Hello.I cannot install cm9 through CWM from rom manager.when i choose install zip from SD it doesn't show my files.I never unbricked before.Just rooted it yesterday.I'm thinking to install the rom through rom manager but heard that people bricked there phone through rom manager.Any solution to fix cwm?Or should I install through rom manager and will i not brick my phone? Btw everything else works on recovery and im on stock 2.3.5.and if i install the rom through rom manager should I pick both the options to wipe data and cache?sorry for being newb.Please help.Thx
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salata1500 said:
Hello.I cannot install cm9 through CWM from rom manager.when i choose install zip from SD it doesn't show my files.I never unbricked before.Just rooted it yesterday.I'm thinking to install the rom through rom manager but heard that people bricked there phone through rom manager.Any solution to fix cwm?Or should I install through rom manager and will i not brick my phone? Btw everything else works on recovery and im on stock 2.3.5.and if i install the rom through rom manager should I pick both the options to wipe data and cache?sorry for being newb.Please help.Thx
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I had the same issue when I first unbricked my nitro. I did find the solution on xda but now cannot remember where. Basically I had to pull my mSD card put it in a mSD to SD adapter install it on my laptop, backup it up (very important) format with fat32 put it back in my phone. Boot into recovery, partition and format the card with CMW and then restored my backup. It then worked. I think it has something to do with the way LG formats the card and the CMW bootloader...just a guess though.
Edit: found the post... hope this helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754416
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First post on this forum. Great site.
My T-Mobile Galaxy S2 (SGH-T989) got updated to ICS via Kies.
I tried rooting again: Used ODIN to flash recovery-cmw-hercules.tar; flashed superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip.
The phone is stuck in a boot loop...keeps rebooting and won't get past the Samsung logo. I tried flashing jeboo kernels also, but the ones I found are all written for the i9100 phone (not SGH-T989).
Can't get my phone to start and there are no other ROMs (.zip files) on the phone.
Any HELP greatly appreciated.
Download a ROM on PC push to SD card , go into recovery wipe data/dalvik/cache flash ROM /gapps then reboot ,
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Henslo,
Thnaks. How do I push a ROM to my SD card if I can't get my phone to start? Can I do that while in recovery?
Try downloading on your computer and transferring onto your SD card.
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FezK said:
Henslo,
Thnaks. How do I push a ROM to my SD card if I can't get my phone to start? Can I do that while in recovery?
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You can put your phone in mass storage mode while in recovery, under mounts and storage. Connect to PC then place the ROM and gapps you downloaded on the SD card, unmount ,reboot recovery wipe then flash
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Many thanks again. I figured out how to mount and downloaded Juggernaut ROM. Question: what are the gapps? Can I just flash the Juggernaut zip file?
FezK said:
Many thanks again. I figured out how to mount and downloaded Juggernaut ROM. Question: what are the gapps? Can I just flash the Juggernaut zip file?
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The gapps are the Google apps, you need for the play store and many others. Flash them after you flash the ROM .
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Thank you
My phone is working again! Many many thanks for all your help.
I have succesfully flashed a ROM which got it working. Question whould I also load gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip to get my ICS apps back? I'm not familair with this file, but it claims to restore all ICS related Gapps.
Much appreciated.
FezK said:
My phone is working again! Many many thanks for all your help.
I have succesfully flashed a ROM which got it working. Question whould I also load gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip to get my ICS apps back? I'm not familair with this file, but it claims to restore all ICS related Gapps.
Much appreciated.
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The Gapps package just loads Google applications that are not written into the framework of the ROM. If you don't load the package, there is no way for you to get the play store. The apps you had would have to have been backed up with a third party app (Titanium backup or App2SD) Once you flash the Gapps package, go into the Play Store and download the apps you had with your other ICS ROM. My advice to you is get Titanium Backup. Its cross platform. So when you decide to upgrade to JB, you can load all your old apps from your ICS build onto the new ROM. Its well worth the 3.44 for the pro version. But the free version works just as well. Hope this helps.
Hey having issue with loading new Rom to my already Rooted Note2 that is running CleanRom, which I love.
I have recently upgraded my exSD card from 8gig to a 64gig. so im not sure if that the problem. I have never done anything special to it.I made sure to do a backup onto it when I first installed it. Anyways I put Rom on it and boot to custom loaded TWRP and tried to load like usual but said it could not open the file. I tried everythingand then i downloaded Rom manager and installed latest CWM tough and same thing says it cant open file type or something along those lines. Any help wold be appreciated. O yea I wanting to load ProBam to try out 4.3.3. I tried 4.2.3 but did not care for it do to lack of Samsung perks like in CleanRom.
