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[Q] Problem with CWM / can't flash rom or restore backup

Hello,
i got my root access running yesterday and backed up my apps with Titanium Backup.
Then it was time to flash cm 10.2. I backed up my stock rom and then wiped the data and cache partition.
Then I tried to flash cm, but it gave me an error. Now if I start cwm, the following errors appear:
Clockworkmod Recovery v6.0.3.2
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /chace recovery/log
E: Can't mount cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
When I try to flash CM also errors occur.
I also can't restore my backup, the following error appears: MD5 mismatch!
Please help me, it is quite urgent
Thanks A LOT in advance.....
Best regards, Simon
E: I have the I9505, if I forgot something else, please tell me, my start in that day was so terrible and it's only 7o'clock
E2: when I try to flash CM 10.2, the following messages appear:
-- Installing: /external_sd/AROOT/cm-10.2-jfltexx.zip
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E: failed to open last_install: Invalid argument
Finding update package....
Opening Update package....
Installing Update....
Install from sdcard complete
Then when I try rebooting it doesn't go further then the CM Logo, which spins...

re: MD5
cH33zBurGer said:
Hello,
i got my root access running yesterday and backed up my apps with Titanium Backup.
Then it was time to flash cm 10.2. I backed up my stock rom and then wiped the data and cache partition.
Then I tried to flash cm, but it gave me an error. Now if I start cwm, the following errors appear:
Clockworkmod Recovery v6.0.3.2
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /chace recovery/log
E: Can't mount cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
When I try to flash CM also errors occur.
I also can't restore my backup, the following error appears: MD5 mismatch!
Please help me, it is quite urgent
Thanks A LOT in advance.....
Best regards, Simon
E: I have the I9505, if I forgot something else, please tell me, my start in that day was so terrible and it's only 7o'clock
E2: when I try to flash CM 10.2, the following messages appear:
-- Installing: /external_sd/AROOT/cm-10.2-jfltexx.zip
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E: failed to open last_install: Invalid argument
Finding update package....
Opening Update package....
Installing Update....
Install from sdcard complete
Then when I try rebooting it doesn't go further then the CM Logo, which spins...
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Go into CWM and or Rom Manger and find the option where it says "Ignore MD5"
or something to that effect and try restoring your nandroid backup with MD5 disabled.
The best thing you can do is download TWRP custom recovery for your specific phone's
model (i9505) and restore your nandroid backup using that, it's a lot better than cwm or
rom manager, and its also all "touch" and has large tabs to click on.
TWRP has the MD5 checking as an option which you cannot miss when you are creating
a nandroid backup or restoring one.
Good luck!
I am not 100% sure if cwm/rom manager has that MD5 option which
you can enable or disable. (I forgot, been so long since I used it).

I checked and I couldn't find an option to ignore MD5. Then I looked for it in google (for cwm). There I found, that a backup can be truly corrupted which could seriously harm the phone. Therefore I don't dare trying to restore my backup with another recovery...
Is there a way to fix the problem that cwm has? With beeing unable to mount or open the stuff I mentioned in my first post and therefore somehow hindering my system to start.
Thanks so far!

Wow, this is all really strange. I now formated chache (only works when cwm is rebootet in cwm). Then the errors do not occur again. Then I formated my data again, got stuck, shut my device on and tried again, then it worked. The same thing for installing cm. First try it gets stuck, second try it works....wtf..?
Well now it runs, but I am really not content with how it worked out...

E: unable to mount otg

I see the error while using twrp, according to log E: unable to mount otg than updating partitions so should i flash custom room with this error as i flashed modded apps with twrp it says done but apps was not installed, how to solve this log error of twrp and what to do this is a problem or only information kindly tell me i should go for flashing ROMs or try some other mods to check that it is flashing it or not.

Error when flashing hero2ltexx - Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/upda...'

