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[Q] Reformatting the internal SD

Hey guys, I pulled off a derpwad and messed up my internal SD's partition.
I can enter the recovery mode and download mode, but when I go into recovery, it says
Code:
Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file or directory)
And I was lurking around and found some threads and such. Most saying that they sent their phones back. That's not really an option for me since I've been fighting with Samsung for a bit trying to get them to take it back, but they said I've voided the warranty by unlocking the phone yadda yadda. I can give you the specifics if you want.
I've tried flashing with Odin 1.3, it helped a bit because initially, I couldn't get into recovery. I've tried a few different ROMs, so I won't post them. I couldn't find a stock Android 2.1 ROM, can someone give me a hand?
I think the main problem is reformatting the internal SD to have the appropriate partitions and file systems. I don't know how to do that. I can connect the USB to my computer and make use of adb. I'm pretty tech savvy, but not yet well versed in a linux enviornment.
tl;dr
Internal SD seems corrupted. How do I reformat it correctly?

Hello,
Did you try to flash all the 3 parts of the phone software with odin, with repartition enabled and a valid PIT file?
Download
- PIT 803 file
http://www.multiupload.com/6JX2LEUCTY
- I9000XWJS3 package from samfirmware.com (european for my case), PIT803 version
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/100247999/301207f/I9000_XEN_I9000XWJS3.rar.html
(The pwd is samfirmware.com)
In Odin, tick repartition, for PIT select the PIT 803 file (s1_odin_20100803.pit)
For PDA, choose I9000XWJS3-REV03-ALL-low-CL830616.tar.md5
For CSC, choose GT-I9000-CSC-XENJS3.tar.md5
For PHONE, choose MODEM_I9000XXJPY.tar.md5
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If all is OK your phone will reboot in recue after the flash and you will be able to format the internal sd from the rescue menu.

zbal said:
Hello,
Did you try to flash all the 3 parts of the phone software with odin, with repartition enabled and a valid PIT file?
If all is OK your phone will reboot in recue after the flash and you will be able to format the internal sd from the rescue menu.
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I tried that just now and I'm getting a new error.
Code:
Can't mount /dev/block/st10 (Invalid argument)

Their is a post on here regarding fixing sd cards if you search that may help .
jje

CooKieLord said:
Hey guys, I pulled off a derpwad and messed up my internal SD's partition.
I can enter the recovery mode and download mode, but when I go into recovery, it says
Code:
Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (No such file or directory)
Internal SD seems corrupted. How do I reformat it correctly?
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This is not corruption. It is simply a failure. There is no way to fix this other than to have the motherboard of the phone replaced.
Sorry to be the bearer or bad news, but hundreds have spent hours on it and not a single person was able to recover from the problem.

I have same problem than you, I fix it with I9000XXJPU version.

[Q] Muppet in need of Help

Hi,
I've been a right royal idiot and have spent 2 days trying to get my SGS back into working order.
Flashed Bionix v1.7 Rom (didnt realise it was Vibrant), worked great with the exception that the headset socket logic to be back to front. No audio from external speaker, if you plug in headset you could then external speaker started to work.
I therefore flashed back my origonal ROM with ODIN but on reboot the update failed with can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /data (Invalid argument). After then reading the notes (Yep noob mistake) I realised I should have removed the voodoo lagfix the Bionix ROM had before flashing a new rom.
Having done some investigation it looks like mmcblk0p2 is an j4fs filesystem but nothing I seem to do seems able to change that. Tried to mkfs and ext2 filesystem on it but it seems to be working then aborts saying it wasnt cleanly unmounted and to e2fsck the partition, which I try and it errors with unable to set superblocks on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2.
Any and all help greatly appreciated

Find a full rom that have dbdata.rfs, cache.rfs in it. Flash via Odin with repartition ticked.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

JM8 will restore the things your missing

I have tried that, Odin runs through with no issues, but on device reboot it errors with the same. I can boot into clockwork recovery and adb shell. Its really weird, I've done a complete dd dev/zero over that partion. I've mounted it in windows and formatted via that and yet when I reboot and look at the partition via windows, all the data is there. There were a couple of other partions that were j4fs (/datadata) if i wipe that partion using fat.format, when i remount it it mounts as rfs instead of j4fs (great), but when I do the same with /data (mmcblk0p2) it says success on format but when I mount, it still mounts as j4fs...any other ideas?

azzledazzle said:
JM8 will restore the things your missing
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Will try JM8 and let you know
Tried JM8 Odin complete succesfully, on reboot complains about CSC (multicsc : can not access to /system/csc/KOR/system
copy_common_data E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl11 (invalid argument))
cant do anything with stl11 in adb, complains no such device (although /dev/block/stl11 file exists)

I've managed to recover my SGS with a flash of JPU which is a low level package including repartition with 512.PIT. Here's a download link to JPU if it helps. It's a 3 part flash in Odin: http://www.multiupload.com/L79EDKJIG3
Good luck!

bdl1969 said:
I've managed to recover my SGS with a flash of JPU which is a low level package including repartition with 512.PIT. Here's a download link to JPU if it helps. It's a 3 part flash in Odin:
Good luck!
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Just tried this and error is back to origonal ie cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2.

