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Unable to install CWM Recovery on rooted stock rom, a little help please?

Hello!
I just got a pretty good deal on a stock Froyo Infuse 4G, so I bought it.
A little help please! I would love to have the stock ATT rom with the ability to overclock the processor. This is was I have done so far.. plrease don't be so hard on me since this is my first non-HTC device lol.
So the first thing I did was install a "leaked" Gingerbread ATT stock rom using a program called Odin. Then, I root it using that Superoneclick software... I actually clicked a million times instead trying to get it working because I had GingerBread instead of Froyo ... but somehow managed to do it, it is properly rooted and well tested. So! now with my rooted device, I downloaded Rom Manager from the market, flashed it succesfully (at least that's what the screen said)... and when trying to boot into CWM Recovery I got the following errors:
verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
installation aborted.
I tried to flash it via RomManager several times, also did it via SD-Card renaming it to Update.zip and flashing it with the stock recovery.. same error. I searched for more information, someone in the forum said the reason could be an incompatible Kernel, so I flashed the Community V8 Kernel... and my device didn't boot past the Samsung screen... but somehow if I tried manaully to get into CWM recovery, it worked! (just the recovery). Flashed a custom rom that I didn't like... then suddenly I lost the CWM Recovery and cannot then bricked it and was unable to flash it again..
I managed to restore the phone to ATT factory condition using a guide here on Xda (this time the phone kept the leaked GB rom)... then rooted it again and haven't done anything else. Mu question is:
How can I keep this stock rom with the ability to overclock the processor? (flashing different kernels just makes it freeze on boot at Samsung logo).
Thanks for your help!::

here a good start by me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437548

Thanks, it is a useful link but I still don't find the answer to my question (or maybe I just don't undertand it).
I am beyond frustration... could anyone please tell me what to do to step by step to flash an overclockable Kernel keeping my GingerBread stock ATT rom? like if you were explaining it to a retarded person?
many thanks...

domenicostorino said:
Thanks, it is a useful link but I still don't find the answer to my question (or maybe I just don't undertand it).
I am beyond frustration... could anyone please tell me what to do to step by step to flash an overclockable Kernel keeping my GingerBread stock ATT rom? like if you were explaining it to a retarded person?
many thanks...
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1. You need to restore you phone back to stock using gtg's unbrick or heimdall 1 click. (See my post)
2. ATT's GB latest is not rootable thru SOC. You can use odin to flash an insecure kernel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212485) but you will also need to update superuser binaries and busybox as well. Running the insecure kernel for OC, you will lose the video recorder and video player.
It doesn't sound like you can understand enough yet to do this.
3. If you want a stock att and rooted, go to the dev section:
check out zeus stock 5.2, vagabond or victory. These are GB stock base roms with root already done. There is also dman's deodexed, rooted gb uclb3 already with oc kernel...no video

qkster said:
1. You need to restore you phone back to stock using gtg's unbrick or heimdall 1 click. (See my post)
2. ATT's GB latest is not rootable thru SOC. You can use odin to flash an insecure kernel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212485) but you will also need to update superuser binaries and busybox as well. Running the insecure kernel for OC, you will lose the video recorder and video player.
It doesn't sound like you can understand enough yet to do this.
3. If you want a stock att and rooted, go to the dev section:
check out zeus stock 5.2, vagabond or victory. These are GB stock base roms with root already done. There is also dman's deodexed, rooted gb uclb3 already with oc kernel...no video
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Thanks for the info!
The first step has been done, restored the phone using Heimdall one click after bricking it, the phone was restored with a UCKJ4 2.36 GingerBread stock ATT rom (Kernel 2.6.35.7-I997uckj4-cl694350) and I am also rooted using SuperOneClick.
I don't fully understand step two, will try it once I get some more knowledge.
Question about the third step... does HDMI work in any of those custom stock roms? I use HDMI a lot.

