Hello you brilliant people! I haven't been on here in some time. I recently move to China and brought along my Galaxy S3 i-535. It's been some time since I've worked with flashing custom ROMs and never tried it on the S3 until I came here. I am able to root, unlock the boot loader, and install CWM. However, whenever I try and flash any ROM I get the ever infuriating (Status 7) assert. Meaning that I have the incorrect ROM, correct? But I have double, triple, and quadruple checked and I have the correct ROM. Here are the pertinent details:
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-Samsung Galaxy S3 I-535
-Originally a Verizon phone (Screw VZW!)
-Currently on the ChinaMobile network with a Chinese SIM card
-CWM v6.0.2.3
-And I'm currently on Android 4.1.2
-Baseband Ver.: I535VRBMB1
-Kernal Ver.: 3.0.31-861013 (not sure if useful, but maybe)
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Here is the my specific question. ##Could I be receiving the Status 7 assert due to the different SIM card/network??##
I've tried removing the assert from the updater-script file, but no luck. I changed almost a year ago, so the old SIM card is long lost and finding a VZW SIM here would be nearly impossible.
I believe my CWM version is new enough.
If this is the case, any suggestions on where to go next? Any developer/website that would work with China Mobile is in Chinese, and my Chinese is VERY poor.
I need to update my phone to receive data, so they say, but I'm not sure how high I have to update. I was trying to avoid 4.3 because of the locked bootloader. But I think I can find a ROM for 4.3 or 4.4 that doesn't force me to take the locked boot loader? Am I correct in my thinking. Yes I have been researching, I just want to make sure I'm right.
Any useful assistance will be rewarded with my endless gratitude and kind thoughts!!!
You want to upgrade your CWM to 6.0.4.5 then flash your roms from there. If you're using Rom Manager, you can upgrade from within the app itself. Alternatively, you can download the CWM 6.0.4.5 recovery IMG file from the official CWM website, download "Flashify" from the Play Store then install the CWM 6.0.4.5. recovery img file using Flashify.
WOot woot!!!!
SlimSnoopOS said:
You want to upgrade your CWM to 6.0.4.5 then flash your roms from there. If you're using Rom Manager, you can upgrade from within the app itself. Alternatively, you can download the CWM 6.0.4.5 recovery IMG file from the official CWM website, download "Flashify" from the Play Store then install the CWM 6.0.4.5. recovery img file using Flashify.
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That was all it needed! Success! Running the latest Cyanogen!
Much thanks, much thanks!
Hello! Recently purchased a used (but like new) S Relay off of Ebay. It came with 4.1.2 already installed.
Basically let me tell you a brief backstory: I started off by installing Custom Recovery (CWM PhilZ 6.07) using ODIN and backing a NANDroid Backup. Then flashed KitKat CM 11 from CWM (wanted to try it out but didn't like it more than Jellybean). So I restored my backup via custom recovery.
Then I tried unlocking the sim network from T-mobile so I can use this phone when I travel abroad (using the method in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2255892 ). But apparently I found this doesn't work except on the stock Ice Cream Sandwich rom. So I flashed the LH1 stock rom using ODIN. Then I did the unlock method and it appeared successful. (it recognized an AT&T sim I have without asking for an unlock code)
So long story short, I used the custom recovery again to restore to my stock version of 4.1.2 Jellybean. But my baseband version is still LH1. I want to update it to UVMA2. I tried using a zip to update it from LH1 to UVMA2. But it always fails and aborts. It gives me Error Status 7. Which from google apparently means the device name doesn't match the one on the zip package.
I also try installing other minor packages. Which all incur the same error 7. So I'm not really sure if I'm just a really stupid beginner. Or if I've messed something up when I went to Kitkat and back. Or perhaps when I downgraded to 4.0 to unlock the network....
I tried using this ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302599 ) guide to fix the packages by removing the initial device name check. Yet it still fails/aborts before trying to install.
Any help or insights for this beginner would be greatly appreciated, thank you
Edit: The device name should be "apexqtmo" apparently...
Was able to flash to UVBMC5 baseband. Is that perhaps the latest version? It appears to be one of the most recent from google.
Hello,
Just rooted i9300 following this procedure
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...3-07-2012-cf-root-6-4-supersu-cwm5-5-t1695238
and here is says " istalled A custom CWM 5.5" o.k.
I decided to upgrade the CWM to latest version but always ends with error. Tried also with rom manager just to update ClockworkMod Recovery to 6.0.5.0 but also without success.
Please be so kind and direct me to right path.
Do I even have to bother with this if i want to instal latest stable 4.x Cyanogen mod ? ( what instructions to follow to accomplish this goal.)
Thank you for your time
Aaex
Hello xda members,
i have a a31 Majestic tab 110n (i know bad choice), it has never been updated and the stock sofware sucks really bad. So i tried to install a custom recovery and ROM, Cm 10.2 from Christian Troy. I tried to flash from zip. sdcard TWRP for ONDA v792 but the touch didn't work. so i tried to install latest CWM and didnt get trough either. I couldnt flash with odin and phoenix cause locked bootloader. I ask you if there is a custom recovery and rom i can flash.
I hope i can get some answer here. i would really appreciate it. if there is any developer that can develope a compatible recovery i would pay him for sure.
I POST HW INFORMATION:
MOD. TAB 110N
PROC QuadCore A31Series
Android version 4.2.2
FIRMWARE VERSION 3.2_20130717
KERNEL VERSION 3.3.0
BUILD NUMBER A31S_Q1001L3_1307286.20130730
I have an AT&T D800 and current software version is official 4.4.2 D80020y. I want to install official CM12.1 or preferably CM13, but i am extremely confused on where to start given that i havent done any modifications to my device before. I tried ioroot but it seems that my firmware version is not supported. Then i am not sure on the recovery part as well. which recovery is best for installing CM12/13? i read that some recovery causes the device to be soft bricked. If someone could give me a quick walk through on how to go about rooting and installing a recovery that supports all roms, it would be extremely helpful.