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[Q] Cant run update.zip to get clockwork anymore

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.

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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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
Sent from my Epic [IMPact]

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!
Sent from my Epic using XDA App.

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.
sent from an Epic4g through the cosmos

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.

{solved} help needed to flash a new rom or going back to stock:p {solved}

hello fellow users
i have a rooted gt-i9000 from my brother and its rooted and has clockwork mod on it
i flashed the recovery on it and it has a voodoo lagfix(cant remeber wich one i put on it)
every time i say in clockworkmod reboot in to recovery it will do but it wants to instal clockworkmod recovery again wich never finish
if i pull out the batt and hold volume down with power it goes normally in boot menu
when i choose apply update.zip from sd card it always aborts
can any one help on getting denavill rom on it or let me flash anything else to it?
thansk in advance
ps on my desire hd its way more easy to flash something on it
pps: when i go to recovery it says 2e
manny manny thanks to who helped me

no one who knows?
have been multiple post after i posted my question

They probably wont help you, because you obviously are very active in this forum with over 2k posts, but cant follow simple guidelines, as posting questions in the right section...

xExisioNx said:
They probably wont help you, because you obviously are very active in this forum with over 2k posts, but cant follow simple guidelines, as posting questions in the right section...
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lol that helped
the over 2000 posts come from my windows mobile thread i whas cook for blackstone before i went to desire hd
still am stuck with the galaxy though
now rom manager cant even get internet connection
and it aint that hard to help
have been trying with the stupid phone almost whole day without succes
and yes i have been readin alot but nothing seems to work what i try

come on guys help me
if you only knew how many questions i have answerd in my wm thread of my rom wich where mentioned like a 1000 times:s
i believe we are a community
togheter is pwoer but with no help i have no power at all

miniterror said:
can any one help on getting denavill rom on it or let me flash anything else to it?
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There is no such rom for sgs. And how to install other roms - well, open any rom thread, almost all of them have excellent how to section (and its not hard - download and apply in cwm). Id recommend Docs ROM.

dupel said:
There is no such rom for sgs. And how to install other roms - well, open any rom thread, almost all of them have excellent how to section (and its not hard - download and apply in cwm). Id recommend Docs ROM.
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well there is the problem as i wrote above
clockworkmod could downlaod recovery but couldnt flash it
every time i wanted to update the rom with a update.zip it would go to try and instal the clockwork recovery wich hangs:S
left it for over ten minutes without soemthing happening
ps im trying this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869408

Just a few question...
-Which rom is on this SGS now?
-When you boot in recovery with the 3 button combo, does it boot in 2e or in clockwork recovery?

Mopral said:
Just a few question...
-Which rom is on this SGS now?
-When you boot in recovery with the 3 button combo, does it boot in 2e or in clockwork recovery?
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when i do the volume up and power it goes in 2e
when i try to flash clockworkmod recovery it cant connect to internet so i cant flash it:S
for buildnumber it says
tayutama edition full/w voodoo v1.1.xwjm8
kernelversion 2.6.29 [email protected] #3

miniterror said:
when i do the volume up and power it goes in 2e
when i try to flash clockworkmod recovery it cant connect to internet so i cant flash it:S
for buildnumber it says
tayutama edition full/w voodoo v1.1.xwjm8
kernelversion 2.6.29 [email protected] #3
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Emm, voodoo already has installed cwm (latest version). Just flash it over using odin.

dupel said:
Emm, voodoo already has installed cwm (latest version). Just flash it over using odin.
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lol if i cant get into clockwork recovery
and three button combo doesnt work at all
e2 doesnt give me a connection message to my comp:S
in clockwork mod if i say reboot into recovry it takes me to e2 one
if it has clockwork recovery in the rom why wont it boot into it?

miniterror said:
when i do the volume up and power it goes in 2e
when i try to flash clockworkmod recovery it cant connect to internet so i cant flash it
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so we are going to try something:
-Download the update.zip from attachment AND the rom zip you want to flash
-put both of them at the root of the internal SDcard (do not rename them)
-disable voodoo lagfix
-reboot in 2e recovery
-choose "apply update.zip" (you may have to made it twice)
-once you are in CWM recovery: install zip from SDcard -> choose zip from SDcard -> select your new rom zip
-it will ask you to confirm flash so choose yes
At this step, it should flash the new rom...
Once it is done, reboot your phone
Report here if it does not work...

Mopral said:
so we are going to try something:
-Download the update.zip from attachment AND the rom zip you want to flash
-put both of them at the root of the internal SDcard (do not rename them)
-reboot in 2e recovery
-choose "apply update.zip" (you may have to made it twice)
-once you are in CWM recovery: install zip from SDcard -> choose zip from SDcard -> select your new rom zip
-it will ask you to confirm flash so choose yes
At this step, it should flash the new rom...
Once it is done, reboot your phone
Report here if it does not work...
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thanks mate gonna try it right away give me a couple of minutes

miniterror said:
thanks mate gonna try it right away give me a couple of minutes
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I have edited my post: if you have voodoo lagfix applied, do not forget to disable it!!!

