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[Q] CWM Signature Verification Error?

When I try to flash CWM, I get a signature verification fail error. I replaced the recovery binary but it still won't work.
I am using this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139326
Does anyone know a fix for this?

The link is broken... Have tried to Odin one of Dr Honk's kernels?
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The link is working again. It looks like that kernel needs adb to access recovery, which I haven't been able to get to work. Do you have any other ideas?

Eraser310 said:
The link is working again. It looks like that kernel needs adb to access recovery, which I haven't been able to get to work. Do you have any other ideas?
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I'm not sure what you mean by this. Are you just trying to get it into recovery? If so, do you have the Android software developer kit (SDK) installed? The SDK includes the adb binary. Download it, install it, then open a command prompt, cd to the 'platform-tools' directory where the SDK installed, insure your phone is on & plugged in via USB, and issues the command: adb reboot recovery.
If I'm off-base with what you're trying to accomplish, my apologies.

Eraser310 said:
When I try to flash CWM, I get a signature verification fail error. I replaced the recovery binary but it still won't work.
I am using this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139326
Does anyone know a fix for this?
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Don't use a KFx rom, the KF1 and KF2 versions of Gingerbread were really buggy and will give you more trouble than they're worth. You're better off flashing Octane, Valhalla or ICBINB which get updated frequently.

FBis251 said:
Don't use a KFx rom, the KF1 and KF2 versions of Gingerbread were really buggy and will give you more trouble than they're worth. You're better off flashing Octane, Valhalla or ICBINB which get updated frequently.
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Which also means that you need to flash a KG4 leak or newer for the proper GB bootloaders. If not, you'll get a rainbow screen.

Similar Problem
Hey Guys,
I had a similar problem. I am using Fire Expert to overwrite the new recovery to the \system\bin folder. However, I realized my mistake was that I did not mount as r/w. After I did that though and I held the volume up, down and power, I stay stuck at the initial splash screen and can't go into the stock recovery screen. I can't boot regularly either; I have to Odin recover. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

apodictic said:
Hey Guys,
I had a similar problem. I am using Fire Expert to overwrite the new recovery to the \system\bin folder. However, I realized my mistake was that I did not mount as r/w. After I did that though and I held the volume up, down and power, I stay stuck at the initial splash screen and can't go into the stock recovery screen. I can't boot regularly either; I have to Odin recover. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Overwriting the old recovery and putting the update.zip file on the sdcard for CWM Final was for Froyo ROMs only, not Gingerbread (GB) ones. What ROM are you currently on?
In order to get into recovery since flashing the GB boot loaders I have to:
Power off the phone
Hold down Volume Up, Volume Down, and the Power button
When the Galaxy S screen comes on, wait a second, it'll get a tad bit brighter. When that happens let go of only the Power button
Wait a few seconds and you should be in recovery
Sounds like you might be a bit goofed at this point, though. If you were on GB before I'd suggest using one of the ROMs in bhundven's The KJ6 Heimdall One-Click Collection. The last one in the list will also give you root, CWM, and voodoo lagfix.

Hey. Thanks for the quick reply.
I am currently on Froyo, Kernal version 2.6.32.9.
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apodictic said:
Hey. Thanks for the quick reply.
I am currently on Froyo, Kernal version 2.6.32.9.
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Weird. All you should have to do is put the updated recovery in /system/bin & put the update.zip on the root of the sdcard.
What is the current state of the phone? I know in the previous post you said you would have to use ODIN to recover. Did you do that?

Yes I did use Odin to recover. I did it following the link provided in the sgs4g 10 commandments. This is the second time I recovered. After I recovered he first time, I tried the process again and the same thing happened: stuck at the initial splash screen.
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apodictic said:
Yes I did use Odin to recover. I did it following the link provided in the sgs4g 10 commandments. This is the second time I recovered. After I recovered he first time, I tried the process again and the same thing happened: stuck at the initial splash screen.
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Which step in the 10 Commandments did you follow to recover in ODIN?
What's the current status of the phone?

This is the Odin tutorial I used.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001759
Also, I am not too sure what you mean by the current state/status of my phone.
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apodictic said:
This is the Odin tutorial I used.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1001759
Also, I am not too sure what you mean by the current state/status of my phone.
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Just wondering if your phone is currently working or not. I wasn't sure given that you reflashed with ODIN.

