[Q] HBoot Questions - PD98IMG.zip? - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Good afternoon,
I am having serious trouble trying to install my FOTA from Orange (1.84.xx.x) and with little knowledge available on it, I'm trying to break it down piece by piece.
The phone works fine at the moment with the 1.40.xx.x Firmware on it but I do want to install the update.
I can load in to the bootloader no problem but when I do it hangs for a few seconds before a screen appears saying that it has tried to check PD98IMG.zip but it can't be found. It then says it can't find various connotations of that such as PD98xxx.nbh. Is this an issue?
Would not finding these files result in the phone hanging when I try to put it in Recovery mode? I have the FOTA file on the SD card (in the Download folder where it was downloaded to) and wa hoping that clicking Recovery would boot the FOTA file. It doesn't. The system hangs until I either take the battery out or....
.... I press Vol UP (3 seconds) and tap the Power button. This takes me to a new screen with blue writing (Android system Recovery 3e) that gives me the option to either Boot, Apply sdcard:update.zip, Wipe data/factory reset, Wipe cache partition.
I also have yellow writing on the screen with the message, "E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command". I can only assume that this is quite important - what is wrong?
As for the update.zip, what is it? Should I rename the FOTA file as update.zip? where should it be put on the SD card to make it available to the Recovery menu?
Many thanks in advance,
AC

Hey did you ever get this fixed? I'm having the same issues. hit me up @ [email protected] please.

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[help] HTC Desire Can't Enter Recovery Mode and Clockworkmod

