i rooted my stock sk4g with superoneclick and got cwm as well. When i tried to install the ics rom i check my mounts and it said unmount cache, mount sdcard, mount sd-ext, unmount system when i clicked unmout system it says error unmounting system. Does anyone know how to help?
yeah. if you flashed cwm through rom manager, that is most likely the reason you are having problems. flashing cwm through rom manager creates a bad update.zip file on your sd card, which causes cwm to have limited functionality. head over to the sk4g dev section and find a thread about cwm for the sk4g, titled something like cwm for the sk4g. enjoy! in the first post of that thread, you will find detailed instructions on installing cwm properly, as well as an update.zip file that you can download to replace the update.zip file on your sd card. save that update.zip file to your default downlaod location. go to the root of your sd card and delete the update.zip file that you find there. then move the other update.zip to the root of your sd card. after that, you should be set.
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I've been trying to figure out what this is. I see it referenced in ROM Manager, ClockWorkMod on my recovery, and Titanium.
I don't understand exactly and precisely what it does and how it functions.
I've been searching forums and Google and no one can give a good explanation.
All I can assume is: It's a file that is used to flash over the ROM, but I don't understand it's role, or when one would want to make this file, or how to use it. Does it automatically run every time you flash a ROM?
Why would I want to do "apply /sdcard/update.zip" in CWM, instead of going to "choose zip from sdcard"?
Thanks for helping a newb...
Update.zip packages are compressed folders that contain files used to install an update to your device. They can range from installing an entirely new OS version to just installing a program to your system or data areas. They are often used for tweaks that can not be done while the phone is operating normally, hence they are done in recovery. When you select 'apply /sdcard/update.zip' in CWM the phone is assuming the file is named 'update.zip' and must be in the root of the sd card (don't know if G2X is looking at the internal or external card but I will assume it is the internal card). When you select 'choose zip from sdcard' the latest version of CWM will let you browse the internal or external sd card for any zip package with any name. This is much more versatile as you don't have to rename the package update.zip and it can be anywhere on your sd card. This feature is not on stock recovery and one needs an alternate recovery for this versatility.
If you flashed CWM from ROM manager it did not flash it to the real recovery partition. When you choose boot in recovery from RM it tricks the phone by booting into recovery and then having that apply a special 'update.zip' it installed to your phone that then boots up the CWM recovery you 'installed' from RM.
I believe Titanium Backup (pro vesion) can create update.zip packages to reinstall backed up apps and data.
They are all the same thing but used for different purposes. Typically the zip packages contain apk files, needed data, an updater-binary and an updater-script. The updater-binary is the file that tells the phone how to interpret and apply the updater-script. The updater-script contains commands in a language called 'edify' that instruct recovery how to apply the update.zip package.
I'm using TWRP 2.3.1.0 to try and install a .zip file (the new JB version), using the Install feature. The situation I'm running into is that on both internal and external_sdcard my .zip file is not visible. I cannot mount the external sdcard, when I use the mount feature the TWRP log shows many E:unable to mount "/external_sdcard errors. Even on internal storage I can just see the folders and no individual files let alone the .zip file. When I boot into my currently installed ICS 9.4.5.30 version I can see all my files no problem including the .zip files.
I"m confused because I successfully used this very same process to upgrade to ICS 9.4.5.30 from .26 with no problem back in Sept.
I've searched and googled but so far nothing has added to my understanding off what is wrong or what to do at this point.
Please help if you can, thanks in advance.
I've found my .zip file!...under the internal directory /data/media (not sure why this file only appears under this directory). I've updated to JB from that .zip using the TWRP Install and it all looks good. Still don't understand why the file could not be found under the internal /sdcard directory nor the /external_sdcard with TWRP. Perhaps my misunderstanding of how TWRP works perhaps some problem with TWRP 2.3.x.
So I guess nothing more required.
Hi, I have tried and tried to get CWM to put over my old version of CWM but it never works. I was wondering if you guys could pack this file into a .tar. Would installing the version I have on my computer right now by going to the old CWM menu then clicking install zip from sd card>install zip from internal sd card and then click the CWM file I have install CWM properly?
TimeAndroid said:
Hi, I have tried and tried to get CWM to put over my old version of CWM but it never works. I was wondering if you guys could pack this file into a .tar. Would installing the version I have on my computer right now by going to the old CWM menu then clicking install zip from sd card>install zip from internal sd card and then click the CWM file I have install CWM properly?
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You cannot flash recovery, while being inside a recovery. Install zip from sd card will install over the system partition.
This is probably not what you want.
Use fastboot to flash your img file.
ROM Manager can also flash to recovery coz the recovery is not mounted when device is boot normally.
vikesh-raj said:
You cannot flash recovery, while being inside a recovery. Install zip from sd card will install over the system partition.
This is probably not what you want.
Use fastboot to flash your img file.
ROM Manager can also flash to recovery coz the recovery is not mounted when device is boot normally.
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ROM Manager won't detect my CWM.
You can convert this img file to .tar with root explorer and install this rar trough mobile odin if ur phone compatible
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Can I create this img to tar?
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Mobile Odin is the only way I can flash 6.0.0.19, 5.5.0.4 works through Windows Odin though for me.
