IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS... ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS ON YOU!!!!
***please do NOT use this on any other sIII then the sprint one!!! only flash on sprint!!!!*****
this is a quick little flashable zip that will format cache, data, and system (in that order) i made because it is faster then having to wipe everything on it's own. so enjoy!!!
it can be found at the bottom as an attachment...
NOTE to other developers: *** if you wish to include this in your thread that is fine just please thank me. also please do not modify any part of it****
EDIT:
there is a fix out now!!!! the fix will format your internal sdcard but that is better then a brick....
i dont take credit for the fix or any of the files....
thank mkasick. adam_v1
this was posted by mkasick i just put it on the OP so people dont have to find it....
Keep using CWM-Recovery-LTE-SGS3-v4-adb.tar.md5, so reflash it if you flashed any other recovery.
Now, download make_ext4fs. Place it in the directory from which you're running adb commands. Then reboot into CWM and do:
Code:
adb push make_ext4fs /tmp/
adb shell
chmod 755 /tmp/make_ext4fs
/tmp/make_ext4fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
sync
Which will reformat the partition. It might take a little bit, but not much more than a few minutes.
If that works, reflash stock recovery, boot stock recovery, and select "wipe data/factory reset".
Calkulin's Padawan?
Great job! This became a life saver on SGS2.
The Root said:
Calulin's Padawan?
Great job! This became a life saver on SGS2.
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hahahahaha!!!! yes he had this on the E4GT and i used it sooooo much that i had to bring it over
Love it. Anyway we can get a no data version too?
Ascertion said:
Love it. Anyway we can get a no data version too?
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THIS!
master acehole said:
THIS!
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sure give me a minute
EDIT: it is up....
Ascertion said:
Love it. Anyway we can get a no data version too?
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Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want to wipe the data also?
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klarthur said:
Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you want to wipe the data also?
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For themes or update zips
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DutchDogg54 said:
For themes or update zips
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It still wipes all of /system.
So I would check and make sure the theme has /system/framework, /system/lib etc
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so just used this zip and flashed Frankenstein Rom and it got stuck on the Samsung screen. Pulled battery out rebooted into recovery mod and when i try to look into internal memory it states that no files are found. re flashed another rom everything reported good rebooted and same thing stuck on Samsung screen. I then tried to redo from a backup everything goes well till the data and it says no data found...any ideas what might have happened?
I ended up with a brick using the exact same scripts the otherday. I woulnt recommend using these. Something gets jacked up on the data partition.
krazeekirk said:
so just used this zip and flashed Frankenstein Rom and it got stuck on the Samsung screen. Pulled battery out rebooted into recovery mod and when i try to look into internal memory it states that no files are found. re flashed another rom everything reported good rebooted and same thing stuck on Samsung screen. I then tried to redo from a backup everything goes well till the data and it says no data found...any ideas what might have happened?
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Looks like the same thing happened to Jamcar. Please update the OP so more people don't end up with bricks.
If this is a full brick I feel so bad that this happened to everyone...
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I have tried numerous things to recover and nothing has worked. I flashed roms, I flashed /data, I did an install script that restored the recovery logs, I flashed stock, I tried international .pit files (by the way, they wont even install on our phones. It checks for the proper device or something). Nothing has worked, so I deemed it a brick. It was fun to play with for a week though.
im sorry for everything that happened :`( i dont understand why this messes with /data, anyone else??? i was on the E4GT and this was the only thing that saved use from a brick! is there another eMMC bug????
Im not sure what it is. I havent looked into clockwork mod yet, hopefully I will get around to it this weekend. I want to compare what clockwork mod does when it wipes data, versus what the script does. My linux box is down right now though, so I wont be able to play much till I get that fixed.
I think we might have a chance if we could get our hands on the .pit file, or a .tar that includes the data.img, I was going to make one over the weekend, but when I booted my desktop, all that I had was memtest partitions bootable, so Im not sure what happened to my Ubuntu.
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Im not sure what it is. I havent looked into clockwork mod yet, hopefully I will get around to it this weekend. I want to compare what clockwork mod does when it wipes data, versus what the script does. My linux box is down right now though, so I wont be able to play much till I get that fixed.
