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[Q]Bricked !? need assistance

i was trying to theme my phone, when i pushed it to the phone, it crashed, and got stuck in a boot loop... i then booted it into recovery, and flashed my old rom back, but now i'm stuck at the white screen with the htc logo, i can still get into the clockwork mod recovery...
my question is how do i get back into my rom?
i have tried to wipe everyting, and flash again, nothing...

if you flash a Rom that needs a ext2 partition, you have to make one on your SD.. Try to connect your sd to a PC and format it properly (better with linux or macos.. Win does no support ext2 partitions!!). Else, use a rom with old A2SD, NOT A2SD+, like LeeDroid.. it should reboot!! Then with Rom Manager format again your SD and flash any rom you like!
PS. remember: FULL WIPE!!! from Clockwork menu "mounts and storage", format ALL partitions except the "sdcard" one. I mean BOOT, SYSYEM, DATA, CACHE, and wipe Dalvik cache too.. Then reflash

jerrino77 said:
if you flash a Rom that needs a ext2 partition, you have to make one on your SD.. Try to connect your sd to a PC and format it properly (better with linux or macos.. Win does no support ext2 partitions!!). Else, use a rom with old A2SD, NOT A2SD+, like LeeDroid.. it should reboot!! Then with Rom Manager format again your SD and flash any rom you like!
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i did not chage the rom, i was on auraxsense, which has system RW, so i just pushed the framwork-res.apk but the phone crashed, and now it's stuck...
so i did have a ext3 partition, and it was working fine... so i guess it has something to do with the framework-res broke something?
and i will try formatting
edit: did not help formmating and then flashing...

yeah, maybe.. but system RW is not REAL rw.. it has a feature that you can use with some apps, but you still can't write to /system partition yet.. For your wills, you have to "cook" your ROM again, an app like themepro would help you.. I never try that, because i don't have many time to spend with it, but seems to work fine!! Download your rom, extract with Themepro the files you would like to modify, do your stuff, replace it then sign and repack it. it has to work.. i guess

jerrino77 said:
yeah, maybe.. but system RW is not REAL rw.. it has a feature that you can use with some apps, but you still can't write to /system partition yet.. For your wills, you have to "cook" your ROM again, an app like themepro would help you.. I never try that, because i don't have many time to spend with it, but seems to work fine!! Download your rom, extract with Themepro the files you would like to modify, do your stuff, replace it then sign and repack it. it has to work.. i guess
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well i used themepro, but when i then pushed it back, it tells you that you need to be in recovery, well i thought "whatever, i have R/W" but no i guess i have to flash a stock rru

try another rom..
did you try to push it again from recovery??
EDIT: you have to modify framevork-res, then repack with themepro, then flash the entire rom, not only the file..

jerrino77 said:
yeah, maybe.. but system RW is not REAL rw.. it has a feature that you can use with some apps, but you still can't write to /system partition yet.. For your wills, you have to "cook" your ROM again, an app like themepro would help you.. I never try that, because i don't have many time to spend with it, but seems to work fine!! Download your rom, extract with Themepro the files you would like to modify, do your stuff, replace it then sign and repack it. it has to work.. i guess
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jerrino77 said:
try another rom..
did you try to push it again from recovery??
EDIT: you have to modify framevork-res, then repack with themepro, then flash the entire rom, not only the file..
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first of all, it's not the rom
but i have flashed it like that before... only this time i didn't reboot it into the recovery well ill find an rru :/
DAMN THE RRU DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE the host is down...

Beaverman20 said:
first of all, it's not the rom
but i have flashed it like that before... only this time i didn't reboot it into the recovery well ill find an rru :/
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ok, but you may try another to exclude that is not the rom.. but it is possible that you have corrupted the original rom file, so it would help you to download it again, and in an EMPTY desire, reflash the new rom.. it helped me sometimes, i had flash a wrong rom (not for desire) and all my tries to reboot it did not work.. i have reformatted ALL partitions (boot, system, data,cache, sdcard, sd-ext) wiped dalvik, EVERYTHING, and with USB mount function of Clockwork put rom into SD and then.. BINGO.. hehehe..

