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Hi Guys.
I have a Galaxy S on bell's network, running JPK.
I looked at my phone last night and there was an orange "!" caution icon in the notification area. Said something about the internal sdcard not unmounting properly. So I rebooted the phone and now its booting to a black screen.
I have Ryan's OCLF from the market installed. I'm not sure if this is what is causing the problem (may be confused about ext2?)
I can boot into recovery, but no access to su from there. I can get into download mode. I tried re-flashing JPK, which flashed ok but I still have the same problem.
The error I'm seeing in recovery is:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file or directory)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount SDCARD:
I tried flash sdcard from recovery but didnt work.
Can anyone help me get my phone back? I heard flashing stock 2.1 Bell firmware may fix my issue, but I don't have that firmware. Please help!
This should help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739091
this will work for you
this is the erro that comes up
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Error mounting /data/!
Skipping format...
Copying files...
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
E: Can't mount DATA:
E: Failure at line 372:
copy_dir PACKAGE:data DATA:
Installation aborted.
this is the way you fix the problem.
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Download the 'True stock 2.1 firmware for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine
You might be better off sticking to the i9000 forums in the future, given that your Bell Vibrant resembles our T-Mobile Vibrant in name only. It's far more similar to the international i9000.
alcangel64, will this work with the GT-i9000? I also see the caution about don't do it if you've flashed JP3.. should I ignore that warning?
alcangel64 said:
this will work for you
this is the erro that comes up
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
Error mounting /data/!
Skipping format...
Copying files...
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(File exists)
E: Can't mount DATA:
E: Failure at line 372:
copy_dir PACKAGE:data DATA:
Installation aborted.
this is the way you fix the problem.
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Download the 'True stock 2.1 firmware for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine
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while in recovery mode, if you have adb installed u can adb reboot download and it'll take u to download mode. Then you'll be able to restore through odin. But I warn u, if it has something to do with the filesystem (ext2, ext4) ur in for a long ride. Other day I spent all day trying to get my phone to boot after flashing like 20+ times in odin due to an error in my filesystem
I think the title is bit misleading. It was likely not JPK that broke but rather the EXT2 loopback created by the lag fix. You might consider changing the title of the thread to something else.
If you get it working again, I wouldn't suggest applying the OCLF again. When the internal SD mounted improperly, it was likely corrupted. This can happen at anytime since the EXT2 is not journaled like Samsung's RFS or EXT4. You might be able to fix the file system corruption if you can run fsck on it through ADB.
Selecting the repartition option in ODIN may get you past any file corruption issues with the SD but it will wipe your internal SD. So, just restore from backup.
I agree. I think it was the lagfix, ultimately. I think the problem now is that I can't reflash because none of these PDA firmwares know anything about ext2.
Are there any releases with ext2 enabled right in the firmware? That might let me re-mount /sdcard at least, or at least remove the symbolic links?
epakrat75 said:
I think the title is bit misleading. It was likely not JPK that broke but rather the EXT2 loopback created by the lag fix. You might consider changing the title of the thread to something else.
If you get it working again, I wouldn't suggest applying the OCLF again. When the internal SD mounted improperly, it was likely corrupted. This can happen at anytime since the EXT2 is not journaled like Samsung's RFS or EXT4. You might be able to fix the file system corruption if you can run fsck on it through ADB.
Selecting the repartition option in ODIN may get you past any file corruption issues with the SD but it will wipe your internal SD. So, just restore from backup.
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What did you do to fix it? Problem is I can't su in recovery mode. If I could I could at least remove the ext2 symbolic links and continue.
jroid said:
while in recovery mode, if you have adb installed u can adb reboot download and it'll take u to download mode. Then you'll be able to restore through odin. But I warn u, if it has something to do with the filesystem (ext2, ext4) ur in for a long ride. Other day I spent all day trying to get my phone to boot after flashing like 20+ times in odin due to an error in my filesystem
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moophone said:
Are there any releases with ext2 enabled right in the firmware? That might let me re-mount /sdcard at least, or at least remove the symbolic links?
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The stock 2.1 / 2.2 kernel should already support EXT2 however it won't mount a corrupted / damaged partition. You should try flashing back to 2.1 with the repartition option checked through ODIN. Once the internal SD is formatted by the repartition, it should then finally mount. It will also return everything back to RFS.
What kernel exactly? I tried flashing i9000_Kernel.tar, and then I9000XXJPH_KERNEL.tar from JPH. I tried JPC. I don't have a stock Bell kernel but none of those did anything.
Could you refer me to a specific kernel that will restore the /sdcard partition?
