I am trying to root my gtab and have downloaded vegan. When I extracted it on my computer, i got a system.img and boot.img instead of the update.zip and recovery I was expecting. I'm sure I'm just missing something but need some help determining what. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Perhaps I should also mention that I have downloaded and intend to use clockworkmod as well. I understand it makes a difference as to what files need to be loaded on to the internal SDcard. The Vegan rom is an RAR which I have extracted on my desktop. I'm confused as to whether I just need to put the .img files that were extracted on the internal SD card, or put the pre-extracted file on the internal SD Card. I have not tried either, but want to have as much clarification as possible before I begin.
brancjs said:
I am trying to root my gtab and have downloaded vegan. When I extracted it on my computer, i got a system.img and boot.img instead of the update.zip and recovery I was expecting. I'm sure I'm just missing something but need some help determining what. Thanks in advance for any advice.
Perhaps I should also mention that I have downloaded and intend to use clockworkmod as well. I understand it makes a difference as to what files need to be loaded on to the internal SDcard. The Vegan rom is an RAR which I have extracted on my desktop. I'm confused as to whether I just need to put the .img files that were extracted on the internal SD card, or put the pre-extracted file on the internal SD Card. I have not tried either, but want to have as much clarification as possible before I begin.
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Don't extract the .zip file. You flash that as is. Install clockwork recovery first. If you havent gotten it, get it from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Read this to help understand the update.zip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=892090
Once you have clockwork installed you can install .zip files without renaming them. If it is named .rar then you do need to extract the .zip from it but not the .zip file
Thanks for your help. I downloaded "gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip" . The file type is shown as WinRAR ZIP.archive. Is this the rom file that I will move to the internal SD after I flash Clockworkmod?
brancjs said:
Thanks for your help. I downloaded "gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip" . The file type is shown as WinRAR ZIP.archive. Is this the rom file that I will move to the internal SD after I flash Clockworkmod?
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If the file is a .rar instead of .zip you will need to download something like 7zip to "unrar" it first and then flash the .zip file
brancjs said:
Thanks for your help. I downloaded "gtab.VEGAn.1.00.beta5.1.user.final.zip" . The file type is shown as WinRAR ZIP.archive. Is this the rom file that I will move to the internal SD after I flash Clockworkmod?
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Yes, just keep that ZIP file intact, you will flash that from CWM.
Thanks for the help. All went smoothly and definitely worth it. I had some problems with audio after installing the latest flash, but sticking headphones for a few moments seems to have fixed that.
Ive only flashed my phone a few times and they were all through rom manager.
So if I manually download the rom to flash, I would then transfer it to the root of my sd card, but what if there is already an update.zip file on the root? Is that basically the last rom I flashed? So it would be ok to overwrite it?
Thanks, just wanted to save the process of unbricking solely for saving time with trial and error.
Thanks much
joho5 said:
Ive only flashed my phone a few times and they were all through rom manager.
So if I manually download the rom to flash, I would then transfer it to the root of my sd card, but what if there is already an update.zip file on the root? Is that basically the last rom I flashed? So it would be ok to overwrite it?
Thanks, just wanted to save the process of unbricking solely for saving time with trial and error.
Thanks much
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Do not delete the update.zip. If you downloaded a rom it will be named something else.
thanks much.
I am going to try the doctorz rom, looks neat.
Instead of using the apply update.zip option in cwm use the choose zip from SD card and navigate to where it is.
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Hi All.
I'm new to this and trying to install my first rom (aiming for cynagenmod 7- it has the language support i need, or so they say)
I rooted my phone and followed a yourtube video titled "How To Install CyanogenMod 7 Nightly on T-Mobile G2x after Nandroid Backup"
When i get to the part where i need to install zip from sd card, i can't find the file. I went back and copied the zip file into a few different folders, and although i can locate the folders, it tells me that the file cannot be found.
How do i get around this? Your help is much appreciated.
Maholly said:
Hi All.
I'm new to this and trying to install my first rom (aiming for cynagenmod 7- it has the language support i need, or so they say)
I rooted my phone and followed a yourtube video titled "How To Install CyanogenMod 7 Nightly on T-Mobile G2x after Nandroid Backup"
When i get to the part where i need to install zip from sd card, i can't find the file. I went back and copied the zip file into a few different folders, and although i can locate the folders, it tells me that the file cannot be found.
How do i get around this? Your help is much appreciated.
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How did you download it? Through rom manager or from the phones xda app, browser? Look in folders with xda or rom manager?? Next time just copy and paste it to the root of the sdcard, not in a folder.
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Downloaded it on a computer and then copied it to sd card
and you can't find where you put it? did you place it in a certain folder already created... you can plug your phone in to pc then enter recovery mode, go to storage and mounts at the bottom select mount usb then copy the zip to your sdcard in no folders.
When i try to do that t tells me unable to write to ums lunfile (no such file or directory).
From recovery mode there are some folders i can't see when i browse the folders on the computer when the phone is booted up normally - and vice versa. Is this an indicaiton of a problem?
