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How can I boot into the recovery from terminal? I'm using LG p970/CM10/cwm5

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    Do you mean from the terminal on your desktop (using adb) or from a shell on the Android device itself?
    – Dan Hulme
    Aug 1, 2013 at 17:56

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Try reboot recovery, though it doesn't work on all devices. You might also need root for this, so first try su.

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    su root? Simply su should do :)
    – Izzy ♦
    Aug 1, 2013 at 20:19
  • CM12 and perhaps CM11 too has ADB wireless option under Developer settings, and combined with "adb connect" you can boot into Recovery mode without needing su. But having CM already means you'll be having root access too, so how is this comment useful? -- Well for those running stock CyanogenOS. :) // But that's just command-line way, Developer options also has Advanced boot options, so GUI will provide "reboot to recovery" option as well. -- Warren T. Voider came up with this part.
    – Firelord ♦
    Jul 14, 2015 at 14:03
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It may not work if you have not-always-compatibile busybox reboot symlink in a PATH that is more privileged than /system/bin (or /system/bin toolbox symlink has been overwritten), it may lie in /sbin if using custom kernel with bb included for example. If so, try: "toolbox reboot recovery" (jb) "/system/bin/reboot recovery" (kk - however which one will work my be also dependent from the manufacturer...)

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If you are running CM11 or CM12 you can simply go to Settings> About Phone> and tap Build Number 7-10 times to unlock Dev Options. Once unlocked you can go to Setting > Developer Options and select Advanced Reboot, this will add a "Reboot to Recovery" option to your reboot menu. Easiest method I have found to get unto recovery without installing a 3rd party app or using a terminal command if your phone doesn't want to accept a multi button sequence. Also note that in Cyanogenmod 12 you have to enable the Superuser root access in the Dev options first I believe.

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    OP plainly wrote: "I'm using LG p970/CM10/cwm5" -- CM10.
    – Firelord ♦
    Jul 14, 2015 at 14:00
  • I added a comment mentioning you and the gist of your answer on the accepted answer, in case your answer is removed for some reason. :)
    – Firelord ♦
    Jul 14, 2015 at 14:07
  • I'm afraid this doesn't answer the question for a quite different reason: OP asks how to do that from terminal – which your post does not cover at all.
    – Izzy ♦
    Jul 17, 2015 at 13:32

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