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[Q] assert failed: write_raw_image

I tried to flash my first ROM (through clockwork at least, I'm used to using Odin) and it was the Cyanogen, latest version. I followed all of the directions, I flashed clockwork using the Linux live CD, rooted it completey. I put the Cyanogen zip on my SD card, rebooted into clockwork, did a factory reset, cleared cache, then tried to install the update. Part way through the install (after the welcome to Cyanogen) I get "assert failed: write_raw_image" error code 7.
It's driving me insane.

I just tried for the 3rd time, wiping my Dalvik cache, no difference. Installation aborts because of "Status 7"

Maroon Mushroom said:
I just tried for the 3rd time, wiping my Dalvik cache, no difference. Installation aborts because of "Status 7"
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Is your usb unplugged?
What rom are u flashing?
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eljefe27 said:
Is your usb unplugged?
What rom are u flashing?
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I tried both the Liberated ROM and the latest Cyanogen ROM. I do have it fixed now though. Instead of booting into clockwork from plugging it in, I just got the app from the market, reflashed Clockwork recovery, and then flashed Cyanogen + google apps without a problem.
Hope this helps anyone else that has the same issue in the future.

Maroon Mushroom said:
I tried both the Liberated ROM and the latest Cyanogen ROM. I do have it fixed now though. Instead of booting into clockwork from plugging it in, I just got the app from the market, reflashed Clockwork recovery, and then flashed Cyanogen + google apps without a problem.
Hope this helps anyone else that has the same issue in the future.
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U must be unplugged and to boot inro clockwork hold volume down key then press power
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Maroon Mushroom said:
I tried to flash my first ROM (through clockwork at least, I'm used to using Odin) and it was the Cyanogen, latest version. I followed all of the directions, I flashed clockwork using the Linux live CD, rooted it completey. I put the Cyanogen zip on my SD card, rebooted into clockwork, did a factory reset, cleared cache, then tried to install the update. Part way through the install (after the welcome to Cyanogen) I get "assert failed: write_raw_image" error code 7.
It's driving me insane.
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How are you starting clockwork? Unplug the USB cord, power down, and start it by holding volume down and then press power - wait for diags to complete - the select recovery.
Never - EVER - start clockwork with the USB cord plugged in.
If that fails, check the MD5 sum on the file you you are flashing against the reported md5 on the site you pulled it from.

recovery error

alright, I updated to 2.2 and I was going to make a backup.. but once I booted into stock recovery and tried to apply the update.zip I got this error
E:Can't mount /dev/block/vold179:9
(no such file in directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:bplib_delta_for_test.bin
then..
E:Can't mount /dev/block/vold179:9
(no such file in directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted
any help would be appreciated. I couldn't find a fix anywhere I read.
thanks in advance!

I have the same issue...
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I had this error when I was using imnuts recovery kernel (correct button mapping i.e. camera button selects) so instead I odin'd (haha) adryn's test_2 kernel from the "official" thread (the screwy button mapping i.e. press the menu softkey area) and it fixed the problem xP
I posted what happened in the ec04 stock thread too
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i had this problem when i first upgraded to froyo, but i started from scratch which probably wasn't necessary, well here's what i did:
-i odin'd stock dl17 full odin package
-rebooted phone, let it do its thing
-i put the blue(cyan) cwm update.zip file and rom/kernel for froyo on my sd card
-odin'd froyo modem
-odin'd cwm_recovery_test4_adryn.tar
-went to recovery mode and fakeflashed update.zip(cwm)
-wiped data/cache/dalvik cache
-flashed froyo rom/kernel zip file
-wiped data/cache/dalvik cache again
and out of nowhere it all worked again. hmm....again most of these steps weren't necessary but i like to start out from scratch sometimes(bad habit)

thanks guys, all I had to do was use adrynalynes .tar in stead of imnuts. and it worked fine.

Can someone post the dl17 Odin files? All of the links I've found so far are dead.
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small warning
I just wanted to put out a small warning to those trying to update to ec03: Do NOT use the yellow version of CWM to attempt a data wipe/factory reset before OR after installing ec03. It will hang on formatting /data and cause all sorts of headaches.
If you ARE stuck at formatting /data already and just found this forum:
hold vol up+down+power for about 3-5 seconds to reboot
get back into yellow CWM
ensure the usb is plugged in and go to storage and mounts
mount the USB storage
copy the cyan CWM update.zip from your computer.
install the update.zip (replacing the yellow cwm's update.zip)
hold vol up+down+power for about 3-5 seconds to reboot
voila, cyan cwm!
continue to do a data wipe/factory reset from inside cwm, ignore the error msgs since the actual sucess messages get hidden by the cwm menu when format is complete.
then reboot & enjoy ec03 froyo

[q] i flashed my a500 tablet but rom will not install!!! Wtf!!

