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[Q] HELP! Cant mount /sd-ext

Guys,
I dont know what I did but I can no longer do a factory wipe.
CMW says "Error: Can't mount /sd-ext" Ive tried reformatting / repartitioning the sdcard. it just keeps saying cant format.
I tried CWM 2.5.1.2, then i even flashing it again and tried a 3x version of CWM.
I just wanna be able to flash roms again. Please help
ANY HELP / SUGGESTIONS IS APPRECIATED.

Hey, there are a couple of threads that talk about
"Error: Can't mount <something>" ... you should check them out. I also recommend doing a search for "Cant' mount" you will find a lot of threads talking about a related problem.
Here are some, I hope they solve your problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=678845
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133219
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252602
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848967
good luck.

ive tried all of those
my issue isnt mounting the sd card but rather the sd-ext partition. ive rrad all these threads and tried everything stated.
Also. it seems i have 2 different CWMs. 2.5.1.2 when i flash into recovery from ROM Manager and 3.0.x when i go into recovery manually.....how is this possible and how can i fix this?
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you shouldnt need to mount the external sdcard in CWM. you flash things from the internal sdcard

when i try to wipe data to flash a new rom it says
"
Error: Cant mount /sd-ext/
Skipping....
Done
"
im unable to wipe data so im currently unable to flash anything
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Ompalompa287 said:
when i try to wipe data to flash a new rom it says
"
Error: Cant mount /sd-ext/
Skipping....
Done
"
im unable to wipe data so im currently unable to flash anything
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
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thats completely normal.
wiping data has nothing to do with flashing anything.

CWM is unable to mount the sd-ext on our phones because it has a different location (sdcard/ex-sdcard) than most phone (mnt/emmc)

[Q] Lots of errors

So hey all,
Recently my Galaxy just stopped working. At home I tried to install new firmware. Then I got a lot of errors.
This is what I get when I go in my Recovery Mode:
-- Copying media files
E:failed to mount /sdcard (File Exists)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount /sdcard
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
Meida files copy failed.
# MANUAL MODE #
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Applied the CSC-code 'XEU'
Succesfully applied multi-CSC.
E:failed to mount /sdcard (File Exists)
Reboot system gives me this:
E:copy_log_files_to_data: Can't mount /dataRebooting.
A
pply update from sdcard doesnt give any option
wipe data/factory reset gives me this:
-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /dbdata...
Deleting Meta Data
Formatting /cache...
Data wipe complete.
Wipe cache partition gives me this:
-- Wiping cache...
Formatting /cache...
Cache wipe complete.
When I install new firmware I get errors the same like this.
Now I have tried to install all firmwares (from 2.2.1 to 2.3.6) and nothing works.
I had my Galaxy running on a costum ROM (I don't remember the name, it was something with Ario).
What to do? I'm quite lost..

Flapwaaier said:
What to do? I'm quite lost..
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Check My Android Solutions as to what may work for you

I had the same problem. My internal memory card was broken. I have received my repaired phone from Samsung service centre 2 days ago.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2

xsenman said:
Check My Android Solutions as to what may work for you
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Nothing of this worked, I still get the same errors even tough I do what i said there.
amerkiller1995 said:
I had the same problem. My internal memory card was broken. I have received my repaired phone from Samsung service centre 2 days ago.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2
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how does this work? I had my phone rooted and stuff so I guess my warranty falls off?

Flapwaaier said:
Nothing of this worked, I still get the same errors even tough I do what i said there.
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solutions for /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 or /mmcblk0p1 or /mmcblk0p0 are all never the same, it all depends on as to what caused the format failure .
You can try flashing the same ROM twice or more with different PIT ( i9000 has 3 PIT files)
But if the problem was caused by Lagfix, which you had failed to undo before a factory reset or upgrade...than your Internal SD card needs to be reformatted back to rfs.(vfat) ..which is why the stock ROM fails to solve the problem as your current format is in ext 4.
So nothing will work, IF your internal SD card had been converted to Ext 4 format, until you find a way to format it back to vfat.
For Korean version of Galaxy S , flashing an Eclair will solve all problems except this lagfix problem. So you can try the Eclair for i9000 at My Android Collections
Suggest you try to format your Internal SD card ( remove ext SD card and Sim Card) , before trying any ROMS

xsenman said:
solutions for /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 or /mmcblk0p1 or /mmcblk0p0 are all never the same, it all depends on as to what caused the format failure .
You can try flashing the same ROM twice or more with different PIT ( i9000 has 3 PIT files)
But if the problem was caused by Lagfix, which you had failed to undo before a factory reset or upgrade...than your Internal SD card needs to be reformatted back to rfs.(vfat) ..which is why the stock ROM fails to solve the problem as your current format is in ext 4.
So nothing will work, IF your internal SD card had been converted to Ext 4 format, until you find a way to format it back to vfat.
For Korean version of Galaxy S , flashing an Eclair will solve all problems except this lagfix problem. So you can try the Eclair for i9000 at My Android Collections
Suggest you try to format your Internal SD card ( remove ext SD card and Sim Card) , before trying any ROMS
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Well, how am I supposed to do that? My PC doesn't recognize my phone because it wont start. Therefore I can't format my internal SD.
How to do this?

