Database Users

[Q] Unable to install ROM (Signature Failed)

Hey guys,
I am trying to install a shipped ROM I put the downlaoded zip onto the root of my SD card then I use ROM manager to install from SD card but when it reboots and tries to install it says signature verification failed. Whats wrong?

Try this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824396
For general help..

For installing Shipped ROM RUU's, Connect Wildfire to your PC, and run the EXE File. If you are using an Update ZIP from Shipped ROM's, do remember two things:
* All update ZIPs there are for the 2.2 OTA Updates. You will lose root and Clockworkmod Recovery
* The update ZIPs are for a specific base. Example: 2.25.720.1 can only be applied to 1.25.720.1 and so on. So, if you want an official Froyo, first, flash the official Eclair base, then, flash the update ZIP of that particular base.

just toggle signature verification off in the install .zip menu, then it should work

I have tried to toggle the signature but then when I try to install again it comes up with another error
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

maybe wrong download? try to extract the zip file.. or download it again.
I have had signature failed too, but disabling signature check helped me.
And when we using rooted phones, who cares about "right" signature?

Shipped roms (ruu's)come in .exe which are installed from your pc, not .zip, maybe you're being confused.
Are you trying to install a rom or a ruu?
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

have this issue too, disabling signature verification helps, who care about signatures when we using rooted phones?
Maybe you have wrong download, try to download zip again.
sorry for dual-post

maybe try another new rom

signature verification failed
i have a problem in flashing rom on my htc widfire
it is rooted and s-off
but i have problem with the update.zip of the cwm
i want to flash cyanogen mod 7
so pease help me out with the version of cwm i shoud flash

anoopbachu said:
i have a problem in flashing rom on my htc widfire
it is rooted and s-off
but i have problem with the update.zip of the cwm
i want to flash cyanogen mod 7
so pease help me out with the version of cwm i shoud flash
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How exactly you tried to install? Lol you should explain what you have tried and using what methods.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App

gingerbread root question... help appreciated

So I got gingerbread, updated from rubix 2.01. Question is would z4root would to root it. Or do I absolutely have to sbf to 2.2 and get rooted gingerbread file? Thanks

the rageagainstthecage exploit doesn't work on 2.3 (z4root) so right now you will have to sbf and flash the prerooted one.

tried running sbf app and it didnt like me.. clicked start nothing happened... had all drivers as well.. i dont know

Droid2kev said:
tried running sbf app and it didnt like me.. clicked start nothing happened... had all drivers as well.. i dont know
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
the gb file is flashable through clcokwork recovery
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

And you don't have to wipe. It's signed as an update so all your apps and settings will be the same.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

so i can grab the sbf and stick it through recovery as if i would with any other file update and put it on root of the sd card?

Droid2kev said:
so i can grab the sbf and stick it through recovery as if i would with any other file update and put it on root of the sd card?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes. What they did was they took the .sbf file, and converted it into an update.zip format so we can flash it in recovery.

So just get the file in sbf format and stick it on sd card and go from there correct... thanks

Is Clockwork ROM Manager the same as Recovery? I looked in the Market, but it only brings up Clockwork ROM Manager in the search.
I would install ROM Manager on my phone, put the update.zip file in the root directory of the SD card and then run it with ROM Manager?

silverfang77 said:
Is Clockwork ROM Manager the same as Recovery? I looked in the Market, but it only brings up Clockwork ROM Manager in the search.
I would install ROM Manager on my phone, put the update.zip file in the root directory of the SD card and then run it with ROM Manager?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes clockworkmod is the same as the custom recovery. You need to get Droid 2 bootrstrap recovery app from the market. The droid 2 bootloader is locked, preventing us from completely flashing a custom recovery. the bootstrapper is the only way to get to clockwork.

hey OR, i got the bootstrap recovery unfortunately its not working. i got the correct one for the droid 2 but it keeps saying error running exec(). command and it list a lot of other writing as well. i also tried rom manager to reboot into recovery with the result of it saying error while trying to run privileged command.. what shall i do

Droid2kev said:
hey OR, i got the bootstrap recovery unfortunately its not working. i got the correct one for the droid 2 but it keeps saying error running exec(). command and it list a lot of other writing as well. i also tried rom manager to reboot into recovery with the result of it saying error while trying to run privileged command.. what shall i do
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Uninstall bootstrap and reinstall, be sure to give it su permission.

how do i assign it superuser again?

