Hello, I wanted to know if any of you could help me.
My GT-N8000 suddenly shut down, which wouldn't have been that strange if not for the fact that it did so without the usual "shutting down" message. I plugged it in the charger and was greeted on boot by the message "encryption failed, please perform a factory reset" (actual message : "echec du chiffrage"). I have no root nor cfw (I planned on waiting until the end of the warranty, that is next month). I also didn't update to kitkat so the only reason I can see to this problem would be the tablet having shut down improperly as it was low on battery.
I already tried rebooting several times with and without the sd and sim, to no avail, so it seems I will have to reset. Recovery says /data cannot be mounted, so i was wondering if it affected the internal sd and if there was a way to recover the data on it or is it definitely lost ?
I have attached the recovery below. Thank you for your help.
[edit] although I wasn't counting much on it working, I tried to update to Kitkat trough Odin3 just in case. The only change is that now i've got a prettier error message (and startup sound).
Seems like my files are gone for good, but i'm giving an update in case someone has the same kind of problem but more luck than me.Most of the important stuff was backed up but it still sucks.
I wanted to do an adb pull, but due to the fact that it prevented my note from being detected when in MTP mode, I had USB debugging disabled (though I don't know if the note remembered my settings at that point). I installed Clockwork Recovery via Odin to enable adb and did my pull...
C:\Users\XXXXXX\Desktop\adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321\sdk\platform-tools>adb pull /data
pull: building file list...
0 files pulled. 0 files skipped.
so it cannot be pulled (not surprising as it cannot be mounted). But this could be useful for someone who has a minor error preventing them to boot, but who can access recovery and download mode and would like to make a backup before wiping.
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This is a repost from: General discussion > Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking (I had no takers there and it took awhile to find this subforum)
I know I made a mistake and i'm beating myself up about it...
I tried to upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2 and ended up using the incorrect phones software.
I have a Samsung Mesmerize from US Cellular.
I did some additional investigation and realized I used the Galaxy S I9000 software on my Galaxy S Mesmerize phone.
After several failed attempts, I took it to the US Cellular store and they were able to get the correct firmware on the phone.
However, I am now getting a continuous errors; among others, this is the main one I get:
The process com.sec.android.app.twlauncher has stopped unexpectedly.
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I am not receiving this message after downloading a new app; I say this because after searching, it seems this is the usual culprit for this error.
I am able to make calls and receive texts, but I am unable to download anything due to having 0.00B on my internal phone storage.
The tech at US Cellular flashed it several times with several versions along with re-partition checked.
Personally, I think there is still a partition problem with the phone where all the available space is allocated in the inaccessible partition.
After backing up my SD card and doing a factory data reset myself from the settings menu I get this:
After I confirm, it takes me to recovery mode and says:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
--Wiping data--
Formatting FOTA:...
FOTA wipe failed.
Formatting Data:...
Data wipe failed.
Formatting CACHE:...
Formatting DBDATA:...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
E:install_application_for_customer:Can't mount DATA:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
copy application failed.
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It appears it was only able to format the CACHE.
While in recovery mode, if I volume down to "wipe data/factory reset" and select OK and confirm with volume up, I get this:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
E:install_application_for_customer:Can't mount HIDDENSDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
copy application failed.
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Now when I open SDK Manager and run adb devices, it comes back with nothing:
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools>
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I am running out of ideas to get my phone back to operational.
Thanks for your help and suggestions!
jstahnke10 said:
This is a repost from: General discussion > Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking (I had no takers there and it took awhile to find this subforum)
I know I made a mistake and i'm beating myself up about it...
I tried to upgrade from 2.1 to 2.2 and ended up using the incorrect phones software.
I have a Samsung Mesmerize from US Cellular.
I did some additional investigation and realized I used the Galaxy S I9000 software on my Galaxy S Mesmerize phone.
After several failed attempts, I took it to the US Cellular store and they were able to get the correct firmware on the phone.
However, I am now getting a continuous errors; among others, this is the main one I get:
I am not receiving this message after downloading a new app; I say this because after searching, it seems this is the usual culprit for this error.
I am able to make calls and receive texts, but I am unable to download anything due to having 0.00B on my internal phone storage.
The tech at US Cellular flashed it several times with several versions along with re-partition checked.
Personally, I think there is still a partition problem with the phone where all the available space is allocated in the inaccessible partition.
After backing up my SD card and doing a factory data reset myself from the settings menu I get this:
After I confirm, it takes me to recovery mode and says:
It appears it was only able to format the CACHE.
