unable to install CyanogenMod 7.2

[eadmaster]

hi, i'm trying to install this ROM+the custom kernel it requires.
This is what i've done so far:
1. restored the stock ROM with ODIN as described here (point "3."),
2. loaded "ClockWorkRec5830i.zip" from the "Android system recovery <3e>";
3. Wiped Data, Cache and Dalvik
4. Mounted System
5. installed "kernel_CM7_v4.0_cooperve.zip" and "CM7_cooperve_RC_04.zip"
Apparently everything went fine (no error messages), but now the phone seems stucked at the Samsung logo...

 

[mahithm]

hi, i'm trying to install this ROM+the custom kernel it requires.
This is what i've done so far:
1. restored the stock ROM with ODIN as described here (point "3."),
2. loaded "ClockWorkRec5830i.zip" from the "Android system recovery <3e>";
3. Wiped Data, Cache and Dalvik
4. Mounted System
5. installed "kernel_CM7_v4.0_cooperve.zip" and "CM7_cooperve_RC_04.zip"
Apparently everything went fine (no error messages), but now the phone seems stucked at the Samsung logo...

It is a simple soft-brick. Just flash the stock rom back using odin to solve this problem. Here is the link,

Unbrick/Firmware restore | Flash GUIDE

Hope I Helped

 

[eadmaster]

It is a simple soft-brick. Just flash the stock rom back using odin to solve this problem. Here is the link,

Unbrick/Firmware restore | Flash GUIDE

Hope I Helped

Ok, i can reflash the stock rom back without problems, but what about the CM7.2 ROM?

I've read here that the ROM should be flashed with the Samsung recovery mode to prevent softbricks.
Or, should i install this custom CWM first?


side question:
- is this the only 4.x kernel for the S5830i?
The other 4.x ROM i've found are still using the 2.x Android kernel so there is no 4.x apps compatibility with them, correct?

 

[NightRaven49]

Ok, i can reflash the stock rom back without problems, but what about the CM7.2 ROM?

I've read here that the ROM should be flashed with the Samsung recovery mode to prevent softbricks.
Or, should i install this custom CWM first?

hm.

Installing CM based ROMs isn't just about installing the ROM itself. First off, yes you use CWM recovery to flash CM7. However, you must first format all your partitions to EXT4 first. Search for the EXT4 formatter tool in the CM7/9 threads by bieltv.3, they have them in the OP. When you format these partitions it is best to use the temporary CWM you linked above. But it does not matter after you flash the CM Specific Basic Kernel (which is also linked in bieltv.3's CM7/9 posts like the EXT4 formatter) because CWM recovery is built-in. From there just mount everything and flash CM7.

side question:
- is this the only 4.x kernel for the S5830i?
The other 4.x ROM i've found are still using the 2.x Android kernel so there is no 4.x apps compatibility with them, correct?

Kernel or ROM? For kernels we only have 2.6.35.7 Linux kernels. If you are talking about ROMs then yes that is the only 4.x.x ROM we have.

 

[amolgosavi]

hi, i'm trying to install this ROM+the custom kernel it requires.
This is what i've done so far:
1. restored the stock ROM with ODIN as described here (point "3."),
2. loaded "ClockWorkRec5830i.zip" from the "Android system recovery <3e>";
3. Wiped Data, Cache and Dalvik
4. Mounted System
5. installed "kernel_CM7_v4.0_cooperve.zip" and "CM7_cooperve_RC_04.zip"
Apparently everything went fine (no error messages), but now the phone seems stucked at the Samsung logo...

Go to cwm and flash multiformater there select ext4
Then flash kernel and then rom..
Dont reboot your phone beetween all this flashing...

Sent from my GT-S5830i using Tapatalk 2

 

[eadmaster]

Thank you, now it works!
Compared to the stock firmware, CM is much better!

If you are talking about ROMs then yes that is the only 4.x.x ROM we have.

I meant: is it the only option to run apps with no Android 2.x compatibility?

 

[NightRaven49]

I meant: is it the only option to run apps with no Android 2.x compatibility?

Yes, but you must also consider the hardware requirements of the app. For example, you can install ICS-compatible apps like Nova Launcher, which can run on armv6 devices, but you cannot install Clash of Clans, which requires armv7 architechture to run.

 

[mahithm]

Yes, but you must also consider the hardware requirements of the app. For example, you can install ICS-compatible apps like Nova Launcher, which can run on armv6 devices, but you cannot install Clash of Clans, which requires armv7 architechture to run.

I completely agree. Don't forget some apps need ICS API or greater to work irrespective of the architecture on which it runs

 

[eadmaster]

Yes, but you must also consider the hardware requirements of the app. For example, you can install ICS-compatible apps like Nova Launcher, which can run on armv6 devices, but you cannot install Clash of Clans, which requires armv7 architechture to run.

Ok, i'll keep that in mind... do you know how to preview the cpu arch requirements before installing?

Btw now i'm having an issue with the Google Market that does not self-update to the latest Play Store and does not install any app ("[app name] could not be downloaded due to an error")... do you know how to fix this?
EDIT: i've installed this old gapps package, should i have installed another one?

 

[NightRaven49]

Ok, i'll keep that in mind... do you know how to preview the cpu arch requirements before installing?

As far as I know, googling is the best method. You can also guess from the app file size: bigger apks generally mean a resource-heavy app, armv7 architechture required and vice versa.

Btw now i'm having an issue with the Google Market that does not self-update to the latest Play Store and does not install any app ("[app name] could not be downloaded due to an error")... do you know how to fix this?
EDIT: i've installed this old gapps package, should i have installed another one?

That is because the kernel cannot mount /cache properly. (I'm assuming you got the infamous 492 error.) In that case, 1 sure fire way of fixing it is to go to recovery and making a nandroid (backup). After that make an advanced restore of the cache. It works for all the devices using the CM Specific Basic Kernel, essentially the range of BCM21553 devices.

 

[eadmaster]

Fixed following Point 4 here (format "/System", then reinstall CM7 and gapps).
(My error probably was that i rebooted the system between the 2 installs.)

EDIT: now i'm having an issue extending the internal storage: I've installed s2e, created the ext3 partition and moved the apps, but after the reboot all the apps are disappeared...

EDIT2: fixed by reinstalling and using Mounts2SD instead of s2e.