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[Q] Soft Brick with screwed up /system possible to repair?

In my run to restock my Tab after trying CM9 on MTD so that I could do a full wipe and reset to see if I could clear up the problem I had with the unit not going to sleep I ran into an issue.
I screwed up the the reflash with Overcome, which ended up with a probably partial formatting to EXT4 on the /system partition.
Currently I can get to download mode and boot into recovery and it will respond to ADB commands and Odin says it's flashing when I try to send it images. I've attempted to reflash Overcome from scratch and see if it would format the /system partition but it still just hangs on the boot screen.
In Recovery I can't mount /system or /cache.
Is there a way to format the partitions in this state so I flash the ROM and Kernel?

Have you tried restock to gb stock safe v5 with pit selected?
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priyana said:
Have you tried restock to gb stock safe v5 with pit selected?
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First thing I tried.

Well crap. So I tried it again for giggles even though I tried it yesterday thinking that was my best bet since it was responding in Download and Recovery. And bloody thing flashed and started working.
Well cheers for making me do the thing again.

There you have it.
As long as you can go to download mode, it is always good to try and retry.
glad it works.
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Galaxy note is stuck at boot screen

Galaxy note is stuck at boot screen after flashing the wrong rom. before its was Stock ICS germany
tried to flash again using pc odin .... but same
Tied to flash stock ICS but same
tried to flash gingeerbread but same
Installed Abbys kernal.
strange thing noted unable to perform full wipe from CWM.
full wipe word after ABys kernal installation.
please advise.

help needed.....
Tried to flash PIT and bootloader also but the results are same.

flashing the wrong rom? what rom did you flash ? more info woudl be nice

its was on Stock ICS , flashed note at&t custom rom hybrid

unable to flash wipe rom.... odin stuck at data.img

Well, what happened?
I am stuck on the boot screen as well.

Did you performed Full Wipe on ICS Stock Rom ? If so then its unfortunate to say your note might be bricked.

I advise u stop flashing stuff when you clearly don't know what your doing.
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qamarabbas277 said:
unable to flash wipe rom.... odin stuck at data.img
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It is not a good sign. Looks like a case of superbrick to me due to emmc bug. Probably will need repartition with custom pit or adb.
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forest1971 said:
It is not a good sign. Looks like a case of superbrick to me due to emmc bug. Probably will need repartition with custom pit or adb.
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+1, you're bricked. Either repartition or claim replacement motherboard.
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I wonder why people come here after damaging the device instead of before...
I don't even buy a device before reading a lot about it here in xda..
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Hi guys,
I normally try and work this stuff out for myself (as you can tell by my join date and my post count) but this has me stumped..
I was attempting to change ICS rome and somewhere in the process something went wrong...
After many unsuccessful attempts of flashing, stock ICS & GB, Abyss.. I checked the partions for errors and found the actual size of p-10 was different than the reported size by 1kb.
So, tried the e2fsck fix- it reported that it had corrected some errors.. I tried flashing again and agin- no success.
I then deleted the partitions, recreated them and reformatted in CWM. ADB reports no errors on any partition. When I try to load an ICS rom, it installs then hangs when it gets to the screen where you select the language.
I can successfully install a GB rom, but after a couple of minutes I start getting errors- then the affected app closes.
Any ideas?
Thanks

bump... Anyone?

