I have one big problem. My S3 have 16gb internal memory. Then I flashed rom (4.3), It shows that 6,3 gb is used. So I realized that I flashed rom (4.3) not over old stock rom (4.1.2) but on that old rom(4.1.2). Then I go to cwm recovery, I selected install zip from sd card and I saw all files from old stock rom, but I put file into new one. So the question is: How I can delete old rom and release about 5 gb of space?
Same problem as mine:I'm not sure whether I'm doing something wrong or it's something normal.
I had CM9 on my Galaxy s3 and decided to try another rom (Paranoid). I didn't like the new one I installed and downloaded another (Carbon). But I am noticing that my internal storage is close to being full now. But when I browse the phone from my PC, I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary.
I copied Carbon zip onto the phone, but clockwork mod is not even seeing it, I am noticing a lot of files from the sd and I'm still seeing the Paranoid zip from clockwork mod, but I cannot see it from my PC.
Did I skip a step somewhere? What should I do?
Ecomo said:
I have one big problem. My S3 have 16gb internal memory. Then I flashed rom (4.3), It shows that 6,3 gb is used. So I realized that I flashed rom (4.3) not over old stock rom (4.1.2) but on that old rom(4.1.2). Then I go to cwm recovery, I selected install zip from sd card and I saw all files from old stock rom, but I put file into new one. So the question is: How I can delete old rom and release about 5 gb of space?
Same problem as mine:I'm not sure whether I'm doing something wrong or it's something normal.
I had CM9 on my Galaxy s3 and decided to try another rom (Paranoid). I didn't like the new one I installed and downloaded another (Carbon). But I am noticing that my internal storage is close to being full now. But when I browse the phone from my PC, I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary.
I copied Carbon zip onto the phone, but clockwork mod is not even seeing it, I am noticing a lot of files from the sd and I'm still seeing the Paranoid zip from clockwork mod, but I cannot see it from my PC.
Did I skip a step somewhere? What should I do?
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known problem when updating to 4.2 or later due to the revised partition layout. Discussed many many times and answered many many times, there is even a info thread about it
chrismast said:
known problem when updating to 4.2 or later due to the revised partition layout. Discussed many many times and answered many many times, there is even a info thread about it
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I think it could help me, but I lost my root access :/
Ecomo said:
I think it could help me, but I lost my root access :/
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then re-root? or is there anything that keeps you from doing it?
another option would be to do a full wipe or even mega wipe and start fresh, whereas this will delete anything from your phone.
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I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else here before. I have been searching for days and have not found the full answers to my questions anywhere.
Recently I updated my GT-P7510 CM9 to an experimental CM10 from by pershoot. After getting it up and running I was looking at my internal storage usage and numbers didn't seem to add up (must have done a dirty flash at some point in the past to cause this). My internal storage in root explorer showed 8.93gb in use and 28.01 total storage. I copied everything to a USB drive to back it up and noticed there was only 7.45gb actually on the internal storage. I have seen this problem before on my S2, and I always just reformat the internal SD card (emmc) to regain the missing space. However, since the tab does not have a micro SD slot, I have no way of wiping the internal sdcard (data/media) without wiping out the rom too from how I understand it. Somebody correct me if I am wrong...
So, does anybody know of a way to successfully wipe/format the sdcard (data/media directory) in CWM or other method that will not wipe out the rom and send the device straight to cwm with no way to install a new rom? Or do I have to revert back to stock to accomplish the format of sdcard like I have read for a few other similar situations? Everything works fine (CM10 & CM9 both run awesome), I just want that extra 1.48gb of missing/phantom storage back. And, without mass storage mode, I cannot perform a disk check in win7. This has really got me frustrated to find a solution without having to start over. I wish this tab had a micro SD slot!
Currently I am running CM9 nightlies (7-31) for p4wifi (gt-p7510). My cwm recovery is version 6.0.1.0. Any help is greatly appreciated, and I do apologize if this has been covered before. Thanks in advance to those of you smarter than I.
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Ok, I seemed to have figured this one out and now feel pretty stupid for not digging a bit further before asking.
After I decided to go ahead with the sdcard format using CWM, I noticed that the space was still being used somewhere. After I started to dig a bit, I noticed that all of my apps still worked after the format. Basically, the extra space is being consumed by the /data/app folder housing all user apps. CWM must be designed to ignore this directory when formatting the internal sdcard which is why there was still some storage being used.
I feel like an ubernoob for asking this, but my S2's internal sdcard is not mapped to data/media, so I had to learn a bit better about how this thing works I suppose. Anyways, I hope this information can be useful to someone out there having similar questions.
bkress said:
I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else here before. I have been searching for days and have not found the full answers to my questions anywhere.