You didn't accidentally store those files on your Sim or SD card right?
(I know, beginners question but just to be sure )
So you can't use your phone at all atm? Just stuck at recovery screen?

I had this same problem last night in the end used odin 1.7. With older firmware and pit (512) files doing a full repartition and reflash with csc. And modem files this was a jp4 set i believe.
This would not then upgrade in kies so i flashed a jpy firmware over the top just the firmware file this time. Not sure but i think i could have skipped this stage and restored from the clockmod backup. Can anyone confirm?
Then i rooted the phone again then flashed a kernel with clockwork mod support and was able to go to recovery mode and restore with the back up i made before i started messing about, though i suspect a titanium backup or similar would have worked just as well.
Hope this helps you at one point last night all I had was an icon with the phone and a computer thought I had really bricked it this time but given what I've done over the last couple of weeks i am not sure that's even possible.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

curioct said:
I had this same problem last night in the end used odin 1.7. With older firmware and pit (512) files doing a full repartition and reflash with csc. And modem files this was a jp4 set i believe.
This would not then upgrade in kies so i flashed a jpy firmware over the top just the firmware file this time. Not sure but i think i could have skipped this stage and restored from the clockmod backup. Can anyone confirm?
Then i rooted the phone again then flashed a kernel with clockwork mod support and was able to go to recovery mode and restore with the back up i made before i started messing about, though i suspect a titanium backup or similar would have worked just as well.
Hope this helps you at one point last night all I had was an icon with the phone and a computer thought I had really bricked it this time but given what I've done over the last couple of weeks i am not sure that's even possible.
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Just tried with Odin 1.7, the JP4 romset still the same error on mmcblk0p2.
Just for avoidance of doubt in case I'm not doing this correctly,
In Odin I have Re-Partition, Auto_reboot, and F.Reset Time checked, Dump, Phone EFS and Phone Bootuploader Update are not checked. I'm using s1_odin_20100512.pit, and have tried Various European Roms including all the ones mentioned so far.
Fundamentally is the problem not that the filesystem type of the internal SD partition is j4fs? It seems the kernels dont know how to mount this type of filesystem, and for some reason I seem unable to change this. I cant even delete/format the data in these partitions.
cronoz, I believe mmcblk0 is the internal SD memory, which has 2 partitions. The first is a 2Gb Fat partition and the second is a 5Gb ext4(j4fs) partition.

Try using hardcore's kernel. In recovery mode try to disable lagfix.
Good luck
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lownoise said:
Try using hardcore's kernel. In recovery mode try to disable lagfix.
Good luck
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thanks, can you point me in the right direction maybe a link just to ensure I download the correct file.

It's in the development section.
Thread hardcore speedmod kernel.
Choose first download speedmod....
500.zip
Unzip and flash with odin.
You do have 3 button combo right!
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lownoise said:
It's in the development section.
Thread hardcore speedmod kernel.
Choose first download speedmod....
500.zip
Unzip and flash with odin.
You do have 3 button combo right!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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Yep, dont have any problem getting into Download mode

nivenj said:
Yep, dont have any problem getting into Download mode
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then it's save to try

Yes the file system is the issue but repartitioning should reset that at lest it did for me last night. But only once i found a complete set of files. A *512.pit mine came with odin the main firmware in the pda box the modem file in the phone box and the csc file in the csc box once i had that mine refreshed just fine. If you have the right combination of those then I'm not sure what else you can do tbh
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lownoise said:
It's in the development section.
Thread hardcore speedmod kernel.
Choose first download speedmod....
500.zip
Unzip and flash with odin.
You do have 3 button combo right!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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Well this thas put me a lot further forward thats for sure. So i Flashed speedmod-kernel-k13a-500hz.tar. This now bootsl the SGS. It complains bitterly, force closing just about everything, but it does boot. Just about all apps force close, but I can set debugging mode and get in via adb (although the roms not rooted (JP4) :-S).
I can boot into recovery and choose the speedmod Lagfix option. It correctly identifies that /data is ext4. I disable lagfix and the new config is set to convert data to rfs on next reboot. I reboot and it goes through the conversion, backup of /data /datadb and /cache, it then generates md5 checksum and the aborts saying there is not enough space on internal SD. Not sure how to fix this part. When I enable debug mode I can see 2 partitions in windows a 1.8Gb and 5.3Gb, Both are empty apart from my update.zip in the 5.3Gb partition.
EDIT: Also tried the Yes, with factory reset without backup option, this seems to work but on reboot /data is still ext4 :-S
Any other ideas how to proceed now?
Any Full Roms with the speedmod kernel you could recommend?

