hello !
i wanted to fresh install a new rom so i flashed my stock 4.2.2 ES ftf as i usually do. But now when i start the phone , it boots into system then it just freezes after about 4 minutes and i have to reset it . it does happen EVERYTIME and i did wipe everything and reflashed via flashtool.
any ideas ?
fookea said:
hello !
i wanted to fresh install a new rom so i flashed my stock 4.2.2 ES ftf as i usually do. But now when i start the phone , it boots into system then it just freezes after about 4 minutes and i have to reset it . it does happen EVERYTIME and i did wipe everything and reflashed via flashtool.
any ideas ?
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Sounds almost like ur stock es ftf is maybe faulty. Try finding a different one. Pretty much any will do. I have on my German one an China ftf 4.2.2. On it and no issues. Because it was pretty much the first 4.2.2 official released. That's why I flashed it.
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problem is that i had this one reflashed 5 times before this. maybe it got corrupt somehow. I'll try flashing another one and see if that's changed
What u might need to do is fully when flashing whipping the phone. After so many flashes on top of each other it might be a good idea to start fresh new.
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but i actually did a full wipe eveytime. checked all the boxes in wipe in flashtool :-s
Did u try using the official sony flashtool?
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Here is sony official flashtool try it to flash it it should bring ur phone back to life and then u can use the other flashtool again. Don't worry the page is in German but the flashtool will be multilingual http://www.sonymobile.com/de/tools/update-service/
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no , not really. you talking bout SUS ?
edit : oh yea. i'm downloading it now . and will give it a try !
OK give it a try.
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just a quick observation . i pulled the sd card out and tried to restore from a backup via the sony app ( wich sometimes froze the system ) and it's still ok now . Could an SD card do something like this ?
I have read some post that ppl report to have issues with the phone and SD cards. I have a 32 GB SanDisk and have no issues. But I can't tell u exactly what brand or why it seems to have sometimes issues with SD cards.
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i do have a sandisk 32 gb uhs card . I've done the update via SUS and got 1 freeze with the sd inside . Reformated the card and got one more freeze. Without it it seems it doesn't freeze. Kinda weird
later edit : yes i think it is the SD card . As soon as i put it inside , it freezes the phone. Otherwise it works great and was able to reformat it. Any ideas what i could do ?
fookea said:
i do have a sandisk 32 gb uhs card . I've done the update via SUS and got 1 freeze with the sd inside . Reformated the card and got one more freeze. Without it it seems it doesn't freeze. Kinda weird
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It is weird but I already did hear about it. Is it possible for u to exchange that SD card?
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dante501 said:
It is weird but I already did hear about it. Is it possible for u to exchange that SD card?
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no not really . As long as it's working fine in a micro SD adapter , the retailer won't swap it for another one. I don't think so at least...
Did you reformat it in the phone or in your pc?
Try by your phone.
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my usual reformat route is : full reformat ( not quick ) on my pc and then a reformat on the phone . then i recopy all my phone data on it. Imma try it again...
Does it freeze with empty sd?
Could be a faulty sd nothing else.
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i reformated it now and will leave home for a bit . Will leave the SD empty and see what happens . yes it could be , but as long as i can reformat and use it on my pc , it shouldn't act up on my phone . Meh , it may also be corrupt data because every 1 outta 2 times it freezes it randomly opens Backup app from Sony. Also , it froze up once during a call but i could still talk , it just didn't respond to any other input.
Anyway , will report back
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i reformated it now and will leave home for a bit . Will leave the SD empty and see what happens . yes it could be , but as long as i can reformat and use it on my pc , it shouldn't act up on my phone . Meh , it may also be corrupt data because every 1 outta 2 times it freezes it randomly opens Backup app from Sony. Also , it froze up once during a call but i could still talk , it just didn't respond to any other input.
Anyway , will report back
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It could be like u said that one of the data or so is corrupted on ur sd card. Or one of the data you copy on it. If it works fine with an empty sd card then u know that something that is in the sd card is causing an issue.
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yup well it's within the data in the SD card . i suspect it's in the backup files from Sony. I hope more people see this so they can take the necessary precautions when doing a backup and don't have to choose between their data and their phone working normally !
fookea said:
yup well it's within the data in the SD card . i suspect it's in the backup files from Sony. I hope more people see this so they can take the necessary precautions when doing a backup and don't have to choose between their data and their phone working normally !
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Ur backup was still from an software version below 4.2.2? And it could be that some apps that worked on the software version before 4.2.2 might not compatible so well. But good u let ppl know and we figured out ur issue. Enjoy ur Xperia Z.
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My Note wont install any roms via Odin or CWM..
I tried to downgrade from ICS to GB...NOw i have this problem...Any Solutions...?
Need some help...please..
Phone goes into download mode and also CWM Recovery...But install anything...just gets stuck...
