Hi, I was wondering if I can flash a custom ROM into my Galaxy S2 but without SD card
it's already rooted but the problem is that in every tutorial I read here I find that I must copy the zip file of the custom ROM to the SD Card
So if there's anyway to flash this custom ROM without the SD card it would be great
Thanks.
Any tutorial you're following is probably using sdcard to mean internal storage. There's no requirement for a physical, external micro sd card.
So if I followed the tutorial and copied the zip file to the internal storage will it be okay or what ? (excuse me but I'm new to this and kinda lost)
You can link a tutorial to be sure, but unless you're formatting the internal storage (/sdcard), there's no reason it won't work. I've not seen a tutorial requiring the format of /sdcard.
yes, it will work fine.
read and reread the instructions until you are comfortable with them.
medorpg said:
Hi, I was wondering if I can flash a custom ROM into my Galaxy S2 but without SD card
it's already rooted but the problem is that in every tutorial I read here I find that I must copy the zip file of the custom ROM to the SD Card
So if there's anyway to flash this custom ROM without the SD card it would be great
Thanks.
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should not be a problem, just boot into standard recovery mode and flash the zip from your internal memory
As said CWM installs from SD card internal not external add on sd card .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
jje
Okay, this tutorial requires a separate SD Card and said the internal memory will not work
http://androidflip.com/how-to-insta...-3-4-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-step-by-step-guide/
medorpg said:
Okay, this tutorial requires a separate SD Card and said the internal memory will not work
http://androidflip.com/how-to-insta...-3-4-on-samsung-galaxy-s2-step-by-step-guide/
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Author doesn't know what he's talking about. Use the MIUI site for support and installation instructions. Just because someone wrote instructions on a blog doesn't make them fact.
Thats MIUI and its BETA WARNING!!! USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
i would not know what instructions another forum uses .
Try XDA
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130951&highlight=MIUI
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238494
jje
Download your MIUI rom from the official english website
http://miuiandroid.com/
Connect your phone to PC and copy the zip file to your phone ( since you don't have an SD card you can't copy anywhere else anyway ).
Reboot to ClockworkMod Recovery and do a wipe data, wipe cache.
Go to advanced , wipe Dalvik cache , wipe battery stats.
Go back and choose install from zip from sd card , then choose "choose zip from sd card" , select your zip , confirm it once more and you're done. After its finished select reboot.
Okay thanks guys you're all awesome, I did it and its intalled just fine
I've took a backup using CWM, but now can I restore my contacts or apps ?
medorpg said:
Okay thanks guys you're all awesome, I did it and its intalled just fine
I've took a backup using CWM, but now can I restore my contacts or apps ?
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Apps you can only restore if you backed them up with titanium backup before flashing. Contacts, well... You should have those on your SIM card, or Google account if you used sync.
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When changing to new ROMs, some require a 'full wipe'. What I'm wondering is when you do a full wipe in CWM, does it also wipe the external SD card? I'm never really sure if it will or not so I always take it out prior just to be safe. If I don't need to do that though that would be good
No unless you select wipe external sd card if the option is on CWM .
jje
JJEgan said:
No unless you select wipe external sd card if the option is on CWM .
jje
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Hi
I run full wipe, but now I can't access the external sd and I can't send files via cable. Do you have any solution?
Thank you
rafaair said:
Hi
I run full wipe, but now I can't access the external sd and I can't send files via cable. Do you have any solution?
Thank you
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What is your Rom you used after you did the full wipe?
It requires time for the media scanner to scan all of your files on your external SD. It took me one time about 5 - 10 minutes until I saw my files on the file manager.
Scarface1991 said:
What is your Rom you used after you did the full wipe?
It requires time for the media scanner to scan all of your files on your external SD. It took me one time about 5 - 10 minutes until I saw my files on the file manager.
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Hi
Let me be mo clear:
I used Super Wipe Full to erase everything because I was facing some problems on it.
I used a lot of rooms before.
Now I can just access CWM and when I try to install the room, it says: "no files found". I think is isnt reading the external sd.
rafaair said:
Hi
Let me be mo clear:
I used Super Wipe Full to erase everything because I was facing some problems on it.
I used a lot of rooms before.
Now I can just access CWM and when I try to install the room, it says: "no files found". I think is isnt reading the external sd.
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1. Copy the Rom to internal SD.
2. Next time be very careful not to wipe your SD cards in CWM recovery
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
1. Copy the Rom to internal SD.
2. Next time be very careful not to wipe your SD cards in CWM recovery
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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Hi
How can I copy the rom to internal sd? I can't access it via cable (driver not installed, I tried to install manually with no success too)!
rafaair said:
Hi
How can I copy the rom to internal sd? I can't access it via cable (driver not installed, I tried to install manually with no success too)!
