Hey all:
While I consider myself quite technologically inclined, it appears that what I think and what reality is are quite different things. Thus, I look for advice from this wonderfully adept community (I've surfed around quite a bit, but I've never had to ask anything).
Here are my phone's specs:
Model: i9020A
Carrier: Koodo
The short story:
because, currently, there's only ICS for the GSM version of the phone, I thought I'd try flashing the GSM version of ICS onto my phone, then load the radio settings for my phone type so that it would work. It didn't. I was able to load ICS, and it worked great; the radio settings for the i9020A, however, didn't load up. As a result, I tried to reload the stock 2.3.6 onto the phone, and I seemed to have failed miserably.
I'm now at the following point:
Normal boot: only loads to the Google screen (with the padlock)
Fastboot Mode: here's the information.
Product Name - HERRING
HW Version - REV 16
Bootloader Version: I9020XXKL1
Baseband Version: I9020XXKI1
Carrier Info: ATT
Serial Number: 3935CEB394BE00EC
Lock State: Unlocked
When I select "Recovery," it briefly goes to the Google screen (with the unlocked padlock at the bottom), then loads into ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.0
Here are the below options:
- reboot system now
- apply update from sdcard
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- install zip from sd card
- backup and restore
- mounts and storage
- advanced
- GO BACK
Below these options is the following information:
ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.0
E: Can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
Essentially, what I am asking is if there is anyway to load the original 2.3.6 for the i9020A on here. If I'm able, then I'll patiently wait for the ICS OTA.
Any help that anyone can provide would be immensely appreciated. If there's any other information I can provide, such as pictures, I'd be more than happy to provide that.
Thanks so much.
rcm8 said:
Hey all:
While I consider myself quite technologically inclined, it appears that what I think and what reality is are quite different things. Thus, I look for advice from this wonderfully adept community (I've surfed around quite a bit, but I've never had to ask anything).
Here are my phone's specs:
Model: i9020A
Carrier: Koodo
The short story:
because, currently, there's only ICS for the GSM version of the phone, I thought I'd try flashing the GSM version of ICS onto my phone, then load the radio settings for my phone type so that it would work. It didn't. I was able to load ICS, and it worked great; the radio settings for the i9020A, however, didn't load up. As a result, I tried to reload the stock 2.3.6 onto the phone, and I seemed to have failed miserably.
I'm now at the following point:
Normal boot: only loads to the Google screen (with the padlock)
Fastboot Mode: here's the information.
Product Name - HERRING
HW Version - REV 16
Bootloader Version: I9020XXKL1
Baseband Version: I9020XXKI1
Carrier Info: ATT
Serial Number: 3935CEB394BE00EC
Lock State: Unlocked
When I select "Recovery," it briefly goes to the Google screen (with the unlocked padlock at the bottom), then loads into ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.0
Here are the below options:
- reboot system now
- apply update from sdcard
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache partition
- install zip from sd card
- backup and restore
- mounts and storage
- advanced
- GO BACK
Below these options is the following information:
ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.0.0
E: Can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: Can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
Essentially, what I am asking is if there is anyway to load the original 2.3.6 for the i9020A on here. If I'm able, then I'll patiently wait for the ICS OTA.
Any help that anyone can provide would be immensely appreciated. Thank you all kindly in advance.
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Do you have a backup that you can restore? If not, grab the 2.3.6 update from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664 and try a flesh install.
You should also flash a new radio, I didn't have any luck with the KI1 radio on my i9020a.
Not saying this will help at all but have you tried the latest version of clockwork mod your version seems to be very old. Try this one and see if it helps Clockwork 5.0.2.3
Thanks a ton for this. I'm a bit of a noob with this, so any other information, i.e., how to flash it properly, would be super helpful.
Again, thanks a bunch for the reply!
rcm8 said:
Thanks a ton for this. I'm a bit of a noob with this, so any other information, i.e., how to flash it properly, would be super helpful.
Again, thanks a bunch for the reply!
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Download this LINK put it on your internal sd card boot up into recovery then do a full wipe in clockwork mod and flash the ROM it contains recovery, radio and bootloader. So you will be back to stock and can follow one of the guides on here to get back onto which every rom you choose.
Will do.
Thanks again!
FeaRThiS said:
Download this LINK put it on your internal sd card boot up into recovery then do a full wipe in clockwork mod and flash the ROM it contains recovery, radio and bootloader. So you will be back to stock and can follow one of the guides on here to get back onto which every rom you choose.
