recovery.img won't write to the phone

[acme64]

im on the last step for about 8 hours now. I'm following this post: PPCGeeks - View Single Post - EVO Full Root & OTA ROOT|Recovery|Nand Backup/Restore|Flashing| for n00b's + Videos

on 5Z i get this:

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
# cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
# chmod 755 /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
# /data/flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
/data/flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img
mtd: erase failure at 0x00000000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00000000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00000000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00020000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00020000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00020000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00040000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00040000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00040000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00060000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00060000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00060000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00080000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00080000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00080000
mtd: erase failure at 0x000a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x000a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x000a0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x000c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x000c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x000c0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x000e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x000e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x000e0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00100000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00100000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00100000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00120000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00120000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00120000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00140000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00140000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00140000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00160000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00160000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00160000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00180000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00180000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00180000
mtd: erase failure at 0x001a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x001a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x001a0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x001c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x001c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x001c0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x001e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x001e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x001e0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00200000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00200000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00200000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00220000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00220000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00220000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00240000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00240000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00240000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00260000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00260000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00260000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00280000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00280000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00280000
mtd: erase failure at 0x002a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x002a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x002a0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x002c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x002c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x002c0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x002e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x002e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x002e0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00300000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00300000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00300000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00320000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00320000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00320000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00340000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00340000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00340000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00360000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00360000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00360000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00380000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00380000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00380000
mtd: erase failure at 0x003a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x003a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x003a0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x003c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x003c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x003c0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x003e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x003e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x003e0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00400000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00400000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00400000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00420000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00420000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00420000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00440000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00440000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00440000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00460000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00460000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00460000
mtd: erase failure at 0x00480000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x00480000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x00480000
mtd: erase failure at 0x004a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x004a0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x004a0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x004c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x004c0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x004c0000
mtd: erase failure at 0x004e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: erase failure at 0x004e0000 (I/O error)
mtd: skipping write block at 0x004e0000
error writing recovery: No space left on device
#

I've used a recovery.img from about 3 different mirrors, and downloaded it straight via the evo browser. what the hell is wrong?

 

[acme64]

is the recovery option even necessary? can I just flash a new rom and be done with it?

 

[UTnick]

technically you don't need it need it. at least not if you're flashing the RvU ROM. some ROMs require full root which means having full access to recovery.

and i think that log you posted is what you get if you haven't installed the correct pc36img.zip first. you should be using the eng-pc36img.zip.

here is a link i pulled from the how-to sticky.

http://www.mediafire.com/?m3wnmtguf4l

 

[UTnick]

copied straight from ghil's how-to.

Part four - real root and recovery

Download these files into a working folder on your computer --
http://www.joeyconway.com/sdx/evo/troot/eng-PC36IMG.zip (rename this to PC36IMG.zip)
^^mirrors (thanks Beezy) eng-PC36IMG.zip eng-PC36IMG.zip - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download
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Unzip the flash_image.zip and mtd-eng.zip, and place the files that were inside the zips on your SD card. As always, not inside any other folders. Go back to your command prompt and enter the following:

adb shell
cat /sdcard/flash_image > /data/flash_image
chmod 755 /data/flash_image
/data/flash_image misc /sdcard/mtd-eng.img

Now copy the PC36IMG.zip (the new one you downloaded above, not any other version you may have) to your sd card, and turn off the phone.

Note -- if you've had USB or SD card errors, see Saepak's post HERE for the fix. Thanks Saepak!

Reboot to the bootloader by holding volume down again, just like we did above. Again, say yes when asked to flash and reboot.

Once you're all booted up again, copy the recovery-clockwork-supersonic.img to your SD card -- you guessed it, not inside another folder.

Back at your command prompt, type in the following:

adb shell
cd /data/local
cat /sdcard/flash_image > flash_image
chmod 755 flash_image
./flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-clockwork-supersonic.img

type it EXACTLY as above, including the ./ part.

When your back at the #, type in reboot recovery. You'll boot into clockwork recovery, where you can use the nandroid function to restore the backup of your system you made earlier. The difference is that you can use things like root file explorer to move and delete things from the /system/ folder. Congrats.

 

[acme64]

OH i see what you mean, i flashed the wrong PC36IMG to begin with, not that i have the wrong one afterwards. Well damn that should if been made clearer. I'll try it again

 

[acme64]

DONE! thanks a ton for your help!
so now that im rooted...now what