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I think that you must use solid explorer to copy the rom.
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rafaair said:
Hi
How can I copy the rom to internal sd? I can't access it via cable (driver not installed, I tried to install manually with no success too)!
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Goto Settings - About and post your ROM details here
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Jokesy said:
Goto Settings - About and post your ROM details here
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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My internal SD in formated. I have only access to CWM. I can't accesss the external SD from CWM and I can't send files via cable. I need just to access my extenal sd or send the rom file to internal sd!
Thank you anyway for trying to help
rafaair said:
My internal SD in formated. I have only access to CWM. I can't accesss the external SD from CWM and I can't send files via cable. I need just to access my extenal sd or send the rom file to internal sd!
Thank you anyway for trying to help
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-Boot to CWM recovery
-Connect your phone to the PC via CWM recoveryt
-Select Mounts and Storage
-Select Mount USB storage
Your internal and external SD should be mounted as Mass Storage on your PC, connect the ROM to the Internal SD.
Good luck
rafaair said:
Hi
I run full wipe, but now I can't access the external sd and I can't send files via cable. Do you have any solution?
Thank you
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For **** sake Always give full info about your device bfr asking for help
Peace
Hit Thanks & It will Disappear
Sent from S II Running Official ICS 4.0.4 with Siyah 4.1 [/size]
Greetings
Please I need your guidance and help...
I Have a rooted Google Nexus S phone.
I formatted it and removed every operating system file I had... Now all I have is clockwerk mod menu .. I can't install any Android OS or anything ...
I want to get back to stock OS but rooted..
What shall I do ?
Please advise
Plus if anyone could add .. How to install Arabic fonts with stock OS
Thanks in advance
What do you mean by: "I can't install any Android OS or anything"? Have you even tried?
why did you format and remove everything if you weren't prepared for the next step (flashing a new rom)?
From the clockwork recovery menu you will be able to mount your SD card via usb on your computer. You can then transfer over a flashable zip containing a custom rom for your device and flash it to the phone.
Or you can research the procedure for restoring your phone to stock.
Find a ROM, either custom or stock rooted rom and flash.
maybe i wasnt clear ...
I downloaded a custom rom and i removed ev.thing else (Other custom OS) from my usb storage then I tried to flash it but it didnt work ...
I'm now stuck .. My PC isn't recognizing my Nexus S Storage well .. It's just an icon and when I try to open it i get "Please insert a disk then try again"..
I just want to mount the usb storage and add any ROM
Please can anyone tell me how to let my PC read the USB Storage so I can push the ROM in it and flash it ?!!
Please Advise
You're sure you're mounting the SD card from the Recovery menu... like the previous user said? Perhaps try another SD card...
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Ditamae said:
You're sure you're mounting the SD card from the Recovery menu... like the previous user said? Perhaps try another SD card...
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I have a nexus s and the storage is built in ..
I need to mount the storage to my PC, so I can copy custom ROM and flash it on clockwerk mod...
I can't open the storage from my PC. And I'm mounting the SD from clockwerk mod.. But it's not working
OK ..
Now I have another issue guys.
I downloaded CM7 ROM and copied it to my Phone..
Now in clockwerkmod I'm getting this error :
Assert failed
//some lines
(status 7)
Can you help me bypass it ?
Thanx
Just try reloading stock firmware, It's probably a safer bet for the time being. you can always re-root afterward.
Try to use a PC with an SD reader, use an SD to micro SD converter, download CM or any other ROM, start your Nexus S in recovery and flash the ROM.
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Try this...
1. Find a PC with SD Card reader
2. Get an SD to Micro SD converter (little card looks like SD card with a micro SD slot)
3. Download a ROM (safest bet is stock ROM from Google)
4. Mount SD card through card reader (with SD to micro SD converter)
5. Copy downloaded rom on root of mounted SD card
6. Put micro SD card back into your Nexus S
7. Start Nexus S in recovery (think it's hold volume down and press power key)
8. Use recovery to install the ROM you just downloaded to your SD.
If you don't have access to the Recovery menu I would not know how to solve this problem. But post here I am sure someone will know how to solve this.
maximillion82 said:
Try to use a PC with an SD reader, use an SD to micro SD converter, download CM or any other ROM, start your Nexus S in recovery and flash the ROM.
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Apparently the Nexus S doesn't have external memory... just 16GB of NAND. I didn't know this... what a pain.
