How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2 on the Motorola Droid X

Motorola’s Droid devices have been hard to root and recover, and if they aren’t hard, then they come with their own set of requirements. The Droid X is no exception, but the benefits reaped from rooting it are endless, especially when paired with ClockwordMod Recovery. Whether you’re not very well-versed as a techie, or you’re the type of person who wants to flash things one after the other, getting ClockworkMod Recovery for your Motorola Droid X is a must.

ClockworkMod Recovery is one of the most widely used Android recoveries that are available for most mainstream Android devices. Developed by Koushik Dutta, the same man who created ROM Manager, ClockworkMod is set apart from other Android recoveries by its extremely simple setup process. Though it does require users to root their phones, once it is installed, using it is a breeze.

ClockworkMod Recovery allows you to reboot your system, apply updates from your SD Card, as well as a number of other advanced recovery, restoration, installation and maintenance operations on your Android device.

If you have a rooted Droid X and you’d like to flash custom ROMs to it, the easiest way is to do it through Clockwork Mod Recovery. Not sure what to do? No problem. We’ll help you through the simple setup process.

Before we begin, we’ll need a few things:

• A rooted Motorola Droid X
• ADB installed on your system. If you haven’t gotten it yet, we recommend that you do.
• Recovery Bootstrap app. You can get it from here.

Once you have the requirements ready, you can now proceed to installing ClockworkMod Recovery on your Droid X:

1. Download the Recovery Bootstrap app (see link above) and save it to your computer. Copy the APK file to the /platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.
2. Make sure that USB Debugging has been enabled on your device. You can do so through the path Settings > Applications > Development.
3. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.
4. Open a command prompt on your computer. If you are on Windows Vista/7, click your Start button and in the search bar, type “cmd”. If you are on Windows XP, click Run and then type “cmd”.
5. Enter the following command (without the quotes) into the command prompt window: “adb push bootstrap-1.0.0.5-droid2.apk /systems/app”
6. Once the file is pushed, install ROM Manager from the Android Market.
7. Run the ROM Manager app.
8. From within the ROM Manager app, choose to flash the latest ClockworkMod Recovery to your device.
9. Once ClockworkMod Recovery has been flashed to your device, check that it has been properly flashed and is working by rebooting into recovery mode.

Congratulations! You now have ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2 on your Motorola Droid X.

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy R and Install ClockworkMod Recovery

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy R and Install ClockworkMod Recovery

For those of you who have a Samsung Galaxy R I9103 and have been wondering about how to root your device, look no further. Thanks to XDA Developers forum member legion1911, it’s now possible to flash ClockworkMod Recovery to the Galaxy R via Odin, and to root the Galaxy R by flashing Superuser from Recovery Mode. The process is quite easy, even for users who are completely new to tinkering with their Android devices.

“Rooting,” “getting root,” or “rooting your phone” is the process of modifying the operating system shipped with your device to grant you, the user, complete control over it. This means that you can overcome limitations that carriers and manufacturers put on your device, extend system functionality and even upgrade it to a custom flavor of Android.

Rooting takes only a few minutes, keeping your stock OS intact. After the process is completed, you can start installing custom ROMs and fully enjoying the functionality of your device.

Requirements

Before you begin, you’ll need a few things:

• Samsung USB Drivers installed. You can download the USB drivers for 32-bit Windows or64-bit Windows.
• ODIN downloaded and installed on your computer.
• Download the ClockWorkMod Recovery (4.0.0.2) package to your computer.
• Download the Superuser zip file to your computer.
• Make sure that your device has a charge of at least 70% to prevent it from shutting off in the middle of the rooting process.

Rooting the Samsung Galaxy R

Once you have all of the requirements, you may now proceed to the rooting process.

1. Extract the contents of the ClockworkMod Recovery package into a folder on your computer.  You will find two files: cwm.apk and cwm.tar.
2. Copy the Superuser ZIP file to the root of your phone’s SD card.
3. Launch Odin on your computer.
4. Under “Options” in Odin, make sure that “Repartition” isstyle=”text-decoration: underline;”>notchecked.
5. Click on the PDA button in Odin.
6. Choose the cwm.tar file which you extracted from the ClockworkMod package.
7. Turn off your phone.
8. Reboot it into download mode by holding down the Volume Down and Home buttons together, then pressing the Power button.
9. Once the phone is in download mode, connect your phone to your computer via the USB Cable.  You should see the device connected to Odin and the ID:COM field will turn yellow, indicating that the device has been recognized.
10. Hit the Start button in Odin.  The software will flash the recovery image and your phone will reboot.
11. Unplug your phone from the computer.
12. Turn off the phone and reboot into recovery. You can do this by holding down the Volume Up and the Home buttons as you turn the phone on. Let go of the Power button once you see the boot splash screen.
13. Once you’re inside recovery mode, make a Nandroid backup of your phone.
14. Then, navigate to “Install Zip from SD Card” and select “Choose zip from SD card”.
15. Select the Superuser zip that you copied to the phone earlier.
16. Once the file is flashed, reboot your device.

