I can't install any ROM's with CWM (I've tried 3), it says "E: Can't open /sdcard/<rom name>.zip" then "installation aborted".
The steps I've done are:
-wipe data/factory reset
-format /cache + /data
-install zip from sdcard
-errors of sadness
I've also formatted my sd card**
Not sure if it will help, but have you tried using TWRP instead of CWM? I've seen more people with issues using CWM instead of TWRP. May not be your solution but it's a place to start. Plus, I think TWRP is better anyway.
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TWRP works better for our phone and is officially supported by the TWRP devs. I use to to use and was comfortable with cwm, except on this phone I have found that TWRP works, and actually is a nicer recovery.
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Ok, I'll try TWRP, but do I need on uninstall CWM first? If so, how?
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Ok, I'll try TWRP, but do I need on uninstall CWM first? If so, how?
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Just flash TWRP right over it
I get the same error as before, it says system is unmounted already and that it can't open the zip
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is anyone else having issue on flashing clock work on the sidekick 4g? it keeps saying that it flashed but when i boot into recovery still stock recovery. is there any other way i could flash a rom thanks
david1985 said:
is anyone else having issue on flashing clock work on the sidekick 4g? it keeps saying that it flashed but when i boot into recovery still stock recovery. is there any other way i could flash a rom thanks
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this question should definitely go in the General section or in the Clockwork Recovery thread, just so you know
if you are in stock recovery, you can get into Clockwork by choosing 'reinstall packages', provided that you have followed the instructions in the CWM thread and: 1) replaced the recovery in system/bin with the modified recovery binary from the thread, and 2) placed the update.zip from the thread on the root of your sdcard.
or u can follow sduvick mod on krylon thread
nice! I didn't know he made a script for flashing CWM.
Can someone tell me why every time I try to flash a new rom on my daughters sk4g in recovery it goes straight to the screen with reinstall packages so I pick it and it errors out and can't go further???
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What rom are you flashing, and how are you flashing it?
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ksnexusone said:
Can someone tell me why every time I try to flash a new rom on my daughters sk4g in recovery it goes straight to the screen with reinstall packages so I pick it and it errors out and can't go further???
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You probably need to visit the Recovery CWM thread and either manually replace the recovery in system/bin with the modified one and put the update.zip(clockworkmod) on the root of you sdcard... Or use sduvick's script in the thread to do those 2 things for you. Then when you reinstall packages it will take you to Clockwork Recovery.
I cant get passed the WipeData/factoryreset.
replaced recovery in System/Bin
Update.zip in root of SD.
this is what i get
--Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
then thats where it freezes then i gotta restore using ODIN.
any help would be greatly appreciated
HECTOR-ZERONI said:
I cant get passed the WipeData/factoryreset.
replaced recovery in System/Bin
Update.zip in root of SD.
this is what i get
--Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
then thats where it freezes then i gotta restore using ODIN.
any help would be greatly appreciated
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are you wiping data in the blue stock recovery, or in the orange ClockworkMod recovery?
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are you wiping data in the blue stock recovery, or in the orange ClockworkMod recovery?
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In orange CWM
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In orange CWM
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hmm, that's weird. and you are getting into orange CWM by doing 'reinstall packages' in the blue stock recovery? if so, I'm not sure why that would be happening...
Yeah I guess I'm S.O.L
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Try to odin back to kd1 or kg2, Then use the recovery from krylons thread. This part is important, do not use rom manager to update your recovery, the version on rm is either corrupt or unstable. This happened to me a couple of time when I first tried it too. The problem was rom managers recovery.
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Should I completely delete CWM on my SD card then, and then repeat the process on krylons thread?
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Yes, do exactly that, delete all cwm files you have on your computer and sdcard, and start all over, using krylons thread.
Ok Just need to confirm this
When I rebooot to recovery. I get the original. screen with two errors. However when I click reinstall packages. It shoots me to CWM. IT does that every time.
