Hi,
- I can't boot into odin-mode (vol- + home + pwr): some korean text on the display. in the bottom a "!" in a yellow triangle. doesn't switch to the second logo.
- the device doesn't boot normally. Samsung logo and a blue line goes from left to right the the device stops (lsusb: idVendor=04e8, idProduct=6860 recognized)
- I can boot into recovery: cwm-based touch recovery v5.5.0.4. I can't flash any rom. Upgrade process stopped before the end. I can't do wipe data:
formatting /data: E: format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p25
same as /cache
what should I do? How can I install a newer recovery with current cwm? Can I unbrick over USB?
regards, Gabor
Now I can do an adb shell while I'm in cwm recovery.
is this partition table normal?
Code:
/proc # fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 3816960.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 31.2 GB, 31268536320 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 3816960 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 12801 102400 92 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 * 12801 12863 500 4d Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 12863 13051 1500 51 Unknown
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 13051 3816960 30431279+ 5 Extended
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 13313 13375 500 47 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 13825 14080 2048 45 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 14337 14649 2500 4c Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 14849 16128 10240 48 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 16385 16447 500 46 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 16897 16959 500 5d Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 17409 17471 500 91 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 17921 19200 10240 93 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 19457 32000 100352 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 32257 32640 3072 4a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 32769 33152 3072 4b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 33281 33664 3072 58 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 33793 46336 100352 8f Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 46593 46976 3072 59 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 47105 47488 3072 5a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 47617 48000 3072 5b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 48129 49408 10240 ab Darwin boot
/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 49665 50944 10240 60 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 51201 52480 10240 94 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24 52737 244480 1533952 a5 FreeBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 244737 507136 2099200 a6 OpenBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26 507393 546048 309248 a8 Darwin UFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p27 546305 562816 132096 a9 NetBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p28 563201 627200 512000 95 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p29 627201 3816960 25518080 90 Unknown
You might try a usb jig to get into download mode.
I bought one on eBay a while back just in case. But haven't needed it yet.
Google up usb jig i717 or jtag galaxy note, and you will find out how to buy one, or make one if you have soldering skills. And use one.
Here is a link to one on eBay. I'm sure there are many places to get one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-I717-Download-ODIN-Mode-USB-Fix-Jig-/150994349563
There are videos on YouTube that explain how to do it as well.
HTH
Hi,
internal SD-card damaged. Only some partition was readable. I could go to recovery, I could modify the boot.img and map everything to the external SD.
G.
i717 said:
You might try a usb jig to get into download mode.
I bought one on eBay a while back just in case. But haven't needed it yet.
Google up usb jig i717 or jtag galaxy note, and you will find out how to buy one, or make one if you have soldering skills. And use one.
Here is a link to one on eBay. I'm sure there are many places to get one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-I717-Download-ODIN-Mode-USB-Fix-Jig-/150994349563
There are videos on YouTube that explain how to do it as well.
HTH
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my phone also bricked -SHV-e160k
While updating firmware via ODIN , because of USB connectivity failure it is failed.
Now exclamation mark coming in the ODIN mode. (not able to flash any firmware via ODIN tool)..
I am suspecting '.PIT' table might be corrupted in my phone (SHV-e160K).
Please tell me where I can download .pit file SHV-E160K...??
Please help me to resolve the issue..??
Regards,
Bhanu
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Anyone know how to resolve this issue whereby I'm unable to do anything with the internal storage? As best I can tell, I just can't write to it anymore (some kind of corruption). Every time I turn the device on, it reverts back to the state it was in a few days ago when this started. Everything starts to FC because it can't write to the internal storage. I tried Odin to stock, it completes to success (green and everything), but when it restarts it's as if nothing happened. Same story with a CWM flash. Wipe/Factory Reset says success, but it's clear it isn't doing anything as it flies through it too quickly. Nandroid restore no good. Odin one-click no good. Format of system data or cache completes, but again clearly not doing anything as it happens too fast. ADB Shell coupled with e2fsck gives me an error about the superblock, and checking the CWM recovery log, I see something about wipe_block_device: Discard failed.
Any suggestions on what else I could try?
That sounds worse than a brick
jeff210 said:
That sounds worse than a brick
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Indeed, the damned device is mocking me. "Haha! I'm ALIVE, but I'm USELESS!"
Just a stupid question but did you happen to install any antivirus/firewall program on your phone?
