Whats up guys I have a Sprint Tab. It's not working anymore.
First off, I'm not an expert, or even half way expert. But I do follow walk through instructions well.
Initially, I was using the tab with GB 2.3 rooted and pretty much stock.
After a while I decided to put Cyanogenmod on it to improve my tab experience. It worked for about a month and a half, and then I ran into some problems with it. It started to reboot and get stuck at the boot screen and got no further. I tried upgrading to a newer build of Cyanogenmod but that kept getting stuck too. After trying different builds and a whole bunch of other things I realized that it wasn't going to work.
I figured it was an issue with Cyanogenmod and CWM.
Anyway, I decided to sell the tab and get a Galaxy S3 so I wanted to return it to stock.
I tried Heimdall one-click and Odin to get it back to stock. Guess what? No success.
The Tab initially had the Sprint Splash screen. And it is sitting here next to me stuck at the samsung screen just looping. Pretty useless.
What is the problem? Again I am far from an expert, I do NOT know what to try next.
Any suggestions?
Hey,
Your Tab did not work after new build is probably because of incorrect 'upgrade' procedures. The early CM9 build was based on a non-MTD partition system. The later build is based on an MTD partition system. You would need to restock to GB 2.3.3 going from a Non-MTD to an MTD rom.
Now that you want to re-stock, you will need
CDMA stock ROM 2.3.3 (preferable than the 2.3.5 or 6)
correct .pit file
dbdata.rfs
Flash the CDMA stock ROM while re-partition with the .pit file you have. (re-partition is a MUST going from ICS back to stock 2.3.3).
Once you are done flashing and re-partition, do a factory reset data wipe, cache wipe, dalvik wipe. see if you can do those successfully. If you get a mounting error message (most likely you will, and you will still be stuck at SAMSUNG boot loop), proceed.
Flash separately a dbdata.rfs from the CDMA stock rom you have (extract it from the ROM package and create a separate .tar for flashing or you can search in XDA). Reboot back to recovery and do another all wipes. This should take care of your problem (Hopefully).
you can do all those using heimdall or ODIN.
I hope this helps.
ill try that, thanks. But one thing.... I know you said improper installation of CM9 could cause this. But how come out of the blue it happened and not the first time I did the installation of it?
I definitely remember all the steps at least 9-10 times before I did the upgrade. So I don't think I missed anything at all. Maybe I did, maybe I didn't .
Not sure what to make of it.
ok guys I tried the dbdata.rfs flash
didn't work either.
when I booted into recovery mode, I keep seeing
E: failed to mount /cache
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: copy_kernel_file :: Can't open /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
So those are the three error messages that I am getting.
What can cause these errors?
throwback1718 said:
ok guys I tried the dbdata.rfs flash
didn't work either.
when I booted into recovery mode, I keep seeing
E: failed to mount /cache
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E: copy_kernel_file :: Can't open /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
So those are the three error messages that I am getting.
What can cause these errors?
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Try this. Follow the link provided.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27096519&postcount=2
Make sure you tab isn't plugged into a dock, u had major problems trying to flash that way. Sometimes u can't even have it plugged into a charger.
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Using: ClockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.0
Completely powering off and/or rebooting system from recovery, keep getting stuck back into recovery and cannot get anything to boot, even after restoring the very first backup I made.
Error is: E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
What I did:
1: Rooted using this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=808103
2: Booted into ClockWorkMod Recovery and made a backup.
3. Wiped cache/data and tried flashing midNIGHT midNIGHT ROM v3.2 CW3/EXT4 AIO (Build Your Own ROM Edition UPDATED) from here: http://lostandtired.com/android-development (it seemed to install just fine!)
4. Tried to boot but it would not go past the Samsung boot logo
5. Yanked battery, reinstalled, same problem.
6. Wiped again, tried to restore backup, now it automatically boots into recovery and shows this error at the bottom.
Please help!
EDIT:
When I try to restore a backup (that I made before doing anything) It says:
Checking MD5 sums...
Restoring system...
Restoring data...
.android_secure.img not found. Skipping restore of /sdcard/.android_secure.
Restoring cache...
sd-ext.img not found. Skipping restore of /sd-ext.
Restore complete!
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
Please help me, I will pay you!
I just got this phone a few days ago... so I'm freaking out right now!
