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Some weeks ago, I decided to overclock my Ace: CyanogenMod-7.1.0-RC1-Cooper-KANG plus ClockWorkMod4. Got the overclocking kernel from ketut.kumajaya and started to play with frequencies while watching CSI Las Vegas.
In general, it's stupid idea to multitask things like this. In my case, I accidentally ticked checkbox "Set at boot", set the frequency to around 870 MHz and my phone rebooted. I have gone into the bootloop, tried almost everything:
-reinstallation of CyanogenMod
-reinstallation of some other ROM i have found on my disk
-cleaning caches, wiping etc
Without sucess of course
I have decided to check, what exactly happened with my phone, so connected it to PC and started logcat. There was a lot of errors related to files on /data partition - it did not mount for some reason. I was able to access shell from Recovery, but it did not helped me too much - /data partition was entirely broken.
I realized that Samsung uses its own filesystem for /data - RFS and I had no tools to work with it - at least did not find them. In such case, I have unpacked one of the older firmwares and found, that it contains files for soome partitions, but not for the /data.
Next steps were fairly simple - go to sammobile.com, download firmwares for my Ace and check, if it contains /data (data.rfs). Eventually found one, flashed it and my phone went back alive.
Don't know if this is best method, but at least it was interesting to investigate
Thnkx for dis info. All d noobs should read dis before flashing d oc kernel.
Sent from GT-S5830 using Grif's Cyanogenmod
domnic79 said:
All d noobs should read dis before flashing d oc kernel.
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I think, that most of them will read this after the catastrophe...
Regards
SetCPU has a "Safe Mode" flashable zip file
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EmoBoiix3 said:
SetCPU has a "Safe Mode" flashable zip file
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In general, overclocking means that system can work in an undeterministic manner. Especially an overclocked processor can write some garbage to flash - in my case it was /data partition.
Can't belive that any "Safe Mode" could help - if you play with fire, you should be ready for some burns
Regards
Pawel
p.stradowski said:
In general, overclocking means that system can work in an undeterministic manner. Especially an overclocked processor can write some garbage to flash - in my case it was /data partition.
Can't belive that any "Safe Mode" could help - if you play with fire, you should be ready for some burns
Regards
Pawel
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It reverts the CPU speed back to 787Mhz .
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EmoBoiix3 said:
It reverts the CPU speed back to 787Mhz .
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exactly. it disable/revert the "set on boot" function that cause bootloop
Everyone knows the risks and there are more than enough warning messages floating around highlighting the BLATANT ramifications of over clocking. Call me harsh, but isn't this what we DIDN'T want to see cluttering the forums? Let this be a lesson to anyone else who decides to flash the kernel.
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well some people need to learn the hard way. some will never learn until the day their devices blown to smithereens on their faces.
jimbo.levy said:
Everyone knows the risks and there are more than enough warning messages floating around highlighting the BLATANT ramifications of over clocking. Call me harsh, but isn't this what we DIDN'T want to see cluttering the forums? Let this be a lesson to anyone else who decides to flash the kernel.
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completely agrees
an0nym0us_ said:
well some people need to learn the hard way. some will never learn until the day their devices blown to smithereens on their faces.
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yeah i see LOT OF people just bricking devices and then search for solutions.. but i see that many people search Google and see something and do it on device without confirming that it works or not...
in my opinion rom manager seriously should include warning or some mechanism to warn user that there device is not at all supported.. is there any?? just confirming as i haven't installed that ACE KILLER
madman_amit said:
completely agrees
yeah i see LOT OF people just bricking devices and then search for solutions.. but i see that many people search Google and see something and do it on device without confirming that it works or not...
in my opinion rom manager seriously should include warning or some mechanism to warn user that there device is not at all supported.. is there any?? just confirming as i haven't installed that ACE KILLER
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Rom manager says ace is supperted in cm7 roms. Bt 99% people bv bricked their fones using this app. So even if it shows samsung galaxy ace in d list, dont use it.
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EmoBoiix3 said:
It reverts the CPU speed back to 787Mhz .
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It is good option to have such tool handy, but one can understand, that overclocking can hit the phone in more complex way. This was my case - overclocked system damaged partition /data.
My message is that overclocking is dangerous and one should be prepared for any results including bricking.
Comparing this with usual process of installing new firmware, recovery, bootloaders etc, overclocking is far more dangerous because of uncertainity generated by the unstable processor.
Regards
Hello,
I think I also broke my /data
p.stradowski said:
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Next steps were fairly simple - go to sammobile.com, download firmwares for my Ace and check, if it contains /data (data.rfs). Eventually found one, flashed it and my phone went back alive...
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I've tried to download many firmwares, but cannot find any containing that precious data.rfs.
Is there some specific version or link you could give me please ?
Thank you so much !
Hi again,
Answering to myself : S5830XWKPO v2.3.3 makes the trick.
Bye
similar bootloop for CM7.2 perhaps with similar solution?
Hi,
I am having a similar bootloop problem for CM7.2.
I have Odin installed, but I don't think sammobile firmware page currently stocks the appropriate files. Clicking on the links for the files just links to mediafire, invalid or deleted files. for some of those files.
I do however have some backups I made with nandroid which may be incomplete: These are all of the files generated.
cache.rfs.tar data.rfs.tar nandroid.md5 system.rfs.tar
I also just installed Android Developer Tools for Linux.