Mopral said:
so we are going to try something:
-Download the update.zip from attachment AND the rom zip you want to flash
-put both of them at the root of the internal SDcard (do not rename them)
-disable voodoo lagfix
-reboot in 2e recovery
-choose "apply update.zip" (you may have to made it twice)
-once you are in CWM recovery: install zip from SDcard -> choose zip from SDcard -> select your new rom zip
-it will ask you to confirm flash so choose yes
At this step, it should flash the new rom...
Once it is done, reboot your phone
Report here if it does not work...
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step 1 fails
i cant stop lagfix
i checked in voodoo on sdcard and there is nothing to disable it
when i dont look at that and choose in e2 to do update.zip it wanna flash clockworkrecovery wich hangs
ps thanks for youre help
i really appriciat it

miniterror said:
step 1 fails
i cant stop lagfix
i checked in voodoo on sdcard and there is nothing to disable it
when i dont look at that and choose in e2 to do update.zip it wanna do clockworkrecovery wich hangs
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How bout reading the info on voodoo thread or voodoo home page about disabling lagfix...
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk

nuusk1s said:
How bout reading the info on voodoo thread or voodoo home page about disabling lagfix...
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i googled on how to disable it and i read there is a file to disable it on sd
but i geuss i have to search further
edit: lol read it wrong
now its turning back to normal
i hate i aint native englsih speaking

thanks guys
its flashing denavil on it now
what took me from 11 am this morning you helped me out in half a hour
you dont know how much i appriciat youre help

Proper update procedure for Axura

Hi guys,
Well when I flashed my ROM I used the NOOB thread and installed this version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821468
Now I realize I should have updated to this version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=891657
I have the update.zip and the new Axura zip on my root directory but when I reboot in recovery and click "re-install packages" it does something ...maybe re-roots?...and just goes to the normal Axura boot screen and starts up current installed version. I do have ROM manager and Titanium installed.
Obviously I'm missing something silly. Also, is there any real reason to update a month old ROM or am I ok leaving them on there for a long time?
Thank you...you guys rock!

Get into the green recovery screen. If you first load up recovery and it's blue then hit reinstall packages. You may have to do this twice for it to go to the green clockwork recovery.
Next navigate to install .zip from SD. Navigate to the new Axura file and select it. Navigate down to "yes" and wait for it to complete.

One pre-caution:
If you named the Axura ROM as update.zip and try to go into CWR it might throw you back to the normal recovery (blue text), if you hit re-install packages it will try to do it via update.zip (your Axura), and you will end-up with the square one.
Go to your phone, rename the Axura download from update.zip to something different, i.e. axura_rom_latest.zip, copy recovery-update.zip from /sdcard/clockworkmod directory to /sdcard as update.zip, and go back into recovery and re-install packages, it will bring you to CWR with green text.
HTH

lqaddict said:
One pre-caution:
If you named the Axura ROM as update.zip and try to go into CWR it might throw you back to the normal recovery (blue text), if you hit re-install packages it will try to do it via update.zip (your Axura), and you will end-up with the square one.
Go to your phone, rename the Axura download from update.zip to something different, i.e. axura_rom_latest.zip, copy recovery-update.zip from /sdcard/clockworkmod directory to /sdcard as update.zip, and go back into recovery and re-install packages, it will bring you to CWR with green text.
HTH
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Nice catch and clarification.
Lordjish - Let us know how it goes.

I'm confused I have the new Axura ROM zip file on my phone but it's not named update.zip - the rooting zip is named that. The Axura ROM is named whatever the developer named it still.
1. Do I Need to change the name of the ROM then?
2, Should I remove the rooting "update.zip" I downloaded from the NOOB thread?
If so, should I just have the new ROM in there by itself?
Also my Root seems to be corrupted as Titanium cannot gain root rights anymore and Superuser Permissions won't run. This is surely my fault from my failed attempt and installing the new update.

I've re-named the clorkworkmod recovery zip to update.zip as you said, as well as renamed the new Axura ROM zip to "axura-update.zip" . I also moved the clockworkmod zip to the root directory on SD.
I haven't tried anything yet as I want to make sure this is what I'm suppose to do with a possibly broken "root" (superuser permissions aren't working for Titanium or ROM manager)
Also, strangely enough my computer wouldn't let me move filesthrough USB Mass storage mode that are already on the phone, but I could do it by using the phone itself to move the files.
Oh, and I deleted the NOOB thread rooting zip before moving the clockworkmod one and re-naming it the same.
Thanks again guys!

