Hi Guys, hope someone can help. Ive been trawling the forums for days with no luck. I have a UK GT-I9300 on 4.1.2 rooted and with custom recovery. I installed cyanagen 10.1 but failed to wipe data / cache afterwards and now get stuck at galaxy flash screen everytime it boots. I can get to custom recovery and download screens, ive tried re-partitoning with pit file but the rom always get stuck at nand write stage. it appears that the phone is now "read only". this is really doing my head in so if any one can help i'd be really grateful.
cant mount /cache/recovery/command
cant mount /cache/recovery/log
cant open /cache/recovery/log
cant mount /cache/recovery/last_log
cant open /cache/recovery/last_log
not sure if this has anything to do with it.
Pit repartition Read \Only stuck at Nand al reads as a buggered nand and needs replacement motherboard .
jje
JJEgan said:
Pit repartition Read \Only stuck at Nand al reads as a buggered nand and needs replacement motherboard .
jje
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feared as much, thanks for the quick response, of the service centre I go! Any idea how much this is gonna cost me?
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Hi guys, I recently flashed Clockwork Recovery but I've got slightly problem. I can't get back into my phone now as it just hangs at the samsung logo and I can get into clockwork recovery however I've got another issue:
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recover/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recover/last_log
E:Can't mount /sdcard
Any ideas anyone? I have no idea whats gone wrong with it. I've got a Samsung Galaxy S2 UK sim free handset I9100 so don't understand where it could have gone wrong and now I can't flash anything to it and don't know where to get a stock rom for use with odin.
Please help!
Thanks in advance
Dave
You can get stock roms at samfirmware.com
Thanks but...
Cheers for that dude! The issue I have though is once I'm done with that does that mean I can't get CWM Recovery to work on my handset, if thats the case then that means I can flash any custom roms. Also could it be a problem with the bootloader? I unlocked the bootloader on my Galaxy Nexus but don't know if I should have done that on my S2.
Any ideas as I'm still canny new to this and not sure with the S2.
Thanks again!
Try just Chainfire's CF-Root, it is just a kernel package that roots the phone, adds busybox and CWM.
Type in *#1234# into your phone dialer, and download the package that meets the PDA section in that menu. In my case, it is I9100XWLP3, so I would download Chainfire's LP3 Root. When you have found your PDA, post it back here for the correct download.
Chris.
Also samsung doesn't lock your bootloader, there's no need to unlock
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Before doing anything just wipe Cache and Dalvik partitions and check the error exist or not,
I had same issue and above solved it for me
How did you install cwm? Did you use cf root
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Hi.
I tried to Flash Paranoid android on to y S3. When it rebooted it got stuck on the boot screen. after waiting an hour or so there was no change. When I ho into Recovary Mode the following error is highlighted in red. E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument). Please someone help! I need my phone for work!
CarlDoyle83 said:
Hi.
I tried to Flash Paranoid android on to y S3. When it rebooted it got stuck on the boot screen. after waiting an hour or so there was no change. When I ho into Recovary Mode the following error is highlighted in red. E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument). Please someone help! I need my phone for work!
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Have you backed up your EFS folder .
jje
JJEgan said:
Have you backed up your EFS folder .
jje
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the easy answer to that is no? because i'm not sure? how could I find out if I have? thanks for your help
backing up your efs folder is the first thing people who read instructions do.
you need to send the phone to service, you're done.
but to make sure, check the internal SD for a backup via adb from recovery
Hi, I'm new to these forums and need some help!
I just rooted my Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 yesterday using the Odin ver 1.85 tool and it was working perfectly all day. I was doing a little research as to how you can use custom ROMs and so I decided to give it a try.
I downloaded the ROM Manager application and flashed the ClockworkMod Recovery that comes with it before attempting to flash a ROM. I then proceeded to download the CyogenMod ver. 9.1.0 that comes with ROM Manager as well. I made sure to make a backup of my current ROM on both my internal and external SD cards and then went ahead and flashed the Cyogen ROM using the application. I also chose to wipe the data/factory reset before confirming.
After the process was done, the phone rebooted with the Cyogen logo and it was all working fine for the first 2 minutes. Then all of a sudden while going through the new ROM's screens, my phone rebooted showing the "Samsung GALAXY S III GT-I9300" message and with a little red "!" mark on the top left. It stays like that all the time. I tried turning the power off and taking out the battery but it always goes back to that screen immediately after.
I'm able to go into the ClockworkMod recovery by holding the volume up+power+home buttons but I see the following lines below:
ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.2
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
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 open /cache/recovery/last_log
I've tried wiping the cache, wipe data/factory reset, and wiping the dalvik cache options but it doesn't seem to work. I also tried flashing the ROM again from the SD card, but when I try to do it, it says "E: Can't mount /sdcard/". Same thing with my external SD card.
When I plug the phone to my computer, it doesn't seem to detect my device either. Is my phone bricked and will I have to get a new one if this is the case?
