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Simple guide to flash android on Nand

12/08/2010 Updated with fix permission
TO ALL PEOPLE:
PLEASE STOP POSTING IN THIS TOPIC ABOUT "THIS PART DOESN'T WORK ECC ECC" WRITE IN THE TOPIC OF THE RELEASE (KERNEL OR SYSTEM), PLEASE LOOK IN THIS THREAD FOR WORKING SETUPS AND TRICKS, AND SEARCH ON THE FORUM BEFORE POSTING!
This method erase all data on your system and you can brick you phone so do it carefully.
Main problem: screen
For polaris there are 3 type of screen. Usually pola100 (the old one) use panel 1, and pola 200 (09 edition) has panel 3 but ... not always works...
The best mode to test is try to install and after double reboot you have black screen change panel type.
What you need:
phone (with hardspl installed)
sd card (1 Gb or more)
time
python
Update guide: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/androidhtc/wiki/HowToInstallWithAtoolsNand
important said:
if you have black screen:
reset the device and edit the pannel (E)
with onother type (1,2,3) and retry.
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For androidinstall.tar e nbh look in this thread for working setups. (Choose Eclair or Froyo, Donut as problems with new kernel)
You can flash back windows (using your preferred method), if you need, but it's a shame!

Reserved by me

good
nice going l1q1d.
Make this also sticky.
can you add how to change panel 1 to 3 or vice versa?
There are som nbh file that only come out as panel 3

can you add how to change panel 1 to 3 or vice versa?
There are som nbh file that only come out as panel 3
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You just Download NBH Editor and select the NBH with panel 3.
Then you will see that you can choose from whatever panel you would like, save and copy on SD

sorry for my english.
good guide.
I installed everything ok android
now if I wanted to update the radio?
ho installato android tutto ok
ora se volessi aggiornare la RADIO ?

Download radio update.
rename it to POLAIMG.nbh and put in sd
start with camera button pressed
push power button when asked
restart
you have successfully update the radio

ok. perfect.
tanks : )

HTC Polaris 100 - doesn't flash
I followed you instructions exactly as you wrote them. BUt it doesn't work.
When I power on the device with camera button pressed I see the 3 color boot screen- but that is it. At this point the screen says "Loading" and nothing else happens.
What am I doing wrong?
I have been using the Haret version of Froyo and think it is great, but wanted to go the NAND route. I am hoping it will perform better.
Thanks for your help

Re-download the nbh and retry, maybe is corrupted..

A little help
Hi,
It's been a while since i posted but I'm trying to flash to the NAND but must be a little out of touch as I get blocked at an Error
on the micro SD card I put
\POLAIMG.NBH (renamed from POLAIMG-PANEL1-320-FROYO.NBH
in the \andboot
install-seq.sh
androidinstall.tar (which is not easy to find but I managed
I followed your guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=725604
but the bootlog.txt stops at these errors;
...
....
Script finished
sh: 0: unknown operand
mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock2 on /system failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /dev/block/mtdblock3 on /data failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /data/tmpcache on /cache failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /data/shared_prefs on /shared_prefs failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /data/tmpcache on /tmp failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /data/sysfiles/su on /system/bin/su failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /data/sysfiles/su on /system/xbin/su failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /data/sysfiles/su on /bin/su failed: Invalid argument
mount: mounting /data/sysfiles on /system/etc/ppp failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /data/sysfiles on /smodem failed: Invalid argument
I am doing something wrong ???
Thanks for any help
Richard

It's very strange, try another time..
(remember that install-seq disable automatically if install procedure works without problems)
there only these errors? are there any "Failed to format"?

Indeed the install-seq did get renamed ti install-seq-disable and the data.img & system.img was on the sd card....
Tried three times already...humpf..
Maybe I'll try a manual install.
I can post the dmesg if you think it helps??

If you use nand install you don't need anymore data.img and system.img ...
the install-seq install all on nand.
Post your dmesg (with a link) and i'll take a look...

Hi, at first I want to thank you for this tut and all your work It walked me through the proces of getting android on my pola100.
Just wanted to ask what I can delete from my sd card after succesful flashing. Can I delete complete folder andboot? Thx for your help

All the files, but it would be a better choice to keep all file on sd...

l1q1d said:
If you use nand install you don't need anymore data.img and system.img ...
the install-seq install all on nand.
Post your dmesg (with a link) and i'll take a look...
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When I used your install script for the first time it tries to install system.img and data.img on the EXT2 partition.
After restart I entered the menu and selected the NAND option.
When I re-install the nbh and using your install script (for the second time) it is working.

I have the same problem as zeeos, I have "loading..." on my screen but nothing happens. I tryed many nbh...

Try to change sd card or flash from windows application...

Hey guys,
I've followed the guide exactly, performed task 29 first and ran from a clean, formatted SD card.
I'm using the latest Froyo build and have changed it to panel 1 as I have a POLA100.
The install procedure runs smoothly until it it gets to the point where I see the Warm Donut boot screen with animation, but then it stops and just shows a black screen with white cursor in the top left hand corner, doesn't go any further. Is this normal? Do I have to wait longer? I've left it for half an hour...?

