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ROM Manager error I NEED Help Plz

hey guys i had andromeda installed but messed the flash up by disabling lots of system stuff so i one clicked back to stock, rooted, installed rom manager like normal but every time i try to flash clockwork recovery mod it keeps telling me "An error occurred while downloading your recovery." and i cant install it so i can re-flash the rom plz help me i dont know what to do thx ahead of time

praramis said:
hey guys i had andromeda installed but messed the flash up by disabling lots of system stuff so i one clicked back to stock, rooted, installed rom manager like normal but every time i try to flash clockwork recovery mod it keeps telling me "An error occurred while downloading your recovery." and i cant install it so i can re-flash the rom plz help me i dont know what to do thx ahead of time
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Put this on your internal SD card along with your ROM of choice. Reboot in to recovery and install packages 2 times. The second time it will be in clockwork recovery and you can flash your ROM.

I just had the same problem after doing countless ROM flashes in the past. Perhaps its something in their server preventing the download of CWM? Anyways, thanks for the .zip. Worked like a charm!

yes thank you very much for that zip u saved my life well appreciated

Keep that .zip on your HDD and you can bypass Rom Manager (and all the associated problems) altogether.

I have my phone rooted and unlocked. It's the AT&T Captivate but I'm using it on T-Mobile. I've had no problems so far with it.
I downloaded Clockwork's Rom Manager (v3.0.0.7) and tried to Flash ClockworkMod Recovery to begin experimenting with ROMs.
When I click on that it tells me "An error occurred while downloading your recovery."
I have over 4 gigs of memory left and I have 3 bars on 3g and WiFi going. No internet connection problems (i checked the net using market and using the browser, it works fine.)
What else could be causing the problems.
I'm just wanting to get a good stable rom going which ditches all the junk AT&T put on the phone.
Jonathan

lanternslight456 said:
I have my phone rooted and unlocked. It's the AT&T Captivate but I'm using it on T-Mobile. I've had no problems so far with it.
I downloaded Clockwork's Rom Manager (v3.0.0.7) and tried to Flash ClockworkMod Recovery to begin experimenting with ROMs.
When I click on that it tells me "An error occurred while downloading your recovery."
I have over 4 gigs of memory left and I have 3 bars on 3g and WiFi going. No internet connection problems (i checked the net using market and using the browser, it works fine.)
What else could be causing the problems.
I'm just wanting to get a good stable rom going which ditches all the junk AT&T put on the phone.
Jonathan
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Read the above solution...

I Can't get the update.zip file to work. After I reinstall packages is says E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or derectory) Installation aborted. I've tried it probably 20 times today with no luck.

Thank You
Nothing like flashing to find out it wasn't working. Thanks for making my day go better.

Noobie Mistakes
Just like everyone in this forum I'm having the same problem, I followed your instructions posted, but every time I reinstall packages in recovery mode a whole list of new problems comes up..... see below.
---Install from sdcard---
Finding update package...
Opening update package....
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
PLZ Help.......
Thanks

i have been fight this same thing for 2 days. im going to try the update.zip he posted i hope it works

npe didnt work. still says error downloading

tat2messiah said:
npe didnt work. still says error downloading
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if the update.zip is already on your /sdcard/ then there is no reason to try and download/flash clockwork recovery.....thats what the update.zip IS

thats what i thuoght but not true. even goin in normal recovery and selecting to install packages gets a error some about no such directory or something even though updat.zip is there even fix permissions gives a error

I'm having the exact same problem. After reading the development section I have decided to flash a custom rom from my stock rom. Installed "Rom manger" from market, then tried to run the "recovery" got the same error msg. Also uploaded the update.zip to my /sdcard the I got the below errors:
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted

tat2messiah said:
thats what i thuoght but not true. even goin in normal recovery and selecting to install packages gets a error some about no such directory or something even though updat.zip is there even fix permissions gives a error
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Did you flash back to stock JF6 first not JI6?

