[Q] E:Syntax error in update script - EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've googled it and searched both here and android central but can't find the answer to my problem. I have a rooted Ego 4g running AHA-froyo 2.3. I am trying to update it to Ava-froyoZ3. Whener I run recovery then nandroid of course then install zip from sd card (I previously downloaded Ava-froyo and put it in the root of the sd card) I get,
-- Installing: SDCARD:AHA-FroyoZ3.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
E:Syntax error in update script
Installation aborted.
I have rom manager and can never get it to work so I just do it through recovery.
Any clues as to what the problem is? I have down loaded the file from several different locations to see if maybe I had a bad copy but it always does the same thing.
Additional info. I have the latest radio and pri and a stock kernel.

sabunimwil said:
I've googled it and searched both here and android central but can't find the answer to my problem. I have a rooted Ego 4g running AHA-froyo 2.3. I am trying to update it to Ava-froyoZ3. Whener I run recovery then nandroid of course then install zip from sd card (I previously downloaded Ava-froyo and put it in the root of the sd card) I get,
-- Installing: SDCARD:AHA-FroyoZ3.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
E:Syntax error in update script
Installation aborted.
I have rom manager and can never get it to work so I just do it through recovery.
Any clues as to what the problem is? I have down loaded the file from several different locations to see if maybe I had a bad copy but it always does the same thing.
Additional info. I have the latest radio and pri and a stock kernel.
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use the other recovery !
and this should be in the Q and A forum

Sorry about the location. It should be in q and a. My mistake.

sabunimwil said:
Sorry about the location. It should be in q and a. My mistake.
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happen's did you get the rom flashed

Trying again as I type.

It worked. Thanks for the heads up on the other recovery. Used AmonRa v2.2.2
Any thoughts as to why Rom Manager doesn't work for me? It won't boot me into recovery and doesn't seem to do anything when I tell it to back up my rom.
I also get an error when I try to Fix Permissions. "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"

sabunimwil said:
It worked. Thanks for the heads up on the other recovery. Used AmonRa v2.2.2
Any thoughts as to why Rom Manager doesn't work for me? It won't boot me into recovery and doesn't seem to do anything when I tell it to back up my rom.
I also get an error when I try to Fix Permissions. "An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands!"
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From my experience, ROM manager will not back up a ROM unless I have already booted into recovery at least once before. Is this what you are experiencing?
Also, I have had some funky issues with RM lately where it says its flashed a recovery but it actually didn't.
Not sure about the Fix permissions issue, but you can do that from recovery if RM wont work.

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Help with Rooting/Installing rom.

Ok guys, I'm having a problem with install this rom.
I'm trying to install: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715180
I believe my device is rooted, I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702973
After following it, I did get superuser, and I did the terminal test, it worked. Even have root only applications working.
So, When I'm trying to install the rom, I followed this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704865 The download link to the update.zip is down, so I used the one from when I did the"How to root" guide. Not sure if it's the same or not.
So I put both zips on the sdcard (slideme.zip, and update.zip). I go into recovery mode, when I click apply update.zip, the green bar goes like 30%, then I get:
-- Install from sdcard..
Finding update package..
Opening update package..
Verifying update package..
E:failed to verify whole-file sidgnature
E:signature verfication failed
Installation aborted.
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Anyone might be able to describe what's going wrong, and able to help me?
Rickmasta said:
Ok guys, I'm having a problem with install this rom.
I'm trying to install: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715180
I believe my device is rooted, I followed this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=702973
After following it, I did get superuser, and I did the terminal test, it worked. Even have root only applications working.
So, When I'm trying to install the rom, I followed this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=704865 The download link to the update.zip is down, so I used the one from when I did the"How to root" guide. Not sure if it's the same or not.
So I put both zips on the sdcard (slideme.zip, and update.zip). I go into recovery mode, when I click apply update.zip, the green bar goes like 30%, then I get:
Anyone might be able to describe what's going wrong, and able to help me?
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You need to either install the engineering rom (which will allow you to enter clockwork from now on the way you are trying) or get back in to clockwork using the same method you used when you rooted the device.
K, thanks. I'll check it out.