nivenj said:
Well this thas put me a lot further forward thats for sure. So i Flashed speedmod-kernel-k13a-500hz.tar. This now bootsl the SGS. It complains bitterly, force closing just about everything, but it does boot. Just about all apps force close, but I can set debugging mode and get in via adb (although the roms not rooted (JP4) :-S).
I can boot into recovery and choose the speedmod Lagfix option. It correctly identifies that /data is ext4. I disable lagfix and the new config is set to convert data to rfs on next reboot. I reboot and it goes through the conversion, backup of /data /datadb and /cache, it then generates md5 checksum and the aborts saying there is not enough space on internal SD. Not sure how to fix this part. When I enable debug mode I can see 2 partitions in windows a 1.8Gb and 5.3Gb, Both are empty apart from my update.zip in the 5.3Gb partition.
EDIT: Also tried the Yes, with factory reset without backup option, this seems to work but on reboot /data is still ext4 :-S
Any other ideas how to proceed now?
Any Full Roms with the speedmod kernel you could recommend?
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you can try darky's resurrection rom which is a complete rom with pit file 502
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940671
If that fails you can also try to flash jpy or js3 with the 802 pitfile
hmm i think the 2 partitions are the main problem....... It's kind off strange that you only can see the update.zip. How did you create the 2 partition???

Ive been trying darkys res rom, the only problem I think though is that it does say that lagfix has to be removed (ie not ext4 partitions) before installing, and that I suppose is the underlying problem of why I cant get it to work.
I just realised it wasnt 2 partitions, its the Internal and external SD cards, the 1.8Gb seemed to be corrupt, I managed to format it via the SGS menu and it shows the correct 8Gb now.s
EDIT: Hmmm just noticed something, its seems that although it appears I can delete and add files to my internal SD card via windows, it doesnt actually do anything on the card. This very strange :-S

[Q] "your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu....."

ok so i had stock 2.1 update 1 , gt i9000T , and flashed I9000XWJS8 europe , i ACCIDENTALLY (or accidentally used a pit file) checked re-partition and now this retarted recovery screen with "your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions"
"copy default media content failed"
funny thing though even tho i get looped into that screen i can just use speedmod k13E and bypass it and get a forceclose error on the welcome screen and everything works i think didnt really test it , under sd card stuff i have 0.00 gb on the bottom is that correct? but when i enter speedmod and go clockwork and back to recovery 3e it shows the same error. anyone know how to get rid of that bs? and i used odin 1.7

mmm... internal sd card.
what i would do, (not saying you have to do this) is download a firmware with three files and 512 PIT, check the re-partition box in odin, then after the successful flash. boot into recovery and format my sd card. along with data / cache / dalvik cache.
then rebooting should be back to normal. apply a restore and everything is normal

Hello!
I am in the same situation with a Galaxy Tab 7 aka gt_p1000... I wanted to reset the tablet. No way through normal os procedure ->
I did a super silly "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmblkp2" from local root terminal
/dev/mmcblkp2 was the device mounted in /data yahoo I now need to format the partition... so now I should mkfs /dev/mmcblkp2... but how?
I tried to install the latest for europe p1000
P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJQ1_P1000XXJPZ_HOME.tar
Used odin repartitioning applying pit and tar for pda section, repartitioning. (tried not repartitioning too)
I then applied dbdata.tar not repartitioning.
Completes but when rebooting gives this message as darkfangerex5
"your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions"
"copy default media content failed"
SO your suggestion is what I'd go for..
"download a firmware with three files and 512 PIT" on samfirmware I have no way of knowing if there is any similar rom config.
Can you point any rom to use? My tablet is stuck at the moment ((
@darkfangerex5
did you solve your problem and how?
Thanks for any help
G

