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Questions about flashing Serendipity

I'm still pretty new to installing ROMs, and this is my second flash, so i'm confused about some steps. On the serendipity website it says "reboot into clockword mod recovery." Do i have to do this with ROM manager or with the Update.zip way like it says in the guide in the development section.

overkillogi said:
I'm still pretty new to installing ROMs, and this is my second flash, so i'm confused about some steps. On the serendipity website it says "reboot into clockword mod recovery." Do i have to do this with ROM manager or with the Update.zip way like it says in the guide in the development section.
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Stick wsith the guide in the development section and ask any questions you might have here, we'll help you.

Just in case you can't find it, here's the Guide that will provide you with step by step instructions...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364

I just went from 5.8 to 5.9 yesterday all you have to do is download the zip off the site, then load that zip onto your root directory of the internal SD card
then press in the power key and select recovery from the options and then you get rebooted into clockwork recovery and you select install zip from sd card, choose the right file then select yes, then go back, then reboot phone and walla your done

Ah, okay i will follow the guide. thanks for your help guys! I appreciate it.

Okay i just got around to flashing it, been busy all day. I have to use ODIN but i don't know how to do this. Do I get into download mode, then open odin? Or do i get into dl mode, unplug usb, then plug it back in/open ODIN?
edit:nvm got it

Not everyone has the recovery option In the power menu
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Smallsmx3 said:
Not everyone has the recovery option In the power menu
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Everyone who has successfully flashed Serendipity does.

Yeah but someone who is trying to flash serendipity might not......considering the thread topic
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Then they need to follow the directions - really, I've just been learning all this stuff myself, and I've found that if I follow the instructions I'm successful 98% of the time - the other 2% is remedied by further research here and following advice.

Help with flashing first ROM

iv read the how to guide, it was very helpfull, however when i put my clockwork file to my sd and name it update.zip, and try to re install packages at the recovery menu i get this error:
E: failed to verify whole-files signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
iv read that once i get to clockwork i can turn signatures off.. is there a way to do that with the recovery menu? thanks alot

You gotta search for the process on changing that sig requirement. I just did my first flash too. Its not hard @ all. After you change that file out, clockwork will work. Good luck. Im on my phone, but ill try to look for the quote on what to do for that sig stuff for you.
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Search for "[recovery] 3e recovery modded w/ no verification" to download the file and these are the exact steps I followed: good luck.
aridoasis said:
@davidis57: i had the same problem as you did... but i just followed existz's instructions and got it to work
delete the update.zip in the sdcard root
delete the recovery in system/bin
paste the new recovery in system/bin
open rom manager and reinstall clockwork (even if it says it's already installed)
select 'reboot into recover', and it will take you to 3e recovery
select reinstall packages - this will take you to clockwork
big thanks to existz. works on rogers captivate on stock froyo.
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Caliesv said:
Search for "[recovery] 3e recovery modded w/ no verification" to download the file and these are the exact steps I followed: good luck.
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This is the process I followed to replace the 3e recovery on the official KB1. Went off w/o a hitch & I finally flashed Serendipity this weekend. Good luck!

Awesome! everything went smoothly after that, im now on serendipity ROM, sooo much better

Glad to hear, enjoy
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spoke to soon maybe, minor problem is when i boot into recovery mode, the enter button is now called "ok" before it was "power" anyways my power button does not respond at all, i pullled bat and luckily went to clockwork, and i could reboot. any ideas on this one?

Ummm lol. Haven't read anything on that... Try posting that question on the q and a section. Or try re doing cwm. Orr if its really messed up, flash back to stock and start over.. Oorr just wait for another response.
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Fix Vibrant 4G Clockword recovery Mod and use ROM Manager for Backup and ROM Flashing

I am modifying this post removing some steps:
Note that you can always go back to orignal Odin ROM using Vibrant Download Mode in the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978836
You should know what you are doing, otherwise I am not reponsible for any device brick.
1- Use SuperOneClick 1.7 to gain root (USB debugging enabled).
Open SuperOneClick and run Shell Root with your phone plugged in.
Use Rage option, then once done, reboot the phone and verify root using "Root Checker" from the Market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
2. Download "3e_recovery_installer.zip" from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423
run the 3e Recovery Installer. When finished, close.
3. Flash ClockWorkMod Recovery via ROM Manager from market by selecting "Vibrant" when asked for phone type. Then reboot into recovery. (You may need to reboot your phone if you get stuck on the ROM Manager "Reboot to Recovery" screen) (Just reboot, then attempt to reboot into recovery again)
At the blue recovery select "reinstall packages". The first time will fail, run it once more, and you should now have the green CWM Recovery menu.
4. Install Kernel Flasher from the Market and backup the kernel.
5. use Rom Manager to flash Data and Dalvik init.d-busybox with data to SD update.zip to fix Data and Dalvik init.d-busybox from below link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744655
6- When finshed you should be able to backup and restore the ROM using Rom Mananger.

