Cannot flash ROMs, error saying... - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Whenever I try to flash a ROM, it says:
E: Can't open /sdcard/*romname*.zip (bad)
I tried flashing kernels with ODIN, I tried downloading the ROMs again, I tried with multiple recoveries. How can I fix this?!

Have you rooted your phone first?

Redownload the file

sahibunlimited said:
Redownload the file
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I did, and I said that too.
stubradley1 said:
Have you rooted your phone first?
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Yes, I am rooted

juliuslucas said:
Whenever I try to flash a ROM, it says:
E: Can't open /sdcard/*romname*.zip (bad)
I tried flashing kernels with ODIN, I tried downloading the ROMs again, I tried with multiple recoveries. How can I fix this?!
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Flash a rom how with Odin ??? if so are the files Odin flashable or CWM zip files .
This reads as you are flashing the wrong files with the wrong format .
zip bad means bad file its that simple .
What file are you trying to flash and with what is the basic question .
jje

JJEgan said:
Flash a rom how with Odin ??? if so are the files Odin flashable or CWM zip files .
This reads as you are flashing the wrong files with the wrong format .
zip bad means bad file its that simple .
What file are you trying to flash and with what is the basic question .
jje
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Sorry if I was being unspecific, but I mean I tried flashing other kernels to see if it fixed my problem. I can open the .zip files that I am trying to flash on my computer, but I just can't seem to make them flash to my phone.

But what are you flashing the zip files with on the phone CWM 4 if so use a later CWM and root from Chainfires thread .
jje

JJEgan said:
But what are you flashing the zip files with on the phone CWM 4 if so use a later CWM and root from Chainfires thread .
jje
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I am flashing with CWM, of course
I am on CF-Root kernel. I did try multiple recoveries, including the one in Siyah kernel. I'm sure that my phone is rooted, since I can do regular rooting stuff on it.

I just tried downloading the ROM again, and it still gives me that same error. There should be nothing wrong with my USB cable or connection, since I can transfer other files that work to my phone. I did try multiple ROMs, but they all just seem to not let me flash. It just stopped working all of a sudden.

I just looked at a thread with a guy having the same problem on his Transformer, and it turned out it was CWM corruption. He used something called Gnufabio RecoveryInstaller to fix it. Is there anything like this on the SGS II?

juliuslucas said:
I just tried downloading the ROM again, and it still gives me that same error. There should be nothing wrong with my USB cable or connection, since I can transfer other files that work to my phone. I did try multiple ROMs, but they all just seem to not let me flash. It just stopped working all of a sudden.
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most probable case is your downloading everytime gettiing correpted..
try to download a ROM which has got MD5 checksum....and check the MD5 check sum after puting it into SD card using AFV tool market...
if you are on GB rom, download Siyah kernel Odin version and flash from Odin and see

zaheedahmed said:
most probable case is your downloading everytime gettiing correpted..
try to download a ROM which has got MD5 checksum....and check the MD5 check sum after puting it into SD card using AFV tool market...
if you are on GB rom, download Siyah kernel Odin version and flash from Odin and see
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Good idea, I'll just have to find a ROM like that then I will try and downgrade to GB with ODIN and then flash Siyah with ODIN first, to see if that'll work.

juliuslucas said:
Good idea, I'll just have to find a ROM like that then I will try and downgrade to GB with ODIN and then flash Siyah with ODIN first, to see if that'll work.
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Downgrading to GB and trying there didn't work, I'll have to find a ROM with a MD5 Checksum then. How was it that I checked the MD5 after it's on the phone?

juliuslucas said:
Downgrading to GB and trying there didn't work, I'll have to find a ROM with a MD5 Checksum then. How was it that I checked the MD5 after it's on the phone?
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another option to try is....even chances are very less to work...download ROM manager and flash Clockworkmode from that and reboot into recovery from Rom manager, if flashing of update.zip seccess you will get a recovery, then you try to install rom from that...
this worked for me once when my CWM gave me a treble

zaheedahmed said:
another option to try is....even chances are very less to work...download ROM manager and flash Clockworkmode from that and reboot into recovery from Rom manager, if flashing of update.zip seccess you will get a recovery, then you try to install rom from that...
this worked for me once when my CWM gave me a treble
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I'll try that. I just checked the MD5s, and it appears that the data I transfer to my phone gets corrupted. Maybe I should try downloading it from the phone.
MD5 before: FF9D66AB7449EF30360D0A5982338F97
MD5 after: 3C2AE2984024421FDF1A204315BE3CD0