Am I safe to Flash? Or did I mess up some where
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david1985 said:
is anyone else having issue on flashing clock work on the sidekick 4g? it keeps saying that it flashed but when i boot into recovery still stock recovery. is there any other way i could flash a rom thanks
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I am having the same problem with clockworks recovery mod but if I go to recovery from rom maniger app I got from the market it gose right into the clockworks recvery if I use any other app for rcovery it go into stock recovery and thin I have to reinstall pacage and thin it works but that's what I know about it and I fallowed the thread to the letter
if you installed rom manager, then you didnt follow the thread. go to settings/applications/manage applications and under 3rd party, select rom manager. when that comes up, select clear data and uninstall. do NOT reinstall rom manager. next, go to the root of your sd card and look for a folder named clockworkmod. if you find it, delete it. next, go back to the cwm thread and in the first post, look for a link to a file called update.zip. download it and place it on the root of your sd card. to get into cwm, boot into stock recovery and select reinstall packages. you should then boot into cwm. there is no other way to boot into clockworkmod recovery unless you flash a rom that comes with it. the version of clockworkmod that flashes through rom manager does not work right. also, once you have booted into cwm recovery after installing it the proper way, scroll down through your recovery menu and select advanced. then select fix permissions. it will say "fixing permissions...." and will sit for a minute or two. let it sit till it says "done!" then hit the back button and select reboot system now. running fix permissions should stop your random reboots. it did for me. it wont solve the screen lag, but you shouldnt have any more random reboots.
ok i did that. now the cwm do you have to reinstall it evry time you go to recovery or will it stay and the rom manager i got it after i flashed cwm becous it sead it had cwm built in
you have to reinstall packages every time. rom manager isnt gonna do crap for you on this phone. you can flash roms through clockworkmod just fine as long as you do it right, but if you try to start flashing a rom through rom manager, its gonna brick your phone. you can recover from a brick in several ways, but its a pain in the chops.
Hi all,
when i boot my g2x into recovery (clockworkmod) and try to backup, it says it cant mount the system. first it used to say cant mount sd card but the solution was just taking out the sd card and putting it back in. unfortunately i cant do this with the system
anybody have any solutions
That happened to me too... download the update.zip from rom manager and boot that or flash the new recovery image
How do I get the update.zip though? And when I go on rom manager and click on flash clockworkmod, it flashes the latest version 5.0.2.0 but it only stays in that version if I click on restart into recovery. If I exit and turn my phone off then boot into recovery, I still have version 3.0.2.7 and the same can't mount system problem occurs
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I just fixed this problem today.
The version of CWM that you have flashed as recovery doesn't have the capability of mounting an ext4 file system. Most likely your file system was converted to ext4 somewhere along the way. You need to flash CWM again and it can't be through rom manager since Rom manager only gives you what is considered a "fake flash", which is why you see 2 different versions when you boot into your recovery.
Use the search feature to find information about how to install CWM 5.0.2.0.
There is a one click installation script somewhere in the development section for the G2x with very good instructions on how to permanently flash a newer version of CWM that can handle ext3 and ext4.
Doing this completely fixed this issue for me.
Hopefully it will do the same for you.
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EgyptianBoi said:
How do I get the update.zip though? And when I go on rom manager and click on flash clockworkmod, it flashes the latest version 5.0.2.0 but it only stays in that version if I click on restart into recovery. If I exit and turn my phone off then boot into recovery, I still have version 3.0.2.7 and the same can't mount system problem occurs
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NEVER, EVER FLASH RECOVERY WITH ROM MANAGER!
rom manager only does a FAKE FLASH on your phone, if you want a real recovery, always flash with NVFlash
dserber said:
I just fixed this problem today.
The version of CWM that you have flashed as recovery doesn't have the capability of mounting an ext4 file system. Most likely your file system was converted to ext4 somewhere along the way. You need to flash CWM again and it can't be through rom manager since Rom manager only gives you what is considered a "fake flash", which is why you see 2 different versions when you boot into your recovery.
