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[q] heeeelp!!! Please!

I have just bought galaxy s and i flashed to jm5 then used samset 1.9f then i think i have some fixlag on. BUT SUDDENLY WHEN I TRY TO REFLASH TO JM5 MY SGS GOT BROKEN??? i took some pic but how i add them here //sorry i am very new user
On screen all iget for options is these:
Android system recovery <2e>
Samsung Recovery Utils
- for BML-
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
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update media. please wait...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/st110
(invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA:
copy default media content failed.

Have you tried to reflash your Galaxy with Odin?
Downloads:
Odin
JM5 Firmware PASS: samsung-firmwares.com
PIT 512
Howto:
1.Open ODIN. (And close Kies, if you have it open. It is important to have ODIN open BEFORE connection the phone via USB!)
2.Select the PDA/Modem/CSC/.PIT files in Odin. (PDA=CODE, .PIT and PDA are required. CSC and Modem are HIGHLY recommended. They may be necessary depending on the PDA! Try flashing all three BEFORE reporting bugs, if you only used one initially!)
3.Remove the SD card and SIM card from the phone.
4.Turn the phone into the download mode by pressing and holding VolumeDown+Home+Power.
5.Connect your phone with your computer and wait until the drivers are installed.
6.If the drivers are installed, click Start.
7.The phone will be flashed and once it’s finished, it will boot up. (Do NOT disconnect the usb-cable, remove the battery or otherwise interrupt this process!)
8.You have successfully flashed your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596

Your SGS is not broken you are just doing things without the right knowlegde.
Don't do things you don't understand !!!
Read before you do something !!!

Yes i have flashed mtimes with odin and successfully but this time its differrent i can't flash any rom and i keep having that error above

Welll it worked when i changed the .pit file which came with Odin to your .pit file and mine was 513 yours 512...but at the end when it booted there was one red line about some sytem ... it went fast so i could'nt read it but anyway thnx alot

You always have to use the correct PIT File for a Firmware.
Look at this:
http://samsung-firmwares.com/I9000.htm
Please read the FAQ Thread. ;-)

RTFM
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Help me troubleshoot my SDCard errors!

Hello,
Like many other users on this forum, I am having trouble with my i9000M sdcard after doing some ROM flashing.
Although there is some extensive threads collecting the different situations people are experiencing, I was hoping I could get some help for a specific circumstance relating to the sdcard issue.
I'll start by..
- Detailing the firmwares I have flashed, and what happened
- What is working / not working now, and how I got to get to the current situation
- And finally, I'll detail what I'm trying to do and where I'm getting stuck.
I would really appreciate some help with this, and thank anyone who takes the time to read it. I am trying to be very thorough to give you as much information as possible.
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1. Started with stock firmware. I am not sure what it was.. I believe the phone is equivalent to the Bell i9000M, but I am on the SaskTel carrier.
2. Flashed firmware I9000XXJP2: This worked, and I was using Froyo 2.2 fine.
3. Tried to root Froyo 2.2 firmware: This FAILED and the trouble began. I was using the update.zip method, and the source claimed it was compatible with 2.2. I had to hard reboot the phone, but it would stall on the white text intro screen (not the animated one).
4. Went into Download mode. Tried to flash firmware I9000UGJH2 (apparently the most current bell firmware), using Odin v1.1. This FAILED, and I had to hard reboot, which resulted in the PHONE - ! - PC error. I am aware the i9000M can still be recovered from this state.
NOTE: I could do nothing at this point: all firmware flashes failed, UNTIL I CHANGED TO ODIN V 1.3!
Using Odin v.1.3:
5. Flashed a series of firmwares.. (I9000UGJG8, I9000XXJM1, I9000XWJG5), ALL resulted in the phone either being in a shutdown-boot loop to the white Glaxaxy text screen, or the battery charging screen.
I could enter Download mode to reflash, but NOT recovery mode.
6. The ONLY semi working firmware is I9000XXJP2, Samsung Froyo 2.2. This is what the phone is now.
- I CAN enter Download mode, Recovery mode, and the phone stalls on the white Galaxy boot screen, but goes no further, and does not restart.
- I CAN run abd commands
Here is the output I get from each of the options in the Recovery mode:
Code:
I9000XXJP2
Odin 1.3
512.pit
Flashes fine
Goes into recovery mode
Displays error:
(No such file or directory)
E:copy_dbdata_media: Can't mount SDCARD
your storage not prepared yet. please use UI me nu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed.
Try to format sdcard:
Formatting SDCARD:...
ensure_root_path_unmounted**
ensure_root_path_unmounted (/mnt/internal_sd)
ensure_root_path_unmounted ret 0
ensure_root_path_unmounted It's not mounted
update media, please wait
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcb1k0p1
(No such file or directory)
E:copy_dbdata_media: Can't mount SDCARD
your storage not prepared yet. please use UI me nu for format and reboot actions.
Try to wipe cache partition:
-- Wiping cache...
Formatting CACHE:...
ensure_root_path_unmounted**
ensure_root_path_unmounted (/cache)
ensure_root_path_unmounted ret 0
unmount (/cache) attempt 1 (Unknown error: 0)Cache wipe complete.
Try to apply sdcard:update.zip
Same errors as 1) can't mount sdcard therefor installation fails.
Reboot system:
- Will accept adb download reboot
note: I can reach download mode using the button combination
- recovery mode: can access with button combination or 'adb reboot recovery'
- power off: battery charging indicator shows
note: it does not loop the battery indicator
- power on: stalls at Galaxy S GT-19000 white lettering screen.
note: i recieve an indication on windows desktop that a device has been connected which is capable of USB high speed point
ADB COMMANDS WORKS: device is detected
Things I have tried:
I tried booting into a Ubuntu Live cd to see if I could format the sdcard, as suggested in this thread: (sorry, forum won't allow me to hyperlink, thread id=759910)
The disk utility picked up the Samsung drives (One was labeled something like Samsung_Galaxy, and the other Samsung_Galaxy sdcard, but I'm not 100%) but could not format them. There was also no info being listed about the size.
Things I would like to try / have hunches on:
Before all this happened, I made a Nandroid backup of the orriginal firmware, and copied it from the i9000's sdcard to my computer. I made the backup using Rom Manager's Clockworkmod.
Is there a way to use Odin to flash Clockworkmod, so I can restore this backup?
-everything out there says to use Rom Manager, which I can't access because the phone is pseudo dead.
Will the backup even still be on my sdcard?
Wait, my sdcard isn't mounted.. can we try mounting it with abd? (I tried, but am not sure of the command / path of how to do this..
Can abd be used to restore my backup stored on my computer? Is this dependent on the sdcard being mounted?
I fully appreaciate those you take the time to read through this as it is rather lengthy. I just want to ensure I have tried every means to revive the device, and hopefully some more skilled users can help with the mounting and adb syntax.
All comments and ideas are welcome and appreciated! Thank-you