ok so i flashed my a500 tab with acer recovery and I have tried to install a new rom and now it will not let me install any rom!!
Help!!

melhagg said:
ok so i flashed my a500 tab with acer recovery and I have tried to install a new rom and now it will not let me install any rom!!
Help!!
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what do you mean it won't let you install the rom? do you get an error, or what happens?

melhagg said:
ok so i flashed my a500 tab with acer recovery and I have tried to install a new rom and now it will not let me install any rom!!
Help!!
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Yes, if you actually want help, details please?

ok sorry...details....ummm....sorry im a noobie but i read alot into all this....
the rom i was currently running was PRIME...
so i flashed the tablet using acer recovery and tried to install taboony then all of the sudden it wouldnt un-zip, I did the whole power + vol -, factory rest set/wipe, wipe cache, -advance-wipe dalvik cache, wipe battery stats, install from zip, all that...it will not let me restore from back up!
....CWM is NOT showing up on sd card!
I even tried installing the unbrick zip....NOTHING
Tablet says
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.0.0(thor2002ro rev1.3.4)
Fixing A500 Boot/Recovery Checksums....
Running itsmagic
Done!
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
opening update package...
E:Cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
Installation aborted
No files found.
SORRY IF IM ALL OVER THE PLACE! IM SO UPSET AND FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW! I LOVE MY ACER WITH ALL MY HEART AND WAS SCARED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME! I READ AND DO SO MUCH ON MY TAB! I SHOULDVE OF STAYED WITH THE ROM I HAD ....BUT THERE IS SO MANY COOL LOOKING ROMs I WANT TO TRY!
THX SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR REPLYING BACK!

Another thing i forgot to mention was when i could get the tablet to load up all the way, i also tried to factory reset from settings (i dont care if its not rooted anymore, i know there will b another way to do so) and i did check to see if i still had a root and i did....
I also tried the hard reset button on the side of the tab n its still suck on the acer screen and when i power on + vol - it still says everything i said in my previous reply....

melhagg said:
ok sorry...details....ummm....sorry im a noobie but i read alot into all this....
the rom i was currently running was PRIME...
so i flashed the tablet using acer recovery and tried to install taboony then all of the sudden it wouldnt un-zip, I did the whole power + vol -, factory rest set/wipe, wipe cache, -advance-wipe dalvik cache, wipe battery stats, install from zip, all that...it will not let me restore from back up!
....CWM is NOT showing up on sd card!
I even tried installing the unbrick zip....NOTHING
Tablet says
ClockworkMod Recovery v5.0.0.0(thor2002ro rev1.3.4)
Fixing A500 Boot/Recovery Checksums....
Running itsmagic
Done!
--Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
opening update package...
E:Cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
Installation aborted
No files found.
SORRY IF IM ALL OVER THE PLACE! IM SO UPSET AND FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW! I LOVE MY ACER WITH ALL MY HEART AND WAS SCARED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME! I READ AND DO SO MUCH ON MY TAB! I SHOULDVE OF STAYED WITH THE ROM I HAD ....BUT THERE IS SO MANY COOL LOOKING ROMs I WANT TO TRY!
THX SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR REPLYING BACK!
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What file are you installing named "update.zip"?
If you're flashing a ROM, you should be choosing "install from zip file" , then "choose zip file from sdcard"

Yes I've tried it that way, but like u said its not installing anything not even with a different SD card.
......I wish someone was located in Philadelphia that I can have them do it n actually see the problem ...):
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And yes I tried update zip n even tried the stock ROM....nothing ...

Could you perhaps post a video of what CWM is doing when you try to flash a new rom?
Also have you tried to do the downgrade down the 3.0.1 and then rooted, install acer recovery and try the whole process again? It's worth a try.

ok so i flashed my a500 tab with acer recovery and I have tried to install a new rom and now it will not let me install any rom!!
After you installed acer recovery you
Boot into acer recovery
Then once into acer recovery you have to flash cwm from within acer recovery.
Then boot into cwm and select the rom that you put on the root of your external sd card.
Something strange going on.

ok i could only turn it on by power + vol - button...
its stuck on the Acer logo, i tried a hard reset (don't care if i lose my root) as they showed on the Acer website and it wouldn't even do that....
so i have called Acer and being as tho its under warranty i sent it back to get a new one...
I'll reply to this post once i receive it back....Thx everyone!

[Q] Defy boot freeze

Hey,
My defy freezes after installing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161110 this Rom in GB+ Version on my defy. I previously had cm7 2.3.7 on it. I forgot to delete all user files, and as i said now it freezes @ bootlogo. If i press vol down, and power i get to the recovery logo, but tapping in the bottem right or anywhere on the screen does not help.
what can i do?