I tried to do some searching and this thread seems to be similar to what I'm facing but not quite as the methods suggested by the users are unknown to me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500947
I appreciate any help I can get!
Zernell said:
Hi, I'm new to these forums and need some help!
I just rooted my Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300 yesterday using the Odin ver 1.85 tool and it was working perfectly all day. I was doing a little research as to how you can use custom ROMs and so I decided to give it a try.
I downloaded the ROM Manager application and flashed the ClockworkMod Recovery that comes with it before attempting to flash a ROM. I then proceeded to download the CyogenMod ver. 9.1.0 that comes with ROM Manager as well. I made sure to make a backup of my current ROM on both my internal and external SD cards and then went ahead and flashed the Cyogen ROM using the application. I also chose to wipe the data/factory reset before confirming.
After the process was done, the phone rebooted with the Cyogen logo and it was all working fine for the first 2 minutes. Then all of a sudden while going through the new ROM's screens, my phone rebooted showing the "Samsung GALAXY S III GT-I9300" message and with a little red "!" mark on the top left. It stays like that all the time. I tried turning the power off and taking out the battery but it always goes back to that screen immediately after.
I'm able to go into the ClockworkMod recovery by holding the volume up+power+home buttons but I see the following lines below:
ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.2
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
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 open /cache/recovery/last_log
I've tried wiping the cache, wipe data/factory reset, and wiping the dalvik cache options but it doesn't seem to work. I also tried flashing the ROM again from the SD card, but when I try to do it, it says "E: Can't mount /sdcard/". Same thing with my external SD card.
When I plug the phone to my computer, it doesn't seem to detect my device either. Is my phone bricked and will I have to get a new one if this is the case?
I tried to do some searching and this thread seems to be similar to what I'm facing but not quite as the methods suggested by the users are unknown to me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500947
I appreciate any help I can get!
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put your phone to download mode and flash rom with odin.
That should fix it.
austibor said:
put your phone to download mode and flash rom with odin.
That should fix it.
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How can he do that?
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rootSU said:
How can he do that?
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power off the phone than hold power + menu + down key till you get to download mode.
than connect USB to pc run odin and flash a rom of your choice.
austibor said:
power off the phone than hold power + menu + down key till you get to download mode.
than connect USB to pc run odin and flash a rom of your choice.
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Thanks this post should be a sticky .
jje
Thanks for the responses!
I tried to flash the i9300 firmware using Odin as suggested but it failed during the process (attached screen shot). I tried doing this 2 or 3 times but I always got the FAIL message. Is there anything else I can try doing before giving up on my phone? Maybe I flashed the wrong file?
Zernell said:
Thanks for the responses!
I tried to flash the i9300 firmware using Odin as suggested but it failed during the process (attached screen shot). I tried doing this 2 or 3 times but I always got the FAIL message. Is there anything else I can try doing before giving up on my phone? Maybe I flashed the wrong file?
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Hmm not an expert here but can you try to check the "Re-Partition" checkbox
take your sdcard out, it should not matter but just in case
austibor said:
Hmm not an expert here but can you try to check the "Re-Partition" checkbox
take your sdcard out, it should not matter but just in case
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If you're not an expert, please don't make suggestions.
Re-partition bricks the s3. I understand its semi bricked now but there is no return from re-partition.
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Zernell said:
Thanks for the responses!
I tried to flash the i9300 firmware using Odin as suggested but it failed during the process (attached screen shot). I tried doing this 2 or 3 times but I always got the FAIL message. Is there anything else I can try doing before giving up on my phone? Maybe I flashed the wrong file?
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You're system partition looks broken. What info does it say on the screen in download mode
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rootSU said:
You're system partition looks broken. What info does it say on the screen in download mode
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When I enter download mode on the top left it says:
Odin Mode
Product Name: GT-I9300
Custom Binary Download: Yes (1 counts)
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
austibor said:
Hmm not an expert here but can you try to check the "Re-Partition" checkbox
take your sdcard out, it should not matter but just in case
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Expert sir you are a positive danger .
jje
Zernell said:
When I enter download mode on the top left it says:
Odin Mode
Product Name: GT-I9300
Custom Binary Download: Yes (1 counts)
Current Binary: Custom
System Status: Custom
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OK we can rule out SDS at least....
The firmware you have tried to flash is the leak. Try the official firmware from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
It might help, not sure
mikep99 said:
The firmware you have tried to flash is the leak. Try the official firmware from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
It might help, not sure
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Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I know which firmware out of the ones from the list on that thread should I use? Does it matter?
Zernell said:
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I know which firmware out of the ones from the list on that thread should I use? Does it matter?
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Doesnt matter - try EME2 that's in the first post.
You will probably end up with an ODIN fail again but its worth trying...
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The firmware you have tried to flash is the leak. Try the official firmware from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
It might help, not sure
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As expected, it failed even after using the suggested firmware. Does this mean the phone is completely bricked now and nothing can be done?
Did you fix your phone?
Maybe you should consider this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
austibor said:
Did you fix your phone?
