why when i try to install a rom it says rom installation aborted any help..
None335 said:
why when i try to install a rom it says rom installation aborted any help..
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Well, if you could provide a few more details (e.g. what recovery, what rom) that would be helpful, but most likely, the file is invalid or was an incomplete download or something.
I recommend that you download everything you want to flash on your computer, check md5 sums to make sure the file is valid, and then put them on your SD card, boot recovery, flash, and Boom.
If you get an error but you are sure the file is all good, toggle signature verification and flash it. Obviously, be sure to check the thread to see if it's something wrong with the rom itself (e.g. the dev forgot to sign it or something silly)
That should cover it, hope I helped.
Before installing don't forget to clear cache,data, and Dalvik cache! That's a very important step.
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Also a recovery log would give you the most information on what happened.
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I was originally using Clockwork mod recovery to backup my From. However when trying to restore it failed . I tried with 4ext recovery and the same thing happened. I looked at the backup folder and I noticed the nandroid md5 file is not seen. When I backup it does say Generating Md5 but still not visible. What am I doing wrong? Because I can't restore my rom
Two things, it could be corrupt or there is an error with the md5, do a search to see if you can fix it.
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Teichopsia said:
Two things, it could be corrupt or there is an error with the md5, do a search to see if you can fix it.
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Can the backup files be corrupt if you dont' wipe dalivik and data before installing new roms.
Teichopsia said:
Two things, it could be corrupt or there is an error with the md5, do a search to see if you can fix it.
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Another thing I have found is that when I try to install a zip from my SD Card Installation will abort. It says BAD File. This has happened with a couple of rom zip files I have tried even though they hve downloaded normally.
My bad. Are you full wiping before flashing a new rom? Wipe data/factory reset?
Wipe dalvik and cache. Wipe all partitions (except sd card).
Always do those before flashing a new rom.
If you didn't do those, flashed a rom on top of your old one - yeah, could cause problems.
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husnain.mohammed said:
Another thing I have found is that when I try to install a zip from my SD Card Installation will abort. It says BAD File. This has happened with a couple of rom zip files I have tried even though they hve downloaded normally.
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That could be a bad download. Check the md5 checksum. Just download a new one.
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Wow. Finally it installs without aborting or messing up. No need to be frustrated anymore. THANK YOU.
I just rooted and unlocked my note 2 and followed these steps
Step 1-
Wipe Data Factory Reset!
Step 2-
Wipe davlick cache
Step 3-
install zip and pick your options
Step 4-
Reboot and enjoy!
But it says if failed to open the zip what is wrong?
Try rebooting your recovery and flashing...this may be a TWRP feature.
Alternatively you may have a boken or corrupt ZIP. In which case, verify your MD5.
Skripka said:
Try rebooting your recovery and flashing...this may be a TWRP feature.
Alternatively you may have a boken or corrupt ZIP. In which case, verify your MD5.
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I checked the md5 matches and the zip isnt broken because i am able to extract all files without any problems. I am gonna try another rom and see if that works.
Coldashes said:
I checked the md5 matches and the zip isnt broken because i am able to extract all files without any problems. I am gonna try another rom and see if that works.
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jelly beans is not a sprint rom. it isnt going to work in the sprint gn2 without modification
I only know of build 5 of jellybeans ROM that mackentosh ported over for our sprint devices. You must be flashing a different carriers ROM like t3project has stated.
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I've been wanting to upgrade my Tmobile S3 sgh-t999 to any of the 4.2 ROM that I could find in XDA, but when I tried to flash it from recovery, it always come back with "Installation aborted".
I tried upgrading to LiquidSmooth ROM, PAC-man ROM, CM10.1 and so on. still same.
I did place the zip files on my ext SD card and I'm able to see them when in recovery mode. I do wipe data, cache, dalvik and so on on each attempt, but still same..
If I did try with any of the new ROMs that required Google Apps to be flashed, if I would try flashing the Google app zip files first, that went successfully, but not the other zip file.
I'm a newbee, so I know I might be doing something wrong, although I have done upgrades before and was successful (but on Sprint phones)
My phone right now has 4.1.1 BUILD # JRO03L T999UVDLJA. Would it help if I go to STOCK rom for the upgrade? and which stock should I go down to if necessary?