What ROM were you on exactly??Does it get stuck at the factory file??
Yes..it gets stuck on factory file... I was running custom ics... Try to go back to gb
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Jesushasadroid said:
Yes..it gets stuck on factory file... I was running custom ics... Try to go back to gb
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Normally means its bricked if it freezes on flashing the factory file
Did you perform any factory resets while on ics?
Sounds like superbrick, have you got warranty?
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yes...i have warranty...ics was running then i tried to downgrade to gb...
Yes it happen with my friend recently..u have to bring to ssc.
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i got it...up and running....this work....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886
lifesaver....YESSSSSSS!...my note works again...
Jesushasadroid said:
i got it...up and running....this work....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667886
lifesaver....YESSSSSSS!...my note works again...
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So that's a workaround that will repartition your chip, means you will lose some space on internal SD.
Can you let us know how much space you lost? Its usually around 3 to 4gb, but have seen as high as 5.
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It is possible to try and regain some of that lost space, but its very time consuming, There is also a way you can swap the memory around, So your external SD will become internal and vice versa, Pretty neat if you have a 16gb+ external sd.
Although with the brickbug bug, Id much rather keep all my precious stuff on my external sd just incase.
See this link - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28057775
i lost about 3-4gb...not a deal breaker since it has external sd...im happy...she is running...again..
Jesushasadroid said:
i lost about 3-4gb...not a deal breaker since it has external sd...im happy...she is running...again..
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Glad its back up.
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My Galaxy Note keeps freezing and/or crashing without any reason, even when using light apps like Gmail or Evernote. Nonetheless, it runs 3D games without crashing. It's pretty random. Sometimes it unfreezes, sometimes not. Tried factory reset, tried everything. No success.
Android 4.0.4. Never installed a custom ROM, but it's rooted.
If 4.0.4 is available for your region try to flash it.
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shivg86 said:
If 4.0.4 is available for your region try to flash it.
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Ahhh, sorry, my mistake. It's already 4.0.4.
Try to flash a stock gb rom.and check if it will still persist.
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If you still have issues on other roms install the following app and do a scan to see if you have any emmc damage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check
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First try to follow spydertracker please.gotbrickbug app.
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shivg86 said:
Try to flash a stock gb rom.and check if it will still persist.
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Thanks, I'll try that.
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If you still have issues on other roms install the following app and do a scan to see if you have any emmc damage.
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Tried it twice, couldn't finish because the phone froze
nicucalcea said:
Thanks, I'll try that.
Tried it twice, couldn't finish because the phone froze
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That means you've likely got damaged emmc chip. Did you perform any wipes under ics? Freezing os is a symptom of emmc damage as part of the system resides on the damaged partitions and can't be read. Cm based roms often work best under these situations.
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Use a rom that's not of a huge size as CM10 or slim Bean. it will work the best in this case. But how did u get emmc damage? did u brick ur phone b4 or bot a used one? How much is the phone storage?
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Use a rom that's not of a huge size as CM10 or slim Bean. it will work the best in this case. But how did u get emmc damage? did u brick ur phone b4 or bot a used one? How much is the phone storage?
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I somehow managed to delete the phone's IMEI and a guy fixed it for me (the Samsung Service wouldn't do it). He fixed the phone, but after a week or so it started freezing.
go to Settings and then storage. what does the device memory and usb storage read
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go to Settings and then storage. what does the device memory and usb storage read
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Total Internal storage 1.97 GB, total USB storage 8.24, SD card 14.94.
yes this has been repartioned using custom pit file or manually. that's y usb is showing less value. usually it's 11.07 GB.
This has left a 2 to 3 GB bad block in the memory due to which huge roms like stock ones will not work properly. Go for small roms. shud work without any issue.
You've got a re-partitioned internal sd card, it should read 11.9gb not 8 something. With a reconfigured internal storage its often the case that you can only use cm based roms like cm9/10,paranoid android etc as they are about 150mb versus 800mb of stock ROM. Sorry dude. If you've got warranty, I'd claim it after recreating brick.
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Thanks guys! At least I know what's wrong now.
Hi, so for the last two weeks i found this issue that's been killing me.
I run a P970 (Optimus Black) running always the latest NIGHTLY from CM10.1.
Two weeks ago I was updating the phone to the version "10.1-20130121-NIGHTLY" and everything went smoothly but after the reboot the phone wouldn't mount my SD card anymore. Mind you that I use a good SD CARD (Amazon Basics 16gb) and tried going into storage and mounting it from there. After several atempts such as removing battery, inserting SD and booting again I decided to check if my SD was corrupted.
IT WAS NOT! TAM DAM DAM!!!
I could access all of my files just fine from my computer.
Just to clear my mind I decided to format the SD card with SD FORMATER but it did bloody nothing.
