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So I've been locked out of clockworkmod, with the error that it can't read /cache/update.zip. I've looked in the /cache/ directory, and there's no update.zip in there. Could I just get the update.zip from someone's /cache/ directory who is able to run clockworkmod and put it in my /cache/ folder to fix this?
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Can you get to rom manager? If so.. just install clockwork again. Update.zip is on the sd card..
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pinoiryder said:
Can you get to rom manager? If so.. just install clockwork again. Update.zip is on the sd card..
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I can get into ROM manager, and I've done this more than once. The update.zip you're talking about is in /sdcard/. When I try to get into recovery, the error message is that it can't find the update.zip in /cache/, not /sdcard/.
there is no update.zip in /cache/
there is a /cache/recovery but it is empty.
I'm still guessing that your update.zip is corrupted or something. I would try running rom manager, flash clockwork recovery, then reboot into recovery.
Can you even get to the samsung recovery?
d_bot said:
there is no update.zip in /cache/
there is a /cache/recovery but it is empty.
I'm still guessing that your update.zip is corrupted or something. I would try running rom manager, flash clockwork recovery, then reboot into recovery.
Can you even get to the samsung recovery?
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Okay, let's just forget I said anything. I have no idea why or how, as I haven't done anything with the phone (nearly literally, I've had one phone call and been handling all my texting through Voice), and now it works. Egg on my face.
LOL love when things fix themselves haha
Well, I don't, because then you never find out how to fix it if it happens again. Which it did. I just had to keep hitting "reinstall packages" in the stock recovery, which would just put me back in the stock recovery, until it eventually put me into ClockworkMod recovery. Guess that'll do for now.
For some reason after the J16 update my recovery went back to stock even after I updated via rom manager. Had to do it again after I restarted and now it loads clockwork fine. Backing up with it now.
Did you get any error messages when it took you to stock recovery? Also, when you updated to JI6, did you update to a JI6 ROM that had ClockworkMod included? If you updated to the OTA JI6 you would have lost ClockworkMod, I think.
This update.zip will flash clockwork recovery, overwriting the need/ability to use the stock recovery folder with command in it.
For advanced users only.
v.8 Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?dvleg4oatkfxm7w
The credit for this all goes to Bekit for the biggest step forward on the Gtablet, and obviously Koush for the custom recovery to begin with. Roebeet packaged this update.zip.
Instructions:
1) Unpack download to root of sdcard. (Internals /sdcard, NOT /sdcard2)
2) Start tablet while holding volume + and power. (Let go when you see text come up saying entering recovery)
3) You will see a short installation and it will reboot.
4) Check the install by powering off, the powering on with volume+ and power
5) You should be greeted by a menu with Clockworkmod at the top
i have been using clockwork on my gtablet for several days now. it backs up and restores just like i would expect it too.
well done as usual.. props for all involved.
Works great no problems at all !!!
wishlist:
1. add SDCARD2 to the mount and storage section.
2. ... wait that is it.!
Should I be able to take this file and rename to update.zip, put it in the root of "sdcard" internal space, put the recovery folder in root directory too and then boot up with power + volume up to install this?
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Should I be able to take this file and rename to update.zip, put it in the root of "sdcard" internal space, put the recovery folder in root directory too and then boot up with power + volume up to install this?
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thats how i did it
rushless said:
Should I be able to take this file and rename to update.zip, put it in the root of "sdcard" internal space, put the recovery folder in root directory too and then boot up with power + volume up to install this?
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Or just extract the zip file supplied in the first post onto the sd card. Everything will go into its place. Then boot from recovery using power and volume+.
So, if I place the cwm update.zip and recovery folder in the root of sdcard (internal), then when I boot into recovery, CWM will show up instead? Just want to know if it really is that simple. Also, if I want to flash a new ROM (Like the zpad one), do I simply place the update.zip from that rom anywhere other than the root of "sdcard", and flash using CWM?
One last question, if I delete the CWM update.zip, is it like CWM was never placed on my g tab?
Am I the only one having trouble getting cwrecovery on the root of sd card? cant get this to run. i am a visual learner and reading how to do all this is helping me very little. if anyone would be willing to do a video or reference me to a link so i can learn to do all this, i would appreciate greatly. this is very frustrating tab stock!
hey this might help you get it installed..
plug your gtablet into your computer, then on the gtablet, click the "enable usb storage connection" button
then on your pc, open windows explorer, and open removeable drive F, the letter may be different for you.. it should show 13gb free on it, and there should be an android folder and a dcim folder.. that's the root of the storage inside the tablet.. it's the same as sdcard.. unzip the clockworkblahblah.zip to the root/top level directory of that removeable drive. then turn the tablet off. and then hold down the volume + button while powering it back on, it should install the clockworkmod recovery manager.. that's about it
jw52637 don't feel bad... I'm a visual learner as well.
uncola,
I followed your instructions and I saw the update install on boot up. Now I'm lost. I expected to see and application named ClockworkMod Recovery or something like that... but I did not. How do I know it is installed and how do I use it to back up my stock ROM? Also, do I remove the "update.zip" from the root directory or just leave it there?
