I have created a rom slot using safestrap with sufficient size and also have the rom slot active. When I try to flash a .zip file to the rom slot it instantly says "Unable to load .zip file" I have tried to uninstall and reinstall safestrap. I have also tried multiple .zip files, tried loading from both internal and external sdcard, also tried reformatting the sd card,. I am totally stuck at this point, any ideas?
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I'm up to the part where I browse the SD card for the ZIP file.
Clockwork claims to be showing my SD Card, but it's actually showing my XOOM's internal memory.
What can I do?
I fixed it. It appears to have been an issue with the root.
It somehow became unrooted. Using the universal method, I fixed it and now CWM sees the SD card.
you might want to change you recovery to tiamats or rogues recovery, they are more suitable for the xoom.
just download either in the .zip file and write the zip in cwm recovery.
I like rogues because it allows you to mount a usb drive.
also stay away from rom manager- great for phones but not the xoom
Finally took the unlock/root/rom plunge and have been enjoying ICS (nightly 14) for a few days now. With nightly 16 it seemed to make sense to update. When i put the .zip on the SD card and tried to use CWMOD to install it gave an error "(Bad)" on the operation after opening the ZIP.
i downloaded again, tried again, no change, then started messing around to get it to work (should have known better). Now, if I boot in CWMOD and select install zip from SD / choose ZIP i see all the folders on my internal memory: all the folders for alarms. music, pictures, etc. I can put the release .zip in there and it will see it, but still fails on the install.
If I look with root explorer (or other tools) when i look in mnt/sdcard it has all the folders for alarms. music, pictures, etc. I can also see /mnt/external1 which is the SD card and does have the files on it.
once booted, from PC I see "Internal Storage" and "SD Card" which look as i would expect and contain the correct files (ie: "SD Card" contains the ROM files)
I've tried another SD card, with no change.
So, somehow i think i have a pointer messed up so SD points to internal memory.
I've tried all the wipes i can find, but can't get past it. Any suggestions on how to reset, or wipe it more fully, would be appreciated.
bdsemple said:
Finally took the unlock/root/rom plunge and have been enjoying ICS (nightly 14) for a few days now. With nightly 16 it seemed to make sense to update. When i put the .zip on the SD card and tried to use CWMOD to install it gave an error "(Bad)" on the operation after opening the ZIP.
i downloaded again, tried again, no change, then started messing around to get it to work (should have known better). Now, if I boot in CWMOD and select install zip from SD / choose ZIP i see all the folders on my internal memory: all the folders for alarms. music, pictures, etc. I can put the release .zip in there and it will see it, but still fails on the install.
If I look with root explorer (or other tools) when i look in mnt/sdcard it has all the folders for alarms. music, pictures, etc. I can also see /mnt/external1 which is the SD card and does have the files on it.
once booted, from PC I see "Internal Storage" and "SD Card" which look as i would expect and contain the correct files (ie: "SD Card" contains the ROM files)
I've tried another SD card, with no change.
So, somehow i think i have a pointer messed up so SD points to internal memory.
I've tried all the wipes i can find, but can't get past it. Any suggestions on how to reset, or wipe it more fully, would be appreciated.
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You see everything in your internal storage (32gb) also called sdcard, because I think you allowed Rom Manager to update your recovery to whatever is newest (4.0.0.4 ?) but that version doesn't play nice with the Xoom's external micro sdcard. This is a known issue, and I and others have written about this a million times, but anyway, you need to reflash the solarnz R4c recovery v 3.2. 0.0 image file through fastboot with your micro sdcard mounted in your Xoom. Then, after that, you can flash from the micro sdcard to your heart's content. The micro sdcard is located at mnt/external1. I don't even use Rom Manager for anything. If you just press the power button as if to actually power down, I think you'll get the boot menu to boot into recovery very easily, if you don't feel comfortable doing it manually. Or you can download Quick Boot.
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You see everything in your internal storage (32gb) also called sdcard, because I think you allowed Rom Manager to update your recovery to whatever is newest (4.0.0.4 ?) but that version doesn't play nice with the Xoom's external micro sdcard. This is a known issue, and I and others have written about this a million times, but anyway, you need to reflash the solarnz R4c recovery v 3.2. 0.0 image file through fastboot with your micro sdcard mounted in your Xoom. Then, after that, you can flash from the micro sdcard to your heart's content. The micro sdcard is located at mnt/external1. I don't even use Rom Manager for anything. If you just press the power button as if to actually power down, I think you'll get the boot menu to boot into recovery very easily, if you don't feel comfortable doing it manually. Or you can download Quick Boot.
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I recall having a similar issue with loading zip files onto the SD card and then trying to flash it just to get an error.
