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rooting issues

so I tried to Root my Dream and choose after a number of failed attempts I have decided to just give up so I want to wipe and restore my phone's OS the factory but when I try though the settings menu the phone restarts then just sits on the "Rodgers" logo for ever so is there anyway to fix that?

Don't give up so soon
I definitely recommend rooting. The rogers firmware sucks by default imo. I did not like my phone at all until I rooted.
Check this guide by HyeProfile, I just used it on a new rogers dream and it worked 100%:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4280573#post4280573
If you really don't want to root, you can follow the steps to try flashing (using the same instructions he gives in that post) with the official rogers radio.img and recovery.img here: http://www.stevebirstok.com/android/losemyroot.zip

well I hate how slow my phone feels so I'm going in for the root again thanks for the push to try again.

ok ran into an issue:
Installing from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file of directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted
when trying to apply update.zip

Loading001 said:
ok ran into an issue:
Installing from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file of directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted
when trying to apply update.zip
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that means it can't see your sdcard.
see if dropping into the recovery console(alt+x) and typing
Code:
mount /sdcard
recovery
see if that helps anything since that command will mount your sdcard which it appears to be failing to read.

when I try enter the console all the options are removed form the screen then nothing happens all I see is the yellow text.
The yellow text I'm talking about is the error message I posted.

if you are trying to unroot it, use the same rc package that you use to downgrade it in the bootloader (camera and power) and run the .nbh there

Loading001 said:
ok ran into an issue:
Installing from sdcard...
Finding update package...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file of directory)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip
Installation aborted
when trying to apply update.zip
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Are you sure your sdcard is formatted to FAT32?

I'm going o try that when I get home

ok so it's weird.
E:Multiple firmware images
E:can't store hboot images
E:failure at line 1
write_hboot_image PACKAGE:hboot.img
install aborted
ok so now it just sits on the "Rogers" logo and wont enter any mode (camara+power)
edit: looks like that means I biked the thing hope they will replace it (i'll just blame it on their firmware update thing)
edit2: calling rogers to try get a replacement

will it it read an .nbh in the bootloader?

I don't know how can I test that or see if it will?

I was refering to the dreaimg.nbh from either rc29 or rc7 that you use to downgrade your phone in order to root it, that use the bootloader camera + power

no it wont enter any mode at all just sits on the rogers logo so a new phone should show up in the next 3 to 5 days

this kinda scares me off from trying again but I want to so I might.

got a all new phone and it still wont mount the Sd card like last time

ok so i helped some one root their rogers phone last night. are you trying to flash the radio, or have you followed all of the fastboot commands in the "rogers heres your real root" thread? the guy i was helping couldn't flash the radio but we got it with the fastboot commands

no I'm past loading recovery.img with fastboot and I'm trying to apply the update.zip

thats very odd. so you did all the fastboot commands and still can't get it to work?
is it any rom you try to flash?

well I was following the guide in one of the first posts

[Q] Unable to flash roms: can't mount SYSTEM

I used the forum search and didn't find a match to my problem, so I figured I would ask to see if anyone knows what the heck is going on.
When I try to copy a file to the internal storage of my Captivate, I get an error from Windows "Invalid Parameter", and it won't copy over.
When I try to flash a ROM, I get the following:
Code:
Copying Files...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/st19
(file exists)
E:Can't mount SYSTEM:
E:Failure at line 12:
copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:
Installation aborted.
at&t Samsung Captivate
Rooted, ClockWork Recovery
Last Flashed ROM file successfully: 12/30/2010
File: di11isJPU2.zip

Disregard. Flashed back to stock using ODIN. Got tired of trying to figure out the cause of the problem.

Its because you have a lagfix. Windows wont read ext filesystems i dont think.

smokestack76 said:
Its because you have a lagfix. Windows wont read ext filesystems i dont think.
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Yep. That turned out to be the problem. Now that I'm back to Ginger Clone 2.2 R5, all is well. (IMO, the perfect rom)

Just make sure you disable them before you flash another rom. Or go back to stock like you did

Help with andromeda 3?

I'm currently on froyo rom andromeda 3. Today while charging my phone. I turned my phone off while it was still charging. My screen froze and now my phone doesn't work. Anyone, please please help me? Took my battery out and put it back but it took me into recovery mode. I tried reflashing andromeda 3 but it didn't work. Does anybody have a fix for it?
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App

with such a vague description of what you did, its kind of hard to help.
is there some reason you opened an entirely new thread rather than using the Q&A we already have???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=962276

My friend told me that I might of broken my phone bcause he said that there is a thread thats said u can't have the phone charging while turning the phone off while u are on the andromeda 3 rom. Is there a fix for this without having to go odin?
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jaydenboy said:
My friend told me that I might of broken my phone bcause he said that there is a thread thats said u can't have the phone charging while turning the phone off while u are on the andromeda 3 rom. Is there a fix for this without having to go odin?
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
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i have never heard of such a bug.
i can tell you right now, that a reflash should fix it. if it doesnt, then you must have hardware damage, not rom-related.....