After that, still holding on to my good manners I tried 3 other SD CARDS that I had laying around.
Nothing....
Now. It was personal.
I spent these last weeks and many aeons searching XDA and the rest of the internet for a case similar to mine and the closest I got, is a thread about a EVO 4G. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
Unfortunatly, my Optimus Black refuses to play nice and still hasn't shape shifted to a EVO 4G so we could all move along.
Does anyone has come to a problem like this one? Know how to fix it?
I have already prayed to the Elder Gods and all that it brought me were these horrible, horrible nightmares.
Please, help!
http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Cthulhu-54946267
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shd_cheap_cigar said:
Hi, so for the last two weeks i found this issue that's been killing me.
I run a P970 (Optimus Black) running always the latest NIGHTLY from CM10.1.
Two weeks ago I was updating the phone to the version "10.1-20130121-NIGHTLY" and everything went smoothly but after the reboot the phone wouldn't mount my SD card anymore. Mind you that I use a good SD CARD (Amazon Basics 16gb) and tried going into storage and mounting it from there. After several atempts such as removing battery, inserting SD and booting again I decided to check if my SD was corrupted.
IT WAS NOT! TAM DAM DAM!!!
I could access all of my files just fine from my computer.
Just to clear my mind I decided to format the SD card with SD FORMATER but it did bloody nothing.
After that, still holding on to my good manners I tried 3 other SD CARDS that I had laying around.
Nothing....
Now. It was personal.
I spent these last weeks and many aeons searching XDA and the rest of the internet for a case similar to mine and the closest I got, is a thread about a EVO 4G. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
Unfortunatly, my Optimus Black refuses to play nice and still hasn't shape shifted to a EVO 4G so we could all move along.
Does anyone has come to a problem like this one? Know how to fix it?
I have already prayed to the Elder Gods and all that it brought me were these horrible, horrible nightmares.
Please, help!
http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/Happy-Cthulhu-54946267
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Make a nandroid, flash another stock rom, do factory reset from hidden menu and try again. Then you ll see, of it is hard or software related.
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i had a similar problem with my SIM card... I took it back to the lg service and they changed half of the phone
N00BY0815 said:
Make a nandroid, flash another stock rom, do factory reset from hidden menu and try again. Then you ll see, of it is hard or software related.
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Sorry, but how do i do a Nandroid without using an SD Card?
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shd_cheap_cigar said:
Sorry, but how do i do a Nandroid without using an SD Card?
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Oh it also doesnt work in cwm? Then it pretty sure is a hardware bug. I think its called online nandroid. Just google it
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N00BY0815 said:
Oh it also doesnt work in cwm? Then it pretty sure is a hardware bug. I think its called online nandroid. Just google it
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I will try looking into that. Thanks!
Anyone else has any idea of what might be happening in this case?
N00BY0815 said:
Oh it also doesnt work in cwm? Then it pretty sure is a hardware bug. I think its called online nandroid. Just google it
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Also, sorry but I would do a nandroid and then what?
I download the Online Nandroid app but why would I run a backup when I am trying to flash another rom?
Sorry if I sound confusing but I only ever had to install new roms thru the LG software and using CWM.
Thanks :good:
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shd_cheap_cigar said:
Also, sorry but I would do a nandroid and then what?
I download the Online Nandroid app but why would I run a backup when I am trying to flash another rom?
Sorry if I sound confusing but I only ever had to install new roms thru the LG software and using CWM.
Thanks :good:
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You should do a backup, so you can restore it if needed... although restoring it without a working cwm will be... hard to impossible i mean restoring it without being able to mount the sd card is pretty complicated... are you able to access the sd card in cwm?
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N00BY0815 said:
You should do a backup, so you can restore it if needed... although restoring it without a working cwm will be... hard to impossible i mean restoring it without being able to mount the sd card is pretty complicated... are you able to access the sd card in cwm?
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Well... I'm F**ked them.
I am thinking of buying a Motorola Atrix 4G.
Thanks man!
I know have a very expansive old school phone
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shd_cheap_cigar said:
Well... I'm F**ked them.
I am thinking of buying a Motorola Atrix 4G.
Thanks man!
I know have a very expansive old school phone
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I ll ask again. Are you able to access you sd card in cwm? Maybe check if the small switch next to the sd card isnt moving, if you put it in. Also check, if it works, if you put some preasure on the sd card slot. Dont yet give up on it
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The January 21st nightly had an SD card bug, just flash a newer version.
re4lsk said:
The January 21st nightly had an SD card bug, just flash a newer version.
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Hi, can you please teach me how to flash a newer version without an SD card?
Thanks
Download the latest nightly in your PC
Put your SD in your PC
Copy the file to your SD
Put your SD in your phone
Turn on your phone
When is on long press your power button
Select reboot, select reboot recovery
From there you must know the rest.
shd_cheap_cigar said:
Hi, can you please teach me how to flash a newer version without an SD card?
