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[Q] How to install custom ROM from recovery?

I'm trying to install SwiftDroid 1.8 from recovery, but it's giving me an error and the installation is aborted. I clicked install zip from sd card, then chose the file, and the error showed up. Can someone help me please? I'm using ClockworkMod 3.0.1.4.

despotovski01 said:
I'm trying to install SwiftDroid 1.8 from recovery, but it's giving me an error and the installation is aborted. I clicked install zip from sd card, then chose the file, and the error showed up. Can someone help me please? I'm using ClockworkMod 3.0.1.4.
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do you have the version 1.5/1.6 or 1.7 as base?
try with the new clockworkmod 3.0.1.9
http://www.mediafire.com/?ja56p21x1wnp9x6

lavero.burgos said:
do you have the version 1.5/1.6 or 1.7 as base?
try with the new clockworkmod 3.0.1.9
http://www.mediafire.com/?ja56p21x1wnp9x6
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Oh silly me, I forgot to extract the download. Thanks anyway!

TWRP symlink:some symlinks failed

Hi guys, I'm trying to flash a kit kat ROM coming from purity 4.3, but when in recovery and trying to flash the zip it says
Symlink:some symlinks failed
E: error executing updater binary in zip,,,,
What's going on?
Sent from my Nexus 10 using xda app-developers app

filthygoat223996 said:
Hi guys, I'm trying to flash a kit kat ROM coming from purity 4.3, but when in recovery and trying to flash the zip it says
Symlink:some symlinks failed
E: error executing updater binary in zip,,,,
What's going on?
Sent from my Nexus 10 using xda app-developers app
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What TWRP Version are u using? make sure u are on latest I thinks it's 2.6.3.1... here's linkg for the latest .img file http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/manta
or try the goomanager app.
if that fails u might have to use CWM.
Good Luck

Reboot recovery and unmount /cache partition. That worked for me

I could really use help with this as well. so many different issues. Sometimes its status 7 some symlinks failed, sometimes its just some symlinks failed, and sometimes its error in updater. I need help! Tried so many different things. My TWRP is up to date, ive downloaded the rom and gapps several times with all the same results, and High on Android said to open up the rom and change some of the script with a text editor and ive done that and rezipped the rom and flashed and still gotten errors. OMG please help

Worked for me
bidzapfc said:
Reboot recovery and unmount /cache partition. That worked for me
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Thank you. This helped me install the 4.4 liquidsmooth beta.

bidzapfc said:
Reboot recovery and unmount /cache partition. That worked for me
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Thanks a lot, that worked for me as well

I believe that the latest TWRP versions have resolved this.

bidzapfc said:
Reboot recovery and unmount /cache partition. That worked for me
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Thanks it worked for me tooo.

dint work for mee
i cant install aospextended rom :crying:
eternityhacker said:
Thank you. This helped me install the 4.4 liquidsmooth beta.
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bidzapfc said:
Reboot recovery and unmount /cache partition. That worked for me
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thanks, that worked for me in moto xt1058 , rom stock mod debloated

how to
bidzapfc said:
Reboot recovery and unmount /cache partition. That worked for me
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how to unmount /cache partition?

dickydicky77 said:
how to unmount /cache partition?
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veirdly that worked for me too.

bidzapfc said:
Reboot recovery and unmount /cache partition. That worked for me
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done, great job it helped me thanks

[HELP] Wiped and erased phone in CWRM, ROM installation aborted

So I was an idiot and used a ROM found on xdadevelopers and each time I try to flash the ROM in CWRM it says installation aborted. I wiped and erased the phone before doing this.Basically i'm stuck with my Nexus 4 in CWRM without a ROM installed or a ROM that can be flashed without an errors. Is there a way to side-load a rom or access the phone in CWRM to add a new rom?
The rom is the one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516389
Help is much appreciated, thanks.

rstgyx said:
So I was an idiot and used a ROM found on xdadevelopers and each time I try to flash the ROM in CWRM it says installation aborted. I wiped and erased the phone before doing this.Basically i'm stuck with my Nexus 4 in CWRM without a ROM installed or a ROM that can be flashed without an errors. Is there a way to side-load a rom or access the phone in CWRM to add a new rom?
The rom is the one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516389
Help is much appreciated, thanks.
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Two choices (of many) but first, try flashing twrp, then try the rom. Or re-flash cwm and try again.
Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013)

What was the error displayed in CWM?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

korockinout13 said:
What was the error displayed in CWM?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
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Installing: /sdcard/0/M-ROM-20131119-mako.zip
Finding update package . . .
Opening update package . . .
Installing update . . .
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E: Error in /sdcard/0/M-ROM-20131119-mako.zip
(Status 7)
installation aborted

At first try flashing latest twrp img from fastboot mode and then try flashing the rom again.
You might want to give a try to the multi-rom twrp.
If it fails again you can always flash factory img.

