Tried getting a cyagen 9 ICS rom on my 3g wifi 10.1 tab, forgot to install the clockwork stuff, and now it wont work no more. Think i managed to delete everything on it!? Did manage to install clockwork after via odin but now it find no files on sd and nothing else will work. The sd card will not appear via usb on my pc so i cant put new files in!?
Is there any hope for it or is the garbage can next stop?
Magnar, Norway
Apparently you can see the device with odin - I'd recommend doing a full restock, you can follow the guide at the overcome experience: http://www.teamovercome.net/p7500/?page_id=5
Scroll down on that page until you see the "Re-“Stocking” Yer System…" part and follow the instructions there.
Once you do that your tab should be back in working condition and you'll be able to install CWM and a custom ROM with it. And another piece of advice - always (seriously, ALWAYS) do a nandroid backup of your system before flashing ROMs, especially if you aren't 100% sure what you need to do. This way, if something goes wrong, you can always just restore the backup and you're good to go.
Best of luck!
Why don't you just mount your tablet to you PC through - mounts and storage in CWM recovery? It should work. If not, do what the guy above me said.
jippi
Tried mounting usb but it did not work just got error. Tried the full restock and that did the trick. THANKS
That's why reading helps, It clearly says "Flash the zip using CWM" because modified files cannot be flashed by the stock recovery due to Googles restriction's to avoid breaking their EULA, so the work around would be using a personal made CWM. Problem is stock one is only meant to flash update.zip, to specific folder's, when you install a ROM via stock, it just dumps and replaces everything in one place, It's like getting all your 3 Science subject notes mixed in 1 notebook, you have no idea what is what.
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I have a SF running on DI01. It is rooted using Z4. I installed Rom Manager and then flashed latest Clockwork Mod Recovery. When I reboot the phone into recovery, and then select update.zip to get into Clockwork, I am met with the following:
E: failed to verify whole-life signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted
When I originally got this phone this worked fine. The issues started AFTER I did a factory reset. I did the factory reset because I was unsatisfied how the phoen operated after doing a recovery with Titanium Backup and wanted to start fresh again.
I made sure to delete all traces of every file and folder prior, I even used a brand new formatted SD card and I am still getting this problem. I have been through 2 factory resets trying to get the recovery to work.
Anyone with any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
--JD
jfigura said:
I have a SF running on DI01. It is rooted using Z4. I installed Rom Manager and then flashed latest Clockwork Mod Recovery. When I reboot the phone into recovery, and then select update.zip to get into Clockwork, I am met with the following:
E: failed to verify whole-life signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted
When I originally got this phone this worked fine. The issues started AFTER I did a factory reset. I did the factory reset because I was unsatisfied how the phoen operated after doing a recovery with Titanium Backup and wanted to start fresh again.
I made sure to delete all traces of every file and folder prior, I even used a brand new formatted SD card and I am still getting this problem. I have been through 2 factory resets trying to get the recovery to work.
Anyone with any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
--JD
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You cant flash clockwork recovery from the phone it has to be pushed in odin then you can flash it in rom manager
The thread is in the development section
Do a little searching around and you ll find all the info you need
Yet another reason not to use z4 root as you learn nothing about your phone
And really it aint hard to do things the" right" way
Actually it sounds like you did read.
My best guess is you went wrong when you installed the SD card and have the wrong update.zip on it, but it's just as likely you need to prime CWM again in odin. You'll be fine!
I do agree that the guides should give manual roots, not one clicks. The slow way is pretty quick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9443125
I don't think rooting was your issue in this case though. I think you may have missed how clockwork installs and works. It is persisting but not permanent.
In brief, you pave the way with the cwm odin flash, then use rom manager to place a current version of CWM recovery on your SD card in the form of update.zip, then 'install' that every time you need to run CWM.
Read post #179, then build a little shrine in the corner of your house for angel12:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099&page=18
Swyped from my i500.04 (bh &1129) using XDA App
Soba - Once I repushed from Odin it came back. Scratching my head a little but hey it's back. I used Z4 on this phone because I got caught by Verizon when I manually rooted the first model which went bellyup after having it for a week. I wanted to make sure I could quickly get rid of the root if I needed to go back into the store.