I think we might have a chance if we could get our hands on the .pit file, or a .tar that includes the data.img, I was going to make one over the weekend, but when I booted my desktop, all that I had was memtest partitions bootable, so Im not sure what happened to my Ubuntu.
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damn that sucks with your ubuntu but do you need a recovery log to boot????????? how would one be made?
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: cant open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: cant open /cache/recovery/last_log
Damn it me too i am bricked so there is no way out now?
jamcar said:
damn that sucks with your ubuntu but do you need a recovery log to boot????????? how would one be made?
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: can't open /cache/recovery/log
E: cant open /cache/recovery/last_log
E: cant open /cache/recovery/last_log
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Here is a tool I made to reinstall the log files, etc. You can try it if you want.
Mine was asking for logs in /data/log
shiftr182 said:
Here is a tool I made to reinstall the log files, etc. You can try it if you want.
Mine was asking for logs in /data/log
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mine was too, when i couldn't mount data. i have now been able to mount it
all errors gonna but still cant boot
EDIT:anyway to get into adb without booting that far? (as you cant boot far enough for it to work)
EDIT the reason it is failing ( i believe this is part but there might be more, i hope not) is because /data has now become a read only file system
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Sooo, I just tried flashing Damage Control 3.5 a few hours ago and since then my phone has been absolutely horrid to me. I tried flashing the PC36IMG.ZIP but it wont let me for some odd reason. I've tried flashing different roms (as long as different radios). All to no avail, the only things I can access is the main recovery screen and the Clockwork recovery screen.
If anyone can help me out here so I don't have to pay the $100.00 claim to get a new phone I will gladly donate to XDA for all they've done thus far.
wanfaltm said:
Sooo, I just tried flashing Damage Control 3.5 a few hours ago and since then my phone has been absolutely horrid to me. I tried flashing the PC36IMG.ZIP but it wont let me for some odd reason. I've tried flashing different roms (as long as different radios). All to no avail, the only things I can access is the main recovery screen and the Clockwork recovery screen.
If anyone can help me out here so I don't have to pay the $100.00 claim to get a new phone I will gladly donate to XDA for all they've done thus far.
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this has been happening to alot of peoples phones. i reformatted sd card and still nothing. i think we r bonned
b_allert said:
this has been happening to alot of peoples phones. i reformatted sd card and still nothing. i think we r bonned
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Shoot, well I guess the best I can do is try to reformat my card and go from there. I'll report back with my findings.
I think i can help, but i might be a bit off since there not enough info on the post.
Anyhow, you will have to:
1) Download a new Image (stock?): ex. qap.la/~netarchy/BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip
2) Doanload a stock kernel: qap.la/~netarchy/netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip
3) push both images to your /sdcard/
3.1) adb pus file BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip /sdcard/
3.2) adb push netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip /sdcard/
4) reboot your phone in recovery mode (hold volume down, click power)
5) wipe data/factory
6) whipe cache
7) advanced -> wipe dalvilik
8) Install zip from sdcard
9) choose zip from sdcard: (you should see the BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip there, choose that one, and say yes whe asked)
10) repete number 9 with netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip
11) now choose +++++
This should get you to a working phone. You will have root and a decent kernel.
I ope this helps.
--T
Don't u have a nandroid backup u can restore?
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tmodelli said:
I think i can help, but i might be a bit off since there not enough info on the post.
Anyhow, you will have to:
1) Download a new Image (stock?): ex. qap.la/~netarchy/BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip
2) Doanload a stock kernel: qap.la/~netarchy/netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip
3) push both images to your /sdcard/
3.1) adb pus file BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip /sdcard/
3.2) adb push netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip /sdcard/
4) reboot your phone in recovery mode (hold volume down, click power)
5) wipe data/factory
6) whipe cache
7) advanced -> wipe dalvilik
8) Install zip from sdcard
9) choose zip from sdcard: (you should see the BurntDroid-1.0-Froyoized-netarchy-signed.zip there, choose that one, and say yes whe asked)
10) repete number 9 with netarchy-toastmod-4.0.3a-signed.zip
11) now choose +++++
This should get you to a working phone. You will have root and a decent kernel.
