How to Install a Custom Recovery Image on Your Galaxy Tab

The first step in installing a custom recovery image is to extract the necessary files from the Android SDK tools folder and your kernel file. This will ensure that you have all of the required files for the installation process.

For this tutorial, we will be using the Sprint Galaxy Tab's kernel file. Extracting the files as instructed should take care of this step. Once the extraction is complete, navigate to the C:\Android\SDK\tools folder and locate the "adb" tool. Open a command prompt by typing "cmd" in the search bar and hitting enter.

Next, we need to ensure that USB debugging is enabled on our device. This can be done by going to Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging. Make sure this option is checked before proceeding with the installation process.

Once you have completed these steps, plug your Galaxy Tab into your computer via USB and open the Samsung Kies software (if available). Alternatively, you can use a different method such as using a USB OTG adapter to connect your device to your computer.

With your device connected, navigate to the market and download and install the ROM Manager application. This application will be used to flash our custom recovery image onto our device.

Once the ROM Manager application is installed, open it and select "Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery" as the installation option. Choose your Galaxy Tab's version from the list, and if you are using a Sprint Galaxy Tab, select "Verizon". Allow the installation process to complete, and then close the ROM Manager application.

Next, we need to perform some additional steps on our device. Open a command prompt by typing "cmd" in the search bar and hitting enter, making sure that you type the exact commands specified for your specific device model (in this case, the Sprint Galaxy Tab).

When prompted, type "s u" followed by a space, then "super user permission". If prompted to confirm, click "Allow" on your device. This step is crucial in allowing us to access the device's recovery mode.

Once you have completed the previous steps and typed the required commands, your device should reboot into recovery mode automatically. At this point, we need to hold down both the volume up and power buttons simultaneously until the device powers off. Release the buttons when the device turns off.

Next, turn on your device by holding the volume up button and the power button together, then releasing them once you see the Samsung logo appear on screen. Repeat this process a few times if necessary to ensure that your device boots into recovery mode properly.

With our device in recovery mode, we need to perform some additional steps to complete the installation process. First, select "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" from the menu. This will help remove any existing data and settings from the device's system memory.

Next, select "Wipe Cache Partition". If your device has a cache partition that needs to be wiped, you can select it now. The recovery mode should automatically detect this if present.

After wiping the cache partition (if necessary), we need to reboot our device into system mode. This will ensure that all changes are applied correctly and properly.

Once your device is in system mode, if it becomes stuck on a Samsung logo or shows an error message when attempting to boot, you can try re-executing the previous steps until success is achieved. The goal is to get the device to successfully boot up normally without any issues.

With our custom recovery image installed and our device now booted normally, we need to navigate back to the ROM Manager application. Once there, select "Reboot System" from the menu to ensure that all changes take effect properly.

Having a custom recovery image installed on your Galaxy Tab provides you with greater control over your device's performance and functionality. You can use this recovery mode to install custom firmware, perform data backups, and even overclock or underclock your device as needed.

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**How to Set Up ADB**

We're going to go to c Android SDK tools folder you should have all of this from the how to set up adb procedure click ok and it'll extract that to there then we're going to do the same thing with our kernel file for me we have the sprint kernel file which even though it says vzw ignore that extract files again and the exact same place see android tools yes tools fine and now we should be able to go to our c Android SDK tools folder and adb flash image and our z image file of some sort should all be inside the android sdk tools folder okay now we're going to make sure that usb debugging is still checked so we're new applications development usb debugging is checked on as long as that is the case we're going to plug the tab in via usb okay then we're gonna go to the market i'm going to search for rom manager download the free one or if you feel like donating download the premium one wait for that to install once it does open it click okay okay and then we're going to select even though that this will not work select flash clockwork mod recovery select verizon.

**Preparing Your Device**

Once installed, we need to prepare our device for installation. First, we need to extract the necessary files from the Android SDK tools folder and our kernel file. We also need to ensure that USB debugging is enabled on our device. This can be done by going to Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging.

For this tutorial, we will be using the Sprint Galaxy Tab's kernel file. Extracting the files as instructed should take care of this step. Once the extraction is complete, navigate to the C:\Android\SDK\tools folder and locate the "adb" tool. Open a command prompt by typing "cmd" in the search bar and hitting enter.

**Connecting Your Device**

With your device connected, you can now open the Samsung Kies software (if available). Alternatively, you can use a different method such as using a USB OTG adapter to connect your device to your computer.

**Installing ROM Manager**

Once your device is connected, navigate to the market and download and install the ROM Manager application. This application will be used to flash our custom recovery image onto our device.

**Flashing Clockwork Mod Recovery**

With your device connected and installed, open the ROM Manager application and select "Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery" as the installation option. Choose your Galaxy Tab's version from the list, and if you are using a Sprint Galaxy Tab, select "Verizon". Allow the installation process to complete, and then close the ROM Manager application.

