[Q] Galaxy s bricked?! partition error - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Total SpaceA few weeks ago I have a problem with memory SD
when I install any version (JPU, JPI, or JPY) but when boot on the
Android Sytem recovery <3e> displayed the following message:
update,media, please wait
E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no sucho file or directory)
E: copy_dbdata/media:Can't mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed.
After that flash with ODIN and speedmod-kernel-k12k-500hz
Then the phone starts NORMALLY, but it shows me two pop up:
Preparing internal SD, SD CARD IS DAMAGED, after that I go to:
SETTING/SD card and phone storage and shows me:
SD card and phone storage
Total Space
00
Available Space
00
Unmount SD card
Format SD card
Internal SD card
Total Space
Unavaible
Available Space
Unavaible
Format SD card
Format (erase) the SD Card
Internal phone Storage
Available space
00b
So I try to format both SD card, and nothing happens.
Connect the phone to pc, open SuperOneClick v1.91 and click ROOT
Width the phone rooting i go to adb :
c:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\
1____I first put the phone in Debbuging mode,
2____Second fixed if the phone is attached:
adb devices >>>
List of devices attached
100012044e6e device
3____Go to adb shell> su > mount, and show me:
# mount
mount
rootfs / rootfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sys /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/stl6 /mnt/.lfs j4fs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs ro,relatime,vfat,log_off,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iochar
set=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl10 /dbdata rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/r
wx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rw
x,iocharset=utf8 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:9 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexe
c,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002, dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,co
depage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:9 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noati
me,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0 002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=
cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000
0 0
#
In this case try to find a route to the internal and external sd:
external : /dev/block/vold/179:9
internal: ????????????????
I add to this thread, images with different situations.
I read the following post but to no avail:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6...ernal-storage/
And millions of post that talk of SD brick
PLEASEEE HELLPPP MEEE!!!!!!!!!

What I personally would do first is give it a factory reset and then reflash. Have you tried this already?

bitmaster2000 said:
What I personally would do first is give it a factory reset and then reflash. Have you tried this already?
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yes, multiple times!

Seens that I have the same problem as you.... can't find an solution yet! Did you find any? can you help me?

nope, nothing...

Try flashing the ezbase rom, follow the walkthrough instructions, it may or may not fix you
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Try a flash of a stock rom with a pit file but make sure all the files are there. For example my firmware from samfirmware.com was missing db_data because I think kies uses the existing one. So before I knew this I would flash the stock rom as is but get a mounting error for db_data because it was missing.
See if your stock rom has all the right files. Or try like a Darky rom for odin. That should have all the files.
If that doesn't work then you may be hooped as it is not a good sign when the internal sd reads 0. I got a new motherboard last time that happened to me.
G
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mmcblk0p1 is the primary partition that you are having an issue with.....if it says "no such file or directory", then your partition table is gone i believe. you must have an external sdcard in your phone for it to still boot up me thinks? try reflashing it a bunch of times like suggested above, and maybe you'll get lucky.
otherwise, give this a shot:
assuming your phone is rooted, go to recovery, and then create an adb shell with your computer.
type su
then type echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/s3c-usbgadget/gadget/lun1/file
this will make your phone visible in disk management through MMC. try right clicking on your phone, and initializing, activating and formating a partition.......i can't remember the names, but something along those lines.
also, by doing this, you will lose all your data.

I've tryed EZroom ... nothing... I've flashed to a stock rom... when I'm on stock rom it Appears "System UID Unstable" and it says to wipe data... I did it, my data keeps coming back to life (weird)... I've tryed darky rom, and clockwork mod... what i can do with it is mount the usb storage... then i go on it, delete all files... after reboot the phone... it's all back in there... format the internal sd card... then, files back there again... I really don't know the reason that the files keep coming back to life... It's probably the key to solve my problem...

If it's under warranty then flash with stock rom and pit (if stock rom has all the files some don't) and send it in. There is a method if you flash to 2.1 to get it to boot from the external sd - developed for the I9000M. Then you can wipe everything you can maybe and reflash. If no warranty it gives you a slightly useful phone until repair or replacement.
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I Tryied to send it for Samsung, but I bought it outside of my country (brazil). So My phone is i9000T and samsung Brazil just fix the i9000B, they say that they can't fix my phone because they have "incompatible software" ...
So, that is it? I own a rock now?

