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CyanogenMod Woes

Hey all,
I stumbled into an issue a few days ago and I'm trying to figure out how to get it resolved with minimum headache.
I downloaded the latest CyanogenMod download from h8rift's get.cm website, but unfortunately I didn't notice that it was CM9 rather than CM10 until I had flashed it and the boot animation popped up.
I didn't have a CM10 zip saved to my SD card partition, and TWRP, for some reason, would not mount to USB on either my Mac or my PC. The phone wouldn't boot into CM9, so I couldn't download the zip from there either.
So, I hit 'factory reset'.. twice, both from the bootloader, and from TWRP. Well, no luck. Now the file browser in TWRP doesn't even show my SD card's contents, just the TWRP folder. Every time I see a command line in TWRP, it tells me the SD card couldn't be mounted.
So, crap. Are all my files gone? I didn't realize factory resetting wipes the phone. I have all my photos on the SD card partition as well as a somewhat recent Titanium backup, so I'd really, really, really not like to lose those.
I understand that running a RUU will probably fix my issue, but the thing is, on the off chance that my SD card contents are still around, I'd like to be able to keep them. Will running a RUU wipe the SD card, if it still is in there somewhere? Are there any other suggestions re: getting the phone to boot, or be recognized as a USB disk? Also, if I do end up RUUing, I assume I have to unlock the bootloader again. Sigh, that was a hassle the first time.
tl;dr I'm complaining about a lot of stuff that I'll probably have to do anyways because I did something stupid and wasn't smart enough to keep backups, but if anyone wants to give pointers that'll make this process easier I will kiss your shoes and worship you forever.
Thanks.

If you end up needing to wipe your SDCard, here are some helpful tips
[Q] E:Can't mount/SD card http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1751803
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denversc said:
If you end up needing to wipe your SDCard, here are some helpful tips
[Q] E:Can't mount/SD card http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1751803
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Oops, here is the full url:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751803

So I just managed to boot into CyanogenMod 9, without actually doing anything.
So it boots but can't mount the SD card. I have no idea either. Any way to mount the SD card without relocking bootloader?

Have you tried to access your sd card with a file manager app like solid explorer to see if anything is still on the card?
Sent from my Nocturnalized One XL using Forum Runner

Factory reset from the bootloader appears to wipe the sdcard and leave it in an unformatted state. I did this yesterday and fixed it by letting the phone boot back into the sense rom I was running.
Not quite sure what you can do in CM9. Have you tried connecting to your computer and seeing if windows detects a valid drive? If it doesn't maybe let windows format it, yeah I don't like this idea either, so you can at last get some files on it.

I had a similar problem after flashing a nocturnal update...
Here's what I did to resolve:
Wipe all - SD card, factory reset (all can be done inside TWRP)...then plug your phone into your computer via usb and on your phone in TWRP main screen, navigate to Mount and select USB storage. It WILL show up on your computer as unformatted - just reformat (which will wipe it again) and then let you copy files in. Just download the latest CM10 (which is working great) and flash away...
I am using a Mac computer running win xp via parallels and it worked great - I don't remember what file structure to format the SD card as, but it was the default when it brought up the format dialogue...
Hope that helps!
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[Q] I just cannot get a JB -> ICS downgrade to go!

OK, I must be totally misunderstanding this. I just can't get a downgrade from JB -> ICS 0.30 to work. Help?
History:
I had issues going from ICS 0.30 to JB OTA as my tablet was encrypted. I did a wipe data, then I was able to get it started on JB
It works fine on JB
I lost root, but /usr/xbin/su is still there without the setuid/setgid bits
To downgrade:
I took the WW SKU recovery file for 9.4.5.30, extracted the inner zip file
Renamed it to EP201_768_SDUPDATE (tried with .zip extension and without)
Put this on the microSD card
Start with PowerOn+VolumeDown
Hit VolumeUp to get the selections.
I see "RCK", Android, USB and Wipe Data options
With RCK selected I hit VolumeUp
The Android appears with the spinny tummy thing, and dies at once.
I did a WipeData and tried again, same result.
What stupid thing am I doing wrong here???

