Hi everyone,i am asking for your help i am noob at this. So i wanted to install a custom rom on my s9+ (Pixle Expirience),after using the rom i installed a random android pie kernel,then the rom woudnt boot.So i installed a normal custom rom that i knew it worked.I flash that but i didint have mobile data and i coudnt see my IMEI and my flight mode was plain blue instead of gray(but my wifi worked like everything elese).Then i installed stock firmware via odin,still nothing.
Then i panic and found some software which with u can insert your IMEI,but i have accidentally wiped my efs.So now when i install firmware it is stuck at samsung logo,and in TWRP it says failed to mount /efs Invalid argument.So i ask u if u can guide me on what to do and how to get efs file.Your help is appreciated.Thank you
Did you wipe the date with the csc file while flashing your firmware with odin?
danlivesey said:
Did you wipe the date with the csc file while flashing your firmware with odin?
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Same problem with me phone works but network issue
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Dear Community,
yesterday I read a few hours about CM9/10 and Liquid Smooth. So I decided to give it a try.
I had 4.0.4 with root and updated to 4.1.1 about a week ago without having any problems. After updating to 4.1.1 I did root again.
Yesterday I downloaded EFS Pro and made a backup which is stored on my PC and the phone.
The problem I have now is the following:
No baseband, no imei, etc.
I already tried to restore efs with EFS Pro without any luck.
I just installed the following Stock Firmware: I9300XXDLJ5 3 parts (CSC, MODEM, PHONE) including PIT and RE-Partition
Phone boots up, but when in android recovery mode if I wipe it says:
E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)
I dont know what to do anymore, Samsung told me to install the latest available and to make a factory reset.
This didn't help too.
I hope anybody could help me maybe.
Never ever use PIT and Partition unless you understand .
Flash a stock rom via Odin and let it boot use a single file as posted on XDA not three part .
Fails boot to recovery and factory reset .
Flash stock rom .
Fails then its a paid for service repair .
jje
JJEgan said:
Never ever use PIT and Partition unless you understand .
Flash a stock rom via Odin and let it boot use a single file as posted on XDA not three part .
Fails boot to recovery and factory reset .
Flash stock rom .
Fails then its a paid for service repair .
jje
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Thank You for that fast reply.
Just one question: Is this good to go and flash? I9300XXDLJ1_I9300ATODLI4_ATO
So if You mean if it fails to boot up -> take battery out -> factory wipe -> stock flash again?
hi friends,
i have an intl 16 gb sgs3. Today i flashed a custom rom and flashed some mods. after flashing rom phone was fine but after flashing mods phone stuck at "samsung galaxy s3 gt-i9300" screen-the first screen when opening the phone(the mods i have flashed are visual mods, and also hardswap mod which i was using before with no problem). i tried a cwm restore, reflashing the rom, wiping datas, reflashing stock rom with odin but no luck. searched widely in xda for bootloops and tried solutions like flashing new kernels or cf rooting again. even if i tried a pit file but my s3 is not passing that screen. only progress i recorded is when i flash siyah kernel i can see siyah kernel's boot logo but stuck there also.
is there anyone here to help me?
Reflash the rom, your mods was probably incompatible with your rom.
xSpeced said:
Reflash the rom, your mods was probably incompatible with your rom.
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reflashed rom, and other roms and also stock rom with odin. but no luck.
Wrong PIT i guess .Flashing a PIT is a common cause of a non booting or bricked SGS3.
jje
i have progress. i managed to open s3 in 4.0.4 blj1 firmware but now it says the phone is in factory mode in a popup after i restart it. also no imei, no csc, nothing. i restored my efs backup to /efs folder nothing fixed. tried to install 4.1.2 stock again but stuck at splash screen again.
i flashed the pit file after the problem-as a solution and nothing was changed.
so now i have a gs3 without phone capabilities.
edit: my phone is not a clone, i forgot to write that.
I found the solution. I flashed android 4.0.4 old firmware for my region and after that i restored my efs. Then i flashed 4.1.2 and voila! My s3 booted. Im noting here that solution maybe it helps someone.
Thanks for all comments fellas.