shawnthecableguy said:
bump... Anyone?
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Which ics rom were you on originally before you tried flashing to which ics rom? Did you perform any wipes while on ics? Does sound like you have a good understanding of emmc bug and partitioning so forgive me if this all seems mundane.
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shawnthecableguy said:
Hi guys,
I normally try and work this stuff out for myself (as you can tell by my join date and my post count) but this has me stumped..
I was attempting to change ICS rome and somewhere in the process something went wrong...
After many unsuccessful attempts of flashing, stock ICS & GB, Abyss.. I checked the partions for errors and found the actual size of p-10 was different than the reported size by 1kb.
So, tried the e2fsck fix- it reported that it had corrected some errors.. I tried flashing again and agin- no success.
I then deleted the partitions, recreated them and reformatted in CWM. ADB reports no errors on any partition. When I try to load an ICS rom, it installs then hangs when it gets to the screen where you select the language.
I can successfully install a GB rom, but after a couple of minutes I start getting errors- then the affected app closes.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Download emmc app from market and perform a memory test... Get a rooted gb rom as it needs root access.. And skip all kinds of setup at startup once you flash the gb(rooted) rom
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msedek said:
Download emmc app from market and perform a memory test... Get a rooted gb rom as it needs root access.. And skip all kinds of setup at startup once you flash the gb(rooted) rom
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+1 for this approach, it sounds like there's lingering issues on the chip.
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SpyderTracks said:
Which ics rom were you on originally before you tried flashing to which ics rom? Did you perform any wipes while on ics? Does sound like you have a good understanding of emmc bug and partitioning so forgive me if this all seems mundane.
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I was on N7000XXLRB, Kernel Version 3.0.15-N7000XXLRG, and Build number IMM76D.XXLRG. Tried to go to AlBa rom, flashed Abyss, wiped cache/data in the CWM recovery and flashed the rom in CWM recovery...
I can successfully flash a stock GB rom with PC Odin, but it hangs on the boot screen( so I can't install dmmc test).
I have tried everything I can think of, just waiting on a jig to come in the mail so I can reset my counter for warranty

If you find a solution please post it.
I think i have the same problem. I posted it in general ( can anybody move it over here? I think this was wrong. Sorry i panicked. )
It's called permantly rebooting after flashing cm9.
I pledge for a solution.
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shawnthecableguy said:
I was on N7000XXLRB, Kernel Version 3.0.15-N7000XXLRG, and Build number IMM76D.XXLRG. Tried to go to AlBa rom, flashed Abyss, wiped cache/data in the CWM recovery and flashed the rom in CWM recovery...
I can successfully flash a stock GB rom with PC Odin, but it hangs on the boot screen( so I can't install dmmc test).
I have tried everything I can think of, just waiting on a jig to come in the mail so I can reset my counter for warranty
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If you are on stock gb go recovery (volume up+home+pwer) wipe data and reboot
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msedek said:
If you are on stock gb go recovery (volume up+home+pwer) wipe data and reboot
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Yeah, tried that....
I have tried everything I can think of. The Odin flash does'nt spit out an error... I can flash anything successfully but nothing actually boots?

[Q] My Ace got stuck up on boot loop screen... Plz help !!!

Hi,
Well i was trying to rooting up my phone for trying out Cynogenmod 9 (ICS 4.0) .....
The files i transferred to the sd card :
1.) recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace-fix
2.) upd_1
As instructed on tutorial guide... first i installed clockwork 5.... its done without any errors.... after that i tried "upd_1", which aborted installation with some "(status 7)" error..... after that i rebooted cell and gone for factory reset..... after that my ace got stucked up on boot loop screen.... cant go any furthur..... same step repeats many many times..... but no result......
I tried 2 guides....
1.) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145
2.) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552695
I'll appreciate any help regarding my boot loop problem.....
Thanks & Regards

Status 7 error relates to errors in updater script,it should not have been ignored like that.Furthermore,upd_1.zip is a root package for GB roms,not ICS roms,so wrong bin file there.Can you get to download mode? Or,atleast recovery?

Same problem
Hi I have the same problem just keeps cycling through the Samsung boot screen on a loop. I can get into Download mode and also I can boot into recovery. I downloaded a stock rom S5830XWKPN_S5830SWKP6_S5830XEUKP1_HOME Then I used odin 4.38 and clicked on OPS and used cooper_v1.0.ops and then clicked on one package and clicked on the zip of the stock rom I downloaded. Everything seemed to go well, but then the phone got stuck on this loop of the Samsung boot screen. I hope that you can help please.
Best regards Wez

Prawesome said:
Status 7 error relates to errors in updater script,it should not have been ignored like that.Furthermore,upd_1.zip is a root package for GB roms,not ICS roms,so wrong bin file there.Can you get to download mode? Or,atleast recovery?
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hmmm I think he's still in GB. I think he means he's trying to prepare his ace to flash ICS rom cause obviously you can't flash ICS with stock recovery.
as for the op... try using stock recovery and flash upd_1? thats what I did.
kerrywez said:
Hi I have the same problem just keeps cycling through the Samsung boot screen on a loop. I can get into Download mode and also I can boot into recovery. I downloaded a stock rom S5830XWKPN_S5830SWKP6_S5830XEUKP1_HOME Then I used odin 4.38 and clicked on OPS and used cooper_v1.0.ops and then clicked on one package and clicked on the zip of the stock rom I downloaded. Everything seemed to go well, but then the phone got stuck on this loop of the Samsung boot screen. I hope that you can help please.
Best regards Wez
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Boot into recovery and wipe data.