To the other responder, sorry for not being specifically "clear".
I've been tinkering with 6 different phones from this one to two Motos and 3 different HTC's. All the methods are beginning to run together sometimes.
I appreciate the assist and I thank you both.
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Actually it sounds like you did read.
My best guess is you went wrong when you installed the SD card and have the wrong update.zip on it, but it's just as likely you need to prime CWM again in odin. You'll be fine!
I do agree that the guides should give manual roots, not one clicks. The slow way is pretty quick:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9443125
I don't think rooting was your issue in this case though. I think you may have missed how clockwork installs and works. It is persisting but not permanent.
In brief, you pave the way with the cwm odin flash, then use rom manager to place a current version of CWM recovery on your SD card in the form of update.zip, then 'install' that every time you need to run CWM.
Read post #179, then build a little shrine in the corner of your house for angel12:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099&page=18
Swyped from my i500.04 (bh &1129) using XDA App
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So I'm getting stuck at the same place. I'm new, so could you explain how to pave the way with Odin? I think I understand the concept, but I'm looking for a detailed list of flashing things (such as the update.zip from cwm) in Odin to my phone.
Thank you for any input!
woodaresick said:
So I'm getting stuck at the same place. I'm new, so could you explain how to pave the way with Odin? I think I understand the concept, but I'm looking for a detailed list of flashing things (such as the update.zip from cwm) in Odin to my phone.
Thank you for any input!
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Here's Update.Zip file for CWM
Direct Link, I uploaded it by myself, couldn't find decent one
http://www.4shared.com/file/ReRrCtwV/update.html
Make Sure to thank me if it works
If it doesn't let me know.
Hi All,
Just got my S2 last week. Planning to move to CM7 this weekend. I have rooted the device and am on the Codeworkx kernel. I had a few questions:
1. Is there a problem while flashing via Odin if Debugging is not enabled (I think it is more of a OS feature which we haven't entered when in download mode, so shouldn't matter according to me.) ? I tried to disable debugging, and then went to download mode and Odin did detect the phone, but I did not try to flash anything so if anyone has tried that, your input is more than welcome.
2. The reason for above question is: What if I completely brick my phone (with debugging disabled) and no ROM .zip in the sd storage, how do I get the phone up and running ? I understand that I can flash kernels via Odin, but is it true for ROMs as well ?
3. What's the issue with ROM manager ? Is it recommended to stay away from it for S2 ? I have tried to do a Nandroid backup and it always takes me to the Android robot with a exclamation mark screen. Then I have to reboot and the backup magically restarts and completes successfully. Most people have suggested to use CWM recovery directly, so not sure if I should get rid of the ROM manager altogether.
That should be all for now. I have a jig ready by the way, so am not that worried about the process and plan to do a fair bit of reading before proceeding, however, the answers to above queries would be really great !
Thanks in advance,
Ish
I can answer some of your doubts.
I don't know if you can flash via odin in case you don't have the usb debuggin enabled so I'm not going to say anything about it.
Anyway if something happens to your phone and you dont have any ROM on your sd card but you have CWM recovery installed (which is almost everytime the case) then in CWM there is a mount usb stoage option. With it you can easily transfer .zip ROM files to flash, or even a nandroid backup you saved in your PC.
ABout ROM manager, this is what I suggest you. The first time you flash CM7 don't use ROM Manager (I even tried using it with the codeworkx kernel with no luck). Now, once you are in CM7 it works perfectly and it's really helpful to flash nightlies withouth wiping data (I flash half the nightlies as they are realeased). So the first time you flash CM7 wipe everything (do a nandroid backup first), even wipe /system, /data, cache partition, dalvik cache, so you don't have any problems. THen install zip from sd card and when it finish install the zip file again (just two installs in a row no wiping in beween, trust me, the first time I tried I didn't do that and couldn't boot the phone).
