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[How-To] Flash Your MT3G/Magic/Sapphire {32B} w/ CM 4.2.14.1 + Amon RA Rec v1.5.2

DISCLAIMER
Proceed at your own risk. I am not responsible for ANY outcome (good or bad) as a result of YOUR actions! Even following this guide perfectly (or any other cooked ROM guide) you could (however remote the possibility) BRICK your device. IF you choose to follow this guide READ all the way through as a "dry run" until all the steps make some sense.
GATHER YOUR SUPPLIES
Phone (fully charged)
SD card (in your phone)
Computer (w/internet access)
USB cable (one that fits your phone) OR a card reader + micro SD adapter
Download these files onto your pc:
Android 1.5 base image SAPPIMG.nbh_____________________(33d958062cc02bb2cec157f68621d2ff)
To install ALT recovery flashrec _________________________(try the latest, if it fails work backward)
Alternate Recovery img recovery-RA-sapphire-v1.5.2G.img___(md5sum - 4822fd118867bb2e66a53243a408f40e)
Android 1.6 base image DRC83_base_defanged.zip__________(md5sum - 081379e9b525484bcd1ee42bd0031a4c)
CyanogenMod Rom img CyanogenMod ROM of choice________(4.2.14.1 md5sum - c2a1e549d9296d97566e86a0a1c4bc9c)
Android ring tone pack audio-resources.zip________________(md5sum - 6cbefb897e2fb3b954d19c692d5c6966)
32A users I am researching the right files/steps to get ya'll onto CM, read this page of cyanogenmod wiki in the meantime
[*]32B UK users if my method doesn't work try this post from a user on this thread
(NOTE: If any of these links 'die' Google the file name & pm me so I can update the link)
Md5sum Values
how to check md5sum in windows : MD5summer use this program to make an md5sum file & compare values
how to check md5sum in unix/linux : in terminal type 'md5sum /path/to/file.name' [enter] & compare values
Do this once the files are on your SD card to ensure no device-to-device file transfer corruption​
BACK UP YOUR FILES
Before doing ANY mods you should ALWAYS backup your important files.
Connect phone to pc via USB
On the phone: pull down the notification bar & press ->USB Connected->Mount
On the pc: copy any & all files/folders you want to keep.
On the pc: Close the SD card folder on your pc.
On the phone: pull down the notification bar & press ->USB Connected->Un-mount/Turn off USB storage. Once this is done remove USB cable.
(NOTE: By the end of this guide EVERYTHING on your card will be GONE so don't skip this step!)
FORMAT SD CARD
From the home screen press Menu->Settings->SD card & phone storage->Un-mount SD card.
Once it is un-mounted press ->Format SD card.
Once it is formatted & has re-mounted go back to the home screen and press Menu->Settings->Applications->make sure 'Unknown sources' is checked.
(NOTE: if your phone is already ROOTED & running a Custom/Cooked ROM you can likely skip the SETUP section just check Amon_RA's thread for alternate install options)
SETUP
Find out what version of Android your phone has installed. From the home screen Press Menu->Settings->About phone-> scroll to Firmware Version.
(this is your Android Version)
If you're on Android 1.5 proceed to INSTALL section.
If you're on Android 1.6 re-connect phone to pc.
Copy the sappimg.nbh & place it on your SD card, then close everything & disconnect USB. (I am told this MUST be the only file on your SDcard or the validation will fail)
Turn off phone.
Boot into 'Fast Boot' like this: Press-&-Hold END/Power AND Pres-&-Hold Volume Down until the Fast Boot screen appears.
Press the trackball (action button) and wait for it to flash the sappimg.nbh
Once fully complete reboot phone & proceed to INSTALL section.
INSTALL
Connect phone to pc via USB
On the phone: pull down the notification bar & press ->USB Connected->Mount
On the pc: copy the FlashRec.apk & the Amon RA recovery.img onto your SD card.
If you don’t have a ‘file manager’ or ‘app manager’ go to the market & download one such as: ASTRO, LINDA, AppManager or the like. Then browse to your SD card & open/run the flashrec.apk to install it. (if asked what to open with choose Package Installer)
Open RecoveryFlash (flashrec) & make a backup of your current recovery.img. Flashrec just made "recovery-backup.img" on the root of your SDcard, so now rename Amon Ra's recovery to "recovery-backup.img" (choose replace when the dulpicate file name message appears) then open flashrec again & choose restore recovery. (Credit for this step goes to deb82swearingen Much easier then the orig method I was shone for using flashrec)
Once the flash is complete turn the phone off.
Boot into 'Recovery' like this: Press-&-Hold END/Power AND Pres-&-Hold Home. (this will be a black background with green text options)
Scroll down to ‘partition’ (press trackball to select)->partition SD->follow onscreen steps (HOME=confirm, VOL +/- changes partition size, any other key=cancel).
Once partitioning is complete press BACK to get to partition menu & scroll down to 'SD:ext2 to ext3’ press trackball to select (if you have a class 4 or 6 SD card you can then go for 'SD:ext3 to ext4' but don't try it on class2 cards it will cause system instability & likely FRY your SD card... if you don't know your class stop @ ext3).
go BACK until top says "Android system recovery" ->Connect phone to pc & scroll to 'USB-MS toggle'->HOME to confirm.
Copy the HTC 1.6 BASE & CyanogenMod ROM & Contacts.apk files onto your SD card then close the SD card folder on your PC & toggle USB-MS again, then disconnect from the pc.
Scroll to & select ‘wipe'->wipe data partition->CONFIRM
Scroll to & select ‘Flash update image->Apply sdcard:choose zip & select the HTC BASE file & let it complete (this will take a few min be patient). DO NOT REBOOT!
Scroll to & select ‘Flash update image->Apply sdcard:choose zip & select the CyanogenMod file & let it complete (this will take a few min be patient).
Once the flash is complete reboot phone (this will take up words of 5-10min+ be patient).
Once up & running on latest CyanogenMod connect to pc again & unzip the audio-resources.zip directly onto your SD card.
**************************Only Applies To CM 4.2.13**************************
Fixed Contacts.apk
Now that you have 4.2.13 installed it's time to fix the bug listed in Cyan's change-log. We will do this by replacing the broken Contacts app with the fixed Contacts.apk that you downloaded. If you get a pop-up asking about giving super user rights just hit the check mark to remember this answer & press 'yes'. This is UNIX & UNIX is unforgiving so pay attention to all punctuation, symbols, UPPER CASE & lower case. They are different & if you don't do it exactly it won't work. (UNIX assumes that you know what you want it to do so it will do whatever you tell it to, even if what you tell it to do breaks it.) So long as you are able to type what you see this is easy
Open Terminal Emulator & type these lines (hitting enter at the [E])
su [E]
mount -o rw,remount /system [E]
cp /sdcard/Contacts.apk /system/app/Contacts.apk [E]
mount -o ro,remount /system [E]
reboot [E]
(The reboot is precautionary but generally a good idea anytime you replace /system files.)
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Themes/Modding
Now for those not fond of the plain Android theme you may enjoy this little app that has a growing movement backing it, read about what MetaMorph is here and then see the fast growing list of 'morphs/themes' available here.
Signatures
Now that you're a part of the modding community please For The Love Of MODDING take a moment to put the specs for your phone/ROM/theme/etc into your sig so that in the future if you have questions those of us who try to answer you don't have to play forum tag to get this basic info from you.
~psguardian

P.S. THANKS fhaines !!!!
fhaines spent days sifting through the forums to pick all these tidbits out of the masses of G1 ROM flashing posts & forwarded it to me so I could flash my MT3G, I want to say thank you to fhaines for his hard work. I just worked out the formatting & simplified the verbiage to as plain English as I could. Hope this helps those who are a bit timid to test the CM Rom waters (as I was).

