ClockWorkMod 5.0.2.6 A-X Guide

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This is a simple guide to ClockworkMod 5.02.6 made for Galaxy 551 users .

Credits :Koushik Dutta creating ClockworkMod Recovery for android Devices

WillingMagic for porting Clockwork Mod Recovery to Samsung Galaxy 551

Download :

File name :

~~Froyo : Download~~

~~Gingerbread : Download~~

The Downloads were removed by Willing Magic as he doesn’t support 551 …If you guys have any mirrors ,please inform me ..

You can install the Gingerbread 5.0.2.8 version by didy : Download

Installation :Dont use ROM Manager to install CWM .Currently ROM manager based install is not supported .You will ONLY HARD BRICK your Phone .

Download the relevant file and unzip it with winrar so you may get a .tar file like 5.0.2.6_CWM_recovery_Gingerbread.tar .

use Odin and Callisto.ops and use One Package Flash to install CWM .

Some Info about the recovery : It is based on kernel 2.6.35.7 and runs on 600 Mhz performance (Like CM). Busybox 1.19.1 _CM 7 is present in case you want to get your hands dirty .

The Recovery can be “installed” on any ROM but it cant only be used fruitfully with certain ROMs

All Stock ROMs and All Arkas (except one) are incompatible with the nandroid Restore and many other options.

You can backup those ROMs 😉 but they wont be restored on CWM .(Plus it takes a large number of steps )

Fully Supported ROMs

CM builds of WillingMagic , Arkas 0.6-ext2 , Perseus X on ext4/2 ,Perseus XT4

Navigation :

Volume up and down (Navigation ) with centre(selection) and back(last menu) buttons

Arrow keys (navigation) with OK (selection) and bact (last menu) buttons

The Options

Reboot system :Boots in the system or Android system

Apply update from SD card : Quickly installs update.zip which is present in root folder of SD card to the system/data etc . It is used to install ROM ,patch it , make changes to file systems ,install custom script and so on .

wipe data/factory reset : Formats /data ,/cache/sd-ext to ext4

wipe cache partition :Formats /cache to ext4

install zip from sd card : Exactly Like update from sd card but it installs update from zip with any name located in any folder in SD card .Pretty handy when you have more than one zip

backup and restore :

backup backs /system,/data,/sd-ext,kernel image ,recovery image ,/sdcard/.android-secure (GB/Froyo a2sd) .
It wont backup radio(amss_phone) or bootloader
restore will give you the exact system as you had backed up .
Advanced restore can be used if you want only one particular thing like /data or /system or kernel to be restored .

mounts and storage :can be used to mount /system,/data,/cache and /sd-ext so you access them via adb shell . You can also format them to ext4 according to your liking .

advanced :

reboot recovery : It will reboot recovery
Wipe Dalvik Cache : Will wip all the Dalvik Cache .useful when an app is corrupted .
Wipe Battery Stats : Will Caliberate our battery .Remember ,do this only on 100 p.c battery
Key test : Will test all keys of your keyboard and phone .nice to actually test faulty keys .
Show log : It will show the entire log
Partition SD Card : It will create a Second SD card ext partition with 128M,256M,512M,1024M,2048M,4096M and third SD card partition 0M,32M,64M,128M,256M
Fix Permissions : It will fix the permissions of system .

Tips :

While using nandroid restore ,keep atleast 60 p.c battery in phone .

SD card partitioning will remove all your data in SD card so be sure to make an backup on computer .

Remove Battery stats : Keep you phone charged and remove it .

If your app has force closes ,removing Dalvik-Cache helps

After installing ROM and installing basic day-to day apps ,making nandroid backup will make your life easier .

Make a folder named 1zip in sdcard (/sdcard/1zip) .Place all the nandroid zips in that folder .That way you can navigate and easily use install zip option.

Help ,Support and Troublehooting :

Since this is not my creation all doubts ,bugs and help should be asked in the google group .

https://groups.google.com/group/samsung-galaxy-551?hl=en

Ciao!!

