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Hey guys,

been a lurker for long...

anyway, I downloaded VERTREMA ROM cz I love the ICS theme... so I rooted my SGS2 using CF-ROOT guide here

Checked it using Root Check Basic tool, and it says i have root access... so my sgs2 is rooted

so.... i tried to install this ROM using CWM app... i tried using update, chose the file, rebooted but didnt work... it says something E: can't open .....zip

What did I do wrong?

BTW, i placed the ROM inside /download/ folder (not in external SD)

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Hey guys,

been a lurker for long...

anyway, I downloaded VERTREMA ROM cz I love the ICS theme... so I rooted my SGS2 using CF-ROOT guide here

Checked it using Root Check Basic tool, and it says i have root access... so my sgs2 is rooted

so.... i tried to install this ROM using CWM app... i tried using update, chose the file, rebooted but didnt work... it says something E: can't open .....zip

What did I do wrong?

BTW, i placed the ROM inside /download/ folder (not in external SD)

Thanks,
Did you download the entire package ? it may happen if the download got interrupted mid way ......... in that case you'd have a zip file of a lesser size which can't be opened ....... try extracting the zip if you get an error you've got to redownload the package....

also ensure that the package is not read only :P (just incase)
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Did you download the entire package ? it may happen if the download got interrupted mid way ......... in that case you'd have a zip file of a lesser size which can't be opened ....... try extracting the zip if you get an error you've got to redownload the package....

also ensure that the package is not read only :P (just incase)
ok... package is not read-only... it's -rw... so it's good....

how do i check the md5 checksum in multiupload?

i m downloading the latest version now... hope it wont get disconnected...
 
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Find an app like MD5Summer (Windoze) to check the MD5 sum once you've downloaded the package.

Also, you can use pretty much any archive program (7Zip, IZArc, WinRar) to test the archive once you've finished downloading it.

If it comes up with fail for *any* file, don't flash that package/download it again. You might have to try downloading it from a different PC/internet connection like I did a while back when I was having probs downloading roms from home without them being corrupt.

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ok... package is not read-only... it's -rw... so it's good....

how do i check the md5 checksum in multiupload?

i m downloading the latest version now... hope it wont get disconnected...
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Find an app like MD5Summer (Windoze) to check the MD5 sum once you've downloaded the package.

Also, you can use pretty much any archive program (7Zip, IZArc, WinRar) to test the archive once you've finished downloading it.

If it comes up with fail for *any* file, don't flash that package/download it again. You might have to try downloading it from a different PC/internet connection like I did a while back when I was having probs downloading roms from home without them being corrupt.
no no... i mean before i downloaded the package.... is there a md5 checker tool so that i can compare wit the one that i downloaded?

ok i will try to download using another pc..
 
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You have to finish downloading the rom/package before you can check the MD5 sum as there's nothing to check if you haven't downloaded it (obviously)

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no no... i mean before i downloaded the package.... is there a md5 checker tool so that i can compare wit the one that i downloaded?

ok i will try to download using another pc..
 
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You have to finish downloading the rom/package before you can check the MD5 sum as there's nothing to check if you haven't downloaded it (obviously)
yes i know... what i meant was,... is there like a website that tells me the md5 cs in multiupload, so i can compare to the one that i had just finished downloading...

anyway.... thanks to the above poster.. i deleted it from my phone and then transferred the file again... and now it works.... weird,... i transferred first to my microsd, then to phone... i guess that method doesnt work... better to transfer it directly to phone...

thanks y'all!!! been a great help... very nice community here
 
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The MD5 checksum is usually listed next to the link where you download the archive wherever you're downloading it from. Honestly, it's not that important. The most important thing is you get the entire file. And if you "test" the archive in 7Zip/IZArc/WinRar & it comes up all files OK you should be fine.

I've never had a problem flashing a rom/kernel where the test in IZArc has indicated all files contained within are OK/the archive isn't corrupt.



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yes i know... what i meant was,... is there like a website that tells me the md5 cs in multiupload, so i can compare to the one that i had just finished downloading...

anyway.... thanks to the above poster.. i deleted it from my phone and then transferred the file again... and now it works.... weird,... i transferred first to my microsd, then to phone... i guess that method doesnt work... better to transfer it directly to phone...

thanks y'all!!! been a great help... very nice community here
 
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The MD5 checksum is usually listed next to the link where you download the archive wherever you're downloading it from. Honestly, it's not that important. The most important thing is you get the entire file. And if you "test" the archive in 7Zip/IZArc/WinRar & it comes up all files OK you should be fine.

I've never had a problem flashing a rom/kernel where the test in IZArc has indicated all files contained within are OK/the archive isn't corrupt.
ic.... oh well.. thanks anyway .... ohh 1 last question.. so if i want to revert to the stock rom, i just do the same thing but with the stock rom i can download from samfirmware?
 
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Why not download the stock rom from here ? I wouldn't know about files from Samfirmware as I've never downloaded anything from there.

If you want to go back to stock, download the rom from Intratech's thread, flash it in Odin, done. Again, test the archive integrity in IZarc or similar to make sure it's OK (given you seemed to have had some problems downloading an archive that wasn't whole or corrupted).

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ic.... oh well.. thanks anyway .... ohh 1 last question.. so if i want to revert to the stock rom, i just do the same thing but with the stock rom i can download from samfirmware?

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