Thanks,
Greg
epakrat75 said:
The stock 2.1 / 2.2 kernel should already support EXT2 however it won't mount a corrupted / damaged partition. You should try flashing back to 2.1 with the repartition option checked through ODIN. Once the internal SD is formatted by the repartition, it should then finally mount. It will also return everything back to RFS.
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moophone said:
What kernel exactly? I tried flashing i9000_Kernel.tar, and then I9000XXJPH_KERNEL.tar from JPH. I tried JPC. I don't have a stock Bell kernel but none of those did anything.
Could you refer me to a specific kernel that will restore the /sdcard partition?
Thanks,
Greg
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After about 30 tries I was able to boot my phone with UGJH2. The funy part is for it to work and boot OK .. I have to leave my external SD card in it. It will error saying that it can't mount it once booted and both my internal 16G sd or my external 8G sd can't be mounted. All the rest of the phone works perfectly. If there was just a way for format or repartition the internal SD card from in the OS or ADB it would be fine. At least my phone now works until I can get a replacement phone from bell.
I tried to remove the external SDcard and the phone crashed. If I leave it in there , it works fine ??
Having this problem after flashing jp6 on my Bell i9000m. It worked great for like 2 days but suddenly it stopped working and i can't boot anymore. I did apply a lagfix but i removed it soon after because i did not see any speed improvements. Downloading the roms suggested in this thread right now... hope it works
Flashing again doesn't help*
I've flashed back to stock rom and used wipe factory and cache, but it still doesn't fix the issue.
I've read something about using adb to fix it, however adb doesn't even reconize my damn phone. Odin does on the other hand.
If adb reconize your phone, you should be able to push some files,and follow some other procedures to fix the internal sd card then flash it again with odin.
The other solution is changing your internal sd card, don't know how though people have sent back their device to their carrier or went to phone shop, i heard it costs one guy around 80$ to change it.
I have a problems with CWM: it has in Advanced menu Format EX partition option
I randomly used that
I chose random values there for external and swap
so, formatted!
but I'm not sure what was formatted, because external sdcard wasn't installed at this time.
After that, I decided to reflash the phone using RSD, but got failed to boot 4
I'm still able to boot the phone after I flash nopudding sbf
Does anybody know, which values should I set in the advanced -> format external sdcard, and please if you can suggest, can it be done by other way to find solution of that problem
thank you very much all. Thanks to Oleg for helping to translate from Russian into English)) you fu....
please help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23865414&postcount=6
This post describes what I did. but I can not write there.
PavelPerm said:
I have a problems with CWM: it has in Advanced menu Format EX partition option
I randomly used that
I chose random values there for external and swap
so, formatted!
but I'm not sure what was formatted, because external sdcard wasn't installed at this time.
After that, I decided to reflash the phone using RSD, but got failed to boot 4
I'm still able to boot the phone after I flash nopudding sbf
Does anybody know, which values should I set in the advanced -> format external sdcard, and please if you can suggest, can it be done by other way to find solution of that problem
thank you very much all. Thanks to Oleg for helping to translate from Russian into English)) you fu....
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Did you make a backup? If so, restore that and advance restore your only boot.img and the PDS. I didn't have any problems SBFing to to stock. I think Loki or someone mentioned to NOT SBF the nopudding4u it will give the failed to boot 4 screen you described.
PDS section I have from another phone. I recorded it on your phone. but then, after loading the SBF, the error number 4 left boot.
This menu sector
If you selected to partition your external SD card while it was not in, it should not have done anything. It would have given you this near the of the log. "err: /dev/block/mmcblk1 does not exist," meaning it shouldn'taffect your phone.
there is not formatted EX partition and format a date. see a screenshot
Increasing system partition size
Since there is no official thread for increasing the system partition size (not data partition size as there is one already), I've decided to make a thread.
Disclaimer:
#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this tool
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/
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This process will wipe all of your data off your phone. This includes all of your apps, system storage and internal sd card. It doesn't wipe your external sd card. Make sure to backup all of your apps and data to the cloud, micro sd card or onto a computer
Make a backup!! Why am I saying this again? Because there is always a few careless people who do this process and complain how they lost all of their data.
If you try to use the modified system partition with stock rom, your rom will not boot! You must revert to stock system partition sizes first then install stock rom!
What you need:
- A Samsung Galaxy S2 i9100 16GB International variant. You must have this model otherwise you will brick your device! Other models can use the lanchon repit tool.
- A kernel in .tar format. I highly recommend gustavo kernel as it doesn't suffer the formatting problem that dorimanx (using default recovery) or apolo kernel (TWRP) does. Pre-made files Update: DorimanX kernel supports isorec recoveries in the newest builds. Flashing a isorec recovery will remove this formatting limit and will be usable in all partition sizes.
