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Booting into CWM recovery

I am trying to go from stock rooted to CyanogenMOD 9 found Here
However when I use Rom Manager and try to install the Rom it boots into standard android recovery and not CWM. How do I fix this issue so that I can install the new Rom?

Because you can't.
you have to use overcome method to restock and install overcome kernel so you get ext 4 filesystem and cwm 5.x.x first
Www.teamovercome.net
Read the guide.
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Cannot install any ROM

My Girlfriend asked me to update her SGS, so I said, why not trying a costum ROM. She agreed...
So is first installed CWM with hardcore's kernel with the ClockworkMod Recovery and the Heimdall Suite.
I made a backup of her data and installed CM7.
But she did not like it and asked me to recover her old system.
So I opened CWM and choose the backup. Then in the beginning of the progress the phone suddenly rebooted and stuck at the fist samsung Logo...
So I tried to install CM7 again.
"Error in CM7.....zip" (Status 7)
I downloaded it again and moved the new file to the SD. Same Problem.
I tried another ROM.
"Cannot mount \system"
I did hardcore's kernel with the ClockworkMod Recovery and the Heimdall Suite again. Same Problem
I formated the whole file system (and deleted the backup by misstake)
Same Problem...
I read that CM7 changes the partition structure, maybe thats the problem?
I read about Odin but of course, as I used the guide above I did not wrote don the IMEI etc of the SGS.
My GF is going to kill me, this is serious
Any suggestions?

I tried something different with using odin
I tried to install an original ROM but also gut errors from the filesystem.
When rebooting the logo shows up and the animation starts but it loops and never end.
"Cant mount /dbdata your storage not prepared yet. Please use UI menu for format and reboot options"
And bootloader (3e) showing up, when i try to do something it crashes and when trying to reboot BSOD....
Even when I try to start the bootloader alone
cannot mount /dbdata (invalid argument)
faild to mount /dbdata (File exsists)
Cant acess to /system/csc/ELP/system/
Ok then I tried to check the "Re-Partition" Box but Odin is not starting the process if its checked...

Try flashing firmware from here. Most of them contain bootloaders. And repartition with 512 pit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14273101
Sent from my I9000 running JW5 with Dmore3.3 and Semaphore 2.7.4

I made it to reinstall Cyanogenmod. Dont know how it exactly worked, but it did.
So the first thing I want to do is to backup those EFS-Files.
My problem is that I dont have the possibility to install ROMS because (like at the very first installation) The Progressbar of the CWM Installer stops after a few seconds an the device reboots without having anything installed.
But, as I have CM7 installed, I have SU. so maybe there are other possibilites to backup those important files? Just copy the directory?

I had nerves and made it to install MIUI. It has all the google apps, its shiny and very girl-like.
I realy pray she likes it.
Now, 8 hours later I want to let you know I will not study tomorrow morning. Im just going to BED !!!

hhhhhhhhhhhhh dont do it again

Try to install an official rom with 3 files using odin then re-install the old rom
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Borstenhorst said:
My Girlfriend asked me to update her SGS, so I said, why not trying a costum ROM. She agreed...
So is first installed CWM with hardcore's kernel with the ClockworkMod Recovery and the Heimdall Suite.
I made a backup of her data and installed CM7.
But she did not like it and asked me to recover her old system.
So I opened CWM and choose the backup. Then in the beginning of the progress the phone suddenly rebooted and stuck at the fist samsung Logo...
So I tried to install CM7 again.
"Error in CM7.....zip" (Status 7)
I downloaded it again and moved the new file to the SD. Same Problem.
I tried another ROM.
"Cannot mount \system"
I did hardcore's kernel with the ClockworkMod Recovery and the Heimdall Suite again. Same Problem
I formated the whole file system (and deleted the backup by misstake)
Same Problem...
I read that CM7 changes the partition structure, maybe thats the problem?
I read about Odin but of course, as I used the guide above I did not wrote don the IMEI etc of the SGS.
My GF is going to kill me, this is serious
Any suggestions?
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Try re-installing the stock firmware and redo the update the following link tell you how to do it.
https://www.fixmystuff.in/FMS_Forum/threads/samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000-flashing-to-original-rom.46/

