Not sure what kind of disaster I got my self into, but I mistakenly formated the EmmC. (****...) There goes 900+ photos, all my music, and other downloads.
But I can't install a new ROM, because it will no longer mount USB storage. Did I fry something here?
The error
"E:Unable to open ums lunfile (No such fi..."
(It goes beyond my screen and doesn't wrap so I cannot read the rest.)
What? What gives? I need to get the new rom file on their so I can start over like I was originally trying to.
I'm sorry if this is some "super" simple error I am missing. I did google some, but people said just flash a new recovery. Well...I tried ODIN with a another kernel, the first one I ever used. To no avail. I know how to flash with adb on HTC phones, but I can't figure it out with the Galaxy.
[Update] I figure out I can use an external SD card to move a rom over...but the EmmC is still unreadable. Did I blow it up? :/
[Update 2] I was able to recover, MOST, of my photos. It seems my phone decided to just start storing them all on the external card. Woot.
[Bad Update]
Can no longer mount the external SD to attempt to try another rom/kernel. Dammit
[Good update]
Was able to get the emmc to mount again! Yay! I am worried though...is there any chance of damage?
Formatting your internal storage is fine it does nothing at all to the system. Unless you're wiping with stock ics kernel installed. Which everyone who reads and searches before they flash knows not to do. So you should be good to go.
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Good advice given to ya here bud. Glad you got things figured out (at least for the most part!)
Clay
Team Pirate
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Alright so here's the backstory. I bought a Vibrant off of ebay that was stuck in a bootloop. I thought to myself, hey I could just shove this thing into download mode and be on my merry way!
Well, I attempted to flash JFD with a jig that I had. Went fine, Odin gave it a PASS.
Still boot looped.
So I then try Eugene's no brick, and after finally getting the right version, it booted up. Then tried to flash to JFD again.
No dice.
Following the directions here I was able to finally get 2.1 to boot, now here is the problem that I'm currently stuck on.
I can't get the internal sd (onboard flash) to mount in the system. If I am at the shell I can browse to /mnt/sdcard and see everything on the phone and on the sd (external_sd).
But when I go into the settings, all I see is space unavailable and the format is grayed out.
The culprit I believe lies in the partition on the internal memory that creates this MBR checksum error every recovery.
Thoughts? Opinions? I know this can be fixed, I've come this far!
Below I've attached some of the voodoo logs, it seems that when trying to make the ext4 partitions, it can't find it. (I was trying this so I could in the end disable it)
Does anyone know what might be going on? Any tips at all?
The only thing that I can figure now is that there might be damage or the internal storage. When looking in /dev/block, there is no reference to mmc anything, like the internal storage isn't even there. Is the flash chip soldered on the motherboard? I'm guessif that it is, which means it would be a difficult fix.
Only other "solution" that I could thing of is if I mod the fstab to mount a microsd as the internal storage. Would this mod be affected by a flashing rom or odining back to stock?
Also is this the right board for this? If not can anyone direct me to the best spot to ask this question?
Thanks a bunch!
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You will be bak at no sweat.
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I have CWM v5 newly installed. I immediately ran a backup with it and all went well. Now, a little later, I've been looking into CyanogenMod and wanted to tiny baby steps so I was nice and confident with things.
I tried to do another backup from CWM and it said it couldn't mount /sdcard. I tried to restore and the same error. Rebooted a few times and it's the same still.
I booted normally and checked with a standard file manager and /sdcard was fine. I haven't changed anything since the time it was working but I still seem to have broken things
What can I do?
EDIT: Actually, since getting CWM on the device, I have played a little with ADB commands and replaced the bootanimation.zip. Everything works when the phone is booted normally so that can't have caused it. Can it?
You really like new threads eh?
I presume you don't have a physical micro SD card, and you've changed kernels again at some point. Now the sdcard mentioned in newer CWM recovery is the external_sd, which you don't have. Use the internal SD card option.
oinkylicious said:
You really like new threads eh?
I presume you don't have a physical micro SD card, and you've changed kernels again at some point. Now the sdcard mentioned in newer CWM recovery is the external_sd, which you don't have. Use the internal SD card option.
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I love them I do search before hand to see if there are similar threads relating to my device but because there aren't, I thought making a new thread per issue would be helpful. I can keep it all in this thread though if that's the etiquette around here though.
