Hello! I updated Jelly Bean today following the guide and files from teamandroid.com. I flashed the file with Odin and everything went perfectly at first. Let me give you the link for the guide and some side notes before telling about the problem:
teamandroid <dot> com/2013/02/08/update-galaxy-s2-i9100-xwlsd-android-412-jelly-bean-firmware/ (sorry for not being able to post the full link, but this was the guide, and it has the links for the files in it).
Notes:
My Phone: Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 (the basic European model)
Current Android version: 4.1.2
Current Kernel version:
3.0.31-Siyah-s2-v6.0b4+
[email protected] #57
SMP PREEMPT Wed DEC 26 06:52:48
PST 2012
Current Baseband:
I9100XXLS8
Build Number:
JZO54K.I9100XWLSD
Now like I said earlier, everything went like dream. No bricks etc. and stuff really seemed to work. But after messing around with my phone, restoring all contacts from SIM-card, downloading mozilla etc. I found out that Gallery wasn't working.
It opens, crashes and then tells me that "There is not enough space." and that I should remove stuff.
Now after that I went to My Files to do some cleaning and I deleted few photos and pictures, although I had more than 5 Gb of free space. After I selected the photos and chose to delete, a pop up just said that (x) Files deleted. But nothing really happened, the files did stay there.
Then I plugged my phone to PC and started up Samsung Kies, and it found all the stuff from SD-Card. I tried deleting those but again, nothing really happened. Pressing the trash bin button on Kies just basically un-checked the selections of pictures. "Now that's odd" I thought.
After that I went to their related JB rooting guide and rooted my phone with Siyah Kernel. The rooting apparently worked (the Root Checker APP congratulates me with successfully rooting my phone) and the SuperSU and CWM apps are there. Nothing really did change, and I couldn't remove stuff from my SD card.
Now then I was ready to wipe my SD card clean from all the data, and booted up the phone in recovery mode. It booted up and there was the "format External memory" option or something like that, what I chose, and it asked me that "Do you want to wipe the \SDCard0". I chose yes, and it succeeded in less than a second. But on the event log it said that SDCard error.
EDIT: I also tried mounting my SD Card from the recovery mode but it didn't work!
I'm pretty clueless what to do. It seems like I have lost all my "write" privileges on my SD card and only have the "read" ones, or something like that. If you could point out whats going on I would REALLY appreciate it. I asked this same question on TeamAndroid's comments but I haven't yet been answered. If they answer and I find solution to the problem I'll post it up here. I'm not that expert with Android troubleshooting etc. that I'm not sure how to get some error logs etc. if they are necessary for you guys, so if you need them just give me link to instructions or something and I'll post 'em up. ^^
I'll follow this thread until I find the most reasonable solution.
Thanks alot in advance
Regards
Falleze
falleze said:
Hello! I updated Jelly Bean today following the guide and files from teamandroid.com. I flashed the file with Odin and everything went perfectly at first. Let me give you the link for the guide and some side notes before telling about the problem:
teamandroid <dot> com/2013/02/08/update-galaxy-s2-i9100-xwlsd-android-412-jelly-bean-firmware/ (sorry for not being able to post the full link, but this was the guide, and it has the links for the files in it).
Notes:
My Phone: Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 (the basic European model)
Current Android version: 4.1.2
Current Kernel version:
3.0.31-Siyah-s2-v6.0b4+
[email protected] #57
SMP PREEMPT Wed DEC 26 06:52:48
PST 2012
Current Baseband:
I9100XXLS8
Build Number:
JZO54K.I9100XWLSD
Now like I said earlier, everything went like dream. No bricks etc. and stuff really seemed to work. But after messing around with my phone, restoring all contacts from SIM-card, downloading mozilla etc. I found out that Gallery wasn't working.
It opens, crashes and then tells me that "There is not enough space." and that I should remove stuff.
Now after that I went to My Files to do some cleaning and I deleted few photos and pictures, although I had more than 5 Gb of free space. After I selected the photos and chose to delete, a pop up just said that (x) Files deleted. But nothing really happened, the files did stay there.
Then I plugged my phone to PC and started up Samsung Kies, and it found all the stuff from SD-Card. I tried deleting those but again, nothing really happened. Pressing the trash bin button on Kies just basically un-checked the selections of pictures. "Now that's odd" I thought.
After that I went to their related JB rooting guide and rooted my phone with Siyah Kernel. The rooting apparently worked (the Root Checker APP congratulates me with successfully rooting my phone) and the SuperSU and CWM apps are there. Nothing really did change, and I couldn't remove stuff from my SD card.
