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Ok Ill try to make this as clear as I can. I don't know what I'm doing and thought I would mess around with my Samsung Mesmerize for USCC.
USCC released the gingerbread update for my phone. So I went on their site and downloaded the installer and installed it on my phone. Before I was on froyo and was rooted with the vodoo lagfix. I did NOT disable or unroot before I did it.
Gingerbread update went fine and phone was working properly. I wanted to use my titanium backup to restore all of my apps but it said I wasnt rooted. I figured all I had to do was use superonelickroot and be back to square one. Problem is it wouldnt work.
This is where I really screwed up. I browsed around and found that I need to root it different because gingerbread is different and wont work with superoneclickroot.
I found a link to upgrade the samsung galaxy 19000 by using odin and replace some files.
This is where I really screwed up. I flashed my rom and installed the .tar file not realizing that it wasnt for my phone........
SIGH>..........
Phone wouldnt go past samsung screen which was all discolored and weird.
After panicing for awhile I figured I need to use odin again and flash an original rom back. So I found an original USCC froyo 2.2 rom and reflashed it to my phone.
Now my phone at least loads but I'm having a slew of problems. My internal memory storage is at 0 so I cant install anything. I also keep getting force close loop from twlauncher. I got that to go away by removing all of the widgets on my phone.
I have NO clue what the hell I'm doing and I'm afraid I screw this phone up.
I've tried hard resetting and when I do it, it says all sorts of failures and crap in red in the boot screen. It will reload eventually and the phone otherwise seems to be fine.
The problem is I can install like 2 apps and that's it before it says there in insufficient memory.
All I want to do is get my phone working like normal again.
What did I do wrong, other then the obvious installing the wrong rom for my phone?
I thought by reflashing with an original rom things would be back to normal, apparently not.
I would appreciate any help or info.
I'm not a complete noob but will need some laymen terms.
Thanks !
Maybe you repartitioned your phone when flashing the i9000 ROM (.PIT file?).
So now the partitions are wrong/too small as you don't have an i9000, which means you will have to repartition it to fit your device.
I don't have any knowledge about your device, so this is just an educated guess.
anyone have any suggestions on what I might have done wrong?
I would really like to be able to install apps back on my phone again
I have no idea why my phone is saying there is no system memory
Any ideas?
Update:
I restarted my phone just to see what happens and it reloaded like normal except it didn't save alot of my setting I changed.
So the phone is truly acting like it has no system memory. My wallpaper was back to the original one that comes with the phone and other settings were turned back to the original settings.
What will happen if I "clear cache partition" from the boot menu?
Will this help my problem at all?
Does anyone have any suggestions, I know someone out there knows whats wrong.
PLEASE HELP !!!
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Update:
Ok, It also lost the one app that I was able to install, friendcasterpro.
So my phone is acting like it has no internal memory.
Why is this happening and how do I fix it?
THANKS !!!!
If your phone has it's own subforum, try posting there. You'll be more likely to get responses from people that have your device and know how to troubleshoot it.
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Did you wipe data and cache when you reflashed?
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I did do a hard reset after reflashing the rom and the 0 internal memory problem is still there.
I also went into the boot screen and wiped the cache partition and it didn't help either.
I'm not sure if that answers your question, but that's what ive done so far.
thegipper said:
I did do a hard reset after reflashing the rom and the 0 internal memory problem is still there.
I also went into the boot screen and wiped the cache partition and it didn't help either.
I'm not sure if that answers your question, but that's what ive done so far.
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As i have already stated in my previous post, it has mostlikely something to do with the partitions/filesystem.
Wiping cache does nothing but delete the contents of the cache folder.
Doing a hardreset does nothing but delete all user apps and preferences.
Both action don't have any effect on file systems or partitions.
Hmm maybe the problem is that you didn't remove the lagfix first, but the phone was working properly after the update and before you flashed the wrong rom right? Maybe you should try uninstalling the lagfix, you'll need to flash CWM first and then flash the uninstall script. Not sure if that's the problem though, but it don't hurt to try. I've read about the no memory problem before, being caused by flashing without removing the lagfix first.
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@ Dark3n - "So now the partitions are wrong/too small as you don't have an i9000, which means you will have to repartition it to fit your device."
How do I re partition it to fit my device if that is the problem?
