ok so here is my problem...
My phone i showing 0.00B of storage space, same issue as other posters. However, something corrupted my SD card so I have no CWM and no CWM recovery or backup. What I have done so far...I have flashed the stock ROM and Kernal via Odin. My phone will power on and I can use it like normal, however, I have 0.00B of space and cannot download or install anything. I have restored root and am unsure of where to go from here since I can't just download CWM via the market and go from there. Can anyone please help me? Also, this is my first time rooting etc, so I am not familiar with every acronym and process, if someone could just take the time and write out in simple terms what I need to do to get my phone back to normal I would truly.....truly appreciate it, thanks in advance to anyone who will try and help.
dc82 said:
ok so here is my problem...
My phone i showing 0.00B of storage space, same issue as other posters. However, something corrupted my SD card so I have no CWM and no CWM recovery or backup. What I have done so far...I have flashed the stock ROM and Kernal via Odin. My phone will power on and I can use it like normal, however, I have 0.00B of space and cannot download or install anything. I have restored root and am unsure of where to go from here since I can't just download CWM via the market and go from there. Can anyone please help me? Also, this is my first time rooting etc, so I am not familiar with every acronym and process, if someone could just take the time and write out in simple terms what I need to do to get my phone back to normal I would truly.....truly appreciate it, thanks in advance to anyone who will try and help.
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I hope someone can help you out, but I hope this also serves notice for others who are first time rooters. If you aren't sure what to do, either don't do it, or get some help before possibly ruining your phone.
Well...you couldn't have predicted your sd card failing. Do you have another? Head over to cyanogen mod forum and see if you can get the apk on to another sd card.
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i do have asnother SD card. I am re-rooted and noty sure of where to go from here. If someone could help me out from here I'd be very grateful.
Sounds to me like you had a voodoo kernel installed and then installed a stock kernel, without the voodoo properly uninstalling. If this is the case, I would try the following:
Get the CWM update.zip and put on your sd card.
Put the old voodoo kernel that you had on your sd card.
Boot into recovery and run the update.zip, putting you into CWM recovery.
Reinstall the old voodoo kernel.
Reboot, if everything works and you can download apps again you will need to completely uninstall the voodoo kernel. Follow the instructions posted in this forum to completely uninstall the voodoo kernel. You can find these instructions in this thread.
Make sure you use the manual install, I did not have any luck with the zip file uninstall. Also make sure you do the final step and wipe the data.
Once these steps are completed, you should have your original kernel installed with voodoo gone completely, and you should have your disk space back.
If this is not what happened, then I am sorry I am not sure what to try. I know that these are the same symptoms that I had and this is what fixed mine.
Good luck.
selem thanks a lot...but problem is, I do not have CWM, and I cannot download it becuase I have no space on my phone. Also, I do not have the Voodoo Kernel saved to my SD card because I have noything on my sd card, that's the problem. Without anything on my sd card and without an internal memory to download anything how can I return to stock?
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selem thanks a lot...but problem is, I do not have CWM, and I cannot download it becuase I have no space on my phone. Also, I do not have the Voodoo Kernel saved to my SD card because I have noything on my sd card, that's the problem. Without anything on my sd card and without an internal memory to download anything how can I return to stock?
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Can you take your new sd card, go into recovery, and format the SDcard by any chance? Can you do this with your old one?
When you have a clean, fully functional SDCard, can you flash CWM then?
GoBruins said:
Can you take your new sd card, go into recovery, and format the SDcard by any chance? Can you do this with your old one?
When you have a clean, fully functional SDCard, can you flash CWM then?
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when i try to boot into recovery mode I get this message
E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (invalid argument)
I cannot flash CWM if I can't download the app. Since I have no space on my phone it's not allowing me to download or install anything, and without and existing version of Rom Manager on my SD card I dont know how I will be able to boot into CWM recovery.
I'm not sure I'm following this.. Your SD card does, or does not work?
