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
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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?
History:
Well not really sure about what happen to the phone but when it was handed to me it was already stuck on boot logo.
I can go into recovery mode but it always say E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument) which I reckon would be an empty efs folder since I handled some problem too before with same problem and they all got no files on efs folder.
Well what I already did was flashed it with 4 part files via Odin3 v3.07 from the rescue firmwares from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6
Used XELLA and XXEMC2 with pit and it flashed all right but still stuck on boot logo
Question is, is the empty EFS causing the stuck on boot logo or some other issues like NAND corrupted/damaged already?
Or can I rebuild the EFS folder from other i9300 working EFS in the stuck on boot logo state?
Thanks in advance for the input..
-blu
restore you efs backup. if you didn't make one - replace the motherboard
skar_16 said:
History:
Well not really sure about what happen to the phone but when it was handed to me it was already stuck on boot logo.
I can go into recovery mode but it always say E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument) which I reckon would be an empty efs folder since I handled some problem too before with same problem and they all got no files on efs folder.
Well what I already did was flashed it with 4 part files via Odin3 v3.07 from the rescue firmwares from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30087735&postcount=6
Used XELLA and XXEMC2 with pit and it flashed all right but still stuck on boot logo
Question is, is the empty EFS causing the stuck on boot logo or some other issues like NAND corrupted/damaged already?
Or can I rebuild the EFS folder from other i9300 working EFS in the stuck on boot logo state?
Thanks in advance for the input..
-blu
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Yeah seems like your /efs is wiped. Check out the discussion in the thread here.
@Glebun
Well I don't have the EFS backup as clearly stated on my first post and while replacing the motherboard is the quickest "fixed" possible, If I got lucky and I have one? But I am just wondering out of the blue if there's another workaround, I've went through a lot of threads here with same problem but unfortunately no concrete solution than send it in for replacement, anyway just trying out my luck on this thread.
Update:
Well there's a miracle happened,
I flashed it again with the XXEMC2 without the pit and now it went past to the boot logo but it just keeps on restarting now on the Samsung animation welcome screen (say a boot loop?)...
@dhirend_6d
I'll check on that mate thanks..
-blu
hmm
Try use ur version like mine is the samsung galaxy s3 gti9300 4.1.2 ausyealia go on google and search samsung updates and search ur device and country and download it and then extract the file and then put ur phone in odin then start it should work
Punishar said:
Try use ur version like mine is the samsung galaxy s3 gti9300 4.1.2 ausyealia go on google and search samsung updates and search ur device and country and download it and then extract the file and then put ur phone in odin then start it should work
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That suggestion is not going to help at all.
hmm
boomboomer said:
That suggestion is not going to help at all.
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what did u do to it that made it get stuck on boot logo did u get it wet of anything or did u delete something..
Punishar said:
what did u do to it that made it get stuck on boot logo did u get it wet of anything or did u delete something..
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Please read before posting .
OP
but when it was handed to me it was already stuck on boot logo.
jje
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JJEgan said:
Please read before posting .
OP
but when it was handed to me it was already stuck on boot logo.
jje
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Efs deletion didn't cause a boot loop in my friends phone it just didn't connect to the network but booted fine...
GuruThor said:
Efs deletion didn't cause a boot loop in my friends phone it just didn't connect to the network but booted fine...
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What has that got to do with my reply ???
EFS deletion may or may not be a cause of boot loop its well posted on XDA .
jje
sorry
JJEgan said:
What has that got to do with my reply ???
EFS deletion may or may not be a cause of boot loop its well posted on XDA .
jje
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I quoted your reply by mistake... Sorry...
EFS repaired
hello i messed up my EFS on my galaxy S3 international dind't make any backup up so i took it to service for fix the problem is that they wrote my original imei and my serial number that was on the stiker but the phone still does not register on network ... everybody doesn't know why the only thing working is ariza pach but i dont want to root my phone and pach it everytime i update it......is someone knows why i get this pls tell me (EFS folder is the same as factory shipped now):crying:
My galaxy grand neo gt-i9060 got stuck in the bootloop, i have done several things like wipeing cache/ dalvik and also done factory reset, even I have flashed my phone with stock rom done all wiping procedure still no progress. When i entered into recovery mode i found efs failure, efs was unable to mount.
Is this the thing, does problem with efs mounting is causing my phone to stuck in bootloop. Please help me to resolve efs and bootloop proble.
My Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Freeze On Samsung Glowing Logo and when trying to factory reset it shows, E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)
When i use Odin to restore a stock firmware it successful but its still not pasting Samsung Glowing Logo.
PLEASE HELP!!!!! MY FRIENDS.:
custom recovery
Alton56 said:
My Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Freeze On Samsung Glowing Logo and when trying to factory reset it shows, E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)
When i use Odin to restore a stock firmware it successful but its still not pasting Samsung Glowing Logo.
