Installing a custom image, such as ClockWorkMod Recovery, on a Motorola Droid handset can be very difficult if you don’t know what you have to use and do. So, in order to help you out, this how to guide will teach you almost everything about the ClockWorkMod Recovery concept and what applications you need to get in order to install it on your Droid. The process is not complicated, but if you want to avoid any kind of unpleasant situations you must pay attention and do exactly as explained in the steps from below.

As I said in the title, you can install ClockWorkMod Recovery on Motorola Droid by using the RSD Lite software. Don’t worry, it’s free and it’s more than easy to install it on your PC. However, RSD Lite will work only under the Windows platform; for those of you who are having a Linux/ OS X running computer you have (in the second section of this guide) another tool, sbf_flash, which will do the same thing as RSD Lite->install the CWM custom image on the Droid. Therefore, here you can find all you need in order to complete this task.

Now, to make it clear, you must install ClockWorkMod Recovery if you want to root or flash a custom ROM, such as CyanogenMod, on your Motorola Droid smartphone. Also, this operation will “offer” several advantages reliable with your phone. You will be able to have access to its system, this being the first step you need to take if you want to “unchain” the device from those unpleasant factory restrictions. In a few words, CWM will give you a lot more control on your handset and the fun just begins.

type in terminal:

The Droid will reboot on its own, meaning that ClockWorkMod Recovery was successfully installed.