jerrino77 said:
ok, but you may try another to exclude that is not the rom.. but it is possible that you have corrupted the original rom file, so it would help you to download it again, and in an EMPTY desire, reflash the new rom.. it helped me sometimes, i had flash a wrong rom (not for desire) and all my tries to reboot it did not work.. i have reformatted ALL partitions (boot, system, data,cache, sdcard, sd-ext) wiped dalvik, EVERYTHING, and with USB mount function of Clockwork put rom into SD and then.. BINGO.. hehehe..
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damn... hooray i just downloaded the same rom, and there you go, it worked my image on the sdcard was corrupt
so thx

[Q] No wifi, no bluetooth, and reception problems, please help?

Hi there,
I have a HTC Desire Z and I"m having troubles with wifi, bluetooth and reception.
Whenever I turn on the wifi, it says "turning on.." and after few seconds "error"
For blue tooth it says "turning on..." and then it disappears as if I didn't press it.
Also, a lot of times when I make an outgoing call, the person on the other end cannot hear me the first time. I have to usually hang up and make the call again and they can hear me.
I've tried updating the RUU, rooting the phone and changing ROMS (cyanogen), but nothing worked so I returned it to stock and have it on the latest RUU.
I really don't know what to do any more PLEASE HELP ME!!
Thank you!

Anyone?????

Some more details would help.
Were these things ever working? When did they stop working? Any drastic changes prior to that?
ROM version?

I bought it used so im not sure of its history. Im sure it worked before.
its software number is 1.72.466.4
Kernel 2.6.32.21-geb0da35
Baseband 12.28e.60.140fU_26.04.02.17_M2
When the phone was on 1.35 I rooted it and tried cyanomod but the problem persisted. I upgraded from 1.35 to 1.72 and still the same problem

anyone have any ideas???

Ok so I rooted the phone and tried flashing different radios but the problem persists! Could this be a hardware issue?

You are wiping everything clean, aren't you? wipe data/factory reset - wipe davlik - format system - format boot. It could be that you are overlooking one small but important thing.

Ive tried data wipe
How dyu do wipe davlik, format system, format..?

Make sure you have the ROM that you want to flash on the root of the sd card before you do the following:
If you haven't done this already, download ROM Manager from the market, install it and then select from within to flash clockworkmod recovery. Once that is installed, then reboot into recovery. You'll have options there and you scroll through the options in recovery by using the volume up and volume down bar. to select an option, click on the track pad. To go back to a previous menu, use the power button.
first wipe data/factory reset, the go to advanced and look for the option to wipe Davlik, then go back to mounts and storage and format system and format boot. That should clean your system up completely for a new install.
Then find the option in the menu to install zip from sd card, and reboot your system.

when i try to wipe davlik, it says
"E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p2"
(File exists)
then when i try to install the ROM from my sdcard,
it says
"E:Can't open /sdcard/rom/zip (bad)
Installation aborted"
help?

wadokai said:
when i try to wipe davlik, it says
"E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p2"
(File exists)
then when i try to install the ROM from my sdcard,
it says
"E:Can't open /sdcard/rom/zip (bad)
Installation aborted"
help?
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The ROM zip file shouldn't be in a folder on your sd card...not sure it will flash that way. Move it out of that folder and put it directly on your sd card...in no folder. You may have to use a card reader on your computer to do that. You may also have a bad sd card, a bad zip file (the ROM), or your sd card may not be formatted correctly. It needs to be in the fat32 format. The first error re mmcblk1p2 is not a problem.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

Okay so i tried official roms and it didn't work, so I tried a custom rom
i put it in the main sd card (not in any folder)
the custom rom installed
tried wifi/bluetooth but still nothing :-(

wadokai said:
Okay so i tried official roms and it didn't work, so I tried a custom rom
i put it in the main sd card (not in any folder)
the custom rom installed
tried wifi/bluetooth but still nothing :-(
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You may have to reboot first. Try that if you haven't. Do you have a Desire Z or a G2?