If u can...flash andromeda 3. Nothing else just the plain andromeda 3. Now after u successfully flashed it. Let it sit for 10-15min. Turn phone off. Turn back on then connect charger to phone. Then while still charging u turn the phone off, while the phone is still charging. N there u will encounter my problem that I am talking about. Wat do I do? I hope this will help u understand wat i am talking about.
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jaydenboy said:
If u can...flash andromeda 3. Nothing else just the plain andromeda 3. Now after u successfully flashed it. Let it sit for 10-15min. Turn phone off. Turn back on then connect charger to phone. Then while still charging u turn the phone off, while the phone is still charging. N there u will encounter my problem that I am talking about. Wat do I do? I hope this will help u understand wat i am talking about.
Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide using XDA App
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dude. im a founding member of team komin. i helped BUILD andromeda. i have shut my phone off hundreds of times while plugged in with ZERO issues.
what happens when you REFLASH the rom?

when i try to re-flash it say it could not flash and i was aborted. i well rite it down re-post exactly like it said on my phone thank you for helping

ok. just to appease you. i have on my dev phone a fresh flash of andromeda 3, it has sat here for a few minutes, it is charging, and i am shutting it down

jaydenboy said:
when i try to re-flash it say it could not flash and i was aborted. i well rite it down re-post exactly like it said on my phone thank you for helping
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you need to boot into recovery, go to mounts and storage, mount usb storage, and copy a new download of andromeda3 to the sdcard from a computer. sounds like you have a bad install/download
by the way, my experiment has concluded that i do NOT have the issue you are describing......
i can power off and power on my device a million times while its charging....

I've been running Andromeda3 since early May with zero problems. Just for grins I turned my phone off lastnight while charging just to see if I could duplicate what jaydenboy has encountered. After 20 minutes of charging I booted back up with no problems, still smooth as the first day I flashed it.

Here wat i get when i reflash
1ST page
CLockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.3 - voodoo
- reboot system now
- apply sdcard:update.zip
- wipe data/factory reset
- install zip from sdcard
- backup and restore
- mounts and storage
- advanced
- voodoo lagfix
- ***** GO Back *****
---------------------------------------------------------------
CLockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.3 - voodoo lagfix
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E: can't open CACHE:recovery/log
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
2ND page
Apply update from .zip file on SD card
- apply sdcard:update.zip
- choose zip from sdcard
- toggle signature verification
- toggle script asserts
- ***** Go Back *****
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
CLockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.3 - voodoo lagfix
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E: can't open CACHE:recovery/log
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
-- Installing:SDCARD:Andromeda3-Final.zip
Finding update package...
E: can't mount /dev/black/mmcblkOp1 ( or /dev/block/mmcblko )
( device or resource busy )
E: can't mountSDCARD:andromeda3-Final.zip
Installation Aborted.

sorry for the repost but i really need help evertime i try to reflash i keep gettin this any help will do
1ST page
CLockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.3 - voodoo
- reboot system now
- apply sdcard:update.zip
- wipe data/factory reset
- install zip from sdcard
- backup and restore
- mounts and storage
- advanced
- voodoo lagfix
- ***** GO Back *****
---------------------------------------------------------------
CLockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.3 - voodoo lagfix
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E: can't open CACHE:recovery/log
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
2ND page
Apply update from .zip file on SD card
- apply sdcard:update.zip
- choose zip from sdcard
- toggle signature verification
- toggle script asserts
- ***** Go Back *****
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
CLockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.3 - voodoo lagfix
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/command
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
E: can't mount CACHE:recovery/log
E: can't open CACHE:recovery/log
E: can't mount /dev/block/stl11
( No such file or directory )
-- Installing:SDCARD:Andromeda3-Final.zip
Finding update package...
E: can't mount /dev/black/mmcblkOp1 ( or /dev/block/mmcblko )
( device or resource busy )
E: can't mountSDCARD:andromeda3-Final.zip
Installation Aborted.

something has happened to the phone that is not at fault of the ROM. that phone needs to be flashed back to stock, and reset. something was done that did not involve the rom.

