Root Problems Flashing ROM

[Chuntsman949]

Hello!

I have tried to flash Warm to my phone a few times... every time i get to the point where I pull the zip from my sd, it starts to format the cache begins to open then instantly shoots me back to the clock work screen.....confused ....any help would be awesome.... I rooted with un revoked

 

[Mr. Ed]

You may need to reflash clockwork. Do other rims kernels and backups work?

 

[Chuntsman949]

You may need to reflash clockwork. Do other rims kernels and backups work?

I have not tried, I will attempt to load baked snack tonight

 

[Deleted User]

Are you also wiping cache and dalvik first, as well as data if you are coming from another ROM?

 

[Chuntsman949]

Are you also wiping cache and dalvik first, as well as data if you are coming from another ROM?

Yes sir, OK SO i reflashed clock work mod and it still wont work.. it stops at opening update package

 

[Deleted User]

Hmmm, I'm running Warm RLS2 now and I had no probs flashing it or RLS1. Perhaps your sip got corrupted somehow. You could try to save a new copy of the ROM onto your SD card and flash that one.

Many, many folks have flashed the ROM with no problem so it's likely something specific to your process/situation. How about using a different recovery like RA?

 

[Chuntsman949]

I will try that too... i am also loading them from a mac... it seems that when i download the ROM it automatically unzips to my desk top and makes a folder... i re compressed the file and put it on my SD card... could that be the issue?

 

[Deleted User]

I will try that too... i am also loading them from a mac... it seems that when i download the ROM it automatically unzips to my desk top and makes a folder... i re compressed the file and put it on my SD card... could that be the issue?

Likely yes! The mac may be adding some weird formatting upon creating the zip that Android doesn't like. I would plug the EVO via usb into the mac, mount the SD card as a disk drive and download the zip directly to the SD card.

 

[thekarens]

I personally also have had problems using Rom manager/clockwork to flash roms. I've ended up just putting the roms on my sd card and using RA to wipe/flash.

 

[wojosama]

I would say the re-zipping is most likely 100% the problem, most (i think) roms are signed, so if you just zip the contents on your own, the signature won't be there and i don't think the ROM will work.

 

[wrapkgb]

I will try that too... i am also loading them from a mac... it seems that when i download the ROM it automatically unzips to my desk top and makes a folder... i re compressed the file and put it on my SD card... could that be the issue?

That is most defiantly your problem... I had the same thing happening to me. Heres the fix!

Open Safari.
Once Safari is open click on Safari (upper left corner next to the apple icon)> then click preferences.
Once preferences open click General.

At the very bottom unclick "open "safe" files after downloading."

That will fix your mac from automatically unzipping files. Once I figured that out it was smooth sailing!

Hope that does the trick!!

 

[wojosama]

Thanks for the follow up Wrap. I've never used a mac so all i could do was identify and explain the problem, had no clue how to help him remedy it and stop the unzipping.

 

[Chuntsman949]

That is most defiantly your problem... I had the same thing happening to me. Heres the fix!

Open Safari.
Once Safari is open click on Safari (upper left corner next to the apple icon)> then click preferences.
Once preferences open click General.

At the very bottom unclick "open "safe" files after downloading."

That will fix your mac from automatically unzipping files. Once I figured that out it was smooth sailing!

Hope that does the trick!!

Andddd we have a winner!! Thanks dood thats exactly what it was... I knew I wasnt that inept when it came to flashing LOL


Edit WOJO, are you part of the Wojdinski clan?

 

[wojosama]

No, no I'm not. It's Wojtanoski, not Wojdinski. Close though. I've heard a lot of crazy things that people thought my nickname Wojo meant in my life and I have to say this is the first time someone has guessed anything even remotely close let alone almost dead on.