[Q] Please Help, Just Rooted NS4G - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I recently rooted my NS4G, coming from Evo supersonic, so I am familiar with this stuff. But I've been running into problems trying to install different things from CWM. I am currently on TWRP v2.6.3.0 and everytime I try to install a ROM or a recovery it starts with "Updating partition details..." then says "E:Unable to open zip file." and the installation fails from there. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? Pls help ASAP

Also says, "E:Unable to mount '/sdcard'"
"E:Unable to recreate and sec-folder"
"E:Unable to mount '/sdcard/'"
"E:Unable to find partition size for '/wimax'"

marcosxp said:
I recently rooted my NS4G, coming from Evo supersonic, so I am familiar with this stuff. But I've been running into problems trying to install different things from CWM. I am currently on TWRP v2.6.3.0 and everytime I try to install a ROM or a recovery it starts with "Updating partition details..." then says "E:Unable to open zip file." and the installation fails from there. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? Pls help ASAP
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Try Philz, just make sure you have a ROM zip on your SD card, because it won't mount to your computer... it will flash KitKat though..
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Setting.Out said:
Try Philz, just make sure you have a ROM zip on your SD card, because it won't mount to your computer... it will flash KitKat though..
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I even tried that. It would also say that my sdcard won'tmount

Setting.Out said:
Try Philz, just make sure you have a ROM zip on your SD card, because it won't mount to your computer... it will flash KitKat though..
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Ok so I just flashed PhilZ cwm from my pc. But I still cannot flash any zip files bc i get "E:Can't mount /storage/sdcard0"

marcosxp said:
Ok so I just flashed PhilZ cwm from my pc. But I still cannot flash any zip files bc i get "E:Can't mount /storage/sdcard0"
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Just to be sure...flash the factory image...then put any Custom ROM...

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CWM not working?

OK! Im kind of confused. Rooted then flashed cwm, I flashed Smooth Maximus ROM Gingerclone onto the phone through cwm and now i cant get into it at all. When i boot to recovery i get the stock recovery, ive tried though quickboot, button combo, and rom manager and i get the same thing everytime. Any help would be appreciated. CWM 4.0.0.2
Don't use ROM Manager. It has the wrong CWM version. Use the instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124453
I'm not entirely sure that'll work if you've already flashed a ROM, so wait for an actual dev to chime in.
heres what i did when i couldnt get it to work
make sure ur rooted
download this
http://www.krylon360.com/file_host/sk4g/update.zip
extract the update.zip and ur gonna look for a file called recovery.bin
and get ahold of root explorer
place the recovery.bin on ur sd card and remember where its at
go into root explorer and find it and long press it and hit copy then go into the phone using root explorer and go into /system/bin and paste it dont delete anything or move files just overwrite it
then download this
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12704578/sk4...eclickroot.zip
and unzip it on your computer make sure u unzip it if not it wont work
and double click run.bat and let it do its thing and itll reboot into CWM for you and go into install packages or something and voila
make sure you have usb debugging enabled
and id flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128657
this kernel then reflash your rom making sure to wipe it
this method working after countless hours of errors etc report back
second link 404'd
welp i pushed the update binary file in that first link then booted to recovery from quickboot and it booted into cwm. Thanks guys for the help
Ok nvm I can boot to cwm but I can't do anything with it. I just get errors. I'm really confused.
Update.zip in root of sd... make sure you extract the file from recovery before placing it
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It won't let me install update.zip I get an error.
Cassidywilson said:
It won't let me install update.zip I get an error.
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did you put the update.zip on your sdcard and replace your recovery in system/bin?
Yes, here are the errors I get when I boot into cwm -
E: can't mount cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/command]
And upon trying to install update.zip....
E: unknown volume for path [/sdcard/update.zip
E: can't mount /sdcard/update.zip
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Cassidywilson said:
Yes, here are the errors I get when I boot into cwm -
E: can't mount cache/recovery/last_log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: unknown volume for path [/cache/recovery/command]
And upon trying to install update.zip....
E: unknown volume for path [/sdcard/update.zip
E: can't mount /sdcard/update.zip
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what color is the recovery youre using?
Orange
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Cassidywilson said:
Orange
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then you dont need to install update.zip
just wipe data
wipe cache
wipe dalvik
check mounts
flash rom
wipe dalvik
check mounts
reboot
Okay. Gonna give it a shot.
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Just tried wiping and it didn't work just got a bunch of errors
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Cassidywilson said:
Just tried wiping and it didn't work just got a bunch of errors
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what did the errors say?
Can't mount /sdcard when wiping user data
Unknown volume for path /cache when wiping cache
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Cassidywilson said:
Can't mount /sdcard when wiping user data
Unknown volume for path /cache when wiping cache
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im pretty sure youre okay you can keep on going make sure you check your mounts before and after flashing
I select mounts and storage... and the only option is mount usb storage. I can't select a .zip from the sdcard.
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Cassidywilson said:
I select mounts and storage... and the only option is mount usb storage. I can't select a .zip from the sdcard.
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thats really weird.... i dont know whats going on here?
there should be alot more under mounts and storage and the install zip should have 4 options in it!

