Sorry for causing any trouble but does anyone know what happened to my phone? I flashed WanamLite V7.2 ICS rom and i want to install another rom. When i put my phone into cwm recovery i wiped my phone and selected choose .zip file from sdcard but it turns out to be my external sd card. I found the .zip file when i choose choose .zip file from internal sd. So do i just flash using that option? Sorry imma noob ><
Yes. Flash using that option. Some versions of CW Recovery have them the wrong way around.
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Just Rooted my second Thunderbolt, flashed clockwork mod recovery, installed CM7 Kernel didn't backup (FML), and now just keeps rebooting over and over. Please HELP!
You flashed an AOSP kernel on a stock sense ROM?
Yep! Not sure what I was thinking. Was in too much of a hurry. What can I do?
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You flashed an AOSP kernel on a stock sense ROM?
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That's what it sounds like you did. You're going to have to flash a SENSE kernel, not an AOSP one. Hopefully you have no PG015img.zip file on your SD card's root so you can boot into recovery.
If you do have a PG015img.zip on your sd card root, you're going to need to delete it before you can get into recovery. (The bootloader automatically tries to flash the file, and wont let you boot into recovery). You can do it by either using an sd card reader or someone else's phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081930 Go here and download a Froyo sense kernel, then boot into the bootloader (Powered off, hold Volume down and power) Then boot into recovery. From there, you should be able to mount your sd card from clockworks "Mounts and Storage" option. Put the kernel in whatever folder of choice, then unmount the sd card. "Install zip from sd card", "Choose zip from sd card", select the folder, than the .zip file. Flash, then you should be good to go.
I'm assuming that you didn't do a backup, which you should always do!, if you did, then you can just restore the back up from the "restore" option.
Fixed! Thanks for the quick respones!
Did exactly what you said. Running Tesla coil. Everything seems fine.
I am trying to flash zip files from my SD card in cmw.. I go to choose zip from sd then after choose external_sd/ when i choose it, it does absolutely nothing( I hit the home button and it says no file exists but i know the files are there). I also manually mounted the SD... I was originally trying to do the fix speaker sound.. But due to the fact i could not get the sd to read, i did it from the internal memory. Now i cannot use my phone app at all it just crashes. I now want to flash a new rom on to fix the issue, but as i said i can't flash the zip from the SD. If anyone can give me some assistance it would be greatly appreciated.
For flashing Roms you ALWAYS put them on your sdcard WHICH IS THE INTERNAL UNREMOVEABLE SDCARD. Your external sdcard on Samsung roms is called external_SD and in cm7 it is called emmc. On stock based roms (Samsung roms) you will always have to put the files on the sdcard NOT the external removeable sdcard.
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Sounds like you already have a rom installed. Which one? Or are you still on stock? If stock, you can't flash from stock 3e recovery.
Assuming you have CWM Recovery, put the flashable zip on the root of the internal sdcard *not* the external sdcard, and not in any directory. If your directory structure on the sdcard is fairly long, the files may be hidden at the bottom, and you will have to scroll down to see them. Use the vol+ button to scroll in the up direction is easiest. Then you should be able to install the rom by selecting "install zip from sdcard" and then "choose zip from sdcard". Do not use "choose zip from internal sdcard".
I am running a stock rom rooted.. I was falling a sleep while typing it.. I ment I was trying to choose the rom in CWM.. I saved the ROM on my external SD so i can try to pull the file and flash my phone to it.. What i am saying is when i go to pick the ZIP under in CWM i can't access it. As i wrote in my original post
If you have stock rom plus root by Entropy512, then the kernel is straight stock with 3e recovery, and you can not flash a rom from 3e recovery. You will need to install a kernel which contains ClockworkMod Recovery first. See the guide linked in my signature for detailed instructions on how to do that.
And go back and read both RockRatt's post and my previous post, to learn that you can not install a rom from the external sd card. And you should spend some time reading in general, so you have a basic understanding of what you are doing. And then do some more reading.
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monkey28rb said:
I am running a stock rom rooted.. I was falling a sleep while typing it.. I ment I was trying to choose the rom in CWM.. I saved the ROM on my external SD so i can try to pull the file and flash my phone to it.. What i am saying is when i go to pick the ZIP under in CWM i can't access it. As i wrote in my original post
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Why is it so difficult to put the zipfile on internal sdcard for flashing purposes,
then after flashing using a file manager simply move the zipfile to external sdcard?
