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[Q] Trouble Installing Liberty 1.5 ROM

So I'm not an Android expert, but I do have experience rooting and installing ROMs and I'm stuck.
I've followed the instructions from this forum for loading Liberty 1.5 on my DX, which are copied and pasted below:
-boot into recovery via clockworks bootstrap
-select "wipe data/factory reset"
-select "Yes -- delete all data"
-go back "powerbutton"
-select "install zip from sdcard"
-select "choose zip from sdcard"
-find and select LibertyX/2-X.X.zip
-reboot
When bootstrapper tried to flash the Liberty zip from the sd card I get an "installation aborted" error. I deleted and re-downloaded the file numerous times from various sources, but I get the same error.
Any ideas?

Did you download multiple times from multiple sources on your phone? If so try downloading with a PC. I had issues a couple of times downloading from my phone until I noticed that the zip file wasn't downloading correctly.

I downloaded 3 times from different forums through my macbook, then transferred the files both via awesome drop and via usb. Got the installation aborted error every combination. I rooted using the Z4 app if that makes any difference.

So you tried dling on your macbook... did you try downloading directly to your phone? I never use a computer to download roms.
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What you need to do is wipe your data and cache, go to advanced, wipe dalvik cache, wipe battery stats, go to mounts and storage, mount system and data, and then install it

I've installed liberty 1.5 on two phones now, mine and for a friend of mine. I was really super careful on mine and it took a couple tries to get it to go, but if you dont clear the cache and wipe everything it gives you lots of problems. It's a must.

Finally got it to work. My download was getting terminated from xda (at least that's what my computer was telling me) and I was only getting partial downloads. I downloaded via the ftp link and it loaded somewhat ok. was stuck in a boot loop for awhile, but a couple recovery reboots fixed that. Running smooth now, thanks for the assistance.

Nice. How do you like it?
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Help!!
I'm brand new to installing custom ROMs and I think I made a big mistake. I installed Apex just fine and then I thought I would try to install Liberty. I went through the process but after it rebooted it is just staying on the Liberty logo and not doing anything else. I figured it might take a few minutes but it's been over 30mins!
Thinking back to when I installed the ROM, I might have forgot to wipe the old ROM.
I need help. Is there anything I can do or is my phone now bricked??

Not a big fan. A little too buggy for me. Installed darkslider and I love it!
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tsibs7 said:
I'm brand new to installing custom ROMs and I think I made a big mistake. I installed Apex just fine and then I thought I would try to install Liberty. I went through the process but after it rebooted it is just staying on the Liberty logo and not doing anything else. I figured it might take a few minutes but it's been over 30mins!
Thinking back to when I installed the ROM, I might have forgot to wipe the old ROM.
I need help. Is there anything I can do or is my phone now bricked??
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I ran into the same issue the first time around. While my friend didn't recommend it, I did a battery pull and restarted; after that, everything went well. I can't say that this will work on yours.
You can also try the Darkslide ROM as recommended by jrdecat. I didn't run this one for long, but it was stable.

[Q] rooted EVO, but cant flash most roms =(

so i went to install the newest infected rom with sense 3.0 and was very excited about it. repartitioned my card with RA, wiped, and installed and got boot loops upon sense startup. tried a dozen combinations of superwiping, cache/dalvik wipe, double flashing, fix uid, etc but no luck.
i then decided to try the BOS kingdom rom and get the same problem, boot loops as soon as sense loads. maybe i wasnt destined to install sense 3.0 roms.
ok, so i decide to try KingsROM shift4g blakk rom. its a sense 2.x rom so it should be ok, right? nope! boot loops as soon as sense loads up.
at this point, i suspect its my sd card. i use a 1gb without any repartitioning and try KingsROM again. still same problem. the only roms i can actually get flashed are the latest Fresh and Warm 2.2.
i think the problem may be my phone and not the sd card or rom.
details:
003 with nova panel, S-OFF with unrevoked forever
HBOOT 2.10.0001
RADIO 2.15.00.11.19
i have tried RA 2.3 and CW 2.5.0.7 (the newer version doesnt support some sort of scripting so i use an older version). i also superwipe 2-3x before EVERY flash and sometimes wipe cache/dalvik AFTER a flash.
does anyone have any suggestions on what i should do or try? any input is appreciated and i thank you all in advance.

