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E: Can't open /cache /recovery/command

I rooted my hero using Universal Androot - v1.6.1
I had fun playing around with it but now I want to upgrade the CM6 ROM. When I go to flash the radio in the recovery mode (Home + Power)
I get:
Code:
"Android system recovery <2e>" at the top
restart option
flash via update.zip
Factory wipe
clear cache
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/command
If I put the update.zip in the root of the SD card and try to upgrade I get an error stating that the signature is not correct.
I am running software 2.27.651.6
Am I having this issue because I am running the updated version.
Do I need to revert to 2.27.651.5 ?
What am I missing here?

Anyone have any ideas?

I have the same problem. Anyone have some ideas?

You have to flash a custom recovery. Easiest way, go to market and download rom manager, in the app there is an option for flashing clockwork recovery.
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Did it, works.
Thanks.

Having problems flashing anything to my phone

I am running DL09, everything is stock. I rooted my phone, and flashed cwm via odin. Then I installed cwm from the market and from cwm flashed recovery. Via cwm i tried to flash an updated version of cwm, but it didn't work, then I tried to flash the leaked dl30 - it also didn't work. everytime i try to flash anything, i get the following error message:
E: Failed to verify whole-file signature
E: signature verification failed installation aborted.
the top of the screen (when i boot into recovery from the rom manager) says
Android system recovery (2e)
Samsung recovery Utlis
- for BML -
also, when I try to select anything, it only recognized the home soft key as enter.
my only options are
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
what has gone wrong?

I have the same problem. Adrynalyn said something about dl09 being sneaky and killing the cwm loader, so the first boot after running odin we are supposed to flash a clean kernel... I haven't tried it yet, been busy, but I will this weekend before flashing froyo.
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I had the same blue text screen with those for options this morning when looking to wipe batt stats. I went ahead and selected the sdcard option, and next thing I know I'm looking at the gen text again with the complete list of options. Maybe try that?
Mmmmm...Froyo!

[Q] Serious Recovery Issues

Running EC07_clean and followed the directions precisely. I know I didn't do anything wrong during the installation. Flashing ROMs is second nature to me at this point. Everything works seemingly fine while in the UI but as soon as I boot into stock recovery (2e) things start to go haywire.
Booting into recovery on the first screen I instantly get code errors:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(Invalid argument)
#MANUAL MODE#
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl11
(Invalid argument)
I have to apply update.zip every time I boot into recovery.
Apply update.zip into cwmred and I instantly get:
CwM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v2.5.1.x
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open CACHE:recovery/log
The screen is glitchy and every time I boot into the UI all the changes I have made are lost including but not limited to RSS settings, notification settings, sound and volume settings etc...
Mounts and storage menu is as follows:
- unmount /system
- unmount /data
- mount /dbdata
- unmount /cache
- unmount /sdcard
- format boot
- format system
- format data
- format dbdata
- format sdcard
- format sd-ext
- mount USB storage
If anyone can help me I would be very grateful. I've never done this much damage too a phone but I feel like there's a simple fix. Thanks again.

i would recomend finding an odin image for DL17. do it back to complete stock, perform a data/system wipe within stock recovery. Once booted up search for updates and install whatever updates verizon pushes.. sometimes this can/will fix whatever issues. This sounds like it may be a mounting issue. i have had similar issues when i was on the droid x, they resolved themselves and were more of a nuscience than anything else.
I have seen a few scripts that specifically taget those sectors/partitions when reformatting. I can try and find/write a script in an update.zip form to reformat it.
In reguards to the recovery and always having to reflash CWM recovery, this is normal it doesn't completly replace the stock recovery, simply allow to have normal functionality along with the enhanced features of CWM once flashing the update.zip. Be warned however if you download any updates pushed by verizon, often times they are named update.zip and are placed on the root of the sdcard so they will overwrite CWM's update.zip so have a backup handy
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figured it out... when you installed my rom you hit repartition. This deleted two files as stated here
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What happened is you probably flashed using Re-Partition but your PDA and/or CSC was missing the cache.rfs file.
If you tick Re-Partition, you MUST flash the complete set of firmware files (those that include cache.rfs and dbdata.rfs) otherwise you'll get errors like that.
To fix it you have to flash again with Re-Partition and make sure this time your PDA or CSC file has the cache.rfs and dbdata.rfs file inside. You'll lose all your app data, so backup first.
Next time when u flash, don't Re-Partition unless you know you need to. For example, the official JPM/JP6 Froyo update files do not come with a dbdata.rfs, so if you (wrongly) click Re-Partition when u flash them, you're gonna get a similar error but with the /dbdata partition instead.
When i get home from work i can create a zip that will install these back, if you are unable to fix the issue