@Waelt
You should post your problems with your device here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=880
You might have better luck with a solution.
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@Waelt
You should post your problems with your device here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=880
You might have better luck with a solution.
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I copied a lot of ROMs and custom ROMs into my storage. But I wasn't able to install most of them instead of 1 ROM "Stock ROM modified by MoDaCo 2.3.3"
I'm always getting error 7 on CWM..
Did you select "install zip from SD"? You are not supposed to select "apply update.zip". That usually causes that error.
Ditamae said:
Apparently the Nexus S doesn't have external memory... just 16GB of NAND. I didn't know this... what a pain.
@Waelt
You should post your problems with your device here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=880
You might have better luck with a solution.
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Yeah... I had a NS4G and switched after due to the lack of signal and removable storage lol
So i have a question, i want to flash a rom with CWM BUT i want to clear all data..i mean totaly everything, the problem with this is well i got to have the rom file on the internal card right ? is there anyway possible to have a rom file on an external SD card and then browse the external SD card with CMW to install the rom ?
Wasnt possible as far as im aware.whether cwm 5.0 fixes this im not sure would be good to know though.
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alright thats what i thought, thx for confirming
your opening so many threads about this issue...
simple solution -
go into CWM and format your data, cache, system and sd-card (nothing else or you will brick your phone).
plug your phone into the pc and within cwm go to "mount and storage" and then choose "mount usb storage".
this will enable you to go into your internal sd-card from your pc.
copy your CWM zip into it and install it as you already know..
good luck!
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Hey guys not sure what i did but i was curious, is it possible to disable installing roms from your sd card?
Is there something in recovery i could have changed to make it where roms wont load/install from my sd card?
no. what file system are you using?
You mean you don't wanna ROM to installed?
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fireproof1905 said:
Hey guys not sure what i did but i was curious, is it possible to disable installing roms from your sd card?
Is there something in recovery i could have changed to make it where roms wont load/install from my sd card?
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If its from CWM recovery then you may not be using install from external sd card .
Otherwise this post makes no sense .
jje
jjegan said:
if its from cwm recovery then you may not be using install from external sd card .
Otherwise this post makes no sense .
Jje
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i switched from cwm to twrp, when i try to install a rom from an ext sd card the rom just loads and loads but never does anything. It seems that i can only install roms from the internal storage....how would i change that option? do i need to go back to CWM and if so how would i change it back to where it would load roms from my ext sd card
fireproof1905 said:
i switched from cwm to twrp, when i try to install a rom from an ext sd card the rom just loads and loads but never does anything. It seems that i can only install roms from the internal storage....how would i change that option? do i need to go back to CWM and if so how would i change it back to where it would load roms from my ext sd card
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TWRP installs loads of roms from ext sd card for me .
Use the TRWP thread .
jje
JJEgan said:
TWRP installs loads of roms from ext sd card for me .
Use the TRWP thread .
jje
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I guess i'm not clear enough with my description, I can't load any roms from my sd card. When i try it just essentially freezes regardless of if im running either recovery. my question is what can be causing this and could it possibly have something to do with recovery....
So i was trying to install this ROM, but it didn't work. And i accidentally wiped out my whole system and the only thing my s3 GT-i9300 can do are CWM and download mode. It got the backup on my Mac but how am I suppose to upload my backup to my phone? My Android File Transfer won't work so what should i do now??? (I am starting to get worried) It just stucked in the samsung screen
Sorry my English is not really good not so forgive me.
Upload the backup on an SD card with another device (card reader/other phone etc) and then place the card on your phone and install ZIP package from external SD. Hope this helped.
*edit* also why would you install a GT-I9505 rom on a s3 ?!??!?!
gaka01 said:
Upload the backup on an SD card with another device (card reader/other phone etc) and then place the card on your phone and install ZIP package from external SD. Hope this helped.
*edit* also why would you install a GT-I9505 rom on a s3 ?!??!?!
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ok thanks!
But is there any way to do it without buying a SD card and a phone?
Help!
gaka01 said:
Upload the backup on an SD card with another device (card reader/other phone etc) and then place the card on your phone and install ZIP package from external SD. Hope this helped.
*edit* also why would you install a GT-I9505 rom on a s3 ?!??!?!
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Ok, so i did what you said and when i do install my backup it said installation aborted?
samuelchu2000 said:
Ok, so i did what you said and when i do install my backup it said installation aborted?
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I have no clue. Probably a bad backup file. I guess you can try a couple more times (wipe cache etc every time) if it fails just install a new rom from xda dev forums (this time made for your s3!) to get your phone running.