Hi,
I'm on the edge to take a leap towards encrypting my N7100 but before i do that i got question that i could not find answer. IF i have rooted rom and i encrypt my device what happens when i next time make OTA update, of course i will lost my Root for a moment, but will i be able to flash root back with odin if my internal memory is encrypted?
Also, if i got encryption in both internal and external (ext sd) memory will CWM work? Can it read system?
EDIT: Kies => Odin
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I have avoided formatting my internal SD card via clockworkmod since day one out of fear that I will brick my phone. I format it all the time when its connected to my PC....but I heard it shares some system partitions with the internal storage? .....and formatting via CWM will brick your partition map?
Is there any re-partition files available for the galaxy s3 if corruption ever did occur?
This area is something I dont know much about, so please bare with my classifications if they are inaccurate.
Thanks!
RealTic said:
I have avoided formatting my internal SD card via clockworkmod since day one out of fear that I will brick my phone. I format it all the time when its connected to my PC....but I heard it shares some system partitions with the internal storage? .....and formatting via CWM will brick your partition map?
Is there any re-partition files available for the galaxy s3 if corruption ever did occur?
This area is something I dont know much about, so please bare with my classifications if they are inaccurate.
Thanks!
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I believe you can, as long as you install a rom before rebooting. I think i did it before but I can't say I'm sure.
RealTic said:
I have avoided formatting my internal SD card via clockworkmod since day one out of fear that I will brick my phone. I format it all the time when its connected to my PC....but I heard it shares some system partitions with the internal storage? .....and formatting via CWM will brick your partition map?
Is there any re-partition files available for the galaxy s3 if corruption ever did occur?
This area is something I dont know much about, so please bare with my classifications if they are inaccurate.
Thanks!
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I've done it before on CWM. I currently use TWRP though. Just load your ROM and anything else you need to flash on your extsd card. Format internal storage then flash your ROM of choice. I do this every time I flash a new ROM. I find it helps cut down on freezing and other issues.
As long as you flash a ROM after you wipe the internal storage your fine.
Sent from my Clean Bean v2.6 Galaxy S3
TheSocalGuy79 said:
I've done it before on CWM. I currently use TWRP though. Just load your ROM and anything else you need to flash on your extsd card. Format internal storage then flash your ROM of choice. I do this every time I flash a new ROM. I find it helps cut down on freezing and other issues.
As long as you flash a ROM after you wipe the internal storage your fine.
Sent from my Clean Bean v2.6 Galaxy S3
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That's right. Formatting through recovery will not affect the boot or recovery partitions, so it's safe to do... but as SocalGuy79 said, just make sure you have the Rom zip you want to flash on your extSDCard.
I do that every time I install a new ROM. So no, it's perfectly safe, just make sure you flash a new ROM before you reboot lol.
Joe0113 said:
I do that every time I install a new ROM. So no, it's perfectly safe, just make sure you flash a new ROM before you reboot lol.
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Same here. I use TWRP 2.4.4, Format data usually too, I never backup and restore data for apps ever. And I very, very rarely ever have problems that others have with ROMs.
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TheSocalGuy79 said:
I've done it before on CWM. I currently use TWRP though. Just load your ROM and anything else you need to flash on your extsd card. Format internal storage then flash your ROM of choice. I do this every time I flash a new ROM. I find it helps cut down on freezing and other issues.
As long as you flash a ROM after you wipe the internal storage your fine.
Sent from my Clean Bean v2.6 Galaxy S3
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I have done something really stupid here. I formatted my /system and /data & /data/media using CWM and the rom i had loaded for flashing on the internal storage is now gone. I do not have an external sd card. I tried using adb to sideload or push the file but in vain since /data/media folder is missing. Will this be fixed if I flash stock ROM using Odin.
I can still boot into CWM and download mode.