If you DLd the WW, you should be on a WW machine. Are you? If you're on a US machine you download the US version, etc.
I bought mine at Best Buy, thus US. I downloaded the US version, extracted it, copied the inner .ZIP to the microSD, renamed it as mentioned, and then it automagically installed. when I rebooted into recovery and selected RCK with Vol Up.
If it still does not work, might try re-downloading the file again.

johnlgalt said:
If you DLd the WW, you should be on a WW machine. Are you? If you're on a US machine you download the US version, etc.
I bought mine at Best Buy, thus US. I downloaded the US version, extracted it, copied the inner .ZIP to the microSD, renamed it as mentioned, and then it automagically installed. when I rebooted into recovery and selected RCK with Vol Up.
If it still does not work, might try re-downloading the file again.
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It's a UK machine, so it's WW (the working JB I have reports JR003C.WW_epad_10.4.4.16-20120927 as the build.
OK, I'll pull the WW file from ASUS again and compare to what I have.
So one question - rename the extracted with .zip or without .zip?
Thanks!

I renamed it with the .ZIP extension still there. make sure you have Windows set to show file extensions so you're not naming it XXXX.zip.zip with the extra .ZIP at the end.

johnlgalt said:
I renamed it with the .ZIP extension still there. make sure you have Windows set to show file extensions so you're not naming it XXXX.zip.zip with the extra .ZIP at the end.
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Yep, name is EP201_768_SDUPDATE.zip
I just did a test of the recovery procedure without having the microSD card in at all, and I got the same thing - the RCK option remains available, and I can select it with the same failure.
I wonder if the issue is that the recovery mode isn't seeing the card? It's a 64GB uSDXC formatted with exFAT - it works fine from ICS and JB, but could the recovery code be more stupid and not be able to drive it?
It's making me suspicious that what I thought I was doing upgrading from ICS to JB on an encrypted system wasn't what I actually did at all. If the OTA worked, and it was the Wipe Data I did that got things back, then perhaps I have never ever read anything from that card. I had assumed that Wipe Data would also install the firmware, but I don't think it does.
Is it worth trying a 32GB or smaller card, do you think?
Alan

Absolutely worth it. There is a thread on working and not working cards, and it seems to be the consensus that the 64 GB cards are iffy on the 64 GB models for whatever reason. I have yet to try them.
I do know that my 16 GB card and a pair of 8 GB cards and a 2 GB card I have work flawlessly, formatted FAT32.
You could try formatting that with FAT32 and seeing if it wouold work, but IIRC, only 64GB cards that did work were exFAT....
Take a look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803084
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I'm formatting my 2 GB card as NTFS and seeing if it will work in the microSD slot or not - if it will, I may format the 16 GB one with NTFS as well.
I have a feeling, though, that it will not work when in recovery....
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2 GB formatted as NTFS works in the microSD slot on the tablet.

Thanks, John.
It's a SanDisk 64GB SDHC Class 10. I just went to check that, but the spring on the eject from the tablet shot the thing out across the room and it's now disappeared forever somewhere on the floor or under a chair or in a box of papers or ... (it's been that sort of day!)
I'm going to buy in a 4GB card for Monday to try. The 64GB is fine with ICS and JB, but I'll bet the drivers in recovery mode are different and can't handle it.
Alan

I was thinking along the same lines. You can find a cheap 2 GB if it will help. Not a bad idea to put it in an adapter and stick it in the regular SD Slot in the dock so it is always available....

johnlgalt said:
Not a bad idea to put it in an adapter and stick it in the regular SD Slot in the dock so it is always available....
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Or at least not let it get thrown across the floor and lost under a bookcase I'll have to buy one anyway now....