Hi guys, i am a newbie here.
Last night i was trying to root my desire using unrevoked. I followed the guide from XDA step by step and everything seemed fine until word "done" appear in unrevoked.
After that, desire supposed to enter recovery mode and clockworkdmod but there was nothing appear in the screen. My desire suddenly shut down.
Can you tell me what am i suppose to do then because i want to put custom rom in my desire and now there's nothing i can do because it can't enter recovery mode (it only able to enter bootloader or Android OS itself).
Thanks
kyosiro said:
Hi guys, i am a newbie here.
Last night i was trying to root my desire using unrevoked. I followed the guide from XDA step by step and everything seemed fine until word "done" appear in unrevoked.
After that, desire supposed to enter recovery mode and clockworkdmod but there was nothing appear in the screen. My desire suddenly shut down.
Can you tell me what am i suppose to do then because i want to put custom rom in my desire and now there's nothing i can do because it can't enter recovery mode (it only able to enter bootloader or Android OS itself).
Thanks
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when you are in boot loader, use the volume down key and goto recovery and git power button. you should then be taken to clockwork recovery. this is where you can select your rom from SD card and flash
I've tried to do that and now it stuck in HTC Logo. Doest it mean i've to try unrevoked again or simply unroot it?
try rebooting by taking battery off. i'm not an expert but you might have to do it manually using the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696189
did you install the unrevoked drivers?
Okay i will try. Btw, in case i want to unroot, can you tell me where i can get "RUU_Bravo_hTC_Asia_WWE_1.19.707.7_Radio_32.36.00.2 8U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126179" ? The link from XDA seems down and i can download any.
Me and another member have encountered the same issue, seems there's some bug in HBOOT or something.
Boot into Android, go to Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset. Once you confirm it, it will reboot your phone into Recovery.
BUT, unless you re-format (partition) your SD Card, you won't be able to get back in again (unless you do the Factory data reset again).
This seems to happen randomly. Right now I can get into Recovery just fine. But once the bug occurs, the only way to get it to stop is to format your SD card.
Now i am thinking to unroot it than trying to do the whole rooting step all over again. Can you tell me where i can get the RUU for HTC Desire Asia
kyosiro said:
Now i am thinking to unroot it than trying to do the whole rooting step all over again. Can you tell me where i can get the RUU for HTC Desire Asia
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Here you go:
http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Bra...00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126179_signed.exe
Okay, i've done unrooting with HTC Desire RUU Asi and what happen now my SLCD is brick. I am really hopeless right now because guide for "SLCD Brick" doesn't even work in my phone because once again my htc can't enter recovery mode ><
"I am trying to use the guide from sprinker right now. Hopefully it will work"
when you are in hboot the volume down/up button work?
Hi all,
I also have the problem that I can no longer enter the recovery mode on my desire.
Basically, whenever I am in the bootloader menu (either by pressing vol-down+power, return+power, or via ROMManager) and then select "recovery" I get right back to the "fastboot" screen.
I tried uninstalling/installing/upgrading ROMManager and also tried flashing clockwork via the newest version of Unrevoked (downloaded yesterday).
Nothing helps :-(
What I didn't try, yet, is reformatting my SDCard or resetting my device via "Settings > Privacy > Factory data reset". (I don't want to install all my apps >again<; I'm also a bit afraid that I break something an then cannot even reflash using recovery).
Here is some more info about my device:
- Flashed rom: Leedroid 2.1a
- HBOOT 0.83.0001
- RADIO 5.10.05.23
I would be really greatful if anyone had a solution for this problem.
P.s.: in case I HAVE to reset/format: can I somehow make a backup of all my apps&settings?
Hi all, I have the same problem now.
Everything works, after s-off, except I can no longer enter Recovery - any solution?
I didn't find an easy solution. I had to do the following (some steps might be optional but I wanted to be sure):
- Formated SD card (ext3 and fat partition)
- Complete reset via RUU (RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_T2_Radio_32.41.00.32U_4.08.00.09_release_137222_signed.exe)
- Using unrevoked to reinstall recovery rom
- Reinstalled my custom rom (Leedroid)
Now everything works.
BTW: via TitaniumBackup I could backup all my apps and data quite easily. Didn't expect it to work that well
thanks- what about s-off - is it working now for you?
"s-off" = ?
I Have a similar problem... I can't enter recovery. When i press "recovery mode", I just get a black screen with a phone and a "!" in it.
Have to pull battery to reboot desire.
I have formatted sd.
Quite annoying, cause I need to wipe my battery stats, and I don't know any other way to do it, than going to recovery.
I tried to update ROM to Cyanogenrom which was unsuccessful - just get boot loop.
I also get the same 'red triangle with exclamation mark on phone' icon when trying to go to recovery mode.
So now I have a Desire which boot loops and cant enter recovery mode ...
anyone know how to get out of this one?
This might work for you
WAIT, BEFORE YOU START, CREATE A GOLDCARD. IT IS VERY NECESSARY. THINGS WILL GO WRONG IF YOU DONT.
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO BOOT GO TO THE BOOTLOADER MENU.
Firstly, download this file. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13240777/Desire Downgrade.ZIP
Extract the files.
Run the win-down.bat file.
Follow on screen instructions.
After the process is completed, Head to the root of your SD card and check if there is a file named P99***IMG (FORGOT THE EXACT NAME BUT IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS) there should be one.
Secondly, disconnect your phone and turn it off.
After that boot up your phone while pressing the volume down button and the power button.
The bootloader should be checking for files after awhile and once it found the file that is supposed to be in the root of your sd card, press the volume up button (NOT EXACTLY SURE, SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT SAYS YES AND CONTINUE)
It should be writing files to your phone. and replaces everything. E.G: HBOOT, RECOVERY,RADIO and such.
It should be writing files successfully and then it would ask you to reboot. Continue with the reboot and you should be having your Desire back to stock. Perfect.
PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE RISKS INVOLVED LIKE FAILURE OF WRITING TO THE HBOOT. PLEASE REMEMBER TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. MAINLY, DO NOT BLAME ME FOR ANYTHING THAT GOES WRONG.
FINALLY, YOU SHOULD BE READING EVERYTHING UP TO HERE AND THAT YOU MUST HAVE A GOLDCARD (A GOLD SD CARD)
Hope this helps you and please ask if you have further questions. PM me if the questions cannot be answered here. Good Luck
This should bring back your phone to stock. Root your phone again after it is done
i have the same issue. but i got stuck when trying to partition my sd card. Now i can't enter Android itself only the bootloader. But i also lost my clockwork recovery...
it keeps looping the HTC Quitly brilliant bootscreen... Forever!
i am now formatting my sd card with my pc. will i then be able to go into recovery again using a zip file from clockwork i found? using this:
fake-flash
Fake-flash is only possible with root access, you need to be rooted to use it. Basically, its a way to have recovery running on the phone without using a PC (making it safer as you are less likely to brick using no USB cable to push files, instead, you push directly from your phone). You can use "ROM Manager" from the marketplace to do this. Simply place the downloaded test recovery image on the phone and the downloaded rom zip (renamed to update.zip) and flash using ROM Manager.
Preperation
Download the fake-flash update zip from one of the links below
Copy the update.zip to the root of your SD card (the name MUST remain as update.zip)
When you want to launch the recovery image
Turn on your device with 'volume down' pressed and select 'Recovery'
When the exclamation mark appears, press and hold 'volume up' then press 'power'
Select the second option, 'Apply sdcard:update.zip
That's it, ClockworkMod recovery should launch!
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and then installing a ROM with it?
(sry for bad english)
i'm having the exact same problem. i've tried fake flash and it does nothing for me, so does flashing the clockwork recovery image. the only one i haven't used yet is the downgrade...hope that will help