Well you could get it repaired privately. Or sell it on eBay - even the for parts ones seem to go for better than nothing amounts.
I think in Canada repairs to the main board were running around $125 when the majority of the I9000M units were failing.
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Or fedex it to a country it is covered in to samsung. Just say you are working out of country.
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And i can view, the partition, but i can,t format or partition.
And so, i think this problem caused because i check the Clear efs in odin, and dont have copy of my nv_data.bin,nv_data.back. And my new imei is:
004999010640000
Do you know how can restore my imei to te original?:
354781/04/656555/9
Thank you!

the nv_data files are going to be hard to fix. i tried changing the imei# between my gf's phone and mine, but didn't get it to work. the nv_data.bin file is signed i believe, so when you edit it, it messes up the signature and the phone won't accept it.
but your main issue is the partition. did you try what i suggested on the first page?

*yes, I tried to do what you told me, but I wasn't lucky. Do you know any programme to edit nv_data? I think this is the reason of my problem.

i thought i remember reading some other forums were working on editing those files, but that was a year ago. i don't know if they ever did. if they did, i guess you could get a donor nv_data file, and paste in your imei. search around, but even if you fix your nv_data file, it won't fix your mmcblk0p1 error.

when the mmcblk0p1 apears in the windows managament like unallocated, y try to re partition, but the windows show me: cyclic redundancy, and i cant continue. any idea to program to repair?

when you right click on it, are there any other options, aside from allocating?
if you can get it going with windows, i was going to suggest something like partition magic, but i usually gave up at this point, and sent my phone in for repair.

no, nothing happen, i try fixed whit low level format. When the program runs, shows me in HEX this line:
"HE OVER WRITING SEQUENCE WILL BE A SINGLE CHARACTER PATTER FOLLOWEB BY ITS COMPLEMENT
AND FINALLY AN OVERWRITING USING RANDOM CHARACTER PATTERN. tHEN VERIFICATION SHOULD TAKE PLACE"
I searched this paragraph in goolge, and the results were: SECURITY POLICES, DOD WIPE 2025, US DoD 5220.22-M.
The questions are: Are my memorys blocked for any reason,
how can revert this situation?!
what is the paragraph telling me?!

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[Q] ***heellllppp***

Total SpaceA few weeks ago I have a problem with memory SD
when I install any version (JPU, JPI, or JPY) but when boot on the
Android Sytem recovery <3e> displayed the following message:
update,media, please wait
E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no sucho file or directory)
E: copy_dbdata/media:Can't mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed.
After that flash with ODIN and speedmod-kernel-k12k-500hz
Then the phone starts NORMALLY, but it shows me two pop up:
Preparing internal SD, SD CARD IS DAMAGED, after that I go to:
SETTING/SD card and phone storage and shows me:
SD card and phone storage
Total Space
00
Available Space
00
Unmount SD card
Format SD card
Internal SD card
Total Space
Unavaible
Available Space
Unavaible
Format SD card
Format (erase) the SD Card
Internal phone Storage
Available space
00b
So I try to format both SD card, and nothing happens.
Connect the phone to pc, open SuperOneClick v1.91 and click ROOT
Width the phone rooting i go to adb :
c:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\
1____I first put the phone in Debbuging mode,
2____Second fixed if the phone is attached:
adb devices >>>
List of devices attached
100012044e6e device
3____Go to adb shell> su > mount, and show me:
# mount
mount
rootfs / rootfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sys /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/stl6 /mnt/.lfs j4fs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs ro,relatime,vfat,log_off,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iochar
set=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl10 /dbdata rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/r
wx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rw
x,iocharset=utf8 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:9 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexe
c,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,co
depage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:9 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noati
me,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=
cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/external_sd/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000
0 0
#
In this case try to find a route to the internal and external sd:
external : /dev/block/vold/179:9
internal: ????????????????
I add to this thread, images with different situations.
I read the following post but to no avail:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6433-solved-messed-up-partitions-on-internal-storage/
And millions of post that talk of SD brick
PLEASEEE HELLPPP MEEE!!!!!!!!!
As it states "sd card damaged" I would take it back to sammy and insist on a free replacement, it costs them zilch but bad publicity is potentially very serious, you will win! Atb
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heeellppp
hHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPP
You need to try flashing a full ROM with odin (3 files) and PIT file + repartition, something like jpc or jpu will work fine. This will fix the problem if there's no hardware fault.
Jpu, jpy, jpi sd brick
i flash with JPU, JPY, JPI , + repartition + pit 512 without results!!!!!!
Try with rom with resurrection ...like darky ressurection with another pit for different partition
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freeze screen
when install darkys rom, in the first boot the screen standy in tHE galaxy s LOGO, AND REBOOT AND REBOOT ALWAYS in the same screen...any idea?!
as the other poster said, it could be that your internal Sd card is shot. i had the same thing happen to mine
jark99 said:
as the other poster said, it could be that your internal Sd card is shot. i had the same thing happen to mine
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+1 Very true !!!
Please load all files into odin and post a screenshot of what it looks like before you hit start.
Then we can get better judgement and maybe find a solution - even if that means sending it to Samsung
This is the way i flash
PIT :::: 512.PIT
PDA ::: I9000XXJPU-REV03-PDA-low-CL747761.tar.md5
PHONE ::: MODEM_I9000XXJPU.tar.md5
CSC ::: GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJPU.tar.md5
RE-PARTITION ::: CHECK
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/832/46612146.jpg/
When de boot for first time the screen go to Android System Recovery, and show me this:
update,media, please wait
E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no sucho file or directory)
E: copy_dbdata/media:Can't mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed.[/B]
Helpppmeee Pleaseeeee!!!!!
Are you flashing full rom? try to go back 2.1 rom
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alright,
this happened to me earlier. I got hold of XXJPY and 512.PIT from samfirmware.
I turned the phone on in download mode, checked re-partition, left everything empty (taken care by the ROM I downloaded) and when It worked its magic, my phone was up and running again,
hope this helps.
cheers!
froyo 2.1
Yes, I try to re flash width:
I9000XXJE2
I9000XXJPO ##
I9000XXJPI ##
I9000XXJPU ##
I9000XXJVO ##
I9000XXJVP ##
In the first boot fails, then flash width speedmod-kernel-k13c-500hz.tar , and boot fine but the sd, internal and external still
absent.
sorry dude, but i think a visit to sammy is the best option
PIT :::: 512.PIT
PDA ::: I9000XXJPU-REV03-PDA-low-CL747761.tar.md5
PHONE ::: MODEM_I9000XXJPU.tar.md5
CSC ::: GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJPU.tar.md5
RE-PARTITION ::: CHECK
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/832/46612146.jpg/
When de boot for first time the screen go to Android System Recovery, and show me this:
update,media, please wait
E:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1
(no sucho file or directory)
E: copy_dbdata/media:Can't mount SDCARD:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed.[/B]
any help?
Maybe try an ezbase instal, has very good walk through guide with screen shots, so factory wipe before and after flash, and see what happens
GTi9000 insanity cm012/glitch

[Q] OB directly boots in S/W Update / No USB storage connection possible

hey there...
i got a huge problem with my ob. since yesterday i can't activated the usb mass storage any more. any times i connect the phone to my pc the option does not pop up.
i allready set up the only mass storage mode but that didnt change anything. no recognition on my phone. the myphoneexplorer on the pc says that i founds a new device but connection through usb fails. only the batterie is still loading...
change the cable -> nothing
change pc -> nothing
reflash (with wiping everything i could find in cwm) from nova 4.5 to 7 -> nothing
also it is totally strange that the phone instantly boot up to the "S/W UPDATE" mode from lg if i plug in usb connection when power is off.
im running out of ideas... someone please help D:
p.s. cant using lg updater at the moment cuz ports are blocked -.-'
Hey,
lil update:
after i flashed official 10a ROM from lg i was able to mount microsd card with the pc while playin' a lil bit with the hidden menu... but there is another problem appeared... the phone says that the internal storage is 0,00B... O:
i guess the stock rom cant handle the ext4 from nova correctly? is there a possible way to format internal storage with adb? im not able to install apps to fix this D:
some1 got an idea?
thanks
Edit: Errr... is there a possibility to push a nova rom to the internal storage without cwm? i guess not... >.<
is there a possible way to format internal storage with adb?
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Type: adb reboot recovery
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radkor said:
Type: adb reboot recovery
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Thanks for the advice but there is no terminal in stock rom. cant install one from the market because of no available free disk space... -.-'
assotracti0n said:
Thanks for the advice but there is no terminal in stock rom. cant install one from the market because of no available free disk space... -.-'
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You should do this on PC, not phone.
1. Be sure to have enabled USB Debugging in Applications settings on the phone
2. Download THIS.
3. Connect your phone to PC and run enter_recovery.bat on PC.
4. Phone will reboot into recovery and do Factory Reset.
pew pew - hey [:
i tried that - without success. internal storage still 0.00b - that's creepy. i will try flashin' v10e tomorrow - hope that will solve the problem.
hm,... does anyone have a good documentation bout the phone? i played a lil around with hidden menu and activated AP USB in the AP CP USB Switching menu. after that i was able to mount the microsd for the pc.... until i unplug usb connection und reconnect the cable.
in settings -> phone information -> status the "battery status" is then "discharging" and no mountin for pc possible - something is really wrong with ma phone. broken hardware?
Hey...
i didnt give up yet and played around with the adb shell. ive discovered that my /data partition is not mounted. here the adb shell mount output:
rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /lgdrm ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,errors=continue,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals tmpfs rw,relatime,size=4096k 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 /system ext3 ro,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 /dvp/hwkey ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 /dvp/userdata ext3 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:16 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:16 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000 0 0
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Am I right? I guess I am. In that way i can't install apps via adb install *.apk - is there a way to install apps directly to sdcard? i would like to root the phone and format /data partition...
Someone got an idea so solve this?
ty
PS.:
Ouch! Found that! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212370 - let's try this...
Yes - worked. But the problem with the usb connection is still alive :\ - i will try fixin' this flashin' Nova v8.
I guess the problem from beginning is you forgot to reset factory before flashing...
assotracti0n said:
PS.:
Ouch! Found that! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1212370 - let's try this...
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Glad if your OB fixed...
Yes - fixed.
Nova v8 installed successfully.
But i still not able to share my micoSD. In Nova v8 no Hidden Menu is implemented and in that way i cant activate "AP USB in the AP CP USB Switching menu"...
What is that AP USB? Someone knows? When i restart my phone while usb cable is plugged in it automatically starts in "S/W Upgrade" mode (without holding volume button) - looks like a flag?
i hope there is a way to fix that. D:
Anyone found a solution to this other than going through the hidden menu to "AP USB".
I have the exact same issue, on stock V10B rom. Has happened ever since I upgraded to the V10B rom. I've tried factory reset via Security and Privacy settings but still have the issue.
It also goes straight to the Upgrade screen when switched off and the USB is plugged in.
I did have a few 'profiles' that would do certain things when the phone was plugged into USB but these no longer work and it is really annoying.

"locked" internal SD (MMCBL0)

First of all, I'm experienced with android hacking/rooting/whatever but not so much with the galaxy tab.
So, I have this weird problem, whatever changes I make to a partition on the internal SD (including /data and /sdcard) doesnt actually gets applied to the internal SD. This include changes made by installing a app, using a file browser, using mass-storage, a shell command as root, reformat in recovery or even when using ODIN and just re-partitioning the whole thing.
Is this a known issue or does anyone have suggestions?
GSM P1000
edit: running XWJQ8 stock
Mount info:
Code:
# mount
mount
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
/dev/block/stl6 /mnt/.lfs j4fs rw,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /app-cache tmpfs rw,relatime,size=12288k 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/stl9 /system rfs ro,relatime,vfat,log_off,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /preload vfat ro,nodev,noatime,nodiratime,fmask=0133,dmask=0022,codepage=cp437,iocharset=
iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /data rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl10 /dbdata rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl11 /cache rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
/dev/block/stl3 /efs rfs rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=utf8 0 0
Tried flashing CF-root and formatting from CWM. /data and /sdcard still have all their data after being formatted.
edit:
Tried fsck, umount, and more linux tools. nothings helps.
Im trying to get to the bottom of what sounds like exactly the same issue.
A few more details noted here:
*edit to note I cant post external links*
My current guess is that at some point it's locked "read only". I'd just be happy with a working 2.3 tab at the moment. Forget any other roms lol.
If you get any further with it, I'd appreciate any answers you come up with. Visa versa if I beat you to it.
The_Double said:
First of all, I'm experienced with android hacking/rooting/whatever but not so much with the galaxy tab.
So, I have this weird problem, whatever changes I make to a partition on the internal SD (including /data and /sdcard) doesnt actually gets applied to the internal SD. This include changes made by installing a app, using a file browser, using mass-storage, a shell command as root, reformat in recovery or even when using ODIN and just re-partitioning the whole thing.
Is this a known issue or does anyone have suggestions?
GSM P1000
edit: running XWJQ8 stock
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This exactly is my problem. Has someone here know the problem?
Thats three of us then. I'v found another two instances of the isue on "the Galaxy tab fourm" and posted a long log of trying to resolve it.
Those were both some time ago however and havent resurfaced. There is another thread on XDA comlaining of the same issue but no solutions or fix.
I', still trying to get this sorted so if I do encounter a resolution beyond "pay someone to fix it" then I will let you know.
Unfortunately I cant even do that as without knowing the cause I doubt I'd get it back repaired....
Any assitance would be very welcome, Im using just the browser on a p1000 as nothing else works.... Depressing lol.
I have exactly the same issues with a SGT-P1000 GSM. Tried everything but after reboot all data, that i wiped is back on internal memory. i could wipe partition and create ext4 partition with mini tool partition wizard, but just a couple of moments later after creating the partition successfully the partition changes back to fat32 and all data is back on internal memory, neverending story ...
Further research and a new error message suggests that there might be a link to the "system UIDs Inconsistent" error which has been reported across the forums for a variety of devices.
Im looking into it...
Hello! I have the exactly same issue. Has anyone been able to solve this?
I've tried cyanogen rom, the official (stock) ROM and that does not seem to solve my problem.
I've also tried, with a custom kernel, access the ADB shell as root on recovery mode and anything that I do, doesn't "stick". FDisk, file creation, file removal. NOTHING.
I'm a week like this and this post is the only reference I've found that has the exactly same problem that I do.
Please, do tell your findings.
Thanks,
- Sergio Moura
Little dont understand this, but i try to help
Maybe you can try dd command, i never using this for my tab but i often using in my linux..
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/path/your/sdcard
dd is unix or linux tools for low level format and can be used to make image file too. Please backup your data first, i dont responsible for your lose..
Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk 2
Oh and last thing, let me know if the problem still appear
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[HOWTO] Dual-Boot P31xx

Dual-booting has always intrigued me. I dual-boot between Windows and Linux on one of my computers, dual-boot between stock firmware and RockBox on my Sansa Fuze v2, and I decided to find out how to dual-boot my Galaxy Tab 2 7.0". It took a couple days of work, but I have found one way to do so using the external SD card.
In the future, if I can work it out, I will provide a method for dual-booting using only internal storage. Update: I have successfully tested an internal dualboot setup. I will post details later.
Warning: While I am not aware of any specific way this could brick your device, stuff happens, so don't blame me. I've tested this and found no problems, but you may not be the same.
To use this method, you need a microSD card at least 8GB in size. If you use 8GB, though, you will have pretty limited space for storage, so a card 16GB or greater is advised.
Preparing SD Card
Repartition your microSD card using whatever program suits you. You need to shrink the first storage partition to make room for the new system partitions. The new partitions should take at least 5GB, so be sure to leave at least 5.25GB. You can always resize later if you need to.
After shrinking your storage partition, create four ext4 partitions in this order: system (min 800MB, recommended 1.25GB), cache (min 500MB, recommended 700MB), data (min 3GB, recommended 5GB), and EFS (min 21MB, recommended 32MB).
Verify your partitions on your tablet by inserting the SD card, booting into CWM, and running "parted /dev/mmcblk1" (no quotes) over ADB shell.
Flashing External ROM
Now you just need a ROM to flash. Most ROMs are not packaged to run from external SD card. You MUST either use a provided ROM or edit one yourself. I provide here a repackaged version of the 8/28 CM10 nightly which can flash to and run from your SD card. If you want to edit a ROM yourself, see the bottom of this post.
Boot into CWM and backup. You will need your backed up boot image if anything goes wrong.
Now flash your ROM. It will install to the external SD card on the appropriate partitions if you did everything right. Reboot: you should be in your new ROM.
You'll probably want a Google Apps package. See below for packages for external dualboot.
Using Your Dual-Boot Setup
Your internal and external ROMs do not share internal storage, due to the odd nature of the SD card fuse tool.Your external ROM has an "internal SD card" of its own. You may find a way to mount the internal /data/media to the external ROM's /sdcard. My new ROM conversion script will add attempt to mount the internal ROM's storage to /storage/intSdCard
The ROMs I provide here include a script in /system/bin called "bootinternal." Run this from a terminal emulator or adb to switch from the external ROM back to the internal one. I have attached a script called "bootexternal" to this post. Use it on your internal ROM to switch to the external one (remember to set the executable permission).
In order for the boot switching scripts to work, you must do some preparation. On your external ROM, place the internal ROM's boot.img in /sdcard/Boot/internal.img. For your internal ROM, place your external ROM's boot.img in /sdcard/Boot/external.img.
If you ever need/watch to switch ROMs manually, run the following commands in a terminal emulator or over ADB, replacing "boot.img" with the boot image of the ROM you are switching to:
Code:
cat boot.img > /dev/block/mmcblk0p5
reboot
Alternatively, you could switch boot images using Mobile Odin.
Update: I would skip using my prepackaged ROMs now, because I have uploaded a converter script that will actually do a better job. These will configure the "bootinternal" and "bootexternal" scripts automatically.
If you ever need to wipe your data, cache, or dalvik cache, see the next post for CWM zips.
Downloads
Roms for External SD Card:
CyanogenMod 10 Nightly (8/28/2012)
AOKP P3113 Stable
Note that these are probably unnecessary now, because I provide a script to convert ROMs automatically on Linux.
Google Apps Packages for External SD Card:
Gapps for Jelly Bean - Use for CM10, AOKP, etc
Gapps for Ice Cream Sandwich - Use for stock, RomsWell, etc
If I ever have time, I plan to upload SD card images which you can use to partition your external SD card automatically.
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Repacking a ROM for Dual-boot from SD Card
Note: You no longer need to do this manually. I have uploaded a script which automates the conversion process. See the next post for download.
First, you need to extract and unpack the boot image. There are tools and scripts available for this, so find one.
Once the boot image is unpacked, you need to edit init.espresso.rc on the ramdisk. Find where the partitions are mounted and change the code to look like this (yours may look slightly different depending on the ROM, but just be sure to replace the default partition mounts with those of your SD card partitions):
Code:
#mount ext4 /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/FACTORYFS /system wait rw
mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /system wait rw
#mount ext4 /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/FACTORYFS /system ro remount
mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /system ro remount
#mount ext4 /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/DATAFS /data wait noatime nosuid nodev crypt discard,noauto_da_alloc
mount ext4 /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/DATAFS /data2 wait noatime nosuid nodev crypt discard,noauto_da_alloc
mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p4 /data wait noatime nosuid nodev crypt discard,noauto_da_alloc
#mount ext4 /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/CACHE /cache wait noatime nosuid nodev nomblk_io_submit,errors=panic
mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p3 /cache wait noatime nosuid nodev nomblk_io_submit,errors=panic
#mount ext4 /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/EFS /efs wait rw
mount ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk1p5 /efs wait rw
Repack the boot image and stick it back into the ROM. Then edit the updater-script, and change all references to the internal system partition (/dev/block/mmcblk0p9) to the external system partition (e.g. /dev/block/mmcblk1p2). If any other partitions are referenced, change them as well.
Optional: insert the "bootinternal" script in /system/bin and the a script to mount the internal storage in /system/etc/init.d.
Your ROM is ready to go. Flash and be happy!
Thanks to Johnsel for helping me edit the boot image and pointing me to sendust7's work on the Atrix, who I also thank for his precedent.
CWM Zips for Wiping External Partitions
If you ever need to wipe /data, /cache, or dalvik on your external dual-boot partitions, you can use these CWM zips to do so.
Update: Here is a script to automate the conversion of a ROM from standard to external dualboot.
interesting... gonna try this later...
Nice guide! Dual boot with stock and cm9/10/AOKP would be ideal.
Confirmed?
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scottx . said:
Nice guide! Dual boot with stock and cm9/10/AOKP would be ideal.
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Agreed! Is it possible to dual boot stock and AOKP?
IFLATLINEI said:
Agreed! Is it possible to dual boot stock and AOKP?
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Absolutely. If you're running stock, just follow the instructions to partition your SD card, then flash the provided AOKP package and (I assume you would) the gapps package. You should boot right into to your external AOKP installation. Then just copy your stock boot image to /sdcard/Boot/internal.img and run "bootinternal" from a Terminal Emulator or adb shell to return to stock.
BRILLIANT !!!
A few suggestions:
Possible to have a GUI to switch ROM or even better to have it at boot (through kernel).
Script to Automate the process of converting any(P31xx) ROM to dual-boot. It will take away pressure off you.
Thanks !
thanks for the tutorial.
silentvisitor said:
BRILLIANT !!!
A few suggestions:
Possible to have a GUI to switch ROM or even better to have it at boot (through kernel).
Script to Automate the process of converting any(P31xx) ROM to dual-boot. It will take away pressure off you.
Thanks !
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The GUI may or may not happen, since I, while familiar with partitions and scripting, don't know much about Java or Android development. I'll look into it, though. Having it run at boot through the kernel is beyond my skills. The closest I could do would be an init.d script.
As for a script to automate the conversion process, that seems doable. It only involves two files (init.espresso.rc in the boot image and the updater-script), so I could see that happening. I'll try to do something with that.
This is very interesting!
But I think it is better if we can install dual-boot like CM10 and some porting of Linux desktop version, chrome OS (love it) and other
I follow this thread!
Update: I've added a script that automatically converts ROMs to external dualboot format. I advise using this script instead of my provided ROMs. Just open a terminal in the script's directory and run:
Code:
./convert.sh rom-to-convert.zip
It will automatically edit the boot image and updater script, as well as configure the dualboot scripts. Go back to the second post to download.
Dual-boot question
Sorry for offtop, but your work is very interesting for me. I have GT-P6800 (Tab 7.7) and will try your method on my device. What can i do for it? May be change numeration of partitions inside a script? And firmware counter will be ticked or not? And my current firmware in internal memory will be untoched? Thanks for your work again!
partola1 said:
Sorry for offtop, but your work is very interesting for me. I have GT-P6800 (Tab 7.7) and will try your method on my device. What can i do for it? May be change numeration of partitions inside a script? And firmware counter will be ticked or not? And my current firmware in internal memory will be untoched? Thanks for your work again!
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I would assume our tablets are very similar, so my method probably would work as is. To be sure, extract the updater-script from your rom and send it to me, along with the boot image, and I'll check it out. Your firmware counter will not be increased, and your current firmware should not be affected.
marry me. I just asked the dual boot question like a week ago lol
Macadamia Daze said:
I would assume our tablets are very similar, so my method probably would work as is. To be sure, extract the updater-script from your rom and send it to me, along with the boot image, and I'll check it out. Your firmware counter will not be increased, and your current firmware should not be affected.
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Hi, this is my p680 kernel & updater-script:
http://hotfile.com/dl/170647189/80fec16/P6800.ZIP.html
Please, check it!
Also, i have some questions:
as you know, only 4 primary partition allowing on sdcard. I create 1 partition primary fat32 and 4 partitions logical ext4. Is this ok?
And how can i check partitions directly on tab? Terminal emulator not understand parted command, and from recovery TWRP 2.2.0.0 terminal asking me about from which directory execute commands. I try few directories, but parted/dev/mmcblk1 command show nothing to me.
Thank you for your adwise.
partola1 said:
Hi, this is my p680 kernel & updater-script:
http://hotfile.com/dl/170647189/80fec16/P6800.ZIP.html
Please, check it!
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I'm having problems unpacking your boot image. Run the command "mount" on your tab and give me the output. I looked in your updater-script, though, and that seems compatible.
as you know, only 4 primary partition allowing on sdcard. I create 1 partition primary fat32 and 4 partitions logical ext4. Is this ok?
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I was able to put 5 primary partitions on my SD card. Are you using an MBR partition table or GUID partition table? You need to use GUID to have 5 primary partitions. Anyway, I don't know if it will make a difference for logical partitions. Once you can check the partitions from your tab, I'll be able to tell you if it will work.
And how can i check partitions directly on tab? Terminal emulator not understand parted command, and from recovery TWRP 2.2.0.0 terminal asking me about from which directory execute commands. I try few directories, but parted/dev/mmcblk1 command show nothing to me.
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Use CWM instead of TWRP.
Macadamia Daze said:
I'm having problems unpacking your boot image. Run the command "mount" on your tab and give me the output. I looked in your updater-script, though, and that seems compatible.
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Hi, this is result of mount command:
Code:
[email protected]:/ $ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
[email protected]:/ $ mount
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system ext4 ro,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 /cache ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /efs ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /data ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /mnt/.lfs j4fs rw,relatime 0 0
/sys/kernel/debug /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/fuse /mnt/sdcard fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/extStorages tmpfs rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,size=0k,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:9 /mnt/sdcard/extStorages/SdCard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1023,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
[email protected]:/ $
Also, i get CWM instead TWRP. But CWM have not possibility entering commands at all.
If you had troubles with unpacking CM10 kernel, any way for update it to booting from sd?
Thank you.
Why duplicate the efs partition?
And what makes it need such a big cache partition?
Sent from my GT-P1000
partola1 said:
Hi, this is result of mount command:
Code:
[email protected]:/ $ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
[email protected]:/ $ mount
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /system ext4 ro,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 /cache ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /efs ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /data ext4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noatime,barrier=1,data=ordered,noauto_da_alloc 0 0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 /mnt/.lfs j4fs rw,relatime 0 0
/sys/kernel/debug /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/fuse /mnt/sdcard fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1023,group_id=1023,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/extStorages tmpfs rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,size=0k,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:9 /mnt/sdcard/extStorages/SdCard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1023,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
[email protected]:/ $
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Your essential partitions are the same, but are referenced differently. I will need to make a slight alteration to the conversion script.
Also, i get CWM instead TWRP. But CWM have not possibility entering commands at all.
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You do it through ADB.
If you had troubles with unpacking CM10 kernel, any way for update it to booting from sd?
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I'm looking into the boot image, but let's try something out. In the terminal emulator, run "cat /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 > /sdcard/full-boot.img" (without quotes). Then upload that file.
cdesai said:
Why duplicate the efs partition?
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When I first ran across it, I wasn't sure what it was, so I added it for safety.
And what makes it need such a big cache partition?
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I'm not sure. I decided to keep it close to the original cache partition size, which was 700+ MB. However, I've found in another setup that I can get by with half that. In my internal dual-boot setup, I have a 384MB cache partition.

