after instaling recovery to my phone and copying the Zip rom to the root of my SD card then going to AD recovery instal from Zip the zip file is not shown even after using a card reader, realy stumped has to what is wrong any ideas please
If you have alot of files on your sd card, sometimes it is difficult to find the .zip by scrolling down to it. I have had this happen where using the volume buttons to scroll downward to it wouldn't show the file, but then using the volume buttons to scroll upwards, which loops you up to the bottom, has worked to show the file. I don't know if this is a bug with CWM or what, but it has happened to me 2 or 3 times out of hundreds of .zip installs, and scrolling upwards has always worked for me, maybe will for you too.
If that doesn't work, maybe the .zip is corrupted. Never use MAGLDR's USB Mass Storage option to transfer the file ( surely you know this since you said you used a card reader). Maybe then try re-downloading the rom, transferring with your card reader or mounting the card to the pc using CWM's mounts menu, and try finding it again.
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thanks for the reply i shall give that a go and see if it resolves my problem
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finally rooted my phone, BUT, it wont read the SD card, nor when i hook it up to my pc i can'y get anything to come up, i'm using Windows 7 x86, plz plz help
Android Version 1.1.1
Baseband 63.18.55.06PH_6.35.15.11
Kernel
2.6.29-ninpo
[email protected] #14
Mod Version
Froyd-1.1.1-Hero
and also launcher pro wont uninstall =[
Build Number
FrpydVillain1.1.1
and also my contacts won't update with their face beeok, except one... please help =[
1. (SD Card) try going into the settings and formatting it then remount it.
2. (Launcher Pro) Launcher Pro won't installed in the normal fashion because its installed the the system folder. You can get rid of it via ADB although Froyd doesn't have any other launcher installed so you will want to install another one before hand. (and if you install a new one you might as well just swap over to it rather than un-installing
Wez.
i tried to remount, and it wont even read it, when i hook it up to my pc nothing happens. it doesn't even read the new hardware or give me the option to just charge... =/
Ideally, i would recommend you update to latest Froyd 1.2.1, but I'm not sure of what the issue here is...
I'd suggest backing everything on SD to your PC via a card reader, then repartitioning it using recovery, and trying that.
ok, i can boot into carebear, what should i do next? a whole new root? and is Froyo the best ROM to use?
the thing is, i cant get into debugging,i can get into the carebear, but idk what to do from there -.-;
I have the same problem !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you attach it to your PC do you mount the sd card? If you drag down the notification bar when it is connected and select "usb connected" then choose "Turn on USB storage". This will mount the SD card.
there is no icon no mount i used the widget no luck
asad510 said:
there is no icon no mount i used the widget no luck
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It isn't an icon to mount it. What widget are you talking about?
You simply drag down the notification bar > press "usb connected" > press "turn on usb storage"
factualpuddle said:
the thing is, i cant get into debugging,i can get into the carebear, but idk what to do from there -.-;
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You need to:
1. Download the latest version from http://www.villainrom.co.uk/releases/FroydVillain1.2.1/download.php
2. You simply drag down the notification bar > press "usb connected" > press "turn on usb storage" - alternatively plug the sd-card into an sd reader and follow the rest
3. Open the SD Card folder on your computer.
4. Copy the rom from your computer to your SD Card, do NOT change it, extract the files or put it in any folders
5. Unplug your phone and turn it off (put the sd card in now if you used the reader)
6. Turn the phone on by holding down Home and Power till you get to the custom recovery screen.
7. Select Wipe from the menu, then select:
Wipe data/factory Reset
Wipe Dalvik-cache
Wipe SD:ext partition
Press back button
Select Flash Zip from SD Card
Select the file
Click Confirm
N.B. Ignore any "errors", they are normal and usually mean you're not using that feature.
8. Once it is done, select Reboot and you will boot into the OS
in m,y phone it wont even read that there is an SD card -.-; and when i hook it to pc, it still shows none, i KNOW it works, its a braand new PNY 4 Gb...
As I said - hook it up to a sd card reader, place the files on the card and then boot into recovery with the sd card in and you should be able to flash from there.
it boots into carebear mode and doeskin recognize th3e flash name of the update.zip on my flash
nothing happens, it just charges when i hook it up to the pc, no notifications...
At a party last night my friend asked me to overclock his phone, being stupid I tried to and now the phone is stuck at the vibrant screen. Since I was first to unroot his phone, he has no other zips on the internal sd except the kernel. I can access recovery and download mode fine but even nandroiding wont help because that doesnt change the kernel. Is there any way to load a zip file for a different kernel or am i stuck using odin? Just didnt want to because it will erase all his stuff. Thanks
First Odin wont delete all of his stuff. Only applications, settings etc...
Second if you are doing ANY kind of modding, it is essential to know how and to actually use Odin. That way in cases like this a restoral will be no big deal. Check out the Vibrant bible in Android Dev. section, i have a Odin video tutorial that will show you how to use it.
