Softbrick, unable to mount emmc, can't restore backup, PLEASE HELP! - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
Thank you in advance for taking a look at this and I do hope someone can help me.
I was hoping to increase my internal storage by flashing a new PIT file. I followed some instructions (http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/79112/resize-system-partition-of-galaxy-s-2) but, when getting to the part for restoring my backup, I get an error that I can't get past. The error is "E: Unable to mount '/emmc' ".
I am completely stuck on what to do. I have tried flashing alternative Roms and Kernels, but nothing helps. I did get another error on Siyah kernel which was "error installing rom status 7".
I can get to both recovery and download modes.
I really don't know what to do. I had a look at the guide for recovering from soft-brick, but the files are out of date and also the links don't work.
If anyone could help I would be very grateful.
Thank you!

formatting the emmc via recovery after flashing the new pit file is a requirement...
By the way you should have posted this in the general section...
Edit: flashing a pit file only increase the data partition and/or the system partition, you won't gain any space on the internal sd

NoctisBlade said:
formatting the emmc via recovery after flashing the new pit file is a requirement...
By the way you should have posted this in the general section...
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Hi there,
Thanks for the reply.
Whoops, sorry. Is there a way I can move this to general? I also don't seem to have the option to wipe the emmc. I am in TWRP.

gizmo2501 said:
Hi there,
Thanks for the reply.
Whoops, sorry. Is there a way I can move this to general? I also don't seem to have the option to wipe the emmc. I am in TWRP.
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I think only a moderator can move it now.
Thats strange twrp doesn't have, either way boot into download mode and grab a kernel tar file from
www.forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/convert-kernel-zip-to-tar-t2994381
Apolo or Gustavo, flash it via odin reboot in recovery when you are done then try formatting the emmc

Okay, so, I put on Apolo, got the option to wipe eemc in TWRP, it says "successfull", but also gives errors of "unable to mount /eemc through the log, as well as ending with "unable to mount /data".
How is best to proceed now?

So I decided to try and retrace my steps to get this to work. I formatted the emmc like you said (thanks!), then realised I need a CM11 Rom to go with that Kernel. So flashed CM11 and Gapps for the phone, and have successfully booted!
THANK YOU!
The only thing is, whilst doing this, I put the original PIT back on, so basically this was a wasted exercise. Would I have any problems if I Odin flashed the new PIT, then flashed the emmc, then reinstalled the ROM?
Thanks again for your help!

No,
head to this www.forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/mod-increase-partition-size-t3011162
make a backup, grab the pit files from the link, choose the size you want.
Flash it with apolo kernel tar via odin(download mode)
Reboot recovery, wipe system, data, cache and format emmc then restore backup or you can flash the rom from scratch

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Internal SD Corrupted, Hardbricked?

After flashing a Jellybean alpha without wiping data I received the message "Internal SD card corrupted"
When I next rebooted the phone it got stuck on the Galaxy S II screen. Download and stock recovery still work.
I have tried flashing recovery package in ODIN but it failed
Tried flashing a supposedly signed rom in recovery from external sd card but it said signature verification failed.
Tried wiping data and cache from stock recovery but it can't mount the internal SD so errors.
If anyone has any ideas or links please post them. I don't really care if i lose use of the internal sd as long as it boots.
Thankyou
Rupert Norris said:
After flashing a Jellybean alpha without wiping data I received the message "Internal SD card corrupted"
When I next rebooted the phone it got stuck on the Galaxy S II screen. Download and stock recovery still work.
I have tried flashing recovery package in ODIN but it failed
Tried flashing a supposedly signed rom in recovery from external sd card but it said signature verification failed.
Tried wiping data and cache from stock recovery but it can't mount the internal SD so errors.
If anyone has any ideas or links please post them. I don't really care if i lose use of the internal sd as long as it boots.
Thankyou
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well as long as dwnld mode and stock recovery r wrking ur phone is not Hardbricked ma8 but just a soft brick hence no need to worry.
just flash a stock firmware and .pit files thro ODIN and u will be able to boot ur phone back for sure
I had tried flashing stock firmware before and it didn't work but I tried again and it worked! Sorry for the post and thanks for your fast reply.
Rupert Norris said:
I had tried flashing stock firmware before and it didn't work but I tried again and it worked! Sorry for the post and thanks for your fast reply.
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glad u recoverd ur phone, please edit ur thread title by putting "Issue Resolved"