Of course if you were using CWM Manager you would not have the
problem in the first place, CWM Manager (apk) can be downloaded
here: http://megaupload.com/?d=TGXMLL1G it is fully compatible with
CWM recovery but you do not need to go into recovery mode.
With this app you will have access to external sdcard with no problem.
It has most of the same options and features as you would see in Rom
Manager but it's fully compatible with our phones and flashable zipfile
roms, kernels, modems and mods. (it even installs apps )apk).
This is a perfect solution to backup and restore roms too.
(fully CWM compatible Nandroid with option to name the backup)
Check it out!
I tried using hiemdall suite to flash my kernel entered the command hiemdall suite flash --kernel zImage everything worked as far as installing the CWM and I can boot to the CWM recovery screen and download mode but not directly to a ROM i get stuck at the yellow triangle screen. I put cyogenmod 9 on my sd card and named it update.zip then went to recovery mode and mounted my sd card. I selected to option apply update from /sdcard/update.zip and it didnt work any ideas to get me back on track?
mvmoti01 said:
I tried using hiemdall suite to flash my kernel entered the command hiemdall suite flash --kernel zImage everything worked as far as installing the CWM and I can boot to the CWM recovery screen and download mode but not directly to a ROM i get stuck at the yellow triangle screen. I put cyogenmod 9 on my sd card and named it update.zip then went to recovery mode and mounted my sd card. I selected to option apply update from /sdcard/update.zip and it didnt work any ideas to get me back on track?
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If you can get into CWm just flash the zip but not as an update.zip
122ninjas said:
If you can get into CWm just flash the zip but not as an update.zip
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Thanks for the quick reply...I am still confused can you elaborate on how to flash the zip?
mvmoti01 said:
Thanks for the quick reply...I am still confused can you elaborate on how to flash the zip?
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Get into CWM, hit install zip from SDcard and then if you put it in internal storage go to choose zip from internal sdcard and if you put it on your regular sd card choose zip from sdcard. Then just find the .zip file and select it. After its flashed wipe data.
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Get into CWM, hit install zip from SDcard and then if you put it in internal storage go to choose zip from internal sdcard and if you put it on your regular sd card choose zip from sdcard. Then just find the .zip file and select it. After its flashed wipe data.
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Okay I put on an external sd card popped it in my phone but i cannot find it..why directory is it usually under if i just dragged it on the sd card
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Okay I put on an external sd card popped it in my phone but i cannot find it..why directory is it usually under if i just dragged it on the sd card
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...It's wherever you dragged it to. Check internal and external SDCard in Recovery sometimes they get mixed up
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...It's wherever you dragged it to. Check internal and external SDCard in Recovery sometimes they get mixed up
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I just dragged it into the sd card no folders just sitting there...in recovery i select install zip from sdcard then choose zip from sdcard then i get a whole list of things like music/ media/ external_SD/ and ive selected them all and nowhere can i find the .zip file...is there something i am missing or should i just try to restore my device back to factory settings?
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I just dragged it into the sd card no folders just sitting there...in recovery i select install zip from sdcard then choose zip from sdcard then i get a whole list of things like music/ media/ external_SD/ and ive selected them all and nowhere can i find the .zip file...is there something i am missing or should i just try to restore my device back to factory settings?
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First try what ninja said...in CWM try both "install zip from sd card" and "install zip from internal sd card".
If you still cannot find it, it sounds like you just misplaced the zip file. Try downloading it again, make sure you place it in the root of the external sd card, and then from CWM select install zip from sd card.
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First try what ninja said...in CWM try both "install zip from sd card" and "install zip from internal sd card".
If you still cannot find it, it sounds like you just misplaced the zip file. Try downloading it again, make sure you place it in the root of the external sd card, and then from CWM select install zip from sd card.
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thanks, when i go to internal SD it gives me the error cannot mount /emmc/
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thanks, when i go to internal SD it gives me the error cannot mount /emmc/
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guys im still stuck here any help would be great nothing has changed since my previous posts
mvmoti01 said:
guys im still stuck here any help would be great nothing has changed since my previous posts
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From a quick google search it seems you are going to have to restart the process all over again! (YAY!!)
