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Samsung Galaxy S I9000 wont work after firmware update failed.

I attempted to update my phone to the latest firmware, via Kies, & although Kies gave a successful report, the handset said there was an error, & would reboot. Ever since that point, all i can get, is the main Samsung 'GALAXY S GT-I9000' screen. I've also tried hard & soft resets, but nothing seems to get me back to the proper menu. The hard reset gives this report -
Appling Multi-CSC
Installing Multi-CSC
Can't access to '/system/csc/ORA/system/.
Succesfully applied multi-CSC.
clicking 'yes' on the 'wipe data' option gives this report -
Formatting /data...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblkop2
Formatting /dbdata...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl10
Deleting Meta Data
Formatting /cache...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl11
Data wipe complete.
Anyone got any clues as to what i do next? Now, whenever i try to connect to Kies, i get the following message -
Reconnect the device in Samsung Kies (PC Studio) mode. Current connection mode not supported by Kies.
Obviously, as i can't get to the menu screen, i can't change the connection mode.

you have activated lagfix before.. and this is the problem..one solution is you must flash with odin and with .pit file repartition checked
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

if you say i've used lagfix, then you must be right, but i don't remember using it. what is odin though, & how do i use it? is it operated from the pc?

Kies sucks!

Look like you have never use ODIN and have never mod your SGS.
Follow this thread and download Stock Samsung Firmware and flash via ODIN.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948790&highlight=cwm+3.2
Or follow this thread with ODIN screen capture on how to flash.
http://samsunggalaxysforums.com/sho...firmwares-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S-I9000-Download

you're absolutely right, i'm a complete novice when it comes to upgrading my phone.
on those links you sent, one says the phone needs to be rooted, have busybox installed and have ADB installed on your PC, the other says i need to know the firmware. as i can't access the menu, i can't root the phone, or check the firmware. i don't actually know how to root the phone either.

go into this thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011901
find the right rom-version for your country/device, important is that the csc matches your product-code!
follow the instructions in this thread for installing with .pit and repartition.

(sorry for bumping)
I had the exact same problem. After having spent some time understanding the PIT files logics, I decided to switch from 512 to 803, based on my theory that the space lost might circumvent the defective internal sd sectors.
I flashed the exact same firmware (which was the JW1), and the traditional CF-Root kernel.
Back in CWM Recovery, I can now successfully wipe data / factory reset the phone.
Time will tell if it was a valid situation, my guess is the sd will continue to degrade over time. Well to me it was well worth a try.

[Q] my note 2 is dead, i need help

i have a galaxy note 2 N7100
stock rom, not rooted and no custom recovery
i wanted to format it, so i opened the stock recovery and i did:
wipe data factory reset
then
wipe cache partition
then restarted the phone, but it was not restarting, just showing the Samsung galaxy note 2 logo
so i tried to go on to the download mode, and using odin i tried to install custom recovery but it is failed, then i tried to install stock rom again using odin also but it is failed
then i opened the stock recovery again, and i received so many red color message all starting with :
can't mount / cache
can't mount / ......
as seen in the picture
what can i do ??

anasdera said:
i have a galaxy note 2 N7100
stock rom, not rooted and no custom recovery
i wanted to format it, so i opened the stock recovery and i did:
wipe data factory reset
then
wipe cache partition
then restarted the phone, but it was not restarting, just showing the Samsung galaxy note 2 logo
so i tried to go on to the download mode, and using odin i tried to install custom recovery but it is failed, then i tried to install stock rom again using odin also but it is failed
then i opened the stock recovery again, and i received so many red color message all starting with :
can't mount / cache
can't mount / ......
as seen in the picture
what can i do ??
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How much is your phone's internel partition?
Flash .pit file if you've 16GiB Note 2: http://d-h.st/Dlv
Reboot your phone in download mode by pressing and holding vol. down + menu key and then power key.
Select above pit file from PC Odin under PIT tab and start flashing.