Which files did you use?

Clockwork mod help! PLEASE!!!

okay so I have tried installing clockwork too many times to count and it flat out will not install. i have gotten a series of errors, but have just today been able to keep a consistent error. I downloaded one click clockworkmod 2.5.1.0. plugged in my device, extracted to my desktop and ran both bat files. This is a copy of the cmd prompt window:
remove stock recovery patcher
mount: operation not permitted
rm failed for /system/etc/install-recovery.sh, Read-only file system
rm failed for /system-recovery-from-boot.p, Read-only file system
copy kernel and flasher
2043 KB/s <313888 bytes in 0.150s>
failed to copy 'zImage' to '/sdcard/zImage': Permission denied
flashing kernel
RedBend Update Agent 6,1,14,1
and then it goes on through there... bottom line, it looks like i don't have permissions for the install. and i have already tried remounting rw through adb shell, it comes back and say remounting and then thats it. and ideas? i can give the reset of the scripting in cmd prompt if needed. Thanks in advance.
4nic8

dude theres like 10 other threads on this page about the same exact thing... and this doesn't go in this forum!

Download rom manager from the market and. ...that would do it for u automatically....... and yes pls next time try to search all the forums before posting
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[Q] Thinkpad 1838 25U Bricked

I have a Thinkpad 1838 25U tablet that is stuck at the boot screen after attempting to flash it with closckworkmod. I cannot access the internal storage files to restore the operating system and when I contacted Lenovo they suggested that I reinstall the operating system. When I try to do that in recovery mode all I get is an error that states "file_getprop: failed to stat "/system/build.prop" No such directory E:Error in /tmp/sideload/pack.zip (status 7) Installation aborted. Is there a way to access the internal storage files or a way to re-install the system when the tablet is soft bricked?
What happen was I rooted my tablet with RootDebugfs.bat and then I followed the directions to How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on the Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet on the UnLocker site. Where I messed up was changing the command that was given in the directions. I opened the command prompt and entered each command:
adb push A2109_CWMrecovery-6.0.1.9c.img /mnt/sdcard/
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /system
mv /system/etc/install-recovery.sh /system/etc/install-recovery.sh.backup
dd if=/mnt/sdcard/A2109_CWMrecovery-6.0.1.9c.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
After trying that several time with no luck I changed the last command and file or directory to mmcblk0p5 instead of mmcblk0p1
dd if=/mnt/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
After doing that my screen went blank and when I restarted it, it will not go past the boot screen.
I did back up my system as a backup.ab file. My OS is ICS 4.03 but when I try to re-install the updates on the Lenovo site I get the error message "file_getprop: failed to stat "/system/build.prop" No such directory E:Error in /tmp/sideload/pack.zip (status 7) Installation aborted."
Can anything be done to fix it. I am presently getting ready to start my 2nd semester of college in computer programming and I let my inexperience of commands get the best of me. And caused a big mess.
Is my tablet ruined. Lenovo service dept. said that since my warranty has expired I will have to pay $575 up front to have it repaired.
Any suggestions will be of great help.

[Q] Sideloading stock ROM problems on ClockworkMod Recovery

Howdy -- I was given a SGH-I747 formerly on AT&T. This was a hand-me-down from a coworker that doesn't know what the prior owner actually did to the thing.
It appears that the phone boot-loops for a bit until it lands in into ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.4.7. The CyanogenMod logo appears at initial boot.
This recovery tool seems to have no external microSD card access. I already have ADB on my Win7 machine and was able to install a driver for the S3 to allow me to sideload via command prompt.
I attempted to do this with a copy of the stock ROM without root access.
Initially I was forced to update a line on the script to bypass the invalid number of arguments roadblock, but later encountered this:
Code:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
set_perm: some changes failed
E:Error in /tmp/update.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
I presume something has changed on the primary partition that it wasn't expecting, but I haven't the slightest idea where to go from here.
Thanks for the brainpower

Moderator Edit: Thread Closed at request of OP.

HTC Sensation: Can't install zip from SD card & WiFi "Error" stopped working.