juliuslucas said:
I'll try that. I just checked the MD5s, and it appears that the data I transfer to my phone gets corrupted. Maybe I should try downloading it from the phone.
MD5 before: FF9D66AB7449EF30360D0A5982338F97
MD5 after: 3C2AE2984024421FDF1A204315BE3CD0
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hmmmmm, thanks to CWM for preventing bad files from flashing and bricking the phone

zaheedahmed said:
hmmmmm, thanks to CWM for preventing bad files from flashing and bricking the phone
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I will try and download the ROM directly from my phone. This is getting on my nerves. I'm hoping that it's got nothing to do with my phone, and that it's just something to do with my computer or something. I'm running out of options here.

I am very, very, very, very, very, very relieved to inform you that it was indeed something with the connection from my computer to my phone! It worked! I wasted about three hours, but anyway. Thanks for sticking with me. Thanks to you!

juliuslucas said:
I am very, very, very, very, very, very relieved to inform you that it was indeed something with the connection from my computer to my phone! It worked! I wasted about three hours, but anyway. Thanks for sticking with me. Thanks to you!
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we are glad........thank god

if you dont want to have to download the roms directly on youre phone, you can use Xlink to transfer them from your computer wirelessly, you download an app from the play store and get a client for your computer.

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Think I semi-bricked my phone. ODIN does not seem to work in my case. Help needed!