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try to wipe it at the first ,if it can't work try 2nas Android Flash Tools.
2nas.com
Provides :
1: Integrates Unbrick / Flash ROM / Root All-In-One.
2: Use the same protocol as ODIN, but 2nas is more user-friendly and easy-to-use.
3: Cloud based database to flash your android phone with correct files(ROM, etc)
4: Automatically download necessery files to flash, and check them with SHA1, it's safe for your phone.
5: Store all downloaded files in local disk, under a good directory structure, it's usefull when you have several phones.
i accidently deleted all the files in the efs folder due to my imei is unknown after flashing custom rom..n then i tried many method to restore back my efs.img(i have already backup earlier) but i cant so i flash my phone with the official firmware via odin thinking it would fix the problem but it didnt...now my phone just stuck at the samsung logo..what should i do??
ALREADY SOLVED!! THX FOR HELP
sonicbreeze said:
i accidently deleted all the files in the efs folder due to my imei is unknown after flashing custom rom..n then i tried many method to restore back my efs.img(i have already backup earlier) but i cant so i flash my phone with the official firmware via odin thinking it would fix the problem but it didnt...now my phone just stuck at the samsung logo..what should i do??
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download this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hellcat.droiddev.ktool&hl=en
try backup the imei. maybe perhaps it can find your imei. you can try at any rom or fw as long as it is rooted.:fingers-crossed:
sonicbreeze said:
i accidently deleted all the files in the efs folder due to my imei is unknown after flashing custom rom..n then i tried many method to restore back my efs.img(i have already backup earlier) but i cant so i flash my phone with the official firmware via odin thinking it would fix the problem but it didnt...now my phone just stuck at the samsung logo..what should i do??
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did a factory reset?
Hi all!
I'm trying to restore my gt-s5830i to stock rom but it won't boot up anymore!
I followed the guide on this forum to flash the stock rom through Odin but when the phone restarts to install CSC it shows up the message E: can't mount data/ (invalid argument), then i restart in recovery, do all the wipes but the phone stucks on the boot animation! I also tried to flash the bootloader included in that guide, but nothing to do...
Please help me, i really don't know what to do!
Thanks
First, some questions.
+ Which version of Odin did you use?
+ Did you install a MTD custom ROM (CM11) or a non-MTD CM7/CM9/stock-based?
+ Is that ROM designed for S5830i and not S5830?
I used Odin 1.85 to restore my phone from CM9. CSC+PHONE+PDA+bootloader, without the Pit file.
Thank's for your response but i finally found the way to make it work!
The strange thing is that the phone was with the stock rom when it felt in bootloop!
Anyway I flashed Bootloader, PDA, CSC and PHONE using odin 1.85 without Pit so i think it's the same solution you used.
I made a package with all the things needed with instructions that can be found here
After flashing this rom (I don't know exactly for with region it is) i flashed my stock rom and now everything is working good!
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Thank's for your response but i finally found the way to make it work!
The strange thing is that the phone was with the stock rom when it felt in bootloop!
Anyway I flashed Bootloader, PDA, CSC and PHONE using odin 1.85 without Pit so i think it's the same solution you used.
I made a package with all the things needed with instructions that can be found here
After flashing this rom (I don't know exactly for with region it is) i flashed my stock rom and now everything is working good!
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Thanks man !!! it really works. I was reverting from cm11 to stock but data was not being mounted.
You just saved my phone
Hello guys,
yesterday i tried to install a rom, i accidentally formatted everything (including internal storage) and when i tried to reboot; it didn't. I just tried to install a stock rom with SM-G925F BUT not corresponding country of mine (on kies3 mine has AFG in paranthesis .wtf. ?), then i downloaded firmware from sammobile which has name;
G925FXXU2BOGB_G925FOJV2BOG8_G925FXXU2BOGE_HOME.tar
I kept flashing this rom and twrp recovery to reach into adb mode to flash any rom to just save my ass from losing efs/imei even if i did. But it doesnt.
To tell the problem in a way more understandable way;
The device cant boot itself.
I cant reach it from mtp or adb.
