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[Q] Flash official ROM leads back to Recovery Menu!!

Hello!
I'm from Greece and I've come up with the following situation with my I9000 running stock 2.2 XWJPH!!
I've had lagfix installed and three days ago I wanted to take a full backup with my Kies!! So I had to unlagfix! Worked fine and went through Kies etc
After all this I came back to my OCLF but every option to install again OneCLickLagFix was Unavailable and was saying something about the playlogo and playlogos1 files!
Anyways somehow I managed to work it out by renaming these two files!!(After this I've found out that I should have checked Restore boot animation " first!!)
After the install of Lagfix it rebooted with a blank black screen doing nothing!!!!Today I had in my hands a USB jig so I got into Download mode and using Odin flashed two or three froyo ROMs (stock for the time, either with one PDA file or with the three files together with the .pit file) and one tweaked 2.2.1 but the best result was getting the following into the Samsung 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.
I tried wipe data/factory reset και wipe cache partition but situation is the same....only the format internal sd-card will save me?
But this way I'm going to lose my backup of titanium, right; Is there some way to get my Titanium backup folder from the internal_sd? Or maybe it's not in the internal_sd so everything is ok?
Adb also works somehow (I think), when I leave the phone to boot into normal mode without getting into the recovery menu (this happens just after flash only for once) and leave it till it gets to the coloured "S"!!
How can I give it a complete flash so as to recreate those folders that it is asking for?
Every way of help appreciated!
Thanks!
Even Format of internal sd didn't change anything!!Just tried it!!

pamarakos said:
Hello!
I'm from Greece and I've come up with the following situation with my I9000 running stock 2.2 XWJPH!!
I've had lagfix installed and three days ago I wanted to take a full backup with my Kies!! So I had to unlagfix! Worked fine and went through Kies etc
After all this I came back to my OCLF but every option to install again OneCLickLagFix was Unavailable and was saying something about the playlogo and playlogos1 files!
Anyways somehow I managed to work it out by renaming these two files!!(After this I've found out that I should have checked Restore boot animation " first!!)
After the install of Lagfix it rebooted with a blank black screen doing nothing!!!!Today I had in my hands a USB jig so I got into Download mode and using Odin flashed two or three froyo ROMs (stock for the time, either with one PDA file or with the three files together with the .pit file) and one tweaked 2.2.1 but the best result was getting the following into the Samsung 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.
I tried wipe data/factory reset και wipe cache partition but situation is the same....only the format internal sd-card will save me?
But this way I'm going to lose my backup of titanium, right; Is there some way to get my Titanium backup folder from the internal_sd? Or maybe it's not in the internal_sd so everything is ok?
Adb also works somehow (I think), when I leave the phone to boot into normal mode without getting into the recovery menu (this happens just after flash only for once) and leave it till it gets to the coloured "S"!!
How can I give it a complete flash so as to recreate those folders that it is asking for?
Every way of help appreciated!
Thanks!
Even Format of internal sd didn't change anything!!Just tried it!!
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After so many tries finally 2.2.1 warked....shall I leave it there? In fact isn't it a little bit faster than stock 2.2?
Thanks!

Well, if it ain't broke don't fix it.

snapper.fishes said:
Well, if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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I've lost the H/G icon from the bar at the top next to the signal, so I don't have HSDPA or GPRS internet through my carrier!!
Can you help?
Thanks!

Go to Rom Kitchen build a rom with the CSC for your country/network .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817703
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[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
Sent from my GT-I9001 using xda app-developers app

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.

[Q] Gnote n-7000 Conundrum! Android gurus help noob in trouble!

By the title u can tell i have gotten a galaxy note. Well whilst trying to put a new rom DarkUtopiaV1 I had ICS stunner rom from passion.
I installed it after about 5 to 10 minutes it was stuck on the exclamation mark logo thus I rebooted it in CWM.
Then I thought I should re-install it so I did all my intermediate steps took backup and then before I install it I tried to format the system well It said formatting system for like about a half an hour. I reboot it.
Then I couldn't install the rom it would get stuck saying installing rom. So I tried to restore my previous backups which failed as well.
So in frustration and panic I formatted /emmc and my only internal /sdcard (which was an extremely stupid thing to do).
Then a good friend of mine adviced me to flash a new recovery so to flash a new recovery he said try to mount sdcard or usb storage and when I did this I got :-
"E: Unable to open ums lunfile (No such file or directory) Error mounting /sdcard!"
So I dont know what to do! :crying: HELP! Thanks in advance! I'll appreciate it a lot.
PS: Sorry for the terrible english.

