[G2 and Desire Z General] demkantor:
do you want a new recovery? maybe 4ext?

being this is in the vision (g2/dz) forum many have clockwork recovery but have read about 4ext recovery, only they just arent sure how to get it on their mobile.

here is a quick tutorial on how to do just this, and in my opinion the easiest and the safest way.

First

download a version of 4ext recovery for the vision HERE this will be downloaded to your computer in a .zip, i suggest to put it in a folder named 4ext recovery inside whatever folder you have all your android downloads (roms, kernels, etc)

now extract the image from the .zip you will notice it has the image and the md5sum, make sure it is

if not DO NOT FLASH IT, unlike flashing a bad rom, it can be very harmful to flash bad firmware to your phone, although unlikely if flashed through fastboot, it could leave you without a working recovery or even worse, hard brick your phone. im not giving the scary warning that you see in most roms as what i am telling you is safe, im just reminding you to understand what you are doing.

i get it, im ready for 4ext!

all right, lets start by finding the folder the extracted recovery is in. hold shift > right click in that folder > choose open command window here. now you will see your command line with the directory already set to this folder. at this point, if you havent already, boot your phone into fastboot mode and have it plugged in via usb. now type

fastboot devices

so long as you see your serial # go on (if you dont fix the path in environmental variables explained in the last post or just make sure fastboot.exe is in the same folder as the recovery.img)

now lets continue, type

fastboot erase recovery

it is best to start fresh so even though you can skip this command i recommend it. lets move on:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

the recovery image you extracted from the .zip should have been named recovery the above command should be altered if you changed the name (notice: if using windows it may appear the image is only named recovery, that would be because windows is hiding the file extension, the true file name would then be recovery.img)

all right, if it said complete your done! seriously its that easy! now type

fastboot reboot-bootloader

from here you can boot into your new recovery and play around. if coming from clockwork to 4ext on the vision for the first time you will be wowed! this has so many more features, is far more stable, and is truly worth donating to madmaxx82 for all his hard work.

if you like this recovery and want the latest and or to donate (buying the app for 2bucks in the market is a very reasonable donation and gives you a great app too!) go HERE and you will also find tips on how to use the recovery as well as links to flash a free version of his .apk or a link to download the paid. even if you cant right now, i highly suggest doing so in the future as developers may give their hard work to us for free on xda but we should understand that just because something is free doesnt mean we shouldnt pay for it.

of course this method can be used for flashing different recoveries on different phones as well. just understand what you are doing and be sure to flash the proper recovery to the proper phone.

happy flashing!