@ MaBlo - After I installed the gingerbread update (I also did a hard reset) and the phone was working fine. It wasn't rooted any more and all apps were removed like normal. I could install things and I had no problems. The 0 system memory problem happened after I flashed the wrong Rom and install the original rom back on the phone.
The phone wouldn't boot at all when the phone was on the wrong rom. Thats why I used odin and put an original rom back on the phone. This is when I got it to reboot like normal but now it says I have 0 system memory. I can't install almost anything and if I reboot my phone it loses any settings changes or apps that I did manage to get installed?
Someone has to know why this is happening, anyone?
I'm going re-flash an original rom back again but this time I'm going to re-partition and see if that helps.
Ill post back with my results
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Ok after reflash with original rom and .pit file and repartition it loads the Samsung screen then goes back to the boot screen with this message after I try to hard reset:
E: Can’t mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(invalid argument)
E: Can’t mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(invalid argument)
E:install_application_for_customer:Can’t mount D
ATA:
Your storage not prepared yet. Please use UI me nu for format and reboot action.
I then click reboot now and it loads up like normal except I still get the dailybriefing force close, twlauncher force close, and my system still has 0 memory ???????
What in gods name did I do to this phone????
SOMEONE has to know how to fix it????
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Ok I tried using the USCC samsung gingerbread updater to see if maybe that would fix it. After it did its flash the phone was now stuck in a boot loop. It would never go into the phone, it would just keep loading, get stuck then reload and so on and so on.
I finally pulled the battery and went into the boot menu. I now get this error message.
E:failed to mount /data/fota (no such file or directory)
#manual mode#
When I try to wipe the data this is my message I get.
--Wiping data.....
Formatting /data...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
Formatting /dbdata....
Formatting /cache....
Data wipe complete.
E: failed to mount /preinstall (no such file or directory)
E: install_application_for_customer:Can't mount /preinstall
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI me nu for format and reboot actions.
Now its still stuck in a boot loop and I cannot get my phone to work at all anymore.
Looks like I'm officially screwed unless someone knows what I did wrong and could help me fix it.........
SIGH.......
Maybe this will help you?
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?5361-what-if-I-didn-t-Disable-Lagfix
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I currently have an Evo 4g but have worked on some friends Samsung's so take what I say as just a possibility...
In Odin there is a check box that says re-partition, by default it is not checked. I would recommend finding the original version of the software that came on your phone and use Odin to flash it back on with the box checked. Once that is done start over from scratch.
A trick I have found with TI backup is to restore all apps but not the data. I ran into some issues going from Froyo to GB on mine when I restored data but in general just updating the apps and setting up the accounts again manually seemed to be a much better option for me.
Ok so I have Vahalla Final flashed through Odin as my first ROM on this phone. Everything has been great for a few days and I flashed the lighting tweak today with no issues. Just a little while ago I made a backup and flashed the Linda voices and the Ki3 modem bc I saw where the KJ6 didn't allow long text messages. When I flashed the modem some blue words popped up really zoomed in on another screen then it was done. The phone was laggy so i tried to delete everything and restore like I had done numerous times on old phone.
I did a factory reset then cache then tried to format system. These are all steps i used to successfully take on other phone. It won't let me format the system though. Says: "format_volume failed to mount "/system" error formatting system!"
Where did I go wrong? Am I supposed to do some more wacky things on this phone for a restore? Everything else on it seems to take 20 more steps
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Ok so I have Vahalla Final flashed through Odin as my first ROM on this phone. Everything has been great for a few days and I flashed the lighting tweak today with no issues. Just a little while ago I made a backup and flashed the Linda voices and the Ki3 modem bc I saw where the KJ6 didn't allow long text messages. When I flashed the modem some blue words popped up really zoomed in on another screen then it was done. The phone was laggy so i tried to delete everything and restore like I had done numerous times on old phone.
I did a factory reset then cache then tried to format system. These are all steps i used to successfully take on other phone. It won't let me format the system though. Says: "format_volume failed to mount "/system" error formatting system!"
Where did I go wrong? Am I supposed to do some more wacky things on this phone for a restore? Everything else on it seems to take 20 more steps
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CWM versions prior to those in bhndven's Slightly Modified Stock kernels have a problem with mounting/unmouting the /system partition in GB. I believe you can backup and restore user data, but nothing on the /system partition.