Unable to flash in recovery mode

Guys ,
I am trying to flash a desire theme via recovery mode but everytime i log into recovery mode , i get following message and phone freezes. At this point only "Reboot System Now" works. Please advise
Code:
Build : RA-desire-v2.0.0
Finding update package
Opening update package
E:Can;t open /cache/update.zip (bad)
Installation aborted
FYI - My phone is S Off , rooted and I am using Teppic's Stock ROM.
Thanks..
namz said:
Guys ,
I am trying to flash a desire theme via recovery mode but everytime i log into recovery mode , i get following message and phone freezes. At this point only "Reboot System Now" works. Please advise
Code:
Build : RA-desire-v2.0.0
Finding update package
Opening update package
E:Can;t open /cache/update.zip (bad)
Installation aborted
FYI - My phone is S Off , rooted and I am using Teppic's Stock ROM.
Thanks..
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bump bump !!
namz said:
bump bump !!
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just realised that above message comes up when try to boot via ROM Manager. If i try to boot into recovery manually , no messages comes but it freezes and only option that works in 1st one - Reboot... Please advise , I just used Andriod Flasher reflashed the recovery image but still same issue...
Have you tried to redownload the zip? Maybe it's just corrupted.
2 questions - which zip and from where ??
The zip that you are trying to flash, also I think that this error comes up if you don't have enough space on "cache" partition in order to extract it.
Yeah I have tried more 1 zip files, also removed ROM manager but still freezing in recovery menu., can not choose any option other then reboot?
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Have you tried going back to RA 1.7.5 or ClockworkMod 2.5.0.7, read something in the Leedroid thread about issues with the newer versions.
So if I need to try old version how do I do it, I mean do I need to remove v 2.0 someway or just flash over 2.0 straight away
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

[Q] Can't Install Google Apps

I used the method described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025336#12712582 to root my slide from its stock 2.2.1 firmware, then installed CyanogenMod7 (which is sweet by the way!). Unfortunately, I can't get the Google Apps to install. I have tried:
1) Downloading the universal and also the mdpi zips and sticking them on the sd card root and flashing them from recovery.
2) Downloading the universal and also the mdpi room from the ROM Manager application.
In both cases I get:
Code:
...
Verifying update package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
Any ideas? Both methods should have worked for me, but neither did. I have made sure the zip hashes match with the ones posted.
Having exactly the same problem. First time I tried it went into bootloop after installing gapps... later I tried to reinstall them again...shows the same error in the recovery...
coolbrain said:
Having exactly the same problem. First time I tried it went into bootloop after installing gapps... later I tried to reinstall them again...shows the same error in the recovery...
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Out of curiousity, does your HBOOT show that you have S-ON or S-OFF? I have a theory that S-ON is the cause of our troubles.
powerofpi said:
Out of curiousity, does your HBOOT show that you have S-ON or S-OFF? I have a theory that S-ON is the cause of our troubles.
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Its S-OFF....
try this... after installing cm7, in the recovery try to install gapps via recovery once...if it doesnt work then try to toggle signature verification..it should be disabled...then try installing gapps..you shouldnt have any problem this time...
coolbrain said:
try this... after installing cm7, in the recovery try to install gapps via recovery once...if it doesnt work then try to toggle signature verification..it should be disabled...then try installing gapps..you shouldnt have any problem this time...
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I would do that, but unfortunately the stock 2.2.1 firmware from HTC seems to have installed a version of HBOOT that permanently enforces S-ON. I have tried both the AlphaRev and Unrevoked utilities- neither worked to get rid of this. If you have other ideas, let me know.
Very strange. Just installed Cyanogenmod and Google Apps with no problems (after rooting/downgrading the new OTA).
Followed the tutorial and installed both update-whatever-slide.zip and gapps-whatever.zip from ClockworkMod Recovery. Have S-ON in HBOOT.

