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[Q] SD card error and launcher pro force close loop

ok suddenly today my phone just rebooted while using a camcorder app called ancorder. but after reboot, it kept saying that it was checking sd card for errors. my sd card was unaccessible except for my second partition (where all my apps are stored via link2sd). then i just uninstalled the camcorder app and all the folders associated with it. after that i rebooted the phone a couple of times to see if the sd card error would go away but instead it got worse. now after rebooting, and after entering my pattern for pattern lock, it kepps saying launcher pro force close. it keeps on force closing again and again. what do i do to save my phone? Any help would be deeply appreciated.
(I own a milestone xt720 that is rooted and apps are stored via link2sd in sd card second partition. i am using stock 2.1.)

androidlover123 said:
ok suddenly today my phone just rebooted while using a camcorder app called ancorder. but after reboot, it kept saying that it was checking sd card for errors. my sd card was unaccessible except for my second partition (where all my apps are stored via link2sd). then i just uninstalled the camcorder app and all the folders associated with it. after that i rebooted the phone a couple of times to see if the sd card error would go away but instead it got worse. now after rebooting, and after entering my pattern for pattern lock, it kepps saying launcher pro force close. it keeps on force closing again and again. what do i do to save my phone? Any help would be deeply appreciated.
(I own a milestone xt720 that is rooted and apps are stored via link2sd in sd card second partition. i am using stock 2.1.)
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I think this has happened to many of us.
Remove the SD card and put it directly into a computer to do filesystem repair. (If you aren't able to put it directly into a computer, second best is USB mode from OpenRecovery followed by whatever your computer's safely remove/eject proceedure is and an immediate phone reboot or battery pull when you're done just to be safe). If that fails, copy what you can and reformat the FAT partition. Basically the phone's FAT filesystem repair doesn't seem to be sophisticated enough to handle some types of corruption that seem to happen.
Some people will say it's not necessary to use the safely remove/eject procedure when using USB access because FAT is designed for unsafe removal, but my experience says otherwise. I've started to safely remove religiously (since late Feb-ish) and I've gone from nearly weekly corruption to only once when I forgot to do that. In any case using safely remove won't do any harm.
Another thing to know about the ext partition--the phone does not unmount /sd-ext when it is exported over USB (that's why widgets and such can be stored there safely but not on the main FAT partition). This may also be true in OpenRecovery (it's mounted as /sddata there). When it's exported over USB, the ext partition becomes a live filesystem managed by both your phone and your computer and neither seems to understand that the other can be changing the filesystem simultaneously. Probably if you're using Windows or MacOS this isn't a problem (unless you're modifying partitions or reformatting) because they're don't know what to do with ext partitions (by default that is). On the other hand, linux systems may automount it (I know Ubuntu does). This can lead to corruption and data loss on the ext partition if you monkey with the ext partition over USB mode (i.e. repartitioning etc).

THX a lot for the advice! it really helped me a lot!! ur advice has helped me fix my sd card problem!! but unfortunately now how do i get out of the launcher pro force close loop?? by spamming the keys i managed to get to the notifications bar and from there with more spamming i managed to get to aadvanced task manager but i cant kill any open apps from there. Is that of any use?? i have attached some images of my phone's constant force closing.

androidlover123 said:
THX a lot for the advice! it really helped me a lot!! ur advice has helped me fix my sd card problem!! but unfortunately now how do i get out of the launcher pro force close loop?? by spamming the keys i managed to get to the notifications bar and from there with more spamming i managed to get to aadvanced task manager but i cant kill any open apps from there. Is that of any use?? i have attached some images of my phone's constant force closing.
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I'm not sure. Have you tried disabling Advanced Task Killer?
I think the worst case solution is factory reset, but you'll lose your data and configurations. It looks like you have OpenRecovery installed so you could try backing up System, Data, Cache, and SD Data using nandroid and then try a factory reset to test.

Boot into OpenRecovery, wipe Dalvik-cache & cache partition, rebbot, it's worth a shot.

