Heyy guys
Got a new international Galaxy S3 just about a month ago and recently I'd been running Paranoid Android 2.1 with ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.2 and it was all running fine untill I woke up this morning with my phone stuck on the bootloader animation, I thoughtt at first all it'd need was a reboot and it'd be fine, that didn't work. Then I've tried wiping the phone completely and reinstalling Paranoid Android and other ROMs including stock Jelly Bean but on installing those I get an error in ClockworkMod Recovery, after hitting install it'll just say 'Installation aborted.' then return me to the homescreen of CWM with a dead Android and a red triangle with an exclamation mark in the background? If I then touch 'Show log' this comes up:
Installing: /external_sd/stockjellybean.zip
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
I: Can't partition non-vfat: datamedia
I: Can't partiton unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcb1k1p1
I: Can't format unknown volume: /emmc
Also on trying to mount the internal sdcard in recovery I get the error:
I: using /data/media for /sdcard.
W: failed to mount/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 (Invalid argument)
Error mounting sdcard!
I: Can't partition non-vfat: datamedia
I: Can't partition unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcb1k1p1
I: Can't format unknown volume: /emmc
So next I thought I'd try fastboot method of install, that doesn't work as fastboot just says 'Waiting for device' for eternity, so yeah, I have no idea what to do... Sorry if I haven't included enough detail but is there anyone who can help me?:/
rcslaney said:
Heyy guys
Got a new international Galaxy S3 just about a month ago and recently I'd been running Paranoid Android 2.1 with ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.1.2 and it was all running fine untill I woke up this morning with my phone stuck on the bootloader animation, I thoughtt at first all it'd need was a reboot and it'd be fine, that didn't work. Then I've tried wiping the phone completely and reinstalling Paranoid Android and other ROMs including stock Jelly Bean but on installing those I get an error in ClockworkMod Recovery, after hitting install it'll just say 'Installation aborted.' then return me to the homescreen of CWM with a dead Android and a red triangle with an exclamation mark in the background? If I then touch 'Show log' this comes up:
Installing: /external_sd/stockjellybean.zip
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
I: Can't partition non-vfat: datamedia
I: Can't partiton unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcb1k1p1
I: Can't format unknown volume: /emmc
Also on trying to mount the internal sdcard in recovery I get the error:
I: using /data/media for /sdcard.
W: failed to mount/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 (Invalid argument)
Error mounting sdcard!
I: Can't partition non-vfat: datamedia
I: Can't partition unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcb1k1p1
I: Can't format unknown volume: /emmc
So next I thought I'd try fastboot method of install, that doesn't work as fastboot just says 'Waiting for device' for eternity, so yeah, I have no idea what to do... Sorry if I haven't included enough detail but is there anyone who can help me?:/
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Keep calm, otherwise you'll just make it worse..
Now, have you got Odin on your computer?
If no, download it..
If yes, good.
Now, boot into download mode:
Code:
PWR DWN + HOME + PWR
And open Odin.
Download stock firmware from sammobile.com/firmware and try using 4.0.4, this time.
Flash it using Odin and see what happens.
I doubt, that you bricked your phone, if you did, CWM wouldn't show up, and neither would the bootanimation have...
Try flashing stock firmware first, and let us know, if it worked!
Hope I could help!
familyguy59 said:
Keep calm, otherwise you'll just make it worse..
Now, have you got Odin on your computer?
If no, download it..
If yes, good.
Now, boot into download mode:
Code:
PWR DWN + HOME + PWR
And open Odin.
Download stock firmware from sammobile.com/firmware and try using 4.0.4, this time.
Flash it using Odin and see what happens.
I doubt, that you bricked your phone, if you did, CWM wouldn't show up, and neither would the bootanimation have...
Try flashing stock firmware first, and let us know, if it worked!
Hope I could help!
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Just tried that now, extracted the tar from the zip, flashed successfully with odin, but it still won't boot up stays stuck at the Samsung logo and I get the same error for mounting /sdcard in CWM.
Try re wiping it now that you reinstalled jb.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
tntgdh said:
Try re wiping it now that you reinstalled jb.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
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I've already wiped it loads of times? (And it was ICS that I just flash via ODIN)
Ok weird turn in events, although I'm pretty sure I wiped my entire phone (not including my external sd which I've taken out for now) after flashing the stock rom and touch CWM I can now see the directory tree of my internal sd card just as it was before. Don't know if that makes any difference but maybe adds some hope?
rcslaney said:
Ok weird turn in events, although I'm pretty sure I wiped my entire phone (not including my external sd which I've taken out for now) after flashing the stock rom and touch CWM I can now see the directory tree of my internal sd card just as it was before. Don't know if that makes any difference but maybe adds some hope?