Silly question: do you actually have an SD card inserted in your phone? If so, what did you use to format it?
i do have an sd, and i actually didn't format it. should i format? if so, what is the best way?
Your help is much appreciated
Maholly said:
i do have an sd, and i actually didn't format it. should i format? if so, what is the best way?
Your help is much appreciated
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Did you try, while in recovery, taking the back off your phone, pop out the sd card, wait 1 second, then pop it back in?
Stupid question, but it's a mistake some beginners make, but did you unzip it by any chance? That could be a reason CWM isn't seeing it. Once you DL the ROM you need to leave it untouched. Then place on SD.
After that in CWM go to choose zip from sd.
And you attained CWM via NVFlash correct?
buru898 said:
Did you try, while in recovery, taking the back off your phone, pop out the sd card, wait 1 second, then pop it back in?
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Yes, tried that and still no luck
mackster248 said:
Stupid question, but it's a mistake some beginners make, but did you unzip it by any chance? That could be a reason CWM isn't seeing it. Once you DL the ROM you need to leave it untouched. Then place on SD.
After that in CWM go to choose zip from sd.
And you attained CWM via NVFlash correct?
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no, didn't unzip, left it as cm_p999_full-201.zip
and yes, did get the CWM via NVFlash
Maybe you accidentally copied it to internal memory instead of the sdcard. You can check in cwm under internal sdcard I believe is what it is called.
When you connect the phone through USB it mounts both internal and the sdcard.
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My file explorer sees it in both the root and the folder I created in the root - both can't be seen in recovery mode.
Should i list the directories i see in both views?
In cwm are you selecting install zip from sdcard or install update from sdcard
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I ask it to install zip from sd and not update
Maholly said:
My file explorer sees it in both the root and the folder I created in the root - both can't be seen in recovery mode.
Should i list the directories i see in both views?
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you may have put it on the "internal sd card" instead of external sd card, however this is not an issue if you flash CWM 5.0.2.0 or later, it has an option to install zip from internal sd and external. i renamed my external sd card to avoid future confusion (otherwise i see two "removable disks" when i plug my phone into my computer)
Check your file names on your SD card. Check what you see listed in Recovery. If you see differing file names, then you're accessing the wrong memory.
I'm going to assume you tried booting with the physical buttons. Try booting with CWM which should give you a blue menu.
i did try to boot both ways and both times i did not find it... for the millionth time i took the sd card out and put it back in and rebooted using cwm, and funny enough, it found the direcotry... and yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, cynagenmod7 is my new rom
thanks for all your help, support and commiseration... really, much appreciated. i do ve a few more issues that i have to research now... again, external sd not found though... will probably solicit more help
again, thanks
Facing the same problemm
Hello,
new to this rooting and stuff.. I rooted the rom , installed clockworkmod... Now the rom is just not getting detected... Did it a million times.. What to do.. facing exactly the same problems.. I did all that was mentioned... The file is unzipped only card is inserted, using the cmw reboot and stuff itself so no tension.. plzz let me no what to do... stuck here since hours.. !!
hippoalways said:
Hello,
new to this rooting and stuff.. I rooted the rom , installed clockworkmod... Now the rom is just not getting detected... Did it a million times.. What to do.. facing exactly the same problems.. I did all that was mentioned... The file is unzipped only card is inserted, using the cmw reboot and stuff itself so no tension.. plzz let me no what to do... stuck here since hours.. !!
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Don't unzip the file. When you flash anything via clockwork, it flashes using .zip files.
Hello, my phone is rooted and unlocked but unfortunately I'm stuck without a way to rom my phone back to operation (4.0.4). I made the mistake of not keeping a backup or rom on my internal sdcard . Clockworkmod doesn't seem to work when you try and mount the sdcards in recovery
I decided to try the jellybean rom which for some reason doesn't have the play store on it which I cannot install astro so I can copy a new rom over within the os.
I didn't leave any roms on my internal sd card , I cannot mount the internal or external sdcard CWM recovery to copy a new rom and install (running 6.0 CMW) , I've attempted to find a solution to flashing ANY rom back onto my phone via ODIN but no luck.
are their roms available in md5 / tar format that I've overlooked?
Thank you so much!
You may need to flash with a PIT file included with stock rom tar. Look around for a PIT FILE. I don't know if anyone has one posted
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did you download GAPPS??? thats probably why you dont have a play store
^^^^^^ that's probably true. If you want to change roms with Odin, there are a handful of Odinable files around. Do you want to go back to an unrooted or rooted rom? Also, what happens when you try to access your SD card (internal or external) from CWM? And where did you get the CWM you are currently running?
There are links to ODINable stock images and the like at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762709. You should be able to restore your phone to an out-of-the-box state with the information and directions provided.
just do a quick search
I need to find a way to either convert a rom or kernel from .zip to .tar. Longstory short, i can't use CWM to fix this because i am unable to put files on my internal and i don't have an external sd. So i'm left with Odin. I tried converting a kernel with this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644240 but to no avail, odin wouldn't pass the .tar
How can his be done?
Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Flashing_Guide_-_Android#ROM_update_without_SDcard