3rdstring said:
Boot into OpenRecovery, wipe Dalvik-cache & cache partition, rebbot, it's worth a shot.
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Is there anyother way?? Im not so sure what these operations actually do to my phone although i do have openrecovery installed on my phone.would you care to explain? i can just go to the openrecovery app and go into recovery from there right?
THX for the advice anyways!!

androidlover123 said:
Is there anyother way?? Im not so sure what these operations actually do to my phone although i do have openrecovery installed on my phone.would you care to explain? i can just go to the openrecovery app and go into recovery from there right?
THX for the advice anyways!!
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This will just clear out some temporary files & the phone will rebuild the dalvik-cache on reboot (which will take a little longer).

3rdstring said:
This will just clear out some temporary files & the phone will rebuild the dalvik-cache on reboot (which will take a little longer).
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Ok i finally wiped my dalvik cache and cache partition but when rebooted it was still the same D:. the launcher pro was in a continuous force close loop...... Any help to solve this major problem would be greatly apprecited!!!

androidlover123 said:
Ok i finally wiped my dalvik cache and cache partition but when rebooted it was still the same D:. the launcher pro was in a continuous force close loop...... Any help to solve this major problem would be greatly apprecited!!!
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First make nandroids of system and data. Then upgrade your OpenRecovery to Androidiani OpenRecovery (basically update files on your sd card). In Androidiani OpenRecovery try to use the Application Management Menu to uninstall Launcher Pro. Hopefully you will be able to get the stock launcher after a reboot then. If so, delete all of Launcher Pro's data from the /data partition and then reinstall Launcher Pro from the market.
If you don't mind losing all your preferences and reinstalling your apps, it may just be faster to jump directly to "Wipe Data / Factory Reset" in Open Recovery. If that doesn't work it means your /system partition is corrupted.

Mioze7Ae said:
First make nandroids of system and data. Then upgrade your OpenRecovery to Androidiani OpenRecovery (basically update files on your sd card). In Androidiani OpenRecovery try to use the Application Management Menu to uninstall Launcher Pro. Hopefully you will be able to get the stock launcher after a reboot then. If so, delete all of Launcher Pro's data from the /data partition and then reinstall Launcher Pro from the market.
If you don't mind losing all your preferences and reinstalling your apps, it may just be faster to jump directly to "Wipe Data / Factory Reset" in Open Recovery. If that doesn't work it means your /system partition is corrupted.
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Thanks a lot for the advice!! Is this the link on how to install Androidiani to xt720?? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011882
How will i be able to access androidiani openrecovery?? Thanks a lot for ur help!!

androidlover123 said:
Thanks a lot for the advice!! Is this the link on how to install Androidiani to xt720?? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011882
How will i be able to access androidiani openrecovery?? Thanks a lot for ur help!!
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Short form:
Download OpenRecovery-3_3.zip from here http://code.google.com/p/androidiani-openrecovery/
Rename /sdcard/OpenRecovery directory to /sdcard/OpenRecovery.bak (directory only, leave /sdcard/OpenRecovery.zip alone it should stay the same as before you started anything)
Extract OpenRecovery-3_3.zip into /sdcard (will create a new /sdcard/OpenRecovery folder and add /sdcard/update.zip)
Copy contents of /sdcard/OpenRecovery.bak/updates into new /sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates (Optional)
Reboot into OpenRecovery (same methods as before)
That's all folks!
Just a word of warning: Androidiani is very Milestone A853 centric. I wouldn't touch any of their baseband utilities with a 10-foot pole.

Mioze7Ae said:
Short form:
Download OpenRecovery-3_3.zip from here http://code.google.com/p/androidiani-openrecovery/
Rename /sdcard/OpenRecovery directory to /sdcard/OpenRecovery.bak (directory only, leave /sdcard/OpenRecovery.zip alone it should stay the same as before you started anything)
Extract OpenRecovery-3_3.zip into /sdcard (will create a new /sdcard/OpenRecovery folder and add /sdcard/update.zip)
Copy contents of /sdcard/OpenRecovery.bak/updates into new /sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates (Optional)
Reboot into OpenRecovery (same methods as before)
That's all folks!
Just a word of warning: Androidiani is very Milestone A853 centric. I wouldn't touch any of their baseband utilities with a 10-foot pole.
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I'd just llike to ask: is it possible to uninstall the launcher via adb?