**Additional Steps**

Next, we need to perform some additional steps on our device. Open a command prompt by typing "cmd" in the search bar and hitting enter, making sure that you type the exact commands specified for your specific device model (in this case, the Sprint Galaxy Tab).

When prompted, type "s u" followed by a space, then "super user permission". If prompted to confirm, click "Allow" on your device. This step is crucial in allowing us to access the device's recovery mode.

**Accessing Recovery Mode**

Once you have completed the previous steps and typed the required commands, your device should reboot into recovery mode automatically. At this point, we need to hold down both the volume up and power buttons simultaneously until the device powers off. Release the buttons when the device turns off.

Next, turn on your device by holding the volume up button and the power button together, then releasing them once you see the Samsung logo appear on screen. Repeat this process a few times if necessary to ensure that your device boots into recovery mode properly.

**Wiping Data**

With our device in recovery mode, we need to perform some additional steps to complete the installation process. First, select "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" from the menu. This will help remove any existing data and settings from the device's system memory.

Next, select "Wipe Cache Partition". If your device has a cache partition that needs to be wiped, you can select it now. The recovery mode should automatically detect this if present.

**Rebooting into System Mode**

After wiping the cache partition (if necessary), we need to reboot our device into system mode. This will ensure that all changes are applied correctly and properly.

Once your device is in system mode, if it becomes stuck on a Samsung logo or shows an error message when attempting to boot, you can try re-executing the previous steps until success is achieved. The goal is to get the device to successfully boot up normally without any issues.

With our custom recovery image installed and our device now booted normally, we need to navigate back to the ROM Manager application. Once there, select "Reboot System" from the menu to ensure that all changes take effect properly.

