I was following an old guide that showed an Odin screenshot that had Re-Partition checked and a PIT file selected.
Unfortunately, the text (which I skimmed past) said not to do either of those things.
Now my S5830i is stuck in a boot loop. I get the boot splash, then the glowing SAMSUNG text, then it goes back to the boot splash.
Stock Recovery and CWM both show errors mounting /cache, so I'm guessing I really killed the partition table. However, I can still get into Download Mode, so I'm really hoping there is a chance to save my phone!
All the guides I can find now say not to check Re-Partition or use a PIT ... but what do you do if you did? I can't find that answer anywhere on the forum.
If it helps to diagnose the problem, I used the following Odin setup:
Options:
X Re-Partition
X Auto Reboot
X F. Reset Time
PIT: cooperve_0623.pit
PDA: PDA_S5830iXXLH3_S5830iOXXLH1_RST_S5830iXXLH3_HOME.tar
PHONE: MODEM_S5830iXXLH3_S5830iOXXLH1_RST_S5830iXXLH3_HOME.tar
CSC: CSC_S5830iXXLH3_S5830iOXXLH1_RST_S5830iXXLH3_HOME.tar
Really hoping someone can help me out with instructions on how to rewrite the partition table and get back to stock. Thanks!
After trying it a second time, there are no errors mounting cache, but it now says (on first boot): "Failed to mount /data (invalid argument)"
If it helps, I am using Odin3 v1.87
sdr1982 said:
I was following an old guide that showed an Odin screenshot that had Re-Partition checked and a PIT file selected.
Unfortunately, the text (which I skimmed past) said not to do either of those things.
Now my S5830i is stuck in a boot loop. I get the boot splash, then the glowing SAMSUNG text, then it goes back to the boot splash.
Stock Recovery and CWM both show errors mounting /cache, so I'm guessing I really killed the partition table. However, I can still get into Download Mode, so I'm really hoping there is a chance to save my phone!
All the guides I can find now say not to check Re-Partition or use a PIT ... but what do you do if you did? I can't find that answer anywhere on the forum.
If it helps to diagnose the problem, I used the following Odin setup:
Options:
X Re-Partition
X Auto Reboot
X F. Reset Time
PIT: cooperve_0623.pit
PDA: PDA_S5830iXXLH3_S5830iOXXLH1_RST_S5830iXXLH3_HOME.tar
PHONE: MODEM_S5830iXXLH3_S5830iOXXLH1_RST_S5830iXXLH3_HOME.tar
CSC: CSC_S5830iXXLH3_S5830iOXXLH1_RST_S5830iXXLH3_HOME.tar
Really hoping someone can help me out with instructions on how to rewrite the partition table and get back to stock. Thanks!
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Use ODIN v3.07.
Get USB drivers if you dont have 'em.
Now once detected,
flash this PDA: http://www.4shared.com/file/Ls2CAsHv/PDA.html
P.S.: Do not touch any other option in ODIN, just flash the PDA file.
AND,
Redirect your questions here next time,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2089279
Ynt: [Q] Need debrick help: accidentally checked repartition in Odin on S5830i
I use pit file more than once and it did not brick the phone. Try to wipe everything in cwm inc dalvik cache. If it still gives errors try another firmware from samfirmware, last one is MB2 one i think. The italian one MB2 works fine in my phone.
S5830i Stock + Root + init.d + LightSpeed Intervention + Link2SD
Thank you
amogh420 said:
Use ODIN v3.07.
Get USB drivers if you dont have 'em.
Now once detected,
flash this PDA: http://www.4shared.com/file/Ls2CAsHv/PDA.html
P.S.: Do not touch any other option in ODIN, just flash the PDA file.
AND,
Redirect your questions here next time,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2089279
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Thank you so much.. that PDA.tar really did help..
I was stuck at boot loop.
now it's fixed!!
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Hi chaps,
My SG2 is on stock o2 UK firmware, with CF-Root 4. I wanted to hard reset my phone. I did so by entering the CWM menu and formatting the /data partition. Stupidly I also formatted the /system partition.
Now the phone will not boot past the Galaxy first screen with the yellow triangle at the bottom, though I am still able to get into download mode (3 buttons). I think all I have to do is using ODIN to re-flash the stock ROM and all will be well, but I wanted to check with you guys first before I do anything even more stupid!
Appreciate any help anyone can give!
Yes you thought the right thing Just reflash.
Yeah, grab Odin and a FW/ROM of your choice from Intratech huge FW collection thread in the dev section, fire up Odin, flash, be happy
Just, whatever you do, don't enable the "Repartition" option, leave all tick boxes at their default, only select the FW .tar you downloaded as PDA, hit start and off you go
Hi chaps,
Thanks. Flashed stock firmware, all is well.