I have confidence that you'll find it lol - that is not a cheap investment, yanno....

johnlgalt said:
that is not a cheap investment, yanno....
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Not at what we have to pay in the UK for them it's not :crying:

And that was it!!
I just used a Kingston 8GB uSD card, and the downgrade to ICS went perfectly. So point to note: just because the Android drivers can handle a 64GB card, doesn't mean the recovery firmwware drivers can.
And now to get root back and come forward to JB again. You may yet have a scream for help from me!
Thanks for the help, John :victory:

And now I'm on rooted Jelly Bean. Happy.

[Q]rooted 2.2, Installed CM10 on HOX, cant copy files!

Hey guys,
I have a question.
I'm successfully rooted and installed cm10 thanks to the help of this forum and got thought i got everything working. However, when I tried to copy music, it does not show up on the one x!
Not sure why, i decided to check the storage options in settings. If i go to settings, storage. I see a whopping 2.34 gigabytes of available space!!
not sure if this is because of the cm10 install or what? I had to reformat the disk at one points.
If i go to my computer and look at it, its 9.92 gig capacity, and im only using 1.57 GB. Its formatted in FAT32.
Does anyone know what my problem is?
Thank you!
UPDATE:
so i found this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33301423
i tried going into MTP mode in USB computer connection (storage, settings, usb computer connection) it selects for a second, then defaults to mass storage.
Do you think it could be something witih me mounting the sd card wrong in TWRP?

2.34GB is the phone storage
9.93GB is the sdcard
try wiping sdcard inside settings

DvineLord said:
2.34GB is the phone storage
9.93GB is the sdcard
try wiping sdcard inside settings
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inside recovery? so twrp?
could you clarify please.
thank you.

donkeybat64 said:
inside recovery? so twrp?
could you clarify please.
thank you.
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You can wipe it from recovery or in the ROM of the phone. Either one should work. If you do it from TWRP, make sure to use FAT32

If I wipe my sd card.. Wouldn't I lose all my files?
Can someone explain it like I'm five? I'm still confused. Maybe a procedure?
Thanks for your patience.

donkeybat64 said:
If I wipe my sd card.. Wouldn't I lose all my files?
Can someone explain it like I'm five? I'm still confused. Maybe a procedure?
Thanks for your patience.
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If you can't mount your SD card in recovery or from within CM10, your internal* storage is possibly corrupted.
Plug your phone into your computer and try mounting the SD card as a disk drive and scan for errors

doing a factory reset in bootloader will cause your sdcard to corrupt.

http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/showthread.php/1050
great resource here... im doing this now. will report back.
EDIT: yep, works now. follow the instrucitons on the link.
its kinda confusing, but when you go into twrp, your SD is ALREADY mounted, so dont hit unmount...
WHen you are done copying music/games/pron or whatever, make sure you safely remove it before turning file transfer off on your phone. and you should b OK

donkeybat64 said:
If I wipe my sd card.. Wouldn't I lose all my files?
Can someone explain it like I'm five? I'm still confused. Maybe a procedure?
Thanks for your patience.
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duhhh
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donkeybat64 said:
http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/showthread.php/1050
great resource here... im doing this now. will report back.
EDIT: yep, works now. follow the instrucitons on the link.
its kinda confusing, but when you go into twrp, your SD is ALREADY mounted, so dont hit unmount...
WHen you are done copying music/games/pron or whatever, make sure you safely remove it before turning file transfer off on your phone. and you should b OK
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see , amazing what taking a deep breath, a little reading and some searching will do....you get to answer your own questions :highfive:

Wipped HTC One S C2, unable to mount /sdcard, need urgent help

I got still the TWRP running, can still work with All In One Tool, are able to transfer files with adb, don't have su permission and no acces to the sd card, can't install anything, RUU 1.11.161.133 .exe required or other solutions, always in TWRP unable to mount /sdcard please help

Go to the recovery and try mounting the sdcard as usb storage on windows. Then format the sdcard removable disk. Worked for me. Copy the rom on sdcard and flash from twrp and you'll be up and running in no time.
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You can also try this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086156

