Why my s2 cant detect sd card in recovery mode - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello all.
I got a old gt i9100 from my friend.
I successfully flashed syiah(im not sure with the spelling) kernel and rebooted into recovery mode and flash something but any time i selected flash zip from sdcard it said sdcard not found.
I checked sdcard is detected when just using.
Can you tell why and give some ways to solve?

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[Q] Can't found cache/update.zip

This problem started when I was trying to root my phone with Rachmat3's method when it couldn't mount sd card... Although I tried I tried with many ways nothing happened... always the same message: failed mount /sdcard..
I managed to root it somehow and I flashed Resurrection remix 1.0.. So far so good.. I downloaded rom manager(don't know why exactly, just read that it was helpfull) and noticed that i had no clockworkmod so i flashed it by rom manager.. I guess this means that now I have it installed in my phone.. which means that if I reboot my phone into recovery mode it will launch cmd or if not through recovery mode i'll find it into sdcard and install it from there... Right??? Correct me if I'm wrong please... So although I see in Rom manager that I have clockworkmod it doesn't launch in recovery mode... even if I try reboot into recovery through Rom manager when it goes into recovery, stops after a while with this message can't found cache/update.zip.. So I think maybe the problem is that this file misses(I don't know why of course.. i sure not delete it myself on purpose) is there any way to download it manually and put it into cache throw root browser??? Dont know... just saying! Or I don't know... am I missing something????
If you want CWM recovery, you need to flash a kernel which includes it such as CF-root or any of the custom ones.
oinkylicious said:
If you want CWM recovery, you need to flash a kernel which includes it such as CF-root or any of the custom ones.
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I used CF-root already... it's the only method I managed to root it cause i'm on ICS... I downloaded CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-PROPER-v5.4-CWM5.zip from this page.
I managed to get clockworkmod touch after all so guess my problem solved!!!
But still have no idea why showed that message...

[q][i9001] Stuck in recovery mode, tried everything, read every thread

hello
i have the following problem,
my phone wont boot into the os
but boots directly into recovery mode
ive tried to go to download mode and try the odin way, but my pc doesnt recognize my phone anymore
i tried installing the samsung drivers and samsung kies
(worked fine before i tried to flash new rom and install recovery cwm)
ive tried to flash another rom, it succeeds to install the rom but still boots in recovery mode
i also tried to install the stock firmware but it says an error: cant open emmc gt-i9001 (bad) seven
i cant try to use recovery 6 because i have no acces to the internal sd card
i use another phone to put the roms in the external sd card
have i overlooked something?
i have read the similar topics, and googled it, but no specific solution to this problem
i think ive tried everything, please help me
Have you tried a factory reset from the stock recovery?
twizzle654 said:
hello
i have the following problem,
my phone wont boot into the os
but boots directly into recovery mode
ive tried to go to download mode and try the odin way, but my pc doesnt recognize my phone anymore
i tried installing the samsung drivers and samsung kies
(worked fine before i tried to flash new rom and install recovery cwm)
ive tried to flash another rom, it succeeds to install the rom but still boots in recovery mode
i also tried to install the stock firmware but it says an error: cant open emmc gt-i9001 (bad) seven
i cant try to use recovery 6 because i have no acces to the internal sd card
i use another phone to put the roms in the external sd card
have i overlooked something?
i have read the similar topics, and googled it, but no specific solution to this problem
i think ive tried everything, please help me
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try this
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24831012&postcount=1330
thank for trying to help
@bodh
yes i have tried factory reset, it still boots into recovery
@dkmali
i already tried that way
but odin doesnt recognize my phone, how do i get that to work?
twizzle654 said:
thank for trying to help
@bodh
yes i have tried factory reset, it still boots into recovery
@dkmali
i already tried that way
but odin doesnt recognize my phone, how do i get that to work?
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How did you get into this situation? DId you try flashing something that caused it? What preceded this issue?
calisro said:
How did you get into this situation? DId you try flashing something that caused it? What preceded this issue?
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it happened when i installed recovery cwm
i still have the problem when i go into recovery mode, i cant get out
i used another pc to make odin work, i used a bootloader and the os got booted
so the issue is sort of fixed.. i just dont go into recovery mode again
appreciate the help!
twizzle654 said:
it happened when i installed recovery cwm
i still have the problem when i go into recovery mode, i cant get out
i used another pc to make odin work, i used a bootloader and the os got booted
so the issue is sort of fixed.. i just dont go into recovery mode again
appreciate the help!
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I had this problem once to. On my HTC Flyer, nothing I could do to recognize the phone. I had to ditch the HTC Driver and tried every copy of the android drive I could find on XDA. I will see if I can find the file that worked for me. But in the interim you may want to try a few.
BTW I am not an expert. This worked for me and it sounds like the same situation to me. :fingers-crossed:
Here's a question: where'd you get the recovery? http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager, i don't see your device as supported. Also, i believe they're called universal naked drivers, that may be of help.
calisro said:
How did you get into this situation? DId you try flashing something that caused it? What preceded this issue?
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bodh said:
Here's a question: where'd you get the recovery?, i don't see your device as supported. Also, i believe they're called universal naked drivers, that may be of help.
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downloaded it on this forum in the i9001 section
yeah im trying that driver thing out right now thx
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20058157&postcount=1 if you havent found them.
and in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2129298, the cwm versions are removed.."CWM 6.0.2.7 is not save to use, you may damage your phone. "
so hopefully you tried these: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1843825
I am not a developer or anything & havent read many forums...but while playing with myTouch I did get stuck a few times.
Somethings I cant point out if u wanna try as a layman:
1. can u mount your sd card through recovery?
2. if you can than just pick another rom for your device and put it onto your sd card
3. wipe data & partition, wipe cache, delete davlik. some devices work ONLY with wipe script (for my friend only the wipe script worked)
4. dont use odin. go to cwm recovery & install zip from sd card & choose the rom (the 1 from step 2).
I think that should get u out safely....hope it helps
@bodh
i actually installed a cwm 5 version
maybe thats the cause of the whole problem
@indiankarmas
i did install multiple roms from the sd card, first cm9 then stock rom
but it doesnt really work
how i fixed the problem:
when i flashed cm9 and used the bootloader with odin to pass the recovery mode my phone booted the stock os
installing from the external sd didnt work, i just wiped my phone for nothing
it booted the stock os, i didnt want this but this made my pc recognize my phone
so i transferred the rom and gapps in the internal sd
got back to recovery mode and installed from internal sd
and used the bootloader again to pass the recovery mode
again, i appreciate you guys trying to help me out

