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Replace framework-res.apk > Bootloop. Help!

Hi all!
I using root explorer to replace framework-res.apk
But now, my HTC Desire Z have a bootloop. I try to factory reset, wipe cache date, using update.zip but not not effective.
When I up rom in recovery (3e), the system show: E:signature verification failed
Help me fix the bootloop. Thanks!

well first off I hope you made a nandroid backup of your ROM before you did this. If so, just pull the battery, boot straight into recovery, and restore that nandroid backup.
Where did you get this framework-res.apk? did you edit it yourself? if so, what did you change? If you or someone else has changed anything decently major, the .apk needs to be re-signed. Looks like it wasn't.

Everybody help me!
I can't solve this problem

minhquang_ns said:
Everybody help me!
I can't solve this problem
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Where did the framework-res.apk you are using to replace the stock on come from?
Or is the issue now just trying to get your phone booting again?

cjward23 said:
Where did the framework-res.apk you are using to replace the stock on come from?
Or is the issue now just trying to get your phone booting again?
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I get framework-res.apk in Uot kitchen > Show all pickup file
I get one in this and replace. I didn't think about consequences

minhquang_ns said:
I get framework-res.apk in Uot kitchen > Show all pickup file
I get one in this and replace. I didn't think about consequences
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Like I said in my first post that you didn't respond to, did you make a nandroid backup? If you didn't, you should at least have the stock framework-res.apk set aside to go back to? If you don't, and you can boot directly into recovery, then you're going to have to re-flash a fresh ROM in order to break the issues you caused with your current problem.
So if your phone is still bootlooping and you don't have a backup to go to, then follow the normal steps to flash a new ROM from recovery (this will probably be your only option if you don't have a backup):
1) download your ROM of choice
2) enter recovery, mount as USB storage
3) place ROM.zip on root of your SD card
4) install zip from SDcard > select ROM.zip
5) reboot
you'll probably lose your data, unless you flash the exact same ROM as you had before, there may be a chance that it won't.
Here's a lesson to be learned! Backup before messing with major things, and save the old framework-res.apk. And don't just willy-nilly flash random Uot Kitchen framework-res.apk's without precautions. It looks like you just got a framework-res.apk that wasn't signed properly and it messed your ROM up.

martonikaj said:
Like I said in my first post that you didn't respond to, did you make a nandroid backup? If you didn't, you should at least have the stock framework-res.apk set aside to go back to? If you don't, and you can boot directly into recovery, then you're going to have to re-flash a fresh ROM in order to break the issues you caused with your current problem.
So if your phone is still bootlooping and you don't have a backup to go to, then follow the normal steps to flash a new ROM from recovery (this will probably be your only option if you don't have a backup):
1) download your ROM of choice
2) enter recovery, mount as USB storage
3) place ROM.zip on root of your SD card
4) install zip from SDcard > select ROM.zip
5) reboot
you'll probably lose your data, unless you flash the exact same ROM as you had before, there may be a chance that it won't.
Here's a lesson to be learned! Backup before messing with major things, and save the old framework-res.apk. And don't just willy-nilly flash random Uot Kitchen framework-res.apk's without precautions. It looks like you just got a framework-res.apk that wasn't signed properly and it messed your ROM up.
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Thank you, but I don't have clockmod recovery
When I using Recovery 3e (default), I choose "update.zip"
I try many roms but the system warning:
E: signature verification failed
FAILED TO VERIFY WHOLE-FILE SIGNATURE
Installation aborted.
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minhquang_ns said:
Thank you, but I don't have clockmod recovery
When I using Recovery 3e (default), I choose "update.zip"
I try many roms but the system warning:
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How can you not have cwm, there isn't another custom recovery for the DZ that I'm aware of.
Hang on, do you still have the stock recovery? OK so I'm going to assume you are actually rooted. Do you nave the eng hboot installed?
Do Androids dream of electric sheep?