[Q] Bricked/bootloop/no -recovery/ odin cant read file error, HELP?

Hi,
Ive been trying to get this phone working for about 2 days straight now. Tried all kinds of flash methods and so on.
But as of now, im officially stuck, and i dont know what to do.
I have this SGS i9000 with almost certain a broken internal SD (not sure, this is what i have tried to fix by flashing different roms/bootloaders/pit files,U name it)
I'm now at a point that only download mode is available and when trying to acces any recovery (original or CWM) i get the nice brick screen(phone --- ! ---- pc picuture)
Any Help would be apreciated.
Sorry for my bad english, im from Holland.
I don't know the original firmware or anything, i got this phone with bootloop error from a friend.
Thank you for all your help...
[EDIT1]
I am able to enter the Original recovery now, but a lot of errors are on the screen:
Do note that, there is NO simcard and NO External SD-Card in the phone present!
The errors in normal recovery are:
- e:failed to mount /data (file exists)
- e:delete_data_files: cant mount /data your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions
Updating filesystem...
verifying the filesystem, pls wait
already updated filesystem, finished
Succesfully updated filesystem
wiping cache...
formatting /cache...
Cache whipe failed
applying multi csc
installing multi csc
aplied the csc code ''kor''
succesfully aplied multi csc

enumo said:
i get the nice brick screen(phone --- ! ---- pc picuture)
The errors in normal recovery are:
- e:failed to mount /data (file exists)
- e:delete_data_files: cant mount /data your storage not prepared yet, please use UI menu for format and reboot actions
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when you get this (phone --- ! ---- pc picuture), you need to re-flash the correct kernel or correct ROM as its stuck in incomplete flashing.
when you get this cant mount /data your storage not prepared yet you may have mp3/junk file stuck in data and causing the issue, so remove Ext SD card, remove sim card before flashing dbdata.rfs file from here
IF that did not resolve it , flash a rescue kit from above link used for unbricking. i9000
Important
make sure your unit is i9000 and not a variant of i9000
charge your phone fully before flashing
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​

xsenman said:
when you get this (phone --- ! ---- pc picuture), you need to re-flash the correct kernel or correct ROM as its stuck in incomplete flashing.
when you get this cant mount /data your storage not prepared yet you may have mp3/junk file stuck in data and causing the issue, so remove Ext SD card, remove sim card before flashing dbdata.rfs file from here
IF that did not resolve it , flash a rescue kit from above link used for unbricking. i9000
Important
make sure your unit is i9000 and not a variant of i9000
charge your phone fully before flashing
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​
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Thank you for your reply,
I checked via Imei number what type of i9000 it is and its a i9000.
The phone is without a sim and external sd card.
As of this point a flashed other stuff and i now get failed to mount sdcard (file exists)
copy dbdata media: cant mount sdcard
please use ui.. bla bla...
media files copy failed.
Apllying Multi CSC
Cant acces system csc/kor/system.
Succesfully applied multi csc.
Is there a way to figure out what the correct rom should be? or is there like any 'universal' rom that would work on all i9000 phones?
I read your rescue page, and tried the one click jar file inside your resque kit and also via Odin but still i keep getting errors.
The original problem (when i first got the phone) is a couple of bootloops and eventually it would boot into android.
Whipe of data and cache would solve the problem but it got worse and eventually it resulted into a bootloop from which he booted into android after about an hour or so...
I though i had the right kernel/rom.. and so on...
I did flash a speedymod kernel which booted right into android and with sdcard function.
But it would give errors and bootloop and crash diverse apps (system apps)
I have rooted diverse types of phones before so i am not a complete noob in this area...
Any help on how to continue?
Thnx
[EDIT1]
After flashing dbdata i still keep the same error.
The rescue kit from ebase the download link of the pdf isn''t working.
Any help on that?
I will try all rescue kits available...
and let u know what it does(little hope but)
[EDIT2]
EZBase rescue kit gave me the following errors:
failed to mount sdcard (file exists)
copy dbdatamedia cant mount sdcard
please us ui bla bla bla
format volume rfs format failed on dev block mmcblk0p2
data whipe failed
Multi CSC
Cant acces /system csc kor system
Trying the other EZBASE reqovery now (CF-root and Semphore)
[EDIT3]
Same as in edit 2
[EDIT4]
Gbflashkit gives the following result,
media files copy failed (unable to read above that because normal recovery menu is displayed on top of it)
failed to mount data (file exists)
delete data files cant mount data
please use UI bla bla bla
Updating file system goes correct
wiping cache
formatting cache
cache wipe failed
applying multi csc goes correct!
I already tried de SGS resque kit but it also failed...
Any help ?
[EDIT5]
Did a whipe cache partiton and data/fact reset...
Now when booting into normal rescue i get this:
Copy media files
failed to mount /sdcard (file existst)
copy dbdata media cant mount sdcard
please use UI bla bla
CSC installation goes succesfully
After flasing dbdata again the error stays the same

