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OK so I got this skyrocket from a friend, but for some reason i cant get rid of his data. I've tried regular factory reset via settings, also I tried flashing the stock ROM with Odin, both seem to work fine, I'm not getting any errors or anything, but when I reboot the phone afterward its still exactly the same, all his apps, accounts, data is still there. I also tried to install cwm via Odin which also said was successful, but then the stock recovery is still on the phone any help would be greatly appreciated, I've had a few sammys in my day so I know my way around Odin / heimdall etc... But this is puzzling
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Format/wipe internal sd card. Factory reset won't do that.
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jd1639 said:
Format/wipe internal sd card. Factory reset won't do that.
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I tried that too, no dice. Everyone I do a reset its like nothing ever happened. Even the wallpaper stays the same
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lowrider262 said:
I tried that too, no dice. Everyone I do a reset its like nothing ever happened. Even the wallpaper stays the same
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Do you have an external card and could that be where the data is stored? Have you wiped that?
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Do you have an external card and could that be where the data is stored? Have you wiped that?
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Nope, no SD no sim
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Have you tried to format in the internal from your pc.
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I just tried that right now, still no luck. Also a weird thing I noticed is that when I do a factory reset from the settings menu, the stock recovery menu comes up and I have to manually push the factory reset/erase all data option with the vol rockers & power button... usually its automated when done from the actual settings menu.
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Idk, seems you've tried everything I can think of. Weird that returning to stock and then formatting internal doesn't work.
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seen this issue once b4, determined it was nand write and/or erase failure, I don't think the guy ever did figure it out . no errors were given when using odin or recovery, no matter what he flashed/erased the phone booted up as if he never did anything.
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seen this issue once b4, determined it was nand write and/or erase failure, I don't think the guy ever did figure it out . no errors were given when using odin or recovery, no matter what he flashed/erased the phone booted up as if he never did anything.
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Yea that's what I was thinking, its like the whole system is set to read-only. Some sort of chip failure maybe. Bummer cause the phone looks like brand new, not a scratch or knick on it
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I might be wrong but this sounds like what happens when you have a corrupted emmc. If I am right, this is a hardware issue. One quick way to check is to flash the latest official firmware via ODIN. If I am right, either Odin will fail or you will have the exact same ROM you have now even after Odin install.
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rushi.1986 said:
I might be wrong but this sounds like what happens when you have a corrupted emmc. If I am right, this is a hardware issue.
Edit: just saw that you did try Odin. I am prey sure this is a faulty emmc chip.
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Ah well.. Vincom already chimed in...
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Can you write to the internal SD once in the Android? For example when you take a photo or download a file does it get saved on the phone? If the answer is yes then it cannot be a hardware issue. Just a permission cluster-fu..
Get a Linux environment ( boot up your PC with a live CD or something) mount the drive use root su/sudo commands to set chmod 777 on the entire mount
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Commodore 64 said:
Can you write to the internal SD once in the Android? For example when you take a photo or download a file does it get saved on the phone? If the answer is yes then it cannot be a hardware issue. Just a permission cluster-fu..
Get a Linux environment ( boot up your PC with a live CD or something) mount the drive use root su/sudo commands to set chmod 777 on the entire mount
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it very well could be hw issue, the internal sd card is not the same partition as the system partition, writing successfully to the int sd has no bearing on the nand failure
edit: found the thread where another member who had the same prob http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751338
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it very well could be hw issue, the internal sd card is not the same partition as the system partition, writing successfully to the int sd has no bearing on the nand failure
edit: found the thread where another member who had the same prob http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751338
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Yeah I dealt with a guy that had a Hercules with the same issue. Very frustrating because it was the first time I ran into something like that. We couldn't get it flashed with Odin or anything. We gave up on it and I put a bunch of .40 hollow points in it.
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Yeah I dealt with a guy that had a Hercules with the same issue. Very frustrating because it was the first time I ran into something like that. We couldn't get it flashed with Odin or anything. We gave up on it and I put a bunch of .40 hollow points in it.
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Did it work after that? Lol
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vincom said:
it very well could be hw issue, the internal sd card is not the same partition as the system partition, writing successfully to the int sd has no bearing on the nand failure
edit: found the thread where another member who had the same prob http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751338
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that is a very true they are indeed different partitions. I was thinking about why he couldn't even format his internal SD despite not being able to flash his ROM what not. I will go ahead and read in the thread you provided. Thanks vincom.