Flash a gb value pack and root it again it will work
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download any rom 2.3.5+ with 3 files and pit 512
1. run odin click on repartition
2. open pit file 512
3. PDA: XXXX
4.Phone: XXX
5.CSC: XXX
6. START
7. Give the errors if it show
i hope this way will help u

mihirr said:
Flash a gb value pack and root it again it will work
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda app-developers app
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What is that? Can u tell me more about it?
King Soft said:
download any rom 2.3.5+ with 3 files and pit 512
1. run odin click on repartition
2. open pit file 512
3. PDA: XXXX
4.Phone: XXX
5.CSC: XXX
6. START
7. Give the errors if it show
i hope this way will help u
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Did it.
Shows me (what I can see):
Installing update..
Succesfully installed package.
-- Copying media files...
E:Failed to mount /sdcard (File Exists)
E:copy_dbdate_media:Can't mount /sdcard
Your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions
Meida files copy failed.
-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /dbdata....
Formatting /cache...
Deleting Meta Data
Data wipe failed.
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Can't acces to '/system/csc/XEN/system/'.
Succesfully applied multi-CSC.
That was it.

[Q] what exactly means "manual format /system"

Hi everyone,
Many custom roms nowadays have in their instalation instructions a point that sais that it is recommended to perform a "manual format /system". I'd like to ask what does it mean exactly? After doing full wipe/factory reset, cache and dalvik wipe should I open aroma and delete "/system" folder?
I've tried to google it but it doesn't seem to appear anywhere.
I'm really sorry for my bad english.
cheers

jakubs11 said:
Hi everyone,
Many custom roms nowadays have in their instalation instructions a point that sais that it is recommended to perform a "manual format /system". I'd like to ask what does it mean exactly? After doing full wipe/factory reset, cache and dalvik wipe should I open aroma and delete "/system" folder?
I've tried to google it but it doesn't seem to appear anywhere.
I'm really sorry for my bad english.
cheers
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Manually formatting /system is recommended because it delete the system inbuilt apps which may not be compatible with the new ROM which you are going to install,
Apparently, even if the base is the same !
It is recommended by dev's ! It better to do it

I believe it happens for the rom to find completely blank space to extract withought creating malfunctions.

Manually formatting means that after you wipe data/ factory reset.. open mounts and storage (not aroma) and there you'll find an option to format system
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Hit thanks if I helped

ishangoyal said:
Manually formatting means that after you wipe data/ factory reset.. open mounts and storage (not aroma) and there you'll find an option to format system
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk 2
Hit thanks if I helped
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helped a lot. thanks

so noob question this just wipes iternal sd then i am asking because i have flashed a lot of roms and i think i might have bits of them still on my internal sd ,eg darky v11 ,remics jb,cm10.1 etc thanx
sgs gti9000
c-rom mix
jb 4.2.1

TIGER 123 said:
so noob question this just wipes iternal sd then i am asking because i have flashed a lot of roms and i think i might have bits of them still on my internal sd ,eg darky v11 ,remics jb,cm10.1 etc thanx
sgs gti9000
c-rom mix
jb 4.2.1
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This doesn't wipe internal SD

Quick explanation
/system/ is the system partition in android, while
/storage/sdcard0/ is the internal SD
You might also have
/data/
/datadata/
And so on, formatting either of these in cwm won't affect the others, so internal storage is safe unless you choose to wipe it.
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/system is the folder that contains everything of your ROM. Devs ask to manually format the /system because it will completely wipe the ROM of your phone, including the kernel provided together with the ROM. This is to make sure full functionally of the new ROM you're installing.
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Gt I9000 stuck on bootscreen
hey guys..I did the advanced>format/system and format/datadata and it wouldnt boot up. just stuck on the gti9000 screen. so I tried to restore a backup and it said mismatched, But when tried to reboot it said to me i dont have root and if i want to apply a root. a chose it and it kept showing the bootscreen. I used odin and put the cf rooted (used before and worked) it said it passed and rebooted but again stuck on bootscreen. I am really on PANIC now and dedsperatly need help!

