Micromax A73, Root, Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, Custom ROM (of Mastermind), Android Ice Cream Sandwitch

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The Ultimate easiest mode.
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 THE MOST EASIEST WAY.


1st : Install the correct driver (4here).
2nd: Install Super One Click (4here)
(Note the author does not take any credit what soever application mentioned here).

Thank you.
If you want to read my earlier blogs keep reading down.

Many persons have asked for the driver and few have asked me to guide how to install.
I have uploaded the driver here.
Click on the link below and download from 4shared webite:
MICRO MAX DRIVER

HOW TO INSTALL DRIVER: I assume you have windows 7.
press START, type DEVICE MANAGER in search bar.
Thus open DEVICE MANAGER.
Now, simply select the device who’s driver you want to update, here A73.
Once you are done. It will open a windows
Search Automatically ...
OR Browse ...
You have two options here, if you want to install a driver, then select Browse my computer for driver software.
Click Browse and locate your driver, once it’s done simply click Next and Windows 7 will start installing the driver.

DONE.
All the owners of Micromax A 73 should say a big THANKS to the DR. (nick name mastermind1024).

I have successfully rooted, backed my original ROM, flashed the new ROM,
if you need any assistance from me, I would love to help.
( NO Emergency requests please ).

screen shots of my mobile.

GUIDE:

1) [ROM]ANARCHY RELOADED by Mastermind, first custom rom for Micromax A73

2)  Complete guide for Micromax A73 [root,cwm,rom,etc]

Many persons have asked for the driver.
I have uploaded here.
Click on the link below and download from 4shared webite:
MICRO MAX DRIVER


ROOT YOUR PHONE BUT IN A BIT COMPLEX WAY,
 because recently the easier methods like unlockroot software have been reported to fail.
So here you go.

The plan is this, firstly we need to install or rather flash Clockworkmood.
(Many new persons to android may ask whats that???)

I will explain a bit.
If you power ON your mobile while simultaneously pressing the VOL DOWN button, your mobile will be opened in RECOVERY MODE. The inbuilt recovery mode is not of much use for us frankly.

So now we need to replace this recovery mode by CWM Recovery (i.e. clockworkmood recovery).
{please also note that if we have install this we can also then flash custom ROMs, thus its must for us I would say}

So how to do that?????????
HERE COMES THE GUIDE BUT IT WILL NEED YOU TO DOWNLOAD FEW THINGS

but believe me you will enjoy doing it.

so step by step
1) download CWM recovery image from HERE.
(Kindly give credits to: Beerzar from Thailand and Shahabazas from India.

2) download Android SDK from HERE .
(This link will take you to download SDK from the original website. this Size is too big whooping approx 400 MB).

3) Also download a another file cyanogen-files.carneeki.net/flash_image.zip

4) Now where to keep which file
copy the CWM recovery image to your SD card (note: Keep it on root of SD and not inside any folder).
Extract the Android SDK file as per your convenience. best is to place and extract in D or E drive.
We assume you have placed it in D drive. Thus the folder will be like this d:\adt-bundle-windows-x86

Extract the file downloaded in step 3 inside the SDK folder ie. d:\adt-bundle-windows-x86\sdk\platform-tools\

5) Connect you phone to PC in USB debugging mode. ( I assume you have installed the driver)

6) Start command mode in your PC ( to stat DOS mode press start type cmd press enter)

7) Type the following in the  cmd

cd/
d:
cd d:\adt-bundle-windows-x86\sdk\platform-tools

(The aim is to navigate to the folder where we had extracted the file downloaded in step 3)
 
adb push flash_image /sdcard/
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,exec /dev/block//vold/179:1 /sdcard
cd /sdcard
./flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img



Congrats you have successfully flashed your clockworkmod recovery to Micromax A73

(please reboot your phone and check whether superuser app has been installed or not, in case it has not not been done move to below steps)

NOW WE RETURN BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL AMBITION i.e. TO ROOT OUR A73.
 
Before that you need to understand the advantage of CWM Recovery.

When you will open this recovery mode (POWER ON your mobile while simultaneously pressing the VOL DOWN button)

The Menu will be as such.
- reboot system
- install zip from sdcard
- wipe data/factory reset
- backup and restore
- mounts & storage
- advanced

remember to take a backup of your original ROM
to do it go to backup and restore > backup
(to navigate up & down use left and middle key, and to select press power button on top)

It will be saved on your SD card, remember to take a backup from there to your PC (my suggestion).

Now here is the method to install super user.

STEP 1) go to android market and install super user.

if step 1 fails,
STEP 2) FLASH SUPER USER APP IN ZIP FORMAT
To do so, download the zip file from HERE. place it on SD card.
Boot into Recovery mode and flash by selecting install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard.

select the file downloaded from the above step.
it will warn you,
Confirm install?
THIS CAN NOT BE UNDON.

SELECT YES.

That's it you are done.
Thanks for reading till this part.

Do not forget to say THANKS if this blog has helped in any ways to you.
Also say thanks to the original people who developed the software for us.

BYE...

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OLD POST OF MINE

download on your PC to root your mobile..  http://www.unlockroot.com/

more guide from here http://www.androidust.com/root-micromax-a73-dual-sim-with-unlock-root-method/
or http://www.androidust.com/root-any-android-phone-with-one-click-unlock-tool/

Recommended Apps:
1) Link2SD ( must for a mobile short in internal memory though not easy to configure )  click for link2sd
2) Titanium Backup  click for Titanium Backup ★ root
3) Qr Barcode Scanner. click here
4) Mx Player click here
5) Mobo Player
6) Skype Unfortunately I am not able to use my video chat with it
7) Camscanner

you too can recommended your fav apps in comment.

Does any one of you have idea how to video chat on gtalk using A73.

I would be glad to share and get your queries, comments etc.

I will share the links I googled, the WOWWW APPS i stumbled upon....

THE QUESTION IS NOT "ROOT OR NOT TO ROOT", but
THE QUESTION IS  "TO ROOT OR NOT TO ROOT"

YA the answer is you are a gambler or not.
Well I gambled and it paid back well.


OR

you can try to flash the app from your SD card,
find out how through the link shared by ARPIT http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766229

Camera: 2 MP Full Focus Camera equipped with LED flash, Ummmm not a great WAOOO. OK chalta hai...