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How to unbrick SGS after failed firmware upgrade?

Hi
I recently got my phone back from repair (damaged screen). Phone came completaly wiped as you can imagine but before it was sent away it was running on OCLF 2.0 by Ryanza...After I got it back ive noticed that there were some problems like notification bar got stuck, appz were very laggy etc..
I came to the conclusion that this is because of some partition corruption or sth.
I tried to update firmware via Odin but whatever i try it always fails before installing giving me that in the recovery mode:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl10
(invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_medua:Can't mount DBDATA:
I tried different Froyo version but it always downloads firmware from pc and fails just after that...(through Odin)
Recovery mode (3e) still works but i worry my partition structure may be damaged ...
Is there something else i can do to fix it??
Appreciate every help You can give me.

Try an eclair firmware and check repartition in odin. There are a bunch of threads in the q&a forum. Search for your error msg.

its very important that you use all 3 files, with repartition ticked, to get rid of these errors

I tried to repartition with both checked and unchecked....but will try to use eclair ...does using phone(modem) makes any difference?

managed to fix the problem flashing old JPC with 512 pit ...thx for help guys..appreciate it.

my SGS can't boot - please help

Hi,
I had a 2.2.1 Froyo version of Darkky's ROM (9.1 or so) installed.
Everything worked fine until I tried a "fix" for call recording. For this I copied 3 files to the /LIB folder but it didn't work, the call recording software couldn't record but did create some broken files. After I uninstalled the software (but didn't delete the files from /LIB) I restarted the phone after few days because my media players couldn't open .flv files anymore. After restart, the phone would stay in an endless loop on the boot-up animation. Tried all options in the Recovery console (the one with red text, can't remember the name) but nothing fixed it. At this time I could enter both recovery and download mode.
Than I tried to flash a bootloader but the only SBL file I found, doesn't seem to fix it, I only see the icon with a phone and computer w/o link on my screen. I tried flashing other versions of stock ROMs but nothing changes.
I think there is something wrong with the partitions or the boot loader but I wasn't able to find other bootloaders and Heimdall (I used it for flashing as Odin can't see my phone) doesn't let me use .PIT files to re-partition.
Please help me
P.S. the phone can still enter download mode, but not recovery console

Have you tried flashing in PDA just a kernel like voodoo. No other files just kernel and no repartition. Auto reboot checked.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Thank you for the reply
Odin doesn't work for me, it doesn't detect my phone.
I have just flashed the "stock+Voodoo-latest XXJPY" from
here and it didn't work . It displays the GALAXY S GT-I9000 logo and that's all.
later edit
but hey, I have my recovery console back at least.
I think the call recorder program messed up my file system/ memory or something...I'm a noob though, so I don't really know what happened. Maybe the primary boot loader wold fix it?
in "Mounts and Storage Menu" I have
- mount /system
- mount /data
- unmount /cache
- unmount /sdcard
- mount /sd-ext
is this normal?

So your phone can get into download but Odin does not connect? Can you add just the kernel file on your program then? If Odin does connect, just add a Froyo speedmod or voodoo kernal. No code, modem or csc.
I had a similar problem once, nothing worked until I tried just a kernal by itself and all was good.
Good luck mate.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

in "Mounts and Storage Menu" I have
- mount /system
- mount /data
- unmount /cache
- unmount /sdcard
- mount /sd-ext
is this normal?[/QUOTE]
That's all fine.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Odin doesn't connect but I use Haimdall and it works perfectly .
So I already tried to flash new ROMs with CSC, Modem and CODE. It didn't fix...
I tried flashing a SBL, no luck.
I tried flashing just a kernel, it at least fixed it so I can go into recovery console but phone still doesn't boot.
thank you very much xchasa, I hope I will figure it out...
do you have any idea why I can't install using a .pit file? Haimdall is just like Odin, and it has the option. Just that when I put in a .PIT file, the START button grays out and won't let me flash anything with it checked

I can't mount /system. If I try to install anything, I get "error mounting SYSTEM" errors"
what does this mean?
I have ClockworkMod Recovery V2.5.1.3 - Voodoo lagfix.
I think I lost root...I can't remember what I did last time
backup/restore doesn't work now either because of the /system problem

marius1683 said:
I can't mount /system. If I try to install anything, I get "error mounting SYSTEM" errors"
what does this mean?
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I'm not really sure (as I started to play I9000 for some weeks and came across similar case few days ago) but it might be some problem with kernel that can't boot up the device.
The only way I can "rescue" my device from "death" is to flash stock ROM. It now works perfect.
Since you can get into recovery, you can mount on the sdcard and backup all the important stuff before you flash stock ROM.