Sorry for the questions but I want to learn how to do this so I can stop bothering you guys.
mmracing said:
jw52637 don't feel bad... I'm a visual learner as well.
uncola,
I followed your instructions and I saw the update install on boot up. Now I'm lost. I expected to see and application named ClockworkMod Recovery or something like that... but I did not. How do I know it is installed and how do I use it to back up my stock ROM? Also, do I remove the "update.zip" from the root directory or just leave it there?
Sorry for the questions but I want to learn how to do this so I can stop bothering you guys.
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ClockWorkMod Recovery is the recovery system...so you have to boot your tab into recovery (hold volume + and power the tab up). If installed, you'll get the ClockWorkMod Recovery instead of the stock recovery system. You can make backups, do restores, install .zips, etc... from there.....then "reboot" the system to boot back to your normal system.
Thanks tcrews. I moved the update.zip from the root directory to a saved directory then rebooted holding the volume + key and it booted into ClockWorkMod Recovery. I chose back up and everything seemed to backup fine.
So if/when I install another ROM and I do a restore to the ROM I just backed up I should be right back to where I was at that time. I have used Titanium Backup to back up all my applications and settings and know I would have to restore them also.
I'm just wanting to understand how I can get back to "stock" so that I can get the automatic updates from Viewsonic.
Well i just tried it all again, and all worked very well. Thank you very much
Ok, I'm totaly new to this so please bare with me, having some troubles with my G tablet NOT booting so I cant access it through Windows to install CW to fix my tablet. How can I get the Files on the tablet? I can get it to attempt recovery but no luck. PLEASE help. I'm pulling my hair out here.
Anyone know how or am I sol and should try and sent it back?
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Anyone know how or am I sol and should try and sent it back?
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There is a physical reset button inside the device, or you can try ADB.
I cant get the recovery image to find update.zip
I have clockwork recovery gtab-cwm-v08 installed and renamed to update.zip in the root of the internal sd but when i boot into recovery it goes to the android screen then shows a triangle with a exclamation point, then reboots normally!
I rooted with z4root 1.2.1
I have superuser permission so am rooted!
Unrooted then rooted again figuring this might help!
Tried a few different clockwork recoveries
have no idea what the problem is! if anyone has any clue it would be appreciated!
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I cant get the recovery image to find update.zip
I have clockwork recovery gtab-cwm-v08 installed and renamed to update.zip in the root of the internal sd but when i boot into recovery it goes to the android screen then shows a triangle with a exclamation point, then reboots normally!
I rooted with z4root 1.2.1
I have superuser permission so am rooted!
Unrooted then rooted again figuring this might help!
Tried a few different clockwork recoveries
have no idea what the problem is! if anyone has any clue it would be appreciated!
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Had that happen to me. What I did was run the CWM again into the gtab. Next reboot I had CWM insgtalled and working.
Hope that helps
CWM 0.8 is the one that I used and is working for me. I have the gTab w/the "original" partition scheme, and installed it by the original gTab update process.
If you're using newer CWMs I've read posts in the CM6b4 thread that newer CWM version seem to be causing problems for some people.
Also if you have a "newer" "batch" gTab w/a different partition map scheme you might want to check what the latest info is on the IRC channel, #tegratab on freenode IIRC. Might be quickest to ask for help there anyways, as it sounds like this probably isn't your problem.
Hello all.
the other day i installed [ROM] VIPERrom v1.0.2. The install went great, just as any other ROM install I've done in the past. Today i wanted to try my luck with quantum but ran into a road block.
every time i boot into manual recovery mode to run the update.zip to access clockwork i get a very weird error i cant seem to figure out. Google really hasn't
been much help either.
When i hit update.zip i get:
E:can't mount sdcard/dev/block/vold/179:1 (no such file on directory)
Then another error saying the E:/update.zip is invalid or something along those lines.
I want to say this might have something to do with file structure change in viperrom maybe? Recovery is still 2e and i always boot to manual.... The phone and ROM still functions fine, i just want to try quantum or go back to baked snacks or another 2.1 variant for battery life....
I have reformatted my sd after backing up to my pc... no dice
Is a possible remedy to try and flash back to stock di18? Or could that cause issues...? what about odin?
for anyone else who happens upon this problem, just flash back to a stock release with odin.
Fixed me right up!
Thanks for the tools devs!
While you can go the Odin route, a simpler method would be to go to CWM recovery, factory reset at least 3x, clear cache at least 3x, and instead of selecting "update.zip" choose "install zip from sd card" then navigate to the ROM you want. Since you are changing ROM's all together it is not an update.
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While you can go the Odin route, a simpler method would be to go to CWM recovery, factory reset at least 3x, clear cache at least 3x, and instead of selecting "update.zip" choose "install zip from sd card" then navigate to the ROM you want. Since you are changing ROM's all together it is not an update.