Yes everything is fine right now. Lucky all of my settings and apps were still there after following that tutorial.
Perhaps file expert doesn't work?
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apodictic said:
Yes everything is fine right now. Lucky all of my settings and apps were still there after following that tutorial.
Perhaps file expert doesn't work?
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I've not used it but if it allows you to mount /system read/write, then it should work fine as long as you're putting the 'recovery' file in /system/bin & the update.zip on the root of the sdcard.
If you try it again then reboot into recovery, what happens?

FBis251 said:
Don't use a KFx rom, the KF1 and KF2 versions of Gingerbread were really buggy and will give you more trouble than they're worth. You're better off flashing Octane, Valhalla or ICBINB which get updated frequently.
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can you help me ?
my xperia play literally cant flash at all i go to recovery mode and try to install a rom but it aborts it and says signature error ive tried around 5 roms what shall i do please some one help me
ive tried everything and im a noob i dont know how to flash properly so please be very descriptive pleaseeee

UKemal said:
can you help me ?
my xperia play literally cant flash at all i go to recovery mode and try to install a rom but it aborts it and says signature error ive tried around 5 roms what shall i do please some one help me
ive tried everything and im a noob i dont know how to flash properly so please be very descriptive pleaseeee
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Try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21272961

[Q] Modified e3 Recovery

Hi there,
I own a Rogers Samsung Infuse. I rooted and flashed CM9 onto my phone yesterday. Long story short, had an issue with Google Apps, and ended up with a phone that would constantly boot to the CWM Recovery screen.
I was able to use ODIN3 to get my phone back to stock, but could not flash CM9 (or anything) with CWM as I was (and still am) getting the:
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I tried using this: Odin - Stock (100% or Root+3e), but the phone kept getting stuck at the Samsung screen.
I tried watching the modified e3 recovery video on youtube, but my recovery file is sitting in the root folder, and not in system/bin where it should be. I ignored the location of the file, replaced it with the modified e3 recovery file, but when I rebooted my phone, it's as if the changes didn't take place.
I've been digging (maybe not hard enough) for a solution to this problem. CM9 looked fantastic for the 5 minutes I had it on my phone.
What can I do now?

It sounds to me like you lost cwm recovery if you want to flash cm9 you need to flash the ics recovery file. Doesn't verify signature verification
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24665001this post has the recovery file you need to flash cm9,Google apps package and jt's build
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Go back to stock with root and modded recovery then flash the new recovery
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I flashed the recovery, reflashed CM9 & Google Apps and it's now working! Hopefully no more hiccups after this. Many thanks, gatoraid84!

Glad you got it working keep in mind different roms heave different recovery files switching roms can switch your recovery
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gatoraid84 said:
Glad you got it working keep in mind different roms heave different recovery files switching roms can switch your recovery
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Out of curiosity, would you happen to know of CMW isn't compatible with either CM9 or AOKP's ICS?
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JordanO81 said:
Out of curiosity, would you happen to know of CMW isn't compatible with either CM9 or AOKP's ICS?
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Compatible...? You have to be on blue cwm to flash cm9 & aokp ....red cwm will not work...that's why you do a two flash...

My first attempt to get into CWM recovery after getting my phone back to stock and re-rooting put me into red recovery mode for reason. I ended up in blue recovery mode after trying to flash/reboot once? I completed the process in blue recovery to ensure it works, and it's been good since Monday. Only the Kernel Panic Upload Mode is giving me trouble...

I also got this problem
I also got this problem tell me please what can i do , i cant install any modes

gatoraid84 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24665001this post has the recovery file you need to flash cm9,Google apps package and jt's build
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Can you please let me know the link for the recovery file ? I could not find the link in the thread. I am also getting the same error blow.
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
Thanks for your help.