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But time and time again this error has proven to be a hardware error. Mine did the same thing and samsung/bell had to replace the mainboard in my phone. Good luck, but unfortunately, anything you do further is a waste of time short of sending it back for repair.

[Q]Failure to mount /SDCARD

Hello, I have been on Draky's rom 10.1 , today I noticed that my phone SGS was stuck at the first boot screen , i tried restarting it , and still would get stuck on the screen , then I tried to reflash it with darky's rom wouldn't help. I tried to reflash with original 2.3.3 still the same. The nature of the issue is it would freeze at the boot screen , and when I got to the recovery menu i get into Android System recovery (3e) even when flash with darky's rom through Odin. the following is displayed in recovery menu:
update media, please wait
E:Can't mount /dev/block/stl10
(Invalid argument)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount DBDATA:
your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions.
copy default media content failed
and I can't do anything with it, tried to flash 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 versions same thing ... at the best I was able to get into samsung animation and after that the phone would just go dead, until I physicaly remove battery. I tried to flash pit files separatly, then PDA, then PHone, and SCS from Odin still no results ... any suggestions gurus ???

You tried to flash pit files separately? So you used odin to flash three files
(PDA,CSC and PHONE) with a pit for repartition all at once because you don't repartition with pit files unless you have the other three files. I'd try Ezbase 3.0http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991792 with the specific odin and pit file plus the three .tar files is included in the post.

tried all 4 files at the same time , pit, pda, phone, csc same results ...

That's quite weird then. I would try the ezbase I suggested above though, worth a shot

[Q] Getting Force Close errors after flashing my SGS GT9000... please help.

