[Q] Think I've made a mistake

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what I did:
- installed cwm
- installed cm7
- installed a different version of cwm
- installed cm9

If I turn on my phone, it loads up CM9 (ICS copy) that I found on this forum and installed on my phone using cwm.

I think I have a problem, because if I press the power button > reboot > recovery mode. The screen turns off, but when turning back on, a screen flashes up saying Samsung-Gio and some model number that is not my phone (too quick to see the numbers). I then get into the recovery menu.

If I try to install a different ROM or a different version of cwm to the one currently installed I get the assert failed: getprop error. When trying to install a different cwm the errors are related to model numbers. When trying a different rom, I get errors to do with the name of the rom.

Have I installed the wrong version of cwm? I'm really unsure what to do.

I tried doing a restore using the cwm, but my phone would get stuck on the boot screen. I can reinstall CM9 no problem, and I can re install the second copy of cwm that I downloaded.

Ideally, I would like to run CM7, or do a complete reset to stock rom

Try flashing the CWM for Galaxy Ace. Find it in this forum.
I think that you flashed CWM for Gio lol
But that's interesting, the recovery for Gio works in Ace lol

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Originally Posted by KcLKcL

Try flashing the CWM for Galaxy Ace. Find it in this forum.
I think that you flashed CWM for Gio lol
But that's interesting, the recovery for Gio works in Ace lol

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forgive me, but when you say flash the cwm for galaxy ace. I assume you mean go into recovery mode -> install from sd card -> cwm.zip etc?

I've tried doing that and I get assert failedrop(..) errors related to model numbers. I'm guessing it's telling me that the cwm version is not suitable for my phone, because it thinks I have a gio. Funny how it didn't tell me that when I was installing the gio cwm using the galaxy ace cwm.

I think your phone just evolved from ace to gio. lol. Maybe you can now flash some roms that are for gio. But dont try it yet as you might hard brick ur ace. Maybe you can go to download mode and flash a stock rom via odin. We need some more solutions as this is a rare case.

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The assert failure is easy to fix .

Just edit the updater-script .

This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?

Originally Posted by CallMeVentus

The assert failure is easy to fix .

Just edit the updater-script .

This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?

and just remove the assertions?

Originally Posted by JabbaHut

and just remove the assertions?

Bingo !

This was sent from a Galaxy Ace. Problem?

Ok I altered the script, and managed to flash the correct version of cwm followed by CM7 without any errors.

Thanks for the help!