Installation aborted

Alright ive been trying now for a few days to flash a new cm7 nightly. Ive tried a few things, diffrent versions of cwm an tried via rom manager (install rom from sd card), tried fake flash a recovery and flashing .img recovery but i always get the same error.
Something like "finding package, opening package, cant open /sdcard/"romname", installation aborted"
Does anyone know of an easy way to fix this?
I want a new rom or atleast a newer nightly
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
runarorn said:
Alright ive been trying now for a few days to flash a new cm7 nightly. Ive tried a few things, diffrent versions of cwm an tried via rom manager (install rom from sd card), tried fake flash a recovery and flashing .img recovery but i always get the same error.
Something like "finding package, opening package, cant open /sdcard/"romname", installation aborted"
Does anyone know of an easy way to fix this?
I want a new rom or atleast a newer nightly
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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It seems like a corrupted package. Have you tried re-downloading it ?
Yes i have, tried at home, work, girlfriends house en 3g
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Turned off signature verification?
Kryten2k35 said:
Turned off signature verification?
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I don't know about that, should i do it or not and then how? It says something like
Installation starts.......
Error.
can't open "name of rom"
Installation aborted.
(Bad)
Not excatly but something like that
runarorn said:
I don't know about that, should i do it or not and then how? It says something like
Installation starts.......
Error.
can't open "name of rom"
Installation aborted.
(Bad)
Not excatly but something like that
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In CWM it'll be "toggle signature verification" I had this problem once and that was the solution!
Kryten2k35 said:
In CWM it'll be "toggle signature verification" I had this problem once and that was the solution!
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No that didn't change a thing :/
The error is
-- Installing: /sdcard/cm_bravo_full-143.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/cm_bravo_full-143.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
Anyone?
I had the same issue a while ago, re-downloading the ROM zip worked for me
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Yeah re-downloading the ROM was best fix for me, I remember it did it twice or three times before one actually worked.. alternatively you could always flash a different recovery (properly not fake flash) and see how that goes.
To make sure the download is complete, check the md5sum of the downloaded file in case you have one to compare. Otherwise, you could ask in the corresponding thread for it.
i flashed the newest cwm i found and still got the same problem, i've downloaded about 10 times but i always get the same error.
But i how do i find out the md5sum?
hmm.. try the recovery from my signature, flash it via fastboot.
Nothing worked so far.
Will try RA-Desire CM recovery when i get home ...

Problem Installing CWM 5

Hey everyone thanks for taking the time to read this.
I'm trying to install CWM 5 on to my Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830D.
It's running on Gingerbread 2.3.4.
I followed the guides to a 'T' and still can't figure this out.
I put the zipped file onto my SD card. When I go to install the file the installation aborts.
I've retried this process over and over again with no luck. I also tried to root my phone and I have the same problem.
Installation aborts..
The error it gives me is this: E: Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip .
I tried downloading the CWM 5 zip from other websites with no luck still.
My goal is to install the CyanogenMod 7.2 for Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830.
Thank you in advance for anyone who has read this and replied to help me fix this problem.
Cheers,
Brem.
Bremladesh said:
Hey everyone thanks for taking the time to read this.
I'm trying to install CWM 5 on to my Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830D.
It's running on Gingerbread 2.3.4.
I followed the guides to a 'T' and still can't figure this out.
I put the zipped file onto my SD card. When I go to install the file the installation aborts.
I've retried this process over and over again with no luck. I also tried to root my phone and I have the same problem.
Installation aborts..
The error it gives me is this: E: Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip .
I tried downloading the CWM 5 zip from other websites with no luck still.
My goal is to install the CyanogenMod 7.2 for Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830.
Thank you in advance for anyone who has read this and replied to help me fix this problem.
Cheers,
Brem.
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to install CWM use Odin not recovery mode from your phone recovery mode is good to flash signed packages like updates from manufacturer you get error because that zip package containing CWM is self-signed anyway it fails because is not signed by Samsung so use default/stock recovery mode only to flash official updates -if you get one
look here for a howto guide

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