Getting ClockWorkMod to work

[Reeonimus]

Hi Folks,

I'm trying to get clockwork installed on a rooted stock firmware vibrant for a friend. Using ROM manager i've tried to install CWM and it says it is successful, however after trying to reboot into recovery and choosing re-install packages I get these errors:

E:Failed to verify Whole File Signature
E:signature verification failed
Installtion aborted

I tried flashing Vibrant (MTD) Clockwork Recover 3.x from ROM manager but it does the same thing.

Also tried the AIO tool from the sticky in the dev section and it doesn't work either. I chose the custom ROM but it doesn't push it to the phone or reboot it into recovery. (The install drivers option gave me a windows unhandled exception error)

I downloaded Heimdall but am not sure how it's used, can it flash any ROM or only specially formatted ones?

I've been searching these forums for a few days now and finding so much new and old processes to do things and I'm not very familiar with Samsung phones so any help is appreciated. Thank-you.

 

[dseldown]

Re-Root it

Re-root the phone using One-click, when Baywolfs fails, one click always does it because it push's it through using ADB

CWM wont work unless the phone is proper ROOTED, youll know when its done right, cause youll see the super=user App after your done

Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739300

After that, un-install Rom manager, then re-install it, then while your connected to WIFI or provider, make sure you flash CWM recovery,

Re- download the ROM again, but dont open it!!
Then when you are ready to flash that ROM as a zipped file, DO NOT open it [ meaning UNZIP] or you'll continue to get the signature error.

Then either flash using reboot into recovery or install using CWM option of sd card install, either or works!! .

 

[Wilsonium]

Are you having trouble getting past the stock 3e recovery? I've been trying to get past it for a few days but have been poking around learning the in/outs of this. I have not yet gotten Rom Manager to properly flash CWM Recovery... the stock 3e is stubborn. Once CWM recovery is done, your options open up for backups, restores and installing some custom roms.

I don't know what the solution is but I'm still looking around.

Hope this was on track...

 

[Area51Janitor]

Its stuborn in the sense its picky about free space. You'll need to free up some room in order to use CWM. Reference this thread for guidance -

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925400