Commodore 64 said:
that is a very true they are indeed different partitions. I was thinking about why he couldn't even format his internal SD despite not being able to flash his ROM what not. I will go ahead and read in the thread you provided. Thanks vincom.
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oh, I missed the part for internal, bigger prob than I thought, I don't think the other guy had the int sd prob, but he's still stuck at the same situation
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oh, I missed the part for internal, bigger prob than I thought, I don't think the other guy had the int sd prob, but he's still stuck at the same situation
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Topprospect posted a long complicated thread when he had the super brick. If I remember correctly, it involved some ROM code changes to use external SD card as the primary memory. I don't remember if it worked for him. Maybe worth a shot if all else fails and you really really want to use the phone.
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Thanks for the input guys. I'm pretty sure this things fried, luckily its not my primary phone. Anyone know offhand what the manufacturer warranty period is for Samsung? I know HTC is a year, ive sent them phones in the past and they fixed them free of charge as long as it was within a year of the manufacturing date, hopefully Samsung is similar.
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Thanks for the input guys. I'm pretty sure this things fried, luckily its not my primary phone. Anyone know offhand what the manufacturer warranty period is for Samsung? I know HTC is a year, ive sent them phones in the past and they fixed them free of charge as long as it was within a year of the manufacturing date, hopefully Samsung is similar.
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1 year
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Any idea how to get these to go away and keep my files? My actual files are stored on the last sub folder named 0. This always happens whenever I flash a new ROM and it freakin sucks!
I even lost my nandroid backup! This is infuriating! I'm lucky that I only use this for entertainment and nothing important was lost.
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Please inform me your recovery version. One of Google result for "/data/.layout_version": http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34231316.
"In Android 4.2 multi user accounts is introduced. The first time you update to 4.2 data of the first account is moved from*/data/media*to*/data/media/0. Let's call this process migration. A file is written in this process as well:*/data/.layout_version*This file is important. It holds information that the migration has been completed and should not take place during other factory resets in the future). But during a factory reset this file is removed. Effectively stating that the migration has not occured, hence the reoccuring migration (data/media/0,*data/media/0/0,data/media/0/0/0*etc) after consecutive factory resets."
CWM says it's version 6.0.1.1
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I just formatted the internal sd and it fixed itself. Any tips on how to avoid this again when flashing a new ROM?
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Update your recovery to the latest CWM, TWRP, or PhilZ.
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CWM says it's version 6.0.1.1
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blagginspaziyonokip said:
I just formatted the internal sd and it fixed itself. Any tips on how to avoid this again when flashing a new ROM?
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Did you even read his post?
Its the new multi users thing in android 4.2.X
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Did you even read his post?
Its the new multi users thing in android 4.2.X
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But if you are not careful when flashing ROMs, you can end up with extra 0 directories, because custom recoveries do not usually format data/media by default when doing a factory reset. Formatting the internal sdcard, before flashing will fix the multiple 0 directories, which can be a nuisance.
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By formatting /data, if recovery can not handle it well, then this problem will be reproduced. You also can reproduce this problem by removing /data/.layout_version :laugh: I knew about this problem because my work on dual booting kernel, when CM 10.1 refused to boot. Resolved by "echo -n 2 > /data/.layout_version"
Dual booting kernel?
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Dual booting kernel?
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Still in development inside my "Single kernel..." thread, WIP but confirmed works
Hi my tablet is experiencing storage issues although I don't have much apps installed... I have moved all the photos, videos, music on my external sd card, removed many games, cleared all the cache and now there is less than 500mb space available which is not allowing me to install new apps or update the existing ones also, my device lags a lot.
Pls suggest me a way to free space I don't know where all my space has vanished, I will also like to inform that I'm running on official 4.1.2 release and the device is not rooted!
Thanks
Did you install any virtual ram or app2sd apps?
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scorpionma said:
Did you install any virtual ram or app2sd apps?
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Yes i had installed app2sd but removed it immediately when I found its no use on my tab...I havent installed any virtual ram apps.
What's that circle?
If all your stuff is on the external SD already, try formatting the internal.
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That circle is chat head of one of my fb friend. I have factory reset my tab and now its all fine, this is the second time I had to loose all my apps and data and its headache to download alk over when u dont have wifi.... what is the problem anyway why the memeory gets filled so much when I know there isnt much user data. One of my friend said its a jelly bean memory leak issue, is it possible?
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Well that also happened to me when I installed app2sd apps
I am looking for what caused this but I think its appmgr
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So whats the solution ?
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ryance said:
Sonwhats the solution ?
