HOW TO INSTALL CLOCKWORK RECOVERY MODE IN HTC ONE V

HOW TO INSTALL CLOCKWORK RECOVERY MODE FOR 

HTC ONE V

With alone root access on your HTC One V, you can just install root-only apps, but with the help of a custom recovery, you can do some other things as well. Like, you can install custom ROMs and for the security purpose, you can take a backup of your current ROM. All this can be done via custom recovery and here’s how you can install the widely popular ClockworkMod Recovery on the HTC One V.

I. Before You Begin:

1. You should have rooted your device using the procedure given here.

2. Your device should have at least 60% of battery life left.

II. Downloading Required Files:

ClockWork Recovery Mode

•     CWM for PrimoU(GSM)
•     CWM for PrimoC(CDMA)

2. Fastboot
3. HTC SYNC Software

• Install the HTC Sync Software on your PC (It will automatically install all essential drivers for your device).
• Extract “Fastboot.zip” file in your PC. You will find following four files in your extracted folder.

      1) adb.exe
      2) AdbWinApi.dll
      3) AdbWinUsbApi.dll
      4) fastboot.exe

• Now You need to enter into the bootloader mode. For entering into bootloader mode, Switch Off your Phone first.

• Hold Volume Down + Power Button simultaneously until bootloader mode appears.

• Select Fastboot using Power Button. (Use Volume Up/Down to go up/down & Power Button to select highlighted option).

• After entering into the Fastboot mode, Connect your phone to the PC.

• Open the ‘Fastboot‘ folder (Which you’ve extracted earlier).

• Now Open command prompt & Point its directory to the fastboot folder (OR You can do the same as: open Fastboot folder, Press & hold shift key and then right click on the free space in the same folder.When right clicked (holding shift), you’ll see ‘Open Command window here‘ option.Click it & Command prompt will be open pointing to the Fastboot directory).

• Put this command in command prompt : fastboot devices (After entering this command, you’ll see the random numbers appeared in the command prompt.This is to ensure that your device is properly connected. If it doesn’t appear then you nedd to install HTC Sync software to install essential drivers for your One V).

• Transfer/Copy the recovery.img (3rd download) file to extracted Fastboot folder along with other four fastboot files.

• Now type/enter the following command in command prompt to flash customclockworkmod recovery.

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

• As soon as recovery gets flashed, You’ll get finished/OKAY message on the screen.

• Now you need to reboot your phone. For rebooting, type “fastboot reboot” command in the same command prompt windows.

• You’ve now successfully flashed/installed custom clockworkmod recovery on your HTC One V. To enter into clockworkmod recovery, do the following steps :

1. Enter into the bootloader mode. To enter into bootloader mode, Hold Volume Down + Power Button simultaneously until bootloader mode appears.
2. In bootloader mode, Highlight recovery by using Volume Keys & Enter into theclockworkmod recovery by using Power Key. You’ll be landed into custom ClockworkmodRecovery.

Congratulations ! You’ve successfully installed custom CWM Recovery. Now you can flash any custom ROMs & other hacks that requires CWM. If you need any help while flashing custom recovery, comment it below. We will be there to help you as soon as possible..