I ope this helps.
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This is what happens to me when I try to install a rom/kernel. It will work its process and do the "Writing Boot" and "Deleting Files." But once it gets to "copying files," the loading bar will slowly move to 1/4 of the way full, and once it reaches that point it will say Istallation Completed. Does this information give anymore details for help?
Edit: I did try that method, And the same thing happened.
Make sure to wipe/ factory reset...wipe cache n dalvic there r 3 things to wipe before flashing a rom. ..also what radio r u usong
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kris54241 said:
Make sure to wipe/ factory reset...wipe cache n dalvic there r 3 things to wipe before flashing a rom. ..also what radio r u usong
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Yeah I did all of that, and I have the 2.15 radio.
kris54241 said:
Don't u have a nandroid backup u can restore?
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That was the first thing I tried doing. It would do the "Checking MD5 sum..." and then it would just give me an error. I just formatted the sd card (after copying everything to my computer) so im going to transfer my backups back to the SD and see if that does anything.
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Yeah I did all of that, and I have the 2.15 radio.
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There r two newer radio I hope u do no... .21 and. 28
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kris54241 said:
There r two newer radio I hope u do no... .21 and. 28
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Does the radio really matter though? I mean, I have a feeling that even if I do flash the new radios that I'm still going to be stuck doing what I'm doing now.
This is exactly what it says when I try to do a restore:
Checking MD5 sums...
Erasing boot before restore...
Restoring boot image...
Error while flashing boot image!
wanfaltm said:
Does the radio really matter though? I mean, I have a feeling that even if I do flash the new radios that I'm still going to be stuck doing what I'm doing now.
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I guess Idk but it could if a certain rom doesn't support an old radio...
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wanfaltm said:
This is exactly what it says when I try to do a restore:
Checking MD5 sums...
Erasing boot before restore...
Restoring boot image...
Error while flashing boot image!
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May I ask how u download ur roms
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kris54241 said:
May I ask how u download ur roms
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I download them from here, then I set my phone as the "Disk Drive." Or USB Storage when using CM. Move the roms to my phone, then reboot into recovery and flash from there.
Update:
Just tried flashing a different firmware using the old way. With the recovery-windows.bat method.... Seems to still be freezing on boot though. :/
ive seemed to have fixed it. i wiped phone like 10 times. reformatted sd card, installed the rom called virus. it went to bootloop. so i let it do its thing. when i woke up today, it was perfect!
b_allert said:
ive seemed to have fixed it. i wiped phone like 10 times. reformatted sd card, installed the rom called virus. it went to bootloop. so i let it do its thing. when i woke up today, it was perfect!
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Sounds good man! I'll try that too and see if it works.
Update: Now it's not even turning on and when I plug it in, the orange light just flashes. I know the battery isn't dead because I had it plugged in all day. So, I guess that means I can take it to a sprint store tomorrow and have them be just as confused as I am about the situation, but without having them know that the phone was rooted? Wish me luck!
P.S. Maybe I'll be upgraded from a Nova to an Epson screen? Wishful thinking....
wanfaltm said:
Sounds good man! I'll try that too and see if it works.
Update: Now it's not even turning on and when I plug it in, the orange light just flashes. I know the battery isn't dead because I had it plugged in all day. So, I guess that means I can take it to a sprint store tomorrow and have them be just as confused as I am about the situation, but without having them know that the phone was rooted? Wish me luck!
P.S. Maybe I'll be upgraded from a Nova to an Epson screen? Wishful thinking....
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haha yea maybe! that'd be nice, but im sure they would know if you rooted. even if you did, some employees root their phone as well, or at least these 2 dudes at the shop i go to have, so they help me out when i cant get answers here, which, so many people do, thats why i try to keep in contact with certain people on ehre via skype(branden.allert) or aim(backongb561)
I wen't into the Sprint store today in town... The lady was absolutely no help at all. Plus they didnt have any EVO's in stock. So I just decided to screw it and file it as a claim under insurance. I should be getting a replacement in 5-7 days. Hopefully I wont have the screen separated, light leaked, white spot in the lower right of the (NOVA) screen in this next one.
