[Android General] luckydogra:
Bored with stock eclair? Want to install froyo(or custom rom) on a60?But confused with all methods:confused:???[/COLOR]

So you are at right place.

Today i will tell you how to install custom recovery on a60 and flash a custom rom.

First of all, you have to download a rom from following available roms for a60:-

1). Jet rom 2.2(froyo) 'rolling out soon'

2). Jet rom 2.1(froyo)

3). Cyborg rom 2.1(froyo)

4). Freek rom v3(froyo) 'rolling on 25 may.'

5).Freek rom v2(froyo)

6).kul rom v1,2 (froyo)

7). Sense rom(eclair)

8). Ice cream sandwich rom(eclair)

Disclamer: Not comparing roms at all.

STEP - 1

:First step in installing custom rom is

rooting your a60

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Before it, you should know, what does rooting means?:)

“Rooting” your device means obtaining “superuser” rights and permissions to your Android’s software. With these elevated user privileges, you gain the ability to load custom software (ROM’s), install custom themes, increase performance, increase battery life, and the ability to install software that would otherwise cost extra money (ex: WiFi tethering). Rooting is essentially “hacking” your Android device.

You install software "root and me" from play store to know more about rooting.

For rooting a60, you should install software universal androot from:-

http://www.4shared.com/android/O-aYPeg8/Universal_Androot_162_beta_5.html

Open androot and then click on

go root.

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wuhu, your device will be rooted

STEP - 2

Now, next step is installing busybox.

Download app "busybox installer" from play store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer&hl=en

STEP - 3

Now, download clockworkmod 5, made by ngage_me fo our device from:-

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1559347

Dont forget to click thanks on thread.

STEP - 4

Now download recovery manager from:-

http://android.podtwo.com/recoverymanager (click on RecoveryManager_v0.37b.zip) amd extract zip and install apk normally.

this will help you to install custom recovery.

Now follow this picture guide:-

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1.Click on recovery in app menu.

2.There click on install recovery.

wait for some time, while app search for all .img files on your sd card.

3.Then click on recovery image name of ngage_me, you downloaded earlier.

4.Let app install recovery when installing comes and then message will come

"current recovery: unrecognised"

5.Now click on reboot into recovery in app.

And you will be in recovery after some time.

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If device is stuck on micromax logo for more than 4 minutes, take battery out, and switch on phone normally. Then repeat step 1-5 for installing recovery. It will work foresure.

STEP - 5

Now you are booted in clockworkmod 5.

Now next question comes, How to use recovery and flash a rom?

First thing to do in recovery is to go to "backup and restore option" and then click on backup your current rom and data. If any thing goes wrong, then this backup(nandroid) will help you to get phone in state it was before.

You can restore this backup from "backup and restore option"

(Make sure you have 300 mb free in sdcard for backup.)

Then, in main menu, click on wipe data before flashing custom rom.

After that, go to "install zip from sdcard" and then choose zip(flashable rom/zip). and let it finish.

When message "zip installation completed" will come, reboot your android(may take 5-10 minutes), and congratulations you are in froyo.

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