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Noob trying to learn how to flash roms

Ok guys, not sure if this should be in General or in here...
I am very new to Android but I'm loving it so far. I have my Epic rooted and I have the clockworkmod installed. I have download Tha Boss Rom V.02 to try out as my first ROM.
I just a few questions?
I have the ROM on my sd card and I renamed to update.zip(not sure if I needed to do that)... I then open up clockwork and hit update ROM from SD Card, point it at the update.zip.
It reboot and goes into the Android system recovery screen and starts to install the package. It gets to Verifying update package and stops and say:
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
What am I doing wrong. Do I just have a bad file and maybe redownload it? I think I may try Andromeda Galaxy v1.0.3 next just to see if it's a file issue...
Thanks if you took the time to read this.
Solstone

Boot ypur phnoe into clockwork recovery (vol. down + camera + power) then select "install zip from SDcard". then "choose zip from SDcard" then select the update.zip file.

solstone said:
Ok guys, not sure if this should be in General or in here...
I am very new to Android but I'm loving it so far. I have my Epic rooted and I have the clockworkmod installed. I have download Tha Boss Rom V.02 to try out as my first ROM.
I just a few questions?
I have the ROM on my sd card and I renamed to update.zip(not sure if I needed to do that)... I then open up clockwork and hit update ROM from SD Card, point it at the update.zip.
It reboot and goes into the Android system recovery screen and starts to install the package. It gets to Verifying update package and stops and say:
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
What am I doing wrong. Do I just have a bad file and maybe redownload it? I think I may try Andromeda Galaxy v1.0.3 next just to see if it's a file issue...
Thanks if you took the time to read this.
Solstone
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This should be in the general forum- but are you sure you are getting the clockwork recovery- the screen should be green not blue- you can pm me for step by step help

jimmyz said:
This should be in the general forum- but are you sure you are getting the clockwork recovery- the screen should be green not blue- you can pm me for step by step help
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ah the screen is blue... so maybe my clockworkmod is not working... i'll PM you... thx

please post everything you learned i cant boot to clockwork either.

I was able to get into the loading screen but I am getting the same error that it cant be verified

Did you use the voodoo touch wiz file?

Himmad said:
Did you use the voodoo touch wiz file?
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i did use the vodoo touch... maybe i'll try the non touch one.

it seems like you guys dont have clockmod installed correctly. are you guys doing the one click method for root and clockmod? do any rooted apps work? dl rom manager from the market. use that to install the newest clockmod recovery. make sure you selet the samsung epic. use rom manger to boot into recovery? it should be green not blue

I was having a similar problem booting to cwm from rom manager. Rooted with one click 2.2.4 then one click clockwork final then installed rom manager. RM would not boot into cwm. Dled and flashed cwm from inside RM and still didn't work. I could get to it via the 3 button method. Next I flashed Mixup kernel and still had the same issue. Went back into RM and clicked DL Clockwork again and it instantly says its successful and now I can boot into cwm from RM.

Could somebody please make (or HAS somebody made) a guide that addresses the following two scenarios? I think it would go a LONG way towards encouraging others to experiment with the ROMs that are available now
1. My phone's rooted. I want to experiment and try out the available ROMs... but first, I want my phone backed up verbatim, so I can put everything back the way it was if things don't work out. What do I need to do?
2. I had fun trying out other ROMs, but for now I just want to put everything back the way it was before I started. I followed the instructions for #1. What do I need to do NOW?

Ok all this what I found was my problem. I believe it was Windows 7 64 bit. I tried to get clockworkmod running on my work machine that is windows 7 32bit and it worked like a champ. I actually decided to start from scratch and unrooted my phone, reapplied the DI07 update then rooted again, did the clockworkmod first try... then I did the last try.bat and rebooted and that seemed to work. I am doing a ROM back as I type this.
There is a good thread on it in the Epic Android Development forum called:
[TUTORIAL] Updating to DI07, Obtaining Root, and Flashing Custom Recovery [FIX]
I'd post a link, but I am a new user... and so no links in post
Hope this helps everyone.

Can someone post a link? I did use search, turned up a million (yes, I am exaggerating) threads but can't find this one.
Thanks.

nmoreman said:
Can someone post a link? I did use search, turned up a million (yes, I am exaggerating) threads but can't find this one.
Thanks.
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Try this
should be it.

I rooted. Where do I go from here? ROM Manager problems

Okay, so I got my Fascinate yesterday, and rooted last night... It went perfectly. No hiccups other than driver installation for the phone... but I fixed it. So now I have Titanium Backup, Rom Manager.. For some reason the Market won't let me download Root Explorer or SetCPU or TiBu donate.. So that's on hold for now I guess.. But I read the steps in HOW TO:Root, Install Clockwork, Remove Bloatware, Integrate Google, Un-root, and more which has a link to Clockworkmod installation how to for windows / *nix but I can't find Odin anywhere? I've been looking and the link in that second post is broken for both Odin and Clockwork mod. Now, I believe I DID finally get Clockwork through ROM Manager... But still no Odin.. And when I select "back up current ROM" on ROM Manager it says:
Install from package...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
And then I have some blue text toward the top that says
Android system recovery <2e>
Samsung recovery utils
- for BML -
(the following is selectable)
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
I don't believe I have an update.zip on my sdcard..
Sooo, what gives: How do I backup with ROM Manager? I think I have already backed up my apps and stuff with Titanium Backup.. But I'm still curious as to what is going on.. And How do I get Odin? Is there like a central place I can find all of this info on Odin, flashing, recovery, kernels, etc? I think I've picked most of this stuff up fairly quickly.. But now I'm at a wall. How do I proceed?
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: D'oh I just noticed I posted this in the development section and not general. I apologize. If a mod could please move it?

