CWD won't work: E:failed to verify whole-file signature

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I am not able to flash Villain ROM 2.3 or anything else. The reason is that when it reboots into recovery mode, it starts with: -

_ Installing package...
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Verifying update package...
E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted

Any idea what's going on, I just recovered my SGS2 from almost being a brick!
Cheers!

It sounds like a corrupted file. Your download might not have completed or you are having hardware issues such as faulty ram.

Before updating a ROM, try to checking the MD5 checksum to see if they are correct if the chef provides it.

Go into your recovery and press the Choose zip to flash option, there you can select 'turn off signature verification, now you can happily flash.

Sorted!

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Thanks God I got it sorted...thanks for the help of some guys in VillainROM thread.

Actually, what happened was that after flashing Chainfire's kernel, to get rid of the Yellow triangle, I was supposed to flash the Samsung stock kernel. That's what I did. BUT, after that you had to further extract the same CHAINFIRE's kernel, NOT the stock kernel to its zImage and had to put it on the root of the internal sd_card.

But, unfortunately, I being, careless extracted Samsung's stock kernel to its zImage and copied that to the sd_card. Now after flashing Samsung's stock kernel to remove the yellow triangle, it's important to flash the ChainFire's kernel's zImage so that it could again ROOT, install busy box and add CWM on the phone.

So, guys if you still having the same problem, remove the zImage you already have on your sd_card and replace it with the 1 from ChainFire's kernel and it will sort your problem and you will be able to see CWM again with FULL options.

Chillaxxxx!

hey i have copied the zimage to my sd card, but in android 3e recovery i cannot flash it .. i only see apply update zip option. but i cant select the zImage file please!!

In CWM, Flash kernel and select the zImage.zip, phone will reboot, done.

Sent from GT-I9100

The thing is how do I get cwm in the first place?? Total confusion

Originally Posted by ashvincj

The thing is how do I get cwm in the first place?? Total confusion

If you are rooted then CWM is already installed in your device.

okkkkkk tankss

I rooted using insecure kernel but I dont see cwm app in my phone!!