I used kTool to flash the zImage from the link you pointed out in my last thread, that gave me CF-Root v5 and CWM. I haven't changed anything since that point so if it worked once, I don't understand why it won't work again. You have confused me about the sdcard/external_sd. I have a card in the device, and everything normally saves to /sdcard but there's also /sdcard/external_sd which is always empty. I also see /sdcard/usbStorage where I have put some files too, but I don't really understand the naming conventions.
As I said, look for the "internal sd card" option in CWM recovery.
I'll add a bit more in the hope you don't need to keep posting.
If you don't have a physical micro SD card in your phone and you try to use any of the "install/backup/restore to/from sdcard" in newer versions of CWM recovery, it will give an error about being unable to mount /sdcard. Also, as far as I know, /sdcard/usbStorage refers to USB OTG, so unless you've got a USB OTG cable and a memory card/HDD plugged in, you shouldn't be writing files to that location.
Backed up successfully to internal sdcard, although I wasn't able to restore from it first which I don't understand because there should be the original one from earlier somewhere.
Turns out I was wrong, I don't appear to have a card in that SD slot even though I could swear there was one. And I can create files/folders in /sdcard/external_sd/ so I give up, lol.
EDIT: Nope, just the normal USB that came with the phone. I created the files/folders directly in the phone when I tested it.
This is not an invitation to flaming, as I am under the impression that several people have tha same problem, so I will try to gather solution/suggestions here. I have the problem when trying out the new 4.0.4. ROMs, every single one of them are missing the capability to access the external SD card - rather unfortunate since I use it to store music, to back up with Titanium Backup and back up SMS, among other things. And yes, I have wiped, I have run the kernel cleaning script and wiped again, both a system wipe and cleaned the dalvik cache. Still no luck. Now I am aware that there are tools to mount the SD card, but after trying Multi Mount SD-Card Lite, Mount /system (rw / ro) and Drive Mount from Play Store, I still come up empty, literally. I have had 5 Android phones and all have been equipped with various ROMs, so I usually know what I am doing. I even pulled out tha SD card and wiped it on the computer and then formatted it/partitioned it IN the phone. It is a big shame, since ROMs like AdyScorpius, Omega's v3 and especially DraginICS and the F1 ROM are tempting and stunning looking. Any help? Please??
mcdanish said:
This is not an invitation to flaming, as I am under the impression that several people have tha same problem, so I will try to gather solution/suggestions here. I have the problem when trying out the new 4.0.4. ROMs, every single one of them are missing the capability to access the external SD card - rather unfortunate since I use it to store music, to back up with Titanium Backup and back up SMS, among other things. And yes, I have wiped, I have run the kernel cleaning script and wiped again, both a system wipe and cleaned the dalvik cache. Still no luck. Now I am aware that there are tools to mount the SD card, but after trying Multi Mount SD-Card Lite, Mount /system (rw / ro) and Drive Mount from Play Store, I still come up empty, literally. I have had 5 Android phones and all have been equipped with various ROMs, so I usually know what I am doing. I even pulled out tha SD card and wiped it on the computer and then formatted it/partitioned it IN the phone. It is a big shame, since ROMs like AdyScorpius, Omega's v3 and especially DraginICS and the F1 ROM are tempting and stunning looking. Any help? Please??
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Firstly this is in the wrong thread.
Secondly, have you tried going up to the root directory, and making sure it's not under \emmc
I have, and it sometimes is, but isn't this an issue? I mean, as a frequent flasher I am used to ROMs where everything works, so I would say that is in the making of the ROM, which I doubt since the source is a Google project. But even with Directory Bind, I can't link it. It is over my head, I don.t understand why some people have the problem, and most not. And sorry for posting in the wrong forum, can somone move this or close it?
Benny, Denmark
I think most people are used to the SD card being in a different directory now so they don't mention it. For some roms, there is a flashable zip which mounts it back as sdcard/external_sd (or whatever it was called)
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I'm having the same issue. When I restore back to Sense 3.6, my SD is back. Not sure of the issue.
Will not mount. I've went to recovery/Mounts/ and mounted there to no avail.
Also popped out the SD and put it back in, no avail.
When I check my 'Music' it says your content is unavailable because your phone is being used as USB storage. Disconnect USB. -- it's not connected to any USB, oddly.