The only was I had a work around for that was to only load the zip file THROUGH CWM. By selecting Mounts and storage > Mount USB, then it takes up to 1 minute for my computer to see the sdcard (removable disk). Then I just transfer the zip to the SD card by this method and then when its done, I return to the main menu and go about the process of flashing.
The rogue recovery works just as well and has a few more options than the tiamat recovery. It also supports internal and external sdcards as well as toggling the backup and/or wipe of /data/media. Just my opinion and preference.
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hello, I backed up my eclipse ROM to my external storage using safestrap, I did not choose the Compress into zip file option I didn't think it would make a difference. So I decided to delete the ROM and try reinstalling my my backup that I had just created. just in case I really need to do it. I did all the steps again, created slot 1 wipe data, (I compressed the zip in order to flash it) the name of my backup file is TWRP.but anyways when trying to flash it it immediately says Failure. any ideas? I have safestap 3.11 installed.
Never found, I got it lol
I rooted my Moto Electrify M (which to my knowledge is the same as the Razr M from verizon) and I was attempting to put CM10 on it. I was following the directions from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012093&page=57 and I accidentally deleted my internal storage (which contained my zip files GAPPS and CM10. I now have a rooted/unlocked bootloader phone with no operating system and am unsure how to install CM10.
I attempted using my external SD in another phone to transfer the files. Once I booted up TWRP in recovery mode and attempted to install I could not find said files. I'm a super noob at this whole root thing, please help
I'm not sure what the problem would be, maybe try going into Mount in twrp and unchecking the box for external sd before looking for the files.
to clarify, when I am in "install" there are folders named /sd /sdext etc but there is nothing in the folders. I have tried toggling between external and internal memory while using the install feature.
What version of twrp do you have? I put my rom zips on the root of the sd card, and when I switch twrp from internal to external, everything is right there.
Try using the file manager and see if you can find the files. If you can, but still can't get to them in the install page, use the file manager to move them over to internal storage and see if they appear there.
Do you know how to use fastboot? You could flash cwm recovery instead, and see if that shows the files.
I have version 2.2.2.1 of twrp.
I cannot find them in file manager. I am using a galaxy s2 transfer the files from my pc to the external card. Here are my options for where to store the zip files.
(nvm I can't post links yet)
What I see here is NOT what I see when I use the SD card inside of the Electrify M.
The options available for storing the zip files are not showing up when in the file manager
Interesting.. I would go into fastboot mode and use Matt's Utility to reset the phone to stock and get your OS back. You should already have the right drivers installed, so start up your phone while holding the down volume key to get into fastboot mode, load up the utility and select the first option.
Then I would flash a newer version of TWRP and see if your file browsing issues persist, I'm using twrp 2.5.0.0. Or you could also opt to flash the CWM recovery instead, and see if that fixes your problem. I have used both of these recoveries and never had an issue finding the zips on my external sd.
Another option would be to give Safestrap a try, it will ensure you don't lose your default OS again. Safestrap will let you set up a custom rom installation alongside your stock rom, keeping it perfectly intact.
Fixed it gents. I reformatted my sd card and stuck it in the android folder that was created. I then mounted the external through twrp and found it instantly. My assumption is the problem was user error related. I now have cm10 installed and have my gapps working, but I don't have bluetooth or 4g functionality. Should I make a new thread regarding these problems?
I haven't tried CM10, but honestly I would just try another one(maybe CM10.1 would fix your problems). I'm not big into fixing issues with my roms, I just find one that works and stick with it.
There might be a solution for your problems, and yeah another thread would be the way to go to get more visibility on it, but personally I would just go for Carbon or AOKP or SlimROM, or one of the other options. I have tried out the three I just mentioned, and have had 4G and bluetooth working with each(except Bluetooth on Carbon, I never tested it out but I assume it works)
I wish I could help you more but I just don't know enough to troubleshoot those kind of issues.
Happy new year everyone!
After removing MultiROM using the uninstall method and also flashing uninstall .zip file in recovery the phone stopped booting the OS. I think some MultiROM leftovers messed the boot process. Flashed the boot.img and recovery.img, than the TWRP recovery again, but nothing worked. Wiped dalvik, cache, system partitions and flashed a stock 5.0.1 zip file and the boot problem was solved.
The issue now is that I cannot see any files on SD Card neither on phone or windows explorer. I however am able to see all the files from the TWRP file manager. After reading some forums I think I have to force some rescan of the SD card or something like that. I tried using apps like SD Rescan, but nothing has fixed the issue.
Root Explorer shows 6GB used and 6GB free although the SD card appears empty. Disc Usage app shows that I have 4GB "System data"which is the files that I have on the SD card.
I got the files using recovery and may try to format the data partition, but don't know if it will work. So any ideas that will spare me from that exercise are very appreciated.