Ok Im on stock 2.2 on my captivate and for the past two days I've been trying to flash Serendipity. Once I've flashed clockwork and then go to install ROM from sd card, when my phone boots into the option menu and I click reinstall packages I get errors "saying package can't be identified". Im in 3e bootmenu I guess because I see that at the top. Im noobish at flashing and Im lost. I've flashed cognition before with no problem . Please help.
in the instructions to install serendipity it says to flash back to stock, this was posted before the 2.2 ota im assuming you might have to flash back to some version of 2.1... im about to try it myself, i just flashed back to 2.1 just for this purpose... ill let u know how it goes, i started this project 1 1/2 days ago and i bricked my captivate trying to get back to stock using odin... becareful... gl
Yea you should always flash back to 2.1 before doing anything else; find the Odin program and use that.
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problem with flashing Serendipity 6.3
I was running 2.2 and have done a lot of reading a video watching (thanks Mobile Tech videos) and finally conjured the guts to flash serendipity.
I flashed stock using odin...that went great. Copied the update.zip to sd card. Installed zip twice in 2e recovery. Copied Serendipity.zip file to sd card. started in recovery mode, selected "install from sdcard" selected serendipity.zip file and it seemed to go through that process rather quickly. Then I selected reboot and then everything just started FCing all over the place. Help please. I can get it back into recovery mode. Tried doing the wipe data/factory reset. That did help either. Help please. I really want to try serendipity. Thanks again in advanced.
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Hey guys, I am trying to flash Cognition 2.3b3 from Cognition 2.3b2, and the flash keeps failing in clockwork recovery. I have voodoo lag fix disabled, I flash clockwork recovery, and I have even tried installing the update with the wipe option checked. I keep getting an error during the installation saying "installation aborted. Cannot open /sdcard/Cognition2.3b3.zip.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Did you try redownloading the zip file? It may be a corrupt download?
If not, I wouldn't know since I haven't upgraded to b3 yet
I did try redownloading the zip. I can't figure what the problem is. The file came straight from designgears sight. I do not have winzip installed on my laptop. Could that make a difference?
Just sharing my experiance.
I had stockish eclair with voodoo (deleted one system file by mistake and it wouldn't boot) so i flashed Cognition 2.3b3 thro odin , it went thro without problems kernel detected ext4 present (from previous voodoo) and everything works fine
So you don't need to disable voodoo lag fix if your next rom supports it. And you could also try flashing with odin if clockwork fails.
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I did try redownloading the zip. I can't figure what the problem is. The file came straight from designgears sight. I do not have winzip installed on my laptop. Could that make a difference?
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Give us a Step by step of what you did so we can help further. When asking for help it helps us alot to give as much information as possable
I think I figured out what the problem was. I was deleting some stuff from my internal sd card, and I deleted the update.zip I used to root my phone when it was stock. I didn't think I needed it anymore. The thought occurred to me just now to put that file back, and I was just able to flash the rom. Go figure. Thanks for all of the input guys. I guess I will always need to keep that update.zip on my root sd.
Oh boy. I think I really messed up here. I have searched these forums and others. But I made some big mistakes (I think) which I cant find help for.
Root method: unrevoked. Rom: cm7. Attempted to flash savage zen kernal via kernal manager (for the first time).
Ok so I have been sucessful in flashing roms with rom manager. So I thought I would give kernal manager a try. I did not back up before flashing the kernal ( I understand now that I should have just like I ALWAYS do for a rom). I attempted to flash the kernal and the process stopped at hboot. I then went into recovery and installed the kernal from the "intall zip from sd card." I was then back in fastboot unable to get back to a working phone.
So I took out the sd card out and put in on my mac. I then took a old nandroid back up file and put it on the sd card. I then put the sd card back on the phone thinking I could restore back to that back up. THe file could not be found. While the phone was sitting on my desk at the backup/recovery I bumped the phone pushing it into backing up. Geezzzeee. I have wiped cache and davik cache. Anyway, now the only back up I see is the mistaken one (the one that I just did, but didnt mean to do). So here I am. HELP.
Please dont be too harsh. And thank you.
So here's the deal:
I've been working with a pretty decently running version of Cognition for the last two weeks on my Captivate. I decided to give Perception II a try and check out some gingerbready goodness. That's where the problem started. Perception for some reason wouldn't allow me back into Recovery Mode no matter what I try so I forced the phone to download and flashed back to 2.1 stock with ODIN. I then reinstalled CWM Recovery and tried to flash back to my Cognition backup I made in ROM manger.
The process looks like everything completed fine but when my phone boots, it loads the AT&T screen for a minute or two and then reboots into recovery mode.
What's the deal?
The details I had when using Cognition was:
CWM Recovery (I believe with LagFix)
Overstock Kernel
It didn't work with my original 2.2 backup either, I still get the same boot into recovery problem.
Any ideas?
Nandroid backups don't actually restore the rom, just your settings and **** of that particular rom. You have to Flash cognition then restore the backup and it'll be like you never changed anything.