It's the desire Z
okay so I wipe/data factory set, wipe davlik, format system, format boot, and then reboot?
Then enter into recovery by vol down + power, then recovery?
and then install the custom rom or try another official rom?

wadokai said:
It's the desire Z
okay so I wipe/data factory set, wipe davlik, format system, format boot, and then reboot?
Then enter into recovery by vol down + power, then recovery?
and then install the custom rom or try another official rom?
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no, that was only to install the ROM, just try a reboot to see if that fixes the wifi issue. nothing more. reboot=restart

Okay so I reboot the phone after installing the custom rom,
still no dice. no wifi or bluetooth

Wow! The only thing that you could try to see if its not a hardware issue in my opinion is to change the radio. You can read more about it in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799208
I checked back and in one of your previous posts you said that you are using the radio that appears first on the list in the first posting in that thread - Vision_RADIO_12.28e.60.140f_26.04.02.17. You could try re-flashing the radio you have now, or you could try another one.
You have to understand, as what's posted in that thread, that if you don't do everything correctly you could brick your phone meaning that it will be nothing more than a paperweight if you don't do everything correctly.
Please read that thread carefully. You have to understand the risk you are taking...and you'll have to know how to flash using the fastboot method.
AND...after all that trouble, it could still be a hardware issue!

With normal rom, i tried flashing different radios...didn't solve anything.
Means hardware then, yes?

wadokai said:
With normal rom, i tried flashing different radios...didn't solve anything.
Means hardware then, yes?
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I think so.... is the phone receptions still bad? can you go online at all?
edit: if you know how to flash a radio, try flashing another radio now with a custom ROM installed....who knows?

I tried with custom rom too, it didn't work :-(
I don't know about the reception but the internet always works regardless.
Fml.... I don't know what i can do to fix the hardware...

HELP! Verizon GNex stuck in Recovery

My phone is currently not working at all so I would really appreciate some help. I was running MMuzzy's 4.2 JB ROM (Around the 12/16/12 Version) and I decided to update to the 1/11/13 ROM version. So I installed the files onto my phone and rebooted into recovery, wiped cache and dalvik cache, and installed the files form SD Card. After this, I chose reboot system and it just went straight back into recovery. New ROM wouldn't load. I was an idiot and did not do a backup of my previous rom because I thought it would be a flawless process since I was updating to a new version of the same ROM. So I have no backup to access right now. An odd thing I noticed is when I "chose ZIP from SD card" multiple options such as 0/ and obb came up instead of just showing the files in my SD card. Right now to access my files I have to choose ZIP from sd card, choose 0/, 0/ again, 0/again, and then I can see my ROM and gapps zip files. Since the New rom didnt work I did a factory reset and wiped everything and tried to install the Zips again. Still nothing. Also, the phone can't find any of my old backups. I suspect this has something to do with the odd formatting issue and 0/ and obb folders showing up but I have no idea. What should I do? At this point I don't care If I lose everything on my sd card I just want my phone working.
Thanks

in mounts and storage mount /data then
adb push ROM.zip /data/media
then unmount and it should be there on the root of your "sdcard"
Edit- but if you have 3 "0" folders then you will have to change it from data/media to data/media/0/0/0

k786 said:
in mounts and storage mount /data then
adb push ROM.zip /data/media
then unmount and it should be there on the root of your "sdcard"
Edit- but if you have 3 "0" folders then you will have to change it from data/media to data/media/0/0/0
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Not sure what this would do. Right now I am just stuck unable to run a rom. How do I install one and get it to boot?

schad89 said:
Not sure what this would do. Right now I am just stuck unable to run a rom. How do I install one and get it to boot?
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Follow the instructions given in the last response

EddyOS said:
Follow the instructions given in the last response
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Okay. Any way someone can give me a more detailed step by step on how to do these instructions? Sorry I'm pretty much a noob at this and I barely remember the ADP stuff I did on my mac when I first rooted my phone.
Thanks a lot

schad89 said:
Okay. Any way someone can give me a more detailed step by step on how to do these instructions? Sorry I'm pretty much a noob at this and I barely remember the ADP stuff I did on my mac when I first rooted my phone.
Thanks a lot
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If you're a n00b then flashing a new ROM without knowing how to fix an issue wasn't the best idea was it?
The best solution I can give is to flash back to 100% stock and then start again once you know what you're doing. Use this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