I tried flashing stock firmwares already...a few versions actually.
As I can't use the .PIT files and re-format it, my sd-card is untouched.
later edit:
I just "fixed" it . I flashed the XXJP1 stock ROM which came with all the files (Haimdall allows you to select 9 files, so for each "function").
I also figured out why Odin didn't work. Odin and Haimdall use different USB drivers, u have to install the proper driver.
So I tried Odin but didn't fix it and than I tried Haimdall and put in all 8 files from the .tar archive (the 9th would be "Recovery")
Thank you, this post can be closed

[HOWTO#GT-i9000] The way I fixed my phone (E:failed to mount...))

First of all, sorry for my poor english, its not my mothers language, but I hope you will get what I mean.
My experience with errors during custom rom flashing & fixing them.
A lot of people have had this problem, when they try to mount internal SD card from recovery (to access it on PC) they get this error:
Code:
E:Can't mount /sdcard, E:Unable to write ums lunfile (No such file or directory)
I can't explain why its occurring, what is causing it, but from time to time I fixed it by just rebooting again to recovery, or in android, then turn it off, take out battery, then put it back, and boot again in recovery, well for me it was like a lottery, sometimes its worked sometimes not.
Last time I was unable to get pass that error, tried everything but still no luck. So I thought maybe I will flash stock firmware, and its gonna be OK. But no, not this time, I took as usually XXJVU firmware, PIT512, Odin3 v1.3 (with re-partition checked) and let the flashing to begin. In Odin everything was OK, till I got into phone after restart, where its should copy all the media files, and finalize firmware installation. What I got there was this:
Code:
-- cpoying media files...
E:failed to mount /sdcard (file exists)
E:copy_dbdata_media:cant mount /sdcard
your storage not prepared yet. please use UI men
u for format and reboot actions.
Media files copy failed.
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Aplied the CSC-code 'KOR'
Successfully applied multi-CSC.
After this I tried few other 2.3.x stock firmwares, but all of them got stuck at the same place.
I did a lot of searching on google, I found a few "worth to try" solutions (mostly from XDA members) but none of them actually fixed my problem. And I also seen that many people are getting the same exact thing. So I did a temporary fix, I put an old 1GB SD card into my phone, trough recovery mounted it successfully and flashed CodeNameAndroid, I was able to boot into android, but many things wasn't working, and still, internal SD card wasn't accessible, so next thing was, while I was on my break, I bring my phone to a phone repair shop, and the guy said that he can try to flash it back to stock firmware, so I gave him a shot, later when I came by, he said that he was unable to fix it, so that was where its all ended. But still I didn't believed that my almost 4 months old phone's internal SD card just simply died. So what I did, I went home and tried once again. And here is what I did:
Solution
1. Took the same XXJVU firmware
2. Flashed it using: Odin3 v1.3, PIT512, Re-partition ON.
After that I got into SGS logo bootloop, and the same thing, and I was ready to threw my phone against the wall. But before I still had a hope that maybe I can fix it, so this time I did these steps:
3. Same firmware
4. Flashed it using: Odin3 v1.3, PIT503, Re-partition OFF, and Phone Bootload update ON
And guess what ? Its worked!
There wasn't any errors, nothing, its just booted and I had my phone in service again.
I hope this will help someone who has exactly the same problem, and can't find a way to fix it.

Please, can u upload the 503 pit file ?

When Re-partition is OFF the PIT-file will NOT BE FLASHED by Odin.
Partition Information Table of whatever PIT-file will have no effect on phone.
Most Samsung ROMs need 512.PIT to set correct file system RFS and size of /system /data + + partitions. Not necessary to reset your partitions/filesys every time you flash ROM.
Use 512.PIT when you have ext4 (lagfix) filesys, CyanogenMod, MIUI or ICS ROMs and want to return to Samsung stock.
Bootloader (Sbl) of Froyo and Gingerbread are not the same. Odin will take care of updating bootloader IF PHONE.tar includes sbl.bin.
DO NOT tick update bootloader, just flash PHONE, MODEM, CSC and you'll get updated bootloader.
More here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14273101
Sent from my GT-I9000