What no help. some on something. just point and il go
Download the rom again on PC...then move it to your external storage on the device ...
Then use the latest version of TWRP to flash it...
Just my .02...g
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gregsarg said:
Download the rom again on PC...then move it to your external storage on the device ...
Then use the latest version of TWRP to flash it...
Just my .02...g
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+1 to THIS^^^^^^
Sounds to me like a bad DOWNLOAD.
I've downloaded files I taught we're good.. rebooted into TWRP recovery, and low and behold the file fails to flash! Re downloaded it tried again worked perfect.
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I just recently tried to flash Omni Rom's new 4.4 kitkat rom. I manage to flash the rom, but everytime I try to flash the new pa 4.4 gapps, it doesn't go through. I've done factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache (also tried without wiping dalvik), using triangle away to reset the counter, tried updating ClockWorkMod, and even tried to flash pa 4.3 gapps, but nothing seems to work. It always brings up the (files name) "bad". Anyone know what I can do to get it to go through or a possible alternative 4.4 gapps file i could try? Link to the Omni Rom thread is below.
Using the T-Mobile Note 2 (SGH-T889)
Using ClockWorkMod with the latest version (6.0.4.3)
Currently Have cyanogenmod 10.2
Have a 64gb SD card (thought maybe it might have trouble finding the file or something cause it's a big SD card).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2493905
File(s) are on the root directory of your SD? Is it the non-touch version of CWM?
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File(s) are on the root directory of your SD? Is it the non-touch version of CWM?
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No, it's the touch version of ClockWork, but finally figured out the problem. I guess it was my SD card as i tried a 4gb memory card and it went through without a hitch.
So iv rooted, and using goo manager (can't use Odin because I don't have PC and this was easier) I flashed the latest version of twrp. I first did a nandroid backup and then tried to flash PAC ROM 4.4.2 nightly and cm11 neither worked (I have tried others since then) each time it says "no md5 file found". Its not the end of the world if I have to use the stock ROM for a while till I sort this out.. But when I flashed my nandroid backup I got stuck in a bootloop now I don't know what to do. I can get to twrp still and download mode if nessessary
Please help im a bit of a noob but I'm not stupid and have flashed ROMs on 3 devices successfully. Thanks in advance! I would be greatful for a fix to either of these problems.
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So iv rooted, and using goo manager (can't use Odin because I don't have PC and this was easier) I flashed the latest version of twrp. I first did a nandroid backup and then tried to flash PAC ROM 4.4.2 nightly and cm11 neither worked (I have tried others since then) each time it says "no md5 file found". Its not the end of the world if I have to use the stock ROM for a while till I sort this out.. But when I flashed my nandroid backup I got stuck in a bootloop now I don't know what to do. I can get to twrp still and download mode if nessessary
Please help im a bit of a noob but I'm not stupid and have flashed ROMs on 3 devices successfully. Thanks in advance! I would be greatful for a fix to either of these problems.
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If you're using a Linux machine there is a program called heimdall (if I recall correctly) that is supposed to be similar to Odin. I have no personal experience with it so I suggest Google and the search function here.
There is an option in twrp to check for md5 make sure you're not having it Check for it or it will fail, I ran into the same issue after I started playing on my s3 never had that issue on other devices but I do on this one. You can also try using cwm.
For the boot loop try a factory reset a lot of times it will fix it. Also keep in mind that 4.3 roms take a long time to boot the first time after flashing. Check in the development section enewman17 has a stock 4.3 restore it will put the phone back like it would have been immediately after the 4.3 OTA (except warranty bit in download mode will still show a count and be in red letters) even down to stock Samsung 3e recovery.
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You're using the Canadian version of the s3 which is the i747M? Which ROM version were you running before installing TWRP?
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You're using the Canadian version of the s3 which is the i747M? Which ROM version were you running before installing TWRP?
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theramsey3 said:
If you're using a Linux machine there is a program called heimdall (if I recall correctly) that is supposed to be similar to Odin. I have no personal experience with it so I suggest Google and the search function here.
There is an option in twrp to check for md5 make sure you're not having it Check for it or it will fail, I ran into the same issue after I started playing on my s3 never had that issue on other devices but I do on this one. You can also try using cwm.
For the boot loop try a factory reset a lot of times it will fix it. Also keep in mind that 4.3 roms take a long time to boot the first time after flashing. Check in the development section enewman17 has a stock 4.3 restore it will put the phone back like it would have been immediately after the 4.3 OTA (except warranty bit in download mode will still show a count and be in red letters) even down to stock Samsung 3e recovery.
