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[Q] Which Clockworkmod to Install?

On the sticky thread there is a link for cwm thread, however I'm not quite sure which filesystem to choose, I'm going to install through recovery, seems safer for me. I want to install cwm for 2 purposes, first I'm planning to backup my stock rom so that I can always flash it back if I need my warranty and second I'm planning to flash cm9 to my phone. I'm not quite sure what is the diffrence between rfs and ext4 is Currently I'm on 2.2.1 stock rom.

Actually I found the proper version of CWM to install here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414173
But I can't apply it, when I enter recovery mode the options I have are:
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe chace parition
Pheraps I should rename the zip file I downloaded to update.zip? I can't select any other zip from the sd card and if I press "apply sdcard:update.zip" it searches for update.zip and fails to find it.

Try to install final cwm 5.0.7
* I'm using now cwm 5.0.6
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samgio said:
Try to install final cwm 5.0.7
* I'm using now cwm 5.0.6
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But I can't seem to be able to install any cwm through recovery, as I just don't have this option, should I rename the package?

Can anyone help me please? :\

Eden3319 said:
Can anyone help me please? :\
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''apply update from sdcard''
''apply update.zip''
something like that, and than select the cwm.

U have original recovery??!
If u have it do this steps:
Put the cwm file in (android) folder
1-go to recovery
2-apply update from sd card
3-go to android folder
4-chose the cwm file
5-flash it
6-wait while it finished
7-reboot your phone
I can't help more this is the all steps...it should works
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This is the log I get when I click apply sdcard:update.zip:
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/update.zip
(No such file or directory)
Installation aborted.
Because the name of the zip is just not update.zip.

1.first copy the zip to the root of sdcard
rename the zip to update.zip and install as instructed
Press thanks if i helped u
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I flashed it but I can't seem to be able to enter to recovery now, power+home buttons just keep me on the samsung logo (not the flashing one, the first one) my phone works but just can't enter to recovery. When I flashed it, it seemed to work, but I don't know why I can't enter

Mates you have to help me!!! I ordered an order to reboot into recovery from rom manager and my device doesn't start now, I know it was stupid but I'm not sure what to do now, I can get it to download mode and to the first samsung logo but not past it

Eden3319 said:
Mates you have to help me!!! I ordered an order to reboot into recovery from rom manager and my device doesn't start now, I know it was stupid but I'm not sure what to do now, I can get it to download mode and to the first samsung logo but not past it
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First you have to root and format to ext4, before installing CWM.
Download mode, remove battery, insert battery, press power, home, volume down, at the same time.

movfan said:
First you have to root and format to ext4, before installing CWM.
Download mode, remove battery, insert battery, press power, home, volume down, at the same time.
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I'm still getting into download mode, my problem is that whenever it boots now it trys to get into recovery mode and I don't have recovery mode because applying it didn't work :\ The normal os worked before I clicked that button in rom manager

[Q] Is my Galaxy Gio bricked?

Hello, today was the day I got back to the Android world after a good 2 years in the shadow. Right off when I had opened my box I started to root and flash. Well, stupid me I didn't know what I was doing and now I'm here with a phone that doesn't get past the start-up logo anymore.
Is the phone bricked?
Here is what I can do:
Get into recovery-mode "OK-button and ON-button"
Get into "downloading..."-mode (I'm not sure of this one because it just says downloading... in yellow text)
Whenever I'm in recovery-mode and to do anything it only gives me error.. for example:
I downloaded the official firmware for my GIO named "S5660XXKTK_COVKS1_Sweden_Android..." gives "E:Short write of /tmp/sideload/package.zip (No space left on device)"
I then went to do wipe of data/factory reset and cache partition. This gives "Formatting data... E:format_volume:rfs format failed on /dev/stl13 Formatting cache... E:format_volume:rfs format failed on /dev/stl14 Data wipe complete.
When I go back and try to install official firmware it still says: "E:Short write of /tmp/sideload/package.zip (No space left on device)"
So I then try CM10-firmware (which is named: cm-10-20121204-unoffical-gio.zip (this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804646) )but this gives "Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing update... "E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (status 0) Installation aborted.
IS MY PHONE BRICKED? OH AND BY THE WAY. MY PC (Windows 8) DOESN'T RECOGNIZE MY PHONE.........
Edit: I have Clockwork Mod