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This may sound a bit weird, to most members, who are "scared" of doing this, but open Odin again, and set your mobile into download mode.
Then, re-flash the tar, but check re-partition. That sometimes works, in the rarest cases. I'm guessing you accidentally deleted a system file, which it needs for booting/flashing, etc. ...
Try that, if you don't want to do that, then try finding a .pit file, online..
Ahh don't worry guys I've fixed it, once I got the internal storage working ish I forced a backup to restore skipping all the checks, but big thanks to you familyguy59 you saved my ass aha!
rcslaney said:
Ahh don't worry guys I've fixed it, once I got the internal storage working ish I forced a backup to restore skipping all the checks, but big thanks to you familyguy59 you saved my ass aha!
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No worries, dude, Thanks are always appreciated!
Could you please use the thanks button aswell? Helps me out a lot
familyguy59 said:
No worries, dude, Thanks are always appreciated!
Could you please use the thanks button aswell? Helps me out a lot
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please help me....facing the same problem
Related
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Hey, hoping some android gurus can help me out here.
I had the latest version of Obsydian on my phone and have not had any issues. Yesterday, my battery on the phone died, and when it started up again I was getting forcecloses all over the place. Tried reinstalling the rom and go errors, tried a different rom and got errors. So I ODINed the Voodoo RFS fix, followed by stock+Voodoo-Froyo-T959-UVJL5.tar , and didn't get anywhere.
I thought there might have been something wrong with the data on the phone so i tried clearing and formatting everything through Clockwork recovery. Then I tried the partition SD Card through clockwork recovery. I assumed it was the EXT-SD it was formatting so i chose 128mb ext, 32 swap, and left the rest for fat32. However, I'm starting to think it might have been the internal SD card.
I tried ODINing back to stock stock using this guide: http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/h...droidSPIN+|+Your+No.1+source+for+Android+news.)
I get the phone in ODIN and it flashes, no errors in ODIN, but when the phone leaves download mode and goes to installation it gives a few errors:
Code:
MBR Checksum Error
Movinand Checksum Confirmation Fail
Then it continues installing, and I get another error:
Code:
Wiping data
Formatting Data
[B]Data Wipe Fail[/B]
Formatting Cache
It still acts like it completely finishes the installation, reboots, I get the Tmobile boot and then Galaxy S, and then I get a black screen with all 4 of the lights/buttons on the bottom of the screen on. It can sit like this for 30 minutes, it doesn't do anything.
I still have access to download mode, and I still have access to recovery, however it's no longer ClockworkMod recovery, it's the stock recovery, and it seems to only work for a few moments before going to a triangle with an exclamation point and the android logo.
Any ideas on what I can do to make this phone functional again, or acceptable for a warranty return?
I appreciate any help.
Welcome to the club
Check out my post http://http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=887837
Post #3 it might help if it does let me know so we know for sure if it works
Yes welcome to the club!!! glad you could join us!
Anyways here is what I have learned/done, my only working rom currently is the eugene froyo, can use the phone and data BUT cant download anything or install anything. You can adb push apks into the rom though. Heres the link for it
Use Odin, pit=512, pda=eugene..tar Run this to get semi working rom
http://eb-productions.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=samsungsgs&action=display&thread=3
Once here I have access to my Sd card, this is where I placed the clockwork recovery on as an "update.zip" Link to this is posted below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734164
Boot into recovery, note this will take you to stock recovery. REINSTALL update, may have to do this twice but itll get you to the Clockwork recovery....
After this I tried to install two different roms and both times I get some sort of data error, and installation aborted....hopefully this will help a few people
Yeah a bit more google searching for "vibrant mbr checksum" brought me to the same conclusion, that I needed to ODIN the eugene's froyo - it's flashing right now. Will see where that gets me.
It's my belief that using the SD partition in CWM is what caused the MBR issues and the Data Wipe Fail, as others said they messed with a partition in either CWM or something else prior to this happening
And that's a no go. It just reboots back into the stock recovery every time after odining it, with some new errors.
update media. please wait.
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(Invalid argument)
E:copu_dbdata_meda:Can't mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet. please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed.
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I take it back - i did the wrong one apparently.