Can I use any of these things especially data.rfs.tar in Odin to fix my phone.
I just interested in how you loaded the data.rfs.tar into Odin, because I have read it is very sensitive to file order, and Odin is a good canditate mechanism for bricking my phone.
I have CW5 installed. My phone can go into download mode, and I can see corresponding COM ports in Odin.
Sorry I have not posted on the most appropriate topic, but I am interested in the way you solved your problem with logcat, and then flashing data.rfs.tar
BTW: I also found this package somewhere: I think its the whole gingerbread stock rom. Simply adding the zip to the SDCARD and trying to install from SDCARD, after clearing cache etc. wont do anything. Yet on the other hand none of these files are any good for Odin either.
~/Desktop/android_device_samsung_cooper-gingerbread$ ls
AndroidBoard.mk BoardConfig.mk init.gt-s5830.rc liblight recovery sec_key.kl ueventd.gt-s5830.rc
Android.mk camerashutter kernel overlay recovery.fstab sec_touchscreen.kl unzip-files.sh
AndroidProducts.mk device_cooper.mk libaudio prebuilt recovery_kernel setup_fs UsbController.cpp
bdaddr_read egl.cfg libcopybit qwerty.kl recovery.rc setup-makefiles.sh vendor
bluedroid extract-files.sh libgralloc ReadMe sec_jack.kl system.prop vendorsetup.sh
I wonder if anyone knows the best way to get this format of ginger bread to unzip and expand off the sdcard?
Thanks so much for any help, It would be much appreciated (even if the help is just the suggestion that I should repost under a different forum topic).
p.stradowski said:
Some weeks ago, I decided to overclock my Ace: CyanogenMod-7.1.0-RC1-Cooper-KANG plus ClockWorkMod4. Got the overclocking kernel from ketut.kumajaya and started to play with frequencies while watching CSI Las Vegas.
In general, it's stupid idea to multitask things like this. In my case, I accidentally ticked checkbox "Set at boot", set the frequency to around 870 MHz and my phone rebooted. I have gone into the bootloop, tried almost everything:
-reinstallation of CyanogenMod
-reinstallation of some other ROM i have found on my disk
-cleaning caches, wiping etc
Without sucess of course
I have decided to check, what exactly happened with my phone, so connected it to PC and started logcat. There was a lot of errors related to files on /data partition - it did not mount for some reason. I was able to access shell from Recovery, but it did not helped me too much - /data partition was entirely broken.
I realized that Samsung uses its own filesystem for /data - RFS and I had no tools to work with it - at least did not find them. In such case, I have unpacked one of the older firmwares and found, that it contains files for soome partitions, but not for the /data.
Next steps were fairly simple - go to sammobile.com, download firmwares for my Ace and check, if it contains /data (data.rfs). Eventually found one, flashed it and my phone went back alive.
Don't know if this is best method, but at least it was interesting to investigate
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hello! i had your problem with my ace and i could not find a solution at first but after a while i had worked out a solution. i find this one a bit easier to follow for noobs NOT guaranteed to work. also you will lose ALL DATA
1.flash stock through odin (2.3.5 reccomended)
2.wipe/factory reset
3.flash this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-eHBmC1vSXGc1BRSWlqRW1Nc28/edit - this will root your device
4.afterwards flash this: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-eHBmC1vSXGeWNBOXhCVjZTRkk/edit - this will give you cwm
5.turn off then boot into recovery again.
6.wipe data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache, mount and format system
7. install this ROM: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-eHBmC1vSXGVU1TSjdpUlF4MDg/edit
8.boot up your phone. it will take about 5 minutes to boot again, and you will have xperiatized rom. you can now flash whatever rom you like or go back to stock. i hope i have helped you and if i have please hit thanks
Hi,
Thanks for your help and interest.There is no chance that that will work in my situation since I have never succeeded in flashing the stock android from the samsung website. In fact, I have never been able to flash anything with Odin at all. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Samsung drivers. Uninstalling Kies etc, using specific Samsung data cable. No measure I took was able to satisfy the condition that Odin could flash a ROM onto my Samsung gts-5830, which made me sad for a while.
Also thanks for granting permission to share googledocs files. Unfortunately I was unable to download Root.zip from google docs. Due to following error, but given I can't flash stock Android, the downloading the files will not help anyway. (Browser gives error message
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# has resulted in too many redirects. Clearing your cookies for this site or allowing third-party cookies may fix the problem. If not, it is possibly # a server configuration issue and not a problem with your computer.
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Hi,
I don't know how many u guys have figured it out this workaround yet, but I still see many asking questions to the dev's about when UMS is gonna be incorporated in CM10/AOKP builds...
I have accidently found this neat little trick that enables UMS on CM10/AOKP roms..
Till now I have tried and got it working succesfully on Fusions cm10 kangs and Task/Ktoonez AOKP builds , but I do believe it should work on other cm10/aokp roms too..
So steps are fairly simple and here it goes :
1. Download the UMS 1.0 apk which is used as a TPA by many as a replacement. Many of U might have it , but for those who don't : https://www.dropbox.com/s/8490g42b01255t9/USB Mass Storage for JB.apk
2. Install the app. Open it .. it will take few seconds to get SuperUser permission.. then connect the USB connector and a notication will popup with blue androbot.. touch it and it will turn green to ur UMS will be connected.. Ensure that both internal and external SD are connected and accessible (Imp).
