Do i have to have all the previous macksrom 3.0 and 3.2...etc installed to flash the 3.5 on my phone?...i wiped everything thru twrp recovery and i tried to install the 3.5 and it keeps failing...i dont know why..someone help please
It's a 900MB installer, meaning 3.5 is a standalone.
1st thing to always check (before flashing ideally) is verify the zip's MD5 sum with the original upload. Odds are 9/10 this is the problem, that you have a corrupted download.
There's a chance it could be a TWRP bug, but a corrupted download is more likely.
Skripka said:
It's a 900MB installer, meaning 3.5 is a standalone.
1st thing to always check (before flashing ideally) is verify the zip's MD5 sum with the original upload. Odds are 9/10 this is the problem, that you have a corrupted download.
There's a chance it could be a TWRP bug, but a corrupted download is more likely.
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ok...thanks...i am dling from the link on the thread from the developer...how would i download it then?
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I tried to flash my Desire HD today.
I followed this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964996&highlight=Installation+aborted.
Followed it down to every detail, but after i have runned the FULL-WIPE-1-2-3, and started installing the Android Revolution rom i get this error message:
E:Cant't open /sdcard/Android_Revolution_HD-4G-3.2.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I tried to download from another mirror, and ran a MD5 checksum on the file after download, and checked it up against the MD5 checksum that i found in the Android Revolution thread, and it was exactly the same.
What the hell is wrong?
May be a problem with your SD card. Do you have access to another one?
Hmm, no i dont have another SD card
I said i followed the guide to every bit, but i forgot that i skipped the radio step.
I did not flash the radio because i didnt know which radio to flash.
But now i saw that in the Android Revolution thread the recommended a radio, so i downloaded that radio and flashed it.
Could this cause the problem i had? That i didnt flash the radio before i flashed the Android Revolution rom?
I restored the nanodroid backup in clockwork so that i now have a working phone again, but damn i want this to work. If i do a wipe again will it delete the backup i made in clockwork recovery or do i have to make a new backup after i wipe?
SOLVED!!
I got it right now. Dont know for sure which of the things i did that made it working, but ill write em down if someone else has this problem.
- Downloaded the radio suitable for the rom, and flashed it
- Downloaded the rom flash image for the 5th time, this time i downloaded it via torrent
- Renamed the Android_Revolution_HD-4G_3.2.zip to update.zip
b1rken said:
SOLVED!!
I got it right now. Dont know for sure which of the things i did that made it working, but ill write em down if someone else has this problem.
- Downloaded the radio suitable for the rom, and flashed it
- Downloaded the rom flash image for the 5th time, this time i downloaded it via torrent
- Renamed the Android_Revolution_HD-4G_3.2.zip to update.zip
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Thanks SO MUCH it helped! I redownloaded file (now 198 Mb to 128 Mb I had primordially) and renamed it to update.zip
P.S. I have HTC Desire, but I guess this problem is common
Solved, too.
Seems that I've solved the same problem in a much more weird and simpler one. Reboot, redo it, done!
Got a similar problem when installing the revolutionhd rom stuff next, and reboot, redo it, done!
No idea coz I'm a noob and would love to be a noob. I hate the processes to get the result I desire, so I have to suffer from it like a soldier who has to plant lots of flowers to get to the girl.
Okay it's gotten to a pretty dire situation where I can't flash any Roms in recovery. I'm using CWM 3.0.2.6. This is what I try and do.
1.Full Wipe 1.5
2.Flash Rom
So far I tried it with ARHD 5.1.9 and Leedroid 3.1.3 and it starts flashing for no longer than 10 seconds then stops and says status 1 (or 7 I've seen) and aborted. I've had zero problems in the past flashing ext3 rom but ever since I tried to flash ARHD 5.1.8 from ARHD 3.5 it's been downhill
I think it's to do with the ext4 partitions. *don't use full wipe* - instead run the "partition /data as ext4" script and then flash the rom. Full wipe is for ext3 and ARHD is for ext4.
Otherwise just restore the nandroid you made before full wiping.
Thanks for the reply, how would I go about running that script in CWM. I have Mike's 'format_data_partition_EXT4' file. Also the Full Wipe I was using was 1.5 which says format to EXT4
double check downloaded rom's checksum - provided in the topic's op (md5).
u can use zip in cwm under install zip from sdcard menu.