Just remember you should be flashing a recovery.img file
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Hi there,
My table is an Acer A700 with Cyanogenmod cm11-20140803-SNAPSHOT-M9-a700.zip and Clockwordmod recovery v6.0.4.4
Since I was using it multi-user and it was very slow I wanted to clean it and performed factory reset within Cyanogenmod settings.
After that it got in a boot loop loading bootloader.
Installed the stand-alone Android SDK Tools for Windows (including google divers) on my Windows 8 computer
Can get the tablet in fastboot mode, but the device is not recognized by my computer (driver not found).
Also can get the tablet in recovery mode.
Tried to upload cm11-20140803-SNAPSHOT-M9-a700.zip, but got several error messages like:
- adb push update.zip /sdcard/0/ ==> failed to copy 'update.zip' to '/sdcard/0/': no such file or directory
- adb push update.zip /sdcard0/data/ ==> failed to copy 'update.zip' to '/sdcard0/': is a directory
- adb push update.zip /sdcard0/ ==> failed to copy 'update.zip' to '/sdcard0/': is a directory
- adb push update.zip /sdcard/data/ ==> failed to copy 'update.zip' to '/sdcard/data/': no such file or directory
- adb push update.zip /sdcard/ ==> failed to copy 'update.zip' to '/sdcard/': is a directory
- adb push update.zip /data/ ==> protocol failure =>> later this worked!!
From recovery mode i tried to install zip from sdcard, but browsing the sdcard is not possible. Instead the a700 reboots.
I guess the internal sdcard is corrupted, but I'm afraid formatting /system volume will not solve the problem
I think i should place a new image of clockworkmod, but how when fastboot isn't working?
Anyone an idea how to fix this?
update 11th sept. 2014: After formatting sdcard i was able to upload zip file and could browse sdcard again. Tablet working great now
may be you can try to install from external scdard (advantage here is that you don't need to connect the tablet to the PC, you just need a micro-sd to USB adapter)
sirecram said:
may be you can try to install from external scdard (advantage here is that you don't need to connect the tablet to the PC, you just need a micro-sd to USB adapter)
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Thanks for your reply.
Already tried installing from slot for external sdcard, but didn't work
Hey bro I sort of have the same problem. Could you tell me how you formatted your SDcard? It's an internal sdcard right?
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Hey bro I sort of have the same problem. Could you tell me how you formatted your SDcard? It's an internal sdcard right?
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It indeed is an internal sdcard. I formatted it from the recovery mode menu: chose mounts and storage - format /data and /data/media (/sdcard).
Only formatting /data wasn't enough.
Flupkes said:
It indeed is an internal sdcard. I formatted it from the recovery mode menu: chose mounts and storage - format /data and /data/media (/sdcard).
Only formatting /data wasn't enough.
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Well I tried everything but whenever I pressed the power button the tablet would reboot. It wouldn't format it. Anyway my problem got solved I had to use command prompt to format it and upload my update. Took seven hours though! Thanks for your help
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Flupkes said:
It indeed is an internal sdcard. I formatted it from the recovery mode menu: chose mounts and storage - format /data and /data/media (/sdcard).
Only formatting /data wasn't enough.
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btw you mentioned you're using a Windows 8 PC. Can you access the tablet on file explorer when you connect it to the PC? because I have to use third party programs to access the tablet.
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Well I tried everything but whenever I pressed the power button the tablet would reboot. It wouldn't format it. Anyway my problem got solved I had to use command prompt to format it and upload my update. Took seven hours though! Thanks for your help
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btw you mentioned you're using a Windows 8 PC. Can you access the tablet on file explorer when you connect it to the PC? because I have to use third party programs to access the tablet.
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Great you solved the probleem too!
Yes, my Windows 8.1 detects the A700 automatically and I can access it on file explorer without installing third party software.
We May WARN the others ""When Reset Factory Default within Setting than it will always bootlop"". but we need to know the problem is from CWM or CyanogedMOD it self. I Have this Problem Too and looks like @AusomBabs Too.
I tried the installation when CWM mode but it cannot detect the zip file.
I tried to wipe and factory reset still the device cannot detect the ROM file on my SD
I tried this mehtod
Download The Rom and Place it in root of your Storage
Go Into recovery cwm mode
Wipe data
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Install zip from sd card
Choose KitCat.zip
when I go to "Install zip from sd card " the message is unknown volume.
I dont know what to do next... I want to flash a ROM but I cannot find any tut about it... help please
madmhike said:
I tried the installation when CWM mode but it cannot detect the zip file.
I tried to wipe and factory reset still the device cannot detect the ROM file on my SD
I tried this mehtod
Download The Rom and Place it in root of your Storage
Go Into recovery cwm mode
Wipe data
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Install zip from sd card
Choose KitCat.zip
when I go to "Install zip from sd card " the message is unknown volume.
I dont know what to do next... I want to flash a ROM but I cannot find any tut about it... help please
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Hi There,
try using some other SD card and place the file in sd card. If still doesnt work then you can flash rom using Flashify or Mobile Odin.
Otherwise rename the rom file to update.zip an choose install update.zip in CWM.
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Hi There,
try using some other SD card and place the file in sd card. If still doesnt work then you can flash rom using Flashify or Mobile Odin.
Otherwise rename the rom file to update.zip an choose install update.zip in CWM.