PLEASE HELP!!!!! MY FRIENDS.:
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Install siyah kernel and see what happens I had a similar problem on my s2 when installed flash a custom rom like cm11 and then go back to stock
AndroidNerdz said:
Install siyah kernel and see what happens I had a similar problem on my s2 when installed flash a custom rom like cm11 and then go back to stock
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How do i go about to install Siyah Kernel on my GT-I9300?
Alton56 said:
How do i go about to install Siyah Kernel on my GT-I9300?
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On Google search up siyah Kernel I9300
Flash it via Odin
Then mount storage to computer and put cm11 on it
And flash it
Please hit that thank button
Why My Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Freeze On Samsung Glowing Logo
AndroidNerdz said:
On Google search up siyah Kernel I9300
Flash it via Odin
Then mount storage to computer and put cm11 on it
And flash it
Please hit that thank button
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It Still Doesn't Work Is There Any Other Way You Could Help Me???? When i do It i get a purple glowing icon and its not pasting there .. then i try to put the cm11 on it and when i try to install it from my SD card It still shows the message E: Fail to mount/ efs/ invalid argument.
Alton56 said:
My Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Freeze On Samsung Glowing Logo and when trying to factory reset it shows, E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)
When i use Odin to restore a stock firmware it successful but its still not pasting Samsung Glowing Logo.
PLEASE HELP!!!!! MY FRIENDS.:
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There is a small chance that the efs folder might be corrupted.
You can install a custom recovery like Philz Touch and try to do factory reset from there.
My Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Freeze On Samsung Glowing Logo
RazorMC said:
There is a small chance that the efs folder might be corrupted.
You can install a custom recovery like Philz Touch and try to do factory reset from there.
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Yeah i installed it and it work but when i do the factory reset it still not pasting the Samsung Glowing Logo...
Format the efs and restore your efs backup, if you don't have a backup then you'll need to pay for a repair.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
Thanks man
boomboomer said:
Format the efs and restore your efs backup, if you don't have a backup then you'll need to pay for a repair.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk
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I really appreciate your help thanks again..
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.
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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 .
I have an S3 here that seems to be softbricked. It loads and stays in the samsung S3 logo. I tried to wipe cache and reboot. same thing. I then proceeded to restore Stock ROM via odin, it seemed to be successful but it is still stuck on the logo. Any ideas?
kidmarche said:
I have an S3 here that seems to be softbricked. It loads and stays in the samsung S3 logo. I tried to wipe cache and reboot. same thing. I then proceeded to restore Stock ROM via odin, it seemed to be successful but it is still stuck on the logo. Any ideas?
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Did you factory reset also?
kidmarche said:
I have an S3 here that seems to be softbricked. It loads and stays in the samsung S3 logo. I tried to wipe cache and reboot. same thing. I then proceeded to restore Stock ROM via odin, it seemed to be successful but it is still stuck on the logo. Any ideas?
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Hi! I have the same problem. I reflashed 2 times stock rom and nothing...odin says ok but...still stuck on the logo. Please tell me if you find something. Thanks
tallman43 said:
Did you factory reset also?
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yes I did factory reset. I had used a hong kong version of the stock firmware. I am not sure if they are interchangeable with my phone (it is from philippines) but there was not philippines available in sammobile.
Do any error messages show up when you enter stock recovery? When my phone was softbricked I got a message saying something about how the efs couldn't be mounted.
ArkThompson said:
Do any error messages show up when you enter stock recovery? When my phone was softbricked I got a message saying something about how the efs couldn't be mounted.
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yes it says:
Code:
E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)
E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)
kidmarche said:
yes it says:
Code:
E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)
E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)
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Did you back up your efs folder?
ArkThompson said:
Did you back up your efs folder?
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no, no backup available
kidmarche said:
no, no backup available
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Have you ever flashed a custom kernel?
ArkThompson said:
Have you ever flashed a custom kernel?
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Never tried that before. I only usually flash custom (rooted) ROM via CWM.
kidmarche said:
Never tried that before. I only usually flash custom (rooted) ROM via CWM.
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Ah, I was just wondering since some custom kernels back up your efs for you. Have a look through your phone's internal and external sd for anything called efs.tar.gz anyway. If you can't find anything like that then you might have to do this http://zidroid.com/how-to-fix-failed-to-mount-efs-for-galaxy-s3-gt-i9300/ . I'm not sure what your IMEI will be like after that though. When I did it on my phone it stayed functional but yours could be different.
ArkThompson said:
Ah, I was just wondering since some custom kernels back up your efs for you. Have a look through your phone's internal and external sd for anything called efs.tar.gz anyway. If you can't find anything like that then you might have to do this http://zidroid.com/how-to-fix-failed-to-mount-efs-for-galaxy-s3-gt-i9300/ . I'm not sure what your IMEI will be like after that though. When I did it on my phone it stayed functional but yours could be different.
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I was going to try to check myself, but now I seem to have a different problem. I go into download mode, but the PC nor odin detect the phone anymore.. This was after I flashed stock ROM via odin.