[Q] HELP! unable to mount external Storage TWRP

I recently rooted my HTC one X (rogers)
I had AOKP Jelly Bean 1.4 installed with the gapps.
However I was have issues with my phone randomly restarting.
So I went ahead and made a Titanium backup of my phone, re-downloaded the latest AOKP build with Gapps.
booted back into TWRP 2.3.0.0 and Wiped the following
Cache
Dalvik Cache
System
Then I did the idiotic thing and wiped External Storage and System. However both failed.
When I tried to do a factory reset, it would fail stating :
E: unable to mount /sdcard
E: unable to mount storage
Im trying to install the AOKP rom and gapps but cant because I get the error
E: unable to mount /sdcard
E: unable to mount storage
I'm freaking out.
I don't know what to do.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Im very new to android root. newb. sorry
buhbuh
buhbuh said:
I recently rooted my HTC one X (rogers)
I had AOKP Jelly Bean 1.4 installed with the gapps.
However I was have issues with my phone randomly restarting.
So I went ahead and made a Titanium backup of my phone, re-downloaded the latest AOKP build with Gapps.
booted back into TWRP 2.3.0.0 and Wiped the following
Cache
Dalvik Cache
System
Then I did the idiotic thing and wiped External Storage and System. However both failed.
When I tried to do a factory reset, it would fail stating :
E: unable to mount /sdcard
E: unable to mount storage
Im trying to install the AOKP rom and gapps but cant because I get the error
E: unable to mount /sdcard
E: unable to mount storage
I'm freaking out.
I don't know what to do.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Im very new to android root. newb. sorry
buhbuh
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Try to adb into it and push the rom zip to your sdcard
stnguyen09 said:
Try to adb into it and push the rom zip to your sdcard
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I can adb into the phone and pushed the rom zip and gapps zip to the sd card.
I can see the files when I go to install rom zip and gapps zip.
I queue the files up and install and get the following error
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
E: Unable to recreate amdrpod secure folder
Updating partition details...
E: Unable to mount storage
E: Unable to mount /sdcard during GUI startup
Finished running boot script
E: Unable to mount /sdcard when trying to read settings files
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
updating partition details
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
E: Unable to mount storage
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
error flashing zip '/sdcard/aokp_evita_jb_build-4.zip'
updating partition details
E: Unable to mount ' /sdcard'
E: Unable to mount storage
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new twrp released today openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.0-evita.img try that one and rewipe everything then copy rom and gapps back to storage. i always like to run "fastboot erase cache" when i flash anything in fastboot.
hope that helps
I have a recovery log. however i cant seem to link it as i need to do atleast 10 post.
buhbuh said:
I recently rooted my HTC one X (rogers)
I had AOKP Jelly Bean 1.4 installed with the gapps.
However I was have issues with my phone randomly restarting.
So I went ahead and made a Titanium backup of my phone, re-downloaded the latest AOKP build with Gapps.
booted back into TWRP 2.3.0.0 and Wiped the following
Cache
Dalvik Cache
System
Then I did the idiotic thing and wiped External Storage and System. However both failed.
When I tried to do a factory reset, it would fail stating :
E: unable to mount /sdcard
E: unable to mount storage
Im trying to install the AOKP rom and gapps but cant because I get the error
E: unable to mount /sdcard
E: unable to mount storage
I'm freaking out.
I don't know what to do.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Im very new to android root. newb. sorry
buhbuh
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Did you figure this out? I am running in to the same problem
[How to] Fix corrupt/unmountable internal storage on the HTC One X/XL
Don't Factory Reset In BOOTLOADER
DvineLord said:
[How to] Fix corrupt/unmountable internal storage on the HTC One X/XL
Don't Factory Reset In BOOTLOADER
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Yeah I've done that a few times by accident - if I had anything important on my phone I'd be screwed... haha
I'm getting the same error as the OP. What's the fix?
Message xsmagical and he will help...he's the man
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This guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519 will fix the internal storage. Just backup and pictures, ect before using.
XsMagical said:
This guide here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1942519 will fix the internal storage. Just backup and pictures, ect before using.
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This tool really saved my ass. Thanks!
theresaanna said:
This tool really saved my ass. Thanks!
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Glad I could help
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HTC One S
XsMagical said:
Glad I could help
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Hi XsMagical... I saw in the nocturnal pages that you had helped someone out with the same problem with an HTC One S. I've managed to do the same thing and corrupted my storage. Is there any help you could offer?
Thanks for your time,
UPDATE:
I got it sorted... managed to flash the stock recovery, clear partition, and then factory reset... then it was business back to normal..
thanks though!
_Dave
Messydesk said:
Hi XsMagical... I saw in the nocturnal pages that you had helped someone out with the same problem with an HTC One S. I've managed to do the same thing and corrupted my storage. Is there any help you could offer?
Thanks for your time,
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Why not just click the same link posted?........
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exad said:
Why not just click the same link posted?........
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The Link is for the One X... I've got the same problem but with a One S. Apparently if you use the One X fix on the One s it will brick the phone.
From the Nocturnal Forums re: using the same files
"Nooo send me a ruu and I'll make the guide. If you use these recovery files you will brick your phone"
Sorry I was unable to extract that ruu, email me and I'll get it made for you this weekend. [email protected]
Stroked from my Dirty Nocturnal'd Nexus 4
Messydesk said:
The Link is for the One X... I've got the same problem but with a One S. Apparently if you use the One X fix on the One s it will brick the phone.
From the Nocturnal Forums re: using the same files
"Nooo send me a ruu and I'll make the guide. If you use these recovery files you will brick your phone"
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Oh I misunderstood since you're posting in onexl forums, I assumed you had a onexl.
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pjcanales said:
Message xsmagical and he will help...he's the man
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hey guys I'm having the exact same problem with my samsung galaxy s2 T Mobile TWRP will not mount internal or / SD card please help!!! I just woke up one morningmy camera nor my gallery works it keeps saying and no external SD when there is one in there I even switched sdcards from my tablet and nothing registers please help
Whizzzkidd$tl said:
hey guys I'm having the exact same problem with my samsung galaxy s2 T Mobile TWRP will not mount internal or / SD card please help!!! I just woke up one morningmy camera nor my gallery works it keeps saying and no external SD when there is one in there I even switched sdcards from my tablet and nothing registers please help
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Wrong forum.

