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Im confused CWM

I rooted my Thunderbolt with no problems. But how do I flash Roms and Kernels?
For instance. I was in ROM Manager and i wanted a Kernel. I downloaded it and it said to start in Recovery. I come from a Fascinate. I am use to seeing a green screen. Instead, This phones boots to the white screen. The same screen I saw when rooting and had to push the PG05 file.
It always, only lets me check Boot loader, Where it then updates something and it takes a long time. So it updates and says Reboot. I restart and I am back to freaking stock and wants me to set up my phone for first use. This is really annoying. What am i doing wrong? I now have to root it all over again I feel like a dog chasing his tail.

Edit: Deleting my wrong advice. Oops.
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Oh man. Really? The video and guide i used never said that! SON OF A ....
Thanks a lot!

Someone close this. It's an insult war waiting to happen...

I smell something fishy....
You also posted in the wrong forum. The return of my favorite video on the web
Read this

You didn't flash the recovery. Open up ROM Manager and at the top click flash clockwork recovery and follow the prompts. You can't flash anything until you have a recovery.

Nothing fishy. I am honestly in need of help. As for posting in the wrong spot, I apologize. I do not usually post here, Just read.
I re rooted and flashed clockwork. I put a kernel on my sd card. Removed the PG05 file.
I then went back to ROm Manager and selected Reboot to recovery.
It took me to the white screen again. I push BOOTLOADER
And it flashes something quick. I read PG05 as it scrolls fast. But i took that off?
The Zip i placed on the card never tries to read.
So whats wrong? Why doesnt the Clockwork screen look like it did in past?
I am not pulling anything. I really can not figure this out.
I dont need your link mexiken, Thanks. Can i leave a couple for you?
I have searched. And searched. I cant get an answer, Which is why i post. Im sure you may need something someday from somewhere and hopefully snide comments come your way! BUD

Florynce said:
After you are done rooting, remove the PG105something.zip from your sd card or it will always automatically flash that.
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not true....lol it would ask u...and not using cwr...only when u on bootloader again it would ask u and ofcourse u volume up saying no....

djb28 said:
Nothing fishy. I am honestly in need of help. As for posting in the wrong spot, I apologize. I do not usually post here, Just read.
I re rooted and flashed clockwork. I put a kernel on my sd card. Removed the PG05 file.
I then went back to ROm Manager and selected Reboot to recovery.
It took me to the white screen again. I push BOOTLOADER
And it flashes something quick. I read PG05 as it scrolls fast. But i took that off?
The Zip i placed on the card never tries to read.
So whats wrong? Why doesnt the Clockwork screen look like it did in past?
I am not pulling anything. I really can not figure this out.
I dont need your link mexiken, Thanks. Can i leave a couple for you?
I have searched. And searched. I cant get an answer, Which is why i post. Im sure you may need something someday from somewhere and hopefully snide comments come your way! BUD
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open rom man and hit instal clock work recovery..it would pop up a window saying htc tb hit it when its done then reboot into recovery it should go there

mexiken said:
I smell something fishy....
You also posted in the wrong forum. The return of my favorite video on the web
Read this
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Lmfao
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dbu said:
You didn't flash the recovery. Open up ROM Manager and at the top click flash clockwork recovery and follow the prompts. You can't flash anything until you have a recovery.
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Seriously, was my post not clear enough?

When the white screen comes up select recovery ,not bootloader.

pmazz850 said:
When the white screen comes up select recovery ,not bootloader.
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This!
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[Q] No "install zip from sdcard" option in Recovery mode

Any ideas?

You need to give yourself the custom recovery. Look in the ec10 threads or something, it's pretty simple but I don't remember it all.
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sageDieu said:
You need to give yourself the custom recovery. Look in the ec10 threads or something, it's pretty simple but I don't remember it all.
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I'm currently following the instructions from here.

This is the development forum, please post questions elsewhere if they are not directly related to development.

King Mustard said:
I'm currently following the instructions from here.
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So you are using instructions from another website and coming here for help? I would suggest either asking for help there or using the information provided here.
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akellar said:
So you are using instructions from another website and coming here for help? I would suggest either asking for help there or using the information provided here.
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No, I found that guide after sageDieu told me "You need to give yourself the custom recovery."

Follow the instructions listed on the forums for installing a custom recovery. Or install a custom rom that includes the recovery needed automatically. And to everybody else, please limit the "Wrong forum" replies. He's been made aware of the policy and we have wonderful moderators that will move the thread if they see fit.

