Can't Flash - "assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot")" error

Brian Rubin · December 31st, 2010, 06:48 PM

So I need help. I tried to flash another ROM using Amon RA earlier, and the installation was aborted due to the following:

assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot")

I've since tried to restore the NAND backup I made using Amon RA, but the phone is stuck on the white screen.

I made a backup of the stock ROM using ClockworkMod before switching to Amon RA, but don't know how to get back to ClockworkMod to flash it.

If anyone has any suggestions as to how to conquer either of these errors and get my phone running, I would be most grateful. Thanks!

user88 · January 2nd, 2011, 03:42 AM

im having pretty much the exact same issue. same error message, using Amon RA as well and I also made a backup using rom manager when I had clockwork.

Anyone have any ideas?

frenchy714 · January 2nd, 2011, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Rubin

So I need help. I tried to flash another ROM using Amon RA earlier, and the installation was aborted due to the following:

assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot")

I've since tried to restore the NAND backup I made using Amon RA, but the phone is stuck on the white screen.

I made a backup of the stock ROM using ClockworkMod before switching to Amon RA, but don't know how to get back to ClockworkMod to flash it.

If anyone has any suggestions as to how to conquer either of these errors and get my phone running, I would be most grateful. Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by user88

im having pretty much the exact same issue. same error message, using Amon RA as well and I also made a backup using rom manager when I had clockwork.

Anyone have any ideas?

I found a thread that may help you out.

[UPDATE, INFO AND LINKS]*PLEASE READ* Concerns about Amon_Ra and Clockworkmod - xda-developers

Brian Rubin · January 2nd, 2011, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by user88

im having pretty much the exact same issue. same error message, using Amon RA as well and I also made a backup using rom manager when I had clockwork.

Anyone have any ideas?

Go here:

[ROM] 12/31/10 | SPRINT LOVERS | 2.2 | 3.70.651.1 | Radio/Wimax/PRI All-In-One - xda-developers

Download the PC36IMG.zip file and put it in the root folder of your SD card. Then go into your boot loader and load it from there. The thread has all the directions. This is what saved me the other day.

user88 · January 2nd, 2011, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Rubin

Go here:

[ROM] 12/31/10 | SPRINT LOVERS | 2.2 | 3.70.651.1 | Radio/Wimax/PRI All-In-One - xda-developers

Download the PC36IMG.zip file and put it in the root folder of your SD card. Then go into your boot loader and load it from there. The thread has all the directions. This is what saved me the other day.

THANK YOU !!!

This worked!!!! You rock!

Brian Rubin · January 2nd, 2011, 05:38 PM

Hey, if my 8-9 hours of torture and worry can help someone else, I'm happy. Glad to help, and you're welcome.

polobear81 · July 29th, 2011, 11:06 PM

hi guys... having the same problem... I put the PC36IMG.zip file onto the root of my sd card... went through the bootloader and updated the file... it asks me to reboot and i am still getting stuck at the white screen. any ideas... please help.

ocnbrze · July 30th, 2011, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by polobear81

hi guys... having the same problem... I put the PC36IMG.zip file onto the root of my sd card... went through the bootloader and updated the file... it asks me to reboot and i am still getting stuck at the white screen. any ideas... please help.

welcome to the forums!!!!!!!!!!!!
what are you trying to do? have you tried to wipe dalvik cache and cache?

polobear81 · July 30th, 2011, 07:42 AM

thank you... i originally was flashing a rom... i wiped the cache, dalvik, battery stats, etc... everything i normally do.. i have changed roms hundreds of times... i tried to flash the kingdom rom with amon ra and now i have this problem... i have tried everything to fix but i keep getting the white screen... any ideas?

ocnbrze · July 30th, 2011, 11:00 AM

howlong are you waiting? the white screen is normal. let it do its thing. a lot of the new roms are huge and they need time to install properly. one time i waited for the synergy-kingdom rom for almost 35-40 mins! just be patient. as long as your are wiping data, dalvik cache and cache before you flash a rom you are good to go.

have you tried a nandroid backup?

polobear81 · July 31st, 2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ocnbrze

howlong are you waiting? the white screen is normal. let it do its thing. a lot of the new roms are huge and they need time to install properly. one time i waited for the synergy-kingdom rom for almost 35-40 mins! just be patient. as long as your are wiping data, dalvik cache and cache before you flash a rom you are good to go.

have you tried a nandroid backup?

