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
ethan21 said:
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)
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This question may have been answered before but I just cant find it here.
I tried rooting my vibrant with the classic method described here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723479&highlight=issues+rooting+vibrant
It didn’t work and I got the following message:
E: can’t open /sd card/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
Installation aborted
I copied the update.zip file in DCIM of internal memory card and was still getting the same message.
I copied the update.zip file into my sd card and still got the same message.
I followed the steps exactly as they have been described in the rooting thread.
I haven't tried the one click root method yet.
Would anyone know what seems to be the problem.
Thanks.
You have to replace the update.zip file and flash it with recovery.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using Tapatalk
Are you saying I have to replace with a new update.zip file and repeat the method again?
I was doing it in recovery mode.
Use the one click method. You can find all the info on unlockr.com in the--how to -- (they have a nice video) If it doesn't work then you will need to flash back the T959UVJFD stock through Odin. Look in the bible or search in this website.
Why is your update.zip in DCIM? Download that one from the forum post, rename it to update.zip, and copy it to the root directory of your sd card.
Yea replace the update.zip with a modified one that gives you root access. Its should be on the bible(stickie post) and Recovery mode is correct.
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Sdobron said:
Why is your update.zip in DCIM? Download that one from the forum post, rename it to update.zip, and copy it to the root directory of your sd card.
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Can you explain what is the root directory of internal sd card where I need to place the update.zip file?
Yea replace the update.zip with a modified one that gives you root access. Its should be on the bible(stickie post) and Recovery mode is correct.
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Now my computer isn't recognizing the phone when I mount the sd card. It tries to install drivers for the phone and can not.
Ok, by root directory they just mean the internal 16gb memory.
Ok look, download update.zip. Rename it to "update" without the quotation marks. If you are running windows 7 you dont have to add ".zip" windows knows it is a .zip file, so again just name it update and windows and your phone will automatically know it is update.zip. maybe the problem is you are naming it "update.zip" and your phone is reading it as "update.zip.zip"
Anyways, I don't know why your drivers don't work, but once you get your computer to recognize your phone. Mount your phone to your computer.
Then go to your internal memory, the 16gb one, not the external sd card.
Now, DON'T GO INTO any folders, the root is just the internal memory, again don't go into any folders. Place the "update" file into the internal memory, don't place it into any folder.
Reboot your phone into recovery mode, and then reinstall packages.
good luck.
SamsungVibrant said:
Ok, by root directory they just mean the internal 16gb memory.
Ok look, download update.zip. Rename it to "update" without the quotation marks. If you are running windows 7 you dont have to add ".zip" windows knows it is a .zip file, so again just name it update and windows and your phone will automatically know it is update.zip. maybe the problem is you are naming it "update.zip" and your phone is reading it as "update.zip.zip"
Anyways, I don't know why your drivers don't work, but once you get your computer to recognize your phone. Mount your phone to your computer.
Then go to your internal memory, the 16gb one, not the external sd card.
Now, DON'T GO INTO any folders, the root is just the internal memory, again don't go into any folders. Place the "update" file into the internal memory, don't place it into any folder.
Reboot your phone into recovery mode, and then reinstall packages.
good luck.
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Nevermind. But thanks alot for your response and help. After looking around to find some alternative ways to root..I finally was able to root my vibrant using the method described
HERE
In the end, rooting was as easy as installing a simple app.
Now im going to do some research on ROMs and hopefully flash before doing titanium backup.
sLiKK said:
Nevermind. But thanks alot for your response and help. After looking around to find some alternative ways to root..I finally was able to root my vibrant using the method described
HERE
In the end, rooting was as easy as installing a simple app.
Now im going to do some research on ROMs and hopefully flash before doing titanium backup.
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Ok, make sure you do lots of research. Read the bible, every last word of it.
Don't ever try to downgrade from 2.2 to 2.1 without having the proper 2.1 kernal, becareful with lagfix such as voodoo, and learn odin.
good luck
I have run into another issue. I can not mount my phone to computer.
With USB Debugging off... I dont even get a notification in the slide down menu asking me to either mount/unmount.
With USB Debugging on... I do get the option in slidedown menu to mount my phone. At the same time the computer shows a pop up message asking me to install driver software for Samsung_Android. In the meantime , I press mount sd card which by the way is still not recognized by the computer.
I dont have the driver for samsung_android to install on the computer.
Does anyone know a potential fix for this situation.
Thanks.
Hi,
Like I said I am a newbie. I am trying to get cm7 to work on my nookcolor but For some reason when I try to burn it to the micro sd card it deosn't show up, just the folder it's in and the folders empty. Can someone give me some advise
chad11 said:
Hi,
Like I said I am a newbie. I am trying to get cm7 to work on my nookcolor but For some reason when I try to burn it to the micro sd card it deosn't show up, just the folder it's in and the folders empty. Can someone give me some advise
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Follow this Guide to the letter and you will be fine!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
Thanks but isn't that the way to run it of the internal flash. I want to run it of the sd card so I can go back to the regular nook if I want to.
chad11 said:
Thanks but isn't that the way to run it of the internal flash. I want to run it of the sd card so I can go back to the regular nook if I want to.
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Use this for sd install.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
That's what I started with and When I went to write it to the sd card I couldn't because I couldn't find it in the folder
chad11 said:
That's what I started with and When I went to write it to the sd card I couldn't because I couldn't find it in the folder
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You need to run 7zip and unzip the file to a .img file. The dowload comes through as a .img.gz file. When you have that, write the file you extracted to your usd with win32diskimager or what ever burn program you like.
I am able to get as far as it is downloading it to the sd card. I can see the progress bar and as it is at 80% or 90% it says it can't read the image file. what gives?
What program are you using to copy the image to the sd card?