SwedroidBobby said:
Hello, today was the day I got back to the Android world after a good 2 years in the shadow. Right off when I had opened my box I started to root and flash. Well, stupid me I didn't know what I was doing and now I'm here with a phone that doesn't get past the start-up logo anymore.
Is the phone bricked?
Here is what I can do:
Get into recovery-mode "OK-button and ON-button"
Get into "downloading..."-mode (I'm not sure of this one because it just says downloading... in yellow text)
Whenever I'm in recovery-mode and to do anything it only gives me error.. for example:
I downloaded the official firmware for my GIO named "S5660XXKTK_COVKS1_Sweden_Android..." gives "E:Short write of /tmp/sideload/package.zip (No space left on device)"
I then went to do wipe of data/factory reset and cache partition. This gives "Formatting data... E:format_volume:rfs format failed on /dev/stl13 Formatting cache... E:format_volume:rfs format failed on /dev/stl14 Data wipe complete.
When I go back and try to install official firmware it still says: "E:Short write of /tmp/sideload/package.zip (No space left on device)"
So I then try CM10-firmware (which is named: cm-10-20121204-unoffical-gio.zip (this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804646) )but this gives "Finding update package... Opening update package... Installing update... "E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (status 0) Installation aborted.
IS MY PHONE BRICKED? OH AND BY THE WAY. MY PC (Windows 8) DOESN'T RECOGNIZE MY PHONE.........
Edit: I have Clockwork Mod
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Which CWM u have? ext4 or ext4+rfs? U can try to fix it by going to recovery mode and format sdcard then try to wipe data and cache

Don't worry
Resolve this problem, install stock ROM through odin.
Note there are problems in the win 8 in terms of hardware identification (can not identify on entrances com devices) use an operating system win7 or XP to install rom on your phone.

animezeroo said:
Don't worry
Resolve this problem, install stock ROM through odin.
Note there are problems in the win 8 in terms of hardware identification (can not identify on entrances com devices) use an operating system win7 or XP to install rom on your phone.
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Well.. I do not have a Windows 7 PC and my pc (Windows 8) won't detect my Gio.. says "unknown driver" when I plug it in.
batman38102 said:
Which CWM u have? ext4 or ext4+rfs? U can try to fix it by going to recovery mode and format sdcard then try to wipe data and cache
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How do I check that?
Edit: This was the CWM I used. No clue where on XDA I got it though..
http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach...91d018f0d97c7/50e588cc/6/1/6/5/2/5/Update.zip

Did u installed kies? U need that for drivers
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AngSanley said:
Did u installed kies? U need that for drivers
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Yes I installed Kies and when I did. I went into task manager and deleted all process with Kies before I opened Odin.
Still no luck
I will try to opererate on a Windows XP-pc now. Hopefully it will work out good
Edit: Did not work with XP either.....
Edit2: Now I used Gio Recovery on this site: clockworkmod.com/rommanage r and trying to replace it with stock recovery.
But I am stuck with this message: Replacing stock recovery with ClockworkMod recovery.
HELP!

SwedroidBobby said:
Yes I installed Kies and when I did. I went into task manager and deleted all process with Kies before I opened Odin.
Still no luck
I will try to opererate on a Windows XP-pc now. Hopefully it will work out good
Edit: Did not work with XP either.....
Edit2: Now I used Gio Recovery on this site: clockworkmod.com/rommanage r and trying to replace it with stock recovery.
But I am stuck with this message: Replacing stock recovery with ClockworkMod recovery.
HELP!
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DO NOT USE ROM MANAGER TO INSTALL CWM! Use the original way to install cwm

Your phone is in a soft bricked mode as you can still open although you are in a soft brick mode I suggest that you search the forums for more information on how to fix your soft bricked device good luck

MistedEvo said:
Your phone is in a soft bricked mode as you can still open although you are in a soft brick mode I suggest that you search the forums for more information on how to fix your soft bricked device good luck
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Oh ok thanks. But I'm searching and I'm searching for an answer nowhere to be found.
If I go back to store now will they be able to tell if this is rooted or not? I mean even if I do a factory reset?

They might find out.. You should just flash stock firmware with odin. Search YT or Google if you don't know how. It's far more simple than taking it to service.
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Jyrx said:
They might find out.. You should just flash stock firmware with odin. Search YT or Google if you don't know how. It's far more simple than taking it to service.
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I have tried Odin with different windows versions and USB ports. No luck. So if I can't swap my phone for a new at the store I will try to make a USB jig contact.
Since my phone won't connect with my pc at all
Edit: well the only way my phone connects to Odin is through emergency dload mode. But when I am in that mode, set everything up in Odin and push start the timer will just go on and on and on. I gave up when it showed 210 minutes. And no, I do not have a crappy PC mine is 3 months and in the top end

SwedroidBobby said:
I have tried Odin with different windows versions and USB ports. No luck. So if I can't swap my phone for a new at the store I will try to make a USB jig contact.
Since my phone won't connect with my pc at all
Edit: well the only way my phone connects to Odin is through emergency dload mode. But when I am in that mode, set everything up in Odin and push start the timer will just go on and on and on. I gave up when it showed 210 minutes. And no, I do not have a crappy PC mine is 3 months and in the top end
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you should shut kise program in to be able odin contacted your phone

animezeroo said:
you should shut kise program in to be able odin contacted your phone
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Doesn't matter if I exit Kies or not. But I went to the store today and if they would had a Galaxy Gio on the store I would be able to swap but they didn't so it went into repair. So I'm getting my old but fixed Gio back in a week.