[Q] Stuck at boot logo after root

Hello.
I have a GT-i9305 andI tried the rooting by following the instructions at http://galaxys3root.com/ on my Ubuntu laptop with heimdall.
I managed to install the recovery and also flash the cwm zip. I saw som problems related to /cache/ so I wiped cache and after that I have not been able to get past boot logo. I hav ealso tried flashing a custom rom and doing a factory reset and wipe dalvik cache bu
t it did not help. I have tried Odin and flashing from a .tar.md5 file but it results in FAIL.
I can reach both download mode and recovery but that is all.
Please help, I need my phone.
did you use a i9300 method on your i9305? you've probably killed the phone.
flash a stock ROM via Odin (i9305 one) and factory reset from recovery. if that doesn't help - send it to Samsung.
And this is the i9300 section, you're in the wrong place
Thanks.
I got back to stock. I will try to use the i9305 method.
Mount /sdcard not possible
Wel, I have the same problem.
Samsung SIII International version. After installing a new rom (believe it was "jellybam-v6.1.0_i9300-STABLE.zip") but I am not sure, the phone boots only to the original logo and then the screen goes black. Nothing more.
I can get into recovery mode and download mode so I tried several recovery versions (CWM, TEAMWIN, latest ClockworModRecovery v 6.0.2.8.) and several ROM.
No mater what I install, I get the same results. Boot phone and it hangs after the standard Samsung logo.
I was able to find out "/sdcard" could not be mounted. All the recovery programs I used with the option "mount unmount" reporting the same "/sdcard could not be mount" error.
Formatting /sdcard all so won't work.
I am thinking installing a new kernel but I have some difficulties in finding witch one will work with my phone?
Any suggestions or help is really appreciated b/c I have no idea what to do next.
Samsung I9300
Win 7
Latest USB drivers from Samsung installed
No Kies installed.
Odin3_v3.07 installed.
Using Odin I flashed:
CF-Root-SGS3-v6.4.tar
recovery-cwmtouch-6.0.2.8-GTI9300.tar
recovery-stock-dlj4-GTI9300.tar
recovery-stock-blg9-GTI9300.tar
And a few more.
Due to being unable to acces the phone installing a zip file is not possible. Using "installing a rom from zip, or sdcard" from recovery is not possible.
I tried installing a file using sideload but was not succesfull. I can get the phone in receiving a file from sideload but was unable to send a file from the PC.
Thanx in advance
you have to do a factory reset after flashing a new rom
Did wipe/clear/factory set etc every time just to find the phone goes black after the Samsung logo.
One particular thing: I can see the /sdcard in some recovery programs but can't modify it.
How can I transfer a zip file using Sideload?
I can get into "download a file using Sideload" on my phone but what should I do to get a zip file transferred. Maybe then I can use "install from zip" from a recovery.
Update Problem solved (for me) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2162908
I flashed the 9305 firmware from here http://www.samfirmware.com/ in Odin then I was back to stock.
Then I rooted the phone by this instruction.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/4...-lte-android411-android412-jellybean-root.htm
I have not tried a custom rom but I think it should work.