I can only get in download mode. whatever i do flash doesnt work.
it also says that cant mount efs (this part is im scared of.)
EDIT: I dont have any backup of efs.
The phone was 5.1.1 also tried to downgrade.
also tried flashing g925f pit file
EDIT2: Bought otg and flashed another rom but still the same issue... Please help me guys...
EDIT3: The Required download links will be on the top of the OP
Thanks for answers!
Did you try to flash stock firmware with Odin ?
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Did you try to flash stock firmware with Odin ?
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yes I did, I also tried different kinds of roms for g925f to just make sure. I also fetched the rom that smartswitch wanted to flash; which means I have already tried all the methods from the choices of a noob like me ( if i get to this point this means im noob ) will ever know.
I will appreciate a help to unbrick my phone so i can enjoy my beer with him
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Hello guys,
yesterday i tried to install a rom, i accidentally formatted everything (including internal storage) and when i tried to reboot; it didn't. I just tried to install a stock rom with SM-G925F BUT not corresponding country of mine (on kies3 mine has AFG in paranthesis .wtf. ?), then i downloaded firmware from sammobile which has name;
G925FXXU2BOGB_G925FOJV2BOG8_G925FXXU2BOGE_HOME.tar
I kept flashing this rom and twrp recovery to reach into adb mode to flash any rom to just save my ass from losing efs/imei even if i did. But it doesnt.
To tell the problem in a way more understandable way;
The device cant boot itself.
I cant reach it from mtp or adb.
I can only get in download mode. whatever i do flash doesnt work.
it also says that cant mount efs (this part is im scared of.)
EDIT: I dont have any backup of efs.
The phone was 5.1.1 also tried to downgrade.
also tried flashing g925f pit file
EDIT2: Bought otg and flashed another rom but still the same issue... Please help me guys...
Thanks for answers!
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Hi
i had a big problem with anability to mount any partitions through the flashed TWRP recovery i had on the S6 edge, lucky me i had a full backup including the EFS partition, and could either boot into download mode or TWRP, but as you unable to flash anything properly.
Odin, flash multiple roms...
Samsung Smart Switch and kies, emergency recovery providing the model + serial number failed
To top it all, i had reactivation locked enabled....
Now for the EFS, if you are able to get TWRP installed and running from it mount a USB OTG and backup the EFS partition
Here are links for Kernel by Alex-V
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347765201
TWRP from Team Win
https://dl.twrp.me/zeroflte/
You would need to root after that, but thats not your problem at the moment, and for me the kernel is needed or else i will stay stuck and can only go into downoad mode
When almost everything for me was at the point i had hard bricked my phone i fixed it with Odin in the end
Firmware SM-G925F / G925FXXU2COH2
http://samsung-firmware.org/download/Galaxy S6 edge/31bd/XEU/G925FXXU2COH2/G925FOXA2COH2/
At first this also did not work, but i kept looking and was thinking if it cant mount anything, partitions might and probably were corrupted
PIT files that can be used, normal and ones with different HIDDEN sizes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...925-pit-files-multi-thread-download-t3171636/
For me the first standard one failed at the hidden.img everytime until i used the last one which was
ZEROLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN300M.pit
Flashed completed all the way and rebooted on its way to the android normal post flash install process
During the process it first complained about DATA partition being corrupted and needing to flush it, then rebbotted to complain about internal storage needing to also be flushed.
On the final reboot, it went all the way in to the normal setup, accounts etc.
At this point i was again stock and 100% fixed minus the EFS partition
At this point rebboted into download mode, flashed TWRP
Remember to copy the modded Alex-V kernel and the super-su zip files if you want to avoid sweating some more!!
I plugged my USB OTG with my full TWRP nandroid backup and restored it all, EFS included, at this point the state of the S6 was again 100% operational
Hope this helps you and others.
PS. Verify before flashing anything that those can be used on your phone or if not find the equivalent files you need to do so.
The culprit that caused the problem to start with was stickmount app by chainfire who makes Super-SU!!