You want the blue (ics) recovery to be able to flash an ics rom?
Look at this guide, you will find the heimdall one click linked in the OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31342159
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andros11 said:
You want the blue (ics) recovery to be able to flash an ics rom?
Look at this guide, you will find the heimdall one click linked in the OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31342159
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I can see Blue letters while starting the phone in recovery mode. I assume that is Blue CWM. Please correct if I am wrong. If that is Blue CWM, then I need the recovery file. Please help.
Thanks
Bidhu

Not necesarilly. The stock 3e recovery also has blue letters, but you should be able to tell them apart. It actually says 3e at the top and only has about 3 options to select.
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[Q] Trying To Back Up Current ROM Using ROM Manager

Just installed ROM Manager (5.5.23) and flashed CWM Recovery (3.2.0.0)
Before I try and flash a new ROM, tried to use ROM Manager to backup current ROM.
Getting error message:
Failed to verify whole-file signature
Signature Verification Failed
Installation Aborted
Samsung Galaxy S 4G (sgh-t959v)
Froyo 2.2.1
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Rooted using Super 1 Click
Frankly, I think I'm way out of my league...the more I read, the more confused I get.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
I also have Titanium Backup installed if that means anything.

First.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1305560
Then
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470716

Thanks, TwitchyEye...
I've read the articles...I'm still learning.
Before I experiment with installing any custom ROM's or
upgrading to GB, I wanted to make sure I had my existing
ROM backed up.
Apparently, I am unable to boot into CWM recovery.
If this helps, the recovery installed on the SD card is:
clockworkmod/download/download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.2.0.0-galaxys4g.zip
I copied this file to my computer & unzipped it. It unzipped into 28 files, none of which was an
image file.
As I said before, maybe I'm way out of my league.
Thanks for the reply.

All you need to do is flash a rooted kernel with cwm already in it. Read the second post in lumin's guide. I think you are confused about how recovery works on this phone. It's in the kernel.

OK...as I understand it, I have to download a program called Odin and a
kernel and flash the kernel using Odin.
I do know how to get the phone into download mode.
I'm still a little nervous about doing this (although I was able to
root the phone without any problems).
Thanks again...

You have got to be adventurous when it comes to flashing. Luckily this phone is very hard to brick. Even if you get a boot loop with no cwm you can still one-click to stock and try again.
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As I understand it, I need CWM recovery in order to back up my stock ROM...and ROM manager
is giving me all these error messages.
So...in order to get CWM recovery, I need to flash a custom kernel that includes it.
According to what I've read, I can either use Odin or SGS Kernel Flasher.
1. Which should I use
2. Which kernel should I select
Thanks...

Any particular reason you want to backup you stock ROM?
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Are there any froyo kernel with good links? He's on froyo so any gb+ kernel will soft brick him
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Beastmode said:
Are there any froyo kernel with good links? He's on froyo so any gb+ kernel will soft brick him
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Couldn't he just one-click to a rooted, GB stock with cwm?
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DickyG said:
Just installed ROM Manager (5.5.23) and flashed CWM Recovery (3.2.0.0)
Before I try and flash a new ROM, tried to use ROM Manager to backup current ROM.
Getting error message:
Failed to verify whole-file signature
Signature Verification Failed
Installation Aborted
Samsung Galaxy S 4G (sgh-t959v)
Froyo 2.2.1
Kernel 2.6.32.9
Rooted using Super 1 Click
Frankly, I think I'm way out of my league...the more I read, the more confused I get.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
I also have Titanium Backup installed if that means anything.
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Don't worry....go for it. One clicked back myself like 6 times. Easy as pie!

Will flashing Bali 3.3 with SGS Kernel Flasher work?

You are over thinking things. Just do a one click to stock and start from there.
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DickyG said:
Will flashing Bali 3.3 with SGS Kernel Flasher work?
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You gotta walk before you can run. One-Click yourself back to GB Stock and worry about it from there. That way, if you get screwed up, folks have a baseline to assist you from, and can "unwind" whatever it is you have managed to do to yourself.

Recovery Issue

So I'm having this issue with recovery. I recently got this Infuse and it was running cm9 but used the ODIN UCLB3 return to stock method cause cm9 was giving me issues and I always preferred running stock. Anyways, stock is painfully slow and laggy, so I wanna run jb 4.2.2. Now, here's my issue: I decided to try this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1776129 and followed the instructions but whenever I reboot to recovery, instead of the recovery menu appearing, what does show up is a mess of colored lines that look as if the lcd screen was cracked and nothing really happens no matter what button I press... I then wanted to try another recovery, so I used the ODIN method to install Entropy512's Daily Driver kernel with Red CWM Recovery and doing so made the recovery menu show up correctly!! I then followed the steps in the rom thread and it said to flash cm9 and gapps, reboot and when it got stuck in the splash to use power + vol up+down method to get back to recovery. well, whenever i do this, it does go back to recovery but, once again, instead of the recovery menu showing up, it shows all the messed up colored lines... i then have to use the odin return to stock once more and go back to stock :/ Im not at all experienced with samsung devices as all my previous ones were htc's, so any guidence and help would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advanced!