[Q] Ext partition error. Unable to wipe data, install zips and restore backups

Okay, this error have been annoying me the whole day. I have a Xperia SL rooted with .55. Everything was working completely great. Today I just tryied to restore a backup with CWM recovery, and I got this error.
Code:
E: format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
I can't wipe data and I can't install any MOD or ROM properly because of that.
The most strange thing is that I don't even have a ext sd slot. I don't know why I'm getting this error.
I've been searching for fixes and all I got was completely random fixes from people that mostly doesn't even know how did they fix it. Even though, those doesn't work for me.
* I figured out that when I go on FORMAT /DATA, after that, I can wipe data, and I can (re)install the room again without any error. The problem is after I reboot the system, the error comes back, and I need to format /data if I want to install anything again without errors.

Try flash .ftf with flashtool. Wipe all.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2

drixjp said:
Okay, this error have been annoying me the whole day. I have a Xperia SL rooted with .55. Everything was working completely great. Today I just tryied to restore a backup with CWM recovery, and I got this error.
Code:
E: format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
I can't wipe data and I can't install any MOD or ROM properly because of that.
The most strange thing is that I don't even have a ext sd slot. I don't know why I'm getting this error.
I've been searching for fixes and all I got was completely random fixes from people that mostly doesn't even know how did they fix it. Even though, those doesn't work for me.
* I figured out that when I go on FORMAT /DATA, after that, I can wipe data, and I can (re)install the room again without any error. The problem is after I reboot the system, the error comes back, and I need to format /data if I want to install anything again without errors.
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Wrong section. Questions don't belong in the General Section. As for your problem, the best solution would be to just flash a stock ftf as mentioned by m1st3r1

m1st3r1 said:
Try flash .ftf with flashtool. Wipe all.
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I tryed that thousands of time already and no lucky. I wanna try to format(fat32) it using my computer. The problem is that my computer doesn't recognize my cellphone as a external hard drive. I can read the files inside but it's still being detected as a celphone. And like that I can't use my hard drive tools on it.
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drixjp said:
I tryed that thousands of time already and no lucky. I wanna try to format(fat32) it using my computer. The problem is that my computer doesn't recognize my cellphone as a external hard drive. I can read the files inside but it's still being detected as a celphone. And like that I can't use my hard drive tools on it.
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why you wanna try to format in PC? if u format (regularly) in PC , it will only format your sdcard (mnt\sdcard). the mmcblk0p12 is the \system partition. u need to somehow format it first, via fastboot, or try via cwm to format \system.
and give more explanation bout the condition of your phone.. ie: rom, kernel, locked/unlocked bootloader.
i too, once, messed up my \data partition (which it's mmcblk0p14). i fixed that by using fastboot

m1st3r1 said:
why you wanna try to format in PC? if u format (regularly) in PC , it will only format your sdcard (mnt\sdcard). the mmcblk0p12 is the \system partition. u need to somehow format it first, via fastboot, or try via cwm to format \system.
and give more explanation bout the condition of your phone.. ie: rom, kernel, locked/unlocked bootloader.
i too, once, messed up my \data partition (which it's mmcblk0p14). i fixed that by using fastboot
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Like i said, it's a. 55 rooted with stock Rom. Boot loader unlock alowed: yes. I tryed every kind of fix in cwm already and nothing works.
Something I never tryed is via fastboot. How do I proceed with that?
Sorry, my android life just started yesterday, I don't have much knowledge
EDIT: Ok I solved. Actually it's not like a fix, it's just like putting a silver tape to handle the problem. For some reason I'm able to advance restore system backup via CWM recovery. Every time that I do that, my CWM recovery is fully functional again, i can install mod, rom, etc. But, when I reboot into system again, the problem comes back, but I can still use my android without any problems, I just can't install anything via CWM recovery. So basically, now, every time that I want to install something in recovery, first I need to advanced restore system, and than install the rom, mod or whatever. Than I backup again in case I want to install anything else in the future, to repeat the same procedure with the last backup.
I was just having some problems when I was trying to restore the system with a md5 missing error... something like that. I solved this problem by just creating a file.txt in the backup folder and than renamed it to nandroid.md5. Magically it was fixed.
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[Q]E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/stl13

