Hi all.
Ive got Motorola RAZR gingerbread 2.3.6, rooted, with Safestrap installed.
Each time after I flash a ROM and reboot, I'm stuck at the black screen after the Motorola logo. Last time I've been waiting for 30 mins without any result.
Need to make a hard reboot and restore the back up in a Safetrap to get booted.
It does not matters which ROM do I flash, the result is the same. So on I've tried Eclipse, RazrX and Arctic.
Those are my steps in a Safetrap:
Safestrap Recovery v1.07
Safe System is: ENABLED
-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
Data wipe complete.
-- Wiping chache...
Formatting /cache...
Chache wipe complete.
Formating /system...
Done.
E:unknown volume for path [/sd-ext]
Dalvik Cache wiped.
-- Installing: /sdcard/RazrX_V1.2_signed.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Prep system
Installing system
Setting permissions
Install Complete
Install from sdcard complete
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What am I doing wrong?
Problem is with the kernal...
Charge your phone full and try again our reflash the kernel
Sent from my GT-I9100G using XDA
Ok . Can you give me the link for a thread/tutorial? I'm afraid I may find something that will not "fit" my cell.
Thanks for a quick reply.
Hey guys,
The problem all started last week when I encrypted my tf300. For some reason it did not occur to me that this would be an issue when I started the process of rooting today. I used the asus bootloader unlocking tool and got fastboot to work long enough to flash cwm but when I tried to flash from sdcard it said that it cant mount sdcard. This is where I messed up. I realized that I needed to format data so that I could unencrypt. Booted to cwm and formatted system and the two others that are there but it refused to format data. Now it boots to the Asus screen and recovery does not mount sd. fastboot devices list is empty same with adb devices.
Any ideas??
Thank you
So I guess my question is how do I erase or format data partition so that i can flash a rom.
any help is appreciated.
thanks
Switch on with power + VOL down then VOL Down, then VOL Down twice to move across to WIPE DATA, VOL Up or power should select it for you.
when I select wipe data the device boots to clocworkmod recovery.
Davyphil said:
when I select wipe data the device boots to clocworkmod recovery.
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Ah you will probably need the standard recovery image as there is probably some lock on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668173
You will need to ask XpLoDWilD for it then flashboot it back onto there and try again?
ok ill give this a try. hopefully i can get fastboot to flash the image. i had a hard time getting clockworkmod on there.
thank you
Davyphil said:
ok ill give this a try. hopefully i can get fastboot to flash the image. i had a hard time getting clockworkmod on there.
thank you
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I've been flashing recoveries all day and had no issues with it.
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Did you format:
System,
Cache,
Staging
Data
then wipe cache
then data/factory reset
then advanced and wipe dalvik
i was able to format system cache and staging but when i try to format data it says:
error mounting /data!
skipping format...
done.
says something similar when i try to mount sdcard so that i can flash .zip files
Davyphil said:
i was able to format system cache and staging but when i try to format data it says:
error mounting /data!
skipping format...
done.
says something similar when i try to mount sdcard so that i can flash .zip files
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Have you tried Factory reset from the main menu?
when I choose wipe data/factory reset i get:
--wiping data...
formatting /data...
error mounting /data!
skipping format...
formatting /cache...
formatting /sd-ext
formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
skipping format...
data wipe complete.
Davyphil said:
when I choose wipe data/factory reset i get:
--wiping data...
formatting /data...
error mounting /data!
skipping format...
formatting /cache...
formatting /sd-ext
formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
skipping format...
data wipe complete.
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Standard recovery might let you wipe it.
Just had a look on XDA and this might help you?
orcruin said:
Hello Everyone
To flash a new ROM you can do as follows:
boot in Recovery
format cache partition
from your PC use adb to mount /sdcard as tmpfs:
adb shell mount -t tmpfs none /sdcard
put your ROM on the (fake) sdcard
adb push <your rom> /sdcard
use the recovery to flesh the ROM as usual
This worked form me.