I was using this thread to flash my phone until I got to flashing a custom ROM.
Every time I try to flash a new rom, CWR gives me a Status 7 error and doesn't complete.
I try to put my phone to stock every time but it does not seem to work.
Note: if it helps, I cannot seem to unmount my USB
TechActivist said:
I was using this thread to flash my phone until I got to flashing a custom ROM.
Every time I try to flash a new rom, CWR gives me a Status 7 error and doesn't complete.
I try to put my phone to stock every time but it does not seem to work.
Note: if it helps, I cannot seem to unmount my USB
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Have you tried to use ODIN to flash your phone back to a working ROM?
Also, be sure to flash the right ROM.. Verizon Fascinate and Telus Fascinate are 2 different phones..
Well... now theres a problem as ODIN won't see my phone in download mode. :/
Reinstall your USB drivers, and see if your cable is seated properly. If you can get into Download mode, most cables used will allow Odin to recognize. You may have to Odin back to a different ROM like Neo said.
Make sure you have the latest version of Odin
JJ5150 said:
Reinstall your USB drivers, and see if your cable is seated properly. If you can get into Download mode, most cables used will allow Odin to recognize. You may have to Odin back to a different ROM like Neo said.
Make sure you have the latest version of Odin
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Tried it , didn't work. Reinstalled drivers, new files, new cable nope.
I can flash the i9000 kernal, and then clockwork recovery gives me a STATUS 7 error when I try to install a rom.
EDIT: seems like clockwork cannot unmount my internal sd card. hmm...
TechActivist said:
EDIT: seems like clockwork cannot unmount my internal sd card. hmm...
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did you try yanking the card and cleaning it with alcohol? might work.
when all else fails, odin back to stock and start over.
How to unbrick...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026746
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288162
JJ5150 said:
did you try yanking the card and cleaning it with alcohol? might work.
when all else fails, odin back to stock and start over.
How to unbrick...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026746
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288162
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Did it over and over man.
It won't install any ROMS, kernals sure, not zips. If anything, everytime I try to unmount USB in Clockwork Recovery, it blinks and goes back to the previous screen.
Any ideas?
EDIT: The phone now won't get past the bootloader. Cannot get into Clockwork Recovery
when you flash back to stock with Odin... are you using all the fields in the screenshot on that link? eg. Pit, pda, phone, csc or just pda?
because I only use pda and flash the stock .md5 file. i'm out of ideas man... I'm kinda n00b at this myself, just bumping to maybe get a someone's attention.
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when you flash back to stock with Odin... are you using all the fields in the screenshot on that link? eg. Pit, pda, phone, csc or just pda?
because I only use pda and flash the stock .md5 file. i'm out of ideas man... I'm kinda n00b at this myself, just bumping to maybe get a someone's attention.
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Every single file, I use to precisely.
It seems like Clockwork recovery just doesn't like me.
I keep bringing this up but I cannot unmount USB storage in Clockwork. Does this mean anything to anyone?
TechActivist said:
Every single file, I use to precisely.
It seems like Clockwork recovery just doesn't like me.
I keep bringing this up but I cannot unmount USB storage in Clockwork. Does this mean anything to anyone?
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So can you get into download mode and use ODIN to flash or not?
Are you still stuck at bootloader? Please be as descriptive as you can.
And no, I never heard of "cannot unmount USB storage" CWM... I've heard of mounting issues, but not unmounting...
IMHO, I think your best option here is to get ODIN working, then flash to a stock ROM with stock Kernel with PIT (Repartition) then flash CWM 2.5.
I dont see why you would need to unmount? what you can do is remove the battery cover remove the sd card. with the battery still out plug the phone into your usb and hold the volume down button. does it go into download mode then?
Then can Odin see your phone?
Also worst case try a different PC all together.
Are you on VZW or Telus?
I can get into download mode and use ODIN yes.
I am no longer stuck at the bootloader and can boot into stock froyo with ODIN.
I use ODIN to flash stock ROM and kernel, and everytime I flash back CWM 2.5. It won't let me install any ROMs. It gives me a status 7 error and aborts.
CWM just won't work
In case you didn't know, CWM can mount USB just like android so I don't have to boot into the OS to place a file. under mounts>mount USB storage>Unmount/Mount
Everytime I press unmount, the screen blinks and takes me back to the previous screen.
This is a Telus Fascinate.
I had a similar problem. Turns out my USB cable was culprit. Several others have had similar problems. Try a different USB cable.
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TechActivist said:
In case you didn't know, CWM can mount USB just like android so I don't have to boot into the OS to place a file. under mounts>mount USB storage>Unmount/Mount
This is a Telus Fascinate.
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Oh i am aware of the Feature, what i was saying is it shouldnt affect flashing a rom.
also one thing i noticed is your using an older CWM, which rom are you trying to flash? If it is an MTD like CM7 then you should use the cwm 3 or 4 fixed for cm7
Check section 3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
xwhofarted said:
Oh i am aware of the Feature, what i was saying is it shouldnt affect flashing a rom.
also one thing i noticed is your using an older CWM, which rom are you trying to flash? If it is an MTD like CM7 then you should use the cwm 3 or 4 fixed for cm7
Check section 3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1238070
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Tried the fix, ODIN starts and then fails in the middle saying NAND write failed.
What could this mean? ODIN fails to install the fix :/
Tried a different cable, so cable is not the issue here.
Can we get one thing straight here though? The phone is not bricked as I can get into ODIN and flash what seems to be only stock files?
As long as Odin can see it you can always go to stock. As long as Odin is ok there is hope.
As i have a Verizon Fassy, I may not be much more help.
Worst case find a Tellus Rom that you can Odin and do that.
Good Luck
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As long as Odin can see it you can always go to stock. As long as Odin is ok there is hope.
As i have a Verizon Fassy, I may not be much more help.
Worst case find a Tellus Rom that you can Odin and do that.
Good Luck
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Thanks
But any idea as to what would cause a NAND write fail? is the NAND locked or something?
So anyone have any idea?
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So anyone have any idea?
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My brothers dell 14 XPS can't ever flash in ODIN to him phone. Always has to use someone else's computer.
So I suggest you try another computer. Changing ports WONT do anything, neither will cables.
Have you tried heimdall instead of Odin?
Sent from my CM7 glitch'd fassy