Hi guys,
Newbie to the forum and android just need a bit of help as im pretty stuck at the moment and i dont know whats gone wrong.
I wanted to install Jelly Bread v5.0 or something other that the restricted phone carrier os on my phone when i got it (i wont mention just incase) so heres what i did.
rooted the phone using an update.zip from on this forum somewhere.
installed: signed_cwm-5.0.2.7-flashablezip-ext4only.zip
then installed: Jelly Bread v5.0
was ok for a while and working but then i wanted to play with other ROMS (in this case i now wanted to try cm-10.1.4-GT-S5660-gio++.zip)
I enter recovery, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, wipe batt stats
Then install cm-10.1.4-GT-S5660-gio++.zip
Then it hung for 35mins at loading blue circle screen.
I then took battery out and enter recovery, and attempt to wipe data/fatory reset and it says:
--Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/stl13
Formatting /Cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /sdcard/ .android secure...
Data wipe complete
Also i cant wipe dalvik cache it just does nothing blinks 1 second then back to menu.
From here (silly me i forgot to backup) ive tried to flash a few stock roms but still getting boot loops and the same above errors.
Is there any way i can format and write /data and /sd-ext?
Anyone know what i can do to fix this please?
Thanks for any help in advance.

update
Hi guys,
Just an update.. have tried several stock ROMS via ODIN always flashing CWM and flashing custom ROMS but nothing with flash and reformat the /dev/stl13 block. im always getting this error and i believe its causing my boot loop issues.
I found this thread via google:
forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6433-solved-messed-up-partitions-on-internal-storage/
is there anybody on here that could guide me through using ADB shell to rebuild/reformat the /dev/stl13 block?
I dont feel confident enough to do it. (Have already installed shell on my laptop though)
This is driving me crazy trying to fix. My first android ROM flash gone wrong
(i got it working fine with Jellybread but wanted to try something else)
Any help appreciated.
Cheers
Richie

Got your PM, but this sort of discussion is best kept in public.
Be careful with that HTC-related thread, it's a different device, with a different set of tools and likely a different partitioning method.
Back to basics: have you tried flashing back to stock with Odin and formatting your /data and /cache partitions with the Samsung stock recovery?

AFAIK CWM5 is for Gingerbread (2.3.x). For anything above (CM10.1 is Jelly Bean 4.2.2), you need CWM6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894456

Darkshado said:
Got your PM, but this sort of discussion is best kept in public.
Be careful with that HTC-related thread, it's a different device, with a different set of tools and likely a different partitioning method.
Back to basics: have you tried flashing back to stock with Odin and formatting your /data and /cache partitions with the Samsung stock recovery?
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Hey dude,
Thanks for the reply.
I have tried flashing back to stock (latest from samfirmware) and it still wont let me mount data.
Although its giving me my orignial load screen (my carrier) but still boot loops.
Ive tried look for another stock ROM i can use but alot of the links are down/broke or withdrawn etc.
I note with stock recovery i just can't mount data but after i install CWM 5.0.2.7 ext4 only it cannot format ext to block stl13.
Could this possibly mean that my internal memory has failed or it just needs to be repartitioned?
Will continue to look for another stock rom that can hopefully fix the problem.

You don't care about the errors failing to mount in the stock recovery. It's expected since it isn't set to work with an ext4 partition.
Just run the format operations from the stock recovery.
Most "stock" ROMs released here were made to run on ext4 since performance was that much better and most CWMs built also run ext4, unless explicitly stated to run RFS.
I can't think of any tools to repartition the Gio, otherwise we would have been all over it back in the day to solve the /system space shortage.