Mioze7Ae said:
Short form:
Download OpenRecovery-3_3.zip from here http://code.google.com/p/androidiani-openrecovery/
Rename /sdcard/OpenRecovery directory to /sdcard/OpenRecovery.bak (directory only, leave /sdcard/OpenRecovery.zip alone it should stay the same as before you started anything)
Extract OpenRecovery-3_3.zip into /sdcard (will create a new /sdcard/OpenRecovery folder and add /sdcard/update.zip)
Copy contents of /sdcard/OpenRecovery.bak/updates into new /sdcard/OpenRecovery/updates (Optional)
Reboot into OpenRecovery (same methods as before)
That's all folks!
Just a word of warning: Androidiani is very Milestone A853 centric. I wouldn't touch any of their baseband utilities with a 10-foot pole.
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I managed to uninstall launcher pro by switching to the voice dialler in advanced task manager. from there, i said to the device "settings" and it brought me to the settings!!! from there i just uninstalled the launcherpro app. THX a lot for ur help and time, Mioze7Ae!!!

Wiping/Formatting Internal Storage. How to perform a real....(read:actual) wipe.

Even after doing a factory reset....and after wiping every time of cache i could in recovery...my internal storage is still stuffed with stuff from the stock when my i first got the device. How do i actually perform a wipe.

Jamesyboy said:
Even after doing a factory reset....and after wiping every time of cache i could in recovery...my internal storage is still stuffed with stuff from the stock when my i first got the device. How do i actually perform a wipe.
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Why don't you just go into Settings -> Storage -> Format? Or just delete everything with your computer?

Product F(RED) said:
Why don't you just go into Settings -> Storage -> Format? Or just delete everything with your computer?
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There's no option to format the internal storage.

Jamesyboy said:
Even after doing a factory reset....and after wiping every time of cache i could in recovery...my internal storage is still stuffed with stuff from the stock when my i first got the device. How do i actually perform a wipe.
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As well, wiping the internal storage may be possible through the stock ROM under settings-> storage....but i was working with codename android. I tried the "Erase Tablet" under Settings->Backup and Restore-> Factory Reset-> Wipe all personal information.
However, after restarting, nothing was deleted.
I'm going to flash the stock ROM and try to look for a format option under Settings->Storage, and i'll try doing a factory reset under settings-> Privacy.
If that doesn't work, i'll have to reflash Revolver 4 beta, and try to look in the settings there.
But as far as trying to delete everything from a computer, idk if i have to have USB debugging enabled, or some settings switched, because browsing the contents of the internal storage over USB doesn't even show all of the folders.

if you have a SBK1 devics you can use NVFlash that wipes everything and repartitions it and i believe there is a superwipe script in the arhd thread that wipes internal storage

mrevankyle said:
if you have a SBK1 devics you can use NVFlash that wipes everything and repartitions it and i believe there is a superwipe script in the arhd thread that wipes internal storage
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Will this wipe CWM as well? Was hoping this wouldn't be too complicated. This will be a joke if i have to redo EVERYTHING.
I really just wanna wipe the internal storage and then flash a ROM from my sdcard.
So if things do work out like i want them to, I can just use the ICS Nvflash and things will be wiped?
Or will this be convoluted---as in i'll have to use the script, install ARHD (which is honeycomb right?) install CWM, rewipe (at which point i'll have some crap from ARHD in my internal storage...grr), and then, finally, install my ROM?
BTW, i have a B70 transformer that was rootable via the one-click live CD. I assume that means i have a SBK1.
I can remove my MicroSD during this, amirite?

C'mon asus, this is such a basic feature.
If i recall correctly, wasn't there a feature in settings, that if you entered your pattern or password incorrectly a certain number of times, your data would be wiped? If this wipes ALL personal information, that feature would be really handy right now.

Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245892
Download the super wipe. Then use the recovery to run it. It will handle all things internal.