EDIT: I just installed Odin and booted into "download mode" -- downloading the stock tar now... I hope this takes care of it
Problem solved.
Odin FTW!!!
Your problem was that you flashed an ext4 only rom in rfs. You need to convert file systems to use midnight.
As you figured out, Odin puts everything back to stock.
Also, the nandroid backup and restore does not restore your kernel. If you are using to to restore, make sure you have a kernel on the sdcard to flash.
It must be going around
Man I am having the same problem you did I want to know where did you get your odin file from mine says it is installed but I dont see where to open it. I had my epic for about 3wks going crazy as well need your help but very optimistic
What are you trying to open?
If odin flashed your phone, then just turn the phone on and you have the rom that odin flashed.
relief
Prblem solved thanks guys
I've done the exact same thing. same phone same everything lol, but when i use odin, my computer doesnt recognize my samsung epic4g, i"ve restarted my computer and uninstalled and redownloaded my drivers twice. I'm trying the process with all the computers in my house, but in the meantime, could someone please give my some hints or tips as to what i could do otherwise?
EDIT: i almost get this driver error message "BlackArmor NAS 1D | no driver found"
Not quite sure why something so simple is turning out to be complicated. Also i run Windows7 32-bit
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I've done the exact same thing. same phone same everything lol, but when i use odin, my computer doesnt recognize my samsung epic4g, i"ve restarted my computer and uninstalled and redownloaded my drivers twice. I'm trying the process with all the computers in my house, but in the meantime, could someone please give my some hints or tips as to what i could do otherwise?
EDIT: i almost get this driver error message "BlackArmor NAS 1D | no driver found"
Not quite sure why something so simple is turning out to be complicated. Also i run Windows7 32-bit
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Same problem here. I have to use a different computer. You very well may have a an internal USB problem like me. Has nothing to do with Windows. Hardware problem. Find another computer to do your flashing with.
h8uman said:
Same problem here. I have to use a different computer. You very well may have a an internal USB problem like me. Has nothing to do with Windows. Hardware problem. Find another computer to do your flashing with.
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Alright thanks, i may have to use a friends computer at this point lol
EDIT: I've established a connection to one computer! =D so hopefully it'll flash fine
FIXED!!!
Cool
Fire n mage said:
Alright thanks, i may have to use a friends computer at this point lol
EDIT: I've established a connection to one computer! =D so hopefully it'll flash fine
FIXED!!!
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Nice!! Welcome Back
OMG, I thought I bricked my phone... thankfully I stumbled across this thread and also this video on youtube: /watch?v=pleE_tzmiMo
I was trying to install midNIGHT ROM when this happened... I guess I need to read futher on how to properly install the ROM (Unless someone has a quick hint as to what I need to make it work)
With Odin, It will restore back to the factory firmware and work just fine, but If I re-root the phone and try to restore my nandroid backup it just hangs at the Samsung screen again. Any ideas?
just advanced restore /data and see if that gets around what is causing your phone to hang. Were you running a rom when you did the backup? You may need to reflash that rom, then advanced restore /data.
And get cwm 3 to flash midnight and other ext4 roms. There is a different one-click just for that after you do the one-click v2.5.5.
Do you have links to cwm3 and the one-click that you mentioned?
This is my first attempt at flashing the EPIC, so my backup was not a modified rom. (When I had my Hero I had no issues at all flashing a custom rom)
When this happens I am have to reflash with odin back to stock firmware, as my backups don't work for some reason. Strangely if I try to restore my nandroid backup after the stock firmware is back on there, I get the same results of it hanging on the samsung screen.
Yes, as has been mentioned, if you're going to a rom that uses the ext filesystem, you have to use the cwm3. I don't have the link., but if you look up "Randy Shear" on youtube, he has a video posted on how to install it.
i have a rooted sprint epic. I was on the viper rom and tried the ec05 update from clockworkmod v2.5.1.0 and it said failed, then i tried installing [ROM][ACS] SyndicateROM Frozen 1.1.0 (Takiya) : and it said complete, when i rebooted it was stuck on the samsung screen for 15 minutes. I tried a different rom and it keeps saying aborted. I tried doing a restore through clockworkmod and it gets stuck on restoing chache, lost and found. it just sits there and does nothing.
when clockwork opens up it saids E:cant open /cache/recovery/log
can someone help me as to what i should do to get my phone running again?