[Q] Formatting /data error

Hi all, I'm having a serious problem in my TF101 C10...
I cannot boot any OS (it get stuck into Android screen), but only into Recovery. When I try to wipe Factory Reset I get the following message:
Formatting /data...
Skipping erase of data/media.
Error removing /data/data/com.android.gallery3d/cache/156C764383426C78.bin!
Also I cannot Unmount the /data partition!!!
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance!
Can you update your recovery before trying to wipe ?
Unsure if that is possible, but if you can find a new recovery .zip, maybe you can flash it and then see if the wipe works
sandroaw said:
Hi all, I'm having a serious problem in my TF101 C10...
I cannot boot any OS (it get stuck into Android screen), but only into Recovery. When I try to wipe Factory Reset I get the following message:
Formatting /data...
Skipping erase of data/media.
Error removing /data/data/com.android.gallery3d/cache/156C764383426C78.bin!
Also I cannot Unmount the /data partition!!!
Can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance!
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Push a different recovery using easy flasher... preferably TWRP...
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udupa82 said:
Push a different recovery using easy flasher... preferably TWRP...
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Thank you for the reply udupa82, I've already tried the TWRP and didn't solved it, the same problem....
sandroaw said:
Thank you for the reply udupa82, I've already tried the TWRP and didn't solved it, the same problem....
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Did you out try formatting your internal memory ( wiping) using twrp...? Also reformat your micro SD using your computer and then copy just the ROM back on to it.... now in trap wipe everything and try installation of the ROM..
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udupa82 said:
Did you out try formatting your internal memory ( wiping) using twrp...? Also reformat your micro SD using your computer and then copy just the ROM back on to it.... now in trap wipe everything and try installation of the ROM..
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Yup, I tried to wipe using TWRP but I always get the error message of that file that cannot be deleted. I also tried the wiping option into coldboot but it doesn't helped either because the /data dir is not wiped...
I had the same problem what I did to resolve it was i formatted my internal storage via TWRP and tried to load the ROM and it booted fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245892 use super wipe script to completely reformat partitions
VITUSH said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1245892 use super wipe script to completely reformat partitions
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Thank you VITUSH, it worked! I installed the ARHD 3.6 and is working fine!!
Thanks a lot!