enumo said:
format volume rfs format failed on dev block mmcblk0p2
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this would be the clue as to one of the problem you may be having, basically at some point the phone must have been formatted to ext 4, as such samsung Stock rom will not be able to use it .
The solution here would be to flash a speedmod kernel for 19000 ( look in My Android collections ( link below) under kernels and flash that to get CWM, untick Auto reboot in Odin before flashing after that get into CWM recovery and format system & Data or everything back to RFS using CWM universal lag fix menu.
you can also look at My android solutions (link below) for solving mmcblk0p2 problems
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​

xsenman said:
this would be the clue as to one of the problem you may be having, basically at some point the phone must have been formatted to ext 4, as such samsung Stock rom will not be able to use it .
The solution here would be to flash a speedmod kernel for 19000 ( look in My Android collections ( link below) under kernels and flash that to get CWM, untick Auto reboot in Odin before flashing after that get into CWM recovery and format system & Data or everything back to RFS using CWM universal lag fix menu.
you can also look at My android solutions (link below) for solving mmcblk0p2 problems
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​
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I am now on the speedmod kernel but when trying to revert to rfs i get the following errors:
Reboot into cwm recovery
go to advanced speedmod menu
do convert filesystems to RFS
cant mount dev block mmcblk0p1 or mmcblk0
no such file or directory
cant mount mnt sdcard
backup failed.
you may need more free space on int sd
aborting
In win7 in the disk module i can see a e and g drive but it says no media .. so im unable to do anything about it.
also on CMW recovery i can get into the mount USB storage menu, but the pc won''t show anything except the e and g drive with no media...

enumo said:
also on CMW recovery i can get into the mount USB storage menu, but the pc won''t show anything except the e and g drive with no media...
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Basically this means your Internal SD card is corrupt , you can try ADB whilst in Recovery to see if you can pull anything from your internal SD card. Look in MY Directory (link Below) about ADB, if you are not familiar about ADB
or you can push a custom ROM into it to flash with CWM
The other option to get phone booting would be to use a two primary partitioned External SD card to act as the Internal SD card.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​

xsenman said:
Basically this means your Internal SD card is corrupt , you can try ADB whilst in Recovery to see if you can pull anything from your internal SD card. Look in MY Directory (link Below) about ADB, if you are not familiar about ADB
or you can push a custom ROM into it to flash with CWM
The other option to get phone booting would be to use a two primary partitioned External SD card to act as the Internal SD card.
Check this out! Links to useful Guides and " Banned " Documentaries ​
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Ive tried a lot of stuff but adb won't recognise my phone...
I don't get an android device listed in my hardware devices list... only under usb devices it will say a composite usb device...
Even tried a other pc (which is fresh) but no luck either.. when i put my own phone on the same usb cable it recongises it straight away.
So no probs with usb cable/pc.
Any help? external SD-card option, not an option in this case...
Any other thoughts?
thnx for all the help!