Not sure which CWM you are using but in Rogue XM Recovery, there's an option to format /sdcard under Mounts and Storage. IIRC the regular CWM has that option too. There is also an option to partition the SD card under Advanced.
You can also use the the superwipe(full version) script to delete everything on internal storage. No it doesn't remove CWM.
BTW, i have a B70 transformer that was rootable via the one-click live CD. I assume that means i have a SBK1.
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what is this one click live cd rooting? Some sort of linux live cd? Why didn't you just use ViperMod?
How did you come to the assumption that you have a SBK1? Did the author of the rooting method specifically say it only works for SBK1 devices?
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The One-Click live CD was in it's prime during intitial release. ASUS changed the bootloader encryption key during the second half of B70* production. Before the second encryption key was released, B70*+ users were in limbo.
I came to that conclusion because i had no issue rooting and installing CWM with the first batch of tools, while others, who had devices with serial numbers in the second half of the B70* spectrum did. So yes, there is a method to my madness.
And i used the Live CD One-Click method because i was rusty with a CMD prompt. To each his own. It rooted, partitioned, and installed CWM.
I might add...this was my first Android device, and it was certainly my first time lurking around root. It was perfect for someone with a limited knowledge of android and Linux (at the time).

Thanks! I might as well give ARHD a try while im at it! Will report back!

Oh I see. Yes you are right about having sbk1.
Not sure which version of CWM comes with it but it should have an option to format sdcard like I said earlier. I know this because I used that option to delete everything before flashing ICS.

horndroid said:
Oh I see. Yes you are right about having sbk1.
Not sure which version of CWM comes with it but it should have an option to format sdcard like I said earlier. I know this because I used that option to delete everything before flashing ICS.
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The Super-Wipe script worked perfectly for deleting the data, but the ARHD thread says that it reformats the partitions as EXT4. i installed ARHD after using the super wipe script and during the restore (Google's cloud restore), iI immediately got swamped with Google Play Store errors- Error 403 every time it tried to install an app.
Codename Android installed, restored, and ran fine...including app installation, so im not sure what was the problem, but i have a feeling it has to do with the file system change. If this is true, be aware. The script may function well, but its also possible you'll end up having to reformat anyways to change the filesystem back. Ill post this as well in the proper thread...but i thinks it's also relevant to this discussion.
I suppose XDA and Android have led me to my next topic of research--filesystem usage in Android with stock and custom ROMs.

Folders from stock 4.04 still there after flashing CM10

I have seemingly successfully installed CM10. However, all of the internal SD folders from my prior stock 4.0.4 install are still there. I want a nice, clean and fresh install and want all junk from the previous stock version gone, but I don't know what's new and what's old. If there is a way to formate/wipe everything, then it seems that that would also delete the new system files as well as as the CM10 Rom zip, thereby making it impossible to reinstall.
Insights and suggestions on this matter greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Make sure you format /system as well as cache and factory reset. Do it twice if it will make you feel better.
You most likely just did a factory reset which leaves a bunch of trash behind.
Format all of that
Flash cm10
Flash gapps

Prcls77 said:
I have seemingly successfully installed CM10. However, all of the internal SD folders from my prior stock 4.0.4 install are still there. I want a nice, clean and fresh install and want all junk from the previous stock version gone, but I don't know what's new and what's old. If there is a way to formate/wipe everything, then it seems that that would also delete the new system files as well as as the CM10 Rom zip, thereby making it impossible to reinstall.
Insights and suggestions on this matter greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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:crying:
I seem to have answered the last part of my of my inquiry. In CWM 5.5.0.4, I formatted data, system, cache, emmc, sd card. I can now only access recovery mode or download mode. In recovery mode, I obviously can't flash CM10 from the internal SD because I formatted/deleted it! When I get home, I'll try flashing CWM 6.0.1.0 in Odin and then flashing CM10 through the external SD card. If that doesn't work, then I'll have to flash the stock ROM.

Prcls77 said:
:crying:
I seem to have answered the last part of my of my inquiry. In CWM 5.5.0.4, I formatted data, system, cache, emmc, sd card. I can now only access recovery mode or download mode. In recovery mode, I obviously can't flash CM10 from the internal SD because I formatted/deleted it! When I get home, I'll try flashing CWM 6.0.1.0 in Odin and then flashing CM10 through the external SD card. If that doesn't work, then I'll have to flash the stock ROM.
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Tried it the way outlined above and I now have a nice, clean install CM10!

Next time don't format emmc and sdcard.