If you flash the Voodoo kernel back you should get to the point where you can then download whatever you need since that should solve your zero free space problem. You can flash the Voodoo kernel via Odin. Just download the Voodoo kernel you want, open up the zip file, and find zImage. Extract that. You might have to put it into .tar format to flash, or Odin might just accept a plain zImage file. I'm not sure. Always use "PDA" when flashing with Odin, never ever ever ever ever ever ever use the "phone" box. Always PDA.
Assuming you have a working SD card, recovering from this should be pretty straightforward.
The key here is you obviously need to extract the zImage file (which is the actual kernel) to flash via Odin. This removes the need for ROM Manager, or any access to the GUI.
dc82 said:
I cannot flash CWM if I can't download the app. Since I have no space on my phone it's not allowing me to download or install anything, and without and existing version of Rom Manager on my SD card I dont know how I will be able to boot into CWM recovery.
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Like I mentioned above, use Odin. If you want CWM recovery, flash CWM kernel via Odin. Then you just need to put the CWM update.zip on your SD card. Boot into recovery, apply update.zip.
Here is update.zip (the CWM version).
namebrandon said:
I'm not sure I'm following this.. Your SD card does, or does not work?
If you flash the Voodoo kernel back you should get to the point where you can then download whatever you need since that should solve your zero free space problem. You can flash the Voodoo kernel via Odin. Just download the Voodoo kernel you want, open up the zip file, and find zImage. Extract that. You might have to put it into .tar format to flash, or Odin might just accept a plain zImage file. I'm not sure. Always use "PDA" when flashing with Odin, never ever ever ever ever ever ever use the "phone" box. Always PDA.
Assuming you have a working SD card, recovering from this should be pretty straightforward.
The key here is you obviously need to extract the zImage file (which is the actual kernel) to flash via Odin. This removes the need for ROM Manager, or any access to the GUI.
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namebrandon, thanks for your instructions. I do have a functioning sd card now, I got a new one. THis is one blank though, so no information what so ever on it. If I understand correctly, I can install the Voodoo kernal via ODIN using the "PDA" option....and that's it?? (Of course using the steps you mentioned about extracting etc)
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namebrandon, thanks for your instructions. I do have a functioning sd card now, I got a new one. THis is one blank though, so no information what so ever on it. If I understand correctly, I can install the Voodoo kernal via ODIN using the "PDA" option....and that's it?? (Of course using the steps you mentioned about extracting etc)
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Nope, two separate things, Voodoo and CWM. I'm going to edit this, but I'm hitting "post" now so you see it and hang on while I finish typing.
This is the instructions for flashing CWM via Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
That will get you a functional CWM recovery. You'll still see that error in stock recovery since your mbr is still set for Voodoo.
If you want to apply Voodoo back, and try to correctly uninstall it, you'll need to flash this (Voodoo zImage). I've extracted just the zImage form Dirrk's SV_1100 Voodoo kernel.
You'll need to flash it, it might do the conversion, then once you've booted into the OS, you'll need to create the disable_lagfix file. How to do that is in one of the "How to Uninstall Voodoo" threads.
file attached.. you need to remove the .zip extension.. it should just be .tar , but xda doesn't allow .tar files.
namebrandon said:
Like I mentioned above, use Odin. If you want CWM recovery, flash CWM kernel via Odin. Then you just need to put the CWM update.zip on your SD card. Boot into recovery, apply update.zip.
Here is update.zip (the CWM version).
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ahh thanks a lot. So I can either install the CWM Recovery update.zip onto my sd card and then just apply update.zip and return to stock completely
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flash the Voodoo Kernal via odin and my 0.00B problem will go away and I will continue to have the Voodoo Kernal? Sorry if these are dumb questions
dc82 said:
ahh thanks a lot. So I can either install the CWM Recovery update.zip onto my sd card and then just apply update.zip and return to stock completely
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flash the Voodoo Kernal via odin and my 0.00B problem will go away and I will continue to have the Voodoo Kernal? Sorry if these are dumb questions
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100% correct. Going back to stock takes an extra few steps after CWM, so I suggest trying Voodoo first. The problem with 0.00 free space is that your mbr is still set for Voodoo. It didn't get put back to stock, so ideally you flash voodoo, then uninstall, and the uninstall sets your mbr back to stock.