- System pit files (Provided in the attachments)
- A PC (preferably Windows, if using OS X or linux, use JOdin instead!)
- A archiving/compression utility such as 7-zip or winrar. I recommend 7-zip because it is for free and it is open source.
- ODIN (to flash the kernel of course, again use JOdin for linux and OS X). Also, I have made ODIN installation easier with fewer options!
Benefits
Why do people increase the partition sizes? Here are some reasons why:
- Can allocate more storage space for more apps (removes the need for moving apps to sd card)
- Allows people to upgrade to android lollipop or marshmallow easier (if you don't want to go through any messages saying that there isn't enough space)
- Since it will delete everything, this will restore all lost space taken up by apps and other programs
- Gapps (Google Apps) will be much easier to install (you can choose larger gapps file if you want, only if you increase system partition). For CM12.1 and CM13, re-partitioning has become a necessity before flashing current gapps packages.
- Can fix soft bricks. However hard bricks can not be solved this way!
- Can fix problems with partition errors
Please note that this guide requires a PC and a working USB jack. If you don't meet these requirements, use lanchon's tool instead!
CM13 Nightlies have been released. Please note that the link to the premade .tar kernels are compatible up to Android Lollipop. You will still be able to repartition your device using Lollipop kernel! Since you will be reflashing or restoring CM13 during the process, marshmallow kernels are not required!
Instructions
Make a recovery backup (CWM or TWRP) onto your external sd card or PC (VERY IMPORTANT!!! All backups in internal sd card will be deleted so move them!)
Download the system pit files (attached in OP)
Extract the pit zip file
Open ODIN (Attached in the OP, JOdin for linux and OS X)
Connect your phone to your PC via USB while in download mode (make sure your phone is detected on ODIN, it should say COM:{number})
Click on the PIT button and locate and select your desired pit file
Click on PDA or AP and select your kernel .tar file (look at this post if you don't have one: Pre-made kernel tar Link)
Make sure that re-partition has been ticked then click start. If your phone successfully flashes, move onto the next step. If not, try changing usb ports, changing ODIN version, changing pit files or seeing if your device has a corrupt nand (or broken). If your memory chip is corrupt or broken, you won't be able to flash with ODIN (and you will need to buy a new motherboard). If you are still unsure what to do, look at the screenshot in the attachments.
Disconnect the USB cable. Take out your phone battery, then re-insert it.
Press and hold button combinations (home button + power button + volume up) to boot into recovery. You only need to hold for about 5 seconds.
If you have CWM recovery, go to mounts and storage then select format /sd card0 or /internal sd card. Select default and your internal sd card should successfully format. If not, try ext4 format. If you have TWRP recovery, you will need to go to wipe>advanced and select format emmc or /sd card0, then swipe to confirm . If you can successfully format your phone here, skip steps 11, 12, 13, 14. Note: DorimanX kernel doesn't support ext4 formatted sd cards. You will need to format your sd cards to vfat or fat32 for DorimanX kernel to detect.
----IF FORMATTING FAILS IN RECOVERY----
Connect your phone back to your PC.
If formatting sd card in recovery fails, connect your phone to your PC. While still in recovery (CWM), go to mounts and storage and select mount mass storage. If you have TWRP recovery, go to mount and select mount sd card. It should prompt you that the storage isn't ready yet and you need to format. If your PC still doesn't detect your phone, check if the proper drivers are installed (in attachments). Also, if your phone doesn't get detected and you've done everything in this step, try changing usb ports, computers and even usb cables.
Click format
You can leave all of the settings to default, I personally like to change the allocation size to 4KB (4KB is good if you want to make the most out of your phone's storage while having enough speed)
Click format.
----AFTER SUCCESSFULLY FORMATTING----
Go back to your phone. You can choose to restore from your backup or install a new rom. If you choose to restore from a backup, skip all of the remaining steps. (Note: DorimanX kernel recoveries can not format /data partition more than 2gb, use an alternative first when restoring a backup then flash back if needed)
In mounts and storage, choose format /data, /cache and /system (Note: DorimanX kernel recoveries can not format /data partition more than 2gb, use an alternative first then flash back if needed)
Now you can flash a ROM as you normally would
Huge thanks to ElGamal for providing the modified pit files and metalgearhathaway for providing the stock pit file and the.gangster for providing the 1.5GB system pit files.
I have included pit files that will resize your system partition to 1GB or 1.5GB (depending on your choice).
Data partition sizes range from 3GB up to 6GB. The rest is for your internal data storage.