Merrymustu said:
Go to the recovery and try mounting the sdcard as usb storage on windows. Then format the sdcard removable disk. Worked for me. Copy the rom on sdcard and flash from twrp and you'll be up and running in no time.
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You can also try this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086156
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Thanks for reply,
actually this phone does not have a real sdcard, it's build inside. I cannot find this card under cmd and format

*facepalm* I know that! There is an option in recovery which lets you connect the phone to your pc via usb cable in data storage mode. Try that.

mita399 said:
Thanks for reply,
actually this phone does not have a real sdcard, it's build inside. I cannot find this card under cmd and format
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Thats correct. Its internal, which essentially means its just a seperate partition (formated in FAT32) in the internal memory of the phone. The link provided above should help you, and will allow you to reformat that partition if its corrupted. You have to work through the linux shell as it wont show up in windows if its corrupted. At the bottom of the instructions are even more simpler methods, assuming you are ok with wiping all the data on your phone. The reason those methods work too is because the stock recovery in your phone will also format the sd card when you choose to factory reset, etc (but you need to reflash the stock recovery to work). Check the post, it should all make sense.

Merrymustu said:
*facepalm* I know that! There is an option in recovery which lets you connect the phone to your pc via usb cable in data storage mode. Try that.
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Do you have a link where I can get more info about facepalm

Uhh....

mita399 said:
Do you have a link where I can get more info about facepalm
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Lol, quote of the day!
One S | Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2 | Viper 1.2.1 | Bricked Beastmode

mita399 said:
Do you have a link where I can get more info about facepalm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facepalm

This thread made my day

SM-G930F SDCard write only

I have just bought an S7 (SM-G930F) after years and years with my trusty S3 9-9300...
I have rooted it and installed TWRP. Otherwise stock. Added most of my trusty apps and 64Gb SD Card.
I have an odd senario. I can access the card and I can andd and make changes to content, BUT there are some things I can not do, such as change ownership and permissions, but more importantly, I can not back up using Titanium Backup. TB says the card is fuill, but further investigation it won't allow it to store to the card. It says it is read only.
How do I fix this very annoying delema, any one, please?

jonners59 said:
I have just bought an S7 (SM-G930F) after years and years with my trusty S3 9-9300...
I have rooted it and installed TWRP. Otherwise stock. Added most of my trusty apps and 64Gb SD Card.
I have an odd senario. I can access the card and I can andd and make changes to content, BUT there are some things I can not do, such as change ownership and permissions, but more importantly, I can not back up using Titanium Backup. TB says the card is fuill, but further investigation it won't allow it to store to the card. It says it is read only.
How do I fix this very annoying delema, any one, please?
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Hi
did you do all the steps posted in the TWRP page , specially Wipe Data?

Well I didn't follow those steps, but I did wipe the data partition just by chance.
What do you think ithe problem is and do you think it can be fixed without yet another rebuild - I have done so many to get the phone working.

jonners59 said:
Well I didn't follow those steps, but I did wipe the data partition just by chance.
What do you think ithe problem is and do you think it can be fixed without yet another rebuild - I have done so many to get the phone working.
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Hi
I think that the data partition is still encrypted or not totally decripted that is why you do not have full access
TWRP Op step 10
Only if you want internal storage or data to work in TWRP:
Go to [Wipe] -> [Format Data] (not advanced wipe) -> type "yes".
WARNING: This will wipe your internal storage, disable encryption, and factory reset your phone!
Go to [Reboot] -> [Recovery].
You need to format data ( no just wipe) to get full access
I would try to install again TWRP ( all steps) but of course the problem is your data will be gone

OK, but how does that help the SDCard?????
I ask as I want to make absolutly sure as I now have no backup as I had deleted all the TB files.

jonners59 said:
OK, but how does that help the SDCard?????
I ask as I want to make absolutly sure as I now have no backup as I had deleted all the TB files.
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Hi
I think I misunderstood you , you are talking about your external SD card not the internal,right ? if so , sorry my bad .
Maybe you had already but did you try to format it again or a different root explorer?

