SD-card error when wiping. - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Recently, anytime I try to wipe data before a fresh install, I get this error:
Formating /sd-ext
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Running rooted with Clockwork Mod Recovery v3.1.0.1 (purple)
This error happens regardless of any ROM I'm running or even wanting to flash.
On a smaller note, when I use Recovery to "mount /sd-ext", I get "Error mounting /sd-ext!".
What would be wrong and how do I go about to fix it? Thanks.
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Bump. Anyone know? I did a bit of searching when I got home and one article said that it's not really needed. However, it also said there's a way to fix it; by renaming or deleting a certain file/folder, and I can't find that solution again. Any suggestions?

Dont worry about the error. it's literally nothing for you to worry about =)

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Big problem

Okay, after trying to flash the new Desire HD rom on my normal Desire, I've come across a few major problems.
First, I rooted used the unrevoked method, and everything was fine.
After downloading, and installing the .zip file from the recovery, the device wouldn't load up, all I got was the green HTC logo with the white background, after leaving it for around 20 minutes, I figured that theres a problem.
After wiping all the data/factory reset, trying to restore from backups, trying to format sdcard, sd-ext,data,system... pretty much everything, all I get is the following:
E: Can't mount /de/block/mmcblk0 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0p1)
(no such file or directory)
Error mounting SDCARD:!
Does anyone have any idea what I can do to fix it?
Thanks in advance,

[Q] UIDs on the system are inconsistent - happened to me :(

Well, to my wife's phone anyhow. I had installed CWM recovery and was fixing permissions because I had had a couple of minor issues, but while it was doing its job the battery fell off (duh...) and now I'm getting the infamous error.
I have searched high and low and all I can do -it would seem- is to do a factory reset? Or is there some pearl of wisdom I've missed?
Thanks!
PS Ah yes, forgot to say I've fixed permissions through CWM several times now, problem persists...
Hey... I had this error too..had to factory reset then it was gone
Yeah, that's what I did, too. Somebody should try and make a tool for this issue...
UIDS errors, factory reset and more
I have flashed the 2.3.6 and I started to get some problems of instability with some programs that where crashing, so I reinstalled again the 2.3.6 but I think without removing the roots rights...
From that time I get the famous sentence "Uids .... I'm feeling lucky"
Now most of the programs are not working and crashing, I cannot use the market, I've been trying to factory reset, but I got this error while rebooting after factory reset:
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl10
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl11
data wipe failed
the the phone rebooted, give same sentence "Uids...." and if I try to connect to the pc and try to delete file from the internal SD card it deletes, but when I reboot the mobile the files are always there.
It seems I have not the rights to modify anything on the partition
Anybody has some clue?
I had the same problems and I had to reset the phone to factory settings.
But after that I fixed this I discovered this app Fix Permissions from Stephen (Stericson). I installed this app just in case.
I think it may be fix the problem without CWM or else a factory reset will do.
Larrs said:
I had the same problems and I had to reset the phone to factory settings.
But after that I fixed this I discovered this app Fix Permissions from Stephen (Stericson). I installed this app just in case.
I think it may be fix the problem without CWM or else a factory reset will do.
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I cannot install anything the market is not working and I cannot copy any file on the internal sdcard.
Exactly I can copy files or even format the partition but when I reboot the device the partition, files, directory are always there like I've done nothing.

Recovery bug need help

Hey guys I wanted to restore my old backed up data from recovery mode.
So ye I get this error message saying:
E: can't mount/cache/recovery/command
E: can't mount/cache/recovery/log
E: cant open/cache/recovery/log
E: can't mount/cache/recovery/last log
E: can't open/cache/recovery/last log
(something similar can't remember what it said exactly)
I wasn't really bothered about this error before but now that I cannot restore my old data its a bit of a problem.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Try using FlashTool to wipe your cache
Michealtbh said:
Try using FlashTool to wipe your cache
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Tried but no luck
Try mounting /cache via the Mounts and Storage menu and then restarting the process.
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Doesn't the recovery tool give you the option to selectively restore things? Why not just restore everything except the cache.