Everything has been nicely labeled so please pay attention to which pit file you select!
I don't recommend using the 32MB Preload pits because they can cause problems with some ROMs.
If you get bootloops, flash a pit with a smaller data partition size!
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I've also included ODIN and Samsung drivers in the attachments
Too difficult for you? Try Lanchon's flashable repartition zip
Followed this guide to step 10 (formatting with Apolo's kernel) but I was not prompted to format the SD... Windows does not recognize the phone anymore even though the phone boots to TeamWin's recovery just fine. Any ideas?
UPDATE: I flashed Gustavo's kernel as well and have the same problem: Windows does not recognize the device. It does make the beep-beep indicating a connection is being established and it does suggest that it's installing drivers (though they're already installed), and then tells me that it can't find the drivers for a GT-I9100 . I tried the same process on a completely separate machine with no joy. All help very, very welcome.
buddy1234567 said:
Followed this guide to step 10 (formatting with Apolo's kernel) but I was not prompted to format the SD... Windows does not recognize the phone anymore even though the phone boots to TeamWin's recovery just fine. Any ideas?
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Have you tried formatting via recovery? Can you mount the sd cards manually? Try cwm recovery instead of twrp.
buddy1234567 said:
Followed this guide to step 10 (formatting with Apolo's kernel) but I was not prompted to format the SD... Windows does not recognize the phone anymore even though the phone boots to TeamWin's recovery just fine. Any ideas?
UPDATE: I flashed Gustavo's kernel as well and have the same problem: Windows does not recognize the device. It does make the beep-beep indicating a connection is being established and it does suggest that it's installing drivers (though they're already installed), and then tells me that it can't find the drivers for a GT-I9100 . I tried the same process on a completely separate machine with no joy. All help very, very welcome.
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You know you can format sd card in recovery. Try that first. If your PC doesn't detect drivers for your phone, you will have to install them manually with the samsung USB drivers (in attachments). I've also updated the guide.
Thanks for the help! A couple of quick things:
- I installed the samsung drivers above before I started the process, I tried uninstalling them and re-installing and still no joy. At the moment, when I plug in the phone via USB cable I get three quick successive beeps (previously, running Lysergic's LP 5.0.2 this process was working fine and windows recognized the storage folder)
- what type should /sdcard0 be formatted to (ext2/ext4/ntfs...?)
- how does one mount the sdcard manually? I have looked around and there dosen't seem to be a 'guide' per se...
UPDATE: I formatted /data, /cache, /system, /sd card (using 'default' for formatting type) and couldn't find /datadata or /emmc... Windows still gives me three quicks successive beeps and does not recognize the device...
UPDATE2: After mounting both /sdcard and /usb connection in CWM recovery using Gustavo's kernel, Windows recognized the device and I was able to copy rom and gapps and then flash. I didn't realize there was an option to mount /usb connection (!).
i become the message: "E:Unable to mount '/emmc'
ok, I wanted to change my partition so that I can test lollipop.
But now I would rather do have the kitkat.
Now I have the problem that I can not access my internal memory. I can not load the EMMC. I urge you to help.
I have the pit file taken 1GB 3GB. What can I tuen to reload KitKat can. Also, I have since re these yellow triangle.
How can I register these unregistering.
Working <flawless>
Hi
This worked for my i9100P
Now i got 4Go for my apps
Running CM12 Beta13 from Lysergic Acid
All good for now
Many thanks
I followed all the steps and it worked. Now I have 1GB system, 4GB Data. There were a couple of bumps on the road:
- At first, Odin would show Fail!, but after I connected the phone in a different USB port, it worked.
- The first kernel I used was Apollo 8.3 TWRP but I couldn't either format or mount the internal storage in that recovery.
- So I repeated the procedure but this time using this Gustavo's CWM kernel for ODIN created by the OP, and in recovery I was able to format internal storage without issues (by the way, I selected default from the formatting options).
Thanks for the guide.
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I don't include pit files with modified preload partition as it can cause some phones to bootloop.
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Since only stock ROM is using preload partition, i quess it's safe... could you direct me to PIT file of (1GB system, 3 GB DATA, 45MB or less preload)?
thanks
nevermind...
when should I flash this mod? at stock ROM or at Lollipop
hey guys
because of the problems that my phone has at the moment I have to install the stock ROM and work my way up to Lollipop. When is it better to use this mod. Right after I go to stock or can I wait untill after I Have installed Lollipop?
gigley said:
hey guys
because of the problems that my phone has at the moment I have to install the stock ROM and work my way up to Lollipop. When is it better to use this mod. Right after I go to stock or can I wait untill after I Have installed Lollipop?
