How to install Custom Recovery on Moto G 1st Gen & 2nd Gen | Easiest Method

[@taknevydder]

damn, found this video bookmarks. It been quite some time. Brings back memories. Moto g was my first phone which I played around with.

[@nadnerb33]

For people saying the Mega link is not working to download the Platform Files zip... Just download Minimal ADB and Fastboot from here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790 Once downloaded and installed, copy the TWRP img file to C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot (or wherever you installed it) and rename the file to recovery.img. In a command prompt navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot and then run the following command (this is what the .bat file does in the video - pause it when he runs it and you'll see the same command): fastboot flash recovery recovery.img Done!

[@ramprasad7]

+nadnerb33 which command?

[@nadnerb33]

+Ram Prasad (Ranbir) fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

[@ramprasad7]

nadnerb33 :( yesterday when I tried to install custom recovery on my phone it got failed and now not booting up from boot menu.. also recovery option not working..

[@chengsam3335]

+nadnerb33 after I downloaded the file, it says "the disk image file is corrupted"

[@prachikulkarni36]

+nadnerb33 i did use the flash command but when i try to reboot into recovery. i am using latest recovery twrp-2.8.6.0-titan please help

[@jabjabgrab123]

ive been wasting my time trying to get my moto g to root for hours

[@monaxp606]

worked for my moto g 2....thanx a lot.

[@ms-hl4vg]

This is so simple and fast works like a charm, thank u!

[@karansrz]

thanks bro.....u make really nice videos ....please make a video on how to unlock bootloader ...so that other ppl don't hv trouble finding videos and can easily see all ur videos and hv cm installed in their phones

[@ifyoureadthisyoureawesome2928]

I downloaded TWRP manager from the play store.. That worked too lol Much easier

[@hemanthsaiprasad3393]

one more sugestion that after downloaded and opening platform tools. in that i did not get FLASH RECOVERY.BAT................ so please give me correct link for my device moto g2 xt1068

[@vichuvishnukr]

the platform tool is jst 523Kb bt urs is 10mb! jst update the clear link!

[@georget10i]

Thank You! Very helpful.

[@FilipeNepomuceno]

The file "Flash Recovery.bat" is missing on the downloaded folder. One cannot finish the process without the "Flash Recovery.bat" file. Can you re upload the file please!! Thank you.

[@Delivator]

Platform Tools link is down :(

[@ramkolnati3226]

+Delivator same problem u got any link.please send me bro

[@Delivator]

+ram kolnati you can download a portable ADB/Fastboot version here: mega.nz/#!pA8mXIgL!LDQ2JgfxeW1On6OKjzgsW4rOcTSmYd2ATrgsTsRGVZQ but you have to flash your device manualy see here: bit.ly/1TlxJMF

[@justjohn2067]

+Delivator just update your video info instead of comment to a comment!

[@Delivator]

***** my video? That's not my video :D

[@Slayer31FT]

docs.google.com/file/d/0B7dKj_Mxy50xdWRhajZ6cmNUMkk/edit

[@karleisheim8043]

Does it reset my Phone when I install a custom recovery? I´v unlocked my bootloader so this is done.

[@Drawnpedal]

twrp 1032 will work for xt1033?

[@karansrz]

+Prateek Gupta posted the proper link to platform tools ....thanx man

[@akshatrockport]

Platform tools link again missing... no flashboot recovery when downloaded from other links... PLease help sir

[@JohannSandoval0109]

I install the recovery and it appears a black screen, only work Philz Recovery but when I want to install cyanogenmod give error

[@surbhitkumar2048]

+Gadgetry World The platform tool zip file is not working.Please help

[@koushik.b1288]

the platform tol file which you suggested is no longer available in the site ,so where should i download

[@bovillavenkateswarareddy6151]

how to Change the disc image file to IMG file... while double clocked on that recovery.bat file,it's not installing on my phone. it showing command window

[@chengsam3335]

when I download TWRP it says "the disk image file is corrupted"

[@juva932]

Thanks a lot for this guide, thanks to you I was able to install TWRP on my phone :) There's something I'd like to know though, is there a way for me to copy the backup folder to my computer? It's too big and it pretty much took up all my phone space... :(

[@abhinavhiwanj]

platform tool file not avaliable

[@americanboy48]

docs.google.com/file/d/0B7dKj_Mxy50xdWRhajZ6cmNUMkk/edit

[@SahityaSagwal]

dude platform tools insnt available please send the link to an alternative site.

[@Pkjnmh]

Not working..after run flash recovery and when i select recovery it shows red exclamatory cone in android logo..

[@pgupta2124]

Dude it shows success on my command prompt but on my phone it gets stuck at flash:recovery but does not shows the partition thingy (pink line) like your phone. After that when i boot in recovery it shows no command. What do i DO??????

