ext4 manager is not working with my galaxy ace. i have coderom nexusace and cf-root b78 kernel. even if i press the convert to ext4, i would see "installation aborted" during the reboot. and once i run ext4 manager, my filesystems are still rfs. please help me. are there any other way? or am i missing something?
EDIT: it now worked. i figured out that i just have to use the ext4 manager that came bundled with cf-root.
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what is you score at quadrant whit that combo ( nexusace+cfroot)?
thanks!
Guys, need your help.
After flashing Coderom V2, used the EXT4 Manager to convert the internal memory to EXT4. And accidently forgot to revert the filesystem to RFS and tried flashing another rom and ODIN gets stuck at the command
<1> system.rfs download
This is the case on trying to flash to any rom with ODIN now. Now the phone is bricked and not able to get into recovery mode. Download mode is still posible though
Need some method / link / help to get the internal memeory back to rfs so it could be flashed and brought back to life.
Thank you
jeikumar said:
Guys, need your help.
After flashing Coderom V2, used the EXT4 Manager to convert the internal memory to EXT4. And accidently forgot to revert the filesystem to RFS and tried flashing another rom and ODIN gets stuck at the command
<1> system.rfs download
This is the case on trying to flash to any rom with ODIN now. Now the phone is bricked and not able to get into recovery mode. Download mode is still posible though
Need some method / link / help to get the internal memeory back to rfs so it could be flashed and brought back to life.
Thank you
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Hey!
Just try to flash some STOCK firmware(you area one and multi file, not ONE FILE). It must FLASH you ext4 back to normal rfs.
CHEERS!
casiocas said:
Hey!
Just try to flash some STOCK firmware(you area one and multi file, not ONE FILE). It must FLASH you ext4 back to normal rfs.
CHEERS!
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Thanks buddy.. Yeah it got sorted out after several attempts..
This forum was my first and last resort and you didnt disappoint me...
Thank you so much.
jeikumar said:
Thanks buddy.. Yeah it got sorted out after several attempts..
This forum was my first and last resort and you didnt disappoint me...
Thank you so much.
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Hey!
You welcome!
For that we are here(to help each other).
CHEERS!
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How to revert back to rfs before flashing a new stock Gingerbread ROM ?
You don't need to... If you flash a stock rom through Odin, you'll be automatically reverted back to rfs...
adiles said:
You don't need to... If you flash a stock rom through Odin, you'll be automatically reverted back to rfs...
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Only if it's a full package ROM
Forever living in my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
EmoBoiix3 said:
Only if it's a full package ROM
Forever living in my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
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Thanks bro
most onepackage stock rom didnt have data.rfs, so when u coming from already ext4 filesystem rom and flash onepackage stock rom, /data wont be converted to rfs, its still ext4 thus resulting in bootloop.
an0nym0us_ said:
most onepackage stock rom didnt have data.rfs, so when u coming from already ext4 filesystem rom and flash onepackage stock rom, /data wont be converted to rfs, its still ext4 thus resulting in bootloop.
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Right.
For I5500, there's a "downgrade", megaupload.com ID =Y5BA7QG3 (from madteam).
Inside it's just the data.rfs file. You just flash that with odin before flash the lower firm.
Not tested (by me) on ACE, but it works on G5.
I suppose you can just take a full ACE stock rom and delete all files inside onepackage/tar but keep the data.rfs in there and flash that to get the phone back to rfs.
anyone can help me? im using CM&-kang and i wanted to flash back to stock rom. i downloaded the firmware from sammobile.com but what i got is a one package file. is it safe to use it?
here is the file that i downloaded
S5830DXKPD_S5830OLBKPC_S5830DXKPD_HOME.tar.md5
TIA
no, u need to flash full package or u'll get bootloop.
Actually it's okay as long as it's 2.3 to 2.3, the 2.3.3/2.3.4/2.3.5/2.3.7 revisions doesn't matter much.
onepackage or full package does matter tho. onepackage doesnt have data.rfs, so flashing from previous ext4 rom will not make /data partition into rfs filesystem, and because stock kernel doesnt recognize ext4 filesystem, result is bootloop.
but if u insist on installing onepackage on top of ext4 rom, u can try to convert the filesystem to rfs using cfroot app beforehand.
thank you guys! i just flashed it with one package and then wipe it from stock recovery and its good to go...
bertupo said:
thank you guys! i just flashed it with one package and then wipe it from stock recovery and its good to go...