Flashing the KI3 modem shouldn't have had an effect like you're describing, though. I can't say I've had an issue like that at all or heard of people having that issue after flashing the modem.
stephen_w said:
CWM versions prior to those in bhndven's Slightly Modified Stock kernels have a problem with mounting/unmouting the /system partition in GB. I believe you can backup and restore user data, but nothing on the /system partition.
Flashing the KI3 modem shouldn't have had an effect like you're describing, though. I can't say I've had an issue like that at all or heard of people having that issue after flashing the modem.
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So everything should run fine after trying the actual restore of my backup even though i couldn't format the system? I have a backup but don't want to restore over data that wasn't deleted or whatever. If that's possible.
How the hell do i know which modem to use anyways? There's like 10 to choose from
Uh yeah I forget it tries to format system anyways when restoring... and it couldn't. So what do i do? Re-flash the GB starter pack way through Odin?
aburn95 said:
Uh yeah I forget it tries to format system anyways when restoring... and it couldn't. So what do i do? Re-flash the GB starter pack way through Odin?
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As for the modem, I'm using KI3 on mine. You already did a factory reset so you should be able to just re-flash Valhalla.
Trying now. Does Vahalla automatically change all the mounts that the other roms require changing before flashing?
aburn95 said:
Trying now. Does Vahalla automatically change all the mounts that the other roms require changing before flashing?
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I'm not sure about that one. Definitely go check the original Valhalla post to make sure you don't have to set the mounts.
Guess you don't have too. I'm using it now. thanks for the help
aburn95 said:
Guess you don't have too. I'm using it now. thanks for the help
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No worries. Good luck
Hey I still have an issue. I reflashed Vahalla through CWM and it was fine at first all the way through setting everything up like it was before. Ran smooth. I went to the market this morning and checked for updates and Google Search, Maps and Superuser updated. Phone started acting really laggy again. Scrolls really slow, pulls up GO Launcher menu slowly, etc.
It seems to me that the re flash installed over the existing data that was left on the phone since i couldn't format my system.
My new question is, what's the best way to re do everything including formatting the system if I can't format through CWM? If I flash through Odin does that format everything? Or am I better of just going through the whole GB Starter Pack process again?? Or will that even work now since i've already done it?
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Hey I still have an issue. I reflashed Vahalla through CWM and it was fine at first all the way through setting everything up like it was before. Ran smooth. I went to the market this morning and checked for updates and Google Search, Maps and Superuser updated. Phone started acting really laggy again. Scrolls really slow, pulls up GO Launcher menu slowly, etc.
It seems to me that the re flash installed over the existing data that was left on the phone since i couldn't format my system.
My new question is, what's the best way to re do everything including formatting the system if I can't format through CWM? If I flash through Odin does that format everything? Or am I better of just going through the whole GB Starter Pack process again?? Or will that even work now since i've already done it?
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Did you restore your previous apps are do fresh installs?
Restored w titanium..... ugh.. Flashing a new zip doesn't wipe anything right? Just installs over whats already there right?
aburn95 said:
Restored w titanium..... ugh.. Flashing a new zip doesn't wipe anything right? Just installs over whats already there right?
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If you flashed and "it was fine at first all the way through setting everything up"...
try reflashing as you did before. Do fresh installs on as much as you can ONE AT A TIME. And then restore ONE AT A TIME what you can't do fresh installs on. It sounds like one of your backups is not agreeing with the system. Install/Restore ONE AT A TIME and play with phone between each to see if you can determine which backup your system is not agreeing with.
Did that make sense??
EDIT: And make sure to wipe dalvik cache and cache partition before you reflash as is always recommended.
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No worries. Good luck
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lumin30 said:
If you flashed and "it was fine at first all the way through setting everything up"...
try reflashing as you did before. Do fresh installs on as much as you can ONE AT A TIME. And then restore ONE AT A TIME what you can't do fresh installs on. It sounds like one of your backups is not agreeing with the system. Install/Restore ONE AT A TIME and play with phone between each to see if you can determine which on your system is not agreeing with.
Did that make sense??
EDIT: And make sure to wipe dalvik cache and cache partition before you reflash as is always recommended.
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Yeah it makes sense thanks. I will do this despite how impatient I am (see where that got me). I'm just got spoiled on another phone that was way way easier to work with. Weren't as many options to screw up either.
Any suggestions on how I can get my system to format for future reference?