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Okay it's gotten to a pretty dire situation where I can't flash any Roms in recovery. I'm using CWM 3.0.2.6. This is what I try and do.
1.Full Wipe 1.5
2.Flash Rom
So far I tried it with ARHD 5.1.9 and Leedroid 3.1.3 and it starts flashing for no longer than 10 seconds then stops and says status 1 (or 7 I've seen) and aborted. I've had zero problems in the past flashing ext3 rom but ever since I tried to flash ARHD 5.1.8 from ARHD 3.5 it's been downhill
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Status 7
I had this when flashing Leedroid 3.1.3. Always got status 7 error. I tried the torrent and ftp downloads.
I checked the MD5 number on both files against the MD5 number on the developers site , and both downloads were corrupt.
Downloaded again and checked MD5 numbers and they matched. Flashed with that file and all worked fine.
Always check the MD5 before flashing.
Cheers
shovett said:
I had this when flashing Leedroid 3.1.3. Always got status 7 error. I tried the torrent and ftp downloads.
I checked the MD5 number on both files against the MD5 number on the developers site , and both downloads were corrupt.
Downloaded again and checked MD5 numbers and they matched. Flashed with that file and all worked fine.
Always check the MD5 before flashing.
Cheers
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Thanks, I got that error too, I thought a corrupt file would be unlikely because it didn't work with LeeDroid too. How do I check the MD5 of the Rom I download?
Download an MD5 Checker, most ROM authors provide a MD5 which is like an electronic signature. If the MD5's match the file you downloaded is 1:1 copy of the file the ROM author uploaded.
You can find an MD5 checker on my site, just click my Signature and head to tools. Even MD5.exe has an MD5
I checked the MD5 to see if it matched and it did, so I imagine it has something do with EXT4. I've managed to flash TB Fusion and it runs very well and stable so I'll stick with that.
Thank you all for the help.
if you plan to use an ext3 rom, u should wipe using cwm not zip cause cwm does it to ext3. or use an ext3 based wiper.
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I checked the MD5 to see if it matched and it did, so I imagine it has something do with EXT4. I've managed to flash TB Fusion and it runs very well and stable so I'll stick with that.
Thank you all for the help.
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I rooted my GS3, verified root. I am trying to flash ROM, every time I try through Goo manager and TWRP it fails I get error message "no MD5 file" doesn't matter if I download ROM from XDA (when I can find them) or download through Goo Manager. tried to even flash with ODIN, which only let's me restore to Stock ROM/Backup. which had MD5 file. when I try to browse for MD5 files I don't see them in the zipped or unzipped files on my PC, and not in ODIN either. I have verified developer options is on, and I tried with USB bugging on and off. and uncheck verify MD5 as well. I down loaded to pc and have tried to download directly to the device. not running antivirus on device and shut antivirus off on pc. will not copy files from pc to device. Device also stops or seems to loos connection on pc via USB Cable. What am I missing here? this is not rocket science!!
Have you verified MD5 of the ROM? Also, another suggestion, perhaps try to change recoveries from TWRP to CWM. However, you mentioned that you can't even download the Rom to your device? I assume you're able to browse the device's content since you used Odin to stock? Lastly, try to Odin back to stock, root it, flash recovery and give it a go.
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Badfish63 said:
I rooted my GS3, verified root. I am trying to flash ROM, every time I try through Goo manager and TWRP it fails I get error message "no MD5 file" doesn't matter if I download ROM from XDA (when I can find them) or download through Goo Manager. tried to even flash with ODIN, which only let's me restore to Stock ROM/Backup. which had MD5 file. when I try to browse for MD5 files I don't see them in the zipped or unzipped files on my PC, and not in ODIN either. I have verified developer options is on, and I tried with USB bugging on and off. and uncheck verify MD5 as well. I down loaded to pc and have tried to download directly to the device. not running antivirus on device and shut antivirus off on pc. will not copy files from pc to device. Device also stops or seems to loos connection on pc via USB Cable. What am I missing here? this is not rocket science!!
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Don't flash custom ROMs from goo manager or odin... Do your standard wipes, and flash from recovery. Maybe your recovery needs updated? What version are u on? You can verify md5 sums with a file explorer such as astro or there's even an md5 checker here in the forums. As far as transferring files from PC to phone, is your USB cable good?
