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I'm trying to install Cyanogen on my Xperia L. I've done all the steps until here.

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My problem is on step 5, I don't know what I'm supposed to do. On the sideload method, it says to select install zip > install zip from sideload, but on my phone there is not such option.

In the push and install method it says to navigate to the phone's mounts and storage. But there is also no such option on the phone. What appears in my phone is the following:

  • Reboot system now
  • Apply update
  • Wipe data/factory reset
  • Wipe cache partition
  • Reboot to bootloader
  • Power down
  • View recovery logs

Progress: I've uploaded the CM to my SD card. I've tried to run it using Apply update > from sdcard1. It runs for a while but it ends up in a screen that says:

Cyanogen

Recovery

Install failed

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Installing update...

This package is for device: C2105, C2014, C2105, C2104, taoshan

this device is .

E: Failed to install /sideload/package.zip

Please take note of all the above lines for reports

Installation aborted.

The problem here is that my device is an Xperia L C2104 (according to the box). I'm starting to think that I should upload it to /sdcard/0/.

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  • Have you flashed custom recovery?
    – aastefanov
    Commented Jun 26, 2015 at 23:15
  • @alb3rtano0012 Yes. In the guide I pointed, this step is after the custom recovery.
    – Red Banana
    Commented Jun 26, 2015 at 23:18
  • Instead of selecting sideload, select sd card. Once in there navigate to where the downloaded files are stored. Its been a while since I used CWM, I use teamwin. But after you tell it to install from sd card. There should be an option to change to external storage if you downloaded it to to the external sd card instead of the internal storage (which some phones call sd card) ---- Edit select apply update and see if it gives you the option to install zip from sdcard.
    – jer3my
    Commented Jun 26, 2015 at 23:44
  • @jer3my Yes. The problem is that the CMOD wasn't in the card. I'll try to transfer it via ADB. Is it a good idea?
    – Red Banana
    Commented Jun 26, 2015 at 23:54
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    Have you tried this method? techglen.com/2014/02/28/…
    – Firelord ♦
    Commented Sep 1, 2015 at 20:37

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Pay attention to this particular part of the log:

This package is for device: C2105, C2014, C2105, C2104, taoshan
this device is .

The reason why this happens is that CyanogenMod ZIPs have the option to check the device it's being flashed on before it continues, so it won't get accidentally flashed on the wrong device.

If you look inside your ZIP and view the file META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script, you'll see something like this:

assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "C2105" ||
       getprop("ro.build.product") == "C2014" ||
       ...
       abort("This package is for device: C2105, C2014, C2105, C2104, taoshan; this device is " + getprop("ro.product.device") + "."););

Now I find it weird that your recovery does not report the correct device model (this device is .). Your recovery might not have been built correctly.

Anyway, if you remove the entire assert( line up to );, the ZIP should flash just fine. Although if I were you, I'd take a bit more caution, since there is a possibility that the model info reporting isn't the only thing wrong with your recovery.

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  • I'm trying to run it on my SD card instead of the internal memory. Does it present a problem?
    – Red Banana
    Commented Jun 27, 2015 at 20:59
  • @JesusChrist It shouldn't. As long as your phone can access the card (e.g. you can browse its contents in recovery), you should be able to flash any ZIPs on it. If you want, you can look for other ZIPs you can flash, such as themes, to confirm if your SD card works fine for this purpose.
    – dantis
    Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 5:01
  • Should the code be like this? pastebin.com/9qFEM3Ei
    – Red Banana
    Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 5:13
  • @JesusChrist Are you sure the assert(); line is the only line you removed? If yes, then it's fine. Just remove the extra semicolon on the first line.
    – dantis
    Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 5:14
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    @JesusChrist Good luck! If you need help converting line endings, see this page.
    – dantis
    Commented Jun 28, 2015 at 5:26

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