domenicostorino said:
Thanks for the info!
The first step has been done, restored the phone using Heimdall one click after bricking it, the phone was restored with a UCKJ4 2.36 GingerBread stock ATT rom (Kernel 2.6.35.7-I997uckj4-cl694350) and I am also rooted using SuperOneClick.
I don't fully understand step two, will try it once I get some more knowledge.
Question about the third step... does HDMI work in any of those custom stock roms? I use HDMI a lot.
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My Vagabond ROM runs the stock kernel if you follow directions.
HDMI will work. Battery is excellent. Feel free to check it out

qkster said:
My Vagabond ROM runs the stock kernel if you follow directions.
HDMI will work. Battery is excellent. Feel free to check it out
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Thanks, but is it overclockable?

domenicostorino said:
Thanks, but is it overclockable?
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you cant have your cake and eat it too.
stock kernel = HDMI. no oc
oc = no HDMI, and currently, no video on some rom

Help me guys

So I installed a custom rom in my galaxy pocket and it has so many problems
i did not backup my stock rom. how can i install stock rom using odin ????
your help is very much appreciated

Since you just posted this two days ago...did you attempt the method that was linked in your original thread here?

jnyambao said:
So I installed a custom rom in my galaxy pocket and it has so many problems
i did not backup my stock rom. how can i install stock rom using odin ????
your help is very much appreciated
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you can try backing up your stuff with titanium backup and then doing a factory reset and start from scratch or you can look for the stock rom zip online and flash that...

[Q] Can I flash a custom ROM using Odin?

To start, I am a lower-than-a-beginner when it comes to this.
I was given a Samsung Galaxy SL i9003 that doesn't seem to function well and force closes all the time. I did a little reading and took a little action.
Here's what I have done so far:
- I tried to reset the phone to factory settings through the phone but to no avail. All apps, files and everything remained.
- I tried to reset the phone through recovery mode and wiped cache and data but got the same result.
- So I thought of rooting it and flashing a custom ROM.
- I flashed a stock ROM (not sure) I found which is a DDKP3 through Odin which went through OK but the phone is still malfunctioning.
- I rooted the phone through a rooting package I found for the DDKP3 through Odin which, again, went through OK.
- The apps are still force closing.
- I found a custom ROM which is a Paranoid Android JB ported for the Samsung Galaxy SL i9003 (not sure if it will work).
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918789
- Saved the ROM and the gapps zip file to the sdcard.
- Went to recovery mode.
- I am getting a message saying "E:/can't mount sdcard" when I tried to install from zip file.
- I was able to verify that the sdcard is working since I am able to read/write on it through the phone or PC.
Questions:
1. Am I doing the right thing?
2. What am I doing wrong?
3. How should I proceed?
4. Is it possible for me to flash the ROM through Odin since it is a zip file?
5. Do I even have the right ROM?
I am afraid that I might brick the phone.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

dixtor said:
To start, I am a lower-than-a-beginner when it comes to this.
I was given a Samsung Galaxy SL i9003 that doesn't seem to function well and force closes all the time. I did a little reading and took a little action.
Here's what I have done so far:
- I tried to reset the phone to factory settings through the phone but to no avail. All apps, files and everything remained.
- I tried to reset the phone through recovery mode and wiped cache and data but got the same result.
- So I thought of rooting it and flashing a custom ROM.
- I flashed a stock ROM (not sure) I found which is a DDKP3 through Odin which went through OK but the phone is still malfunctioning.
- I rooted the phone through a rooting package I found for the DDKP3 through Odin which, again, went through OK.
- The apps are still force closing.
- I found a custom ROM which is a Paranoid Android JB ported for the Samsung Galaxy SL i9003 (not sure if it will work).
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918789
- Saved the ROM and the gapps zip file to the sdcard.
- Went to recovery mode.
- I am getting a message saying "E:/can't mount sdcard" when I tried to install from zip file.
- I was able to verify that the sdcard is working since I am able to read/write on it through the phone or PC.
Questions:
1. Am I doing the right thing?
2. What am I doing wrong?
3. How should I proceed?
4. Is it possible for me to flash the ROM through Odin since it is a zip file?
5. Do I even have the right ROM?
I am afraid that I might brick the phone.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi there. You can go to this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004647 and flashed kpe rom first. Follow the instructions there before flashing to other custom rom including the paranoid rom

icephatom said:
Hi there. You can go to this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1004647 and flashed kpe rom first. Follow the instructions there before flashing to other custom rom including the paranoid rom
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Hello!
Thanks for the advice. May I know if I will lose my root access if I will flash the I9003XXKPE ROM?

dixtor said:
Hello!
Thanks for the advice. May I know if I will lose my root access if I will flash the I9003XXKPE ROM?
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Yes you will lose it. KPE is a clean rom.