Now then I was ready to wipe my SD card clean from all the data, and booted up the phone in recovery mode. It booted up and there was the "format External memory" option or something like that, what I chose, and it asked me that "Do you want to wipe the \SDCard0". I chose yes, and it succeeded in less than a second. But on the event log it said that SDCard error.
I'm pretty clueless what to do. It seems like I have lost all my "write" privileges on my SD card and only have the "read" ones, or something like that. If you could point out whats going on I would REALLY appreciate it. I asked this same question on TeamAndroid's comments but I haven't yet been answered. If they answer and I find solution to the problem I'll post it up here. I'm not that expert with Android troubleshooting etc. that I'm not sure how to get some error logs etc. if they are necessary for you guys, so if you need them just give me link to instructions or something and I'll post 'em up. ^^
I'll follow this thread until I find the most reasonable solution.
Thanks alot in advance
Regards
Falleze
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reboot to siyah recovery then under 'Mounts and storage' try mounting ur sdcard, then reboot and check
Sun90 said:
reboot to siyah recovery then under 'Mounts and storage' try mounting ur sdcard, then reboot and check
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"Error mounting /sdcard!"
I just want to clarify that I don't actually have SD Card but the problem is in my S2 internal storage (which is basically seen as unremovable SD card right?).
But thanks for replying!
gparted
I am answering now for partly bumping up my own thread, but also asking that could formatting the internal SD card with Gparted work? Does gparted have more "rights" than recovery wiping?
Thanks in advance
Falleze
This link may solve your problem... do give a try?
To format your internal storage choose the /emmc option in format menu not the /sdcard.
Once you have formatted card re-flash rom.
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soyusa said:
This link may solve your problem... do give a try?
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Thanks alot, I flashed the ICS back and tried formating the SD storage and it worked. Then I flashed Jelly Bean and I'm currently installing few apps and trying it out and so far it seems like it works!
TheATHEiST said:
To format your internal storage choose the /emmc option in format menu not the /sdcard.
Once you have formatted card re-flash rom.
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I got it working by flashing the ICS back, then formatting the storage from settings menu and flashing JB. It seems to be working now :cyclops:
falleze said:
Thanks alot, I flashed the ICS back and tried formating the SD storage and it worked. Then I flashed Jelly Bean and I'm currently installing few apps and trying it out and so far it seems like it works!
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Great... Problem solved! :good:
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Hey guys I have been trolling this forum for some very useful information, and it has helped me quite a bit, but on this one I am stuck. Every time I try and delete something on this phone (Samsung Vibrant) it just comes back. This was not my phone before, I am just trying to put it back to stock.
I have flashed the phone 3 times using odin, including using the re-partition option.
When I hook the phone up to the pc, and load update.zip into the root folder, and reboot into recovery mode, it says cannot find sd card/update.zip. Even when I go in and manually delete apps if I reboot the phone, they all just come back.
Am I missing something? part of me wants to say its something easy.. but I have searched and searched about this and found nothing. Is there a mod out there that does this? -Thanks
*edit* Oh, and it seems like any time I think I might get close, I get the little android and the triange w/ the exclamation point.
Bueller?
How are you deleting? What are you deleting? Why are you using odin to delete apps? Not enough info to help you.
Hi, I am just trying to totally wipe the phone back to stock, hence odin. I dont care about info being lost. But like I said.. if I go in and manage applications, and remove them manually, I restart the phone and like magic they are all back.. I am quite confused. I hook the phone up to the pc, open the phone and manually delete pics and songs that way.. unplug the phone from the pc, and its like i never did anything.
jorsh03 said:
Hi, I am just trying to totally wipe the phone back to stock, hence odin. I dont care about info being lost. But like I said.. if I go in and manage applications, and remove them manually, I restart the phone and like magic they are all back.. I am quite confused. I hook the phone up to the pc, open the phone and manually delete pics and songs that way.. unplug the phone from the pc, and its like i never did anything.
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If you want to wipe the best thing to do is flash Eugene's Froyo that does not brick. That will get rid of EVERYTHING. From there flash JFD. That will give you the clean start you want.
icandy75 said:
If you want to wipe the best thing to do is flash Eugene's Froyo that does not brick. That will get rid of EVERYTHING. From there flash JFD. That will give you the clean start you want.
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Yeah, that is the problem. I already did that, and the stuff is still there. I did it 3 times. I flashed it with the 512 pit, did a re-partition and the JFD. Then went back and even updated it to the JI6 firmware, and loaded it with the stock kernel.