Recently I updated my GT-P7510 CM9 to an experimental CM10 from by pershoot. After getting it up and running I was looking at my internal storage usage and numbers didn't seem to add up (must have done a dirty flash at some point in the past to cause this). My internal storage in root explorer showed 8.93gb in use and 28.01 total storage. I copied everything to a USB drive to back it up and noticed there was only 7.45gb actually on the internal storage. I have seen this problem before on my S2, and I always just reformat the internal SD card (emmc) to regain the missing space. However, since the tab does not have a micro SD slot, I have no way of wiping the internal sdcard (data/media) without wiping out the rom too from how I understand it. Somebody correct me if I am wrong...
So, does anybody know of a way to successfully wipe/format the sdcard (data/media directory) in CWM or other method that will not wipe out the rom and send the device straight to cwm with no way to install a new rom? Or do I have to revert back to stock to accomplish the format of sdcard like I have read for a few other similar situations? Everything works fine (CM10 & CM9 both run awesome), I just want that extra 1.48gb of missing/phantom storage back. And, without mass storage mode, I cannot perform a disk check in win7. This has really got me frustrated to find a solution without having to start over. I wish this tab had a micro SD slot!
Currently I am running CM9 nightlies (7-31) for p4wifi (gt-p7510). My cwm recovery is version 6.0.1.0. Any help is greatly appreciated, and I do apologize if this has been covered before. Thanks in advance to those of you smarter than I.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804824 Here's a topic about same problem,could say,U'll finde in replays all the information u need!
Vinchenzo13 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804824 Here's a topic about same problem,could say,U'll finde in replays all the information u need!
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Although that is a similar problem, I asked if there is a way to fix it without going that route? I appreciate your reply, but I already knew it could be resolved by going back to stock (2nd paragraph of my post).
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Although that is a similar problem, I asked if there is a way to fix it without going that route? I appreciate your reply, but I already knew it could be resolved by going back to stock (2nd paragraph of my post).
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Ow sorry didnt notice few words,i think u could just flash a cwm via odin wich can wipe/reset all data if im not mistaking,
I'll chek this out is there any cwm'ds who can do that,coz i rememba reading one forum where guy was complaining that he did wipe and everything was formated!
Vinchenzo13 said:
Ow sorry didnt notice few words,i think u could just flash a cwm via odin wich can wipe/reset all data if im not mistaking,
I'll chek this out is there any cwm'ds who can do that,coz i rememba reading one forum where guy was complaining that he did wipe and everything was formated!
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I can accomplish a full format of the internal sdcard on my galaxy s2 without it affecting the rom in any way whatsoever and it is running cwm 6.0.1.0 also. From how I understand it, the partitions are set up differently on the s2 and this device. The s2 has a separate partition for the internal sdcard making it possible to format via cwm. On this device, the sdcard is part of the data partition meaning wiping it will leave you with no rom installed and no storage on the sdcard. I think all versions of cwm can wipe the slate clean, it is just a matter of everything else being wiped clean also. But, if you are aware of a cwm that let's me accomplish this, I would love to find it. Thanks again.
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bkress said:
I can accomplish a full format of the internal sdcard on my galaxy s2 without it affecting the rom in any way whatsoever and it is running cwm 6.0.1.0 also. From how I understand it, the partitions are set up differently on the s2 and this device. The s2 has a separate partition for the internal sdcard making it possible to format via cwm. On this device, the sdcard is part of the data partition meaning wiping it will leave you with no rom installed and no storage on the sdcard. I think all versions of cwm can wipe the slate clean, it is just a matter of everything else being wiped clean also. But, if you are aware of a cwm that let's me accomplish this, I would love to find it. Thanks again.
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I have the same issue .. I was manually formatted using my windows 7 laptop.. flash back to old stock samsung firmware.. still 4.11 GB internal USb storage instead of 11.8 GB.. Any help please..
I think it's possible with adb shell (the android sdk for Windows)
Have you seen that : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1003645
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Evening and thanks for reading my thread!
I am a new user to Android and just picked up my Galaxy S3 today. I already read some information and decided I wanted to theme my Android device, just like I did with my old iPhone 4. I wanted to install the Android Revolution HD ROM. As per suggested I used the SuperWipe zip first to remove the stock ROM and then wanted to install the new one. I forgot to pick up a external SD card at the shop today, so I thought I'd wipe the phone using SuperWipe, connect it back to the PC and put the 700MB Revolution ROM on the internal memory card and flash it from recovery mode. However, now I can't seem to get my Galaxy S3 connected to the PC at this point.
Is this the result of me being a dummy or am I doing something wrong. I had the intention to pick up a SD card tomorrow, however I'm kinda puzzeled on what to do now.