the rom never installed... the installation was aborted and it gave me the boot error. at that point i tried to wipe the phone and bring it back to factory settings and it would hang on the white screen... i waited 1 hour and took the battery out... this is the one time i did not make a nandroid backup and i had this problem... i tried putting the PCIMG36.zip back onto the sd card and update it in the boot loader and when prompted to reboot the phone it would hang on the white screen... i waited an hour also and had to take the battery out. i think i may of bricked the phone...

ocnbrze · July 31st, 2011, 10:28 AM

what PC36IMG file did you use? can you go into recovery? what is your hboot?

polobear81 · July 31st, 2011, 10:40 AM

i downloaded the amon ra file from xda on the kingdom rom page... i found this info in the info file that came with the recovery.img: modelid: PC3610000
cidnum: SPCS_001
mainver: 3.29.651.5
hbootpreupdate:2
DelCache: 1

i can go into recovery and i am using 2.10 0001 hboot...

polobear81 · July 31st, 2011, 10:48 AM

it was amon ra 1.8 i believe...

ocnbrze · July 31st, 2011, 10:51 AM

ok so you have amon ra2.3(i'm assuming it is the latest version) which is a great recovery.
1. so in recovery wipe data, dalvik cache, and cache do that 3x.

2. also try thisvr superwipe. this will also wipe temp files, data, system, boot. just flash it like you would a rom.

3. after flashing that then flash you rom again.

and get in the habit of always making a nandroid backup before flashing anything. you never know when things could go wrong.

polobear81 · July 31st, 2011, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by polobear81

i downloaded the amon ra file from xda on the kingdom rom page... i found this info in the info file that came with the recovery.img: modelid: PC3610000
cidnum: SPCS_001
mainver: 3.29.651.5
hbootpreupdate:2
DelCache: 1

i can go into recovery and i am using 2.10 0001 hboot...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocnbrze

ok so you have amon ra2.3(i'm assuming it is the latest version) which is a great recovery.
1. so in recovery wipe data, dalvik cache, and cache do that 3x.

2. also try thisvr superwipe. this will also wipe temp files, data, system, boot. just flash it like you would a rom.

3. after flashing that then flash you rom again.

and get in the habit of always making a nandroid backup before flashing anything. you never know when things could go wrong.

i wiped everything 3 times and did the superwipe... i tried to install the rom and i am getting the same error message...

ocnbrze · July 31st, 2011, 11:14 AM

have you tried and re-download the file? sometimes you get a bad download.

edit: you might want to also upgrade your amon ra 1.8 to 2.3. it is just a suggestion. not necessary though.

polobear81 · July 31st, 2011, 11:19 AM

i updated to amon ra 2.3 and did all the wipes again and was able to install the rom... thanks so much for your help!!!! greatly appreciated!

ocnbrze · July 31st, 2011, 11:51 AM

nice glad you got it going! which kingdom rom are you trying out?

polobear81 · July 31st, 2011, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ocnbrze

nice glad you got it going! which kingdom rom are you trying out?

yah it was such a relief... I am using the kinged kingdom rom 1.7 ... Not really liking it... Gonna look around for another... any suggestions?

ocnbrze · July 31st, 2011, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by polobear81

yah it was such a relief... I am using the kinged kingdom rom 1.7 ... Not really liking it... Gonna look around for another... any suggestions?

well if you like sense 3.0 then:
try mikg 3d alpha (not a final yet):theMikMik.com • View topic - Mik3D - A1 - [7/30/2011]. you might need to register if you are not already, but it is free to do.

also synergy-kingdom nightlies 7/22 is pretty good.║▌ ║▌││░ | ROM | Synergy-Kingdom | NIGHTLYS | 2.3.3 | SENSE 3.0 |░ █║▌ ║ - xda-developers

or try sacs kingdom v9 [ROM] SACS Kingdom v9-Updated [7.18.11] Everything...Perfect! - xda-developers

these roms are pretty big so you might want to think about partitioning your card. use this guide:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158993

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 10:17 AM

i tried this. for the life of me i cant get it to work:

this is my thread here:[Q] Evo 4g can only flash CM7, nothing else - xda-developers

ive tried everythi8ng here and everything in that forum. im stuck

any ideas?

