How to install new Recovery image from .img file I recently found that I could upgrade to the new CWM touch recovery version for my EVO 4g! However, to do this through the ROM manager app or get it directly onto the phone at all, it required a payment, although they specified it could be found (the same version) for free on their website. So naturally, I went and downloaded it as soon as I could. 

But instead of a .zip file, as things that I usually flash, it is an .img file. This made sense, since I figured I wouldn't be installing a new recovery through the current recovery version, but I am unknowing as to how to install this new recovery image.

Anyone know what my next step is?
If you have a fastboot-enabled bootloader version (such as the old 0.76.0000 engineering HBOOT in the EVO's case) you can use that to flash it from a PC via USB. Reboot into your bootloader, then select the "Fastboot" option from the boot menu (if it has one, it may start up fastboot automatically). Once it's ready, go to your PC's shell and execute:

fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img


You should also be able to use the flash_image binary if your ROM has it (or you install it from XDA). Copy the recovery.img over to your device somewhere then do the following:

C:&gt; adb shell
$ su
# flash_image recovery /path/to/recovery.img