For me i delete the files manually using Astro file manager or using a computer and use free app called (sd maid) in google play to remove more and do more cleaning of internal sd card it searches for app remains and empty directories etc all that after flashing the rom immediately before restoring my apps
Not bad but if anybody could find a better solution post it
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[Q] Ooops - Tab's funked. Help!

P6800 running Zeta
I was browsing facebook the other night when... shaboom - everything froze. No biggie I thought, I'll just do a little reset (I was getting a few FCs here and there anyway lately) and I'll be good to go...
NOPE. It started bootlooping at the initial Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 screen. I'm able to enter CWM recovery and even wipe the cache and flash ZIP files, but when I try to wipe data/factory reset, wipe the Dalvik cache or restore a Nandroid backupI get a System Error. It doesn't look good.
Is there a way to fix my seemingly funked /system without losing all my internal SD card data (where my Titanium backups reside) or to recover it before a full Odin flash?

Just tried again - it reboots and goes into a loop when I try to wipe data and dalvik, and when I try to restore a previous backup it gives me "Error while restoring /system!"
Any help greatly appreciated before it becomes a $600 door stop

Do you dare to wipe the system folder and follow by flashing another ROM?
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iena said:
Just tried again - it reboots and goes into a loop when I try to wipe data and dalvik, and when I try to restore a previous backup it gives me "Error while restoring /system!"
Any help greatly appreciated before it becomes a $600 door stop
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ok... try go long way... download old HC stock rom and install that... then try go to stock recovery in hc and wipe your data

Thread moved to Q & A section, post in the relevant section next time.

edan1979 said:
ok... try go long way... download old HC stock rom and install that... then try go to stock recovery in hc and wipe your data
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Do you mean via Odin? Will I lose the data on my internal SD card by doing that? Is there any way of mounting the device in its current state as external storage on my PC to copy all data before a wipe?
ZhenMing: I'm not sure what you mean, but as I wrote above I am not able to wipe the system folder.

yes you will loose your data... i can give you another advice... but do this one carefully... the reason why your device cant wipe any /system or /data is because the corrupted partition... you need to check it... follow the guide in this thread...
USE ONLY PART 3... follow the guide start from this para to check your device...
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Now we are going to use e2fsck to check our new partitions for errors, but not only, it also fixes some erros and it will even for example create lost & found in /data
So let's go, we'll begin with /system. If you're still in the (parted) shell, use ctrl+c and type "adb shell", then issue the following :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862294

iena said:
Do you mean via Odin? Will I lose the data on my internal SD card by doing that? Is there any way of mounting the device in its current state as external storage on my PC to copy all data before a wipe?
ZhenMing: I'm not sure what you mean, but as I wrote above I am not able to wipe the system folder.
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Since you can go into cwm, you can mount your storage and then connect to PC to copy all you want.

edan1979 said:
yes you will loose your data... i can give you another advice... but do this one carefully... the reason why your device cant wipe any /system or /data is because the corrupted partition... you need to check it... follow the guide in this thread...
USE ONLY PART 3... follow the guide start from this para to check your device...
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Now we are going to use e2fsck to check our new partitions for errors, but not only, it also fixes some erros and it will even for example create lost & found in /data
So let's go, we'll begin with /system. If you're still in the (parted) shell, use ctrl+c and type "adb shell", then issue the following :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862294
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But won't it downsize the int sd size, if OP tab still under warranty, better to get it fix by samsung for free and not lost any space.

Just reading the 1st post of the ZETA rom thread.
He says he is using stock Kernel.
He says every 5 lines, that you should full wipe...
without giving any sort of warning that it will eventually brick your device.

friedje said:
Since you can go into cwm, you can mount your storage and then connect to PC to copy all you want.
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Tried that one, but it won't mount unfortunately. The external will no problem, but when I try with the internal it just... well it does nothing. It's a bummer cause all my most recent backups are on the internal. Any other way of retrieving my data short of extracting the chip?
Giving it back to Samsung sounds like the best option, but I'm worried cause it has a custom ROM and it's rooted. Anyone has experience doing that?
Also I thought full wipes were good, but you're saying they eventually brick the device? How come? I thought having a custom recovery meant it would be virtually impossible to brick my device... and the weird thing is that it happened during normal usage, not while flashing.
Anyway, my priority is obviously to get my tab working again, but retrieving my internal data is second highest. Isn't there a flashable ZIP that would copy the contents of the internal SD into an external SD card? Surely this has happened to someone before me?
Thanks for all the answers, really appreciated!

bruce16878 said:
But won't it downsize the int sd size, if OP tab still under warranty, better to get it fix by samsung for free and not lost any space.
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nope it wont... the 3rd stage on that thread command for just check and fix the corrupted partition... its like when we force boot windows... it will run on a little diagnostic software to check the drive... same concept.