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Okay, so I've downloaded the file, then put it onto the sd card.
I then boot into Fastboot Mode, then go to Recovery. I do the following here:
- wipe data/factory reset, then "Yes - delete all user data". It says the following:
-- Wiping data. . .
Formatting /data. . .
Formatting /cache. . .
E: format_volume: no MTD partition "cache"
Formatting /sd-ext. . .
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure. . .
Data wipe complete.
E: failed to find "cache" partition mount at "/cache"
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
I then went into "advance" and "Wipe Dalvik Cache" (which works)
I also did "wipe cache partition," and it says the following:
-- Wiping cache
Formatting /cache
E: format_volume: no MTD partition "cache"
Cache wipe complete.
E: failed to find "cache" partition mount at "/cache"
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
I then went to "install zip from sd card," then "choose zip from sd card," then chose the file that you LINKED to (0b9c8148de0d.signed-sojua-ota-189904.0b9c814)
It says:
-- installing <the above file name>
E: can't find misc
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update. . .
then there's a bar, which never fills; it then goes to the following text:
assert failed: write_raw_image ("/tmp/boot.img","boot")
E: Error in /sdcard/<the file name from above>
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
I'm pretty stuck. Anything else you might have would be fantastic!
Thanks again.
tehgeekguy said:
Do you have a backup that you can restore? If not, grab the 2.3.6 update from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063664 and try a flesh install.
You should also flash a new radio, I didn't have any luck with the KI1 radio on my i9020a.
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Yeah, I tried flashing the original 2.3.6 from that page, but there's no luck . . . :S
Thanks for the reply, though! Do you recommend anything else?
rcm8 said:
Yeah, I tried flashing the original 2.3.6 from that page, but there's no luck . . . :S
Thanks for the reply, though! Do you recommend anything else?
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What do you mean "no luck"? What error did you get? Did you get the right version?
If you're on a i9020A you should be using this one - http://goo.gl/nN0Zp (Official, signed, can flash with ClockworkMod or stock recovery. Contains recovery, radio and bootloader.)
rcm8 said:
Okay, so I've downloaded the file, then put it onto the sd card.
I then boot into Fastboot Mode, then go to Recovery. I do the following here:
- wipe data/factory reset, then "Yes - delete all user data". It says the following:
-- Wiping data. . .
Formatting /data. . .
Formatting /cache. . .
E: format_volume: no MTD partition "cache"
Formatting /sd-ext. . .
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure. . .
Data wipe complete.
E: failed to find "cache" partition mount at "/cache"
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
I then went into "advance" and "Wipe Dalvik Cache" (which works)
I also did "wipe cache partition," and it says the following:
-- Wiping cache
Formatting /cache
E: format_volume: no MTD partition "cache"
Cache wipe complete.
E: failed to find "cache" partition mount at "/cache"
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
E: can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't find misc
E: failed to find "cache" partition to mount at "/cache"
I then went to "install zip from sd card," then "choose zip from sd card," then chose the file that you LINKED to (0b9c8148de0d.signed-sojua-ota-189904.0b9c814)
It says:
-- installing <the above file name>
E: can't find misc
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update. . .
then there's a bar, which never fills; it then goes to the following text:
assert failed: write_raw_image ("/tmp/boot.img","boot")
E: Error in /sdcard/<the file name from above>
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
I'm pretty stuck. Anything else you might have would be fantastic!
Thanks again.
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Could be wrong but that looks like your partition tables got messed up at some point.
EDIT you could also try looking on here might be helpful LINK
EDIT X2 Other people have screwed up their partition tables and have fixed it using this guide LINK
tehgeekguy is right, if your model number is I9020A then it should work using the rom he linked, did you install Clockwork 5.0.2.3 before trying to install the stock 2.3.6 rom, if not then please try.
Yeah, that's the one I tried, but I received the same error message as before:
-- installing <the above file name>
E: can't find misc
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update. . .
then there's a bar, which never fills; it then goes to the following text:
assert failed: write_raw_image ("/tmp/boot.img","boot")
E: Error in /sdcard/<the file name from above>
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
I'm going to try it one more time to see if I can't get it working. I have a feeling my partitions may have been messed up . . .