Is it required to partition the sdcard, or is that just for Apps2SD & swap?

lupascu.marius: It's only if you want to use Apps2SD and swap.

Apps2sd and swap
Wysie said:
lupascu.marius: It's only if you want to use Apps2SD and swap.
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Cyanogenmods newest roms run fastest with a swap and ext3 partition on the sd card. If you run it with just a fat32 and or ext2 you will most likely be running the rom a lot slower than was designed.
fhaines

fhaines said:
Cyanogenmods newest roms run fastest with a swap and ext3 partition on the sd card. If you run it with just a fat32 and or ext2 you will most likely be running the rom a lot slower than was designed.
fhaines
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is it possible to just create an ext3/ext4 and swap only without using apps2sd? Or do i need a fat32 partition?
If I am not wrong the has to be rooted to apply cm? In which step of this tutorial does the phone gets root?

Nicely done!
A few days too late for me, unfortunately, but it's nice to know that I ended up with essentially the same procedure. My notes are quite a bit more disjointed than your instructions, however.
It'll be a good refresher once it's time to root my wife's phone, however.

Great Resource for noobs and advanced alike
I believe this should be stickied.

Damn you beat me to it. I have been looking for WEEKS on a sure fire way to root my MyTouch 3G. I tried the Relentless Rooter, the Gold Card method and everything else I could find to throw at this thing.
The steps outlined here are slightly different from what I did, but all in all, this is what worked for me, was nice, easy and worked great. The first time you Root a phone it takes a bit to get the process down, but it's not as hard as you think.
If this hasn't been stickied, it needs to be!

Looks good but I have a few questions.
I am currently running on CM 4.1.999 (1.6) and my phone is running very smoothly. I tried 4.1.9999 but it started to bog down and seriously slowed down. I've got quite a few apps and I've got the phone set up as I like it (including changing some of the icons with bettercut and that kind of stuff) I'm getting to the point where I'm a bit loathe to go through all that again, so my question is; what are the real world advantages I might enjoy if I "upgraded" to 4.2?

palexr said:
Looks good but I have a few questions.
I am currently running on CM 4.1.999 (1.6) and my phone is running very smoothly. I tried 4.1.9999 but it started to bog down and seriously slowed down. I've got quite a few apps and I've got the phone set up as I like it (including changing some of the icons with bettercut and that kind of stuff) I'm getting to the point where I'm a bit loathe to go through all that again, so my question is; what are the real world advantages I might enjoy if I "upgraded" to 4.2?
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Have you tried CM updater? It can be downloaded from the market and should just upgrade your current rom.

Weemoney said:
Have you tried CM updater? It can be downloaded from the market and should just upgrade your current rom.
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OK, thanks, I thought it had been switched off so to speak after the Google episode.
My main question remains though, are there any benefits? I know, I know, go and look at the thread in the Dream section but still, CM4.1.999 really does work very well on my Magic and I think it deserves representation here.
Allied to a good theme it is by far and away the best ROM for the Magic IMHO.

Im running it now and have no issues. It is very fast and reliable. I think its worth the upgrade.

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smurf said:
If I am not wrong the has to be rooted to apply cm? In which step of this tutorial does the phone gets root?
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You do need to be rooted to apply a CM ROM (or any other 'cooked ROM' I think), HERE is where you are officially Rooted as I understand the process.
psguardian said:
INSTALL
Connect phone to pc via USB
On the phone: pull down the notification bar & press ->USB Connected->Mount
On the pc: copy the FlashRec.apk & the Amon RA recovery.img onto your SD card.
If you don’t have a ‘file manager’ or ‘app manager’ go to the market & download one such as: ASTRO, LINDA, AppManager or the like. Then browse to your SD card & open/run the flashrec.apk to install it. (if asked what to open with choose Package Installer)
Open RecoveryFlash (flashrec) & press Backup Recovery Image.
Once it’s finished press in the text box & clear out the box, then put /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img & press Flash Custom Recovery Image.
Once the flash is complete turn the phone off.
Boot into 'Recovery' like this: Press-&-Hold END/Power AND Pres-&-Hold Home. (this will be a black background with a screen full of options)
Scroll down to ‘part SD fat32+ext2+swap’ press trackball to select.
Once partitioning is complete scroll down to ‘then select convert ext2 to ext3’ press trackball to select.
Reboot phone.
Connect phone to pc after reboot & mount USB storage
Copy the HTC ADP 1.6 DRC83 & CyanogenMod 4.2.2 ROM files onto your SD card then disconnect from the pc & turn off phone.
Boot into 'Recovery', scroll to & select ‘nandroid backup’ & let it complete.
Scroll to & select ‘wipe data/factory reset’ & let it complete.
Scroll to & select ‘apply SD card: choose zip’ and select the HTC ADP file & let it complete (this will take a few min be patient).
Scroll to & select ‘apply SD card: choose zip’ and select the CyanogenMod file & let it complete (this will take a few min be patient).
Once the flash is complete reboot phone (this will take up words of 5min+ be patient).
Once up & running on latest CyanogenMod connect to pc again & unzip the audio-resources.zip onto your SD card.
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fhaines said:
Cyanogenmods newest roms run fastest with a swap and ext3 partition on the sd card. If you run it with just a fat32 and or ext2 you will most likely be running the rom a lot slower than was designed.
fhaines
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Quick question, I've followed the procedure posted on here step by step exactly and once I boot the phone up right after the android loading screen it goes to a black screen and sits there for a long time. Here's a thread I started asking for help with this, it has more info on my problem, thanks for anyone trying to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578208