Oh I see, Thanks for the explanation. Learn something new today.
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friedje said:
Since you can go into cwm, you can mount your storage and then connect to PC to copy all you want.
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edan1979 said:
nope it wont... the 3rd stage on that thread command for just check and fix the corrupted partition... its like when we force boot windows... it will run on a little diagnostic software to check the drive... same concept.
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Gotcha! Will try that one and post result - thanks!

how did your partition check go?
i'm annoyed that some partitions can be corrupted randomly even doing some mundane stuffs
even on stock ICS fw, i encountered DATA corruption by just deleting a contact
i guess you have softbrick..
here is what i did:
-flash stock Honeycomb firmware using Odin
-forced tablet into stock recovery mode
-wipe Cache/Data/Factory Reset
- reboot
when your tab is working again you could backup files from your internal EMMC and you could flash ROMS from there

JAYZE said:
how did your partition check go?
i'm annoyed that some partitions can be corrupted randomly even doing some mundane stuffs
even on stock ICS fw, i encountered DATA corruption by just deleting a contact
i guess you have softbrick..
here is what i did:
-flash stock Honeycomb firmware using Odin
-forced tablet into stock recovery mode
-wipe Cache/Data/Factory Reset
- reboot
when your tab is working again you could backup files from your internal EMMC and you could flash ROMS from there
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Thanks for that. I haven't tried anything yet as I'm away till Weds, but I will then and let you know. So you're saying by flashing stock HC via Odin and wiping/resetting everything through stock recovery I won't lose my internal storage data?

that's what i experienced..but i could not guarantee that it will be the same for your device
i noticed that because old folder are not deleted when i rebooted, but i haven't checked if the system folders are cleared
to have a clean reflash i also format/sdcard on recovery..but don't do this on stocl ICS recovery since you might risk increasing the damage
try to format via odin the Honeycomb fw first [don't put PIT file neither enable Repartion, just normal flash]
then force it to enter recovery mode when it bootloops after reset
you might fix your device this way if it has softbrick
just resort to using PIT/repartition as your last option

Again I would not recommend repartition when tab still under warranty. Repartition the last resort only if the tab is without warranty after failing all other alternatives.

JAYZE said:
how did your partition check go?
i'm annoyed that some partitions can be corrupted randomly even doing some mundane stuffs
even on stock ICS fw, i encountered DATA corruption by just deleting a contact
i guess you have softbrick..
here is what i did:
-flash stock Honeycomb firmware using Odin
-forced tablet into stock recovery mode
-wipe Cache/Data/Factory Reset
- reboot
when your tab is working again you could backup files from your internal EMMC and you could flash ROMS from there
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+1
After a full hangup, your stock hc is your first step out of the dark!
Best of luck

al128 said:
+1
After a full hangup, your stock hc is your first step out of the dark!
Best of luck
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Ok I'm gonna do it. There are dozens of versions of HC for the 6800 though, can I just pick any or do I need to find out what it was running out of the box? Mine came from Singapore.