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Thanks... yes, its not an update.zip, its a rom... you need to choose "install zip from sdcard" then "choose zip from sdcard"... glad you got it fixed though
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That didn't work for me last night
leatherneck6017 said:
While you can go the Odin route, a simpler method would be to go to CWM recovery, factory reset at least 3x, clear cache at least 3x, and instead of selecting "update.zip" choose "install zip from sd card" then navigate to the ROM you want. Since you are changing ROM's all together it is not an update.
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i had the same exact problem couple days ago.. and fix it the same way as you hahaha.
One thing i dont understand though guys, yall said we can just install from zip where i do not see that option straight up.
All you see is reboot, apply sdcard update.zip, wipe data and wipe cache. How did yall directly go to install from zip? am i missing something?
Thanks!
I think everyone here is talking about the update.zip from the normal recovery.
For me i always have to hit apply update.zip in normal recovery to get to clockwork unless i use rom manager.
Sounds like you guys are talking about the stock recovery, not clockwork. To be clear, clockwork recovery is loaded by powering on the phone while holding the vol. down and camera buttons at the same time. If you are in the right recovery you will see the option you seek!
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thanks all for the replies. i was talking about the stock recovery...
Any time i want into clockwork i do the vol d+camera+power combination.
That take me to manual stock recovery where i load an update.zip to access clockwork....
Stock wouldnt let me load clockwork anymore... Odin fixed it but this raises another question for me....
Do i have clockwork set up correctly? Should the button combo take me straight to clockwork?
Sorry for being a noob guys and thanks for the help!
I'm out and about and can't link it but noobnl posted a redirect fix that let's quickboot and root manager take you straight to clockwork. It bypasses the stock recovery thus no need for the update.zip anymore. I think that's what you need...rom manager is supposed to work with it too I believe.
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UltimateNubs said:
Do i have clockwork set up correctly? Should the button combo take me straight to clockwork?
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If you have the current version of cw then the three button boot should take you directly to it. Not sure what the problem is, maybe someone more experienced than me will know.
Rooted my new evo with 3.70 with unrevoked and the pc3img. Loaded sprint lovers and runs fine. I am trying to install the new fresh 3.5.0.1 ROM. I took the pc3img off my card and put the new fresh zip on my card. I reboot the phone into recovery So I go in and wipe data, wiped cache, wiped dalvik. Reboot recovery. I selected install zip from sdcard, then choose zip from sdcard, then selected fresh-evo-3.5.0.1.zip. It then says confirm install? THIS CAN NOT BE UNDONE. I scroll down and hit yes. It starts writing the boot.img then I get this message.
assert failed: write_raw_image ("tmp/boot.img","boot")
E:error in /sdcard/fresh-evo-3.5.0.1.zip
(status 7)
installation aborted
It does this on every ROM I try to install. What do I do?
flash ra recovery and then try to install.
ra recovery.........where do I get that from?
easiest way is to install rom manager from the market, it will install it for you
You shouldn't be rooting phones if you have to ask that question.
by the way, Im using clockwork. Can I flash like amon ra from my sdcard while in recovery, then flash the fresh rom?
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by the way, Im using clockwork. Can I flash like amon ra from my sdcard while in recovery, then flash the fresh rom?
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if you can't boot into a rom then you can adb push it into your phone, I'm not familiar enough with that method to walk you through it
this thread will help you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
If I redo my phone from start, can I install Amon ra instead of using clockwork? I think that clockwork is why I am having problems. I cant do backups or anything the way it is right now.
When I say redo my phone, i mean just totaly erase my sdcard and go back through and "reroot" my phone from the beginning. My phone went downhill when I installed clockwork, so next time I am not gonna use it.
yes, you can find the 3.70 ruu in the dev section, it will completely wipe your phone and unroot. use if your phone came new with the 3.70 software
found it http://www.megaupload.com/?d=86NCAM22
The way to install Amon RA is to use rom manager, if you dont have it get it. Go in and flash clockwork recovery, just to make sure it's flashed fully. Now scroll all the way down and go to flash alternate recovery, which is actually Amon RA. There you go. Now you you can flash just like you would through clockwork. Select your file and hit power. Now this time instead of scrolling down to confirm it will tell you to hit power to confirm. Good Luck with fixing your phone!
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The way to install Amon RA is to use rom manager, if you dont have it get it. Go in and flash clockwork recovery, just to make sure it's flashed fully. Now scroll all the way down and go to flash alternate recovery, which is actually Amon RA. There you go. Now you you can flash just like you would through clockwork. Select your file and hit power. Now this time instead of scrolling down to confirm it will tell you to hit power to confirm. Good Luck with fixing your phone!
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Do this. ^^^ the current version of clockworkmod has issues with older hboots, causing that error.
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So, if I boot into recovery and apply update.zip it will push me into cwr correct? What if the update zip isn't right will it screw anything up?
As long as you flashed cwr via odin, all you have to do is go into recovery and apply update.zip and then it will bring you into the cwr menu. Thats the only way i have been able to get cwr to work. Rom manager does not seem to install cwr the right way for me. And if the update.zip file is bad you with just get and error and nothing will happen. Hope thats answers some of your questions
You're the man, thanks! Worked like a charm!
no problem bro