[Q] Help! 0.00 internal memory and can't mount SD Card in CWM

I am completely stuck trying to get my Fascinate back to stock and i have read through and tried everything i have seen on the issue execpt the How to completely remove voodoo lagfix because I cannot down load the original.mbr file.
Let me see if I can sum up the issues I am having on my phone;
I mistakenly flashing I9000 which led to a soft bricked phone. Since then I have spent the past seven days researching and trying to figure out how to get it fixed.
Phone shows 0.00 internal memory
Can't mount SD Card in CWM3-Voodoo-Blue E: Unable to mount sdcard so i can't install update.zip or even install a new kernel
Permission denied ... E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
While I don't remember flashing a voodoo kernel using Odin, I am getting all of the same errors. I can't get CWM to do anything with the SD Card
Phone stats:
Firmware 2.2.1
Baseband version S:i500.04 V.EB01
Kernel version 2.6.32.9
Build number SCH.I500.EB01
I can only get the following to run on my phone, EC10SC292x_DXC.tar.md5 from Droid Forums (Super Clean version 2.9.2 - EB01/EC10 Froyo leak root+Froyo Clockworkmod with MALWARE protection).
This runs great except for the 0.00 memory and unable to mount SD card errors in CWM recovery.
I have tried everything out there with no luck to include flashing back to stock using the threads on this site and others and Odin gets stuck at the movinand file install and fails. Everything except the thread How to completely remove Voodoo Lagfix over.
The link for the orginal.mbr is broken and I can't find the file anywhere.
Does anyone have the original.mbr file they could post for download.
Odin back to stock ED05 using the pit file and repartition. If that isn't enough Odin back to DI01 using the pit to repartition.
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Trying now, waiting for download. The thread for Installing ROM/CWM recovery, root, go back to stock oh this site say no need to flash the Pit file sine ED05 already has it. Should I flash it anyway?
peaser1 said:
Trying now, waiting for download. The thread for Installing ROM/CWM recovery, root, go back to stock oh this site say no need to flash the Pit file sine ED05 already has it. Should I flash it anyway?
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Try it without first, and if that doesn't fix it try it with. Just make sure you have Repartition checked.
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Tried both ways with ED05 and DI01 with no luck each time I flash Odin gets stuck on the movinand file install and fails.
Any other suggestions?
peaser1 said:
Tried both ways with ED05 and DI01 with no luck each time I flash Odin gets stuck on the movinand file install and fails.
Any other suggestions?
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Are you using Odin with the battery pulled? Sometimes that helps. Basically hold the volume down button when plugging in the USB cable and it will still use the download mode. If that doesn't help maybe the download is corrupt so try redownloading.
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scarfman4 said:
Are you using Odin with the battery pulled? Sometimes that helps. Basically hold the volume down button when plugging in the USB cable and it will still use the download mode. If that doesn't help maybe the download is corrupt so try redownloading.
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Yes, Odin with battery out. at least fourth time re-downloading all the stock files. It seem that the only files that make it through Odin are then custom ROMs. All of the stock downloads fail at the movinand install point.
Have you tried a different USB cable? Also what version of ODIN are you using? The most reliable one I've used is 1.3.
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Have you tried a different USB cable? Also what version of ODIN are you using? The most reliable one I've used is 1.3.
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Yes on the usb cable, 4 to be exact and odin 1.3 and 1.7. 1.3 has been the most stable.
I think i have tried everything across the board and like I said the only files that make it through Odin and pass have been the custom roms, anything that say stock locks up in Odin.
I would try the full GeeWiz Rom then with the pit file with Repartition checked. I'm not sure if it contains the movinand.bin file or not. If not then try GeeWiz with just the Rom & Kernel; that doesn't wipe data.
Also have you tried wiping the SDCard in either CWM or GeeWiz recovery?
If that doesn't help, I'm out of suggestions, and unfortunately I don't have the mbr file so I'm no help there.
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I would try the full GeeWiz Rom then with the pit file with Repartition checked. I'm not sure if it contains the movinand.bin file or not. If not then try GeeWiz with just the Rom & Kernel; that doesn't wipe data.
Also have you tried wiping the SDCard in either CWM or GeeWiz recovery?
If that doesn't help, I'm out of suggestions, and unfortunately I don't have the mbr file so I'm no help there.
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Will try when it gets done downloading, cant do anything with SDcard in CWM as i get the can't mount SDcard, error every time I try to access for restore/update.zip.
Will let you know when i finish downloading.
thanks
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Will try when it gets done downloading, cant do anything with SDcard in CWM as i get the can't mount SDcard, error every time I try to access for restore/update.zip.
Will let you know when I finish downloading.
thanks
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First try locked up on the movinand file. downloading the other and will try.
Thanks again for the help.
I had a similar problem. Im not an expert but Re-installing the usb drivers and giving odin a few more tries solved everything for me.
Thanks, seven days of this and I have done each of these more times than I count. Anything with a movinand file locks up.
Wife wants to buy me an Iphone but I am resisting because I really like to the android system and versatility. Will out as long as i can fix this issue.
The only other thing I can think of is taking the sdcard out and trying to put it in a card reader and format it there. Either that or moving it to a different phone and trying to reformat it.
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The only other thing I can think of is taking the sdcard out and trying to put it in a card reader and format it there. Either that or moving it to a different phone and trying to reformat it.
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Have done that also, actually multiple SDcards. Still no joy
peaser1 said:
Have done that also, actually multiple SDcards. Still no joy
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Try re-flashing Clockwork Recovery in Odin, or even a different copy from Times_Infinity's thread. Perhaps then it will recognize your sd card.
Terminators run on Android
Try flashing Eh03 stock with odin with out pit or repartition.
Just try the image
skynet11 said:
Try re-flashing Clockwork Recovery in Odin, or even a different copy from Times_Infinity's thread. Perhaps then it will recognize your sd card.
have done that as well, mulitple versions of CWM. Will try what on Times_Infinity's thread tonight after work just not holding my breathe based off previous attempts.
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Tried eh03 stock and multiple cwm and still no go. Still have 0.00 internal memory and no sdcard access in cwm.
I'm out of ideas at this point, any help is greatly appreciated.
Does anyone know where to find the original.mbr file for the fascinate?

