[Q] [HELP] EFS invalid argument - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

i had root with CASUAL on 4.1.2. Accidently installed and ran an app about cwm, so i pulled my battery out, it was bricked. until then i had TWRP recovery, so i wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache to odin stock roms. after that it would hang on "Samsung Galaxy Note 2". then i flashed alternative restore on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264 but it keeps on reboot.
Here is what i have.
ASR gives me E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument) and on download mode i have odin mode, custom binary download: yes (1 counts), current binary: samsung official, system status: custom.
i tried flashing TWRP, but fails. any suggestions on what to flash? or any solutions?
Thanks!!

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HELP phone will not start up after installing flash counter reset d2mtr

Hi there,
i wanted to reset my flash counter, and downloaded flash-counter-reset-d2mtr.zip.
I run this with CWM. Now the phone stays in the startup screen.
I can still get in to download mode and cwm.
I tried to flash with odin, but it says "nand writing" and then does nothing. I tried to flash with cwm but it said:
E: can't mount cache recovery command
E can't mount cache recovery log
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E can't mount cache recovery last log
E can't open cache recovery last log
Can somebody please help me out here
I am on omega v37
Siyah-s3-v1.3-Odin
flash-counter-reset-d2mtr.zip
No idea what that is .
Flash stock rom via Odin .
But it looks like Nand is corrupt or you are using wrong / damaged firmware .
jje
I have been able to flash to stock rom, but still won't boot.
In android system recovery 3e I get one error:
E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)
I now have
Current binary: samsung official
System status: Custom
Restore your backed up EFS folder .
jje
Sent from my GT-N8010 using xda premium
That is going to be a problem. I have no EFS backup.
I flashed to stock rom 4.0.4 Used triangle away to reset counter.
It now says:
no
Current binary: samsung official
System status: Official
Phone now boots, can't call or go on wifi.
Hope i can now claim warranty?!

s5570 dead

I have a Galaxy Mini GT-S5570 running CM 10.1 which was installed about a month back. Yesterday my phone suddenly crashed and after rebooting it got stuck in the boot animation (cyanogenmod logo). I tried wiping the cache and data but when the CM recovery (v4.0.0.5) starts formatting /data it gets stuck. It displays formatting /data... and its their for forever.
P.S I was experiencing frequent reboots and hangs after I flashed the new badass kernel!
What i tried to did:
1. Updated CWM to latest available version but the problem exists.
2. Tried to restore my backup of cm 10.1 rom but it stucks at 'Restoring Data'.
3. Installed stock rom via odin. When Odin says Close serial port and wait until rebooting, the phone automatically boots into stock recovery
and it says:
" Installing update...
-- Applying Muti-CSC --
Multi_CSC : there are common apks
Multi_CSC : comm_so
Can't access to '/system/csc/ATL/system'.
Formatting /cache...
-- Applying Muti-CSC --
Multi_CSC : there are common apks
Multi_CSC : comm_so
Can't access to '/system/csc/ATL/system'. "
Odin says PASS but the phone is still stuck at stock recovery.
4. Wiped cache succesfully via stock recovery but it stucks at wiping data/reset (formatting /data...)
5. I then installed back CWM via odin. CWM displays the following message:
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
Any help is surely appreciated.
Thanks.
cyanogenmod
azsrockz said:
I have a Galaxy Mini GT-S5570 running CM 10.1 which was installed about a month back. Yesterday my phone suddenly crashed and after rebooting it got stuck in the boot animation (cyanogenmod logo). I tried wiping the cache and data but when the CM recovery (v4.0.0.5) starts formatting /data it gets stuck. It displays formatting /data... and its their for forever.
P.S I was experiencing frequent reboots and hangs after I flashed the new badass kernel!
What i tried to did:
1. Updated CWM to latest available version but the problem exists.
2. Tried to restore my backup of cm 10.1 rom but it stucks at 'Restoring Data'.
3. Installed stock rom via odin. When Odin says Close serial port and wait until rebooting, the phone automatically boots into stock recovery
and it says:
" Installing update...
-- Applying Muti-CSC --
Multi_CSC : there are common apks
Multi_CSC : comm_so
Can't access to '/system/csc/ATL/system'.
Formatting /cache...
-- Applying Muti-CSC --
Multi_CSC : there are common apks
Multi_CSC : comm_so
Can't access to '/system/csc/ATL/system'. "
Odin says PASS but the phone is still stuck at stock recovery.
4. Wiped cache succesfully via stock recovery but it stucks at wiping data/reset (formatting /data...)
5. I then installed back CWM via odin. CWM displays the following message:
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
Any help is surely appreciated.
Thanks.
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the problem shoudl be with cm partitioning system, in my galaxy y i've installed cm7.2, it changes the format of the device partition, i guess it was "rfs" and it turned into "ext4", if this happened to your device it can be the problem
i will say some things but try one at once
if the problem was with me i would
try checking Re-partition at odin (be carefull, if you remove the usb or shut down your phone this can be the end)
try using "phone bootloader update" at odin (dangereous too)
try to use "phone efs clear" at odin (i dont know if this is dangereous)
try flashing stock kernel via cwm or odin (this one is)
if no one works re-flash cyanogenmod (but if the problems are partitions it wont work)
gkillershots said:
the problem shoudl be with cm partitioning system, in my galaxy y i've installed cm7.2, it changes the format of the device partition, i guess it was "rfs" and it turned into "ext4", if this happened to your device it can be the problem
i will say some things but try one at once
if the problem was with me i would
try checking Re-partition at odin (be carefull, if you remove the usb or shut down your phone this can be the end)
try using "phone bootloader update" at odin (dangereous too)
try to use "phone efs clear" at odin (i dont know if this is dangereous)
try flashing stock kernel via cwm or odin (this one is)
if no one works re-flash cyanogenmod (but if the problems are partitions it wont work)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thnks mate will surely try and tell the results
azsrockz said:
thnks mate will surely try and tell the results
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
did it worked?
the curiosity is killing me.

S5570 dead i guess

I have a Galaxy Mini GT-S5570 running CM 10.1 which was installed about a month back. Yesterday my phone suddenly crashed and after rebooting it got stuck in the boot animation (cyanogenmod logo). I tried wiping the cache and data but when the CM recovery (v4.0.0.5) starts formatting /data it gets stuck. It displays formatting /data... and its their for forever.
P.S I was experiencing frequent reboots and hangs after I flashed the new badass kernel!
What i tried to did:
1. Updated CWM to latest available version but the problem exists.
2. Tried to restore my backup of cm 10.1 rom but it stucks at 'Restoring Data'.
3. Installed stock rom via odin. When Odin says Close serial port and wait until rebooting, the phone automatically boots into stock recovery
and it says:
" Installing update...
-- Applying Muti-CSC --
Multi_CSC : there are common apks
Multi_CSC : comm_so
Can't access to '/system/csc/ATL/system'.
Formatting /cache...
-- Applying Muti-CSC --
Multi_CSC : there are common apks
Multi_CSC : comm_so
Can't access to '/system/csc/ATL/system'. "
Odin says PASS but the phone is still stuck at stock recovery.
4. Wiped cache succesfully via stock recovery but it stucks at wiping data/reset (formatting /data...)
5. I then installed back CWM via odin. CWM displays the following message:
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
Any help is surely appreciated.
Thanks.

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Good Day.
I was trying to flash TWRP on my Samsung S5. Unfortunately, i bricked it due to wrong recovery. Had an ATT custom recovery issue
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E: failed to mount /system (invalid argument)
# MANUAL MODE #
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