Things to check
lupascu.marius said:
Quick question, I've followed the procedure posted on here step by step exactly and once I boot the phone up right after the android loading screen it goes to a black screen and sits there for a long time. Here's a thread I started asking for help with this, it has more info on my problem, thanks for anyone trying to help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=578208
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Hey,
Couple of things to check and make sure of. You have to be on factory 1.5 before doing the upgrade to the Rooted HTC rom and Cyanogens rom, cannot do this from 1.6. Also, there is a wipe involved in the process, and if its skipped it may account for the FC's. Also there is a fix permission file you can run after installation and initial boot that may help with the FC's, its located in CM's thread in the Dream section where the rom is.
Fhaines

fhaines said:
Hey,
Couple of things to check and make sure of. You have to be on factory 1.5 before doing the upgrade to the Rooted HTC rom and Cyanogens rom, cannot do this from 1.6. Also, there is a wipe involved in the process, and if its skipped it may account for the FC's. Also there is a fix permission file you can run after installation and initial boot that may help with the FC's.
Fhaines
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Yes, it is on the factory cupcake build when i start to try and install CM. The weird thing is i have had Cyanogenmod for a long time and have been doing upgrades and everything worked untill now. I upgraded to CM 4.2.1 and after that CM stopped working on my phone. I can confirm that 'other' rooted roms do work..so it seems like its just CM. Thanks

lupascu.marius said:
Yes, it is on the factory cupcake build when i start to try and install CM. The weird thing is i have had Cyanogenmod for a long time and have been doing upgrades and everything worked untill now. I upgraded to CM 4.2.1 and after that CM stopped working on my phone. I can confirm that 'other' rooted roms do work..so it seems like its just CM. Thanks
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Quick update for anyone with any ideas. I finally got it to boot up and it runs great except for two things I've notices so far. When i try to add widgets nothing pops up and when i go to settings the window comes up for half a second then goes away and back to home screen. Now what I did to fix it was partition the sd card which i was told is NOT necessary. Then after i got it to work i tried again with a sdcard that was NOT partitioned and it did the same thing again, black screen no-go. So it seems like if you don't partition the sdcard on some phones the phone freezes at a black screen. Keywords being "some phones". So for anybody who knows how to fix the widget and settings problems not opening, please help me....Thanks

lupascu.marius said:
Quick update for anyone with any ideas. I finally got it to boot up and it runs great except for two things I've notices so far. When i try to add widgets nothing pops up and when i go to settings the window comes up for half a second then goes away and back to home screen. Now what I did to fix it was partition the sd card which i was told is NOT necessary. Then after i got it to work i tried again with a sdcard that was NOT partitioned and it did the same thing again, black screen no-go. So it seems like if you don't partition the sdcard on some phones the phone freezes at a black screen. Keywords being "some phones". So for anybody who knows how to fix the widget and settings problems not opening, please help me....Thanks
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I don't think it has anything to do with SD partition type. Im running cm with a fat sd. everything's fine.

Nice lil issue...
Once it’s finished press in the text box & clear out the box, then put /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.2.3.img & press Flash Custom Recovery Image
I dont have this option when i try to flash the .img
it says Download Recovery Image and it is actually grayed out??

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Hey fellow G2x's. I rooted my phone today and attempted to install CM7 nightly #56. FIrst of all...
I tried just downloading the rom via rom manaer, clicked wipe data and wipe cache. When I did it tried to install and asid "Could not open cm7nightlyetc..." And then it proceeded to reboot itself as if it was a new phone.
I then tried to do it via recovery. First whenever I click install from zip card then choose zip from sdcard, the only file I can see is LOST.DIR/ even though I deliberately moved the rom into the sdcard/. I was met with the same problem.
During both the encounters. a triangle with an ! appears, with a little android dude next to it. WHat does this mean? What do I need to do to fix this?

GManLynx said:
Hey fellow G2x's. I rooted my phone today and attempted to install CM7 nightly #56. FIrst of all...
I tried just downloading the rom via rom manaer, clicked wipe data and wipe cache. When I did it tried to install and asid "Could not open cm7nightlyetc..." And then it proceeded to reboot itself as if it was a new phone.
I then tried to do it via recovery. First whenever I click install from zip card then choose zip from sdcard, the only file I can see is LOST.DIR/ even though I deliberately moved the rom into the sdcard/. I was met with the same problem.
During both the encounters. a triangle with an ! appears, with a little android dude next to it. WHat does this mean? What do I need to do to fix this?
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First rule of G2X/Tegra2 club... don't use Rom Manager. Use CWR for all your flashing needs. *Install CWR via NVFlash only.

Alright, I'm sorry but I came the G2.... And I was wondering what NVFlash is? I'm gonna google it, but it will be nice if you answer it too.

Setting up NVFlash
Here's the guide to setting up NVFlash. It's a moderately challenging process, but it's seamless after getting it put on your G2x. This is the only way to get CWM without issues. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054492
Oh, and remember to go into C: on your computer and make the folder "G2x". This is where you put the files from NVFlash.

darbear5610 said:
Here's the guide to setting up NVFlash. It's a moderately challenging process, but it's seamless after getting it put on your G2x. This is the only way to get CWM without issues. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054492
Oh, and remember to go into C: on your computer and make the folder "G2x". This is where you put the files from NVFlash.
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yup and when u get ready for commands u can copy and paste them

techboydino said:
First rule of G2X/Tegra2 club... don't use Rom Manager. Use CWR for all your flashing needs. *Install CWR via NVFlash only.
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First - the above is the truth - learned the hard way by many.
From the "triangle" comment, I would have thought you were not able to get into recovery anymore, but you said you had tried flashing in recovery - are you still able to get into recovery? Also, when you said you moved the file to the SD - internal or external?
You could re-download the ROM on you computer and/or move the one you downloaded when in USB connect mode if you can connect through USB. and then try flashing it again.
Otherwise - did you do an nandroid back-up first (add that to the G2X Club rules). If so, and you can get into recovery, you can restore it through recovery. If not, you are truly back to square one (except for rooted).
At some point, you need to NVflash a real recovery. The one-click method in the Dev section is the easier way to go. If you can't get into recovery (you only see the triangle and it only does a factory reset), then you HAVE to start there.

Yeah I am still able to get to recovery mode. And external sdcard.
I think i'm just gonna go staright to the NVFlash way. I have a history class today so I have a hour and a half to burn.
And thanks guys for all the inputs.
I'm loving my G2x so far. So fast and sleek

All you need to do is NVFlash once, just so you can get into recovery on a bootloop (Power+VolDown)
After you install NVFlash once, you can use RomManager all you want (I do).
Rom Manager will install a temp recovery initially, but it won't affect your permanent NVFlash recovery. So just do both. Rom Manager will work perfectly fine without doing a NVFlash, but an NVFlash just enables the option to get into recovery on a cold boot.
Every day, I launch Rom Manager and it will find the latest Nightly and download it plus Google Apps, prompts for Full Wipe, Backup, or Cache options, then it will reboot, flash the items, and reboot back into Android.
So, again, NVFlash just enables Power+VolDown to get into recovery but Rom Manager works great without it. You SHOULD do BOTH initially and just get it out of the way.