Sounds like you need to flash the GB bootloaders. Use qksters Heimdall found in my signature.
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psal217050 said:
Sounds like you need to flash the GB bootloaders. Use qksters Heimdall found in my signature.
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thanks for ur reply! i downloaded the heimdall back to stock but the heimdall dd kernel + red cwm links didnt work.... though, i believe its the same as the odin dd kernel + red cwm? would it be safe to use the odin version instead?
EDIT: well, im having another issue now... when using heimdall to flash the uclb3, it says i need to install the drivers... on the thread i ur sig it says to set them up and using heimdall method it prompts (right after the failed flash) to download the drivers, and, in order to do so, i would have to select "Samsung USB Composite" on the window that openned later, but that specific driver never shows up for install on the list... any help?

Luisit0 said:
thanks for ur reply! i downloaded the heimdall back to stock but the heimdall dd kernel + red cwm links didnt work.... though, i believe its the same as the odin dd kernel + red cwm? would it be safe to use the odin version instead?
EDIT: well, im having another issue now... when using heimdall to flash the uclb3, it says i need to install the drivers... on the thread i ur sig it says to set them up and using heimdall method it prompts (right after the failed flash) to download the drivers, and, in order to do so, i would have to select "Samsung USB Composite" on the window that openned later, but that specific driver never shows up for install on the list... any help?
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Drivers should be in the package. Don't recall exactly but I think the file is labelled zadig. I don't use Odin but if you can flash bootloaders from it you should be okay.
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psal217050 said:
Drivers should be in the package. Don't recall exactly but I think the file is labelled zadig. I don't use Odin but if you can flash bootloaders from it you should be okay.
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In heimdall suite open driver folder then run zadig as administrator, then click options, show all devices

psal217050 said:
Drivers should be in the package. Don't recall exactly but I think the file is labelled zadig. I don't use Odin but if you can flash bootloaders from it you should be okay.
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elbscorp said:
In heimdall suite open driver folder then run zadig as administrator, then click options, show all devices
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Thank you both!! I followed ur instructions and managed to install the drivers and return to stock using heimdall method!! Next, attempt to flash cm9 and hope it all goes as it should

If you get rainbow effect again, you will need to flash bootloaders.
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ok, so now i have another issue. i went to flash the red cwm but the links on the thread appear to be outdated and so i couldnt download the heimdall install mehthod for the entropy dd kernel + red cwm. also, the phone is (for some reason) not recognized by odin (probably cause i have no root??). the heimdall return to stock wasnt rooted, so now i have to root. i tried the superoneclick from one of the threads on here but it froze and wouldnt work, so i downloaded the superoneclick on the android developing and hacks forum and it gets stuck on shell rooting device... - Step #7. sooo, what can i do here?? thanks for the help so far, btw!
EDIT: ok never mind, i flashed infuzen a16 kernel and got the red cwm... so i went ahead and restored a backup i had made before i attempted all of this and now im back rooted now, im off to try and flash cm9!!!

Luisit0 said:
ok, so now i have another issue. i went to flash the red cwm but the links on the thread appear to be outdated and so i couldnt download the heimdall install mehthod for the entropy dd kernel + red cwm. also, the phone is (for some reason) not recognized by odin (probably cause i have no root??). the heimdall return to stock wasnt rooted, so now i have to root. i tried the superoneclick from one of the threads on here but it froze and wouldnt work, so i downloaded the superoneclick on the android developing and hacks forum and it gets stuck on shell rooting device... - Step #7. sooo, what can i do here?? thanks for the help so far, btw!
EDIT: ok never mind, i flashed infuzen a16 kernel and got the red cwm... so i went ahead and restored a backup i had made before i attempted all of this and now im back rooted now, im off to try and flash cm9!!!
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That is the kernel I prefer to flash.In the future if you don't have or wish to restore a backup this root package ROOT THE UCLB3 listed in same Heimdall thread by qkster has worked just fine for me.

elbscorp said:
That is the kernel I prefer to flash.In the future if you don't have or wish to restore a backup this root package ROOT THE UCLB3 listed in same Heimdall thread by qkster has worked just fine for me.
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huh, i hadnt noticed that package.. will keep in mind though, just in case (;
btw, im on cm9 now, so next step is jb thank you all greatly for helping me out!!