I'll help you out before you needlessly flash roms over and over and over.
Before you say, "WTF!!!! That doesn't answer my question" please read to the end.
1. As I understand your problem, you want to wide everything from your INTERNAL SD Card.
2. as such, The steps are as follows:
3. Go to settings.
4. Go to "SD Card and phone storage"
5. "Unmount phone storage"
6. "Format phone storage"
This is assuming that you are ALREADY on stock Rom.
If not, flash the stock first, then wipe your internal SD.
Remove your External SD and SIM card. *(Not required), but i'm paranoid, and this always helps me feel better on the off chance that something does happen while i'm wiping the internal SD.
GL
That was first thing I tried to do, sorry I didnt post that in OP. I tried to unmount and format using the in phone software. I have tried a hard reset using the button combinations on the phone. I have also done a factory format using the service code. All to no avail.
Thanks for the input.. believe me, if I could have avoided the time and hassle of reading about odin I would have. Odin was a last resort.
I dont know if this is helpful or not but after I format the internal sd.
Total Space: 13.18 GB
Free Space 12.31 GB
I am really beginning to think that the internal SD is broken/corrupted or something. As I said in the OP when I boot into recovery, it says it cannot find sdcard/update.zip. Furthermore, if I mount the usb as mass storage, and go into the folders and delete pictures/whatnot. Even if I unplug the phone from the computer, its as if I never did anything. The pictures will all still be there as if nothing happened. If I go in and manage apps, and remove them all one by one, then reboot the phone all the apps are there. These are all reasons why I think the internal storage is messed up.
I was/am quite confused. This is why I requested ideas from people smarter than me.. i.e you guys . Thanks for all the input this far, my OP was a little lacking I suppose.
Did you ever get problem resolved?
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
@jorsh :
I had the same problem with u. Can't delete few old files that stored in the internal SD. Also, I can't use update.zip in the recovery mode. It says "cannot find sdcard/update.zip.
My phone also can't play MP3 file or 3GP file that transfered from other phone / PC.
Anyone can help us ?
How are you deleting the files?
What are you running?
the update.zip, are you guys talking about rooting, or clockwork recovery?
Sorry, thanksgiving was preventing me from following the thread. The problem is still unresolved. I was trying the update.zip in recovery mode, as far as I know there is no clockwork on the phone. I thought the update.zip was just a recovery image that the phone used as a basis for restoring the phone.
s15274n said:
How are you deleting the files?
What are you running?
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I have tried deleting files a few different ways.
Odin, directly via pc with usb mount, and using the software on the phone itself, and tried using factory formats/resets hard and soft.
What do you mean by what am I running?
i just buy a used vibrant. There are some photos & files in the internal memory. I can erase it with file manager, but when I restart the phone, those photos & files appear again.
Same thing with with the gmail account. This gmail account is sign up by previous user. I can't remove this account.
I already try using "factory reset", but it's useless. Those photos & gmail account still in my phone.
I'm running in 2.1 T959UVJI2
about the update.zip, I'm using for rooting. I can't root the phone too. I'm using the file "SGH-959 Root Update.zip" then rename it to "update.zip"
I put this update.zip that the root folder of my internal SD. Bad thing is, this file is gone when I restart my phone (turn off then turn on). So, when I goes to recovery mode, it always said : cannot find sd card/update.zip
anybody can help me ? pleaseeee. So frustated >.<
Yeah that sounds pretty much exactly like my problems.
Perhaps people are having a hard time helping because we cant determine what you are trying to do....
first, yes, there is a clockwork recovery... download rom manager from the market.
there are going to be folders on the internal memory you can not remove because the OS puts them there.
could you please say exactly what you want to do???
I am just trying to delete everything and basically restore the phone back to factory. But it seems like the normal ways of doing that are not working.
Use ODIN to go to stock ji6 or jk2. I have a guide in my signature
Once you reboot mount the internal memory and format it. Settings > sd card and phone storage
s15274n said:
Use ODIN to go to stock ji6 or jk2. I have a guide in my signature
Once you reboot mount the internal memory and format it. Settings > sd card and phone storage
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ok ok.... I'll try at weekend. I'm out of town in few days. Thx for the info.
please report back, want to make sure all is well
So I've got a wifi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1" and I have gone through the rooting guide. The guide includes ClockworkMod (CWM) v4.0.0.4, which for the most part, works just fine. I'm able to flash custom ROMs, make backups, and restore backups.