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Have you verified MD5 of the ROM? Also, another suggestion, perhaps try to change recoveries from TWRP to CWM. However, you mentioned that you can't even download the Rom to your device? I assume you're able to browse the device's content since you used Odin to stock? Lastly, try to Odin back to stock, root it, flash recovery and give it a go.
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Yeah, I've never used twrp, been using cwm for years and am kind of partial to it.
At op, latest version for this is 6.0.3.6... U can use ROM manager to flash this if u wish. Not sure if this will help??
No MD5 file found
mgostom said:
Have you verified MD5 of the ROM? Also, another suggestion, perhaps try to change recoveries from TWRP to CWM. However, you mentioned that you can't even download the Rom to your device? I assume you're able to browse the device's content since you used Odin to stock? Lastly, try to Odin back to stock, root it, flash recovery and give it a go.
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I have tried CWM as well. for some reason none of the ROMS no matter where I download from seem to pull the MD5 file, liquid smooth, paranoid 3.69, carbon, none, I try to browse the device for them and nothing. But I can't seem to even do my first flash! I noticed in any of the ROMS I download for some reason it does not pull the MD5 file. I have downloaded from here XDA and other sites, and android forums too! I don't get it. This should be fairly easy according to all the research I have done even before my first attempt. I can root no problem, I used Odin and Samsung GS3 Tool kit.
No MD5 file found
DMF1977 said:
Don't flash custom ROMs from goo manager or odin... Do your standard wipes, and flash from recovery. Maybe your recovery needs updated? What version are u on? You can verify md5 sums with a file explorer such as astro or there's even an md5 checker here in the forums. As far as transferring files from PC to phone, is your USB cable good?
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Yeah, I've never used twrp, been using cwm for years and am kind of partial to it.
At op, latest version for this is 6.0.3.6... U can use ROM manager to flash this if u wish. Not sure if this will help??
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I followed your suggestion using CWM 6.0.3.6. and yes it does seem to work better! I am almost there! I am able to flash custom ROMS. but the seem to get hung up upon reboot. USB cables brand new. I even tried different USB Port and Different PC. Still being a bugger! I wish I could find other ROMS more easily on here! or even a little easier on some of the developer sites. I found a work around and pull my ext. SD card and download ROM to that and not on the PC. I found some really Nice one I would like to try but like I said seems to hang on reboot like hour and I get tired of waiting. Thanks for your help! any other suggestions would be GREATLY Appreciated!
Badfish63 said:
I followed your suggestion using CWM 6.0.3.6. and yes it does seem to work better! I am almost there! I am able to flash custom ROMS. but the seem to get hung up upon reboot. USB cables brand new. I even tried different USB Port and Different PC. Still being a bugger! I wish I could find other ROMS more easily on here! or even a little easier on some of the developer sites. I found a work around and pull my ext. SD card and download ROM to that and not on the PC. I found some really Nice one I would like to try but like I said seems to hang on reboot like hour and I get tired of waiting. Thanks for your help! any other suggestions would be GREATLY Appreciated!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1705
Simple search is all it takes. Touchwiz based roms are in android development, while aosp ROMs are in the original android development threads. Don't forget to hit the "thanks" button to anyone who has helped u out! Good luck!!!
Badfish63 said:
I followed your suggestion using CWM 6.0.3.6. and yes it does seem to work better! I am almost there! I am able to flash custom ROMS. but the seem to get hung up upon reboot. USB cables brand new. I even tried different USB Port and Different PC. Still being a bugger! I wish I could find other ROMS more easily on here! or even a little easier on some of the developer sites. I found a work around and pull my ext. SD card and download ROM to that and not on the PC. I found some really Nice one I would like to try but like I said seems to hang on reboot like hour and I get tired of waiting. Thanks for your help! any other suggestions would be GREATLY Appreciated!
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The Roms should not be that hard to find and as stated you NEED to verify the MD5 before installing. Thats the long weird numbers/letters in the download sceen. A bad flash is a headache. To double check, you are doing (in CWM or TWRP) wipe data, then wipe cache, then wipe dalvick right? If you dont do those things its a dirty flash and will cause issues. Then in CWM in the install from sdcard screen, try to toggle the signature verification option. Also, sometime when you go from CM to TW and back, it can be a problem. Try wiping/reset from the settings-backup and restore-factory reset option for a super clean wipe. Use caution though as this will delete internal sdcard so back it up and put the rom of choice on external SD. This is a hassle but needs to be done on occasion. If you use titanium backup, copy to folder to external sd and change restore location in preferences.