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ahh forgot to mention that earlier, formatting data via cwm will also work because i think it will format data partition to rfs too
Just a simple question here.
This is about planning to go back Stock ROM from a custom ROM.
We all know almost custom ROMs here are ext4 supported. Means flashing a custom ROM from a Stock ROM converts its RFS to EXT4. So If you backed up your stock ROM using CWM and restoring it running a custom ROM you'll get freeze on "Samsung GT-S5830.." boot screen because of "RFS and EXT4" stuff (incompatibility).
Now this is what's confuses me , thus RFS and EXT4 is the only one thing that prevents restoring your stock backup from a custom rom? (And your last option to get stock rom is use ODIN) Means, if you convert your custom ROM to RFS then flash stock backup you'll got all working?! If Yes, anyone have the flashable EXT4 to RFS converter?
Hope you got me here mates! Thanks.
its not because incompability, it because stock kenel doesnt recognize ext4. if ur restored rom includes cfroot kernel, it doesnt matter since cfroot works with default rfs and ext4. once i got messed up upon restore, /system ext4 while /data and cache is rfs, and it boot just fine with cfroot.
droidtwoseven said:
Just a simple question here.
This is about planning to go back Stock ROM from a custom ROM.
We all know almost custom ROMs here are ext4 supported. Means flashing a custom ROM from a Stock ROM converts its RFS to EXT4. So If you backed up your stock ROM using CWM and restoring it running a custom ROM you'll get freeze on "Samsung GT-S5830.." boot screen because of "RFS and EXT4" stuff (incompatibility).
Now this is what's confuses me , thus RFS and EXT4 is the only one thing that prevents restoring your stock backup from a custom rom? (And your last option to get stock rom is use ODIN) Means, if you convert your custom ROM to RFS then flash stock backup you'll got all working?! If Yes, anyone have the flashable EXT4 to RFS converter?
Hope you got me here mates! Thanks.
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one comment. phrase your question properly. i don't even know what you are trying to ask in the first place.
be precise and concise.
happily1986 said:
one comment. phrase your question properly. i don't even know what you are trying to ask in the first place.
be precise and concise.
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You can check Question Marks.
Thanks mate.
if you are looking to flash back a stock ROM from a ROM that has been ported to ext4 file system, you can flash directly using ODIN with no problems.
As quoted from ketut
S5830: No need to revert back to rfs before flashing a new stock Gingerbread ROM! Tested using XXKPH, XWKPN, and DXKPB
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Obviously you should revert back to rfs before flashing a new stock/modified ROM!
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Also from the same guy, this implies that you SHOULD convert back your file system unless you are flashing to stock ROMs mentioned earlier on. Using ext4manager will help you change file system. Get the one that has been modified to work from ketut's CF Root's thread in Android development.
If you are however going from custom to custom, i suggest that you should flash in CWM only if the file systems of both ROMs are the same. Otherwise use ext4manager to make same.
happily1986 said:
if you are looking to flash back a stock ROM from a ROM that has been ported to ext4 file system, you can flash directly using ODIN with no problems.
As quoted from ketut
Also from the same guy, this implies that you SHOULD convert back your file system unless you are flashing to stock ROMs mentioned earlier on. Using ext4manager will help you change file system. Get the one that has been modified to work from ketut's CF Root's thread in Android development.
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Somehow cleared my mind up! Thanks mate
So converting my ext4 to RFS then flash my Stock ROM backup will get my stock ROM all working, right??
droidtwoseven said:
Somehow cleared my mind up! Thanks mate
So converting my ext4 to RFS then flash my Stock ROM backup will get my stock ROM all working, right??
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that is correct.
happily1986 said:
that is correct.
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Thanks mate!
Thanks button clicked!