also what rom were you using? sotck 4.3?
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk

restore note 2
anasdera said:
i have a galaxy note 2 N7100
stock rom, not rooted and no custom recovery
i wanted to format it, so i opened the stock recovery and i did:
wipe data factory reset
then
wipe cache partition
then restarted the phone, but it was not restarting, just showing the Samsung galaxy note 2 logo
so i tried to go on to the download mode, and using odin i tried to install custom recovery but it is failed, then i tried to install stock rom again using odin also but it is failed
then i opened the stock recovery again, and i received so many red color message all starting with :
can't mount / cache
can't mount / ......
as seen in the picture
what can i do ??
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I advice you to restore your phone this way:
Go to sammobile download the latest 4.3 rom from your country.(1+ gb file)
download odin 3.09
flash it with ONLY autoreboot and reset time marked.
DON''T! INTERUPT THE FLASHING OR YOU HAVE A DEAD PHONE.
and use an original cable with about 80% battery.
After the flashing process you see this:
A flashing blue light with the samsung logo.
Short time later the light goes out and you can enter your phone to configurate your settings.
In the worst case if the phone hangs at the samsung logo
go into recovery
Wipe data / factory reset
Wipe cache partition
and reboot
Let me know if your interested you can root the phone further (safe).

note 2
m.b.jikre said:
How much is your phone's internel partition?
Flash .pit file if you've 16GiB Note 2:
Reboot your phone in download mode by pressing and holding vol. down + menu key and then power key.
Select above pit file from PC Odin under PIT tab and start flashing.
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thanks, my phone is 16 GB
i tried this way, but failed also
odin said there is no PIT partition
what can i do ?

anasdera said:
thanks, my phone is 16 GB
i tried this way, but failed also
odin said there is no PIT partition
what can i do ?
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First check if you can claim the warrenty at service centre. Post your current os version, and country.

anasdera said:
i have a galaxy note 2 N7100
stock rom, not rooted and no custom recovery
i wanted to format it, so i opened the stock recovery and i did:
wipe data factory reset
then
wipe cache partition
then restarted the phone, but it was not restarting, just showing the Samsung galaxy note 2 logo
so i tried to go on to the download mode, and using odin i tried to install custom recovery but it is failed, then i tried to install stock rom again using odin also but it is failed
then i opened the stock recovery again, and i received so many red color message all starting with :
can't mount / cache
can't mount / ......
as seen in the picture
what can i do ??
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You can using odin and install the latest rom in your phone

anasdera said:
i have a galaxy note 2 N7100
stock rom, not rooted and no custom recovery
i wanted to format it, so i opened the stock recovery and i did:
wipe data factory reset
then
wipe cache partition
then restarted the phone, but it was not restarting, just showing the Samsung galaxy note 2 logo
so i tried to go on to the download mode, and using odin i tried to install custom recovery but it is failed, then i tried to install stock rom again using odin also but it is failed
then i opened the stock recovery again, and i received so many red color message all starting with :
can't mount / cache
can't mount / ......
as seen in the picture
what can i do ??
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Here's the detailed steps to install the Stock Firmware for your device:
1. Head to the download page, this is the UNmodified firmware provided ‘as is’ from Samsung/carrier servers.
2. After download is complete, extract the downloaded file and you should get a MD5 file.
3. Enter the download mode form your device [normally by holding the volume up button + home button + power button]
4. Connect your device to your PC.
5. Start Odin.
6. Odin should recognize your device, and you can tell so by seeing that the first slot from the upper left is taken, if not then you need to install a driver for your device. [I personally just download Kies and it automatically download the proper driver for your device]
7. Click on PDA from Odin and browse to the extracted MD5 file.
8. Press Start.
9. Do not unplug your device until the process is fully completed.
10. The phone will reboot and you should see a Pass! on Odin, which means the process was successfully accomplished.
Don't proceed with any step of the past steps unless you fully understand every single one of them, if you have any difficulties understanding anything feel free to ask!

S4 bootloop, E:failed to mount /system (Invalid argument)

Hello everyone,
i'm new to android devices and english is not my native language, so i'll try to explain my problem as well as i can.
the GT-I9195 won't boot, if i turn it on it freezes in the booting screen (the white logo with the model number).
so my first try was to recover it to factory settings by pressing volume up+home button+power. unfortunately this results in a red text that tells me: "E: failed to mount /system (invalid argument)", so the phone can't access the files that are needed for the recovery.
now i thought maybe kies could help me with this emergency firmware recovery but kies doesn't even recognize the phone, it stucks at trying to connect to the device.
ok at this point i knew this is getting complicated, i think the next step is trying to flash the right firmware by hand and restore the files needed for the recovery, buuut i don't know which firmware is the right one since i can't check the correct PDA/CSC/MODEM number.
now my question is how can i figure out which stock firmware is the right one, or maybe i can use some sort of costum firmware?
do i need to download any other files to make the phone work again? i ask that because when i open the odin tool there are buttons with bootloader/pda file/etc.
i hope that just somehow the files got corrupted and the intern flash memory ist still working and not damaged...
thanks in advance