cjward23 said:
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How can you not have cwm, there isn't another custom recovery for the DZ that I'm aware of.
Hang on, do you still have the stock recovery? OK so I'm going to assume you are actually rooted. Do you nave the eng hboot installed?
Do Androids dream of electric sheep?
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I have HBOOT 0.85.009. How to flash a new rom with out clockmod

minhquang_ns said:
I have HBOOT 0.85.009. How to flash a new rom with out clockmod
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You can't, you will need to install cwm.
Download rom manager, then select install clockworkmod recovery. Then boot your phone in to recovery and preform a wipe then flash custom rom.
Do you have s-off?
Do Androids dream of electric sheep?

cjward23 said:
You can't, you will need to install cwm.
Download rom manager, then select install clockworkmod recovery. Then boot your phone in to recovery and preform a wipe then flash custom rom.
Do you have s-off?
Do Androids dream of electric sheep?
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I have a boot loop, my Desire Z stopped in "HTC quietly brilliant" so I can't install cwm. I has been rooted phone.

minhquang_ns said:
I have a boot loop, my Desire Z stopped in "HTC quietly brilliant" so I can't install cwm. I has been rooted phone.
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Ohh yeah, I forgot that. OK you will need to install recovery using fastboot. But to do that you will need to install the eng hboot. To do that please follow the instructions here http://www.virtuousrom.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-users-migrating-to-desirez.html. But when you get to point 10 you will need to pull your battery out. And delete the PC10IMG.zip of your sd card.
Then reboot back in to bootloader and if all has gone well we will know have the DZ eng hboot installed.
The top line should now say vision eng s-off
You will then need to execute fastboot commands to install cwm. If you do not have fastboot installed download fastboot.exe from here http://developer.htc.com/adp.html and place in your platform-tools folder. You will is need the cwm recovery.img which you can get from here http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img and rename to recovery.img and place in your platform-tools folder
Open a cmd window and point it towards your platform-tools folder. Then we want to check fastboot is working, so make sure your phone is in bootloader and type fastboot devices and it should bring up your device serial number. Assuming that works type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
All being well the recovery will flash then you will be able to boot in to recovery and flash a rom.
If you have any problems or are unsure about anything head over to the #G2ROOT irc http://webchat.freenode.net/
Do Androids dream of electric sheep?

cjward23 said:
Ohh yeah, I forgot that. OK you will need to install recovery using fastboot. But to do that you will need to install the eng hboot. To do that please follow the instructions here http://www.virtuousrom.com/2011/06/t-mobile-g2-users-migrating-to-desirez.html. But when you get to point 10 you will need to pull your battery out. And delete the PC10IMG.zip of your sd card.
Then reboot back in to bootloader and if all has gone well we will know have the DZ eng hboot installed.
The top line should now say vision eng s-off
You will then need to execute fastboot commands to install cwm. If you do not have fastboot installed download fastboot.exe from here http://developer.htc.com/adp.html and place in your platform-tools folder. You will is need the cwm recovery.img which you can get from here http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.0.2.4-vision.img and rename to recovery.img and place in your platform-tools folder
Open a cmd window and point it towards your platform-tools folder. Then we want to check fastboot is working, so make sure your phone is in bootloader and type fastboot devices and it should bring up your device serial number. Assuming that works type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
All being well the recovery will flash then you will be able to boot in to recovery and flash a rom.
If you have any problems or are unsure about anything head over to the #G2ROOT irc http://webchat.freenode.net/
Do Androids dream of electric sheep?
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When I using fastboot recovery, cmd warning:
writing ‘recovery’… FAILED (remote: not allowed)
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Similar, I type adb shell the system wanring:
error:devices not found
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[Q] htx one x stuck on splash screen

So I just rooted my phone and tried to install new room cyanogenmod 10 in recovery mode .. after the installation was complete, a simple reboot and after about 10s I could see word cyanogenmod on the screen .. I though it would boot up after a couple of minutes but after 15 mins, still no response .. so i went back into recovery mode and did a factory reset, delete cache and restored the original ROM .. Once again a reboot and it left me with the same booting screen written "cyanogenmod" and nothing else .. I did it once more but no use .. It always gets stuck on the same freaking screen .. Really need help guys ..

whats your hboot ? Did you wipe cache after flashing the boot.img ?