[Q] Recovery and/or Wipe not working.

OK, so I have my wife's old Incredible that was Rooted with Unrevoked. It was kept stock Rooted.
She got an Incredible 2 and I now want to sell her old Incredible. Tried to Wipe data and SD Card using the Data and Storage Settings menu. The phone acts like it is doing both things, but doesn't actually format the SD Card, and when doing a Factory Reset, the phone reboots and acts like it is wiping the data. When it boots back up, her background is still there and there are a bunch of widgets that say "Problem Loading Widget" on them. It does seem to remove some items as email accounts are reset, GMail, etc. are all wiped.
So, I reboot into Recovery to try and reflash the stock Radio, put S-On, and install the stock ROM, but no matter what I choose in Clockwork Recovery, I get a "blank" screen after choosing a menu item. For example, when I go to "Install Zip from Sdcard," It will take the input and where it would normally ask what Zip I want to install, it only shows the background of CWR. If I try to Wipe Data, where normally it would have all the menu options with "NO" and the one that says "Yes - Wipe Data," that menu never shows up.
So, I can't fully wipe the thing, and I can't seem to flash stock Boot, Recovery, etc. to get this back to stock so I can sell it.
Any ideas?
I'll try helping you out.
1) download a new Incredible recovery from dougpiston.com/ and follow his directions above the downloads.
2) reboot into hboot (you can also turn off phone then hold vol down + power). It should prompt for an update, which you should accept. Let your phone do it's thing, it may take several minutes or longer.
3) Once you have a new recovery, delete that PB31IMG recovery file.
Your recovery should work as expected now. Btw, where did you download the s-on file from?
SlimSnoopOS said:
I'll try helping you out.
1) download a new Incredible recovery from dougpiston.com/ and follow his directions above the downloads.
2) reboot into hboot (you can also turn off phone then hold vol down + power). It should prompt for an update, which you should accept. Let your phone do it's thing, it may take several minutes or longer.
3) Once you have a new recovery, delete that PB31IMG recovery file.
Your recovery should work as expected now. Btw, where did you download the s-on file from?
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I downloaded both the Stock recovery, flashed and got a picture of a phone with a Red Exclamation point on it. I then downloaded CWR 3.0.0.8 and flashed that, this time it goes into recovery but does the same thing the other one does: Shows the menu options but then the screen goes blank if I try to choose an option.
EDIT: Holy poop, I think I know what the issue was all along! Basically, I was thinking that recovery worked like my Thunderbolt in that the Vol +/- was how to scroll in CWR menus and the PWR button was the select. Turns out that you use the trackball to both scroll AND select menus in CWR on the DInc!
I just wiped the device in CWR and it is booting up. I already sold the phone to a friend and she told me to keep it Rooted with a stock ROM on it, so I don't have to go any further provided that it wipes properly!
Well as long as it works!