Hope it helps.
EDIT: You can flash stock ROM via odin, there is a thread by infratech were this is explained and you have a list of downloable stock ROMS you can flash with Odin, these are region and carrier specific and you probably will get the one for your carrier. I found the stock ROM for my carrier and I'm from chile, you shouldn't have any problems with that. Well, good luck, CM7 is by far the best ROM I've flashed.
Oh another thing, go for the latest nightly since the battery life is incredibly improved over the RC (or was it stable?) version.
Thanks !
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Anyway if something happens to your phone and you dont have any ROM on your sd card but you have CWM recovery installed (which is almost everytime the case) then in CWM there is a mount usb stoage option. With it you can easily transfer .zip ROM files to flash, or even a nandroid backup you saved in your PC.
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Awesome ! This is exactly what I was looking for. I haven't dived into all the options of the CWM, so didn't know that this feature existed.
Also, many thanks for explaining most of the things in a single concise post, it was very helpful. I'll have to check the ROM flash with Odin, so I will search for that thread and have a go through it later today.
Once I get a hang of CM7, I'll go in for the nightlies as well. And yes, I did read about the CM7 guys revert the status to an RC because of the bugs reported, so will give it a try once I definitely know what I'm getting into .
Thanks again,
Ish.
cheemais said:
Awesome ! This is exactly what I was looking for. I haven't dived into all the options of the CWM, so didn't know that this feature existed.
Also, many thanks for explaining most of the things in a single concise post, it was very helpful. I'll have to check the ROM flash with Odin, so I will search for that thread and have a go through it later today.
Once I get a hang of CM7, I'll go in for the nightlies as well. And yes, I did read about the CM7 guys revert the status to an RC because of the bugs reported, so will give it a try once I definitely know what I'm getting into .
Thanks again,
Ish.
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Well good luck! Tell me if you get any problem.
So, after owning my Transformer Prime for about a month now, I decided to take the plunge and root it. I followed the instructions for ViperMod and had it rooted in no time. I then followed the instructions of unlocking the bootloader and finally installing OTA Rootkeeper.
I've had rooted devices in the past (Droid Incredible) and am familiar with RomManager. So I installed RomManager on the Transformer Prime. I then attempted to create a backup of my "current Rom", which is just stock ICS. RomManager prompted me to update Clockworkmod Recovery, which I did (I now have 5.8.2.0 installed). It then rebooted...acting like it was backing up my current Rom, but when I got back into RM, and clicked "Manage Backups" and there was nothing there. I tried once more with the same result, and ultimately gave up on backing up my current config.
I then downloaded Cyanogenmod 9 (nightly). I selected Google Apps and it proceeded to download. I got an error that the Google Apps portion had an error, but it seemed to work when I attempted to download it again.
I then proceeded to attempt to install the new Rom. The menu came up, asking if I wanted to wipe data and cache, wipe dalvik and backup current rom. I selected all three and hit ok.
My tablet rebooted...quickly, and did not show any signs of installing Cyanogenmod. Sure enough, I got my stock ICS...no Cyanogenmod. I tried again...same thing. I tried a third time, and RomManager hung when I tried to select Ok after the options of backing up, etc. Ultimately I got the error popup, asking if i wanted to wait/report/ok. I hit ok.
I then...very stupidly in retrospect...performed a factory reset from within the phone's settings menu (something I've later read is a big no no). This time, when my phone rebooted, it went straight into Clockworkmod Recovery, which is where I am now. Stuck. I've read a ton and tried everything but had no success.
Strangely, I can find the cyanogenmod file by navigating through "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard", then "clockworkmod", then "download", then "get.cm", then "get" and finally "update-cm-9-20120301-NIGHTLY-tf201-signed.zip". And it allows me to update using this file...even giving me the message "Install from sdcard complete"...but nothing happens. I'm still stuck in Clockworkmod.
If anyone has any advice, I'm begging for your help. Really hoping I didn't ruin my brand new tablet...
