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[Q] I seriously screwed up, mainly because I don't know what I'm doing HELP!!!!

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.

RE: Process system is not responding

RE: Process system is not responding
Anybody else ever run into this problem. I restart my phone and process system doesn't work right away. it takes sometimes 5 or 6 reboot attempts before the phone process system runs.
I'm not rooted regular stock.
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I'm sorry your question makes no sense try explaining a different way

I would suggest rooting and flashing another rom. Sounds to me like something got corrupted.
Sent via smoke signal

yep same problem here. i tried all the answers i found online. havent came up with one that worked yet. not the rom because i just flashed a new one and same problem.
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alright i fixed it on my phone. i did a full wipe. tell me if i need to explain how to do this. reflashed the ROM and gapps. when i went through the setup the first time there was an option to restore from google. it was checked by default. i left it checked. same problem... system process not responding... wiped and started over and reflashed ROM and gapps. unchecked restore google and it didnt come back. phone hasnt crashed since. the problem lies within the wifi passwords restore. the problem started when i was trying to start wifi. i dont know where to report the bug or i would. good luck and any questions? just quote this so i get an email and ill try to explain if this didnt make sense. hope it helped. if it did consider buying my buddy a beer who is a dev and needs a new computer. http://johntriger-development.yolasite.com/

CM10 + MMS

As the title states, I have my skyrocket with cm10 and mms is not working. I'm using the pta apn that's included. I searched via Google to see if there were any mistakes with the apn settings and didn't see anything... Any suggestions??? It acknowledges that an mms was sent to me but will never download it.
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Assuming you're on att that apn us fine. Did you do a clean flash of the CM? And also do you have the auto retrieve enabled in your sms settings?
I'm sure you've messed with it enough and it still didn't work so I recommend a clean reflash if the latest CM with the latest UCMC1 radio and you should be fine
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Do u have droidwall installed? Or any other app that allows modifications of IP tables or perhaps permissions?

oh man...I am seriously having the same issue here...
Rom: SlimBean 4.2.2.build.6-official
Kernel: 3.0.72+Marla-2.0.7+
Modem: i727UCMC1
So I've gone through multiple iterations of Beanstalk and Slim, and not yet have I been able to get MMS working...I've Odin'd clean and installed from scratch, redownloaded the roms to make sure I got a solid DL, tried various APN settings, and none of it seems to work. Going to try and odin to stock, and flash tomorrow, but I get the feeling it's not going to work...
in the instances that I have not odin'd to stock, I have wiped the appropriate cache, and formatted and reset...still to no avail
any suggestions? this is really starting to drive me crazy...and I feel like I'm the only one. Every stinkin thread I read says it's a bad dl, try again. Done that more times than I can count and still nothing...

pyrplhaze said:
oh man...I am seriously having the same issue here...
Rom: SlimBean 4.2.2.build.6-official
Kernel: 3.0.72+Marla-2.0.7+
Modem: i727UCMC1
So I've gone through multiple iterations of Beanstalk and Slim, and not yet have I been able to get MMS working...I've Odin'd clean and installed from scratch, redownloaded the roms to make sure I got a solid DL, tried various APN settings, and none of it seems to work. Going to try and odin to stock, and flash tomorrow, but I get the feeling it's not going to work...
in the instances that I have not odin'd to stock, I have wiped the appropriate cache, and formatted and reset...still to no avail
any suggestions? this is really starting to drive me crazy...and I feel like I'm the only one. Every stinkin thread I read says it's a bad dl, try again. Done that more times than I can count and still nothing...
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I see no mention of you checking the md5 or making sure your apn is correct.
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APN s have been messed with, and I've tried various ones. Found them somewhere here on xda, and verified that my phone reflects them. **edit...my phone reflects the correct art apns....not some random stuff I found...just wanted to clarify
Md5 is another thing though....I've never checked them before, and due to that, I havent clue how to verify md5. I'll do some reading and see. I can tell you that when I flash it will say "no md5 found, skipping verification" or something to that effect. I presume this could be the issue?
Thanks!

