[Q] * [Discussion : Inputs from Android Experts] *Topic: BOOTLOOP / NAND WRITE FAIL* - Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello XDA community,
I am proposing this thread as a common knowledge base on
Rampant Nand Write Fail issue.
Having searched through numerous forums here & on Internet, i concluded no working solution on it.
Many have accepted fate of their devices - Dead .. and put them in storerooms.
For rest frantic people out there eating into *help me* lines , they will soon accept the same.
So, the purpose of this thread is to Analyze why did it happen, than to expect a Resurrection .
Having been a victim of NAND WRITE Fail, here are my Final thoughts :
Characteristics of problem :
1. BootLoop
2. Typical of Kitkat OS
3. Download mode available
4. Recovery mode unavailable
- flashes open-stomach android logo for split second , BootLoop again.
5. Happened in devices that initially did not come with KNOX,
but were upgraded to Kitkat with KNOX.
Observations :
1. Changing System / USB 2.0 port - did not solve.
2. Changing versions of ODIN - did not solve
3. Re-flashing of Stock 4.4.2 ROM - Failed [NAND Write Fail]
4. Flashing of older Stock ROMs - Failed [NAND Write Fail]
- also gathered info : You can not downgrade since Kitkat Bootloader wont allow.
5. With ONLY Download mode accessible,
- Not a single tar was successfully Flashed onto device.
- All recovery tar files fail to flash [NAND Write Fail]
Conclusion to Discuss with Experts :
1. Write to NAND memory is being blocked by something [Boot Loader ? ]
2. NAND memory itself is damaged.
- Unlikely seeing the wide scale of this problem.
3. Why is Download mode accessible,
and what causes a flash-second opening into Recovery mode... then Reboot.
4. What role has KNOX to play here [Trying to root tampered with WHAT PART OF KNOX Rule] ?
5. What do we know about bootloader in this context ?

thanks for opening this thread.
I have the same problem with my M480W.
However I am able to enter recovery mode, yet nothing works ...
Code:
E: failed to mount / system (Invalid argument)
can't mount '/system' (invalid argument)
E: failed to mount / system (Invalid argument)
E: File Open error '/cache/recovery/log'
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: File Open error '/cache/recovery/last_log'
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: File Open error '/cache/recovery/last_install;'
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
I havent yet tried to repartition, cause I cannot find the correct pit file for my model.

Megatronicalite said:
thanks for opening this thread.
I have the same problem with my M480W.
However I am able to enter recovery mode, yet nothing works ...
Code:
E: failed to mount / system (Invalid argument)
can't mount '/system' (invalid argument)
E: failed to mount / system (Invalid argument)
E: File Open error '/cache/recovery/log'
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: File Open error '/cache/recovery/last_log'
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: File Open error '/cache/recovery/last_install;'
E: can't open /cache/recovery/last_install
I havent yet tried to repartition, cause I cannot find the correct pit file for my model.
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PIT Has not solved this problem on any device i know...
Per my knowledge from various posts, they all ended up finally making it a 'Paper Weight' .

Has anyone found a solution?

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[Q] Need PIT File for P6210 Model US WIFI

