Good day! This is my first post and don't flame me because i really tried to search
for a solution before posting; either i just didn't look enough or i could'nt understand the solutions.
SO, here's my problem:
I cannot access /sdcard.
I came from CM9 nightly and i know what i did wrong. I mistakenly removed my usb cable when my phone was still in usb mass storage mode. That's the only thing i thought i did wrong.
On ES File explorer i get "SD card empty, unmounted or not present" when accessing /sdcard
So what i did is to return to stock firmware, hard reset, did a factory reset of the internal storage... and thought all is good. IT AIN'T.
What the factory reset did was make a folder /emmc and put the internal storage data there.
I can assume that the /sdcard folder may be corrupted and inaccessible.
I found/thought of some solutions:
1.) Rerouting /emmc as /sdcard like in this thread
Swap the mounting points on ICS (CM9) for emmc and sdcard
2.) Reflashing stock firmware again with PIT file (I haven't done this before, is it that scary? ) Can someone explain what the difference of flashing with or without PIT? And also how can i flash a pit file when the firmware i downloaded has only 1 file (what firmware should i download then?)? Also, should i backup /efs before flashing PIT?
How do I know I am using a correct PIT file?
Any ideas what i should do?
format the sd card cheerz
jeromepaez said:
2.) Reflashing stock firmware again with PIT file (I haven't done this before, is it that scary? ) Can someone explain what the difference of flashing with or without PIT? And also how can i flash a pit file when the firmware i downloaded has only 1 file (what firmware should i download then?)? Also, should i backup /efs before flashing PIT?
How do I know I am using a correct PIT file?
And that's why phones get bricked you would need to read and learn before flashing stuff .
Do not use PIT file is the recommendation for SGS2 as their is far higher chance of hard bricking a phone .
EFS should be backed up on day one .
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Hey there, before I'm starting to talk about my needs I want to say that I've searched alot, about hours before opening this thread.
I want to make a totally cleaning install for my Galaxy S2(formats and wipes are not wipeing everything so..], I've flashed/installed over 70 Roms and over hunder kernels, the phone is fine,
but I wanna clean it, all the trash/garbage - After a long search I concluded that you cannot totaly clean your device and make it as new and not matter what you are doing there will be some scripts/files from old roms/kernels etc ****.....
but I got that the best way to make it cleaner is to flash Pit + CSC/PDA/Phone, now to the point of the topic -
I've searched alot but didnt find all those files...I don't care wich firmware it will be wich country wich language etc...I found alot download links...broken links that not working any more -_-
So I've decided to ask you guys if you can give me working links to those files, at list to CSC PDA PHONE files...
thats all, sorry.
Btw sorry for my grammar I know its sucks :\, Thanks in advance
Yes pit will work however there is a high risk of bricking your device by using incorrect pit file so you should avoid using pit file at all costs and for most part its not needed.
To clean your device you could instead just simply format your internal/external cards using cwm recovery. So simply install kernel like Siyah and go to storage menu and format cards. What they're called depends on kernel/recovery version. On some they will be labeled as internal/external on some it will will be sdcard and emmc. You should also format/system (this gets rid of rom/romdata).
Once you have formatted them simply install the rom you want to use either via download or recovery depending on stock/custom.
TheATHEiST said:
Yes pit will work however there is a high risk of bricking your device by using incorrect pit file so you should avoid using pit file at all costs and for most part its not needed.
To clean your device you could instead just simply format your internal/external cards using cwm recovery. So simply install kernel like Siyah and go to storage menu and format cards. What they're called depends on kernel/recovery version. On some they will be labeled as internal/external on some it will will be sdcard and emmc. You should also format/system (this gets rid of rom/romdata).
Once you have formatted them simply install the rom you want to use either via download or recovery depending on stock/custom.
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I know all of the things you have said, but not matter wich formats you gonna do or wipes, there will be olds files, scripts and garbage that you don't need...
I just need links for those files, and I know the risk of flashing a pit but I still wanna do it...
there is nothing to talk about just need those files :/ thanks alot for the fast comment !
Gabi_Medayev said:
I know all of the things you have said, but not matter wich formats you gonna do or wipes, there will be olds files, scripts and garbage that you don't need...