CWM is for other troubleshooting, if you need it. I'm not going to be around for a bit, but it sounds like this should get you to a point where you can recover from. I highly recommend joining the irc channel and having someone walk you through it step by step.
namebrandon said:
Nope, two separate things, Voodoo and CWM. I'm going to edit this, but I'm hitting "post" now so you see it and hang on while I finish typing.
This is the instructions for flashing CWM via Odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
That will get you a functional CWM recovery. You'll still see that error in stock recovery since your mbr is still set for Voodoo.
If you want to apply Voodoo back, and try to correctly uninstall it, you'll need to flash this (Voodoo zImage). I've extracted just the zImage form Dirrk's SV_1100 Voodoo kernel.
You'll need to flash it, it might do the conversion, then once you've booted into the OS, you'll need to create the disable_lagfix file. How to do that is in one of the "How to Uninstall Voodoo" threads.
file attached.. you need to remove the .zip extensive.. it should just be .tar , but xda doesn't allow .tar files.
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ok let's see if I got this....if I flash this .tar file you have attached for me via Odin, I can reboot into the OS and use my phone with Voodoo running on it and my 0.00B problem will go away? AND going forward, I can use the disable-lagfix file to uninstall voodoo correctly should I choose to go that route?
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100% correct. The problem with 0.00 free space is that your mbr is still set for Voodoo. It didn't get put back to stock, so ideally you flash voodoo, then uninstall, and the uninstall sets your mbr back to stock.
CWM is for other troubleshooting, if you need it. I'm not going to be around for a bit, but it sounds like this should get you to a point where you can recover from. I highly recommend joining the irc channel and having someone walk you through it step by step.
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namebrandon, truly thanks for all your help. Sorry if my ignorance on the topic killed you. I do want to join the irc...I am not sure how to do that...sorry, very new to all of this but I do want to learn more! Thanks again for everything.
namebrandon said:
100% correct. The problem with 0.00 free space is that your mbr is still set for Voodoo. It didn't get put back to stock, so ideally you flash voodoo, then uninstall, and the uninstall sets your mbr back to stock.
CWM is for other troubleshooting, if you need it. I'm not going to be around for a bit, but it sounds like this should get you to a point where you can recover from. I highly recommend joining the irc channel and having someone walk you through it step by step.
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namebrandon...still need help. I have downloaded the Voodoo Kernal I want to use and have it saved on my desktop. Can I install that using Odin? Also, I have downloaded the CWM update zip and I know you said place it on my SD card but where? I placed it on my SD card but not in a particular folder and rebooted into recovery and tried to install update.zip but that did not work. I have the voodoo kernal downloaded, I have the update.zip downloaded...I don't know where to go from here.
Go here for instructions on how to flash CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
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Go here for instructions on how to flash CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788099
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...that might normally work, however, I have 0 room on my phone to install Rom manager or any app for that matter and I do not have rom manager on my SD card to restore...I need to manually put the update zip on my SD card and reboot into recovery to install it however...something is not working correctly.
@ Namebrandon - Can I install the Voodoo Kernal using Odin?
No. the zip must be flashed using cwm recovery. If I have some time later I'll upload an odin version of the voodoo kernels.
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So I was wondering if the ext4 only works with roms or how can I get it to work with my stock rom that's rooted. I like the stock two launcher with the dk28 and I want to keep it like that. Thanks for your help in advance
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Most ROMS will indicate if they have ext4 support or not. Read the release notes and see if they mention ext4. If they mention ext4 in the title, they do support it. If in doubt, post a question about it in the thread to ask the developer if they do and if not, if/when will they get it.