While in recovery mode, if I volume down to "wipe data/factory reset" and select OK and confirm with volume up, I get this:
Now when I open SDK Manager and run adb devices, it comes back with nothing:
I am running out of ideas to get my phone back to operational.
Thanks for your help and suggestions!
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Go to the Development forum and get a full build out of the "get back to stock" thread. Follow the instructions there and make sure you check the repartition box.
That may not even work akellar. Its worth a shot but may not work. If you can't get into Download mode you are ****ed. But even if you can, the ODIN flash may fail. Seen it happen to a fellow who flash i9000 files in the Phone box of ODIN.
Better cross your fingers champ.
I had somewhat of the same thing happen to me when going back to stock 2.2 from cm7. The internal phone storage said 0 mb and i was also getting the twlauncher force closes like you mentioned. No matter how many times i re- odined it stayed the same (with repartition both checked and unchecked) but flashing heinz 57 fixed the problem maybe it will work for you also.
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i have a odd issue.
Last night the MIUI 1.10.7 ROM froze up with trinity kernal. After the reboot trinity kernal on boot screen kept freezing.
I did a full whipe re-installed MIUI 1.10.7 flashed nertchy and i was good to go.. once booted up as apps where getting restored from the market random crashed started and now everything force closes.
that is not the issue.. the issue is that i want to do a full whipe again.. how ever i can not do anything with sdcard. i have tried every possible format method and coping files to sdcard...
all it ends up is restoring the files and the file that i have copied to sdcard is gone wth :S
i can boot the system back to what it was even when i re-flash it over again still same system there trying to download files and crashing..
i have reached the end i dont know what it possible could have changed :S
help?
You could try and lock the bootloader and unlock it again. That might reset everything and get it working for you again. I had a problem with the SD card and I wasn't able to mount it in CWM to access any files so I locked and then unlocked the bootloader and everything has been working great again
no go.
earlier i tried pushing some files to sdcard using adb successfully. this only lasted until the phone was rebooted out of recovery and files where back to w/e they where before.
i pushed an filed called update.zip tried flashing.. as if i never tried.
what it seems to me like is that the whole system is preventing updates/changes to the system :S :S
no matter what i try to do to reinstall or format it goes back into its old form with exact same files and exact same problems..
basically unable to flash and delete :S:S
have you went to storage in setting menu and hit erase then erase everything?
yes,
i have tried all of the following:
- factory reset from settings
- unmounted sdcard and formatting from settings
- delete files using file explorer (deleted them but comes back on reboot)
- uninstalling application (error occurs)
- moving application to sdcard from internal storage (not enough space error occurs)
- doing factory reset using cwm
- doing individual deletes using cwm
- creating backup using cwm (error occurs, cant get chm5)
- locking/unlocking bootloader
- mounting sdcard to pc and deleting files (same thing files delete until reboot then restore)
- adb remount (remounts nothing happens)
- adb push file, i can push a file and its only there until phone reboots
- installing pushed file update.zip (miui 2.1.x) installs but still goes back to corrupted miui 1.10.7..
i don't remember what else i have tried. every time file deletes it comes back after reboot. as well as the system.
i can flash a new recovery mod and it will stick but nothing in terms of deleting files or installing new system files.
new development.. i have tried installing update.zip from fastboot menu
and this is what happens:
sending 'system' ... Okay
writing 'system' ....failed (remote: write fail)
it almost seems as if i lost all write access.. is there a way to fix this?
(fix permissions does not fix this problem)
cheers,
as the Nexus s has no actual physical SD card but it purely refers to the storage partition, I am guessing you have some how corrupted the partitions settings and possibly damaged the memory as well, i have also seen from other threads where this issue is nearly identical that the PCB board being changed fixed the problem.
sorry to say either way your Nexus S may need to go under the knife,
hmm, this was the last day i played with it...
i'll have a look tomorrow for a bussins that will take it and try to fix it
cheers, for all those who tried to help.
I left my Lenovo TPT unattended for two days on.
When I've tried to use it again I got a message that encryption did not end correctly to make a reset to original values.
This was strange and because recovery was not working I did tried that step as well without success.
Due to low battery, I manage to access settings and came to realize that there are strange certificates install like TURKTRUST Digital Certificate which I came to realize is reported to be a virus http://eromang.zataz.com/2013/01/04/...ctive-attacks/
In recovery I see that I cannot mount the internal SD or data. I can connect trough ADB but I'm not an expert able to use it properlly.
Any ideas on how to recover my TPT?
Using adb I manage to get the logcat ...hope someone is expert enough to go around this problem.