What do you mean by no network

bryandrew19 said:
What do you mean by no network
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I think it means no signal or cell service until you re flash your kernal back up..
Does this fix get cwm working for all features? Or just backup and restore?
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I tested backup, restore and rom flashing

arahma said:
I tested backup, restore and rom flashing
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Thanks for this. Btw what rom did you flash?
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Can anyone confirm this?

I have created a deodex zip file for orignal vibrant 4G rom and used rom manager to successfully flash it. I will post the rom later today.

Sgs4g apparently has a new rockstar.. bravo
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I guess I'm the first casualty of this. I did everything to the letter in the post up to step five. Once i flashed 4g_sd-fix_New in rom manager it the phone rebooted and did the exact opposite of what it was supposed to do. It no factory reset my phone and neither the sd card nor the internal storage mount.
Any help would be appreciated here.

treobwoy said:
I guess I'm the first casualty of this. I did everything to the letter in the post up to step five. Once i flashed 4g_sd-fix_New in rom manager it the phone rebooted and did the exact opposite of what it was supposed to do. It no factory reset my phone and neither the sd card nor the internal storage mount.
Any help would be appreciated here.
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I got the same issue. Flashing back to stock now. It also wiped my entire SD card.

arahma said:
5. Flash 4g_sd-fix_New using ROM Manager to fix Data umount issue from below link:
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For this step do you mean go into recovery and flash or do you mean use ROM Manager and "Install ROM from SD Card"?

Beefvvl said:
For this step do you mean go into recovery and flash or do you mean use ROM Manager and "Install ROM from SD Card"?
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doing it through rom manager worked

aloneinshadow said:
I got the same issue. Flashing back to stock now. It also wiped my entire SD card.
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Let us know if you get it working. And what you did.
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Is anyone able to get data back?
I tried using Odin to flash to stock and I'm still unable to get data connection unless I connect to Wifi.

I sure hope you modified the SD Fix.....
That fix was created by Eugene and I to fix mounting for the Vibrant. If flashed to a 4G, it'll break.

I wouldn't recommend this method at all, this looks risky. Just wait for krylon or koush to come out with a proper release of cwm. I have offered to lend my phone to either of them and im sure as soon as either one has the time they will get it going.
I don't like doing things half ass, and while the work is appreciated i wouldn't recommend this guide to the average user as i lost my first 4g to a similar guide.

spockmeat said:
I wouldn't recommend this method at all, this looks risky. Just wait for krylon or koush to come out with a proper release of cwm. I have offered to lend my phone to either of them and im sure as soon as either one has the time they will get it going.
I don't like doing things half ass, and while the work is appreciated i wouldn't recommend this guide to the average user as i lost my first 4g to a similar guide.
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Im back from my Android break...as you can tell.. LOL
Hit me up and we'll work out something for the device loan.

krylon360 said:
I sure hope you modified the SD Fix.....
That fix was created by Eugene and I to fix mounting for the Vibrant. If flashed to a 4G, it'll break.
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Are you talking about step 5?
I tried all the steps till 5 and get the data not being able to connect and then after I Odin back to stock and I'm unable to do step 6.
Krylon can you load up the 2 ROM's you have available for us to try if we can get this damn thing to work?

Beefvvl said:
Are you talking about step 5?
I tried all the steps till 5 and get the data not being able to connect and then after I Odin back to stock and I'm unable to do step 6.
Krylon can you load up the 2 ROM's you have available for us to try if we can get this damn thing to work?
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Yes, Step 5 was created by us to allow both Internal and External SD to auto mount to the phone and PC on the VIBRANT.
We had to modify the stock 4G files to allow this due to the 4G only having a external SD.

For now, I'm reporting this thread due to it being just like the last "CWM for Vibrant works on the 4G" thread which caused bricks, which resulted in me having to create the ODIN image for everyone.
Please do not jump the gun. Be patient.

Help cwm with root explorer

How do i use root explorer to install cwm
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Search for modded 3e recovery, there's a video in the devolpment section how to implement it. Then download rom manger, flash recovery, choose i900 then reboot into recovery. If its still the stock recovery select reinstall packages and ban its there.
Or use this odin and 3e will be there, then do the rom manager part. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
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Ok i tried that but it doesnt let me it tells me that there is ab error
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Are you rooted?
Personally id just do it with thw odin link I gave you. Back your apps up with titanium backup and your contacts via gmail. Then after you flash it with odin restore apps and install rom manager. Flash clockwork mod, select i9000, then reboot into recovery. Then if its still the stock recovery select reinstall packages then bam its done.
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Hey, not to hi-jack, but im having some issues as well... I went with the rom manager method and after downloading the Infused ROM and trying to get into CWM, i hit reinstall packages and still get the blue text... Not sure what to do and am worried about messing something up.
The error i get is:
E: Can't open mnt/internal_sd/update.zip
(No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
Please help! feel free to PM me as to not hi-jack the thread although it is related

Thtats what im getting
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Same error as well? What ROM are you trying to install?

just put a cwm (red) Voodoo kernel in the pda slot in odin and flash in download mode, this is a shorter way than the 3e mod
also if you are already rooted then just flash with sgs kernel flasher. really easy!

