[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] garvitdelhi:
[cwm][cyanogenmod]how to install recovery and cyanogenmod

How To install cwm recovery into your Xperia P

just download the attachment

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extract it and now connect your phone with USB debugging on you can enable this by going to your phone settings then to developer option then checking use USB debugging mode

now just run the install.bat file inside the extracted folder and enjoy your recovery :)

before installing any rom i would recommend you do a nandroid backup of you phone

for this turn off you phone power it on and when sony logo flashes pres volume up key 2-3 times until you enter recovery

now how to use recovery

1.use volume up or down to navigate through recovery

2.use camera button to select a selection

and then choose backup/restore and select backup and then select yes backup and this way you can also restore your backup whenever you did something wrong while installing any rom.

How To flash a CyanogenMod into your Xperia P

you must have bootloader unlocked

Download any CyanogenMod from this site and download nypon version of your CyanogenMod that you want.

you also need to download gaaps for google application as they are not pre-installed on CyanogenMod

you can download this from here choose the link for android version that you are downloading CyanogenMod.

Once you download the zip file extract the boot.img in the zip file and paste it to your andrtoid sdk\platform-tools (here you must have FASTBOOT.EXE)

also copy gaaps.zip that you downloaded above

NOW YOU COPY THE ROM ZIP FILE INTO YOU INTERNAL STORAGE ANYWHERE and also copy gaaps.zip that you downloaded above

this is very important if you don't do this you will not be able to use your phone at all...!!

now turn off your phone and wait for 30 sec now insert USB cable into pc from one end and push and hold volume up key of you phone now insert USB cable into your phone a blue notification will light up if you have unlocked your bootloader properly that you must have the fastboot driver into your pc and your phone will enter to fastboot mod and blue light will lit up

now go to where you extracted the boot.img file that is andrtoid sdk\platform-tools (here you must have FASTBOOT.EXE)

now enter command prompt here by pressing and holding shift key and right click anywhere in this folder and you will see open command prompt here click it

now enter fastboot flash boot boot.img this is to flash the kernel into your phone as CyanogenMod Rom need different kernel

now enter fastboot reboot this will reboot your phone now disconnect your phone from pc and when free Xperia logo flashes press volume up key 2 -3 times until you enter recovery

now navigate to install zip using volume button and press camera key to select it

now select choose zip from sdcard and select it now navigate to your zip rom where you coping in your internal storage and select it now select yes - install zip and wait

now again choose zip from sd card and flash the gaaps you copied

now go back to main menu and go to advanced option and select wipe dalvik cache if you are installing CyanogenMod for the first time now go back and select wipe data/factory reset once you did this now reboot system now and enjoy the rom :)

thanks to cyanogenmod for the rom