Also are there any device administrator on your phone other than your own? ie. Device admin from exchange server etc. Sometime those can lock-down your phone preventing any kind of data wipe.
icce007 said:
Just a stupid question but did you happen to install any antivirus/firewall program on your phone?
Also are there any device administrator on your phone other than your own? ie. Device admin from exchange server etc. Sometime those can lock-down your phone preventing any kind of data wipe.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but no - no firewall/antivirus, and no device administrators that are active. Good question, though. Besides, I don't think any of those would be able to prevent an Odin, would they?
Well, I tried everything and it just won't take. Looks like it's back to the Nexus for me I'll keep it around in case an eventual fix is identified.
EDIT: This output doesn't look right. Any thoughts on how I can clear this table up?
Code:
fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk0
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 15.7 GB, 15756951552 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 1923456 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 12801 102400 92 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 * 12801 12863 500 4d Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 12863 13051 1500 51 Unknown
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 13051 1923584 15284271+ 5 Extended
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 13313 13375 500 47 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 13825 14080 2048 45 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 14337 14649 2500 4c Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 14849 16128 10240 48 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 16385 16447 500 46 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 16897 16959 500 5d Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 17409 17471 500 91 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 17921 19200 10240 93 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 19457 32000 100352 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 32257 32640 3072 4a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 32769 33152 3072 4b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 33281 33664 3072 58 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 33793 46336 100352 8f Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 46593 46976 3072 59 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 47105 47488 3072 5a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 47617 48000 3072 5b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 48129 49408 10240 ab Darwin boot
/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 49665 50944 10240 60 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 51201 52480 10240 94 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24 52737 183808 1048576 a5 FreeBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 183809 446208 2099200 a6 OpenBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26 446465 485120 309248 a8 Darwin UFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p27 485377 501888 132096 a9 NetBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p28 502273 1923584 11370496 90 Unknown
Also, I tried playing around with parted to see if I can repartition the device, but it keeps complaining about "Can't have a partition outside the disk!"
I saw someone else have a similar problem with a different Samsung phone and they were able to get things working again by using Odin and the repartition option with a PIT file. I tried searching for the PIT file that goes with the i717 and I'm not getting any useful hits. Anyone know if such a beast exists?
FIXED!
I took a stab in the dark after doing a pull of the partitions to my backup hard drive and formatted the last, and largest partition on the list. It calculated out to about what my internal storage was supposed to be, which made me fairly confident that it was the one.
Code:
newfs_msdos -F 32 /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
I tossed that little command into the shell through adb and /emmc/ mounted right up.
Hey guys, I seem to have corrupted my mmcblk0 rather well. mmcblk0p1-4 have no bounds. (Edit 4: This sounds rather silly now that I know more of what I'm looking at. mmcblk0p4 contains all of the partitions after it. partitions 1 - 4 just don't fall on the cylinder lines like the file system expects it to) Anyway, I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to either copy/paste a stock emmc partition table (/dev/block/mmcblk0), or toss together a CWM flashable that reformats it properly so I can get my internal storage back.
An example of what I'm talking about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25436995&postcount=2
Thanks!
What my partition table looks like...
Code:
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 15.7 GB, 15758000128 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 1923584 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 12801 102400 92 Unknown
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 * 12801 12863 500 4d Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 12863 13051 1500 51 Unknown
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 13051 1923584 15284271+ 5 Extended
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 13313 13375 500 47 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 13825 14080 2048 45 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 14337 14649 2500 4c Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 14849 16128 10240 48 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 16385 16447 500 46 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 16897 16959 500 5d Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 17409 17471 500 91 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 17921 19200 10240 93 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 19457 32000 100352 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 32257 32640 3072 4a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 32769 33152 3072 4b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 33281 33664 3072 58 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 33793 46336 100352 8f Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 46593 46976 3072 59 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 47105 47488 3072 5a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 47617 48000 3072 5b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 48129 49408 10240 ab Darwin boot
/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 49665 50944 10240 60 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 51201 52480 10240 94 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24 52737 183808 1048576 a5 FreeBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 183809 446208 2099200 a6 OpenBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26 446465 485120 309248 a8 Darwin UFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p27 485377 501888 132096 a9 NetBSD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p28 502273 1923584 11370496 90 Unknown
Edit: I can tcp/ip adb into the device now. Still not sure what's up with my usb connectivity.
Both TWRP and CWM repartition. Have you tried them?
fprice02 said:
Both TWRP and CWM repartition. Have you tried them?