Make a wipe in standart or full wipe in custom and flash again with odin! It will surely help

Doo:DAce said:
hmmm I think he's still in GB. I think he means he's trying to prepare his ace to flash ICS rom cause obviously you can't flash ICS with stock recovery.
as for the op... try using stock recovery and flash upd_1? thats what I did.
Boot into recovery and wipe data.
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Seems like it...Anyway,I dont think the OP even comes here now

I too have this problem!
Is the phone bricked? I have tried using packages from Odin and One Click Unbrik but they both fail, I can get into download mode, but I cannot get into recovery mode. It just says ARM9 or something whenever I try. Is there a solution yet?

i fixed my phone i kept on having boot loops after falshing single packing so i turned the phone off then hold power and home till you come to recovery option wipe cache and i think its factory reset or full wipe so do both wipes then reboot phone WALA my phone was working hope this helps and dont forget to tick thanks button :good:

boot loop with other issues too...
hi there guys. I'm new to this forum and also to flashing...
but anyways I had a good look before flashing my phone but still messed it up...silly me
I tried rooting my phone via SD card(first clockwork mod ace 4 followed by clockwork mod 5 as said in tutorial) then upd_1 and then cm9. But after installing clockwork mod ace 4 I get :" E: failed to mount/ system (invalid argument)" same happens when trying to wipe cache partition/ data/ factory reset.
I can get into android system recovery no problems and also into odin download mode (where it gives you the warning and prompts you to press volume up if you still want to continue. It is also stuck on the samsung screen if I don't press anything.
But when trying to connect the phone to odin in order to rectify what I've done (with the one package methode, either gingerbread or cmw9) odin won't detect my phone. I used several different cables, original samsung cables, changed usb ports (directly off the motherboard) but to no avail.
heimdall will recognise the phone as far as I can see (when you click on detect device it says: "device detected") but I cannot find the right files I need to use for heimdall. I would very much appreciate any help and advice. Please point me in the right direction, show me where to download the correct files and which ones and please bear in mind I'm a noob. put it as plain as bread for me please :good:

just flash clockworkmod 5 and format system and data...
do a complete wipe ...clear cache,, wipe dalvik
then mount system and data and install any of ur modded stock or cm7... enjoy
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many roms are pre rooted plus u dont need rooot access to flash rom

to flash CustomROM u dont need to root first our ace simply flash CWM 5 and put your CustomROM flashable .zip to your sdcard and then fullwipe (data,cache,advantage) and done.....
most of CustomROM now can directly flash from previous or Other CustomROM without flash to StockROM first..
CMIIW

Since when do you need to flash cwm before you root? I did it the other way around and no problems at all. I was on 2.3.5
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hey, well I did what you said but when I do so it just comes up with installation aborted...same as with everything else I try to install from SD card...
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AaronvAce said:
Since when do you need to flash cwm before you root? I did it the other way around and no problems at all. I was on 2.3.5
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I won't question what you guys are saying since I'm a noob but the tutorial I followed specifically told me to do that. I just get installation aborted every time I try to install recovery clockwork 5...or anything else for that matter. thanks for your help guys

maybe this will give you a better picture of my predicament...

I think I just spotted my error...I believed the model is Samsung galaxy ace S5830 but in fact it's the S5830i. how does that change things for me???thanks for replying

val1607 said:
I think I just spotted my error...I believed the model is Samsung galaxy ace S5830 but in fact it's the S5830i. how does that change things for me???thanks for replying
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It changes everything. 5830 is completely different from 5830i (they only share the name). Roms and mods for 5830 might brick your phone, so be careful.