What happened is i instaled it, then it told me it needed to copy some extra files, at that point during the copy, the S6 rebooted and was stuck in an endless bootloop
That happened with the abobe firmware linked above, using that kernel and that version of TWRP flashed on the phone with Super-SU 2.46 installed
Even going with Aroma Explorer and deleting everything i could find on the phone related to stickmount did not fix the problem
Z0D said:
Hi
i had a big problem with anability to mount any partitions through the flashed TWRP recovery i had on the S6 edge, lucky me i had a full backup including the EFS partition, and could either boot into download mode or TWRP, but as you unable to flash anything properly.
Odin, flash multiple roms...
Samsung Smart Switch and kies, emergency recovery providing the model + serial number failed
To top it all, i had reactivation locked enabled....
Now for the EFS, if you are able to get TWRP installed and running from it mount a USB OTG and backup the EFS partition
Here are links for Kernel by Alex-V
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347765201
TWRP from Team Win
https://dl.twrp.me/zeroflte/
You would need to root after that, but thats not your problem at the moment, and for me the kernel is needed or else i will stay stuck and can only go into downoad mode
When almost everything for me was at the point i had hard bricked my phone i fixed it with Odin in the end
Firmware SM-G925F / G925FXXU2COH2
http://samsung-firmware.org/download/Galaxy S6 edge/31bd/XEU/G925FXXU2COH2/G925FOXA2COH2/
At first this also did not work, but i kept looking and was thinking if it cant mount anything, partitions might and probably were corrupted
PIT files that can be used, normal and ones with different HIDDEN sizes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...925-pit-files-multi-thread-download-t3171636/
For me the first standard one failed at the hidden.img everytime until i used the last one which was
ZEROLTE_EUR_OPEN_HIDDEN300M.pit
Flashed completed all the way and rebooted on its way to the android normal post flash install process
During the process it first complained about DATA partition being corrupted and needing to flush it, then rebbotted to complain about internal storage needing to also be flushed.
On the final reboot, it went all the way in to the normal setup, accounts etc.
At this point i was again stock and 100% fixed minus the EFS partition
At this point rebboted into download mode, flashed TWRP
Remember to copy the modded Alex-V kernel and the super-su zip files if you want to avoid sweating some more!!
I plugged my USB OTG with my full TWRP nandroid backup and restored it all, EFS included, at this point the state of the S6 was again 100% operational
Hope this helps you and others.
PS. Verify before flashing anything that those can be used on your phone or if not find the equivalent files you need to do so.
The culprit that caused the problem to start with was stickmount app by chainfire who makes Super-SU!!
What happened is i instaled it, then it told me it needed to copy some extra files, at that point during the copy, the S6 rebooted and was stuck in an endless bootloop
That happened with the abobe firmware linked above, using that kernel and that version of TWRP flashed on the phone with Super-SU 2.46 installed
Even going with Aroma Explorer and deleting everything i could find on the phone related to stickmount did not fix the problem
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will try this mate if it works for me too, we should open a new post or update this one to inform people
Update: Nothing worked until now. Does flashing a rom from an usb-otg or internal storage differ? Also I can't connect to computer via MTP or ADB... Need serious help guys.
Guys i have found why the phone is like this...
1) efs partition is deleted
2) emmc files are deleted
if anyone knows how to fix emmc please write here efs is easy to deal with....
vanderax said:
Guys i have found why the phone is like this...
1) efs partition is deleted
2) emmc files are deleted
if anyone knows how to fix emmc please write here efs is easy to deal with....
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What variant do you have?
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Mangtas_666 said:
What variant do you have?
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I have the SM-G925F mate
If anyone can help me solve this problem we are ready to drink some donated beer guys!
vanderax said:
I have the SM-G925F mate
If anyone can help me solve this problem we are ready to drink some donated beer guys!
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Download the correct pit file and flash via odin after that flash the correct stock firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...925-pit-files-multi-thread-download-t3171636/
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Mangtas_666 said:
Download the correct pit file and flash via odin after that flash the correct stock firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...925-pit-files-multi-thread-download-t3171636/
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it doesnt flash because eMMC files "mmcblk0" are wiped.. Maybe a jtag issue. Is it possible to repair it without jtag?
If adb cannot detect it..i guess jtag is the only hope
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