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i have a rooted sprint epic. I was on the viper rom and tried the ec05 update from clockworkmod v2.5.1.0 and it said failed, then i tried installing [ROM][ACS] SyndicateROM Frozen 1.1.0 (Takiya) : and it said complete, when i rebooted it was stuck on the samsung screen for 15 minutes. I tried a different rom and it keeps saying aborted. I tried doing a restore through clockworkmod and it gets stuck on restoing chache, lost and found. it just sits there and does nothing.
when clockwork opens up it saids E:cant open /cache/recovery/log
can someone help me as to what i should do to get my phone running again?
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going to have to odin to stock... then start over...
can you send me link to stock?
any way to do it straight from my phone? at work right now and cant install anything on the work computer.
Yes odin and start over. Also you need to be on ext4 to flash Syndicate rom
Sent From My Evo Killer!
how do i change to ext4 ?
what do you mean odin and start over? what exactly is start over?
sorry my knowledge of how this works is very light, thus me screwing up my phone today
gt2776 said:
how do i change to ext4 ?
what do you mean odin and start over? what exactly is start over?
sorry my knowledge of how this works is very light, thus me screwing up my phone today
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Use this thread and do the steps under : Stock EB13 Deodexed EXT4 + CW 3.0.0.6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853209
After that you can use any EB13 or EC05 ROM that uses EXT4.
You will also want to use odin to update your modem to EC05; you can go here
http://lostandtired.com/android-development and click on the link for EC05 Modem Package (Odin), after you get your ROM up and running.
put the tar in the PDA area and the pit in the pit and update the modem, faster 3G is what most have experienced with the EC05 modem.
Hope that helps, good luck
put your phone in downloading mode and flash back to the stock of your choice.
xda is, AWESOME
thanks to everyone who cared to help
Hey I just seriously screwed my self over bassicly I tried to get miui to boot from the samsung fascinate however when I installed it in cmr it spassed out then powered of then went to the bootloader and I get a red error message saying can't mount data or something so then I tried to reinstall Eco 3 Odin using Odin and it worked it booted but it says I have zero data on my phone and I can't install anything. I also tried the oneclick soft unbricker but it fails saying adb divers are not installed when they are. I'm doing this on my phones browser witch is the only thing that seems to be working right now I also tried a band restore but I got the same data error message.
Have you tried restoring to DL17 and then re-upgrading to 2.2?
And how about a good old odin flash?
In worst case, I would ask imnuts for the full odin package, or use a fascinate full odin package to get you off your feet, then reflash the modem, and recovery, then wipe In recovery cyan cwm... Then flash ec03
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wait wait, is this on a Continuum or Fascinate?
Nuckin said:
wait wait, is this on a Continuum or Fascinate?
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He is on a Continuum, but you can use a fascinate Odin package to reformat partitions if they get messed up, then just reflash recovery and start fresh if you can get in then... That wasn't a really good thing though to suggest to a newcomer necessarily, so thank you for pointing that out
okay heres what happened firts i wanted to see if i could get the miui rom for the samsung fascinate to boot on the continuum there pretty much the same phone minus the ticker and screen size so i went into clockwork mod and wiped everything then went to install zip from sd card and clicked on the miui rom witch was the process we always used on the hero. then after i clicked on it, it started to install then my screen started shacking and my phone turned off. when i turned it back on it when to the bootloader and a red error message poped up saying
e:cant mount /dev/blockstill(invalid argument
and when i go to recovery it says the same thing when i try to wipe/restore nand it says the same thing. so at that point i powered off and went to download mode and reinstalled eco3 odin using pda mode on odin and it worked then it rebooted and i got to the set up screen and i got 2 force closes daily brefeing and something else i went ahead and skipped all that stuff and it loaded fine after that. however now for some reason it says i have zero system memory so i cant install any apps or save data however it does recognize my sd card but i cant install to sd card. so bassicly the phone functions just no internal memory. at this point i honestly dont know what to do everything on the hero was simple and straight forward and we never ran into these kind of problems. ive also tried to restore my nands and reinstall clockwork mod but still no dice. what i need to do now i guess is get the necessary files to go completely stock and see if that helps. and if someone could point me in the direction to those files i would really aprechiate it. oh and i tried the one click unbricker it sayed success but didnt really do anything.
oh and i know trying to install miui was stupid but i was just wanting to see if it would boot lol.