Use the search feature to find information about how to install CWM 5.0.2.0.
There is a one click installation script somewhere in the development section for the G2x with very good instructions on how to permanently flash a newer version of CWM that can handle ext3 and ext4.
Doing this completely fixed this issue for me.
Hopefully it will do the same for you.
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le66450146 said:
NEVER, EVER FLASH RECOVERY WITH ROM MANAGER!
rom manager only does a FAKE FLASH on your phone, if you want a real recovery, always flash with NVFlash
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Thanks a lot guys i managed to flash the newest version of cwm using the link dserber was talking about. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056847&highlight=clockworkmod# thats the link if anyone would like everything is working fine now
Yeah. That's the link. Good to hear you got it worked out!
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Hi guys.
Two weeks ago I upgraded my P920 from stock GB 2.3.5 to xbsall's ported ICS 4.0.4 and installed ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.5 (Touch).
This weekend I flashed xbsall's custom ICS v5.2, which includes Team Win Recovery Project v2.2.2.1 (Touch).
Now I have both Recoveries installed and working!
I can access CWM through 3D+Power+Vol UP and TWRP through 3D+Power+Vol Down.
Is this normal? Will this create any problem?
I had the same setup only with acuras touch recovery instead of the 6.0.1.5
I flashed stuff from both, backed up and restored from both with no problems that i had knowledge of. Im trying darkroom international v2 now which i flashed from xbsa5.2 through the same touch recovery after wiping cache/dalvik/data/format data/format system...no problems what so ever, still have recovery and running fine.
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I think you have one recovery installed on separate partition and the other one on system
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True that. On Xbsa5.2 twrp recovery is on system partition. Both will work but twrp will disappear if you wipe your system. Cwm should stay on recovery.
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the ManaWhoney said:
True that. On Xbsa5.2 twrp recovery is on system partition. Both will work but twrp will disappear if you wipe your system. Cwm should stay on recovery.
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Does that mean it's ok and no problem will appear?
If you flash a new rom through twrp and format system you will just loose twrp. Same if you wipe system with cwm but either way you will still have cwm on your recovery partition. You can easily change that by flashing twrp through the fast boot tool though if you want it back but you can only have one recovery on the recovery partition at once. XBSA rom is just awesome enough to have the temporary recovery included on system. No matter what you do though, they all will work fine but i repeat if you wipe system you will loose the twrp recovery you have now. Until you do though you have both so use whatever you like
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the ManaWhoney said:
If you flash a new rom through twrp and format system you will just loose twrp. Same if you wipe system with cwm but either way you will still have cwm on your recovery partition. You can easily change that by flashing twrp through the fast boot tool though if you want it back but you can only have one recovery on the recovery partition at once. XBSA rom is just awesome enough to have the temporary recovery included on system. No matter what you do though, they all will work fine but i repeat if you wipe system you will loose the twrp recovery you have now. Until you do though you have both so use whatever you like
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I'm confortable with CWM, so there's no problem if I loose TWRP.
Plus, can I delete TWRP to gain system space?
That I dont know nor do I know how to do it
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daniel.mota said:
I'm confortable with CWM, so there's no problem if I loose TWRP.
Plus, can I delete TWRP to gain system space?
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Anyone knows how to do this?
It takes only 4.5mb
I'm trying to wipe my One X, but it is refusing to do so, all my stuff stays there and the phone is extremely sluggish.
What am I doing wrong?
I'm wiping from CWM 6.0.3.1
Ratzu said:
I'm trying to wipe my One X, but it is refusing to do so, all my stuff stays there and the phone is extremely sluggish.
What am I doing wrong?
I'm wiping from CWM 6.0.3.1
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Download TWRP 2.3.3.1
Fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.zip
Fastboot erase cache
Fasboot reboot bootloader
Go to recovery, then wipe.
exad said:
Download TWRP 2.3.3.1
Fastboot flash recovery recoveryfilename.zip
Fastboot erase cache
Fasboot reboot bootloader
Go to recovery, then wipe.