[Q] GT-i9100 (SGS2) Stuck at reboot after formating

What the title said:
My SGS2 stucks at the reboot logo, SGS2 GT-i9100 >> Logo >> repeating.
I wanted to format my phone cause it was almost full, so i format it, but it doesnt work and i got the same space free.
So i tried to do it manually in Recovery Mode, i formated some stuff, but i formated something like: Format Pre-Load (or something like this) and some more stuff, if im right that was only data/cache etc, and system to.
But now my phone wont reboot....
Help!!!
Phone connects to Odin only, i tried to flash the file i use to rooted my phone again, but i get: FAILED.
Srry for bad English....
Hey guys,
I have a similar problem after attempting a root on my Galasxy i9001T.
I used Odin following the instructions on this thread,http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125414, I've gotten as far as using Odin 1.83, using the GT-I9100T_DUKF2_original.tar as my insure kernel. Odin gave me the green light "OK" and I waited for my phone to boot upt.
My phone gets far as the initial "Samsung SII GT-I9100T" and stays there, there was no yellow triangle, which expected from the instructions. The phone recharges and is able to go into recovery mode, but is Odin is having trouble communicating to the phone via USB, it won't establish a connection, so I have a strange feeling that I've bricked my phone and need help to fix the problem if possible.
My phone model and kernel are below, any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
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Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I1900T
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I91000TDVLB1-CL957836
Out of warranty
Dannyvld said:
What the title said:
My SGS2 stucks at the reboot logo, SGS2 GT-i9100 >> Logo >> repeating.
I wanted to format my phone cause it was almost full, so i format it, but it doesnt work and i got the same space free.
So i tried to do it manually in Recovery Mode, i formated some stuff, but i formated something like: Format Pre-Load (or something like this) and some more stuff, if im right that was only data/cache etc, and system to.
But now my phone wont reboot....
Help!!!
Phone connects to Odin only, i tried to flash the file i use to rooted my phone again, but i get: FAILED.
Srry for bad English....
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You should not have formatted preload. Why didn't you just format the internal sd card?? Anyway now you will have to flash official firmware with odin. you can find so many guides on how to do that
...and to format your system wasn't the best idea also
Sent from the Matrix
Donnie Sins said:
...and to format your system wasn't the best idea also
Sent from the Matrix
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Indeed.
/System partition is where the rom is stored.
So, what i need to do, flash a official rom with odin?
Tar file?
Can someone just send me the link of the thread that can help me?
I dont want to fail again And i want to fix my phone ASAP.
Already thx
Dannyvld said:
So, what i need to do, flash a official rom with odin?
Tar file?
Can someone just send me the link of the thread that can help me?
I dont want to fail again And i want to fix my phone ASAP.
Already thx
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Watch the third post. There's your answer.
Sent from the Matrix
You cleaned everything boy even the Android OS
You just formated your whole phone you deleted your android os. you have to use ODIN to flash rom download some official firmware of some custom rom or if you have cwm download the rom transfer the zip to sd card or internal on your phone and flash it from cwm. And remember if you want to clean up your phone completly Just use factory reset in setting and if you want to delete all files in your internal sd check delete all files. Never format SYSTEM and PRELOAD
Now he's got a clean device alright.
I can just put a custom rom on it?
Using Siyah kernel, Philz, CWM or another? Does this matter?
Otherwise is put a rom on my sdcard and i put my sd in my phone and i flash it.
I putted a rom on my sd, installed it in Recovery Mode and its working again, thx for the support.

HELP!! Need an odin flashable twrp build asap!

I formatted the system partition of my phone in cwm and it would appear that it doesn't see my external sd card, so I can't reflash cm10.1 now. What's worse, is when I try and make odin tars on my ubuntu vm, they fail now. md5's are invalid, and the tar's will start to flash, then fail. So now I have no recovery, and no rom.
Can somebody post a working twrp recovery tarball?
InGeNeTiCs said:
I formatted the system partition of my phone in cwm and it would appear that it doesn't see my external sd card, so I can't reflash cm10.1 now. What's worse, is when I try and make odin tars on my ubuntu vm, they fail now. md5's are invalid, and the tar's will start to flash, then fail. So now I have no recovery, and no rom.
Can somebody post a working twrp recovery tarball?
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You cant flash recovery via odin. Probably going to have to reflash the mdk image. There is a no wipe version so u can keep apps/data.
If I helped you hit that thanks button please. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
Questions and Help issues go in Q&A and Help section
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[Q] In CWM but boot flash failed and scared in case I brick it - what now?