Download the PIT file in the Development forum, as well as the DL17 Odin package from the FAQ of the EC03 post I made. Flash the DL17 in PDA, with the PIT, and re-partition selected. After that, you should be back on DL17, and can do whatever you want from there.
huzzza!!!
thank god that worked thank yall so much i still cant believe that just happened but restoring the stock odin image worked and all is well. so i guess tommorow i can reroot and restore my nand.
once again thank yall for the help.
Ok i was on ICS passion then all of a sudden my phone said something about encryption an that it had failed an only option was to reset phone so i hit reset then it went to recovery mode an green android came up with chest open then error message happened an so i booted in to recovery then i try to go in sd an it would not allow me to so i then tried to odin an flashed then i powered on it gies to vibrant screen then it just shuts off so i then flashed Eugene froyo that does not brick then it takes me to stock recovery an says an i cant click on anything in recovery can only move -- movi_checking done!...
update media, please wait
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI me
nu for format and reboot actions.
Here are instructions i have followed an no luck http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043892
Ok I think you got some extra cache or some other piece of data that did not get wiped. either way, do this in this sequence and you should be ok
1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.
4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.
5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.
6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.
7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.
8. Now, pull your battery.
9. Load the JFD rom for the vibrant'.
10. Extract the files.
11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.
12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.
14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine!
15. Then, root the phone and you can flash your new Rom.
doing this method will get everything back to normal and the phone will work just like it did right out of the box
It is #7 that is important when it reboots into recovery after froyo that does not brick then pull the battery and go back into download mode and flash the JFD, This will clear everything out and put you back into stock
Good luck
Got it started
I got it booted though a very hard process an now i cant get my sd card to mount it says when i go into anything media related it says "Your phone does not have a SD card inserted" an Externel dont mount either
Which sd card isnt working... internal sd, or external sd?
kf7strng said:
Which sd card isnt working... internal sd, or external sd?
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Both of them aren't working
Jasonhunterx said:
Both of them aren't working
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Don't use eugene's rom, since you were using an ICS rom follow these steps
flash froyo bootloaders
flash regular jfd and TICK REPARTITION ( ICS/CM7/CM9 change the partition layout and you need to flash correct partition table for stock rom to work )
back in bussiness.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
jrafael said:
Don't use eugene's rom, since you were using an ICS rom follow these steps
flash froyo bootloaders
flash regular jfd and TICK REPARTITION ( ICS/CM7/CM9 change the partition layout and you need to flash correct partition table for stock rom to work )
back in bussiness.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848737
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it never booted on Eugene rom it just went to recovery an gave me an error the one time i got it booted was on 2.1 Stock all the phone does is go to vibrant screen then shut down an no boot loop just off it has done this before an i fixed but Sd was not working an first time apps worked but then 2nd time no apps worked besides browser messenger
Jasonhunterx said:
it never booted on Eugene rom it just went to recovery an gave me an error the one time i got it booted was on 2.1 Stock all the phone does is go to vibrant screen then shut down an no boot loop just off it has done this before an i fixed but Sd was not working an first time apps worked but then 2nd time no apps worked besides browser messenger
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Hey Jason. I'm in the exact situation you're in. Loaded Passion for about 1 week, got the encryption screen and was forced to reset. Now my SD cards (internal and external) won't load. Have you found a work around for it yet? Cheers Mate.
nope nothing
either of you find a solution? Im having same issue
In the same boat
I am in the same boat. I was using the Euphoria ROM. Yesterday things slowed down on the phone. I rebooted a few times and it crashed. The last couple of times it told me about the encrypted data. That was when I tried to take it back to stock and it won't do anything now other than boot to the vibrant logo and shutdown. Searching for a way to odin a ROM/Kernel that has a CWM recovery so I can go in and manually format the SDcard.
Do what I did, sell it to someone as a wifi hotspot and buy yourself a hercules. You'll never look back
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BUMP
BUMP!
I have had a paper weight for three weeks now because of this partition issue.
there has to be a way to fix this.
webstas said:
BUMP!
I have had a paper weight for three weeks now because of this partition issue.
there has to be a way to fix this.
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Try this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1580902
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Webstas- Just out of curiousity, were you trying to mount your phone to your computer while on ICs when this happened? I have a theory that I believe I know why this is happening. Just need you to see if you remember a few weeks ago and if you had any problems mounting to your PC and then your next reboot you got the Ecnryption Error.
