cid and mid ) using notepad++ ( drag it to desktop , modify then drag it inside winrar window again to replace the existing file and press ok )

Method 3 : you can also try Android Flasher or HTC 4G All-In-One Toolkit or [TOOL] HTC Sensation/XE/4G Super Utility (all in one) by kgs1992 if you like ( do it at your own risk , i didn't try it personally )

Method 4 : you can extract ????

.img

from the zip ( PG58IMG

.zip

) and flash it as in Method 1

How to Boot into Custom Recovery From PC without installation

File format is { recovery name }.

img

Download ADB tools download for WINDOWS

Put recovery

img

{ recovery name }.img inside ADB folder in same place your fastboot.exe

{ recovery name }.

img

is the exact name for the downloaded recovery

img

that you put inside the ADB Folder

it is

NOT

PG58IMG.zip recovery

Start cmd

as administrator

and navigate to ADB Folder which includes fastboot.exe and type the command fastboot boot { recovery name }.img and press enter

your phone should now go to recovery screen ( loaded through fastboot )

2) Stock Recovery

You can use Android Recovery Manager to download and install your stock recovery

try also this link http://vi8.info/HTC-Sensation/Stock-Recovery/

or extract Stock recovery from your RUU.exe as follows

extract Rom.zip from RUU.exe as in this thread How To Debrand / Rebrand Your Sensation

open Rom.zip in and extract recovery

Usually Stock Recovery is flashed according to Method 1

or prepare it in a PG58IMG.zip and flash it ( if you know how to do it ) and flash it according to Method 2 , i didn't try this myself

3) Super User

Downloads

2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip

Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip

Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip

ARHD Rootin tools ( Superuser and Busy box )

SuperSU market link

Installation

for Zip Patches , go to recovery , clear dalvik cache and cache , install from recovery as usual

for 2.3.6.3-efgh-signed.zip it would need to be flashed up to three times to flash successfully , if it didn't then for troubleshooting go to Post # 2 here Guide to S-Off, Unlocking, Root, etc

for SuperSU , go to SuperSU thread for how to

if you have problems for installation , try to install busy box from market

you can try this tool [TOOL] HTC Sensation/XE/4G Super Utility (all in one) by kgs1992

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