I checked both the tar and the zip: only difference is that the zip has 2 files called update-binary and updater-script, but I'm fairly sure that doesn't have anything to do with recovery, so I guess the tar does come with cwm as well. Thanks for your help.Yes (except older JB leaks)
Good question not sure
No. This is not just the kernel. All kernels for the n7000 include a custom recovery except for CFRoot kernel.
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