[@rashikhasan7190]

i tried doing this but after i press recover "no command appears" i have ried doing this several times. i go to another command line where they ask me to reboot or apply from adb or sd card but nothing happens

[@paribeshupreti6910]

so i wanted to install Cyanogen mod 12 on my moto g, i followed every step, did the recovery and on the last step where i had to move the two CGmod files in my moto g, my phone drive wont show up (im in the bootmode selection menu when im doing this) so i press the normal power up to go to my main moto g home but i see a warning bootloader page and it goes blank and it come back again and goes blank and repeats. Please can someone help me? Did i mess up my phone? please help! :(

[@adamosmak8895]

in recovery mod the yellow text says cmd: getvarpartition-type:recovery cmd: getvar:max-download-size

[@anoop4mail]

I am not able to install custom recovery...it is giving "No command" after installing and selecting recovery mode .step 8 in your description. My phone Moto g 2013 3G

[@rakshithsd2588]

when i downloaded the platform tools ..i am not able to see Flash recovery.bat ...pls help

[@ka_0410]

after installing the recovery my mobile screen became black and after a few seconds it shows swipe to unlock recovery but it is not working please help me

[@naiduanubhav]

The problem I'm facing is.. After I installed, everything went correct but the recovery screen jus flickers or goes blank... After some time "slide to unlock" appears but touch doesn't work.. I've tried all the recoveries but got the same answer I even tried with updated tools but got the same result.. Please help me outta this :( Thank-you

[@shubhambansal829]

Whenever doing same as mentioned in your video.. My screen goes blank for some time and after some time when I press the power button it says swipe to unlock but nothing can work.. What i'm gonna do now.? plz help. I m running my moto g on lollipop 5.0.2

[@adrielsatyavrata]

Platform Tools zip file no longer available from the link in the description :( please help.

[@kunalchandalia4767]

I tried it and my phone was not booting....then I flashed stock recovery and tried it again.... it said installed(in bootloader mode) but when I selected the recovery (bootloader mode) it was showing no commands.....pls solve this issue!!

[@mohitshah4159]

not showing flash recoveryy.bat *****

[@nishantsharma5012]

Hey, I have done everything correct till the step 8, but I am not getting the screen as yours.My phone is just restarting.Can you please tell me..? (urgent)...

[@sachinbirhade]

of what things i should take back up of??

[@puneetmehinya520]

hey buddy m getting this error: target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes error: cannot load 'recovery.img': No error pls help

[@mohammednayeem2615]

the platform files are no longer available in that website

[@ImNotT10]

So in the description you say it works for all 1st gen models. The website says it's for XT1032, will it still work for my XT1031?

[@Cesar-vs4cj]

When i download the twrp file and i try and open it, it says the file is corrupted. I have tried the latest version and other versions and nothing seems to be working. I also dont have the bat file in the platform tools. Do i have to rename it?

[@RaviShankar-jp8pk]

there is problem with platform tools when i clicked on the link it shows the file is no longer avalable, plese help me to get platform tools for moto g first gen. xt1033, i have tried to unlock costom recovery from other platform tools but thats not working.

[@sai4michael]

hi the platform tools are not available. the link is working but i could not able to download it from that site and it is asking me to try after sometime

[@gvdkalyan]

i tried 3 times exactly as shown in the video but after double clicking bat file on phone it says mismatched....... then unplugged and pressed volume down and then up screen flashed for a sec and standard moto logo was coming and then an andriod symbol with red color alert symbol is shown and its not moving further dont know wt to do now . can u plz help me thank you

[@Umashankar2k]

hey man, the platform-tools link doesnt have a flashrecovery.bat file...

[@DeepakKhanwalkar]

The link for the Platform tools doesn't contain all the files that was shown in the video.

[@sinapierce2747]

Deepak Khanwalkar yeah man he is right its not like in the video please tell us why? its just a few of folders.

[@karansrz]

I had trouble finding the platform tools link....someone posted the right link in the comments

[@koushik.b1288]

any of your subscribed links like platform file,twrp files r not working

[@sumanthkateelkar895]

when i press recovery after flash, it shows like boot up failed kindly help.. I am on the process

[@aprateemkumarverma8807]

on mega website its saying ki...file you are trying to download is no longer availaible!!!! WTF!!!

[@surbhitkumar2048]

+GadgetryWorld The platform tool zip file is not working.please help.

[@3XCODFANX3]

i downloaded twrp and now my phone wont get past the starting screen please help me as i am very frustrated

[@salmanahmed-qn2ui]

Thank you

[@lazze13]

The Platform Tools zip file link do not work anymore. Pls help!

[@fredericfirmenich7533]

Hello Samanyou, Thank you for the tutorial. I encountered an issue after the installation of the recovery TWRP. After I installed it. i get the line in pink "mismatched partition size (recovery)" like in your video. but after when I want to select "Recovery" with the volume down button then volume up, it says "Boot up failed".... Can you please help? Thankyou!

[@nishantkumar1645]

When ever I do the same thing as shown in video on moto g 1st gen , theres a black screen and few white lines are coming.

