alright i have this problem and i am quite panicking now.
i will set everything straight , i hope someone reading the forums can help me asap !
- have a sgs2 unbranded (hk)
- has ICS 4.0.3 stock rom, rooted.
- i don't remember if usb debug mode was enabled
- i messed up in some way with the file /system/build.prop but there is a backup in /system/ called build.prop.bak
- phone doesn't boot anymore as it's stuck at the logo
- recovery and download modes work however
#need a way to delete the build.prop and replace the bloody file with the one backupped. I would like to avoid having to format the phone as i do not remember when was my last kies backup...
what i tried:
-adb shell: it doesn't work. for some stupid reasons the drivers won't be recognized (i have download android sdk and usb drivers), but when i plug the phone in recovery windows just says Device Unknown and even if i update drivers manually it would say that current ones are functioning so no need to update.
if i connect the phone to usb while it's stuck at boot logo, it would recognize the device through samsung drivers (except MTP of course, that would give error).
in both cases adb shell doesn't list any connected device: even if i kill-server and start-server it still doesn't list anything.
-tried using droid explorer in both frozenboot mode and recovery mode, doesn't see anything.
-tried using that other program called SuperOneClick or something like that, that has a "check drivers" button in advanced: if the phone is in recovery pressing the button doesn't do anyhing; if the phone is in frozenboot it asks to download and install some drivers but when i press yes a message appears with " no more data is available " !
i tried this procedure on both win7x64 and winXPx86: same results. reading around , someone says that adb shell will never work if usb debug is de-actived, like i said i cannot remember if that's the case.
-zip package: i created a package to try and overwrite the file with a custom working one i got. i put the package in the root of the micro sd , put the sd in the phone and booted in recovery.
but when i am in recovery the bloody CWM 5.0.2.7 says error to mount /sdcard, or E: could not mount /sdcard , same if i try to mount/unmount /sdcard. if i go to mount external usb card or whatever it says that a file or a lib (cant remember the exact message) was not found.
i have no more ideas of how to solve this, please be patient :<
edit: is there a way to soft format the system folder so that i don't have to properly wipe all my user data and it only affects the system without other contents?
If adb doesn't work hen you are in trouble, better download some non wipe rom and flash it over the existing rom so that your user data will still be there.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
bala_gamer said:
If adb doesn't work hen you are in trouble, better download some non wipe rom and flash it over the existing rom so that your user data will still be there.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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can you expand on this?
give any suggestion/example?
isn't there a soft temp rom for emergencies like this that you can just start, make modifies to fix and reboot (similar to the process to boot ubuntu on windows, fix issues and then restart normal windows? )
i would so like to make adb work.. but how.!!!
probebly will not work but try backing up of your ROM from CWM working or not..then just back up current one...
you can restore apps & data lateron from nandroid backup with some application like titanium backup donated version.
i made a backup . but since the external sd card isn't found by the recovery, now the backup is sitting on the internal memory.
the problem is that, if i flash something with odin now, won't odin wipe everything in the internal memory killing my backup as well?
-marco- said:
i made a backup . but since the external sd card isn't found by the recovery, now the backup is sitting on the internal memory.
the problem is that, if i flash something with odin now, won't odin wipe everything in the internal memory killing my backup as well?
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nope....it will be there dont worry,
just check one more option, go to storage and mount, there is one option mount usb storage, after connecting your phone to PC just mout that and check, are you able to access the SDcard from the computor ot not, if yes, just copy paste your backup to the computor.
then flash a firmware from ODIN
Did the very same thing myself yesterday.. Most ICS-roms from Samsung is non-wipe, so you can just flash it over again with Odin.. Then you just need to root and make customizations (if any) again
zaheedahmed said:
nope....it will be there dont worry,
just check one more option, go to storage and mount, there is one option mount usb storage, after connecting your phone to PC just mout that and check, are you able to access the SDcard from the computor ot not, if yes, just copy paste your backup to the computor.
then flash a firmware from ODIN
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nope. i just tried this , and when i "mount /sdcard" it says " Error mounting /sdcard! "
when i try mount USB storage , it says " E: unable to open ums lunfile (no such file or directory) "
mljjlm said:
Did the very same thing myself yesterday.. Most ICS-roms from Samsung is non-wipe, so you can just flash it over again with Odin.. Then you just need to root and make customizations (if any) again
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could you be more specific on the process ? can you suggest me one to flash with odin ? i need to enter the OS , transfer my backup on my hard disk and then restore the whole thing.