savvas_sid said:
hey guys..I did the advanced>format/system and format/datadata and it wouldnt boot up. just stuck on the gti9000 screen. so I tried to restore a backup and it said mismatched, But when tried to reboot it said to me i dont have root and if i want to apply a root. a chose it and it kept showing the bootscreen. I used odin and put the cf rooted (used before and worked) it said it passed and rebooted but again stuck on bootscreen. I am really on PANIC now and dedsperatly need help!
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Wiping /datadata is not a factory reset which prevents bootloops like yours. Wipe /data, /cache and dalvikcache, after flash the rom you want again and it should boot up

JFK1997 said:
Wiping /datadata is not a factory reset which prevents bootloops like yours. Wipe /data, /cache and dalvikcache, after flash the rom you want again and it should boot up
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I am trying to do all of wipes but I get: E:unknown volume for path [/data]
E:unknown volume for path [/data]
E:Unable process volume! Skipping...
And this kind of stuff. And also some of this: E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command

savvas_sid said:
I am trying to do all of wipes but I get: E:unknown volume for path [/data]
E:unknown volume for path [/data]
E:Unable process volume! Skipping...
And this kind of stuff. And also some of this: E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
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Flash the ROM, since you format system earlier...follow this guide and start from gingerbread or start from where you were before.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​

xsenman said:
Flash the ROM, since you format system earlier...follow this guide and start from gingerbread or start from where you were before.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​
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If I get it right I have to flash this http://www.mediafire.com/download/dc2yxsl1av0iyci/Odin_XXJVU_MultiCSC_Deodexed_Zipaligned_V2.7z
using odin? Please be nice I know I am a noob

savvas_sid said:
If I get it right I have to flash this http://www.mediafire.com/download/dc2yxsl1av0iyci/Odin_XXJVU_MultiCSC_Deodexed_Zipaligned_V2.7z
using odin? Please be nice I know I am a noob
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If you read the link [Tutorial] How to Unbrick, Flash, Downgrade, Root, Update i9000 from Froyo to Kit Kat, everything was mentioned in it and links to download were given in it. Only the you need to be careful which download link you click, as this free file server is bit tricky, they have included a lot of download links on it, just us free download button, a number of times , for download to begin.
on the other hand you can use the link you mentioned too, but you may need to download a CF rooting kernel to go with it.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​

Insufficient internal memory
nabilimran said:
/system is the folder that contains everything of your ROM. Devs ask to manually format the /system because it will completely wipe the ROM of your phone, including the kernel provided together with the ROM. This is to make sure full functionally of the new ROM you're installing.
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.Hi buddy,
Got same mobile as yours with CM11,Kitkat. Facing problem of insufficient internal memory.. i just have the default apps that come with CM11 and the internal memory is shown as 1.2G/1.33G . please suggest how to clean that much of space .
please send me your reply on [email protected].
Thanks,
[email protected]

[Q] Restored to Factory with Odin; still won't boot

HI, all,
My phone was kind of unstable for a while, with lots of error messages saying "this app needs to close." Last night the battery died during the night, and when I replaced it with a charged battery and turned on the phone, it would only boot to the devil kernel screen, then it would stop. I spent hours reading on the Internet and in these forums, and it seemed my best bet was to restore to stock via instrux on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731989
That seemed to go well, but at the end the phone didn't reboot like it should have. I get to the At&T screen, then the phone shuts off. Not only that, I can't even get into recovery mode now. I don't know what to do now, and I honestly can't understand most of the lingo in the threads to know if there's already the instruction I need out there. I'm sorry to ask you all to repeat yourselves. I'm totally new to this. Please help.
The phone had been rooted and had devil kernel and CyanogenMod 10 (i think). It was running a version of jelly bean that was out on this site in August. That's all I know (ex-bf rooted it for me). Any advice is much appreciated!!!

Try 4-2ndtwin's one click Odin stock kk4 ROM. Maybe without bootloader version, assuming you haven't lost the GB bootloader.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18370912
You will need to get into download mode. There are stickies in this forum that tell you how to do that.
Designgears thread won't help you, I think. It's pre-gingerbread.
If you can get to KK4 ROM, then flash the Corn 7 kernel with Odin, then you will have CWM recovery and can flash the CM10.1.0 RC-2 ROM which will be better than what your bf had available in August.
CORN
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18233847
CM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35431635
Sent from the wholly ROMin' empire. SGH-I897 CM10.1

Thanks for this advice. I flashed the Odin kk4 ROM, and now I get the GB bootloop. Might that mean that I need the bootloader after all?
EDIT: When booting, my phone was also flashing colorful, scrambled-cable-looking screens. I found another thread in the forums where someone had this issue, and the response to that person's query was that the person needed to flash the bootloader. So, I went back to the link you gave me and got the version with the bootloader. I flashed that, and now I still have a bootloop, but it loads a couple of more screens. The colorful screen is gone. Any suggestions now? In reading other threads, it seems like there are a few options. I'm not sure which to go with.