Hi, I was running CM9 (Hashcode build) and wanted to get back to stock(well to MoDaCo's version of stock)
I fired up CWMR Touch 5.5.0.4 (Hashcode version) and wiped system & data then installed the MoDaCo rom, this went fine.
On reboot, I get stuck on the "Kindle Fire" logo (not the one from the bootloader, the 2nd one).
Now when I get back inside CWMR, I get those errors :
Code:
E: Cant mount /cache/recovery/command
E: Cant mount /cache/recovery/log
E: Cant open /cache/recovery/log
Tried another factory reset :
Code:
Formatting /data
E: format_volume : make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
Formatting /cache
E: format_volume : make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
Mounting SdCard gives me this :
Code:
E:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p12(I/O error)
Error mounting /sdcard!
Now, I can't copy files to and from the SDCard and for some obscure reasons, ADB does not work from inside CWMR. I tried booting TWRP but it hangs on the splash screen.
Fastboot works so I'm not 100% bricked but I have to idea what I can do to fix the thing... Any suggestions? I could probably flash the system and data partitions using fastboot but I can't find factory images...
Thanks! :fingers-crossed:
Kindle fire utility time
Read the Hashcode CWR thread and you will see that you now have a bricked kindle.
Could you explain?
I don't see how KFU could help me here... I've already have FFF installed with Clockwork Recovery. The bootmode is already OK...
Just go to Hashcode CWMR and read the thread, i am one of the affected by the brick, but i somehow that we dont know, could bring my kindle back to life.
When you wiped everything, you messed with partitions and got some corrupts blocks, thats why it cant mount partitions and cant format
vbdss said:
Read the Hashcode CWR thread and you will see that you now have a bricked kindle.
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Crap. I guess I'll wait for a fix...
Re-crap!
llavalle said:
Could you explain?
I don't see how KFU could help me here... I've already have FFF installed with Clockwork Recovery. The bootmode is already OK...
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For sure, definite fix (since you can get into fastboot), use the Firekit live usb tool detailed here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
Your partitions are whacked, so use the command that fixes everything, and you'll be golden.
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Edit: The"usb_fix_parts_and_install_fff_twrp" command is what I'm referring to.
yourbrotherrex said:
For sure, definite fix (since you can get into fastboot), use the Firekit live usb tool detailed here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
Your partitions are whacked, so use the command that fixes everything, and you'll be golden.
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Yeah try the Firekit, but you have to go to hash's CWMR thread and read all thats in there
Everyone that had the brick, didnt got the kindle to work again using Firekit, but you could try anyway.
And @yourbrotherrex you cant say for sure, even hashcode dont know how to fix this brick, you dont know whats is happening, its an eMMC problem.
vbdss said:
Yeah try the Firekit, but you have to go to hash's CWMR thread and read all thats in there
Everyone that had the brick, didnt got the kindle to work again using Firekit, but you could try anyway.
And @yourbrotherrex you cant say for sure, even hashcode dont know how to fix this brick, you dont know whats is happening, its an eMMC problem.
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You're right, definitely. I misspoke. It's the only thing that worked for me when one of mine was completely borked in the same way.
Okay: lemme reword that:
It MIGHT work.
even an "It SHOULD work."
It worked for me, so
I HOPE it works for you too.
There we go.
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Ok. Just read the entire thread. Looks like I'm screwed. I'll give the live fire thing a try but I'm pretty sure it won't work.
Thx
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How you actually got the CWMR file anyway?
siera_lion said:
How you actually got the CWMR file anyway?
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Downloaded it from the original thread some time ago...
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Try restoring from a backup. You should have a backup of the stock ROM on there. Restore to that and you're good to go.
jji7skyline said:
Try restoring from a backup. You should have a backup of the stock ROM on there. Restore to that and you're good to go.