If your hboot is on 1.3x you need a modified hboot for CM10
http://db.tt/uDdWaAtH
And if you want to restore a nandroid you also have to flash the boot.img that is located in the nandroid backup folder

yes did went into the nandroid backup folder and restored it from there .. i had other CleanROM 5.1 zip in the phone memory ..i did a complete reset n tried to install CleanROM 5.1 .. thought may b that could get me out of the loop .. bt didnt help .. doest matter i do nandroid back r unzip clean rom or even cyanogen 10 .. it gets caught up in the same loop hole .. and what is hboot .. ?

You have to flash the boot.img file with fastboot commands from the pc to the phone in the bootloader menu, did you did it like that or did you try to flash it with the recovery ?

no i did it just in the recovery mode .. not from my pc .. do i have to do it from pc .. ? if yes then how.. ?

Do you have fastboot files on the pc ?
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Check the 9th post from this thread, links to the HTC driver and fastboot files are there. Just follow my post and if you are ready we can go on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2111703

I am sorry but I am a newbie and don't know what an hboot is .. could you tell me what it is .. ? and yes i did wiped the cash when i got stuck in the loophole .. bt it didnt do any good ..

The hboot is like the basic bios of the phone ....
And yes you need a pc to flash the boot.img
Check that post its very clear. Just that one post !!!
And we all where noobs .... i was a űbernoob

Mr Hofs said:
The hboot is like the basic bios of the phone ....
And yes you need a pc to flash the boot.img
Check that post its very clear. Just that one post !!!
And we all where noobs .... i was a űbernoob
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ok i followed all the steps u told me to .. after entering the three commands on the pc, which were successful, what next .. ? i mean just did those commands on the pc and i have left the cellphone idle i.e still "FASTBOOT USB" .. should i exit it or do a factory wipe and backup .. ?

hassamrehmat said:
ok i followed all the steps u told me to .. after entering the three commands on the pc, which were successful, what next .. ? i mean just did those commands on the pc and i have left the cellphone idle i.e still "FASTBOOT USB" .. should i exit it or do a factory wipe and backup .. ?
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Go back into recovery and do a full wipe and install the rom. Then reboot and leave it for about 5 minutes

The way to flash a rom is :
Copy the rom.zip to the phones sdcard, open the rom.zip and copy the boot.img file into the fastboot folder on the pc, keep the phone in fastboot usb mode and flash the boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Fastboot erase cache
Then you enter the custom recovery and do a full wipe, after that you flash the rom from inside the recovery

how can i copy the files to one x memory .. it doesnt boot up i.e the pc doesnt show a removable device with storage .. and did the steps u told me to follow n did a factory reset after that .. bt i cant restore bcz the nandroid backup from my cell is removed now .. however i do have it on my pc ..can i install it from there .. ?

hassamrehmat said:
how can i copy the files to one x memory .. it doesnt boot up i.e the pc doesnt show a removable device with storage .. and did the steps u told me to follow n did a factory reset after that .. bt i cant restore bcz the nandroid backup from my cell is removed now .. however i do have it on my pc ..can i install it from there .. ?
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You can mount the one x as an sdcard inside the recovery, mounts & storage and then the last option at the bottom. Mount as usb disk
Then you can copy the nandroid backup back to the phone and the boot.img to the fastboot folder on the pc. Flash the boot.img, full wipe and restore the nandroid !
Ps what recovery do you have ( also the version number)