Alright thanks. I just installed via NVFlash and now I will try again to install CM7

player911 said:
All you need to do is NVFlash once, just so you can get into recovery on a bootloop (Power+VolDown)
After you install NVFlash once, you can use RomManager all you want (I do).
Rom Manager will install a temp recovery initially, but it won't affect your permanent NVFlash recovery. So just do both. Rom Manager will work perfectly fine without doing a NVFlash, but an NVFlash just enables the option to get into recovery on a cold boot.
Every day, I launch Rom Manager and it will find the latest Nightly and download it plus Google Apps, prompts for Full Wipe, Backup, or Cache options, then it will reboot, flash the items, and reboot back into Android.
So, again, NVFlash just enables Power+VolDown to get into recovery but Rom Manager works great without it. You SHOULD do BOTH initially and just get it out of the way.
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Agree with all the above (I have and use both), except for making nandroids, which was not mentioned above. The only ones where I have had a check-sum issue with trying to restore are nandroids I did with ROM Manager. I would stick with doing them straight from recovery.
Others have had issues with flashing nightlies also, but I have not noticed that as I always head straight to recovery to flash.
Question - I had flashed real recoveries with ROM manager on MT4G - why the "false" recovery issue on G2X?

So player, once I have NVFLASH and CWM, I can download ROM manager to backup/restore/flash any ROM from the list without worrying about anything?

Hey, I installed the 4.0.0.3 and I still have the same problem. I can't see any roms I put on the SD card, and when I try to install it by naming it update.zip it gives me the same error. Any ideas?
OKay so here is what happens
Installing: /sdcard/update.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(No such file or directoy)
Installation aborted
THere is definately a file there. I just named it that cause it wont shop up when i choose zip from sd card.

I would redownload the zip file over the computer, happened to me before with a different rom, make sure it doesnt unzip. and then drag it to your SD card.

Okay I am perfomring that now, will edit with results.
My goodness... I think you fixed it for me. I feel like an idoit. I've been saving it to hte internal Sdcard i didn't even know that was possible.
Damnit... same problem.
Yay I got it. Thanks so much guys for all the help.

GManLynx said:
Hey, I installed the 4.0.0.3 and I still have the same problem. I can't see any roms I put on the SD card, and when I try to install it by naming it update.zip it gives me the same error. Any ideas?
OKay so here is what happens
Installing: /sdcard/update.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(No such file or directoy)
Installation aborted
THere is definately a file there. I just named it that cause it wont shop up when i choose zip from sd card.
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The ROMs were probably going to the internal SD by default. Just move them with a file manager to the external SD (unless you set up recovery to use the internal SD).
Also, do not rename them update zip - leave the names as-is so you will know what your are dealing with if you have multiple ROMs .
Then you flash it as a zip file on SD card - not as "update.zip" - that would be for the OTA update - if we ever actually see one for the G2X!

Good job Gman

Different roms put the external SD card in different places.
By default Rom Manager is set to read/write to /sdcard/... not /sdcard/external_SD that is the norm with the stock(based) roms.
Once you have CM7 on there and everything setup under standard conditions, Rom Manager will work as it should.

[q] help please

Hello everyone i have a problem with my htc hd2 this is my first time flashing my phone and it went smooth until i try to put the rom in my sd card. it always tells me that the zip file is no longer on my computer but out of curiosity i tried ad recovery to see if the zip file is there and it is there but when i try to load the custom rom it says the zip file is (bad) and installation aborted i don't know what to do next

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Hello everyone i have a problem with my htc hd2 this is my first time flashing my phone and it went smooth until i try to put the rom in my sd card. it always tells me that the zip file is no longer on my computer but out of curiosity i tried ad recovery to see if the zip file is there and it is there but when i try to load the custom rom it says the zip file is (bad) and installation aborted i don't know what to do next
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how are u transferring them? should just copy n paste. do it from CWM (9. ad recovery). go under "mounts and storage". then go down to "mount usb storage" n wait for PC to recognize it. then copy... paste. should work. for additional help youll need explain your whole flashing procedure from task 29 to rom installation. hope this helps

MEG4LOM4NI4C said:
how are u transferring them? should just copy n paste. do it from CWM (9. ad recovery). go under "mounts and storage". then go down to "mount usb storage" n wait for PC to recognize it. then copy... paste. should work. for additional help youll need explain your whole flashing procedure from task 29 to rom installation. hope this helps
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from magldr i go to (4.usb mass storage) and then when it connects i drag the zip file onto my sd card folder and then it would show that its copying but i after a few minutes it would tell me that it no longer on my computer. im trying to NAND flash my phone and was trying to put hyperdroid but i could not get past the part where i have to put the rom on my sd card oh and every time my sd card folder opens i get this pop up saying "PLEASE INSERT THE LAST DIK OF THE MULTI-VOLUME SET AND CLICK OK TO CONTINUE" and it say on top compressed (zipped) folders

iluuvmochi said:
from magldr i go to (4.usb mass storage) and then when it connects i drag the zip file onto my sd card folder and then it would show that its copying but i after a few minutes it would tell me that it no longer on my computer. im trying to NAND flash my phone and was trying to put hyperdroid but i could not get past the part where i have to put the rom on my sd card oh and every time my sd card folder opens i get this pop up saying "PLEASE INSERT THE LAST DIK OF THE MULTI-VOLUME SET AND CLICK OK TO CONTINUE" and it say on top compressed (zipped) folders
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so your not using Clockworkmod Recovery then? just flashing directll to NAND?
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Most newer roms are compatible only with Clockworkmod Recovery (aka CWM or CWR). u must install this after maglr.
Just went over to the OP for hyperdroid v 3.0.1. thats why in the file u downloaded says: Hyperdroid-CWM-v3.0.0-MAGLDR-CWM-ZIP.
*note the bolded abbreviations... means u need Clockworkmod Recovery for this rom to work... not hard just an extra step that i highly recommend
There are roms that dont require this and a few ways around it as well but its easier to just install CWM. like i mentioned before seems most (all the ones ive used in the past ten months) roms are going this route for CWMods added features and benefits