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Yes, CWM. It can't mount /emmc/ which is why I'm trying to do it this way. I've spent most of the afternoon going through the steep learning curve that is android/linux file systems on a windows machine. Partition 4 actually contains all the partitions after it, which makes it more fun to figure out which one is the internal storage partition(s).
FIXED
So I fixed it. I took a stab in the dark after doing a pull of the partitions to my backup hard drive and formatted the last, and largest partition on the list. It calculated out to about what my internal storage was supposed to be, which made me fairly confident that it was the one.
Code:
newfs_msdos -F 32 /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
I tossed that little command into the shell through adb and /emmc/ mounted right up.
MSDOS......classic on a linux platform.
As I posted previously about flashing issues and errors which came up with my device I've learned that my partitions were corrupted and nearly all were erased. With some help from developer Mev and other members I was able to get my device working with ADB shell yet the commands seemed to be far out of my lead.
I have an YP-G70 USA (8 Gigs) device.
From what I learned this is the partition to the device, yet the start/ending blocks aren't listed. Would that be a problem?
Code:
Device Size (KiB) Mount Name Notes
/dev/block/mmcblk0 7757824 Internal eMMC disk device
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 Extended partition containing everything else
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 256 boot.bin Initial+Primary Bootloaders
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 256 YPG70_8G-0304.pit Partition Information Table
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 1280 Sbl.bin Secondary Bootloader
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 1280 Sbl.bin SBL backup
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 5120 /mnt/.lfs param.lfs param.blk and boot logos - source of recovery loops
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 10240 /efs efs.rfs WiFi and BT MAC addresses - causes missing lockscreen
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 7680 zImage Kernel
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 7680 zImage "Recovery" kernel that is never used
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 296960 /system factoryfs.rfs System partition
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 137216 /dbdata dbdata.rfs Various Android/app databases
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 65536 /cache cache.rfs Cache partition
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 1970176 /data datafs.rfs Data partition (apps and their data)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 5252096 /sdcard userfs_8G.rfs "Emmc" "Usb Storage" - where your media goes
/dev/block/mmcblk1 <varies> External SD Card disk device
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 <varies> /sdcard/external_sd External SD Card partition
Next thing is, whenever I tried using
Code:
fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0
and later on creating a prime partition within the settings that I try to use the "e" to extend (says nothing about "l" for logical) which I run out of sectors to create them with. And sadly the only ones that ever come up is mmcblk0p4 or mmcblk0p3.
Just looking for help to get my player back up and running .. it's all I have and use at work since I don't have a phone and really have been trying to get this to work but its difficult so im sorry for bothering..
I don't know what to do after this:
Jistropy said:
As I posted previously about flashing issues and errors which came up with my device I've learned that my partitions were corrupted and nearly all were erased. With some help from developer Mev and other members I was able to get my device working with ADB shell yet the commands seemed to be far out of my lead.
I have an YP-G70 USA (8 Gigs) device.
From what I learned this is the partition to the device, yet the start/ending blocks aren't listed. Would that be a problem?
Code:
Device Size (KiB) Mount Name Notes
/dev/block/mmcblk0 7757824 Internal eMMC disk device
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 Extended partition containing everything else
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 256 boot.bin Initial+Primary Bootloaders
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 256 YPG70_8G-0304.pit Partition Information Table
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 1280 Sbl.bin Secondary Bootloader
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 1280 Sbl.bin SBL backup
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 5120 /mnt/.lfs param.lfs param.blk and boot logos - source of recovery loops
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 10240 /efs efs.rfs WiFi and BT MAC addresses - causes missing lockscreen
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 7680 zImage Kernel
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 7680 zImage "Recovery" kernel that is never used
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 296960 /system factoryfs.rfs System partition
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 137216 /dbdata dbdata.rfs Various Android/app databases
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 65536 /cache cache.rfs Cache partition
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 1970176 /data datafs.rfs Data partition (apps and their data)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 5252096 /sdcard userfs_8G.rfs "Emmc" "Usb Storage" - where your media goes
/dev/block/mmcblk1 <varies> External SD Card disk device
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 <varies> /sdcard/external_sd External SD Card partition
Next thing is, whenever I tried using
Code:
fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0
and later on creating a prime partition within the settings that I try to use the "e" to extend (says nothing about "l" for logical) which I run out of sectors to create them with. And sadly the only ones that ever come up is mmcblk0p4 or mmcblk0p3.
