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HELP!

So I finally got the guts to go forward with rooting, which I did, and seemed to go well. I have superuser and rom manager on the phone, and I also followed the steps in the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067
I can boot into CWM with no problems, and I have the Syndicate Frozen Rom as well as the Frankenstein Rom on my SD Card.
I chose to install the Syndicate ROM first, and it goes through the install process no problem, but when I select "reboot system" it either goes to the Samsung start screen and never boots, or, now, it is giving me an message that says
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
What did I do wrong???

Xiutehcuhtli said:
So I finally got the guts to go forward with rooting, which I did, and seemed to go well. I have superuser and rom manager on the phone, and I also followed the steps in the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798067
I can boot into CWM with no problems, and I have the Syndicate Frozen Rom as well as the Frankenstein Rom on my SD Card.
I chose to install the Syndicate ROM first, and it goes through the install process no problem, but when I select "reboot system" it either goes to the Samsung start screen and never boots, or, now, it is giving me an message that says
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
What did I do wrong???
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flash a kernel

Are u rfs or ext4
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Esteway.619 said:
Are u rfs or ext4
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Sorry, I guess I don't know what this means.

watch qbking77 vids in general section( sticky) it will help you alot
do you know how to use odin?

ilostmypistons said:
watch qbking77 vids in general section( sticky) it will help you alot
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Absolutely right. qbking took what randyshear used to do to a whole other level. He has a video for everything you would possibly want to do.
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ok, I will check it out and see if he has what I need!

so thanks to qbking77 and Odin I was able to get my phone back to the stock epic, and now I am trying to flash SFR again.
The question now is how long does it usually take for a new ROM to boot once you have installed it?

Xiutehcuhtli said:
so thanks to qbking77 and Odin I was able to get my phone back to the stock epic, and now I am trying to flash SFR again.
The question now is how long does it usually take for a new ROM to boot once you have installed it?
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If you are hanging at Samsung screen I would try flashing the ROM, then a kernel like Genocide, then reboot. This helped a couple of other people recently. I believe some ROMs have root in the ROM and some in the kernel. I may be wrong here but when I suggested this to others, it worked.
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Did you download the version of SRF that's just the Rom and doesn't have Twilight attached to it? I think there's still 2 links in there.

ok, so I have to DL the SRF and the Twilight Kernel?
That's probably what I did wrong because I understood from the guide that the ROM has both the Kernel and the Shell in it.
So is flashing a Kernel essentially the same as flashing the ROM? I just choose "install from Zip"? And if so, which do I need to install first?

Yes just dwnload it from my signature
Xiutehcuhtli said:
ok, so I have to DL the SRF and the Twilight Kernel?
That's probably what I did wrong because I understood from the guide that the ROM has both the Kernel and the Shell in it.
So is flashing a Kernel essentially the same as flashing the ROM? I just choose "install from Zip"? And if so, which do I need to install first?
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Turns out it was the CWM version. Updated that, flashed the kernel and am now running SRF!
Thanks for all your help!
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Got it! Turns out it wouldn't work with CWM 2.x. Updated to the newer version and it worked right away.
From SFR Epic with love

Congrats glad you got it all figured out. Whats next EF02 roms? Im lovin them especially Marusants give it a shot

Xiutehcuhtli said:
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
What did I do wrong???
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This is the error you get when you are on the wrong version cwm and not converted to ext4.

tazfanatic said:
This is the error you get when you are on the wrong version cwm and not converted to ext4.
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Good to know. So from here I can flash ROMs so long as I flash the corresponding Kernel first?

Q) rooted el30..how do I change recovery to cwm?

I am on acs cwm and just want go to standard blue cwm. I can't read acs recovery very well and hardly at all when I am outside. On the cyan/blue cwm I can read it better. When I dl the recovery and flash it in acs recovery it goes to the cwm I want but it doesn't stick.

Do you mean it goes back to acs? Or it reverts back to stock recovery?
Try odining in the .tar for cwm5 ill link it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357655
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Biggoron said:
Do you mean it goes back to acs? Or it reverts back to stock recovery?
Try odining in the .tar for cwm5 ill link it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357655
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Yeah it always goes back to acs. I will Odin this tonight. Thank u

stkiswr said:
Yeah it always goes back to acs. I will Odin this tonight. Thank u
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when you flashed the acs recovery, did you also install the "SU EGFH" zip file also? you need to do that as well.

LORDFIRE00 said:
when you flashed the acs recovery, did you also install the "SU EGFH" zip file also? you need to do that as well.
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Yeah, everything is working great I just can't see the dark blue acs recovery very well. Hell, if I could theme the recovery I would lol, but I will just Odin this cwm.

stkiswr said:
Yeah, everything is working great I just can't see the dark blue acs recovery very well. Hell, if I could theme the recovery I would lol, but I will just Odin this cwm.
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ok...well, let us know what happens

LORDFIRE00 said:
when you flashed the acs recovery, did you also install the "SU EGFH" zip file also? you need to do that as well.
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Actually no you don't that's only for the su.apk not anything else
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Very simple, I odined the recovery tar and it replaced the acs recovery. I could care less about old backups. Now it 3 finger boots cwm instead of acs. Thank you!