Mr Hofs said:
You can mount the one x as an sdcard inside the recovery, mounts & storage and then the last option at the bottom. Mount as usb disk
Then you can copy the nandroid backup back to the phone and the boot.img to the fastboot folder on the pc. Flash the boot.img, full wipe and restore the nandroid !
Ps what recovery do you have ( also the version number)
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i had jelly bean 4.1.1 firmware 3.14 on my one x .. i rooted it yesterday following onexroot.com which was a success .. then redmondpie mentioned to do a nandroid backup, which i did and also saved files on pc .. then today i tried to flash new rom i.e cyanogenmod and i m stuck ever since .. also the mobile doesnt charge in bootloader mode ..

hassamrehmat said:
i had jelly bean 4.1.1 firmware 3.14 on my one x .. i rooted it yesterday following onexroot.com which was a success .. then redmondpie mentioned to do a nandroid backup, which i did and also saved files on pc .. then today i tried to flash new rom i.e cyanogenmod and i m stuck ever since .. also the mobile doesnt charge in bootloader mode ..
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What recovery do you have, the phone should charge inside the recovery. Tell me the version you have ?

Hboot-1.33.0000
radio5.1204.162.29

hassamrehmat said:
Hboot-1.33.0000
radio5.1204.162.29
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I mean the recovery, not the hboot. Enter the recovery and check what version it is

clockworkmod recovery v5.8.1.8

[Q] Noob Help Needed: Phone Stuck

Hi, Brand new Noob here, but hoping someone can help…I’ve had a good scour around and can’t find the answer. We have a Htc one x from orange uk (cid orang001) stuck at “quietly brilliant” screen following an attempt to load ViperX 2.6.0. After downloading, the MAC unzipped the ROM so this was just rezipped back up and transferred over to the SD card, without any special conditions. ( I’ve since read somewhere that this might cause issues)
USB debugger was enabled but its not possible to enable it now.
Fastboot works ok, and we’ve flashed the boot ok, but ADP isn’t working, so it isn’t possible to push the correct ROM.ZIP to the SDcard. CWM is installed.
We’ve seen the post for an updated CWM with ADP enabled on this here but that states its only for at&t models. If we could get ADP working we’d be able to push the correct ROM over, so this would seem the easiest way if possible.
I wanted to avoid doing a RUU in case the phone would end up bricked, but I can’t get the correct version anyway.
Command ./fastboot getvar version-main returns
version-main: 3.16.61.6 and the noob guide at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714 says we can’t use a lower version….the nearest RUU I can find is 1.29.061.11 (released on 31/01/2013).
Any ideas on how best to recover this phone? The issue might not be anything to do with the zipping of the ROM, but then I have no idea why its not working…I’m hoping it’s a simple procedure, but I fear it may not be! Please Help!
any help would be much appreciated!!

First of all go and boot into the bootloader, hold down the power button and the volume - button together as long as it takes to get in the bootloader. Do not let go of the buttons before you are in !!!
Check the bootloader, what does it say on top
Probably
Unlocked ?
Endeavouru ?
Hboot : tell me ?
And tell me which recovery you flashed type and version !

Mr Hofs said:
First of all go and boot into the bootloader, hold down the power button and the volume - button together as long as it takes to get in the bootloader. Do not let go of the buttons before you are in !!!
Check the bootloader, what does it say on top
Probably
Unlocked ?
Endeavouru ?
Hboot : tell me ?
And tell me which recovery you flashed type and version !
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ive got the bootloader unlocked, i did that via htcdev.com
it says... ENDEAVORU PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-1.36.0000
i thinks thats what youre looking for

And what recovery ?
You can download the latest JB viper X 3.3.7

Mr Hofs said:
And what recovery ?
You can download the latest JB viper X 3.3.7
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i running clockworkmod recovery v5.8.2.7
and at yeah, id prefer the jb version of viperx, but i had trouble downloading it

oke do this :
download this recovery https://www.dropbox.com/s/guvfqd7tp8acxg6/recovery 5.8.4.0.img and flash it
then enter the recovery and go to mounts & storage - mount as usb drive (last of the list)
copy the viper x 3.3.7 to the sdcard.
reboot into the bootloader and flash the viper x boot.img (its inside the rom.zip)
go back into the recovery and perform a full wipe
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
advances->wipe dalvik cache
mounts and storage->format cache,data,system
unhook the usb cable
install the rom.zip and choose in the installer what you like
kernel question ? -> choose Viper X delivered
after install reboot and enjoy the viper rom