[Q] Failed installing a new rom

Hi,
There are a lot of similar problems on this forum, but after trying a lot i still can't get my DHD fixed... I feel stupid atm..
It happened when trying to install the Sensation v2.1 rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131063)
I followed the guide from this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964996
I started with making the phone Radio S-OFF and ENG S-OFF. This was succesfull.
BELOW are the steps from the flashing guide, the BOLD marked part shows the part it went wrong..
- Tell any people that might call you during the next 10-15 minutes to not worry
- Connect your phone using "Disk drive" to the computer.
- Copy both your full-wipe-1-3.zip and your rom zip file to your SD Card
- Make sure you copied them correctly
- Check again because once you full wipe, you won't have a rom.
- Disconnect your phone from your computer
- Install and open Rom Manager from the market
- Tap on Flash ClockworkMod Recovery
- Wait for it to download (yes, you need a wi-fi or data connection)
- After it is done press "Reboot into recovery"
- If you get an icon with a phone and an exclamation mark in a triangle, remove the battery from your phone, reboot and then flash the clockworkmod recovery again
- Once you are in the clockwork mod recovery, you may use the volume keys as directional keys (up and down) and the power button may be used as Enter.
- I recommend you do a nandroid back-up. You must have at least 1 gb of free space.
- Select "Install Zip from sdcard"
- Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
- Select full-wipe-1-3.zip (It's right under those folders)
- Confirm by selecting the Yes option in between those "NO"s
- Wait for it to finish
- DO NOT REBOOT!!! In case you were not aware, you now have no rom installed
- Once again select "Install Zip from sdcard"
- Select "Choose zip from sdcard"
- Select your rom zip file
- Confirm your selection (just like with the wipe)
- Wait for it to finish
- Please reboot from the recovery menu and flash nothing else before you have rebooted
- Pop a champagne bottle, because it's done.
I was not able to select a file from the SDcard.. It kept saying "SDCARD NOT MOUNTED"
After that ive done some more:
- Format the card with SDFormatter and i've also tried in Clockworkmod itself but also there it said the SDcard wasn't mounted..
I've also read about a USB brick or something.. But to fix the usb brick u needed to put a file, update.zip, on your SDcard... which i couldnt load ofcourse.
At the moment i'm really frustrated because my DHD just wont start!!
It has no ROM.. At the moment it also stopped starting the Clockworkmod.. It shows a phone with a red exclamation mark when i press RECOVERY from Bootloader screen...
I hope someone can help me fix this DHD..!
Regards, Thijs
Actually, at the moment i dont care if the ROM i mentioned gets installed.
I'd be SO HAPPY to have the stock Android 2.3.3 with Sense 2.x back!!!!!
Oke it now for some reason found the SDcard and i succesfully wiped the device again with Full wipe 1.5 EXT4 and succesfully installed the Sensation rom.
At this moment the systems just won't boot.
It freezes at the first screen u see when you boot the DHD..
Anyone knows what this could mean??
I'm sure you have done this but I'm going to ask anyway.
Do you have a nandroid backup somewhere in your computer? If you do try mounting the SDcard with a cardreader...some laptops have a built reader. copy the nandroid folder to where clockwork backs everything up and try restoring from phone recovery.
Since you are hung on boot...see if you can do a factory reset and data wipe...a wipe sometimes clears a rom not booting. then again...I'm speaking with experience from other phones not the Desire HD or any HTC for that matter.