Hi guys,
I've installed a custom ROM but now I need to restore to the stock Bell ROM so I can send my phone in for repair.
Previously I was getting a boot animation loop so I followed these directions and installing that firmware package (PIT,CSC,PDA and Phone).
Now, when I install the Bell firmware, after disconnecting from ODIN on the recovery screen, I am getting a bunch of error messages in red like:
E: failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/recovery_kerenel_log
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/log
and then if I reboot the device, I get a stuck at the Samsung Galaxy S II GT-i9100 screen and can't get any further.
Can anyone help me figure out why this is happening?
I'm sorry but can you please re-tell what you did step by step?
Also, did you mean "disconnecting from ODIN on the download mode screen"? Because recovery is not for ODIN.
Was the installation of Bell firmware success before you disconnected?
PIT should not be used .
jje
jk0l said:
I'm sorry but can you please re-tell what you did step by step?
Also, did you mean "disconnecting from ODIN on the download mode screen"? Because recovery is not for ODIN.
Was the installation of Bell firmware success before you disconnected?
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Sure I can. See below:
Installing Stable Firmware
Put phone into download mode and plug into computer via USB
Open ODIN
Select stable firmware (XWKK2) as PDF and press START
Wait for ODIN to complete and show PASS! message
Unplug phone
Phone moves to a screen with the Recovery background that says "Deleting Cryption Meta Data" and then installs packages, says it has wiped cache, etc
Phone continues boot up and ends up at the "Welcome to GT-I9100" screen to setup my phone/Google account
Reinstalling Bell Firmware
Put phone into recovery mode
Delete user cache
Perform reset
Put phone into download mode and plug into computer via USB
Open ODIN
Select Bell firmware as PDF and press START
Wait for ODIN to complete and show PASS! message
Phone starts the reboot sequence, and moves from the Download mode screen to what looks like recovery mode screen.
Phone now shows all the error messages, such as the ones previously mentioned:
E: failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/recovery_kerenel_log
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/log
I select "Restart System Now" from the Recovery menu
Phone gets stuck at the Galaxy S II startup screen
Did you do a factory reset and it still doesnt work?
Don't select PIT file. You shouldn't have used it at all unless it says so. Untick "repartiotion" and don't use again. It seems like something went wrong during installation.
First try to install another official gingerbread rom or redownload the bell's firmware from another source. As far as I know there is only ine source that u can download because I did before.
Don't use pit file and uncheck repartition from Odin. Try to install again. These phones are pretty hard to brick. Try different firmwares and it will work again.
I don't recomend using ics firmware cuz it installs a new bootloader and its download menu is different. And I couldn't change no matter what firmware I installed.
On the first flash, did you tick Re-partition? Did you have the pit file loaded?
On the second flash, did you tick Re-partition? Did you have the pit file loaded?
Try step 5-7 on the guide you've followed, but, use the stock Bell kernel instead.
If you've flashed Bell stock firmware UGKG2, then you can find and download the standalone kernel here.
Extract it then flash it.
Hope everything works then.
If not, report back and do not continuing onto step 8.
Hi guys,
I appreciate all the help so far. I've had a Galaxy S Vibrant I've been ROMing for a long time with no issues, and was surprised I ran into an issue here.
I did reflash the PIT the first time I did the reset, but haven't done it since. I did a repartition that first time I used the PIT file, but again not since then.
Since that time, I've flashed the following ROMs with no issues:
XWKK2 (Stock)
XWKI4 (Stock)
UltraToxic ROM 8.1 (Custom)
It's just the Bell firmware I am having issues with, which is really puzzling.
What I did find, is that XWKK2 and XWKI4 both contain boot.bin and Sbl.bin files. Both the Bell and Ultrasonic didn't have bootloaders.
jk0l - I tried steps 5-7 and still get the same frozen Galaxy S II logo.
warfanax - I did a factory reset already as well. I was considering finding a different source, but can't find another trusted source.
Different bootloaders shouldn't effect at all. I turned back to stock ugk2 after many different ics roms.
http://devsrom4android.blogspot.ca/2011/10/samsung-galaxy-s2-firmwares-bell-canada.html?m=1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
I found some links. I don't know if you have seen them before.
Where did you download the Bell firmware from?
Try to download a new one from Intratech's thread to flash again.
I've successfully flashed my cousin's i9100M with it.