Mr Hofs said:
oke do this :
download this recovery https://www.dropbox.com/s/guvfqd7tp8acxg6/recovery 5.8.4.0.img and flash it
then enter the recovery and go to mounts & storage - mount as usb drive (last of the list)
copy the viper x 3.3.7 to the sdcard.
reboot into the bootloader and flash the viper x boot.img (its inside the rom.zip)
go back into the recovery and perform a full wipe
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
advances->wipe dalvik cache
mounts and storage->format cache,data,system
unhook the usb cable
install the rom.zip and choose in the installer what you like
kernel question ? -> choose Viper X delivered
after install reboot and enjoy the viper rom
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ive downloaded the vipers.zip file and copied it onto my sdcard but i can't unzip it on my mac to get the boot.img is there something special i need to do with it?

Yeah you need to flash the boot.img just like a recovery....but a different command
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Check the OP of the viper thread there is a seperate download link for the boot.img file :thumbup:

Mr Hofs said:
Yeah you need to flash the boot.img just like a recovery....but a different command
Fastboot flash boot boot.img
Check the OP of the viper thread there is a seperate download link for the boot.img file :thumbup:
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im almost there but im stuck at the Kernel Options menu. the screen just isnt responding

Don't know anything about that ..... Tap it real good

Mr Hofs said:
Don't know anything about that ..... Tap it real good
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thanks a million!!!!!! youre a life saver!!

Its actually a pretty common thing ... Think its related to the touch driver from the installer ....or something like that. I have it too sometimes

[Q] Bricked HTC One X

Hi
I am completely new to developing and have managed to brick my HTC One X.
I need to record calls as part of my job so i tried to follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663642
However, somehow i completely bricked my phone and i didnt make any back ups.
So far i have managed to do the following:
1. Unlock the phone via HTCdev
2. Get to the fastboot screen
3. fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
4. fastboot flash boot boot.img (from the file 3.16.110.4 which aparantly is the correct file according to CID TMOB-005)
5. fastboot erase cache
6. Then reflash recovery 'fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img'
After the above steps, my phone is now stuck on the HTC Quietly Brilliant screen.
I have been reading threads for the last two days but nothing seems to be working which is probably due to my lack of understanding.
I would be grateful for any assistance.
Thanks

imdense said:
Hi
I am completely new to developing and have managed to brick my HTC One X.
I need to record calls as part of my job so i tried to follow this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663642
However, somehow i completely bricked my phone and i didnt make any back ups.
So far i have managed to do the following:
1. Unlock the phone via HTCdev
2. Get to the fastboot screen
3. fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img
4. fastboot flash boot boot.img (from the file 3.16.110.4 which aparantly is the correct file according to CID TMOB-005)
5. fastboot erase cache
6. Then reflash recovery 'fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.4.0-endeavoru.img'
After the above steps, my phone is now stuck on the HTC Quietly Brilliant screen.
I have been reading threads for the last two days but nothing seems to be working which is probably due to my lack of understanding.
I would be grateful for any assistance.
Thanks
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you don't need to flash recovery twice. are you trying to get it back to stock or do wish to install a custom rom?

nogotaclue said:
you don't need to flash recovery twice. are you trying to get it back to stock or do wish to install a custom rom?
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Trying to get back to stock.

