Finally, installing clockwork mod recovery on INQ Cloud Touch is possible.
WARNING: DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISKS. DON’T BLAME ANYONE BUT YOURSELF IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG.
ALL credit goes to sagara981 & orgwiz
Method:
Use flash_rom to push Clockwork mod recovery image to INQ Cloud Touch using command flash_image recovery ImageFileLocation.
The flash_rom must be installed in /system/bin.
What do you need?
1./ A rooted INQ Cloud Touch phone (install Z4root and click on permant root)
2./ Root Explorer or File Expert (download from the Android market Google Play)
3./ Terminal Emulator (download from the Android market Google Play)
4./ Download flash_Image and recovery.img.tar.gz Clockwork Mod Recovery Image file from the Internet.
5./ Download ROM Manager from the Android market Google Play (optional)
How to do it?
Now you should have a rooted INQ cloud touch and all the files listed above, so let get started!!!
1./ Put flash_image and extract recovery.img to your sdcard
(recovery.img from recovery.img.tar.gz downloaded from the Internet )
2./ Use File Expert to copy flash_image to /system/bin/
(note: Make sure that you enable Root Explorer feature in file explorer settings)
3./ run Terminal Emulator Type
su [press enter]
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img [press enter]
At this stage, Clockwork mod recovery is installed on your INQ cloud touch phone.
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NOTE on ERRORS:
su error: if you can’t use su, it means that your phone is not rooted or Superuser is not installed.
flash_boot error: flash_boot file is not copied to /System/bin properly or recovery.img file is not exist.
Try to run flash_boot from /system/bin using cd /system/bin command in Terminal Emulator.
Check your recovery.img file name and location again.
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How to boot into Recovery mode?
Option 1:
1./ Switch your phone off.
2./ hold “i” ( physical info key on your INQ cloud touch phone) and Power buttons at the same time until you see the Clockwork mode recovery screen. (fingers crossed ^o^)
Option 2:
1./ Download ROM Manager from Google Play (Android market)
2./ Run Rom Manager and select Reboot into Recovery
ROM Manager is a handy tool that you can use to backup and restore your ROM as well as quick boot into recovery mode.
How to use key buttons to operate Clockwork mod?
Hold “info” and Power buttons to boot into recovery mod (when phone is turned off)
Volume up: to move the selection up.
Volume down: to move the selection down.
Play/Pause key: to select an option from Clockwork mod menu. (if you don’t know where the play/pause key is, refer to your user manual or Google it)
All done!
Now you can flash or modify your INQ Cloud Touch ROM such as change boot animation, icons…… but make sure that you BACKUP your Rom before doing anything.
Have fun! ^o^
Apr 03, 2012 @ 19:10:59
Any custom roms out for the INQ cloud touch yet?
Apr 03, 2012 @ 19:12:20
Great guide by the way..worked perfect on my phone.
Apr 03, 2012 @ 20:29:28
I, personally, don’t think there will be any ROMs for the INQ cloud touch since there are not many (almost to none) developers interested in this phone.
You tweak your phone by deleting unwanted stock app, and customise the phone by installing now launcher (such as Go Launcher eX, adw launcher, launcher pro, Espier launcher, Regina 3d launcher…). Make sure you backup your phone first.
I used RootAppDelete to remove junk stock apps, App Cache Cleaner for cleaning cache, and clear z4root data (i’ve 70MB of free space now, ), and installed Espier Launcher (iphone 4 clone launcher).
I hope this info will help you.
Apr 08, 2012 @ 03:53:34
It would be nice to have 2.3 gigerbread but oh well. Ya, I basicly did the same as you execpt I use launcher 7 donate…works well for me. Thanks for the deleting the cache tip..now I almost have 50MB free…(must have more apps the you
Apr 08, 2012 @ 14:40:13
Apr 19, 2012 @ 08:28:46
when i try to run the command in terminal emulator it sais access denied…. any help?
Apr 19, 2012 @ 09:24:30
Have you rooted your phone?
if not, install z4root.
let’s see how you go.
Apr 19, 2012 @ 15:22:10
prejudice eseguto everything but I’ve always been denied access
Apr 19, 2012 @ 17:31:04
Access denied = no “Su” super user privilege permissions.