I'm having a problem mounting USB storage from CWM however. I go to the "Mounts and Storage Menu" and then select "mount USB storage." When I do this, I get a message saying:
E:Unable to open ums lunfile (No such file or directory)
Any ideas what this means, and how to fix it? Is anyone else able to mount USB storage from their CWM recovery image?
Anyone can correct me if I'm mistaken...but I believe the reason we see this error is because the Tab is not like phones and the internal storage works differently, there is no sd card so it has nothing to mount. I believe it works more like a hard drive. (MTP is different although I know nothing about it) so CWM produces this error but it is nothing to worry about.
More knowledgeable persons please expound on this, I would like to know more too...
Appreciate the insight -- I hope someone else can expand. To expound on that though, how do you transfer a ROM to the SDcard if you wipe /data and don't already have a ROM available on the SDcard?
I'm worried that I'll accidentally wipe data & cache, but will forget to double-check that I have a ROM on the SDcard partition.
Not to worry, wipe data/factory reset in CWM does nothing to the sd card partition everything will still be there including the ROM file you transferred over.
However factory reset from stock recovery DOES wipe sd card data. So back up your stuff if you do this.
Oh and always make a backup in CWM so you have something to flash in case things get crazy
I'm just trying to plan for a worst case scenario -- let's say all the storage volumes are completely wiped, and all you can do is boot into CWM. On my T-Mobile G2 (Desire Z / Vision), you can mount USB storage, copy over a ROM, and install it.
Looking for some sort of equivalent ability on the Galaxy Tab.
Hmm, let me boot into CWM and see if the computer still can read the tabs storage if I plug it in from there...
Also there is always an ODIN flash.
Nope no dice, i suppose if you were in that scenario ODIN would be your option. I'm not sure if there is an ODIN flashable of stock 3.1, I know there is a .zip i always keep it for emergencies.
Sorry I miss read, there is no ODIN flash.
Would the worst scenario is when you don't even have CWM on the tab?
ODIN flash would probably be your last resort. I am wondering if anyone has run into the worst scenario and got the tab back to the factory stock ROM.
your are right FilltheVoid. if things go completely wrong and you have no backup or rom to flash. Odin will be your savior. You can flash stock roms with Odin bro.
task650 said:
your are right FilltheVoid. if things go completely wrong and you have no backup or rom to flash. Odin will be your savior. You can flash stock roms with Odin bro.
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Hey Task, do you know where I can find a stock ROM for pt7510 that is ODIN flashable? Ya know, just in case.
Well anywho, I think the point of this is, If you read and follow directions carefully, make backups, and read some more, you will not ever be in this scenario. And there are good, knowledgeable people in this forum that are willing to help you in a bind.
FillTheVoid said:
Hey Task, do you know where I can find a stock ROM for pt7510 that is ODIN flashable? Ya know, just in case.
Well anywho, I think the point of this is, If you read and follow directions carefully, make backups, and read some more, you will not ever be in this scenario. And there are good, knowledgeable people in this forum that are willing to help you in a bind.
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Even though the question is to Task, i will answer it with whatever i know.
1. http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/hc_31/ - But i read somewhere that this is the ODIN flashable stock of I/O tab
2. ROM | 001002-P7510_KME_Restock.zip - ODIN flashable Stock UEKME ROM
Or you could do:
Boot cwm, then
adb shell
mount /data
mkdir /data/media
adb push stock.zip /data/media/
and flash with cwm
Voila !!!
thank you!
you just saved my tablet! thank you.
i managed to brick my tablet (or so i thought) by an interesting combination of things.
first, i installed Alegro graphing calculator. then, i encrypted my tablet. then, i tried to backup my apps, using titanium backup, and whenever it got to alegro, it crashed superuser, market, myapps, googleapps, calendar, acore...a ton of stuff. so i told titanium to ignore it and backup everyything else, and then i went to the market to try to uninstall. no dice..it force closed everything again. so i went to the settings and tried to factory reset. i went through the steps three times, and nothing happened...the tablet rebooted and was the same as i left it.
so as a last resort i went into clockwork and wiped data and cache. tried to boot, and it was stuck on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 screen.
rebooted..same...waiting hours...same.
i could still boot to odin and recovery, but i didn't have a zip on my tablet, so i couldn't flash anything. i never thought of using adb to push the zip! but this worked perfectly! (after installing the drivers again on my computer).
thank you thank you thank you!
ansonantonym said:
Even though the question is to Task, i will answer it with whatever i know.