Need Help Urgently

Okay, so i am on android 4.3 MJ7, sch-i545, yada yada yada
I rooted the phone and installed titanium so i could delete some bloatware (when i should have just installed a custom recovery and get Cyanogenmod or something while i was on 4.2.2)
I wound up deleting some pretty important apps that i thought were bloatware from Samsung/Verizon (Downloads, Download Manager, Video to name a few). Now, i can't play a video i record, I can't open the play store, etc.
I would flash a custom rom like Cyanogenmod, but i don't think it is possible to get a Custom Recovery on android 4.3
Any help getting these apps back would be greatly appreciated.
Try factory reset, if that doesn't work you would have to odin
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richii0207 said:
Try factory reset, if that doesn't work you would have to odin
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Ok, i will try a factory reset. What can i use with Odin though? Like what file and where can i get it? A stock rom?
Factory default will not restore deleted system apps. You will need to Odin.
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Factory default will not restore deleted system apps. You will need to Odin.
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I kinda figured that, so i hesitated to factory reset.
I understand i will need to use Odin, but i'm unsure which file i will need to flash it with. Could you point me in the direction of a rom i can use?
You should always back up the app before you delete it, even if you think you will never use it.
Bump...still need some help with this...
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Bump...still need some help with this...
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EDIt:This won't help, I for got you are on MJ7. If you're looking for a custom recovery try a Philz custom recovery. You install the recovery using Odin. Not sure what a custom recovery is going to do for you unless you plan on flashing a ROM at the same time. Go here for the download link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322675
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EDIt:This won't help, I for got you are on MJ7. If you're looking for a custom recovery try a Philz custom recovery. You install the recovery using Odin. Not sure what a custom recovery is going to do for you unless you plan on flashing a ROM at the same time. Go here for the download link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322675
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I'm a novice at this, sorry if i come off as very dependent, but can you walk me through how to install that with odin? The one time i used odin the file was a .md5 and it went on the pda line
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I'm a novice at this, sorry if i come off as very dependent, but can you walk me through how to install that with odin? The one time i used odin the file was a .md5 and it went on the pda line
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It's been awhile since I installed a PHilz recovery, but if I remember right you get the tar file from the download, put it on your computer, put the phone in download mode (volume down and power), connect your phone to your computer using the charging cable that came with the phone. Odin recognizes the phone and you highlight the tar file you have on your computer and select PDA. Click start and let it do it's "thing". Wait until you get a green "pass" in Odin before disconnecting. If I remember correctly the link I provided also has install instructions so if my memory is failing me those instructions should keep you on the right track EDIT: Go here for instructions on how to install the downloaded Philz package; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39433857#post39433857
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It's been awhile since I installed a PHilz recovery, but if I remember right you get the tar file from the download, put it on your computer, put the phone in download mode (volume down and power), connect your phone to your computer using the charging cable that came with the phone. Odin recognizes the phone and you highlight the tar file you have on your computer and select PDA. Click start and let it do it's "thing". Wait until you get a green "pass" in Odin before disconnecting. If I remember correctly the link I provided also has install instructions so if my memory is failing me those instructions should keep you on the right track EDIT: Go here for instructions on how to install the downloaded Philz package; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39433857#post39433857
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You can't install a custom recovery on MJ7. It's been posted many times.
I have no clue why anyone would actually delete the apps. Just Freeze then with TiBu to make them functionally not there. If you are that tight on space, buy an SD card.
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You can't install a custom recovery on MJ7. It's been posted many times.
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Yep, you're right. I said that in an earlier response. But, he asked the question and I gave him the answer.
Kerplunk990 said:
Okay, so i am on android 4.3 MJ7, sch-i545, yada yada yada
I rooted the phone and installed titanium so i could delete some bloatware (when i should have just installed a custom recovery and get Cyanogenmod or something while i was on 4.2.2)
I wound up deleting some pretty important apps that i thought were bloatware from Samsung/Verizon (Downloads, Download Manager, Video to name a few). Now, i can't play a video i record, I can't open the play store, etc.
I would flash a custom rom like Cyanogenmod, but i don't think it is possible to get a Custom Recovery on android 4.3
Any help getting these apps back would be greatly appreciated.
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You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507217.
If that doesnt work you might have to resort to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253.
Make sure you do your research first. Read, read, read and read some more.
Good luck.
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I have no clue why anyone would actually delete the apps. Just Freeze then with TiBu to make them functionally not there. If you are that tight on space, buy an SD card.
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You can't freeze them unless you donate..
I would have done that if knowing it would be this hard to get the apps back..
Does anyone have a solution? Am i screwed?
Kerplunk990 said:
You can't freeze them unless you donate..
I would have done that if knowing it would be this hard to get the apps back..
Does anyone have a solution? Am i screwed?
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The information riker147 just gave you is your best bet.
riker147 said:
You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507217.
If that doesnt work you might have to resort to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507253.
Make sure you do your research first. Read, read, read and read some more.
Good luck.
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I've tried downloading that 6 times and it's been corrupt every time. Do you have another mirror for that file?
Kerplunk990 said:
I've tried downloading that 6 times and it's been corrupt every time. Do you have another mirror for that file?
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No I don't. A lot of people have complained about the same issue. All I can tell you is to keep trying. Sorry.
riker147 said:
No I don't. A lot of people have complained about the same issue. All I can tell you is to keep trying. Sorry.
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Huh...the other one has a corrupt file too. Probably tried each around 10 times now...It's not my internet because i tried downloading an equally big file from a different website and it was fine...I woder what the problem is
Both those downloads have corrupt files unfortunately. Does anyone have a mirror to either those files or help me find an alternate solution?
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I think i messed up my phone by doing custom rom?

