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Unable to Flash ROM, asking for help

Hello all, I recently purchased a new GS4 tmobile variant and have rooted it via Odin. SU shows up in the app section and TWRP installed successfully. My problem is when I attempt to flash a new rom i.e. GE 4.3, I almost immediately get a FAILED message and cant get it installed. I created a backup and have been able to restore so its not been an issue however I really cant figure out where im going wrong. The zip file is on my SD card but no luck... I'm just looking for some direction,
Thanks Andrew

th3h0ff said:
Hello all, I recently purchased a new GS4 tmobile variant and have rooted it via Odin. SU shows up in the app section and TWRP installed successfully. My problem is when I attempt to flash a new rom i.e. GE 4.3, I almost immediately get a FAILED message and cant get it installed. I created a backup and have been able to restore so its not been an issue however I really cant figure out where im going wrong. The zip file is on my SD card but no luck... I'm just looking for some direction,
Thanks Andrew
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if you installed the rom correctly to the sd card, using twrp, you should be able to do your wipe data factory reset, wipe cash and dalvik, then press install from sd card, choose zip from sd card and install. make sure the rom is on the root of the sd card. when i first started flashing i was having a issue because my device was mounted incorrectly and the rom was not going to the root of my sd card. i started using a card reader that i can mount as a disk drive and send the rom to that. that solved my issues. also i seemed to be having issues with twrp on my device so i started using it and installed clockwork mod touch recovery and things started working then.Also be sure you are trying to install the correct rom for your device variant.i hope this helps some. good luck

realsis said:
if you installed the rom correctly to the sd card, using twrp, you should be able to do your wipe data factory reset, wipe cash and dalvik, then press install from sd card, choose zip from sd card and install. make sure the rom is on the root of the sd card. when i first started flashing i was having a issue because my device was mounted incorrectly and the rom was not going to the root of my sd card. i started using a card reader that i can mount as a disk drive and send the rom to that. that solved my issues. also i seemed to be having issues with twrp on my device so i started using it and installed clockwork mod touch recovery and things started working then.Also be sure you are trying to install the correct rom for your device variant.i hope this helps some. good luck
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The .zip file is in a folder called ROMS i created on the root of the internal memory. Right now im stuck without anything as my backup seems to have failed now as well. I've flashed many roms before and have never run into this so im stumped! I've tried using both CWM and TWRP but both through a "failed" error. I downloaded both the rom package from the Tmo variant GS4 forum so i think they should be right...

th3h0ff said:
The .zip file is in a folder called ROMS i created on the root of the internal memory. Right now im stuck without anything as my backup seems to have failed now as well. I've flashed many roms before and have never run into this so im stumped! I've tried using both CWM and TWRP but both through a "failed" error. I downloaded both the rom package from the Tmo variant GS4 forum so i think they should be right...
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I think ive found your issue. You said you placed the roms in a folder, try this, put the rom DIRECTLY on the root of your sd card, NOT in a folder. Give this a try and let me know. I know when flashing with my last device, the rom could not be placed into a folder, it had to be placed directly onto the root of the sd card. So try going back to the computer and mount as disk drive and directly place the rom onto the sd card, then just scroll down to find the rom while in recovery and this SHOULD work. I had a issue mounting as a disk drive so I just used a micro sd card reader and placed my sd card into the card reader, this automatically is recognized as a external disk drive and I'm able to place rom directly to root of sd card this way. When I tried hooking up my device directly to the computer it mounted as a media device and would not allow the rom to be placed correctly on the root. So that's how I got around that. So keeping these issues in mind, try again and place the rom directly to the sd and NOT in a folder and see if your able to successfully flash after that. After I did these things I was able to flash without any problems. Luke I said when I first flashed these were some issues I encountered that was prohibiting me from flashing correctly. Now I don't have any problems flashing. Please let me know if this works out and enables you to successfully flash. Hope this helps

Lost 32GB internal memory on updates

Hi,
On doing the stock update to KitKat and also with a with custom Lollipop rom, my internal memory was reduced from 32GB to 16GB (with 10.11GB usable).
Can someone provide details of procedure to recover this memory.

RoxyPok said:
Hi,
On doing the stock update to KitKat and also with a with custom Lollipop rom, my internal memory was reduced from 32GB to 16GB (with 10.11GB usable).
Can someone provide details of procedure to recover this memory.
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Not internal memory, you have it mixed up with internal storage. The actual internal memory is 2gb and the internal storage is 32gb. But the actual sizes are 1.5gb and 24gb, since the missing spaces are used for system files. So if your internal storage is reduced to half of the storage, then you may need to format the storage. Flash the device back to the stock ROM should format the internal storage as well. Else use app such as link to SD to format and partition the internal storage.

hawkwind212 said:
Not internal memory, you have it mixed up with internal storage. The actual internal memory is 2gb and the internal storage is 32gb. But the actual sizes are 1.5gb and 24gb, since the missing spaces are used for system files. So if your internal storage is reduced to half of the storage, then you may need to format the storage. Flash the device back to the stock ROM should format the internal storage as well. Else use app such as link to SD to format and partition the internal storage.
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Tks Hawkwind. Yes the internal storage is what I am referring to.
If I flash back to stock 4.1 then the 32GB internal storage may well reappear. However I updated via LG update to stock Kitkat and lost 16GB of the 32GB. So will I be able to do any update (from 4.1) or update to custom rom, without losing 16GB ?
Am I an isolated case here ? Has everyone else (with a 32GB internal storage version) successfully updated to Kitkat with no loss ?