SOLVED
I solved using Overcom GB safe stock procedure.
http://www.teamovercome.net/p1000/?page_id=17
Pointed by www.androidiani.com/forum/samsung-galaxy-tab-7/100307-rom-3-file-dove-la-trovo.html
Cheers

azzledazzle said:
mmm... internal sd card.
what i would do, (not saying you have to do this) is download a firmware with three files and 512 PIT, check the re-partition box in odin, then after the successful flash. boot into recovery and format my sd card. along with data / cache / dalvik cache.
then rebooting should be back to normal. apply a restore and everything is normal
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First off all my Galaxy I9000 was trying to software update via Kies, and it failed. The it would not start, but i managde to root it with a stock "VOD" rom.. But after a while i wantet to root it back to "Nordic Version"... But i could not do this, because the 3 button combo dont work on my Galaxy I9000 anymore.. :/ So there for i baought a USB JTAG, that puts it into download mode. So far, So good But when it is finished rooting, it fails to mount/unmount a bunch of stuff.. I have a picture of the screen, so that you guys can se what the problem is. I have tryed to root it with the same version that worked before, but it dont work. I have also tryed with som pit files, and so on... I give up, i need help with my Samsung Galaxy S - GT-i9000. Please help me out with this..
Do you know where i can download this firmware with three files? i have to pay for every Mb i download, so i cant afford to download the wrong one :/ If you know where i can download it, or if you have the link for this download that would be great!!
I need the one for Nordic Countries (Samsung Galaxy GT-i9000), and it must be able to install the right CSC... wich is "NEE"
Thanks in advanced

[Q] I9000 Soft-bricked after Jellybean flash

Evening,
After trying nearyl everything I found online to get my phone back into a working state I finally gave up and decided to ask
you for help.
So, it all began with me trying to flash the Jelly Bean Port onto my SGS in the hope it would fix my constant crashes and other problems
I had after another flash.
I got it working at some point, but it did not react when I plugged it in the usb port as mass storage device or any other mode for that matter.
So I tried some other solutions.
A couple tries later i started getting the "cant mount /dbdata" error which i fixed with a solution from this forum using a dbata.tar as PDA, using the JW4 firmware.
However because I wanted the usb to work I tried again to get jelly bean to run, without success.
I'm no unable to boot the phone passed "Enter your password to decrypt storage" or in any other mode.
When flashing I keep getting "Failed to mount /data" which seems to disappear at times when the external sd is inserted.
My Computer regocnizes the Phone as two different drives, even when i remove the sd...
So yeah.
The moral of the story is: I cant get the phone to run on any mode except jellybean and there without usb connection, if i get passed the decrypt thing.
Currently all flashing leads me to the recovery screen saying:
"Can't mount /data " and "Cache wipe failed" after that it just bootloops.
So, can anyone help me out?
P.S. I can at all times enter recovery and download mode.

Hey
If u can enter download mode, why dont u flash 2.3.6??that should clean all your problems..
Plus if you upgrade to JB your external sd-card wont be mounted to ur system...(you cannot alter any data directly to your external sdcard...
There are 3 ways to solve your prob..
1.use CWM..
--goto mounts and storage, then hit external sdcard..
2.use your external memory card directly with ur system..that means without your phone
3.(long method)
Transfer ur data to internal sdcard then use a file manager and transfer to external memory card
Cheers
If I Helped, dont mind Hitting the Thanks button...

Flashing an old Stock Rom mostly fixes all problems for me and should do the same for you
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Hi,
Thanks for the answers.
Flashing an old Stock Rom mostly fixes all problems for me and should do the same for you
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I tried this approach and flashed the JVU Version from samfirmware.
It leads to the following error:
Code:
Failed to mount /sdcard (file exists)
(...)
Format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
During the boot up, after the first flash.
Note: The external SD-Card was not in the phone, as well as the sim card.
After that it starts bootlooping.
If I insert the external SD-Card before the flashing process i only get:
Code:
Format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
And the Phone starts to bootloop again.
I've tried to google this and I get two reactions:
The internal SD is fried.
Format the internal SD using CWM.
I believe I did try the second approach, but i would greatly appreciate a short guide on how-to properly format my internal SD
There are 3 ways to solve your prob..
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I was under the impression they had fixed that bug in V6.
Anyway, it's not the real problem since I would rather get my phone to work again, before I go ahead and try out jelly bean again.

The ics semaphore.tar odin kernel from the semaphore thread has worked for everyone I've suggested it to.
For some reason it seems to work where other flashable packages don't, worth a try.
Sent from horseback.