Hello guys, I have a major problem on my N7100. After updating to 4.4.2 TW, I see that I'm not able to write on my INTERNAL storage (I don't have any sd card), and I can't do a full wipe because I have many apps with valuable data, and I can't erase them without a backup, and since I cannot do a backup, so I cannot do a full wipe. Also I cannot put a rom in my phone to flash it without touching Data partitions, please help!!!
aze300 said:
Hello guys, I have a major problem on my N7100. After updating to 4.4.2 TW, I see that I'm not able to write on my INTERNAL storage (I don't have any sd card), and I can't do a full wipe because I have many apps with valuable data, and I can't erase them without a backup, and since I cannot do a backup, so I cannot do a full wipe. Also I cannot put a rom in my phone to flash it without touching Data partitions, please help!!!
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What about taking the MicoSD out from the back of the GN2 and using a multi card reader or similar and backing up the contents onto a PC/MAC, then formatting it to the correct format type (I think FAT32) for non stock ROMS, then doing what you need to do with the device. The only reason I suggest this route is because this is exactly what I ended up doing this very week. I now have a GT-N7105 running Omni 4.4.2 with 64Gb worth of MicroSD storage, and all the data that I had before Samsung screwed the pooch with an update.
Hope this helps.
WB
I own a Galaxy Tab PRO 10.1" Wifi (SM-T520).
I have the stock ROM, rooted and with TWRP. And SDfix...
I have tried fat32 and ext4 on MicroSD, and without MicroSD. No difference.
I cannot boot any custom rom (Stuck at Samsung logo). Sometimes when I try to install a rom, it fails, or reboots TWRP.
I also encountered problem when trying to restore a nandroid. No DATA partition can be written to, restore fails. (after reboot recovery, its no problem to restore)
Angry Birds Epic does not work. It stops at "Loading Levels", and sometimes it fails to start, and says its not installed.
Spotify says that that it cannot be used because it has no storage.
I can access the partitions, but they are not writable. A reboot is getting the internal/external SD to be writabe again.
So, what is the problem with the partitions on TabPRO? or is it the Samsung android rom thats the problem?
Can it be fixed?
Regards,
-Exlo
Try installing FolderMount from the PlayStore. It can detect and fix issues with your partitions. You just need to run it, then reboot. I seem to get issues writing to my data partition after I install TWRP, on my SM-P900. FolderMount fixed it quickly and easily.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devasque.fmount
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FolderMount did find an error, and fixed it, but same result
And it "fixed" the same problem as the SDfix app did.
But, I still made some progress. I managed to install a custom rom without error, and fully booted.
Team Freeze Rom installed fine. The rom is just under 800Mb. So i thought maybe it was some faulty memory sector on my tab.
Then I tried to flash GigaWatts ROM, and it failed. Same with ProPlus Rom.
When restoring my last nandroid, it fails when writing DATA partition.
Then I tried to restore my first nandroid, from "stock" rom, and it restored just fine.
First nandroid was from internal SD, and latest was from external SD. Made me wondering, so switched yet again another MicroSD, took a nandroid to it, and tried to restore. It fails again at DATA.
Then I tried t install GigaWatts ROM from internal SD, instead of external. Works without error.
Sooo.... I can flash custom ROM`s from Internal Memory, and restore from Internal Memory
Not from external SD.
Still, I do get internal/external SD dropouts, and getting "no space left/no memory to install on", which can be "fixed" by a reboot.(Still, it should`t be like this, and are quite annoying.
But, still no luck on getting past the "Loading Levels" on AngryBirds Epic
Where is the root of the problems? Faulty device? Android ROM? TWRP making trouble?
Please guide me if any logs should be provided to find out where the problems is, if i`m not the only one with these problems.
Regards,
Exlo
You can try flashing a stock ROM via Odin, and start from scratch. Factory Reset, Reroot, install twrp, etc. If you still can't write to /data properly, you may need to find a .PIT file and repartition your internal memory using Odin.
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I have had to reflash stock with Odin 4 times by now, and it has been the same pain every time.