[Q] (Status 7 + sd-ext won't mount) Failed to install MIUI, Status 7 on other ROMS

I've been very frustrated lately, and I don't want to go and do something like unroot and clear my
phone without "professional" input. So thanks for your attention.
I have been running albinoman's Jellybean RC3 since it's release. It's been working well for me
but I wanted to try the new MIUI 2.11.9 for my Incredible.
I downloaded and tried installing it through ROM Manager; I wiped the data, cache, and dalvik cache.
It got to the part where it was installing MIUI, then:
Code:
Creating symlinks
symlink: some symlinks failed
E:Error in /somedirectory/blahblah/somezipfile.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
So I cursed it and restored my JB backup.
Then it said something like this in the final part of the restore:
Code:
Restoring sd-ext...
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext
sd-ext won't mount and isn't visible in cmrecovery. But oddly enough, all of my files can be found in Astro, under sdcard1.
When I booted up, I got the immediate messages that apps like Talk, Email,
and Exchange Services had stopped working. So I disabled them to stop the messages. Facebook wouldn't start, and
ANY app that deals with media fails to load, i.e. Instagram, Camera, Music, Gallery, etc.
(EDIT: Recently I got Google Play to download apps after Fixing Permissions in cmrecovery)
I tried the re-downloading and re-installation of MIUI, and even a fresh RC3, all in CMrecovery, w/ and w/out wipes.
I would've let the failed install go, but it's too frustrating not being able to access my media.
Please Help
Hypherism said:
I've been very frustrated lately, and I don't want to go and do something like unroot and clear my
phone without "professional" input. So thanks for your attention.
I have been running albinoman's Jellybean RC3 since it's release. It's been working well for me
but I wanted to try the new MIUI 2.11.9 for my Incredible.
I downloaded and tried installing it through ROM Manager; I wiped the data, cache, and dalvik cache.
It got to the part where it was installing MIUI, then:
Code:
Creating symlinks
symlink: some symlinks failed
E:Error in /somedirectory/blahblah/somezipfile.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
So I cursed it and restored my JB backup.
Then it said something like this in the final part of the restore:
Code:
Restoring sd-ext...
No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext
sd-ext won't mount and isn't visible in cmrecovery. But oddly enough, all of my files can be found in Astro, under sdcard1.
When I booted up, I got the immediate messages that apps like Talk, Email,
and Exchange Services had stopped working. So I disabled them to stop the messages. Facebook wouldn't start, and
ANY app that deals with media fails to load, i.e. Instagram, Camera, Music, Gallery, etc.
(EDIT: Recently I got Google Play to download apps after Fixing Permissions in cmrecovery)
I tried the re-downloading and re-installation of MIUI, and even a fresh RC3, all in CMrecovery, w/ and w/out wipes.
I would've let the failed install go, but it's too frustrating not being able to access my media.
Please Help
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Status 7 refers to an error in the rom zip file. Try redownloading it and flashing it again. If it still errors, go to the roms thread and see if others are having the same issue. I no one else has the issue, try flashing TWRP recovery and then flashing the rom with it. Seems some newer roms work better with twrp than with cwm.
The sd-ext thing is normal. You will only have an sd-ext if you specificaly partitioned your sdcard to have one. If you dont have one, cwm will still check and report its backup status, ie "backing up/restoring sd-ext, no sd-ext found, skipping backup/restore of sd-ext".
So are you saying you cant flash any rom or restore a backup without having fc's and app issues?
cmlusco said:
Status 7 refers to an error in the rom zip file. Try redownloading it and flashing it again. If it still errors, go to the roms thread and see if others are having the same issue. I no one else has the issue, try flashing TWRP recovery and then flashing the rom with it. Seems some newer roms work better with twrp than with cwm.
The sd-ext thing is normal. You will only have an sd-ext if you specificaly partitioned your sdcard to have one. If you dont have one, cwm will still check and report its backup status, ie "backing up/restoring sd-ext, no sd-ext found, skipping backup/restore of sd-ext".
So are you saying you cant flash any rom or restore a backup without having fc's and app issues?
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Thanks cmlusco, for posting.
I just downloaded a fresh .zip of miui for inc off their site, then transferred and installed it all while in TWRP recovery. I got the same Status 7
error, and had to restore my my newest JB backup.
Yes. I can't install new roms, even a fresh jellybean rc3. When I restore, it works, but I still have app issues, and I frequently recieve this error:
"Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped"
Hypherism said:
Thanks cmlusco, for posting.
I just downloaded a fresh .zip of miui for inc off their site, then transferred and installed it all while in TWRP recovery. I got the same Status 7
error, and had to restore my my newest JB backup.
Yes. I can't install new roms, even a fresh jellybean rc3. When I restore, it works, but I still have app issues, and I frequently recieve this error:
"Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped"
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It must be an error in the rom file then, probably in the updater script. If you shoot me a link i will download it and see if i can get it to work.
Try formating everything in the mounts and storage menu except emmc and sdcard, and then do your restore. Sometimes wiping just data and cache arent enough.
I tried flashing it, and also got status 7. Gonna take a look and see if i can fix it.
cmlusco said:
It must be an error in the rom file then, probably in the updater script. If you shoot me a link i will download it and see if i can get it to work.
Try formating everything in the mounts and storage menu except emmc and sdcard, and then do your restore. Sometimes wiping just data and cache arent enough.
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Yeah. Formatted everything in the wipe menu of TWRP except sd and emmc. Tried and failed to install the ROM with the same error.
Restored. Then re-installed cmrecovery to check by formatting in it's mounts and storage menu, but I got the same result.
Let me know how your install goes. I have a bad feeling it isn't the rom file.
Hypherism said:
Yeah. Formatted everything in the wipe menu of TWRP except sd and emmc. Tried and failed to install the ROM with the same error.
Restored. Then re-installed cmrecovery to check by formatting in it's mounts and storage menu, but I got the same result.
Let me know how your install goes. I have a bad feeling it isn't the rom file.
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After messing with this for a few hrs im sad to say i give up. It has multipul errors, every time i fix one a new one pops up. The updater-script had numerous errors and the system folder is missing a bunch of files.
cmlusco said:
After messing with this for a few hrs im sad to say i give up. It has multipul errors, every time i fix one a new one pops up. The updater-script had numerous errors and the system folder is missing a bunch of files.
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Thanks for spending time to assist me regardless. I'll figure something out. Though I'm open to anyone else that might some insight or
information regarding this issue.
It's beyond frustrating to me.
Well, fixed all my problems. I just installed Tiny's cm 10. Everything seems golden. Camera's working, gallery's available.:good:
Thanks for narrowing the problem down to the ROM, I know you put some time into that.
Resolved,
Hypherism