3. Turn off UMS and reboot the phone... Once booted up uninstall the UMS app
Reboot the phone again and then try to connect to USB again.. This time you will get prompted like this : (See screenshot)
4. Now u connect to the PC via UMS , and as always bot turns green.. Voila u have UMS now !!!
I do know some of you might have already been using this , and I don't boast it being a great discovery.. just something worth sharing for the unaware..
Cheers !!!
I wonder where that feature went. It don't matter to me because you can still transfer files including video and music to your phones. Without having to do those steps.
I would also assume you would have to do those steps every time you flash a new ROM or updated your old one. But thanks for the info
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chibixzero said:
I wonder where that feature went. It don't matter to me because you can still transfer files including video and music to your phones. Without having to do those steps.
I would also assume you would have to do those steps every time you flash a new ROM or updated your old one. But thanks for the info
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Yes.. u can still transfer videos, music etc using MTP.... but in my case MTP was quite iffy... randomly throwing write errors and sometimes only copying partial files..
Also one more issue that I was facing with MTP was , with every new rom install, I was not able to pre-existing files on External SD .. although it showed certain space as full.. it didn't show the contents.
So I researched and finally got this working this way.. using UMS I never have any issues mentioned above.. Thus this solution maybe more beneficial for guys having this issue like me
And to your question - yes u do have to follow this step with every new ROM install..
I believe the reason for getting rid of UMS was to consolidate internal and external memory to a single "drive" and that's why MTP is used. I don't know if that's completely accurate but that was my understanding. But I agree, I'm no fant of MTP.
kool2zero said:
I believe the reason for getting rid of UMS was to consolidate internal and external memory to a single "drive" and that's why MTP is used. I don't know if that's completely accurate but that was my understanding. But I agree, I'm no fant of MTP.
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I have no idea why MTP is implemented instead of UMS and I think u may be right on the money for the reason behind this, but I do know this -
MTP is really pain in the ass. U can't copy two files seperately at one time. Hell u can't even delete one file while copying other. Sure it does pull up both drives under same roof, but for cm10 its quite buggy for less fortunate like me
I hear ya brother
With UMS I had no issues. Now when copying over my music it fails with certain tracks stating the device was disconnected. Only those files though. It even warns me before the transfer that certain media files might not be playable. I accept the warning but if one of my tracks plays, they all should. My whole collection was ripped to mp3 personally using the same codec settings for all.
Currently on the CM10 2012.09.24 nightly.
kool2zero said:
I believe the reason for getting rid of UMS was to consolidate internal and external memory to a single "drive" and that's why MTP is used. I don't know if that's completely accurate but that was my understanding. But I agree, I'm no fant of MTP.
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MTP allows the filesystem to be changed without unmounting it from the operating system. This allows phone apps and processes that use any resources on the volume to continue to use them. With UMS, the volume is unmounted and mounted via USB to the computer. Another 'feature' of MTP is that it doesn't have to be removed like UMS. Since UMS mounts as a USB volume and most operating systems implement some form of write-caching with normal volumes, even though a copy operation 'completes', it may be cached, and not actually have completed copying data.
In Windows, removing the device via the tray icon tells Windows to finish any operations it has pending, close open files, and unmount the filesystem. If you remove the device before doing these things, you CAN get corrupted data. From my experience, this rarely happened, and never with small files. Then you get that annoying dialog every time you reconnect the device that the volume needs scanning, blah, blah...
dev997 said:
Hi,
I don't know how many u guys have figured it out this workaround yet, but I still see many asking questions to the dev's about when UMS is gonna be incorporated in CM10/AOKP builds...
I have accidently found this neat little trick that enables UMS on CM10/AOKP roms..
Till now I have tried and got it working succesfully on Fusions cm10 kangs and Task/Ktoonez AOKP builds , but I do believe it should work on other cm10/aokp roms too..
So steps are fairly simple and here it goes :
1. Download the UMS 1.0 apk which is used as a TPA by many as a replacement. Many of U might have it , but for those who don't : https://www.dropbox.com/s/8490g42b01255t9/USB Mass Storage for JB.apk
2. Install the app. Open it .. it will take few seconds to get SuperUser permission.. then connect the USB connector and a notication will popup with blue androbot.. touch it and it will turn green to ur UMS will be connected.. Ensure that both internal and external SD are connected and
accessible (Imp).
3. Turn off UMS and reboot the phone... Once booted up uninstall the UMS app
Reboot the phone again and then try to connect to USB again.. This time you will get prompted like this : (See screenshot)
4. Now u connect to the PC via UMS , and as always bot turns green.. Voila u have UMS now !!!
I do know some of you might have already been using this , and I don't boast it being a great discovery.. just something worth sharing for the unaware..
Cheers !!!