Heres a little guide i cooked up bout an hour ago in another thread to help
I just posted this in another thread to clear some things up for some guys shortly after my first reply to you....guess ya inspired me in a way, hahaha. you might be more concered with steps 5 through 6 seeing as how you already have MAGLDR installed...... hope this clears up the process for you a bit
............................excerpted from previous post........................................
********BTW i have attached a little template that i use when flashing various roms and storing them on my PC. has task29, HSPL & MAGLDR already in it. all u need to do is go to the xda hd2 master radio thread to grab your appropriate radio and put that into the empty radio file. then find the rom you want to test out and usually the developer will have both rom (obviously) and the appropriate CWM that u should use with it and just put those in their respective empty folders i have in the attached file. that way all the steps below will line up to the files i have attached
OH YEAH, FORGOT... THESE STEPS ARE TO BE DONE AFTER THE INITIAL PREREQUISITES i.e. windows mobile device center, activesync, proper spl version...blah blah blah
--------the following steps 1 - 4 are to be preformed while at the tri-color boot screen (easiest way to reach is to turn off your phone while its connected to your PC then immediately hold volume down button till you see it n wait for it to say usb in the white section).
(by the way your device will ALWAYS automatically restart itself after a couple seconds if it is shut down while plugged in via USB to either a wall/car charger or hooked up to a PC this is normal and a small hiccup either due to the use of magldr or the hspl but dont worry)...cant quite remember
1. run task 29
-double click the only icon in file if your using the one provided by doloop
-wait for it to run and do its thing. when its finished it will automatically turn off your device so be sure to hold down the volume key as soon as it does.
2. install radio
-run the "customRUU" file with the HD2 icon in the radio of your choosing
-it will operate in a similar fashion as the task 29, automatically turning off device upon completion.... down on the vol key
3. install hspl3/hspl4
-run the "HSPL3_PKG/HSPL4_PKG" file. should be the only one in there
-make sure you select 2.08.HSPL in the setup and it will execute itself just like the installers in the previous two steps n turn off your phone... down vol key
4. install magldr113
-make sure your selecting "rom update utility" in the magldr113 file. dont run the "DAF" it wont work properly if you do and youll get errors
-BUT THIS TIME AS IT TURNS ITSELF OFF HOLD DOWN THE POWER BUTTON ON YOUR DEVICE AS IT BOOTS UP UNTIL U GET TO MAGLDR AND CONTINUE TO HOLD IT DOWN UNTIL YOU SEE ABOUT 12 DIFFERENT OPTIONS...
5. install CWM recovery
-go to option 5 "USB Flasher" and hit the green call key. wait a few moments till it shows USB....USB make sure the second usb pops up and your PC recognizes the connection. then when it does sync you get to......
-while still in the usb flasher mode above, simply run you desired CWM recovery which should the one your developer recommends for the builds as the requirements tend to vary from rom to rom.
-this is achieved by selecting the "DAF" file from the clockworkmod recovery your using
-and again this installer will shut off your device upon completion and HOLD DOWN THE POWER KEY LIKE ABOVE TILL YOUR BACK AT THE MAGLDR MAIN MENU (with options 1-12).
6. install rom
-go to option 8 "AD Recovery" and hit the green call button to enter into the CWM recovery u just installed
-after it loads up (GO!GO!GO!) go down to the "mounts and storage" option that is third from the bottom and hit the call key.
-once there go to the last option "mount USB storage" and hit the call key.
-give your PC a few moments to recognize the sd card for your device and choose to open it when your PC prompts with the regular file explorer or just find it and double click on the newly recognized drive (sdcard) if your PC doesnt auto prompt you.
-the new drive (sdcard) should be empty (depending...) then just find the desired rom you chose to use, right click on it and copy.....then over to the new drive (sdcard) and paste. might take a min or two depending on the roms size
-once the copying is complete hit the call button to "unmount" your sdcard then the back button on your device till your back at the CWM main screen
-go to the fifth option down and "install zip from sdcard" and hit the call button
-select the second option "choose zip from sdcard" and select the zip file you just copied to your sdcard. then it will begin to install the rom and all rom install times vary by build. some take a minute, some seem like they take forever.
-once installation is complete hit the back button till your back at CWM main screen and choose the last option which is to "power off"
-then tap the power button(if u unplugged it from usb otherwise it wil reboot by itself) to turn on your device and give it some time for the initial boot and load as it has to set up everything u just installed. subsequent boot wont take as long but again it can all vary from rom to rom.
-after initial load and a successful bootup you should arrive at ether the lockscreen or a startup screen. give the rom a few more mins to settle and dont hit any buttons. then unlock the device or skip through the startup options and get to the home screen. maybe give it another min to settle the launcher and the last bit of data and resist the urge to mess with the features. your gonna hate this but hold down the power button and select power off device from the popup menu. i know it sucks but it is best practice when flashing roms. after device shuts off wait a few seconds and turn it back on and let it reboot. should be faster this time and when u get to your lockscreen simply give it a few seconds to settle again, unlock and go to main launcher a wait a couple more seconds for it to finish settling and.....have fun! (every time i restart my device for any reason i will always give it a few moments to finish loading up before just blazing away with the apps)
WOW! maybe its not so abridged after all, but oh well tried my best to be as clear as possible so people can utilize their HD2 to its fullest potential.
HOPE THIS HELPS AND PLEASE HIT THE THANKS BUTTON IF IT HAS

Hello meg4lom4ni4c! you are awesome! thank you so much for helping me and it feels good to know that even though im a noob i still inspire people ahahaha
i was having problems connecting to my pc before but for some reason when i tried it again using the usb port tat the back of my pc it connected and and i put CWM and did what you said to put the zip file on CWM (mounts and storage) and copy and pasted the file and it worked! yey! now the only thing is when i go to market it always forecloses and i don't know what to do to fix it. when i go to market there would be a yellow box on top saying that "this application is not compatible with your phone" and it always forecloses. was wondering if i need task 29 and and radio if i want to change roms and to start it, would i go to the tri color screen and run task 29?

Starting HD2 ANDROID SO FRESH N SO CLEAN!
iluuvmochi said:
Hello meg4lom4ni4c! you are awesome! thank you so much for helping me and it feels good to know that even though im a noob i still inspire people ahahaha
i was having problems connecting to my pc before but for some reason when i tried it again using the usb port tat the back of my pc it connected and and i put CWM and did what you said to put the zip file on CWM (mounts and storage) and copy and pasted the file and it worked! yey! now the only thing is when i go to market it always forecloses and i don't know what to do to fix it. when i go to market there would be a yellow box on top saying that "this application is not compatible with your phone" and it always forecloses. was wondering if i need task 29 and and radio if i want to change roms and to start it, would i go to the tri color screen and run task 29?
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well what the task29 does is pretty much whipe your whole devices NAND (internal) memory. it wont wipe your radio or the HSPL. it takes care of wiping the rest of the space (MAGLDR and CWM).
so your options are as follows:
-try fix permissions trough CWM
-wiping davlik cache (helps clean up issues with apps n such possibly your market situation, but this could be largely due to the type of rom your using as well as none are perfect...some are really close)
or start fresh to minimize chances for errors and force closes
do this by restarting your device into CWM
-in CWM execute the following commands in the following order (this is a little overkill but better safe than sorry i suppose).
at main CWM screen
-wipe data/factory reset
-wipe cache partition
then at main CWM screen go under "mounts and storage"
-format /boot
-format /cache
-format /data
-format /sdcard
-format /system
-format /sd-ext (only if u made one)
then back at main CWM go under "advance"
-wipe davlik cache
-can also find fix permissions here if needed i personally havent used this much(but maybe i should be every once n awhile...might be good practice)
at this point your ready to start at step one in my guide two posts up....run task29 at tri-color boot screen and so on and so on
*********Please note that the use of CWM is essential for most current builds that utilize a rom-zip format. not sure about sd card builds as i havent used them. i came into the hd2 flashing game right when they got it to run solely out of NAND. just seemed like a better way to do it to me but i could be wrong
hope this helps and lemme know if everything worked out for you. also include the rom you are attempting to install for further assistance. and also corrections are always welcome as i am definitely no developer just have a knack for nerdy stuff (sometimes)