[Q] Bootlooping SGH-i317 with apparent /efs problem

My SGH-i317 started bootlooping recently, and I've tried just about everything.
Unsuccessful fixes I have attempted multiple times include:
Factory reset, reset cache, reset dalvik cache
... every time before flashing a new ROM. Custom ROM, stock ROM. Doesn't matter.
Tried a few different kernels. No change.
KIES emergency firmware restore.
Download mode works. Custom recovery works.
When wiping partitions, CWM6 recovery indicates a problem with the /efs partition:
E: failed to mount /efs (invalid argument)
E: multi_csc: CanĀ“t mount /efs
Multi-csc applied failed.
To top it off, I derped my EFS and NANDROID backups, apparently.
Pretty much the only thing I haven't tried is ticking boxes in Odin. This thread seems to suggest using it to clear the EFS partition when all else fails, when encountering this error: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26827676&postcount=4512
I'm just worried about hardbricking it or further complicating the problem by messing with Odin, and hesitant because that thread refers to the i9000 and not the SGH-i317.
Does the EFS partition have anything to do with my bootloop issue? Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I might remedy either or both issues? TIA.
EFS is essentially the file system that tells your phone it's identity..
Without it...the phone runs...but it won't function...
If no EFS backup exists...the device dies..
You likely have an EFS copy on your backup..that you may be able to push via terminal command..
If no file exists...the phone is toast...g
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