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Best before installing LP as it will wipe data and SD 0
Please help, can't enter recovery
Edit: All seems to be ok. Maybe I was to stupid to press the buttons the right way... :silly: Maybe the Odin screenshot helps somebody, so I only hide my post instead of erasin it.
Hi folks,
I have read the tutorial more then once and I was sure that i can do all steps the right way. But now, after I clicked "Go" in Odin, I can't get my S2 to work. My phone booted up and I wanted to enter the recovery with Vol up, Home and Power, but it doesn't work.
I entered the download mode again an started the procedere for another time, but again, I can't enter the recovery.
Here is a Screenshot from my Odin
Thx in advance!
I've updated the guide a bit so it is easier to understand and so the formatting isn't as confusing as it was before.
Thnx
it was as easy as pie
any chance that the OP can provide or will do
a 1 or 2GB /system partition in addition to a 8GB /data partition?
vakkah said:
any chance that the OP can provide or will do
a 1 or 2GB /system partition in addition to a 8GB /data partition?
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I honestly think there is no rom or gapps that will completely use the 1gb system partition. If you want 8gb data, you will need to flash the 8gb pit. I could make a pit like that but the chances are it may screw up people's phones.
no problem at all, much appreciated..
I have just over 300 apps installed and not enough space left on the 6GB /data partition..
if you can make me a 1 or 2GB /system partition with a 8GB /data partition, i will test/use it on my phone..
i am not worried about not having much internal /sdcard0 storage as i have a 32GB external /sdcard1 for pics, movies etc.
the more, the merrier for me..
just let me know when..
A little help please
I just followed the steps to increase my partition size and I flashed the 1gb_6gb pit file. All went good, I even managed to format all in CWM, I flashed my rom (which was stored in my external SD) and now, when I try to see my internal storage (with any file manager) I cannot see it. I checked under settings->storage and I have only 6 GB total storage..but I can't see it with any file explorer and even in Windows. And now, my camera doesn't work (on lollipop) saying that no SD has been found. It may be other things that do not work, but I didn't test more. Is it normal to be like this? Thank you for your great work
cardynal said:
I just followed the steps to increase my partition size and I flashed the 1gb_6gb pit file. All went good, I even managed to format all in CWM, I flashed my rom (which was stored in my external SD) and now, when I try to see my internal storage (with any file manager) I cannot see it. I checked under settings->storage and I have only 6 GB total storage..but I can't see it with any file explorer and even in Windows. And now, my camera doesn't work (on lollipop) saying that no SD has been found. It may be other things that do not work, but I didn't test more. Is it normal to be like this? Thank you for your great work
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Not normal at all. What did you format sdcard0 as in CWM?
Sent from my GT-I9100 flowing on SwiftKey in Tapatalk
Acid0057 said:
Not normal at all. What did you format sdcard0 as in CWM?
Sent from my GT-I9100 flowing on SwiftKey in Tapatalk
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Yes, I did formatted sdcard0 in cwm as default. And I flashed again a new pit file 1gb_4gb and I followed again the steps, I also mounted usb and I formatted sdcard0 in windows and now it works. My internal storage is visible. Thanks!
My GT-S5830i is bricked, but the recovery mode is still working. I have the problem since I would flash CWM6, but that version is for GT-S5830 and I have a GT-S5830i (but the site where I downloaded that says that it's for GT-S5830 and GT-S5830i) In the recovery mode there's an error that /system can't mount. How can I fix that?
wb9688 said:
My GT-S5830i is bricked, but the recovery mode is still working. I have the problem since I would flash CWM6, but that version is for GT-S5830 and I have a GT-S5830i (but the site where I downloaded that says that it's for GT-S5830 and GT-S5830i) In the recovery mode there's an error that /system can't mount. How can I fix that?
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I think we should try to install original firmware for S5830i, with Odin.
You can read here and here.
Try first to understand what you want to do.
If you're not sure that you understand, looking to read more.
Be very careful and you'll succeed.
beegeero said:
I think we should try to install original firmware for S5830i, with Odin.
You can read here and here.
Try first to understand what you want to do.
If you're not sure that you understand, looking to read more.
Be very careful and you'll succeed.
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Can it be done on Lubuntu 14.10? (I don't have Windows)
wb9688 said:
My GT-S5830i is bricked, but the recovery mode is still working. I have the problem since I would flash CWM6, but that version is for GT-S5830 and I have a GT-S5830i (but the site where I downloaded that says that it's for GT-S5830 and GT-S5830i) In the recovery mode there's an error that /system can't mount. How can I fix that?