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this is already implemented in cm10 you could simply just go to Settings > Storage > hit Menu > select either mtp, mass storage or ptp Connection. what this app do is just to activate the usb mass storage mode. It is already incorporated in cm10. cheers
gorgy76 said:
this is already implemented in cm10 you could simply just go to Settings > Storage > hit Menu > select either mtp, mass storage or ptp Connection. what this app do is just to activate the usb mass storage mode. It is already incorporated in cm10. cheers
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Strange, it appears to have been left out of Taks's AOKP 9/24 release. Was that added to CM10 recently?
ugoff said:
Strange, it appears to have been left out of Taks's AOKP 9/24 release. Was that added to CM10 recently?
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And since tasks AOKP isn't built from cm10 it makes sense.
Thanks fr the steps
I have Note 10.1 Model N8000 with JB 4.1.2 (Germany)
Pl tell me if I can install this on my N8000
If anyone has made it work, pl share the steps
Thanks
clive48 said:
Thanks fr the steps
I have Note 10.1 Model N8000 with JB 4.1.2 (Germany)
Pl tell me if I can install this on my N8000
If anyone has made it work, pl share the steps
Thanks
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No go to the section for your phone.
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clive48 said:
Thanks fr the steps
I have Note 10.1 Model N8000 with JB 4.1.2 (Germany)
Pl tell me if I can install this on my N8000
If anyone has made it work, pl share the steps
Thanks
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Search for the right forum for ur tablet. Type ur model number then xda
Can I flash this on my iPhone 5?
please reupload this
the download link is "dead"
Phalanx7621 said:
Can I flash this on my iPhone 5?
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yes this app is specially created for iphone 5 )
CaineRau said:
yes this app is specially created for iphone 5 )
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Yes! Score!
Phalanx7621 said:
Yes! Score!
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anyway to restore MTP functionality after doing this? MTP option just dissapeared.
and i need it because thats what i use when sincying my music (i mean i need both) but seemes like once i do this theres no turning back.
its either just connected or connected as Mass storage, akso my camera ptp mode disapeared :S
arana1 said:
anyway to restore MTP functionality after doing this? MTP option just dissapeared.
and i need it because thats what i use when sincying my music (i mean i need both) but seemes like once i do this theres no turning back.
its either just connected or connected as Mass storage, akso my camera ptp mode disapeared :S
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Disclaimer: I have no knowledge of AOSP roms, or of the application in the OP. That being said...
File transfer behavior is governed by the system property /data/property/persist.sys.usb.config. This is a text file containing a single string. The settings are "mass_storage,adb" or "mtp,adb". Since this is a system file, it is necessary for the phone to be rooted, and then this file can be edited using a root file explorer. Change the text in the file to mtp,adb (without spaces), save the file, and reboot the phone. UMS, or USB Mass Storage is the first one. This is true for Samsung firmware.
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some help, maybe?
metalgearhathaway said:
It's been brought to my attention that some people may have the 32GB model of the i9100, if so and you are interested in this mod please PM me!
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Hiya, MGH!..well i can't pm you but i'd like to take you upon this so if you could provide me with the 32GB pit files, please. i'd be very grateful!
in case it matters i'm running on a Resurrection Remix KitKat 4.4.2 - v5.1.5-20140609 Rom.
Thanks!
Pit file
Here's the file you requested.
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Here's the file you requested.
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Hi Sam,
That looks like a proper 32gb pit, unlike some others I have been sent!
So, I can have a play with this one.
But, how big are you looking for your data partition to be? i.e. the area that apps are installed? I reckon somewhere between 8-12gb, but you know better than me how many apps you want installed
Let me know what you are looking for and I will make a test file for you.
Of course, like anyone submitting pit files to me, you take the risk in testing, I don't have one of these devices myself so I cannot verify at my risk, unlike how I did for the 16gb variant back in the day
Look forward to hearing back from you, make sure you either reply quoting this message or mention me in the post (@metalgearhathaway) otherwise I won't get a notification that you have replied.
Take care,
Chris
metalgearhathaway said:
Hi Sam,
That looks like a proper 32gb pit, unlike some others I have been sent!
So, I can have a play with this one.
But, how big are you looking for your data partition to be? i.e. the area that apps are installed? I reckon somewhere between 8-12gb, but you know better than me how many apps you want installed
Let me know what you are looking for and I will make a test file for you.
Of course, like anyone submitting pit files to me, you take the risk in testing, I don't have one of these devices myself so I cannot verify at my risk, unlike how I did for the 16gb variant back in the day
Look forward to hearing back from you, make sure you either reply quoting this message or mention me in the post (@metalgearhathaway) otherwise I won't get a notification that you have replied.
Take care,
Chris
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Hey Chris,
so a bit of progress -possibly- on this, i have been looking around since and it seems like that whole command thing i mentioned in my PM seems to affect the PIT
so per suggestion i used a tool called EFS Professional found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ol-updated-09-06-14-efs-professional-t1308546
Which outputs the PIT file after EFS partition backup ( which should be useful later). I attached the original file, Also i think i got the concept of how to edit it so i used PIT Magic and edited that file with a 1GB for the system partition and 8GB for the Apps and the usual pre-load size ( doesn't bother me). I'm attaching this as well so, please take a look at it and tell me if my alteration is correct.
There's also the signature issue which as i understand is the last bit of the file, i did checked with a HEX editor and it sure wasn't the same after the edit so i went ahead and added again that last lost bit so it matches the original stock PIT file ( it went from 2KB to 3KB ). So, let me know if that's an issue or if the SII isn't affected by this as it was suggested elsewhere ( i also assume by your PIT files sizes).