Just looking for help to get my player back up and running .. it's all I have and use at work since I don't have a phone and really have been trying to get this to work but its difficult so im sorry for bothering..
I don't know what to do after this:
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You should have created that as an extended partition, not primary. Then go through and create new partitions "n"
I apologize for not giving you quite the right information. I know there's a table here with starting and ending blocks.
For illustration, here's an example of what to enter at the prompts. IGNORE THE BLOCK NUMBERS - it's just an illustration; just notice the extended/logical and the partition numbers.
Code:
[[email protected] ~]$ fdisk mmcblk0
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.22.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Device does not contain a recognized partition table
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0xab3ebd8d.
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended
Select (default p): e
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
Using default value 1
First sector (2048-102399, default 2048):
Using default value 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-102399, default 102399):
Using default value 102399
Partition 1 of type Extended and of size 49 MiB is set
Command (m for help): p
Disk mmcblk0: 52 MB, 52428800 bytes, 102400 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xab3ebd8d
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
mmcblk0p1 2048 102399 50176 5 Extended
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 1 extended, 3 free)
l logical (numbered from 5)
Select (default p): l
Adding logical partition 5
First sector (4096-102399, default 4096):
Using default value 4096
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (4096-102399, default 102399): 16383
Partition 5 of type Linux and of size 6 MiB is set
Command (m for help): p
Disk mmcblk0: 52 MB, 52428800 bytes, 102400 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xab3ebd8d
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
mmcblk0p1 2048 102399 50176 5 Extended
mmcblk0p5 4096 16383 6144 83 Linux
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 1 extended, 3 free)
l logical (numbered from 5)
Select (default p): l
Adding logical partition 6
First sector (18432-102399, default 18432):
Using default value 18432
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (18432-102399, default 102399):
Using default value 102399
Partition 6 of type Linux and of size 41 MiB is set
Command (m for help): p
Disk mmcblk0: 52 MB, 52428800 bytes, 102400 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xab3ebd8d
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
mmcblk0p1 2048 102399 50176 5 Extended
mmcblk0p5 4096 16383 6144 83 Linux
mmcblk0p6 18432 102399 41984 83 Linux
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Syncing disks.
[[email protected] ~]$
Awe man thank you!! Going to try this out right now I felt bad for messaging you.
Give me like 15 minutes.
Those cover three of the partitions, how do I go about making the rest?
Jistropy said:
Awe man thank you!! Going to try this out right now I felt bad for messaging you.
Give me like 15 minutes.
Those cover three of the partitions, how do I go about making the rest?
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Just keep going:
Code:
n (new)
l (logical)
<enter> (beginning)
+blocks (size)
and then
Code:
p (print)
to check your work, and
Code:
w (write)
to save changes and exit.
The Block sizes don't matter right?
Jistropy said:
The Block sizes don't matter right?
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They matter very much. Use the ones from the device. The above was to illustrate the process. It has entirely wrong numbers.
I will have to repeat this process after doing the extended partition:
Code:
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 1 extended, 3 free)
l logical (numbered from 5)
Select (default p): l
So what do I do with these?
Code:
First sector (18432-102399, default 18432):
Using default value 18432 (DONT FILL ?)
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (18432-102399, default 102399):
Using default value 102399 (DONT FILL ?)
Should I fill in those with this?
Code:
Device Size (KiB) Mount
/dev/block/mmcblk0 7757824
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 256
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 256
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 1280
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 1280
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 5120
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 10240
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 7680
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 7680
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 296960
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 137216
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 65536
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 1970176
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 5252096
/dev/block/mmcblk1 <varies>
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 <varies>
Also, how do I do the last two? Just testing things I don't have the numbers so im randomly copying and pasting the number sets.
Jistropy said:
I will have to repeat this process after doing the extended partition:
Code:
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 1 extended, 3 free)
l logical (numbered from 5)
Select (default p): l
So what do I do with these?
Code:
First sector (18432-102399, default 18432):
Using default value 18432 (DONT FILL ?)
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (18432-102399, default 102399):
Using default value 102399 (DONT FILL ?)
Should I fill in those with this?
Code:
Device Size (KiB) Mount
/dev/block/mmcblk0 7757824
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 256
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 256
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 1280
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 1280
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 5120
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 10240
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 7680
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 7680
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 296960
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 137216
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 65536
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 1970176
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 5252096
/dev/block/mmcblk1 <varies>
/dev/block/mmcblk1p1 <varies>
Also, how do I do the last two? Just testing things I don't have the numbers so im randomly copying and pasting the number sets.
