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[KonstaT]

This is my build of Koush's ClockWorkMod Recovery 6.0.3.2. This recovery is common to all ZTE devices with board name atlas40 (e.g. ZTE Blade III, ZTE Acqua, V889D, V880E etc).

recovery-cwm6032-atlas40.img
https://hotfile.com/...tlas40.img.html
md5:361a8519c9dfe7e34d52ab481b93b459

ClockWorkMod flashable zip:
recovery-clockwork-6.0.3.2-atlas40.zip
https://hotfile.com/...tlas40.zip.html
md5:3c243fdf6a91e35b1e6c277df1712a35

This recovery is fully working with goodies such as repeatable keys and adb sideload support. Use volume keys to navigate menus and power button to select.

Do not use this recovery to flash official updates from ZTE website! You need to repack them for ClockWorkMod or use the stock recovery to install.

How to install ClockWorkMod Recovery (windows):
1. download ZTE USB drivers
2. download and install Android SDK tools and platform-tools to get adb and fastboot
3. download recovery-cwm6032-atlas40.img recovery image
4. create a new directory somewhere and copy adb.exe, fastboot.exe and recovery-cwm6032-atlas40.img into it
5. plug in your device via USB cable and install drivers
6. cd into the directory you created and execute following commands in terminal window

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm6032-atlas40.img
fastboot reboot

7. congratulations, you have installed cwm on to your device
8. boot into ClockWorkMod by pressing volume down while powering on or using 'adb reboot recovery'

How to make clean ROM dump/backup of your device (before you root or install cwm): (recommended)
1. follow previous instructions up to step 5
2. boot into recovery instead of flashing it

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot recovery-cwm6032-atlas40.img

3. select backup & restore -> backup

How to root your device via recovery:
1. download latest Superuser and su binary from Superuser website and save it to your sdcard
2. follow instructions on how to install clockworkmod recovery
3. boot into clockworkmod
4. install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard -> Superuser-3.2-arm-signed.zip

If you have already gained root access with some other root method, you can flash recovery using Terminal Emulator:
1. copy recovery-cwm6032-atlas40.img to the root of your phone's sdcard
2. execute following commands in terminal emulator

su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery-cwm6032-atlas40.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p17'

How to restore stock recovery:
1. flash ZTE-BladeIII-Stock-Recovery-ICS_P772N10V1.0.0B10.zip in ClockWorkMod

ZTE-BladeIII-Stock-Recovery-ICS_P772N10V1.0.0B10.zip
https://hotfile.com/...0.0B10.zip.html
md5:d1ecddc344a99686299df63f3a63cfda

Sources for the recovery are available in my github. You can compile it yourself using CM10.1 source tree.

[KonstaT]

18.4. changelog:

• ClockWorkMod 6.0.3.2
  
• reverted internal storage support
  
• formatting data leaves trailing for crypto footer

18.4. changelog:

• ClockWorkMod 6.0.3.1
  
• add support for internal storage

[GizmoTheGreen]

does this mean you got yourself a Blade III? If you have I'll go get one and post a picture of three Blade next to a Blade III. lol

Edited by GizmoTheGreen, 20 January 2013 - 01:42 PM.

[srbodroid]

How to use flashable zip?

[GizmoTheGreen]

only if you have another cwm recovery already, I think.

best way to install is with fastboot

[molleolle]

KonstaT, on 20 January 2013 - 11:05 AM, said:

This is my build of Koush's ClockWorkMod Recovery 6.0.2.7 for ZTE Blade III. This should also work on other ZTE devices with board name atlas40 (e.g. ZTE Acqua, V889D, etc).

recovery-cwm6027-atlas40.img
http://www.mediafire...plggm7zhghx9l9r
md5:6cb8f5f50e0311fe54ba1d5e8a831acc

ClockWorkMod flashable zip:
recovery-clockwork-6.0.2.7-atlas40.zip
http://www.mediafire...aam8qd855mamx3x
md5:98c0ec5d7c0904a7a94bbe7efabb1e38

This recovery is fully working with goodies such as repeatable keys and adb sideload support. Use volume keys to navigate menus and power button to select.

Do not use this recovery to flash official updates from ZTE website! You need to repack them for ClockWorkMod or use the stock recovery to install.