Hi!
so i was reading your post very carefully coz i don't wanna mess up and panick and mess up even more LOL im just gonna go ahead and do cwm wipe and format first but how do i go to cwm screen from my phone and do i have to be connected to my pc?
i downloaded task29 the repack by shadrac one but could not decide which radio to get..any advice? and as for the rom i really don't know what rom im gonna get because i just started flashing my phone but if you have any suggestions i would very much like to hear it the rom im using right now is "Hyperdroid-CM7-v2.1.0-HeadyHoneyBadger" and it works good except the market, it just keeps foreclosing i really like cyanogenmod but i think there is a lot of different kinds so i really don't know which one is good.
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me YOU are really AWESOME!!!

iluuvmochi said:
Hi!
so i was reading your post very carefully coz i don't wanna mess up and panick and mess up even more LOL im just gonna go ahead and do cwm wipe and format first but how do i go to cwm screen from my phone and do i have to be connected to my pc?
i downloaded task29 the repack by shadrac one but could not decide which radio to get..any advice? and as for the rom i really don't know what rom im gonna get because i just started flashing my phone but if you have any suggestions i would very much like to hear it the rom im using right now is "Hyperdroid-CM7-v2.1.0-HeadyHoneyBadger" and it works good except the market, it just keeps foreclosing i really like cyanogenmod but i think there is a lot of different kinds so i really don't know which one is good.
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me YOU are really AWESOME!!!
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Hmmmm where to start....
You were in CWM when u copied the rom to the phone... remember? to get there turn off device then restart it while holding down the power button to get you to MAGLDR. Option 9. AD Recovery = ClockworkMod Recovery (aka CWM or CWR) in there is where u use my little wipe/fresh install guide
The version of Hyperdroid your using is from a months ago. Pongster has released v.3.0.0 "the insightful impala" with a hotfix to version 3.0.1. I would recommend using that as most of your market issues will be addressed i would imagine.
i attatched a file in my previous post... download it. it comes with the task29(provided by doloop), HSPL3, and MAGLDR113 that i use. the lil guide i posted follows how i have the files in the "HD2 rom template" arranged. if you unzip the attached file (use 7zip,winrar....etc) youll see files labeled 1-6 (1.task29 2.radio 3.HSPL 4.MAGLDR 5.CWM 6.ROM). the radio file is empty because i was unable to compress it enough to include it( there is a 8mb attachment limit ) The CWM file and rom file are blank as well because both will vary from build to build.
if u use my attachment as a kind of template it will make the steps easier to go thru thats why they are numbered
to get the appropriate radio on xda type a search for "radio master thread" and open the post. there you will see a bunch of different radios. BE CAREFUL SOME MIGHT BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!! read the post it explains which ones not to use i believe. the one i use and have noticed a lot of others use is 2.15.50.14.... has always worked for me. download it and put it in the empty radio file in my template.
now go back to Pongsters hyperdroid cm7 OP and download both the version 3.0.0 and also download the v3.0.1 hotfix and put both of the zip files in the empty rom folder.
in Pongsters second post he has the CWM for you that youll need if you already dont have it (its on step three of his little guide on his second post) download and put that in the empty CWM file in the template.
now that you have all the files you need and in a nice tidy order.... reflash time!!!!
follow my "fresh install/wipe/format procedure" in my previous post then use my install guide post afew posts up and follow it using the lil template i provided and that u put the radio,CWM,rom & hotfix into
notice how the 1-6 steps in my install guide follow the 1-6 on my "HD2 rom template" attachment?
******oh yeah when u get to the installing the rom step only install the v3.0.0 zip via CWM first and follow the recommended new rom startup section at the end of my lil guide. make sure the rom has had plenty of time to settle and everything like it says n go ahead and play around with it a little and try it out. but then after u rebooted it a couple times like it says reboot it a third time into CWM and go to the install zip from sdcard option and go in and install the hotfix(sorry i tend to repeat myself sometimes)
lemme know how it goes and have u tride Tyweens rom??? Its pretty good itself in case your not crazy about the Hyperdroids' minimalistic and monocrome look. Both are great though.....
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oh yeah go to www.android.hd2roms.com for a site i use that someone made that kinda keeps track of most of the HD2 roms floating around on xda. its pretty acurate and gets updated constantly. help u see most of the flavors of android on the HD2.

YEY!
YEEEEEEEEY! IT WORKED! you are AWESOME! thank you so so so so so much! if it wasn't for your guidance i wouldn't be able to understand it! i did all the stuff you told me and it worked! i didn't have any problems while flashing my phone! did i say thank you already? THANK YOU!!!!!
and thank you for all the links that you suggested it was really helpful! thank you thank you thank you!!

[Q] Infuse zip flashing stuck at "Finding update package"

Hi guys, this is the first post i upload and want to take the occasion to greet you all.
In these days i bought a Samsung Infuse 4G...i really like this phone but want to be able to use it with some special features such as connecting various USB devices to the phone and other juicy stuff.
I read that the builtin ROM is not capable of such this thing, and Ice Cream Sandwitch, witch should allow to do that, is not available for this smartphone model. At least not officially.
My choice fell upon CM7 LinuxBozo ROM ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311960 ).
I rooted my device. I'm sure of that because i am able to use the root explorer with root privileges and the root menu shows up among my applications.
I then followed the instructions here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107881 ) in order to install the ClockWorkMod Flashing Menu but I am not sure whether anything went allright or not as, after trying both the methods shown on the guide, nothing happened (in the first case, the automatic install through ROM Manager seems to work, a message appears on the screen confirming anything went smooth but when i reboot i see the normal reboot menu, no advanced menu nor CWM menu; in the second case i tried to manually load the CWM menu by placing the update file in the SD and renaming it to update.zip, the update gets stuck somewhere saying something about a bad or wrong signature, tried it a few times and with different CWM update versions but nothing to do).
I then stumbled into a workaround to fix that issue by an even more manual procedure ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMo8rBehHg&feature=related ) basically consisting in copying the "recovery" executable from the CWM update archive to the directory /system/bin and of course chmodding it to rwxr-xr-x and chowning it to the root.
Now the CWM screen appears but, as i attempt to flash the CM7 ROM, the flashing gets stuck at "Finding update package". I read here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821499 ) that it could happen sometimes and it's just a matter of trying and trying again... I tried at least ten times up to now but it keeps getting stuck...maybe it's not my case.
Hope someone will help me out...i really need that USB reading feature. Thank you.

