Install cyanogenmod on an S5 mini (G800F) probably a standard question. I would like to install cyanogenmod on my device. There is a ROM available which I would like to try. I can boot my device into recovery mode. I can choose to flash the zip to be flashed, I do however get the "E: failed to verify whole-file signature" error, presumably because the image is not signed by Samsung.


To get around this problem, is it necessary to install TWRP / CWM or is there another way to flash the image?
Is TWRP/CWM device-dependent as well?
If yes, where can I find an image suitable for my device (I don't want to hard-brick the device by getting the wrong one)?
The link above mentions a recovery image. However, this image has a *.md5 extension and not *.img. Isn't the latter required (at least for odin3 / heimdall)?
3rd-party recovery is necessary.
Yes.
XDA-Developers also have you covered. You already have the ROM there, why not take some more time to look around and grab TWRP 3.0.0 (newer than provided in your link)?
*.md5 allows Odin/Heimdall to verify image integrity before loading it. It's just your regular *.tar with MD5 attached to it. Odin does not accept *.imgs.


Also, in case you didn't notice, CyanogenMod 13 is available for this device too.