Here is a flashable stock ji6 kernal. Just need to get it to internal sd. Hopefully you have clockwork recovery and are able to push it with adb.
If you use odin back to stock. Do you still need to flash the stock kernel when using other kernel?
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Broken said:
Here is a flashable stock ji6 kernal. Just need to get it to internal sd. Hopefully you have clockwork recovery and are able to push it with adb.
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i do but i have no clue how to use adb, ill see if i can figure it out though
Just use ODIN and flash JI6. His files will still be there and it also includes the JI6 Kernel. I don't know what Kernel you tried to put on but make sure you use the back support version of any of them for a JI6 rom. And finally, make sure you know what you are doing before messing with someone else's phone. Messing up your phone is fine, messing up someone else's is another story.
Moral of the story: Odin to JI6. No pit file needed and all his apps and settings will remain. Done it many times.
Edit: If you still want to overclock it, try Team Whiskey's new Core Kernel. It automatically overclocks to 1.2 without the use of SetCPU. And it already supports JI6 so it will not brick the phone.
URGENT! My phone won´t start!
Hi,
More or less the same thing happend to me. I have flashed my phone with the Core v2 Kernel ([KERNEL]Project Core v2 - Team Whiskey Production - 11/06/10 - xda-developers) and now it won´t start. I reboot it and it just stays stuck with the Vibrant logo on start up. I left it like this for about 40 minutes and nothing happens.
Can someone help???
cheers
Rafa
P.S I´m having trouble with the recovery mode as everytime I start to phone in recovery mode and select "reinstall packages" it tells me "Can't open sd/update.zip (such file doesn't exist)". Here is what I've tried so far:
- Plug the phone on the pc via usb. I then see the phone as a hard drive and when I open it it displays 2 drives, one is the phone and the other is the SD card (called simply SD). I copied the update.zip file and placed it directly into the SD drive.
- With a micro usb to usb adapter card I copied the update.zip file to the sd card.
- I removed the zip extension from the update.zip file (I tried doing this on the pc and directly on the phone via astro file manager).
- I´ve created an SD folder on the SD drive and placed the update.zip file there.
- I´ve created an SDCARD folder on the SD drive and placed the update.zip file there.
- I´ve tried renaming the SD drive to SDcard (the system wouldn't let me).
This issue cannot be this difficult to resolved. I really want to install I new rom on my phone and it's very frustrating not being able to resolve such a silly thing. Can anyone help?
cheers
Rafa
rawfa said:
Hi,
More or less the same thing happend to me. I have flashed my phone with the Core v2 Kernel ([KERNEL]Project Core v2 - Team Whiskey Production - 11/06/10 - xda-developers) and now it won´t start. I reboot it and it just stays stuck with the Vibrant logo on start up. I left it like this for about 40 minutes and nothing happens.
Can someone help???
cheers
Rafa
P.S I´m having trouble with the recovery mode as everytime I start to phone in recovery mode and select "reinstall packages" it tells me "Can't open sd/update.zip (such file doesn't exist)". Here is what I've tried so far:
- Plug the phone on the pc via usb. I then see the phone as a hard drive and when I open it it displays 2 drives, one is the phone and the other is the SD card (called simply SD). I copied the update.zip file and placed it directly into the SD drive.
- With a micro usb to usb adapter card I copied the update.zip file to the sd card.
- I removed the zip extension from the update.zip file (I tried doing this on the pc and directly on the phone via astro file manager).
- I´ve created an SD folder on the SD drive and placed the update.zip file there.
- I´ve created an SDCARD folder on the SD drive and placed the update.zip file there.
- I´ve tried renaming the SD drive to SDcard (the system wouldn't let me).
This issue cannot be this difficult to resolved. I really want to install I new rom on my phone and it's very frustrating not being able to resolve such a silly thing. Can anyone help?
cheers
Rafa
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from my knowledge and experiences you have to put the update.zip file in your internal memory and not the SD card...
from the sounds of it, you guys loaded either a 2.1 kernel to a 2.2 rom, or vice versa. a 2.2 kernel to a 2.1 rom. all this = instand soft brick.
if you can boot to clockwork, then you dont need to ODIN.
adb push location_to_new_Kernel.zip /sdcard/
then flash the new kernel like normal.
Read a lot about Odin and fixed it. Thanks.
Now lets see about installing the rom...
Samsung vibrant bricked help!!!
im also having trouble restoring my vibrant using ODIn , when trying to use ODIn , the step gets stuck at "file analysis" what does this mean??
im also having trouble restoring my vibrant using ODIn , when trying to use ODIn , the step gets stuck at "file analysis" what does this mean??
i've tried to put numerous android froms on my htc hd2 memory card root folder but only one seems to work (frg83d v1.8) the others dont even drag and drop
the memory card usually stops responding or it gets stuck during the transfer
anything i missed?