Hello,
I need a PIT file for the Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 US WIFI P6210 model. I'm soft bricked and reflash of the PDA file with Odin has not corrected my boot lockup. I've found and downloaded a copy of a PIT file for the P6200, but I'm afraid to load it in the event I screw the unit up worse (arguably, what could be worse than a tablet that won't run).
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Right after flashing the ODIN package, try booting into the "stock recovery" before actually booting your tab up. Clear cache and data, then try rebooting your tablet again.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
Unless you misused a PIT when flashing before, you shouldn't have a need for a PIT to fix.
OK, I tried reflashing the Odin package (three files boot, CSC and PDA) using Odin 1.8.5 It appears to run to completion. Then when rebooting I get E: failed to mount /cache (No suchfile or directory)
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
*manual Mode*
--Updating application--
E: failed to mount /efs (no such file or directory)
install application for customer: Can't mount /efs
copy application failed.
--Applying Multi-CSC--
E:failed to mount /efs (no such file or directory)
E:multi_csc:Can't mount efs
Multi-csc applied failed.
E:failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:can't open cache/recovery/last_log
E: failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
Then from menu I select wipe cache partition and get
--Wiping cache...
Formatting cache...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
Cache wipe complete.
E:failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
Then I
wipe data/factory reset
Select - YES- Delete all user data
Get the following messages:
--Wiping data..
Formatting data...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p9
Formatting... /cache...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p7
Data wipe complete.
E:failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
e: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: failed to mount /cache (no such file or directory)
Then I select reboot system now
Then I get about 5-6 more red "can't mount", failed to mount" messages that go by too fast to copy, it reboots and gets to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus screen and it just freezes at this point.
In a different post I stated that how the Tab became locked up was I started getting SOD Screen of Death spontaneous reboots and heated battery symptoms, sometimes on the charger, sometimes not. I could always reboot it and it would then act normally for a while (1-2 days), then start with the reboots and warm battery again. About a week ago, I woke up and found the Tab (on the charger), stuck on the Galaxy Tab startup screen. Repeated reboots kept getting back to a lockup on the startup screen. Since then, I did some reading, found a copy of Odin and loaded two different PDA files, both for the P6210 supposedly, they each mounted successfully per Odin and then kept getting similar error messages like the above and a lockup on startup at the end. After trying loading the PDA files by themselves, I then tried loading the CSC and bootloader files to an Odin run with the PDA file that came in the zip file with the CSC and bootloader files. I don't know much about Android but know a little about programming, windows and DOS. It seems like I am either missing a bunch of files or the directory structure is missing a bunch of folders, which is why I could only see that the PIT file with a repartition may be the only thing to get me out of this (assuming the repartition also loads a directory structure onto the Tab - don't know if this is the case or not). The other possibility I suppose is that there may be an electronic problem with the unit, but usually you get a complete failure and not a reboot lockup.
Just so I'm clear on the above post, as soon as I flashed the package, I unplugged the Tab from the PC and held power + sound up, got into stock recovery and cleared cache and then cleared data. The error messages above were what I got doing these things.
Same Problem
Did you ever get it out of the boot loop?
I did the same as you but to no effect - anyone know if samsung will replace these "defective" units? Clearly there is something very wrong given the thousands of hits that have the same problem.
K
i got same problem with my p6200 tab 3 month ago,
i solved with pit file
u should find pit file to solve this problem
as i saw you can get the .pit file by opening and extracting the firmware(md5 file) with winrar.
just my 2 cents
Where is the PIT file?
tzacapaca said:
as i saw you can get the .pit file by opening and extracting the firmware(md5 file) with winrar.
just my 2 cents
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I extracted all the files - nothing with PIT. Do I need to open the img files too?
thanks,
K
Got a PIT - flashed - now can't mount system
Otherwise the cache is now there and I get an updating message right after reboot - tried the clear cache and reset - which works (no failure notices).
But...get a failed to mount /system (invalid argument) for both updating app and applying multi-CSC now and of course still in the logo boot loop.
Ideas?
Thanks!
K
Any luck on this?
Any luck?
submicron said:
Hello,
I need a PIT file for the Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0 US WIFI P6210 model. I'm soft bricked and reflash of the PDA file with Odin has not corrected my boot lockup. I've found and downloaded a copy of a PIT file for the P6200, but I'm afraid to load it in the event I screw the unit up worse (arguably, what could be worse than a tablet that won't run).
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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Hi Submicron,
I'm on the same situation. After flashing 4.0.4, wifi became unstable. Someone said that I should flash a pit file, I did and now I'm bricked. Did you solved, or found a working pit file for the P6210? Thanks in advance.
I'm also having troubles with wifi on ICS (but not on HC, strange)... Unfortunately I own a P6200 and my .pit file won't help you.
Submicron, do NOT use a P6200 pit file, it will render you tab unusable, as I've read they have different partition layouts.
And I know it already is unusable, but anyways... ;P
I bet someone will pop here with a PIT file for P6210 soon enough, so hang in there :good:
Pit file end of 1st post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886
acuratlsfan said:
Pit file end of 1st post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886
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I found some.
Here
http://www.droidevelopers.com/f363/11722-[download]-ops-pit-files.html

[Q] GT-I9128E running into E:failed to mount /data failed to mount /cache

hello guys,
first of all i have read many posts about the problem and have tried most of them:
secondly:- i am sorry maybe it is not the right section but my phone model doesn't exit here
the problem in details : my phone is Galaxy Gt-I9128E
it freezes on Samsung logo , tried recovery boot with power volume up home key , i see the 6 recovery options in blue and
Successfully applied multi-CSC ." in yellow
and in red :
E:failed to mount /data (Invalid argument)
can't mount '/data' (Invalid argument)
E:failed to mount /data (Invalid argument)
E:Can't mount /data/log/recovery_log.txt
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
i have tried the 6 recovery system options
1 from ADB : adb shell : connection closed but see the device some times
2 from external storage : downloaded the firmware to external sd card but the phone shut down every time trying to install it.
3 wipe data : wiped
4 wipe cache partition : wiped
download firmware with Odin 3.7 and 3.10 : Pass reboot but the same problem
tried CWM recovery installed by Odin : Pass . device reboot and going to recovery mode but nothing happened the same old system recovery boot
any help will be appreciated
thanks

[Q] GT-I9128E is my phone bricked ?