Any suggestions?
I would check the zip file is good file first. check with MD5 checker to find out Maybe bad/incomplete download?
Or did you try reflashing recovery?
If you can flash gapps, I'm assuming you just need to verify that zip you downloaded.. Again I Can't see it so just an assumption..
Or start over by flashing stock and reroot it?
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Your rom may be corrupted due to a bad download or your recovery may be out of date so I recommend redownloading the ROM, making sure it does complete and intended for your specific device, and if possible check for an MD5 sum on the ROM. Also, if on TWRP recovery (recommended) you may wanna download Goomanager from the Play Store and check to see if your recovery needs updating by tapping the menu key and selecting "Install openscript recovery". See if that helps bud.
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Your recovery could be out of date, check if update is available
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Successful install finally
I really have to thank you and all the others for their quick responses.
I did try different thinks after seeing the various responses:
..downloading MD5 checkers on both PC and phone, updating the recovery software and others..
But what I liked the most was.. I went to the goo.im site, selected the CM10.1 ROM, it expands and shows not only the MD5 # so I can verify it, but had a barcode, so I downloaded it directly to my phone and when done, i used the hash checker on the phone and the MD5 that was showing on the website matched the hash checker, so I went ahead and started the process and it did install successfully.
Noticed that Google play was not there so I also flashed the GPlay app.
It seems nice, even though I might back it up and then try another ROM to see which one I like the best.
Any suggestions on which is the most stable and improves both battery and other performances, while also giving you some cool tools or software?
Anthony
alomenzo said:
I've been wanting to upgrade my Tmobile S3 sgh-t999 to any of the 4.2 ROM that I could find in XDA, but when I tried to flash it from recovery, it always come back with "Installation aborted".
I tried upgrading to LiquidSmooth ROM, PAC-man ROM, CM10.1 and so on. still same.
I did place the zip files on my ext SD card and I'm able to see them when in recovery mode. I do wipe data, cache, dalvik and so on on each attempt, but still same..
If I did try with any of the new ROMs that required Google Apps to be flashed, if I would try flashing the Google app zip files first, that went successfully, but not the other zip file.
I'm a newbee, so I know I might be doing something wrong, although I have done upgrades before and was successful (but on Sprint phones)
My phone right now has 4.1.1 BUILD # JRO03L T999UVDLJA. Would it help if I go to STOCK rom for the upgrade? and which stock should I go down to if necessary?
Any suggestions?
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myowin said:
I would check the zip file is good file first. check with MD5 checker to find out Maybe bad/incomplete download?
Or did you try reflashing recovery?
If you can flash gapps, I'm assuming you just need to verify that zip you downloaded.. Again I Can't see it so just an assumption..
Or start over by flashing stock and reroot it?
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If you want stability with lots of customization/features and good battery life I HIGHLY recommend trying out the ROOTBOX ROM, new updated version 3.8 that you can find in the op here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2117372
The downloads section will take you to the Rootbox site with a list of devices. Find your model and click on ”Official Releases” and it will take you straight to goo.im. If you happen to have battery issues with the default kernel you can always flash another one.
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Hi,
I have a portuguese N7105, and I'm trying to install this rom, and like all the others, I can't...
I reboot, wipe factory, install from zip card and always, always a error appears and the image of a death "android".
Then I reboot and start again with stock rom.
Thank you very much
Does anyone now what I'm doing wrong?
Maybe you should redownload the rom. Could be that the rom was downloaded halfway. Happened to me once too.
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Rfein said:
Hi,
I have a portuguese N7105, and I'm trying to install this rom, and like all the others, I can't...
I reboot, wipe factory, install from zip card and always, always a error appears and the image of a death "android".
Then I reboot and start again with stock rom.
Thank you very much
Does anyone now what I'm doing wrong?
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Based on the screenshot it seems the file is corrupt or incomplete. Try downloading again and do the MDchecksum to ensure the upload file matches the download file. You can use the ES file explorer to do this check.
you can try another rom ......
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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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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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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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.