Other than that i think 8GB is a good place to start, i wont fill it up for a bit or would i!? we'll see.
And yes, i understand the risk and was wondering if there's anything else i should do to minimize it other than making backup for the EFS partition, backup the internal SD and have a fresh CWM backup on the external SD? btw i should i do something about the apps that's already moved to the SD? i'm already running out of space so i wont be able to move them back to the phone..if that's a problem then should i backup one by one through Titanium Backup and uninstall then restore when i restore the ROM after the New PIT or all that would take care of itself as long as i restore the internal SD as it was before i restore the ROM?
EDIT: i know you go over this in step 10, i'm just not sure how if it's gonna prompt to format SD anyway.
Sorry, too much questions but i don't wanna be left high and dry in the middle of this
Thanks,
Sam.
sam788 said:
Hey Chris,
so a bit of progress -possibly- on this, i have been looking around since and it seems like that whole command thing i mentioned in my PM seems to affect the PIT
so per suggestion i used a tool called EFS Professional found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ol-updated-09-06-14-efs-professional-t1308546
Which outputs the PIT file after EFS partition backup ( which should be useful later). I attached the original file, Also i think i got the concept of how to edit it so i used PIT Magic and edited that file with a 1GB for the system partition and 8GB for the Apps and the usual pre-load size ( doesn't bother me). I'm attaching this as well so, please take a look at it and tell me if my alteration is correct.
There's also the signature issue which as i understand is the last bit of the file, i did checked with a HEX editor and it sure wasn't the same after the edit so i went ahead and added again that last lost bit so it matches the original stock PIT file ( it went from 2KB to 3KB ). So, let me know if that's an issue or if the SII isn't affected by this as it was suggested elsewhere ( i also assume by your PIT files sizes).
Other than that i think 8GB is a good place to start, i wont fill it up for a bit or would i!? we'll see.
And yes, i understand the risk and was wondering if there's anything else i should do to minimize it other than making backup for the EFS partition, backup the internal SD and have a fresh CWM backup on the external SD? btw i should i do something about the apps that's already moved to the SD? i'm already running out of space so i wont be able to move them back to the phone..if that's a problem then should i backup one by one through Titanium Backup and uninstall then restore when i restore the ROM after the New PIT or all that would take care of itself as long as i restore the internal SD as it was before i restore the ROM?
EDIT: i know you go over this in step 10, i'm just not sure how if it's gonna prompt to format SD anyway.
Sorry, too much questions but i don't wanna be left high and dry in the middle of this
Thanks,
Sam.
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Hi Sam,
All looks good to me!
As for precautions, all I can say is have your stock pit file ready if it does not work out! Nandroids do not contain pit information! But I reckon you have guessed that already
I find that flashing the pit file together with a sammy stock rom works best, then root and install your prefered os build!
Let me know how you get on! All the best, Chris
can i increase /system to 1Gb by reducing internal SD?some rom like miui or color os need /preload.is it possible?thankyou
Help me pls with galaxy s2
HI!
I have been using galaxy s2 from 2 years and 4 months now.
Recently (1 month ago) used root genius to root my phone.
I want to use that tut to increase apps space (4-5gb) and get kit kat update.
how to use?
tell me as if I were a 10 yr old. because I don't understand a thing, pls give me a step by step guide.
metalgearhathaway said:
Hi Sam,
All looks good to me!
As for precautions, all I can say is have your stock pit file ready if it does not work out! Nandroids do not contain pit information! But I reckon you have guessed that already
I find that flashing the pit file together with a sammy stock rom works best, then root and install your prefered os build!
Let me know how you get on! All the best, Chris
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Hey Chris!
sorry, bit distracted these days but wanted to give u a quick update. i actually couldn't wait for your reply and went ahead and did it!! all worked perfectly
the only odd thing is that the battery is acting funny now and i already calibrated the chip again, that was the one odd thing but i cant see how this would have affected it.
now it seems like 8GB might have been bit much for my usage but i'll just leave it now plus i know the how-to now anyway are you going to update the files with the 32 version or you dont think it's worth it being just me who asked? anyway, u have a legit stock PIT now, so your call
thanks again
Sam.
partition worked, not enough storage?
Hi!
I've applied the Pre-load 45mb / 8GB pit to my S2 (i9100) (and CM kernel stock 06.02.14) and flashed CM11 M11 ...
For some reason, when i want to install the latest Gapps stock package from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942 through CWM it gives me the error that there isn't enough space ...
to be precice:
Insufficient storage space available in System partition. blah blah
You need 350236 KB system free space.
You only have 164636 KB available.
I wonder why this is happening ... i should have enough space now, shouldn't i?
Here is the log of the PAgapps installation attempt:
# begin pa gapps properties
# This file contains information needed to flash PA GApps
current_gapps_version=none
current_gapps_type=none
installing_gapps_version=20141103
installing_gapps_type=stock
total_system_size_kb=0 9 516040
used_system_size_kb=351404
free_system_size_kb=164636
free_space_reqd_kb=350236
total_gapps_size_kb=402344
install.chrome=false
install.faceunlock=true
install.camera=true
install.gallery=false
gallery.device=none
replace.launcher=true
replace.mms=true
replace.browser=false
replace.picotts=true
device.name=GT-I9100
# end pa gapps properties
Big problem
Hi
I'm new on the forum.