[Q] Softbrick Samsung Gio

Hello there,
I have a problem with my samsung gio device. I decided to update the unofficial cyanogenmod, but the install interrupts and aborted.
Now I can boot until the Samsung logo came. An other Forum gave me the hint, that the devica has a softbrick.
They gave me also the hint to the following manual.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573628
I tried to do this manual, but I dont undersstand what to do in Point 3.
Could anyone help me and try out a step by step manual for me, that I can unbrick my Samsung mobile?
Thanks a lot! :fingers-crossed:

just flash a cwm 5.0.2.8 or a newer one because you use cyanomod rom use ext4 only
download one,put your phone in download mode power menu and volume down togetter.
connect phone with computer
start odin see that phone is recognised
insert the cwm clicking one package and put the package in odin(see odin how to)
flash...

devrieshh said:
just flash a cwm 5.0.2.8 or a newer one because you use cyanomod rom use ext4 only
download one,put your phone in download mode power menu and volume down togetter.
connect phone with computer
start odin see that phone is recognised
insert the cwm clicking one package and put the package in odin(see odin how to)
flash...
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Hello,
I got the error, you could see on the attached picture.
Do you know why?
EDIT:
I tried rhe following instruction and it works until the reboot. The gio interrupt the rebbot. There is only the samsung logo shown.

see this link,you should insert the cwm as one package
also dont forget to insert the gio_v1.0. ops file(not cooper ofcourse )see example this file is in the odin 4. version if not in odin3
http://androidworld.nl/forum/samsun...to-one-package-firmware-flashen-via-odin.html

can u give downloaded cyogenmod package full name?
if cy7.x flash this cwm: px-cwm
if cy9.x flash this cwm: cwm6 itisichan
if cy10.x flash this cwm: ma6kernel cm10.1
and if not unbreak wipe data + format system + format dalvik
and flash another rom...

[Q] Failed to flash ROM, SGW doesn't boot

Hi everybody,
sorry for bothering you, but I think I might need some help.
I tried to flash ParanoidAndroid (first try ever to flash a smartphone) but failed 'somehow'.
Initial steps to create the problem
Initial Status: Gingerbread on a Galaxy W; Pretty old and pretty messed up
Download the update.zip to root the smartphone => Becoming root worked!
Download ParanoidAndroid
Download Clockwork Recovery
Created backups using Titanium Backup as root.
Copied ParanoidAndroid to the GalaxyWs internal sd card (yes, this was my mistake)
Wipe cach partition => It said, it worked, I don't know if it did
Rebooted phone => all fine
Rebooted into recovery mode applied update from SD-Card=> Selected ParanoidAndroid.zip => ErrorMessage (I think it was something like file corrupt, sorry I'm not sure about the specific words, but it sounded like this is no updatefile or this file is not a valid zip file.
Status of the problem
Bootup shows Samsung Logo
Bootup than shows GalaxyW-Screen Logo
Bootup than shows the android recovery symbol OR directly reboots
When trying to open the recovery menu, every second time I get the message "Updating (...) Installing MultiCSC... Can't access /system/csc/DBT/system"
If opening recovery menu works, I can only acces the internal storage of the galaxy to install an update (tried the paranoidandroid several times, it doesn't work)
When plugging in the galaxy w to my USB port, I don't get an USB storage shown on my 2 laptops (1 "Windows 7", 1 "Ubuntu 14.0?" )
neither odin (4.43) nor Heimdall are able to flash any files.
So, simple question, what can I do next?
-I cannot copy clockworkmod to my smartphone
-I don't know if I can easily overwrite the kernel or the bootloader.
I searched the forum but didn't find a clear solution, so sorry if this special configuration was already asked.
Thanks for your help and best regards
FrankyDroid

FrankyDroid said:
[*]Rebooted into recovery mode applied update from SD-Card=> Selected ParanoidAndroid.zip => ErrorMessage (I think it was something like file corrupt, sorry I'm not sure about the specific words, but it sounded like this is no updatefile or this file is not a valid zip file.
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Your ROM's download has been cut either by a connection issue or by you, That is why I always have a backup rom in my SD Card. Also For kitkat, make sure you got CWM 6.0.4.5 or higher. Personally i use PhilZ Touch Recovery. It is simple enough for me. And odin recognizes your phone only in download mode. So make sure you go to download mode then plug the phone in. And also make sure while working with odin, unplug all USBs and other phones

Hey MayB4ck,
thank you for the tips, I finally got it running Using Philz Touch Recovery. Works like hell
Best regards
FrankyDroid

