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Help Galaxy Wonder (GT-i8150) refuses to be flashed using Odin

I recently picked up a Gt-i8150 from a relative of mine and i decided to root it and install cyanogenmod on it. I managed to install root through the stock recovery, and install CWM using Flashr on the phone itself. However, when i tried to install using CWM from the zip folder, it would repeatedly give out a "bad zip" error. Also, after trying to reinstall the recovery, i can no longer boot to Android, leaving me only with the option to use download mode (installing using CWM gives "bad zip" error). Using Odin to flash back stock rom, or any rom for that matter, would only result in a "success 0 / failure 1" error. I tried everything i could think of that could have went wrong, changing cables, swapping ports, reinstalling drivers and even building a PC from left over parts just to try, but they all yield the same error as before.

TL;DR : GT-i8150 can't be flashed through Odin, giving "success 0 / failure 1" error. What should i do?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Solved my "Bad zip" problem by swapping to a higher quality SD card and flashing from it.
 
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Sometimes they can clash with each other if both programs try to start when you connect phone. There is a way to prevent Kies from running at startup but I usually uninstall Kies and keep the USB drivers if I'm going to run Odin.
 
It seems that the cables do not affect anything, at least for my case. I am starting to suspect that the CWM recovery i flashed may be the cause of all the errors. Is it possible to flash a new recovery using ADB or something else?
 
HAHA! i think i managed to solve the problem! As the SD card i was using prior was low on storage, i swapped it out and it didnt give "bad zip" error any more! I even managed to install Lollipop on my i8150! Turns out the previous SD card was faulty, causing all sorts of corruptions.

And to those who have helped guide me, i really appreciated your efforts. Thanks a bunch!
 
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