Yesterday I tried to expand the partition of my GT-I9100 phone but with the wrong files :
I used those downloadable on this link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...-pit-files-creating-larger-partition-t2552738 instead of those of this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...es/mod-partition-internal-memory-app-t2538947.
I thought nothing had happened at first place so in order to exit the download mode I removed the battery.
Since then my phone doesn't boot anymore : no light, no sound, only the dark screen.
Is there something I can do to get back my phone ?
Thanks a lot !
TheCrusader1985 said:
Insufficient storage space available in System partition. blah blah
You need 350236 KB system free space.
You only have 164636 KB available.
I wonder why this is hap
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You used a PIT file which maintains the original 512MB system partition size. This is not enough to install Full or even medium apps.
Flash a PIT file with 768MB or 1 GB (i recommend 768MB) system and this will be enough for almost any ROM with Full Gapps.
SGS2 Repartition in fewest steps using Heimdall (not Odin)
Hello all,
My GT-i9100/GalaxyS2 runs CyanogenMod 11M12 & ClockworkRecovery 6.0.x.x;
All works fine except for the limited size of the default 2GB partition (insufficient space to update Apps); plenty of space on the rest of the internal storage.
What is the best way to repartition this? Can I *just* apply a new PIT file using Heimdall?
Heimdall-frontend asks for files for lots of partitions -- what's the minimum I need to supply (for which partitions: GANG, DATAFS, ...) & where do they come from?
Or indeed if I have to supply them all, where to they come from?
- there are loads of how-to guides on XDA and elsewhere, I've spend many hours looking at them, but they don't seem (to my eyes at least) to address the Q's above.
- I realise it'll wipe & reset the phone: not a problem to re-cyanogenmod & set it all up again once repartitioning done 'safely'.
- I don't have access to a Windows/Odin box, so I set it up ages ago using Heimdall following set up following wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_i9100, but that doesn't mention changing partition sizes
- obviously I already have a selection of PITs to try, plus downloads of GAPPs, CyanogenMod, ClockworkRecovery etc -- I just need some guidance and background on how to apply them without bricking the device.
Many thanks in advance.
Hi guys, complete noob here. I have been lurking this forum since I got flashed my S2 last year and have been updating from CM 10 to now CM12.
Today I have used CWM to upgrade my S2 to CM12 5.0.2 Beta and installed Pico gapps. Turns out I need the Nano gapps for Exchange support but without sufficient space it's not going to work.
Can someone help me with the appropriate PIT and Kernel files? I don't have an original JB image and I don't have a RIL file (Belgium). The FP is very detailed but I have no idea what the exact files are to use.
Any help appreciated.
Hope for korean SGS2
is there a way for me to increase my korean version of SGS2 storage, i really love this, thanks
DaNarni said:
Hi guys, complete noob here. I have been lurking this forum since I got flashed my S2 last year and have been updating from CM 10 to now CM12.
Today I have used CWM to upgrade my S2 to CM12 5.0.2 Beta and installed Pico gapps. Turns out I need the Nano gapps for Exchange support but without sufficient space it's not going to work.
Can someone help me with the appropriate PIT and Kernel files? I don't have an original JB image and I don't have a RIL file (Belgium). The FP is very detailed but I have no idea what the exact files are to use.
Any help appreciated.
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In the CM12 thread a rar file with instructions was posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57788683&postcount=967
Mr/Islam Abdelhafez
Dear All,
Is this thread applied to my Galaxy S2 GT-1900 ??
and if not how can I repartition my S2 GT-1900 ?
Thanks
Sii gt-i9100
Dear All,
Is that thread applies on my SGS II GT-I9100 or not?
Thanks
islamabdelhafez said:
Dear All,
Is that thread applies on my SGS II GT-I9100 or not?
Thanks
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Yes, this is the I9100 forum. Read The FP carefully.
New Pit file with 2 GB system for Stock GAPPS
Hi all,
after losing almost a day because of a faulty pit file I created my own.
Goal: upgrade S2 to Android 5 with Google Stock package ( biggest one from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/paranoid-android/general/gapps-official-to-date-pa-google-apps-t2943900 ) and have more data space
Find attached a new .pit file with :
- 2 GB system
- 6 GB Data
- 3GB internal SD
- hidden partition 45 MB
If I did some miss calculation , feel free to report. It was the first .pit with which Android 5 + stock gapps could be flashed and which booted so I thought I'd share.
Hi all,
to make it plain and short: I messed up.
I have a GT-S5830i which I unrooted according to the Sticky Note in the forum, installed CWM Recovery and then 'installed from ZIP' a CM9_cooperve_Beta_05.zip that I found in one of the posts in the forum. The installation went on without error message but since then the phone does not make it beyond the initial screen "Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830i". I can start recovery mode and Download mode. In reovery mode I can format cache, data, sdcard, sd-ext but *not* system. Error Message: "E: format_volume: make_ext4fs failed on /dev/block/st19"
I have tried already several methods according to the forum, e.g.