[Q] Having trouble flashing the radio on CM7

Hi,
I recently installed CM7 on my phone. I want to flash the radio, and I've looked over the entire forum.
It says reboot into recovery, and update from zip on sd card.
The problem I am having, is that it doesnt say this.
I reboot into recovery, get the red triangle, get passed it by pressing up and power. And then get to the menu that says
Android system recovery <2e>
Reboot system now
Apply sdcard:update.zip
Wipe data
Wipe Cache.
I tried renaming this file: signed_Froyo_Slide_Radio.zip as update, but that doesnt work either.
Am I supposed to wipe the data and cache first?
I've also tried rebooting into recovery from clockwork and that fails as well.
What am I doing wrong?
Is there a tutorial I can find that will help? The oddest thing is I thought rooting/installing cm7 would have been hard, but that turned out to be easier than what I thought would be the easiet thing of the bunch to do.
Any help will be appreciated, i have looked all over, but I'm sorry if this was answered already.
going off my bare knowledge of the MT3GS that i help my sister do..
i thought the steps was..
1)reboot into "recovery"
2)red triangle screen
3)press VOL+ and POWER to get to the "temp recovery menu"
4)Apply sdcard:update.zip
5)should boot into a CWM recovery
((i thought it was CWM recovery that was the update.zip file in your SD card..))
it is in this CWM recovery where you select to flash the zip'ed radio.
***
i could be wrong and if i am hopefully someone can correct me/ point me and the OP in the right direction to flash radio as i want to do this for my sister's MT3GS soon as well.
I just tried that. Unfortunately, all it did was install the update.zip and then ask to reboot the phone.
Thank you for your help though.
The process is very similar to what jt.one described but first you need to obtain a update.zip version of CWM recovery. You should be able to get one through Rom Manager (found on Google Play). Once in CWM you should have an option for exploring your SD Card and flashing your ZIP file of choice
Finally got it to work, so here is what I did in case anyone wants a heads up.
First thing I did was format the sd card (i have a special card for doing crap like this)
Put the espimg.zip, and the radio zip on the sd.
I went into Rom Manager on my phone, i hit <Flash Clockworkmod Recovery>
and then <Reboot into Recovery>.
It then for some odd reason, finally gave me the correct menu to install zip from sd.
This time, the process was also different. Instead of selecting things with the power button, I had to select things with the middle button. (hitting the power button just turned off the screen)
So after going through the menu's and finding the update, I installed it, which took literally seconds.
Now everything is up and running. I am by no means any type of specialist or even remotely knowledgeable other than after I get some hands on experience, but if anyone else is having problems, maybe I can try to help you, since I had such a hard time.
Thanks again to jt.one and WhoWhere for their help and support.