Congratulations! Your Samsung Galaxy R I9103 is now rooted and also packs ClockworkMod Recovery.

Root the HTC Wildfire S

The Chinese seems to have a few sweet treats for your HTC Wildfire S—they have created a guide on how to install custom recovery and constructed a root script for your phone.

Chinese XDA Developer Nanyu has created a script that easily roots your phone. Rooting your phone requires custom recovery installed, and we have Chinese XDA Developer Fall Dragon to thank for also sharing a guide on how to install custom recovery on your HTC Wildfire S.

This rooting method has been reported to work on all Asian ROMS. Developers and users also report success of this rooting method on European, Bell Canada, and T-Mobile ROMS.

This guide will teach you how to flash custom recovery and root your HTC Wildfire S.

Requirements

• HTC Wildfire S with unlocked bootloader (S-OFF).  Follow HTC’s official guide for unlocking your bootloader.
• Custom recovery image for the HTC Wildfire S (any of the following):
  • ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.6 (recommended) — Get the file here.
  • Custom recovery image — Get the file here.
• Pump up your phone’s battery to at least 70% (fully charged battery recommended).
• Disable system tools such as firewall programs and anti-virus software to avoid any interruption while you root your device.
• Create a backup of your personal phone data.
• microSD card formatted in FAT32 file system

Instructions

1. Download the PG76IMG.zip (custom recovery) and root.zip files from the links provided above.  Save both files to your computer.  Do not extract the files.
2. Hook up your HTC Wildfire S to the computer via USB cable.
3. Transfer the PG76IMG.zip file to the phone’s SD card.
4. Disconnect your phone from the computer.
5. On your mobile phone, go to Settings > Power. From there, disable Fastboot on your phone.
6. Turn your HTC Wildfire S off.
7. Reboot the phone to HBOOT mode by holding down both the Volume Down and Power buttons until the HBOOT screen appears.  Wait for the phone to detect the recovery image.
8. When prompted to apply the update, use the Volume Up key to start the update.
9. After installing the updates, press the Power button to reboot your phone.
10. Once fully booted, reconnect your phone to the computer using a USB cable.
11. Delete the PG76IMG.zip file from the phone’s SD card.
12. Copy the root.zip file to the phone’s microSD card.
13. Unplug the phone from the computer.
14. Turn your phone off.
15. Press and hold the Volume Down key and Power buttons until HBOOT appears on the phone’s screen.
16. Use the Volume keys to navigate. Select Recovery by pressing the Power button.
17. From the recovery menu, select “install zip from sd card.”
18. Select “choose zip from sd card” and choose the root.zip file.
19. Select Yes to confirm and initiate the rooting process on your mobile phone. The script will automatically root your phone.
20. Once it is done, go back to the main menu and select “power off.”
21. Turn your phone on and you can now enjoy a rooted HTC Wildfire S. Superuser, BusyBox, and su binary will also be installed on your mobile phone.

Errors with Superuser App

There have been cases of force closes in the Superuser app when it requests for permissions for a second app.  This can be resolved by clearing all the data from Superuser. Afterward, run the Superuser application from the app drawer. This will request an update for the su binary. Confirm and install the updates. Flashing the updates will solve the force close errors in the app. You may also try downloading the latest version of Superuser from the Google Play Store.

Good job! You have successfully rooted and installed custom recovery on your HTC Wildfire S.

BASIC INFORMATION OF ROOTING

BASIC INFORMATION OF ROOTING:




root" basically comes from Linux terminology. "root" is the super user, like Administrator on windows. root user have complete permissions, like to alter system files, perform system level updates and such. 


So, basically, "rooting" for android is the process of getting "root" permissions. That is, to modify the android operating system to get complete control over it. 


What the rooting process actually does is to upload a special program called "su" (consider this as short for superuser, actually it stands for switch user) which allows us to perform "root" operations.


THE ROOTING PROCESS Download the file attached here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...9&postcount=16 
1.) Download needed file
(update.zip)


2.) Copy ZIP file to your SD-card


3.) Turn off your phone


4.) Switch ON your device in the 
recovery Mode (hold power, volume up, home
button together).