HTC Sensation: Can't install zip from SD card & WiFi "Error" stopped working.
Hello
I recently rooted my HTC Sensation (Pyramid) Z710e using KINGORoot and it was a successful root, unlocked bootlader and got SuperUser.
Security is still on (S-ON) as I don't need or wish to turn this off.
I have tried using CWM recovery 5.8.0.9 but flashing the ROM which was MADE for the Pyramid failed, then I tried using TWRP 2.1.0 but I got the same result, and then I also tried CWM recovery 5.0.2.0 but still the same result (error below).
The problem: When I try flashing a new custom ROM after doing data wipe, cache wipe and dalvik cache wipe it gives me the following error message:
' E: Error in /sdcard/'zipname'.zip
(Status 0 )
Installation Aborted. '
All recoveries downloaded were specific to my phone (obvoiusly) so all were named with Pyramid in them (ex. "twrp-pyramid-2.1.0.img") and so were the custom ROMs, specific to the sensation.
I read something about changing the META-INF File from the new ROM zip to a working META-INF file for the Pyramid but when I tried this it didn't work either, got me an error Status 1 message if I remember correctly.
I'm currently running a downloaded zip of ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.0.3 which is like the OS I had before I formatted everything except SD Card. However my WiFi isn't working anymore since I flashed this downloaded ICS zip and what I mean by not working I mean that when you flip the switch to turn WiFi on it flips to On and then to Off again immediately, and in the settings menu it says there's an Error, but that's it. I tried using the Wifix manager app with the code but that didn't work at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated as to what I can do regarding why I can't install a zip successfully from recovery or as to how I can fix my WiFi problem on my Sensation.
Thanks

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Flash the boot.img of the rom via fastboot command
The command is fastboot flash boot boot.img
And I suggest to use 4ext recovery since you are on S-ON

Still not working :/
Thank you for the reply
Ok I did what you said, I'm currently trying to get the new latest version of CM12 - Lollipop for my sensation.
And yes I'm using 4ext recovery aswell.
I flashed the boot.img file in my phone and it was a success, however after wiping cache, davlik, and data and formatting all partitions except sd card I go to flash the CM12 ROM but it's giving me a status 0 error again.
Am I missing something?
Here is the log of when I try installing the CM12 zip
"
Installing: /sdcard/cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip
Finding update package...
I:Update location: /sdcard/cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Warning: No file_contextsminzip: Extracted 3 file(s)
about to run program [/tmp/install/bin/backuptool.sh] with 2 args
grep: /system/build.prop: No such file or directory
Not backing up files from incompatible version: 12
run_program: child exited with status 127
about to run program [/tmp/install/bin/otasigcheck.sh] with 1 args
about to run program [/tmp/install/bin/backuptool.sh] with 2 args
grep: /system/build.prop: No such file or directory
Not backing up files from incompatible version: 12
could not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system at /system: No such file or directory
unmount of /system failed; no such volume
could not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata at /data: No such file or directory
unmount of /data failed; no such volume
could not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system at /system: No such file or directory
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.
"
Thanks

Spitfire98 said:
Thank you for the reply
Ok I did what you said, I'm currently trying to get the new latest version of CM12 - Lollipop for my sensation.
And yes I'm using 4ext recovery aswell.
I flashed the boot.img file in my phone and it was a success, however after wiping cache, davlik, and data and formatting all partitions except sd card I go to flash the CM12 ROM but it's giving me a status 0 error again.
Am I missing something?
Here is the log of when I try installing the CM12 zip
"
Installing: /sdcard/cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip
Finding update package...
I:Update location: /sdcard/cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Warning: No file_contextsminzip: Extracted 3 file(s)
about to run program [/tmp/install/bin/backuptool.sh] with 2 args
grep: /system/build.prop: No such file or directory
Not backing up files from incompatible version: 12
run_program: child exited with status 127
about to run program [/tmp/install/bin/otasigcheck.sh] with 1 args
about to run program [/tmp/install/bin/backuptool.sh] with 2 args
grep: /system/build.prop: No such file or directory
Not backing up files from incompatible version: 12
could not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system at /system: No such file or directory
unmount of /system failed; no such volume
could not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata at /data: No such file or directory
unmount of /data failed; no such volume
could not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system at /system: No such file or directory
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.
"
Thanks
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did you flash the latest version of 4ext recovery?
if not take it from here
http://d-h.st/rG7
extract the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot command

Spitfire98 said:
Thank you for the reply
Ok I did what you said, I'm currently trying to get the new latest version of CM12 - Lollipop for my sensation.
And yes I'm using 4ext recovery aswell.
[]
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-12-20150203-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.
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1.) Make sure you have at least 4ext recovery v1.0.0.6 RC2 in order to install new ROMs. Otherwise you will very likely get a status 0 error with most ROMs.
2.) I suggest to use CM11 as a daily driver, Lollipop so far has not been stable enough on the Sensation, I had different kinds of problems. Still seems to be a bit experimental to me.

WiFi + ROM (status 0) ~ Problem SOLVED!
Okay, first of all, a huge thanks to everyone that replied and took the time to help me with my problem!
The WiFi problem occurred because I had the incorrect ROM Build name even though it was like the old untampered Ice Cream Sandwich (my stock O.T.A.update ICS was 3.32.x and the one I had downloaded and flashed myself was a stock ICS to bring back my phone's old OS but it was 3.33.x).
The problem of the status 0 error was that at first I was forgetting to flash the Boot.img file in the phone, but then it was because I had version 1.0.0.5 of 4ext recovery not 1.0.0.6 (the latest) as you guys suggested. I can't believe it was that simple but it's solved atleast now and I am infact currently running the latest CM12 Lollipop on my Sensation which looks amazing but since its still unofficial it has a few small bugs.
Once again Thanks all
Happy Devving!