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need help flashing rom please

ok i have the evo i am on a stock rooted 2.2 but i cant seem to figure out how to flash the custom rom. i have followed all of the steps but when i go to install rom from sd card and click on the rom i want to install i do not get the option to back up and wip etc... it goes to folders like system/ data and meta.....wtf is this y isnt it working?????? help me

Did you leave the rom in a zip file?

i tried downloading it on my mac and transferring it over and from my phone and the files download in a folder containing seperate folders. but when i download it says zip though

should be 1 file 'whateverROMname.zip' and it needs to be in root (not in sub folder) of sd card.

its on the root im compressing the files into zips now then ima see if it works

kdfrumda3 said:
its on the root im compressing the files into zips now then ima see if it works
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Why are you zipping? the file you downloaded should be in .zip formant already. Just drag and drop that .zip file on your card.

Try rom manager from the market, it works great, it has some updated roms pre installed or you can download to sd card, very simple to use, for a noob like me.

when i downloaded it it wasnt it was in folders. ok i just went through the steps then after backing up and everything it took me to the recovery screen i selected reboot device and it brought my **** back to the standard rom wtf

Here is how i do it.
1. Download Rom (the zipped file)
2. Put on SD card
3. Reboot into Recovery
4. Install zip from sd card option
5 Choose zip from sd card
6.Choose the zip file you put on sd card in step 2
5. Reboot
Lmk if this helps

[Q] Unrevoked and Not updating

Alright guys/gals.My question here is this.Using unvevoked3 and not updating to the new OTA update is okay? I'm still having problems with sync not syncing? Thats cause i have not updated yet. Will my phone be alright without the update even though i want it..I cant seem to update it to my evo.Either no one helps or its not in plain English for some of us that dont have the experience rooting or unrooting.
What do you all think? Anyone in the same boat as me.? They say put the file on your sdcard root file.Where in the hell is that?
**** does happen and im in deep **** without the update.

Ok this should be easy. If u are unrevoked and u are full rooted running a custom Rom then just flash the update. There should be a post with the zip that u can flash in recovery to apply the update. If not then just wait for your custom Rom to be updated to the next version with will be surely base on the latest ota. Like u said it's def.ly not a big deal.
BUT:
If u are running stock or want to remain on a stock Rom just flash the rooted 2.2 base on the new OTA, Can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789913
Edit: came across this, should help you also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790394
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hmm
I have that update on my computer already. Then they say to put in in your sdcard root.I don't know how to find that. I'm using revoked 3, stock Rom I'm sure. Clockwork mod is installed. Please help. Instructions does not help me much. How do I just flash it.

michael338 said:
I have that update on my computer already. Then they say to put in in your sdcard root.I don't know how to find that. I'm using revoked 3, stock Rom I'm sure. Clockwork mod is installed. Please help. Instructions does not help me much. How do I just flash it.
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Ok if u have it on your SD then that's easy providing that u got clockwork mod or another custom recovery. Just boot your phone into recovery, I use quickbot. U can also use Rom manager to boot your phone into recovery and also flash a clockwork recovery . Once in recovery just go to flash update from zip, then select the zip(should be the one on your sd) confirm and then reboot. You're done.
Edit:
Putting it on the root of your sd simply means drag and drop it to the main folder on your sd card, where u see all the other files and folder. Just open up your sd card in a browser(double click removing disk from my computer) and also the folder on the computer where u have the file. Then drag and drop it on your sd card. Where u dropping the files is the root of ur sd, hope this helps.
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Get to SD root - connect your EVO to your PC through USB and mount it through disk drive from the notification bar then drag your update file onto the SD card, i.e. on my windows laptop, root would be the window "Computer->Removable Disk (G: )
To flash - power off then hold vol down + power button to get into hboot and then select recovery. once there, select flash zip from sd card and select your update file. let it finish and you should be able to reboot into the updated rom.
*quick boot is an app from the market that allows you to easily reboot into recovery for rooted phones

mizzos4 said:
Get to SD root - connect your EVO to your PC through USB and mount it through disk drive from the notification bar then drag your update file onto the SD card, i.e. on my windows laptop, root would be the window "Computer->Removable Disk (G: )
To flash - power off then hold vol down + power button to get into hboot and then select recovery. once there, select flash zip from sd card and select your update file. let it finish and you should be able to reboot into the updated rom.
*quick boot is an app from the market that allows you to easily reboot into recovery for rooted phones
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Quicker method ,note that your removable disk may be a different letter depending on how my disk/drive on your pc.
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Help with OTA
Okay i put the file on my e: drive which is the main sd card folder.I then go to volume down and hit power.Once there i let it do its little boot.Then i click recovery.From there i dont see flash update from zip.On my recovery i have the following.
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
nandroid
partitions menu
advanced
go back.
As you can see there is not flash update from zip..
Thanks again...