5.) Select update from SD Card
option.


6.) You will see that the list of files will come from which you will have 
to select the file which is named as 
Update.zip


7.) Wait a few minutes


8.) And Your Galaxy Y
S5360 is now rooted!


WHAT TO DO AFTER ROOTING???


Well, after rooting, the first thing I did was back-up and un-install all the unwanted app using Titanium Backup. Be sure to back-up apps if you are not sure whether it is an unwanted app or a system app.
Next thing I did was to backup the entire system using ClockWorkMod recovery (If you want a how-to, please ask). I would recommend that you do this step first.
After that, some thing you can easily do are : change the boot animation, use scripts, and so on... 




BENEFITS


The benefits of rooting are many. I will note down a few here :
1. You have almost full control over your android.
2. You can back-up restore your system.
3. Change the appearance by modifying PNG's.
4. Run scripts for performance and usability.
5. Allows to remove unwanted apps, that are otherwise un-removable.
6. Installing custom ROM's become so much easier
7. SO MUCH MORE 


CONS


1. You may brick (damage) your phone (If you trust people in this forum, most of us have rooted our phones and there was no problem at all). 
2. Well, I am not sure, but rooting may/may not void your warranty as you are modifying the operating system from what was given to you by the manufacturer. 




Finally, here is a link that I have posted earlier. This is a post on XDA Forums with details on almost every basic thing about android. 
Dictionary for n00b - What is.../What does ...mean?


I hope someone benefits from this information. 
Credits to:-rahules(member active in A70 section),sayan 8 for Rooting process of Galaxy Y
These are my friend, insane_subro's lines:
Rooting and Modifying the OS will void the warranty !! But you can easily get back to the state where you were any time  
And if things go wrong say you downloaded an app from the market !! The service centre people will buy it without bargain !!


Wiki - How do I know ?
I hard Bricked my phone twice and blamed Samsung people for that 
Soft bricked more than - lost count !!
Played with the bootloader fked things up, went to Samsung Service Center with LG logo showing up on the screen!! when asked why, I said I dont know, it went off and when I turned it on LG appeared, I think LG people hacked it .... The bought my story and flashed with the latest firmware which I lateron distributed! 

How to move the applications to sd card in unrooted android devices,it supports 2.0,2.2,2.3

How to move the applications to sd card in unrooted android devices,it supports 2.0,2.2,2.3


This requires Froyo 2.2 or above
It doesn't void your warranty
It doesn't delete existing apps
It's perfectly safe
It doesn't require rooting.


I realise there are a few threads about this, but I thought I would make a new one for to make easier than any other guide, and hopefully people will find it more easily as they won't have to scroll through pages of other threads to find an answer.
I am now successfully running most apps from my SD Card now. So here is my guide - hope it helps


Download the SDK from here- Android SDK | Android Developers
downloaded exe file should be installed.






Note:
basically installed files only in "C:\Program Files "here you find the android folder.
Copy that Android folder to the desktop.
Open the folder on the desktop and open the file, SDK Manager.exe (as no such file as setup.exe exists in the new version of the SDk)
Close the command or windows command prompt window that opens else automatically closes.
Untick all options you are promted to download except ones like the manuals, and Essentially, ensure the USB driver option is selected or ticked.
Let these files download
Ensure on your phone, USB Debugging is on - Go to Settings/Applications/Development/USB Debugging and ensure its ticked or on.
Download and install HTC Sync from HTC's website for your device.
Connect your phone by USB and select the HTC sync option when it pops up with charge only, disk mode etc.
Allow the sync to complete.
Open windows command promt. Start / Run

Type in (without quotations) "cmd"
The following should appear. (note its "users" in windows 7, )


15. Type in the following after the ">" at each step (without quotations,and including spaces and capital letters)


"cd desktop\android\android-sdk\platform-tools" (might be "cd desktop\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools" in windows 7)
"adb devices"
"adb shell"
A $ sign should pop up
"pm setInstallLocation 2"
Another $ should pop up
should show like this



And your done. Close everything, disconnect phone, turn off phone and then turn it back on again.


16. Now the phone will be set to install all apps you install onto the SD card. However, current apps on phone will mostly still be stored on the internal memory. This process doesn't move these apps for you, it adds the ability. So you must now manually move those already installed on the phone.


To do this, go to settings / applications / manage applications
Then you just click on an app, and the move to SD card box should no longer be Grey. So you must now move all the apps you want onto the SD Card.


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