Database Develop

need help flashing to Cyanogenmod rom

ok so right now im on jf 1.5 with custom theme, and im trying to get the latest rom available, but for some reason when i try to flash it gives me this error.
E: Cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
i just flashed to the newest recover image (1.3.1+jf) and it still does the same, iv tried his newest stable and older stable and they both give me the same error, i know im a noob, did i miss a step?

jak33 said:
ok so right now im on jf 1.5 with custom theme, and im trying to get the latest rom available, but for some reason when i try to flash it gives me this error.
E: Cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
i just flashed to the newest recover image (1.3.1+jf) and it still does the same, iv tried his newest stable and older stable and they both give me the same error, i know im a noob, did i miss a step?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
have you tried to wipe yet?

martinx817x said:
have you tried to wipe yet?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
this has nothing to do with awipe
make sure that if you're on windows rename it to update in the removable disk. go to console and do:
mount sdcard
ls sdcard
should say something with update, is it update.zip.zip or update.zip

try naming the file simply update w/no .zip sometimes windows will add an ext without you putting on the on the end of the file because it is already a zipped file. I had this problem the other day

rooting issues

so I tried to Root my Dream and choose after a number of failed attempts I have decided to just give up so I want to wipe and restore my phone's OS the factory but when I try though the settings menu the phone restarts then just sits on the "Rodgers" logo for ever so is there anyway to fix that?

Don't give up so soon
I definitely recommend rooting. The rogers firmware sucks by default imo. I did not like my phone at all until I rooted.
Check this guide by HyeProfile, I just used it on a new rogers dream and it worked 100%:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4280573#post4280573
If you really don't want to root, you can follow the steps to try flashing (using the same instructions he gives in that post) with the official rogers radio.img and recovery.img here: http://www.stevebirstok.com/android/losemyroot.zip

well I hate how slow my phone feels so I'm going in for the root again thanks for the push to try again.

ok ran into an issue:
Installing from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file of directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted
when trying to apply update.zip

Loading001 said:
ok ran into an issue:
Installing from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file of directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted
when trying to apply update.zip
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that means it can't see your sdcard.
see if dropping into the recovery console(alt+x) and typing
Code:
mount /sdcard
recovery
see if that helps anything since that command will mount your sdcard which it appears to be failing to read.

when I try enter the console all the options are removed form the screen then nothing happens all I see is the yellow text.
The yellow text I'm talking about is the error message I posted.

if you are trying to unroot it, use the same rc package that you use to downgrade it in the bootloader (camera and power) and run the .nbh there

Loading001 said:
ok ran into an issue:
Installing from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file of directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted
when trying to apply update.zip
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you sure your sdcard is formatted to FAT32?

I'm going o try that when I get home

ok so it's weird.
E:Multiple firmware images
E:can't store hboot images
E:failure at line 1
write_hboot_image PACKAGE:hboot.img
install aborted
ok so now it just sits on the "Rogers" logo and wont enter any mode (camara+power)
edit: looks like that means I biked the thing hope they will replace it (i'll just blame it on their firmware update thing)
edit2: calling rogers to try get a replacement

will it it read an .nbh in the bootloader?

I don't know how can I test that or see if it will?

I was refering to the dreaimg.nbh from either rc29 or rc7 that you use to downgrade your phone in order to root it, that use the bootloader camera + power

no it wont enter any mode at all just sits on the rogers logo so a new phone should show up in the next 3 to 5 days

this kinda scares me off from trying again but I want to so I might.

got a all new phone and it still wont mount the Sd card like last time

ok so i helped some one root their rogers phone last night. are you trying to flash the radio, or have you followed all of the fastboot commands in the "rogers heres your real root" thread? the guy i was helping couldn't flash the radio but we got it with the fastboot commands

no I'm past loading recovery.img with fastboot and I'm trying to apply the update.zip

thats very odd. so you did all the fastboot commands and still can't get it to work?
is it any rom you try to flash?

well I was following the guide in one of the first posts

2.2 install troubles

Hi,
Recently decided to upgrade to the 2.2 to see what its all about.
I have got my Nexus to the 27 build needed, but when I go to apply sdcard:update.zip I get the error:
"E:Can't open/cache/recovery/command"
And it aborts. Then I have to reboot and it goes back to 2.1. I definatly have the file as "update.zip" (i dont hide extensions)
Cheers,
Gradu

when you change the zip file name just type update and not update.zip, i had the same problem.

Thanks for the input, but no cigar.
I have noticed however, when I plug my nexus to the PC, its registered as F drive.... but my phone fault says that E: cant open /cache/recovery/command just as I get into the recovery mode as well.

There is no need to unroot. Get the pre root zip and flash like normal. 2.2 has new radio so will flash that first then the next reboot will be 2.2

[Q] Unable to copy open recovery files?

Hey all,
I'm trying to get 2.2 on my milestone (Purchased from New Zealand) and I've been having a bit of trouble following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=983516
Sadly enough points 1 to 7 in the install open recovery part are fine. It's just RSD lite restarts the phone and I try to copy the files across that it kicks up a bit of a fuss.
I open the SD card folder and when I try to copy anything across it brings up a warning saying that it cannot copy the files as the device has stopped responding or has been removed. I thought it might have been to do with the OTA update problem that's listed, but doing that doesn't seem to help either.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

Ok, so I have now been able to copy everything across. - I had to rename all the files then change the names back once it's on the sd card... odd.
Anyway, so I've now restarted it using the power and camera key and I can see the update.zip option.
However when I run it it comes up with an error and aborts:
E:EOCD marker occurs after the start of the EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
Not a clue what to do from here, so any advice will be much appreciated. - And if there is any other info that's needed.

SamosaSan said:
Ok, so I have now been able to copy everything across. - I had to rename all the files then change the names back once it's on the sd card... odd.
Anyway, so I've now restarted it using the power and camera key and I can see the update.zip option.
However when I run it it comes up with an error and aborts:
E:EOCD marker occurs after the start of the EOCD
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted
Not a clue what to do from here, so any advice will be much appreciated. - And if there is any other info that's needed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That means that you don't have a Vulnerable Recovery installed. What's your bootloader version? If it's 90.78, you can flash this VR via RSD Lite (make sure you have the Motorola USB drivers installed) http://android.doshaska.net/rootable

That's brilliant! - I'll give that a go and let you know if it works. Thanks for the help!

Just to update, it's worked perfectly and I'm now running 2.2. Thanks for the help!
I can't seem to get to the marketplace for flash, but I'm sure I can figure that out.
Cheers

Good to hear! Have you considered flashing a ROM? There are some good ones out there!
Sent from my Milestone using XDA Premium App

[Q] Clockworkmod wont install

I just flashed back to stock (apparently a new version) which is 2.2. My problem is that i cant install clockworkmod. Ive tried two different methods
1. Using rom manager, and just downloading it then flashing it.
2. Downloading the clockworkmod file, putting it in the root directory, and using adb to go into recovery and install it.
Both times i got this error
Finding update package..
Opening update package..
Verifying update package..
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.
How can i fix this?
Thanks

Check out the third sticky in captivate general. The one about 3e signature verification. May be what you are looking for.

yeah, i just tried that. Didnt work. Im not sure if i did it right though...
I did..
1) copy the recovery file onto my phone
2) download terminal emulator
3) type su (to get it root access)
4) enter the command (nothing happened after i entered it... it just entered)
5) open file expert and put the file in the right directory
6) use adb to reboot into recovery
then i tried flawshing update.zip... same signature problem