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i think this will not work, he bicked his kindle probably for sure, with no posibilities to do anything. He will need to wait for some fix, but nobody know when it will be. maybe soon
Hello,
Need some help. I am stuck at CWM and can't get out. I was trying to go to ICS , AOKP build 32, gapps, but not sure where I am now after I have tried various things to get the phone back into a working state. I have tried flashing odin back to gingerbread, and some other things and looking for any suggestions that might help. I get successfull msgs when odin/flashing most of the time, but still keeps coming back with these msgs:
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/last_log
I have also tried wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache, as well as a restore.
Really need some help asap.
Thanks!
apatel87 said:
Hello,
Need some help. I am stuck at CWM and can't get out. I was trying to go to ICS , AOKP build 32, gapps, but not sure where I am now after I have tried various things to get the phone back into a working state. I have tried flashing odin back to gingerbread, and some other things and looking for any suggestions that might help. I get successfull msgs when odin/flashing most of the time, but still keeps coming back with these msgs:
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open/cache/recovery/last_log
I have also tried wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache, as well as a restore.
Really need some help asap.
Thanks!
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You're in brick city... AOKP 32 with recovery kernel wasn't "safe" yet, if that's what u had or if u tried flashing in "stock" kernel that came with it (wasn't meant to flash anything within that recovery) . You should have went back to el26 cwm prior to trying to go to any ICS builds.
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bigpeng said:
You're in brick city... AOKP 32 with recovery kernel wasn't "safe" yet, if that's what u had or if u tried flashing in "stock" kernel that came with it (wasn't meant to flash anything within that recovery) . You should have went back to el26 cwm prior to trying to go to any ICS builds.
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Yup, now I went back to El26 using Odin but I cannot get it to work. So, is there anything I can do to fix it?
apatel87 said:
Yup, now I went back to El26 using Odin but I cannot get it to work. So, is there anything I can do to fix it?
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What do you mean by went back to el26 with Odin? Did it boot to recovery? Did you try to restore to full el29 using odin one click?
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BluesRulez said:
What do you mean by went back to el26 with Odin? Did it boot to recovery? Did you try to restore to full el29 using odin one click?
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I've installed EL26_StockCWM.tar through Odin mode. So, now I'm trying to install any gingerbread ROM but it still can't wipe /data.
apatel87 said:
I've installed EL26_StockCWM.tar through Odin mode. So, now I'm trying to install any gingerbread ROM but it still can't wipe /data.
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Have you tried calk's format all zip?
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apatel87 said:
I've installed EL26_StockCWM.tar through Odin mode. So, now I'm trying to install any gingerbread ROM but it still can't wipe /data.
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I told you. You're phone is bricked... Sorry but if you can't wipe data or when u do and get an error, it's because the emmc got messed up aka BRICK.
Sorry that you're bricked. Hope you get a replacement soon.
Edit: Here is where u made your mistake I'm guessing... If you were not on a GB based kernel with CWM prior to wiping data in cwm OR installing AOKP for that matter, then that is where it caused the issues.. That's why we were waiting on ICS source till we could get rid of the EMMC bug that was causing bricks.
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BluesRulez said:
Have you tried calk's format all zip?
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Yes, I tried it several times but its stuck at format data.
bigpeng said:
I told you. You're phone is bricked... Sorry but if you can't wipe data or when u do and get an error, it's because the emmc got messed up aka BRICK.
Sorry that you're bricked. Hope you get a replacement soon.
Edit: Here is where u made your mistake I'm guessing... If you were not on a GB based kernel with CWM prior to wiping data in cwm OR installing AOKP for that matter, then that is where it caused the issues.. That's why we were waiting on ICS source till we could get rid of the EMMC bug that was causing bricks.
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Yup, I got replacement this morning as well. You're right about soft brick.
Its just phone sitting at home and I've seen few post on how to fix soft brick. So, I was just trying to see if there is anything I can do before I throw it away.
Don't throw it away! I'll throw ya some loot for it
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Rooted, Stock ICS 4.0.4.