GT-I9195 LTE - Stuck at varius E:failed to mount /cache(invalid argument) and ecc. ec

A my friends a requesto to me my help whit you S4 Mini GT-I9195 LTE............ I don't see what's appened on phone but i thinks some goes in stuck and now i can access on Recovery (Home + Volume UP + Power ON) and immediatelly i obtain this so many error like on title.... i obtain somethigs like this (in red):
E:failed to mount /cache(invalid argument)
can't mount '/cache'(invalid argument)
E:failded to mount /cache(Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery (Invalid argument)
and other some many different error about /data and other so many whit /data/log ecc. ecc.
I don't have idea how i need to do.................
Also i can access on somethigs like download mode (Home + Volume Down + Power ON) and i obtain a messagge say to me continue whit press Volume UP and after that i thinks i can send somethigs to phone.....
Someone here can suggest me how i can be reobtain a full working phone ?
For now it's not important how rom i can flash.......... i need only to reobtain a Android running and after that i can try to upgrade this same rom to a newer version of android or similar........
Thanks in advance.....
*EDIT*
I have tryed to install the TWRP from and using heimdall..... apparently all commands it's be append succefully but when try to access to recovery i reobtain ever the stock and no twrp reappers.... my reply maked in twrp thread it's that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69739462&postcount=1240
*EDIT 2*
Very Very need to help boys! I have also tryed and successfully tried to flash the TWRP from odin and when i try to access to it no reach and i reobtain ever the stock recovery whit this many Failed to mount Failed to mount.................... need very help.

DjDiabolik said:
A my friends a requesto to me my help whit you S4 Mini GT-I9195 LTE............ I don't see what's appened on phone but i thinks some goes in stuck and now i can access on Recovery (Home + Volume UP + Power ON) and immediatelly i obtain this so many error like on title.... i obtain somethigs like this (in red):
E:failed to mount /cache(invalid argument)
can't mount '/cache'(invalid argument)
E:failded to mount /cache(Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery (Invalid argument)
and other some many different error about /data and other so many whit /data/log ecc. ecc.
I don't have idea how i need to do.................
Also i can access on somethigs like download mode (Home + Volume Down + Power ON) and i obtain a messagge say to me continue whit press Volume UP and after that i thinks i can send somethigs to phone.....
Someone here can suggest me how i can be reobtain a full working phone ?
For now it's not important how rom i can flash.......... i need only to reobtain a Android running and after that i can try to upgrade this same rom to a newer version of android or similar........
Thanks in advance.....
*EDIT*
I have tryed to install the TWRP from and using heimdall..... apparently all commands it's be append succefully but when try to access to recovery i reobtain ever the stock and no twrp reappers.... my reply maked in twrp thread it's that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69739462&postcount=1240
*EDIT 2*
Very Very need to help boys! I have also tryed and successfully tried to flash the TWRP from odin and when i try to access to it no reach and i reobtain ever the stock recovery whit this many Failed to mount Failed to mount.................... need very help.
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If you haven't figured this out yet I'll throw in my 2 cents.
Start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678420
I don't know exactly what heimdall is but odin should work just fine for this. Try a few different odin versions if you have to as it has changed a lot over the years since the release of this phone.
Also make sure to uncheck reboot from odin, unplug after reflash, pull battery, then manually go to recovery immediately after flashing. If you get anywhere besides the TWRP you have to flash again.

civicsr2cool said:
If you haven't figured this out yet I'll throw in my 2 cents.
Start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2678420
I don't know exactly what heimdall is but odin should work just fine for this. Try a few different odin versions if you have to as it has changed a lot over the years since the release of this phone.
Also make sure to uncheck reboot from odin, unplug after reflash, pull battery, then manually go to recovery immediately after flashing. If you get anywhere besides the TWRP you have to flash again.
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Oh thanks for reply........... i have also make some reply in this same thread. I have also tryed some solution but i ever obtain the stock recovery. Whit odin i have also tryed to reflash some complete image founded over internet:
I have tryed to flash the stock firmware I9195XXUCPB1_I9195ITVCPB2_ITV.zip downloaded from sammobile.... after extracted the md5 it's be flashed successfully but at restart the phone stuck on recovery whit so many error E: fault to mount and can't mount etc etc.
After this on internet i have tryed a stock firmware for odin splitted in 5 file including the .pit for re-partition completely the phone. Also here all flash by odin it's be completed whitout any problems and all it's successfull but same thigs........at restart again stuck at recovery.
I don't have idea what i come do again for tryed to fix this phone If you have so other suggest......... please explain me..
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A strange things i have notified on this phone......... every time i put the phone in download mode and using odin and at every flash i complete in theory i can see the flash count increase right ? In this phone after this all test and tryed i do i can see the flash count blocked at zero like i never flashing nothings....... it's normal ?