Is your phone rooted?

no i cant root it, cause it has the 2.3 leaked update on it... i put super user on it and it wont give me access to bootstrap until i install an update it said it put on my sd card but i cant reboot into recovery to even alow the superuser update... frustrating

Download SuperOneClick to computer, link to phone with USB debug on, click "root".
Voila!
Edit: Flash back to Froyo, root with SuperOneClick, bootstrap clockwork recovery, then install .zip file with rooted Gingerbread.

hey man i cannot ind a link to it, u got one? and it will work on 2.3 droid 2? thanks

figured it out

root 2.3.4

Hi i just update to 2.3.4 and try to root it and work fine with me
Download this file and move it to your NS
http://www.mediafire.com/?0a4abln7x3gjgrv
after your flash the recovery then ..
On your phone, use the volume key to highlight "recovery". Press power to boot into recovery.
in the recovery screen, select mounts and storage
mount /system
mount /data
go back, and choose install zip from sd card
choose "choose zip from sd card"
pick the su package zip file you copied over earlier
choose Yes
when done, reboot.

Thanks ,i will try it how is the battery life?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

it is for the i9023??

So after I flash 2.3.4 update, all I have to do is reboot and flash SuperUser again, and then Nexus S is re-rooted again?? Thanks!

amjad_2020 said:
Hi i just update to 2.3.4 and try to root it and work fine with me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry, but how can I get the custom recovery back? With stock recovery I can't flash this file

I have a custom kernel. How do I Install 2.3.4
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

italia0101 said:
I have a custom kernel. How do I Install 2.3.4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to go back to stock GRI40, i.e. with a Nandroid restore?! But this will be the correct thread for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055591&page=12

kevin_ngckk said:
Thanks ,i will try it how is the battery life?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hehe how on earth can someone provide real feedback on battery life 2 seconds after installation?
Thanks for sharing, I'll wait for Team Douche to implement this on CM7.

Trouble
Hi guys
I have some problems with root on 2.3.4
Probably I can not have any permissions for programms, such as ShootMe (for examle). Do you?

smlmn said:
Hi guys
I have some problems with root on 2.3.4
Probably I can not have any permissions for programms, such as ShootMe (for examle). Do you?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That probably means your phone is no longer rooted. Download 'Root Checker' from the Market to check, but if you installed 2.3.4 ROM, your phone should be un-rooted though.

jungbum said:
That probably means your phone is no longer rooted. Download 'Root Checker' from the Market to check, but if you installed 2.3.4 ROM, your phone should be un-rooted though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've already install this zip su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip for rooting after update
In my app organizer I can see Superuser, but Root Checker also said me that I dont have root

smlmn said:
I've already install this zip su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip for rooting after update
In my app organizer I can see Superuser, but Root Checker also said me that I dont have root
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, same here SuperUser ist still available, but without any function

on nexus s 9023 ??
what about it ?

maybe try to download busybox from market and apply busybox.. then the system will be rooted properly..

jamallj said:
maybe try to download busybox from market and apply busybox.. then the system will be rooted properly..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No sorry. It's not possible to install busybox without root

smlmn said:
I've already install this zip su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip for rooting after update
In my app organizer I can see Superuser, but Root Checker also said me that I dont have root
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That means you're not rooted.. you have to root again.

bolabola118 said:
That means you're not rooted.. you have to root again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've tried to reroot again and totally get result
But I also done that:
!Once you are in recovery mode, select the relevent mounts and storage by Mount / System and Mount / data.
(I can not post links)
Thx

Handymeister said:
Sorry, but how can I get the custom recovery back? With stock recovery I can't flash this file
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same situation/problem

For those stock rooted but bootloader locked 2.3.3 users that previously rooting using CWM recovery to update and superuser root method.
You can root the same way...but save the trouble of fastboot recovery step via PC which novice users could be stuck on getting fastboot usb driver to work properly.
0) Just installed ROM Manager (From Market) into your phone
1) Store both 2.3.4 update.zip and SuperUser.zip into SDCard
2) Run ROM Manager
3) Activate CWM Recovery
=> Make sure recovery is installed succesfully..check ROM Manager screen which tell whether the installation is successfully done.
4) Reboot recovery from ROM Manager App
5) Follow thread #1 on the rest
6) After applying update.zip..do not reboot...do a system mount from CWM Recovery then apply SuperUser.zip ..after completing all steps..do a reboot..
Voila your 2.3.4 is installed and rooted..