Had to use the files located on the link you sent, inside of the Eugene_2E_JK2_Froyo.zip file. Apparently there are a few different download files on the first post of that link. This one took longer than all the others I'd tried ODINing, about 5-6 minutes, compared to 2-3 for the others. I had also updated my Odin3 to v1.7, from the v1.3 I was using before.
When it booted up, it gave me an issue with my external SD card, said it was formatted incorrectly, so i formatted it from the phone - it says I have 13gb memory and 1.86 on the ext-SD.
Was able to download and install ROM manager from the market. Attempting to install Nero v3 now.
*** SOLVED ***
I've succesfully installed a rom other than Eugene's froyo, and did not receive any installation errors! Got Nero V3 up and running, very happy.
Note that the MBR checksum error still appeared but did not affect installation at all. Thanks everyone for their help - hopefully this helps the others.
Hi Everybody!
I recently flashed a ParanoidAndroid rom and was trying it, but it was laggy for me and kept crashing.
Anyway, I wanted to restore to the backup I made after rooting the phone, but at first I couldn't, since CWM kept telling me "No Files Found!".
However I managed to start the restore using Rom Manager ( updated CWM from 5.5.0.4 to 6.something). While restoring, CWM tells me that Data recovery failed, now I navigated to reboot, but it told something about returning to Stock or something like that, then I stupidly pressed NO!
The X sign showed up, but it just crashed and rebooted. Then I figured out I'd Re-flash PA, since it's still there on my phone's storage. So I did a wipe, then wanted to install PA rom, only I couldn't find it :/
And now even CWM won't enter, it keeps giving me that open android figure with the red exclamation above it.
Can abybody PLEASE help me?!
it's worse now :/
I tried using odin but with no success, and I know I have the right usb cable and the right drivers, but in the two roms I tried (ParanoidAndroid and CM10.1) both only have a .IMG file, so I converted them to .tar using GalaxyNexusToolkit, it says it passed after operating for like 5 seconds, but the phone is stuck at Google logo and that's it. And tried GNexToolkit to use the .img files,but it only flashed .img but not the whole thing,
Also I managed to flash the new CWM Recovery using GNexToolkit, but it didn't do anything when I press restore, it just says "Couldn't open directory. No files found.", also I screwed with it up a "bit" erasing system, sdcard, cache and everything. And now when I turn on CWM, it says "E:can't mount /cache/recover/command & /cache/recovery/log & /cache/recovery/last_log"
I understand I need to Re-Partition the phone, but I can't seem to find a way to do so, and that I need .pit files that I are extinct as far as I know :/
Help me Please :crying:
Hello, All.
It seems I'm pretty close to bricking this thing so I thought I would ask you guys for help.
I'm not that experienced with this kind of stuff, but I was able to unlock my bootloader, and installed a custom recovery TWRP, using the Droid_Incredible_4G_LTE_All-In-One_Kit_v2.1 from hasoon2000,
It won't let me install a rom to the device. Been having some trouble with ADB as well. Seems like it won't recognize the phone when it's on the bootloader menu, but it will when it's in recovery mode. So using ADB i pushed a rom file to the device while in recovery and was able to get it on the sd card, but when I try to load the rom using TWRP it gives me an error msg. I thought that I might have to get rid of the old OS first before loading a new one so now I don't have an OS at all.
I feel like I'm missing something here, like I skipped a step or something... do i need to flash the kernel, or relock the bootloader? Confused as to why I can't load up a rom.
Thanks in advance for any help. Much appreciated.
Neon Samurai said:
Hello, All.
It seems I'm pretty close to bricking this thing so I thought I would ask you guys for help.
I'm not that experienced with this kind of stuff, but I was able to unlock my bootloader, and installed a custom recovery TWRP, using the Droid_Incredible_4G_LTE_All-In-One_Kit_v2.1 from hasoon2000,
It won't let me install a rom to the device. Been having some trouble with ADB as well. Seems like it won't recognize the phone when it's on the bootloader menu, but it will when it's in recovery mode. So using ADB i pushed a rom file to the device while in recovery and was able to get it on the sd card, but when I try to load the rom using TWRP it gives me an error msg. I thought that I might have to get rid of the old OS first before loading a new one so now I don't have an OS at all.
I feel like I'm missing something here, like I skipped a step or something... do i need to flash the kernel, or relock the bootloader? Confused as to why I can't load up a rom.
Thanks in advance for any help. Much appreciated.
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before flashing a rom you should go into the wipe menu of twrp and wipe everything. Then install the rom zip. What error are you getting when try to flash the rom?
Sorry for the late response. I guess I don't really check my email without a smartphone.