try this cuz this is what i did and the update.zip worked just fine for me
1. one click back to stock jf6
2. master clear
3. root with galaxy s one click root
(after the root there should be an update.zip in your sdcard)
4. replace the update.zip in the root of your sd card with the one here posted which is the clockwork recovery one and if you want while u do that you can throw in the rom that you want to flash in there as well to kill 2 birds with one stone
(i will re post the update.zip for cwm just in case)
5. power off the phone and boot into stock recovery and hit reinstall packages two times
6. you should now be in clockwork mod recovery and can now flash the rom of your choice
this is what i did and everything went smoothly but this is just me if this helps someone else plz let me know if this works for you
p.s. i will make a video if needed just ask

Try This
After flashing back to stock do a master clear from Odin3
Put update.zip onto internal sd
Boot into recovery
Reinstall packages
After boot enable USB debugging and mock locations
Get Rom Manager from market
Start Rom Manager
Flash ClockworkMod Recovery
Flash away

jhernand1102 said:
Put this on your internal SD card along with your ROM of choice. Reboot in to recovery and install packages 2 times. The second time it will be in clockwork recovery and you can flash your ROM.
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You guys are making it harder then necessary, the update zip I posted is the clockwork recovery MOD, just flash stock, reboot into recovery and reinstall packages 2 times and you will be in the green clockwork recovery then you can install zip from sd and choose your ROM you placed on your internal sd card. No need to root every again as long as you keep this update zip handy.

I too am having problems with Rom Manager. I just wanted to change modems. No go. So I used the power button to go into Recovery mode, picked the modem file, flashed it then told the menu to reboot system.
Sent from my Samsung Captivate with Perception 10.3, Firebird2 v0.8 #77 Kernel, Firmware 2.2.1, Modem T9000UGJL2 using XDA App

NS4G Wont boot need help!

I can flash clockworks recovery through adb and can get in but I'm getting some errors:
E: Can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
And a bunch few more which seem to repeat
I also tried to run the restore to stock from here but get an error right when I have to click to write the image.
When I just boot all I see is the unlocked lock and google. It used to boot into storage so I can mount it but not anymore. The only thing I have on the SD is the super user app, Netarchy kernel for 4G, CM7 latest stable for NS and thats it.
Need help

I can push something to the phone through the sdk but I don't know how to mount the sd card to do it.

ufff.... nevermind. I tried the factory restore one more time on another machine 32 bit and it works. It's restoring the image again. Will be locked again so I'll have to try again tomorrow. But the steps on rooting the NS4G don't really work well.
There is a bunch of stuff missing. Like the recovery gets overwritten each time. There are some links missing and dead.
Someone should fix that before we brick some phones.

OK, it restored but only gave me the sd card mount thing. I tried going back to fastboot and unlocked was still there. So I flashed recovery again and wanted to see if I can put the stock rom for 4G from here on it.
No go. I get:
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/netharchy.img", "boot")
Installation aborted.
Help

ok, I'm not sure what ROM I have but I unplugged the cable and bam... sign in screen came in so I'm sighing in. Once I can get to the main menu I'll check versions and kernel but it looks like I have root. It's just that recover is not working well. I have 3.0.0.5. should I get a different one?

OK, I restored again because wifi didn't work. I think it was because I was trying to flash after the first restore and it wouldn't take. So now I checked and the lock when I boot showes up as unlocked but none of the root apps work so I don't think I have root. Not sure.
I also have to figure out what's up with that recovery. I know I need to rename the original so it doesn't flash it every time on boot but I think I need a new version. Anyone know which one is the latest and which one works on NS4G?

3005 is the problem. Use 3024. I don't know for sure but are you absolutely sure cm7 is compatible with the ns4g? Isn't a lot of stuff still not working? Isn't 4g still not working? If flashing the wrong rom is what happened here then this problem isn't going away. Many people are doing this and almost bricking their phones. I read one post recently that pointed to a doc that said the gsm and cdma are two separate versions of the same os. I thought I read something that said kernels might be cross compatible but roms aren't yet.
Here are the correct recovery files for the ns4g
I think I remember seeing recovery ***** about cache when I was nandroid for the first time. I think after that I chose factory reset and clear dalvik and some other cache and might have rebooted then came back and flashed cwm again and tried nandroid and it worked that time. This was the very last step for me after I had managed to get the su file to the root of the card, flashed it in cwm, rebooted and changed the filename of the script to check and reinstall stock recovery in system/etc. I forget the name but it was a .sh file. It's name was in the guides somewhere...