Long ago, I unlocked my s5830i and installed CWM 5.x, but keeping Samsung's firmware. Long story short, I decided to try a new rom recently. I used CWM to take a backup, wiped and flashed the new rom, and used it a month, before deciding yesterday I preferred the previous rom.
So today I went into CWM, hit "restore", and it started to reflash back as normal, but after erasing the boot partition said there was an error in flashing and stopped. I tried a couple more times, same error. So I retried with my other 2 backups on the sdcard to get at least boot flashed properly, but both of those gave md5 errors. I haven't done more. Right now I have the phone showing the CWM screen, and on a charger so it can't shut down. If it truly doesn't have a valid boot partition then I am scared that any reboot or exit from CWM might leave me with an unbootable phone. Please help, as I have no idea what to do next and terrified I'll lose the device entirely or something.
Things I've tied and information that might help:
No evidence of error or issue on the sdcard itself, though I can't rule out the chance it has an issue.
The /recovery directory was previously copied via USB mass storage to my desktop, and SHA1 verified as accurate on backup. The SD card was formatted at some point. I used sha1 verification to copy /recovery back to the sdcard, today, again using USB mass storage.
The phone's been plugged into a USB2 port all day, but I'm not sure if that charges it or not, and some people say there is a 70% charge limit otherwise flashing won't wor, could that be the problem? Might my boot partition be ok after all?
No other sdcard holding device, I could borrow a Galaxy S2 from a friend and change the card then reinsert it, if needed?
adb + fastboot 1.83 + samsung USB drivers + copies of the /recovery backups are all on still the desktop if needed and all good AFAIK (if they work when at the recovery screen). Don't know if fastboot helps but I have it and it works.
Two backup subfolders on the desktop have a boot.img file in them (5,242,880 bytes). No idea why the others don't.
I don't want my phone bricked or inaccessible, and I don't want to make it worse by mistake, what can I do?
Try this........
Stilez said:
Long ago, I unlocked my s5830i and installed CWM 5.x, but keeping Samsung's firmware. Long story short, I decided to try a new rom recently. I used CWM to take a backup, wiped and flashed the new rom, and used it a month, before deciding yesterday I preferred the previous.....................
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You can try to flash the stock ROM using Odin. Download the stock ROM from:-
h t t p : / / w w w .mediafire.com/download/x22525oizrrzmr7/S5830i_XXLI1_ODDLI1_DDLI1_by_SplitFUS2 . zip
[Remove the spaces. I'm new here so I can't post URLs. Forgive the cheating]
Download Odin from:-
h t t p s : / / w w w . dropbox.com/s/44mi0ybm3i0qbvo/Odin . rar
Happy flashing!
Go to backup and restore option in cwm and in restore go to advance restore there you restore only system and boot your mobile..if that dosnt boot your mobile then flash stock rom thru odin..
Here is the link for all your doubts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645
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amolgosavi said:
Here is the link for all your doubts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645
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That's a pretty good resource page. I'll look at it when I get home! Thank you!!
I have two questions before going ahead with whatever it says.
Is adb active during CWM? Can I also use that to reflash boot.img orthe system recovery, or something, because if so, I'm used to adb but so it's got the advantage it's familiar compared to odin.
If the boot partition flash did fail, and its contents are corrupted, how does it reboot after CWM? Or does it warm reboot and not use the boot partition in that case? When does it use the boot partition?
Okay, made progress, almost there
Okay, I found out partly what went on, enough to fix it part way.....
Like many people, I renamed my CWM backups to be clear what they were, and CWM doesn't warn that files with spaces will fail to recover with an MD5 error. Fixed that with ADB. Second I moved from stock to CM7.2 and obviously the file system was silently updated or something (my CM7.2 /system seems to use ext4). None of my CWM backups of the original install work, they all fail. But all my backups from CM7.2 onward worked fine, so it's got to be something CWM can't do if /system was previously used on CM7.2, or something. No idea why it couldn't mount system but could restore a CM7.2 backup to it even if the file system was updated though, doesn't make sense (yet!)
I'd like to understand what actually happened, so I don't make the same mistake again, and what's the best way (now I have access to CM7.2 again) to restore my CWM backup I took before CM7.2 when I was running the stock rom?
You can't restore your cwm backup of stock rom if you are on cm7.2
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amolgosavi said:
You can't restore your cwm backup of stock rom if you are on cm7.2
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Because the device storage was converted from rfs to ext4, I guess? But it can be converted back surely.
If so, surely a key part of "recovery" is to be able to recover old backups. Seems a bit weak to say it can't restore unless the filing system is working and unchanged (I appreciate you're explaining how it is, but don't you agree it just seems very weak to have that issue when a different rom often uses a different fs and at least 3 or 4 are common).
Presumably a way exists to convert the storage back to rfs, just not built into recovery. Any ideas what would be needed to return to my stock backup? I'd really like to avoid odin + stock flash + re-root if possible as it's simply a fs format change and I still get nervous of rooting in case of error
I dont know much about it...
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Stilez said:
Because the device storage was converted from rfs to ext4, I guess? But it can be converted back surely.
If so, surely a key part of "recovery" is to be able to recover old backups. Seems a bit weak to say it can't restore unless the filing system is working and unchanged (I appreciate you're explaining how it is, but don't you agree it just seems very weak to have that issue when a different rom often uses a different fs and at least 3 or 4 are common).
Presumably a way exists to convert the storage back to rfs, just not built into recovery. Any ideas what would be needed to return to my stock backup? I'd really like to avoid odin + stock flash + re-root if possible as it's simply a fs format change and I still get nervous of rooting in case of error
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Go to XDA search for MultiFormator
and Download it and Flash it in CWM , Aroma will startup now Choose your System to be changed like RFS to ExT4 or EXT4 to RFS
For stock base Rom restoration Select RFS ,After process completes do wipe data ,wipe cache ,dalvik in CWM and then hit restore , your phone will boot up with your backup.
Stilez said:
Long ago, I unlocked my s5830i and installed CWM 5.x, but keeping Samsung's firmware. Long story short, I decided to try a new rom recently. I used CWM to take a backup, wiped and flashed the new rom, and used it a month, before deciding yesterday I preferred the previous rom.
So today I went into CWM, hit "restore", and it started to reflash back as normal, but after erasing the boot partition said there was an error in flashing and stopped. I tried a couple more times, same error. So I retried with my other 2 backups on the sdcard to get at least boot flashed properly, but both of those gave md5 errors. I haven't done more. Right now I have the phone showing the CWM screen, and on a charger so it can't shut down. If it truly doesn't have a valid boot partition then I am scared that any reboot or exit from CWM might leave me with an unbootable phone. Please help, as I have no idea what to do next and terrified I'll lose the device entirely or something.
Things I've tied and information that might help:
No evidence of error or issue on the sdcard itself, though I can't rule out the chance it has an issue.
The /recovery directory was previously copied via USB mass storage to my desktop, and SHA1 verified as accurate on backup. The SD card was formatted at some point. I used sha1 verification to copy /recovery back to the sdcard, today, again using USB mass storage.
The phone's been plugged into a USB2 port all day, but I'm not sure if that charges it or not, and some people say there is a 70% charge limit otherwise flashing won't wor, could that be the problem? Might my boot partition be ok after all?
No other sdcard holding device, I could borrow a Galaxy S2 from a friend and change the card then reinsert it, if needed?
adb + fastboot 1.83 + samsung USB drivers + copies of the /recovery backups are all on still the desktop if needed and all good AFAIK (if they work when at the recovery screen). Don't know if fastboot helps but I have it and it works.
Two backup subfolders on the desktop have a boot.img file in them (5,242,880 bytes). No idea why the others don't.
I don't want my phone bricked or inaccessible, and I don't want to make it worse by mistake, what can I do?
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Flash stock rom from odin..
Go to this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840645
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@Stilez if you made your backup on temporary cwm then restore with that cwm. Cm7 kernel's inbuilt cwm is different.
But it would be best to flash stock ROM via Odin then restoring that backup.
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Hitesh2626 said:
Go to XDA search for MultiFormator
and Download it and Flash it in CWM , Aroma will startup now Choose your System to be changed like RFS to ExT4 or EXT4 to RFS
For stock base Rom restoration Select RFS ,After process completes do wipe data ,wipe cache ,dalvik in CWM and then hit restore , your phone will boot up with your backup.
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Wow. Just exactly what I was after - thank you! Worked brilliantly.
NightRaven49 said:
But it would be best to flash stock ROM via Odin then restoring that backup.
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Probably yes I might do that anyway seeing as the CM7.2 kernel is still lingering and boot flash is fail. But at least I can switch back and forth between my original rom (which mostly does work) and cm7.2 if I need to.
Interesting point on the side - my original CWM (5.0.2.6) worked but the one installed with cm7.2 didn't, any idea why?)