yak84 said:
At first try flashing latest twrp img from fastboot mode and then try flashing the rom again.
You might want to give a try to the multi-rom twrp.
If it fails again you can always flash factory img.
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Flash factory image, meaning restore the phone back to stock and removing the root/bootloader?
Right now that sounds more appealing to me than trying to figure all of this our to be honest.

rstgyx said:
Flash factory image, meaning restore the phone back to stock and removing the root/bootloader?
Right now that sounds more appealing to me than trying to figure all of this our to be honest.
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Yes, you start from blank after flashing factory img.

yak84 said:
Yes, you start from blank after flashing factory img.
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Alrighty, I just did it and my phone is back to perfect working order !
Thanks for the suggestion.
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i9500: Odd issue when trying to flash ROM's

Greetings all,
So I have been trying to redo my Wanam KitKat install due to the foldermount issue and I ran into a couple of issues. Now before someone comments about that awesome app from the app store, yes I use it I just have other reasons to try and get a clean install going.
So first things first, I Odin flash the latest CWM by Sameer, do the necessary wipes and start the install. I then get this error message:
set_perm: some changes failed
E:Error in /data/media/0/ROM Install/wanamlite-v40-nb3.zip
(Status 7)
Installation Aborted
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So I power down the device and Odin flash the latest CWM Touch version and I still get the above message. I then flash Philz Touch 6.07.9 and voila, it installs without an issue. Now one of my other issues to resolve this foldermount issue is because any recovery other than the Philz version mentioned (even the latest Philz) fails to flash any files and has an issue seeing my internal storage.
So I Odin back to my earliest ICS version and try from there. Now the CWM recoveries see the correct folder path but I still get the above error and I did manage to get this code as well:
I: using /data/media for sdcard/0/clockworkmod/ . last_install_path.
I: Cant partition non mmcblk device: /devices/platform/dw_mmc.2/mmc_host/mmc2
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I have tried everything to try and get this to work as it should but I am stuck. Right now I have flashed the old Philz I have and restored a nandroid and the phone is fine. How do I get past these errors?
Any help would be greatly appreciated .
*edit*
I should mention that after the ICS flash I did a factory reset and wiped everything and still had the above errors...

Anyone?

CWM fails with a lot of roms. TWRP is better.

Hi, thanks for the input. Sadly TWRP also fails with the same error:
set_perm: some changes failed
E:Error in /data/media/0/ROM Install/wanamlite-v40-nb3.zip
(Status 7)
Installation Aborted
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Hence the reason for my asking. Its not a bad zip so redownloading it will not get rid of the problem. My recoveries are also good zips otherwise they would not flash. Does anyone have any idea what is going on?

How can I install LineageOs 14.1 (N 7.1)?

Two Questions:
1-before flashing, what wipe I do?
2-What version of GApps I choose? (ARM64-86?)

Flipp3rix said:
Two Questions:
1-before flashing, what wipe I do?
2-What version of GApps I choose? (ARM64-86?)
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Wipe everything except micro SD and usb otg...........
Gapps: Arm64

mg712702 said:
Wipe everything except micro SD and usb otg...........
Gapps: Arm64
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give me error:
E3004:THIS PACKAGE IS FOR DEVICE Z00l; this device is kraft-A6000.
E:UNKNOW COMMAND [LOG]
E:ERROR EXECUTING UPDATER BINARY IN ZIP '/externa_sd/lineage-14.1-20171007-nightly-Z00L-signed.zip'
Error flashing zip '/externa_sd/lineage-14.1-20171007-nightly-Z00L-signed.zip'
Updating partition details...
done...

Flipp3rix said:
give me error:
E3004:THIS PACKAGE IS FOR DEVICE Z00l; this device is kraft-A6000.
E:UNKNOW COMMAND [LOG]
E:ERROR EXECUTING UPDATER BINARY IN ZIP '/externa_sd/lineage-14.1-20171007-nightly-Z00L-signed.zip'
Error flashing zip '/externa_sd/lineage-14.1-20171007-nightly-Z00L-signed.zip'
Updating partition details...
done...
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looks like you have the wrong rom.
what device are you trying to flash?

Flipp3rix said:
give me error:
E3004:THIS PACKAGE IS FOR DEVICE Z00l; this device is kraft-A6000.
E:UNKNOW COMMAND [LOG]
E:ERROR EXECUTING UPDATER BINARY IN ZIP '/externa_sd/lineage-14.1-20171007-nightly-Z00L-signed.zip'
Error flashing zip '/externa_sd/lineage-14.1-20171007-nightly-Z00L-signed.zip'
Updating partition details...
done...
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Install Z00L's twrp

mg712702 said:
Install Z00L's twrp
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Problem solved

Flipp3rix said:
Problem solved
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How can you solved this??

mg712702 said:
How can you solved this??
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i choose right recovery

Flipp3rix said:
i choose right recovery
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Ok