Preparing to use a custom recovery and write_raw_image/flash_image

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In preparing for the official EVO release, where all us regular ppl will finally get the phone, have a few questions which there might be answers for or there might not yet be.

I know toast posted he is running a custom recovery.
What custom recoveries will work on the EVO? Will all the currently available recoveries need to be updated/modified to run on the EVO?

In creating an update.zip to flash partitions (load a new boot.img) through the custom recovery, is there a flash_image binary (samsung moment style) or are there commands, with partition information hard coded into the recovery, like write_raw_image ? If both exist, is there a preferred method?

Re: Preparing to use a custom recovery and write_raw_image/flash_image

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I'm curious how we even get to a stock recovery on this phone...any idea?

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Originally Posted by spurnout

I'm curious how we even get to a stock recovery on this phone...any idea?

Turn off (completely). Hold volume down while powering on, and keep holding it until the bootloader screen appears. Use volume keys to navigate up/down in the list, and press power button to select "Recovery". It'll take you to a black screen with a red icon in the middle, and shows no menu -- but if you press all three buttons (vol down+vol up+power), it'll show a recovery menu that we're all used to, with blue letters.

This will only work to apply a signed HTC update.

Originally Posted by maejrep

Turn off (completely). Hold volume down while powering on, and keep holding it until the bootloader screen appears. Use volume keys to navigate up/down in the list, and press power button to select "Recovery". It'll take you to a black screen with a red icon in the middle, and shows no menu -- but if you press all three buttons (vol down+vol up+power), it'll show a recovery menu that we're all used to, with blue letters.

This will only work to apply a signed HTC update.

Awesome, thank you very much.