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 10:58 AM

i keep get boot - fail-pu when i run the pc36img.zip

ocnbrze · November 30th, 2011, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mekmek63

i keep get boot - fail-pu when i run the pc36img.zip

ok try doing an actual full wipe so data, dalvik cache, and cache as well as system, then flash the superwipe, then try and flash the rom.and are you getting the message in recovery? are you trying to flash the PC36IMG file? because that is done in hboot and not in recovery.

and on a side not for xda you should re-post the question in the EVO Q&A- xda developers. you will get more hits there as well. but i'm glad you came here.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 01:04 PM

no ive loaded the pc36img.zip to reflash the amon recovery through booloader. then took it out of root to load the pc36img.zip for the sprint lover rom through bootloader. when it goes through the update it says : boot -pu fail then it says partition fail underneath that. so i take the file out of root, always do the full wipe/sys/cache/dalvich cache, then superwipe. then i try loading any other sense rom and nothing works. only cm7 is working on my htc evo. its hardware 003 and its running hboot 2.10.0001. its weird that im only allowed to flash cm7 through recovery using amon 2.3

if i try to flash a sense rom i get the assert fail status 7 issue. intall aborted

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocnbrze

ok try doing an actual full wipe so data, dalvik cache, and cache as well as system, then flash the superwipe, then try and flash the rom.and are you getting the message in recovery? are you trying to flash the PC36IMG file? because that is done in hboot and not in recovery.

and on a side not for xda you should re-post the question in the EVO Q&A- xda developers. you will get more hits there as well. but i'm glad you came here.

thanks for the xda tip, i posted it there. this is so weird, maybe the recovery isnt reading the partitions correctly?

ocnbrze · November 30th, 2011, 01:13 PM

what is your baseband(radio)?

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocnbrze

ok try doing an actual full wipe so data, dalvik cache, and cache as well as system, then flash the superwipe, then try and flash the rom.and are you getting the message in recovery? are you trying to flash the PC36IMG file? because that is done in hboot and not in recovery.

and on a side not for xda you should re-post the question in the EVO Q&A- xda developers. you will get more hits there as well. but i'm glad you came here.

i updated to the most recent one about a month or two ago, it is:
2.15.00.05.02

i havent had an issue with flashing until now unfortunately.

would you recommend this alternate recovery for the evo?
Amon Ra Style Recovery for Supersonic - xda-developers

thanks in advance

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocnbrze

what is your baseband(radio)?

sorry wrong quote

ocnbrze · November 30th, 2011, 01:24 PM

which sprint lovers rom have you tried?

i'm thinking that it might be because of your updated radio and older hboot is making things weird. i could be wrong. it is just a thought at the moment.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocnbrze

which sprint lovers rom have you tried?

i'm thinking that it might be because of your updated radio and older hboot is making things weird. i could be wrong. it is just a thought at the moment.

im using the 2.3.3. found on this page: [ROM] 08/03/11 | SPRINT LOVERS | 2.3.3 | 4.24.651.1 | Radio/Wimax/PRI All-In-One - xda-developers

i tried flashing the stand alone, that didnt work

then i tried doing the pc36img.zip update through bootloader like the previous posts said. that gave me the boot-pu-fail.

i guess i'll try the superson recovery found here in case its the recover problem?

Amon Ra Style Recovery for Supersonic - xda-developers

ocnbrze · November 30th, 2011, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mekmek63

im using the 2.3.3. found on this page: [ROM] 08/03/11 | SPRINT LOVERS | 2.3.3 | 4.24.651.1 | Radio/Wimax/PRI All-In-One - xda-developers

i tried flashing the stand alone, that didnt work

then i tried doing the pc36img.zip update through bootloader like the previous posts said. that gave me the boot-pu-fail.

i guess i'll try the superson recovery found here in case its the recover problem?

Amon Ra Style Recovery for Supersonic - xda-developers

you can try it, but i doubt that it is a recovery issue. i have as of yet hear anything that was caused by amon ra. but that is up to you. i have not tried that recovery yet.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 01:35 PM

yeah, amon 2.3 has been solid for me. i'll check it out so i can officially say i've exhausted every issue :P, do you think i should upgrade my hboot to 2.16? ive read that you cant downgrade

ocnbrze · November 30th, 2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mekmek63

yeah, amon 2.3 has been solid for me. i'll check it out so i can officially say i've exhausted every issue :P, do you think i should upgrade my hboot to 2.16? ive read that you cant downgrade

well i would not mess with hboots just yet. if anything i was thinking that flashing ruu that matches your hboot to really get you back to stock might be an option we can try. however, this will give you a stock rom and stock recovery. you will have s-off. all you will need to do is install a new recovery and then try and see if you can flash a rom.