just got an S3 thats stuck on the splash screen, I need help

hey i just got an s3 off a friend thats stuck on a splash screen and if i go to vol down power and home i get this
http://i.imgur.com/LbYNlrU.jpg
i am seriously at a loss here and i have no idea how to fix it, can it be fixed?
Partition corruption, try flashing a full stock firmware with Odin then factory reset in recovery afterward.
Odin fails every time. I don't know what else to do
Try the rescue firmware with pit, search general thread. If that fails then emmc chip is damaged.
boomboomer said:
Try the rescue firmware with pit, search general thread. If that fails then emmc chip is damaged.
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I've got same problem but with more complications. bootloop.
It started after using CM11 4.4.4 2014.0904 nightly with 2.8.3 agni's KERNEL.
Installation was fine. Everything worked perfectly until I played "real racing". (I just write it to explain all things precedent the failure.)
While playing and doing something more on another app in the background Phone made full restart and started to bootloop.
1. I tried to flash same nightly - it failed - couldn't format /preload partition. TWRP, CWM, Philz - all failed to mount /preload
2. I flashed stock rom via odin - installation was fine, but still bootloop.
My thought is a problem with gaining acces to /preload partition.
Shall I do a repartition of stock rom but with PIT file and full re-partition?
boomboomer said:
Try the rescue firmware with pit, search general thread. If that fails then emmc chip is damaged.
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Odin fails on that too

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