In the future, you will know how much power you need to complete a task.īy now you have learned to go to recovery via Disable Quick Boot > Power Down > Volume Down > Power Up. For now, follow the general recommendation. Okay, in the pics below you will see I did not follow the 70% thing. The typical recommendation is that your battery level should be at, at least 70%. Make sure you have enough battery life to complete the task. If you have games or a lot of apps installed you could need a lot more space.ĭon't worry, if you try to make a back-up and there is not enough space on your SDCard, 4Ext Recovery will inform you and not make the back-up.Ģ. These are estimates since I am not sure exactly what you are backing up. The rest you will need later to install the new ROM (usually 150 MB to 500 MB in size).A Nandroid back-up with a few typical apps use up from 600 MB to 1.1 GB of space on your SDCard.When you launch the app this is what you will see: Now that is installed launch 4Ext Recovery Updater.

This is usually found in Settings > Security > Than scroll to 'Unknown sources' You will have to allow installation of non-Market apps to do this. When you download 4Ext Recovery Updater you will get a fully functional 3 day preview of all features which is a lot better than I can do in writing.Īfter downloading the app you will have to install it. You can download 4Ext Recovery Updater from this link. In the following posts, you will find guides on the most common tasks will also be posted: How to create and restore backups, how to check md5sums and how to do a full wipe and flash a ROM This post on how to install 4Ext Recovery. Other than that it is nice, has an easy to use touch interface. While there is nothing wrong with CWM, some HTC Desire HD ROM's require 4Ext Recovery to get all the features.įor example, with Android Revolution HD, if you do not use 4Ext Recovery, you wont be able to enable the over clocking daemon.

I have only used this on a rooted phone with S-Off.ĭo I recommend it? I can only speak for the HTC Desire HD. According to the author of the app, an alternative is a unlocked boot loader. HTC Sensation / XE, Incredible S / 2, Desire Z / G2, Desire S, Desire, Desire HD, Inspire 4G, myTouch 4G, Nexus One, Thunderbolt, Evo 3D GSM / CDMA, Amaze 4Ext Recovery is a alternative to Clockworkmod (CWM) recovery.Īt the time of this writing it supports the following devices:

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