Those roms all use the same kernel, try flashing the rom then netarchys latest kernel, youll lose cam but I can almost guarantee it will boot.
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RileyGrant said:
Those roms all use the same kernel, try flashing the rom then netarchys latest kernel, youll lose cam but I can almost guarantee it will boot.
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wow that certainly stinks since i use the camera a lot. i will definitely try it for the sake of trying. i wonder why it wouldnt be able to handle a kernel especially if its a stock htc one iirc.

superwiped 3x, flashed rom, flashed netarchy kernel, then did cache/dalvik wipe with same results =(

http://www.stupidgifs.com/images/full/75.gif
any other suggestions?

nevermind, I failed to properly read the post.

jesuspgt said:
nevermind, I failed to properly read the post.
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it happens. it means you need more coffee

[Q] Stuck in boot loop after Flashing Liberty

I am in need of some help with my Droid 2 that I rooted and flashed. Everything was going smoothly up until I flashed the rom and now i am stuck at the Motorola M and in a boot loop. I have pulled the battery and tried to re-install and still nothing. I re-installed to sbf and tried the whole process over multiple times and still nothing. I have watched many how to videos even though this is my 4th time rooting a phone i know they are all different, and i seem to be doing all the right steps and no matter what i do im stuck at the Motorla Logo. Please help!

What are you flashing it from? Froyo? GB?
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I've tried both medthods...Froyo originally. So I tried OTA to GB and then flash it...that didnt work either. What is the last sbf for the droid 2 anyway?

You should be on OTA GB when flashing it.
Check your MD5, lots of people seem to be having problems getting it to match.

Look at my thread on the Droid 2 Global section.. do steps 9-11 only.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060694

If you're flashing Liberty you can try using Rom Manager. Otherwise after you install GB and root, install Bootstrapper, run it's installation tab then recovery. Once in recovery wipe cache, wipe data, then select zip from sd and install.
Make sure you have the proper version of Liberty for your phone.

Hi, I am also having the same issue
I had Liberty 2.0 v2.0.1 and wiped data and installed from SD, stuck at splash screen
I pulled the battery and tried 2 more times, still same issue
Then I wiped the cached, wiped data and installed from SD and I'm still stuck at the splash screen, any help is greatly appreciated!

1) Try wiping davlik cache as well
2) Make sure you have the version of Liberty designed for your handset. It shouldn't flash anyway if it's the wrong one, but anything is possible.
Are you guys using Rom Manager or Bootstrapper by the way? Just wondering.
Also, if you're coming from a Rom already on there and you mess up you can use Clockwork to restore your last saved system image.

[Q] Defy restoring itself to old ROM automatically!!!