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Didn't work.
Didn't wipe?
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Didn't wipe?
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Nope.
Is there an error or does it complete successfully?
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Ratzu said:
Nope.
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What are you wiping? Just cache? just dalvik cache? Make sure you have a spare rom on your pc and then wipe everything. Cache,Dalvik cache, sytem, factory reset,and sdcard. Guaranteed all your stuff will be gone. Including your rom. Youll have to mount your sdcard afterwards and copy a rom to the sd and flash it afterwards.
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What are you wiping? Just cache? just dalvik cache? Make sure you have a spare rom on your pc and then wipe everything. Cache,Dalvik cache, sytem, factory reset,and sdcard. Guaranteed all your stuff will be gone. Including your rom. Youll have to mount your sdcard afterwards and copy a rom to the sd and flash it afterwards.
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Wiping sdcard returns an error, but everything else "works" but doesn't do anything.
Ratzu said:
Wiping sdcard returns an error, but everything else "works" but doesn't do anything.
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I'm at a loss sorry. If you didn't check the md5, that would be a good start, just to ensure it was a good download. Also, hopefully it was twrp 2.3.3.1 or earlier as higher versions have wiping issues.
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I'm voting operator error
If your on twrp 2.3.3.1 mount storage and format sd on a pc... Copy Rom to sd and flash away. With all your stuff gone
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31ken31 said:
I'm voting operator error
If your on twrp 2.3.3.1 mount storage and format sd on a pc... Copy Rom to sd and flash away. With all your stuff gone
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What is the best way to wipe it? Fastboot?
What can't I delete, if I have to do it manually?
And how do I mount storage from recovery, can you give me a detailed process? I've never had a problem like this.
Ratzu said:
What is the best way to wipe it? Fastboot?
What can't I delete, if I have to do it manually?
And how do I mount storage from recovery, can you give me a detailed process? I've never had a problem like this.
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The tab that says mount... And it won't make a difference if u delete one thing at a time or format it. If you can't find mount in recovery stop screwing with the phone. You haven't read enough. I don't mind helping but.... Do try and help yourself before asking. These phones can be tricky, spend a few hours getting a grasp then I'll bet you could handle it on your own
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while installing a custom roM
I accidently clicked on format system by mistake
Now my phone is stuck in d BOOT screen
can some1 plz temme hw to get my phone back
Im so screwed:crying::crying::crying:
jamieloboxperiazl said:
while installing a custom roM
I accidently clicked on format system by mistake
Now my phone is stuck in d BOOT screen
can some1 plz temme hw to get my phone back
Im so screwed:crying::crying::crying:
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Can you get back to recovery to flash a new ROM?
I have flashed many ROMS recently to try them out and also had a similar issue with one or two of them.
On my Note 2 I hold power, home and volume up to cycle power and get back to recovery and simply flash a new ROM, presto...
everytime i.flash a rom. i format everything. it might be you flashed a corupt file. redownload reflash
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Yes I can enter recover y
The phones stuck at boot screen
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I did a system format from MOUNT partition in cwm
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Not sure what is going on but here is how I flash a ROM from recovery and so far so good.
Copy rom file to external sd card in phone.
Do a full factory wipe, cache and dalvik.
Install rom.
Install Gapps if necessary or desired.
Wipe cache and dalvik again.
Reboot
Note that some roms will give you a recommended list of what to wipe if doing a new install or upgrade of that rom, if such instructions exist its best to follow those instead but the above has worked for me for a while now.
jamieloboxperiazl said:
I did a system format from MOUNT partition in cwm
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That's what is advised to do before flashing a completely different ROM anyway by some. From recovery, flash the ROM again, and if the ROM is not corrupted (check md5 or whatever comes with it), you should be good to go.
jamieloboxperiazl said:
I did a system format from MOUNT partition in cwm
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Just reflash the ROM. And Google before posting a question next time please
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