[Q] cleanrom,data2sd gave encrypt error. reflashed cleanrom but !microSD

I wanted to go the data2sd route and tried installing by formatting the 64mb class 10 microsd with minitool partition. After installing everything , the tablet stuck at "encryption error" only option was to reset. It did that everytime i started it. So i did a factory reset, format system and it threw a error saying cannot format sdcard android secure. So i then reinstalled cleanrom using the unters rom at the bottom selection and deleted cache then dalvick took sd card out and rebooted. Finally no encyption error.
Looked in es file explorer cleanrom installed to the /data, ilooked in sdcard/ and there is a file that data2sd installed called !microSD and i cannot delete it. I opened /sdcard in root explorer and the !microSD isnt there, i tried "show hidden files" in settings but it still wont show. I booted clockworkmodand chose installfrom internal sd and the !microSD shows. I click on it and it just opens another !microSD, i can keep clicking it and at the top if the screen it will look like this /!microSD/!microSd/!microSD/ and on and on. I want to delete it or format the internal sd but i am scared to format it, i have heard horror stories of bricking when choosing format emmc or format sdcard. I have tried format system to startfresh but it will format system,then data but it will say cannot format android secure skipping format. I dont mind wiping /sdcard since i backed up a few pics and movies.
I did format the 64gb with gparted. I want to try data2sd again but imicrosd file needs to be removed most likely. I tried to rename it too but es file explorer wont let me.

mescalinedreamz said:
I wanted to go the data2sd route and tried installing by formatting the 64mb class 10 microsd with minitool partition. After installing everything , the tablet stuck at "encryption error" only option was to reset. It did that everytime i started it. So i did a factory reset, format system and it threw a error saying cannot format sdcard android secure. So i then reinstalled cleanrom using the unters rom at the bottom selection and deleted cache then dalvick took sd card out and rebooted. Finally no encyption error.
Looked in es file explorer cleanrom installed to the /data, ilooked in sdcard/ and there is a file that data2sd installed called !microSD and i cannot delete it. I opened /sdcard in root explorer and the !microSD isnt there, i tried "show hidden files" in settings but it still wont show. I booted clockworkmodand chose installfrom internal sd and the !microSD shows. I click on it and it just opens another !microSD, i can keep clicking it and at the top if the screen it will look like this /!microSD/!microSd/!microSD/ and on and on. I want to delete it or format the internal sd but i am scared to format it, i have heard horror stories of bricking when choosing format emmc or format sdcard. I have tried format system to startfresh but it will format system,then data but it will say cannot format android secure skipping format. I dont mind wiping /sdcard since i backed up a few pics and movies.
I did format the 64gb with gparted. I want to try data2sd again but imicrosd file needs to be removed most likely. I tried to rename it too but es file explorer wont let me.
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Nevermind, i decided to bite the bullet and install cleanrom 3.0.3 and followed directions for data2sd. It installed without encryption error and the imicrosd file was gone. But from what i have eread about data2sd it didnt install correctly because the file system should have showed sdcardi which it didnt. I tried downloading a torrent movie and the tablet became unuseable,freezing. Also moving files from the ext4 to fat32 were sloooow. I decided to flash a kernal from the t700t forum on the data2sd subject. That resulted in the encryption scenario. So i factory wiped in clockwork and installed the newest cleanrom 3.3 and the 3.2 chromidata2sd file then the mount2sd file and then the kernal pack and used the 10.4.20 tf300 kernal. Rebooted fine. The tablet is real fast but i havent tried a torrent download. I also had two weird half reboots with each one when i tried deleting a file in file manager and then in es file. I do have a folder called internal sdcard which has the usual files on it. Didnt have that with the old 3.03. I did but it was empty.
Anyone know why it reboots when deleting a file? I did disable fsync though.

Don't use minitool to partition the card. It corrupts and causes reboots, etc. Even though the d2sd thread recommended it, don't.
Use gparted instead and all will be well.

sbdags said:
Don't use minitool to partition the card. Corrupts and causes reboots, etc. Even though the d2sd thread recommended it, don't.
Use gparted instead and all will be well..
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I figured that out after the first encryption Error. I then spent all for one day trying to figure out how to partition the card in gparted. I should have deleted both partitions and then format them, instead I moved them in gparted and that took 4 hours. Then i found a write up on exactly what to do.