I only need to format / mount SDCard and data which is blocked now ...
Thanks in anticipation.
Hello everyone,
I need your help. Sorry for the long post.
I have a OnePlus One. It was running on CM 13.0 (Android 6.0.1). I had TWRP and MultiROM installed.
I have had an issue where whenever I flash a zip file in TWRP, the phone will show an error after installing the zip: "Unable to mount storage". This appeared in red color on the screen right after showing the progress of the zip installation. The phone worked fine and all the flashed zips worked great as well. However, the error that appeared every single time when I flash a zip file bothered me. So I tried to fix it. (I know, if it's not broken don't fix it, but sadly I tired).
I followed this video to get rid of the error => (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7yDPszoQ5s). However, instead of getting rid of the error, I ended up with a huge problem. My phone couldn't recognize the data in the internal storage. It showed that the internal storage was empty. When I tired to reboot in TWRP, It said: "No OS installed are you sure you wish to reboot". I realized that the video I followed was for a different problem and that I ended up with the same issue the video was trying to fix! I tried every single option the video suggested to fix the problem and nothing helped.
I connected my phone to my laptop and downloaded the latest CyanogenMod zip for my phone and I flashed it. when I rebooted my phone I got a screen that asked for my password. I typed a random password (I discovered later that the phone will accept any password and say it's correct). I got the following error: "Decryption Unsuccessful... The password you entered is correct, but unfortunately your data is corrupt... To resume using your phone, you need to perform a factory reset. When you set up your phone after the reset, you'll have an opportunity to restore any data that was backed up to your google account...Then the only thing I can select is "reset phone." ". I pressed the reset button on the screen, the phone rebooted and showed the same error. Then I tired flashing PAC ROM and I got the same error again. Then I flashed OmniROM and the phone worked! It didn't show the error.
I have a Titanium backup for all my apps and I also have a nandroid backup for my previous ROM (in my memory stick using an OTG cable). However, I don't have any backups for my internal storage (photos, videos, documents... etc). I am guessing that these files are still in my internal storage. I didn't copy any new files to my phone because I think if I do, then the phone will keep replacing my old files (that I can't see) with the new ones.
My question is: Is there a way to get back these old photos and videos from the internal storage? Note that I didn't delete these files, but the phone can't read them. Also, I checked the nandroid backup that I have and the file system type of the previous ROM was EXT4. My current file system type is the same, EXT4.
Thank you for the help!
Dear Community,
The day before yesterday's evening, my Lenovo YT3-X50L Tablet suddenly shut off. When I tried to boot, It showed me the login screen, I logged in, but one second after showing the Home Screen it crashed and rebooted. I logged in again - it crashed and rebooted again. I couldn't get into my device anymore.
I tried to use the recovery and made a factory reset, after which it showed me the usual Google setup menu (language, wifi, etc.). But it always got stuck at getting a wifi connection, although status was already "connected" and the wifi was working.
I erased the system partition (I don't know if this was a good idea...) and now i cannot boot into anywhere, I only see the Lenovo logo when starting.
I installed ADB, Fastboot and Lenovo downloader on a Laptop. After some hard work, I managed to get an ADB connection and could backup my data.
So now, I just want to put my device back into the state it was when it was shipped!
What I want to mention first: It seems that my sd card was corrupted, I don't know if this was the reason or has anything to do with my sudden device failure. I noticed this because of a mount error in recovery. I formatted the sdcard to FAT with the laptop and the mount error is gone now. The sd card was set as internal storage in Android. If this is possible, I would prefer to use any tool like fastboot to de-assign the sd card as internal storage, and only use the device's own internal 16GB storage, which is more than enough for basic functioning.
I downloaded the device's stock ROM from firmwarefile (just search "Lenovo YT3-X50L stock rom" on google, it's the first result, I am not allowed to post links in this forum as i am a new user) but I don't know how to properly flash it. Flashing the system_xx.img, boot.img, userdata_xx.img and recovery.img files (fastboot flash blabla blabla.img) doesn't make the device boot.
The Lenovo downloader tool isn't working for me. I installed the Qualcomm drivers as described and when I start my device with USB cable connected it shows up in the Tool window, status "flashing", but then gets stuck and doesn't seem to do anything.
Please Help! Might the device itself be dead? I would be very glad if we could resolve the issue very soon because I am on a trip to CERN at the moment and will travel back in a week, and I don't have any other mobile devices with me I could use to show the flight ticket...
My data is already saved, as I mentioned before - I just want my working device back!