Was using stock 2.3.3 but flashed 2.3.6 KPP. Played around with a few CM7 roms and decided to go back to stock. Heard had to flash stock first (due to stock not having ext4) so flashed the closest one i could find on samfirmware. Ran the CWM backup and this presents two issues:-
1) Kies says cannot use this device. Is this because it is detecting the baseband from the one file package i flashed?
2) Trying to install from market and it says cannot install to the chosen storage.
Anyone know what might have happened.
(currently on ICS FINAL and loving it but my stepson wants this phone after me so thought would put back on stock when he gets it)
You should've used stock recovery to format all partitions back to rfs
OR
You could flash CF-ROOT and the.problems will be gone
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
Can you not format back to rfs with CWM recovery?
PJ147 said:
Can you not format back to rfs with CWM recovery?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21486651&postcount=4
Like I wrote in that post, I never tested it and if you try it and it works please reply.
New links: (no backup, don't reboot after. Restore your CWM Backup.) http://mir.cr/JAVTQDRJ // (backup) http://mir.cr/Q2CNG6JD
Your /cache still in ext4 and ext4 filesystem not supported by stock kernel. Flash CF-Root and use ext4 Manager to check the whole filesystem type. DXKT7/XWKT7.BLACKHAWK is a near stock firmware, you can try it
Thanks Guy's for the replies. Once filesystem is back to normal and I restore the backup of my stock rom will all be good with kies?
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Thanks Guy's for the replies. Once filesystem is back to normal and I restore the backup of my stock rom will all be good with kies?
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Hmm....it should be ready....but why Kies ?
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
Hi all,
Thank you in advance for taking a look at this and I do hope someone can help me.
I was hoping to increase my internal storage by flashing a new PIT file. I followed some instructions (http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/79112/resize-system-partition-of-galaxy-s-2) but, when getting to the part for restoring my backup, I get an error that I can't get past. The error is "E: Unable to mount '/emmc' ".
I am completely stuck on what to do. I have tried flashing alternative Roms and Kernels, but nothing helps. I did get another error on Siyah kernel which was "error installing rom status 7".
I can get to both recovery and download modes.
I really don't know what to do. I had a look at the guide for recovering from soft-brick, but the files are out of date and also the links don't work.
If anyone could help I would be very grateful.
Thank you!
formatting the emmc via recovery after flashing the new pit file is a requirement...
By the way you should have posted this in the general section...
Edit: flashing a pit file only increase the data partition and/or the system partition, you won't gain any space on the internal sd
NoctisBlade said:
formatting the emmc via recovery after flashing the new pit file is a requirement...
By the way you should have posted this in the general section...
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Hi there,
Thanks for the reply.
Whoops, sorry. Is there a way I can move this to general? I also don't seem to have the option to wipe the emmc. I am in TWRP.
gizmo2501 said:
Hi there,
Thanks for the reply.
Whoops, sorry. Is there a way I can move this to general? I also don't seem to have the option to wipe the emmc. I am in TWRP.
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I think only a moderator can move it now.
Thats strange twrp doesn't have, either way boot into download mode and grab a kernel tar file from
www.forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/convert-kernel-zip-to-tar-t2994381
Apolo or Gustavo, flash it via odin reboot in recovery when you are done then try formatting the emmc
Okay, so, I put on Apolo, got the option to wipe eemc in TWRP, it says "successfull", but also gives errors of "unable to mount /eemc through the log, as well as ending with "unable to mount /data".
How is best to proceed now?
So I decided to try and retrace my steps to get this to work. I formatted the emmc like you said (thanks!), then realised I need a CM11 Rom to go with that Kernel. So flashed CM11 and Gapps for the phone, and have successfully booted!
THANK YOU!
The only thing is, whilst doing this, I put the original PIT back on, so basically this was a wasted exercise. Would I have any problems if I Odin flashed the new PIT, then flashed the emmc, then reinstalled the ROM?
Thanks again for your help!
No,
head to this www.forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/mod-increase-partition-size-t3011162
make a backup, grab the pit files from the link, choose the size you want.
Flash it with apolo kernel tar via odin(download mode)
Reboot recovery, wipe system, data, cache and format emmc then restore backup or you can flash the rom from scratch