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Normally when somebody soft-bricked his/her device , i would go with the solution @ post#4 , instruction part . But you have access to recovery and assuming you were on stock Rom /Stock kernel, before bricking it mate . For you device I would strongly suggest temporary CWM 5.0.2.6/5.0.2.8 zip flash-able file from here for instance ( for CWM6+ , you can read my explanation, why i did not recommended it for now ; post#6 ). Put this zip file inside root of your SD card / pick one custom Rom based on stock kernel , which is already rooted ( i,e: GB 2.3.6 & Stock Kernel] Ace-i-Sure v.12.0.0 ) > inside root of SD card as well.
Now follow this procedure :
- Turn off your phone
- Go to recovery mode (Stock Recovery 3e) <<Home screen button + Power button + Volume up key>>
- Select install update from SD and select the CWM temp zip file , flash it and get into CWM
- wipe data / reset; Wipe cache partition ; Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache
-Mounts and storage > Format the following partitions : /data ; /system/ ; /cache ; /sd-ext if available .
-Mount and storage > mount everything you see (when something is mounted then it will show "unmount". If it shows "mount" then it is not mounted)
-Flash the ROM. (Install zip from sd card) follow the process inside the OP of ROM :
Select wipe data / reset and Confirm the action
Select wipe cache partition and Confirm the action
Select install zip from sd and select the rom zip file & Confirm the action
-Reboot
wb9688 said:
Can it be done on Lubuntu 14.10? (I don't have Windows)
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I have not ever used the phone on Linux.
There are several alternatives for Linux, but I think a little more difficult.
So.
If you want to use Odin, now or in the future, you should get a PC or a Laptop with Windows.
You will also need to install on Windows the drivers for Samsung.
ehsanotaku said:
Normally when somebody soft-bricked his/her device , i would go with the solution @ post#4 , instruction part . But you have access to recovery and assuming you were on stock Rom /Stock kernel, before bricking it mate . For you device I would strongly suggest temporary CWM 5.0.2.6/5.0.2.8 zip flash-able file from here for instance ( for CWM6+ , you can read my explanation, why i did not recommended it for now ; post#6 ). Put this zip file inside root of your SD card / pick one custom Rom based on stock kernel , which is already rooted ( i,e: GB 2.3.6 & Stock Kernel] Ace-i-Sure v.12.0.0 ) > inside root of SD card as well.
Now follow this procedure :
- Turn off your phone
- Go to recovery mode (Stock Recovery 3e) <<Home screen button + Power button + Volume up key>>
- Select install update from SD and select the CWM temp zip file , flash it and get into CWM
- wipe data / reset; Wipe cache partition ; Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache
-Mounts and storage > Format the following partitions : /data ; /system/ ; /cache ; /sd-ext if available .
-Mount and storage > mount everything you see (when something is mounted then it will show "unmount". If it shows "mount" then it is not mounted)
-Flash the ROM. (Install zip from sd card) follow the process inside the OP of ROM :
Select wipe data / reset and Confirm the action
Select wipe cache partition and Confirm the action
Select install zip from sd and select the rom zip file & Confirm the action
-Reboot
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I should try it today!
beegeero said:
I have not ever used the phone on Linux.
There are several alternatives for Linux, but I think a little more difficult.
So.
If you want to use Odin, now or in the future, you should get a PC or a Laptop with Windows.
You will also need to install on Windows the drivers for Samsung.
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I know that there is a tool called Heimdall and it's available for Linux, OS X and Windows and it does the same as Odin. Could I use that tool or is @ehsanotaku solution better/safer?
wb9688 said:
I know that there is a tool called Heimdall and it's available for Linux, OS X and Windows and it does the same as Odin. Could I use that tool or is @ehsanotaku solution better/safer?
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@ehsanotaku gave you all the explanations you need.
"Would i go with the solution @ post # 4" here also he refer to Odin.
But also refers to a custom ROM which I installed myself on a S5830i and witch it is ok.
For Odin you need a firmware for S5830i.
You can download it from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/GT-S5830i/BTU/
This address is found also in the explanations of @ehsanotaku.
I know about Heimdall, but I have not used, as long as Odin works very well.
So.
Read carefully all posts of @ehsanotaku.
ehsanotaku said:
Normally when somebody soft-bricked his/her device , i would go with the solution @ post#4 , instruction part . But you have access to recovery and assuming you were on stock Rom /Stock kernel, before bricking it mate . For you device I would strongly suggest temporary CWM 5.0.2.6/5.0.2.8 zip flash-able file from here for instance ( for CWM6+ , you can read my explanation, why i did not recommended it for now ; post#6 ). Put this zip file inside root of your SD card / pick one custom Rom based on stock kernel , which is already rooted ( i,e: GB 2.3.6 & Stock Kernel] Ace-i-Sure v.12.0.0 ) > inside root of SD card as well.