dxppxd said:
It changes everything. 5830 is completely different from 5830i (they only share the name). Roms and mods for 5830 might brick your phone, so be careful.
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lol as if I didn't already find out... but what can I do now? apparently there is no custom mod for the 5830i in ICS or jelly bean.cannot flash a new rom from SD card neither with odin. what am I doning wrong?why won't my pc recognise the phone? (even reinstalled windows and all the phones drivers also tried installing drivers with zadig, after reinstall of windows the phone was finally found there but still no luck for odin)

hey guys thanks I figured it all out I was using the wrong version of odin...got it all sorted now THANK YOU!!!

i have got strucked in startup screen on my galaxy ace(S5830) while installing cwm
As instructed on tutorial guide... first i installed clockwork 5.... its done without any errors.... after that i tried "upd_1", which aborted installation with some "(status 7)" error..... after that i rebooted cell and gone for factory reset..... after that my ace got stucked up on boot loop screen.... cant go any furthur..... same step repeats many many times..... but no result......
I tried 2 guides....

Can't boot: Failed to mount data

Guys I really need your help.
After "succesful" flashing the official German ICS 4.04 ROM with PC odin I can't start up my Note again. It hangs at the bootscreen.
I can still get into downloadmode, can flash all the ROMS with PC Odin succesfull but after booting it gets stuck at the bootscreen.
I can also still go to recovery, wipe data and cache but after rebooting it always stuck on the bootscreen.
If I go to recovery I see the errormessage:
E: failed to mount data <invalid argument>
E: copy_log_files_to_data : : can't mount /data
In recovery i can still root my phone and flash Abyss kernel. Also with the Abyss kernel i can flash al ROMS succesfully but they all stuck at the bootscreen when i reboot.
Does somebody know how to fix this problem?

bigmouth66 said:
Guys I really need your help.
After "succesful" flashing the official German ICS 4.04 ROM with PC odin I can't start up my Note again. It hangs at the bootscreen.
I can still get into downloadmode, can flash all the ROMS with PC Odin succesfull but after booting it gets stuck at the bootscreen.
I can also still go to recovery, wipe data and cache but after rebooting it always stuck on the bootscreen.
If I go to recovery I see the errormessage:
E: failed to mount data <invalid argument>
E: copy_log_files_to_data : : can't mount /data
In recovery i can still root my phone and flash Abyss kernel. Also with the Abyss kernel i can flash al ROMS succesfully but they all stuck at the bootscreen when i reboot.
Does somebody know how to fix this problem?
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Have u performed a full wipe in stock ICS with a stock or cf kernel?

glevitan said:
Have u performed a full wipe in stock ICS with a stock or cf kernel?
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I did many full wipes in stock ICS and also with other kernels CF, Abyss 4.1, speedmod. The full wipes work but if i start up the phone it always get stuck at the bootscreen

bigmouth66 said:
I did many full wipes in stock ICS and also with other kernels CF, Abyss 4.1, speedmod. The full wipes work but if i start up the phone it always get stuck at the bootscreen
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You are not supposed to do wipes running stock ICS kernels. GB kernels such as abyss are the only safe ones (to avoid the Emmc hardbrick bug)....If I were u I would try to flash a stock firmware with odin.
If you get stuck and nand write or factorys.img then u are bricked....:crying:

glevitan said:
You are not supposed to do wipes running stock ICS kernels. GB kernels such as abyss are the only safe ones (to avoid the Emmc hardbrick bug)....If I were u I would try to flash a stock firmware with odin.
If you get stuck and nand write or factorys.img then u are bricked....:crying:
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I have flashed stockfirmware (Gingerbread and ICS ROMS) with PC Odin. The flashing in Odin works without error, it never gets stuck there, but after the reboot it hangs at the bootscreen.
I know about the Hardbrick bug but my phone is not bricked. Can get into recovery and download mode. My problem is that my phone keeps hanging at the bootscreen when booting :crying:

bigmouth66 said:
I have flashed stockfirmware (Gingerbread and ICS ROMS) with PC Odin. The flashing in Odin works without error, it never gets stuck there, but after the reboot it hangs at the bootscreen.
I know about the Hardbrick bug but my phone is not bricked. Can get into recovery and download mode. My problem is that my phone keeps hanging at the bootscreen when booting :crying:
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Maybe, you can flash abyss, reboot recovery (do not reboot), perfom a full wipe and then re flash a custom rom....