Thanks.
only thing rom manager is gold for on the prime at the moment is getting the latest CWM version. other than that, trying to flash a rom, reboot into recovery, or backup doesn't work in rom manager for prime. everything needs to be done through CWM itself. whether flashing a rom or making a nandroid backup. so you have to manually go into CWM and try flashing from there. did you make sure the roms were stored on internal memory to flash(I believe it can only be done on prime this way at the moment)? try a different rom as the CM9 has alot of bugs n issues at the moment. try flashing virtuous rom or a stock modified rom from developement.
also check out developement section for a thread called the Di's n Donts of unlocking and thread called how to or not unbrick your prime. answers you seek are in there.
See my unbricking thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088
Thanks so much for your help guys!
to demandarin: Unfortunately the only ROM I downloaded before everything went haywire was the nightly cyanogenmod 9 from yesterday. And as I explained, that ROM doesn't seem to be flashing for me... I've tried downloading other ROMs onto my SD card, but I can't seem to get my Prime to recognize the SD card in CWM, and I can't figure out any way to get ROMs onto my prime...now that its stuck in recovery. Do you know if I can load ROMs onto my Prime at this point?
to Diamondback: I read your unbricking thread and its given me some hope. It sounds like I'm falling into the "1a" category. I'll have to bunker down tonight and see if I can work through those instructions (I have no familiarity with ADB at this point, which is my main concern). Anyway, I very much appreciate you pointing me in the right direction.
I am curious though, is there some place I can look for clarification on what works in RomManager and what does not? None of that was made clear in the app itself, so I just assumed it was fully functional, like it was on my Dinc. Now I'm paying the price...
Thanks again.
original old thread on CWM on Prime...look through page and people state what works n what doesn't.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1510983
new thread created today on a new updated CWM that should be used. has alot of issues that didn't mesh well with Prime and CWM fixed. seems like you might have jumped the gun a lil early. this is latest version thread. you can also get the latest version through rom manager.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533697
good luck!
demandarin said:
original old thread on CWM on Prime...look through page and people state what works n what doesn't.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1510983
new thread created today on a new updated CWM that should be used. has alot of issues that didn't mesh well with Prime and CWM fixed. seems like you might have jumped the gun a lil early. this is latest version thread. you can also get the latest version through rom manager.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1533697
good luck!
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Thanks, but I actually do have the latest version of CWM (5.8.2.0), according to the link you provided. The thing is, I'm just very unfamiliar with CWM, or really any recovery software. The link you posted notes the following improvements:
-Possibly fixes bricks (by properly restoring boot.img)
-Correctly comes with Staging/System unmounted
-Nandroid Restores properly the boot.img (of backups created with this CWM). This means no more issues when restoring a Rom if you are coming from another from (for example, if you are restoring Virtuous after wiping cm9)
Which all sounds great, but I have no idea how to really use any of that... Does "possibly fixes bricks" apply to my situation? I've tried selecting restore and advanced restore through CWM, but in both situations it says "cannot find files", which I'm assuming are the "boot.img" being referenced. So again, it seems like I'm hosed...
I'm just really hoping that Diamondback's unbricking method works for me. Though, I'm having a hell of a time finding instructions on how to setup ADB on my PC (Windows 7). Do you know where I can find good and current instructions?
you can Google it but plenty of YouTube view on how to set up adb.
there's a thread here on it though. take a look: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427008
demandarin said:
you can Google it but plenty of YouTube view on how to set up adb.
there's a thread here on it though. take a look: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427008
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Thanks again! I think I need a tutorial on how to search XDA more effectively
SUCCESS!
Well, it took some jumping through hoops, but once I got ADB set up successfully, Diamondback's instructions worked like a charm!
For anyone encountering this thread with the same issues as me, I've included links to all of the sources of data I ultimately used.
Thanks so much for everyone's help!
Installing ADB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY4KSrgi-rE
I had to use the PDANet method, referenced in the Youtube video
http://junefabrics.com/android/download.php
Diamondback's Instructions for Unbricking the Prime
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088
Perhaps I spoke too soon...