Thanks for reading and hopefully someone can offer me some advice!
I never use superwipe and never will just because i dont need it,you can wipe your data from recovery and some roms come with superwipe so i dont think its needed.i may be wrong
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Never use superwipe, I know too many people, who have f***ed up their devices with that cr*p..
Just wipe your device normally, with CWM and everything will work fine. I have never used superwipe, and I'm glad I didn't even consider it..
Even if you are using an AROMA ROM, don't in fact NEVER use Super Wipe
Anyways, hope I didn't scare you too much.Just wanted to make you caucious
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Caty said:
Evening and thanks for reading my thread!
I am a new user to Android and just picked up my Galaxy S3 today. I already read some information and decided I wanted to theme my Android device, just like I did with my old iPhone 4. I wanted to install the Android Revolution HD ROM. As per suggested I used the SuperWipe zip first to remove the stock ROM and then wanted to install the new one. I forgot to pick up a external SD card at the shop today, so I thought I'd wipe the phone using SuperWipe, connect it back to the PC and put the 700MB Revolution ROM on the internal memory card and flash it from recovery mode. However, now I can't seem to get my Galaxy S3 connected to the PC at this point.
Is this the result of me being a dummy or am I doing something wrong. I had the intention to pick up a SD card tomorrow, however I'm kinda puzzeled on what to do now.
Thanks for reading and hopefully someone can offer me some advice!
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Hi, personally i've used superwipe on many many occasions without any issues, all it does is re-formats some of the partitions like the /system, /data and others. Thats why you wont be able to boot into you rom again as there is no rom on you phone. As far as i know there are two possible ways(there may be more but i've used one of these methods lots of times.). One is to use an external sd card like you intend to do. Or you can use adb(this is my preferred method). You can find instructions to download and install adb online. Once you have adb you can simply use the "adb push" command to copy the zip file from your pc to you internal sd card, then flash the zip as per the instructions.
Hi all,
I recently rooted my phone so I could install a custom ROM. I´m new with android and also with rooting. After reading a lot of articles about rooting and flashing a custom ROM, I decided to give it a chance. Because the CyanogenMod is very populair, I decided to flash this ROM. I rooted my phone with Odin adding the Siyah Kernel. This worked and I followed the manual on the CyanogenMod Wiki for I9100. I flashed CM10 with ClockworkMod Recovery. Everything went fine and I saw the great interface, which is a lot better than touchwiz.
But I could't use the camera app: No external storage available. A 16GB SD card is inside. It appears CM can't mount the SD. I also saw the internal storage: 1.97GB. But the internal storage has to be a lot more than that.
I might think that it has something to do with the encryption I did within Touchwiz. I haven't decrypted the file system before flashing the ROM...
Anything I can do?
Update: I went back to the stock ROM, and could acces the internal storage and SD card. Then flashed CM10 again, and everything was working well!!
cloneOne said:
Hi all,
I recently rooted my phone so I could install a custom ROM. I´m new with android and also with rooting. After reading a lot of articles about rooting and flashing a custom ROM, I decided to give it a chance. Because the CyanogenMod is very populair, I decided to flash this ROM. I rooted my phone with Odin adding the Siyah Kernel. This worked and I followed the manual on the CyanogenMod Wiki for I9100. I flashed CM10 with ClockworkMod Recovery. Everything went fine and I saw the great interface, which is a lot better than touchwiz.
But I could't use the camera app: No external storage available. A 16GB SD card is inside. It appears CM can't mount the SD. I also saw the internal storage: 1.97GB. But the internal storage has to be a lot more than that.
I might think that it has something to do with the encryption I did within Touchwiz. I haven't decrypted the file system before flashing the ROM...
Anything I can do?
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Same Problem here, I update from CM 9 to CM 10 and I can't use Camera and It seemd than there is no internal SDCard
Frank
I am too having this issue ever since moving to custom ROMs. Its not the ROM as its happened on RR and RB ROMs.
I find it happens when the phone crashes and needs to be rebooted by holding the power button down.
Sometime after a few restarts I am then able to get the internal storage to mount, other times I need to turn the phone off and leave the battery out for a while but its just happened and nothing I am doing is working.
I really hope someone can help.
Try dori kernel. Should Mount OK custom is either 8.xx or 9.xx
I am using Dori (9.33). Having said that it never used to be as much of a problem when I used to run Siyah.
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Try 9.32 I use 8.32 and have swapped ROM this week about 7-8 times and have no problems.