86 responses to “ClockWorkMod 5.0.2.6 A-X Guide”

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December 9, 2011

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CY@NiD3

December 10, 2011

link not working ……….plz give another link …

1. skilledchaos
  
  December 10, 2011
  
  Link is working .
  
Jeric

December 11, 2011

im on arkhas 1.5. can i flash this cwm? if not, what cwm fit to my rom? tnx! =)

1. skilledchaos
  
  December 11, 2011
  
  You can do that.
  5.0.2.6_CWM_recovery_Gingerbread.7z is the required zip file to download .
  You cant backup or restore Arkas 1.5 via CWM however .
  Only Perseus XT4 can do that
  
  1. Jeric
    
    December 11, 2011
    
    Thanks skilled! =)
  2. Jeric
    
    December 11, 2011
    
    Help! I can’t create a 2nd partition of my sdcard. I tried using cwm 5.0.2.6 and it says successful, but when i put my sdcard on my laptop it read as not formatted. what should i do? help please..
  3. skilledchaos
    
    December 11, 2011
    
    what does your phone say ?
Jeric

December 11, 2011

I also use partition wizard. says successful but my laptop read it as not formatted sdcard. =(

Jeric

December 11, 2011

skilledchaos :

what does your phone say ?

everytime i copy my files from my laptop, it always cut the process and my phone will prompt again to choose between kies or the other mode.

1. skilledchaos
  
  December 11, 2011
  
  Just format the SD card from the phone and try again
  
Jeric

December 11, 2011

Still the same.. while copying files, my laptop said, Error Copying File or Folder. The path is too deep.

1. skilledchaos
  
  December 11, 2011
  
  ahh .Thats a windows problem (usually with Winx XP )
  You can try using Teracopy
  http://www.filehippo.com/download_teracopy/
  
  If nothing works copy files folder by folder and see which is the errant file
  
  1. Jeric
    
    December 11, 2011
    
    It failed again.. =( I insert it on my laptop by sdcard reader and my sdcard read as not formatted sdcard. =(
  2. skilledchaos
    
    December 11, 2011
    
    Format it with FAT32 in windows and try copying .
Jeric

December 11, 2011

my partition will erased if i format it right?

I am having hard time on how to partition my sdcard. =(

Im sorry for noob questions

1. skilledchaos
  
  December 11, 2011
  
  Not really. Technically it shouldnt
  
  1. Jeric
    
    December 11, 2011
    
    it was erased. =( there are any other way to partition my sdcard?
    
    or the 5.0.2.6_CWM didn’t perform a good partition on my arkas 1.5 rom?
  2. skilledchaos
    
    December 11, 2011
    
    minitool partition wizard and EASEUS are solid options
    
    If nothing works then switch to gparted
Jeric

December 11, 2011

Gosh… I think my sdcard is the problem although its working fine.. =(

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gfadf

December 15, 2011

please find me way to flash with no usb.I couldnt f’ng get it.

rohit

December 17, 2011

im really a noob at all this… lol.. ive flashed arkas roms easily in the past… but all i wanna know is that.. how can i install cyanogen mod themes on samsung 551???

1. skilledchaos
  
  December 17, 2011
  
  You have to install Cyanogen Mod for it .Flash CWM with odin .Flash Cyanogenmod with CWM .and then install appropriate WQVGA theme .
  
  1. rohit
    
    December 18, 2011
    
    can you please send me the link for cyanogen??
  2. skilledchaos
    
    December 18, 2011
    
    The google group is your best friend .The links are present there .
Pushpak

December 18, 2011

What the hell!!!!!… trying flashing 5.0.2.6_CWM_recovery_Gingerbread.tar through odin.. one package… no result.. the phone just reboots to normal.. im on persues x … help!!!

1. Pushpak
  
  December 18, 2011
  
  cant see CWM,..please help
  
2. skilledchaos
  
  December 18, 2011
  
  DID YOU EVEN TRY TO BOOT IN RECOVERY ??????.
  TYPE “reboot recovery” IN TERMINAL with root
  OR T+POWER after switching off the phone .
  