Download ROM Manager then choose Install Recovery and then at least through ROM Manager you will have CWM 5.0.2.7. But Biggie is right to say try to odin it in.

kennyglass123 said:
Download ROM Manager then choose Install Recovery and then at least through ROM Manager you will have CWM 5.0.2.7. But Biggie is right to say try to odin it in.
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That doesn't work if you came from stock el30 and used acs method. Rom manager downloads a flashabke recovery and you can flash it from acs. It will take you to cwm after you flash it, but it will not survive a reboot.
This Odin method made cwm stick and now is my recovery.

Help with root!

Ok, So i've successfully rooted my epic 4g touch and I successfully installed the rogue CWM found on this forum. Now whenever I try to flash the CM7 zip (trying to get AOKP), it will only boot into CWM and the phone won't boot. I've tried re-rooting, wiping dalvik (gives me volume patch error), and wiping cache, etc.
Any help?

No need to boot flash aokp in the recovery and on pretty sure aokp will boot
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It also seems to be installing the zips very fast.

iSaint said:
No need to boot flash aokp in the recovery and on pretty sure aokp will boot
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No, it doesn't boot. Gets stuck on Galaxy S II screen.

Help please!

Flash it twice. This is a common occurrence
And by that I mean flash it twice successively, one after the other. Should fix you up. Let us know if that doesn't work.
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Fendulon said:
Flash it twice. This is a common occurrence
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I've done that. It didn't work.

You don't need to install CM7 to install AOKP.
Try this: ODIN to stock EL29, use one click root (choose option C, then I (this'll root your device and give stock CWM recovery)).
Then boot into recovery, flash AOKP, gapps and FD02 modem if you'd like.
Stock EL29: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728

3meister said:
You don't need to install CM7 to install AOKP.
Try this: ODIN to stock EL29, use one click root (choose option C, then I (this'll root your device and give stock CWM recovery)) then boot into recovery, flash AOKP, gapps and FD02 modem if you'd like.
Stock EL29: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
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I'll try that.

^ that start from scratch and relax you're far from bricked
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batting1000 said:
I've done that. It didn't work.
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Really? Interesting. Ok well most people are actually flashing AOKP and Codename from the EL26 CWM that is linked in the OP of those threads. That is actually how I have flashed over 15 times with different builds. So if you can Odin EL26 with clockwork mod you should be able to flash AOKP after you flash a calkulin format all to wipe all relevant partitions and don't forget to install Google apps.
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3meister said:
You don't need to install CM7 to install AOKP.
Try this: ODIN to stock EL29, use one click root (choose option C, then I (this'll root your device and give stock CWM recovery)).
Then boot into recovery, flash AOKP, gapps and FD02 modem if you'd like.
Stock EL29: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1342728
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If I'm already rooted can I do option I over the root?

batting1000 said:
If I'm already rooted can I do option I over the root?
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Yes, root works a bit different on this phone. Pretty much every single rom available will provide with root and superuser when it is installed via some sort of custom recovery or Odin. Odin is actually a very safe and convenient method of flashing.
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Fendulon said:
Yes, root works a bit different on this phone. Pretty much every single rom available will provide with root and superuser when it is installed via some sort of custom recovery or Odin. Odin is actually a very safe and convenient method of flashing.
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I'll try that and report back.

Didn't work. Zips are installing way too fast. Isn't booting into AOKP. Guess I gotta go back to stock.

batting1000 said:
Didn't work. Zips are installing way too fast. Isn't booting into AOKP. Guess I gotta go back to stock.
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Hmm that's strange. A lot of people definitely have the fast zip installing issue but when they flash it for the second time without ever rebooting recovery or the phone it takes a good 15+ seconds to flash and it successfully writes to your phone and boots up. Going back to stock certainly can't hurt. Perhaps start from there.
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Fendulon said:
Hmm that's strange. A lot of people definitely have the fast zip installing issue but when they flash it for the second time without ever rebooting recovery or the phone it takes a good 15+ seconds to flash and it successfully writes to your phone and boots up. Going back to stock certainly can't hurt. Perhaps start from there.
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I've started from stock twice, reinstalled rooted via odin (twice), then tried to do CWM. Thanks anyway guys! Appreciate it!

Have you tried redownloading the ROM? If you downloaded via your device you could have had some dropped packets.
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How to update recovery mode ??

Been looking around and still not sure of how to. I want to update my recovery (non-touch) for CM10.
On their website theres a link for recovery 6011.
I am runing on 5.0.2.6 (think so, my phone is on the 10 min reboot time now)
Do I really need to update ? And how is it suposed to be done.
Thank you.