Ok so in TWRP I go into wipe, and do Cache - Successful! Davik Cache - Successful! System: Successful! Factory Reset - Failed (and in the list it says:
updating partition detail...
unable to mount '/sdcard' a buncha times.
Then if i try to install a rom from the sd card it says
Failed
Installing 'external_sd/rom.zip'...
checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
assert failed: write_raw_image('tmp/boot.img". "boot"
E:Error in /external_sd/rom.zip
)Status 7)
Error flashing zip 'external_sd/rom.zip'
Updating partition details...
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'
I guess what makes no sense to me is that it can't mount the sd card. Does it need to be on the internal "sdcard" instead of the mini sd I have the file on? IDK so confused...
Thanks for you help.
Bug...
Hi, Ok auto kill is good but i have a real problem... I like reminders app that Google Keep vs Evernote, but i don't can use. I set the reminder note for tomorrow and when time is coming, i don't have any notification/ remained... Help me please!
Hello everbody!
At first, my English isn't very well, so sorry for that.
My Problem:
I wanted to install CM 11 on my Ace I (GT-S5830i), but this extremly failed. To keep it short, i haven't any OS on my device now, but I can enter the CWM (version 6.0.1.2)
What I have done:
Install CWM
wipe data/factory reset + wipe cache partition (but in the Stock recovery)
format /system (in CWM)
Now I get the error message:
E: can't mount Cache/recovery/log
I tried to install CM 11 (for the Ace I (GT-S5830i) for sure)
Install zip from sdcard
but I get these Messages:
Opening update package...
Installing update...
This package is for "cooperve.GT-S5830i, gt-5830i devices; this is a "".
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-11...
(Status 7)
Install aborted.
E: can't mount Cache/recovery/log
E: can't open Cache/recovery/log
E: can't mount Cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't openCache/recovery/last_log
I was so silly and didn't make a backup.
When I try to start the device, only the gt-5830i-Logo appears, of course, ther is no OS installed.
So what can I do? Is there any chance to install an OS?
I also tried to install the Stock Firmware with Odin; result failed.
Thanks!
Edit:
Odin works, now I have the Stock Firmware, but I can't flash CM 11;
Error Message;
E: can't mount Cache/recovery/log
Perou said:
Hello everbody!
At first, my English isn't very well, so sorry for that.
My Problem:
I wanted to install CM 11 on my Ace I (GT-S5830i), but this extremly failed. To keep it short, i haven't any OS on my device now, but I can enter the CWM (version 6.0.1.2)
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Perou said:
E: can't mount Cache/recovery/log
E: can't open Cache/recovery/log
E: can't mount Cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't openCache/recovery/last_log
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This error is not serious, it just means, that it cannot create log files, because of the missing cache partition.
I also got this error when using the "on-the-fly" CWM.
If you install a ROM (which has a kernel), then CWM gets installed to the recovery/kernel partition, then you have a "rock stable" CWM.
Hopefully without errors. But for now, you can just ignore this error.
Perou said:
This package is for "cooperve.GT-S5830i, gt-5830i devices; this is a "".
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On some devices the device info in the properties is empty, and therefore the updater-script thinks, the device is not supported.
If you know exactly that your device is supported, you can delete the first lines of the updater-script.
Steps
Open the *.zip with WinRAR or similar
Go to META-INF\com\google\android
Extract the updater-script (Drag & Drop), don't close WinRAR
Open the updater-script with your favorite text editor (i.e. notepad++)
Delete the first lines containing "assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "your_device" || getprop(...) == "...");"
This line can be on multiple lines, so be sure to delete the complete "assert" statement
Drag & Drop the modified updater-script into WinRAR (same folder as before)
Optionally sign the *.zip
Install it with CWM
Be sure what you are doing (at your own risk)
If it worked, feel free to hit Thanks :victory:
Thank you for your efforts, I really appreciate it, but I solved the Problem.
As I said, now I have the Sotck Firmware (thanks Odin ^^).
I flashed CWM again with Odin, and tada, I could install CM 11, without any Problems.
Perou said:
Thank you for your efforts, I really appreciate it, but I solved the Problem.
As I said, now I have the Sotck Firmware (thanks Odin ^^).
I flashed CWM again with Odin, and tada, I could install CM 11, without any Problems.
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Yeah, flashing the CWM with Odin is another great solution.
Then you have a working CWM out of the box, and the device properties are setted correctly.
I'm glad it's working now
Help! S5830i
I have had all of the same issues in this thread on my S5830i, except that I can not get into download mode (black screen with back light on) and wont connect to Odin....