currently my kernel is CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.tar
and my firmware is GT-I9100_BRI_I9100ZSLPE_I9100OZSLPE_I9100ZSLPE.tar
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nope. i just tried this , and when i "mount /sdcard" it says " Error mounting /sdcard! "
when i try mount USB storage , it says " E: unable to open ums lunfile (no such file or directory) "
could you be more specific on the process ? can you suggest me one to flash with odin ? i need to enter the OS , transfer my backup on my hard disk and then restore the whole thing.
currently my kernel is CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.tar
and my firmware is GT-I9100_BRI_I9100ZSLPE_I9100OZSLPE_I9100ZSLPE.tar
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you try to reflash once more CF-Root (.TAR)only from odin
then check "E: cant mout...error" is rectified or not.... also check booting or not,
still no hope...you flash the same firmware again and Cf-root, your SD card data will be there for sure as far as our expereicne till now..
first part of your comment: i tried reflashing the kernel; no changes. same errors
second part: shall i try using the same firmware from my previous post then?? not other roms? after that i will put the root and check if internal memory is still there. if it is i will copy it on my hd and restore.
if it is not there anymore..............
so the end of the story.
thanks to anyone who helped.
the resolution was much easier than everything else.
opened odin, pda loaded my same firmware which was the HK stock update to ICS and reflashed.
what it did was apparently and overhaul of the system folder, that's it.
any data was still there, as well as the backup that i did and all my apps etc etc etc.
however especially at first it looked a bit unstable, with processes failing randomly. now it seems it has stabilized a bit, but still when i try to run a Kies backup, the phone kies process dies and the backup gets stopped.
i still don't know how to fix this, but i'll be looking into it.
so, the morale out of this was at least for me: if there is some **** up within the system folder just reflash the same rom installed. i feel so stupid now for having made such a fuss when the solution was so easy and straightforward
NICE that you finaly came across and able to boot , now you make the Titanium back of your all apps and data transfer to PC....forget the system data.
and move to a nice stable ROM
"Unfortunately, wssyncmlnps has stopped"
anybody knows about this?
##For Admins##
Sorry, I Don't know where to post this ,i posted it here according to my mobile model(S2) but now my problem is with (s7562).. & Sorry for my English.
##Summary##
I'm searching for an effective solution to
1- ""Can't mount /sdcard" for both internal & external one"
2-Signature Verification Failed
3-Is it possible to connect Samsung devices via fastboot ? or only ADB ?
Note:Any solution asks for reinstall the rom or doing factory reset is NOT accepted for me
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hi All, ^_^
i spent my day trying to solve a problem ,more than 12 hours straight
& FINALLY ^__^,
i didn't solve it & I'm going to dream with it...
i have a problem with my s7562 ,actually they are problems
#My main problem is that i want to root my phone &&& finally i rooted it using Kingo app & it was easy & effective.
"Kingo" roots my phone & installs "Super User" but it does not install a new CWM for the recovery...
The problem is that i managed to change my current (Android System Recovery <3e>) with a new CWM because (Android System Recovery <3e>) :
1-always says: "Signature Verification Failed"
2-there is no ability to access the internal sd
I tried many CWM a flash-able zips form both "odin" & CWM but it always fails due to this problems:
1-when i try to enter CWM the phone hangs at Samsung logo
2-OR i can enter cwm but i cant access my sdcard,internal sd >>"Can't mount /sdcard" for both internal & external one
For the first problem (Signature Verification Failed) i tried this article
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465431
& signed the zip >same problem
& i search for " Toggle Signature Verification " option in my CWM & i didn't find it
For the second problem ,i read that the cwm is the cause of this problem "Can't mount /sdcard" & i have to install a new one,
i tried may CWMs & nothing works & i found many CWMs as (.img) files then i used this article to make then a flash-able (.tar) files
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2281287
flashed successfully & nothing works
note,when i return to the stock cwm i can only access the external sd,but zips installation fails due to "Signature Verification Failed"
ALSO i tried to install the cwm via ADB but i faced problems in that,this is the xda article
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608042
Thank you for your attention
Any Help would be appropriated
Regards ♥ ♥ ♥
i also read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052991
http://www.modaco.com/topic/313829-pc-tool-zip-signer-v11/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1052991
nothing works with me
please don't let me alone
Sup. I'm stuck installing SlimBean 4.4.2 build 5 on my Galaxy S2 i9100.