That just means you have md5 verification turned off, it doesn't affect anything. You need to check the md5 yourself before you flash the files on your phone. If they don't match the files are incomplete or corrupted.
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Thanks. I've downloaded a Checksum utility from CNET, and redownloading the rom right now. Will also re-download modem and verify as well. I noticed on the CM site that UCLI3 is now the recommended modem, so I'll go ahead and change to that instead of using UCMC1.
I plan on flashing to stock, and going all the way through it, just to ensure everything is cleared out this time, instead of just wiping/formatting via TWRP this time around.
Appreciate your help. Will report back any issues.
Thanks.

pyrplhaze said:
Thanks. I've downloaded a Checksum utility from CNET, and redownloading the rom right now. Will also re-download modem and verify as well. I noticed on the CM site that UCLI3 is now the recommended modem, so I'll go ahead and change to that instead of using UCMC1.
I plan on flashing to stock, and going all the way through it, just to ensure everything is cleared out this time, instead of just wiping/formatting via TWRP this time around.
Appreciate your help. Will report back any issues.
Thanks.
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That is outdated, you want to use ucmc1 radio.
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Thanks for confirming. Just finished re-downloading everything, and that modem link on the CM site was kinda odd, so I decided to stick with UCMC1. I literally just finished all my downloads, and now am going to begin the stock-recovery-modem-rom flashing process. Hoping to be able to report back success within the next hour! All md5/sha hashes checked out, so here's hoping!!
Thanks for your help through all of this.
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OK! flashed to stock successfully, and was able to send MMS via stock rom...now onto the fun stuff...
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RIGHT ON!
I have no idea where the issue was in my prior process (likely MD5 checking, because that's the only thing I did differently) but we are up and running now.
Totally appreciate your help through all of this...now I shall crawl back into my hole, and likely not return til I get another phone, and a whole new set of problems
THANKS!!!!!!

pyrplhaze said:
Thanks for confirming. Just finished re-downloading everything, and that modem link on the CM site was kinda odd, so I decided to stick with UCMC1. I literally just finished all my downloads, and now am going to begin the stock-recovery-modem-rom flashing process. Hoping to be able to report back success within the next hour! All md5/sha hashes checked out, so here's hoping!!
Thanks for your help through all of this.
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OK! flashed to stock successfully, and was able to send MMS via stock rom...now onto the fun stuff...
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RIGHT ON!
I have no idea where the issue was in my prior process (likely MD5 checking, because that's the only thing I did differently) but we are up and running now.
Totally appreciate your help through all of this...now I shall crawl back into my hole, and likely not return til I get another phone, and a whole new set of problems
THANKS!!!!!!
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Haha, glad you got it all done. Enjoy!
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just wanted to update this, in case anyone else experiences this issue....
I installed a few extras (an addon package, and cLock, and a few other things off the Slim Roms site) and all of a sudden I wasn't able to send MMS again. No idea what did it, because I didn't check before installing each .zip package, just installed them all at once.
I presumed everything was good, then tried to send an MMS that evening. Didn't work. AHHH! SO FRUSTRATING!
Decided to charge it up all the way and prepare to reflash everything. UGH. Not again. This **** is getting old.
So I thought, well, let's just do a full wipe, and see what that does. So I went into TWRP, did the "full wipe" option that wipes cache, dalvik cache, .android_secure, and Factory Reset. Figured if it borked everything, I'd just start from square 1. Got nothing to lose, right?
Well, it worked. Did that reset, and phone booted up. Once everything was up, I tried to send MMS, and success! Haven't had a single issue since then.
Thanks.

I've noticed that if I'm using a thrifty party messaging app my mms won't send but using the stock app it sends with no problem...
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(HELP) Stuck on Bootloop, no issue...