To get ext4, just use Daemon's CWM3 method to upgrade to ext4 and then flash an ext4 ROM.
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Follow the instructions in the ext4 thread to convert to ext4. Then, flash your dk28 from clockwork, followed immediately by flashing a kernel that supports ext4.
Ok thanks for your help ill try that
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Just remember to flash the kernel after the rom and before you reboot the phone and you'll be fine.
The kernel may only be available with the older amend scripts so you may need to use clockwork 2.5.1.0 and 2.5.1.2 to flash it.
Make sure you have the recovery redirector installed. If you have run the one-click root and recovery v2.5.5, then you have it.
Get the the one click ext4 from this thread. It says this method is deprecated, but it works just the same. Read the instructions before you do anything with it. Get the dual file system kernel from this thread.. And you can use noobnl's pre-rooted and redirected DK28 from this thread.
Since you are still on DK28, I would flash the prepare.zip, reboot to 2.5.1.2, run the one-click .bat file, flash dk28, flash the kernel, and tTHEN reboot. Then you will probably need to either reinstall cwm 2.5.1.2 (using the prepare.zip) or go ahead and install cwm 3. It sounds complicated, but it isn't that bad. Waiting for everything is the worst part.
DiGi760 said:
Just remember to flash the kernel after the rom and before you reboot the phone and you'll be fine.
The kernel may only be available with the older amend scripts so you may need to use clockwork 2.5.1.0 and 2.5.1.2 to flash it.
Make sure you have the recovery redirector installed. If you have run the one-click root and recovery v2.5.5, then you have it.
Get the the one click ext4 from this thread. It says this method is deprecated, but it works just the same. Read the instructions before you do anything with it. Get the dual file system kernel from this thread.. And you can use noobnl's pre-rooted and redirected DK28 from this thread.
Since you are still on DK28, I would flash the prepare.zip, reboot to 2.5.1.2, run the one-click .bat file, flash dk28, flash the kernel, and tTHEN reboot. Then you will probably need to either reinstall cwm 2.5.1.2 (using the prepare.zip) or go ahead and install cwm 3. It sounds complicated, but it isn't that bad. Waiting for everything is the worst part.
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So I have all the files on my sd card the prepare.zip the ext4 formate.zip and the dk28ext4 kernal.zip even though I have this kernal I have to use a rom that's ext4 frendly thanks for your help
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Estewa_619 said:
So I have all the files on my sd card the prepare.zip the ext4 formate.zip and the dk28ext4 kernal.zip even though I have this kernal I have to use a rom that's ext4 frendly thanks for your help
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Yes the rom has to be ext4 compatable. Make sure you flash the kernel after the rom.
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Yes the rom has to be ext4 compatable. Make sure you flash the kernel after the rom.
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Ok cool thanks for the help
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So what's a good rom to use with ext4 I want a rom that still keeps the stock tw launcher that comes stock on dk28 any input please. Also if u have screen shots or if there's a video on it would be great. Thanks again
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I upgraded my phones from 2.1 (retail stock) to 2.2 Syndicate. I wiped during this process. I used Titanium Backup, however I can't restore my memos because there is no memo app installed now.
How should I restore those memos?
Thanks!
mojok said:
I upgraded my phones from 2.1 (retail stock) to 2.2 Syndicate. I wiped during this process. I used Titanium Backup, however I can't restore my memos because there is no memo app installed now.
How should I restore those memos?
Thanks!
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Well. either get the app and install it, then Titanium will let you restore the data, Odin to 2.1, root and use sdx app removal tool to backup the app and restore it after flashing back, or put on stock ec05 which has the memo app, restore your data then get sdx to save the app so when the ROM removes it you can restore it.
Or here is the apk:
Thanks Kenny. It turns out I'll need at least one other app from stock - Alarm. I might want more after that. Also I want the 2.2 versions, so I think I'll have to flash to EC05 stock to get those.