Ok, I know where you are, you have to flash clockwork mod through odin. Then you have to select "flash clockworkmod recovery" in rom manager. To get odin, have you googled it? Im on my fascinate right now so I cant post it from my pc. Also, the wonderful people on IRC #samsung-fascinate could probably have it up in like 2sec. You'll be good to go once you odin and flash clockworkmod. Good luck
Sent from my SCH-I500 using XDA App

Thanks for the quick reply.. I have googled it, and most of the links I found were either broken, seemed outdated, or didn't seem to be the steps for the Fascinate, so I've been kind of scared to get them... I haven't noticed an official site for Odin. Is there one? Also, do I need Samsung Kies? What is it?

XSlevinn said:
Thanks for the quick reply.. I have googled it, and most of the links I found were either broken, seemed outdated, or didn't seem to be the steps for the Fascinate, so I've been kind of scared to get them... I haven't noticed an official site for Odin. Is there one? Also, do I need Samsung Kies? What is it?
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sorry it took so long, here you go follow this link http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14766095/Odin3 v1.3.exe . should get you what you need. you are right all of the download links are broken. I just downloaded this one so i know it works. good luck

I need help please

I gained root and installed ClockworkMod Recovery. When I booted every process crashed so I selected wipe data/facory reset. Well now I only have the ClockworkMod Recovery and it will continuously load the 2 slash screens.
Before I cause anymore damage can anyone tell me how to go back to how it was from the factory?

You need to sbf from the bootloader if you didn't hose that by installing clockworkmod because it sounds like you didn't use koush's bootstrap to install it the way the D2 needs to have it installed. Please let me know if I'm wrong.
There are two tutorials for flashing the sbf one in windows and one in Linux but both have information worth knowing. I'd link them but I'm on my D2.
EDIT:
Windows.
Linux.
but you should read through BOTH of them before flashing.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App; Edited from a PC
p.s. I don't mean to criticize but a more informative thread title would be nice. If you had "Bootloop after ClockworkMod install" for a thread title that means more to me than "I need help".

Thank you that is a start. I really shouldn't have attempted this...

I got a critical error after I selected the sbf.

http://iamthewalcs.com/SBF Files and Update files/SBF File/Droid 2 Global FULL SBF.zip
I try to download that file but when I try and open it is says invalid.

Problem Solved I had to format everything first then do the steps listed.

2.3.4 Root

Hi guys,
Whats the proper way to Root the Nexus on 2.3.4, my bootloader is unlocked but can't seem to get some of the methods working, if someone can please point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it,
Regards.

There are countless root guides here already, just flash the zip file in CWM.
http://bit.ly/su2361ef

Yer I've tried them all but keep getting E:signiture verification failure, installation aborted. I'm on 2.3.4 I9020 XKD1 GRJ22.

You did flash CWM recovery first right?

SWFlyerUK said:
Yer I've tried them all but keep getting E:signiture verification failure, installation aborted. I'm on 2.3.4 I9020 XKD1 GRJ22.
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You are probably confusing ClockworkMod recovery (CWM) with the stock recovery. They are different. CWM allows you to flash unsigned zip files, the stock recovery doesn't, hence you got that error.
Follow the stickied rooting guide for your phone carefully, it's not hard at all, don't be afraid.

Hi mate, thanks.
All is working now

please continue in the existing topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055723

[Q] Can't flash stock rom in TWRP

I am looking help from someone who knows TWRP. My phone accidentally did an update and now it just boots into TWRP v2.6.3.2. I am new to this stuff but through learnings I have pushed the stock firmware found on this site (I am in Canada and with Telus) using adb push through command prompt. However when i go to install, it fails. I have also tried Rogers and Bell. Nothing works. I don't understand what is wrong?
What I see is:
E: storage partition '//TWRP/BACKUPS/018bf7ce0f4c6fa0' not found
Installing '/sdcard/TelusD803T10B_00.zip
Checking for MD5 file ...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
Verifying zip signature ...
E:Zip signature verification failed: 1
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/TelusD803T10B_00.zip
Can anyone please tell me what is going on here and what is wrong? I would really appreciate it. The phone is new and useless to me right now as is .... thank you

Did you did an OTA update while on custom ROM? have you tried other recovery? I had trouble flashing with TWRP too. Im using Philz Touch atm and it works great for me.

super114 said:
Did you did an OTA update while on custom ROM? have you tried other recovery? I had trouble flashing with TWRP too. Im using Philz Touch atm and it works great for me.
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All I did was accept an update when prompted but didn't pay attention and when the phone rebooted it went into twrp. I had no idea what twrp was. through learning about it i got the stock roms off this website and pushed it on to the phone and tried to install but it just fails for some reason. i don't know what more i can do.

Follow the"back to stock threads" you cant accept ota's when rooted
Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk

I would follow the above comment and follow the step by step guide how to get back to stock when you accidentally got OTA when rooted. Just follow the steps carefully and you'll be fine.Good luck

Have you tried this?
Just untick Zip File Signature when prompting to flash zip.That might work