Stuck in CWM ! NO ADB

This is my first time rooting my device and all that, I'm still a noob and forever will be.
anyway I followed the normal steps where you download Odin and everything went fine and my phone was still working now I had to update the CWM version to 6.0.4 or something so I downloaded the Kit-Kat compatible zip file and upgraded the version to what I wanted it to be.
Now I read in one of the steps that I need to backup my files and so I did but now I can't recover it and my phone doesn't turn on I'm stuck in CWM I can still see my files on the phone and when I restore it does name the files I already had but my phone does not work just goes black ...so either CWM or a black screen.
My PC does not recognize the phone, Kies doesn't either.
Did I nuke my phone?
Xyloto said:
This is my first time rooting my device and all that, I'm still a noob and forever will be.
anyway I followed the normal steps where you download Odin and everything went fine and my phone was still working now I had to update the CWM version to 6.0.4 or something so I downloaded the Kit-Kat compatible zip file and upgraded the version to what I wanted it to be.
Now I read in one of the steps that I need to backup my files and so I did but now I can't recover it and my phone doesn't turn on I'm stuck in CWM I can still see my files on the phone and when I restore it does name the files I already had but my phone does not work just goes black ...so either CWM or a black screen.
My PC does not recognize the phone, Kies doesn't either.
Did I nuke my phone?
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i can't understand: are you able to access CWM (using the three button combination) or you can't even turn on your phone?
If you can access CWM, go in "mounts and storage" and select "mount USB storage", then connect your phone to the computer and see if it is recognized
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Never mind, I figured it out, thanks anyway
Hi all,
I am in the same situation, but can't figure it out.... I wanted to upgrade to Kitkat so I downloaded Supernexus 4.0 but the install from zip fails everytime I attempt it.. So I'm stuck in the CWM and I don't have a backup ROM to install...
I checked the md5 sum of the ROM, it's ok.
I wipe the /data partition, the cache and the dalvik cache before installing from zip..
I installed the last CWM version (v6.0.4.5).
I don't know what to do next because the only ROM I have in my phone is the supernexus 4.0 which cannot be installed and I cannot mount my phone using "mount USB storage" in CWM, my PC doesn't see the phone mass storage..
Any idea ?
Thanks,
Hervé
delh01 said:
Hi all,
I am in the same situation, but can't figure it out.... I wanted to upgrade to Kitkat so I downloaded Supernexus 4.0 but the install from zip fails everytime I attempt it.. So I'm stuck in the CWM and I don't have a backup ROM to install...
I checked the md5 sum of the ROM, it's ok.
I wipe the /data partition, the cache and the dalvik cache before installing from zip..
I installed the last CWM version (v6.0.4.5).
I don't know what to do next because the only ROM I have in my phone is the supernexus 4.0 which cannot be installed and I cannot mount my phone using "mount USB storage" in CWM, my PC doesn't see the phone mass storage..
Any idea ?
Thanks,
Hervé
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Always keep a working kernel/rom .zip in you internal memory so if you are stuck you don't need to use Odin!
Try to use another USB port or another computer to see if it is recognized, or if you have a MicroSD load a rom on that and insert it in your phone.
if not, you have to use Odin and flash a kernel or rom using the pc.

[Q] I think my phone got soft-bricked! Please help!

Hi guys
Got a problem here!
I was using CM11 m7 with stock kernel (CWM recovery) on Samsung Galaxy S II GT i9100 (international unlocked version). I wanted to move to ASNET v5 (MIUI). So I downloaded the required files onto my external card. It included the ROM pack and PhilZ kernel.
So I flashed the new kernel from CWM recovery, which came with PhilZ touch recovery. I tried going to SD card and flashing the ROM file, but it said unable to mount SD card (in the new recovery). Unfortunately I had all the files on the external SD card, and I cd browse only the internal storage.
When I flashed CM11, I had flashed the kernel and ROM with a zip file. So I went online, and downloaded a tar file for the CM11-compatible kernel and flashed it with ODIN. Successful! My phone now booted in recovery again (CWM now, which I flashed with ODIN). Now I rebooted the phone so that I could move the files to the internal SD card (I had not done anything to the ROM, and now I had flashed back the kernel I was originally on, just with a tar instead of a zip). But now my phone won't boot!
I tried flashing the CM 11 compatible kernel (tar file) again, still won't boot. And now my phone does not boot in recovery as well! I tried flashing the new PhilZ kernel again, but again the device won't boot into recovery.
What should I do?? My phone is opening in download mode, and as I flash the kernel with ODIN, ODIN even says PASS. But my phone remains blank and does not show recovery mode.
What should I do? Should I flash the stock Samsung ROM's tar md5 file? In that case, will the fact that I haven't factory reset my phone come in the way of flashing the stock Samsung ROM? I have my Titanium backup, and I have copied it on my PC. But I don't have a backup of the Internal Storage (not the app storage, my own storage). Will I lose my Internal Storage? Please help!!!

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