michael338 said:
Okay i put the file on my e: drive which is the main sd card folder.I then go to volume down and hit power.Once there i let it do its little boot.Then i click recovery.From there i dont see flash update from zip.On my recovery i have the following.
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
install zip from sdcard
nandroid
partitions menu
advanced
go back.
As you can see there is not flash update from zip..
Thanks again...
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it's not that literal.
select install zip from sdcard and then navigate to the zip

Went to install zip from sdcard.After that my options are apply sdcard:update zip choose zip from sdcard etc.When i went to apply sdcard update.zip it gave me e: cant open /sdcard/update.zip no such file or directory.installation aborted.When i go to choose zip from sdcard at the bottom i have update.zip.zip. but the folder i put in there does say update.zip renamed.
Again thank you....

michael338 said:
Went to install zip from sdcard.After that my options are apply sdcard:update zip choose zip from sdcard etc.When i went to apply sdcard update.zip it gave me e: cant open /sdcard/update.zip no such file or directory.installation aborted.When i go to choose zip from sdcard at the bottom i have update.zip.zip. but the folder i put in there does say update.zip renamed.
Again thank you....
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Michael this is an invalid file name. U do not have to rename or alter any thing with the update file. The file is already a zip file so the extension is already a .zip file. Any file that is zip will always be for example 'filename.zip'. you adding a .zip to the file name will make the file unacceptable as there is no .zip.zip file. Just leave the original file you downloaded as is. Once in recovery you can then follow the same steps you mentioned. Go to choose zip from sd card,u will see the zip file on the sd,select it then confirm and install. U should be fine if u follow these steps.
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jahnile said:
Michael this is an invalid file name. U do not have to rename or alter any thing with the update file. The file is already a zip file so the extension is already a .zip file. Any file that is zip will always be for example 'filename.zip'. you adding a .zip to the file name will make the file unacceptable as there is no .zip.zip file. Just leave the original file you downloaded as is. Once in recovery you can then follow the same steps you mentioned. Go to choose zip from sd card,u will see the zip file on the sd,select it then confirm and install. U should be fine if u follow these steps.
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Just for the record... On Windows boxen, the default options for your filemanager,
is: Hide extensions for known filetypes
Translated:
If windows shows the correct icon for the file, it knows what type of file it is, and therefore will hide it's extension - in your case; .zip
Stupid, I know (Windows).
So, when you see the file "Update", and it shows an icon indicating that windows knows it's a .ZIP file. You will know that the filename is actually:
Update.zip - not just "Update" as you see in filemanager.
Bottom line; file has the correct icon in filemanager, it's extension hidden.
File has a generic icon, then file is unknown, and probably shows it's extension.
HTH
--Chris

I am getting the following error:
Buld: RA-evov1.7.0.2
Finding update package
Opening update package
Verifying update package
E:No signature (206 files)
E:Verification failed
Installation aborted