Problem with internal SD not solved yet
O-T said:
When Re-partition is OFF the PIT-file will NOT BE FLASHED by Odin.
Partition Information Table of whatever PIT-file will have no effect on phone.
Most Samsung ROMs need 512.PIT to set correct file system RFS and size of /system /data + + partitions. Not necessary to reset your partitions/filesys every time you flash ROM.
Use 512.PIT when you have ext4 (lagfix) filesys, CyanogenMod, MIUI or ICS ROMs and want to return to Samsung stock.
Bootloader (Sbl) of Froyo and Gingerbread are not the same. Odin will take care of updating bootloader IF PHONE.tar includes sbl.bin.
DO NOT tick update bootloader, just flash PHONE, MODEM, CSC and you'll get updated bootloader.
More here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14273101
Sent from my GT-I9000
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After applying the methode as described in post 1, it did not resolve my problem. Internal SD still not usable.
When following the above (link to post) all the possible solutions did not work.
Could someone please let me know how to fix the internal SD so it can be used again?
Thanks in advance!:good::good:

Think I've bricked my phone. Need some help, new to all this!

Hey guys little info,
Samsung S5 SM-G900F
Managed to root it successfully, tried to get Xposed framework up and running.
Xposed framework not compatible with my version, did some reading and it pointed me to manually putting in the framework for xposed using TWRP.
Problem is after TWRP came up, I navigated to "xposed-v79-sdk23-arm.zip" all unzipped with no problems annnnddd pop. Bricked.
Tried firmware recovery on Kies, after yet more googling I found a .tar to restore it but Odin is having non of it! Need some proper help I have definitely bitten off more than I can chew!
.Tar used: -------\Downloads\Flash Samsung SM G900H tar via odin\G900H\G900HXXU1BOA7_G900HOXY1BOA7_G900HXXU1BOA7_HOME.tar.md5 (probably wrong model right? G900F=/G900H)
Thanks in advance friends!

Yea, you flash G900F's with G900F firmware, not G900H...
Code:
https://mega.nz/#!HJIlkAZR!G7okf82K8O8udo2MYbgql8N9tkAG1K1ivVZeldu0GbA

*Detection* said:
Yea, you flash G900F's with G900F firmware, not G900H...
Code:
https://mega.nz/#!HJIlkAZR!G7okf82K8O8udo2MYbgql8N9tkAG1K1ivVZeldu0GbA
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Tried flashing this in Odin and got a FAIL! (SIZE).

Swagvonyolo said:
Tried flashing this in Odin and got a FAIL! (SIZE).
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Double check it says G900F in download mode, if yes, try flashing this PIT file at the same time as the ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2721101&d=1399024091
PIT in PIT section in ODIN 3.11.1
ROM in AP section
Flash together
Or download the ROM that the phone was originally running
Sammobile .com
or
samfirm tool

*Detection* said:
Double check it says G900F in download mode, if yes, try flashing this PIT file at the same time as the ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2721101&d=1399024091
PIT in PIT section in ODIN 3.11.1
ROM in AP section
Flash together
Or download the ROM that the phone was originally running
Sammobile .com
or
samfirm tool
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Same error, bar gets right to the end on the screen while in download mode before Odin says FAIL and gives the error

Flash the pit file in ODIN and select Re-Partition. http://www.sammobile.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30119

Dramane Traoré said:
Flash the pit file in ODIN and select Re-Partition.
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Repartition should auto enable once you load in the PIT file, does on mine
Sammobile links are banned here
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Swagvonyolo said:
Same error, bar gets right to the end on the screen while in download mode before Odin says FAIL and gives the error
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Try this one, bit older Lollipop ROM
Code:
https://mega.nz/#!fVhhzRBC!A79uC8Fgg1mGCZOaujQCzBxcUUN9z_ctVVkigD8ffVM

*Detection* said:
Repartition should auto enable once you load in the PIT file, does on mine
Sammobile links are banned here
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Try this one, bit older Lollipop ROM
Code:
https://mega.nz/#!fVhhzRBC!A79uC8Fgg1mGCZOaujQCzBxcUUN9z_ctVVkigD8ffVM
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Thanks ill try that one now, should I take my SIM out or my SD card? Nothing simple im missing like that is there?

