The same thing keeps happening when I attempt to flash a ROM to my Nexus. I've tried several ROMs from this forum. Here's what I'm seeing:
Install from sdcard...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E:Can't open /sdcard/update-cm-5.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I've also attempted restoring to a nand backup and got a similar message about being unable to access the sd card.
What am I doing wrong?
What you are doing wrong? Asking in the wrong place.
jongie123 said:
What you are doing wrong? Asking in the wrong place.
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Thanks. Oh so helpful.
How about a link to the right place then?
Q&A.Mods please move to appropriate section. Make sure the zip file is in the root of sdcard.Unplug from computer if you are.Flash the zip file from Anon-Ra recovery.If still doesn't work,try downloading the Rom from another mirror.
Re-flash your recovery image and reformat your card
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Ok I been at this all day, I rooted my phone and read the guides all over the web, but no matter what I do I cant get the Rom to load. I dont want to be stuck using RC 29. Every time I try the update.zip I get
finding update package...
opening update package...
E: cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
Installation aborted
Press home+back to reboot
I dont get it, what am I doing wrong? I really didnt want to start a noob thread but Im stuck here. I tried 3 different roms but they all do the same thing. I really want to use Cyanogen with the dark theme.
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Make sure your settings on your PC aren't such that you are inadvertently naming the files update.zip.zip. In some instances, Windows will append the file name automatically. To check if this is the case, go into My Computer>Tools>Folder Options and see if "hide extensions for known folders" is checked or unchecked. If its checked, then you need only to rename the file to update and windows will automatically put the zip on it. Have you installed Cyanogen's 1.4 recovery image? This will allow you to not have to worry about this problem as it lets you flash any image with a .zip extension.
Wow That was It! Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!1 My 8 hour headache is gone now!!!
phatmanxxl said:
Wow That was It! Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!1 My 8 hour headache is gone now!!!
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Glad to help! I still stand by my original recommendation of installing Cyanogen's latest recovery image (1.4 currently) if you haven't done so already.
If you check back on this thread, can you please edit the title to say [SOLVED] so everyone knows that the problem has been handled?
BTW I have searched for hours.
(my phone is rooted)
I am trying to go back to the RC29 build. I need to get replacement phone.
I dl dreaimg.nbh and put it on my freshly formatted fat32 sd card.
Everytime I hold camera and power on, it gives me a serial0 failure on a yellow line.
I am lost right now.
Ask in the Q&A section of the forum.
Have you read THIS???
Yes, I have.
I put the prginal SPL on the phone and renamed it to update.zip, I then put DREAIMG.nbh on the sd card as well, and then tried to install the update.
E:cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
Installation aborted
Press home and back to reboot
SpoonyGSR said:
I put the prginal SPL on the phone and renamed it to update.zip, I then put DREAIMG.nbh on the sd card as well, and then tried to install the update.
E:cant open /sdcard/update.zip
(no such file or directory)
Installation aborted
Press home and back to reboot
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Are you on Windows machine? Make sure that it does not hide file extensions and you're not renaming your file to update.zip.zip
That's the only thing I can think about at this point but let's rule that out first
Let us know how it goes, we'll troubleshoot more if we need to
Good luck
lol you dont need to unroot to get a replacement phone. ive had four already every single one of them rooted just dont have a theme on it. and if your that serious about it just brick the phone. Not then say you was trying to update to the cupcake rom. Works Everytime
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Ask in the Q&A section of the forum.
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This is the Q&A section. You sir failed miserably.
Im not adding extra file extensions, I would just turn the phone in, but it does have a theme.
Ok, I figured it out on my own. Now running RC29.
So what's the trick?
Dl the updates from another source, freshly wiped the card for fat32.
I am trying to root my captivate, on rebooting ( reinstall pkgs.) I get an error "can't open / sd card/ update.zip.
SD card is out and unmounted. Tried factory reset to clear but still same error.
Any suggestions would be welcomed.
Make sure it's just named update not update.zip.
I'm having same problem and it's renamed "update".
bwnotredame06 said:
I'm having same problem and it's renamed "update".
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Your signature says your on stock ROM so it should work fine.
I attached then one I use, from JF6 or JH7, just in case.
cappysw10 said:
Your signature says your on stock ROM so it should work fine.
I attached then one I use, from JF6 or JH7, just in case.
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thanks boss I'll try it
bwnotredame06 said:
thanks boss I'll try it
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The file must be copied as is. Don't rename it in windows and you can check your phone with my files after copied....name should be update.zip if not rename it on phone to that
And it needs to be on internal sdcard... /sdcard/update.zip
Swyped.....you may have to interpret
I'm a developer, using a French Samsung galaxy Note with CWM.
Trying to construct my own update.zip to undo a boneheaded move.
I noticed while "adjusting" the OS that some things that worked for others did not work for me (Thunderbolt simply refused to install, with no real useful error status). CWM edify scripts look simple enough, but mine do this:
-- Installing: /sdcard/test3.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
I notice some of the update packages appear to be signed. Mine isn't, because that's just silly for this. But is some kind of "security" blocking my script? How can I disable?
As an aside, is it possible with CWM to do a manual file copy from sdcard into, say, /system ?
All .zip need to be signed, this may help tho
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717437
All credit goes to daneshm90 and don't forget to hit the thanks button if it helps
To copy or replace files to /system you can use es explorer or root explorer or ADB push but don't forget to assign proper permissions.
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That fixed the problem. Thanks much.
This is definitely NOT obvious, and googling for 20 minutes didn't produce a result.
No problem
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OK as I can not post in development section I am posting here. I just downloaded cm_shakira-001x.zip file and tried to install it, while installation it say "E:Can't open /sdcard/cm_shakira-001x.zip (bad) installation aborted"
Is this with me only or anyone else has the same problem???
I think this is rar.zip problem.Try download one more time.
przemek4113 said:
I think this is rar.zip problem.Try download one more time.
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file was corrupt and has been replaced now.