Woodrube said:
Webstas- Just out of curiousity, were you trying to mount your phone to your computer while on ICs when this happened? I have a theory that I believe I know why this is happening. Just need you to see if you remember a few weeks ago and if you had any problems mounting to your PC and then your next reboot you got the Ecnryption Error.
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no i got up an took a shower then came back it gave me an encryption error then i odin back an more trouble odined a couple more times an now it boot loop an also wont start with eugenes froyo
I know it has been awhile but think back. Were you mounted to your PC at anytime between your last reboot and the Encryption Error? Doesn't have to be right before, the error gets throw on your "next" reboot. And as you know, reboots can happen manually or for something as simple as wrong UV settings.
Looking back in this thread, I saw that you got it to boot up. See if you can do that again and then mount your External via ADB and you should to push the proper commands then. Pretty much your internal is hosed, but me and a few others are working on that too.
Can't get it to boot it makes it to Vibrant screen an shut off an on Eugene"s froyo it gives me a couple of errors an I just can't get it to start anymore it there anyone who has encountered this an got it fixed like I really need this fix I am using a blackberry please save me
YAY
I got it fixed but now im on step 13 of that guide where you have to use ADB an i cant get the phone to show up on my PC what drivers do i need i already have Vibrant drivers but still nothing an the usb works its a samsung USB so can anyone help me with ADB
I am having a similar problem. Was running ICS 4.0.3 w/Euphoria without issue until this morning. Got a couple of errors after a normal recharge. Pulled battery and rebooted, but is stuck in boot loop. Cannot access either recovery or fastboot screen. Vibrant logo flashes and release buttons, but never enters mode. Then cycles to Android screen and would likely stay there until battery died. This is primary phone and need to put back into service quickly. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
JIM in FLA
Go back to stock 2.1
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Yesterday I flashed Wajks latest WIUI and I noticed that CWM didn't work properly when I was going to flash jellyx kernel.
I got an error message saying something like this: "E: recovery can't mount /cache/recovery", when trying to perform any actions in CWM.
So I thought my SD card was the problem. But the error remained after I formatted my SD Card. So I got kind of stuck. My rom didn't work any good and I couldn't flash/wipe anything. So I flashed the sbf for my phone (Nordic) and now my phone is in a bootloop. I've tried to reflash sbf but I'm still getting the bootloop.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
EDIT: Managed to fix it.
TheBrutalLicker said:
Yesterday I flashed Wajks latest WIUI and I noticed that CWM didn't work properly when I was going to flash jellyx kernel.
I got an error message saying something like this: "E: recovery can't mount /cache/recovery", when trying to perform any actions in CWM.
So I thought my SD card was the problem. But the error remained after I formatted my SD Card. So I got kind of stuck. My rom didn't work any good and I couldn't flash/wipe anything. So I flashed the sbf for my phone (Nordic) and now my phone is in a bootloop. I've tried to reflash sbf but I'm still getting the bootloop.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
EDIT: Managed to fix it.
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So what did you do to actually fix it? I've been trying to figure out how to get out of a bootloop for 2 days now and haven't found any concise info to help yet. Most responses are with using Odin but I'm on mac so have been trying to use Heimdall but every time I try to load the .tar.md5 file it gives me and error "Tar header contained invalid file size". I've downloaded the fil multiple times thinking it may have gotten corrupt but still the same thing. Tried other files just to make sure and same thing too. :crying:
Samsung Galaxy S s7562
HT6120 said:
So what did you do to actually fix it? I've been trying to figure out how to get out of a bootloop for 2 days now and haven't found any concise info to help yet. Most responses are with using Odin but I'm on mac so have been trying to use Heimdall but every time I try to load the .tar.md5 file it gives me and error "Tar header contained invalid file size". I've downloaded the fil multiple times thinking it may have gotten corrupt but still the same thing. Tried other files just to make sure and same thing too. :crying:
Samsung Galaxy S s7562
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My friend this is Motorola Defy forum.
Please post your question in your device forum as you may not get any help in here.
I don't want a Tapatalk sig!
I had the same problem. before you do anything in cwm, try to mount the data and sdcard first.
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willai was right. Some older cwm does the automatic mount but recent cwm does not, and you need to manually mount it..
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