1. http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/hc_31/ - But i read somewhere that this is the ODIN flashable stock of I/O tab
2. ROM | 001002-P7510_KME_Restock.zip - ODIN flashable Stock UEKME ROM
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Hey 2 questions about the restock ROM:
1) Can it be flashed over In Paris V5?
2) Can it be flashed with CWM?
Update: answered this myself: Yes it can be flashed over in Paris, and no, it has to be flashed with Odin.
I still have a question though: This is not CWM, but is it the stock recovery or do I need to flash that too? Sending the tab in for service (newton's rings)....
This is what I was looking for. I have a slow internet connection, and Clockwork was still working, but nothing else was. Flashed Task's ROM v8... it's looking good so far... You rock, dude.
This worked for me this afternoon! Was stuck in a constant reboot after thinking that the samsung update would be a good thing. Gave thanks!!! Ordered the 30 pin adapter and now dont even need it. Will come in handy though I am sure.
FillTheVoid said:
Anyone can correct me if I'm mistaken...but I believe the reason we see this error is because the Tab is not like phones and the internal storage works differently, there is no sd card so it has nothing to mount. I believe it works more like a hard drive. (MTP is different although I know nothing about it) so CWM produces this error but it is nothing to worry about.
More knowledgeable persons please expound on this, I would like to know more too...
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This maybe complete rubbish, but I can report a similar issue with the Galaxy S2.
When I install a new ROM, I usually do this:
1/ factory reset
2/ wipe cache
3/ wipe dalvik
4/ Mount ALL the folders, then format each one
When I do this and try to mount USB storage, it says the same error message.
If you then fire up ODIN and push another kernel to the phone, everything works fine. I know its something I am doing wrong, but no idea what!
For you, the solution is to use odin to push another kernel across.
Phil
-- EDIT -- SOLVED - see #5 --
Hi,
I upgraded my Galaxy S2 [3 UK] to the 4.0.3 version with Kies and then rooted it with Odin and CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-v5.3-CWM5.tar
Everything is working great, except the applications that I had moved to the SD card. Those have stopped working, and the shortcuts on the home screen + in the Applications menu have the icons replaced with a transparent grey one with an Android logo and an SD card with "SD" written on it.
I checked the SD card in my Linux PC with Mass Storage mode, and the .android_secure directory is still there and has the various files which I believe belong to the missing apps.
Has some security key been destroyed or what is going on here? Can I get the apps back or should I just bite the bullet and reinstall them?
Thanks for any help!
Descore
reported same issues before and found no solutions answered.....I think some config changes from GB to ICS making issues,
your earlier version was not rooted and no backup available?
zaheedahmed said:
reported same issues before and found no solutions answered.....I think some config changes from GB to ICS making issues,
your earlier version was not rooted and no backup available?
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My previous version (2.3.5) wasn't rooted although the one before was, and I do have a Kies backup but I don't think it includes the applications. It's not a very big deal since I can download all of the applications again, and it doesn't seem that any of my media files on the SD card have been affected, but I was just hoping to avoid having to do that.
But thanks for your answer! I'll make sure to do a full backup including apps before I try rooting next time.
-Descore
Actually I said that too soon. When I try to install one of the apps affected I get a message "Error - Couldn't install on USB storage or SD card."
So I guess I do need a solution to this if at all possible.
SOLVED - I flashed the stock kernel back, from Kernel_I9100XXLPQ.tar.md5. After rebooting, the SD card was scanned and all my applications work again!
So I guess the answer is, flash the stock kernel back and all will be well (root still works). Also got rid of the yellow warning triangle at boot!
Next time I'll have a Titanium Backup before I start flashing/rooting
- Descore
Hi!
Im new here. I see that there are many experienced members here, and i hope that could help me solve the problem.
I have rooted galaxy s2, JB 4.1.2 and kernel siyah v6.0b5.But suddently my usb storage,sdcard0 and micro SD Card became protected.
I can't move or delete files. (error access denied) Can't download anymore from google play, and applications can't save on sdcard0 anymore.
But my phone is rooted and i can use all applications that i have installed.
Also when i connect phone with pc, and if i want to delete any folder, i get a warning 'the storage is write protected' (sdcard0). But phone is rooted.
I already did factory reset, and i try to format usb storage but files always come back. I also rooted again I've put all my knowledge, but i can't find a solution.
sorry for my bad english
Can anyone help me?
Sugarfreee said:
Hi!
Im new here. I see that there are many experienced members here, and i hope that could help me solve the problem.
