Cant get update.zip to work in CWM

[tsargent347]

I just recieved this fascinate last week and i rooted it last night, I downloaded the CW app from the market and tried to flash into recovery. Did that and tried to do the update.zip and i got errors, I need help as i am getting very frustrated with this phone. Thanks

 

[Paul627g]

I just recieved this fascinate last week and i rooted it last night, I downloaded the CW app from the market and tried to flash into recovery. Did that and tried to do the update.zip and i got errors, I need help as i am getting very frustrated with this phone. Thanks

Instead of using the "update.zip" option, have you just tried using the "Install zip from sdcard" ?

Sorry if my wording doesn't exactly match your CWM, I have an Epic 4g.

Edit: I'm not positive here but using the CW from the Market will not work, I believe you need to follow the CWM installation steps in the rooting sticky here in the Fascinate section, post #2.

 

[tsargent347]

no, i was just reading a thread from may 15 i think and people were talking about using odin or something i have that on my computer now and pulled up and have my phone connected to my computer with the USB cord but dont know what to do from here..I deleted the Clockworkmod app and cleared the data on it cause i saw that using it was a no no

 

[tsargent347]

So freaking confused..

 

[Paul627g]

Follow the instructions in Post #2 of this thread...

[How To] First time ╰╮╰╮ROOTING╰╮╰╮ walk-through 4/28/11

This will get you up and moving... Above all, be patient and don't rush...

 

[tsargent347]

well im trying to do the odin flash and im stuck....i think its downloaded and i hit run..then i tried to save the file but cant find it or whatever i hit PDA and then started but failed...then i tried again after saving the file and it doesnt say success or failure...just sits there..bout to flush the phone down the toilet:-[

 

[Paul627g]

well im trying to do the odin flash and im stuck....i think its downloaded and i hit run..then i tried to save the file but cant find it or whatever i hit PDA and then started but failed...then i tried again after saving the file and it doesnt say success or failure...just sits there..bout to flush the phone down the toilet:-[

Follow the troubleshoots, I know this method has worked time and time again.

 

[tsargent347]

ive hit reset and tried 4 times on my fifth time now...it just sits there and does nothing

 

[tsargent347]

lol well the screen went black so i unplugged like it said to and i booted into a blue recovery and couldnt do the updat.zip......again..got a droid with the triangle and !

 

[Paul627g]

First a few questions...

You have the Samsung drivers downloaded and installed? Then you plugged in your device with debugging mode enabled and allow the composite drivers to finish installing in your computer?

Once the above is met, and you connect up with Odin is your device being recognized in the COM:ID box on the upper left? Usually lights up yellow with some numbers in it.

Then you downloaded the "tar" file as stated in the instructions

Hit PDA button and then selected the "tar" file you downloaded to be used.

If you have met all the above conditions then you may need to wait for one of the Fascinate users/mods/advisers that are familiar with the process to help you further with the troubleshooting. I can't do much more as I'm on an Samsung Epic 4g.

Hang tight friend, help will be along soon enough.

 

[tsargent347]

Ah F yeah got it going...loaded into red loader then applied update.zip and then went orange...o yeah im good im good lol...thank you for your help now to figure out how to flash roms on this bad boy

 

[tsargent347]

o heck yeah son i got it....got the red cwm screen then hit update.zip and the screen went to the orange cwm thingy...

 

[tsargent347]

WTF now i go back into the CWM recovery and the dang writing is blue again

 

[DroidXcon]

WTF now i go back into the CWM recovery and the dang writing is blue again

TS please tell me what build you are using

settings>about phone> baseband and build number

Edit: did you follow directions found in post #3 of this thread?

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...-clockworkmod-recovery-w-screen-captures.html

 

[tsargent347]

ED09? im in the red recovery cause i redid the odin and back to red recovery..now trying to figure out where to go from here so i cant get to the about phone thingy

 

[tsargent347]

it says CwM voodoo Lagfix recovery v2.5.1x..i just did a backup

 

[DroidXcon]

ED09? im in the red recovery cause i redid the odin and back to red recovery..now trying to figure out where to go from here so i cant get to the about phone thingy

well dont use install sdcard:update.zip, if you are using ED09 you should be fine.
directions for flashing any zip be it a rom or kernel can be found here
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...-clockworkmod-recovery-w-screen-captures.html

if you keep reverting back to blue recovery the reason is because you are using a stock verizon kernel.
this can be fixed by placing any ED09 compatible custom kernel on your sdcard. then flashing cwm via odin again. then after flashing immediatley boot into recovery and flash the custom kernel this will keep cwm booting up everytime

 

[tsargent347]

Im following post #3 and im to where i need to select roms folder but i dont have a roms folder on my sd card..i have:
Android/
DCIM/
LOST.DIR/
TMP/
VideoTutorial/
Voodoo/
clockworkmod/
download/
update.zip/

 

[tsargent347]

i rebooted to verify what kernel i have and i have ED04..my bad

 

[DroidXcon]

Im following post #3 and im to where i need to select roms folder but i dont have a roms folder on my sd card..i have:
Android/
DCIM/
LOST.DIR/
TMP/
VideoTutorial/
Voodoo/
clockworkmod/
download/
update.zip/

in post #3 it doesnt say anything about a roms folder...... there is no such thing as a roms folder unless you make one and place the roms in that folder.

usually roms are placed directly on the sdcard not in any folder. although if you choose to make a roms folder to place the rom in that will work aswell