Having a custom recovery image installed on your Galaxy Tab provides you with greater control over your device's performance and functionality. You can use this recovery mode to install custom firmware, perform data backups, and even overclock or underclock your device as needed.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys it's david from the unlocker.com and today we're going to show you how to flash a custom recovery image on your samsung galaxy tab okay before you begin you must have done how to root the samsung galaxy tab procedure if you haven't click on the link there to go do that and then come back to this one once you're done okay after you've done that you can do our how to set up adb procedure so click on this and do that just until you can see the serial number when you type adb devices in the command prompt once you can see that serial number come back to this procedure and we can continue okay so now we're actually going to flash the custom recovery image so we're going to download the flash image so click on that and save it to your computer and we're going to download the kernel file for our galaxy tab version so if you have the t-mobile on this one sprint this one verizon this one international et cetera i have the sprint one so i'm going to click on this one to download that and save those both to computer then we're going to extract them okay now we're going to take the flash image zip file that we downloaded we're going to right click extract files we're going to go to c android sdk tools folder you should have all of this from the how to set up adb procedure click ok and it'll extract that to there then we're going to do the same thing with our kernel file for me we have the sprint kernel file which even though it says vzw ignore that extract files again and the exact same place see android tools yes tools fine and now we should be able to go to our c android sdk tools folder and adb flash image and our z image file of some sort should all be inside the android sdk tools folder okay now we're going to make sure that usb debugging is still checked so we're new applications development usb debugging is checked on as long as that is the case we're going to plug the tab in via usb okay then we're gonna go to the market i'm going to search for rom manager download the free one or if you feel like donating download the premium one wait for that to install once it does open it click okay okay and then we're going to select even though that this will not work we're going to select it anyway flash clockwork mod recovery choose our device if you're using the sprint tab like i am just select verizon select allow click ok do not reboot into recovery just hit home and we'll continue okay next we're going to open a command prompt by hitting the start button and typing cmd in the search and hitting enter okay now for the rest of the procedure we're going to uh start where it has our galaxy tab version so for me it's the sprint galaxy tab so i'm going to do this whole a section one through eight and then once i'm done i will skip all this i'll go to this new section down here if you have a device other than the sprint one say example you have the verizon one do this section instead t-mobile do this section international gsm ones from europe do this section and then continue this make sure you do the right one for your device okay now you're going to type what it's asking you to type in the command prompt again make sure that you type the thing that's specific to your tab not what i'm typing here in the video unless you have a sprint tab at this point when you type s u super user permission might pop up on your device make sure you click allow so that we get the number symbol like that and then you can continue okay once you type in that step your device should reboot into recovery mode okay now i'm going to finish doing the sprint procedure again remember that what i'm doing here in the video is for the sprint galaxy tab please read your version's procedure and do that instead of what i'm doing here in the video okay for the sprint well when i get stuck on the samsung logo we're gonna hold down both volume keys and power until the device powers off then we're going to let go now we're going to turn it back on by holding the volume key up and power just till we see the samsung logo then we let go and it should boot into recovery and automatically begin backing up okay now i'm going to go to wipe data factory reset since it failed okay she didn't see all that invalid argument stuff since it failed we did the wipe data then we're going to wipe cache and once that's done we're going to reboot system now and should get stuck on the samsung logo so once it does we're going to hold down volume up and down and power and keep holding it until it turns off like so then let go once it's off you'll see the battery symbol hold volume up and power and keep holding it until we see the samsung logo again then let go and it should start to back up again and again try to convert our file system to xd4 okay so you notice this time it finished it says restore complete at the bottom now that we've done that i'm going to select reboot system now this time it should boot up normally give it a second to do so okay once it boots up regularly we're gonna go to the market log in if you have to except the terms and conditions and then we're gonna search for raw manager download it and install it wait for that to install okay once it's installed we're gonna open it click ok click ok i'm going to click flash clockwork mod recovery choose our galaxy tab version if you're using sprint again we're using gonna select verizon allow click ok that's pretty much it now if you ever need to boot into recovery mode go to raw manager and just click reboot into recovery click ok the device should reboot into clockworkmod recovery if everything worked properly and there you are so now you have a custom recovery image so now you can go on to the next procedure which is how to load a custom rom if you want to load custom roms and enjoyhey guys it's david from the unlocker.com and today we're going to show you how to flash a custom recovery image on your samsung galaxy tab okay before you begin you must have done how to root the samsung galaxy tab procedure if you haven't click on the link there to go do that and then come back to this one once you're done okay after you've done that you can do our how to set up adb procedure so click on this and do that just until you can see the serial number when you type adb devices in the command prompt once you can see that serial number come back to this procedure and we can continue okay so now we're actually going to flash the custom recovery image so we're going to download the flash image so click on that and save it to your computer and we're going to download the kernel file for our galaxy tab version so if you have the t-mobile on this one sprint this one verizon this one international et cetera i have the sprint one so i'm going to click on this one to download that and save those both to computer then we're going to extract them okay now we're going to take the flash image zip file that we downloaded we're going to right click extract files we're going to go to c android sdk tools folder you should have all of this from the how to set up adb procedure click ok and it'll extract that to there then we're going to do the same thing with our kernel file for me we have the sprint kernel file which even though it says vzw ignore that extract files again and the exact same place see android tools yes tools fine and now we should be able to go to our c android sdk tools folder and adb flash image and our z image file of some sort should all be inside the android sdk tools folder okay now we're going to make sure that usb debugging is still checked so we're new applications development usb debugging is checked on as long as that is the case we're going to plug the tab in via usb okay then we're gonna go to the market i'm going to search for rom manager download the free one or if you feel like donating download the premium one wait for that to install once it does open it click okay okay and then we're going to select even though that this will not work we're going to select it anyway flash clockwork mod recovery choose our device if you're using the sprint tab like i am just select verizon select allow click ok do not reboot into recovery just hit home and we'll continue okay next we're going to open a command prompt by hitting the start button and typing cmd in the search and hitting enter okay now for the rest of the procedure we're going to uh start where it has our galaxy tab version so for me it's the sprint galaxy tab so i'm going to do this whole a section one through eight and then once i'm done i will skip all this i'll go to this new section down here if you have a device other than the sprint one say example you have the verizon one do this section instead t-mobile do this section international gsm ones from europe do this section and then continue this make sure you do the right one for your device okay now you're going to type what it's asking you to type in the command prompt again make sure that you type the thing that's specific to your tab not what i'm typing here in the video unless you have a sprint tab at this point when you type s u super user permission might pop up on your device make sure you click allow so that we get the number symbol like that and then you can continue okay once you type in that step your device should reboot into recovery mode okay now i'm going to finish doing the sprint procedure again remember that what i'm doing here in the video is for the sprint galaxy tab please read your version's procedure and do that instead of what i'm doing here in the video okay for the sprint well when i get stuck on the samsung logo we're gonna hold down both volume keys and power until the device powers off then we're going to let go now we're going to turn it back on by holding the volume key up and power just till we see the samsung logo then we let go and it should boot into recovery and automatically begin backing up okay now i'm going to go to wipe data factory reset since it failed okay she didn't see all that invalid argument stuff since it failed we did the wipe data then we're going to wipe cache and once that's done we're going to reboot system now and should get stuck on the samsung logo so once it does we're going to hold down volume up and down and power and keep holding it until it turns off like so then let go once it's off you'll see the battery symbol hold volume up and power and keep holding it until we see the samsung logo again then let go and it should start to back up again and again try to convert our file system to xd4 okay so you notice this time it finished it says restore complete at the bottom now that we've done that i'm going to select reboot system now this time it should boot up normally give it a second to do so okay once it boots up regularly we're gonna go to the market log in if you have to except the terms and conditions and then we're gonna search for raw manager download it and install it wait for that to install okay once it's installed we're gonna open it click ok click ok i'm going to click flash clockwork mod recovery choose our galaxy tab version if you're using sprint again we're using gonna select verizon allow click ok that's pretty much it now if you ever need to boot into recovery mode go to raw manager and just click reboot into recovery click ok the device should reboot into clockworkmod recovery if everything worked properly and there you are so now you have a custom recovery image so now you can go on to the next procedure which is how to load a custom rom if you want to load custom roms and enjoy\n"