Thanks
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I did! Thank you guys!
I was being incredible stupid actually. I finally managed to flash a new rom. There was some debris inside the SD Slot. I managed to open the smartphone out of its shell and remove it.
Thanks guys!
hey guys after having stuffed my phone a while ago and loosing allbaseband and efsstuff, ihave beenable toget my phone working with persus kerel,,but now if iinstall cyanogenmod,when i go into camera or gallery, it comes up that idont have a sdcard in, the browser force closes when i tryy to download a file and playsotre wont load and it will force closeallthe time,,, by the looks of it i dont think anyone else has this problem,, any help would be great
winxuser said:
hey guys after having stuffed my phone a while ago and loosing allbaseband and efsstuff, ihave beenable toget my phone working with persus kerel,,but now if iinstall cyanogenmod,when i go into camera or gallery, it comes up that idont have a sdcard in, the browser force closes when i tryy to download a file and playsotre wont load and it will force closeallthe time,,, by the looks of it i dont think anyone else has this problem,, any help would be great
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hi
try to flash with original firmware from samsung
start from scratch
br
done that around 5 times, but doesnt help, thanks tho
winxuser said:
done that around 5 times, but doesnt help, thanks tho
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Factory reset
Done that didnt work
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send it in
i figured out the camera problem.,, it doesnt have the correct permissions so it i change the internal storge permissions the camera works,, but if i restart the phone the permissios go back to something else
I got a similar problem while switching from stock based rom to cyanogenmod and back. Formatting all sdcard storage from recovery solves this.
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Hello,
Yesterday I was trying to install a custom rom on my Xperia SP. Long story short the ROMS I tried were working fine but the screen was flickering cause of the kernel. So I tried switching back to the stock ftf and kernel (12.1.A.1.207). It all worked fine, until I realised that every picture/music/app data and in general, every single file I had on the internal storage was gone! It's as if I had just bought the phone, with only a few folders on the internal storage as it showed on ES File Explorer...
What's weird is that the external sd card is fine. Everything I had from the previous phone is still there.
I have installed a ton of ROMS on my previous phone, but nothing like this had happened. So I thought I didn't have to do a backup... Any thoughts what could've gone wrong? Was the internal storage formatted somehow? Please... I lost all my pictures with my friends/family
Thanks in advance...
LoizosAristides said:
Hello,
Yesterday I was trying to install a custom rom on my Xperia SP. Long story short the ROMS I tried were working fine but the screen was flickering cause of the kernel. So I tried switching back to the stock ftf and kernel (12.1.A.1.207). It all worked fine, until I realised that every picture/music/app data and in general, every single file I had on the internal storage was gone! It's as if I had just bought the phone, with only a few folders on the internal storage as it showed on ES File Explorer...
What's weird is that the external sd card is fine. Everything I had from the previous phone is still there.
I have installed a ton of ROMS on my previous phone, but nothing like this had happened. So I thought I didn't have to do a backup... Any thoughts what could've gone wrong? Was the internal storage formatted somehow? Please... I lost all my pictures with my friends/family
Thanks in advance...
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You flashed the ftf in flashtool? There's an option in flashtool to skip data wipe, if you don't check it it will format the internal storage
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noahvt said:
You flashed the ftf in flashtool? There's an option in flashtool to skip data wipe, if you don't check it it will format the internal storage
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Wow really? I've flashed an ftf yeah, but I wanted to switch from the flickering screen of cyanogenmod to a stock ftf file.
Anyway, I flashed a lot of ftfs on my old Xperia Tipo in the past, and I was always ticking "wipe data". But all it was doing was a factory reset...not formatting my storage...
Do you know a possible recovery program? Because I'm trying to find one right now
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Do you know a possible recovery program? Because I'm trying to find one right now
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Won't work, you lost all of your data.
U will backup with PC
KubixSVK said:
U will backup with PC
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Your post doesn't make any sense...
Gamm86 said:
Your post doesn't make any sense...
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Well yeah
Anyway...I decided to move on. After searching for a while, I discovered that you can retrieve lost files, but only those which were on the external sd card, which was fine for me. SO IF ANYONE ELSE LOST HIS/HER DATA ON THE INTERNAL STORAGE, DON'T EVEN BOTHER WITH RECOVERY PROGRAMS, THEY ONLY WORK FOR THE SD CARD. TRUST ME, I TRIED ALMOST EACH ONE OF THEM.
I downloaded all the songs/games I had before.., but I cared about my pictures videos much more than my game's progress
I flashed the good old 12.1.A.1.205 ftf and it works just fine...
It's a shame you can't install custom roms in this phone without having the screen flickering all the time when u flash a custom kernel...
Thanks for the help guys