First off I want to say that this site is amazing, over the past week I have learned so much off here. So to all the moderators/developers "Here's to you Sirs"
My question involves the Liquid Smooth JB ROM. I love the ROM but Im having some issues. I did a lot of research before I even attempted to root my device and install anything (my wife actually told me not to lol) Anyways I rooted and installed the Clockwork recovery touch. Moved the ROM and Gapps onto my external SD, and installed both. Had no issues. After a few days I went to move some photos over to my SD and now my phone will not recognize my external SD. It doesnt show up in any of the explorer apps I have, nor will Clockwork recognize it. I tried to hook my phone to the computer to see if I could find it and it doesnt show up there either.
What do I need to do to get my phone to recognize an external SD again.
Also my 2nd not so important question is, does the liquidsmooth ROM support 4G LTE? Before I rooted my signal icon would show as either 4G or LTE, now it only shows H+. I did a speed test and it seems like Im getting the same 4G speed its just not showing as 4G. Is this something in the ROM or something with my phone and can it be fixed.
Thx in advance for any info regarding either of these issues.
Not sure bout the first but the second question...ur answer is H+ is the same thing as 4G...just different icon...not sure why it changed on you but its the same
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http://rootzwiki.com/topic/25980-sgh-i717ucle2-official-leak/
It's a long shot ...but the above link is a complete ICS leak rom for this device.
The source link is older, but several other users have pushed this file and restored function to the sd card.
The image contains the full PIT file structure, baseband etcetera, and will restore the device to complete stock.
Flash counter excluded of course ...but that's easy.
You likely have partition damage in the #4 partition, which houses the other 4.
The device has 5 total, and something causes damage.
I personally think that CWM is doing the damage, but I can't prove it ...yet
If you are willing to take a long shot, then push the file by using Odin.
It should work...but as always....you do this at your own risk.....as STANDARD DISCLAIMERS APPLY....g
I am having this same issue. Except I am using AOKP JB and TWRP recovery. External SD worked fine for about the first month with AOKP. Then at random it started to dismount its self. I would get notifications of a bad or damaged SD card, or unexpected removal of SD card. Reformatted, didn't help.
That lasted a week or 2, then it stopped completely and just like OP, I can not locate my external sd by phone, or computer, its like the slot is empty. That was months ago. I kind of gave up on it.
I will probably be returning to stock and having the device replaced under warranty anyway, due to my USB charging port failing.
P.S. This is the 2nd time I have had a charging port on the note go bad and be replaced under warranty...
If I flash that ICS ROM and it restores the SD card can I then flash back to the JB ROM? I was kinda tired of ICS. I'll keep looking around but I may have to take it back to factory and reset flash counter so I can just get a new one. Would getting a new SD card work?
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If I flash that ICS ROM and it restores the SD card can I then flash back to the JB ROM? I was kinda tired of ICS. I'll keep looking around but I may have to take it back to factory and reset flash counter so I can just get a new one. Would getting a new SD card work?
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Test your SD card first, before doing any work on roms.
If you flash the ICS leak, it will take away root, and you will have to push CWM back too the device via Odin.
After that, you can flash any rom you wish.
This leaked build is a full build, and will restore stock function to the device anyway, (minus the flash counter) and is a good test when searching out partition problems etc.
But yes, do the SD card test first....g
I have been trying for at least two days now to get CM10 on my nook tablet, I have been going through many guides to do it but most are very specific and I don't really know where to go or what to do (I am a total noob at this). Yesterday I found an extraordinary tutorial that explained step by step everything I had to do, I followed it and again I couldn't get past attempting to install the roms because it cannot find the files. I had reached this same stage by following different tutorials but in the end I couldn't find the zips. I even tried with another SD card and the same happens. I have thought of putting the rom zips in the internal memory and running them from there but I'm not sure if it's a good idea.
(Is it any good to tell you I wiped a N2A card 8GB with 2.2 in it to use as my sd card for CM10? I believe it was running CM7 but a week ago I couldn't get it to work so I decided to try CM10 myself thinking it couldn't be that hard)
I really hope someone here knows what can I do because to me my nook tablet is pretty much useless without Android.
Since you're a newbie I suggest using the SDC image. You can download it from here: http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/cm10-0-jellybean-sdcard-img-for-nook-tablet/
Note this does not flash to internal so it doesn't change anything on your book itself.
All you need to do is write the image file to an SD card and you're good to go. No need to flash it from recovery. You can also repartition the SD card for more space in the data partition, allowing more apps.
If you get stuck or need something explained just reply or send me an email.
Only the zip files are missing? Or all folders are missing?
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Zip files missing
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Only the zip files are missing? Or all folders are missing?
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Only the zip files are missing, I can browse through folders without a problem.
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Only the zip files are missing, I can browse through folders without a problem.
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Just place them in a location where cwm recovery is reading. Doesn't matter if its SD or internal.