Okay so ill be honest im super new to all this. I did some research on youtube. I used twrp and a app that is like goolauncher. I did not back up my OS and i accidently deleted it. Im trying to upgrade to the hellfire rom. When i did i get this error in the recovery menu
slow302stang said:
Okay so ill be honest im super new to all this. I did some research on youtube. I used twrp and a app that is like goolauncher. I did not back up my OS and i accidently deleted it. Im trying to upgrade to the hellfire rom. When i did i get this error in the recovery menu
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You attempted to flash a ROM made for a different phone (d2att), never do that again unless you want a brick.
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ArkThompson said:
You attempted to flash a ROM made for a different phone (d2att), never do that again unless you want a brick.
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my phone is atat did i accidently post this in the wrong section?
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my phone is atat did i accidently post this in the wrong section?
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Yea, look at the sticky. Anyway, it is probably something to do with your recovery. Try flashing it using cwm.
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ArkThompson said:
Yea, look at the sticky. Anyway, it is probably something to do with your recovery. Try flashing it using cwm.
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is that possible with out a os? the recovery deleted the OS so i cant even get onto my phone. I can only get to recovery and get to the odin downloaded thing
slow302stang said:
is that possible with out a os? the recovery deleted the OS so i cant even get onto my phone. I can only get to recovery and get to the odin downloaded thing
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Yea, you can flash .zip versions of cwm through the recovery menu. You could also flash it through Odin if you can't find a flashable .zip of it, probably easier that way. Don't just flash any .zip of cwm you find through twrp, it has to be one made to be flashed.
ArkThompson said:
Yea, you can flash .zip versions of cwm through the recovery menu. You could also flash it through Odin if you can't find a flashable .zip of it, probably easier that way. Don't just flash any .zip of cwm you find through twrp, it has to be one made to be flashed.
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i have no idea what that means. Anyway you could talk me througg it? I tryed to download odin but couldnt find a link that worked.
slow302stang said:
i have no idea what that means. Anyway you could talk me througg it? I tryed to download odin but couldnt find a link that worked.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552640
You should just be able to download the recovery in this topic (.zip not tar.md5) and install it using twrp. Put the file on your external SD since you can't access your phone.
ArkThompson said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552640
You should just be able to download the recovery in this topic (.zip not tar.md5) and install it using twrp. Put the file on your external SD since you can't access your phone.
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I'm a bit confused. Do i just download that recovery? or is their something i have to download I got odin now.
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okay so i did some youtube searching and alot of videos came up with odin. To download a stock rom . i downloaded a few and tryed to do it with odin and it always failed. ANyone have any ideas? or maybe theirs a way to just fix the hellfire rom?
i managed to figure out the phillz. all it did was change the recovery program to his and now its stock andriod recovery... . their has to be a way for me to odin the stock os system. I wish i could just get into the phone itd be so much easier. lol 50k people online someone help me!
slow302stang said:
i managed to figure out the phillz. all it did was change the recovery program to his and now its stock andriod recovery... . their has to be a way for me to odin the stock os system. I wish i could just get into the phone itd be so much easier. lol 50k people online someone help me!
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You know that the file that you have to put in odin has to be a ridiculous amount of mb or gb then other things because i made that mistake 2 lol.
You have to extract it when using your pc and stuff and sometimes you get others files like ones that arent even like 100 mb or whatever that can look like a rom.
Give me a full list of evrything you exactly do when flashing and wich file and name and how big the file is and also your model number... The s3 ATT right?