Harakhti said:
AFAIK CWM5 is for Gingerbread (2.3.x). For anything above (CM10.1 is Jelly Bean 4.2.2), you need CWM6.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894456
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Do you suggest to flash stock via Odin?
And then correct me if im wrong but to get to CM10,1 i go in this order after a stock flash:
1. Install CWM 6.0.3.2
2. run ext formatter
3. install ROM (in this case CM10.1??
Cheers for any help in advance.
Im quite new to Android.. but not new to flashing etc (BIOS, PSP's other devices etc) but this is my first android phone and i didnt like the Phone Carrier custom ROM and network lock. So attempted to try something else. Got Jellybread running fine but decided to have a look around. And now im phone less (well not really using my old nokia n97) but it is sooo painful! lol

I don't think my initial reply could have been much clearer. If you've been flashing these so called "stock" ROMs with CWM, they weren't entirely, completely stock.
1 - Flash original, unmodified Samsung ROM with Odin.
2 - Boot to recovery
3 - Clear user data (or however they named the format operations, I forget)
4 - Reboot
Only if those steps did not work then do we have to start poking around more.
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Darkshado said:
I don't think my initial reply could have been much clearer. If you've been flashing these so called "stock" ROMs with CWM, they weren't entirely, completely stock.
1 - Flash original, unmodified Samsung ROM with Odin.
2 - Boot to recovery
3 - Clear user data (or however they named the format operations, I forget)
4 - Reboot
Only if those steps did not work then do we have to start poking around more.
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Sorry man i had not read your reply before my previous post.
As stated in my previous post, I have flashed 2 stock ROM's from samfirmware via Odin and it passes.
On one of the ROMS (an NZ ROM) it gives me the error: E:format_Volume: rfs format failed on /dev/stl13
On the other ROM (The Aus ROM) it gives me the error: Unable to mount /data
On both im getting boot loop.

If the stock recovery refuses to format the /data and /cache partitions, I'm afraid you'll have to consider warranty service.
Otherwise, try dd'ing the RFS images I've already posted into place, but I'm not sure that this'll work.

Darkshado said:
If the stock recovery refuses to format the /data and /cache partitions, I'm afraid you'll have to consider warranty service.
Otherwise, try dd'ing the RFS images I've already posted into place, but I'm not sure that this'll work.
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It formats the /cache partitions just not the /data as it cant mount it.
Warranty service? I will have to pay? as i have bought the phone 2nd hand and i dont think its under warranty.
I did see the other post and have downloaded "Samsung GT-S5660M Galaxy Gio - RFS format data and cache partition images to dd back into place"
But i cannot find the post again with the directions. Also when pushing these images from the SD card am i meant to be in stock recovery or RFS CWM?
Cheers Darkshado for all the help so far.

I had the explanation right below that download link here and a more detailed one here.

hmm doesn't look good eh?

Darkshado said:
I had the explanation right below that download link here and a more detailed one here.
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Could it possibly be a physical hardware failure?

Could be, or some unusual partition table corruption. Problem is, I'm not even sure how the partition table is defined on the phone or if we can alter it...
Try the df command, it should give a listing of partitions on the phone.
Also try ls -l /dev/block/ to list all block devices and see what's there.
Maybe, just maybe parted as well? But by this point your odds aren't in your favor.
Good luck,
Darkshado

you can install a rom after downloading and flashing ext4 formatter.zip

Darkshado said:
Could be, or some unusual partition table corruption. Problem is, I'm not even sure how the partition table is defined on the phone or if we can alter it...
Try the df command, it should give a listing of partitions on the phone.
Also try ls -l /dev/block/ to list all block devices and see what's there.
Maybe, just maybe parted as well? But by this point your odds aren't in your favor.
Good luck,
Darkshado
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Have been extremely busy with other projects and work lately and haven't had net the past week (so painful!)
but otherwise latest results are attached. Can you make anything of it? Does this look normal?
Cheers again.
Richie

Looks normal at first glance, though I don't have a Gio to compare with.
You could try and dig into how these phones are partitioned exactly and go from there, but you'll probably be on your own since most people who were interested in early MSM7227 devices have moved on.
Unless the underlying memory is defective, it's possible your only option left at this point is to try a JTAG repair.
However, depending on how much you'd be charged for such an operation locally, and taking into consideration the value of your typical used Gio (I've seen them go for 50$CAD in local classifieds)... You're probably better off cutting your losses and getting another phone.
Good luck,
Darkshado
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