EDIT: my issue was GB-ICS related and flashed this - http://www.htctweaker.com/RezROM/RezROM_oldfirm_patch.zip for ICS and it fixed my mounting issues.
hello everyone! first time posting on xda. i've researched everywhere, and yall are my last resort. here it goes........
sprint 4g lte, rooted, s-off, cm10.
somewhere in the processes of rooting and turning s-off, i lost my internal sdcard. can't mount it or reformat it.
my first indicatation something was messed up was when i tried to download a new rom, the phone gave me a message saying "cannot download without a valid sdcard." but i had a 32gb sdcard in it... also when the phone booted up it said something like "process.android.phone has failed." and when i tried to connect my phone as mass storage on my win7 32 bit pc, it wouldn't ever see the sdcard. not even the 32gb external.
i figured it was the jelly bean (or something like that) rom i tried first after rooting. maybe the zip was corrupted or something. i took out my 32gb sd, hooked it up to my computer, downloaded cm10 and gapps, then put it back into my phone, wiped everything and flashed.
that's when i discovered all the errors listed above.
so i figured i would try to do a factory reset. when i try to wipe data/factory rest through cwm recovery, this is what it says... E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
i've read about people getting twrp, booting into it, mouting the internal to the pc and reformatting that way. but how can i do that without the internal sd? the same way i got cm10 and gapps?
so all in all i'm pretty lost and pissed off. i'm somewhat droid savvy after having an evo 4g. but this a new beast..... please help!!!
let me know if yall need any more info. thanks in advance!
EDIT: FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was finally about to flash twrp recovery and dumlock through twrp. i then mounted my internal storage via "mount usb storage." my computer recognized the drive and formatted it! mounted and working great!!
I had this happen too when I was trying to go back to MeanROM from cm10. The problem is that I can't remember what I did to stop it. I was kinda panicking because I thought my phone was toast. I believe I just ran the zip for MeanROM in TWRP, and it came back after it updated to the new ROM.
Have you checked this out? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31091791
Sorry that I couldn't be more help.
Sent from my EVO LTE using xda app
sslbaron said:
I had this happen too when I was trying to go back to MeanROM from cm10. The problem is that I can't remember what I did to stop it. I was kinda panicking because I thought my phone was toast. I believe I just ran the zip for MeanROM in TWRP, and it came back after it updated to the new ROM.
Have you checked this out? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31091791
Sorry that I couldn't be more help.
Sent from my EVO LTE using xda app
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i did run across that thread. the first description is a bit too confusing for me. i've tried getting twrp already through the market but it didn't work. usb mass storage won't work for me right now either.
the htc dumlock stuff it a bit over my head. i'm worried as hell right now!
Tried getting TWRP from the market?
You try to fastboot flash TWRP? I would suggest PG75IMG, but you say you don't have any storage. Try to fastboot flash TWRP, then see if you can format internal storage.
(Where is om4,?)
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.
scottspa74 said:
(Where is om4,?)
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.
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Where is wileout? DUN DUN DUNNNN....
tacoXRunner said:
hello everyone! first time posting on xda. i've researched everywhere, and yall are my last resort. here it goes........
sprint 4g lte, rooted, s-off, cm10.
somewhere in the processes of rooting and turning s-off, i lost my internal sdcard. can't mount it or reformat it.
my first indicatation something was messed up was when i tried to download a new rom, the phone gave me a message saying "cannot download without a valid sdcard." but i had a 32gb sdcard in it... also when the phone booted up it said something like "process.android.phone has failed." and when i tried to connect my phone as mass storage on my win7 32 bit pc, it wouldn't ever see the sdcard. not even the 32gb external.
i figured it was the jelly bean (or something like that) rom i tried first after rooting. maybe the zip was corrupted or something. i took out my 32gb sd, hooked it up to my computer, downloaded cm10 and gapps, then put it back into my phone, wiped everything and flashed.
that's when i discovered all the errors listed above.
so i figured i would try to do a factory reset. when i try to wipe data/factory rest through cwm recovery, this is what it says... E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
i've read about people getting twrp, booting into it, mouting the internal to the pc and reformatting that way. but how can i do that without the internal sd? the same way i got cm10 and gapps?
so all in all i'm pretty lost and pissed off. i'm somewhat droid savvy after having an evo 4g. but this a new beast..... please help!!!
let me know if yall need any more info. thanks in advance!
EDIT: FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was finally about to flash twrp recovery and dumlock through twrp. i then mounted my internal storage via "mount usb storage." my computer recognized the drive and formatted it! mounted and working great!!
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Same exact thing just happened to me...nada internal storage i can't download a thing. Did you find a fix in the last 4 months??