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PLEASE have a look around....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523682
the numbers you want are here within ^post n°8. (value is Kb) and in many other posts!
The last partition n°17, should and must have only some 5gb because your device is 8 gb. Take care to set fdisk with the proper set up between blocks and Bytes and in case of error don't panic, just trail again .
Good luck
sorry lolo9393
Jistropy said:
Okay, rude much?
Your no help, that's for: "CORRECT partition sizes (for 16GB model!):"
As I said above, I have a 8 GIG USA YP-G70.
If your gonna post, maybe you should read more clearly.
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You follow the table until partition 17 that will show only some "5252096" kb remaining if entered numbers are correct, because you have a 8 Gb device.
I tried to help you with what I know, sorry for my bad english..
Jistropy said:
Okay, rude much?
Your no help, that's for: "CORRECT partition sizes (for 16GB model!):"
As I said above, I have a 8 GIG USA YP-G70.
If your gonna post, maybe you should read more clearly.
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Please listen th his help. He knows more about it than I do.
i apologize but no matter how i insert those numbers they never come out close
I got up to block 16 but it says i over pass the cylendars
Code:
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 64181 313396 1993728 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 313401 1937720 12994560 83 Linux
What do I set for 17 as well?
I can't get the tables to add up to what u got so i copied the start and ending for each.
Stuck on 16/17 need some help.
Edit --
I was able to flash stock! But i get a bunch of errors about opening cache and mounting.
rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
Jistropy said:
I got up to block 16 but it says i over pass the cylendars
Code:
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 64181 313396 1993728 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 313401 1937720 12994560 83 Linux
What do I set for 17 as well?
I can't get the tables to add up to what u got so i copied the start and ending for each.
Stuck on 16/17 need some help.
Edit --
I was able to flash stock! But i get a bunch of errors about opening cache and mounting.
rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
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Yes, you were able to flash but your device is still useless because partition 16 and 17 are wrongly built.
may be you entered the right numbers but resulting in wrong recording , check your print (p) attached.
It is perfect until partition 16 beginning..
.Now just delete and rewrite 16 and 17th. (end n°17 by +k instruction will fill the gap and give you the right number or enter 242432 blocks as follow .
Vdev/block/mmcblk0p17 313401 242432 ........... result dotted should give some 5252096 kb.
Then write and print again in order to check your good work and at this point your next flashing will be good! (may be a wipe cache to be sure and avoid bootloop)
other suggestion is you come to my home tomorrow morning in order I arrange that for you!!!!
Cheers
It is perfect until partition 16 beginning..
.Now just delete and rewrite 16 and 17th. (end n°17 by +k instruction will fill the gap and give you the right number or enter 242432 blocks as follow .
Vdev/block/mmcblk0p17 313401 242432 ........... result dotted should give some 5252096 kb.
Then write and print again in order to check your good work and at this point your next flashing will be good! (may be a wipe cache to be sure and avoid bootloop)
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What do I put for 0p16 then? Sorry I'm making sure i dont mess up
Tried following the same 16 and it went through however for block 17 the number value is too high
Jistropy said:
What do I put for 0p16 then? Sorry I'm making sure i dont mess up
Tried following the same 16 and it went through however for block 17 the number value is too high
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Quick because it is lunch time here...
P16 is the same as in the 16gb table.
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 64181 313396 1993728 83 Linux
ok ,got it?
No risk you mess the device, only take care to verify what is done by (p) print instruction and check the written table.
it doesnt allow me to set that value.. im sorry
Jistropy said:
it doesnt allow me to set that value.. im sorry
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Did you delete the partition before rewriting it?
Should work because you have enough numbers of blocks to fill as said.
If no success do as follow:
delete p16 and 17, then do a write and post the result you get.
here: (I dont have enough space for every 16, or 17)
but im glad you've gotten me this far.
Jistropy said:
here: (I dont have enough space for every 16, or 17)
but im glad you've gotten me this far.
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Sorry i didn't check it first but you are 4 heads mode (read line 2 of your print) that explain wy your lack of blocks.
You shoud reset fdisk in secondary menu to 1 head like following example
1 heads, 16 sectors/track,
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes
I have no means to open fdisk from here to guide you, but it is easy to find once understood.