How to install ClockWorkMod Recovery (windows):
1. download ZTE USB drivers
2. download and install Android SDK tools and platform-tools to get adb and fastboot
3. download recovery-cwm6027-atlas40.img recovery image
4. create a new directory somewhere and copy adb.exe, fastboot.exe and recovery-cwm6027-atlas40.img into it
5. plug in your device via USB cable and install drivers
6. cd into the directory you created and execute following commands in terminal window

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-cwm6027-atlas40.img
fastboot reboot

7. congratulations, you have installed cwm on to your device
8. boot into ClockWorkMod by pressing volume down while powering on or using 'adb reboot recovery'

How to make clean ROM dump/backup of your device (before you root or install cwm): (recommended)
1. follow previous instructions up to step 5
2. boot into recovery instead of flashing it

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot boot recovery-cwm6027-atlas40.img

3. select backup & restore -> backup

How to root your device via recovery:
1. download latest Superuser and su binary from Superuser website and save it to your sdcard
2. follow instructions on how to install clockworkmod recovery
3. boot into clockworkmod
4. install zip from sdcard -> choose zip from sdcard -> Superuser-3.2-arm-signed.zip

If you have already gained root access with some other root method, you can flash recovery using Terminal Emulator:
1. copy recovery-cwm6027-atlas40.img to the root of your phone's sdcard
2. execute following commands in terminal emulator

su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-cwm6027-atlas40.img

Sources for the recovery are available in my github. You can compile it yourself using CM10.1 source tree.

Hey! I've tried the method when you run adb and fastboot via windows in cmd. BUT, everytime it reboots as it should. Then I type the flash recovery thing with the right file name... And in cmd it just says "waiting for device".
I waited for over an hour and it still said "waiting for device"... What am I doin wrong??
Can anyone help me?

[GizmoTheGreen]

try "adb devices" in cmd.

did you install the ADB driver for the device?

[zloduh]

Is there a way to restore stock recovery in case of need to return the phone for service??
Just to be safe

[GizmoTheGreen]

if you "boot" cwm instead of flashing it first, I think stock recovery is included in the backup. so yeah.

[dorren]

Usually I understand things like this but Now i am stuck at the < waiting for device> and i have tried to installed the drivers that i have, Is these adb drivers something else?  I am on Win 7  64b

Found and Modded

Edited by dorren, 27 January 2013 - 06:15 PM.

[torq1337]

Thanks a lot mate! I appreciate it a lot!

PS. For everyone out there... I had problems on my Windows 7 64bit Laptop, so I just did the complete tutorial on my PC which is Windows 7 32bit and everything worked just fine!

Dont know if that makes any differences but it worked!

Edited by torq1337, 27 January 2013 - 09:34 PM.

[GizmoTheGreen]

check in device manager if the driver is really installed for the blade adb device.

[svenharald86]

Dunno if this wil help others that have problem with adb in win7 64bit..put on always get updates from windows update + put usb debugging is on.. Worked for me

[x6itru]

i had problems with adb drivers on windows 7 x64 too ;P but we can install drivers manually and its working.

[x6itru]

we have a problem xd i try to restore my backup today, and everything is ok ( kernel itd ) but i sill have CWM ;/

[KonstaT]

x6itru, on 02 February 2013 - 10:22 PM, said:

we have a problem xd i try to restore my backup today, and everything is ok ( kernel itd ) but i sill have CWM ;/

Even though ClockWorkMod makes a backup of the recovery partition, it doesn't restore it. Usually that would mean that it would overwrite itself and that of course can't happen.

If you want to go back to the stock FTM recovery you need to flash it with fastboot just like you flashed the ClockWorkMod. If you followed the instructions under 'How to make clean ROM dump/backup of your device (before you root or install cwm)' you'll find your stock recovery image (as recovery.img) inside your first backup's folder.

[zasrancik]

help 3:00 am trying to install and does not work

adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found

USB drivers and  Android SDK tools installed on the hardware

when flashing using the keyboard volume down and switch

waiting and waiting =)

sorry for my english

Edited by zasrancik, 04 February 2013 - 03:48 PM.

[GizmoTheGreen]

KonstaT any way to flash a new splash image? the stock one is jaggy on the edges and ugly! I got the perfect one to flash but fastboot flash splash splash.img told me theres no such partition

[x6itru]

maybe its in kernel?

Edited by x6itru, 04 February 2013 - 08:34 PM.

[GizmoTheGreen]

zasrancik, on 04 February 2013 - 02:32 PM, said:

help 3:00 am trying to install and does not work

adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found

USB drivers and  Android SDK tools installed on the hardware

when flashing using the keyboard volume down and switch

waiting and waiting =)

sorry for my english

start with the phone ON and inside android, with usb debugging on...

then run adb reboot bootloader, the phone will now reboot and stay at green android screen.

NOW try fastboot flash recovery