King Mustard said:
No, I found that guide after sageDieu told me "You need to give yourself the custom recovery."
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Irrelevant. You are still using instructions from another website. We can't speak for what another forum tells you to do.
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Oops double post.

Blah blah, ignore them. Just look through the older pages of threads in the dev forum, or maybe the stickies. You have to flash a recovery.bin with Odin, then flash an update.zip that you put on your SD card. Then it will put you in cwm where you can flash a voodoo kernel or something to give yourself permanent recovery.
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ChromWolf said:
Not actually adding anything to the thread, other than to mention that I just had to LOL. XD ....Like, I actually did what the acronym says, and for at least a minute. Maybe I'm tired. But it was good. Thanks add. XD
OT: Did you ever get things going KingMustard?
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No. The closest we got was 'install zip from sdcard' appearing but when she used it, it was just a black screen before booting her back to the CWM menu after a few secs/a minute. I'll try it all when she comes to the UK next month.

King Mustard said:
No. The closest we got was 'install zip from sdcard' appearing but when she used it, it was just a black screen before booting her back to the CWM menu after a few secs/a minute. I'll try it all when she comes to the UK next month.
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First off, before you start any of this, you may want to take a backup of the phone in case you do need to go back to stock, if you haven't taken a backup already.
No one else has actually linked to it (since we're not exactly sure what end result you're after), but first off I'd say get a copy of ClockworkMod (CWM) Red, which can be found at This Thread. Grab the TAR file at the bottom of the post.
Next, grab a copy of Odin, the flashing software for Samsung devices. You can grab it at the bottom of the first post in the Files to get your Mesmerize back to stock 2.1 and 2.2.1 thread. Note that if you bork the phone up and need to restore back to stock, this is where you can get Odin images for the phone as well.
Follow the steps in the Guide for getting you phone back to stock, EXCEPT, skip step 3, there will not be a PIT file for flashing CWM Red to your phone. Also, in step 4, it will just be a TAR file, not a TAR.MD5 file. As long as you see a yellow box on the left as shown in the picture in that thread, your phone is connected. If not, get them from the Samsung website here, assuming it's a Mesmerize from US Cellular:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SCH-I500RKAUSC
About mid-way down on the left, click the blue link for "Software", and under the File column on the right, download the first file. Should be a long-named EXE file, and will install Samsung USB drivers to let the phone communicate with the computer.
That should get you Custom Recovery installed, which should allow you to flash ZIP files from the SD card.
I'm kinda giving you what you're after, but since it can be dangerous information, it comes with a caveat... In fairness, we haven't really been given a clear picture of what you're trying to do with the phone so far, just that you're at a point where you can't get "Install zip from sd card" to appear. Be VERY cautious about flashing things to the phone if you haven't read up on it, and read, and read some more. Skipped steps = bricked phones. Worse, I'm cobbling my instructions together from multiple guides, meaning it's even easier to skip a step. Just be warned of the perils, we're not responsible for what you do to your phone, alla that.
Can you give us specifics on what you're trying to do?

[Q] How do you flash a ROM?

Infuse 4G is rooted. I've been searching and can't find what app/program/script/whatever is used to flash a ROM. When I asked last time, my thread got deleted... Seriously does this community hate newbs or something?

And I have u this link last time...READ CAREFULLY
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293751
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dman3285 said:
And I have u this link last time...READ CAREFULLY
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1293751
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None of that helped. I did look through, several days now...

Try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21230579
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()))_)) Crayola ))_))>=== said:
Infuse 4G is rooted. I've been searching and can't find what app/program/script/whatever is used to flash a ROM. When I asked last time, my thread got deleted... Seriously does this community hate newbs or something?
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Your thread wasn't deleted. It's was pushed down by other questions thereby moving those thread up and yours down.
For example, if you went to my how to thread a few pages back and posted a question for help or clarification, that will move that thread up to the top, until another new thread pops up. Because of sup many new thread created on the same topic, most regular users annoyed by new thread on the same topic.
Since your already rooted, if you ready through my thread that mtease gave as an answer, there are links to YouTube vids that will guide you.
You should also see a write up where to start if you were on froyo.
Follow the link to gtg's original post. He spelled out very specific instructions on how to flash his ROM by several methods. If you don't want his ROM, use another.
Spend some time looking over the instructions I started...it will start to make sense.
edit: by the way, here was your original post..a page back. It wasn't deleted. Just got pushed further back by other new threads. All you had to do was go to it, and add another question and it would have been bumped up...instead of starting another thread. see?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462896