Reboot into stock recovery, reinstall packages, cwr should be available then (green txt). Install zip from sd, choose axura zip and you should be fine.
Sent from my Nero powered Vibrant

On the 16g internal memory you should now have two files - Update.zip and Axura.zip right?
If so boot into recovery and hit reinstall packages until you get to the green recovery. This sometimes takes two times.
Then navigate to install zip from SD and find Axura and let it do it's thing.

Thank you all for your help!
Updated new the newest Axura ROM and everything went without any problems.
This is addicting...

Have you heard of Gardner? I graduated high school there. Good to see a nice Kansas man in the forum. I pm you

Lordjish said:
Thank you all for your help!
Updated new the newest Axura ROM and everything went without any problems.
This is addicting...
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Have you heard of Gardner? I graduated high school there. Do not see or hear of many people from Kansas. I pm you

Fresh Start

So i had to Odin back to stock because in whatever rom i used i wouldnt get vibration for text messages. This worked fine and i flashed back to eugenes stock jk2 that was prerooted. Now i need to install new roms again and im having trouble. I have rom manager installed and superuser was already there. I got the rom on the sd card (tried with multiple roms), but when i go to flash the roms it fails because it can't verify the signature. Even when i go to fix permissions and reboot my phone like rommanager tells me to it cant flash a new rom. On the other roms i had i would just go to advanced options in recovery and disable verification checks but with the stock recovery i cant do this. So my main question is why isnt this option in cwm recovery and how can i get it there so i can start getting roms again. Thanks for anyone who takes the time to read this...

Make sure that you have CWM recovery flashed onto your phone using odin. Also make sure that whatever rom you install is on agreement with your software version.
Sent from my overclocked Fascinate using XDA App

yea maybe i need to try one of eugenes roms because its his froyo version? i have cwm because i installed it through rom manager (well at least i think i have it)

lavcoles said:
So i had to Odin back to stock because in whatever rom i used i wouldnt get vibration for text messages. This worked fine and i flashed back to eugenes stock jk2 that was prerooted. Now i need to install new roms again and im having trouble. I have rom manager installed and superuser was already there. I got the rom on the sd card (tried with multiple roms), but when i go to flash the roms it fails because it can't verify the signature. Even when i go to fix permissions and reboot my phone like rommanager tells me to it cant flash a new rom. On the other roms i had i would just go to advanced options in recovery and disable verification checks but with the stock recovery i cant do this. So my main question is why isnt this option in cwm recovery and how can i get it there so i can start getting roms again. Thanks for anyone who takes the time to read this...
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Are you putting the rom on the internal memory?

Yea i copied it to the iternal sd, i see it on the internal sd, but the only way to reflash it is to rename it update.zip becauae all i can do is reinstall system packages

You have to download cwmrecovery, plug your phone in while in download mode and put cwmrecovery onto your phone. Just installing rom manager doesn't cut it and trying to flash anything will give the exact errors you're talking about.
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how do you delete the post ?

So i put the cwm recovery in the phone slot in odin and reflash it?

lavcoles said:
Yea i copied it to the iternal sd, i see it on the internal sd, but the only way to reflash it is to rename it update.zip becauae all i can do is reinstall system packages
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You put the rom Just on the internal sd card not any folders right?

its doesent matter at least for me if the rom is right there or in a folder no difference just file called update.zip need to be there (not in the folder )

and no ! u cant flash clockwork recovry thru odin ! loL both of these program u mentioned are intended to flash roms not to be flashed as rom p u can flash in clockwork recovery if the rome is made for it which would be packed with .zip file if its odin file it would be .tar not every rom is flashable thru odin or clockwork depends how devs made it

bartek25 said:
its doesent matter at least for me if the rom is right there or in a folder no difference just file called update.zip need to be there (not in the folder )
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Something must have gotten corrupted in the file transfer. I know your fustrated . Have you tried repeating the odin process?

Yea it was on the internal sd, i mean iv probably flashed 20 different roms and i know how to move them between different file folders and how to access them ect... The only problem is basically that im stuck in stock which has a different recovery

nomadrider123 said:
Something must have gotten corrupted in the file transfer. I know your fustrated . Have you tried repeating the odin process?
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No this sounds like a good idea though, maybe i should use a different tar file.

lavcoles said:
Yea it was on the internal sd, i mean iv probably flashed 20 different roms and i know how to move them between different file folders and how to access them ect... The only problem is basically that im stuck in stock which has a different recovery
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Here is the update.zip that will flash you into clockwork from stock recovery. Put this on your phone's internal sd, reboot to recovery, and hit "reinstall packages". If your phone reboots to stock recovery again, hit reinstall packages again and the second time it should put you right into Clockwork Recovery. Good Luck.

Thank you this is what iv been looking for

NP Friend, let me know if it works for you.

