[TUTORIAL] How To Build CWM From Source - HTC Desire X

Ok guys, im awful at writing tutorials so i spent the past hour or so looking for the best one, as a few of you have pm'd me asking me to tell you guys how to build recoveries:
First, let's check out the CyanogenMod tree. The CyanogenMod repository contains Clockwork Recovery, which is part of a full Android build.
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b ics-release
repo sync
make -j4 otatools
Now, use dump_image or dd to dump your recovery or boot image from a running phone and copy it to your computer somewhere.
dump_image boot boot.img
To build Android from source for a new device, you need to set up a board config and its makefiles. This is generally a long and tedious process. Luckily, if you are only building recovery, it is a lot easier. From the root of your Android source directory (assuming you've run envsetup.sh), run the following (substituting names appropriately):
build/tools/device/mkvendor.sh device_manufacturer_name device_name /your/path/to/the/boot.img
You will receive the confirmation "Done!" if everything worked. The mkvendor.sh script will also have created the following directory in your Android source tree:
manufacturer_name/device_name
Now, type the following:
lunch full_device_name-eng
This will set the build system up to build for your new device. Open up the directory in a file explorer or IDE. You should have the following files: AndroidBoard.mk, AndroidProducts.mk, BoardConfig.mk, device_.mk, kernel, system.prop, recovery.fstab, and vendorsetup.sh.
The two files you are interested in are recovery.fstab and kernel. The kernel in that directory is the stock one that was extracted from the boot.img that was provided earlier. For the most part, recovery.fstab will work on most devices that have mtd, emmc, or otherwise named partitions. But if not, recovery.fstab will need to be tweaked to support mounts and their mount points. For example, if your /sdcard mount is /dev/block/mmcblk1p1, you would need the following lines in your BoardConfig.mk:
/sdcard vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
Once the recovery.fstab has been properly setup, you can build the recovery using:
make -j4 recoveryimage
Your recovery can then be found at $OUT/recovery.img. If you are in need of building a fakeflash recovery, you will need to run the following to create the update.zip that hot replaces the recovery:
make -j4 recoveryzip
Once this is done, build, and tested, notify me, "koush", on Github and I can build official releases and add ROM Manager support!
Tip: Run "make clobber" between builds if you change the BoardConfig.mk, or the change will not get picked up.
Credits to Koush and his tutorial here

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Hey Lloir was just checking your guide (I'm from the X8 scene). The funniest bit was "Notify...me, "koush"". I guess it's a typo. Anyways good guide.

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I think you guys should look into getting Lloir a dev Desire X, he could do a lot more for you guys if he actually had the device
He has done some great work on the One V, including porting both CM9 and CM10, and he could do the same over here for you guys. I'm just dropping by to say that I vouch for Lloir He also has his own ROM in the works
Hopefully you can snag one of these devices soon Lloir, its always nice to get a fun device to play around on and to develop CM for

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thanks for that endorsement Rohan, didn't expect that at all..

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Lloir said:
thanks for that endorsement Rohan, didn't expect that at all..
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I tried to compile a CWM based on gingerbread to get the earlier version of nandroid backups, but I just can't get it to work. Props and thanks again for making a CWM 6 for us, without it, we'd be nowhere

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Thanks
Hi,
I managed to successfully built CWM using your guide.
It kinda works but i did not adjust recovery.fstab so i get errors saying failed to find cache partition to mount at /cache and some related to recovery.log.
Anyways, have you found the reason for the graphical glitch yet??

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Thanks for the guide, it helped me to get started.
Got CWM working (still testing) for my rk3066 based tablet.
One thing I could not figure out - what to does one need to put into recovery.fstab to be able to mount a USB stick from CWM?

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Jin^eLD said:
Thanks for the guide, it helped me to get started.
Got CWM working (still testing) for my rk3066 based tablet.
One thing I could not figure out - what to does one need to put into recovery.fstab to be able to mount a USB stick from CWM?
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On github, find a device tree with similar setup (a similar tab with option for mounting sd card) and use its fstab as reference. You'll also need to add BOARD_LUN_PATH or TARGET_LUN_FILE_PATH or something like that in the BoardConfig.mk of your device to make USB mounting work. Hope it helps.
Regards
Yasir

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Yasir Javed Ansari said:
On github, find a device tree with similar setup (a similar tab with option for mounting sd card) and use its fstab as reference. You'll also need to add BOARD_LUN_PATH or TARGET_LUN_FILE_PATH or something like that in the BoardConfig.mk of your device to make USB mounting work. Hope it helps.
Regards
Yasir
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Yasir, that was one of the things I noticed about the CM9 boardconfig : the paths you just mentioned need fixing

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yes, i fixed it, then broke it again.... now figuring out what broke it

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any ideea how i can build a touch recovery?
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neXus PRIME said:
Hi,
I managed to successfully built CWM using your guide.
It kinda works but i did not adjust recovery.fstab so i get errors saying failed to find cache partition to mount at /cache and some related to recovery.log.
Anyways, have you found the reason for the graphical glitch yet??
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it it cannot find cache partition, the fstab is not correct
for the graphics, what are the bugs?

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dany547 said:
any ideea how i can build a touch recovery?
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it it cannot find cache partition, the fstab is not correct
for the graphics, what are the bugs?
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The method lloir posted is from koush, it needs some tweaking to work properly. Are you interested in building one yourself?

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Compile from a new device
Hello,
I have a BLU Dash 3.5 and would like to build recovery.
I followed the steps in the guide and compilation errors did not return put the recovery did not work. The phone connects but gets the BLU logo on the screen.
The ADB recognizes the device.
The / system / data / cache / sdcard and / sd-ext is mounted correctly.
but the phone's screen does not pass soon.
I noticed that the ROM Manager can make and restore backups normally.
What am I doing wrong?

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dump_image
i tried dump_image of boot boot terminal emulator says dump_image not found... i m running jelly bean 4.1.2 Samsung gt-s5282