[Q] Stuck on Samsung logo, recovery says can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1

Hi.
I'm trying to fix my boss' tab, SPH-P100 (Sprint).
I have tried all kinds of things and nearly bricked it (got the phone ! computer symbol, but it still accepted uploads, so I was OK).
Here's the issues:
- Continuous loop of Samsung logo on boot
- From Recovery screen, I performed a factory reset, but it didn't help - same logo loop
- In the Recovery screen, I get errors similar to the ones quoted above:
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount CACHE:log/recovery.log
E:Can't open CACHE:log/recovery.log
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
I read all kinds of posts about simply flashing the stock ROM, and I found the ROM that was mentioned multiple times in these forums to be the right one for this tab (it did change the first boot animation, though...). The ROM I used is tab_sprint_noModem_20101226.tar inside Tab_Stock_-_No_Modem.rar.
I tried:
-ODIN with the stock ROM posted in this thread. It works, but it doesn't fix anything. I tried with and without the PIT file (one thread specifically warned NOT to use the PIT file, but in the end I tried it anyway - I think I did NOT hit Repartition, so it probably didn't do anything...).
-Heimdall doesn't seem to work at all for me. I found version 1.3.1, and the instructions in post 21 of the thread linked above don't seem to apply to this version. I finally figured out that I need to be in the FLASH tab, but I can't add files without the PIT file, it won't let me add the zImage file for recovery (or at least complains that there's no .bin file ending), and when I checked "Repartition", I got the error:
ERROR: Partition corresponding to -21 argument could not be located
Ending session...
Yes, I installed the drivers that came with Heimdall.
-Following other posts with very similar errors, I formatted the SD card in Windows using FAT32 - no change.
-I looked into another thread talking about parted, but I don't have root on that device, and I'm not sure what my boss would think about me rooting his pad... I also don't know enough to figure out which rooted ROMs would go with it - I'm scared enough with the "official stock rom" I'm using
I'm fairly tech savvy, know a little about Linux and have used adb to root my own phone, but otherwise a lot of the things I read here only make enough sense to me to follow the instructions and not get lost.
Maybe there's a different version of Heimdall that I should be using, or maybe I did something else wrong, but I'm sure I followed the instructions here.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
(PS, I originally posted this at the end of the thread I mentioned here but did not get an answer - I'm sorry, I had not read the post about not asking questions in that forum, even if it was attached to another post where similar questions were asked and answered, so I'm moving this post here instead.)

Update:
Found a different Rom in this thread - same situation:
I can flash it, but nothing changes, and I still get the error message I showed. The main change is that this ROM is the first I have found that has the same Sprint boot animation that the tab originally had.
The new information is that once it resets after flashing, it briefly shows a few messages - one said that if failed to wipe the cache, and I think the others showed the same error about /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 but I can't be sure (tried to get video of it, but I was too slow, and it's blurred - I'll try again later to get the exact error messages).
Update 2:
Found yet another ROM in this thread and tried it, and this one doesn't seem to work at all with this tab (tried with and without pit/re-partitioning) - the boot fails and immediately boots into Recovery by itself and shows the following:
-- bootmode=7 from cmdline
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /dbdata...
Formatting/cache...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
Data wipe failed.
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
E:copy_kernel_file :: Can't open /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E:failed to mount /cache (No such file or directory)
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Will try to flash the other ROM again to try and get a precise look at its error message...
UPDATE 3:
Flashed the first ROM again - no error message, just the same Samsung logo cycle that freezes briefly and then starts over.
Flashed the second ROM again (the one that has the correct Spring animation), and this time I got the error messages on video.
-- Wiping DATA:...
Formatting DATA:...
DATA: wipe failed.
-- Wiping CACHE:...
Formatting CACHE:...
CACHE: wipe failed.
--Wiping DBDATA:...
Formatting DBDATA:...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
E:Can't mount CACHE:log/recovery.log
E:Can't open CACHE:log/recovery.log
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(No such file or directory)
Rebooting...
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Still hoping for ideas, but I think I'm at the end of what I can try...
Is it likely or possible that the internal memory got damaged?
I don't know exactly what my boss did to the tab, but he mentioned something about "the cold" meaning Minnesota winter cold - we had about 12 degrees last week, so maybe that's the cause...

Have you found and tried the EA24 stock flash tool?
Sent from my SPH-P100 using xda premium and ICS

Thanks for the reply!
If that's this file:
Sprint Galaxy Tab EA24 Flasher.zip
Then I have tried the ROM in it with Odin, but not the actual tool that came with it.
I'll see if I can get my boss to give me another shot with it (unless he's already returned it - I've had it for a few days already...).
Thanks!

has anyone found a solution to this? I am having the exact same issue...
Not sure why or how it happened everything was fine one day and next day wont go past logo and keeps rebooting.