After clearing cache using the Darkside cache cleaner or whatever it is, I can no longer update hosts file with Ad-Away. Also, I cannot update BusyBox, and I cannot mount directories as r/w within Root Explorer. I tried to reinstall the Superuser.zip, and it said it was removing the old one and putting it back (in recovery mode), but it still hasn't fixed the issue....
Some of the applications that were already granted Superuser access do function properly...such as Titanium Backup...and they detect that the phone is rooted.
What's going on? How do I fix this?
Thanks!
nuggstein said:
Rooted, Stock ICS 4.0.4.
After clearing cache using the Darkside cache cleaner or whatever it is, I can no longer update hosts file with Ad-Away. Also, I cannot update BusyBox, and I cannot mount directories as r/w within Root Explorer. I tried to reinstall the Superuser.zip, and it said it was removing the old one and putting it back (in recovery mode), but it still hasn't fixed the issue....
Some of the applications that were already granted Superuser access do function properly...such as Titanium Backup...and they detect that the phone is rooted.
What's going on? How do I fix this?
Thanks!
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Try installing "supersu" instead of using superuser. this should fix the problem. it did for me.
nuggstein said:
Rooted, Stock ICS 4.0.4.
After clearing cache using the Darkside cache cleaner or whatever it is, I can no longer update hosts file with Ad-Away. Also, I cannot update BusyBox, and I cannot mount directories as r/w within Root Explorer. I tried to reinstall the Superuser.zip, and it said it was removing the old one and putting it back (in recovery mode), but it still hasn't fixed the issue....
Some of the applications that were already granted Superuser access do function properly...such as Titanium Backup...and they detect that the phone is rooted.
What's going on? How do I fix this?
Thanks!
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Are you using CWM 5.x.x? I was having the same issues, until I switched to 6.x.x
idbl_fanatic said:
Are you using CWM 5.x.x? I was having the same issues, until I switched to 6.x.x
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Yeah I believe so. You got a link to the new one?
So what do I have to do. Just flash over the current recovery with 6.0, clear cache, reinstall superuser? Or is it not necessary to clear cache again?
Thanks!
nuggstein said:
Yeah I believe so. You got a link to the new one?
So what do I have to do. Just flash over the current recovery with 6.0, clear cache, reinstall superuser? Or is it not necessary to clear cache again?
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This is what I did:
Download ROM Manager, and use that to install it.
Do restore, and you should be good.
idbl_fanatic said:
This is what I did:
Download ROM Manager, and use that to install it.
Do restore, and you should be good.
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...um, what?
Install ROM manager from the store, run it, update CWM in it.
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idbl_fanatic said:
Install ROM manager from the store, run it, update CWM in it.
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How am I supposed to update CWM if nothing is getting root access?...even though it says Superuser is granting perms.
So I did exactly that...installed new CWM....reinstalled Superuser...still nothing is working. I tried ES file manager...fails to mount anything as rw. Tried re-updating superuser binary...fails to mount rw. I cannot mount any directory to rw...yet some root applications work...what is going on?!?!?! How do I fix this?
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So I did exactly that...installed new CWM....reinstalled Superuser...still nothing is working. I tried ES file manager...fails to mount anything as rw. Tried re-updating superuser binary...fails to mount rw. I cannot mount any directory to rw...yet some root applications work...what is going on?!?!?! How do I fix this?
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I suggest flashing a different recovery, like TWRP 2.22 or sk8r's CWM 6.xx, and reflash your ROM, clean install
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Had the same thing happen to me had to delete the android file in sd card and ex sd card then start over with odin nothing i did fixed it untill i did this . Cant remember who said it or where i read it wish i could give credit to them but its been awhile it happened to me comming from gb to 4.0.3 id have root for a few hours then would lose it . U might beable to just delete those and reflash root file and it might work if not delete those and reflash through odin . I know its alot of work but it works. I guess data from ur previous os is corruting the new one and breaking root. I tried reflashing fresh from odin several times before deleteing those files and it never worked untill i deleted those .