I think that's backwards. Roms might be compatible but kernels which these roms come with are not. So I believe that it I just flash netarchys kernel which now supports NS4G all should work ok.
Like I said, I'm back to stock and all looks like exactly like it was before ie. no root but the weird part is that fast boot menu says "unlocked". And I also get the lock which looks unlocked with the google sign during boot.
So how is that possible? Anyone?
When trying any app with root it tels me it has no access or it failed. Ie, su cmd says access denied.
BTW, why you attached two files? What is the difference between the two?

herbthehammer said:
3005 is the problem. Use 3024. I don't know for sure but are you absolutely sure cm7 is compatible with the ns4g? Isn't a lot of stuff still not working? Isn't 4g still not working? If flashing the wrong rom is what happened here then this problem isn't going away. Many people are doing this and almost bricking their phones. I read one post recently that pointed to a doc that said the gsm and cdma are two separate versions of the same os. I thought I read something that said kernels might be cross compatible but roms aren't yet.
Here are the correct recovery files for the ns4g
I think I remember seeing recovery ***** about cache when I was nandroid for the first time. I think after that I chose factory reset and clear dalvik and some other cache and might have rebooted then came back and flashed cwm again and tried nandroid and it worked that time. This was the very last step for me after I had managed to get the su file to the root of the card, flashed it in cwm, rebooted and changed the filename of the script to check and reinstall stock recovery in system/etc. I forget the name but it was a .sh file. It's name was in the guides somewhere...
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Thanks for your help. I'm rooted and recovery is sticking ok. It was the old recovery. As soon as I flashed it all was good.

One is stock and the other is cwm that works with the ns4g. It wouldn't hurt to have the stock laying around. There might be a time when you need it.

Thanks for the stock recovery.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

please help with my phone: can't update ROM, keep getting error msgs!

Hi all, I recently rooted my NS4G and flashed my rom to the Brainmaster's MIUI 10.14.11. It worked great for a while and then I started having issues with it so I tried to update it to the 10.28.11 version and it wouldn't let me. I was finally able to reflash to GRJ06D, but no other custom rom would work. I'm using CWM 5.0.2.0. ROM Manager won't work either after it gets into recovery. I get the error message...
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "crespo4g" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "crespo 4g"
E: Error in /sdcard/
(Status 7)
Even trying to do an OTA system update via Sprint freezes and gives me the Android error message (triangle with exclamation). I've tried many many times to reflash and no success.
What do I need to do?

This issue has been reported a few times and there are a few ways to fix it;
1) Make sure you downloaded the right ROM; ie, the ROMs from the Nexus 4G Development section
2) If you're installing ROMs through ROM Manager, don't. Reboot into recovery mode, do a full data, cache and dalvik wipe and then flash the ROM zip while still in the CWM recovery mode
3) Else; try a different version of CWM, make sure it's compatible with your device and then do step 2 again.
Good luck.
Greetz

I think you should flash CWM again then wipe data, cache, dalvik, boot, then flash rom again and report your findings back to us.

I had this issue last week.. You've probably tried to flash the incorrect ROM originally or something..
The only way I could fix it was to boot into download mode, and flash the PDA, phone and modem via Odin. You can get the firmware from samfirmware.com

Thanks for the responses, its funny because I flashed the 4.0.1.0 CWM, which was for the GSM version and then reflashed to 5.0.2.0 (NS4G) in order for the MIUI rom to work. It was after flashing that and running MIUI for a while that I started having issues so I reflashed a new 5.0.2.0 and its still the same.
I haven't been able to flash back to the CWM 3 that it originally came with because I lost my micro USB cable. I hope to get this fixed soon! Thanks again, will keep you guys posted.