Can't mount Sdcard or emmc
Hi there, i have the same problem. I'm trying to root my phone, and stuck with "Can't mount/sdcard/ or /emmc/", i've try to do the process all over again, but still no luck. Pls help.
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From a quick google search it seems you are going to have to restart the process all over again! (YAY!!)
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I first tried to root the phone. I succeeded. The I installed RR and it got stuck in bootloop. Basically after half an hour it was still on the Resurrection Remix Logo. So then I remembered I forgot to format the phone first.
So I formatted everything except my SD card.
So now when I press "-Choose zip from sdcard" it says No Files found. I assume this is the internal memory because when I take the micro SD card out it has the rom on it and has not been formatted.
Now heres the issue.
When I press "- choose zip from internal sdcard" it says "E:Can't mount /emmc/" which I assume is the micro SD card.
So naturally I went to access the internal memory via USB.
But the Phone is not showing up as a drive.
So I am quite literally stuck.
Many Thanks to all who reply!
deadfire19 said:
I first tried to root the phone. I succeeded. The I installed RR and it got stuck in bootloop. Basically after half an hour it was still on the Resurrection Remix Logo. So then I remembered I forgot to format the phone first.
So I formatted everything except my SD card.
So now when I press "-Choose zip from sdcard" it says No Files found. I assume this is the internal memory because when I take the micro SD card out it has the rom on it and has not been formatted.
Now heres the issue.
When I press "- choose zip from internal sdcard" it says "E:Can't mount /emmc/" which I assume is the micro SD card.
So naturally I went to access the internal memory via USB.
But the Phone is not showing up as a drive.
So I am quite literally stuck.
Many Thanks to all who reply!
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Are you sure that you have formatted the internal sd card?
Why?
Wipe data (factory reset) would have been enough IMO.
So you might have to flash a whole ROM again to your phone by using PC version of Odin.
Maybe use a stock ROM which usually come as Odin-flashable tar/md5 files.
Here you can find pre-rooted stock ROMs => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608071
After flashing this, your phone should boot again and is already rooted.
Then you can flash PhilZ-cwm6 kernel from here => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270.
Use the zip file and flash it like described in stock recovery.
Then you have CWM recovery.
Now you can wipe data and flash your custom ROM.
Good luck !
It_ler said:
Are you sure that you have formatted the internal sd card?
Why?
Wipe data (factory reset) would have been enough IMO.
So you might have to flash a whole ROM again to your phone by using PC version of Odin.
Maybe use a stock ROM which usually come as Odin-flashable tar/md5 files.
Here you can find pre-rooted stock ROMs => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608071
After flashing this, your phone should boot again and is already rooted.
Then you can flash PhilZ-cwm6 kernel from here => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270.
Use the zip file and flash it like described in stock recovery.
Then you have CWM recovery.
Now you can wipe data and flash your custom ROM.
Good luck !
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Thanks!
I tried to change recovery myself but that didn't help at all.
I eventually managed to solved it by sifting through my stash of micro sd cards and eventually one of them worked.
Thanks a lot for your long response!
Hey guys,
ok, basically, I had some issues with latest CM10, so I decided to do a 'wipe data/factory reset' within CWM Recovery, and then install clean version of CM10. Of coures I downloaded latest CM and Gapps and put them in the root of my phone. Well, at least I thought I was! I went to CMW Recovery, and wiped data to do a clean install, and just realized that I only have Gapps on my phone, and CM10 zip is nowhere to be found. So basically it didn't download well, or I somehow deleted it, I can't find it in any folder through CWM Recovery.
So, now I have soft bricked phone, I'm inside CWM Recovery but I don't have zip file to flash ROM. And, unfortunately, I didn't do backup :/
So what should I do? Should I use Odin, or is there any way to transfer this file from my computer somehow to SD card from inside Recovery? I also have Aroma manager installed (file manager that works inside CWM), but I'm not sure if I can somehow transfer this zip from computer with USB, or what's my best bet?
Thanks,
Nikola
Use card reader to copy zip to sd card.
Or if you have old backup use it.
grisoxxl said:
Use card reader to copy zip to sd card.
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Haha, how come I didn't come up with that myself Thanks man, problem solved!