Swagvonyolo said:
Thanks ill try that one now, should I take my SIM out or my SD card? Nothing simple im missing like that is there?
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No, nothing special needs done usually, everything in ODIN should be left default, phone should be in download mode, ODIN should highlight the COM port at the top, and .MD5 ROM should be in AP, hit start, and it should flash and complete
Does the phone definitely say G900F in download mode?
And which carrier is it with, which ROM was originally installed?
Unbranded or Carrier branded etc?

*Detection* said:
No, nothing special needs done usually, everything in ODIN should be left default, phone should be in download mode, ODIN should highlight the COM port at the top, and .MD5 ROM should be in AP, hit start, and it should flash and complete
Does the phone definitely say G900F in download mode?
And which carrier is it with, which ROM was originally installed?
Unbranded or Carrier branded etc?
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Model number deinfitely says SM-G900F on the screen and behind the battery. Need to flash the PIT you gave me with this new ROM? Or just use the ROM?

Swagvonyolo said:
Model number deinfitely says SM-G900F on the screen and behind the battery. Need to flash the PIT you gave me with this new ROM? Or just use the ROM?
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Try without first, if it still fails, try with
If that still fails, try flashing PIT on it's own, then ROM after

Finally getting a pass in Odin, just lokoing at the samsung logo screen though. Left it charging for a bit. Next steps if it still wont boot after getting an Odin pass?

Swagvonyolo said:
Finally getting a pass in Odin, just lokoing at the samsung logo screen though. Left it charging for a bit. Next steps if it still wont boot after getting an Odin pass?
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Boot to recovery and factory reset, could be hanging on whatever was running previous, ODIN does not reset, it just overwrites the ROM
Give it 10 mins for first boot though, shouldn't take that long, but can take a while

Holding volume up power and home brings the logo screen up then goes black, continuing to hold gives me the logo screen again. Alternatives to boot to recovery?

There is a "NAND erase all" option in ODIN, but without a backup it could be risky, unsure if it wipes EFS partiton
Other members have reported success and no issues afterwards, but read some warnings saying it could wipe EFS which contains radios and IMEI
Without which, your phone can't make calls/texts etc
I'd flash that ROM that passed, along with PIT this time, looks like we're slowly getting somewhere
I've had to flash the same ROM a couple of times to get it to boot on a downgrade
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Another option would be to flash TWRP from ODIN and wipe from TWRP

*Detection* said:
There is a "NAND erase all" option in ODIN, but without a backup it could be risky, unsure if it wipes EFS partiton
Other members have reported success and no issues afterwards, but read some warnings saying it could wipe EFS which contains radios and IMEI
Without which, your phone can't make calls/texts etc
I'd flash that ROM that passed, along with PIT this time, looks like we're slowly getting somewhere
I've had to flash the same ROM a couple of times to get it to boot on a downgrade
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Another option would be to flash TWRP from ODIN and wipe from TWRP
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Still not booting, and now Odin is staying on reset!
I manually put it back into download mode and it will continue to pass but otherwise it will again freeze on the boot screen. I have a TWRP-2.8.7.0 klte.img.tar that I tried to flash also with the same result. Have to manually reset before it will PASS!

Give 3.0.2.0 a shot
https://dl.twrp.me/klte/twrp-3.0.2-0-klte.img.tar.html
With ODIN 3.12.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3804544&d=1467772303
Disable "Auto Reboot" in ODIN
Flash TWRP
when it's completed the flash, remove USB and pull the battery to power off
Replace the battery
Boot immediately into recovery, see if it lets you in then
There is also this you can try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/g900f-debrick-img-lollipop-t3240626
Although download mode is still working

*Detection* said:
Give 3.0.2.0 a shot
https://dl.twrp.me/klte/twrp-3.0.2-0-klte.img.tar.html
With ODIN 3.12.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3804544&d=1467772303
Disable "Auto Reboot" in ODIN
Flash TWRP
when it's completed the flash, remove USB and pull the battery to power off
Replace the battery
Boot immediately into recovery, see if it lets you in then
There is also this you can try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/general/g900f-debrick-img-lollipop-t3240626
Although download mode is still working
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Booted into recovery using TWRP. Disabling auto-reset worked a treat.
This is what its reading on the Factory reset
"could not mount /data and unable to find crypto footer.
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
unable to recreate /data/media folder
updating partition details...
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
...done
unable to mount storage
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
full SELinux support is present.
unable to mount /data/media/twrp/.twrps
MTP enabled
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
formatting cache using make_ext4fs...
updating partition details...
failed to mount '/data' (invalid argument)
///done
unable to mount storage"