Luisit0 said:
huh, i hadnt noticed that package.. will keep in mind though, just in case (;
btw, im on cm9 now, so next step is jb thank you all greatly for helping me out!!
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I recommend reading, reading, then reading that thread many more times. I have read it and followed the links in it many times. About every time I do I notice or pay attention to something else helpful.

elbscorp said:
I recommend reading, reading, then reading that thread many more times. I have read it and followed the links in it many times. About every time I do I notice or pay attention to something else helpful.
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definitely, and especially since this is all so new to me coming from htc... and, to add even more reasons to the convenience of reading all about the infuse, i think this is gonna be my daily device for quite some time... so i better read up on all i can!!

Also remember that the file format changes to MDT and any screw ups will probably require a return to stock using Heimdall or Odin. Read the OP instructions very carefully.
This is a guide guide to use too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31342159
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[Q] E:signature verification failed -- in System Recovery

I tried to run CWM in System Recovery but everytime I try to install a ZIP file I get:
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I read over several posts on this subject but cannot figure it out.
I have:
Samsung Infuse
Gingerbread - installed after I had bricked my phone - UCLB3_Unbrick_root_1.1.zip
My Android Recovery Menu is blue - <3e>
When in my phone, I can run Terminal and get a Linux prompt - so I assume that means its rooted.
Wanting to get CWM.zip installed so I can go on to installing ICS and then on to JB.
Any ideas on how to get passed this roadblock?
Thanks
Carl

cwmoser said:
I tried to run CWM in System Recovery but everytime I try to install a ZIP file I get:
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
I read over several posts on this subject but cannot figure it out.
I have:
Samsung Infuse
Gingerbread - installed after I had bricked my phone - UCLB3_Unbrick_root_1.1.zip
My Android Recovery Menu is blue - <3e>
When in my phone, I can run Terminal and get a Linux prompt - so I assume that means its rooted.
Wanting to get CWM.zip installed so I can go on to installing ICS and then on to JB.
Any ideas on how to get passed this roadblock?
Thanks
Carl
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Here get the option C http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523 flash this with odin and you will have CWM recovery
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alexischino said:
Here get the option C http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523 flash this with odin and you will have CWM recovery
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Many Thanks again.
That gave me a fresh install with CWM red menu.
Thanks
Carl

cwmoser said:
Many Thanks again.
That gave me a fresh install with CWM red menu.
Thanks
Carl
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I am glad to be of help, good luck and have a happy flash :thumbup:
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can i do the same with bricked chinese phone ?
i have a XPHONEX x550 phone note ...
i have it stuck on android sign , i tried to get its firmware from a similar phone ... i could extract the SYSTEM folder,
but i could't extract BOOT or RECOVERY or BOOTLOADER ...
is there a way to build up an UPDATE.zip from system alone ?? so i can fix mine !
i tried something like signing the system.zip and played a bit with meta-inf ... but i always get to the error : signature verification failed ... and i can't install CWF because i don't have the USB driver for this phone in recovery mode...
it's like a mission impossible case
thank you anyway

help please
alexischino said:
Here get the option C http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613523 flash this with odin and you will have CWM recovery
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ser can u help fix signature verification failed in may alcatel one touch pixi 4007d
i tried many things but i always failed huhuhuhuh i want to root may fone but it cant b'coz of that!

Signature verification failed
I have the same error message, with the recovery e3 in a sgs i9000, and no usb port. Anyone can showme a solution without odin or cable? Terminal or something? I don't find anything... Thanks a lot.

When I try the thread that fixes the issue, all file locations are file not found

W0lfman said:
When I try the thread that fixes the issue, all file locations are file not found
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Some stuff is mirrored luckily...