I feel like it's Go Launcher for some reason. In cased you missed it though, I didn't start having lag issues until I flashed the Ki3 modem and linda voices one after another. I have a good backup but I can't format system to restore it.
aburn95 said:
Yeah it makes sense thanks. I will do this despite how impatient I am (see where that got me). I'm just got spoiled on another phone that was way way easier to work with. Weren't as many options to screw up either.
Any suggestions on how I can get my system to format for future reference?
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I have never formatted my system nor read anybody wanting/needing to format their system. A factory reset is what people use to clean the gremlins along with wiping dalvik cache and cache partition. Bhundven has recommended flashing the same rom twice in a row I believe to help make sure all installs correctly (I think he was talking about bootloaders when he recommended that).
But a factory reset is what I think you are trying to accomplish with formatting your system.
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aburn95 said:
I feel like it's Go Launcher for some reason. In cased you missed it though, I didn't start having lag issues until I flashed the Ki3 modem and linda voices one after another. I have a good backup but I can't format system to restore it.
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I use GoLauncher on Vahalla Black with no problems. I think it has to do with your backup... not the app itself.
I wiped caches, did factory reset, tired to format system again with no luck and accidentally restarted before re-flashing Vahalla. Which, I guess I didn't really need to do anyways if it's an App causing the issue. I guess the factory reset would be enough. Smooth again so i will try some fresh reinstalls now. Thanks for the noob patience
lumin30 said:
I have never formatted my system nor read anybody wanting/needing to format their system. A factory reset is what people use to clean the gremlins along with wiping dalvik cache and cache partition. Bhundven has recommended flashing the same rom twice in a row I believe to help make sure all installs correctly (I think he was talking about bootloaders when he recommended that).
But a factory reset is what I think you are trying to accomplish with formatting your system.
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I use GoLauncher on Vahalla Black with no problems. I think it has to do with your backup... not the app itself.
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Ok cool. In another phones forum a system wipe is actually suggested a lot. I think... I did it every time on the G2x before installing any new roms or backups. I wasn't doing it at first but started after someone suggested it. But yeah I think the factoy reset is enough. Seems to be enough so far.
aburn95 said:
I wiped caches, did factory reset, tired to format system again with no luck and accidentally restarted before re-flashing Vahalla. Which, I guess I didn't really need to do anyways if it's an App causing the issue. I guess the factory reset would be enough. Smooth again so i will try some fresh reinstalls now. Thanks for the noob patience
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I am a noob too. No worries. Vahalla Black is solid. Backups are tricky. Fresh installs are the way to go.
Hey guys, so I'm worried I might have bricked my One S, or at least messed it up beyond what I can personally repair.
Basically what happened was that I was trying to install the Auto brightness patch (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638559) onto my One S, because I wasn't happy with the batterly life. Stupidly, I tried to install it without checking accurately for matching RUU version numbers. I thought the Virtuous Ville v1.40 ROM I was running had a 1.78 base, but it has a 1.70 one. Still, I figured that in case anything went wrong, I would just make a nandroid backup and restore. Unfortunately this did not work out so well.
My phone got stuck in a boot loop, so I reset it. When I tried to restore my Nandroid backup, I got an error saying "can't mount /sdcard" or something of the sort. Other Nandroid backups had always worked.
I think before entering recovery, I selected "factory reset" on the HBOOT menu instead of "recovery" by accident. It still loaded into the recovery though, so I wasn't sure what I had actually done. If I did press the wrong thing don't know if that somehow messed up the recovery's access to the SD card.
So now I don't know what to do. I don't mind having to reinstall everything and losing my data, I just want my phone to work. Everytime I try to turn it on it gets stuck in a boot loop, and there doesn't seem to be any way I can access my storage for either nandroid nor installing any roms.
Any help would be immensely appreciated.
Sorry guys, false alarm.
For anyone that's curious, all I had to do to fix my problem was simply reflash CWM recovery(interim touch). Not sure what went wrong, but I think that was that fixed it. Unfortunately I lost all my data and customizations(not sure ifbecause of the factory reset in HBOOT or because I also accidentally clicked on "clear storage" >_>) but since i just got the phone a few days ago and have been installing ROMs very frequently, it's no biggie.
Can a mod close this?
napilopez said:
Sorry guys, false alarm.
For anyone that's curious, all I had to do to fix my problem was simply reflash CWM recovery(interim touch). Not sure what went wrong, but I think that was that fixed it. Unfortunately I lost all my data and customizations(not sure ifbecause of the factory reset in HBOOT or because I also accidentally clicked on "clear storage" >_>) but since i just got the phone a few days ago and have been installing ROMs very frequently, it's no biggie.