Thanks for the reply.
d.chatten said:
tehgeekguy is right, if your model number is I9020A then it should work using the rom he linked, did you install Clockwork 5.0.2.3 before trying to install the stock 2.3.6 rom, if not then please try.
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Yeah, I'll be sure to try this right away.
Thanks a ton.
FeaRThiS said:
Could be wrong but that looks like your partition tables got messed up at some point.
EDIT you could also try looking on here might be helpful LINK
EDIT X2 Other people have screwed up their partition tables and have fixed it using this guide LINK
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I'll definitely take a look at this. Thank a bunch!
The partitions is probably right, have you tried with the stock recovery instead of clockwork, worth a try.
d.chatten said:
tehgeekguy is right, if your model number is I9020A then it should work using the rom he linked, did you install Clockwork 5.0.2.3 before trying to install the stock 2.3.6 rom, if not then please try.
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So, I went to the page and downloaded the following file:
"Option for no confirmation at all. Just flash in recovery.
signed-noconfirm.zip"
I put this onto the sd card, then attempted to install. This is what I received:
"-- Installing: /sdcard/signed-noconfirm.zip
E: Can't find misc
Finding update package . . .
Opening update package . . .
Installing update . . .
Installing .no_confirm
use at your own risk!!
reboot recovery and enjoy!
Install from sdcard complete"
Thus, it seemed to work pretty well. I thus rebooted recovery, but ClockworkMod is still showing that it's version V3.0.0.0.
Should I be flashing one of the other options on that page? If so, which one? And would you, by chance, have a detailed explanation as to how to go about doing that?
Thanks so much. I'm starting to feel like I won't be getting anywhere . . . . The responses have been awesome, though, everyone. I really appreciate it.
You have been trying to install a switch to turn off confirmations, to get Clockwork 5.0.2.3 installed you will need to use the same method as when you installed Clockwork 3.0.0.0 but use this image > 5023-cyan.img.
d.chatten said:
You have been trying to install a switch to turn off confirmations, to get Clockwork 5.0.2.3 installed you will need to use the same method as when you installed Clockwork 3.0.0.0 but use this image > 5023-cyan.img.
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Makes a lot of sense. I'll try that.
Thanks.
d.chatten said:
You have been trying to install a switch to turn off confirmations, to get Clockwork 5.0.2.3 installed you will need to use the same method as when you installed Clockwork 3.0.0.0 but use this image > 5023-cyan.img.
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Okay, so I flashed Clockwork 5.0.2.3, then I flashed the correct i9020A package. It worked beautifully.
Thanks a ton, everyone, for all your help. This is great!
Clad it worked for you.
Your storage not prepared yet, Please use UI menu for format and
reboot actions.
media files copied failed.
--installing package...
Finding update package...
opening update package..
Verifying update package.
Installing update..
Successfully installed package.
--Wiping data...
Formatting data...
E:format_volume: rfs format faild on /dev/block/mmcb1k0p3
Formatting /dbdata...
Formatting cache..
Data wipe faild.
--Applying multi-csc...
Installing multi-csc
can't access to '/system/csc.SER/system/'.
Successfully applied multi-csc
how i sole this issue pls help me bro....
first i forrmat xxkpe using odin but the i can't compleate the process it shows "E" cant mount " error message whats happening hear
did you flash pit first? "storage not prepared" means it's not partitioned properly. go back and read the installation thread to understand properly
hi brother i know flashing i use lots of custom fw for flashing (cranium..etc) but there no one shows the error like this......., before happening this issue my phone was working well.... ater one night it shows "sd card unexpectedly unmounded" message on notification bar and automatically mounted ...now i cant flash my mobile some mounting problem(above shown) how to fix this
help me brother........
my phone still in dead condition
Hi Guys, I'm in trouble, My Galaxy GT-S7273T just don't turn on, when i get into recovery mode appear this message. "Failed to mount efs invalid argument" i tryied a lot of things to fix it, but none works, when i try to install cwm from my SD Card, appear the message, signature verification failed and i can't install nothing, how can i fix it ? i have no root, and i'm using stock rom, i can't install, a custom rom, because this message "signature verification failed" so i'm stucked please help me ! when i try to wipe cache, a msg saying "error" appear and my phone just reboot into Samsung image and keeps foreve, until i take the battery off.
Seems like your Internal Memory is fried...
try to tick repartition(if you have your pit file) and check efs clear(request a backup from everyone here)