I have tried to flash the Cyanogen 6 rom for the Sprint Hero a few times and it hasn't worked. I think I may be missing something simple so maybe you guys could help. I've gotten either of the following two results after flashing: A never-ending boot loop OR it just sits on the HTC boot image and never finishes booting. I've left it for HOURS before with no results.
My setup:
*Sprint Hero
*Rooted with Androot
*Stock ROM (unfortunately)
*ClockworkMod recovery image
When I try to flash the image I have both the Cyanogen .zip and the Gapps .zip on the root of the SD and use the ClockworkMod recovery to "install from .zip" first the Cyanogen .zip and then the Gapps. Do I need a new kernel as well? Any other suggestions?
I am having the same problem with my Hero. I downloaded the Vanilla CM6 build from another thread on this forum (can't post external link to it, don't know how to post internal link yet) and installed using Clockworkmod. It appears to install successfully, but then I just get stuck with the Cyanogen boot screen looping. The animation plays for several seconds (sometimes hitching slightly as if background processing is happening), then eventually freezes for a couple of seconds, then starts over. This happens indefinitely.
Are additional steps required beyond simply installing the ROM via Clockworkmod?
Nevermind. I had not chosen to wipe when installing Cyanogen from within ROM Manager. I did that this time and now it is booting successfully.
Just used Oden to stock, TB and rom manager to successfully flash Cog. 3.04
(firebird2 kernel, JK4 modem and then speed mod kernel (for voodoo control app)), first flash. The first thing that was done (from the stock rom) after installing rom mgr. and flashing cwm was to back up current rom. I think I botched that part as when I access "manage and restore backups" in cwm, all I get is a black screen. Or did I? I did find in the "cwm folder" on the internal sdcard, a "recovery-update.zip"
Is "recovery-update.zip", my back up of the stock rom made using cwm?
This was a complete by the book wipe and no other backups of roms were done.
Cog. 3.04 was then flashed, TB used to restore apps, all running smooth. O'joy I find gotta have it "voodoo control app." Flash "firebird2 kernel" then "Jk4 modem" using cwm, silly me finds "I9000 speedmod", flash on top of firebird2 kernel using cwm., was that an Oops? Every thing working great, love the setup.
Now when I try to reboot into recovery using cwm I get an E:failed to verify whole-file signature, E:signature verification failed, I then have to reboot system now. I can successfully reboot into cwm through the power button/recovery and the volume/power button method.
1. Is this an indicative problem to the "I9000 speedmod.zip" kernel that is preventing me from rebooting into recovery from cwm?
2. In cwm, under "install zip from sdcard" > "toggle signature verification" > "choose zip from sd card" > I find "speedmod.zip".
Could it be a signature verification problem within the i9000 speedmod.zip preventing the reboot into recovery from inside rom mgr.?
I have since installed from the market, Astro, SMS backup and voodoo toggle.
This noob wants to be sure to have done this correctly, If not I'll go back to ground zero, and do it again until I do it right. I just need a little guidance on which direction to proceed. My brain hurts and is stuck in a boot loop, lol.
Total time flashing from the leaked version of 2.2 was 40 min, two weeks on and off were spent reading, setting up drivers backing up and getting familiar with phone and process.
Ok, so I was one of the first people during the whole vibrant fiasco to try and install CMR. When I chose Samsung Vibrant and then booted into recovery. It failed and then I tried again like the instructions said and it failed again. So when I boot into recovery it says 3e at top. When I reboot into recovery in the Rom Manager it still is 3e but it says in red 'failed to seek in /cache/update.zip, signature verification failed, and installing multi-csc installation aborted'. So am I safe? When the correct CMR is released can i install that and everything be okay...or am I screwed? What do I do? Oh and if you can answer in kindergarden terms because I'm am a super-n00b when it comes to the terms but not when it comes to following directions. Thanks.
I had my phone rooted and and a few mods installed for the past while. I didn't like them so I went back to the origional Rogers ROM. I hated it, so I wanted to try out ICS for my phone. I can't get it to install CWM though. I've tried re-rooting it (and it completed, as far as I can tell). It should still be unlocked, again, as far as I can tell.
I've followed everything on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526643&postcount=2
I've downloaded and isntalled Superuser repeatedly
and I've downloaded and isntalled CWM repeatedly.
when I try to "fix permissions" in CWM I get An error occurred while attempting to run privaleged commands!, but at the bottom it says complete.