If still, try this:
1. Look for the kernel wiper in the forum and download it.
2. Flash back to whatever was working before this problem occurred.
3. Let it boot normally, then root it using CF's kernel if it isn't already.
4. Load the kernel wiper onto phone's storage, then turn it off.
5. Boot it into recovery and flash the kernel wiper.
6. Reboot back into recovery under Advance.
7. Now wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik.
8. Go to Mount, format all the stuff there, then mount those that are unmounted.
9. Turn off the device.
10. Enter download mode to flash the newly downloaded Bell firmware.
jk0l said:
Where did you download the Bell firmware from?
Try to download a new one from Intratech's thread to flash again.
I've successfully flashed my cousin's i9100M with it.
If still, try this:
1. Look for the kernel wiper in the forum and download it.
2. Flash back to whatever was working before this problem occurred.
3. Let it boot normally, then root it using CF's kernel if it isn't already.
4. Load the kernel wiper onto phone's storage, then turn it off.
5. Boot it into recovery and flash the kernel wiper.
6. Reboot back into recovery under Advance.
7. Now wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik.
8. Go to Mount, format all the stuff there, then mount those that are unmounted.
9. Turn off the device.
10. Enter download mode to flash the newly downloaded Bell firmware.
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Thanks for the detailed instructions. I followed this step by step, and still nothing. I am still getting the same error messages. It's like all of those folders I mounted get unmounted with the Bell firmware.
Does turning off the device in step 9 unmount everything? It's like I almost need the bell firmware as a ZIP I can flash in Recovery for step 10, no?
Actually, sorry, after re-read it, step 9 sounds more like the reverse of I really meant.
Step 9, leave the unmount, and mount the mount (i think it includes system, cache, ...)
And yes, you can flash a Bell firmware zip, then flash the modem and csc in ODIN. Then flash the stock kernel.
However, I don't know where you could find an odexed zip of Bell firmware.
The Fix
I found a fix for this as I was having the exact same problem. I tried posting the link to the website here on the thread but since I am a new member I am not able to do so.
If you do a google search on the following:
How to Install and Upgrade Bell Samsung Galaxy S2 to ICS 4.0.3 Firmware I9100MUGLD3 with odin it will take you to the page that I found.
It works!
Hope that helps!!
Scotiarules1210 said:
I found a fix for this as I was having the exact same problem. I tried posting the link to the website here on the thread but since I am a new member I am not able to do so.
If you do a google search on the following:
How to Install and Upgrade Bell Samsung Galaxy S2 to ICS 4.0.3 Firmware I9100MUGLD3 with odin it will take you to the page that I found.
It works!
Hope that helps!!
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this is the link that i get if I type in that search term.
http://droidangel.blogspot.ca/2012/05/how-to-install-and-upgrade-bell-samsung.html
Helllo pple...
I have an SGH-I777 bought from the USA... now i am using the phone in India and from the past 6 months i have had absolutely no problems with it... i had switched my phone off to charge it... and after abt an hour... switched it on... but it has been flashing "Samsung galaxy s2" and going blank and re showing tht to me... i googled it and... tried soft reset... hard reset... but nothing seemed to work.... then... i tried to go in the recovery mode and did factory reset.... and since tht time... it is not allowing me to go in the recovery mode... everytime i have been trying to go... it is showing me the same message.... my phone shows me tht it is charging... but it doesnt switch on... and the place i live... there the pple in the Samsung gallery told.. there is no way they can fix it... is there any way i can? is there any possible way i can do it? i would be very happy if it does... please help...
Try the instructions in this post.
hey... thanks for telling but... i am really finding it a little tough to follow the instructions... i connected my phone to my laptop downloaded the files... but hw do i get started with it... can you please help me out.. i tried opening odin... it doesnt open... how do i open it? and how do i connect my phone with the software?
Assuming your laptop runs Windows...
Refer back to this post again, and...
For 1. follow the instructions in step 2a) of this guide, except use this file: I777UCKH7-CL503881 FULL Odin3 One-click Downloader (See Download Repository, link in sig) which contains the bootloaders and param.lfs.
For 2. and 3. since the phone will be in a boot loop, you need to install the kernel with Odin3 v1.85. Download the kernel from this Media Fire link. Then follow the steps in this post, except use the kernel you just downloaded instead of the stock kernel.
Follow 4. and 5. then for 6. download the tar version of Siyah kernel, and use the same proceedure as immediately above to flash it.
I got it Miten.....
May be i can do it... Hope for the best.......
i did the odin part... and after it shows me pass... i still cannot enter the recovery mode... it is showing me this...