Not yet..... Odd thing is I am sure it worked for a while, but you know how these things are...

jonners59 said:
Not yet..... Odd thing is I am sure it worked for a while, but you know how these things are...
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Check this
http://androidforums.com/threads/titanium-backup-pro-wont-use-external-sd.936278/
This app may help out
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en
* This app is likely only useful if you have a stock ROM. If you're running an aftermarket ROM like Cyanogenmod, then there is no reason to install this app (good aftermarket ROMs don't suffer from the problem that this app corrects).
Maybe....
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check also this
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And this

No, did not work. Wouldn't even recognise I had a card. So reformatted it and then wiped the phone, data, etc and factory reset. And just rebooted and installing, but still same problem. Also learnt how crap the Google and Samsung backups are. Just install the apps not anything useful. Hac'd with this crap phone.

jonners59 said:
No, did not work. Wouldn't even recognise I had a card. So reformatted it and then wiped the phone, data, etc and factory reset. And just rebooted and installing, but still same problem. Also learnt how crap the Google and Samsung backups are. Just install the apps not anything useful. Hac'd with this crap phone.
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Sorry to hear that, did you formatted the card in FAT32 or exFat ?

MAX 404 said:
Sorry to hear that, did you formatted the card in FAT32 or exFat ?
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FAT, which I assumed to be FAT32

jonners59 said:
FAT, which I assumed to be FAT32
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Nope, FAT and FAT32 are different
http://portableapps.com/node/2149

jonners59 said:
FAT, which I assumed to be FAT32
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Different card , formatted and still nothing......definitely odd , I am of ideas for now.......

The only option via TWRP were Fat and exFat. I went FAT. WIll it make a difference in this case?
Thanks Max 404

jonners59 said:
The only option via TWRP were Fat and exFat. I went FAT. WIll it make a difference in this case?
Thanks Max 404
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Hi
Did you see @*Detection* comments , FAT is not the same as FAT32 , format the sd card in your PC and make sure you select FAT32

SO using my rooted file explorers, the issue seems to be that SDcard is owned by root and is rwxr-xr-x and I can't change it...

jonners59 said:
SO using my rooted file explorers, the issue seems to be that SDcard is owned by root and is rwxr-xr-x and I can't change it...
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Take the card out of the phone, put it in a reader and connect to PC USB
Use something like minitool partition wizard free to delete all the partitions on the card, create a new primary partition, format to FAT32
Put it back in the phone and see how you get on

jonners59 said:
SO using my rooted file explorers, the issue seems to be that SDcard is owned by root and is rwxr-xr-x and I can't change it...
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*Detection* said:
Take the card out of the phone, put it in a reader and connect to PC USB
Use something like minitool partition wizard free to delete all the partitions on the card, create a new primary partition, format to FAT32
Put it back in the phone and see how you get on
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Hi
+1 @*Detection*
Also you are 100% you are root ? check with something like Root Checker to make sure

I had using gParted - I use Linux machines, still the same and I re rooted several times. and via other rooted S3s. Same.
I think that this is an ownership/group issue. The mount directory is "storage" owned by root, and it is interesting the two of my root file managers see it and the card as rwx-rwx-rwx and others as rwx-r_x-r__
and I suspect that apps like TB, parted (partition manager), Apps to SD, etc. are seeing the same. However, even with the file manager apps that see full access I can not change ownership or rw privileges..... REALLY ODD!!!!!!

SOLVED!!!! Hope this helps others.
In TWRP, Advanced, File Manager.... Find the SD Card, the change the permisions to 0015 This is the SDCard Group/ownership. It all works great now.
To tidy up I need to create a new mount point in / or storage and then a line in fstab. Know how to do that in Linux/Ubuntu, but not in Android even though it is one the same.
Any helps Please?????