You may want to use win32diskimager or WinImage85 to copy image to SD card. You cannot simply copy files over to SD card.
Using any of these programs will reformat card in the process and copy image to SD card.
Make sure you're unzipping the installer and copying just single file from size agnostic installer. After the image is on SD card, go ahead and copy CM7 and Google Apps.
Insert SD card on NK and boot it, it will start installation automatically.
I tried using win32diskimager and winimage but neither can do it. With win32diskimager I can't even find the file and with winimage I can find it but when it is downloading it says it can't read the image file
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I tried using win32diskimager and winimage but neither can do it. With win32diskimager I can't even find the file and with winimage I can find it but when it is downloading it says it can't read the image file
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With Win32diskimager ( What I use)--It will NOT see the file you need to burn to usd-Until you unzip the dowloaded file with 7zip. You MUST unzip the .img.gz file you download to get the extracted .img file for burning. Once you have it extracted to your desktop, click on the browse button in win32diskimager(the little folder next to the image line) and select the .img file. Select the drive you have your usd card mounted in (it will be a letter for your usb port), and click write.
what is 7zip
chad11 said:
what is 7zip
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It is an unpacking/unzipping program--read about and download here:
http://www.7-zip.org/
thank you times a billion. I finally thing I got it all ready. now, is there anything I should know before I try it. Stuff like problems tricks or tips.
copy google apps to SD card. The installer should go ahead and install CM7 and google apps.
on mine it worked perfectly. it's not guaranteed that it works every time, but it worked for me so may want to give it a try and it will save you some time.
btw, on my earlier post I named the same program 2x, I meant to say win32diskimager or WinImage85. sorry about that.
So here is my situation...
I would like one flash one of the new ICS roms and have run into an annoying problem.
I created a directory on the SD card called "Root", and downloaded the rom and placed it in the directory. I then rebooted into Recovery and after selecting update from zip on SD card, the file can't be located.
The only file in the Root directory is the first ROM I flashed and gaaps.
I can't seem to locate those files from Es file manager though.. Thoughts??
Sent from my Acer Iconia A500 using Tapatalk
cbradberry said:
So here is my situation...
I would like one flash one of the new ICS roms and have run into an annoying problem.
I created a directory on the SD card called "Root", and downloaded the rom and placed it in the directory. I then rebooted into Recovery and after selecting update from zip on SD card, the file can't be located.
The only file in the Root directory is the first ROM I flashed and gaaps.
I can't seem to locate those files from Es file manager though.. Thoughts??
Sent from my Acer Iconia A500 using Tapatalk
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From recovery your sd card is called SD CARD.
from within say file manager your sd card will be in mnt/external_sdcard.
Some sd cards has a issue being read by cwm recovery. Often formatting the card in a Android phone or with sd format app. if k downloaded the rom file from within windows . In android file manager long tap on the file and click properties . check to see if the file is names xxxx.zip.zip
if you have stock recovery . the file must be on the root of the external sd card NOT in a folder at all. But your message makes me think you have cwm installed . if you are sure none of the above is the issue. Try re download the rom of your choice and try again.
Good Luck
cbradberry said:
So here is my situation...
I would like one flash one of the new ICS roms and have run into an annoying problem.
I created a directory on the SD card called "Root", and downloaded the rom and placed it in the directory. I then rebooted into Recovery and after selecting update from zip on SD card, the file can't be located.
The only file in the Root directory is the first ROM I flashed and gaaps.
I can't seem to locate those files from Es file manager though.. Thoughts??
Sent from my Acer Iconia A500 using Tapatalk
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Erica is right. When you copy your file to EXT SD Card, you should copy it straight to the card. NOT put it in some folder. This will make it easy for your Recovery to find.
This is the basic method. Depending on which recovery you use (RA or CWM) there are other locations you can use as well (USB Drive, Internal memory) but best to get familiar with the basic method first.
This worked for me... Thanks.
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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.
When I plug my tablet into my PC to copy files over, I see two of every folder. One will show files in it when I click on it, but I can not copy a file over to it. The progress bar never advances and I eventually cancel the operation. Windows scans the other folder when I open it, but the scan never completes (it gets to like 98% and stops) and I have to actually unplug the tablet from the PC to get out of the screen.
I can copy from the internal memory to the SD card and the other way just fine using my tablet file manager.
This started a couple of weeks ago, up until then everything was fine and I had no problems. Anyone else ever have this kind of thing?
Wow, I guess I have a unique situation here. No one else has never had this happen?
thafrogggg said:
Wow, I guess I have a unique situation here. No one else has never had this happen?
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I have the same problem. I can copy to one. the other errors out. I am not sure what causes it, but it doesnt matter unless I copy to the wrong one.
Which folder are you to copy to the 1st or 2nd?
The one that works
thafrogggg said:
Which folder are you to copy to the 1st or 2nd?
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I could only copy to one of them. I think it was the first one.
When I use "MX_Player_Pro_1.7.8.apk" App on Acer A500 Tablet (Music Player App), It doubles, and later tripples, and so on my Playlist files, same problem. It's annoying... I've also had Double folders problem before.
My way of fixing was...
Going into TWRP Recovery 2.3.1 and Wiping All Internal SDCard files. then Reflashing any ROM
I also Partitioned Ext SDCARD with CWM recovery:
-Swap-size = 0 MB
-Ext2-size = 1024 MB
-Fat32-size = Remainder (the rest will be formatted in Fat32)
-then Changed Ext2 to Ext3, then Ext3 to Ext4
*** (haven't seen Double+ files in 2 months now, with heavy "MX Player Pro" app usage + hooking up to PC many times
*** I'm on "ICS Unlocked Bootloader 0.03.14-MUL" + "TWRP 2.3.1 Recovery"