Something I just found.
I have flashed custom roms to my padfone2 and everything was fine but when I tried to flash zip file with stock rom it showed no md5 file error.
I had a look into the downloaded stock rom zip file and I found out that the actual zip file with rom in it was in a folder inside downloaded zip. As soon as I extracted the zip from downloaded zip and flashed it everything went without a problem. Maybe I'm just stupid not to have look at that in the first place but I hope it helped others. Best of luck everyone.
Good Afternoon sorry for bumping an old thread.
I joined today because I am having the same problem that the original poster had written about.
I have an ATT samsung galaxy s3, I had root access, and verified with super user. I also installed TWRP and CWM because each kept giving me errors when I tried to install CM 11 onto my phone. It also says there was no MD5 information found. I have used the md5 file checker program and the MD5 matches up to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2518998
Download:
CM 11.0 Unofficial Beta 7 for d2tmo and d2att
MD5: ef93957db1e6704f23f9015231a82826
So the MD5 matches, yet when I try to install it keeps giving me errors. I also tried other versions of CM that I found on here via links. Right now my phone has no OS as another guide I read some where also said to wipe system data (sorry if that was stupid, I was just following a guideline)
So I'd like to get a working OS on my phone asap so I can get calls and texts.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. And being new I'm sorry if I broke any taboos or did not give some information that is typically given when describing a problem.
No md5 file found
HEY...AM NEW TO THE FLASHING ROMS, AND ROOTING, ANDROID DEVICES..I HAVE A GALAXY NOTE 2 VERIZON SCH-I605...I FALLOW ALL THE STEPS TO ROOT AND UNLOCK BOOTLOADERS AND ALL THAT TRYING TO FLASH THE NEW 4.4 KITKAT BUT NO MATTER WHERE I GET THE DOWNLOAD FROM..AFTER I TRY TO FLASH IT ON THE DEVICE IT GIVES ME A FAILED MESSAGE...
SKIPPING MD5.......
NO MD5 FILE FOUND..........BLAH BLAH BLAH
I MAKE SURE I CHECK THE MD5 TO MAKE SURE IT MATCHES AND ALL BUT FOR SOME REASON I JUST CANT FLASH ANYTHING TO MY PHONE....
CAN SOME1 HELP ME OUT....
Did you get a answer, I have same problem?
GN2RD809 said:
HEY...AM NEW TO THE FLASHING ROMS, AND ROOTING, ANDROID DEVICES..I HAVE A GALAXY NOTE 2 VERIZON SCH-I605...I FALLOW ALL THE STEPS TO ROOT AND UNLOCK BOOTLOADERS AND ALL THAT TRYING TO FLASH THE NEW 4.4 KITKAT BUT NO MATTER WHERE I GET THE DOWNLOAD FROM..AFTER I TRY TO FLASH IT ON THE DEVICE IT GIVES ME A FAILED MESSAGE...
SKIPPING MD5.......
NO MD5 FILE FOUND..........BLAH BLAH BLAH
I MAKE SURE I CHECK THE MD5 TO MAKE SURE IT MATCHES AND ALL BUT FOR SOME REASON I JUST CANT FLASH ANYTHING TO MY PHONE....
CAN SOME1 HELP ME OUT....
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I can't believe this, because I have downloaded and burned roms before. Now I cannot download a rom and get an md5 file nomatter what I do.
Every time I try to download the link, whether to my PC or my phone the zip is invalid.
I can't seem to download and flash ANY custom ROM to my Note 3. I am rooted, running TWRP. I have tried XNote, DarthStalker, Jedi etc. I keep softbricking the phone.
This time while trying to flash XNote I made a backup via TWRP and could not even install it after softbrick with XNote.
I keep having to download stock firmware form SAMMOBILE and flash via ODIN, therefore losing all of my data.
If any more info is needed please let me know and thanks in advance.
Need more info.
What version of recovery are you using?
Are you verifying the md5 before trying to flash to ensure that the rom you downloaded is 100% complete?
RE:
Thanks for your response.
I am unsure on the version, I currently downloaded the 2.6.3.8 and will be flashing after I get the stock MD5 flashed.