Br1cK'd said:
NP Friend, let me know if it works for you.
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wow it still says i cant flash the .zip file for some reason, it gives me the same error message about signature verification. I am rooted and i even rerooted but it didnt make a difference, thanks for trying to help though

lavcoles said:
wow it still says i cant flash the .zip file for some reason, it gives me the same error message about signature verification. I am rooted and i even rerooted but it didnt make a difference, thanks for trying to help though
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What rom are you currently running, still on Eugene's JK2? If you Odin'd a stock file, you may have 2e recovery, not the modded 3e. Check this thread, it may help you out with the stock recovery issue. In fact untermensch mentions this kind of issue specifically in the OP. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833423

Br1cK'd said:
Here is the update.zip that will flash you into clockwork from stock recovery. Put this on your phone's internal sd, reboot to recovery, and hit "reinstall packages". If your phone reboots to stock recovery again, hit reinstall packages again and the second time it should put you right into Clockwork Recovery. Good Luck.
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I just added this to the ACS, thanks for reminding me

can't seem to flash rome

Hey guys, I've been having some trouble trying out the cm 10.1.0 RC2 rom on my nexus 4.I have it rooted and currently run stock rom with franco kernel. I have all the files needed, transferred it to the partition, then go into cwm recovery and when I try to flash the zip, it aborts at installation with the dead android and at the top it always says "apply update from .zip fil on SD". I've tried many times but I'm stuck atm. I am hoping someone with experience can help me and hopefully my the morning I can get it working. Thanks for your help, I'm learning as I go along.
Edit: I'm running ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.1

Bad download?

omgwtfitsp said:
Hey guys, I've been having some trouble trying out the cm 10.1.0 RC2 rom on my nexus 4.I have it rooted and currently run stock rom with franco kernel. I have all the files needed, transferred it to the partition, then go into cwm recovery and when I try to flash the zip, it aborts at installation with the dead android and at the top it always says "apply update from .zip fil on SD". I've tried many times but I'm stuck atm. I am hoping someone with experience can help me and hopefully my the morning I can get it working. Thanks for your help, I'm learning as I go along.
Edit: I'm running ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.1
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In recovery are you choosing "Apply update.zip from sdcard" ?
If thats the case you are flashing it incorrectly. You must choose "Install zip from sd card".

chromium96 said:
In recovery are you choosing "Apply update.zip from sdcard" ?
If thats the case you are flashing it incorrectly. You must choose "Install zip from sd card".
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Sounds like the problem to me.

Rome wasn't built in a day, thus it will not be flashed in a day.
No but seriously, don't choose apply update.zip from sdcard. Unless you rename your rom to update.zip.

I apologize for the title typo. But to the others responding thanks for your help. I've downloaded the ROM straight off get.cm and in recovery I only select install from SD not apply update, so I'm not sure why it's saying that... I'll give it another shot
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EDIT: So I've tried re-downloading and its still not working somehow. I am choosing to install zip from sd card. But after aborting the installation, it'll always say apply update from zip at the top.
I even tried doing an auto-flash with the roms found on rom manager and once in recovery it still aborts installation. I don't understand what could be the problem, can anyone help?

omgwtfitsp said:
I apologize for the title typo. But to the others responding thanks for your help. I've downloaded the ROM straight off get.cm and in recovery I only select install from SD not apply update, so I'm not sure why it's saying that... I'll give it another shot
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EDIT: So I've tried re-downloading and its still not working somehow. I am choosing to install zip from sd card. But after aborting the installation, it'll always say apply update from zip at the top.
I even tried doing an auto-flash with the roms found on rom manager and once in recovery it still aborts installation. I don't understand what could be the problem, can anyone help?
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Well that's strange. Do you have any place ai can contact you directly to help you? Like google plus or something?

Try TWRP instead of cwm and see if that allows you to correctly flash the rom.

exb0 said:
Well that's strange. Do you have any place ai can contact you directly to help you? Like google plus or something?
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Hey thanks a lot for your concern, I actually managed to get it to work however, this time I used my phone directly to download the zip files. Before I would get the zip files from the computer and transfer the file by drag and drop using android file transfer. I'm guessing the problem must be around there because I have downloaded and transfered the file many times through my computer.
But either way, at least I know I can download it directly onto my phone and have it work. I'm loving the CM 10.1.0 RC2 now. Though I can't seem to change the cpu freq. they keeping going back to their default values.

omgwtfitsp said:
Hey thanks a lot for your concern, I actually managed to get it to work however, this time I used my phone directly to download the zip files. Before I would get the zip files from the computer and transfer the file by drag and drop using android file transfer. I'm guessing the problem must be around there because I have downloaded and transfered the file many times through my computer.
But either way, at least I know I can download it directly onto my phone and have it work. I'm loving the CM 10.1.0 RC2 now. Though I can't seem to change the cpu freq. they keeping going back to their default values.
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congratulations man. have fun with it