E: fail to mount /efs, /system, /verification

One day after I charged my note 2 phone (SGH-T889), unplugged charger and started playing an app game for 5 mins. The phone suddenly crashed and began to restart nonstop but couldn't get passed the welcome screen animation. Eventually, it kept restarted and stuck in the logo screen.
I tried all the factory reset, wipe cache in recovery mode (holding the 3 buttons), taking out SD card, or all the basic stuff. The phone is not rooted at all. I even tried to install firmware through ADB (with digital signed software) but still failed to do so (even with some software to sign the zip file) because i got signature verification error. I also see failed to mount efs and system error. Also I wouldn't be able to get into recovery mode unless i hook up the usb, otherwise it will continuously fail to reboot in the logo screen.
I would like some guidance to reformat/ flash the whole phone with files linked or attached. Any official firmware version is fine for me. I only just learned ADB but I know nothing about odin. I don't want to root the phone if possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much!

The stock ROM for your phone can be found here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SPH-L720T/
The stock ROM from sammobile is flashed via Odin as Odin is Samsung's official flashing method.
This the forum for the phone is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621862

audit13 said:
The stock ROM for your phone can be found here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SPH-L720T/
The stock ROM from sammobile is flashed via Odin as Odin is Samsung's official flashing method.
This the forum for the phone is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621862
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I typed the wrong phone. I typed s4 instead of the note 2 model. Sorry.

Ok i flashed my note 2 with odin v3.11.2 with T889UVUCOH4_T889TMBCOH4_HOME.tar.mp5 in the AP tab in ordin. However, I get stuck in the green robot where there is a percentage bar after reboot. It gets stuck there then just reboot with the same thing happening. What do I do? Thanks.
I was using this odin tutorial http://odindownloader.com/tutorials/use-odin-downloader

aznsaiyan1029 said:
Ok i flashed my note 2 with odin v3.11.2 with T889UVUCOH4_T889TMBCOH4_HOME.tar.mp5 in the AP tab in ordin. However, I get stuck in the green robot where there is a percentage bar after reboot. It gets stuck there then just reboot with the same thing happening. What do I do? Thanks.
I was using this odin tutorial http://odindownloader.com/tutorials/use-odin-downloader
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Ok Eventually it goes to recovery mode cwm.... Now i get even more E error. Pretty much fail to mount data, system, recover/ log, cache, etc..... even more errors T_T

Open Odin, uncheck everything except f reset time, flash rom, when you see the word reset in the status window, remove cable from the phone, remove battery, replace battery, boot into recovery, wipe, and reboot.

audit13 said:
Open Odin, uncheck everything except f reset time, flash rom, when you see the word reset in the status window, remove cable from the phone, remove battery, replace battery, boot into recovery, wipe, and reboot.
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Doesn't work after i put back battery in. In fact, i had trouble going to cwm after that. When I try to go to cwm, it goes to the green robot for a split second and jump back to logo screem in loop.

What happens when you put the battery back in? Does it flash stock without errors? Cwm should not be in the phone after flashing stock.

aznsaiyan1029 said:
Doesn't work after i put back battery in. In fact, i had trouble going to cwm after that. When I try to go to cwm, it goes to the green robot for a split second and jump back to logo screem in loop.
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and pretty much i have errors like these.
E:failed to mount /efs (No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /system (No such file or directory)
# Manual mode #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
E:failed to mount /system (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /system (No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_recovery
E:failed to mount /data (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /data/log/recovery_log.txt
E:failed to mount /system (No such file or directory)
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
(a few more such errors)

audit13 said:
What happens when you put the battery back in? Does it flash stock without errors? Cwm should not be in the phone after flashing stock.
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stuck in logo and when i try to wipe and factory reset liek u told me with holding vol up, power button, and home button, i go back to samsung logo loop

When booting to recovery, let the power button go as soon as the phone starts to boot but keep holding the home and volume up buttons.

audit13 said:
When booting to recovery, let the power button go as soon as the phone starts to boot but keep holding the home and volume up buttons.
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I get only e: fail to mount efs and system ( didn't get fail to mount system the 1st time) now instead from the recovery screen. Wiped and got stuck in the sam sung start up animation, but then it becomes the same old logo reboot loop.