[Q] Evo 4g can only flash CM7, nothing else

Ok, so i've exhausted all searches. I always always search first and try every possible solution, after a week, i'm back to square one.
I rooted my htc evo 4g with unrevoked. Ive been flashing and rooting for almost a year now and never enountered a problem like this before
Amon_ra 2.3
S-OFF
Hboot 2.10.0001
the issue is everytime i try to flash a rom other than CM7, i get this error:
assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") Status 7
I am only trying to flash a sense rom so i can update my prl.
I followed the advice on this page: http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...-write_raw_image-tmp-boot-img-boot-error.html
but i still get boot: PU-Fail running the all in one PC36IMG.zip, when that didnt work, i tried the stand alone version
I then tried partitioning my sdcard using this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158993
and still no luck. Everytime i mess up, i just re-flash CM7 and it works like nothing was wrong. I could live with cm7 forever, i just want to update my prl then go back to cm7.
These are the roms ive tried:
Sprint lovers stand alone| Result: didnt give me error but stayed on white screen for over 1.5 hours.
sprint lovers all in one PC36IMG.zip| Result: boot-PU-Fail, update failed
latest fresh. 4.3.3.| Result: assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") Status 7
Stock rom deodexed: assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") Status 7
synergy| result: assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") Status 7
FYI i do a full wipe of system, dalvich cache, and then flash the virus wipe zip.
I am stuck. I feel like i cant flash any sense rom and i can only flash CM7.
Please help let me know if you need any other info

Have you upgraded your recovery? Back in the day (less than a year ago actually) certain versions of clockwork didn't play nice when switching from AOSP based ROM's back to a sense ROM.

yeah i flashed the latest amon 2.3 recovery just recently. i can try reflashing it.

same problems unfortunately, flashed amon 2.3. then full wipe of system and dalvich. still getting assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") Status 7 when trying when trying any sense rom.

am i stuck with cm7 forever then?

I think i'll start from fresh again. this will be my steps:
my sd card is already partitioned, and after nandroid i'll do this:
i'll reflash amon ra2.3
1. so in recovery wipe data, dalvik cache, and cache do that 3x.
2. vr superwipe
3. i'll try reflashing the fresh rom, or any/all sense rom
4.cross my fingers *hope*

could it be a kernal problem? i tried flashing the fresh-evo-4.3.3.zip and it went through all 8 steps, but on step 8 it said:
assert failed: write_raw_image ("/tmp/boot.img", "boot") just like before

im going to keep talking to myself because it keeps me sane. i just did another complete full wipe and did the pc36img.zip update for the all in one that was recommended on this page: http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...mage-tmp-boot-img-boot-error.html#post3555107
i get boot -fail-pu and partition fail. so weird. i am trying to install the stand alone version now. it seems to 'flash' with no problems, however last time i did so, it stayed on the white screen for a good hour. right now im just waiting on the white screen again. we shall see.
any other suggestions?

In all do respect but what HBoot is that? Mines 6.16.1002 what hardware do you have? That's kinda weird that your having problems flashing other ROMs but CM7..

its hboot 2.10.0001 for the htc evo 4g. its currently doing its whitescreen thing with sprint lovers rom. if i decide to pull battery i can get the specifics on the hardware info. ive been reading this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894331&page=13
shouldnt amon 2.3 take care of partition issues?

i think its the 003 hardware since its one of the original evos. im loading a cm7 nandroid and can double check since i dont see the info in the bootloader

Honestly I'm not gonna lie but I read the 1st 50 posts in that link and didn't sh*t make any sense lol
I can't remember what HBoot I had on my 0003 before I broke it so I'm even more confused and don't know how to help you out...

Yeah im back on my cm7 nandroid lol. its basically my go to when everything messes up haha. for some reason cm7 doesnt like to tell hardware info in the settings. unless they put it in a completely diff place. im pretty sure its 0003 though. this $hit is crazy! should i try an older amon recovery?

memekmek said:
Yeah im back on my cm7 nandroid lol. its basically my go to when everything messes up haha. for some reason cm7 doesnt like to tell hardware info in the settings. unless they put it in a completely diff place. im pretty sure its 0003 though. this $hit is crazy! should i try an older amon recovery?
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Actually I used the recovery that they're talkin about AmonRa v2.3 on my HW 0003 and NEVER ran into any problems flashin anything and I was flashin EVERYTHING known to flash so that's why I'm trippin out I even used RA-SuperSonic-v3.08.gnm Recovery on my 0003 and it was even better then the Original AmonRa v2.3 maybe try out the recovery I'm using I have the zip if you wanna give it shot bro

yeah let me try that out... i never had any of these issues till now. i was able to flash whatever i wanted till now too. now just cm7 ha.