Hi All,
I am new here and this is my first post. But i have been reading this forum for quite sometime and know that u guys are now my final stone. I am a proud owner of a Motorola Defy. And I am having this strange behavior, which is effectively rendered the phone almost useless. The phone is acting like its got a restore point in itself, and every time i restart.. it gets back to that point in time.
This includes app installs, uninstalls, stuff placed in system through adb push, theme, everything in the OS. I tried installing a different ROm through clockworkmod, but its not taking effect. Its saying install success but as soon as it restarts, its going back to the old ROM. (takes time to load, so i guess it reinstall back/restored the old version)
Details of device : I am from India and the phone was manufactured in India in around April/May 2011. Its a red lens Defy and and came with Eclair. I updated it officially to the first Froyo release for SEA region. After that i rooted the phone with superone click, and installed WIUI rom. I have been updating the ROM with newer versions around each month. The last one was 1.11.18 though as i waiting for a good ICS version to flash.
The problem occurred after i started installing some gold apps from getJar. It restated in between and install... and that point is kind of acting like a restore point even now.
Things I did: Tried installing different rom by CWM method. Reinstalling second init and CM, both old and new version. Tried restoring nandroid backup of my official ROM. Tried fixed and full sbf flash through rsdlite 4.9.5.2 and now 5.6. First 3 things reset as soon as i restart. For RSDLite, it gives checksum error for each and every ROM i tried. I tried all SEA releases, JORDN_U3_97.21.51, Defy Plus Rom 2.3.6, 2.21 first eclair rom, everything gives the same error. From the RSDLite logs, i could see that there is something wrong as.. say the last successful CG was 33, and the error came for 34, the log says its expecting the checksum on the sbf to be equal to that of CG 33. Its taking the last successful checksum validation and expecting that for all the CGs henceforth. its not showing what the device actually has.
I atlast could somehow, but trial and error, removed all the CGs which were throwing error, and recompiled the sbf to make it pass the RSDLite flash. The CGs present in the ROM (JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7) were 32, 34, 42, 53, 61, 64, 65. And as soon as it booted, it restored back to the checkpoint. Even after i formatted by card and put it in, the app shortcuts remained on the home screen, but as the apps on the card were gone, they are just junk and doesnt open anything.
Thanks in advance. Please let me know what you need from me to help me resolve this issue.

Any help... Anyone?

Can someone please suggest something?
This is what i got from some people. I am not sure how far this is possible, but somehow the theme i installed just before this all happened, from MIUI market.. somehow managed to change something inside phone's kernel, past the locked bootloader? I am totally a noob in this and just a wild imagination?
Or may be some sort of cache wipe is happening everytime the phone boots up, So even when i install the ROM, when it boots up, it gets back the old ROM.. like what would probably happen if i do a factory reset soon after i instal a rom before the restart..?
I would really appreciate it if anyone could help me out with this...

Checksum errors were for me also.
I tried my office computer for flashing and instantly flash was done. The checksum error occurred 7 times on my good computer before that.
Reflashing froyo must take care of all errors happening

Thanks Kapil fr the response. Are you from india? Which sbf did u flash? And waht all did u install in the office pc? I have a pc of my friend where i can try to reflash if you tell me the exact steps that u took in the fresh pc.
Also, can anybody tell me how to use adb commands in CWM mode? Its recognizing my phone in normal mode but as soon as it boots in Moto recovery of CWM, its not recognizing anymore. Want to use adb format commands from recovery.

Hi I was able to use adb in CWM, but format commands were not working. How can i format the system partition? please help me with this.

Is there anyone here who know how to restore a nandroid backup manually using adb commands for MB525???!!!!!

Sounds weird and impossible. Try this. Wipe everything though cwm and flash new rom. Try ms2ginger.

Thanks darshanonline for the suggestion. I tried to wipe everything.. factory reset+cache+dalvik cache wipe. And then tried to install cyanogenmod 7.1 as well as 3 different wiui builds. Everytime it shows that the install was successful, ut as soon as i restart, it would go back to the old ROM.
Is there any checkpoint system in android, seeing the init.rc, i can see comments on something about saving a checkpoint. Is there any particular condition under which this checkpoint may be getting used on very restart?
Also.. is there any way for RSDLite to skip the chksum validations and get the install anyways?.. Some sort of a hack into it?

Ok.. Found something else thats happening. I dont need to shutdown for the system to revert back. Say i install a few things new after a reboot.. After some time.. 1 day at max, i am not able to open them, and neither am i able to open manage applications or market. Everything force closes. I have Ti Backup installed, and i opened it, and i didnt find the new apps to back up. I connected the device and checked through adb, and they were not present in the app folder. They just vanished... So basically after a certain point of tiime, the new stuff just gets deleted on its own.
Guys i know i may sound dumb and stupid with my questions, but i really couldnt find any solution on the net for this. Please tell me waht i should do, and i'll do it. But tell me something. Dont ignore please!

and you did wipe data from within stock recovery (vol down+power etc.), i presume..
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Yes i did that too.
wiped data and cache. Restarted to cwm and installed update.zip (renamed cm 7.1 stable) and by selecting zip from sd card. Same results. Installs successfully but reverts back as soon as i restart.