aznsaiyan1029 said:
I get only e: fail to mount efs and system ( didn't get fail to mount system the 1st time) now instead from the recovery screen. Wiped and got stuck in the sam sung start up animation, but then it becomes the same old logo reboot loop.
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Ok this is what happened when I did the whole process again precisely as you told me. After I flashed with odin with (T889UVUCOH4_T889TMBCOH4_HOME.tar.md5), my phone is still in the download mode screen but everything is done downloading already. I unpluged usb, battery, micro SD card. When I try to reboot in recovery (I did your let go of the power button the moment the logo poped up), I am unable to do that, except I get reboot non stop and sometime I can see the green robot with the percentage bar screen. Eventually after multiple logo reboot loop, it just stuck at the screen and not do a thing.
Pretty much nothing I can do when I unplugged the phone from the USB, but when I plugged back the phone to the USB i can go to recovery mode somehow and I get all the e fail to mount errors for everything like i posted previously.
Also tried to install cwm through odin, but after odin said it pass and restarted with or without taking out the battery, I cant even go to recovery mode anymore....

omg my phone does the same thing except I cant flash at all keeps saying complete (write) operation failed. someone did resovle this please pm me or reply....
only thing that manages to connect with my phone but never complete is cwm4_fixed_for_cm7-odin.tar
I see the blue bar its complete but nothing ever happens

Sounds like there is a hardware problem with the phone. There could be a few causes but the failure to mount partitions means the memory may be damaged.

audit13 said:
Sounds like there is a hardware problem with the phone. There could be a few causes but the failure to mount partitions means the memory may be damaged.
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it connects only to that? so what to do @audit13

I would look around to see if I could find a cheap note 2 with a smashed screen and working motherboard to switch the parts.
If you don't want to do that, maybe ask a cell shop for a repair estimate?
The phone is not worth too much so I would not spend a lot of money fixing it.

omg are you serious so thers nothing I can do? can I show you the pictures or something what is cwm4_fixed_for_cm-7-odin.tar? why is that only working ...im broke lol!!and a noob

Did you try flashing a stock ROM with a pit file?

audit13 said:
Did you try flashing a stock ROM with a pit file?
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can u upload correct pit file cause all the pits file I have fails...but no I have not tried together let me try and upload pic

Can't access recovery and bootloader

Hi,
I have Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (serrano3gxx). I was using this ROM and CWM recovery. I really don't know how it happened. My phone shut down and when I booted it, I saw this message "Encryption Unsuccessful", so I was not able to access my storage. Then, I've searched how to fix this. I tried to backup storage in recovery and I got this error every time "Can't mount /system, /cache, /data", even while trying to mount them manually. After a few try (flashing etc.), I've become to not access ROM (also bootloader) and CWM recovery. When I tried to access them, I only got "Black screen" and nothing appeared on screen. Then, I could access "Download Mode". At this point, I've tried to flash another ROMs (including stock ROM) and recoveries via Odin. Firstly, Odin detected my phone but ADB not. Secondly, when I tried to flash something that I mentioned, Odin's log screen stuck on "Initialization" step. I've waited 1 hour only for flashing recovery... Nothing flashed and still stuck same step...
Now, actual situation is that I can't access even Download Mode! Before this, phone was shaking when I plugged it to charger or USB port and tried to power it on. Now, this is also changed, it is not shaking...
Guys, I am saying "wth is it" now. These occurred step by step:
1. Shut down and message "Encryption failed/unsuccessful".
2. Can't mount /system /cache /data.
3. Can't access both of ROM (bootloader) and recovery // Black screen
4. Can't access Download Mode.
Note that, all of required drivers installed, even Kies. By the way, Kies detected my phone but it could not complete loading to recognize.
I've found this article but I don't know if it is solution.
I guess phone's storage is corrupted.
So, my phone's storage is fried? What should I do? Thanks for helps I will get.

Try flashing the complete stock rom not just the recovery. Or find a fix and flash it!!

Maybe you should get a pit file and flash that. Reanimated a S3 mini with that.

kurtn said:
Maybe you should get a pit file and flash that. Reanimated a S3 mini with that.
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As I wrote, I can't access/reach recovery and download mode. How can I do that if you know it? I am still searching how to fix this but it is hopeless case I guess. "getting a pit file" is ok. I found it for a few roms including stock rom. But how can I flash it? I could not find this.