Pushpak

December 18, 2011

ok it worked… now im stuck on boot… at cyanogen mod 7 logo.. what do i do next…
P.S. thanks for your help man.. you rock 🙂

1. skilledchaos
  
  December 18, 2011
  
  Depends on the build version .
  Do a factory reset . Check the google group . Try removing a sensor . Its been a month since I flashed CM so I have no idea .
  
Pushpak

December 18, 2011

you ROCK man….. wipe data/factory reset worked…. 😉 thanks for your help skilledchaos… much appriciated

Mastercarlox

December 19, 2011

Hello skilled. I have a question. I have the Galaxy I5510L. With Gingerbread I lose 3G. I can flash the PDA froyo with Gingerbread Bootloader?

1. skilledchaos
  
  December 19, 2011
  
  No you cant . 😦 .You need the Froyo Bootloader . It’s available in stock ROM i think .
  
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February 12, 2012

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Juan

April 19, 2012

I installed the cwm on a stock Gb 2.3.6 and it works! but i got one problem if i try to backup the system the phone says:

Backing up boot image
Backing up recovery image
Backing up system
Can`t mount /system!

so what can be the problem that i can`t backup my System i would like to flash arkas1690 but want to backup my hole system before flashing it

can someone helpe me?
thanks and regards

1. skilledchaos
  
  April 20, 2012
  
  Wont work on Stock ROM .
  It is written clearly .
  
Juan

April 20, 2012

Sorry Skilledchaos i understand it wrong and thank you for your quick reply
if you got a tip for me how to backup the hole system before flashing?

And thank you for such a good work
afcharisto

Shazz

April 30, 2012

will the clockworkmod recovery work on gingerbread 2.3.6?

sachingani

May 2, 2012

there is no .tar file present in that zip file.. there is a image file present which cannot be added in Odin. what should I do now?

sachingani

May 2, 2012

There is no file of. tar.. The file is in image file type so it cannot be added in Odin to flash.. so what should I do now?

1. skilledchaos
  
  May 2, 2012
  
  please extract the file only once .Extracting twice will extract the tar too
  
  1. sachingani
    
    May 2, 2012
    
    after extracting once still it wil be in rar file.. should I take it directly into Odin? wil it detect?
  2. skilledchaos
    
    May 2, 2012
    
    no .it will be in tar file as I have mentioned in the guide .
diosmeguia

May 5, 2012

Odin and Callisto.ops use and use a flash CWM packages to install. did not understand that part I have a 1.7 rom but I can Arkas serve cwm? and I have csc recovery mode and with that I can install the CyanogenMod

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Arjun

July 16, 2012

I have hard bricked my galaxy 551 by flashing the wrong recovery IMG in cwm and restarted into recovery mode . . now phone is bricked! download mode not working only emergency dload mode working n I cant flash a new firmware with tat as it gets stuck on setup connection in Odin. can this image be used to somehow recover my phone? plz help!!!

1. skilledchaos
  
  July 16, 2012
  
  Can you boot to recovery mode ?
  
  1. Arjun
    
    July 16, 2012
    
    no I can’t only emergency download mode and it is detected in Odin but gets stuck at setup connection
  2. skilledchaos
    
    July 16, 2012
    
    Then say bye bye to your phone.
Arjun

July 16, 2012

Seriously? I cant try flashing a correct recovery img?? pls help

1. skilledchaos
  
  July 16, 2012
  
  Nope.It’s bricked for good. Emergency dl and Ramdump modes are both useless .
  
  1. Arjun
    
    July 16, 2012
    
    Can i approach samsung service store?
  2. skilledchaos
    
    July 16, 2012
    
    Is it in warranty ?
  3. Arjun
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    Nope! how much does the motherboard cost actually??
  4. skilledchaos
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    Rs. 4050-5500 depending on the area.
    It may be a “software error” and may be repaired by the samsung for Rs. 112 too .
    Cant say really ..
    i would suggest to give them to check .If it is repaired within 100-200 ,get it done .
  5. Arjun
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    Yeah thanks! I gave it to them n they said the same thing . . except they said the board costs about RS.6000 :-O I cant afford tat! Oh is it possible that sometimes it could be just a software error?
  6. skilledchaos
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    It could be software error then you need someone with J-Tag to fix it …(Roughly Rs 450-1000 )
    If not it could be an emmc error then you need someone who has that part (Roughly Rs 500-1700)
    
    You cant say it can be repaired with a JTag or the memory is corrupted sadly .
    