How can I do that without losing CWM? I could Odin flash EC05, copy the APKs using adb, Odin flash EB13, re-root and add CWM, Odin flash EC05 modem, then CWM install Syndicate from the zip on the SD card. Is there a simpler way?
Update: I just discovered that Syndicate provides these APKs in their forum post
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Thanks Kenny. It turns out I'll need at least one other app from stock - Alarm. I might want more after that. Also I want the 2.2 versions, so I think I'll have to flash to EC05 stock to get those.
How can I do that without losing CWM? I could Odin flash EC05, copy the APKs using adb, Odin flash EB13, re-root and add CWM, Odin flash EC05 modem, then CWM install Syndicate from the zip on the SD card. Is there a simpler way?
Update: I just discovered that Syndicate provides these APKs in their forum post
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Cool. Another way is to download any stock eco5 and using your computer (assuming you have some type of zip extractor such as 7zip, winzip, etc) click on the downloaded file and go into the system/app directory and extract any apk's you are missing.
Do you BONSAI?
I wanna upgrade to official gingerbread so i can flach ICS but every time i try it and with any official GB it gives me an update failed.Is there any other way to get ICS to work???maybe flashing .35 kernel and then ICS on the same time???
As far as I know, there's no other way than through the stock ROM. Please try with a freshly formatted SD card that you know works otherwise, and make sure the downloaded/extracted file itself itsn't corrupt.
Did you change any of the partitions sizes?
If so reverting to the original may fix your problem upgrading.
I have run into the same problem and managed to brick my phone.
Been spending hours trying to fix it now. Unfortunately I get the same error with 2.2.
Try this: Put the battery out and connect it to USB charger. I had this problem also.
no luck
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Try this: Put the battery out and connect it to USB charger. I had this problem also.
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Already tried it could it be because i am trying to upgrade from 2.2.1 and not from 2.2.2 ?
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Already tried it could it be because i am trying to upgrade from 2.2.1 and not from 2.2.2 ?
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I updated from 2.2.1. My only issue was that i had to manually delete DATA every time i booted.
if not i got a bootloop. i only updated to get the Aurora rom so i was cool with it tho
I am getting the same issue with my handset. Attempting to flash stock 2.3 ROM using CWM 4. I am attempting to update my CWM version, but it is not allowing me to replace the recovery.img.
Any help appreciated
adamkerrnz said:
I am getting the same issue with my handset. Attempting to flash stock 2.3 ROM using CWM 4. I am attempting to update my CWM version, but it is not allowing me to replace the recovery.img.
Any help appreciated
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You can't flash stock ROMs through CWM. You have to put the "dload" folder from the update in the root of your memory card, then hold volume +, volume -, and the power button down together with the phone turned off. This will start the "official" update process. To save yourself the trouble of rooting your phone after upgrading to stock, flash the B518 update. You'll have to reflash a newer CWM after this; either 5.0.2.7 or 5.5.2.4.
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You can't flash stock ROMs through CWM. You have to put the "dload" folder from the update in the root of your memory card, then hold volume +, volume -, and the power button down together with the phone turned off. This will start the "official" update process. To save yourself the trouble of rooting your phone after upgrading to stock, flash the B518 update. You'll have to reflash a newer CWM after this; either 5.0.2.7 or 5.5.2.4.
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Correct, Sir...and if I may add something.
Try updating the ROM from the internal SD card (remove the external card).....That is if the update still fails with the other instructions given before...
There is always the chance to have a corrupted update.app.
Try to download again the file and use a fresh FAT32 formatted sd card.
Hope that helps
I got it to work.. sorta.
Reformat internal SD card to vanilla partitions -> install 2.2 -> 2.35 -> MIUI v4 elite SX.
2.35 failed to boot so I had to install a custom ROM, which did boot. Now it's running fine with latest MIUI rom.