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[Q] HELP! Flashing Rom Problem

SOOO..
as I tried to install a rom (Tuesday). It aborted saying that the file way bad.
Any solution guys?

iSlow said:
SOOO..
as I tried to install a rom (Tuesday). It aborted saying that the file way bad.
Any solution guys?
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re download the rom

b0ricuaguerrero said:
re download the rom
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tried. but still no good. i think it maybe my phone but I wouldnt know where to start to fix it.

Did you do full wipe clear all cache b4 tyring to install?
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Yes i did
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Try flashing a diff ROM if it works then its the download if not then further troubleshooting is needed.
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definitely sounds like a bad download

This is actually the second rom I tried to flash.
First rom was miui and it said the something. I thought it was just a bad link.
Second rom was Tuesday and the problem reaccured.
I am beginning to think it's my phone.
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How are you installing on your sd?
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Wipe data then cache
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are you checking the md5? are you installing it through cwm recovery and not rom manager?

Yup through the clockworkmod
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iSlow said:
Yup through the clockworkmod
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hmmm got me beat.
you can try tdj's super wipe and wipe everything clean
you can try flashing a new CWM
try another ROM?
another microsd?
go back to stock and flash again?
if none of those works then yeah... don't know what to say. make sure to check the md5 to save yourself a lot of time

If you don't mind explaining, what's. Md5?
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Are you installing the zip file on root your sd not in any other file?
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bobby3306 said:
Are you installing the zip file on root your sd not in any other file?
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yup. not from any folders.

oh sorry didn't see this post, but basically the MD5 checksum allows us to check if the file we downloaded exactly matches the original file
example (not real obviously)
Thursday ROM has a MD5 of 1234abcde
but what you downloaded has 2234abcde
that means you have a bad download. there is probably a couple bytes different in your download.
like both files can both be 300.1MB
but they might actually be 300.12 and yours is 300.10
THATS why md5 saves us a lot of time
NOT all md5 are listed, but thats the gist of it.
oh and remember your SDCARD card is
sdcard/external_sd/

That's the thing I tried a couple of roms and they all failed. So I'm pretty sure it's my phone.
In this case scenario what should I do to re root my phone. I know there's a couple different ways such as unrooting to sell.
So which method should I approach?
Thanks for all your help btw!
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iSlow said:
That's the thing I tried a couple of roms and they all failed. So I'm pretty sure it's my phone.
In this case scenario what should I do to re root my phone. I know there's a couple different ways such as unrooting to sell.
So which method should I approach?
Thanks for all your help btw!
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You don't need to Reroot, rooting is just superuser.. it just sounds like you need to get a new recovery that's all. You're already rooted right?
then just download Rom manager and reflash the CWM recovery in there.

Yes i am rooted. Can you link me to a site where I can dl a rom manager?
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Having trouble flashing unofficial ics v1.0.1 gb 2.3.6

i have tried flashing this rom while on el29, i did a back up, wiped cache,davlik,calks format all. said it flashed ok. i rebooted and i get the black screen with samsung galaxy sll on it but it stays stuck there. i odin back to el26 with cwm, repeated above steps with same result. i need help. can some one tell me if im doing something wrong and guide me to flashing this rom?
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A bad rom image file did that to me once. Try downloading it again maybe?
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nvm

What causes a rom zip to go "bad "?

I was running tdj darkside 7.1 att build. I did something dumb and had to reflash the rom. I reflashed per the OP's instructions and it said installation aborted "bad". It was the same zip I used originally. Anyone have a idea of what went wrong?
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GreggoryD502 said:
I was running tdj darkside 7.1 att build. I did something dumb and had to reflash the rom. I reflashed per the OP's instructions and it said installation aborted "bad". It was the same zip I used originally. Anyone have a idea of what went wrong?
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Whatever you did might have affected the zip file. If you reflashed super wipe should've taken care of other stuff.. have you checked the md5 also try redownloading again and see or you a different rom..
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GreggoryD502 said:
I was running tdj darkside 7.1 att build. I did something dumb and had to reflash the rom. I reflashed per the OP's instructions and it said installation aborted "bad". It was the same zip I used originally. Anyone have a idea of what went wrong?
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Are you using the same version of recovery? I had a problem with AOKP flashing using touch recovery and had to switch back.

GreggoryD502 said:
I was running tdj darkside 7.1 att build. I did something dumb and had to reflash the rom. I reflashed per the OP's instructions and it said installation aborted "bad". It was the same zip I used originally. Anyone have a idea of what went wrong?
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could be a cross linked file, bad packets during copy, just copy another over top of it

jr_718 said:
Whatever you did might have affected the zip file. If you reflashed super wipe should've taken care of other stuff.. have you checked the md5 also try redownloading again and see or you a different rom..
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I didn't check the md5 because it was the same zip I'd used to flash it the first time. I had tdjs latest T-Mobile build and tried to flash it but it wouldn't boot. Thankfullyi had had DW 2.5.1 one my SD card and it flashed fine. So I'm back on GB til I have some time to re - download Derek's ics roms
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noob question , how do I check my md5?
Thanks

atagilbert said:
noob question , how do I check my md5?
Thanks
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look for the file on your phone using ASTRO MANAGER, long press and click DETAILS. All the way in the bottom it should give you the md5.
if this doesn't work their is also other programs out there that can be use full. Try this first and comeback to leave feedback.