Maybe you should consider this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030
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Great advice only trouble its a totally different phone you are linking to .
jje
JJEgan said:
Great advice only trouble its a totally different phone you are linking to .
jje
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Yeap you are right, I should have stated that!
The article states that you should user root66 and Linked boot chains for your device.
This sounds like it might help with OP problem.
He for sure has wrong kernel ... that is similar enough to work but screw is mounting point. Try change kernel with odin ... then flash with odin twrp or philz recovery and flash a proper rom
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I have the same problem and still searching the forums for an answer.
does your problem solved? does this flashing and kerneling and odining worked? because I think the internal memory in baked!!
Hey!
I got an I9100G which came to me with a strange recovery screen at start up. I reflashed it with I9100G firmware and pit file (repartion).
Now the phone boots until the Samsung Logo and restarts in a loop.
What can I do to repair the phone? I have Z3x and Riff (JTAG Tool) but I don't know where the problem is.
I hope anyone can help me!
Regards
Chris
Lol were not here to line your pockets.Have you tried the stuff in Phistachios thread first.
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Did you wiped cache and data from recovery after you flashed the firmware? It might be soft brick too, just search soft brick and see if its your problem.
Dakura said:
Did you wiped cache and data from recovery after you flashed the firmware? It might be soft brick too, just search soft brick and see if its your problem.
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I guess youre right...
I started the recovery screen and got the following error:
e: failed to mount / system (invalid argument)
can't mount '/data'(invalid argument)
I'll use search button and try to repair the phone!
Why I haven't tried ithis before...??? The easiest thing which can be done and I haven't tried it...
After wiping the phone it starts normaly!
Thank you very much!
Regards
download n flash
Download the .tar file of firmware from sammy website and then flash through ODIN 3.70
Hello everyone, i am facing a great wall of desperation, i woke up today to find my mobile stuck on samsung logo, and i noticed it's not responding, i booted to my CWM recovery and it kept generating these errors :
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: open /cache/recovery/log
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
i tried wiping data but keeps generating same errors to the internal SD card with a unique error : E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 .
i looked for a custom recovery file that i can install using ODIN but they're all in .img form not .tar.md5 so i didn't know what to do with them, phone doesn't recognize .img to install directly from sd card.:crying:
i tried using odin to install custom recovery tar.md5 file but didn't fix anything,
i tried installing this rom ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/rom-archidroid-v2-4-6-power-hands-t2354859 ) using the ( mount external sd card ) and transfering rom zip file and installing it via CWM recovery interface, the installation was succesful but still can't boot due to the mentioned errors .
i tried using ABD thingie but for somereason it just won't recognize my phone, while odin does, i tried installing and reinstalling samsung usb driver and ABD drivers but still didn't help,
my original ROM was CM 11.2 nightly.
please help i am desperate, i searched everywhere but there's always something that falls between my steps .
i am more than happy to get assistance via skype etc.
i managed to download and flash my phone with stock 4.3, but i am still facing same problem, stuck at samsung logo and same errors in CWM recovery .
Same problem
i think we might have the same problem.
samdroid posted a possible solution in my thread maybe try that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/samsung-i9300-wont-pass-boot-t2809239
Sporedd66 said:
i think we might have the same problem.
samdroid posted a possible solution in my thread maybe try that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help/samsung-i9300-wont-pass-boot-t2809239
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but i can't find a thread or forum section dedicated to cm 11 !
update: i was able to access ABD command line, i tested 3 CWM recovery .img files and all 3 of them reported as (bad) by my phone .
Could be bad eMMC. If you want to be sure try flash the rescue firmware from this thread (with pit) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6
If it's still not working it's a hardware fault.
DrFredPhD said:
Could be bad eMMC. If you want to be sure try flash the rescue firmware from this thread (with pit) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6
If it's still not working it's a hardware fault.
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thank you for the suggestion, i am downloading it as we speak, i sure hope it's not physical brick, i really can't afford buying new phone atm....
DrFredPhD said:
Could be bad eMMC. If you want to be sure try flash the rescue firmware from this thread (with pit) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6
If it's still not working it's a hardware fault.
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after multiple tries, it didn't work, the installation won't even initialize, it keeps saying FAIL
please anyone...help !!!!
If you're still in warranty send it in for repair. Sometimes eMMC will fail and download mode will say custom even if phone has never been flashed so they might repair it for you.
DrFredPhD said:
If you're still in warranty send it in for repair. Sometimes eMMC will fail and download mode will say custom even if phone has never been flashed so they might repair it for you.
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it's been long since off warranty, if there's a fix it has to be something i can do myself, sending it for repair is out of the question .
Rom
simlol12 said:
please anyone...help !!!!
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Meanwhile download CFAutoroot and make the recovery of stoock and see if there is recovery. After you find MK6 Factory with BL,AP,CSC,Modem, separated and with odin 3.9 to install and i hope that you have data backup because this eliminates everything. If this succeeds you should do restore the folders EFS. I hope that you can help if you have any problems finding the material send me a private message that I see if I can upload them to mega .