imdense said:
Trying to get back to custom rom.
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okwell decide which rom you want and download it, once it's downloaded double click the zip and copy the boot.img then paste it into your fastboot folder. next copy the rom to your sdcard, to do this start recovery and select mount usb storage then copy the file from pc to sdcard. now start bootloader and fastboot erase cache, then fastboot flash boot boot.img, then again fastboot erase cache. then go back into recovery and flash the rom. when its finished flashing wipe the cache and dalvic cache then reboot

nogotaclue said:
okwell decide which rom you want and download it, once it's downloaded double click the zip and copy the boot.img then paste it into your fastboot folder. next copy the rom to your sdcard, to do this start recovery and select mount usb storage then copy the file from pc to sdcard. now start bootloader and fastboot erase cache, then fastboot flash boot boot.img, then again fastboot erase cache. then go back into recovery and flash the rom. when its finished flashing wipe the cache and dalvic cache then reboot
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Sorry I meant to say return to stock. Can I assume the same instructions apply?

you edited while I was typing, Use this guide,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714 but please read everything before you attempt anything

disappointed cksbodu
nogotaclue said:
you edited while I was typing, Use this guide,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859714 but please read everything before you attempt anything
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I took your advise to look at the guide again. However, I have checked for an automatic install RUU but there isnt one available for my phone.
I have to download the correct RUU onto my PC and follow some instructions similar to yours for the Custom Rom. However, when i install the zip from the SDcard, it states the below error:
-- Installing: /sdcard/3.16.110.4.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Cant open /sdcard/3.16.110.4.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
Do you know why this is happening.
I have tried it now with a 3.16.110.4.zip & filmware.zip (for my phone).
Thanks for your help.

imdense said:
I took your advise to look at the guide again. However, I have checked for an automatic install RUU but there isnt one available for my phone.
I have to download the correct RUU onto my PC and follow some instructions similar to yours for the Custom Rom. However, when i install the zip from the SDcard, it states the below error:
-- Installing: /sdcard/3.16.110.4.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Cant open /sdcard/3.16.110.4.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
Do you know why this is happening.
I have tried it now with a 3.16.110.4.zip & filmware.zip (for my phone).
Thanks for your help.
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I have now fixed this problem with a Nandroid recovery. Thanks for your help.

[Q] TWRP Help! Unable to open zip, no OS installed!

Hi guys, I was changing Roms and accidentally hit wipe internal storage in TWRP.
I've tried to flash a Sinless ROM, an insert coin ROM and also looked on htcdev website to get an RUU to try and put it back to stock, yet every time I try and install a zip file through twrp it says "unable to open zip file".
I've also taken a shot at trying to add sideload the rom on there, no progress is made and eventually fails again... I've got no backups saved or anything...
Is there anything else I can try to make my phone work again? I was possibly thinking trying to get my brother to do a backup on his M8, put his SD in my phone, then restore from his back up, will this work?
Is there anything else I can try in the mean time? Really don't know what to do next...
Many thanks in advance guys
Oli

Hi,
In my ignorance, i think the failed flashes could be caused by two things:
1- the recovery you are using is not updated. Try to flash the lastest TWRP recovery or change recovery version.
2- corrupted ROM zips. Maybe there are problems while downloading the ROMS or while you copy them to your external sd card. Try to download them on another computer AND using a different browser. And maybe put the zips on a different SD card if you can. But, MOST IMPORTANT thing, check the MD5 after you've finished to download the zips.
About the nandroid backup... I think it could work BUT be sure that your brother M8 has the same brand, firmware and Android version of your M8 (before you wiped everything).
However, about this last part w8 maybe for somone else more expert the me w