The updater binary or script
MD5sum

HELP need to go back to stock and cant

I am trying to flash back to stock via ODIN but everything I have found and tried doesnt work. Does someone out there have a correct stock firmware file for the ATT SGS3? Please Please Please :good:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
or official leak
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828152

DroidXpert13 said:
I am trying to flash back to stock via ODIN but everything I have found and tried doesnt work. Does someone out there have a correct stock firmware file for the ATT SGS3? Please Please Please :good:
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here are the latest and they work. good luck. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848

task650 said:
here are the latest and they work. good luck. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
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I tried and same thing it passes in Odin and then when rebooting it gets hung up on the black screen with the white "Samsung Galaxy S3" screen.
Please help I dont know what else to do or what else to try?
I didnt remove the md5 off of the file like one person said to do mainly because im not sure how to but other than that I am lost

Is there something i was supposed to do with the dll file that came with it as well? I mean i have to be doing something wrong i just dont understand why its saying pass but is still hanging up at that galaxy s3 screen right after the samsung screen?
I am so in need of help

I too am having the same issue, and I have tried all the stock ODIN roms.
I am stuck on the samsung screen too. Any one have any ideas? I just tried to flash CM10 today, when I have been on CM9 since the beginning of July, so... long story short I could not get back to CWM after CM10 boot looped me.
Any help?
Thanks!

jimbridgman said:
I too am having the same issue, and I have tried all the stock ODIN roms.
I am stuck on the samsung screen too. Any one have any ideas? I just tried to flash CM10 today, when I have been on CM9 since the beginning of July, so... long story short I could not get back to CWM after CM10 boot looped me.
Any help?
Thanks!
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god i hope someone can help us, i mean the good thing is we can still get to recovery and download mode, so i dont think we are ENTIRELY screwed at least i hope not. if you find out how to fix please let me know and i will do the same. Hopefully somone will chime in on here with more knowledge than me and help us out. Praying at this point

You use these links?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31039805
I was able to download ucalem in 30 mins. I'd give you the zip but don't know where to upload it. :/
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Yep those were them
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DroidXpert13 said:
Yep those were them
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When you download either one..its a zip file. I used 7zip to extract the tar file and used ODIN to flash it. So I'm lost when you say you changed the file name. Shouldnt have to do that.
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No I know I did the same exact thing. Someone else said that he deleted the md5 extension at the end after the tar to get it to work I have done it both ways doesn't make a difference. I can still get to Odin mode as well as stock recovery just can't boot...
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DroidXpert13 said:
No I know I did the same exact thing. Someone else said that he deleted the md5 extension at the end after the tar to get it to work I have done it both ways doesn't make a difference. I can still get to Odin mode as well as stock recovery just can't boot...
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Boot into 3e and do a factory reset and delete cache...?
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defnow said:
Boot into 3e and do a factory reset and delete cache...?
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If 3e is the factory recovery i have already tried that multiple times.

Maybe something didn't flash properly through Odin. Sucks to say but redownload the stock file.
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GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I FIXED IT....
OK if anyone else runs into this what i did was change two things and one of the two worked. FIrst of all I had been using the newest Odin 3.0.7 I downloaded Odin 3.0.4 instead and tried that. The other thing was I used the older Samsung ATT Image which was the i747UCALEM image rather than the newest one.
I noticed right off the bat in Odin it said PASS in green as soon as it was done where as before it would reboot the phone before saying PASS. So I watched my phone reboot and get pass that darn Galaxy screen and about laid a flipping GOLDEN egg! LOL
:highfive::highfive::good::laugh::laugh::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory::victory:

Nice man. Congrats. I still use Odin 1.85 lol ..
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HAHA, i hear ya bro I am thinking more or less thats what it was.

Can anyone explain to me why the OP was having problems, now that the solution has been identified?
I'd like to understand issues like this before flashing myself.
Thanks.

He was using a newer version of ODIN (3.0.7)...so he tried an older version (3.0.4) and it worked.
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defnow said:
He was using a newer version of ODIN (3.0.7)...so he tried an older version (3.0.4) and it worked.
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Exactly what he said,
Loving my SGS3 Right now! Woohoo

stuck in bootloader screen with infamous rom

Hi. I'm very new wen it come to flash rom for note 2 att. So today I give it a try and flash the latest twrp. I also follow the instructions on infamous rom provide but once I complete the step, the screen reboot to infamous happy face logo and it been stuck there. So I need help on how to get pass that logo screen. Can generous person help me out? Than you.

Suns like you got a bad download. I would re download the rom and make sure the md5 matches. Then re flash it.
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ShrekOpher said:
Suns like you got a bad download. I would re download the rom and make sure the md5 matches. Then re flash it.
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I noticed that when I flash one of those file, I saw the md5 file is not there.so does that mean the file I do is corrupted or missing file?

I would get a new download then. Airways check to make sure the files md5 match the one posted for the rom. Misty likely it is causing the rom to not install.
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I had the same issue, Did you update OTA to 4.3?