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guys use foldermount ti move the big files out of ur internal memo but dont use app2sd or gl2 sd or any other app it causes errors i did it once and i cudnt install any apps due to insufficient storage error
Do I need to wipe cache/dalvik before installing a Rom in a Rom slot? And once I install and go back to stock slot will my data on that stock slot still b intact?
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ATGkompressor said:
Do I need to wipe cache/dalvik before installing a Rom in a Rom slot? And once I install and go back to stock slot will my data on that stock slot still b intact?
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Yes and Yes to both.
Encryption enabled?
The disclaimer for safestrap states not to install if encryption is enabled. How do I tell that?
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The disclaimer for safestrap states not to install if encryption is enabled. How do I tell that?
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Settings> storage...it should have an option to encrypt storage. If it says "Encrypt storage", don't. I think it's only enabled if you go there and do it. Otherwise you're good to go.
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I don't see that option in storage. So I'm thinking I'm good. Thanks
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millerma1 said:
I don't see that option in storage. So I'm thinking I'm good. Thanks
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Sorry, it's in security. My bad.
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No worries. I don't remember ever hitting that button. So I'm going to give it a shot. Thanks for your help
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millerma1 said:
No worries. I don't remember ever hitting that button. So I'm going to give it a shot. Thanks for your help
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I flashed the wicked sensations and it's fast as hell.
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I'm still struggling to understand what ROM are compatible with this locked bootloader. Wicked, moar, clean.... Are those it?
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I flashed the wicked sensations and it's fast as hell.
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How long did it take you for the first boot with wicked? The developers posted that it would take a while but just wanted to check with someone who did this. Mines been at the splash screen that sas wicked sensations for close to an hour.
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I'm still struggling to understand what ROM are compatible with this locked bootloader. Wicked, moar, clean.... Are those it?
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Wicked, MOAR, Clean ROM 8, scrosler's stock rooted knoxless ROM, samstock, old & slow's stock root deodex. Although the OP of scrosler's stock rooted knoxless ROM indicates it (or he) does not support safestrap.
When creating a ROM slot, how much space should you allow. I have 16gb on board and a 32 gb SD card?
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When creating a ROM slot, how much space should you allow. I have 16gb on board and a 32 gb SD card?
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Min 2gb, 3gb would be fine.
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When creating a ROM slot, how much space should you allow. I have 16gb on board and a 32 gb SD card?
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I usually just add space to the data partition of the ROM slot. Cache defaults at 300mb, system is unchangeable at 1500mb, and data defaults at 2500mb and i usually bump it up to 3000mb just to make sure i have enough space for app data.
Thanks guys!
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Hi, for some reason the system keeps unmounting itself, I'm running on TWRP 2.7.0.1 recovery with Slimkat 3.8 weekly ROM and next kernel, I tried using fix permissions, but the system still keeps unmounting itself,
I flashed TWRP recovery twice and problem is still there, any ideas? thanks in advance.
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Hi, for some reason the system keeps unmounting itself, I'm running on TWRP 2.7.0.1 recovery with Slimkat 3.8 weekly ROM and next kernel, I tried using fix permissions, but the system still keeps unmounting itself,
I flashed TWRP recovery twice and problem is still there, any ideas? thanks in advance.
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brother is your sd card ok
i also experienced the same but after i inserted different card and then again inserted my first card and booted in recovery and wiped cache partition
it worked
if the problem still persists then it might be a hardware problem due to falling or something like that or there is a problem with card slot of the tab
My sdcard is in good condition
what I meant was the system or internal sdcard, it keeps unmounting itself even after fixing permissions...
maybe the internal is broken, I'll try to go to samsung for support, but I forgot that I'm rooted :sly:
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thanks anyway, I'll try that too, and now my ext sdcard unmounts itself too! :what:
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thanks anyway, I'll try that too, and now my ext sdcard unmounts itself too! :what:
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I would that odin that sucker back to stock and see if that helps.
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I'll see if I can do that, is it okay if I use the old version of odin? version 1.82 I think, and sammobile is very slow when I download stock ROMs from there.....
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I'll see if I can do that, is it okay if I use the old version of odin? version 1.82 I think, and sammobile is very slow when I download stock ROMs from there.....
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You want version 3, 1.85. At least that's what I used when I soft bricked mine and it worked flawlessly. Ya, sammobile takes forever, you think they'd speed that up a bit.
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I'll see if I can do that, is it okay if I use the old version of odin? version 1.82 I think, and sammobile is very slow when I download stock ROMs from there.....
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Try downloading firmware from samsungfirmwares.com,,, its better than sammobile
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