Not sure about flashing bootloader.
Flash kk4 again w/o bootloader.
Sometimes takes two flashes.
Sent from the wholly ROMin' empire. SGH-I897 CM10.1

I tried again and it booted to recovery. There are some errors. It says it couldn't mount the SD card. I'm copying the errors below in red. My options in recovery are:
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from sdcard [NOTE: I don't think this will be possible b/c of the errors below.]
3. wipe data/factor reset
4. wipe cache partition
Should I try any of these?
E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory)
E:copy_dbdate_media:Can't mount /sdcard
your storage not prepared yet. please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
Meida files copy failed.
--Wiping data. . .
Formatting / data. . .
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on / dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /dbdata. . .
Formatting /cache. . .
Data wipe filed.
--Appling Multi-CSC. . .
Installing Multi-CSC
Applied the CSC-code 'ATT'
Successfully applied multi-CSC.
laughingT said:
Not sure about flashing bootloader.
Flash kk4 again w/o bootloader.
Sometimes takes two flashes.
Sent from the wholly ROMin' empire. SGH-I897 CM10.1
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I found a thread where someone had the same error message as me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270364
And the advice for fixing is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447303
It involves setting up an external SD card to act as an internal one by partitioning the card through CWM. I have no idea how to get into CWM. Maybe I'll still play around with it to see if I can salvage something, but I think I'm going to get another phone to use at this point.
Thanks for your help!
hay1234 said:
I tried again and it booted to recovery. There are some errors. It says it couldn't mount the SD card. I'm copying the errors below in red. My options in recovery are:
1. reboot system now
2. apply update from sdcard [NOTE: I don't think this will be possible b/c of the errors below.]
3. wipe data/factor reset
4. wipe cache partition
Should I try any of these?
E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory)
E:copy_dbdate_media:Can't mount /sdcard
your storage not prepared yet. please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
Meida files copy failed.
--Wiping data. . .
Formatting / data. . .
E:format_volume: rfs format failed on / dev/block/mmcblk0p2
Formatting /dbdata. . .
Formatting /cache. . .
Data wipe filed.
--Appling Multi-CSC. . .
Installing Multi-CSC
Applied the CSC-code 'ATT'
Successfully applied multi-CSC.
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My phone is not booting up...

I tried to re partition the internal storage of the phone by using repartition.apk file . Now after rebooting is show only micromax logo
and in recovery mode its give some errors like ...
E: cant mount cache / command
E; cant mount cache / log
and couple of more i searched internet it shows have problem with partition can some one help me to get back my partition?

coolramiz said:
I tried to re partition the internal storage of the phone by using repartition.apk file . Now after rebooting is show only micromax logo
and in recovery mode its give some errors like ...
E: cant mount cache / command
E; cant mount cache / log
and couple of more i searched internet it shows have problem with partition can some one help me to get back my partition?
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For someone to help you, you have to provide more information about your problem. First you must start by saying that the phone, which rom, root / not rooted, what recovery etc ...

coolramiz said:
I tried to re partition the internal storage of the phone by using repartition.apk file . Now after rebooting is show only micromax logo
and in recovery mode its give some errors like ...
E: cant mount cache / command
E; cant mount cache / log
and couple of more i searched internet it shows have problem with partition can some one help me to get back my partition?
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You need to install stock rom again
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coolramiz said:
I tried to re partition the internal storage of the phone by using repartition.apk file . Now after rebooting is show only micromax logo
and in recovery mode its give some errors like ...
E: cant mount cache / command
E; cant mount cache / log
and couple of more i searched internet it shows have problem with partition can some one help me to get back my partition?
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You can try installing the stock rom, for instructions refer to here

coolramiz said:
I tried to re partition the internal storage of the phone by using repartition.apk file . Now after rebooting is show only micromax logo
and in recovery mode its give some errors like ...
E: cant mount cache / command
E; cant mount cache / log
and couple of more i searched internet it shows have problem with partition can some one help me to get back my partition?
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I also got the same problem :'( I cannot even go into recovery mode even :'( did you solve the issue ?

Yefather said:
I also got the same problem :'( I cannot even go into recovery mode even :'( did you solve the issue ?
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You have install stock rom

HridayHS said:
You have install stock rom
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How do I do that ?
Will I lose everything ?

Yefather said:
How do I do that ?
Will I lose everything ?
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Yes you will loose everything but not sd files

HridayHS said:
Yes you will loose everything but not sd files
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I am fine with that, but how to do it? Any tutorials? Any links?

Yefather said:
I am fine with that, but how to do it? Any tutorials? Any links?
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Here is a link --- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517008
Read carefully and install stock rom