mescalinedreamz said:
I figured that out after the first encryption Error. I then spent all for one day trying to figure out how to partition the card in gparted. I should have deleted both partitions and then format them, instead I moved them in gparted and that took 4 hours. Then i found a write up on exactly what to do.
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Well i just went through 4 hours of being terrified that I bricked my tablet. I kept getting reboots, i installed androbench and when i clicked on the benchmark button the tablet rebooted. Tried to run the benchmark again and rebooted again. I then tried to uninstall it which rebooted the tablet again. I went to clockwork recovery and wiped /factory reset i then proceded to reinstall cleanrom 3.3 with stock kernal,then format cache, installed chromi.3.2data2sd,wiped cache,started the kernal installer and chose unters 10.4.4.20 ,wiped cache,flashed mountdata2sd.zip, factory reset. I restarted to a bootloop. I then wiped and factoryreset again and installed cleanrom again this time choosing no kernal and wentthrough the steps and had a bootloop again. I started worrying and did another factory reset but installed stock kernal and didnt install data2sd, rebooted to a the asus screen with blue loading bar, that screenflashed black and then stuck on asus screen.
I then freaked outa bit because i dont save backups. I then did a horrible thing, i formatted emmc. I had read a few posts about installing a fresh rom for thepurpous of selling. A few posts mentioned that it was safe to format emmc but to be careful since it might format an external card too. I rremoved the sd card beforehand. I then did a factory reset in clockwork and proceded to install cleanrom . Install went fine and i clicked on reboot system. BOOTLOOP! I was really freaking out now. So i looked up format emmc some more and the horror stories started appear. I downloaded peri one click root+recovery/fix-bootloops+softbricks. I had android phones listed in system properties but no adb. While searching for a work around i came across how to reinstall stock firmware over a rom. I downloaded the tf300t firmwware 2013.01.18 up date unzipped it and threw it ona microsd. In clockworkmod i chose install zip from sdcard and boom fixed!!!!!!!!!! I was sooooo happy. So i now have a locked tf300t unrooted factory fresh. But there is one problem, in file manager on /sdcard/ there is that file that mountdata2sd.zip installed called !microSD that shows 0.0bytes and i cannot delete it. It doesnt show up in windows 7 though. I have show hidden files checked too. My plan is to reinstall clockworkmod and try data2sd one more time but i want to delete that !microsd file first. I need to make a few more posts until i can ask in developer forum.

mescalinedreamz said:
Well i just went through 4 hours of being terrified that I bricked my tablet. I kept getting reboots, i installed androbench and when i clicked on the benchmark button the tablet rebooted. Tried to run the benchmark again and rebooted again. I then tried to uninstall it which rebooted the tablet again. I went to clockwork recovery and wiped /factory reset i then proceded to reinstall cleanrom 3.3 with stock kernal,then format cache, installed chromi.3.2data2sd,wiped cache,started the kernal installer and chose unters 10.4.4.20 ,wiped cache,flashed mountdata2sd.zip, factory reset. I restarted to a bootloop. I then wiped and factoryreset again and installed cleanrom again this time choosing no kernal and wentthrough the steps and had a bootloop again. I started worrying and did another factory reset but installed stock kernal and didnt install data2sd, rebooted to a the asus screen with blue loading bar, that screenflashed black and then stuck on asus screen.
I then freaked outa bit because i dont save backups. I then did a horrible thing, i formatted emmc. I had read a few posts about installing a fresh rom for thepurpous of selling. A few posts mentioned that it was safe to format emmc but to be careful since it might format an external card too. I rremoved the sd card beforehand. I then did a factory reset in clockwork and proceded to install cleanrom . Install went fine and i clicked on reboot system. BOOTLOOP! I was really freaking out now. So i looked up format emmc some more and the horror stories started appear. I downloaded peri one click root+recovery/fix-bootloops+softbricks. I had android phones listed in system properties but no adb. While searching for a work around i came across how to reinstall stock firmware over a rom. I downloaded the tf300t firmwware 2013.01.18 up date unzipped it and threw it ona microsd. In clockworkmod i chose install zip from sdcard and boom fixed!!!!!!!!!! I was sooooo happy. So i now have a locked tf300t unrooted factory fresh. But there is one problem, in file manager on /sdcard/ there is that file that mountdata2sd.zip installed called !microSD that shows 0.0bytes and i cannot delete it. It doesnt show up in windows 7 though. I have show hidden files checked too. My plan is to reinstall clockworkmod and try data2sd one more time but i want to delete that !microsd file first. I need to make a few more posts until i can ask in developer forum.
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I just need one more post so i can reply in developers

+1 I have the same problem as you.
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