"E:failed to mount /cache (unknown error: 0)
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/command"
what do i do now?? :crying:
"i did the odin part... "
What have you flashed with Odin. If you flashed the I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full package, then you are where you are expected to be. If this is this all you have flashed to this point, then you should still have a boot loop or error messages.
Next flash the SGH-I777_ClockworkMod-Recovery_5.0.2.3 kernel tar using Odin. Following this flash, you should be able to enter recovery and perform a wipe data/factory reset.
The thrid step is to flash the Siyah kernel using Odin. Use the link in 6. of that guide and download the tar version.
i could enter the recovery mode... i did factory reset... but it is still rebooting and showing me
"Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100" with an exclamation mark.. what do i do
mitensheth_11 said:
i could enter the recovery mode... i did factory reset... but it is still rebooting and showing me
"Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100" with an exclamation mark.. what do i do
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After it shows the GT-I9100 boot screen and yellow triangle with exclamation mark, does it boot on in to the operating system?
The GT-I9100 boot screen and yellow triangle with exclamation mark is present because you flashed a custom kernel with Odin. This can be cleared later, but first you need to be able to boot the phone all the way up.
creepyncrawly said:
After it shows the GT-I9100 boot screen and yellow triangle with exclamation mark, does it boot on in to the operating system?
The GT-I9100 boot screen and yellow triangle with exclamation mark is present because you flashed a custom kernel with Odin. This can be cleared later, but first you need to be able to boot the phone all the way up.
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no... it is not rebooting... sigh
It's possible the phone has some type of hardware failure, I suppose.
Can you still get into download mode?
Can you tell me what you have flashed successfully through Odin and in what order you flashed them, if more than one thing?
creepyncrawly said:
It's possible the phone has some type of hardware failure, I suppose.
Can you still get into download mode?
Can you tell me what you have flashed successfully through Odin and in what order you flashed them, if more than one thing?
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yes i can still go in the recovery and download mode...
i started odin... in the pit part i put the u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit
then in the PDA part.. i put the I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.7z file...
then connected my phone put it in download mode... and did start... it showed me pass...
then... disconnected my phone... reconnected it... put the ClockworkMod recovery in the PDA with the same pit file... clicked on start... and it showed me pass... then disconnected the phone... reconnected it... and put the siyah file in the pda and clicked on start and waited for it to say pass...
thts what i have done..
mitensheth_11 said:
yes i can still go in the recovery and download mode...
i started odin... in the pit part i put the u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit
then in the PDA part.. i put the I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.7z file...
then connected my phone put it in download mode... and did start... it showed me pass...
then... disconnected my phone... reconnected it... put the ClockworkMod recovery in the PDA with the same pit file... clicked on start... and it showed me pass... then disconnected the phone... reconnected it... and put the siyah file in the pda and clicked on start and waited for it to say pass...
thts what i have done..
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There was never anything said about using a pit.
That pit is for the GT-I9100, not the I777.
I seriously doubt that the partition sizes for the I9100 are the same as the I777.
I hope you havn't completely screwed up your phone.
There is a pit for the I777 in the Download Repository, see the link in my signature.
I'm not giving you any more advice. You're on your own.
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I'm not giving you any more advice. You're on your own.
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I think what creepy is saying here is:
FOLLOW THE DAMN INSTRUCTIONS LAID OUT TO YOU EXACTLY AS THEY WERE WRITTEN!
I read the instructions and don't see how you could have decided to do anything with pit files like you have. Do you go to the doctor and when he tells you to take 2 hydrocodones per day do you then take 3 plus a couple Aleve chased vodka? NO! You take the medicine as prescribed and let it ride.
Come back after following the instructions EXACTLY as written and maybe you might receive more support if your problem is not solved.
Good luck.
Clay
[EDIT:] These guys take time out of their day to help us when we can't figure it out on our own. They should be getting paid for their time and effort but the thing is, they ENJOY helping others discover the possibilities that can be unlocked with our phones. Thank them by listening to what they say and following their advice correctly.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using XDA
hey guys thanks a tonne... my phone started... thanks a lot...
Success! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
This worked perfectly for me today. I was able to get past the boot loop and the Deleting Cryption message and then flash back to stock with the I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.exe. Just what I wanted and needed.
creepyncrawly said:
Assuming your laptop runs Windows...
Refer back to this post again, and...
For 1. follow the instructions in step 2a) of this guide, except use this file: I777UCKH7-CL503881 FULL Odin3 One-click Downloader: I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.7z (Contains I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.exe.) from the download repository which contains the bootloaders and param.lfs.