Are you extracting to your desktop first from the zip file? I have to do this step first before you can slide it onto sd card.
From zipped file extract to desktop or desktop folder then slide unzipped folder onto sd card.
Hope that helps!!
wassabi987 said:
i've tried to put numerous android froms on my htc hd2 memory card root folder but only one seems to work (frg83d v1.8) the others dont even drag and drop
the memory card usually stops responding or it gets stuck during the transfer
anything i missed?
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What are your SD card specs? Did you do a clean format before? Searching XDA I've noticed that some people need a new card and or didn't format properly. Are you trying to copy files through USB?
OK, I was attempting to root my Simple touch and apparently I pulled the SD card too early.
Now all I have is the Nook by Barnes and Noble screen flashing every 3 seconds and not going any farther.
I can hold the power button down for 30 seconds and get the Read Forever screen that says Your Nook is now starting up, then it goes back to flashing.
Has anyone run into this problem?? Is there a fix? I'd still like to root this touch.
I was able to root my kindle fire with a little finesse in the instructions and I love the abilities it now has.
I know the touch won't have that kind of capabilities but, I'd like it to have more than it came with.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
PJ
Try this:
Touch-Formatter v2
or
n2T-Recovery + Force reset and upgrade to 1.1.
Then re-root with TouchNooter or any flavour of MinimalTouch
EdEd333,
Thanks for the qiuick reply.
I'm using the CRM program, I think I have everything in the right place. The NST has booted with the logo, I'm able to move through the menus, get to the part to Choose zip from SD card and it's telling me E: Can't open /sdcard/update.zip.
I don't know if it's reading the SD card in the NST as the E drive but, when I pull the card out and check it on my laptop, I don't see any files named update.zip.
Did I miss a file somewhere?
the Alpha-formattouch-2.zip file is on the card as well. I've looked at it on my computer and I don't see an update.zip there either.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
GG
grumpygrizzly said:
EdEd333,
Thanks for the qiuick reply.
I'm using the CRM program, I think I have everything in the right place. The NST has booted with the logo, I'm able to move through the menus, get to the part to Choose zip from SD card and it's telling me E: Can't open /sdcard/update.zip.
I don't know if it's reading the SD card in the NST as the E drive but, when I pull the card out and check it on my laptop, I don't see any files named update.zip.
Did I miss a file somewhere?
the Alpha-formattouch-2.zip file is on the card as well. I've looked at it on my computer and I don't see an update.zip there either.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
GG
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You need to select "Choose zip from SD" or something to that effect.
Googie2149 is right.
I just updated the instructions on the thread.
This are the new steps for the v2 zip:
Copy the zip onto the root directory of the sdcard you burned the CWM.(Don't extract them)
Insert the sdcard on your nook, and boot it.
On CWM select install zip from sdcard
Then select choose zip from sdcard
Select Alpha-FormatTouch-2.zip, click yes and wait till the process finishes.
Go back, eject the sd card, and click reboot.
I have a new A500 that I purchased yesterday from a large national retailer. The A500 was the last one in the store (i.e. the display model).
I have not been able to flash a new ROM to replace the existing by using a microSD card. I have tried different versions of the update.zip file on different microSD cards to no avail.
The tablet will boot into recovery (PWR and VOL-) and starts the process (I get the "opening package" screen with the green robot) but quickly that turns into the "Triangle-Exclamation" screen, and the existing ROM is unchanged. I can just reboot back into the existing rom.
I have been able to use an executable EUUS file to replace the "DEMO" system using a USB cable from my PC, but the sdcard version of the update will not work.
My suspicion is that the bootloader is somehow different on the Demo models, but I don't know for sure.
Any thoughts or ideas?
i know this happened to me when my sdcard wasnt in the right format i had to use ubuntu and format it top a fat. not fat32 just fat and worked fine afterwords
Thanks for the tip, I'll try that. I think you may be on to something because I get the exact same process if I try to boot into recovery with no sdcard at all, so it's like the tablet isn't seeing the sdcard when it is present.
anon2k2 said:
Thanks for the tip, I'll try that. I think you may be on to something because I get the exact same process if I try to boot into recovery with no sdcard at all, so it's like the tablet isn't seeing the sdcard when it is present.
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If formatting the sd card in linux/ or another Android phone does not work. Try a different sd card. This has been a issue from the beginning of the iconia with some sd cards. and its random.
or if you are as daft as I. When you rename the zip file just rename it as update not update.zip. Then right click - properties - details and you will see it named as update.zip.
When I renames it first time as update.zip then under the details it was named as update.zip.zip
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or if you are as daft as I. When you rename the zip file just rename it as update not update.zip. Then right click - properties - details and you will see it named as update.zip.
When I renames it first time as update.zip then under the details it was named as update.zip.zip
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HA! That's happened on about every known device thread at one time or another. You can fix this by changing the Explorer folder options to "display known file types".
(been there, did that)