I put it on my "internal storage" on my nexus, then I go to recovery and click "install zip from sd card" and can't find it?
Is the ROM in .zip format?
Did you rename it to update.zip?
Just find it manually and flash it that way
we need more details, are you rooted, running a custom recovery, which rom did you download?
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hi i just rooted my vibrant with galaxy rooter app. and now i am trying to flash 2.1 i copied the folder to both sd and internal and when i reboot in recovery i dont see the update.zip please help
it says no such file. : (. i renamed it update.zip still does not work help......
first things first, I HIGHLY recommend downloading ROM Manager from the market, then from rom manager app, flash "Clockwork Recovery". Once you have that.....
When you plug in your phone into your computer, two new drives will appear in "My Computer" on your computer, one is i think 12 gb and it will have a bunch of folders/files, this is where you need to put the *.zip DON'T rename it update.zip, I suggest you name it something like vibrant2.1custom.zip or something so you know what it is.
Once you have your zip on the root of your sd, boot into recovery. Clockwork recovery should start, if not click on "reinstall packages". this will start the clockwork recovery. you will now be at a kind of teal colored recovery. From here i STRONGLY recommend you go to nandroid and do a backup. once the back up is done. go to the main screen and you will see "install zip from sdcard" click on that then select "choose zip from sdcard" it will list all the files and folders on your sd card go down to your .zip (vibrant2.1custom.zip) click on that then click on yes
You should be good to go.
Good Luck
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first things first, I HIGHLY recommend downloading ROM Manager from the market, then from rom manager app, flash "Clockwork Recovery". Once you have that.....
When you plug in your phone into your computer, two new drives will appear in "My Computer" on your computer, one is i think 12 gb and it will have a bunch of folders/files, this is where you need to put the *.zip DON'T rename it update.zip, I suggest you name it something like vibrant2.1custom.zip or something so you know what it is.
Once you have your zip on the root of your sd, boot into recovery. Clockwork recovery should start, if not click on "reinstall packages". this will start the clockwork recovery. you will now be at a kind of teal colored recovery. From here i STRONGLY recommend you go to nandroid and do a backup. once the back up is done. go to the main screen and you will see "install zip from sdcard" click on that then select "choose zip from sdcard" it will list all the files and folders on your sd card go down to your .zip (vibrant2.1custom.zip) click on that then click on yes
You should be good to go.
Good Luck
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i do have the rom manager when i click on flash clockwork recovery it says not connected to the internet when i am connected.
how do i boot in clockwork ? i am having trouble doing that when i click on flash clockwork it says cant connect make sure your connected to the internet.
help..
never mind i got it thanks for the help
ok i am having problem flashing the rom it just stays stuck on instating update
I've moved this thread to general.
I am having a heck of a time tryingto flash a new rom onto my nexus s. I have downloaded MoDoCa and CM7 and put both .zip's on my SD card.
When i go to install via clockwork, its verifies the install and fails saying it cant find any of the packages. I left the files as a zip, i also extracted wthem within the same folder.
Im so lost why this wont work. Also the backup's i made before flashing dont wanna flash either. I can only get barebones 2.3. HELP!
Are you using version 3.0.0.0 or higher of Clockwork? That's one of the requirements on Modaco's ROM.
You should leave the Modaco rom as a zip. Put it in the root of your sdcard.
I think what's happening to you is that you're trying to flash it the wrong way.
In Clockwork, don't select the flash update.zip file, what you need to do is choose the menu option to flash a file from the sdcard. This puts you into a selection mode screen where you will navigate through the files and folders in the sdcard to the one you want to flash, then select it and flash away.
Have you tried it that way?
EDIT: P.S - you don't "flash" nandroid backup files, you restore them from the backup/restore menu option in Clockwork. You probably know that, but just making sure, since there shouldn't be an issue restoring them.
Ok heres what I would like to know guys. I am running CMY's stock desire CWR Rom. I want to change the kernel or update but I am not sure how to do so with a CWR build? The other part is when I do get a build upadte how to go about saving info, settings and flashing the new rom in CWR? Any help would be appreciated and I have searched but can't really find specifics to much about CWR?
To flash an update such as a kernel, save the zip file to your sd card. Then in magldr menu go to 8: AD Recovery (assuming you are running magldr 1.13 and that you have flashed a cwm 1.3 partition) - select install zip from sd card - choose zip from sd card, then navigate to the folder where the zip is stored, select the update and then select Yes to flash it.
If you want to save the rom and all apps and data, from the Recovery menu select backup and restore and then select backup.
Ok as far as the kernel that is exactly what I am doing. I do have magldr 1.13 and the 400MB partition not sure the version but the most updated CWR. Anyway it keeps giving me an error after I choose update zip and choose file. Cant remember what the error is but it won't open the zip file.
Are you choosing update zip or as I stated - install zip?
Ok I think I got it figured out....
Can i install the stock T-Mobile ROM with ClockworkMOD 3? and If so where can i find the latest T-Mobile ROM?
Got to the Dev section, check out the ROM listings, try to find a stock rooted ROM.
Once you find the proper one, put the zip on your SD card (no folder, just on the root). Open up ROM Manager and click "Install ROM from SD Card", then select the ROM file.
Don't forget to do a backup via ROM manager before you flash, and do another one after you install the stock ROM again.
Hey I downloaded a custom rom of these forums. I put it in the root of my sdcard with the name update.zip and booted into recovery and told it to install update.zip. I got an error saying the file didn't exist. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I thought that's how I did it with my Droid X
Custom ROM's need to use ClockworkMod recovery found here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126364
Update.zip only works with stock factory Rom. For the most part anyway.
I use clockwork recovery and if I rename it to something other than update.zip i can't find it. It seems to use ROMs and clockworkmod as directories, I tried putting the zip in there and it doesn't show up in clockwork.