Hey guys, today I don goofed.
I went full flashing frenzy mode after week and weeks of restraining myself in fear of doing irremediable damage to my phone. I rooted it and unlocked boot loader without changing the recovery because I wanted as much as possible "stock" root (don't ask why, this is stupid I know).
So I Updated Binaries, Installed Xposed framework, installed a bunch of modules (I can list them if you need), then I installed all the lollipop apk's I could get my hands on (GPL, Google Play Store, Google Search, Music) and I decided, this isn't enough. I then flashed Franco Kernel R27, and things were going great. As that wasn't enough flashing, I flashed the Smooth Scrool Mod and finale Vomer Tweaks. I think this is where it went south, because I didn't find the file for Vomer (that I was supposed to install), so I flashed It once again. After that, my phone started to bug a bit, so I rebooted, and at first I would get no signal, would not detect my SIM card etc. I tried a factory reset and now my phone is booting, getting to the setup screen, and booting again. At this point I still have access to TWRP, Fastboot etc. I then decided to do I full complete recovery using THIS GUIDE to get "100 stock". I'm still getting the reboot at setup screen. I am know trying THIS METHOD
AND IT ****ING WORKED. Holy ****. I'm leaving this post so I can thank all the great guys that help me save my ass... I learned my lesson and do a Nandroid before doing stupid **** like that (i Know i'm gonna do it again...). I was scared ****less. I'm still curious as towhead happened though. Any clue ?

Yep @markbencze guide has saved my A$$ more than once.

i am having bootloop issue, tried many roms, erased partition too, still no use. continuous bootloops
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S M G said:
Yep @markbencze guide has saved my A$$ more than once.
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i am having bootloop issue, tried many roms, erased partition too, still no use. continuous bootloops
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i am having bootloop issue, tried many roms, erased partition too, still no use. continuous bootloops

[Completed] [Q] Sprint GS3 Alive,,,but Nearly Useless

OK, here's the history:
I bought my Sprint Galaxy SIII from Craigslist. It was almost new and came with factory firmware. I'm pretty certain that it had never been flashed, rooted...etc.
I activated it on FreedomPop and went through their activation process.
Then I rooted with Odin.
Everything went well and worked well enough, except that I was unhappy with the battery drain. I was getting <10 hours on a full charge. My research said that the FP apps were the culprit.
Skip ahead two months to yesterday...
I decided to install a new ROM and get rid of all FP apps. My plan was (still is I hope) to use the free data from FP and use Hangouts for all voice and text. I'm not a heavy user, so the data usage should be minimal. I'm mostly interested in using the plan strictly for data.
I found a ROM called LiquidSmooth and installed it along with Philz touch recovery. I also did a Nandroid backup of my working ROM.
It installed fine, but I started having random reboots.
I decided to go back to full stock, rooted. I d/l'ed ND8 Stock Rooted Odex and flashed it (after making a Nandroid of the working (mostly) LiquidSmooth). The flash went fine, but the phone will now not reboot.
I've left it for 30+ minutes with fingers crossed, but it just keeps flashing the blue LED. The hardware buttons do nothing. Only a battery pull shuts it down.
I can get back into Recovery, no problem.
I re-flashed including full reset/wipe/Dalvik wipe at least 4 times with the same result. It never boots.
I tried to reinstall my Nandroid of LiquidSmooth, but it fails on MD5 check (probably because I brilliantly changed the filename after creating it.
If I disable MD5 checking though Philz, it still fails. The error is Error while restoring /system.
I haven't yet found my original working Nandroid on the system. It's not in the same folder as the LiquidSmooth backup. It was created by CWM, not Philz if that helps anybody help me.
I cannot connect to the phone via my PC to load another ROM on it. It does not show up in My Computer.
I assume ADB is unlikely to work too, but I'm a complete newb in that area.
Please hit me with some suggestions. Am I SOL?
The phone's not a brick, I just can't seem to make it recognize a ROM.
Thanks for reading. I'll look forward to any replies.

Hi,
Asking here in your device section would be the best place to find help...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/help-i9305
Good luck!
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Actually, Here is the sprint specific section,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-sprint?nocache=1&z=7804959418717772

Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up using Samsung download mode and flashing a stock rom with Odin. Now back up and running. Let's see how the battery lasts now.

Thank you. Thread closed.