enumo said:
Ive tried a lot of stuff but adb won't recognise my phone...
I don't get an android device listed in my hardware devices list... only under usb devices it will say a composite usb device...
Even tried a other pc (which is fresh) but no luck either.. when i put my own phone on the same usb cable it recongises it straight away.
So no probs with usb cable/pc.
Any help? external SD-card option, not an option in this case...
Any other thoughts?
thnx for all the help!
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Your SDK manager must have installed sources for your Android version to be able to run ADB and recognize the phone. Did you do it?

tetakpatak said:
Your SDK manager must have installed sources for your Android version to be able to run ADB and recognize the phone. Did you do it?
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At the moment im able to get a bit further with adb.. only when my phone is in recovery it says in adb device offline...
Any ideas on howto proceed?
In android system recovery i get the following errors:
failed to mount sdcard (file existst)
copy dbdata media cant mount sdcard
the rest seems to work.. but the phone stays in bootloop.
Whiping / clearing doesn;t help.
I tried flashing a lot of stuff, currently im on darky rom ressurection 10.2

Somebody have any idea on howto proceed?

Samsung stuck in logo bootloop! HELP please!

So this is what happened, one day I went to get my phone (Samsung Galaxy S I9000) and he was off. I turned it on but then it started in a SALMSUNG LOGO bootloop, never booting into android. What i've done was flashing him to stock ROM (Froyo 2.2.1) following this toturial - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647890 everything went good during flashing. The problem was when the flashing was over, the phone went to the recovery mode and there were errors (you can see below). I rebooted the system but the SAMSUNG LOGO bootloop was still there. I need some help 'cause i dont know what i should do right now.
This are the errors in the recovery menu:
update media, please wait
E: Can´t mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (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 .
copy deafult media content failed.
I really need some help because im new in this stuff of flashing and using programs like ADB and stuff. Sorry for me being a noob.
PS: Sorry for my English.

sergio627 said:
So this is what happened, one day I went to get my phone (Samsung Galaxy S I9000) and he was off. I turned it on but then it started in a SALMSUNG LOGO bootloop, never booting into android. What i've done was flashing him to stock ROM (Froyo 2.2.1) following this toturial - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647890 everything went good during flashing. The problem was when the flashing was over, the phone went to the recovery mode and there were errors (you can see below). I rebooted the system but the SAMSUNG LOGO bootloop was still there. I need some help 'cause i dont know what i should do right now.
This are the errors in the recovery menu:
update media, please wait
E: Can´t mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (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 .
copy deafult media content failed.
I really need some help because im new in this stuff of flashing and using programs like ADB and stuff. Sorry for me being a noob.
PS: Sorry for my English.
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With PIT files, the internal SD card needs to be re-formatted. If it fails in the recovery, you need to format it with your PC.

gsstudios said:
With PIT files, the internal SD card needs to be re-formatted. If it fails in the recovery, you need to format it with your PC.
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Thank you very much for your answer. Can you please tell me how can I format the internal SD card via computer? Because the phone wont boot so the computer can't format the internal via windows. Do I need to use some program to format the phone while he is in Download Mode or something? If Yes wich one and how?
Thank you again for your reply!

sergio627 said:
Thank you very much for your answer. Can you please tell me how can I format the internal SD card via computer? Because the phone wont boot so the computer can't format the internal via windows. Do I need to use some program to format the phone while he is in Download Mode or something? If Yes wich one and how?
Thank you again for your reply!
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Can your phone go into download mode? If yes, you will need to flash dbdata.rfs via ODIN unda PDA. If recovery prompts for cache, you will need to flash cache.rfs in the same way. (Odin only accepts .tar files but I've attached all of the files you need).
For more help, ask for help in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2444308 . There is a guy who is experiencing exactly the same problem but his phone is completely stuffed. Give my method a chance anyway.

gsstudios said:
Can your phone go into download mode? If yes, you will need to flash dbdata.rfs via ODIN unda PDA. If recovery prompts for cache, you will need to flash cache.rfs in the same way. (Odin only accepts .tar files but I've attached all of the files you need).
For more help, ask for help in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2444308 . There is a guy who is experiencing exactly the same problem but his phone is completely stuffed. Give my method a chance anyway.
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I've done what you say and what says in that thread but the errors are the same and the bootloop is still here, im starting to think that the internal sd is somehow damaged or something. Do you know a way to know if the sd card is damaged or not?