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Ditbardh said:
Yes you will lose it. KPE is a clean rom.
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Thanks for the response.
May I know if this is the best method of rooting the KPE ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18237648
Do you recommend that I root and flash another ROM or stick with the KPE ROM?

dixtor said:
Thanks for the response.
May I know if this is the best method of rooting the KPE ROM?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18237648
Do you recommend that I root and flash another ROM or stick with the KPE ROM?
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No need to root kpe.its 2.3.4 .flash it twice and next flash a new 2.3.6 stock rom.I recommend ddlf2.its the latest.then you can root it

loneagl said:
No need to root kpe.its 2.3.4 .flash it twice and next flash a new 2.3.6 stock rom.I recommend ddlf2.its the latest.then you can root it
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I am in the process of downloading the DDLF2 ROM.
But as of this moment I already have the phone rooted through SuperOneClick. Is it okay if I flash the ported ParanoidAndroid ROM along with the gapps zip file since the phone is still not working normally after flashing a stock ROM?
And thank you very much for the advise.

SGS4G Android 2.2 rec 3e. Do I have to flash kernel and modem before flashing custom?

Phone is rooted, CWM installed latest, recovery e3 does not check signatures.
Can I just create nandroid backup, wipe phone and install this one rom for example?

AjvarXX said:
Phone is rooted, CWM installed latest, recovery e3 does not check signatures.
Can I just create nandroid backup, wipe phone and install this one rom for example?
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Yep.. You take a backup, wipe cache,data and dalvik cache. You are ready to flash your custom rom.. But while changing kernels you gotta flash your stock rom+stock kernel then root then flash new kernel then the custom rom.

haridevil99 said:
Yep.. You take a backup, wipe cache,data and dalvik cache. You are ready to flash your custom rom.. But while changing kernels you gotta flash your stock rom+stock kernel then root then flash new kernel then the custom rom.
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Appreciate. So I now will backup and wipe everything and then update it with kies mini. And then will ask more about custom stuff, am I doing right?
The problem about SGS4G is that it is WAY TOO MUCH information about it as well as kernels, mods, articles and you are lost because some of them conflicts with other.
P.S. I spent a week for going into Android stuff and Galaxy S.

AjvarXX said:
Appreciate. So I now will backup and wipe everything and then update it with kies mini. And then will ask more about custom stuff, am I doing right?
The problem about SGS4G is that it is WAY TOO MUCH information about it as well as kernels, mods, articles and you are lost because some of them conflicts with other.
P.S. I spent a week for going into Android stuff and Galaxy S.
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Well.. If you were talking bout updating your stock rom using kies... I dont see any use of that if you are going to flash a custom rom. Its just mere waste of time.

haridevil99 said:
Well.. If you were talking bout updating your stock rom using kies... I dont see any use of that if you are going to flash a custom rom. Its just mere waste of time.
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it's because 2.2 version is so hard for modding that I didn't risk to update from it.
Now I have modded kernel on stock 2.3.6. And thinking about what ROM to use.
Here is a link I found recently and it is so very helpful! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716

AjvarXX said:
it's because 2.2 version is so hard for modding that I didn't risk to update from it.
Now I have modded kernel on stock 2.3.6. And thinking about what ROM to use.
Here is a link I found recently and it is so very helpful! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716
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The guide seems good enough but a bit more complicated that it should be. Anyway here are two tips or info for you. First, whatever you do, have Odin and Stock Firmware ready to flash coz when everything else fails, Odin to the rescue and also flash stock firmware (Rom+kernel) whenever you change kernel as changing kernels without doing so removes root access and you cant apply root update on a custom kernel unless it has pre root access. Second, you dont need any kind of manager to flash firmwares and updates. CWM is a replacement to all. But its all your choice.

