How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on the Motorola Defy

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The Motorola Defy smartphone has been around for quite some good time and in this period, developers have brought us some cool custom ROMs. If you wish to try out the custom ROMs on your Defy, you’ll definitely need a custom recovery installed on your device. And when we talk about custom recoveries, the first name that pops-up in our mind is ClockworkMod Recovery. Featuring a set of great options, it really provides a simple way for the users to install custom ROM and Tweaks. Let’s see how you can install ClockworkMod Recovery on the Motorola Defy smartphone.

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I. Before You Begin:

1. Your device must be rooted before you install the recovery. See our guide on how to root the Motorola Defy.

2. Your device should have at least 60% of battery life left so it doesn’t get turned OFF while the process is going on.

II. Downloading Required Files:

1. Bootmenu

2. Fastboot

III. Installing ClockworkMod Recovery on the Motorola Defy:

1. Download and place both the files on your Desktop.

2. Extract files from the Fastboot archive to your Desktop and you’ll get adb.exe along with some other files.

3. Connect your device to your PC using the USB cable.

4. Create a new folder called bootmenu on the SD card of your device. Make sure the folder is on the root of the SD card.

5. Extract files from the bootmenu archive to the bootmenu folder you created on your SD card.

6. Disconnect the device from your PC.

7. Enable USB debugging on your device from Menu>>Settings>>Applications>>Development>>USB debugging.

8. Reconnect the device to your PC.

9. Open a Command Prompt Window on your Desktop by pressing and holding the Shift button on your keyboard and right-clicking on any empty area on the screen, then choose Open command window here.

10. Enter the following commands into the Command Prompt Window you just opened. Press ENTER after each line:

adb shell
su
cp -R /sdcard/bootmenu /data/bootmenu
cd /data/bootmenu
chmod 755 *
./install.sh
rm -R /data/bootmenu

11. Reboot your device.

12. You’re all set!

Brilliant! Your device’s now equipped with the ClockworkMod Recovery that lets you install custom ROMs and take backups of your current ROM!