Same problem here
My P100 started this problem last night, which was the first time it's been turned in in several days. It's fully stock, never had any rooting or flashing performed on it.
Booting into recovery mode shows failed mounts on everything it tries to do, and all the options for recovery also fail - except for "reboot system now", which does reboot it, but then it just sits on the pulsing Samsung logo endlessly. And I do mean endlessly, I let it go four hours last night, after which the battery ran out. Plugged it in after that, and it's right back to the same thing.
Every other thread I've found with this problem listed it as an after-effect of having attempted to flash a new ROM, but that is not the case with mine...
Hoping someone has the answer...
Thanks!
-mike

Same exact symptoms, and when I tried CM9 or other ICS ROMs this errors lead into the dreaded "Encryption Unsuccessful" bug.
At this point I'm just trying to get the device to boot consistently.

ChrisCTX said:
Same exact symptoms, and when I tried CM9 or other ICS ROMs this errors lead into the dreaded "Encryption Unsuccessful" bug.
At this point I'm just trying to get the device to boot consistently.
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Did you try to do full restock (include bootloader and repartition)?
or you can try CM9 again with a fixed kernel by cdesai or jt. look at this conversation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28584567&postcount=2320

yappoe said:
Did you try to do full restock (include bootloader and repartition)?
or you can try CM9 again with a fixed kernel by cdesai or jt. look at this conversation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28584567&postcount=2320
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I'm on it ASAP, thanks a ton for that
Edit: If possible mind giving a link to that specific kernel (or flashable .zip with it)?

Do you have this on your screen:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1193979&d=1342124106
If so, we're in the same boat
Btw, I used a full repartition and boot following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17817287&postcount=2
and same error occurs.

Bump in hopes of solving this issue.

My tab is basically bricked. I have this same issue after putting CM9 on it. Those errors consistently pop up. and thats it.
I guess its a paper weight now.

you may try flashing pit file and stock rom with micro SD inserted during flashing. that's what I did to my Samsung GT-I9003 when it failed to read the internal SD. At first, the camera may not work. Just root the device after flashing pit/ROM and do SD Swap Mod (external SD as internal SD).
Not sure if it's gonna work with Galaxy Tab. Give it a try. Hope this helps.

Hey guys, it appears JimRich is working on a solution for the CDMA (verizon and sprint) versions of thsi device, keep checking and be sure to let him know there are other people with this problem. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1789728

Problem with flashing SuperSU to root

I posted in the all in one tool thread but didn't get any responses yet, so I thought I'd try the Q&A forum..
I unlocked bootloader, flashed CWM, and flashed SuperSU.zip. I received no error messages, but after I reboot, there is no SuperSU installed. If I try to install it from the play store I get "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!" when opening it.
I have tried this installation many times over, even sideloading SuperSU and also tried to install superuser.zip but that gave me an error message saying can't mount or write to /tmp/update.zip or something.
Code:
ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.0
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
-- Installing: /sdcard/SuperSU.zip
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E:failed to open last_install: Invalid argument
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update
*****************
SuperSU installer ZIP
*****************
- Mounting /system, /data and rootfs
- Disabling OTA survival
- Removing old files
- Creating space
- Extracting files
- Restoring files
- Setting permissions
- Unmounting /system and /data
- Done !
Install from sdcard complete.
Would someone please help me figure out what could possibly be wrong?

snoozii said:
I posted in the all in one tool thread but didn't get any responses yet, so I thought I'd try the Q&A forum..
I unlocked bootloader, flashed CWM, and flashed SuperSU.zip. I received no error messages, but after I reboot, there is no SuperSU installed. If I try to install it from the play store I get "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!" when opening it.
I have tried this installation many times over, even sideloading SuperSU and also tried to install superuser.zip but that gave me an error message saying can't mount or write to /tmp/update.zip or something.
Code:
ClockworkMod Recovery v6.0.3.0
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
-- Installing: /sdcard/SuperSU.zip
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E:failed to open last_install: Invalid argument
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update
*****************
SuperSU installer ZIP
*****************
- Mounting /system, /data and rootfs
- Disabling OTA survival
- Removing old files
- Creating space
- Extracting files
- Restoring files
- Setting permissions
- Unmounting /system and /data
- Done !
Install from sdcard complete.
Would someone please help me figure out what could possibly be wrong?
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Have you figured this problem yet, because I am having the same issue?

cables2590 said:
Have you figured this problem yet, because I am having the same issue?
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What is your issue? Its a 2 years old thread, I'm sure your issue is not exactly the same. What recovery version are you using? What supersu version? What is your rom version?

alray said:
What is your issue? Its a 2 years old thread, I'm sure your issue is not exactly the same. What recovery version are you using? What supersu version? What is your rom version?
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Yeah sorry I finally realized what stupid mistake I made... I was attempting to root my wife's phone to disable carrier iq, but u was using an old supersu zip... I finally got that to work and now I'm working on disabling carrier IQ using system tuner... I just wish there was a way to completely get rid of it as a whole, but disabling it will have to do... Thanks
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