If the infuse superthread didn't help then maybe Modding your phone isn't for you...stock sounds like what you need
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Infuse Android forum needs an intro
All the information is in pages linked from the Superthread, but the Superthread itself only compiles a rather vast collection of resources with no clear sequence except that which is implicit, and actually links to poor explanations sometimes.
One example, with no offense aimed to those who made the effort, is that it has exactly one YouTube link that explains how to install modded recovery, and it's the only one I've found on YouTube---out of several that are on there---that fails to mention changing the permissions of the recovery file, which is totally crucial. (It has to be set to the same set of permissions of the one it replaces.)
The order in which these things have to be done simply is not laid out clearly for newcomers. I would do it, but I'm hardly knowledgeable enough about the phone at this point to do so. My instructions would be dangerous, perhaps, but I do have a set I made for an email to a fellow Infuse user... will post later. They're a dangerous mess, now

You do not need to change the permissions of the recovery file. Wherever you heard that, they were sadly mistaken. You just copy it to system/bin. After renaming the original to something like, recovery.bak, or old, or whatever. Use rom manager to flash to cwm, choose i9000. Boot into cwm, choose reinstall packages,twice. Simple, 5 min, done. You are making this sound hard, when its simple.
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When 12 year olds discover xda... sigh.
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Watch it once or twice then give it a shot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh6FAqbo28k&feature=youtube_gdata_player

If you go to the Infuse Super Thread and read the Heimdall one click link, it's a good start. It will get you to a full working Gingerbread install, which gets you the gingerbread bootloader that many of the gingerbread roms need. From there you can install a kernel (I suggest Entropy's daily driver) which is also linked on the super thread. Then you can install CWM from Rom Manager, and then it's just following the instructions listed on your rom of choice. I used Heimdall to get to stock Gingerbread, which I was quite happy with for a few weeks. I have now worked up to cm7 using the very same steps. First time installing a rom. Yes I bricked my phone about 4 times, but each time I just reinstalled Gingerbread using Heimdall and started over.

dman3285 said:
You do not need to change the permissions of the recovery file.
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I could not get into the modded 3e recovery without changing the permissions.
The steps I did:
1) Restored to stock using GTG's Unbrick.
2) Wiped data and cache in 3e recovery.
3) Flashed stock UCKH1 with Odin.
4) Rooted.
5) Copied the modded recovery file into the /system/bin folder after renaming the original to recovery.bak.
6) Shutdown.
7) Attempt to get into 3e Recovery. It sat there at the Samsung boot screen.
It still boots normally after pulling the battery. I tried this several times and it simply will not go into the modded 3e Recovery until I changed the file's permissions.

You did it wrong.... read how to root again....
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Come to think of it... I didn't install ROM Manager... I already had the update.zip file for CWM on my internal SD storage. Does ROM Manager automatically change the recovery file's permissions?
BTW: I know how to root my phone and I already have the modded 3e recovery and I can get into CWM. I was trying to do all this without changing the recovery file permissions.
Here's the video created by gtg465x stating permissions need to be changed 1:40 into the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkMo8rBehHg

Look apparently you don't know how tobrrot your phone because you have this thread... yes you need rom manager... flash to cwm with rommanager after you replace recovery, boot into recovery, reinstall packages, twice, done. Or flash the community kernel via Odin and you'll have cwm that way...
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dman3285 said:
Look apparently you don't know how tobrrot your phone because you have this thread...
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LOL.... This wasn't even my thread.. I assure you I'm rooted and I am using CWM as I'm able to use Titanium Backup and other root required apps as well as make nandroid backups using CWM.
You asked where the whole notion of changing the recovery file permissions came from and I provided it.
To the OP: If you get stuck at the white Samsung bootup screen after copying the recovery file into system/bin try changing permissions on the modded recovery file as shown in the video posted above.
*** The OP hasn't even been back since his/her original post... probably got scared away.

Skyrocket ICS Flash Problem

I don't know where else to turn here. I don't have enough posts to reply to the actual thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1570498
I followed the instructions there, I previously had SkyICS 9.4 on my Skyrocket. Since installing those instructions, I can't boot or do anything else. When I turn my phone on, the Samsung logo pops up for a second, disappears, pops up again, goes to ANDROID logo for a few seconds, then repeats that process or turns off. I can't seem to get to any kind of recovery mode.
I just want to know it's not bricked...
Anyways, if anyone could give me any insight at all, it would be extremely appreciated. If I was too vague in a particular area just ask and I'll answer. I'm not very knowledgeable on this subject.
Thanks for any help.