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I was on stock ROM on the rogers-canadian variant which should be the same as the at&t variant I think anyway I cant find the checkbox for "check md5" in twrp do u know where to look? Also can I flash cwm.zip through twrp?(if twrp will allow me) or will this cause more problems. I think there must be a way to fix my problems but I'm pas the extent of my knpwledge . also I think there must be an issue with the stock backup that is causing the bootloop don't know how to fix it. Not working still after multiple factory resets and advanced wipes
Thanks guys I really need help with this
Since you have the i747m (Canadian version), I think it would be best to start from scratch.
Were you running a stock 4.3 ROM?
I would love to start from scratch but I can't flash ROMs and I get a bootloop when I try to use my backup. So I can't boot into system and its the same as the i747 just without the att bloatware and rogers instead
Just flash the stock rooted ROM from xda. Just search for s3 pre-rooted roms , download, and flash via Odin
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Just flash the stock rooted ROM from xda. Just search for s3 pre-rooted roms , download, and flash via Odin
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Thanks sounds simple enough but I will have a hard time getting a windows PC to use. In the meantime is there anything else I can try? Is it possible to flash cwm through twrp or does that not work? If it does will it harm the Odin process to go back to stock? And will USB debugging work if no OS is installed on phone... How does that work?
Let us know what was the most recent stock ROM you had on your phone. Is it 4.1.1, 4.1.2, or 4.3?
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Thanks sounds simple enough but I will have a hard time getting a windows PC to use. In the meantime is there anything else I can try? Is it possible to flash cwm through twrp or does that not work? If it does will it harm the Odin process to go back to stock? And will USB debugging work if no OS is installed on phone... How does that work?
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Do you have any computer available just not Windows? Or none at all? Did you look at heimdall?
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Do you have any computer available just not Windows? Or none at all? Did you look at heimdall?
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Android 4.3 and heimdall wasn't working with my Mac.
Question for the op.. Do you get any errors in twrp when you wipe data or restore your backup?
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Question for the op.. Do you get any errors in twrp when you wipe data or restore your backup?
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Actually yes occasionally I do. I think its after I try to flash a ROM or .zip file but it might happen periodically anyway I don't know
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Actually yes occasionally I do. I think its after I try to flash a ROM or .zip file but it might happen periodically anyway I don't know
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You probably need to format your internal SD card from twrp (the option where you have to type the word "yes") I believe it's under advanced wipe settings. I would backup anything important from your internal card, then format it. Then try doing whatever you're trying to do (flash a certain rom or restore a certain backup). I had a similar issue last week. I couldn't flash roms or restore backups because the phone would reboot into a bootloop when twrp tried wiping the data partition.
If you can't get into a rom or connect to a computer to backup your internal cards contents, you may have to use the file manager inside twrp to backup to your external SD card.
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bdithug said:
You probably need to format your internal SD card from twrp (the option where you have to type the word "yes") I believe it's under advanced wipe settings. I would backup anything important from your internal card, then format it. Then try doing whatever you're trying to do (flash a certain rom or restore a certain backup). I had a similar issue last week. I couldn't flash roms or restore backups because the phone would reboot into a bootloop when twrp tried wiping the data partition.
If you can't get into a rom or connect to a computer to backup your internal cards contents, you may have to use the file manager inside twrp to backup to your external SD card.
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Thanks but actually my backups and ROMs are all on the phones internal memory. I think my safest bet will be to flash a ROM and cwm via Odin any suggestions on what version of Odin to use? Iv used 1.85 before to flash my gs2 skyrocket. Also will the USB debugging work if no os is installed on the phone :/
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Thanks but actually my backups and ROMs are all on the phones internal memory. I think my safest bet will be to flash a ROM and cwm via Odin any suggestions on what version of Odin to use? Iv used 1.85 before to flash my gs2 skyrocket. Also will the USB debugging work if no os is installed on the phone :/
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Not sure sorry.. And I could be wrong but I think if you flash stock from Odin, it wipes your internal memory as well. If that's the case, I would backup whatever rom/backup you plan on using to your external memory and try my advice.
Other than that, not sure what to suggest. I can only advise based on what I have personally done in the past.
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Not sure sorry.. And I could be wrong but I think if you flash stock from Odin, it wipes your internal memory as well. If that's the case, I would backup whatever rom/backup you plan on using to your external memory and try my advice.
Other than that, not sure what to suggest. I can only advise based on what I have personally done in the past.
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Thanks and good point
I use twrp on the n7 and its exellent. I tried it with the s3 and always had random problems after a flash or restore. I switched to Phil's cwm touch and have nor had a problem in months and I flash or restore almost daily.
I am on stock based custom rom on my i747m (canadian) TWRP 2.7.0.0 works perfectly, no issues.
Just in-case someone doesn't know they have newer version of twrp for both Us and Canadian versions.