Can someone verify for me that att has an own bootloader and stuff and you can only like odin flash their stock roms right?
You can always use phillz touch recovery and download a custom rom like cyanogenmod for your phone! Then you can acces it... If you dont brick your phone.
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slow302stang said:
i managed to figure out the phillz. all it did was change the recovery program to his and now its stock andriod recovery... . their has to be a way for me to odin the stock os system. I wish i could just get into the phone itd be so much easier. lol 50k people online someone help me!
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Huh? What exactly did you do? If you flashed Philz correctly using TWRP then you should have his recovery on your phone.
I think he needs to report his post to get it moved to his section with people to help him with his exact model and the correct stickies to help him.
If he can't then someone may need to report it for him.
Either way here is some reading material I found after a quick search in your forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
Always make sure of what your are flashing, that its correct for your phone and always back up
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You know that the file that you have to put in odin has to be a ridiculous amount of mb or gb then other things because i made that mistake 2 lol.
You have to extract it when using your pc and stuff and sometimes you get others files like ones that arent even like 100 mb or whatever that can look like a rom.
Give me a full list of evrything you exactly do when flashing and wich file and name and how big the file is and also your model number... The s3 ATT right?
Can someone verify for me that att has an own bootloader and stuff and you can only like odin flash their stock roms right?
You can always use phillz touch recovery and download a custom rom like cyanogenmod for your phone! Then you can acces it... If you dont brick your phone.
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I have a galaxy s3 atat. The rom i wastrying to install was hellfire. Right now i managed to get phills recovery back on but i never backed up anyfiles so it doesnt help. That i know of. I just started this yesterday lol
slow302stang said:
I have a galaxy s3 atat. The rom i wastrying to install was hellfire. Right now i managed to get phills recovery back on but i never backed up anyfiles so it doesnt help. That i know of. I just started this yesterday lol
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So you got Philz touch running? If so, then you should be able to flash hellfire with it (assuming that you definitely have the right rom for your phone model).
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So you got Philz touch running? If so, then you should be able to flash hellfire with it (assuming that you definitely havie the right rom for your phone model).
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It doesnt work. I kept getting errors when i tryed installing it .
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It doesnt work. I kept getting errors when i tryed installing it .
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Try redownloading the rom maybe an bad download.
When it doesnt work then your phone just cant take it and try something else man.
And also ask the developer from the hellfire rom if your phone is compatible with the rom (sometimes you need to download some sort of kernel or whatever it needs)
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Is this the first ROM you've tried to flash? What were you running before trying to flash hellfire?
To fix your situation should be fairly simple. 1.download a different ROM to an external SD card, I recommend slimkat because its pretty stable. They use a unified d2lte build for all d2 devices. Before you install the zip, wipe data/factory reset, manually format system, wipe cache partition and dalvik cache, install the ROM zip and gapps zip if required then reboot and profit.
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Is this the first ROM you've tried to flash? What were you running before trying to flash hellfire?
To fix your situation should be fairly simple. 1.download a different ROM to an external SD card, I recommend slimkat because its pretty stable. They use a unified d2lte build for all d2 devices. Before you install the zip, wipe data/factory reset, manually format system, wipe cache partition and dalvik cache, install the ROM zip and gapps zip if required then reboot and profit.
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I was running the stock rom. I downloaded cynogenor whatever its called but i cant put it on the sd card. It says the device is not connected. If i pull the files out of the sd card itll work. But it wont let me put the whole zip file on the sd card. Any ideas?