[Q] Several questions about Odin; TWRP;

I rooted and flashed a custom ROM to my phone several months ago, but now I need to take it in for repairs/replacement. So, I want to take it back to stock and reset the flash counter. But I have a few questions that I am confused about.
1) Is flashing a stock ROM with Odin, and restoring a stock backup with TWRP basically the same thing? (When/Why would you do one, or the other?). I did make a TWRP backup after I rooted, and before I flashed the custom ROM..
2) Does it matter which version of Odin you use with your phone or ROM? I have 2 versions of stock ROM for my phone (Galaxy Note 2). The later version flashes fine every time. The older one flashes fine (Odin says: Success 1 / Fail 0), but hangs when booting. I have downloaded that older ROM from 3 different locations and all do the same thing. Why would one stock ROM flash fine every time, but the other not???
3) I currently have that newer stock ROM flashed on the phone, but the flash counter says 2. I didn't know you had to be rooted to reset the flash counter with TriangleAway. So, now it looks like I have to root my phone all over again go reset the flash counter. But if I root the phone, reset the flash counter to 0, and then flash a stock ROM, won't that then increase the Flash Counter to 1?
Thanks for any help!
Snack

No its different
When u flash with odin you will on stock
When you flash with twrp(i dont know about twrp) u will get to your stock rom but rooted
Yes its matters
U use odin given with particular phone
It is because of odin version that one rom was flashing fine and not the other
No it would not once you are on stock it will disappear
This should fix ur problem:thumbup:
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED
Sent from my GT-S7500

Thanks amit!
Is there somewhere that lists which phones that should use which versions of Odin? I could not find a list..
Snacko

SnackoDog said:
Thanks amit!
Is there somewhere that lists which phones that should use which versions of Odin? I could not find a list..
Snacko
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U will get ur odin where u search for ur rom
There is no such list
This may help u:thumbup:
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Sent from my GT-S7500

Hmm... well I got my stock ROMs from SamMobile.com and they did not come with Odin. I don't even see Odin available on their site. I have downloaded several stock roms from different places and they did not have Odin. That's why I have been confused if you need different versions of Odin for different phones. Also because there is no site that has a list.
But I did download Chainfire's CF Auto-Root to root and flash TWRP only. And that download did come with Odin3 v1.85. So, at this point I am 'guessing' that this is the version of Odin I should use for my phone (Galaxy Note 2 SGH-I317), but it's just a guess. So, I used this version of Odin to flash one of those earlier stock ROMs that were hanging during boot. And they still hang at boot, so I don't know if it's Odin or the stock roms or what. But this v1.85 does also flash my later stock ROM with JB 4.1.2, which flashed fine also with the v3.07 of Odin. So, both versions of Odin work for that stock, but not the other stock ROMs. Very strange...

Try googling how to flash stock rom of ur device
And use odin to flash cwm
This should fix ur problem:thumbup:
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Sent from my GT-S7500

Clearing up some confusion
I ran into the same kind of issue having recieved a working version of odin with my root from cf auto root site... then came the 5.0 lollipop and the desire to ditch sprint and go to metro pcs...
everything is about a year old, or there abouts, and I see alot of posts pointing to http://www.sammobile.com/ .... first of all they most certainly do not have every firmware like they claim and they absolutly don't have old versions... they make mention of some but as far as the links working out.... :crying:
much baiting and switching with these samsung devices....
I did find a post where a guy almost sounded like he knew what he was talking about until he went on to say that it is not an exact science and it is all based on if - then , chance- happening
either works or it doesn't.... likelihood of you bricking while trying to flash stock rom is very low... but you can read what he said anyway... nothing past first post though as it doesn't lead anywhere... unless you have one of the model numbers he refers too... and even then, maybe not..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/27-08-2013-odin-3-09-odin-1-85-versions-t2189539
this site was the only one that had what i needed as far as the stock ROM pre lollipop
http://server14.stockroms.net/download/GalaxyS5/SM-G900P/G900PVPU1ANCB_G900PSPT1ANCB_SPR.zip
and wouldn't you know ... no link to ODIN... so .... I found a every-version-having-download-site
http://odindownload.com/Samsung-Odin/#.VY2WBPlVhBc
but of course there is no heads or tails to be understood from that site either... but at least you will have every version and don't have to worry about trying to find the next one....
Hope this helped....:laugh: