[Q] Unable to Mount SD Card - Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey Folks,
I have been trying for days now to get my (semi) rooted Galaxy Tab, back to some assemblence of functionality.
I have heimdall and Odin, and have access to Clockwordmod Recovery v3.0.0.5; however I am unable to use the rom I want (spacemoose1-hc-cdma-A25-110610) because every action I select in recovery, that involved the SD Card, gives me the error message "E: unable to mount /sdcard" and such.
When not in this mode, the Tab bootloops between the Galaxy Tab opening and the Verizon Wireless splash.
I have tried to flash back to recovery, unsuccessfully, using the 1800_VZW_Stock_EC02 files. At the end of that process, I see 'Galaxy Tab - Samsung', then a fuzzy static-looking screen for a second or so, and then just black screen.
Just turned in circles at this point. Need some assistance.

I have the same error, i tried to install several rom and it is always the same, my internal sd card is not mounted......
If you find something please gives us the solution.
Good luck...

that makes three of us. I can mount USB but only view. I have SU and Root Explorer has SU rights but I cannot mount anything R/W.
-Alex

Ok, so I ran the SuperoneClick exploit and now Root Explorer shows the file system as being R/W but I cannot mount the SD card for copying over files.

do any of you have an external reader... I had this issue few weeks back then forgot I can plug the sd card into another reader .. copied the file and was back in action.

Thanks, I considered that and while it's a good work-around I would like it to work as designed.
I got a new tab today due to my accelerometer not working. Everything is ok so far. I will still need to root and add some other apps. I'll see if I can nail down the root cause during those tasks.

Its what i had todo when i was flashing my gt i9000 nothing worked but bring it back to factory then started a new then everything was fine...
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Here, a link which could help you : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117142
and this one to learning and doing previous link: http://forum.xda-
developers.com/showthread.php?t=537508
becarful with your tab because mine crash completly during an only flash of boot.bin with Odin (before i removed bootloader to apply a "fastboot devices" as described in the first link), i will have an other one today.
Good luck

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[Q] HELP Getting Samsung Captivate to Mount...will not mount no matter what I do

Ok, I've had this phone for 2 months now. It's the 2.1 Eclair. It used to mount just fine, but now all it does is charge the phone when I attach the usb to the computer. I've eliminated the cord as the issue since my mom's captivate mounts just fine with it. I thought it was originally my computer, which is now Windows 7, but again my moms' captivate mounts just fine. It also won't mount to my other computer running XP. I've installed and uninstalled every samsung driver available but I still cant' get it mounted in either debugging mode or nondebugging mode. I also thought it might be a software issue since I had rooted the phone so I unrooted and did a hard reset. Still no mount! I want to get mounted, and not just by my wife!
At this point I would be happy to simply load apps via the sd card but I can't seem to successfully edit the settings.db file, either. Any help with mounting the phone or simply being able to load nonmarket apps via the sd card would be much appreciated.
Alternatively, here's a question to those much smarter than I. If I can't get the phone to mount via usb cable, how can you install a rom or nonmarket apps without attaching the usb cable?
Thanks!!
1. you can try to download a rom via wifi using internet browser. it will be stored in your \sdcard\download folder. also you need to download update.zip into your sdcard root folder.
2. shut down your phone and reboot into recovery, load the new recovery. (you may need to load twice)
3. flash the new rom by installing the zip file in your download folder.
sounds like it could be an driver prb i had same thing i belive went 2 samsung and got drivers reinstalled and phone mounted 2 pc with no troubles
I believe I found the issue.
Disable auto-sync.
Settings > Accounts and Sync > Deselect the auto-sync option.
My wifes phone had never been able to connect and mount via computer on the cable to the PC. Different PCs, different cables, everything. My phone always worked. First thing I ever did when reinstalling a new ROM was disable auto-sync. Soon as I disabled her auto-sync, the option to mount came right up.
Hope this helped.
Shi
*edit* I spoke too soon. Exchanging the phone tomorrow. It has other issues too...

[Q]Flashed CM7, get error when trying to install gapps

Basically I reboot and install the .zip like normal...says it installs...but when I reboot they're not there. When I reboot and try to mount the file systems to check I get this error:
e:can't mount /dev/block/stl9
(file exists)
I get that trying to mount anything. That's about as much of an error message as I can come up with. Beyond it not working I'm not sure what else to do. I used titanium backup and tried to side-load some backups I had of Market and such and was just going to get the other apps like that but it comes up and flashes back to desktop real fast. I went Cognition>CM7...then when this happened I went back to stock, formatted my internal SD, then brought it back up to CM7 from stock...still no dice. Any help would be appreciated.
For some reason adb wouldn't work. I could adb before flashing to CM7 but afterward, it's like the driver no longer worked. I downloaded the latest SDK driver and pointed it over to that but it still wouldn't work. So I ended up enabling the wireless adb option and that worked like a charm. I pushed the files to /system/app wirelessly and rebooted. That let me setup my accounts and at least get to market but it caused the apps to hang. I redownloaded all the apps from market(probably unnecessary) and ran Fix Permissions from clockwork and I'm in business. I just wish I knew why I was having that mount issue. I think it may cause me problems in the future.
If you don't have nexus s drivers installed you wont be able to mount adb. Once you install those you should be good to go. I had the same problem.

[Q] Dell Streak 7 Restore problem **Help**

Hi all.
I am hoping someone out there can help me.
I recently bought a used Dell Streak S7.
I tried to restore the DS& back to a factory out of the box state and no luck.
Tried the follwoing three
menu ->setting-> Privacy->Factory Data reset
pin hole by sd card\
Volume + and power -> 1. and 3.
I have added info for Wi-fi and everytime DS7 is turned off and turned on the wi-fi settings are lost.
I was able to root it with One Click Superoot but when i turn DS7 off and turn it off the SU dissapears.
I read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011654 and i can't access CWM thorugh Goggle market.
The original owner account info still remains regardless of reboot and etc.....
I don't have a SD card for it and i am not sure what impact that has.
Android Version 2.2
Baseband Version 11.809.05.03.00
OEM version GLUNB1A132233
Build Number 14291
ANy information or any ideas would greatly help.
Thanks,
Dennis
Dennis,
Did you every resolve your issues?
I am having nearly the same issues as you were.
I bought a used Dell Streak that had been updated to Froyo. When I try to reset the device to factory settings to remove the original owners email address it acts like it works but each time the device boots back up all the original owners info is still there. Their wallpaper, email accounts, facebook accounts, twitter acounts, etc.
I have tried to use the Settings>Privacy>Factory Data Rest, it seems to work but doesn't clear the system all data remains.
I have tried turning off the unit and holding the volume up and power and using the restore option from there but each time it boots back with all the original owners info.
I can not get it to do a factory reset thus I can not associate my gmail account with the device.
Does anyone have a solution?
Thanks,
Frankie4life
No luck yet.
Still waiting and hoping.
Have you guys tried restoring with NVFlash? this procedure works great and helped me a bunch. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1018809&highlight=nvflash
If you are successful but your streak still wont get past the dell logo on boot, boot back into recovery (Vol+ and Power) and do a factory restore.
warning, this will erase EVERYTHING on your streak
Same thing here
I am having the same exact issue. I have tried restoring using nvflash... No luck
I have tried using the Fastboot method... No Luck
I even found an Update.pkg to try and update it using the built in recovery... No luck, It ends with an error of "Modem Error" says it completed successfully and then reboots to its previos state.
I have tried flashing the clockwork recovery via Fastboot and also.... No Luck
I am not a Noob and I have the the proper ADB and fastboot drivers installed, I am very familiar with using the android sdk and adb command from the SDK folder location.
I beleive at this point either due to an error or something the previous owner did the Streak is now "write protected" is this possible?
My biggest problem is when I root the devices using super one click it gives me root access and when launching the ADB SHELL i receive the "#" indicating that the shell has root, If I try and run ADB remount i receive and error
"c:\androidsdk\tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
c:\androidsdk\tools>"
this indicates to me that I cannot mount any memory from the device as read/write.
Any info would be helpful
Tom
wikedbubble said:
I am having the same exact issue. I have tried restoring using nvflash... No luck
I have tried using the Fastboot method... No Luck
I even found an Update.pkg to try and update it using the built in recovery... No luck, It ends with an error of "Modem Error" says it completed successfully and then reboots to its previos state.
I have tried flashing the clockwork recovery via Fastboot and also.... No Luck
I am not a Noob and I have the the proper ADB and fastboot drivers installed, I am very familiar with using the android sdk and adb command from the SDK folder location.
I beleive at this point either due to an error or something the previous owner did the Streak is now "write protected" is this possible?
My biggest problem is when I root the devices using super one click it gives me root access and when launching the ADB SHELL i receive the "#" indicating that the shell has root, If I try and run ADB remount i receive and error
"c:\androidsdk\tools>adb remount
remount failed: Operation not permitted
c:\androidsdk\tools>"
this indicates to me that I cannot mount any memory from the device as read/write.
Any info would be helpful
Tom
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hi, i'm going through something similar, where did you find the update.pkg? i've been looking for it everywhere, thank you
the answer i would suggest is use nvflash like navycow suggested you have 2 choices with that you can install unrooted 2.2.2 or honeycomb, search the thread for it and if you can't find it let me know i will post a link.
It seems that alot of people are having this problem I found the link for the OTA update here.
http://www.streaksmart.com/updates/page/2/
From there you can download the update.pkg manually or OTA
Make sure you don't use the O2 update because that is for the Streak released in EU. It took a little browsing but I found it in there somewhere

[Q] Any changes to the sdcard files will not take

editi guess sdcard is incorrect/confusing for my situation, it's the entire system up to root folders is stuck in a read-only type state.
I didn't really see anything that fits my current problem (sorry if there is an answer somewhere buried in here)
So to start off with info, I installed Android on the TP back in February for my fiancée just for the basics of email, videoplayer, comic reader, internet browsing. Nothing too extravagant, just something with more to offer than webos.
I never did any updates on it because it worked perfectly fine for what it was being used on.
I've changed out the video selection many times as she watches through the shows with no problems.
Now I go to change the files and I delete them, add the new stuff, all seems fine. Then I unmount it and everything I deleted is back and everything I added is gone. I've uninstalled apps and they come back, I've done updates to apps and they revert back to before the update.
I've gone into CMW and done the wipes and even formatted sdcard, cache, etc. Nothing works. Even mounting USB in CWM to add files gives the same result of them disappearing right after it is unmounted.
I've tried ACMEUnistaller but it doesn't work. I saw something flash by the screen about something failing, but it goes too fast to even really see what it's about.
Sorry this is so long. I appreciate any insight!
Kernel
2.6.35-palm-tenderloin
[email protected]ost #12
CyanogenMod version:
9.0.0-RC0-Touchpad-alpha2
Build Date
Mon, Feb 20 13:59:21 CST 2012
Build Number
IML74K
plasticsoldier said:
I didn't really see anything that fits my current problem (sorry if there is an answer somewhere buried in here)
So to start off with info, I installed Android on the TP back in February for my fiancée just for the basics of email, videoplayer, comic reader, internet browsing. Nothing too extravagant, just something with more to offer than webos.
I never did any updates on it because it worked perfectly fine for what it was being used on.
I've changed out the video selection many times as she watches through the shows with no problems.
Now I go to change the files and I delete them, add the new stuff, all seems fine. Then I unmount it and everything I deleted is back and everything I added is gone. I've uninstalled apps and they come back, I've done updates to apps and they revert back to before the update.
I've gone into CMW and done the wipes and even formatted sdcard, cache, etc. Nothing works. Even mounting USB in CWM to add files gives the same result of them disappearing right after it is unmounted.
I've tried ACMEUnistaller but it doesn't work. I saw something flash by the screen about something failing, but it goes too fast to even really see what it's about.
Sorry this is so long. I appreciate any insight!
Kernel
2.6.35-palm-tenderloin
[email protected] #12
CyanogenMod version:
9.0.0-RC0-Touchpad-alpha2
Build Date
Mon, Feb 20 13:59:21 CST 2012
Build Number
IML74K
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I've run across this 3 times with TPs I work on....
1st one had to be sent back to HP because somehow internal memory was damaged and got locked in some some of read only mode
2nd one I saw, I went into webOS, installed the internalz app, mounted the TP to the computer, then added and erased some files and from then on all was good in both webOS and Android
3rd and 4th (same customer) had to be sent in to HP
Now let me mention I live in Costa Rica so all these have been exposed to several scans at airport security checkpoints. I mention this because I haven't seen anything close to a read only problem with the TPs in the USA
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thank you so much for the info. Unfortunately Internalz didn't want to help the items stay deleted either. The stuck in read-only type mode is very weird.
I'm pretty sure I am 3 weeks out of the 1-year warranty on it, plus I am unable to remove android from it to even trick them that it just doesn't work.
I guess I'll try webos doctor and see if that can get it going.
edit: webos doctor not working, even with the closing it at 8-12% tricks and doing the lvm.static..... stuff... 'cause it of course doesn't see to actually delete anything... i'll have to double check tomorrow when i bought it, pretty sure it's over the year and since it turns on and has android kinda screwed
plasticsoldier said:
thank you so much for the info. Unfortunately Internalz didn't want to help the items stay deleted either. The stuck in read-only type mode is very weird.
I'm pretty sure I am 3 weeks out of the 1-year warranty on it, plus I am unable to remove android from it to even trick them that it just doesn't work.
I guess I'll try webos doctor and see if that can get it going.
edit: webos doctor not working, even with the closing it at 8-12% tricks and doing the lvm.static..... stuff... 'cause it of course doesn't see to actually delete anything... i'll have to double check tomorrow when i bought it, pretty sure it's over the year and since it turns on and has android kinda screwed
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I would suggest trying to restore down to WebOS 3.0. In that procedure you literally wipe EVERYTHING on the internal partitions in novaterm and start from absolute scratch. Therefore, if it a software issue you could solve the problem. However, if it is a hardware issue, you'd be kinda screwed.
Yeah, none of the methods I've ended up finding about this problem or other bricked problems are working at all.
i checked at work when i bought it, which of course the 11th was the year mark... but I do have android installed so even if i can get any chance of them honouring it so close they'll probably be like "oh you have android, that'll be $$$ for us to do anything. thanks!"
So I guess I now I have a paperweight with some features.
cdzo72 said:
I've run across this 3 times with TPs I work on....
1st one had to be sent back to HP because somehow internal memory was damaged and got locked in some some of read only mode
2nd one I saw, I went into webOS, installed the internalz app, mounted the TP to the computer, then added and erased some files and from then on all was good in both webOS and Android
3rd and 4th (same customer) had to be sent in to HP
Now let me mention I live in Costa Rica so all these have been exposed to several scans at airport security checkpoints. I mention this because I haven't seen anything close to a read only problem with the TPs in the USA
Sent from my aokp_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
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When you got the tablets back had they been fixed or were they refurbs ? Did HP say anything about Android still being on it?
There is a thread in the General forum about how to restore and downgrade. Have you tried that thread ? It is usually a great way to try and get that last restore before sending it back to HP.
73 de VE6AY
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how are you adding and deleting files when in android? which version of android do you have installed? have you tried different rom versions? have you tried moving and/or deleting files over adb? are you using windows or linux on your computer that youre connecting the touchpad to? it doesnt make sense that the sdcard would be set to read only. is it only certain folders that you cant modify the contents of, or is it the entire sdcard? are you able to modify contents of folders in the / directory of the device using root file explorer or es file explorer in android? have you run "fix permissions"? Also, running webosdoctor wont wipe the sdcard contents or format the sdcard in any way. its going to change the data in the webos partition and may change some data in the /boot directory.
sstar said:
When you got the tablets back had they been fixed or were they refurbs ? Did HP say anything about Android still being on it?
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They had been fixed but the owners sent them off and had to pay for the whole thing because they had Android on them. When I got my hands on them again I just reinstalled Android. HP charged a little over a hundred dollars for the fix
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cdzo72 said:
They had been fixed but the owners sent them off and had to pay for the whole thing because they had Android on them. When I got my hands on them again I just reinstalled Android. HP charged a little over a hundred dollars for the fix
Sent from my aokp_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks for the answer, this would tend to suggest that the problem is software based corrupted or otherwise. I am trying to find a program that will allow me to read/format the Android partition on my windows computer and will let you know if come up with anything.
Regards
i guess i should change the title slightly.. it's not sdcard, but basically the entire touchpad contents. go to root and delete whatever i want and it doesn't matter. connect it and format with windows and it doesn't actually matter.
haxin said:
how are you adding and deleting files when in android?
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i've added and deleted just by using mtp. i've also deleted the files on the android side with the video player (vplayer) i've installed es file explorer (which after restart is gone) and deleted with that. i've also gone into webos and installed internalz pro and deleted files that way, which it then seems to work until i of course do anything related to restarting.
some of the files i've put on, i've had it recognize briefly. so for the video file, start it, then it gets really choppy/glitchy playing it. so stop it, go back into the vplayer and it's back to the old stuff
which version of android do you have installed? have you tried different rom versions?
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android version 4.0.3. nothing else will install. if i add files while in android, when i boot into cwm they are gone. if i mount usb in cwm and add them they stay briefly but when i try to flash them they fail.
have you tried moving and/or deleting files over adb? are you using windows or linux on your computer that youre connecting the touchpad to?
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i have not tried adb yet, just not as familiar using it properly, i will give it a try though.
i am using windows 7 on my laptop currently. i do have a pc upstairs that i barely use that has vista, but i don't know how that would make a difference to the touchpad
it doesnt make sense that the sdcard would be set to read only. is it only certain folders that you cant modify the contents of, or is it the entire sdcard?
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yeah as i put above i guess saying sdcard was a bit confusing/misleading (my bad, sorry!), i didn't really know what else to call it at the time or how to explain myself properly at first.
are you able to modify contents of folders in the / directory of the device using root file explorer or es file explorer in android?
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i can move/delete/modify anything which has absolutely no effect to the device. i've used es file explorer and gone up to root and deleted everything and the system runs fine. says the system is empty with lots of free space (its the 32gb model) but restart or even go into recovery and everything is once again there.
have you run "fix permissions"?
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i've run it a few times. just acts likes it's working and then says done. i've even gone into the mounts and storage in cwm and formatted sdcard/cache/data/system. does nothing at all in the end of things
Also, running webosdoctor wont wipe the sdcard contents or format the sdcard in any way. its going to change the data in the webos partition and may change some data in the /boot directory.
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it was just something to try to get somewhere right. it never gets past 12%. always fails to reboot.
I am currently letting the battery drain and see if it dying and then being charged will do anything. probably not. but who knows. i talked to a "tech" on the chat support (i never mentioned android) who told me that having preware installed in webos causing it to become corrupt and they "don't knowledge of preware installed devices" exact words. no idea what that means haha don't have knowledge, don't acknowledge...
anyhow. i've not quite given up. i just don't really see it turning out any differently from the previous times. i do appreciate all the feedback and help very much though
ok so heres what I would try. First try flashing a new fresh rom. download one that you want to your computer like cm9 nightly or aokp or whatever you feel like. then boot into CWM recovery connect the touchpad to the computer via usb. then connect to the touchpad with adb. I'm not sure how to do this in windows because it's been so long since I've done it on a windows box, I always use linux.
adb has alot of options, you can move files to and from the device, you can uninstall or install app packages, and more. this way you can adb push the rom .zip to the touchpad's sdcard while youre in cwm recovery. this way you dont have to reboot the touchpad and risk having the file disappear, you can just go to 'install zip from sdcard' and then 'choose zip from sdcard' in cwm recovery after you adb push the rom, you should see it in the folder you pushed it to on the sdcard.
If you arent familiar with how to use adb from the command line or the terminal this might not make alot of sense and i dont know how better to explain it than that. Also yes windows 7 vs windows vista does make a difference there are issues with novacom installing properly, that's why you would have problems running acmeuninstaller or acmeinstaller2. if you look around you should find some videos or how to's that can probably explain it better. Hope this helps.
http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Novacom_with_Windows_7
http://forums.webosnation.com/webos-internals/295881-webos-doctor-12-issue-fixed-5.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426244 is the thread I was talking about - it allows you to access the hard root of the device, repartition it, and start again from scratch. It is what I was suggesting last night, from my tablet when I didn't have the link handy.
ve6ay said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426244 is the thread I was talking about - it allows you to access the hard root of the device, repartition it, and start again from scratch. It is what I was suggesting last night, from my tablet when I didn't have the link handy.
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Probably the best suggestion yet given that everything else has been tried.
Good luck.
****EDIT****
Before you attempt the step above I have just noticed a difference between between cwm and. TWRP2.2 which I have installed on my Touchpad via goo manager. If I open recovery via goo manager and then select wipe it gives me 4 options cache, davlik, factory reset AND system which i think says will remove your rom . I don't see the forth option available with the regular cwm/clockwork. Just a thought.
All the best with whatever you try next.
sstar said:
Probably the best suggestion yet given that everything else has been tried.
Good luck.
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this would work, however you have to fix you novacom/novaterm issues on your windows machine before you'll be able to do any of this. the reason acmeuninstaller, acmeinstaller2 arent working is likely because youre on a windows7 64bit box and Palm-sdk, the novacomd.exe, noverm.exe, and javaruntime apps and drivers arent setup right. just make sure you have the proper javaupdates on your computer then you can install preware in webos, preware has some nice tools that will delete the entire android install partitions, one is called 'remove android' and the other is called 'tailor' you run them from within webos. after you do that then in webos you should do a full device reset. you'll find it in the "info" tab under settings in webos. this will delete and reformat the whole /media ,(aka sdcard) partition. so you will lose all the files you have stored on both webos and android. that format will take a long time probably like 30 min or more. after thats done. reboot the hp and run webosdoctor. now i know for sure this will work because ive done it on mine. remember to put the touchpad in developer mode in webos first to install preware. you can do that by typing webos20090606 into the webos search bar and hitting enter. I'll put links from my box.com accou t to everything you need.
https://www.box.com/s/479acdb6ef9c99fc7b92
https://www.box.com/s/1aed4722990aad251570
edit: also I'm not sure if youre on the 16gig 32gig or 64gig pad, the webosdoctor that i linked is for 32gig wifi only US version. if thats not what you have then youll need to get the doctor for for specific touchpad. or you could create a webosmetadoctor but thats a whole nother project.
i have the 32gb version. i assume US and Canadian aren't gonna make a difference
i've tried all those threads. any novacom/novaterm stuff doesn't work, the files won't delete so when trying to recreate they just error saying it already exists.
if the devices is on in androind the adb can find the device although the "Serial" has a bunch of ???? at the end of it. when i go to cwm adb cannot find the device.
in cwm i can mount and add files that way and go back to install zip sdcard but get:
Code:
--Installing /sdcard/aokp_tenderloin_milestone-4.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /sdcard/aokp_tenderloin_milestone-4.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
used "remove android" in webos, but then nothing is different after the fact as usual. 'tailor' doesn't seem to exist anymore in preware at least that i can find
not sure if there is anything else I can do at this point
plasticsoldier said:
i have the 32gb version. i assume US and Canadian aren't gonna make a difference
i've tried all those threads. any novacom/novaterm stuff doesn't work, the files won't delete so when trying to recreate they just error saying it already exists.
if the devices is on in androind the adb can find the device although the "Serial" has a bunch of ???? at the end of it. when i go to cwm adb cannot find the device.
in cwm i can mount and add files that way and go back to install zip sdcard but get:
Code:
--Installing /sdcard/aokp_tenderloin_milestone-4.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /sdcard/aokp_tenderloin_milestone-4.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
used "remove android" in webos, but then nothing is different after the fact as usual. 'tailor' doesn't seem to exist anymore in preware at least that i can find
not sure if there is anything else I can do at this point
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ok no one will be able to help you fix this issue unless you give complete details of the problems. when you say " novacom/novaterm stuff doesn't work" we cant really help specific error details is what i need. I dont mind helping you fix this but you have to be a little more specific on exactly what,where, and how youre installing and running and mounting apps and directories.
your problem IS fixable but you need to slow down and really do things exactly step by step.
Ok so back to ./adb. now when you boot in to CWM recovery on he touchpad DONT do anything in CWM just plug it into the computer. do not mount it as a usb storage and dont mount or unmount the sd partition LEAVE IT.
you can then use ./adb from the command line or terminal on the computer to move the files to the touchpad' or install apk's uninstall apk's you name it. This will require that you know some linux terminal commands. for example to move a new rom zip to the internal sd card or into any other folder you can use ./adb push command to run a root shell on the android device itself you can use ./adb shell and then change folder and file properties from readonly to rw. this can all be done while the touchpad is patiently waitng in CWM recovery. this way when youre done installing or uninstalling apps from the device and moving flash zips to it, you can disconnect the .adb connection with ./adb disconnect or just type exit from the terminal till it closes. unplug it then you will be able to pick up the touchpad and install zip from the sdcard, keep in mind you dont want to choose 'apply u[date from sdcard' you want to use the 'install zip from sdcard option' you can read up more on how adb works. it is probally the most important part of hacking android.
with that being said. novaterm is the palm webos version of .adb. this is why when you boot into webos recovery to do things like acmeinstaller and acmeuninstaller2 the novaterm novacom and novacomd apps have to be installed correctly on the computer or else you wont be going anywhere fast. some screenshot examples of how it should appear below.
https://www.box.com/s/432e63a83215f00eea6a
https://www.box.com/s/970bc29542a05f98f036
https://www.box.com/s/63c0f656e8354f7f2d6a
https://www.box.com/s/cbe3266467ae8e3ebabe
https://www.box.com/s/005e56a61a178dd17fa4 some better resolution images.
Plasticsoldier said
used "remove android" in webos, but then nothing is different after the fact as usual. 'tailor' doesn't seem to exist anymore in preware at least that i can find
not sure if there is anything else I can do at this point
Yes there is
Firstly tailor does exist, it is a beta and the facility to dl must be enabled.
Read this and scroll down to Enabling beta test feeds and follow the instructions , when you get as far as using the Linux command you CAN copy and paste thank God.
http://en.m.webos-internals.org/wiki/Testing_Feeds?wasRedirected=true . After that reboot into Webos and launch preware. Go into managed feeds as per the instructions in the link above and install Tailor. Reboot again and the app will work. It looks very good actually.
But before attempting to actually use Tailor please read the article I have posted below it is only 7 pages long but will explain how to use Taylor properly as it is a powerful tool.
http://forums.webosnation.com/webos...partition-filesystem-editor-beta-testing.html
I have done all of this , this morning so if you have any problems pm me or ask in this thread.
I sincerely hope that this helps, it should be the answer to your problems.
@haxin: sorry, wasn't trying to be unhelpful when everyone is being helpful to me. I shall be more detailed in future responses. I think i was getting frustrated and had had a busy exhausting day so it didn't help me come across clearly/properly.
OK, so I had preware installed already, so I removed it, went into developer mode, used the linux commands, reinstalled preware, added Tailor.
(i've done this a few times, because I didn't remove the cable after doing the linux commands for preware, then i accidentally hit the wrong buttons and it connected to 'usb drive' mode and wouldn't connect on the pc side and got stuck on the "ow disconnected me properly next time" screen).
So it gives me the following options
USB (media)
Android (system)
Android (cache)
Android (data)
Unused Space
the 'usb media' starts mounted and will mount again if unmounted. If I use 'check filesystem' it'll pass. So then I try 'delete partition' which pretends to delete, then it takes me to the unused partition which is still at 16mb. so i try to use "check filesystem' again and it fails. try repair and it fails as well
I've tried mounting the android parts just to see, they just sit there processing that they are trying to mount. trying to delete or anything else fails as well.
and now after trying things, any of the 'cards' will try to open and just sit there grey. and with my usb cable not plugged in it still is giving me the option to enter usb drive mode. and with this i have to restart and go through the steps again of adding Tailor which is getting tedious.
I restarted, went through the motions to get back to Tailor. trying out resizing just to see how that goes. So far 15%. not sure what will happen when done, but we will see.
This is getting long, so i'll end this part and update on anything and also try to familiarize myself with adb a tad more

[Q] Can not ADB my device?!

I have a Verizon Galaxy Tab 7 (SCH-I800) and I can not link up to it in ADB.
I have installed the Android Development Kit, Samsung drivers, and downloaded CM10.1.
I was able to contact the tablet in command prompt through heimdall and push clockworkmod recovery.
I'm following this guide:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/33743-ext...rd-only-guide/
I've removed the internal memory card.
I've modified the update.sh file and rezipped everything.
I just need to know WHY adb cannot find my device. When I type "adb devices" in the command line NOTHING shows up. I've tried reinstalling the samsung driver, reinstalling the driver that came with heimdall, and updating the samsung driver via windows update.
By the way, this device would bootloop at the verizon loading screen, could not be updated, and could not load its original android OS, therefore I cannot turn on debugging or anything like that. Alls I can do is access the "PC connection" yellow screen and the CWM bootloader I pushed with Heimdall.
By "Internal" Memory ya meant "External" Memory right? as the Internal Memory is the 16GB Flash ROM.
In any case all pedantry aside. Did you remember to check the USB Debug Setting?
I think you can find this under the Wi-Fi Settings (On the Samsung Stock ROMs), IIRC it should be near the "Samsung Kies / Media Player / USB Storage" Settings. On CM10 Builds you'll find it in the "Developer Settings" near the bottom of the List.
Pretty sure you have to check this "Flag" before you can use ADB on your Device...
In that case consider yourself bricked!
In this case I'd recommend you find the Overcome Recovery Package: HERE
Install such Driver that you may need, then fire up Odin3 v1.7
Then set your Device into Download Mode (e.g. Hold Volume Rocker down + Power till you enter the Download Mode Screen)
Pit -> gt-p1000_mr.pit
PDA -> GB_Stock_Safe_v5.tar
Phone -> modem.bin**
Most People would just use the XXJPZ (GSM modem.bin), here but, since you have a CDMA Phablet, you'll have to find and pick the correct modem.bin File that is the best match for your CDMA Device. This is also likely why your now soft-bricked.
Hopefully after all this rigamarole you'll land up on a Stock, non-branded Samsung Gingerbread 2.3.3 ROM.
To which I would just download This, and that should give you Root.
Without all that tedious mucking about with ADB.
The internal chip has failed. I cannot boot the device whatsoever. I removed it as the link states. Therefore i cannot check off debug mode on the tablet. I will try your suggested method and report back
Don't look at Overcome method if you have a CDMA tab.
It will only brick your tab if it ever worked at all.
Regarding bad internal memory, there are two chips. The OneNand 512MB and the MoviNAND 16GB.
If your OneNAND is the one broken, removing the MoviNAND achieved nothing.
The bootloader, modem, (and is it /system too of stock rom?) sits on OneNAND.
If you look at the link I posted, my tablet was doing the same exact thing as pictured in the link. Saying it could not mount any files or anything. No matter what I did, it would just get to the verizon loading screen and keep flashing "verizon".
I haven't tried the "overcome" method as it didn't really seem like it'd work.
I want to ADB my device to push the new ROM to it. I've already formatted the SDcard as suggested in the guide. Since clearly no one is clicking the link and reading the guide, I'll post it:
Summary:
- Open up the device and take internal SD Card out.
- Re-assemble the device.
- Partition the external SD Card (3 partitions, two small ext4 and one big FAT32)
- Modify ICS or later ROM's update.sh to use partition 3 as external SD Card.
- Flash modded ROM via CWM (and Google Apps optional).
- Enjoy
Taking it appart:
Don't panic!, if you can use a screwdriver and build with Legos you are qualified to do this!
iFixit does a wonderful job of showcasing how to open the device up that I rather link to them than try to out-do them.
Follow their guide until step 13 then refer back to this guide. http://www.ifixit.co...Teardown/4103/1
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To actually remove the Internal SD Card (that is not soldered to the board but in-fact glued to it), I recommend you take an exacto knife (or other small blade or thin screwdriver) and slide it around the edges gently; once the edges are loose, take your screwdriver under the chip and just pop it up.
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There will be adhesive residue on the board, I recommend using some gentle solvent to remove it (I used a cloth with a little paint thinner).
Put everything back together (just follow the iFixit guide on reverse) and feel proud that you are done with the hardware mod.
Partition your external SD Card
I used three partitions (all primary, not logical) , two 500 MB ext4 and a FAT32 with the rest of the space.
Linux users will probably not require much help on deciding what software to use, but for Windows users MiniTool Partition Wizard does a good enough job.
Do note that your device will perform according to your external SD Card, so it's not a bad idea to invest in a category 10 SD Card.
Modifing the ROM:
Download your ICS / JB ROM of choice, unzip it and open update.sh
Edit both line 31 and 35 to be as bellow
SD_PART='/dev/block/mmcblk0p3'Save and zip back.
Loading the Modded ROM to the SD:
Because we messed with the SD Cards, CWM will have a bit of trouble finding the external SD Card (until we flash our ROM).
Go ahead and connect your device to your computer and ADB the following command:
adb shell "echo /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file"
That will allow you to access your SD Card from your PC, just copy your modded ROM to it.
Now, issude the following command:
adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /sdcard
This will allow you to install the .zip file from CWM, go ahead and do that.
After checking partition types, your device will reboot and appear on a countdown to find the external SD Card, go ahead and reboot it manually before it does automatically (reboot to recovery with volume up).
Flash the .zip again, this time the installation will go successfully and you will have a working device.
Optionally, flash your desired Google Apps.
Now if we could get back to my original question, does anyone know why this device will not allow me to ADB it even when it's in download mode (a.k.a volume down/power button)
I actually got my tablet to boot up this morning for about 1 minute, then it shut off for no reason and did the "verizon" flash again when restarted.
priyana said:
Don't look at Overcome method if you have a CDMA tab.
It will only brick your tab if it ever worked at all.
Regarding bad internal memory, there are two chips. The OneNand 512MB and the MoviNAND 16GB.
If your OneNAND is the one broken, removing the MoviNAND achieved nothing.
The bootloader, modem, (and is it /system too of stock rom?) sits on OneNAND.
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Please correct my but, what other then the modem.bin File could brick such a CDMA Device?
AFAIK as long as he picks the correct CDMA modem.bin it should work alright?
In the case that I am in error, then how does One recover such a CDMA Device then?
I can easily recover this device if I can get the ADB commands to start working. I feel like no one is reading the instructions. If you look at the link where the instructions are, there is a screenshot of his device. All of that "unable to mount" etc is what was happening to my device, hence why I removed the failed chip.
If I could get my device to show up in ADB, I wouldn't be asking this question!
By the way, I'm on an HP DV6. I tried all this in windows 8 and got nothing, so I installed a backup hard drive and put windows 7 on (this is what I'm on now) to see if that'd make a difference. Still nothing. I also tried on my old Gateway desktop but in download mode my old PC (still USB 1.1 1GHz celeron 512mb ram) the PC has no clue what the tablet is.
So I finally got this thing to boot into 2.2. Now the touch screen is unresponsive and the battery goes to 0 as soon as it's unplugged. Going to take it apart in the morning and make sure everythings connected. Might try a new battery but if this thing doesn't show more promising results soon I'm going to just say screw it and get rid of it.
Edit: Touch screen works but is flipped. If I slide my finger side to side nothing happens. If I slide it up and down i can awkwardly unlock the device. I'm guessing reload the factory image?!
the CDMA device is of different hardware. Not just the modem.
I am not technical enough to explain the difference. But I know Overcome method will brick it.
EliteEmerz: can you at least share how you get the PC to detect your device again?
priyana said:
the CDMA device is of different hardware. Not just the modem.
I am not technical enough to explain the difference. But I know Overcome method will brick it.
EliteEmerz: can you at least share how you get the PC to detect your device again?
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If you put it into download mode it shows right up in my device list, drivers for "samsung USB device" load up. I can contact the tablet through heimdall to load bootloaders, images, etc.
For some reason I got it working pretty good last night except the touch screen issue. I reloaded the stock rom again and am playing with the SD card partitions since that's how I got it to boot up the last 2 times. I dont even care if I can load Jellybean on, I just want a working tablet.
By the way, this is SOLVED.
It will now boot up using a Stock ROM plus the zImage + recovery from clockworkmod
My touch screen is flipped (so I have to slide up and down to get it to swipe side to side) but at least it's on now. Made a new thread to address the flipped touch screen issue!!

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