Internal Memory not accesible after Custom ROM CM12 Installation on Xperia TX

Hi ,
I have a specific problem , i tried installing custom ROM CM12 with custom kernal in my existing android 4.3 . I was able to successfully upgaraded to 5.0 from 4.3 but in turn i belive something went wrong and now my internal memory is not accessible .
Though i am able to down load apps and have dedicated 1.7GB for that , plus have an internal memory of 10 GB , still i cant save picture and neither i am able to access my phone internal memory via PC and cable . Though i have rooted my phone already (Super SU) and when i connect my phone in recovery mode , i am able to access my internal memory .
Please suggest some recovery , as i cant even use Camera and Gallery .
Also my phone doesnt detects external SD as well .
Please send solution at [email protected]
Thanks
Hi,
Thanks For using XDA Assist
Please wait for the Moderation Team to move this thread to the Xperia TX Q/A section for better support.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-t-v/help
Good Luck!
You'll have to format your internal storage from phone's storage settings. You will lose all data on your internal storage, so make sure you back-up before doing this.
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finac94 said:
You'll have to format your internal storage from phone's storage settings. You will lose all data on your internal storage, so make sure you back-up before doing this.
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1.- It doesn't even seem like that user has an account on XDA anymore, so no point in responding.
2.- In case anyone else reads this... that will work, but you don't have to format your internal memory. Use the search function.
finac94 said:
You'll have to format your internal storage from phone's storage settings. You will lose all data on your internal storage, so make sure you back-up before doing this.
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hi finac , i dont have any specific option for phone storage in OS5.0 lollipop. Its only shows SD storage erase , which i believe is not format .
I have also tried reset factory data and erase Sd card , still the same rather nothing happened after that rather phone booted normally with all information intact , with information i mean my apps logged in with personal details .
Any other option ?
Does it has to do something with void.stab ??
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Antiga Prime said:
1.- It doesn't even seem like that user has an account on XDA anymore, so no point in responding.
2.- In case anyone else reads this... that will work, but you don't have to format your internal memory. Use the search function.
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Dear Antiga,
1) dont know to whom you are referring to for active account
2) Use search function to search what ? just to re-iterate , i am unable to access my internal memory and due to this all apps related to internal memory like camera, whats app , share function are not working .
Tried flashing ROM many times , still the same
this is also in addition , that i can now see 2 separate internal memory , previously which was showing as one
srd34 said:
this is also in addition , that i can now see 2 separate internal memory , previously which was showing as one
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Screenshot and post it.
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Screenshot and post it.
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@Antiga , I cant take snapshot , remember my camera is not working plus memory card not accessible
tried team viewer as well , but not successful .
srd34 said:
@Antiga , I cant take snapshot , remember my camera is not working plus memory card not accessible
tried team viewer as well , but not successful .
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this is the current script of my internal memory status , please suggest what should i do :
Hi ,
Can you help me resolve an issue :
i have flashed xperia tx with custom rom CM12 20150315 and gapps , but nw my internal sd card is not accessible due to which i cant use camera and other apps related to internal memory . though i can see the storage from Recovery mode and file explorer but it doesnt reflect on os and camera keep saying insert sd card , Even though i insert an external SD as well :
Following is a script of mount if that helps :
[email protected]:/ $ mount
rootfs / rootfs ro,relatime 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,seclabel,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=600 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,seclabel,relatime 0 0
selinuxfs /sys/fs/selinux selinuxfs rw,relatime 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /sys/fs/cgroup tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=750,gid=1000 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/System /system ext4 ro,seclabel,relatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/Cache /cache ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/Userdata /data ext4 rw,seclabel,nosuid,nodev,noatime,noauto_da_alloc,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:15 /mnt/media_rw/sdcard0 ext4 rw,dirsync,context=ubject_r:sdcard_posix:s0,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/block/vold/179:15 /mnt/secure/asec ext4 rw,dirsync,context=ubject_r:sdcard_posix:s0,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,data=ordered 0 0
/dev/fuse /storage/sdcard0 fuse rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=2800,group_id=2800,default_permissions,allow_other 0 0
[email protected]:/ $
thanks

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