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So here's the deal:
I've been working with a pretty decently running version of Cognition for the last two weeks on my Captivate. I decided to give Perception II a try and check out some gingerbready goodness. That's where the problem started. Perception for some reason wouldn't allow me back into Recovery Mode no matter what I try so I forced the phone to download and flashed back to 2.1 stock with ODIN. I then reinstalled CWM Recovery and tried to flash back to my Cognition backup I made in ROM manger.
The process looks like everything completed fine but when my phone boots, it loads the AT&T screen for a minute or two and then reboots into recovery mode.
What's the deal?
The details I had when using Cognition was:
CWM Recovery (I believe with LagFix)
Overstock Kernel
It didn't work with my original 2.2 backup either, I still get the same boot into recovery problem.
Any ideas?
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Let me guess, you didn't convert back to RFS before flashing??
Try Factory reset. And don't use the backup you have for Cognition, Flash a fresh full ROM. Your backup could be messed up.
EDIT: Studa beat me to it.. Grrrr
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Nandroid backups don't actually restore the rom, just your settings and **** of that particular rom. You have to Flash cognition then restore the backup and it'll be like you never changed anything.
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This is exactly what I needed to do. Apparently, (after finding a link I somehow overlooked before posting this) it had something to do with the format of the partition so upgrading the Stock to Cognition forced the RFS to EXT3 change allowing -all- of my backups to work. Thanks guys for getting me in the right direction.
Perhaps Im a little Slow
So Im suffering the same issue. Running Serendipity 7 update 2
I looked down at my phone one day and it was in clockwork recovery v2.5.1.2
I figured I had loaded it by an errant button press. So I selected reboot system now. It goes back into Clockwork right after the serendipity 7 splash screen.
Tried Factory Reset
Tried doing a restore
Tried doing a serendipity 7 re install Original and update.
I can install zips from sd card including the external one.
Any Recommendations ?
I have been trying to flash Infused 2.2.3 to my Infuse lately but it never seems to work. No matter what way i choose to boot into clockworkmod to flash the rom it doesn't boot into the red screen always the blue screen (reboot system,reinstall packages, delete all user data, format internal SD card). I have tried downloading the rom from rom manager and downloading at the finish prompt, booting from phone off with the 3 button combo, booting from the "install from sd card" menu in Rom manager. I even found an app that booted into cwm (albeit the wrong one). I downloaded it from ROM manager (wherever that goes) and I put it on my Ex. SD card from my computer (using an adapter not my phone). Did i do something wrong???
Also another problem i found. When I try to download apps from the market app everything gives me a "APP_NAME could not be downloaded due to an error." but when I restart my device it pops up when the media scanner finishes like it just finishes?
If I manages to Flash the ROM will it fix the market???????
It will go back to normal right???
*sorry for my bad grammer, im rather strained at the moment*
CWM is installed by flashing a kernel that has it. What you are seeing is stock recovery. You need to flash the infusion kernel, which has red (voodoo) cwm, and then flash infused from that. There are guides to do this, if I wasn't on my infuse I'd link it, but the kernel needs to be flashed via Odin.
And I'm sure your market woes will disappear with Infused!
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CWM is installed by flashing a kernel that has it. What you are seeing is stock recovery. You need to flash the infusion kernel, which has red (voodoo) cwm, and then flash infused from that. There are guides to do this, if I wasn't on my infuse I'd link it, but the kernel needs to be flashed via Odin.
And I'm sure your market woes will disappear with Infused!
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well wait a second... I have already flashed Infused and even another ROM (TEDGY) thru CWM stock from ROM manager. I downloaded Infused and somehow it applied? I checked because A. my battery lasted all day even with extreme usage B. it said i was running infused in the About Phone menu?
If the kernel is what you run first could it be possible I flashed it thru SGS Kernel flasher???
also. CWM doesn't read your external SD card. if your coming from CM7 i believe its screws with the directories and switches the cards around or something like that. I would recommend just flashing the community kernel via odin again.
Okay I have spent the last 3 days flashing kernels and roms Via Odin or CWM and nothing will stick I must be missing something.
My kernel procedure
1. find defuse-kernelv1.4.tar and set as PDA file in Odin
2. put phone into download and start.
3. usually walk off and let the lady yammer on (to calm my nerves)
4. come back and check settings VIOLA!!! I'M BACK STOCK???
What am i missing/doing wrong/have wrong procedure????
I'm hoping to one day peruse this forum with enough know how to help N00BS (like myself) so anything is helpful.
Currently I am in a soft brick state- I cant remember which CM- 9 either cm-9-20120614-EXPERIMENTAL-skyrocket-alpha5.zip, or cm-9-20120709-NIGHTLY... (I can see that those are the only two I have on my sd card. I am on an ATT GS2 skyrocket
If I boot normally - it stays stuck on the CM9boot screen.
I can use the 3 finger method to boot into CWM 5.8.4.3
While searching for answers I read that this CWM is broken.
Initially I was trying to go back to an earlier recovery. CWM would see the recoveries on the SDcard, but when I tried to recover- it would not mount from the SD card.