1) 'install from ZIP' older Cyanogenmod
2) the tool ext4_formatter.zip
3) re-flash with ODIN with several tar-ROMs, all failed. Odin finds the phone (since I start Odin as Admin now), but after I hit 'start' it tries to establish a connection to the phone and ends after a while with 'Failed'
I'm basically lost now, don't know what else to do. Any advise is appreciated (it's my mom's phone, she is getting impatient )
Thx, cheers!
Xala
Hi @xalarsk , So you can't format your /system partition , which is required for installation of your rom ,, you need to try this method from here mate . Follow my instruction from the line @post#4 :"1. Download one of the newest ,,," to the end of the post and please do not use CM9 beta , because it is unstable and will wreak havoc with your system eventually . ( either cm7 or cm11 is the place you should go for CyanogenMod experience for cooperVe device ).
If you fail at any level please give us your logcat ( error massage ) for better support for your Odin process you mentioned .
Cygwin not working
Hi @ehsanotaku,
thank you for your quick reply, it's appreciated!
Unfortunately I couldn't get cygwin to install all necessary packets. The ZIP-test always failed. I have a Linux system running (Linux Mint 17) though, and hope that might help. In the meantime I tried to download the already split packages as described in another of your forum posts, but the website provides only exe-files instead of zip-files. Is there another location to download them?
#UPDATE: It seems there is a SplitFUS2 version for linux somewhere but couldn't find links to download. Anybody can help? I'll also PM Doky73
Cheers, Holger
xalarsk said:
Hi @ehsanotaku,
thank you for your quick reply, it's appreciated!
Unfortunately I couldn't get cygwin to install all necessary packets. The ZIP-test always failed. I have a Linux system running (Linux Mint 17) though, and hope that might help. In the meantime I tried to download the already split packages as described in another of your forum posts, but the website provides only exe-files instead of zip-files. Is there another location to download them?
#UPDATE: It seems there is a SplitFUS2 version for linux somewhere but couldn't find links to download. Anybody can help? I'll also PM Doky73
Cheers, Holger
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Cygwin was meant for windows platform to get the native Linux environment/command line you already got there . You can create a virtual instance of the windows 7 inside virtualbox or any kind of apps you are preferring such as Vmware/Parallel etc etc to get the job done .
Splitfus2 only supports windows platform as far as i know mate,,, either vitalization as i said or the pre-made zip package ( which is clearly not .exe file ,, push the download now and get yourself a descent downland manager,, tested and zip packaged delivered ) from here is the feasible approach for your problem .
Ok, had all the files ready, just the Boot loader <DefaultCalDataWithBoot_S5830iXXLB1_REV00.tar.rar seems to be broken. I downloaded the link provided in your post #8 several times with several download managers, also uses 7-zip and several online unrar services..result always the same: The archive is broken. Is that possible? Would you mind to check yourself?
xalarsk said:
Ok, had all the files ready, just the Boot loader <DefaultCalDataWithBoot_S5830iXXLB1_REV00.tar.rar seems to be broken. I downloaded the link provided in your post #8 several times with several download managers, also uses 7-zip and several online unrar services..result always the same: The archive is broken. Is that possible? Would you mind to check yourself?
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Another fellow had similar issue with my attachment that was corrected here @ post#27
Unbricked, SD card not recognized
Update: Phone has been unbricked, many thanks for that!
Currently I have still issues with the external SD card, which also holds the ZIP files. Phone won't recognize it, not even format it properly. Still working on that.
Cheers, Xala
xalarsk said:
Update: Phone has been unbricked, many thanks for that!
Currently I have still issues with the external SD card, which also holds the ZIP files. Phone won't recognize it, not even format it properly. Still working on that.
Cheers, Xala
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Mostly this happened because of the bug inside CM9 beta you used . Study this topic mate i troubleshooted while ago for a sample of the symptoms external SD card would show after unstable ICS usage .
Also as an alternative to the method i instructed there , you can format/Re-partition your SD card by putting it inside card reader and using app such as free MiniTool Partition Wizard "Gparted" tool for Linux users Or "iPartiton" for Mac users etc etc ,, to get the job done . You can find several tutorials inside XDA for this matter mate.
Phone works with CM7.2, can I upgrade to CM9?
Hi again,
first of all, props to @ehsanotaku, I will hit the 'Thanks' buttons.
Now, this is a bit beyond the topic, but I'd like to ask anyway for recommendations of CM9 roms. The one I picked from a post inside this forum bricked my phone and made me start this thread, I don't want to go down this road again. So I'd be glad for any recommendation of a stable ROM that will put my phone beyond Android 4.0.
Cheers again,
Xala
So i have a similar issue. I used to have CM11 installed, but i figured thats too slow for me. Then i went back to stock rom (XXMJ2) which works fine. But now i have a problem.
Everytime i want to flash a stock based or cm7 based rom on my phone, it gets messed up. Today i wanted to flash this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-ace/s5830i-develop/cm-7-2-kitkat-smart-r2-t3075267
i naturally downloaded clockwork mod recovery (5.0.2.6) and tried to flash it. Flashing was done pretty quickly (10 seconds or so) and when i rebooted, i obviously got stuck at sammy logo. Now booting back to the recovery (first e3 then cwm) i got bunch of error about partritions not being able to be mounted (happens the same if i want to manually mout them or format them)...
So, what to do ?