I come back in 3 hours time and if you still have pb I'll check for more guidance.
OK?
ADD;
How to change heads number?
select (h) to change number of heads in expert menu (m)
(now you are the "expert") you should get some 970 000 cylinders to split.
For more details:
http://linux.omnipotent.net/article.php?article_id=6979
doing this will allow you to successfully complete your memory table. great!
Thanks to @munjeni for tipping me off in the right direction and to @judas1977 + @Tesla-MADAL93 for having done this on the Ace 2 I come from ~~
Everything else in this post applies to Gingerbread, scroll down to the 5th message for a more clear guide centered around a 4.1.2 ROM.
This is my annotated diary about the last 2 hours, I'm sorry if the story feels a little bit Dadaist but I don't want to encourage people who don't feel ready to try it, so please read all of it first and if anything is unclear ask instead of doing!!
I installed Busybox 1.22.1 (iirc) and replaced the default shell with bash (install Bash-X from market, copy /S/xbin/bash over /S/bin/sh, remove app if you like to). All of this was done with Gingerbread .188 and CWM 5.5.0.4 from Supercharged kernel.
Original partition table, with names added:
[email protected]:~$ adb shell
Code:
sh-4.2# fdisk -u -l /dev/block/mmcblk0
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7944 MB, 7944011776 bytes
4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 242432 cylinders, total 15515648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 2047 1023+ 0 Empty #### TA ("Trim Area") IMEI, BL UNLOCK, SIMLOCK ETC -- DO NOT TOUCH
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 2304 3327 512 f0 Linux/PA-RISC boot #### SBL? Mem-init? Power management? PARAM?
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 2048 2303 128 f0 Linux/PA-RISC boot #### unknown, as above
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 3328 15269887 7633280 5 Extended #### GROUPS ALL FOLLOWING PARTITIONS FOR THEM TO FIT INTO THE 4-PARTS MBR SCHEME
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 4096 20479 8192 4a Unknown #### another of the 4 unclear partitions
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 20480 26623 3072 83 Linux #### MODEMFS (Samsung's "EFS") RADIO CALIBRATION
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 26624 36863 5120 70 Unknown #### no idea either
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 36864 53247 8192 83 Linux #### IDD (apparently related to usage stats reporting)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 53248 86015 16384 48 Unknown #### KERNEL
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 118784 2215935 1048576 83 Linux #### SYSTEM
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 2727936 6922239 2097152 83 Linux #### DATAFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 2215936 2727935 256000 83 Linux #### CACHEFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 86016 118783 16384 48 Unknown #### FOTAKERNEL?
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 6922240 15269887 4173824 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA) #### SDCARD/EMMC/UMS
Partition table entries are not in disk order
so let's rearrange this list for easier thinking & reading
Code:
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 2047 1023+ TA
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 2048 2303 128 ?
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 2304 3327 512 ?
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 4096 20479 8192 ?
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 20480 26623 3072 MODEMFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 26624 36863 5120 ?
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 36864 53247 8192 IDD
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 53248 86015 16384 KERNEL
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 86016 118783 16384 FOTAKERNEL?
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 118784 2215935 1048576 SYSTEM
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 2215936 2727935 256000 CACHEFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 2727936 6922239 2097152 DATAFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 6922240 15269887 4173824 SDCARD
great, the important (for us) stuff is contiguous so we can delete those partitions and recreate them
(if fdisk works like parted we must do that in numerical order, so system>data>cache>ums)
we must delete and recreate partition 13 with the same sizes
OTOH fdisk lets us experiment without saving in real time (!!!) but let's do this in recovery mode
Let's research the sizes we want first -- I find Link2SD's graphical df the best way to do this (see photo 1)
so 540 MB for /system should be enough (I have 454M used, account a safety margin as I integrate updates + FS overhead + 1000 vs 1024 units)
4,14 MB used on /cache... 7,8 MB should be more than enough (same size I used on my Ace 2 which had about 5 MB used there)
this large size is for dalvik cache on ROMs that store it there (vm.dalvik.dexopt-data-only=0 and vm.dalvik.dexopt-cache-only=1 or something)
494 MB on /data, but I'd probably want to change apps and stuff... let's try with 1,25 GB
but if we remove /system we'll have to reflash the rom from a zip, which I'd need to make...
let's leave that partition alone for this first time
reboot now
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Launching fdisk:
#### SONY
#### SONY (red green blue lightbar)
#### + button
#### CWM-based recovery v5.5.0.4
[email protected]:~$ adb shell
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
#### No shell in ramdisk? Very lame...
#### [Mounts and storage]
#### [Mount /system, unmount everything else]
[email protected]:~$ adb shell
sh-4.2# fdisk -u /dev/block/mmcblk0
Command (m for help):
What I did in fdisk:
u #### change units to sectors
d #### delete
14
d
13
d
12
d
11
c #### disable cylinder rounding
n #### new
l #### logical partition
First sector (3334-15269887, default 3334): 2215936
Sector 2215936 is already allocated #### Apparently this version of fdisk makes you waste a sector...