Now follow this procedure :
- Turn off your phone
- Go to recovery mode (Stock Recovery 3e) <<Home screen button + Power button + Volume up key>>
- Select install update from SD and select the CWM temp zip file , flash it and get into CWM
- wipe data / reset; Wipe cache partition ; Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache
-Mounts and storage > Format the following partitions : /data ; /system/ ; /cache ; /sd-ext if available .
-Mount and storage > mount everything you see (when something is mounted then it will show "unmount". If it shows "mount" then it is not mounted)
-Flash the ROM. (Install zip from sd card) follow the process inside the OP of ROM :
Select wipe data / reset and Confirm the action
Select wipe cache partition and Confirm the action
Select install zip from sd and select the rom zip file & Confirm the action
-Reboot
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I have follow this steps, but he is still bricked. And I can't format or mount the /system partition, because I get the following error:
Code:
Formatting /system...
Error mounting /system!
Skipping format...
Done.
The error log:
Code:
Formatting /system...
I:Formatting unknown device.
mount: mounting /dev/block/st19 on /system failed: Invalid argument
W:failed to mount /dev/block/st19 (File exists)
W:failed to mount /dev/block/st19 (No such device)
Error mounting /system!
Skipping format...
Done.
beegeero said:
I think we should try to install original firmware for S5830i, with Odin.
You can read here and here.
Try first to understand what you want to do.
If you're not sure that you understand, looking to read more.
Be very careful and you'll succeed.
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Can I download the PDA.tar from here and flash it on my phone using:
Code:
heimdall flash --kernel PDA.tar
and then install Ace-i-Sure?
What should I do now @beegeero or @ehsanotaku?
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
@wb9688, OK , I start with what methods do not work on your Lubuntu 14.10 , which is in reality a light weight flavor of Ubuntu , based on Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment of course . You are either on a very old PC or suffering from a low spec such as Ram etc etc , So I am assuming chance of making a dual boot system with minimum 1 GB ram and probably very low storage hard is out of the picture , correct me if i am wrong . 1-Virtualization with the help of Virtualbox/parallel/Vmware and creating of virtual guest machine for windows 7/xp/8 inside of your Ubuntu based OS won't work , because in virtual environment Phone work only in USB Mass Storage mode but not in download mode. 2-Heimdall cross - platform do not work on Ace devices , this solution is only applied to Galaxy S and tab variant such as :
GT-I9000
GT-I9100[T]
GT-I9300
GT-I9505
SGH-I727
SGH-I777
SGH-I927
SGH-I797
please do not flash kernel and that pda.tar .
3.Making a boot- able windows 7 USB might let you to install Odin, never tested it ( For requirement and tools , Google it )
4.Wine does not convert Odin executable successfully as far as i know .
let's back to the instruction at hand mate , which obviously failed to format your /system partition manually , due to incorrect recovery image you did use possibly or other thing you have done and did not provide sufficient output for troubleshooting .
Another alternative that does not require flashing Odin over windows is ,the EXT4 Formatter tool ( formats important partitions into RFS <stock fw> or ext4 and vice verse to get out of this part) .
After wiping data /cache/Dalvik , rather than formatting /system manually; flash this tool < post#8> put it inside the root of SD card .
If your partitions being transformed into RFS , without st19 Invalid argument and such , proceed with the rest of the instruction .
IF your partitions being transformed into ext4 , you need to follow post#4 , starts from line '- Flash kernel_CM7_v4.0_cooperVe ....' no need to say you must put SLIM_CM7.2_Cooperve #4 and kernel inside the root of SD card .
If all failed , the only option to counter /system partition corruption is Odin , as i explained the whole process in post#4 . ( make sure to flash correct CWM this time ).
Today I was by a friend (with a Windows notebook) and try to flash that pda.tar using odin, but odin don't view my phone and Windows give the error "device is not good connected"...
wb9688 said:
Today I was by a friend (with a Windows notebook) and try to flash that pda.tar using odin, but odin don't view my phone and Windows give the error "device is not good connected"...
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You need to use 3 parts-split wipe package as i have instructed ( PDA/MODEM/CSC) , pit file and boot loader ; re-partition enabled , not a single pda file; Please read to understand my comments provided for you . For connection issues , make sure you have installed appropriate drivers and other requirements have met ( this post )
Edit: did you try my previous proposal in regards of formatter tools ?
