[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Mankotialovely:
Requirement:- (1) Must be a rooted device and CWM recovery should be preinstalled. (2) Must be a 2011 family xperia device.

As we all know that on locked bootloader

or stock kernel whenever we install a new

custom rom through CWM Recovery

generally our Recovery gets wiped and we

have to install recovery again. So

basically this mod will helpful to those

who have locked bootloader or stock

kernel and often changes their roms like

me, whereas on unlocked bootloaders we

generally uses custom kernels which have

built in recovery so it is not so useful for

them. On locked bootloader or stock

kernel the most simplest way to install

recovery is by using XParts app (Thanks

to pvyparts). Using this app is not a

complicated process but it is quite lengthy

process because first you have to

download and install XParts app then it

will download recovery for your handset.

Also this all can't be happened without a

internet connection and sometimes we

don't have a internet connection, so we

have to wait for working internet

connection so that we can install

recovery. One more thing sometimes we

got bootloop after installing a new rom,

then only way to overcome from this

problem is flashing official Sony firmware

through flashtool using laptop or

computer, after that we have to again root

and install recovery on our device. All this

process is also quite lengthy and we can

say to some extent it is complicated also.

And sometimes we don't have all

necessary things like laptop, computer,

flashtool etc.

Therefore to overcome all these problems

I have made two different CWM

Recoveries as a flashable zip. Now

whenever you install a new rom through

CWM Recovery just after flashing the rom

don't reboot, come back in recovery flash

one of the recovery file which one you like.

After flashing the file you have CWM

Recovery and you don't need to install it.

Now if you got a bootloop after installing

a new rom then you can easily get into

recovery and restore your nandroid

backup. No need of computer laptop etc.

Here I have attached two different

recovery files. The first one is CWM

Recovery by pvyparts and second one is

CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7-nAa-r2 by nobodyAtall.

To get access in CWM Recovery by pvyparts just press volume down key rapidly when blue

notification light blinks on Sony logo. This

key combination may be different for

different devices, for example on my

Xperia mini (on ICS) the right key is

power key whereas for Xperia neo V (on

ICS) just hold the touchscreen when blue

notification light blinks. Whereas on

second one you can get into recovery by

pressing volume down key when Sony

logo blinks or gets brighter. Here I have

also attached XParts app as a flashable

zip, so that if you don't know your right

key combination to get into recovery then

you can use this app to get into recovery,

just flash it in recovery,with CWM

Recovery flashable zip. Successfuly tested

it with Smart Xperia Rom, Revolution ICS

HD, Viper Xperia and Zelly cream.

[ Note:- If u have rooted device but don't

have recovery then you can install it

manually by using root explorer just

extract the files from zip and put them in

their respective folders with permission

( rwx r-x r-x) to all files.]

And in last a very special thanks to

pvyparts for his such a beautiful XParts

app and recovery for our 2011 Xperia devices and to nobodyAtall for his recovery too.

Instruction for installing:-

(1) Download the files and put them on sd

card.

(2) Now whenever you flash a new

custom rom through recovery just after

flashing the rom do not reboot, just go

back in recovery and flash one of the

flashable recovery file which you like the

most and enjoy.

[Now two different flashable superuser apps are also included in this thread which can be flashed through cwm recovery, in case you have cwm recovery but no root access.]

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Link for CWM Recovery by pvyparts flashable- http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1859504&d=1365141860

Link for CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7 nAa-r2 flashable- http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1859505&d=1365141860

Link for XParts app flashable- http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1859506&d=1365141860