No “su” = either phone is not rooted or phone is rooted but terminal emulator doesn’t have root permission yet.
1./ if not rooted. Please install z4root.
2./ if already rooted. Please install latest superuser apk from Google play. And give root access permission to terminal emulator.
Apr 19, 2012 @ 18:36:44
I’ve installed everything … even Z4root ..
Apr 19, 2012 @ 19:23:38
OK, I think the problem is that your “su” permission is not correct. To fix “su” permission denied, you better change permission to”777″. Try this:
1./ use root explorer, go to “/system/bin”
2./ looking for “su
3./ Change permission to 777(hold on “su”, you will see a popup menu, then choose “permissions” from the options,and last tick everything)
Apr 19, 2012 @ 19:48:18
usage flash image partition file.img
Apr 19, 2012 @ 21:07:02
Yes, we need to install clockwork mod recovery image to recovery partition.
So, partition= recovery, file.img= your clockwork mod recovery file location (my case, /sdcard/recovery.img )
Apr 19, 2012 @ 21:12:15
sdcard/recovery.img
sdcard/recovery.img:permission deniel
Apr 19, 2012 @ 21:21:26
Please check your “flash_image” & recovery.img file permissions, change them to 777. USER, GROUP, OTHER tick all Read , Write, Execute.
Apr 19, 2012 @ 21:24:19
give me an email so do you add facebook was first
Apr 19, 2012 @ 21:33:08
nothing ….. still the same problem
Apr 19, 2012 @ 21:51:26
Please start it over again from step 1.
restart your phone
Re-root your phone, reinstall flash_image, update superuser apk, check file permission.
If it is still not working, there is nothing much I can do for you.
Apr 24, 2012 @ 18:25:54
Android takes off with the exclamation point
Apr 24, 2012 @ 18:46:06
You booted into original recovery program. You can switch off your phone or remove battery to restart your phone into normal mode. Try sagara981′s method http://www.androidworld.it/forum/altri-telefoni-android-28/inq-cloud-touch-duro-morire-37058/ in Italian language( i guess )
Apr 24, 2012 @ 18:56:04
I’m sorry you can install Android 2.3
Apr 24, 2012 @ 19:02:04
If you can find the ROM. I had tried to find one, but couldn’t find it.
May 03, 2012 @ 15:45:00
hello how are you feeling I have found a rom installation went well but the cell is blocked on Q What did I do wrong ….. maybe I made nn wpe
Jun 20, 2012 @ 10:04:13
I ran into the permission denied problem flashing recovery to another phone…the problem was flash_image permissions… to solve it i ran the following commands in the terminal
su
chmod 755 /system/bin/flash_image
then carry on as normal…
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
Aug 12, 2012 @ 22:19:18
Thnx Jon for the tip, worked perfectly.
Sep 29, 2012 @ 02:02:46
please help…. i have a INQ cloud touch…
my problem is it does not start it shows the INQ logo repeatedly
when i hold the (i) button and power on it shows a triangle and an ANDROID pic… how can i enter in to the stock recovery i have tried vloume up and down many times… but did not work… can andyone help….?
Sep 29, 2012 @ 04:46:18
Is it under warranty still?
If not, If u can use fastboot.exe, use fastboot to push the firmware or recovery image (check above link)
path/to/fastboot flash boot path/to/boot.img
path/to/fastboot flash recovery path/to/recovery.img
If u don’t have inq ROM image, try software update tool from manufacturer website (do it at ur own risk:))
Go to inqmobile select ur country, select ur phone model, then software update.
Here is Australia ROM for Windows
http://new.inqmobile.com/_includes/locales/en_au/uploads/software-update/1/INQ%20Cloud%20Touch%20Software%20Update%20Windows.zip
Sep 30, 2012 @ 20:35:22
How to connect in fastboot? I have set the fastboot but it just goes on saying “waiting for device” but doesnt find it. What needs to be done to make the device connect so that fastboot recognizes the connection?
Oct 01, 2012 @ 09:57:30
while your phone is in power off mod, hold on physical “Play/Pause” button and Power button to boot into fastboot mode.
If you are interested in getting a ROM for your INQ cloud touch.
check this out http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/44620-porting-inq-cloud-touch/page__st__40