GodspeedHD said:
Hey,
My defy freezes after installing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161110 this Rom in GB+ Version on my defy. I previously had cm7 2.3.7 on it. I forgot to delete all user files, and as i said now it freezes @ bootlogo. If i press vol down, and power i get to the recovery logo, but tapping in the bottem right or anywhere on the screen does not help.
what can i do?
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Well if u can access recovery download another rom and flash it (wipe data/cache before flashing) our if you can't access recovery try with Odin to go back to stock
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Djole-97 said:
Well if u can access recovery download another rom and flash it (wipe data/cache before flashing) our if you can't access recovery try with Odin to go back to stock
Press thanks if I helped you
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I can acces motorola recovery using the middle volume button. Wiping Data and Cache didnt help me. Flashing Cyanogenmod as Update.zip doesnt work, this error occours:
Installation aborted
E: Cant mount CACHE:recovery/log

GodspeedHD said:
I can acces motorola recovery using the middle volume button. Wiping Data and Cache didnt help me. Flashing Cyanogenmod as Update.zip doesnt work, this error occours:
Installation aborted
E: Cant mount CACHE:recovery/log
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flash the stock sbf,and start from scratch !!

[Q] Q Any way to help? ZTE Blade bricked

Hi all. Sorry fo my bad English - I'm russian.
Ok, I have a bricked ZTE Blade - GEN2, China 256Mb RAM.
I've read this topic modaco com/topic/343587-guide-de-bricking-a-zte-blade/
I have some problems, thats why I'm asking for some help.
1) I've used Method 5: The dodgy ZTE firmware flasher
At the point Flash Firmware - 6)When finished it should boot into FTM mode. - but it doesn't.
I've took out the battary, and rebooted my phone in the FTM-mode. Succesfully restored IMEI (got no errors).
And then:
Put clockworkmod in the recovery partition
Take out the battery and turn on the phone. Clockworkmod should load
There is no ClockWork! Only FTM...
Installed ClockWork via cmd script. It has loaded, but here is the next problem:
"You can now flash a ROM"
I've tried to flash Swedish_Spring_RLS5. So I mounted system and data.
Installation ok, but if i reboot i get clockwork.
Tried to flash image.bin from zte-website. If i reboot after the installation i get clockwork.
Tried to get stock recovery. Installed it via cmd script, but it doesn't load.
I get FTM-mode.
There is no phone-workshop in my city, and I have no more warranty for this smartphone, so i hope you can help me. Thanks.
At the beggining the problem was - the boot was down. The splash appeares, slides to right, the phone reboots.

Try reflashing clockworkmod and do a full wipe.
It might also help if you format system.
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doesn't helped
Ok, reinstalled cwm, have done all wipes, formatted system,data.
Tried to flash.
Nothing. Reboot => CWM

Does the rom flash process success?
Try flashing another rom.
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yes
yes, it does. i get no errors, and
there are files in the system partiton.
when i make a backup i see all the files from the os.
have tried. cm7, cm9, other stock: 2.1, 2.3 - every gives the same result - only cwm is loading.
when i flash the stock recovery - then i get only ftm on load.
is my phone totally bricked? i hope there is a way to restore...

It's semi-bricked. You could try to flash stock rom with ftm and root it with z4root.
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ok
ok. i will try P729J_2GW900V2.2.0B01-NO_RECOVERY-update_signed.zip
will update this message when done.
--- upd
tried:
1) china tpt's
2) all wipes and formats
3) all mounts + flashing Swedish_Spring_RLS5
4) boot.img via adb
result: ANDROID Loaded, but the hardware keys are not working... UrbanDrawer, any ideas?

Just reflash rom and wipe data.
If the problem didn't get fixed, flash another rom.
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no success
Flashed a stock China ROM.
No success. Boot info FTM. No way to boot the system...
Tried another ROM's for 512Mb models - same result: FTM-mode :crying:
Any other ideas?

UrbanDrawer said:
Try to flash stock rom with ftm and root it with z4root.
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Before doing this, you could also hard reset the phone, that way there's not going to be any software-related problems.
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what i do
Ok. What i do.
1) Launch ZTE Flasher, swich my phone into download mode (vol+/vol-/power)
2) Flash IT (China v880 Firmware)
3) When finished - release battery.
Turn on and get FTM-mode, no clockword or smth. else. Only FTM.
4) TPT's : China v880 GEN2 TPT's.
When finished - the phone doe's not reboot. Need to release the battery, and to power on.
5) Oh my God! Yellow CWM!!! :laugh:
I mount data,system.
All wipes.
Format all, except SD.
6) Flashing ROM.
7) Reboot.
After the reboot I get CWM (on stock rom's) or FTM (after CM).
What am I doing wrong?

Try method 1.
http://www.modaco.com/topic/343587-guide-de-bricking-a-zte-blade/
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cwn
No chance. CWM loading. No ROM

Did you format boot, system, data, cache, and sd-ext?
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UrbanDrawer said:
Did you format boot, system, data, cache, and sd-ext?
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Sure. I did!