I just need links for those files, and I know the risk of flashing a pit but I still wanna do it...
there is nothing to talk about just need those files :/ thanks alot for the fast comment !
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You're wrong.
If you format system, internal card and external card there will be no files left. I have done this myself very recently. You could also use a kernel cleaning script aswell if you choose like Biftors.
If you use pit file all your doing is re-creating the same partitions you can just format, ie system and internal card.
If you want to go ahead and re-partition you can get files from here. But dont come crying if you choose wrong version and brick device. Just go and read and follow one of the many brick topics. IMO its just not needed or worth it.
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You're wrong.
If you format system, internal card and external card there will be no files left. I have done this myself very recently. You could also use a kernel cleaning script aswell if you choose like Biftors.
If you use pit file all your doing is re-creating the same partitions you can just format, ie system and internal card.
If you want to go ahead and re-partition you can get files from here. But dont come crying if you choose wrong version and brick device. Just go and read and follow one of the many brick topics. IMO its just not needed or worth it.
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I've readed this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795966
you can see that formating system data wipes etc are not deleteing everything...
and btw sammobile gives only PDA no more, I'm not noob and dumbass or w/e I'll not cry or anything else I've choosed and all I need is
CSC / PDA / PHONE and PIT.
Gabi_Medayev said:
I've readed this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795966
you can see that formating system data wipes etc are not deleteing everything...
and btw sammobile gives only PDA no more, I'm not noob and dumbass or w/e I'll not cry or anything else I've choosed and all I need is
CSC / PDA / PHONE and PIT.
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That thread/comments are FOS. Formatting system/data partitions deletes everything on that partition which is where rom/rom files are stored. If you also wipe internal SD then everything is gone as far as files you can access/see goes.
Wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe caches.
Format/System
Format/emmc (internal sd card).
Check the older GB roms on sammobile, They should have all files like pit etc.
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That thread/comments are FOS. Formatting system/data partitions deletes everything on that partition which is where rom/rom files are stored. If you also wipe internal SD then everything is gone as far as files you can access/see goes.
Check the older GB roms on sammobile, They should have all files like pit etc.
Wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe caches.
Format/System
Format/emmc (internal sd card).
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Well, thank you very much !
Gabi_Medayev said:
Well, thank you very much !
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Honestly, All you need to do is
Wipe data/factory reset.
Wipe caches.
Format/System
Format/emmc (internal sd card).
And maybe use kernel clean script. No need to re-partition unless absolutely necessary.
Gabi_Medayev said:
and btw sammobile gives only PDA no more, I'm not noob and dumbass or w/e I'll not cry or anything else I've choosed and all I need is
CSC / PDA / PHONE and PIT.
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if you want all files then flash JB leak from sammobile it has all you need CSC, PDA, PHONE & PIT... (if at all your preference is NOT ONLY ICS)
I've been trying to repartition my i777 since yesterday using my own .pit file which I got through Heimdall, I edited it so the internal partition will have more space for apps but it keeps getting an error when I try to flash it. Anyone has a .pit file pre-edited or can help me with the issue?
Hello all
Can you give me a download to a pit file for odin (my device running stock 4.1.2)?
Does this pit file would fix my phone? (im in kind of a brick)
Thanks
Hi
What have you done before the brick? If it is a MMC Erase Brick because a Wipe Factory Reset in a suceptible kernel, maybe I can help you. But in this case you need to run two tools in CWM Recovery to find out where exactly the internal SD was damaged, and then, use a modified .pit to create the partitions in a whay that the damaged part is 'jumped'
Until there, I uploaded the stock .pit for a 4.1.2 for an internal SD card of 16 gb
http://www.4shared.com/file/LOkivHesba/i9100_16GB_u1_02_20110310_emmc.html
Hello,
does repartition with ODIN and pit file erase all data from the phone when flashing a rom? I need to completely wipe internal SDCARD, from apps to user photos, videos, etc.. BROKEN SCREEN. I can only use ODIN in download mode, or boot recovery.
I already flashed with the pit file selecting repartition, but I don't know if it erased all of the data on the internal SD.
Thank you