I had experiencing a problem with my SGS I9000 wherein I could not completely delete anything that had been installed on my phones internal memory... be it applications \ videos \ images \ etc ... I say completely because it did used to tell me that the contents have been deleted when done in KIES and when I had done a factory reset \ formatted my storage... But the contents kept reappearing everytime my phone started up again... Tired of this I decided to flash my phone using Odin3.
My Phone's specs at that time were (had updated to Gingerbread fro Froyo through Kies):
PDA: I9000DDJV6
Phone: I9000DDJV4
CSC: I9000ODDJV6
Now, I've tried flashing using multiple firmware versions... started with the stock DDJV6 version I found here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846913 ... and followed all instructions on how to use Odin while flashing using PIT 512...
This sent my phone first into a continual boot cycle... I was able to get into the Download Mode again after a few attempts and then, I tried flashing again with the Gingerbread firmware 2.3.3 given here
http://androidadvices.com/update-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000-stable-gingerbread-xxjvk/ ...
and when that failed too... I also tried Gingerbread version 2.3.5 .. which was given here...
http://androidadvices.com/update-samsung-galaxy-gt-i9000-xxjvs-gingerbread-235-firmware/3/
Now, I problem I face is... though am able to flash the rom, I keep getting a whole bunch of Force Close error messages when the phones boots up...
(I've attached some images of the error message I am getting...)
I read somewhere that should be getting the standard setup options such as the Google registration page and language options once the flashing is completed... but I don't get that page at all... I just keep getting error messages as the phone reboots!
I've also restarted the phone in Recovery mode (Vol Up + Home + Power) to delete cache files and stuff... but that doesn't help either... I can't seem to understand what step am I missing... I must have tried flashing my phone like a dozen times since yesterday but the problem persists...
I would appreciate if you all could help me out of this problem.
Regards,
Vishal

and if it helps, all data including the Apps and other stuff continute to stay on my phone and haven't been deleted... I had checked 'Re-Partition' in Odin3 hoping it would reformat the storage.

I have the same issue! Stuffed if i can find the solution anywhere... Ill keep an eye and ear out though and if i find a fix elsewhere ill let u know here.

Maybe a silly idea but have you tried another a version above odin 1.3? there is 1.7 and 1.8...
Also another silly thing.. You say you can flash the rom's, does that mean you have custom recovery and tried wipe from there as well...

Go into recovery and do a factory reset.. if u haven't already
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Factory reset from recovery menu didn't work for me. Appears to say/do all the right things in the yellow text, but end result is exactly the same as it was. Will try higher Odin versions tonight.

Re:
Thanks for your response everyone.
The Reset option doesn't work for me either... Tried this through the 'Privacy' menu ... as well as getting into the Recovery Mode using the Vol Up + Menu + Start button combination... Please let me know if I've missed any other way to factory reset\wipe the data...
Odin versions... I've used the older version (1.3?) as well as 1.7 ... have also tried using pit 803... but to no avail...
The fact that I can't delete any content on the internal storage drive may mean that it might have got corrupted and may need a replacement?
I am new to this and hence might sound like a noob but I appreciate your patience...

Everyone starts as a noob or beginner, so there are no silly questions.
To totally reset your phone and clear everything off of it you can use the dialer code *2767*3855# : this will delete everything that has been added from your side, including all of your files!
BUT : you should be aware that the formatting starts immediately after you type in the last '#' without getting asked if you really want to wipe everything, so be careful.

Same here; Odin 1.7 didn't alter result. Nor does entering reset code in dialler...

Re:
The other day, I tried to flash the stock rom using the PDA file only... The procedure I followed was... Opened Odin, added PIT 512 and checked Re-Partition, added the DDJV6 PDA file... Hit Start... The process completed and as my phone rebooted again, it went into Recovery and threw up the following error messages:
E: copy_dbdata_media: Can't mount /cache your storage not prepared yet.
E: failed to mount /cache (Invalid Argument)
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
E: copy_kernel_file :: Can't open /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
Upon clicking 'wipe data/factory reset'
E: format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl11
Does this indicate something?
And, I do keep getting the force close error messages as well... and some of them are for applications like Titanium Backup and Read It Later... which have already been uninstalled .. but they still seem to exist in the phone's memory...

No idea if this will work but I was recently guided to this thread and it maybe of help to you because it says that it brings you back to a proper base... read the last 5 pages as this is usually recommended in long threads and obviously the whole of the first page. The thread I mean is the one where it says efs recovery below

Re:
Thanks Talon, I will surely try this out!
There's a guy who had a similar problem as mine and he seemed to have solved it by flashing EZBase-4.0.7z ... so perhaps it might help me as well... currently on download... will let you know how it went!