I changed the kernel to the one compatible with my phone, then I installed CWM from Google Play, BUT I didn't update the Recovery component because it would go to 100% and stop (without finalizing the installation).
So now the recovery is 5.5.0.4 and not 6.0.4.5 (I think that's the latest one) and the SlimBean zip won't install from the recovery screen. I get this error:
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E:error in /emmc/Slim-i9100-4.4.2.build5-OFFICIAL-4068.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
The log also says:
Symlinks and permissions... ApplyParsedPerms: removexattr of /system/addon.d/50-slim.sh to 0 failed: Operation not supported on transport endpoint
So I figured I need to update the CWM Recovery component and it should be OK, but I disabled USB debugging before doing all the things listed above and now Odin can't see my phone (I wanted to install the .tar using that) and neither does my PC (I can see the safe removal icon in the tray and I can eject it, but I can't see it in My Computer as a device).
What can I do?
I came up with an idea: pull the micro SD card out of the phone and put it in a reader, then copy the new CWM Recovery .zip to it, re-insert the card and install the .zip in recovery mode.
Does that sound good?
Yes......
And kudos to you for searching / figuring it out.......most noobs simply post "help URGENT, status 7......what do I do" without trying to figure it out first......
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
keithross39 said:
Yes......
And kudos to you for searching / figuring it out.......most noobs simply post "help URGENT, status 7......what do I do" without trying to figure it out first......
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
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Will that work? My dad has the same phone model, so I can try to put my SD card in it, connect the phone to a PC and copy the zip that way if his card reader (I don't have one) doesn't see the card (because it hasn't been formatted on a PC). Those are all guesses because I don't know much about all that stuff.
I don't think you need to worry about formatting.....the SD card will be 'prepared' when the phone is booted up after inserting the card.....
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
So ive got spark x nitro package installed to remove it i run rescue package then i forget my recovery auto reboot after a minute and i run this package: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/android-l-booster-1-soon-t3030796
Which stop at 70-80% (i cant remember how much exactly it was) so ive run rescue package for this mod reboot and run instalation again successful this time. Then ive seen "cant mount /system". All others partitions are mounted as rw and root works fine (latest stable supersu)
What should i do?
I have Redmi Note 4g with miui 8.0.1 kitkat 4.4.4. I have done foolish thing and have restored data from sd card which origanally belonged to redmi 2 prime working on miui 7.5.3 on Android 5.1.1. Phone worked fine for sometime but after rebooting it got stuck on a screen with error "unfortunately process com.android...." (it doesn't even show the complete message. Though i have restored Redmi Note 4g's backup on Redmi 2 Prime but that's working quite fine. The only problem is with Redmi Note 4g.
Step wise options exhausted:
1. I have Philz touch recovery. So first i wiped cache from recovery. Problem not solved.
2. Factory reset. Problem not solved.
3. Placed MIUI 8.0.1 global ROM in sdcard and tried flashing using recovery. E: can't mount external sdcard.
4. attempted to access internal memory from recovery to install zip. E: cant mount sdcard. That means i can't flash from from external sdcard or pushing zip in internal memory.
5. installed adb & fastboot driver. used miflash to flash ROM but error: remote can't erase partition.
6. Used ADB sideload in recovery using platform tool. Flashed MIUI 8.0.1; 7.0.6; 7.2.3 ROMs but all ended in status 7 error stating failed to extract dir from "system" to "/system". error in /temp/update.zip status 7.
i also flashed MIUI 6.2.29 developer ROM which failed on " ApplyParsedPerms:removexttr of //data//miui/cust_variant to 0 failed: operation not supported on transport endpoint set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed E: error in /temp/update.zip (status 7) installation aborted.
All online solution for status 7 errors points to errors arising due to identifying wrong device in updater script od ROM. But as i checked it, my error arise at commands after it has recognised right device by getprop.
Now i am completely exhausted and frustrated. I am not an expert in flashing, just learnt little while going through above steps. Anyone, please guide me out of this problem. Thanks.
Any expert out there to solve this issue or have i posted the thread in the wrong section ???
Is the problem is on kernels level...as i don't know about kernels much...but if so then i have to study it too...