I have a suspicion, that flashing CM11 and the latest cwm recovery for it somehow messed up partritions.
hojnikb said:
So i have a similar issue. I used to have CM11 installed, but i figured thats too slow for me. Then i went back to stock rom (XXMJ2) which works fine. But now i have a problem.
Everytime i want to flash a stock based or cm7 based rom on my phone, it gets messed up. Today i wanted to flash this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-ace/s5830i-develop/cm-7-2-kitkat-smart-r2-t3075267
i naturally downloaded clockwork mod recovery (5.0.2.6) and tried to flash it. Flashing was done pretty quickly (10 seconds or so) and when i rebooted, i obviously got stuck at sammy logo. Now booting back to the recovery (first e3 then cwm) i got bunch of error about partritions not being able to be mounted (happens the same if i want to manually mout them or format them)...
So, what to do ?
I have a suspicion, that flashing CM11 and the latest cwm recovery for it somehow messed up partritions.
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ok not going to excruciating details of symptoms and explaining all of your errors for now just please read my advice @ post2 of this topic and follow the procedures accordingly and finished it with formatter tools and cm7 instructions you will find there ., after that you can install Kitkat Smart R2 like you are coming from another CM7 build instruction . btw some problem regarding super user privileges and play store 492-498 infamous bug was reported for this fairly new development .
I am looking to port a custom ROM to the Blu Dash 5.5 a Mediatek 6582 device, any suggestions?
TD378
Any answers???
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No answer so started to port one on my own. Got the ROM to boot after several changes to original. Still have a few issues to work out.
TD378
Any progress???
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Have to fix camera and Bluetooth issues.
TD378
Please keep me updated on your progress.Thanks!!!
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Hi, I´ve ported a rom for BluDash 5.5 based on Resurrection, just let me know if someone want for share
Few questions about your port...
1: Is the default camera working properly?
2: Are you able to connect to any Bluetooth device?
3: When you reboot the device, are any manual changes you make kept? Example. Background, icons, etc?
I have created multiple boot animations and logos for this device. I have a variant of CM 12.1 but the issues I asked above are preventing me from posting everything.
Any input will be appreciated.
TD378
Rom Ported Blu Dash 5.5
Hi, well, I've ported this rom keeping in mind that I have not found no one a custom rom across the web, phone is not mine but I behaved for someone and the reason is that the original rom already had problems with the length battery charging and then booting, he stayed in the logo and the last time no longer started, I clarify that I am not a developer, I'm just an enthusiast and my english is very bad.
Consider the following points; Of 12 roms that I ported these have different bugs would therefore be better not to share, this rom is lightweight and has good length battery, I think it is based on cm but not sure, the native camera works well, just need SD card, bluetooth working properly, it boots normal, there is nothing to set back, known bug; when connected to the PC does not recognize internal memory but yes SD, I think it is a minor problem, give it a day to stabilize better, I used recovery Philz Touch, anyway if someone wants to improve it you feel free to do so, it's for Blu Dash 5.5 firmware D470u but I think that rolls in others.
Is the ROM good for everyday use?
It seems you ported it somehow to run of the sdcard not internal memory. Are you able to use both internal memory and sdcard?
TD378
ROM is not ported with propose of run from SD card, probably characteristics from origin, phone runs properly almost twenty days without major probs, I think is good for a day use, of fact it haven't a SD card inside, runs without it
What are the minor issue you have with current port? They may help me with my port.
TD378
TechDad378 said:
What are the minor issue you have with current port? They may help me with my port.
TD378
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Well, minor issues are;
- Some apps like Memo from Chensi ask for SD card but others like Colornote not, I think that for some reason some apps can't read internal memory.
- when a notification is on status bar I displayed to down scrollbar but at third or fourth time it's unable.
- When connected to pc don't appear internal memory but yes SD card.
I didn't see more issues, probably few errors from porting, considering that 2 of these issues keep relation with internal memory
The screen on my device cracked causing it to no longer be useful. If anyone wishes to continue work on this rom, please let me know and I will provide you the information I have completed.
Please how do i install a custom recovery on my blu dash 5.5? because i've searched and can't find any.
solozeeh said:
Please how do i install a custom recovery on my blu dash 5.5? because i've searched and can't find any.
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This link used for root...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1982587
This link for recovery...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2748169
Follow the tuts. Hope that helps!
TD378
Divided we stall
United we install
solozeeh said:
Please how do i install a custom recovery on my blu dash 5.5? because i've searched and can't find any.
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Tomorrow I will upload and suppose that you don't have a custom rom or are you ok with stock rom?
solozeeh said:
Please how do i install a custom recovery on my blu dash 5.5? because i've searched and can't find any.
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First extract this zip in desktop, download SP FlashTool for mediatek, extract it and open, click on scatter-loading and navigate to your unzipped folder till "MT6582_Android_scatter.txt", turn off device, connect terminal usb first only to pc, click on "Download" button in SP FlashTool and now connnect to device, process will take just a few seconds, close programm, disconnect device and go to recovery holding volume up and power at same time till appears a menu with 3 options (recovery, fastboot and reboot normal), rapidly release power button and select recovery navigating with vol+, it´s done
What recovery did you use with your upload?
TD378
Divided we stall
United we install
It's a ported recovery from other mt6582