Looking to replace stock rom

Just purchased the P8000 with the stock UI and all those little apps they install that no one ever actually wants.
Is there a rom I can install that will basically put this back to being what I think is a standard UK phone. It versions are presently as follows.
Android V 5.1
BaseBand V: MOLY.LR9.W1444.MD.LWTGLMP.V16.P10
Kernel: 3.10.65
Build No: ALPS.L1.MP3.V2.NB6753.65U.L1_P22
Custom Build Version: Elephone_P9000_20151014
thanks in advance
You should try Eragon rom, this is much better than stock although it is based on stock it has been improved greatly. This is the only fully working rom at present.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/elephone-p8000/development/rom-06-9-eragon-1-0-android-5-1-t3195007
Sorry thats not true, there is a vibe and flyme rom but they either have Chinese apps or lots of features we can use.
Thats the one I think I am going to look at this evening when I get home, thanks. Cant understand why they have some great and cheap phones coming out of Asia but insist on filling them up with bloatware...
Personally I dont think the p8000 has much bloat especially compared to samsung phones. I am sure you will enjoy Eragon.
I lost my phone (lenovo) in Dubai, was not handed in at the airport, no surprises there, so this is a cheap alternative.
Anyway, followed the instructions, and my screen looks nothing like the one on the Elephone instructions page.
I can see the recovery function, but when I select it, the Elephone logo appears for a few seconds, then I have a dead Android icon, with red triangle and exclamation mark, so I cant even root the thing yet, even following their instructions
Try using philz recovery, this is what I use. Its a scatter file just like elephones clockworkmod version. Just to confirm, are you holding volume up button and power at the same time which brings up the bootloader. Then select what you want with volume up and confirm with volume down?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ele...covery-philz-touch-6-59-0-port-p8000-t3224478
ok Im going to have another go at this, as I am not sure I did anything right.
Looking at the Phillz Link, it takes me to the flash info at Elephones site.
Followed the instructions and selected scatter file, flashtool download took about 4 seconds, max.
Came up with the big green tick in the window
Now is where I am lost, because it says the rom download is now completed, but nothing on the phone has changed, and there appear to be no more instructions?
What exactly have I just done, because its not entirely clear.
I am assuming I just downloaded a backup copy of the rom I have presently installed, the stock P8000 rom, but the instructions are not exactly clear on this
ok, this time on holding power and vol down I got a different display, but sadly the 4 available options were in chinese so I have no idea which one to select, and I suspect the next page, should I guess right, will also be in Chinese, so I guess I cant do this,
Right, making some, little, progress.
Now get into bootloader (instructions are not quite right for me, have to do Pwr + Vol Down, then select recovery, then hold power and vol up to get into bootloader
Anyway, select eragon from folders, and it starts then says failed with an error aborted.
Back to try again, with new fresh download
ok following the instructions from Eragon, I get to the select the zip and it starts and fails, however, I place the zip fileon what I know is the external microSD I put in the phone, but I get the feeling that during the start process it un-mounts this drive and thus fails immediately.
So, I am now able to do as follows.
Put ZIP onto external SD
Boot into Bootloader
factory reset phone
Select ZIP
Start install
fail with following information
E:cannot mount custom path
E:you must first setup a valid folder
/storage/sdcard1: Checking
/storage/sdcard1: mounted
Calculating MD5sum....
I then select YES - INSTALL Eragon_P8000_V_5.5.0.zip
Installing:/storage/sdcard1/Eragon_P8000_V_5.5.0.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:/Cant Open storage/sdcard1/Eragon_P8000_V_5.5.0.zip
(bad)
E:Installation aborted
Press any key to continue
lovely, looks like its bricked.
Get logo nothing else
Can get to the android menu where it says recovery, something I cant read and normal, but recovery does nothing
Which revovery do you use?
Use thePhillz Touch recovery, cwm have problems with external sd.
Best way to install it is for you via SPFlash tool.
If you done with that, you can boot into bootloader and choose there recovery.
Than you should be able to install the marvelous Eragon ROM.
hth
Cheers
sorry Im not following you.
I have the flash tool software
I appear to no longer be able to get into the bootloader.
can I upgrade the firmware to Eragon using the flashtool?
I have to say, I am a very technical person but this is a baffling process.
I am well versed in rom updates on MB, Tablets etc, all of which should be similar.
after trying both the Eragon and Phillz instructions, nether worked for me
Then I found the phone sat at the logo and I was unable to do anything
Now, for unknown reasons it let me into the bootloader again
I am now able to factory reset
I am not going to try Eragon because it simply will not let me do it
Are you all sure you have the same phone, or that there are not perhaps some versions of the same phone where these instructions are not right?
What seems simple to do is proving impossible to do
Why else able to enter the recovery
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spottedhaggis said:
I have to say, I am a very technical person but this is a baffling process.
I am well versed in rom updates on MB, Tablets etc, all of which should be similar.
after trying both the Eragon and Phillz instructions, nether worked for me
Then I found the phone sat at the logo and I was unable to do anything
Now, for unknown reasons it let me into the bootloader again
I am now able to factory reset
I am not going to try Eragon because it simply will not let me do it
Are you all sure you have the same phone, or that there are not perhaps some versions of the same phone where these instructions are not right?
What seems simple to do is proving impossible to do
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I had trouble getting Philz recovery to load to phone but finally got it to work using the latest version of SP flash tool from Android MTK. Google to find it. Load the scatter.txt from unzipped Philz recovery, click download, attach powered off phone to PC. Only took a few minutes to load for me.
spottedhaggis said:
ok following the instructions from Eragon, I get to the select the zip and it starts and fails, however, I place the zip fileon what I know is the external microSD I put in the phone, but I get the feeling that during the start process it un-mounts this drive and thus fails immediately.
So, I am now able to do as follows.
Put ZIP onto external SD
Boot into Bootloader
factory reset phone
Select ZIP
Start install
fail with following information
E:cannot mount custom path
E:you must first setup a valid folder
/storage/sdcard1: Checking
/storage/sdcard1: mounted
Calculating MD5sum....
I then select YES - INSTALL Eragon_P8000_V_5.5.0.zip
Installing:/storage/sdcard1/Eragon_P8000_V_5.5.0.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:/Cant Open storage/sdcard1/Eragon_P8000_V_5.5.0.zip
(bad)
E:Installation aborted
Press any key to continue
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you still have the problem? if yes send me a pm . i can help

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