Happened after trying to install CM11
Am using CWM 6.0.1.2
Please help!!
dekema said:
I have had all of the same issues in this thread on my S5830i, except that I can not get into download mode (black screen with back light on) and wont connect to Odin....
Happened after trying to install CM11
Am using CWM 6.0.1.2
Please help!!
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When you press the combo for download mod the black screen comes up right ? At that time connect your phone to PC an turn on Odin & last press volume up that's it your phone will be get connected.
Thank you!
Hitesh2626 said:
When you press the combo for download mod the black screen comes up right ? At that time connect your phone to PC an turn on Odin & last press volume up that's it your phone will be get connected.
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Bloomin Excellent!!
Worked a Treat....
Many Thanks to you Hitesh2626.
Did you tried work Odin in Windows 7 or XP? What's ur operation system?
i have a issue with my phone samsung galaxy ace gt s5830i, when i rooting something gone wrong
and it stuck at screen . so, i went to recovery mode
but no use
,it shows 'E:can't mount /cache/recovery log
g
E:can't open /cache/recovery log
E:can't mount /cache/recovery log'
after that i went on searching in internet
i tried odin but connecting to pc
it shows "USB Device NOT Recognized"
but i installed drivers ,nothing happened
please help me
Hello,
Yesterday I unlocked my Galaxy S3 i9300, turned the Wifi on and soon after that my phone started to reboot.
This happened a few times before, but this time it got stuck on the "Galaxy S3" Screen.
So I booted in the Recovery Mode (TWRP 3.1.10) and was planning to wipe the cache partition, but I got the Error that the Recovery is unable to mount Any Partition..
So I cant do anything.
I wanted to ask, why my phone can not mount any Partitions anymore for example (system, efs, cache..).
What exatly is damaged and is it repairable?
I took a picture of the Error Message, but i dont know how to upload it. So I wrote it down.
Hope someone can help me and sorry for my bad english.
Kind Regards.
Error Message:
Updating partition details...
Failed to mount ´/efs´(invalid argument)
Failed to mount ´/cache`(invalid argument)
Failed to mount ´/system´(Invalid argmunent)
Failed to mount ´/data´(Invalid argmunent)
Failed to mount ´/preload´(Invalid argmunent)
Flash stock rom via Odin. Root it and try again.
ArdaCsknn said:
Flash stock rom via Odin. Root it and try again.
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I am facing same errors. in these type of error i can't flash with odin, can't hard reset, can't install any recovery, i have tried many roms but all failed. i was thinking about to re-partition it but there is a file required for this .pit file. i have searched on google but i didn't find any .pit file for my Samsung S3 SHV-E210k. i have asked in thread but no response from anyone. so i am thinking to threw my phone away. :crying: :crying: :crying:
E30325i said:
Hello,
Yesterday I unlocked my Galaxy S3 i9300, turned the Wifi on and soon after that my phone started to reboot.
This happened a few times before, but this time it got stuck on the "Galaxy S3" Screen.
So I booted in the Recovery Mode (TWRP 3.1.10) and was planning to wipe the cache partition, but I got the Error that the Recovery is unable to mount Any Partition..
So I cant do anything.
I wanted to ask, why my phone can not mount any Partitions anymore for example (system, efs, cache..).
What exatly is damaged and is it repairable?
I took a picture of the Error Message, but i dont know how to upload it. So I wrote it down.
Hope someone can help me and sorry for my bad english.
Kind Regards.
Error Message:
Updating partition details...
Failed to mount ´/efs´(invalid argument)
Failed to mount ´/cache`(invalid argument)
Failed to mount ´/system´(Invalid argmunent)
Failed to mount ´/data´(Invalid argmunent)
Failed to mount ´/preload´(Invalid argmunent)
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Try to find .pit file and flash it with odin. and then flash your stock rom.
My phone's model is SHV-E210K, i have searched on google but haven't found any .pit file related to my phone.
The sboot.bin file is the bootloader and it is not flashing because the bootloader in the phone is newer than than the bootloader in the ROM, the ROM is not for the phone, try a different USB cable, and/or try different USB ports.
The problem is recovery has gone crazy. Recovery mounts partitions. I've seen this problem a lot with twrp. When it happened to me I flashed the latest official cwmr via Odin. If you have a stock rom on the phone you can flash a stock recovery too. DO NOT FLASH A STOCK RECOVERY IF YOUR ROM ISN'T STOCK/ROOTED STOCK!!!
Beamed in by telepathy