[Q] Error installing from SD card

When in CWM recovery I am no longer able to install anything from my SD card, I was able to before with the same card.
I get an error when I try to install from the SD card that says;
E:unknown volume for path [/emmc<filename>.zip
E:Can't mount /emmc<filename>.zip
I know the card is fine, I can access and edit its contents from a PC
Can anybody help?
mhrazor1 said:
When in CWM recovery I am no longer able to install anything from my SD card, I was able to before with the same card.
I get an error when I try to install from the SD card that says;
E:unknown volume for path [/emmc<filename>.zip
E:Can't mount /emmc<filename>.zip
I know the card is fine, I can access and edit its contents from a PC
Can anybody help?
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EMMC is not the SD card , its internal system memory. Can you list the steps you are taking exactly.
Have you done a system reset or clear data from stock ICS or stock recovery? IF so you may have encountered the EMMC bug
Well I can install from SD again, but now when I try to flash the stock ROM it succeeds but it boot-loops, could that be the EMMC bug?
mhrazor1 said:
Well I can install from SD again, but now when I try to flash the stock ROM it succeeds but it boot-loops, could that be the EMMC bug?
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U flash back HONEYCOMB(3.2)..then straight away go tu 3eRecovery(stock recovery), then wipe data and cache, then reboot...after 10 minutes if no home screen shown, then yes u got EMMC bug..
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Can you provide a download link for 3.2?
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Can't install .zip file from CWM