baareem said:
Hi guys, this is the first post i upload and want to take the occasion to greet you all.
In these days i bought a Samsung Infuse 4G...i really like this phone but want to be able to use it with some special features such as connecting various USB devices to the phone and other juicy stuff.
I read that the builtin ROM is not capable of such this thing, and Ice Cream Sandwitch, witch should allow to do that, is not available for this smartphone model. At least not officially.
My choice fell upon CM7 LinuxBozo ROM ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311960 ).
I rooted my device. I'm sure of that because i am able to use the root explorer with root privileges and the root menu shows up among my applications.
I then followed the instructions here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107881 ) in order to install the ClockWorkMod Flashing Menu but I am not sure whether anything went allright or not as, after trying both the methods shown on the guide, nothing happened (in the first case, the automatic install through ROM Manager seems to work, a message appears on the screen confirming anything went smooth but when i reboot i see the normal reboot menu, no advanced menu nor CWM menu; in the second case i tried to manually load the CWM menu by placing the update file in the SD and renaming it to update.zip, the update gets stuck somewhere saying something about a bad or wrong signature, tried it a few times and with different CWM update versions but nothing to do).
I then stumbled into a workaround to fix that issue by an even more manual procedure ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMo8rBehHg&feature=related ) basically consisting in copying the "recovery" executable from the CWM update archive to the directory /system/bin and of course chmodding it to rwxr-xr-x and chowning it to the root.
Now the CWM screen appears but, as i attempt to flash the CM7 ROM, the flashing gets stuck at "Finding update package". I read here ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821499 ) that it could happen sometimes and it's just a matter of trying and trying again... I tried at least ten times up to now but it keeps getting stuck...maybe it's not my case.
Hope someone will help me out...i really need that USB reading feature. Thank you.
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what color is your cwm screen?
this may be a simpler way of gettin cwm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220090
specifically, the CWM instructions set.

I see that the instructions you suggested me would mean to start the process almost from scratch. I will do that as soon as i finish studying the nazis for my school report .
And maybe after getting the next answer from you
The boot screen is green text on black backgroud.
Holding audio and power buttons for 10 seconds doesn't prompt me to the red boot screen if it was what you meant and if I read the instructions provided well (witch i didn't as i have no time now)... don't get me wrong. Just trying to provide you as more information as possible.

baareem said:
I see that the instructions you suggested me would mean to start the process almost from scratch. I will do that as soon as i finish studying the nazis for my school report .
And maybe after getting the next answer from you
The boot screen is green text on black backgroud.
Holding audio and power buttons for 10 seconds doesn't prompt me to the red boot screen if it was what you meant and if I read the instructions provided well (witch i didn't as i have no time now)... don't get me wrong. Just trying to provide you as more information as possible.
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if you still have root, download from market
sgs kernel flasher and the flash the gingerbread kernel to give you RED recovery and flash the rom of your choice after a factory reset and usual wipes

Cool... i'm now running CM7 !
Here is what i missed for anyone who would have the same problem in the future (you can find the download links here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220090 ):
CWM Installation Instructions:
1) You must be rooted.
2) If you have a /Voodoo folder on your internal SD card, delete it and reboot.
3) If you're already running a custom ROM with Voodoo lagfix FULLY enabled, you can skip to step 7.
4) Download CWM-community-kernel-v8.zip if you're on Froyo or CWM-infused-v2.0.1-kernel.zip if you're on Gingerbread and place it on your internal SD card.
5) Install SGS Kernel Flasher from the Market.
6) Open SGS Kernel Flasher, select choose kernel, select the file you downloaded, and select flash kernel. Your phone will reboot and begin to enable Voodoo lagfix. Let it do that and boot all the way up. It will take a while (5-10 minutes) because it's converting all partitions to ext4.
7) Download update-infused-v2.X.X-full.zip and place it on your internal SD card.
8) Power off your phone.
9) With the phone powered off, hold both volume keys and the power button for about 10 seconds and then release. This should boot you into RED CWM.
10) Select "install zip from sdcard" and select update-infused-v2.X.X-full.zip.
11) Once that finishes, select "wipe data/factory reset".
12) Select "reboot system now".
13) Do NOT restore system data with Titanium Backup. Do NOT restore ALL apps with data. If you absolutely must restore something with Titanium Backup, only restore MISSING apps with data.
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Now just another question: i noticed different errors when running the market and other old built-in apps... I just need to reinstall gapps right?

yeah, that is why it's stickeyed.
you just had to read/search them.
market wise, there's a market fix
or you can also factory reset and wipe cache and dalvik in cwm

Thanks. You helped me solving this and now anything works fine. Have a good day.
Thread (NOT) SOLVED.
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(Edited after realizing gapps still don't show up as installation didn't really worked)

baareem said:
Thanks. You helped me solving this and now anything works fine. Have a good day.
Thread SOLVED.
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np. take it easy, bro.

I was too quick saying it worked.
The Infuse just booted up but nothing changed. I then tried to do the zip installing through rom manager again but invane.
When trying with the manual install it promts me with this error:
E: Can't open /emmc/gapps-gb-xxxxxxx-signed.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
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I tried different versions of gapps including the one suggested in the CM wiki but with no luck. I guess the problem is somewhere else.
PS: now i see the blue on black bootscreen as in order to install gapps with rom manager i was asked to reinstall CWM trough it...

baareem said:
I was too quick saying it worked.
The Infuse just booted up but nothing changed. I then tried to do the zip installing through rom manager again but invane.
When trying with the manual install it promts me with this error:
I tried different versions of gapps including the one suggested in the CM wiki but with no luck. I guess the problem is somewhere else.
PS: now i see the blue on black bootscreen as in order to install gapps with rom manager i was asked to reinstall CWM trough it...
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what version of ROM were you running when you tried this?
Stock FRoyo?

Cyanogenmod 7 ... exactly this version : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311960
Kernel version is 2.6.35.7 , android v 2.3.7.
The old, OOB version i had was froyo 2.2.6 if i well remember.

baareem said:
Cyanogenmod 7 ... exactly this version : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311960
Kernel version is 2.6.35.7 , android v 2.3.7.
The old, OOB version i had was froyo 2.2.6 if i well remember.
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I haven't played with CM7, it's not an infuse based rom.
I recall some installation issues with it.
I remember an unsuccess reboot intially and pull battery thing..not sure.
If you're looking to install another rom, odin back to stock and start over.
check out my sig line for some useful links

[Q] Flashing a ROM without being able to boot phone.

So,
I'm a dumbass and accidentally flashed an "update package" rather than a full ROM. I can not get past the "HTC ONE" white screen now..I have full access to recovery and bootloader, but can't boot the phone to mount as "Disk Drive" so I have no way to put the .zip file I need on the SD Card. Is there a way to put the correct .zip...even a stock ROM onto the SD Card without the phone being able to boot? I looked around and couldn't find anything.
Thank you so much.
-Brian

Boot the phone into recovery, go to mounts and storage, mount system. In adb push the file to /sdcard/
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda premium

If you need more details, let me know
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strker45 said:
If you need more details, let me know
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda premium
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Sent you a PM. Thank you

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Hi, I'm working on exactly the same thing. I am only about 20 hours in and have learned quite a bit, but not having an SD card you can slip into a PC card slot is a major challenge. I have managed to get recovery back on the phone, and am successfully connected via fastboot. I can't figure out the ADB shell...I've installed SDK manager and have tried to enter the ADB shell, but cannot. Keep getting error messages. WHen I attempt to flash a rom via fastboot, the process starts, but then quits with the error that my media does not include android-info.txt or android-product.txt. I have tried every tmo ROM available, and the Nandroid back up. It is a paper weight? Thanks to anyone who can shed some light!