I would greatly appreciate any kind of zip file you could upload for me. I'm happy you've taken so much time getting me back online. When I fix the cache errors I'll reflash Miunia and we'll go from there working on bugs and such.
Thanks again,
-asellite

asellite said:
I would greatly appreciate any kind of zip file you could upload for me. I'm happy you've taken so much time getting me back online. When I fix the cache errors I'll reflash Miunia and we'll go from there working on bugs and such.
Thanks again,
-asellite
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it's not a problem, just trying to do my part for the community, so anything to help out

ETA on that zip? Or maybe where I can find those files? I don't mean to rush I just loose all my data on every reboot and its killing me.

I can post for you a link to the stock EC07 Odin package that you can repartition with.... lemme get home first though
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trailblazer101 said:
I can post for you a link to the stock EC07 Odin package that you can repartition with.... lemme get home first though
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Beautiful.

unfortunatly it'll have to wait till after 4 when i get off work. i appoligize. for the iconvenience

pattielipp said:
unfortunatly it'll have to wait till after 4 when i get off work. i appoligize. for the iconvenience
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No rush just have to keep my phone from rebooting, I've reapplied personal preference settings about a dozen times since I woke up this morning. xD

working on it now.
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This isn't a flashable zip, but rather a file you will flash through odin
Heres the link, make sure the repartition is not checked then stick this into the pda location then flash to your phone.
Fix

Between help from both you and Trailblazer I seem to be back in commission. Thanks everybody, now I can get back to debugging! I appreciate all the help, flashing in the next 20 minutes.

asellite said:
Between help from both you and Trailblazer I seem to be back in commission. Thanks everybody, now I can get back to debugging! I appreciate all the help, flashing in the next 20 minutes.
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wait 20 minutes and you can flash my new one
well that is dependent on how long it takes for it to backup and upload

That's the plan as soon as I flash trailblazers repartition-able fix for my cache files. We should both be done about the same time. Looking forward to having Miunia back.

Factory reset didn't work before I flashed so I flashed first...
Can't wipe anything... from UI or <2e>
Canceled!
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
(No such file or directory)
E:install_application_for_customer:Can't mount HIDDENSDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet. please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
Can't apply update.zip
-- Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
Just want my damn phone to work...

What update. Zip are u using? And use test4. Tar to boot.
http://db.tt/XppfB4FH
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ciscogee said:
What update. Zip are u using? And use test4. Tar to boot.
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2501, do you have a link to test4?
Edit. Just flashed test4 and applied update.zip CwM Cyan. Everything formatted successfully. Trying a ROM now.

[Q] Error switching from Galnet ICS to Pooka CM7

I was attempting to switch from Galnet MIUI ICS for Droid X to Pooka/Kang CM7.1
So I went into recovery. Wiped data, cache and davlik. Then flashed the CM7 zip successfully followed by gapps 8/28. Rebooted. Bootlooped for 10 minutes. So I pulled the battery and attempted to go into recovery again: At the Android Bootmenu <v1.1.2> these are the errors.
Default mode: 2nd-init
Error: busybox was not created in rootfs!
Attempting to boot into CWM recovery
Starting CWM recovery...
Your phone will boot into CWM.
E: Error in /system/bootmenu/script/recovery.sh
(Result: No such file or directory)​
When I attempt to reboot into stock recovery I am greeted with the exclamation mark screen.
And if I just reboot the phone it never past the boot logo.
What do I do!?
Update: I was able to get to a boot screen from the exclamation point screen by hitting buttons. From there I had the option to install from SD card, unfortunately, I couldn't access my download folders (or any lowercase folders for that matter) and the zips I needed aren't in root. Can I fix this?

SBF YOUR PHONE
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Fyi... The buttons you hit to get in recovery... It was both volume buttons...
But you still need to sbf
Sent from nemo walking solus

You had to wipe data, cache, dalvik, and system.
And you can't install it by entering CWM from boot menu. You must use reboot to CWM.
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[Q] Please help me, error while flashing

Hi guys, I hope you can help me.
I have just rooted + flashed my motorola defy plus for the first time (on any device for that matter)
I installed 2nd init, version 0.6.... or something.
Put a rom, kernel and google apps on my sd-card
Then I turned usb-debugging off and rebooted my phone.
Now I can get into bootmenu, and this is what I do:
1) go to recovery
2) select custom recovery
3) then it says: Clockworkmod Recovery v2.5.1.8
E: Can't open /tmp/recovery.log
4) I then select wipe data/factory reset
5) then it says this: Formatting DATA
Formatting CACHE
FORMATTING SDEXT
No app2sd partition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext
Formatting SDCARD:/.android_secure
Data wipe complete
E: Can't open /tmp/recovery.log
6) After that i select install zip from sdcard
7) then I select choose zip from sdcard
8) then I select the zip file containing the rom
9) And it says: Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update
E: Can't make /tmp/update_binary
Installation aborted
Now I can't go any further and can't use my phone at all
I hope u guys can help me, and that I haven't F*ed up my phone