I'm the 4 genie and I'm extremely frustrated with my evo. While fixing separate issues, I tried flashing something and now it's got an error that E: sdcard (the evo's internal memory) won't mount. It's corrupted i think
It just sticks on the splash screen when I boot up, but the bootloader's and recovery are still here
So far, I've tried formatting it with several programs on both a mac and pc. I tried moving and copying files from the sd card to the internal "sdcards."
I am so sick of this phone, it's caused nothing but problems (first one i got had signal issues, this one ran slow and got even worse signals when i upgraded to JB).
I'm on TWRP 2.5.5. S-ON, HBoot 1.19
Please help me resolve this problem.
I am having the exact same problem. From what I've found on the rest of the internets it seems like we need to reformat (preferably with windows). But I only have a mac so I havent tried that yet.
You guys can try something like this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917106
If you don't like the phone, then just trade it in or buy another. Coming on and saying how much you hate the phone isn't going to do anything.
That being g said, you probably had a bad flash and it corrupted the internal ( like you said). Most of us have done it at least once. Format the drive, and there you go. That's what fixed it for me, and usually what works. It won't fix your distaste for the phone, though, or your signal issues.
Sense ROMs tend to have better signal than others with my phone. The Sense 5 port is pretty nice, but there are plenty of others that work well. If you've tried the sense ROMs already, then go with AOSP. Some people have better luck with those.
If you still don't like it, then get a phone you do like... Hell, I'd be happy to send you $50 for the phone if you don't want it, I could use another to play with...
Sent from my Evo 4G LTE using xda premium
How do we format the drive if nothing can SEE the drive? The same thing happened to me. I can't get to the internal sd card.
Every time I had the memory corrupt it was from a viper dirty flash. All I ever did was wipe both caches a factory reset wipe security them mount internal to my PC and format. If this is still at no avail then I would wipe internal storage and let TWRP format the drive for me. I have never had both methods fail. The corruption of the internal storage is why every dev insists a full wipe and factory reset after flashing a new Rom
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nolageek said:
How do we format the drive if nothing can SEE the drive? The same thing happened to me. I can't get to the internal sd card.
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TWRP will see the drive.
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ugh, gotta get this working so i can get a trade in credit toward my iphone 5s
Interesting issue. I've fixed the issue on other EVO LTE's simply by mounting internal storage while connected to a PC, then formatting it. I can't think of a reason this wouldn't work for you:what:
ok, i've mounted it to the computer as mass storage several times on 4 different computers and formatted it, but to no avail
at the top, it will only mount the sd ext card..... maybe i've mounted it wrong? where do i mount it?
also, the micro sd card is the only thing it wants to read... is there a way to install the ruu (just a stock rom) and boot it from the sd card?
thanks again for the help!
Sorry for the necro, however I had this issue recently and finding very few fixes so thought I'd put something out there.
Now my fix was very simple, so I don't know if this will work for everyone. That being said, the ROM has been buggy now.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S3 - i9300 (international version)
ROM: Pac-Rom 4.3
Recovery: TWRP
Issue:
when starting phone, it is stuck on the "Samsung Galaxy S III" logo screen.
Troubleshooting:
I was relieved to find that I could boot into recovery (TWRP).
From there my first instinct was to wipe my phone and re-flash the ROM... BUT when I tried wiping, I got an error. The log said something alogn the lines of "cannot mount internal storage" or "internal SD". I can't remember.
So I freaked out thinking my internal flash storage was fried, BUT why is TWRP working then?
I connected a USB cable to my computer to see what happens. Windows 8 picked up the external SD card, but not the internal phone storage.
Fix:
I would usually NEVER flash a ROM without wiping first, but thought I didn't have much else to lose. I tried flashing PAC-ROM 4.3 without the wipe and it said "successful". WTF? I didn't expect that.
I rebooted and everything worked fine. The ROM wasn't stock either, it had all my settings and icons on my home screen in tact.
Since then, the ROM has been buggy. Youtube app disappeared and wouldn't search properly in play store and the apps drawer had all these com. files f or the google apps (this was still there when I re-flashed GApps).
So I was able to save my phone, but had a bunch of issues. I have since flashed to PAC-ROM 4.4 (Kit Kat). I very much miss the PIE controls and Halo, but it is extremely stable.
Here's what I did when I had the same issue. Take out the ext SD card. Then, plug your phone into your PC. Format your phone with windows, it should appear as a flash drive or something like that. After that, I replaced the ext SD, mounted that with TWRP, and formatted that, too.