First of all I flash stock firmware. / 3 PDA files, MODEM, CSC / odin with the pit512 and Re-partition.za second is that the flash / ICS, JB / clearing script to use the kernel, then the full wipe and cwm JB installation ....

adytum said:
The ics semaphore.tar odin kernel from the semaphore thread has worked for everyone I've suggested it to.
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Did you mean this Semaphore Thread?
If so, just tried it, didnt work, still get the same error as before:
Code:
Format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
misacek said:
First of all I flash stock firmware. / 3 PDA files, MODEM, CSC / odin with the pit512 and Re-partition.za
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At this Point, I get the first error concering the formating, see above.
If I still continue and manage to get JB to work (I event tried the kernel cleaning script). I get locked out because of this "Enter password to
decrypt storage" Error. Which is known to be fixed by performing a factory reset, which I cant do, because of the first error.

f_erin said:
I get locked out because of this "Enter password to
decrypt storage" Error. Which is known to be fixed by performing a factory reset, which I cant do, because of the first error.
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try and enter any password five times until prompted that this will wipe the card, than you should be able to do so

So, today I decided to buy a new smartphone after one last try of getting my old one to work.
I used the default guide to flash JellyBean and now it works ...
I guess it was scared or something, I'll keep using it to check of fluently it works for now and bought and sd reader to solve the usb issue.
So this thread can be closed.
Thanks to all for their tips.

Odin failure or hardware failure?

My Cappy is having some serious issues! It used to run slimROM 4.2 and untill the night that it started illuminating the ceiling of my room with the ATT bootloader logo. I woke up checked it out and... nothing would run. System kept rebooting without end. As I am a somewhat knowledgeable flasher got into recovery mode and flashed my rom again. It went to the ATT bootloaders then it showed the slimROM logo as if it were to load it and then the screen went off. Dead!
I tried Heimdall SamsungCaptivate-SGHi897-UCKB2-Rooted-One-Click without any success.
Last, I tried returning it to stock using ODIN and this is the error message that I get
--Copying media files...
E:failed to mount /sdcard (no such 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.
Media files copy failed.
--Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E: format_volume: rfs format failed on dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /dbdata...
Formating /cache...
Data wipe failed.
-- Applying Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Applied the CSC-Code 'ATT'.
Successfully applied multi-CSC
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That's it. I think my /sdcard is dead. Are there any other possibilities and maybe a chance to bring my phone back to life? Please help!!!
I will be generous to anyone who can help.
Best

frenzisor said:
My Cappy is having some serious issues! It used to run slimROM 4.2 and untill the night that it started illuminating the ceiling of my room with the ATT bootloader logo. I woke up checked it out and... nothing would run. System kept rebooting without end. As I am a somewhat knowledgeable flasher got into recovery mode and flashed my rom again. It went to the ATT bootloaders then it showed the slimROM logo as if it were to load it and then the screen went off. Dead!
I tried Heimdall SamsungCaptivate-SGHi897-UCKB2-Rooted-One-Click without any success.
Last, I tried returning it to stock using ODIN and this is the error message that I get
.
That's it. I think my /sdcard is dead. Are there any other possibilities and maybe a chance to bring my phone back to life? Please help!!!
I will be generous to anyone who can help.
Best
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When you tried Heimdall, did you use a different USB port?
Also, is that quote from Odin/Heimdall? If so, you might wanna try other GB versions (Heimdall UCKF1 worked for me before when Odin KK4 didn't).
Another thing, do you have a external sd? If so, try booting with it in.

Booting of External SD card
BWolf56 said:
When you tried Heimdall, did you use a different USB port?
Also, is that quote from Odin/Heimdall? If so, you might wanna try other GB versions (Heimdall UCKF1 worked for me before when Odin KK4 didn't).
Another thing, do you have a external sd? If so, try booting with it in.
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I the quote is from Odin. What is extremely weird is that right after i posted this. My phone booted into GB. I then proceeded to see what my storage was doing and it turns out that I am somehow (I am not sure how this happened) i am running of my External SD card. My phone still can't see any internal SD card. Any suggestions?
Should i try to use ROM manager and flash recovery and try a ROM from there?
I am still worried that my Internal SD is not working.

frenzisor said:
I the quote is from Odin. What is extremely weird is that right after i posted this. My phone booted into GB. I then proceeded to see what my storage was doing and it turns out that I am somehow (I am not sure how this happened) i am running of my External SD card. My phone still can't see any internal SD card. Any suggestions?
Should i try to use ROM manager and flash recovery and try a ROM from there?
I am still worried that my Internal SD is not working.
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***First of all, don't touch ROM Manager, it doesn't do well with the Captivate.
Custom recovery is flashed through kernels with Odin 1.18 (or 1.17). You simply grab the .tar file and put it in the PDA slot while you phone is in download mode. (On stock GB, you'll want Corn kernel)
Now my guess is that your external sd needs reformat. Backup w/e is on it (same with your internal if you can access it from your pc) and full format it to FAT32. If that alone doesn't fix it, wipe your internal as well.