rjsvoon said:
Hi, I'm working on exactly the same thing. I am only about 20 hours in and have learned quite a bit, but not having an SD card you can slip into a PC card slot is a major challenge. I have managed to get recovery back on the phone, and am successfully connected via fastboot. I can't figure out the ADB shell...I've installed SDK manager and have tried to enter the ADB shell, but cannot. Keep getting error messages. WHen I attempt to flash a rom via fastboot, the process starts, but then quits with the error that my media does not include android-info.txt or android-product.txt. I have tried every tmo ROM available, and the Nandroid back up. It is a paper weight? Thanks to anyone who can shed some light!
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That's not how to flash roms, perhaps that's why. If you don't understand adb you really should not be rooting or unlocking anything until you have a better understanding of the tools you have available. Otherwise you end up in here asking if your phone is bricked when really you just have no idea what you're doing in the first place. Flash recovery in fastboot, then flash the rom from recovery.
Sent from my HTC One S using XDA

Yea I figured it out..I had a recovery working though.
With regards to rsvjoon,
As stoneyjonez said...you need to flash a recovery (Say CWM Touch) using fastboot...something along the lines of "fastboot flash recovery recoveryimagefilehere.img" and then reboot into recovery...etc etc.
I followed this this step-by-step process exactly and got it to work, I recommend the same.
Cheers

hello...i as well need a step by step about pushing the rom to /sdcard/ in adb....if you could pm me that i would be thankful!

Thanks...and you're right. But I have successfully flashed CWM recovery...I just can't get anything on the phone to flash. Fastboot starts the process but ultimately I get an error with each rom I try that it can't continue because I'm issing those two text files. So anyway, your point is well taken. In the past, once I had recovery, I'd just slip the micro SD card into my computer and pop a rom on it. totally different deal without that capability.
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brwetz said:
Yea I figured it out..I had a recovery working though.
With regards to rsvjoon,
As stoneyjonez said...you need to flash a recovery (Say CWM Touch) using fastboot...something along the lines of "fastboot flash recovery recoveryimagefilehere.img" and then reboot into recovery...etc etc.
I followed this this step-by-step process exactly and got it to work, I recommend the same.
Cheers
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Thanks brwetz. That is exactly the process I followed when I originally rooted my phone...and everything was swell. I fongooled things when I flashed a custom rom (which also worked just fine) and then decided to restore my Nandroid. for whatever reason, that process left me in recovery with nothing on the SD card to flash back.
Thanks again for the response.

rjsvoon said:
Thanks...and you're right. But I have successfully flashed CWM recovery...I just can't get anything on the phone to flash. Fastboot starts the process but ultimately I get an error with each rom I try that it can't continue because I'm issing those two text files. So anyway, your point is well taken. In the past, once I had recovery, I'd just slip the micro SD card into my computer and pop a rom on it. totally different deal without that capability.
Thanks brwetz. That is exactly the process I followed when I originally rooted my phone...and everything was swell. I fongooled things when I flashed a custom rom (which also worked just fine) and then decided to restore my Nandroid. for whatever reason, that process left me in recovery with nothing on the SD card to flash back.
Thanks again for the response.
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What *I did* to put a .zip file on my phone without being able to boot it up was this:
-Go into Recovery -> Mounts and Storage.
-Plug your phone into your computer using USB cable
-Make sure it says "Unmount /sdcard/" and "Unmount /system/". If they do not say that, just press them (they are toggles)
-Make sure the ROM.zip file is in the same directory as your AndroidSDK/adb (for example, mine is C:\AndroidASK\)
-Go into command prompt and type "cd c:\whereveryouradbislocated"
-Once you are in your AndroidSDK (adb) directory, type "adb push romname.zip /sdcard/romname.zip
-Unplug phone from computer, close command prompt
-Go back in Recovery to main menu and do a factory reset/wipe cache partition/wipe dalvik cache (I can explain those more if needbe)
-Again go back to Recovery Main Menu -> Install Zip from SD Card -> Choose file from SD Card -> Select the romname.zip file you just pushed from your computer and install that .zip
-Reboot phone, be patient as it will take a minute to completely boot up.
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If you need further instructions, please PM me.
All of this information deserves much thanks to strker45 and doktartaru for their endless help getting me through the process.
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Should I make a walkthrough thread about this just incase anyone else has this problem?

brwetz said:
What *I did* to put a .zip file on my phone without being able to boot it up was this:
-Go into Recovery -> Mounts and Storage.
-Plug your phone into your computer using USB cable
-Make sure it says "Unmount /sdcard/" and "Unmount /system/". If they do not say that, just press them (they are toggles)
-Make sure the ROM.zip file is in the same directory as your AndroidSDK/adb (for example, mine is C:\AndroidASK\)
-Go into command prompt and type "cd c:\whereveryouradbislocated"
-Once you are in your AndroidSDK (adb) directory, type "adb push romname.zip /sdcard/romname.zip
-Unplug phone from computer, close command prompt
-Go back in Recovery to main menu and do a factory reset/wipe cache partition/wipe dalvik cache (I can explain those more if needbe)
-Again go back to Recovery Main Menu -> Install Zip from SD Card -> Choose file from SD Card -> Select the romname.zip file you just pushed from your computer and install that .zip
-Reboot phone, be patient as it will take a minute to completely boot up.
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-
If you need further instructions, please PM me.
All of this information deserves much thanks to strker45 and doktartaru for their endless help getting me through the process.
EDIT:
Should I make a walkthrough thread about this just incase anyone else has this problem?
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Thanks very much! I'll do this when I get home tonight. I'll let you know how it goes...If i get it up and running I'll buy you a CASE of beer!

Not a problem.
I posted a more in-depth walkthrough here. Hope it helps possibly even better.

brwetz said:
Not a problem.
I posted a more in-depth walkthrough here. Hope it helps possibly even better.
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I am back in business! I was able to flash the CWM Rom 9.0.0 and then ultimately restored the stock Nandroid made available here. It's a beautiful thing. I bought you some beers! Thank you very much.

Anybody know how to flash the rom through fastboot instead of recovery by pushing the boot.img and system.img from the ruu? sd card isnt mounting in recovery for whatever reason so I don't have access to the .zip files on my sd card. more details in my post from brwetz's thread here.
Thanks in advance for any help.

rjsvoon said:
I am back in business! I was able to flash the CWM Rom 9.0.0 and then ultimately restored the stock Nandroid made available here. It's a beautiful thing. I bought you some beers! Thank you very much.
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How are those beers? hahaha

Beer music
brwetz said:
How are those beers? hahaha
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You're the one that should be drinking the beers! Did you not receive donation?

rjsvoon said:
You're the one that should be drinking the beers! Did you not receive donation?
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lol wow no I didn't..I didn't even know we could do that. I'll update my PayPal...