Re:
Flashing with EZBase hasn't got rid of the Force Close error messages... I get tonnes of them... for almost everything from android.phone to even applications which I had uninstalled several times but they just mysteriously come back .... everytime I flash...
Do I need to get root access before I can perform a clean flash... as in, with no force close messages?

vish123 said:
The other day, I tried to flash the stock rom using the PDA file only... The procedure I followed was... Opened Odin, added PIT 512 and checked Re-Partition, added the DDJV6 PDA file... Hit Start... The process completed and as my phone rebooted again, it went into Recovery and threw up the following error messages:
E: copy_dbdata_media: Can't mount /cache your storage not prepared yet.
E: failed to mount /cache (Invalid Argument)
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
E: copy_kernel_file :: Can't open /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
Upon clicking 'wipe data/factory reset'
E: format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl11
Does this indicate something?
And, I do keep getting the force close error messages as well... and some of them are for applications like Titanium Backup and Read It Later... which have already been uninstalled .. but they still seem to exist in the phone's memory...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THAT (above) could be sorted out with: Click

vish123 said:
Flashing with EZBase hasn't got rid of the Force Close error messages... I get tonnes of them... for almost everything from android.phone to even applications which I had uninstalled several times but they just mysteriously come back .... everytime I flash...
Do I need to get root access before I can perform a clean flash... as in, with no force close messages?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try flashing a froyo rom... might help... then after that if you get no force closes flash gingerbread
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App

Re:
Okay, will download the EzBase froyo version and try flashing that...
As an aside, would you please list the reasons why these force close messages usually pop up? May be I will be able to link my problem to any one of them and then perhaps spot what the root problem could be?
To quote my original problem... To I am unable to fully uninstall the applications which I had installed on my USB storage card... They come back... but most are not functional... I get force close error messages when I try to open them...
And now, am getting force close every time I flash ...

Thanks spamtrash! I will try doing that first... and then perhaps try flashing with EZBase Froyo...

Re:
Okay, so I tried flashing this time using EZBase 2.0 (Froyo version)... and though there were no errors in the Recovery Mode... the force close error messages did come up when the setup wizard is supposed to open... (
Is that some drivers on my phone have not been installed properly which causes these messages to pop up?
I once got an error message saying "Samsung Android" had failed to install ... but when I checked my Device Manager (Win 7)... the ADB Interface was green and installed properly... ??

vish123 said:
The other day, I tried to flash the stock rom using the PDA file only... The procedure I followed was... Opened Odin, added PIT 512 and checked Re-Partition, added the DDJV6 PDA file... Hit Start... The process completed and as my phone rebooted again, it went into Recovery and threw up the following error messages:
E: copy_dbdata_media: Can't mount /cache your storage not prepared yet.
E: failed to mount /cache (Invalid Argument)
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
E: copy_kernel_file :: Can't open /cache/recovery/recovery_kernel_log
Upon clicking 'wipe data/factory reset'
E: format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/stl11
Does this indicate something?
And, I do keep getting the force close error messages as well... and some of them are for applications like Titanium Backup and Read It Later... which have already been uninstalled .. but they still seem to exist in the phone's memory...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If u r flashing only the pda file then do one thing first... Open the tar file and see whether it has boot.bin and sbl.bin... If it has then do a full reset by *2767*3855#... And then flash without pit and repartition... Only pda... Do nt tick mart repartition... This wud do ur job...
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium

And if u ve any lagfixes or partition changes then remove that first...
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[Q] [Help] [GT-I9000M] [Bell Canada] Boot Loop Issue [Odin]

**I've searched, asked, tried many different files--still boot loops**
tl;dr What files do I use in Odin to return to stock from a phone that boot loops? (i have no idea what software was on there before it started)
The phone came from Canada (Bell). Previous owner tried to unlock it for use in the US. Phone worked for a few days then turned off & wouldn't get past boot (it would show animation & sound then go into a black screen with menu/back key lit up). It was also missing volume up/down keys. Phone was given to me as I was moving back to Canada. Now here I am in Canada...
I've ordered & replaced the volume keys, got into download mode, and using Odin I've flashed "I9000XXJVU_I9000OXAJVU_OXA". I've no idea what software version was on the phone at the time. I used pit 512. The phone reboots and...
Code:
-- Copying media files...
[COLOR="Red"]E:failed to mount /sdcard (File exists)
E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount /sdcard
your storage not prepared yet. please use UI men
u for format and reboot actions.[/COLOR]
Meida files copy failed.
-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /dbdata...
Formatting /cache...
Deleting Meta Data
[COLOR="Red"]Data wipe failed.[/COLOR]
-- Appling Multi-CSC...
Installing Multi-CSC
Applied the CSC-code 'KOR'
Successfully applied multi-CSC
The failed actions are due to me not having an SD card correct? And at the bottom there it says it applied the CSC-code 'KOR' for Korea? I'm in Canada.
Now the phone goes into a loop, flashing the "Galaxy S GT-I9000 Samsung" logo on and off for ever (no animation or sound this time). I also tried flashing the latest from sammobile (under GT-I9000M). It's a single file and that put me in a boot loop as well.
Any advice greatly appreciated!!!

Try this:
[HOWTO] Flashing CWRecovery to i9000m & upgrade to ICS AOSP 4.x ROM from any version