Googled the problem, converted the Cache and Data to FAT and it allowed me to wipe the data.
So the cache, data, and dvalik(sp??) Have been wiped. Now its failing encrpytion on startup.
BUT WE'RE PAST THE BOOT SCREEN! <3

Swagvonyolo said:
Googled the problem, converted the Cache and Data to FAT and it allowed me to wipe the data.
So the cache, data, and dvalik(sp??) Have been wiped. Now its failing encrpytion on startup.
BUT WE'RE PAST THE BOOT SCREEN! <3
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Sounding better, OK, from TWRP, WIPE > Advanced Wipe
Check:
Dalvik/ART
SYSTEM
DATA
INTERNAL STORAGE
CACHE
Wipe those together
Boot back into download mode ignoring messages about having no OS, Flash the stock ROM with ODIN again
Hopefully this time it will boot

[GT-S5360] Data partition is corrupted, flashing stock and PIT won't fix it

I was wondering whenever I should post this in the "bricks" thread, I'm still not sure what the term "brick" means entirely but what I'm gathering is that it's usually when people try to flash sommat and mess it up, this isn't exactly the case for me, either way I believe this case to be special enough to deserve a separate thread, this is not your usual "guys help I installed custom rom x and am bootloop".
Context: A couple days ago I was in a call with someone and right after hanging up my phone froze completely, I had to reboot but then I was stuck at boot (bootloop), decided to try and wipe data (didn't really have anything important there) but I got an error when I tried to mount /data. After a while I decided to flash stock with odin, I was confident that would fix it, but it didn't, I was stuck at boot again, I went into recovery and tried to check if I could mount /data, but nope, none of that.
This is the error I get when I try to mount /data:
In stock recovery
Code:
-- Wiping data...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/stl11
In CWM
Code:
-- Wiping data...
formatting /data...
Error mounting /data!
Skipping format...
Sometimes it'll just freeze at "Formatting /data...". By the way, the errors were the same before and after flashing stock.
Apparently something is wrong with my data partition, here is a list of things I have and have not tried so I eliminate the potentially not-useful replies, oh yes I can see them coming already:
I have tried:
-flashing stock with odin, it all works fine and I get PASS, only error I get is when my phone is installing CSC during recovery, but that's only because /data is unusable
-including PIT and bootloader
-yes, it's the correct PIT.
-yes, I checked re-partition.
-flashing PDA, MODEM, CSC, BL and PIT in every possible order
-trying mount /data (duh, that's the very issue)
-trying mount /data after flashing stock
-googling a lot
I have not tried:
-Any odin option other than the default ones and re-partition
I'm not really sure why this keeps happening after flashing PIT, as far as I know that's supposed to re-partition my phone, doesn't that mean it should wipe out anything in the partitions, thus getting a completely new /data partition?. I'm not an expert when it comes to android phones, I'm just comparing it to linux.
Is there a way to just REMOVE my /data partition and make a new one?, I believe that would fix the issue.
Some extra background, I have been using Hyperion 9 (not sure if it was 9?, I know it was the latest OFFICIAL hyperion rom though), I have bricked my phone in the past many times when I was a teenager (yes, this very same phone, I've had it for years), and also fixed it many times by flashing stock, at the end I got bored of it and stayed at stock, then about a year or two ago (I think?) I decided to find a custom rom + a kernel to save up on battery, I don't really remember what I did but I got Hyperion 9 and some kernel, haven't messed with my phone since.
Also, yes, I know this is a very old model, but if I can fix this phone I definitely will, I have my reasons.
EDIT: added more info
EDIT: I think one part sounded a bit rude, edited

Where you get stock rom?
Did you tried stock from this thread?
This stock only have 3 file: csc, modem, pda.
And don't use .pit Odin file.

noob&noob said:
Where you get stock rom?
Did you tried stock from this thread?
This stock only have 3 file: csc, modem, pda.
And don't use .pit Odin file.
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I'm getting my stock from sammobile.

catwank said:
I'm getting my stock from sammobile.
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Maybe you can try xda topic stock rom

noob&noob said:
Maybe you can try xda topic stock rom
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I've tried multiple stocks from sammobile just to be sure, even stocks from different regions, I see little point in trying more. The stock rom is not the problem, it works fine and I've used the same stock rom effectively in the past.

same problem here in cwm or odin
error mounting data