it seems like she like it. So im realy releaved

[Q] CM9 reinstall: make_ext4fs failed on /cache

Hi everybody, I'm quite scary about what I've done today with my tab.
1. I was running under CM 9.1 stable and everything was fine.
2. I backed up my data using ROM Manager and tried today a nightly build of CM 10 from get.cm. I installed it from CWM as written in Cyanogen wiki. Before install I was warned about partition format that wasn't the same as previsouly, and I was asked to choose the update.zip again to enable the ROM flashing to start. CM 10 booted correctly, and it ran very well at first. Then I chose to install Gapps through CWM, the same I did for CM 10.
3. After rebooting, I experienced a bug: the included keyboard kept crashing and was then unusable. I decided then to restore my backup of CM 9 through CWM.
4. I did not encounter any trouble restoring the backup to my old CM 9. But I had no radio, no IMEI, no baseband etc.. in "settings/about the device" and at this point I didn't know that this was because "/radio" wasn't mounted.
5. Now I don't remember what I exactly did but I try wiping caches, restoring again, reinstalling CM 9 stable, reinstalling CM 10 stable, restoring my backup again, flashing the Kernel using Hemsfall but what I remember is:
- I first had problems with /cache
- After that I had the "E:format_volume: "make_ext4fs failed on /cache" message
- My tab reboots if I try to install CM9 stable
- I tried to install a fresh firmware through http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133590 but I get stuck at hidden.fs
Now my tab can only boot to CWM or download mode, and whether I choose to flash to CM9 or CM10 I get the message:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device")== "galaxtab"...
E: Error in /sdcard/cm-10-nightly....zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted
I don't know what to do now, and I'm quite desperate right now, please help me to get rid of that "make_ext4fs" error. I'm really afraid.:crying:

When you update to cm10, the mtd partition scheme changed to a new one. Nandroid restore won't work until the partition is made back to the same as when backup was taken.
To be able to run cm again, you need to restock to GB using Odin,
then flash overcome kernel to get cwm.
Only the kernel, not the ROM.
Then use cwm to install cm,
then restore from nandroid.
Follow my signature for overcome guide.
Get GB stock safe v5, the PDF guide, and the overcome kernel.
Jump to page 7.
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Thanks you very much, be blessed, it works perfectly using your solution. I felt really really bad, thank you so much!

you are welcome.
You may want to try CM10 again.
Make sure you flash gapps for cm10 only, not gapps for cm9 or cm10.1
It shouldn't be as unstable as you said.

Rom and android problem

Hi, I wanted to install cyanogen mod 11 nightly on my s3 i9305.
So what i did:
1. installed cf auto root using odin
2. installed twrp recovery using odin
3. then I copied gapps and cyanogen mod zip to my phone
4. made a backup of my system (boot & system)
5. wiped system,dalvikcache,cache
6. then i tried flashing with cm 11 and i got an error with code 7.
And i tried to remove the check from update-script, nothing.
Now when i to install different roms it does the same thing.
What can i do to fix this and get cm 11, because i don't like samsung original os an touch wiz????:crying::crying:

Hi! I guess it's outdated recovery or this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522762
Had the same problem once and just updated the recovery and everything was fine.
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Can't install any custom ROM!

Hello
Recently I flashed SpeedMod Kernel K17 and if I want to install a custom ROM like LineAgeOS it says: 'This VERSION has a incompatible partition layout'
If I choose the zip again it is flashing TWRP and after a reboot its booting into recovery mode and it stops flashing. And the problem is, that every ROM gives this incompatible partition layout message.
I've tried several times reflashing the stock ROM and trying it again.
Sorry for my bad english
EDIT: I solved it by using a other PIT File