For 2. and 3. since the phone will be in a boot loop, you need to install the kernel with Odin3 v1.85. Download the kernel from this Media Fire link. Then follow the steps in this post, except use the kernel you just downloaded instead of the stock kernel.
Follow 4. and 5. then for 6. download the tar version of Siyah kernel, and use the same proceedure as immediately above to flash it.
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shutslar said:
This worked perfectly for me today. I was able to get past the boot loop and the Deleting Cryption message and then flash back to stock with the I777UCKH7-CL503881-Full.exe. Just what I wanted and needed.
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shutslar gets my vote for XDA SGH-I777 Q&A forum poster of the Month. For finding a good answer to a very difficult problem and solving it without asking a single question.
hey i just got an s3 off a friend thats stuck on a splash screen and if i go to vol down power and home i get this
http://i.imgur.com/LbYNlrU.jpg
i am seriously at a loss here and i have no idea how to fix it, can it be fixed?
Partition corruption, try flashing a full stock firmware with Odin then factory reset in recovery afterward.
Odin fails every time. I don't know what else to do
Try the rescue firmware with pit, search general thread. If that fails then emmc chip is damaged.
boomboomer said:
Try the rescue firmware with pit, search general thread. If that fails then emmc chip is damaged.
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I've got same problem but with more complications. bootloop.
It started after using CM11 4.4.4 2014.0904 nightly with 2.8.3 agni's KERNEL.
Installation was fine. Everything worked perfectly until I played "real racing". (I just write it to explain all things precedent the failure.)
While playing and doing something more on another app in the background Phone made full restart and started to bootloop.
1. I tried to flash same nightly - it failed - couldn't format /preload partition. TWRP, CWM, Philz - all failed to mount /preload
2. I flashed stock rom via odin - installation was fine, but still bootloop.
My thought is a problem with gaining acces to /preload partition.
Shall I do a repartition of stock rom but with PIT file and full re-partition?
boomboomer said:
Try the rescue firmware with pit, search general thread. If that fails then emmc chip is damaged.
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Odin fails on that too
A while ago my phone started to restart itself for no good reason. Then it got worse and it starts randomly resetting itself (factory reset). To solve this issue I tried to do a manual factory reset myself, and the problem persisted.
I can deal with these random restarts, but then one day as it restarts it got stuck at the "Samsung Galaxy S3" screen. I tried to do another factory reset in CWM and clear the cache, but it says "E:\cache\...." isn't mounted. As I investigate further it seems the reason that it can't boot might be because the memory is not mounted I guess?
I can boot into Download mode and CWM perfectly fine, so I decided to try to flash the Stock Recovery and Stock ROM through Odin. Connection between Odin and the phone was set up fine, but then it stopped at this error message "Complete(Write) operation failed." Flashing either stock rom and recovery yields the same error . It simply can't write to the memory it seems.
Now I'm stuck at this start screen. I've heard flashing a PIT file might be able to fix it, but I have no idea what that is.
Is the phone bricked? How do I fix this? Should I use the Rescue Firmware in this post? It would be great if anyone can help me since I have been asking for help on other forums but got absolutely no response...
GT-i9300
If you can boot to download mode you can try to use the rescue firmware. No, it isn't bricked because it still works
Thanks for the response! I'm going to try the rescue firmware, but I see that it says "KOR" on the file name. Is that referring to "Korea"? My phone isn't bought in Korea does that matter? Also what's the CSC thing it's talking about?
Your description matches emmc corruption/failure, so it is a software brick.
Follow the guide for the rescue firmware it doesn't matter about the country or CSC, but make sure you include the pit file.
If that fails to flash then it's time for a new phone.
boomboomer said:
Follow the guide for the rescue firmware it doesn't matter about the country or CSC, but make sure you include the pit file.
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I just downloaded the zip file, but it seems like it doesn't have a pit file inside. So where can I get that file? Thanks again.
DerekL. said:
I just downloaded the zip file, but it seems like it doesn't have a pit file inside. So where can I get that file? Thanks again.
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There are two versions in the rescue firmware page 4.1.2 and 4.3 the pit file is in the 4.1.2 version and can be used on both.
Now I tried to flash them with Odin 3.07, it doesn't fail nor success. Instead it got stuck at "Get PIT for mapping.." I read that this might be a driver problem, but I've reinstalled my drivers, and I even tried all the usb ports on my computer. I've terminated Kies' process, but it's still not working!
What should I do to get Odin to write onto the device???
boomboomer said:
Your description matches emmc corruption/failure, so it is a software brick.
Follow the guide for the rescue firmware.
If that fails to flash then it's time for a new phone.
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It won't write for a reason, the emmc chip is damaged.