Okay. Here's the thing. Let me try to break the story down:
I tried to flash the MIUI ROM. So basically, I followed the instructions to the best of my ability, but when it was time to flash the ROM itself, I got a Status 7, and installation aborted. When I rebooted, the screen was stuck on the Mi logo (which was peculiar since the installation aborted). It was taking a long time, so I assumed that, yep, bootloop.
So what I did was I flashed stock ROM using odin. Just the stock rom (ie, you have to repartition before flashing the miui rom). But one think I noticed before I flashed the ROM, was after I repartition through ODIN, the USB storage was 0.00b/0.00b. Several bootloops after, I finally got my phone working, but this time I can't access my USB storage. When I go to the task manager, it says 0.00b/0.00b. When I plug it in my PC, the only drive I see is the SD card (when there should be two, right?). PLUS, when I boot the phone and go to the media files (example, music app, gallery app etc.) it says I have no SD card inserted. When I do.
On screen, the notification says the USB storage is something, like unsupported and when I tap it, it says I have to format my USB storage. When I do tap format, it says that it's still checking the USB storage, and the notification comes up again. If it's imporatant, I also tried formatting the USB storage via CWM, but it says cannot mount /emmc. I ALSO can't find my phone on my PC now. The GT-I900 doesn't come up in my drives when I plg it in
I've tried flashing the stock PIT file, but to no avail. Please help. I just want a faster phone (hopefully via MIUI) or
Oh, and please bear with me. I'm a complete noob.
After re-partitioning, you need to wipe the partitions (/system /data (sdcard0). Make Backups and don't forget to flash a Rom/Kernel after wiping /system, because else your recovery will be lost.
I'll try to help you since I did installing MIUI v6 ROM by @blackra1n which also require resizing system partition.
pochic1996 said:
I tried to flash the MIUI ROM. So basically, I followed the instructions to the best of my ability, but when it was time to flash the ROM itself, I got a Status 7, and installation aborted.
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Status 7 could be possible you were using older custom recovery when installing the ROM.
pochic1996 said:
So what I did was I flashed stock ROM using odin. Just the stock rom (ie, you have to repartition before flashing the miui rom).
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So, you were repartition using PIT file then install MIUI— failed, then now go back to STOCK ROM (stock firmware?), right?
Did you do repartitioning again to stock PIT version before do flashing the stock ROM?
pochic1996 said:
On screen, the notification says the USB storage is something, like unsupported and when I tap it, it says I have to format my USB storage. When I do tap format, it says that it's still checking the USB storage, and the notification comes up again. If it's imporatant, I also tried formatting the USB storage via CWM, but it says cannot mount /emmc. I ALSO can't find my phone on my PC now. The GT-I900 doesn't come up in my drives when I plg it in
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Please don't do something careless with /emmc as it might risking your EFS which may loosing your phone info such as IMEI, WIFI, and other radio related data. Please try to repeat the procedure back to flashing stock ROM:
1) Turn on your phone and boot to download mode (home+volume down+power). Connect your phone to PC through USB cable. Run Odin on your PC.
2) Press PIT button and select the stock PIT. Make sure the "repartition" checkbox is ticked on Odin.
3) Press PDA or AP and select your suitable recovery tar file. CWM or Philz recovery should be fine but avoid using the very older ones. Make sure the "reboot" checkbox is UNCHECKED because we don't want the phone reboot to system when flashing is done.
4) Press start button on Odin. Wait for awhile, then if Odin said it's all done, disconnect USB cable and reboot your phone to recovery mode (home+volume up+power). Optional but recommended, keep pressing until first Samsung logo appear, then release power button. Release two remaining buttons if recovery screen appear.
5) Assuming you're using CWM, go to "mount and storage" then choose "format /sdcard0" or "format /internal-sdcard". If prompted for file system format, choose "FAT32" if possible. If not in the list, just select "default".
6) Optional, to make sure the internal storage can be recognized by PC (Windows), still in CWM go to "mount and storage" then select "mount mass storage". Connect your phone to PC and see if Windows recognize your sdcard. If so, open properties dialog for this sdcard and check if it is formatted as FAT or FAT32. If not, right click on sdcard and choose "format". Quick format should be fine, leave all settings to its default.
7) Now, before installing the stock ROM, make sure to format phone's partitions. From CWM, select "mount and storage" then choose "format /data", "format /cache", and "format /system". Next, you may install the stock ROM or else.
It adviced to remove your external sdcard prior perform the steps above to avoid confusion and prevent your external sdcard reformatted accidentally. Also, I hope you were making backups for /efs partition.
Have a try, and good luck as you may need it! [emoji1]
Note:
As a reference, you may consider to read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ivatives/mod-increase-partition-size-t3011162