I got to CM( by using odin to put an earlier CWM, and superuser on the phone, then installed Rom manager, then used rom manager to flash CWM (via tmobile sgs2) then updated to CWM touch...
When I tried using the CWM to factory restore and cache wipe it starts then hangs I cant install zips from the external SD card, or any recoveries...
I'm figuring worst case - I can go back to ODIN, and do stock recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348 , then flash the non touch CWM, superuser http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526, then flash a recovery from my sd card??
Is there something else I might have missed in trying to get back to a functional state without going to odin?
Many thanks in advance for any assistance
Ihab
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Currently I am in a soft brick state- I cant remember which CM- 9 either cm-9-20120614-EXPERIMENTAL-skyrocket-alpha5.zip, or cm-9-20120709-NIGHTLY... (I can see that those are the only two I have on my sd card. I am on an ATT GS2 skyrocket
If I boot normally - it stays stuck on the CM9boot screen.
I can use the 3 finger method to boot into CWM 5.8.4.3
While searching for answers I read that this CWM is broken.
Initially I was trying to go back to an earlier recovery. CWM would see the recoveries on the SDcard, but when I tried to recover- it would not mount from the SD card.
I got to CM( by using odin to put an earlier CWM, and superuser on the phone, then installed Rom manager, then used rom manager to flash CWM (via tmobile sgs2) then updated to CWM touch...
When I tried using the CWM to factory restore and cache wipe it starts then hangs I cant install zips from the external SD card, or any recoveries...
I'm figuring worst case - I can go back to ODIN, and do stock recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342348 , then flash the non touch CWM, superuser http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1340526, then flash a recovery from my sd card??
Is there something else I might have missed in trying to get back to a functional state without going to odin?
Many thanks in advance for any assistance
Ihab
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Hi there,
I recently experienced the same thing, and it was a hassle to fix--but I have got my phone working each time. The downside being that I /had/ to switch over to Odin. Mind you, I am not necessarily experienced with Android, so I can't really say that this is the only way.
At any rate, here's what I did to get it back to normal:
Load up Odin
Put it in download mode -- I assume you know to hold the volume keys and then plug in the USB.
Flash either the ICS leak or the stock 2.3.5 Gingerbread.
You should be back to good. I hope you backed everything up in either Kies or some other resource...else you're in for a hell of a time setting stuff up.
Oh: bad news about the 2.3.5 stock is that, as far as I can tell, you're unable to upgrade to 2.3.6. In turn, you're then unable to update to the official ICS through Kies or OTA. I assume you don't mind, considering you're trying to flash a new rom anyway.
Anyway, I do hope there is some bit of clarity on getting CM9 on the Skyrocket. As of now I have still been unable to do it. Just as you, no matter the settings I try, I end up being stuck at that screen. The only difference between your method and mine is that I completely did mine through CWM...nothing through ROM Manager. (Actually, I believe I tried a few differing methods involving the CWM touch and non-touch...followed many different guides but still no good.)
Hope you get it back to a functioning state. If you get CM9 working on the Skyrocket, I'd appreciate you sending a bit of details on how to do so.
EDIT: I am now on CM9. Through magic, ponies and friendship I have failed to accomplish this feat. But by pure science and the blood of a pony, I have successfully installed CM9.
After you've restored to 2.3.5 or the ICS leak (the one I was on), do the following:
- Grab the recovery-clockwork-touch U27 described below. Flash it.
- Download both the newest CM9 build from their website, as well as Google Apps, and then copy those to your external SD.
- Follow this guide: http://www.teamchopsticks.org/p/install-guide.html. Here's what's relevant to you:
Wipe data/factory reset.
Format /system (mounts and storage->format /system).
Install the CM9 zip from SD card.
Install the gapps zip from SD card.
ONLY IF YOU ARE ON TOUCH CWM RECOVERY: Format /cache (mounts and storage->format /cache)
Reboot. Let it sit for a few minutes after the first boot. Be patient.\
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After ~10 minutes you should be fine. Mine took less, but I'd bet it could take longer. Please follow those directions above EXACTLY. I'll be happy to help you in any way I can if you reply to this thread/ send me a PM.
When I softbricked with the latest CWM I wasn't able to return back since it wouldnt detect my SDcard so I just loaded up odin and used recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.3-hercules.tar and was able to read my SDcard again which had all my backups and CM9 files. I have flashed every version of CM9 every since and still using this CWM version and havent had any problems. :good:
All better now- I used ODIN to restore to stock, then used it again to put CWM (non-touch) back on, then added superuser, then just did a restore from SDcard! Muchas Gracias all!
Should I be able to then use a restore of when I had a working CM9 (and backed up with CWM)? Or would I have to do all the cache wiping/ factory reset like I did to install it the first time before using such a recovery? (and I will try that recovery- clockwork touch hercules... latrer tonight from home)
ODIN tar to restore back to factory. I got the boot loop too. Only until after I flashed CM9 then flashed dark side wipe cache only would CM9 work for me. Only on regular CWM though. Try and give that a go.
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