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head33 said:
Had the same thing happen to me had to delete the android file in sd card and ex sd card then start over with odin nothing i did fixed it untill i did this . Cant remember who said it or where i read it wish i could give credit to them but its been awhile it happened to me comming from gb to 4.0.3 id have root for a few hours then would lose it . U might beable to just delete those and reflash root file and it might work if not delete those and reflash through odin . I know its alot of work but it works. I guess data from ur previous os is corruting the new one and breaking root. I tried reflashing fresh from odin several times before deleteing those files and it never worked untill i deleted those .
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It just doesn't make sense honestly..
I tried reinstalling Superuser..and even flashing SuperSU...but no luck. This is the STRANGE PART!!
I can actually download ad-away updates and install busy box within the first few minutes of the phone booting. I can also mount /system as rw while the phone is still in the process of booting up. Once this takes place however, I can no longer mount anything as rw...and busybox won't install, ad-away won't update, etc.
But applications can request permission for superuser...and do work!! I don't understand!?!??! What is causing rw to change to ro after boot?
All of this... have you tried simply reflashing your current ROM?
daveid said:
All of this... have you tried simply reflashing your current ROM?
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I don't feel like wiping my phone again haha
nuggstein said:
I don't feel like wiping my phone again haha
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I said nothing about wiping, just reflash the ROM.
daveid said:
I said nothing about wiping, just reflash the ROM.
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Reflashing the ROM won't overwrite/wipe anything? What exactly will this do?
nuggstein said:
Reflashing the ROM won't overwrite/wipe anything? What exactly will this do?
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It just overwrites your /system and /boot partitions, leaving /data alone. Unless you specifically wipe or factory reset, your data remains.
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It just overwrites your /system and /boot partitions, leaving /data alone. Unless you specifically wipe or factory reset, your data remains.
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So all of my applications, settings, etc. will still be there?
Not going to work i wiped everything and reflashed through odin and still had the same problem untill i deleted the android folders . U can wipe as much as u want but the data is still in ur android folders im trying to help . I was pissed cause i tried everthing and nothing worked untill i did that .
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Not going to work i wiped everything and reflashed through odin and still had the same problem untill i deleted the android folders . U can wipe as much as u want but the data is still in ur android folders im trying to help . I was pissed cause i tried everthing and nothing worked untill i did that .
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I cannot find these android folders you speak of...where are they? If I delete them do I lose settings? Do I have to wipe/reflash?
Hello.
I want to restore my friends galaxy s2 (t989), but no matter what I do it will not restore. I tried odin and I tried flashing a different rom through cwm recovery, but everytime i boot it up after restoring it stays the same way. Meaning that all of the app, settings, photos, etc remain on the phone. As if I didnt even try to restore it. I am guessing it is a virus but I dont know how to remove it Another hint that it is a virus, every time i remove or install a new app from the play store, when I reboot the changes are un-done, meaning that the apps that I removed come back, and the apps that I installed are gone. It is almost as if it is stuck on a state and keeps reverting to it after every reboot. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks
Try doing a factory reset in the phone settings then go into recovery and wipe as if u are about to flash another ROM. Manually put the phone into download mode and try to restore from there
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sadakli2010 said:
Hello.
I want to restore my friends galaxy s2 (t989), but no matter what I do it will not restore. I tried odin and I tried flashing a different rom through cwm recovery, but everytime i boot it up after restoring it stays the same way. Meaning that all of the app, settings, photos, etc remain on the phone. As if I didnt even try to restore it. I am guessing it is a virus but I dont know how to remove it Another hint that it is a virus, every time i remove or install a new app from the play store, when I reboot the changes are un-done, meaning that the apps that I removed come back, and the apps that I installed are gone. It is almost as if it is stuck on a state and keeps reverting to it after every reboot. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks
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In recovery go to mount and storage section. Then format data,system, and cache. Then factory data reset. This will fix it. The same way you format a sd card and it wipes it clean thats what happens when you format data,system, and cache.
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biglil1 said:
Try doing a factory reset in the phone settings then go into recovery and wipe as if u are about to flash another ROM. Manually put the phone into download mode and try to restore from there
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richardlibeau said:
In recovery go to mount and storage section. Then format data,system, and cache. Then factory data reset. This will fix it. The same way you format a sd card and it wipes it clean thats what happens when you format data,system, and cache.