First sector (2215937-15269887, default 2215937): Using default value 2215937
Last sector or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (2215937-15269887, default 15269887): +1600M
#### CACHEFS:
n
l
First sector (3334-15269887, default 3334): 5340938
Sector 5340938 is already allocated
First sector (5340939-15269887, default 5340939): Using default value 5340939
Last sector or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (5340939-15269887, default 15269887): +8M
#### FOTAKERNEL
n
l
First sector (3334-15269887, default 3334): 86016
Sector 86016 is already allocated
First sector (86017-15269887, default 86017): Using default value 86017
Last sector or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (86017-118783, default 118783): Using default value 118783
t
Partition number (1-14): 13
Hex code (type L to list codes): 48
Changed system type of partition 13 to 48 (Unknown)
#### USB STORAGE
n
l
First sector (3334-15269887, default 3334): 5356564
Sector 5356564 is already allocated
First sector (5356566-15269887, default 5356566): Using default value 5356566
Last sector or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (5356566-15269887, default 15269887): Using default value 15269887
c
Partition number (1-14): 14
Hex code (type L to list codes): c
Changed system type of partition 14 to c (W95 FAT32 LBA)
w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table
fdisk: WARNING: rereading partition table failed, kernel still uses old table: Device or resource busy
sh-4.2# reboot
Now enter CWM again and factory reset -- you'll get an error as it can't delete /sdcard/.android_secure as it's unformatted
(and for that matter this CWM can't format /sdcard either...)
No problem apart from skipped heartbeats, boot into Android and format it from the settings! (see photo 2)
Well, the last screenshot speaks for itself... but I'll repeat, don't try this at home! (Have a friend try it so you'll have someone to blame if it gets bricked)
Very interesting... It causes problems?
Inviato dal mio ST25i utilizzando Tapatalk
ale467 said:
Very interesting... It causes problems?
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Unlike my example, you must have over 50M free on /cache (at least in Gingerbread) or cheat by bind-mounting it somewhere else... or give up on directly installing stuff from the market
I tried bind mounting /cache to /data/local/tmp/cache but Google Play is still broken, so I guess you'll want a 57M partition there...
Also, you can always return to stock layout by flashing a full ROM in green light download mode, then wiping /sdcard from settings
I'm going to update this for 4.1, it's even somewhat easier and more predictable
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1: think of the rough partition sizes
Code:
system (350M)
data (1,5G)
cache (280M) ## keep in mind whether ROM uses this for dalvik-cache and at least in 2.x Google Play downloads there
sdcard (remaining space)
2: make sure you have some files ready
→ROM in recovery zip format
→Backup of everything you want
→Kernel with fdisk in ramdisk
→ADB known working in recovery and normal mode
→Fixed busybox (http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1057725&d=1336884034)
3: enter recovery and dump partition table (adb shell, fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0, p)
Unlike my previous experiment, I'll calculate sizes in cylinders -- harder but fdisk appears to work better that way
Code:
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7944 MB, 7944011776 bytes
4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 242432 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 64 * 512 = 32768 bytes
[...]
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 1857 34624 1048576 83 Linux #SYSTEM
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 42625 108160 2097152 83 Linux #DATAFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 34625 42624 256000 83 Linux #CACHEFS
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 1345 1856 16384 48 Unknown #FOTAKERNEL, move this on another line if it helps you think better but put it back there after calculations
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 108161 238592 4173824 c Win95 FAT32 #UMS
so our work area starts at cylinder 1857 and ends at 238592!