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Hi, Would like some help or information if possible. I have a rooted Note 3 (N9005) and had TWRP on it for about a year, then i tried downloading a new rom it says i need to have a newer TWRP. But when i try to download TWRP (any version) on Odin 3. It dowloads to the phone as i can see the blue line going along at the bottom, it then reboots to my rom and i can use the old rom alright but when i go into recovery it says in red writing Could not do normal boot-Odin mode. And i have to go back onto Odin and download TWRP again and my old rom is back again. 1: How do i delete TWRP altogether and start again ( if i can ). 2: If i cant delete TWRP how do i go about putting a new rom onboard. I have searched your forums and can not see any with same problem with a Note 3. I still have root access and have tried Rootify with no luck.
Newer TWRP and rom are probably based on newer firmware. I'd back up everything, Odin the newest firmware then reinstall TWRP and flash new rom. This way you'll have the newer bootloader and modem.
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Newer TWRP and rom are probably based on newer firmware. I'd back up everything, Odin the newest firmware then reinstall TWRP and flash new rom. This way you'll have the newer bootloader and modem.
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Thanks es0tericcha0s. How do i get the latest firmware?.
The forum here for your phone. If you can't find it here then sammobile.com but really slow speeds there.
es0tericcha0s said:
The forum here for your phone. If you can't find it here then sammobile.com but really slow speeds there.
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Ok will try thanks again for your input.
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Ok will try thanks again for your input.
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hi es0tericcha0s I downloaded the latest firmware from xda website, and Odin doesn't recognize it. So i downloaded another one and it still doesn`t recognize it. How do i get it to recognize them? i need MD5 or Tar or smd files
I wouldn't know without knowing what you downloaded. Often the .tar or .tar.md5 files that you download here are zipped to conserve space. Most likely just have to unzip it.
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I wouldn't know without knowing what you downloaded. Often the .tar or .tar.md5 files that you download here are zipped to conserve space. Most likely just have to unzip it.
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Yes thats how it came. Do i unzip it and what files do i extract?
Not trying to be mean, but if you don't know how to unzip a file, this stuff might be a bit over your head.
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Not trying to be mean, but if you don't know how to unzip a file, this stuff might be a bit over your head.
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Your`e not being mean but i did look into the folder and it had 3 files in it a META-INF, qaraqumus and system folder
Then you have a rom and not the firmware.
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Then you have a rom and not the firmware.
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Ok , little confused as i went to xda and downloaded the latest firmware which is called : QS-N9005-LP-XXUGBPB1 - 01.05.16.
I downloaded a firmware and this time got the extracted file, i opened up odin and try to put the firmware onto my Note 3, but a little into the job it failed and now my phone wont boot up at all. It just gets to the white writing of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-9005, and no further. Can you help?
What part did it fail on?
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What part did it fail on?
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Right at the beginning. I found another one and am at present putting on my phone. It seems ok but has been on the Samsung with the blue dots for some time now. Fingers crossed.
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Right at the beginning. I found another one and am at present putting on my phone. It seems ok but has been on the Samsung with the blue dots for some time now. Fingers crossed.
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It's not uncommon that you would need to boot to recovery and perform a factory reset after the flash. And it will take awhile to reboot afterwards.
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It's not uncommon that you would need to boot to recovery and perform a factory reset after the flash. And it will take awhile to reboot afterwards.
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Hi es0tericcha0s thanks for all of your help most appreciated, it still wasn`t booting after i turned it off after an hour. Woke up this morning read your note about factory resetting and bingo i now have my phone back. Thanks again for all your help. Norman:good:
Awesome! You're welcome. Enjoy!
es0tericcha0s said:
Awesome! You're welcome. Enjoy!
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Its still not letting me put TWRP on is there any way round this, I downloaded TWRP 2.8.7.0 and did it via Odin 3.10.6. At the moment i have the recovery that came with the firmware and that is saying error on every Rom i am trying. If you cant help where do i put it on, Q & A or XDA Assist. Do i have to format my phone and start from scratch? Thanks in advance.
Need TWRP 3.0 + for Marshmallow roms.

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