Maybe that's the issue.
It will not even connect to Kies ATM.
Hopefully I can flash the stock image because I already had one on file and could not flash it, it stated T Mobile unverified in Odin. I did rename the file so I wonder if that had something to do with it, lol.
Thanks
EDIT:
DarthStalker and Jedi:
Do not download as valid files to my PC or the phone. I used the links from this site.
XNote:
I did not verify the MD5 on first attempt, on the second attempt I did verify with success but it went to bootloop. The files I downloaded might not be valid.
I am frustrated with some links here, I was not registered and attempted to download DarthStalker, Jedi. For some reason my PC says the zips are not valid so I registered with same results. Currently attempting to download LabRats from this site.
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TillmanFam2007 said:
Every time I try to download the link, whether to my PC or my phone the zip is invalid.
I can't seem to download and flash ANY custom ROM to my Note 3. I am rooted, running TWRP. I have tried XNote, DarthStalker, Jedi etc. I keep softbricking the phone.
This time while trying to flash XNote I made a backup via TWRP and could not even install it after softbrick with XNote.
I keep having to download stock firmware form SAMMOBILE and flash via ODIN, therefore losing all of my data.
If any more info is needed please let me know and thanks in advance.
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Here is the direct download link for the Darthstalker v4 note 3 custom rom:
http://m1.androidfilehost.com/downl...ame=DARTHSTALKER_NOTE3_V4.zip&action=download
Download it to your pc and then copy the zipfile to your internal sdcard.
After it's copied re-boot the phone and and flash the rom.
Be sure to do a complete wipe including DATA/SYSTEM/CACHE/DALVIK CACHE & FACTORY
RESET before flashing.
Good luck!
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Thanks!
I was finally able to install a ROM.
LabRats was the only link I downloaded that has worked.
How would you compare DarthStalker and LabRats?
Not really a fan of all the Anarchy stuff but seems smooth so far.
I used to really enjoy JellyBam and I like Carbon on my Nexus 7, love the pie controls.
Thanks
I will try the link you provided, thanks again.
EDIT:
YOUR LINK IS NOT WORKING, SAYS JAVA IS NOT ENABLED?
Viper Mod
I could not be any more pleased with the Viper Sound Mod.
When I use my phone as an MP3 through my aux. jack it's like a freaking amp is installed to my coaxials and tweeters. I don't have a system yet but I installed some Polk DXI coaxials and all I can say is DAMN!
Great mod and props to the creator.
Opinions
Still cannot download other ROM's.
Currently running LabRats, only file that I was able to successfully flash.
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Misterjunky said:
Here is the direct download link for the Darthstalker v4 note 3 custom rom:
http://m1.androidfilehost.com/downl...ame=DARTHSTALKER_NOTE3_V4.zip&action=download
Download it to your pc and then copy the zipfile to your internal sdcard.
After it's copied re-boot the phone and and flash the rom.
Be sure to do a complete wipe including DATA/SYSTEM/CACHE/DALVIK CACHE & FACTORY
RESET before flashing.
Good luck!
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This link is no good.
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I would post in the developer thread but my post count is too low.
This LabRats ROM is really stable, battery life is pretty good too.
I usually lime to flash ROM'S pretty frequent so I am curious about a few others.
Anyone have any input why I can't download Darthstalker or Jedi ROM'S?
THX
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Guess now I can ask the developer....
Hello, Everyone.
I am new to XDA and rooting but i tend to follow instruction well
I am running Beanstalk 4.4 on my Hercules device. I have the latest TWRP Recovery installed as well.
So here's my problem. I downloaded the Beanstalk rom, along with the 'pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140217-signed.zip' file and the 'pa_gapps-stock-4.4.2-20140217-signed.zip.md5' file. I put all the files in the root of my storage and I was able to install Beanstalk just fine, but whenever i tried to install Gapps right after
I have done full wipes and re-flashed everything and i always get this error.
Checking for MD5 file...
E:zip MD5 does not match.
Unable to install zip.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/pa_gapps-stock04.4.2
Updating partition details...
I don't understand, am i doing something wrong? Please help!
Redownload the zip. Looks like a bad download since you're getting the md5 error.
Or try different gapps file.
Sent from my Moto X cellular telephone...
Or maybe try a GApps package meant for other roms.. like CM