Can a mod close this?
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You shouldn't be using the interim release of the touch recovery anymore.
There is an official release now: Official Touch Recovery
And yes, you lost everything because you did a factory reset... it's all in the name you know... 'factory reset' - does it ring any bells?
I'm having the same problem here. I've tried to fastboot flash alternate recoveries and keep getting the sdcard error. I was trying to install cm9 and now phone won't boot and no sdcard!
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated........
Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1630459
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I wanted to post this in the BAKED thread in the developer section but I don't have enough poststo do it there, so hopefully someone here can help.
I just flashed crespo BlackBean 7 (BAKED) ROM (on my Nexus S) and inverted gapps. It seems to have installed properly but whenever I reboot I get a message that several processes have stopped such as YouTube and GMail, and when I go in to system settings -> storage I get a message saying "Unfortunately, Settings has stopped". I get that message every time consistently. I've tried re-flashing the ROM but to no avail. When I installed the ROM I wiped "Dalvik cache", wiped "Battery Stats" and wiped "Cache partition".
It appears I've not done something or done something wrong, so if anyone here can help I'd appreciate it.
Did you full wipe before installing the rom? That means factory reset/data wipe.
polobunny said:
Did you full wipe before installing the rom? That means factory reset/data wipe.
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I did not do a factory wipe because the last time I did that I lost everything, even after using Titanium backup to back up all my apps first. When I tried to restore there was nothing there to restore. Is there a way to use Titanium backup so that after doing a full wipe I can still get my stuff back?
volan1 said:
I did not do a factory wipe because the last time I did that I lost everything, even after using Titanium backup to back up all my apps first. When I tried to restore there was nothing there to restore. Is there a way to use Titanium backup so that after doing a full wipe I can still get my stuff back?
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So I bit the bullet and did a full factory wipe, but I still get the "Unfortunately settings has stopped" error showing up. I wonder if it's a bug in the ROM.
volan1 said:
So I bit the bullet and did a full factory wipe, but I still get the "Unfortunately settings has stopped" error showing up. I wonder if it's a bug in the ROM.
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Storage settings fc is a bug in the ROM. It will be fixed in the next version. You should not get fc for any other settings. Back to kill is faster than normal. Everything else works fine on bb7.
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anshumandash said:
Storage settings fc is a bug in the ROM. It will be fixed in the next version. You should not get fc for any other settings. Back to kill is faster than normal. Everything else works fine on bb7.
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Thank you!
I saw the back to kill thing, someone else had mentioned it on the BAKED thread too. Thanks for the info on the fc.
I got another problem though, that made me revert to my previous ROM. I was about to put my phone away for the night and decided to do one more reboot, but it never went past the BAKED splash screen. Even after pulling the battery it wouldn't boot. Is this a known bug too? Or did something happen to my machine? After booting to recovery and re-installing my previous ROM, everything seems to be fine.
Any thoughts?
volan1 said:
Thank you!
I saw the back to kill thing, someone else had mentioned it on the BAKED thread too. Thanks for the info on the fc.
I got another problem though, that made me revert to my previous ROM. I was about to put my phone away for the night and decided to do one more reboot, but it never went past the BAKED splash screen. Even after pulling the battery it wouldn't boot. Is this a known bug too? Or did something happen to my machine? After booting to recovery and re-installing my previous ROM, everything seems to be fine.
Any thoughts?
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There isn't any boot issue with the ROM. If you decide to try this ROM again, try to do a clean install.
Boot into recovery, do a factory wipe, go to advanced & wipe dalvik cache, go to mounts & format /systems. Flash ROM & gapps, reboot.
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Hello, I am in a bit of a jam and am trying to find the best way out.
My device is encrypted using the native Android feature. I have Lean Kernel and CleanROM on the device. So it is rooted/unlocked. I was trying to clean the device further by uninstalling some useless apps with Titanium Backup. Turns out I messed up on something..
When the phone boots to the encrypted device screen, the keyboard doesn't show up! I am not able to get into the phone to do anything!
I have the latest CWM recovery installed. I tried a factory reset and such, but it says it fails to mount the internal SD card. /:
Anyone know how I can fix this and flash a new CleanROM? Data wiping is not a problem for me, but CWM refuses to mount the SD card to do it..
Any advice? I am relatively new to the Android scene, so try not to make things too complicated.