I am relatively new to the world of rooting and ROMs, but I have successfully installed CM10 on a previous Samsung phone, so I am decently literate.
I am currently attempting to install CM10.1 on my Verizon Galaxy S III (following the instructions on the Install CM for d2vzw page on the CM wiki), but I have reached an impasse at step 7. I was not aware that I had to put the VRALE6.bootloader.zip file on the SD card before starting this process, so I am now attempting to get that file onto my SD card either by sideloading through CWM or by pushing it to the SD card through adb. The issue is that CWM gives me an error (can't mount SD card) and adb doesn't recognize my device (I have tried installing and reinstalling various drivers for the past few hours). I enabled USB Debugging mode before starting the process, but I am only able to get into Download and CWM modes right now (if I don't do the Download Mode or Recovery Mode key combination, I am stuck on the Galaxy S III screen). Am I bricked at this point, or is there a way to get VRALE6.bootloader.zip onto my phone and continue with the ROM process?
It is important to note that I formatted the SD card before starting this process because I wanted enough space to put the Cyanogenmod file on it. However, I think I may have formatted it generically rather than into FAT-32. Could this be the issue?
I am going to pick up a microSD card reader today in order to flash the SD card to FAT-32 and put the CyanogenMod file on it.
I am getting 5 errors upon startup of CWM (E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command, can't mount /cache/recovery/log, etc.). When I try to mount the SD card or external SD card, I get E: Can't mount /sdcard/
Same issue with sd card not mounting.
I'm having somewhat of the same issue. I've tried both Clockwork recovery and TWRP and have the same issue.
Should have mentioned that i still have access to the stock rom and can use my phone just fine.
I some how got Clockwork mod recovery to work using the Rom Manager pro App.
I wish i had been paying better attention to what i was doing but i know i updated CWMrecovery from in rom manager and chose to install my chosen rom with that.
My suggestion is to start over completely. There is a much easier way to do this.
My suggestion is to flash one of the rooted stock ROMs through Odin. There's a thread in android development that has rooted stock. Then when that's done boot up your phone. If it bootloops wipe data. Then use Ez-Unlock 1.2 app to unlock your bootloader. Make sure it's 1.2. Now use GooManager to flash TWRP. You are done! This is probably the easiest way to do this.
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33948598
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Sandman-007 said:
My suggestion is to start over completely. There is a much easier way to do this.
My suggestion is to flash one of the rooted stock ROMs through Odin. There's a thread in android development that has rooted stock. Then when that's done boot up your phone. If it bootloops wipe data. Then use Ez-Unlock 1.2 app to unlock your bootloader. Make sure it's 1.2. Now use GooManager to flash TWRP. You are done! This is probably the easiest way to do this.
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33948598
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I am not familiar with TWRP, so is the process the same for flashing CM (putting CM zip file on sd card and going to install from SD card in TWRP)? Are there any additional steps beyond this?
I am following the directions in the thread linked above to root and install TWRP. So far, I have the rooted stock ROM running fine, but I can't get TWRP to work. I downloaded Goomanager and attempted to get TWRP using the Install Openrecovery Script option. However, it said that it couldn't find a recovery for my device. I also tried to use the adb method, but nothing happened after I put in the commands. I even tried to flash the latest TWRP .tar file from their website using Odin, but it keeps failing. Is there any way to get TWRP on my phone?
EDIT:Whoops, I skipped over the EZ-Unlock step. Now everything works. Thanks for the help, Sandman!
mikestrong19 said:
I am following the directions in the thread linked above to root and install TWRP. So far, I have the rooted stock ROM running fine, but I can't get TWRP to work. I downloaded Goomanager and attempted to get TWRP using the Install Openrecovery Script option. However, it said that it couldn't find a recovery for my device. I also tried to use the adb method, but nothing happened after I put in the commands. I even tried to flash the latest TWRP .tar file from their website using Odin, but it keeps failing. Is there any way to get TWRP on my phone?
EDIT:Whoops, I skipped over the EZ-Unlock step. Now everything works. Thanks for the help, Sandman!
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No problem bro. Glad you are all fixed up
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No problem bro. Glad you are all fixed up
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Alright, maybe I'm not quite fixed up yet. I have TWRP installed and I can go between TWRP, download mode, and the normal stock rooted ROM fine. However, I cannot get to the SD Card in TWRP in order to install CM. TWRP gives me the following errors upon booting into recovery:
E: Unable to find parition size for '/boot'
E: Unable to find parition size for '/data'
E: Unable to find parition size for '/recovery'
Updating partition details:
E: Unable to mount '/system'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: TWFunc: :Copy_Log - - Can't open destination log
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
Upon trying to go to Install, I am unable to select the external SD card, and an additional error appears when I attempt to touch Micro SD Card (E: Unable to mount '/external_sd').
I guess I could try to sideload the CM zip file through adb, but I would rather fix the SD card for future use. I have been researching and working on the SD card for the better part of today, to no avail. I am pretty sure the issue is in the formatting of the SD card (it appears to be RAW rather than the required FAT32 for CM), but I cannot format the SD card into FAT-32 no matter what I try (both Windows and 3rd party formatting tools). They all say that the SD card is either write-protected (I have already checked the read/write switch on the side of the SD card adapter) and/or the format cannot be completed. I have tried both my old SD card that I have kept for a few phones (an 8GB Samsung microSD card) and a brand new Sandisk 8GB microSD card, both of which will not work.