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Thank you guys for answering, I tried both methods but neither worked. After some more research I found out what is causing this to happen. Apparently the internal memory of the phone is stuck as read only, I don't know how he did that. While I am searching for a way to make is read and write, I came across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025475 but it is for the skyrocket and there was no solution. However, I also came across this http://androidforums.com/incredible-support-troubleshooting/347685-internal-phone-storage-becomes-read-only.html for the HTC Incredible, but to be honest I have no idea what he did and whether or not it will work on this phone. Do you guys have any idea how make the internal memory of his phone read and write instead of read only? Any help is appreciated thank you.
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Thank you guys for answering, I tried both methods but neither worked. After some more research I found out what is causing this to happen. Apparently the internal memory of the phone is stuck as read only, I don't know how he did that. While I am searching for a way to make is read and write, I came across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025475 but it is for the skyrocket and there was no solution. However, I also came across this http://androidforums.com/incredible...internal-phone-storage-becomes-read-only.html for the HTC Incredible, but to be honest I have no idea what he did and whether or not it will work on this phone. Do you guys have any idea how make the internal memory of his phone read and write instead of read only? Any help is appreciated thank you.
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Only way I can think of is in root explorer. At the top it says mount as hit the toggle to R/W.
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sadakli2010 said:
Thank you guys for answering, I tried both methods but neither worked. After some more research I found out what is causing this to happen. Apparently the internal memory of the phone is stuck as read only, I don't know how he did that. While I am searching for a way to make is read and write, I came across this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025475 but it is for the skyrocket and there was no solution. However, I also came across this http://androidforums.com/incredible-support-troubleshooting/347685-internal-phone-storage-becomes-read-only.html for the HTC Incredible, but to be honest I have no idea what he did and whether or not it will work on this phone. Do you guys have any idea how make the internal memory of his phone read and write instead of read only? Any help is appreciated thank you.
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Flash new rom then go back into recovery and format everything and reset. some recoveries have mount system options so maybe find another one. Something is definitely weird going on. Root explorer, Root toolbox,and other apps have option to mount system as rw as well like biglil said
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Flash new rom then go back into recovery and format everything and reset. some recoveries have mount system options so maybe find another one. Something is definitely weird going on. Root explorer, Root toolbox,and other apps have option to mount system as rw as well like biglil said
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Only way I can think of is in root explorer. At the top it says mount as hit the toggle to R/W.
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Im bad at explaining stuff so let me try explaining it a different way.
Like I said, I want to change the rom on my friends phone. I have a fair amount of experience in doing this since I also have an s2 running jedi knight 6. As usual, I would reboot into recovery, wipe system/factory reset, wipe cache/dalvik then install rom. This is where it gets weird, after I boot up the phone, it goes back to the way it was, as if I did not wipe anything. I even tried flashing a completely different rom and I even tried restoring it back to stock rom through ODIN nothing happens. Also, the mount toggle in root explorer is only for the root system, not the internel memory of the phone. Thanks for the help though.
Ok use titanium backup. Two options guaranteed to work. Find the wipe all system and data option use that. If that doesn't work find unintegrate system dalvik option and use that. One these should definitely work.
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Ok use titanium backup. Two options guaranteed to work. Find the wipe all system and data option use that. If that doesn't work find unintegrate system dalvik option and use that. One these should definitely work.
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I tried that but it didn't work either. I think i am out of ideas lol. We even sent it to Samsung about a month ago and they couldn't fix it, mainly because it was rooted. Anyways, I appreciate you guys trying to help me.
sadakli2010 said:
I tried that but it didn't work either. I think i am out of ideas lol. We even sent it to Samsung about a month ago and they couldn't fix it, mainly because it was rooted. Anyways, I appreciate you guys trying to help me.
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NP always try to help were I can. Sorry nothing worked. I'm interested in the out come of this problem. If u get it back up and running please post back the details. Curiosity gets the best of me.
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