Odin?
EatonZ said:
Hello, I am in a bit of a jam and am trying to find the best way out.
My device is encrypted using the native Android feature. I have Lean Kernel and CleanROM on the device. So it is rooted/unlocked. I was trying to clean the device further by uninstalling some useless apps with Titanium Backup. Turns out I messed up on something..
When the phone boots to the encrypted device screen, the keyboard doesn't show up! I am not able to get into the phone to do anything!
I have the latest CWM recovery installed. I tried a factory reset and such, but it says it fails to mount the internal SD card. /:
Anyone know how I can fix this and flash a new CleanROM? Data wiping is not a problem for me, but CWM refuses to mount the SD card to do it..
Any advice? I am relatively new to the Android scene, so try not to make things too complicated.
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This probably wouldn't work, but have you tried reflashing with Odin?
budzylikessoup said:
This probably wouldn't work, but have you tried reflashing with Odin?
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I am looking at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984436
I am downloading the very first package. Since that seems to wipe everything, which is what I want at this point.
Will flashing that work?
I'm not sure if it will work, as I don't encrypt my device. What it will do is wipe your system, data, etc. partitions, but it won't touch your internal SD. This will probably be fine; it will install a keyboard and you should be able to enter your password, that is, if it can flash the ROM properly.
flanks vidsguir
budzylikessoup said:
I'm not sure if it will work, as I don't encrypt my device. What it will do is wipe your system, data, etc. partitions, but it won't touch your internal SD. This will probably be fine; it will install a keyboard and you should be able to enter your password, that is, if it can flash the ROM properly.
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I'm still trying to understand how Android storage works, so I may sound like a noob here haha..
All I have is an internal SD card. I don't have an external one or anything. Are system, data located on another internal flash chip or something? If they are on the internal SD, I would imagine everything would be formatted and reset once this is flashed.
Sorry, I read the linked post wrong...So this will wipe everything, system, data, and internal SD.
As for the difference, the system and data are different partitions than the internal SD.. so normally when you factory reset in CWM, it just wipes the data, not your internal SD or system. What this means is that it won't touch some files, like ones you download from the internet, but it will get rid of all of your apps and appdata, as you know, and these are stored in the data partition.
I got it sorted. Thanks for the help.
Glad I could help!
EatonZ said:
I am looking at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984436
I am downloading the very first package. Since that seems to wipe everything, which is what I want at this point.
Will flashing that work?
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Just wanna say this thread was a lifesaver, and I'll just leave my experience here for fellow noobs, like myself, stumbling into this issue.
I CMod'd my S3 with Clockwork (following very detailed instructions) and tried out encryption (knowing ahead of time that a factory reset would be in order if I didn't like it). As you all know Clockwork has trouble mounting the encrypted /sdcard/ directory, and won't do the factory reset. I was afraid that since Clockwork couldn't deal with the encrypted data, so too might Odin, leading to the risk of bricking. This thread gave me enough courage to give it a go. Following the above linked instructions solved the problem. Odin had no problem wiping and writing over the encrypted data. after I was back to stock I ran through installing Clockwork and CMod again. And just like that, the problem's fixed.
Thanks a bunch everyone!
EDIT:
I just got a response on twitter from a friend who ran into the same issue with clockwork. According to him, apparently TWRP doesn't have this flaw. My phone's working now and I don't want to monkey around with it anymore, but maybe a more experienced user out there could comment on/confirm this, and maybe add the info to the tutorials (if it's correct).
Thanks again!
SpoonlessCorey said:
Just wanna say this post was a lifesaver, and I'll just leave my experience here for fellow noobs, like myself, stumbling into this issue.
I CMod'd my S3 with Clockwork (following very detailed instructions) and tried out encryption (knowing ahead of time that a factory reset would be in order if I didn't like it). As you all know Clockwork has trouble mounting the encrypted /sdcard/ directory, and won't do the factory reset. I was afraid that since Clockwork couldn't deal with the encrypted data, so too might Odin, leading to the risk of bricking. This thread gave me enough courage to give it a go. Following the above linked instructions solved the problem. Odin had no problem wiping and writing over the encrypted data. after I was back to stock I ran through installing Clockwork and CMod again. And just like that, the problem's fixed.
Thanks a bunch everyone!
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Yeah, I was worried I might have created a $200 paper-weight!
I'm glad that my question ended up helping you as well!:good: