Hello All,
Im new to the Forums I had a question wondering if someone can help. I rooted my nexus one and I have several roms. I used a Windows PC to root my phone and also to download my roms (zipped files), Now I have mac 10.6.1 and I have downloaded some roms then I compress them into zip files. And everytime I try go into recovery and try to unzip the rom that I downloaded from my mac it never takes it. But if I do the same procedure with my PC I can load the rom. Can anyone tell what I am doing wrong.
Ok so I decided that I wanted to see what all the Froyo fuss was about, so I started getting my phone ready following instructions on the site. I own a Samsung i-9000m (in canada from bell - actually sasktel but we get phones from bell). anyways, I figured i'd do a rom manager backup. I did one, had some trouble with my phone and now I need to do a restore. Reading on the web they all point to an update.zip file. All I have is the following on my internal SD
ClockworkMod\2010-11-24-14.32.54\ and the following files in that folder:
cache.img
datadata.img
system.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
I tried restoring from rom manager but it doesn't find any files, I've booted into recovery but doesn't recognize the img files......any help would be amazing. Am I missing a step, google is no help
loooks like i needed the recovery update.zip file i'm assuming.....for some reason I didn't have it in the clockworkmod folder....
I am happy with what I have since the new update from Viewsonic.
If I only want to add Google Experience, marketplace, do I still need to go through the process of rooting, installing clockwork and a new UI?
Is there just a simple way to add GE to the Classic UI?
Gapps install
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842590
Everyone,
I have had zip luck with this method of installing zapps. Not a dev, but I've been doing this long enough.....
I moved the Recovery file to to /sdcard. Checked for command and command line inside that file All ok to my eye.
Downloaded the gapps file which my WinRAR pronounces a WinRAR/Zip file. So I tried renamein the original update.zip and didn't get any install. So I extracted using winRAR. Still no install.
I tried the permutations as well. Extracted using G-Tablet extract. Still no results.
There must be something I am missing here -- too much holiday cheer or too many crowds or whatever.
Suggestions?!
Rev
butchconner said:
Everyone,
I have had zip luck with this method of installing zapps. Not a dev, but I've been doing this long enough.....
I moved the Recovery file to to /sdcard. Checked for command and command line inside that file All ok to my eye.
Downloaded the gapps file which my WinRAR pronounces a WinRAR/Zip file. So I tried renamein the original update.zip and didn't get any install. So I extracted using winRAR. Still no install.
I tried the permutations as well. Extracted using G-Tablet extract. Still no results.
There must be something I am missing here -- too much holiday cheer or too many crowds or whatever.
Suggestions?!
Rev
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I HAD to resort to putting on Clockwork Mod 0.8 to get GApps on my G Tablet.
Putting the update.zip on the internal and sd card storage did not work for me either with the newest update installed.
Clockwork Mod is a super easy install - just follow the instructions on how to install G Apps...basically: put CWM on your SD card in it's root (meaning NOT in any directories) and rename it update.zip, put the corresponding recovery directory on the SD as well. I use Winrar as well, I drag the recovery directory right from the file itself and to the SD Card.
Will look like:
Drive: update.zip
Drive: /recovery/command
basically.
Flash it the normal stock way (power and volume +). I press Power and Volume + without even powering off the device, because if the device is powered down and then you start it and miss that first start up, the device WILL delete the recovery/command file and the update won't flash.
GL
I don't officially get to play with my GTab until after package opening tomorrow so I can't do anything today, but I'm trying to line up my to do list. I have never rooted, flashed, or modded anything but am not afraid to play around as long as I don't brick the tablet.
What do you mean when you say "put the corresponding recovery directory on the SD as well. I use Winrar as well"? What is the corresponding recovery directory? What do you use Winrar for? I Googled "winrar" and found " WinRAR is a shareware file archiver and data compression utility developed by Eugene Roshal, and first released in the fall of 1993.[1] It is one of the few applications that is able to create RAR archives natively, because the encoding method is held to be proprietary. " I cannot figure out why it would be needed to load the standard Android market.
MSU_Sparty,
When you do updates (or installs) that have to be flashed onto the internal sdcard, they usually com in pairs of files. You will have an update.zip file that has the update in it (DUH!) -- and accompanying it will be a "Recovery" directory that has a command file in it (The command file has only one line that "calls" the update.zip file.
WinRAR "Zip" utility enters the picture because most of the devs here use WinRAR to package updates. The when they tell you to decompress it, you use WiinRAR and are left with a .zip file to install.
That's the question I had about this update. The Gapp file show to be a RAR package, but when I un-RAR it I come up with no .zip file -- only regular files.
Hope this helps you understand.
Rev
P. S. -- If you are new to this business, take it slow and easy and read ahead on this site and make sure you understand what you are doing. I try to do that, but even with years of IT experience I still mess things up once in a while.
Neoprimal,
Thanks for the tip about CWM. I have two tablets and the other has CWM on it and is fairly modded.
But this tablet I am trying to keep basically stock so I can get updates, etc. and see what the "state of product" is.
As mentioned in my previous answer, I am stumped because I am not getting what looks to be an update.zip file from the Gapp download. When I use WinRAR to decompress the Gapp file, I don't get a .zip file -- only a couple of directories. On the other hand, when I rename the Gapp file update.zip and try to flash it it doesn't work.
Again, thanks for the reply.
Anyone else with suggestions!!!????
Rev
Thanks. What you've written really does clarify the previous post. I appreciate it.
But let me ask another naive question. Why don't the developers create their update programs so they can be installed by just downloading them OTA like most applications? That would sure make it easier for neophytes. I'm guessing that the reason is because we aren't really adding an application but replacing the OS.
I greatly appreciate your guidance and that of all of the folks who use this forum.
Happy Holidays!
I am having a problem flashing my G-tablet. I am able to get the ClockWorkMod on my Gtablet with no problem. I follow all the directions by the book. But every time I go to flash it tells me there is no file in the ROM folder. I place the image file in there every time.
This is the steps I take:
I have ClockWorkMod installed and do not have a problem booting to it.
I down load the appropriate ROM I need and place it into a folder I created in the Root of my g-tab
Then I Go back out and choose "install zip from sdcard".
Go into folder "Rom" and choose the Rom that you picked from the list.?
Every time I go into the folder it tells me there is no files. But when I connect USB to the Gtab from my PC I can check it and the file is there.
Can anyone please help me here. How come when I go to flash it, it is not recognizing the image and installing the ROM?
Hi I have an android tv stick. I had the robot lying down with exclamation error on the stick I am trying to reprogram the stick with an updated zip file, but I don't know where to find a guide to help install this packages its a zip file that has a boot.img file and a system folder and meta-inf folder and install folder. It obviously can't be installed using the regular rk batch tool. Please help!!!!!
Sir,
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Hi I have an android tv stick. I had the robot lying down with exclamation error on the stick I am trying to reprogram the stick with an updated zip file, but I don't know where to find a guide to help install this packages its a zip file that has a boot.img file and a system folder and meta-inf folder and install folder. It obviously can't be installed using the regular rk batch tool. Please help!!!!!
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Can you tell us what device you are using?
Hi,
The stick looks like the cx-803 ,but its unbranded. dual core processor. They have them on geekbuying website.