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Problem flashing rom stuck in 2nd boot

Hi, im trying to flash the french rom (v1.5) and i cant do it. I copy the update.zip to the sdcard, go to the recovery (home +power), wipe and apply update.zip. All says OK but when i reboot the sapphire it stucks on the 2nd boot image (ANDROID). What happen? I only can restore this with the backup of nandroid.

Solved, just format the SD card and copy the rom other time...

So you suggest to have the SD card empty (only update.zip) before flashing?
Also.. how does the french rom work? I will try my first rom tonight and haven't picked one yet
Is it good?

dondian said:
So you suggest to have the SD card empty (only update.zip) before flashing?
Also.. how does the french rom work? I will try my first rom tonight and haven't picked one yet
Is it good?
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I am using the SFR 1.5 ROM successfully. Built in ROOT and some utilities such as wifi-tether. It works great

I dont suggest this but was strange, when I format the SD all the problems was solved..

How to FLASH my HTC Inspire

Hi, i insert the SDcard in the phone in order to install HD Revolution already downloaded in it, boot into recovery choose install zip from SD then Choose Zip from SDcard and it shows me Error:Can't mount SDcard.
What did I do wrong ???
Please help i don't want to throw my first HTC in a drawer.

corojo said:
Hi, i insert the SDcard in the phone in order to install HD Revolution already downloaded in it, boot into recovery choose install zip from SD then Choose Zip from SDcard and it shows me Error:Can't mount SDcard.
What did I do wrong ???
Please help i don't want to throw my first HTC in a drawer.
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I would try a different SD card or use the PC to format the card and then copy the rom to the SD and try to flash again.
This right here is the main reason I tell everyone to make sure to do a few hours of research before trying to flash anything to their phone.

[Q] Not sure where im @?

Hi I'm a little bit confused and lost between stock recovery, cwm, rom manager and my new SD card.
I browsed 100s of threads and watch alot of good and some not so good videos but 'im still not sure what my best next moves are and why some things dont work.
I have a
Sansung GT i9300
Anroid 4.1.2
Baseband I900XXEMC2
Kernel 3.0.31-1032335 [email protected]#1SMP PEEMPT Mon March11 ..KST 2013
Build JZO54K.I9300XXEMC2
I wanted to use apps like Titanium BackUpPro and Avast so I rooted my phone flashing CWM v3.55 via Odin and have been using it with out any problems for a while.
Then I decided that I would like to flash a custom rom like cm and I downloaded Rom Manager thinking it to be the right tool... ?
I let Rom Manager flash the latest version of CWM recovery 6.0.4.6 ...
but when I look on the apps on my phone I find CWM v3.55-Chainfire ? and
if I try to update I get directed to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
When booting in rcovery mode my phone enters the android system recovery e3 and I get an Error message:
E:faild to mount /data (invalid agrument)
What exactly does this mean ???
Should I try flashing CWM 6 non toutch via Odin or flash back stock ROM?
I thought I would try backing up to an ext SD card so I orderd a SanDisc mircosd 64GB card but the problem still remains.
I still cant back up my ROM using ROM Manager or CWM
Why ? What happend?
I tried formating the SD card with ROM Magager but SD card fails to load. I tried formating with gparted fat32. Still wont load...
The ext SD card shows up in the file exlporer on my phone just fine but
I can't seem to be able to get Rom Manager to recognize it and CWM recovery isn't working.
So instead of backin up my exsiting ROM to the SD card maybe it would be a better idea to install CWM and CM to the SD card
and keep my ROM on the internal SD as it is???
I tried creating a bootable ext sd card with CWM and CM like here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_acclaim
but when it comes to booting the phone in recovery mode I still get the E:faild to mount /data (invalid agrument) message....?
How do I boot from ext sd card?
Whats my next best move?
I have a working rooted ROM on my local SD card with all my apps backed up in clowd. But my recovery mode issue remains to be resolved.
and I have a 64GB ext SD card with CWM and CM on it but I can't install with Rom Manager? because SD card fails to load.
Thanks for trying to follow so far!!!!

Fxam said:
Hi I'm a little bit confused and lost between stock recovery, cwm, rom manager and my new SD card.
I browsed 100s of threads and watch alot of good and some not so good videos but 'im still not sure what my best next moves are and why some things dont work.
I have a
Sansung GT i9300
Anroid 4.1.2
Baseband I900XXEMC2
Kernel 3.0.31-1032335 [email protected]#1SMP PEEMPT Mon March11 ..KST 2013
Build JZO54K.I9300XXEMC2
I wanted to use apps like Titanium BackUpPro and Avast so I rooted my phone flashing CWM v3.55 via Odin and have been using it with out any problems for a while.
Then I decided that I would like to flash a custom rom like cm and I downloaded Rom Manager thinking it to be the right tool... ?
I let Rom Manager flash the latest version of CWM recovery 6.0.4.6 ...
but when I look on the apps on my phone I find CWM v3.55-Chainfire ? and
if I try to update I get directed to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1695238
When booting in rcovery mode my phone enters the android system recovery e3 and I get an Error message:
E:faild to mount /data (invalid agrument)
What exactly does this mean ???
Should I try flashing CWM 6 non toutch via Odin or flash back stock ROM?
I thought I would try backing up to an ext SD card so I orderd a SanDisc mircosd 64GB card but the problem still remains.
I still cant back up my ROM using ROM Manager or CWM
Why ? What happend?
I tried formating the SD card with ROM Magager but SD card fails to load. I tried formating with gparted fat32. Still wont load...
The ext SD card shows up in the file exlporer on my phone just fine but
I can't seem to be able to get Rom Manager to recognize it and CWM recovery isn't working.
So instead of backin up my exsiting ROM to the SD card maybe it would be a better idea to install CWM and CM to the SD card
and keep my ROM on the internal SD as it is???
I tried creating a bootable ext sd card with CWM and CM like here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_acclaim
but when it comes to booting the phone in recovery mode I still get the E:faild to mount /data (invalid agrument) message....?
How do I boot from ext sd card?
Whats my next best move?
I have a working rooted ROM on my local SD card with all my apps backed up in clowd. But my recovery mode issue remains to be resolved.
and I have a 64GB ext SD card with CWM and CM on it but I can't install with Rom Manager? because SD card fails to load.
Thanks for trying to follow so far!!!!
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First option:
1- Download Philz recovery from: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/i9300/philz_touch_6.07.9-i9300.tar.md5
and flash it with odin 3.07or newer
2- Downlad SuperSu root from: http://vk.com/doc167892454_171297436?hash=877f29ccdb4e944a70&dl=28aabb49a7217e1962, copy to your device, go to recovery mode and do 'install zip from...'
Second option:
1- Download CF-Auto Root from http://download.chainfire.eu/229/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-m0-m0xx-gti9300.zip, extract and flash it with odin (that should enable root permissions in your device).
2- Download CWM Manager from PlayStore and do a flash, or better- flash the Philz recovery as above (you don't neet the root file)