    Companies like Samsung dont replace memory .They just replace motherboard (So I heard it is standard protocol or something )
  7. Arjun
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    okay! ill just have to wait n see. Thanks man, also what is a RIP box?
  8. skilledchaos
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    Its JTAG
    JTAg-Riff Box not rip box :p
  9. Arjun
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    Oh okay. Sorry about that one. 🙂 USB Jig’s don’t work for hard-bricks do they?
  10. skilledchaos
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    Nope…but you can try…
    
    You do know i had the similar situation a while ago .
    Tried everything ,then gave up and got a Xperia mini pro. …
  11. Arjun
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    Yeah i do know that! I hope i can resurrect my callisto …
  12. Arjun
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    My Dad uses a Sk17i too 🙂 Nice phone …
  13. Arjun
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    ICS is out for the mini pro .. have u tried it?
  14. skilledchaos
    
    July 19, 2012
    
    lol.In first hour of release :p
  15. Arjun
    
    July 20, 2012
    
    Lol i should have known 😛 So how is it?
  16. skilledchaos
    
    July 20, 2012
    
    fine I guess .No problems .The UI is a major revision from GB ..
  17. Arjun
    
    July 21, 2012
    
    Good im gonna update too! It seems i have to change the motherboard on my callisto costs around Rs. 5500 something. Thats the end of the line for me too i guess 😦
  18. skilledchaos
    
    July 21, 2012
    
    sorry about that 😦 .
Sudhamsu Krishna

July 22, 2012

i have 2.3.6 XWKPG. installed CWM using odin v4.42 using the cwm gb tar file in one-package.
when i enter the recovery mode everything’s REALLY DARK. i can hardly read anything… i managed to squint and decipher some text, and installed CM7. now even the installed CM7 is REALLLYY DARK 😐 help please… really want to try CM7!

shubham

August 11, 2012

hey my usb does not work and i am a froyo user on 551 plz help me to update my phone to a cool rom 😦

1. skilledchaos
  
  August 11, 2012
  
  USB port or USB cable ?
  
Ankit Kumar

September 13, 2012

Hey , im currently on GB.XWKPG ( which u provided ) just rooted. nothing else . no rom manager installed . and live wallpapers activated .
and i want CM7 . so CWM is needed right ? i can do this with the above steps right ?
and what about backing up msgs and contacts from back up restore app working right?
and last ques . what if i want to go back to stock rom ?

ifrit723

September 30, 2012

Anyway to clear DAVLIK CACHE with stock 2.3.6 gingerbread? It’s not working

1. skilledchaos
  
  September 30, 2012
  
  go to terminal
  $su
  #stop
  #cd /data/dalvik-cache
  #rm *.dex
  #sync
  #reboot
  
  1. ifrit723
    
    October 1, 2012
    
    the #stop has made my phone frozen o.o
  2. ifrit723
    
    October 1, 2012
    
    Also when i enter ‘#cd /data/dalvik-cache’
    It outputs – cd: can’t cd to /data/davlik-cache
  3. skilledchaos
    
    October 1, 2012
    
    stop freezes the android system to prevent FC’s
    /data/dalvik-cache is the directory .You can check it with root explorer .
Vishal Zambare

October 19, 2012

Im not getting the .tar file in the link u provided.Im getting a recovery .img file

1. skilledchaos
  
  October 20, 2012
  
  …extract only once please not twice …
  
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saravana

September 28, 2013

i want cwm for samsung galaxy i5510(froyo version)…..please give me reply quickly

1. skilledchaos
  
  September 29, 2013
  
  Nope
  There used to be CWM for froyo but thats almost 2 years ago …
  There is no point in having CWM for Froyo since there are no ROMs for Froyo Bootloader
  Flash Stock Gingerbread and use CWM for Gingerbread …