hi guys i have a problem in my phone GT-I9128E
E:Can't mount/cache (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount/cache/recovery/log; (invalid argument)
E:Can't mount/data (invalid argument)
and much more lines
i was on the official rom
i tried with adb but error:connection closed
tried kies it is connecting but not connected
tried to flash with odin after pass nothing happened
tried wipe all data and cache
tried to install from sd card failed "power off before anything"
in the DOWNLOAD MODE i see :
Qualcomm secureboot: enable
write protection:enable
ALSO tried re-partitioning with pit file nothing
tried to install cwm : but unsupported dev_type
any help please , thanks

Asus TF300T Failed Install CM - Unable to partition/mount

Hello everyone
I bet you have heard this before, but I can't seem to install CM on my Asus TF300T. Here are all my specs and things I used:
Tablet: Asus Transformer Pad tf300t
Environment: Mac OS X 10.11
Asus OS: 4.1, Flashed to JellyBean 4.2.1
TWRP Version: twrp-2.8.7.0-tf300t.img
CM Version: cm-12.1-20151007-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO337-tf300t.zip
I followed this guide here for Installing CM:
wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_tf300t
The only thing I can think of that I did wrong is that doing step
fastboot -i 0xb05 flash recovery twrp-2.8.7.0-tf300t.img​was that the first time i actually used the md5 file file twrp-2.8.7.0-tf300t.img.md5. I am not sure if this unmounted anything or what, but just letting you know what happened. I figured out the link i clicked was an MD5 file and not the .img file. I downloaded correct version and redid fast boot
Everything else I did as the guide mentioned. Yet, when I try to install CM with
adb push cm-12.1-20151007-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO337-tf300t.zip /sdcard/​
It works fine, but when I try to install through twrp, Many errors popup saying failed to mount.
E: Unable to find partition size for '/misc'
E: Unable to find partition size for '/staging'
E: Primary block device '/dev/block/mmcblk0p8' for mount point '/data' is not present|
E: Unable to mount '/data'
E: Unable to recreate /data/media folder.
E: Unable to find partition size for '/recovery'
E: Unable to find partition size for '/boot'
Updating partition detail...
E: Unable to mount '/system'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: Unable to mount '/data'
...done
E: Unable to mount storage.
E: Unable to mount /data/media during GUI startup
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
Kernel does not have support for reading SELinux contexts.
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: Unable to set bootloader message.
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: Unable to mount /data/media/TWRP/. tarps when trying to read settings file.
E: Unable to mount '/data'
MTP Enabled
E: Unable to mount '/data'
E: Unable to mount '/data'
E: Unable to mount '/data'
E: Unable to mount '/data'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-12.1-20151007-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO337-tf300t.zip'
E: Unable to mount '/system'
E: Unable to mount '/cache'
E: Unable to mount '/data'
...done
E: Unable to mount storage
Failed​
What I can still do:1) fastboot
2) Get into JellyBean 4.2 through adb bootloader
3) adb​
What I can't do:1) Install CM
2) Apparently mount anything through trwp.​
I have checked many other solutions on here, but I can't really find any that work for me. I have used differing version of twrp, even custom versions saying old version of tarp (2.3ish) had a bug on 4.2.1 systems. But I reuploaded 2.8 since its lot newer, and it seemed maybe those bugs were fixed.
Thanks in advanced, and I hope you guys can help me. I would really love to start modifying CM for custom builds, but I always get stuck on problems such as this.
Bump for visibility.
Trying to get this to work. I would like to add some features to CM so this is quite critical. I hope someone can help.
Solved: used CM 11 not 12
Hello All,
Seems like I found the issue. But there is another issue as I progress. I try to do the ./extract-files.sh​ and it says error: device offline​If I plug my CM 11 Tablet, the device opens in file explorer, but I guess the adb cannot find it. Any solutions to this problem?
singledigit said:
Hello All,
Seems like I found the issue. But there is another issue as I progress. I try to do the ./extract-files.sh​ and it says error: device offline​If I plug my CM 11 Tablet, the device opens in file explorer, but I guess the adb cannot find it. Any solutions to this problem?
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Hey,
Got it working now.
I made sure if USB debugging was turned on. It was, but I unchecked the notification whenever you connect to computer.
I also did used command adb shell​ to check if I could log into adb shell. It did. then I tried to ./extract-files.sh​ again, and it worked perfectly fine.
Sorry if I am flooding the Forums with perhaps meaningless information, but just wanted to keep you guys updated. Thanks for reading.

How to fix 'Encryption Unsuccessful' error in LYF wind 6?

Phone model : LYF LS-5009 (wind 6)
Problem : Unable to boot in system due to Encryption Unsuccessful Error
Things i tried to solve this problem : 1) Reset the phone from recovery mode ( wipe all data)
2) Wipe all cache
3) Installed Software again ( firmware flashed)
I saw one more error in recovery mode UI : E: Failed to mount /cache (Invalid argument)
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Can't open /cache/recovery/log
Etc............
I am attaching all the photos of problem here.

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