[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] IP IHI II IL:
Alright, my machine's a dolt now... I try to change the file, and it just renames it start-here.bat.txt... I managed to get into fastboot the right way, finally, and I've tried flashing the recovery to no avail. I've renamed it a few times, but my damn machine just adds the text to the file name instead of changing the file type...

(I just realized I needed to extract the img from the zip, did that and still won't flash...)

I know I must look like an idiot at this point, and sorry if I'm wasting your time with n00bishness, but like I said before, it's been a LONG time since I've been able to practice, so this is basically all new to me...

Sorry guys, and thanks for the help so far!!

Here are my failed attempts:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\fastboot

usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>

commands:

update <filename> reflash device from update.zip

flashall flash boot + recovery + system

flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition

erase <partition> erase a flash partition

getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable

boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel

flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it

devices list all connected devices

reboot reboot device normally

reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader

options:

-w erase userdata and cache

-s <serial number> specify device serial number

-p <product> specify product name

-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline

-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id

-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address

-n <page size> specify the nand page size. default:

2048

C:\Users\PHILTHY>devices

'devices' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\fastboot flash Flyer-HC-CWM5-Recovery-DooMLoRD-v02-T

ouchEdition.zip

unknown partition 'Flyer-HC-CWM5-Recovery-DooMLoRD-v02-TouchEdition.zip'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'Flyer-HC-CWM5-Recovery-DooMLoRD-v02-

TouchEdition.zip'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android\fastboot devices

HT15XJN00873 fastboot

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android\fastboot recovery.img

usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>

commands:

update <filename> reflash device from update.zip

flashall flash boot + recovery + system

flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition

erase <partition> erase a flash partition

getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable

boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel

flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it

devices list all connected devices

reboot reboot device normally

reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader

options:

-w erase userdata and cache

-s <serial number> specify device serial number

-p <product> specify product name

-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline

-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id

-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address

-n <page size> specify the nand page size. default:

2048

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android\fastboot update update.zip

error: failed to load 'update.zip'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android\fastboot flashall

error: neither -p product specified nor ANDROID_PRODUCT_OUT set

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android\fastboot flash recovery.img

unknown partition 'recovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android\fastboot flash c:\android\recovery.zip

unknown partition 'c:\android\recovery.zip'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'c:\android\recovery.zip'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android\fastboot flash recovery.img

unknown partition 'recovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android

'c:\android' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\PHILTHY>c:\android\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

error: cannot load 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>

EDIT: ok, so I re-downloaded/installed the SDK and tools. I put the recovery.img in the folder "C:\android\platform-tools" and ran:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

error: cannot load 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>

WTH am I doing wrong?! I know it's user error...

EDIT 2: MORE failed attempts... starting to get frustrated...

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

error: cannot load 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\adb reboot bootloader

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device not found

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot devices

HT15XJN00873 fastboot

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot

usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>

commands:

update <filename> reflash device from update.zip

flashall flash boot + recovery + system

flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition

erase <partition> erase a flash partition

format <partition> format a flash partition

getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable

boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel

flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it

devices list all connected devices

continue continue with autoboot

reboot reboot device normally

reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader

help show this help message

options:

-w erase userdata and cache

-s <serial number> specify device serial number

-p <product> specify product name

-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline

-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id

-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address

-n <page size> specify the nand page size. default:

2048

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot reboot-bootloader

rebooting into bootloader...

OKAY [ 0.512s]

finished. total time: 0.514s

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash C:\android\platform-to

ols\recovery.img

unknown partition 'C:\android\platform-tools\recovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'C:\android\platform-tools\recovery.i

mg'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery.img

unknown partition 'recovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

error: cannot load 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash Flyer-HC-CWM5-Recovery

-DooMLoRD-v02-TouchEdition.zip

unknown partition 'Flyer-HC-CWM5-Recovery-DooMLoRD-v02-TouchEdition.zip'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'Flyer-HC-CWM5-Recovery-DooMLoRD-v02-

TouchEdition.zip'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash C:\android\platform-to

ols\fastboot\recovery.img

unknown partition 'C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot\recovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot\r

ecovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash C:\android\platform-to

ols\fastboot\recovery.img

unknown partition 'C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot\recovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot\r

ecovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

error: cannot load 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot

usage: fastboot [ <option> ] <command>

commands:

update <filename> reflash device from update.zip

flashall flash boot + recovery + system

flash <partition> [ <filename> ] write a file to a flash partition

erase <partition> erase a flash partition

format <partition> format a flash partition

getvar <variable> display a bootloader variable

boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] download and boot kernel

flash:raw boot <kernel> [ <ramdisk> ] create bootimage and flash it

devices list all connected devices

continue continue with autoboot

reboot reboot device normally

reboot-bootloader reboot device into bootloader

help show this help message

options:

-w erase userdata and cache

-s <serial number> specify device serial number

-p <product> specify product name

-c <cmdline> override kernel commandline

-i <vendor id> specify a custom USB vendor id

-b <base_addr> specify a custom kernel base address

-n <page size> specify the nand page size. default:

2048

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

error: cannot load 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

error: cannot load 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>C:\android\platform-tools\fastboot flash recovery.img

unknown partition 'recovery.img'

error: cannot determine image filename for 'recovery.img'

C:\Users\PHILTHY>

I have the recovery.img in "C:\android\platform-tools". I also created a folder named "fastboot" and put it in there, and tried to run it to no avail...grrrrr