oli3107 said:
Hi guys, I was changing Roms and accidentally hit wipe internal storage in TWRP.
I've tried to flash a Sinless ROM, an insert coin ROM and also looked on htcdev website to get an RUU to try and put it back to stock, yet every time I try and install a zip file through twrp it says "unable to open zip file".
I've also taken a shot at trying to add sideload the rom on there, no progress is made and eventually fails again... I've got no backups saved or anything...
Is there anything else I can try to make my phone work again? I was possibly thinking trying to get my brother to do a backup on his M8, put his SD in my phone, then restore from his back up, will this work?
Is there anything else I can try in the mean time? Really don't know what to do next...
Many thanks in advance guys
Oli
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Get into fastboot and type in fastboot: fastboot erase cache
Than reflash your recovery with with fastboot: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Than make sure that your downloaded zip isn't corrupted by trying to unzip it. If its successful, place the rom into the SD card and insert it into your M8 and flash from there.
Set up everything and voila, all done!
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OmniSlyfer said:
Hi,
In my ignorance, i think the failed flashes could be caused by two things:
1- the recovery you are using is not updated. Try to flash the lastest TWRP recovery or change recovery version.
2- corrupted ROM zips. Maybe there are problems while downloading the ROMS or while you copy them to your external sd card. Try to download them on another computer AND using a different browser. And maybe put the zips on a different SD card if you can. But, MOST IMPORTANT thing, check the MD5 after you've finished to download the zips.
About the nandroid backup... I think it could work BUT be sure that your brother M8 has the same brand, firmware and Android version of your M8 (before you wiped everything).
However, about this last part w8 maybe for somone else more expert the me w
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My apologies, didn't notice your reply. If his is s-on, he can try his brother's nandroid and if it fails, nothing will happen so its possible for him to restore his brother's nandroid if they are based on the same firmware

I unlocked my boot loader by htcdev, phone is s-on though.
I've downloaded each file twice, and also downloaded the insertcoin rom on another computer, made no difference. I'm using twrp 2.7.0.2 I believe...
Where would I get a new recovery.img file from? Sorry to sound stupid but I'm not sure and don't wanna mess my phone up more. Also when you download the file do you have to have it in the same directory as adb.exe, so when you run the adb command it will get it from that directory?

Bobbi lim said:
Get into fastboot and type in fastboot: fastboot erase cache
Than reflash your recovery with with fastboot: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Than make sure that your downloaded zip isn't corrupted by trying to unzip it. If its successful, place the rom into the SD card and insert it into your M8 and flash from there.
Set up everything and voila, all done!
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My apologies, didn't notice your reply. If his is s-on, he can try his brother's nandroid and if it fails, nothing will happen so its possible for him to restore his brother's nandroid if they are based on the same firmware
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Just tried doing this fastboot method, I typed in adb devices to see if the phone was recognised, didn't show up, I typed in fastboot erase cache and it still did so. I then pushed the latest TWRP recovery.img file on to the phone, it's now running the latest version of TWRP, but still won't let me flash anything, still keeps saying unable to open zip...

oli3107 said:
I unlocked my boot loader by htcdev, phone is s-on though.
I've downloaded each file twice, and also downloaded the insertcoin rom on another computer, made no difference. I'm using twrp 2.7.0.2 I believe...
Where would I get a new recovery.img file from? Sorry to sound stupid but I'm not sure and don't wanna mess my phone up more. Also when you download the file do you have to have it in the same directory as adb.exe, so when you run the adb command it will get it from that directory?
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Have you made sure the insertcoin rom that you have downloaded is compatible with your device? Your device needs to be running the lastest firmware as all the roms are updated to 4.4.4
As for the recivery, the lastest is 2.8.1.0
Here's the link to the recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2717932
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oli3107 said:
I unlocked my boot loader by htcdev, phone is s-on though.
I've downloaded each file twice, and also downloaded the insertcoin rom on another computer, made no difference. I'm using twrp 2.7.0.2 I believe...
Where would I get a new recovery.img file from? Sorry to sound stupid but I'm not sure and don't wanna mess my phone up more. Also when you download the file do you have to have it in the same directory as adb.exe, so when you run the adb command it will get it from that directory?
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Make sure you have HTC drivers installed. if you don't, download HTC Sync and uninstall HTC Sync leaving the drivers in your computer than type in: adb devices.
Boot into fastboot and flash the recovery: fastboot flash recovery recovery.img ( or you can just directly drag the "recovery.img" into cmd and press enter)
Load the rom into a external SD card and insert the SD card into your device and flash the rom from there

Also, do you check MD5 after downloading the ROM????