glevitan said:
Maybe, you can flash abyss, reboot recovery (do not reboot), perfom a full wipe and then re flash a custom rom....
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Tried that already a few times. It flashes ok, but it hangs at the bootscreen.
I think the problem is how to mount data, because i have errormessages:
E: failed to mount data <invalid argument>
E: copy_log_files_to_data : : can't mount /data

bigmouth66 said:
Tried that already a few times. It flashes ok, but it hangs at the bootscreen.
I think the problem is how to mount data, because i have errormessages:
E: failed to mount data <invalid argument>
E: copy_log_files_to_data : : can't mount /data
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umm...you should ask Dr. Ketan in the Stock Roms thread....he might give u some insight about it. My knowledge of GN is very limited...sorry pal..:good:

glevitan said:
umm...you should ask Dr. Ketan in the Stock Roms thread....he might give u some insight about it. My knowledge of GN is very limited...sorry pal..:good:
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Thanks for trying to help me so far I wrote a PM to Dr. Ketan... hope that he can help... this problem drives me mad and I really need my note

It seems you became victim of brick bug.
And yiu have error on data partition rather than system rom.partition so u cud flash successfully non wipe ROM, but if you try flashing wipe ROM then it won't compete. So.if your device is under warranty then send it to service centre. Confirm you have flash countwr zero to.reclaim warranty.
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try wiping cache and dalvik cashe and then reboot

dr.ketan said:
It seems you became victim of brick bug.
And yiu have error on data partition rather than system rom.partition so u cud flash successfully non wipe ROM, but if you try flashing non wipe ROM then it won't compete. So.if your device is under warranty then send it to service centre. Confirm you have flash countwr zero to.reclaim warranty.
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Thanks for your quick reply. You are a great help for this community!
My flash counter is on 1. I have the Chainfire triangle away, but that's an APK and I don't know if I can flash that. Other problem I have is that the shop I bought my Note is bankrupt so I don't know what to do for warranty. Do you know if there is a Triangle away file I can flash?

If it it is not booting then it won't work.
You will.need jig .
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daraj said:
try wiping cache and dalvik cashe and then reboot
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Tried this many times but this dis not working for me

dr.ketan said:
If it it is not booting then it won't work.
You will.need jig .
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I have a jig... can i use the jig to flash the triangle away apk?

No
Flash GB rom and find how to use jig to reset counter from development stickies
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No
Flash GB rom and find how to use jig to reset counter from development stickies
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OK, will download latest GB ROM for my country and reset triangle with the jig. Thanks for your help again.

Select non wipe rom otherwise it won't finish.
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Select non wipe rom otherwise it won't finish.
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I'm downloading N7000XXKKA ------ 2.3.6 2011 November------- N7000OXXKK6 --------------------Poland right now. Is that a non wipe ROM?
I have a Polish phone, although I bought it in the Netherlands

That i dont know exactly, but extract 1 level deep to .tar, if there is data.img file there then it is wipe otherwise mon.wipe.
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recovery not working for Samsung Galaxy ace

When i flash the stock rom using odin, the stock recovery works. but then, when i update the CWM to any version, the recovery stops working.
It stops on the samsung galaxy ace screen which is the 2nd screen, with a small yellow dot on top left. i am not able to flash any rom. i have even tried using d CWM app, but it stops at d same screen.
pls help.
Note: the download mode and the stock rom works perfectly.

Any solutions to this problem guys!!!
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Check that cwm you are using is for galaxy ace.
If is for ace still not working then Try latest CWM version..
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This problem is caused by updating recovery to 6.0 by Shaan.
Noticed that this problem is not just for me. It's widespread now. Next try would be to flash recovery gamma tar from odin.

adityabhagat95 said:
This problem is caused by updating recovery to 6.0 by Shaan.
Noticed that this problem is not just for me. It's widespread now. Next try would be to flash recovery gamma tar from odin.
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i tried flashing recovery gamma tar using odin, but again the same problem.
it flashed perfectly using odin but on trying to go d recovery mode, it gets stuck on d galaxy ace screen.
i think my phone's recovery files have been corrupted.
Is there any way in which i can add a new recovery file or something like that??

