Edit: February 2012: please disregard ALL information below this red text. ROM Manager now supports the Huawei U8160, and will flash the official recovery build from the app. See the Getting Started with ROM Manager & ClockworkMod section in this post.
ClockworkMod Recovery for Vodafone Smart (Huawei U8160)
Current release - v0.1 - 12 September 2011 [CWM Ver. 4.0.1.5]
What is ClockworkMod Recovery? From AddictiveTips:
Installation - Fastboot Method:
Use this method if you have never installed a build of ClockworkMod before.
Installation - ClockworkMod Method (zip):
Use this method if you already have ClockworkMod installed, and you wish to update the version that already exists on your phone.
Usage:
To access ClockworkMod recovery, any one of the follow methods will work:
Once you've entered ClockworkMod Recovery, you will be presented with several options (some familiar, some not). I won't try to explain all of the options, as there are better guides on the internet (example: the AddictiveTips site above). However, these are the ones you should really know about:
Changelog:
ClockworkMod Recovery for Vodafone Smart (Huawei U8160)
Current release - v0.1 - 12 September 2011 [CWM Ver. 4.0.1.5]
What is ClockworkMod Recovery? From AddictiveTips:
ClockworkMod – also known as Clockwork and CWM – is a custom recovery for Android phones and tablets that allows you to perform several advanced recovery, restoration, installation and maintenance operations on your Android device that aren’t possible with the stock recovery.
Installation - Fastboot Method:
Use this method if you have never installed a build of ClockworkMod before.
- Download the Android SDK for your operating system [Windows users are recommended to download the .zip version].
- Extract the fastboot / fastboot.exe file from the tools folder of the Android SDK zip file to a folder on your computer.
- Download the latest zip release of ClockworkMod using the link(s) below.
- Open the ClockworkMod .zip file and extract the recovery.img file to the same folder as the fastboot / fastboot.exe binary.
- Reboot (or turn your phone one) whilst holding the power and volume down keys. Your phone will now be in "fastboot" mode.
- Open a terminal or command prompt, and run the following commands:
Code:
cd C:\VodafoneSmart
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot
Installation - ClockworkMod Method (zip):
Use this method if you already have ClockworkMod installed, and you wish to update the version that already exists on your phone.
- Download the latest zip release using the link(s) below.
- Transfer the .zip file to your SD card. Do not extract the .zip file - only copy it.
- Reboot into ClockworkMod, choose the option Install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard. Select the current release, and confirm the update by selecting Yes. Reboot and enjoy!
Usage:
To access ClockworkMod recovery, any one of the follow methods will work:
- If you are running a build of CyanogenMod, choose the Recovery option from the reboot menu;
- Run "adb shell reboot recovery" on any rooted ROM;
- Reboot your device whilst holding the power and volume up keys.[/li]
Once you've entered ClockworkMod Recovery, you will be presented with several options (some familiar, some not). I won't try to explain all of the options, as there are better guides on the internet (example: the AddictiveTips site above). However, these are the ones you should really know about:
- Wipe data/factory reset - same as before
- Wipe cache partition - same as before
- Install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard - this is the new method you will be using to flash ROMs and update packages
- Backup & restore - this menu lets you perform a full backup or restore of your boot, /cache, /data/ & app2sd partition (which is compatible with mad2sd)
- Mounts & storage -> mount USB storage - this lets you enable UMS mode to copy update packages (if you forgot to transfer before rebooting into recovery)
- Advanced -> partition SD card - this lets you easily partition your SD card for use with mad2sd or any third-party app2sd solutions. It lets you select the size for the EXT4 partition as well as swap. MAKE SURE TO BACKUP ALL DATA ON YOUR CARD BEFORE USING THIS OPTION.
Changelog:
- [CWM Ver. 4.0.1.5] v0.1 zip - 12 September 2011
- First release.
- [CWM Ver. 4.0.1.5] v0.1 zip - 12 September 2011
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