I have rooted galaxy s2, JB 4.1.2 and kernel siyah v6.0b5.But suddently my usb storage,sdcard0 and micro SD Card became protected.
I can't move or delete files. (error access denied) Can't download anymore from google play, and applications can't save on sdcard0 anymore.
But my phone is rooted and i can use all applications that i have installed.
Also when i connect phone with pc, and if i want to delete any folder, i get a warning 'the storage is write protected' (sdcard0). But phone is rooted.
I already did factory reset, and i try to format usb storage but files always come back. I also rooted again I've put all my knowledge, but i can't find a solution.
sorry for my bad english
Can anyone help me?
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Get correct stock firmware for your region from sammobile.com and flash through odin and see what happens.
Press thanks it we help you :good:
Jimsilver73 said:
Get correct stock firmware for your region from sammobile.com and flash through odin and see what happens.
Press thanks it we help you :good:
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Before installing im also deleted all permissions from system recovery (apollo kernel).
And then downloaded and installed from sammobile my stock firmware, but no luck.
Is there any other option, because I want my phone back?
Sugarfreee said:
Before installing im also deleted all permissions from system recovery (apollo kernel).
And then downloaded and installed from sammobile my stock firmware, but no luck.
Is there any other option, because I want my phone back?
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Sorry - I don't have any more knowledge here, someone else will need to take over, whilst you are waiting I suggest you search and scour xda and google for answers :good:
Good luck
i have the same issue right now. i need help. i dont wanna lose my phone...please does someone know the solution for this?
OP have you find it?
You both need to flash stock firmware in download mode with Odin as many times as you need to until your phone works normally again. If you have problems with Odin or flashes appear successful but the phone still won't boot normally, search for Hopper8's 'Odin troubleshooting' thread & try the stuff in that thread. Specifically, If you're in a situation where flashes appear to be successful but the phone still bootloops, flash the 3 part firmware linked to in his thread (only if you defnitely have an I9100 though; if you have another variant, don't).
xubeiga said:
i have the same issue right now. i need help. i dont wanna lose my phone...please does someone know the solution for this?
OP have you find it?
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I finally found a solution:laugh:
ROOT BROWSER
I somehow copied root browser from pc to sd card, and then deleted most of folders on sdcard0. And suddenly all permissions disappear.
ah and Root Browser need permission from superuser before deleting something.
Sugarfreee said:
I finally found a solution:laugh:
ROOT BROWSER
I somehow copied root browser from pc to sd card, and then deleted most of folders on sdcard0. And suddenly all permissions disappear.
ah and Root Browser need permission from superuser before deleting something.
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Great to hear! OP : please edit the title if this thread to include the word 'SOLVED' and coy the solution to first page to help others
Sugarfreee said:
I finally found a solution:laugh:
ROOT BROWSER
I somehow copied root browser from pc to sd card, and then deleted most of folders on sdcard0. And suddenly all permissions disappear.
ah and Root Browser need permission from superuser before deleting something.
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can you explain that in details? I can't seem to erase anything in my internal usb storage. says it's write protected. thanks in advance
Hi, i'm new at the forums, but this have been my first option for android related solutions and info for a long time ago, but i finally decided to join it.
Well, this is embarrasing, but my first post it's about a problem in my pretty new SGS3 GT-i9300 i got a couple of weeks ago.
The problem is..., well, i've been testing some roms as 2nd roms with the help of the Siyah kernel. I've done the basics things..., root my phone, install my first kernel (siyah...), killed the stock rom so i learned how to flash a new stock rom for my country without all the operator's junk, then i overclocked (just a bit only), then i started with the 2nd roms....
My first try was UltimaROM, pretty good but i wanted to test MIUI, no problem, i worked but i didn't like it completely since it deleted all the samsung goodies, so i tried to flash ihackers, no luck..., it wouldn't just boot. So i tried with FoxHound, the same thing. So just dissapointed, i came back to UltimaROM and installed it again as 2nd rom (all in just 2 days). Well, it worked ok but then i noticed a serious problem...
Since the last time, when i flashed UltimaROM with the 2nd Rom Utils from Siyah, i came back to the stock rom (1st rom) because i wanted to record the fireworks outside my home (because of new year ), but, the camera said "Error al grabar" and just closed..., then i remember a couple of random massages saying that i was running out of space in the internal memory, so i dicided to temporarily delete the 2nd rom (i've been so gross these two days...), and..., according to the 2nd rom utils from siyah, the 2nd rom was succesfely removed, but just to be sure, i fixed permissions (i did this everytime i tried to flash a new 2nd rom).