My device was running 4.4.4 prior to this happening. I did download the latest recovery and push it to the phone, it did work, but upon trying to flash a new rom, it still says failed.
The phone is being detected in adb, when it's in recovery it says so, sideload it says so, just not fast boot?
Oli

Forgive me for beimg stupid but how do I check the md5?

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Forgive me for beimg stupid but how do I check the md5?
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http://www.guidingtech.com/9800/what-is-md5-checksum-how-to-verify-it/
Compare it with the MD5 given in the ROM topic

I had the same problem where I couldn't flash anything and it wouldn't mount my storage. I had to adb flash RUU though that only works for s-off users

So if the md5 was to be fine and matched up, what would you try next?
Thanks
Oli

Try unzipping the .zip file on your pc with 7zip and then re-zipping it and try to flash again. I've also had some .zip files that can't be read and it wouldn't even open on the pc itself(giving errors) until I unzipped it with 7zip and re-zipped it.

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Try unzipping the .zip file on your pc with 7zip and then re-zipping it and try to flash again. I've also had some .zip files that can't be read and it wouldn't even open on the pc itself(giving errors) until I unzipped it with 7zip and re-zipped it.
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Also a fail to unzip will point towards a bad download.

Hi guys.
So I tried a new SD card, matched up the md5s, tried flashing a new recovery.img file (which worked, I'm running the latest twrp now), unzipped and rezipped using 7zip, yet when I try and flash it still fails! I've tried flashing on the phone and sideloading it, both still fail.
Sideload failure says:
"installing '/external_sd/sideload.zip'
checking for md5 file
skipping md5 check:no md5 found" - that's where it gives up...
Phone flash failure says exactly the same except another line after sayi ping "error flashing zip '/external_sd/ROM.zip"
I really don't know what to try anymore... I've tried so much and I just can't see anything working now
Thanks for your help so far guys
Oli

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Hi guys.
So I tried a new SD card, matched up the md5s, tried flashing a new recovery.img file (which worked, I'm running the latest twrp now), unzipped and rezipped using 7zip, yet when I try and flash it still fails! I've tried flashing on the phone and sideloading it, both still fail.
Sideload failure says:
"installing '/external_sd/sideload.zip'
checking for md5 file
skipping md5 check:no md5 found" - that's where it gives up...
Phone flash failure says exactly the same except another line after sayi ping "error flashing zip '/external_sd/ROM.zip"
I really don't know what to try anymore... I've tried so much and I just can't see anything working now
Thanks for your help so far guys
Oli
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Did you try flashing from Internal memory instead of sdcard?

No I havent. How can I get the rom to the internal memory mate? the phone has no OS on, so it's stuck in recovery or bootloader, how can I transfer the file to internal rather than the sd card?

Twrp 2.8.1.0 has MTP working.

oli3107 said:
No I havent. How can I get the rom to the internal memory mate? the phone has no OS on, so it's stuck in recovery or bootloader, how can I transfer the file to internal rather than the sd card?
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Since your device only boots into the bootloader menu, all you'll have to do is highlight the Recovery option using the Volume Down button and select it with the Power button. If you do not see the Recovery option, just select Bootloader with the Power button and it should pop up.
Once in TWRP, tap the Advanced option and select ADB Sideload.
From there, you will be given the option to Wipe Cache and Wipe Dalvik Cache partitions, so go ahead and do so by checking the boxes and Swipe to Start Sideload. After it starts, you will be ready to start your ROM flash.
With your device connected to your computer and your ROM file already on your desktop, you are ready to flash.
Kill ADB using the adb kill-server command, then restart it with adb usb.
Make sure your computer can identify your device with the adb devices command.
Flash your ROM with adb sideload Desktop/ROM.zip (be sure to change "desktop" to "downloads" or where ever your ROM is stored, and change "ROM.zip" to the name of your ROM file).

Sorry mate I didn't understand your previous post but I tried this method already, tried flashing Roms using sideload and they still fail, I've posted the error message in one of my previous posts if that helps?
Oli