Follow the Odin packages instructions...?
amirTor said:
First option:
1- Download Philz recovery from: http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/i9300/philz_touch_6.07.9-i9300.tar.md5
and flash it with odin 3.07or newer
2- Downlad SuperSu root from: http://vk.com/doc167892454_171297436?hash=877f29ccdb4e944a70&dl=28aabb49a7217e1962, copy to your device, go to recovery mode and do 'install zip from...'
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Follow the Odin packages instructions...?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002953
and it will solve my boot in recovery mode problem? Once resolved can I back up my exsiting ROM and flash custom? Any ideas on my ext SD card?
Thanks for reply!

Fxam said:
Follow the Odin packages instructions...?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002953
and it will solve my boot in recovery mode problem? Once resolved can I back up my exsiting ROM and flash custom? Any ideas on my ext SD card?
Thanks for reply!
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Yep, follow it,
And yes- both backup and exSD use (called sdCard0 in the recovery), here's the developer's thread & guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860

Easy way to flash CWM or Touch wiz is to download EZ-Recovery from the play store, open the app scroll to recovery, click recovery and choose which one you want and click flash. Done. I personally like TW.
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---------- Post added at 02:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:58 PM ----------
Sorry I didn't mean touch wiz, I meant TWRP. Ha woops
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[Q] cant see my folders or zip files in stock recovery mode

i have rooted my phone recently.when i enter into stock recovery mode and go to 'apply updates from sd card" i cant see any zip files or folders there.i can see only one folder which redirect me to the menu.help plz......................

Sagar14624 said:
i have rooted my phone recently.when i enter into stock recovery mode and go to 'apply updates from sd card" i cant see any zip files or folders there.i can see only one folder which redirect me to the menu.help plz......................
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Which phone are you talking about? Do you have internal / external sd? Stock recovery is not usable for flashing any custom zip files, for installing non-signed files, you'll need a custom recovery.

i am using galaxy core.i want to install philz touch custom recovery.zip but to do so i have to see that file which is on my internal sd. when i go to "apply update from sd card" i can see only one folder which redirects me to the main menu in stock recovery.and can u tell me why cant i see any folder of my sd card too. i have external sd card too

Sagar14624 said:
i am using galaxy core.i want to install philz touch custom recovery.zip but to do so i have to see that file which is on my internal sd. when i go to "apply update from sd card" i can see only one folder which redirects me to the main menu in stock recovery.and can u tell me why cant i see any folder of my sd card too. i have external sd card too
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As I said, you can't install any custom zips using the stock recovery. You will need to flash PhilZ using ODIN first.
Is your phone a Samsuung GT-i8260 ?

my phone is GT-i8262. and i got u. recently i saw a video on youtube where a custom zip was installed using stock rom recovery. however i have odin and i know how to use it. but i am not sure if there are different version of recovery zip for different mobile.if it is or not can u please give me a link of philz touch recovery.tar for my phone.

Can't find .zip files in TWRP, now I can't flash anything...

Hello there,
I was in the middle of installing recovery, root and a custom ROM on my SM-T210 (Galaxy Tab 3 7"), when the title happened. I don't think the issue is device related though, so that's why I'm posting here.
I have StockRom Kitkat Version 1.7 (not the stock rom, that's just what it's called) installed at the moment, but I didn't like it so I wanted to go for Supernova (2.1) and flash that. This would've worked if TWRP didn't suddenly stop being able to see my files in internal storage...
My device isn't encrypted so that's not the issue. Does anyone have any idea what is going on?

Hello,
Make sure you are mounting system and data
Make sure zip files type is selected and not IMG files
Try moving to SD card and try to see if it's there if you have one
Reflash twrp -make sure it's the latest twrp-
Then boot into it, flash rom

-Hope- said:
Hello,
Make sure you are mounting system and data
Make sure zip files type is selected and not IMG files
Try moving to SD card and try to see if it's there if you have one
Reflash twrp -make sure it's the latest twrp-
Then boot into it, flash rom
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Thank you very much sir, using an SD card did it for me! TWRP was already the newest one I could use so that wasn't an option, the other 2 tips I also already tried.