I had some issues when trying to flash xposed and ended up formatting my data with TWRP.
After formatting data, I tried flashing root and xposed again. Xposed flashed fine, but root gave me an error. I thought it was because I hadn't gone through the system setup, so I went ahead and went through the setup and tried again but I'm getting the same error in TWRP.
Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary' in the zip file.
Error installing zip file '/external_sd/CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte'hero2ltexx-smg935f.zip'
What should I do?
Also, every time I boot in recovery now it asks me to swipe right as if it was the first time.
Thanks!

Bump. I haven't found a single solution to this on Google.

same problem here

l33t p1mp said:
I had some issues when trying to flash xposed and ended up formatting my data with TWRP.
After formatting data, I tried flashing root and xposed again. Xposed flashed fine, but root gave me an error. I thought it was because I hadn't gone through the system setup, so I went ahead and went through the setup and tried again but I'm getting the same error in TWRP.
Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary' in the zip file.
Error installing zip file '/external_sd/CF-Auto-Root-hero2lte'hero2ltexx-smg935f.zip'
What should I do?
Also, every time I boot in recovery now it asks me to swipe right as if it was the first time.
Thanks!
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You do not flash CF-Autoroot in TWRP. You extract the zip in Windows and Odin the tar file in order to obtain root.

My problem begins when installing "dm-verity and force encryption disabler". This are the errors it shows:
Could not mount /data and unable to find crypto footer
Failed to mound 'data' (Invalid argument)
Unable to recreate /data/media folder
....
Unable to mount storage
Failed to mount 'data' (Invalid argument)
Unable to mount storage
..
Unable to mount /data/media/TWRP/.twrps
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sonnax said:
My problem begins when installing "dm-verity and force encryption disabler". This are the errors it shows:
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Reflash stock rom and start over.

can't flash stock firmware through odin

update....
Flashed stock rom but when I try to make a backup it says:
Could not mount /data and unable to find cryptofooter
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
...done
unable to mount storage
failed to mount '/data' (invaled argument)
full SELinux support is present.
unable to mout /data/media/TWRP/ .twrps
mtp enabled
updating partition details
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
pls help me. I can't make backup so I don't dare to flash a rom....it seens it can't acces data or something?

liobeir said:
update....
Flashed stock rom but when I try to make a backup it says:
Could not mount /data and unable to find cryptofooter
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
...done
unable to mount storage
failed to mount '/data' (invaled argument)
full SELinux support is present.
unable to mout /data/media/TWRP/ .twrps
mtp enabled
updating partition details
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
pls help me. I can't make backup so I don't dare to flash a rom....it seens it can't acces data or something?
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Read the instructions for flashing TWRP again.

dynospectrum said:
Read the instructions for flashing TWRP again.
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What do you mean? I know how to flash TWRP. Flash the tar file through the AP section in odin? Can I flash it with the img file? Always did it with the tar file, never had this problem....I will check the TWRP installation guide again...
Thanks...
TWRP couldn't read my internal storage....what could have caused this? I have a lot of experience with bricked phones. I managed to flash the stock rom but yeah....I wanna flash a rom you know...
Grts
Thanks...will check this !

liobeir said:
What do you mean? I know how to flash TWRP. Flash the tar file through the AP section in odin? Can I flash it with the img file? Always did it with the tar file, never had this problem....I will check the TWRP installation guide again...
Thanks...
TWRP couldn't read my internal storage....what could have caused this? I have a lot of experience with bricked phones. I managed to flash the stock rom but yeah....I wanna flash a rom you know...
Grts
Thanks...will check this !
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To find out why TWRP cannot read internal storage... Read TWRP instructions again

How to fix failed to mount /vendor (invalid argument)?

I have just installed TWRP recovery for PIE while wiping I got this error " failed to mount /vendor (invalid argument" I haven't taken any backup can't copy any file to internal memory how do I flash any rom now? Does any have any backup? .

If you use latest TWRP and non treble ROM, ignore that error and proceed to flashing ROM.

I have just installed TWRP recovery for PIE while wiping I got this error " failed to mount /vendor (invalid argument" I haven't taken any backup can't copy any file to internal memory how do I flash any rom now? Does any have any backup?