Now back to the stock rom, the camera problem not being able to record to the internal memory still there, but now, i looked into the internal memory with root explorer and there is a big folder named "ADM" with a...¡¿copy?! of the UltimaROM zip, which weights 1.5Gb, and i can't delete it, EVEN WORSE!, now a lot of random files and folders in the internal memory are "locked", i can't delete any of these, or even change permissions (my DCIM folder for example). I then tried the CWM option to "fix permissions", on the main CWM recovery as well as in the siyah 2nd rom utils recovery..., but all the same
Thinking that the internal memory file system got corrupted, i though that my best option was to flash the stock rom from samsung again, but this time with the option "Re-partition" checked. I tried it in Odin but...damn it..., it won't make it!, however, i can soft-flash the stock rom without "re-partition" check..., but this doesn't fix the internal memory...
In short, i CAN boot into my main stock rom, i can FLASH the stock rom trough Odin but i can't if i check the Re-partition option, and until i get i fix for the internal memory, i'll have to use my 2Gb External SD Card.....
So..., what can i do? Is there anything i can do to safely format the internal emmc completely and then flash the stock rom again? Or maybe do i have to...assume...that the locked internal memory problem...is a hardware problem? That's what i'm afraid of...
Anyway, i'll leave the details here.
OS: Stock Rom Samsung JB 4.1.2 (I9300UBEMH2_I9300UVOEMH1_ARO)
Kernel: Siyah Kernel 1.9.1
Recovery: CWM-based Recovery v5.5.0.4 CF-v1.5
I would leave a dump file of the failing Odin process now, but i don't know if that is possible and neither how to do it. But he most i can give is a screenshot attached.
Thanks in advance!
P.D.: let me know if this post is on the wrong place inside the forum
alpha-ro said:
Hi, i'm new at the forums, but this have been my first option for android related solutions and info for a long time ago, but i finally decided to join it.
Well, this is embarrasing, but my first post it's about a problem in my pretty new SGS3 GT-i9300 i got a couple of weeks ago.
The problem is..., well, i've been testing some roms as 2nd roms with the help of the Siyah kernel. I've done the basics things..., root my phone, install my first kernel (siyah...), killed the stock rom so i learned how to flash a new stock rom for my country without all the operator's junk, then i overclocked (just a bit only), then i started with the 2nd roms....
My first try was UltimaROM, pretty good but i wanted to test MIUI, no problem, i worked but i didn't like it completely since it deleted all the samsung goodies, so i tried to flash ihackers, no luck..., it wouldn't just boot. So i tried with FoxHound, the same thing. So just dissapointed, i came back to UltimaROM and installed it again as 2nd rom (all in just 2 days). Well, it worked ok but then i noticed a serious problem...
Since the last time, when i flashed UltimaROM with the 2nd Rom Utils from Siyah, i came back to the stock rom (1st rom) because i wanted to record the fireworks outside my home (because of new year ), but, the camera said "Error al grabar" and just closed..., then i remember a couple of random massages saying that i was running out of space in the internal memory, so i dicided to temporarily delete the 2nd rom (i've been so gross these two days...), and..., according to the 2nd rom utils from siyah, the 2nd rom was succesfely removed, but just to be sure, i fixed permissions (i did this everytime i tried to flash a new 2nd rom).
Now back to the stock rom, the camera problem not being able to record to the internal memory still there, but now, i looked into the internal memory with root explorer and there is a big folder named "ADM" with a...¡¿copy?! of the UltimaROM zip, which weights 1.5Gb, and i can't delete it, EVEN WORSE!, now a lot of random files and folders in the internal memory are "locked", i can't delete any of these, or even change permissions (my DCIM folder for example). I then tried the CWM option to "fix permissions", on the main CWM recovery as well as in the siyah 2nd rom utils recovery..., but all the same
Thinking that the internal memory file system got corrupted, i though that my best option was to flash the stock rom from samsung again, but this time with the option "Re-partition" checked. I tried it in Odin but...damn it..., it won't make it!, however, i can soft-flash the stock rom without "re-partition" check..., but this doesn't fix the internal memory...
In short, i CAN boot into my main stock rom, i can FLASH the stock rom trough Odin but i can't if i check the Re-partition option, and until i get i fix for the internal memory, i'll have to use my 2Gb External SD Card.....
So..., what can i do? Is there anything i can do to safely format the internal emmc completely and then flash the stock rom again? Or maybe do i have to...assume...that the locked internal memory problem...is a hardware problem? That's what i'm afraid of...