My device is no longer bricked, but now I can't access CWM, can't factory reset...can't do anything. I'm stuck with a very broken build of Cyanogenmod 9
Here's the link to my new thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23349041#post23349041
Hello,
I broke my SII screen, I can not unlock it or see anything anymore. Obvioulsly, I'd like to access to internal storage *but* I did not activate USB debugging, or install any custom rom.
I manage to got to the device with adb, but as the phone is not rooted, I did not manage to mount internal storage in order to pull files from my phone. I also try Kied but I need to unlock the phone to access files.
I search the web and xda but I did not found a working solution (maybe my keywords were wrong).
Does someone has a solution ? For instance, a way just to be root easily on the phone in order to mount Internal storage ? Any other id ?
Thank you very much in advance. Doms.
PS: I do not want to change the screen as the price for the screen is too high. I do not have access to another SII phone in order to plug its screen on my mother board.
Flash a custom kernel/root the phone/get CWM, then find someone who uses the version of CWM that comes with that kernel to walk you through doing a nandroid backup (how many button presses to get through menus, etc) ?
MistahBungle said:
Flash a custom kernel/root the phone/get CWM, then find someone who uses the version of CWM that comes with that kernel to walk you through doing a nandroid backup (how many button presses to get through menus, etc) ?
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Thank you for your answer. I'd like to install CWM but is it possible without putting the phone in debug mode ? How can I put the file on the phone as I can not mount storage under adb ?
Thenk you for your help.
Doms.
You can flash a custom kernel via Odin (like Siyah) in download mode, the file you're flashing is on your PC, not on the phone, and this will root your phone and install CWM at the same time. All you need to know beforehand is what Android version you currently have on the phone so you choose the right build to flash, otherwise you'll end up with bootloop.
Search for the Siyah threads on here & read to work out which build you need to flash.
MistahBungle said:
You can flash a custom kernel via Odin (like Siyah) in download mode, the file you're flashing is on your PC, not on the phone, and this will root your phone and install CWM at the same time. All you need to know beforehand is what Android version you currently have on the phone so you choose the right build to flash, otherwise you'll end up with bootloop.
Search for the Siyah threads on here & read to work out which build you need to flash.
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Thank you again. Will try to get in download mode (more difficult than recovery as I need to validate at some moment without screen, adb do no want to do it as the phone is not rooted).
One last question: will it erase the internal storage or not?
Best regards. Doms.
If you have problems getting into DL mode, order a jig, or try the thread in General section where people have offered to lend their jigs to people nearby; might be someone near you who has one (not sure if the thread is still updated, but worth a look).
No, flashing a custom kernel will only do exactly that, replace your stock kernel with the custom kernel & your stock recovery with CWM, nothing else is touched.
Edit - The end result of this will be a nandroid backup, and you'll still have to get your data out of that. The easiest possible way will be to find someone else with an S2, restore your backup to their phone, get your data, and then have that person restore their setup. You can pull data from a nandroid (with just a PC), but it can be a bit fiddly if you've never done it before. We'll cross that bridge once you actually have a backup though.
MistahBungle said:
If you have problems getting into DL mode, order a jig, or try the thread in General section where people have offered to lend their jigs to people nearby; might be someone near you who has one (not sure if the thread is still updated, but worth a look).
No, flashing a custom kernel will only do exactly that, replace your stock kernel with the custom kernel & your stock recovery with CWM, nothing else is touched.
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Thank you for all. I just DL the kernel, will try this evening.
Doms.
You're welcome Good luck, post here when you've flashed it/if you have problems.
Hello,
Just to thank you again. I just have time to try it and it works fine ! Get and remove my 2 Gb of photo from my old phone.
Best regards. Doms.
No worries. Nice work, glad you got your data
Hey, guys, I made a mess.
A long time ago I decided to try out CyanogenMod for my S3 and then everything went well. I got it up and running and it was a cool ROM but I decided to stick to stock at that time. So I looked for a tutorial online and managed to get it back to stock 4.1 Android running well and as usual.