Then when I try to restart in recovery mode I get
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed.
and then it shows that it's restarted in Samsung's recovery mode.
any ideas?
mac_angel said:
I had my phone rooted and and a few mods installed for the past while. I didn't like them so I went back to the origional Rogers ROM. I hated it, so I wanted to try out ICS for my phone. I can't get it to install CWM though. I've tried re-rooting it (and it completed, as far as I can tell). It should still be unlocked, again, as far as I can tell.
I've followed everything on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526643&postcount=2
I've downloaded and isntalled Superuser repeatedly
and I've downloaded and isntalled CWM repeatedly.
when I try to "fix permissions" in CWM I get An error occurred while attempting to run privaleged commands!, but at the bottom it says complete.
Then when I try to restart in recovery mode I get
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed.
and then it shows that it's restarted in Samsung's recovery mode.
any ideas?
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A couple of clarifications.
1. Rooting a phone only gives you access to root files (the OS). The superuse.apk, the su files.
2. Stock kernel do not give you the ability to flash insecure zip files. An insecure custom kernel is needed for this.
3. You don't need root to flash an insecure file in a modded cwm.
You are trying to flash an unofficial firmware or insecure *.zip with a secure stock kernel - not going to happen. There are two different ideas altogether.
To have the insecure cwm you are looking for, you need to flash the kernel on that post while in download mode.
Put your phone in DL mode. Flash the kernel then boot into modded cwm recovery
thanks for getting back to me. I had to step out to get some things before the stores closed.
doesn't Entropy's 4.4.2012 kernel do that though?
mac_angel said:
thanks for getting back to me. I had to step out to get some things before the stores closed.
doesn't Entropy's 4.4.2012 kernel do that though?
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Yes it does. But you don't have it installed.
that's the SGH_I997 Entropy 4_4_2012-One-Click-Heimdall file that runs in Java? I've downloaded that and ran in repeatedly. Keeps saying completed and reboots the phone no problem.
I'm about to reboot in Samsungs recovery mode to try to flash the CWM-Superuser Busybox Root UCLB3 file. I'll wait for your response first.
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that's the SGH_I997 Entropy 4_4_2012-One-Click-Heimdall file that runs in Java? I've downloaded that and ran in repeatedly. Keeps saying completed and reboots the phone no problem.
I'm about to reboot in Samsungs recovery mode to try to flash the CWM-Superuser Busybox Root UCLB3 file. I'll wait for your response first.
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I don't remember if mac will flash the kernel correctly. If you check the CPU info and it shows entropy kernel and not the stock kernel, you should be able to boot into cwm recovery with the three finger technique. It will be a red recovery.
If cwm is blue, entropy is not installed.
If you are looking to install a different firmware, there is no need to root. Just flash the firmware you want in cwm. Chances are, the unofficial firmware is already rooted.
mac_angel was a nick I created about 18 years ago when I worked for Apple Canada. I haven't worked with a mac in God knows how long. My last IT job was IBM, lol.
Anyway, I'm not sure what happened. I went to restart in the Samsung's recovery mode again to flash with that file I mentioned and it booted in CWR. I cleared all the dev cache and everything, and flashed the ROM I had already moved over. Phone is still restarting, but it looks like I might be good. I didn't do anything from the time I first posted to now though, lol. I was about to try to flash that file and it worked. Only thing I can think of is that before I was always trying to restart the phone in CWR mode by selecting it to reboot in that mode from the application instead of the three finger salute (oh, wait, that's M$).
You got it going?
yes, thank you. Not sure if you can do it, but the thread can be closed now. Thanks for getting back to me, as well as your other great posts.
I have been struggling with getting my Motorola Atrix 2 rooted. I finally got it rooted and tried to install a custom ROM. I started with installing CWM and flashing this CM10 port: (wangs) http://www.androidlawn.com/motorola-atrix-2-android-4-2-2-jelly-bean-cyanogenmod-10-1/
I found this to be buggy so I kept looking and I found this: altCyanogenMod http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275529
I installed it according to the instruction in that thread and now my phone just hangs on the CM boot screen.
I am able to get in to bootloader via adb.
When i use adb to reboot in to recovery I get the android with the Red triangle "!". If I hold both volume up and down I can get in to "Android System Recovery <3e> Android system recovery utility" from this menu I am able to
reboot the phone
flash a zip from the sd card
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache
apply update from cache
These are the only options. When I try to flash a NEW ROM in the flash zip option it fails, saying "E:signature verification failed" then it aborts. I have tried this with 2 different ROMs
I don't know what else to try.
I think this happened because I might be an idiot and installed the altCM on the wrong kernel.
Please help this fool fix his phone! Thank you!
bump-I don't mean to pester. I only bump this because I posted in the middle of the night and this post got quickly buried.
Please help.
Thank you