Same problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22617834

Soumik84 said:
Yes i did that too.
wiped data and cache. Restarted to cwm and installed update.zip (renamed cm 7.1 stable) and by selecting zip from sd card. Same results. Installs successfully but reverts back as soon as i restart.
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DL WIUI 1.12.16 ICS > copy to SD card > Boot in CWM > select zip to install > Install WIUI 1.12.16
Hopefully your problem should be solved.
I found 1.12.16 ICS with lesser FC than the 2.21

labsin said:
Same problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22617834
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Thanks for the link. Now i know that i am not the only one having this issue. But even there its not resolved yet.

@ headers.chennai - Thanks. I will try that ROM, along with Pikachu ROM with Aroma installer, might be a different installer can try fix it?!
BTW.. does anyone have the TI OMAP board utility? Any chance that it can be available outsite here?

I tried the arora installer and it supposedly formatted the system partition and remade it.. but as soon as it finishes and i restart.. I get back the same ROM.
Is it some way that the files are not getting deleted, like some hardware lock or fault?

Soumik84 said:
I tried the arora installer and it supposedly formatted the system partition and remade it...
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Hi, bro! What is "arora"? I should try it asap, and all other chance.
My trouble here, same as your.

Hey man.. looks like we are having same problem...
Sorry abt the typo... its Aroma Installer. Its with the Pikachu ROM in this link :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1498843
Its a new installer that launches from cwm when u try and install this ROM. u got some options to select and on selecting the complete install option,, the log shows that it formats the system partition and then creates it. I saved the log file, but for some reason the file shows up blank now. Might be problem with the launcher.. or my phone.. dont know.

Soumik84 said:
Its a new installer that launches from cwm...
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Not for me, my checkpoint without cwm

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quikshifter said:
quick background:
Been using Android 1.5 across many phones, rooting, flashing, etc no issues until I met this samsung vibrant.I picked it up on Ebay to send to a friend overseas and been having problems with it. It seemed to work but when I rooted it it, everything began to force close ..etc maybe that's why it was sold.
The problem I am having now is I can't flash anything on it. I tried CM7, CM9, other ICS roms and everything goes into a bootloop. I can get odin to flash it back to 2.1, clockwork to boot but from there any flash seems to fail.
CM7 gives error as in "checking BML/MTD" and fails.
Can anyone recommend a rom to try on this thing and I will come back with errors I get?
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When you say error, do you mean it reboots into recovery over and over again?

For CM9 I see a quick "cant mount" error and then it bootloops.. For CM7 its the MTD error.
I found somewhere I should tick re partition when I Odin back to stock and format my sd card.

Ok, yes, do a full odin back to stock 2.2 with all the boxes checked first; then install clockwork recovery, then flash cm7. If you get a bootloop error after it says "checking BML/MTD status", just pull the battery and go back into recovery and it should look different, then just flash cm7 again and you should be good to go.
You're basically installing cm7 twice, the first time is because it will bootloop to update your clockwork recovery (hence why it looks different after you pull the battery and reboot into recovery); the second time is to actually install cm7.

same thing flashing from the second clockwork that installs 5.0..etc.. any other advice?

quikshifter said:
same thing flashing from the second clockwork that installs 5.0..etc.. any other advice?
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Ok, did you flash back to stock using odin and did it actually boot up into 2.2?

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usually when there's random force closes it's a permissions issue. Did you try to go into recovery and run a fix permissions?
Also did you try this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737

Yes. When I say Odin its those same exact steps and Yes I have done fix permissions.
I just found this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=797293
The author lists something about a bad kernel can cause this... I expected something like this. Which one should I flash?

That depends on which ROM you want to use....Bali, subzero, and glitch kernels all work really well

Force close apps even after odin
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Did you try any of these kernels here? Any kernel in the list except the i9000 kernels should be good. Also try maybe flashing a different modem although I don't think a modem will make a difference.

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