I have a quite similar problem.
On a defy+,rooted 2ndinit installed, backup-ed first, download the new quarx05/03 ICS, put the zip on sd, wipe data, reboot and start to install ics, but the message was
''Finding update package
Installing update
E: Can't make /tmp/update_binary
Installation aborted"
Thanks to the previously backup I can use may phone as usual.
What I have done wrong with de ICS installation?
Thanks
PS. Sorry for probable a dummie question:What we have to do with md5 zip near the CM9 Jordan.zip?

A little help please about the subject?
Thank you

ics
The entire process
ClockworkMode v2.5.1.8
Wipping data...
Formatting DATA...
Formatting CACHE...
Formatting SDEXT..
No app2sd partition found.Skipping format of /sd-ext.
Formatting SDCARD: /.android_secure...
Data wipe complete
E: Can't open /tmp/recovery.log...
Installing: SDCard:download/CM9-ICS-MR1-120305-jordan.zip
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update
E: Can't make /tmp/update_binary
Installation aborted
if try Wipe Dalvik Cache:
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(No such file or directory)
I guess that this is a simple and many times occured error, since nobody has any answer....

Does you disabled the usb debugging before flashing?

Yes I do, but nothing change,
Thanks

if I'm not mistaken the last release of 2nd init is not compatible with defy. Try to check this on the development forum. I hope I have been of help.

I'd tried with both 1.0.7 latest and 0.6.1.
With latest, the phone is blocked.
Thanks

I had used this. Try with it
P.S. sorry for my bad english.

Tried, the same errors,
Thanks

I don't know. Sorry. By the time i had used that.

I think you need to go to stable recovery after you wipe your data from custom recovery
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I think you need to go to stable recovery after you wipe your data from custom recovery
What do you mean by "stable recovery"? You talk about version 0.6. of 2nd init or something else?
Can you show a step-by step procedure?
Thank you in advance.
However, which is the procedure to un-root a defy+ and to have it with the original, fresh system?

I had flash a new SBF, root with Unlockroot v2.3, anything else doesn't work, 2ndinit v2.0 stable, wipe data/cache/dalvik (same errors), try to install cm9-ics, the same error "Can't make /tmp/update_binary"
What the f.....?

cretu22 said:
I had flash a new SBF, root with Unlockroot v2.3, anything else doesn't work, 2ndinit v2.0 stable, wipe data/cache/dalvik (same errors), try to install cm9-ics, the same error "Can't make /tmp/update_binary"
What the f.....?
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Hi, I have exactly the same problem.. Trying to find a solution but is quite difficult. First I thought it has something to do with the partitioning, as stated in THIS topic. But, in THIS topic, people say that partitioning the SD card is not necessary at all..

@Cretu22: Yes stable recovery is CWM 0.6
Don't install stable recovery! I too faced this issue when I flashed using stable recovery. In snd init install Latest recovery and then try flashing your ROM. That should work..

I did choose the stable version indeed 0.6.7.
Now i did uninstall it and installed the latest 1.0.7, but when I reboot my phone it won't get into the boot menu but just boots into android. Tried it several times, but only with 0.6.7 I seem to be able to get in the menu

fokkeh said:
I did choose the stable version indeed 0.6.7.
Now i did uninstall it and installed the latest 1.0.7, but when I reboot my phone it won't get into the boot menu but just boots into android. Tried it several times, but only with 0.6.7 I seem to be able to get in the menu
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Okay!! I hope you were pressing the volume down button when the blue LED came?? Try doing this again all over.. I mean reinstall 2nd init and then latest recovery.. I remember doing this once(instal latest recovery after I installed stable recovery)..

pranks1989 said:
Okay!! I hope you were pressing the volume down button when the blue LED came?? Try doing this again all over.. I mean reinstall 2nd init and then latest recovery.. I remember doing this once(instal latest recovery after I installed stable recovery)..
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Yes, its working Pressing the volume down button was not necessary with 0.6.7, that was what went wrong. Now the zips installed like a charm

i know the answer and is very simple
the problem is that you cannot create that specific folder.... because it already exist, cmp (connected music player) creates it, just delete it from SD and done!