Sorry to be late...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24923240&postcount=16
i am going to start by apologizing for being such a noob. Thank you so much for your help.
I am not very familiar with adb and fastboot i have only used it a couple times and this is when im being led through it by some forum on xda.
when i run the first line i get
error: device not found
from what i have seen this is a driver issue?
i have used this same stuff to help root my phone a while back. could that be an issue?
i tried the commands while the device was in recovery and while in fastboot mode.
thanks again
Davyphil said:
i am going to start by apologizing for being such a noob. Thank you so much for your help.
I am not very familiar with adb and fastboot i have only used it a couple times and this is when im being led through it by some forum on xda.
when i run the first line i get
error: device not found
from what i have seen this is a driver issue?
i have used this same stuff to help root my phone a while back. could that be an issue?
i tried the commands while the device was in recovery and while in fastboot mode.
thanks again
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Just trying it on my device and I get the same, its not mounting it here either.
sounds like im stuck until i can get my hands on a stock recovery image
Davyphil said:
sounds like im stuck until i can get my hands on a stock recovery image
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Reading from that thread the only way to wipe encrypted image is if you boot into it, not sure the standard recovery will do it
When I found out that the encryption was the problem I tried to do a factory reset in the settings and it just booted me into clockworkmod. I should have just flashed stock recovery then.... lesson learned.
I hope I didnt make an expensive paperweight.
Davyphil said:
When I found out that the encryption was the problem I tried to do a factory reset in the settings and it just booted me into clockworkmod. I should have just flashed stock recovery then.... lesson learned.
I hope I didnt make an expensive paperweight.
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Is it working now?
I've managed to get mine mounted in recovery, just testing the push of files now.
no I havent been able to get it mounted
Davyphil said:
no I havent been able to get it mounted
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Yours is a bit more difficult but I have managed to mount and push files in recovery to my sd card.
Need to work out how to format yours now.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
could there be a way to partition and do some sort of "dual-boot"
just a random idea.
I have Clockworkmod 5.0.2.0. When ever I try to wipe data/factory reset, I get this
So I thought removing my SD card would let me reset but I get the same thing.
E: format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmc
blk1p2
Someone please help me.
metalmilo12 said:
I have Clockworkmod 5.0.2.0. When ever I try to wipe data/factory reset, I get this
So I thought removing my SD card would let me reset but I get the same thing.
E: format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmc
blk1p2
Someone please help me.
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Hi,
Go toTHIS THREAD , and try to install 4EXT .
Then use the tools in that recovery to wipe your phone.
Or you could try a super wipe script.
Hi all, so i didnt install any custom rom or anything, phone has all stock, today i got message "Encryption unsuccessful" i try to reboot phone if recovery and to factory reset but i got error like " Mount /data error, force format /data mount /data error. i also wipe cache but same. then i downlaod some roms to try only to update but still has error, i did even try from adb but i get msg installation aborted.
so does anyone know can this be fixed or its dead?? Thanks
srsly no one?
my phone wasn't booting so i unlocked the bootloader and reinstalled android 5.1, now when i try to boot into recovery mode it says "no command"
if i open the recovery menu to try to wipe the disk and factory reset it fails
it says:
qr 0/0
- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E:
blkdiscard on partition /dev/block/pla
form/msm.sdcc 1/by-name/userdata failed
ormatting /cache...
E:
blkdiscard on partition /dev/block/pla
form/msm_sdcc. 1/by-name/cache failed
-- /Wiping clogo...
Data wipe complete.
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if I try to wipe just the cache partition it gives me:
--Wiping cache...
Formatting /cache
E:
blkdiscard on partition /dev/block/pla
form/msm.sdcc.1/by-name/cache failedCac
e wipe complete.
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i also tried installing TWRP and removing the boot warning about the unlocked bootloader, but despite saying it was installed ok seems the phone just ignored or discarded it because nothing happened when i installed these.
please help!
when i try to boot in any mode other than recovery it hangs on the boot splash and vibrates once.