[Q] Usign ADB to push mms.apk -RESOLVED

Hi,
I've installed the latest Leedroid rom (3.1.3) and am having the sms issue (ie message fc's when i get a message and so i don't get notified). I have searched the forum and found that I need to to push mms.apk using ADB. Now I have used it before but for some reason I cannot get it do what I want.
Could anyone please post an idiots guide? I have already tried installing the zip using recovery but that didn't work.
Any help would be really well received as this is doing my head in!
John
Okay - managed to solve the issue:
If you have this problem then what you need to do is (thanks to hsnmz for the links and what to do)):
"well I did something and the sms problem is solved. I'll try to explain what I did
reflashed the rom via clockwork (I don't know if its necessary). booted. clear data of messaging app by going to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> All and then the Messages (This does not delete the mesages). I also cleared the weather data (not sure if this is necessary, this deleted all the cities).
Then downloaded the sense 2.1 message zip posted in this thread earlier. Downloaded the mms.apk posted by seo in this thread.
browsed inside the sense 2.1 message zip (did not extract) and deleted the mms.apk file inside the system folder. Draged and droped the seo mms.apk inside the system folder. copied the zip to sd card. booted to recovery. mount system. flashed the zip, rebooted. and now it is working perfect, all the notifications are fine. Hve not checked the mms as I never use that.
hope this helps
link to seo MMS.apk http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=8437
link to sense 2.1 MMS http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...postcount=8487"
Download the 2 files and as hmsnz says drop the mms.apk into the zip folder, then copy zip to folder on your phone.
Reboot using recovery (I'm using latest clockwork recovery)
Scroll down to mounts and storage then choose unmount system.
Go back to main menu and choose install zip, then choose install zip from sd card (not update), then go to folder where you put zip file and then choose apply.
When it finsihed go back to mounts and storage and mount system.
Go back and reboot. Should be fixed.

how to flash this rom my hd2 BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA_GINGER 2.3.4-GoEX V35 (12.Jul)

[CWR-CLEAN] BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA_GINGER 2.3.4-GoEX V35 (12.Jul) how to flash this rom my HD2 right now my HD2 Android
Recovery_120 folder
and 3 more folder there
boot
META-INF
system
how to flash plz guide me
thanks

please post in the developers thread DO NOT create a new thread in the DEV section, if you need to ask then you ask in the Q&A section that is why it is there
to answer your question, you dont unzip the file you copy the zip to your sd card and flash via CWM

harry_01 said:
[CWR-CLEAN] BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA_GINGER 2.3.4-GoEX V35 (12.Jul) how to flash this rom my HD2 right now my HD2 Android
Recovery_120 folder
and 3 more folder there
boot
META-INF
system
how to flash plz guide me
thanks
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The first file is a rar. Extract the files. Put the Boyppc.zip file in the root of your SD card (don't extract the zip, put it like that in the root of your sd-card.).
In the MAGLDR menu, select USB Flasher then launch DAF.exe in the Recovery files...wait until the end of the procedure. Reboot in MGLDR. Launch the recovery & intall from a zip. Chose a zip. Chose the Boyppc.zip....Launch...Wait....Reboot....You've done^^

Richy99 said:
please post in the developers thread DO NOT create a new thread in the DEV section, if you need to ask then you ask in the Q&A section that is why it is there
to answer your question, you dont unzip the file you copy the zip to your sd card and flash via CWM
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sorry bro i am post here
now i am success to flash this gr8 rom
follow this guide
copy rom boyppc-shiftpdaxxx.zip to sd card
- goto magdl menu
- ad recovery
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache patiton
- wipe dalvik cache
- install zip from sdcard
- choose zip from sdcard
- boyppc-shiftpda xxx.zip
- yes.....waiting android boot.....
thanks

harry_01 said:
sorry bro i am post here
now i am success to flash this gr8 rom
follow this guide
copy rom boyppc-shiftpdaxxx.zip to sd card
- goto magdl menu
- ad recovery
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache patiton
- wipe dalvik cache
- install zip from sdcard
- choose zip from sdcard
- boyppc-shiftpda xxx.zip
- yes.....waiting android boot.....
thanks
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De rien, De Nada, You're welcome^^

How to install notification toggle mod

Basically I wanna install that mod I have a rooted r800i. O understand u have to flash the system hi Rom.zip but what apps do I need and how do I install this.....
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When it says you have to flash a zip file you dont do it in adb you do it from the phone using clockwork mod recovery, this allows you to change system settings easily with one file (the .zip) as i suspect you haven't unlocked your bootloader you just extract the file to your memory card (usually a system.apk file) use a program such as root explorer on your phone, copy the file to the /system/ path change the permissions like it says on the mod page, and move the file into /system/app
restart the phone and it should be there.
However if you unlocked your bootloader and installed a custom recovery/kernel you could just select the .zip you downloaded and apply it to the system, and its done.

I just followed this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207310&highlight=install+in+recovery&page=2
...as was suggested in the notification toggle thread.
All done in less than a minute and working perfectly - no flashing necessary.