infamousteeboy said:
Actually I used the recovery that they're talkin about AmonRa v2.3 on my HW 0003 and NEVER ran into any problems flashin anything and I was flashin EVERYTHING known to flash so that's why I'm trippin out I even used RA-SuperSonic-v3.08.gnm Recovery on my 0003 and it was even better then the Original AmonRa v2.3 maybe try out the recovery I'm using I have the zip if you wanna give it shot bro
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i found the file here i believe: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1339654
see i search! thats why my posts are low lol, every other time i wanted to post, i found the answer. i guess i could post more for helping others, which ive been trying to do more recently

memekmek said:
yeah let me try that out... i never had any of these issues till now. i was able to flash whatever i wanted till now too. now just cm7 ha.
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CLICK HERE
You know what to do right?
-Download
-Place on ROOT OF SD *not in a folder*
-Rename PC36IMG.zip
-Boot to Bootloader
-Follow on screen prompts
-Vol. up to accept update
-Vol. up to confirm
-Reboot
-Boot to Recovery

infamousteeboy said:
CLICK HERE
You know what to do right?
-Download
-Place on ROOT OF SD *not in a folder*
-Rename PC36IMG.zip
-Boot to Bootloader
-Follow on screen prompts
-Vol. up to accept update
-Vol. up to confirm
-Reboot
-Boot to Recovery
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yep yep, going to try it now

memekmek said:
yep yep, going to try it now
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For sure and FYI you can use the Haptik Keys with this recovery
Home - Up
Menu - Down
Back - lol
Search - Select

infamousteeboy said:
CLICK HERE
You know what to do right?
-Download
-Place on ROOT OF SD *not in a folder*
-Rename PC36IMG.zip
-Boot to Bootloader
-Follow on screen prompts
-Vol. up to accept update
-Vol. up to confirm
-Reboot
-Boot to Recovery
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eh same problems, still getting status 7 error. installation aborted.
should i try upgrading to latest hboot?

[Q] Need Help Please

Firstly im not new to android and certainly not new to unlocking/rooting/flashing custom ROMs. However, I might as well have been considering the rookie mistakes I made last night. A very good friend of mine has a Moto Razr HD and asked me to get CM11 on there after seeing it on my Nexus 5. No problem. Yeah right.
Heres what has transpired. It is XT925 and I unlocked it via the official Moto Unlock website. No troubles there. Then instead of rooting I flashed TWRP via fastboot. No problem. Boot into recovery, FAILED to make nandroid! I was tired and rushed and just totally skipped it. Such a rookie mistake. Then I attempted to flash CM11. Wiped, install and it fails. Tried sideloading root, and then the ROM still fails. This is the error I keep getting
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20131230-NIGHTLY
Updating partition details.....
Failed
I would quite sincerely appreciate any help that could be had here. I have still working twrp, and I can still see all the data on the sdcard. Oh, and I did try another ROM. Same thing happens

brunswick000 said:
Firstly im not new to android and certainly not new to unlocking/rooting/flashing custom ROMs. However, I might as well have been considering the rookie mistakes I made last night. A very good friend of mine has a Moto Razr HD and asked me to get CM11 on there after seeing it on my Nexus 5. No problem. Yeah right.
Heres what has transpired. It is XT925 and I unlocked it via the official Moto Unlock website. No troubles there. Then instead of rooting I flashed TWRP via fastboot. No problem. Boot into recovery, FAILED to make nandroid! I was tired and rushed and just totally skipped it. Such a rookie mistake. Then I attempted to flash CM11. Wiped, install and it fails. Tried sideloading root, and then the ROM still fails. This is the error I keep getting
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11-20131230-NIGHTLY
Updating partition details.....
Failed
I would quite sincerely appreciate any help that could be had here. I have still working twrp, and I can still see all the data on the sdcard. Oh, and I did try another ROM. Same thing happens
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Ok I fixed my own problem. How you ask. I did some reading. Sorry to have cluttered up the forum folks. Just had to install the latest CM instead of TWRP. Fully functional phone again. But better.....