[@CrazyBlueTv]

Boot up failed.. help

[@dariuszbober7788]

Sorry but this platform tools witch you are given guys, dosnt have file "flash recover.bat" so what to do, maybe a liite help.

[@TestCrafted]

It just said failed to boot so I launched it normally (XT1039)

[@radeebvr6688]

Platform Tools zip file... is deleted from the site which is in the description link?? then how can i dwld ?

[@LokeshReddykukkam]

hi, do i need to root my mobile(moto G 1 gen) to install CM (cynogenmod 12.1)? or just installing "custom recovery" and "unlocked bootloader" is enough.? Thanks in advance.

[@PrajyotMane]

Please Upload platform-tools file on Drive

[@AbasikMusic]

when installing the custom recovery it shows this when ive installed it using the flash recovery file: cmd: getvar:partition-type:recovery cmd: getvar:max-download-size what does this mean?

[@ayaananand7530]

***** same here :/ what to do now :( HELP

[@harshilpatel1328]

the platform tools zip file is missing from the link. Please update it so I can download it

[@Daniel-xu8rq]

It's a platform-tools.rar Link in the desceiption which is only ~500KB. You used a ZIP which was 10MB. Is it still the right data?

[@nishanthviswanathan6817]

hi vjaya the platform zip cannot be download it shows as "The file you are trying to download is no longer available. This could be due to the following reasons: The file has been removed because of a ToS/AUP violation. Invalid URL - the link you are trying to access does not exist The file has been deleted by the user." this wht will we do now plse reply plse....

[@muqeetabrar9956]

Hi - The platform tool page isn't opening. Please can you update the link.

[@Vinwizo]

does lolipop 5.0.2 has seperate twrp file?? is there any difference in doing unlocking bootloader in this rom??

[@siddhantkushwaha8673]

platform tools zip file is no more available on ur given link...provide a different link where i can get that zip file....reply soon

[@sharique7868]

the platform tool is of only 523 kb but in the video shown above it is of 10 mb in size.please update the link

[@ninofolkerts]

what do i do when the twrp file is corupted?

[@vk_12345]

Links doesn't work!! Upload them to Google Drive.

[@ramondouche3640]

yo the link for the platform tools.zip file doesn't work can u update it?

[@6panix6]

where can i get this flash recovery.bat ............

[@radeebvr6688]

platform tools zip file link is not working, then how to download it..???

[@ramprasad7]

please please.. I'm unable to download zip file.. please provide another link its missing here..

[@farhankhan1806]

the platform tools zip file link is broken

[@HarshPatel-jo2xn]

hey platform tool zip file unavailable

[@mohitshah4159]

will twrp custom recovery file work on xt 1033?

[@vk_12345]

+Gadgetry World Hey buddy, why don't you upload the files at Google Drive or Dropbox? The files in given links do not have those files anymore. This is very important henceforth you need to take care of it as people here start worrying about it. When it comes with phone people do worry more if the things do not work the way its showed. So no any offence but please take care of it. Request you to upload the proper files to working links, eg dropbox or google drive.

[@hemanthsaiprasad3393]

you are given a link for twrp recovery for moto g2...but opening that link it not showing twrp recovery for particular model like xt1068..... my device is moto g2 xt1068...so plz give me solution and give working download link for twrp recovery

[@zero0cool982]

i m on mac so can i do this on vmware ???

[@mohitshah4159]

dude help me out here. i have unlocked bootloader on xt1033. now will this process shown be safe for xt1033? i mean twrp file is safe? +samanyou

[@manojmannu9569]

not coming the platform tool link

[@GurmeetSingh-ej4jt]

which site r platform tools.

[@creativeconcepts176]

link is broken give us any other link or reply to any of the comments below.

[@Teammoha108]

plz give me another like of platform tool zip because that one you provide is not working

[@raxy77]

Link is broken for Platform Tools

[@LXTPHOENIX]

flash recovery.bAT is missing bro..

[@ChintanTundia]

The file on Megabit has been deleted.

[@_garou]

the platform tools file if of 537 kb only plz update it

[@YungHedgehog0]

Can you update the link for Platform Tool's ? I need that;/

[@vineetmaan8710]

Will this work for moto g xt1033?

[@YungHedgehog0]

Again Link for Platform Tools's broken

[@ansh4uu]

How to unlock bootloader in moto g 1st gen

[@lokeshrahul8504]

after doing whole process my phone stuck at "warning bootloader unlocked screen" does my phone died pls anyone reply what to do

[@lokeshrahul8504]

actually I flashed the twrp recovery through PC again not the same version may be another one, I guess then it worked ,, anyway thanks for your reply, I love your work ,bro keep it up.

[@rayawake]

How to do this on a Mac? I've been looking everywhere, and most of the time nobody even mentions, "oh here's how you do this on a mac" or even, "you can only do this on a pc, sorry"

[@harishankarprasad5665]

WTF??platform link is not working???

[@bharatbhushan7295]

its gets remote failure