I am able to transfer files to the SD card with no issue (with both ADB and through dragging/dropping in Windows), but I cannot install from SD in recovery.
Does anyone have a solution to allow me to install CM on my phone?
Download root checker from the play store. Make sure you are rooted
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Download root checker from the play store. Make sure you are rooted
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Yes, I do have root access. I think the problem lies somewhere in my SD card.
mikestrong19 said:
Yes, I do have root access. I think the problem lies somewhere in my SD card.
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Do you have another computer to try formatting the sdcard with? And you said that you receive the same errors when trying to reformat the new 8 GB sdcard as with your other sdcard which is formatted to RAW?
SlimSnoopOS said:
Do you have another computer to try formatting the sdcard with? And you said that you receive the same errors when trying to reformat the new 8 GB sdcard as with your other sdcard which is formatted to RAW?
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I do have access to another computer, but I ran out of time and patience yesterday. I will try it when I get home later today. And yes, both cards are RAW (even the new one) and I can't get either one to format or work in TWRP.
So it appears the the issue with formatting was due to my computer's drivers (even though I installed the latest Samsung USB drivers) and not the SD card. I was able to format the SD card to FAT32 on another computer and put CM and GAPPS onto it. When booted normally into TouchWiz, the phone sees the SD card fine. However, I still get the same "Can't mount external SD card" error as well as the others previously listed when I attempt to install a zip from recovery. I even tried to sideload the ROM from ADB, but it still didn't work.
mikestrong19 said:
So it appears the the issue with formatting was due to my computer's drivers (even though I installed the latest Samsung USB drivers) and not the SD card. I was able to format the SD card to FAT32 on another computer and put CM and GAPPS onto it. When booted normally into TouchWiz, the phone sees the SD card fine. However, I still get the same "Can't mount external SD card" error as well as the others previously listed when I attempt to install a zip from recovery. I even tried to sideload the ROM from ADB, but it still didn't work.
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Which version of CWM and also TWRP are you using?
And the problems keep rolling in. I was able to mount my SD card and get rid of the TWRP errors by installing a modded TWRP 2.6.0.0 from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44277901). However, when I go to install CM (cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip), I get the following error:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") ==
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip'
Error flashing zip '/external_sd/cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip'
Updating partition details
I did a factory reset before attempting to install this, but I did not format data or do anything else.
mikestrong19 said:
And the problems keep rolling in. I was able to mount my SD card and get rid of the TWRP errors by installing a modded TWRP 2.6.0.0 from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44277901). However, when I go to install CM (cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip), I get the following error:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") ==
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/external_sd/cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip'
Error flashing zip '/external_sd/cm-10.1.3-d2vzw.zip'
Updating partition details
I did a factory reset before attempting to install this, but I did not format data or do anything else.
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Well, that is for the Sprint S3 my friend. We can't interchange recoveries between the different S3 models to flash roms. You may want to ask Kennyglass123 or any of those other guys if they can make a change for the VZW S3 for you to test it out.
SlimSnoopOS said:
Well, that is for the Sprint S3 my friend. We can't interchange recoveries between the different S3 models to flash roms. You may want to ask Kennyglass123 or any of those other guys if they can make a change for the VZW S3 for you to test it out.
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Sounds good. I think the problem has been isolated to being something with needing a modded TWRP. I tried using an older, non-modded TWRP (2.5.0.0), which didn't work.
mikestrong19 said:
Sounds good. I think the problem has been isolated to being something with needing a modded TWRP. I tried using an older, non-modded TWRP (2.5.0.0), which didn't work.
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Would you mind trying this soft brick fix? If I'm not mistaken, I believe you're experiencing this same issue--excluding the Sprint TWRP issue you just mentioned. You will need to flash your VZW custom recovery either through GooManager, Rom Manager, or Odin btw.
SlimSnoopOS said:
Would you mind trying this soft brick fix? If I'm not mistaken, I believe you're experiencing this same issue--excluding the Sprint TWRP issue you just mentioned. You will need to flash your VZW custom recovery either through GooManager, Rom Manager, or Odin btw.
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I can still get between the stock rooted ROM, download mode, and recovery mode fine, so does that mean I am still soft-bricked and should try this?
mikestrong19 said:
I can still get between the stock rooted ROM, download mode, and recovery mode fine, so does that mean I am still soft-bricked and should try this?
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Yea, because you are still receiving these errors right?
E: Unable to find parition size for '/boot'
E: Unable to find parition size for '/data'
E: Unable to find parition size for '/recovery'
Updating partition details:
E: Unable to mount '/system'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: TWFunc: :Copy_Log - - Can't open destination log
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
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This soft brick fix is an attempt to correct the /system and /data errors.
Edit: Oh great, none of the links work. I'll see about finding alternate links.

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