RoxyPok said:
Tks Hawkwind. Yes the internal storage is what I am referring to.
If I flash back to stock 4.1 then the 32GB internal storage may well reappear. However I updated via LG update to stock Kitkat and lost 16GB of the 32GB. So will I be able to do any update (from 4.1) or update to custom rom, without losing 16GB ?
Am I an isolated case here ? Has everyone else (with a 32GB internal storage version) successfully updated to Kitkat with no loss ?
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You can flash the stock kk rom, and see if that gives you back your lost half of storage space.

hawkwind212 said:
You can flash the stock kk rom, and see if that gives you back your lost half of storage space.
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No joy, using CWN, I wiped data, system caches. Unmounted cache and system memory. Did a stock install of factory 4.1, and still have not recovered original
32GB of internal storage.
PS. I used stock Android 4.1 KDZ file from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2460859
Hong Kong E98810D_00.kdz
Question would this file be phone specific (like maybe it is for a 16GB version of the phone, and not the 32GB version ???)
Therefore maybe I need a stock version for a 32GB E988 model ? Any advise pls.

I believe this will be resolved
After more searches, it would appear that the KDZ file needs to be device specific.
Therefore I will be looking for either a KitKat or Lollipop rom which is for a 32GB specific version.

RoxyPok said:
After more searches, it would appear that the KDZ file needs to be device specific.
Therefore I will be looking for either a KitKat or Lollipop rom which is for a 32GB specific version.
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You can install kk if that's what you want with. Kdz file from here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2438088

CM13 exFat support

I just flashed the latest CM nightly for MM and when I put my SD card in the phone it says its corrupt. I do the reset with the phone to wipe it and after its done I only have 15MB instead of 64GB. Is there a manual fix for this or is it something I just have to wait for CM to do? I have the G3 D852 with latest TWRP.

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I just flashed the latest CM nightly for MM and when I put my SD card in the phone it says its corrupt. I do the reset with the phone to wipe it and after its done I only have 15MB instead of 64GB. Is there a manual fix for this or is it something I just have to wait for CM to do? I have the G3 D852 with latest TWRP.
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It looks like you're going to have to wait for a long while to see exFAT get fixed, and yes, I am in the same boat as you are so I literally feel your pain, but that said, when the OS asks me to format the Samsung 64GB EVO microSD card, it gets formatted to FAT32, which is absolutely useless for large files that are more than 4GB, and I have a LOT of FAT32-UNFRIENDLY files that I need on my microSD card, so Android Marshmallow is officially off the cards for me until that problem is fixed.

I have the same problem.
When I format to swapable sd card, I end up in 16MB.
When I format it to internal storage, the formatting stucks at 20% and after a few minutes I get a toast message with "java.util.concurrent.timeoutexception blah blah" and I have to reformat the card on my computer.
Looks like moving on from 5.1 to 6 was one of my biggest mistakes since I have a smartphone.
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I see there is already a thread about this. Cheers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/help/android-m-sd-card-formation-stuck-20-t3259186

Exact same boat as everyone here. 64gb card shows as 15mb. If I format it as internal storage, I get the timeout exception. Didn't even realize I was upgrading to cm13 when I hit the update through OTA. It's came in the same list as cm12.1 nightlies. Of course since I didn't realize I booted it up without flashing gapps for 6.0 and was stuck the entire day trying to wipe clean, flash and restore backups from titanium. Android wear doesn't function properly, BT pairings get deleted on every reboot, SD card is screwed, the list goes on. Such a silly way to include it through OTA update without any warning.

Good news folks!
For those users who have flashed finnq's CM13 nightlies (20151219 onwards), you can now use exFAT-formatted microSD cards - all you need to do is flash the Nebula Kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/kernel-nebulakernel-rev6-5-build20150715-t3161768

All this because I wanted to free up space to install Grim Fandango...
I backed up my Samsung 64 gb card on my laptop and then reformatted my card as internal so I could use AppMgr III to move apps over. Now, I'm stuck with my SD card saying "checking...", and it doesn't recognize the card on my laptop.
Any ideas?

Fixes coming....
There are proposed changes currently sitting in code review at CyanogenMod. The changes have not yet been approved or merged. Here is a ROM image for LG G3 d850 that includes the proposed changes to fix the exFAT problem as well as the GPS problem. They work for me. YMMV. Use at your own risk!
cm-13.0-20160101-UNOFFICIAL-d850.zip

D855 CM13 official update problems

Hi,
since i cant post on the development thread, i'll try it here.
im using the official cm13 for the d855 and have the following problem:
Until yesterday i've flashed every nightly with TWRP. What i've changed is, that im using my external sd card (64gb Sandisk) as internal storage (for music and app data). Since i set my sd card up as internal memory, twrp does not recognize my /sdcard directory.
When using the built in flash method, the phone reboots into recovery, then the console flashes for about 1/2 second red and then im at the main menu of twrp.
If i remove the sd card, i can update cm as usual.
Is this problem known, or am i doing anything wrong?
Greetings from Germany

Revert back to Android 4.4.2 stock when I format an SD card as internal storage?

First off, English is not my first language so apologies for any mistakes or misunderstandings.
Anyway, I used Android 6 to format an SD card as internal storage. I understand that I can never use it as anything else but internal storage this phone and this phone only. Now I want to sell this phone(Samsung Galaxy S4 mini) but before I do I want to revert back to Samsung stock ROM, Android 4.4.2 - I think that is the latest available. At least that's the one I downloaded from sammobile.
Are there any problems with that? Could I brick the phone because of the SD card? Could I simply remove the SD card or would that cause problems? Does the phone even know that there is an SD card? Could I ever replace it with another SD card? Any other thing I should be aware of?
I also don't really know how to google this since I usually just find tutorials to format the sd card as internal storage so any and all help is very much appreciated.

you can format it to external device to feel safe and no it has no effect on reverting back to 4.4.2. there is no system or firmware files in it. just flash the stock firmware through odin and good luck.