Thanks, but this way comes to late for me and some other users. We've flashed the update without rooting.
And now we need another way for root ...

can't install roms on droid x

Hey, I'm helping my friend install a new rom on his Droid X because the GB update messed his phone up. The Recovery version is 2.xxxx. I have Team Liquid's rom which won't install and it says
"E: failed to verify whole-file signature"
"E: signature verification failed"
"Installation aborted."
I thought maybe the download was bad so I downloaded OMGB and the same thing happens.
I can install roms without a problem on my Thunderbolt but I know nothing about this phone. It took me a bit just to figure out how to get into Recovery. No longer can I get into Recovery with Rom Manager or Quick Boot. If I tried to use those apps it just ends up rebooting the phone.
Any ideas why this is happening? Should I install the latest version of Recovery (CWM)? I downgraded the Recovery because I thought the new version was preventing Rom Manager and Quick Boot from booting into Recovery mode. Thanks in advance!!
Edit: I downloaded the Droid 2 Bootstrap app and now I managed to get into Recovery but installation failed again. It says
"Installing update..."
"assert failed: run_program("/tmp/check_kernel")"
"==0"
"E: Error in /sdcard/update.zip"
"(Status 7)"
"Installation aborted."
Any ideas?

Sbf and try from there
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

Sbf to. 602 and root using petes root tools, goolge will help since I can't post links
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

I'm a lil confused as what you mean when you say the GB update messed his phone up. If it was a OTA update that messed the phone up, then i would simply suggest getting rid of root and going back to Verizon because it could be an issue with that phone in itself.
Now if the GB update was caused by you guys trying to do certain things than follow directions of above poster StayFrosty777 (Cool name btw dude lol).
Also make sure that you download a custom rom that is on the build. I'm unsure of whether he actually has GB or if still on Froyo. If he is still on Froyo you will need to flash a Froyo rom, flashing a rom such as Liquid 3.0 which is based on GB, will not work on Froyo.

updating nexus 7

Hello guys
I recently unrooted my nexus 7 device because I really want to upgrade to 4.2.1. I tried every possible way. My deice is unrooted, so I tried to update my it from settings, but it goes into custom recovery and saya...
"ClockworkMod Recovery v5.8.4.3
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: failed to verify whole-file signiture
E: signiture verification failed
Installation aborted"
So I said ok, it doesn't work, so I found the most recent update for the nexus 7 and downloaded it, went to custom recovery, found teh file and tried to update it manually.... This is what is said..
"-- Installing: /sdcard/Download/659e6288b87d.signed-n
akasi-JOP4OD-from-JO40C. 659e6288.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E: failed to verify whole-file signiture
E: signiture verification failed
Installation aborted"
I guess my question is.. what can I do from here? I really want to update it soon

Just download the firmware direct from Google and flash it using fastboot. Easiest and most reliable method, though you do need an unlocked bootloader.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

dr.m0x said:
Just download the firmware direct from Google and flash it using fastboot. Easiest and most reliable method, though you do need an unlocked bootloader.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you please explain in detail?
From Google meaning their website? or from settings on the Nexus 7? and what do you meant by a bootloader? which bootloader should I use?

I'm not sure but i think if you want to take ota it might need stock recovery to install and to update manually from custom recovery I think you need the BIG update from 4.1.2 JO??? to 4.2 JO40C as the update from JO40C to 4.2.1 JOP40D is incremental if I'm not mistaken....also you may need to update clockwork mod
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Download the update to your device(it's hosted on these boards) reboot your machine into recovery, and install from zip. It's the way many of us update our devices. There was no need to unroot your device. Your OTA failed to install because of the custom recovery you're using.

I'm using 4.2.1
How do u get the screen to not turn off
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

I've got the same issue.
CWMRecovery says the same thing when I want to update by OTA.
I tried to install manually the ZIP file (/cache) by copying it in my /sdcard with CWMR but I had the same script.
I'm rooted, in 4.2 (logic) with CWMR 6.0.1.9 no touch.
Do I have to restore stock recovery or a sideload flash (or fastboot) would work ?

Visa Declined said:
Download the update to your device(it's hosted on these boards) reboot your machine into recovery, and install from zip. It's the way many of us update our devices. There was no need to unroot your device. Your OTA failed to install because of the custom recovery you're using.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am using clockwork recovery. How can I change the recovery?

Easiest way to upgrade stock firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
Follow the above link. It walks you through downloading a factory image from google and using fastboot to install it, regardless of what you may have done to your device. Also, if you are doing this, you can go ahead and use the latest image if you want, which puts you at 4.2.
enjoy. :good:

mondokat said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
Follow the above link. It walks you through downloading a factory image from google and using fastboot to install it, regardless of what you may have done to your device. Also, if you are doing this, you can go ahead and use the latest image if you want, which puts you at 4.2.
enjoy. :good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Cheers. I couldn't really be bothered spoon feeding when I posted earlier and thanks to your link I don't have to.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2