I was hoping not to use re-partition, so I will wait and see if some new info will come by from other users, as I see there are more of the users that struggles with flashing custom rom. (Stuck at samsung logo, installation fails)
So, will hold off for a few days, and if no new info about partitions, rom flashing, low memory, sd cards not mounting correctly, etc, then I will try re-partition...
meanwile, I`ll investigate som more on my own, read overall the internet
Ok, so i have tried and failed, and learned something on the way
Ext SD is useless for flashing rom, nandroid, etc within TWRP. It does not mount partitions correctly.
If I make sure DATA partition is mounted in recovery, and only use Internal SD, everythin flashes, backups and restores just fine
(Mabye an issure with TWRP?)
SDfix, or FolderMount fixes write permissions to Ext SD in rom to use TitaniumBackup, games, downloads, etc.
Hopes this can help others in simular problems.
And thanks to all that have helped on the way
Regards,
-Exlo
hi, when i flashed from stock 4.4.2 to 4.1.2 i lost the internal storage, everytime that im try to return to 4.1.2 i dont have any internal storage, it must be a partition problem but it doesnt let me root, unlock, install custom recovery in this state, what should i do?
Hello, I was on a meeting and I turn off Note 2. After this it was stuck on boot logo. My TWRP is v 2.8.0.1 It says there is no os; Internal storage is 0mb, External storage is 0mb. I tried sd card on other phones. It worked. My PC can't recognize my phone. Also:
- unable to mount ''/system; data; cash; efs; internal and external; no valid storage partition found for MTP etc.
Is there anything I can do about it? Thanks in advance!
Lavchev said:
Hello, I was on a meeting and I turn off Note 2. After this it was stuck on boot logo. My TWRP is v 2.8.0.1 It says there is no os; Internal storage is 0mb, External storage is 0mb. I tried sd card on other phones. It worked. My PC can't recognize my phone. Also:
- unable to mount ''/system; data; cash; efs; internal and external; no valid storage partition found for MTP etc.
Is there anything I can do about it? Thanks in advance!
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Change the file system to ext4 (for every partition possible). I had the same issue. You will loose all your data in internal storage. And you probably have to flash new rom.
You could try flashing a stock ROM with Odin but you will lose your data.
Ok... thanks... I change he file system to ext4 (for every partition possible). In recovery i wipe everything - loosing data is not important. Now I have problem with Odin. I tried to flash stock 4.4.2 but i have sbootbin fail. My latest ROM (i think) was 4.4.4. What can I do?
Did you confirm the model # in download mode? Sboot.bin is not flashing in Odin because the ROM is not made for the phone.
Did you try using different USB cables and USB ports? Tried using Odin 3.07?
The ROM is official, and latest for my country and carrier. I dont know if there is a problem with custom rom that was on my phone before - which is 4.4.4. I tried with Odin 3.12.3. Now i downloaded Odin 3.07. and now it says NAND write start! FAIL!
Lavchev said:
The ROM is official, and latest for my country and carrier. I dont know if there is a problem with custom rom that was on my phone before - which is 4.4.4. I tried with Odin 3.12.3. Now i downloaded Odin 3.07. and now it says NAND write start! FAIL!
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Try flashing any custom rom. When i faced this issue, i just changed every partition to ext4 and then flashed a custom rom of my choice. And everything went normal.
How can I flash custom rom when I cant see my internal and external storage (it says = 0mb and all folders are empty). I tried different Roms with different ODIN's- mostly Nand write fail! I cant change internal storage to ext4 because :"Invalid partition selection"! Can I flash custom rom with Odin?
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How can I flash custom rom when I cant see my internal and external storage (it says = 0mb and all folders are empty). I tried different Roms with different ODIN's- mostly Nand write fail! I cant change internal storage to ext4 because :"Invalid partition selection"! Can I flash custom rom with Odin?
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The 0mb issue isnt fixed by changing file system??
Remove any sd card if you have inserted. Try again to change them.
In my case i fixed 0mb issue by changing file system to ext4. Nothing else.
No... I have 0mb.. I changed available file systems to ext4 with and without sd card.. Is there any way to do something?
Your only hope may be flashing the phone with a jtag cable. If that doesn't fix the problem, the memory is defective.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2093599