CWM Recovery Image for the M9300 Echo! (updated 12/20/2011 to v2.0).

The v2.0 & v1.3 Recovery's can be found here on Na’ven site: http://thelifemaster.com/Main/HTE
Look for and download the SAR_Recovery.rar file for v1.3 and SAR_Recovery_2.0.img (v2.0 is a bit different and themed so I would start with 1.3 if you are new. Also see note below how to install if you do not know how to install an img file)

A secondary site, can be found here (thanks DRE89):
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33006421/SAR-Recovery1.3.rar
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33006421/SAR_Recovery_2.0.img




Changelog:
v2.0:
- Partial port of Rogue's Recovery menu format (different grouping of menu items and lists)
- new kernel and USB mount fix from v1.3
- Themed
- departure from CM7 CWM recovery so would not be ROM manager supported IF the Echo is added in the future.
- This format may not get updated as its not part of the AOSP

v1.3 (11/28/11):
- corrected the usb mount in CWM so that you can mount the device as a usb drive to copy files in CWM.
- Updated to new kernel
- Removed workarounds for a bug in the CM7 code base now that it is fixed.

v1.1 & 1.2: Test releases only

v1.0 (10/31/11):
- public release.


To install:
NOTE: v2.0 is just the imagefile. You need to download v1.3, extract. Rename the SAR_Recovery_2.0.img to recovery.img and continue with the steps below. v2.0 is a departure from the standard CWM and based on the rouge recovery found on other phones. BIG Thanks out to team Rouge for allowing me to sift and reuse some of their code.

-Follow the directions given in the script (IE: Install the drivers from Kyocera for the Echo, Install the driver that is launched from the script (it's not part of the standard echo drivers)

- Make sure it is booted to the os and that debug is turned on: (phone settings -> applications -> development -> USB debugging)

- Extract the archive to a folder (IE : the Desktop of your computer)

- Run the script “SAR_Recovery.bat” (From within the folder noted above ON YOUR PC)

- Follow the prompts given, read what it is asking/telling you and take that action (very short and simple)

- Exit from the script and you should be done with the upgrade.

- Install from the marketplace “Quick Boot” (free) to allow you to boot into recovery as there are no hardware keys known at this time. You can also use ADB if you can’t access the OS, just send this command: ADB reboot recovery.

- Backup your device, Find a rom and have FUN!'

If you can't boot the OS prior to install:

If you can only see the Kyocera bootloader screen and not boot the OS you need to do this another way. Its still easy and you will just need to follows the steps above up to running the script and install the included driver (or from withint the folder you extracted, install the driver) and then connect your device in bootloader mode (Kyocera screen with yellow light on) and from the pc, ope a command prompt, change to the directory that you extraced the files and type this command " Fastboot devices" it should return ??? meaning it can see your device. IF NOT YOU DO NOT HAVE the drivers loaded, are not in bootloader mode, or your usb is not connected [Bad canle/port/etc]). Once it can see your device type "Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and it will install CWM. You will then need to run "fastboot boot recovery.img" to boot into recovery. From there you can install your new rom from HTE.


Note: The whole process takes less than 5 min. If it hangs, has an issue or you are unsure what it did. Give it another couple minutes, pull the plug, reboot and try again. You can not hurt your phone running this as if the install fails or currupts the recovery image, you only need to reboot to the os and the bootloader to correct the issue and this is what this script does to begin with

Don’t forget to donate if you find this of use!

Enjoy

Thanks. You are doing some great things here.

Upped the newer 2 to dropbox as well, just backup mirrors of course. Assuming we get more going I also have a few 50gb box accounts if we need em

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33006421/SAR_Recovery_2.0.img
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/33006421/SAR-Recovery1.3.rar

Unrelated: Saridnour, were you ever able to extract the proprietary files from the Echo? I would like to attempt (lightly used considering I know almost nothing about this kind of coding) something and I believe I need those files for it.

You can find the files I used for cm7 builds from my github at: https://github.com/saridnour/M9300_CM7
These are no where near complete but you can pull the repo and place it in your cm7 tree and get a working build. BUT most of the drivers are still missing including screen, rotation, button, etc. I hacked the keys so that one could go back and bring up proporties with the volume rocker and that is in the repo as well.
Others have siad they have gotten further and I have seen some samples but I never got the source so thats as far as I went for now at least. I play with the ech from time to time but just have not had time to devote too much to it lately.

I had the old version of recovery on my echo. I went to upgrade to the new one and I keep getting error cannot load recovery.img.

Ive redownloaded several times, i put the file in the folder im running commands from. I tried doing it with the .bat file and then i tried manually with adb.

I am at the bootloader, yellow light and it says kyocera, it sees my device but I keep getting error cannot load recovery.img

where am i messing up?

mate, download recovery.rar. then download the recovery.img (2.0). go into the recovery.rar, replace the recovery in that folder with the 2.0 recovery. run the script and boom.

I got it, thanks man. I ended up naming the file just recovery instead of recovery.img. It kept giving me that error and then I noticed that the original was just named recovery.

Thanks again for the help.

Always here to help anyone!

So what do you al think of this new version? not heard too much back about it so wondered...