How To Install ClockworkMod Recovery To Advent Vega
ClockworkMod recovery – one of the most popular custom recovery consoles for Android devices – is now available for your Advent Vega. While getting root access to your device does allow you to do a lot with it, several advanced customizations require a recovery that allows you to flash custom unsigned zip files and edit your firmware. To install ClockworkMod Recovery on your Advent Vega tablet, read on.
Disclaimer: Please follow this guide at your own risk. AddictiveTips will not be liable if your device gets damaged or bricked during the process.
Requirements:
- Rooted Advent Vega. (See how to root Advent Vega)
- ADB installed and running. (See what is ADB and how to install it with Android SDK)
- (https://cid-50e7692bc8a6e3f4.office.live.com/self.aspx/Public/r2-vega-recovery.zip) ClockworkMod Recovery for Vega (Extract the zip file to your computer)
- Vega Recovery Boot app (Install on your tablet from Android Market)
Procedure:
- Enable USB debugging on your tablet in Settings > Applications > Development
- Connect your tablet to the computer via USB. You should see the Android Debugging icon on the task bar.
- Launch a Command Prompt window on your computer and enter the following command:
adb devices
- Your Advent Vega would be listed. If it is not listed, go to device manager and update driver of the unknown device from the SDK’s ‘google-usb_driver’ folder.
- In the command prompt window, browse to the location of the recovery files extracted on your computer and enter the following commands one by one:
adb push recovery.img /data/local/ adb push flash_image /data/local/ adb shell chmod 4755 /data/local/flash_image adb shell /data/local/flash_image recovery /data/local/recovery.img adb reboot
- Your Advent Vega now has ClockworkMod recovery installed on it. You can boot it into recovery any time now by using the Vega Reboot Recovery app.
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