NLPUNITED said:
Been looking around and still not sure of how to. I want to update my recovery (non-touch) for CM10.
On their website theres a link for recovery 6011.
I am runing on 5.0.2.6 (think so, my phone is on the 10 min reboot time now)
Do I really need to update ? And how is it suposed to be done.
Thank you.
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While, its not necessary to update your recovery, its nice to have the latest versions of any software, including recoveries. Bug fixes are typically ironed out in the latest version. In the case of CWM, Darkside scripts are no longer required. To update your recovery, download the zip, and flash it in your current recovery. Then reboot your recovery, or your phone. When you go back to your recovery, the new one will be there.

Make sure the recovery is for our phone
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Thank you. I grabbed the recovery file on the cm10 post. So im prety sure its legit!
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NLPUNITED said:
Thank you. I grabbed the recovery file on the cm10 post. So im prety sure its legit!
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Just to be sure, should i REwipe and REinstal my rom or flashing a recovery doesnt need a fresh rom start ?

NLPUNITED said:
Just to be sure, should i REwipe and REinstal my rom or flashing a recovery doesnt need a fresh rom start ?
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Yup just had to go into Odin because 6.0.1.1 messed up my phone big time..couldnt instal any zips in recovery it froze..Scared the heck outa me.

NLPUNITED said:
Yup just had to go into Odin because 6.0.1.1 messed up my phone big time..couldnt instal any zips in recovery it froze..Scared the heck outa me.
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Try TWRP. Absolutely no issues. Flashed repeatally with no problems. Here is a flashable zip.
http://db.tt/og1sjTKo
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Try TWRP. Absolutely no issues. Flashed repeatally with no problems. Here is a flashable zip.
http://db.tt/og1sjTKo
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Whats the diff between touch and hard recovery ? Beside the fact that i guess you can use the touch screen

[Q] Tmo T989 doesnt reboot correctly

when i hit reboots it will go through, vibrate once and show the samsung logo and black screen and it doesnt power on.
had this issue with different roms.
anyway to fix???

Try TDJ's Darkside cache wipe script in the development section
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VoiD_Dweller said:
Try TDJ's Darkside cache wipe script in the development section
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already did, used it before flashing each rom, i got this phone brand new last week too

AngryDinosaur said:
already did, used it before flashing each rom, i got this phone brand new last week too
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Using it before flashing isn't particularly helpful. Use it when you have the boot issue, like now.
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What recovery are you using? Please include the version too.

RTFOP said:
Using it before flashing isn't particularly helpful. Use it when you have the boot issue, like now.
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will try it

Afeety said:
What recovery are you using? Please include the version too.
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used the toolkit to root and flash recovery
v5.0.2.6 for recovery
on JB miui right now

AngryDinosaur said:
used the toolkit to root and flash recovery
v5.0.2.6 for recovery
on JB miui right now
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Try using TWRP 2.22
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you may be semi-bricked. Just try a gingerbread rom or something.

AngryDinosaur said:
already did, used it before flashing each rom, i got this phone brand new last week too
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So you did this before the flash.. Do this.. Pull the battery, insert the battery, turn phone on and boot it into recovery (not into ROM) and flash the cache wipe script.. See if that works.
Am I correct in you saying the roms work and it just doesnt reboot properly?

ya when i hit reboot it vibrates once to power off but then it will vibrate one more time and show the samsung logo and black screen, need to pull battery to get out of it

Mine was doing the same thing, I installed "Quick boot" from the market, and that works everytime

idbl_fanatic said:
Mine was doing the same thing, I installed "Quick boot" from the market, and that works everytime
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Doesn't quick boot do basically a hot reboot? Where the phone actually is not turned off but more or less just restarting the ui?
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patrao_n said:
Doesn't quick boot do basically a hot reboot? Where the phone actually is not turned off but more or less just restarting the ui?
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No, you can do shut down, reboot, recovery, boot loader, and hot boot.

idbl_fanatic said:
No, you can do shut down, reboot, recovery, boot loader, and hot boot.
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ill try quick boot too then

Mine did that too when I first installed a cm9. I did a complete wipe from cwm (dark side super wipe because I was on non-touch) then reflashed my recovery (flashed twrp via cwm) and it stopped having issues and not one since.
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Isn't the CWM supposed to be updated to 5.0.2.7?

I just updated to the newest CMW, and I no longer have this problem, also, my "root going away" problem has been fixed as well.

idbl_fanatic said:
I just updated to the newest CMW, and I no longer have this problem, also, my "root going away" problem has been fixed as well.
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I switched from CWM to TWRP and the problem went away.
I still has the issue with CWM's 6.0.1.4 recovery.

d01100100 said:
I switched from CWM to TWRP and the problem went away.
I still has the issue with CWM's 6.0.1.4 recovery.
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Cwm 6.0.1.4 works for me I just prefer twrp. Moral of the story if you flash a recovery and have issues rebooting to it check the md5 (should do this with anything you flash) and re-flash in case it was a bad download or bad install.
Cwm when flashed from Odin always gave me issues until I did a dark side and reflashed.
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