Did you flash darkside superwipe ?
Oh. And your not bricked yet!
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hcyplr29 said:
Did you flash darkside superwipe ?
Oh. And your not bricked yet!
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No, I read somewhere that I might not need to do that (different site) and I didn't know what it was.
So what do I do now?

You fall into this category. If you don't agree thats ok..
TAKEN FROM THE OP........
[*]The only people who have a hard time flashing are Gingerbread users. Its hit or miss. I dont know what else to do. Most people who cant flash find that Darkside SuperWIPE fixes it and the ROM will flash! (DONT FORGET put on your sdcard before your WIPE)
Whenever I get into a pickle, this is what I do. That script is a game changer .
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hcyplr29 said:
You fall into this category. If you don't agree thats ok..
TAKEN FROM THE OP........
[*]The only people who have a hard time flashing are Gingerbread users. Its hit or miss. I dont know what else to do. Most people who cant flash find that Darkside SuperWIPE fixes it and the ROM will flash! (DONT FORGET put on your sdcard before your WIPE)
Whenever I get into a pickle, this is what I do. That script is a game changer .
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I'm not saying I don't agree with you, you undoubtedly know much more than I. My question is what is my best course of action now? Should I take my MicroSD card out, put the program on it, and put it back in my phone? Would that even help, as I can't get to any kind of boot screen anyways or way to use the software if it were on my phone?

Your phone is still fine.
All you need to do is pull your battery. Now, hold Vol up and down while you put it back in/turn the phone on until the first samsung logo appears. Then let go. This will get you into recovery.
From there, you should be able to wipe data. You can also mount the external SD while in recovery and add Darkside wipe, then unmount and run it from the root menu.
After that, things should be fine to re-flash the ROM

Ok I feel a lot better now, that worked. I'm back to ClockworkMod. Gonna start over with DarkSide. Thank you!
[Edit: Everything worked from there on out, ICS is installed now and has booted fine. Thanks again!]

[Q] Trouble flashing Embryo 7

I'm running Embreo 6.11 right now but when I try the latest offering I get stuck at reboot. You can see Mohan's name and something else (but not the boot screen with the arms) and then it says application installer has stopped. Or not running but I think it says it has stopped, and when I go for a restart it comes up with the new orange restart menu and the pulldown menu is new and orange. But I can't get anything open, I can just get it to boot into recovery. Back on 6.11for now but wish I knew what I did so I could get 7. I did notice that I only was able to download the rom from what was maybe a mirror? I'm not techy at all. Just hard headed, but anyway the normal place I click to get the download on the thread didn't work but the mirror thing seemed to be a good copy since it was on the op. And I saw mohan's name during the boot...
Tried flashing a few times with the exact same result.
I read all the posts on there again and didn't see anything like this.
Anyway I would post in the dev thread but I hardly ever post so I'm not allowed. So if someone could have this moved or offer advice I would appreciate it very much

Don't worry you are in the Q&A that is good enough.
Mohan's Embryo works on UCMC1 radio. you flash the radio first (don't reboot) then flash the ROM right after.
If you've done everything according to the original thread and still no luck, I suggest flashing back to the stock UCMC1 and factory reseting (delete cache and data). Then root and install CMW and clean up cache, data, system, dalvik, (don't reboot) and try flashing your ROM again.
Good luck,
Commodore 64

Bad DL. Check the MD5.

I was confused about the md5 and need to find out how to check that. I flashed his stuff before without learning/hearing about this. I need to do a search but have a baby sleeping next to my computer and suck at typing on the phone so I'll have to wait to do the things advised. Thanks guys very much.
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jwtruth35 said:
I was confused about the md5 and need to find out how to check that. I flashed his stuff before without learning/hearing about this. I need to do a search but have a baby sleeping next to my computer and suck at typing on the phone so I'll have to wait to do the things advised. Thanks guys very much.
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Download AFV (android file verifier) from market. Then you can check the md5 sum of the file you downloaded and compare to the md5 posted by Mohan. Hope this helps.

Thank you everyone for the help. I'm glad you guys don't yell at those of us who are a mess at all this just stumbling through it cuz "we want it" and don't pay attention. I never got a bad download before and didn't know to check the md5 sum or that I should always. Glad I haven't broken my phone yet due to carelessness.
I had my first bad DL.
Everything's working great now and SICKEST START UP SCREEN EVER!