Anyway, i'll leave the details here.
OS: Stock Rom Samsung JB 4.1.2 (I9300UBEMH2_I9300UVOEMH1_ARO)
Kernel: Siyah Kernel 1.9.1
Recovery: CWM-based Recovery v5.5.0.4 CF-v1.5
I would leave a dump file of the failing Odin process now, but i don't know if that is possible and neither how to do it. But he most i can give is a screenshot attached.
Thanks in advance!
P.D.: let me know if this post is on the wrong place inside the forum
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Use es file explorer and click on root manager. And click mount r/w. Make sure both is rw.
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JellyYogurt said:
Use es file explorer and click on root manager. And click mount r/w. Make sure both is rw.
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Thanks JellyYogurt, Yeah, i tried it as one of my first options, even with root permissions
Now, i'm really REALLY consufed...maybe, can Android get stuck for periods and lock access to some files? because after a while, i came back to take a screenshot in windows showing me a "Read-Only" mode error when trying to delete those damn files, at least, that's what said to me before, because now i connected in MTP as usual and the things i tried to delete with error earlier are...gone? I don't get it yet, and i'm hope it won't happen again, maybe tomorrow i'll try reflashing again
If the problem happens to vanish, i'll let you know so u can delete this post, just give a couple of days, i want to make sure i can make a full reflash with repartitioning in case of future emergencies
Thanks again! Really
Well, it looks like the MTP lied to me, i checked inside /sdcard/ again and the locked files still there and locked :/, i tried again mounting as R/W with no luck. When i try to take a screenshot with power + home, it says that the usb storage could be ON...this is weird, i double check my usb mass storage app and swtich to usb mass storage mode and then back to mtp (i know it's only for the extSdCard...but i don't know what else can i do)
Any ideas plz? Thanks again
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alpha-ro said:
Well, it looks like the MTP lied to me, i checked inside /sdcard/ again and the locked files still there and locked :/, i tried again mounting as R/W with no luck. When i try to take a screenshot with power + home, it says that the usb storage could be ON...this is weird, i double check my usb mass storage app and swtich to usb mass storage mode and then back to mtp (i know it's only for the extSdCard...but i don't know what else can i do)
Any ideas plz? Thanks again
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Have u tried a factory reset? Copy paste all ur pics and data to the computer first as u seem to be able to do so.
Well, i tried and tried and let me say this an awful way to begin the year :crying:
I tried using doing the factory reset from within CWM and apparently all was succesful, but again in android, the internal /sdcard/ still the same, it didn't delete anything that my settings!
Now i can't avoid being a bit desperate, is there any way to format the internal /sdcard/ (or /sdcard0/, whatever) so i can start from scratch again? In fact i don't have anything useful in there, 'cause i made a full backup 4 days ago before this problem even appeared. Now i would just be fine if i could format the internal /sdcard/, just that..., i tried the "format /sdcard" option from within CWM...but it formatted the external sdcard, what a mess
I'll be waiting, thanks again!
Use philz recovery instead, format internal sd card, wipe for new rom.
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You are just a master! I tried flashing a Philz recovery via Odin and, like you told me, i formatted the internal /sdcard/, then without exitting the recovery, i check inside the sdcard with the "install zip" option, and it says "No files found", i would never have imagined how beautiful would those words look .
Now, just to make sure, i would like to repartition with odin, and (at least for now) come back to my stock rom, but the problem i mentioned earlier about "can't open file" when i tried to repartition, was because i missed the .pit file hehe
So i searched for the .pit file for the S3 16GB edition and i found it, in the corresponding forum, they said that the .pit file ending in 329 worked good for all of them.
Now with all in hand, i powered on in Download mode, opened Odin v3 once more, selected Re-partition, choosed the .pit file (ending in 329) and the stock rom .md5, flashed, waited 10min and..., no errors, until i saw the "firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again" problem, so i flashed again the Philz Touch recovery over the stock one (because when i tried to access the stock recovery the error always appeared), so fine! I booted into Philz and wiped cache, data and...it's so beautiful...:crying:, Android finally started! As if it were just when i bought the S3
So, i fixed it finally! I think the only thing that remains is to reset the counter with TriangleAway and get back my last backup
Thank you so much friend! At the end, i'll stay with Philz Recovery, i didn't know it before but is far better than CWM. Thanks again!
P.D.: now that i know how to unbrick completely, i'll tell my journey to my friend Dany