ClockworkMod and TeamWin Recovery for THL W8 (MTK6589)
Hey!
These are my latest ClockworkMod and TeamWin recovery images for THL W8 (MTK6589) - completely built from source.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR DEVICE.
Downloads
CWM 6.0.3.0: http://tinyw.in/FPmW
TWRP 2.5.0.0: http://tinyw.in/LLcA
USB VCOM Driver: http://tinyw.in/QT0O
SP Flash Tool: http://tinyw.in/pr5I
Instructions
1) Download and install USB VCOM Driver
2) Download and extract SP Flash Tool
3) Download and extract preferred recovery image (CWM or TWRP)
4) Run SP Flash Tool, click on "Scatter file" button and choose "MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt" extracted in step 3)
5) Check RECOVERY checkbox. Make sure only this one is checked.
6) Click on RECOVERY item and choose .img file extracted in step 3)
7) Turn off your phone. Make sure USB cable is unplugged. Wait until vibrator indicates it's turned off
8) Click "Download" in SP Flash tool, confirm warning complaining about not all files being selected
9) Connect your phone and wait for the flash process to finish (indicated by window with green circle)
10) Unplug USB cable. Hold down Volume+ while turning your phone on to boot into recovery
Sources
CWM: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andro...y/tree/cm-10.1
TWRP: https://github.com/C3C0/Team-Win-Rec...t/tree/twrp2.5
Device config: https://github.com/C3C0/android_device_thl_w8
Credits
- CyanogenMod team
- TeamWin Recovery Project Team
- bgcngm - for MTK Tools needed to repack recovery images into correct format
Hey!
These are my latest ClockworkMod and TeamWin recovery images for THL W8 (MTK6589) - completely built from source.
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR DEVICE.
Downloads
CWM 6.0.3.0: http://tinyw.in/FPmW
TWRP 2.5.0.0: http://tinyw.in/LLcA
USB VCOM Driver: http://tinyw.in/QT0O
SP Flash Tool: http://tinyw.in/pr5I
Instructions
1) Download and install USB VCOM Driver
2) Download and extract SP Flash Tool
3) Download and extract preferred recovery image (CWM or TWRP)
4) Run SP Flash Tool, click on "Scatter file" button and choose "MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt" extracted in step 3)
5) Check RECOVERY checkbox. Make sure only this one is checked.
6) Click on RECOVERY item and choose .img file extracted in step 3)
7) Turn off your phone. Make sure USB cable is unplugged. Wait until vibrator indicates it's turned off
8) Click "Download" in SP Flash tool, confirm warning complaining about not all files being selected
9) Connect your phone and wait for the flash process to finish (indicated by window with green circle)
10) Unplug USB cable. Hold down Volume+ while turning your phone on to boot into recovery
Sources
CWM: https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andro...y/tree/cm-10.1
TWRP: https://github.com/C3C0/Team-Win-Rec...t/tree/twrp2.5
Device config: https://github.com/C3C0/android_device_thl_w8
Credits
- CyanogenMod team
- TeamWin Recovery Project Team
- bgcngm - for MTK Tools needed to repack recovery images into correct format