Heuser1 said:
Hey, not to hi-jack, but im having some issues as well... I went with the rom manager method and after downloading the Infused ROM and trying to get into CWM, i hit reinstall packages and still get the blue text... Not sure what to do and am worried about messing something up.
The error i get is:
E: Can't open mnt/internal_sd/update.zip
(No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
Please help! feel free to PM me as to not hi-jack the thread although it is related
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i just posted a shortcut to get cwm, but if you already have 3e modded and rom manager you need to go into rom manager and "flash cwm recovery" choose i9000 but not the mtd version. this will put the update.zip on the sd card. then reboot and reinstall packages twice. it wont load cwm the first time, also

I do have 3e and ROM manager. So i'll try this out and see how it goes! thanks for the help Dani and vthonda as well! Going to have to give this a shot in the morning though... wont be able to sleep if something goes wrong...lol.

ClockWorkMod?

I am new to the Infuse (just bought today) Is there a backup utility like ClockWork Mod for the Infuse? I have a Sony Xperia X10 as well. I have xRecovery on that phone. What do you all use to backup your Infuse? Is it the 3e that I saw in another thread?

Yes. Read, read, read.
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The Infuse has ClockworkMod.

ok, thanks guys. Bear with me. I am coming from the SE X10. Things are named different for each phone. With my SE I reboot and hit the back button as soon as the SE logo shows up. Is this how you get into recovery for the Infuse as well?

If you install one of the ROMs here, hold the power button and then click Recovery in the menu. It will bring you straight to CWM.

So hold the power button and hit the recovery file while in root explorer? unsure what you mean. Sorry not a neewbie to this type stuff, just this phone, lol

Have you installed one of the custom ROMs yet? Infused, Bionix, or Refuse? You need those for it to work. You can get to CWM without them, but it is easier with them.
If you have install it, then just hold the power button on your phone. A menu will pop up and you can just click on Recovery. You don't need to be in root explorer, but you can. it doesn't matter where you are when you hold the power button.
If you haven't installed a custom ROM, then that's a different story.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14053463&postcount=1
Since you just got your phone I would use this method, then after you do that install "Rom manager" from market. Open it select-flash clockworkmod-i9000 and bam brings you into recovery. Then anytime after that you want to get into recovery go into Rom Manager and select "reboot into recovery". After that if you flash any of the roms in the section, when the phones on and you hold the power button a menu with options will pop up and one of them you can select is "recovery" which will also reboot you into clockwork recovery. Feel free you pm me with any other questions you have, I'm more then willing to help you out with any questions you might have.

Ok, so I stumbled on the correct thread I beleive. This is different than my SE phone, but Im getting it now. I got Rom Manager and it looks like I have the Recovery Mod. I want to make a backup before I do anything else. Thanks for the help!
Ok, new question. I am in rom manager and it says "backup current rom", it boots into recovery and does a few things, but then there is no Backup option? When I reboot there is no backup in the "manage backups"

Is there any way to go straight to cwm recovery while the phone is off? I saw a thread saying to hold volume up and down and power but it takes me to 3e recovery instead (i have infused 1.5.2). But I do have cwm recovery and I'm able to get there with rom manager.I'm asking this cuz in case I do something wrong, and the phone doesn't boot properly, I'd be able to restore from cwm
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bobthq said:
Is there any way to go straight to cwm recovery while the phone is off? I saw a thread saying to hold volume up and down and power but it takes me to 3e recovery instead (i have infused 1.5.2). But I do have cwm recovery and I'm able to get there with rom manager.I'm asking this cuz in case I do something wrong, and the phone doesn't boot properly, I'd be able to restore from cwm
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No that boots the phone into download mode.
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highaltitude said:
Ok, so I stumbled on the correct thread I beleive. This is different than my SE phone, but Im getting it now. I got Rom Manager and it looks like I have the Recovery Mod. I want to make a backup before I do anything else. Thanks for the help!
Ok, new question. I am in rom manager and it says "backup current rom", it boots into recovery and does a few things, but then there is no Backup option? When I reboot there is no backup in the "manage backups"
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Boot into clockwork mod and select "backup and restore" then backup the phone there and it should be listed when you go to mange backups.
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VtHondaGuy08 said:
No that boots the phone into download mode.
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No it doesnt. That boots you into red cwm.
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Do you have the mod 3e recovery?

the official thread for CWM can be found HERE
read first, then post.

So is there a guide written out anywhere for the proper way to backup an restore stock or custom roms somewhere? So far this is different than the recovery i am used to using. Right now all i want to do is create a backup. There was no "backup and restore" option when it rebooted to recovery mode.
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woohoo! got it! Had the update.zip in the wrong place. I was getting to the pre-liminary screen that had blue writing. I hit reinstall package and now I got into the recovery area with the green writing. Now I have the backup and restore features etc! Sweet, thanks for the help!