The issue I had then was that I couldn't update my phone from Google's servers anymore. Every time the phone tried to update the firmware I'd get an error, no matter if I tried it through Kies, the phone or whatever. So I decided I'd just install a ROM for a more recent version.
I found a post on a tech blog here in Brazil saying that OmniROM promised they finally had a somewhat stable version of KitKat 4.4
I went on to install it to then find a beautiful, but still very glitchy ROM. My phone froze all the time and it was starting to bother me. My initial plan was to stick to it until it got better, get the daily updates and stuff, but my phone was way too unstable for that too. So I said to myself: "Okay, no problem, so let's get a stable ROM on this little guy."
I downloaded PA 4.3 and proceeded to get it on my phone. That's when the issues started happening. I couldn't find the .zip from CWM no matter where I put it, and my sdcard1 was full because of the previous backup I created (there was a problem with that too, MD5 mismatch, but I didn't lose anything important so that's okay).
Then I did something even more stupid. I figured, why not clean up the backup and get the .zip there, so maybe it'll show up? At that point the sdcard0 (internal storage) was all different and I couldn't find the .zip for the OmniROM, but when I was on CWM it showed up instead of PA's. The problem with that is that I somehow wiped out CWM and now I can't get to recovery. If I boot up my cellphone through OmniROM, it loads up fine but I can't download the ROM Manager or the superuser from the Play Store. I'm trapped with OmniROM and it's working even less well than at first.
What should I do? Is there a way back from this? I'd really like to have my phone running again soon, I need it to keep in touch with my parents since my grandma died recently.
Thank you in advance.
EDIT: Okay, some progress. I remembered that I got CWM on the phone through Odin and went through that again. I have CWM back but still, my internal storage fails to recognize the new .zip files and only shows OmniROM's. The folder is completely different when I connect the phone to my computer. I got to see the .zip files at the sdcard1 but CWM says they're bad files. I'll trust it and redownload/transfer again. We'll see what happens.
EDIT 2: Trapped again. Can't find anything on Google. It sure sucks to be me. I can't even figure out how to get everything back to stock so I can try again. Tried turning USB debugging off but it didn't make a difference. The CWM shows me the two OmniROM .zip files and my computer shows me the PA .zip files. I'm just...
first- try to flash newer cwm based recovey. I suggest philz (is has both Odin / cwm based install):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2002953
after flashing is complete- try to download this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060403
and check if you can see it.
(you can put it in your internal or external sd, philz can access them both)
Before installing the new rom, I strongly recommend doing a 'wipe to istall new rom', cache wipe and delvik.
good luck
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Yay, thank you! I'm not trapped anymore. The PA rom I downloaded is still "bad", but that's probably its own fault. I'll wait until NeatROM's download is complete and try with that. I'll edit this if things turn out well.
Thanks again!
EDIT: So, I tried with NeatROM and it also says it's bad. But I only tried on the external storage, so maybe that could be it. My sdcard has been returning some really funky errors when I get it on my computer so I'm worried it might be a bit compromised (and I actually found it at a bus terminal, so it never really worked properly even after formatting).
Thing is when I did the wipe I picked the option that wipes it for a new ROM, so OmniROM is gone. Is there a way to get USB connection through CWM so that I can transfer NeatROM to the internal storage? I only have this one sdcard.
EDIT 2: Finally got it! Thanks so much, amirTor, my S3 is back on track! The sdcard was the bad one, not the file. But the PA ROM didn't work anyway. I might stick to NeatROM or maybe look later. I'm gonna take a week off of all this after so much trouble.
Glad I could help (even though it seems that you pretty much helped yourself...)
1)If you got Sandisk SD card, make sure to follow my post on thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614170
2)You can mount your phone to be shown in your pc even when in recovery mode: Mounts and storage-> moun usb mass storage
3)You should definitely stick with neat- the best stock (and aosp) rom there is :good::good::good:
ps- hitting the 'thanks' button will be appreciated :angel:
Done and done!