How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on the Pantech Breakout

The Pantech Breakout has been around for quite a while now and, with its 1GHz CPU, 512MB RAM and 4-inch display, can now be termed as a low-end Android smartphone.  But if you are thinking of milking some more out of this aging device, rooting it and installing a custom recovery is the way to go and the guide below will help you get past one of these two steps – Installing a custom recovery (ClockworkMod Recovery in this case).

I.  Before You Begin

1.  This procedure is known to work with the Pantech Breakout running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread.  If you are running anything other than this, try it at your own risk!

2.  People have reported problems running this procedure on Windows 7 64-bit systems, as the drivers seem to not take properly; so make sure you try this on a Windows 7 32-bit operating system.

2.  Charge your device to 75% or more.

3.  Back up everything you feel is important before you begin.

II.  Necessary Downloads

BreakoutAllinOnePkg.zip [Link available under the Downloads section of this post]

III.  Installing ClockworkMod Recovery

1.  Extract BreakoutAllinOnePkg.zip to a folder on your desktop.

2.  In the extracted folder, go to the Driver subfolder and run Motorola_End_User_Driver_Installation_5.2.0_32bit.exe.  This should install the necessary drivers required for the procedure.

3.  Enable USB Debugging on your device.  To do this, go to Settings > Applications and tick the USB Debugging checkbox.

4.  Connect your device to your PC via a microUSB cable.  If there are any drivers being installed at this point, let Windows 7 do so.

5.  From the extracted BreakoutAllinOnePkg folder, run RecoveryAIO.bat.

6.  Type in 1 and then press the Enter key.

7.  Wait until the process is complete.

8.  Once CWM is installed, pull the battery out of your device, put it back it and immediately press and hold the Search and Power buttons until the splash screen is finished loading.  [This will prevent the device from overwriting the custom recovery with stock; if this happens, you’ll have to go through the whole process again!]

You should now have ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your Pantech Breakout!  To enter recovery, hold the Search and Power buttons when the device is off and once in recovery, use the Volume Up/Down keys to navigate and the camera button to select.

IV.  Rooting/Unrooting the Pantech Breakout

Use our guide if you plan to root or unroot your Pantech Breakout.

If this procedure helped you please thank/donate to the original developers here.

If you need help with this procedure, please ask in the comments below or in the forum.

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