4: calculate partition sizes (I'll only list start & end cylinders for clarity)
Code:
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 1857 12538 << 1857 + (350000000÷32768)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 12538+1 >> 12539 58315 << 12539+(1500000000÷32768)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 58315+1 >> 58316 66861 << 58316 +(280000000÷32768)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 1345 1856
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 66861+1 >> 66862 238592
5: remove partitions (d, 14, d, 13, ..., 10)
6: create partitions (n, l, 1857, 12538, repeat for next row)
7: retype partitions (t, 13, 48, t, 14, c)
8: save changes (w, reboot) - enter recovery again, you should get 5 "E: Can't {mount|open} /cache/[...]" lines
9: go to mounts and storage and run all 4 formats, sdcard will probably fail -- if it doesn't skip to step 13
10: install fixed busybox (adb push '/home/riki/Desktop/busybox' /cache/)
11: enter adb shell, make it executable (chmod +x /cache/busybox)
12: format media partition (/cache/busybox mkfs.vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p14)
13: quit shell, mount /sdcard in CWM
14: adb push your ROM to /sdcard, install it and reboot!
This is so interesting, I've being doing this on a Samsung Galaxy SCL to fix it as its internal storage and /data partition were totally corrupted. I used parted instead of fdisk to repartition the external SD and edit then kernel's RAM disk to make it mount /data in one of the new partitions. Because of this that I've been doing lately, I'm thinking of using fdisk in my Xperia U too to have more available space in internal SD, that would be great, as I use dual boot feature.
I think I'll do this when I'm be fed up of Jelly Bean being the main ROM and KitKat just the secondary one.
By the way, I think it can be possible to leave enough free space before mmcblk0p14 to create my secondary ROM's partitions there (mmcblk0p15 for /system, mmcblk0p16 for /data and mmcblk0p17 for /cache) instead of creating system.ext4, data.ext4 and cache.ext4 inside my internal SD and mounting them in loop devices... What do you think? Could I brick my phone doing that? I've asked here too just in case.
The only thing I'd have to do is to format my mmcblk0p15 using mke2fs to set the same UUID as in mmcblk0p10 just if my secondary ROM doesn't boot (but I think this wouldn't be necessary):
Code:
mke2fs -T ext4 -O has_journal,extent,huge_file,flex_bg,uninit_bg,dir_nlink,extra_isize -U [COLOR="Silver"][mmcblk0p10's UUID][/COLOR] -I 256 /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
You've explained this how-to so well, @Ryccardo! Thanks for this tutorial.
Many, many thanks to you, sir!
Thanks to you i was able to increase data partition on my P (similar partition scheme to U).
Other tutorials weren't so useful than yours and i was searching quite a lot. Thank you, live in wealth!
So, trying to install LineageOS on a stock Sony Xperia T, I got to trying to unify the userdata and now I have a 2GB "Internal Storage" (on /sdcard) partition and no "Legacy SDCard" partition. So clearly I messed up. I looked at the source code of the unify_userdata-20170128.zip file and it looks like all it does is delete the old UserData and SDCard partitions and then creates a new partition using all the sectors that were previously divided between these two partitions.
My question is this: is this correct? Why did android have two partitions of ~2Gb for Internal Storage and ~10Gb for the Legacy SD Card? Does the unify_userdata script really just delete these two and make one partition from the freed space?
And also, how can I fix my phone? In adb shell, df reports that the userdata partition (number 14) is mounted at /sdcard and is 2GB, but fdisk says that partition 14 has the label Userdata and is 13Gb. So how can it be mounted and only show a size of 2Gb?
Code:
# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 423.7M 16.0K 423.7M 0% /dev
tmpfs 423.7M 24.0K 423.7M 0% /tmp
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 246.1M 4.2M 241.8M 2% /cache
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 2.0G 35.0M 1.9G 2% /data
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 2.0G 35.0M 1.9G 2% /sdcard
Code:
# fdisk -l /dev/block/mmcblk0
Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 256 4351 2048K 0700 TA
2 4352 7423 1536K 0700 Boot
3 7424 10495 1536K 0700 Boot2
4 12288 53247 20.0M 0700 Kernel
5 53248 55295 1024K 0700 TZ
6 57344 63487 3072K 0700 modemst1
7 65536 71679 3072K 0700 modemst2
8 73728 79871 3072K 0700 fsg
9 79872 90111 5120K 0700 ramdump
10 90112 106495 8192K 0700 apps_log
11 106496 139263 16.0M 0700 FOTAKernel
12 139264 2654207 1228M 0700 System
13 2654208 3166207 250M 0700 Cache
14 3166208 30535646 13.0G 0700 Userdata