here is the ruu you can try:
Download PC36IMG_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2 _.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.zip for free on Filesonic.com

if you want to run it on your computer then try this:
Download RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15. 00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.exe for free on Filesonic.com

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocnbrze

well i would not mess with hboots just yet. if anything i was thinking that flashing ruu that matches your hboot to really get you back to stock might be an option we can try. however, this will give you a stock rom and stock recovery. you will have s-off. all you will need to do is install a new recovery and then try and see if you can flash a rom.

here is the ruu you can try:
Download PC36IMG_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2 _.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.zip for free on Filesonic.com

if you want to run it on your computer then try this:
Download RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15. 00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.exe for free on Filesonic.com

i'll try this. i hate messing with hboots. im already stuck with one that wont downgrade.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocnbrze

well i would not mess with hboots just yet. if anything i was thinking that flashing ruu that matches your hboot to really get you back to stock might be an option we can try. however, this will give you a stock rom and stock recovery. you will have s-off. all you will need to do is install a new recovery and then try and see if you can flash a rom.

here is the ruu you can try:
Download PC36IMG_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2 _.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.zip for free on Filesonic.com

if you want to run it on your computer then try this:
Download RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15. 00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.exe for free on Filesonic.com

whats the diff between the two files? im downloading the first one then i'll rename it to pc36img. then update through bootloader. as long as this keeps my s-0ff im cool.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 02:05 PM

nvm. saw one as zip and one as exe. thanks

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 02:22 PM

also will this downgrade my radio? no issues with that correct?

ocnbrze · November 30th, 2011, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mekmek63

also will this downgrade my radio? no issues with that correct?

yes it will downgrade your radios. it will return your evo back to stock with root access to what your hboot is. if you want you can try the latest ruu, but that will update your radios and your hboot to 2.16 which is also not downgradable.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocnbrze

yes it will downgrade your radios. it will return your evo back to stock with root access to what your hboot is. if you want you can try the latest ruu, but that will update your radios and your hboot to 2.16 which is also not downgradable.

thats fine, if/when it gets back to up and running on the stock, i will upgrade the radios. if it doesnt work, im assuming the nandroids wont work because they'll be with an upgraded radio. its not a big deal to reflash cm7

ocnbrze · November 30th, 2011, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mekmek63

thats fine, if/when it gets back to up and running on the stock, i will upgrade the radios. if it doesnt work, im assuming the nandroids wont work because they'll be with an upgraded radio. its not a big deal to reflash cm7

no your nandroid backups will be fine. they are one of the few things that will never get backed up.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ocnbrze

no your nandroid backups will be fine. they are one of the few things that will never get backed up.

cool, just finished downloading. i'll check it out

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 03:00 PM

eh...just gave me the same errors when i tried to update it in bootloader. it went through the updates and when it got to the boot update it said : boot fail-pu

then it said partition fail or something annd it said update failed. i rebooted, and of course stuck on white screen...

i think i'll put amon back on and do a nandroid of my cm7.

should i try the latest ruu?

ocnbrze · November 30th, 2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mekmek63

eh...just gave me the same errors when i tried to update it in bootloader. it went through the updates and when it got to the boot update it said : boot fail-pu

then it said partition fail or something annd it said update failed. i rebooted, and of course stuck on white screen...

i think i'll put amon back on and do a nandroid of my cm7.

should i try the latest ruu?

actually that might be a better option as you have the newer radios.

argedion · November 30th, 2011, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mekmek63

: boot -pu fail then it says partition fail underneath that.

ok so this could be from your sd card. have you run a check on it to make sure its clean? a partition fail is not a good thing. You cannot wipe it away.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 04:32 PM

well...as of 10-15 mins ago my sd card has officially stopped working on my comp and evo. the computer says its corrupted and unreadable. it wont even let me click it to fix it. i guess its time for a new sdcard

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ocnbrze

actually that might be a better option as you have the newer radios.

where can i find the latest ruu that will keep s-off? thanks

argedion · November 30th, 2011, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mekmek63

well...as of 10-15 mins ago my sd card has officially stopped working on my comp and evo. the computer says its corrupted and unreadable. it wont even let me click it to fix it. i guess its time for a new sdcard

did you have a back up of the card? I believe the latest RUU can be found in the Dummies Section Thats in my sig

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 04:43 PM

yeah i had a backup from 1 day ago so im not worried about that. i just have to wait till i can finish work to get a new sdcard or see if i can try to format this thing and get it working.

mekmek63 · November 30th, 2011, 05:03 PM

well that took forever, i was finally able to format it. i'll test it again...