rishalshah said:
i tried flashing recovery gamma tar using odin, but again the same problem.
it flashed perfectly using odin but on trying to go d recovery mode, it gets stuck on d galaxy ace screen.
i think my phone's recovery files have been corrupted.
Is there any way in which i can add a new recovery file or something like that??
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Heyyyy Rishal try the cwm-recovery-ace.tar.md5 file from this thread. Flash from odin

Tried.. But still no result.. Same problem..
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Flashing through odin deletes every single file on your phone. So there is no chance that CWM 6 causes this. Also i don't think the problem is widespread!
If you can get me a logcat and dmesg i might be able to help..
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Shaaan said:
Flashing through odin deletes every single file on your phone. So there is no chance that CWM 6 causes this. Also i don't think the problem is widespread!
If you can get me a logcat and dmesg i might be able to help
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Sorry if my post ever offended you. It's just because the whole issue started after flashing cwm6. Im glad you are happy to help. During which process do i need to get a logcat? While booting into recovery?(haven't tried getting a logcat of a boot process before)

Yes. Flash the recovery. Boot to recovery and grab a logcat as well as a dmesg.
Pastebin both. And don't worry. I don't get offended easily!
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Hey Rishal flash stock recovery from this thread
And bring the zip for cwm 6 tomorrow.PLS

i flashed CWM 5 using odin, but that also gave the same problem.
Is there any stock recovery that i can flash using "odin"?
Aditya: u gave d link of stock recovery which has to be flashed using other recovery modes, which is not possible in my case as the other recovery modes r not working.

Try deleting all except recovery.img from stock rom.tar file
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adityabhagat95 said:
Try deleting all except recovery.img from stock rom.tar file
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Its not possible to delete files directly inside a .tar file.
i have to extract the recovery.img and then change it to .tar file.
i flashed that file using odin but it stopped suddenly giving me a yellow triangle error because of which i had to reflash again.
now i have the stock recovery working again.

I am facing a similar issue. Please do post your solution here if anything at all works

That wasn't the right way to do it. Download total commander and then remove other files from stock rom.tar file WITHOUT EXTRACTING. Did u renamed the recovery.img to recovery.tar and then flashed as one file in Odin???
Another way is to push recovery.img through adb.
hassan.nabeel27 said:
I am facing a similar issue. Please do post your solution here if anything at all works
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Could you please elaborate the problem you face and how it all started in the first place?
Since we were facing constant reboot into recovery problem, we flashed stock Rom entirely through Odin to get back stock recovery. However flashing any version of cwm would make the problem resurface. The only cwm recovery that works is cwm6 by shaan. Confused why??

adityabhagat95 said:
That wasn't the right way to do it. Download total commander and then remove other files from stock rom.tar file WITHOUT EXTRACTING. Did u renamed the recovery.img to recovery.tar and then flashed as one file in Odin???
Another way is to push recovery.img through adb.
Could you please elaborate the problem you face and how it all started in the first place?
Since we were facing constant reboot into recovery problem, we flashed stock Rom entirely through Odin to get back stock recovery. However flashing any version of cwm would make the problem resurface. The only cwm recovery that works is cwm6 by shaan. Confused why??
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Since the CWM 6 by shaan is working, i tried to install a zip through it. the zip was successfully.
but on switching on the phone, it gets stuck on cynogenmod screen(not the samsung screen)
The reason is that i cannot wipe data/cache.
on doing a factory reset, the log is something like:
Error mounting /data!
Skipping format...
Error mounting /cache!
Skipping format...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs fa(the next thing is out of the screen) ...block/mmcblk0p2
formatting /sdcard/ .android_secure (something-something)
Data wipe complete
So this means that there is some problem with the cache, data mounting..
I also tried to mount cache and data using mounts and storage but it shows cannot mount cache and data respectively.
P.S.: Every time i get into recovery or flash something an error like this comes at the bottom:
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log...(can't see the next part)
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log...(can't see the next part)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/las...(can't see the next part)
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/las...(can't see the next part)
So there is some recovery file in the /cache folder which is causing some problem
(recovery working is a progress. thanks adityabhagat95.)

adityabhagat95 said:
Could you please elaborate the problem you face and how it all started in the first place?
Since we were facing constant reboot into recovery problem, we flashed stock Rom entirely through Odin to get back stock recovery. However flashing any version of cwm would make the problem resurface. The only cwm recovery that works is cwm6 by shaan. Confused why??
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My phone was running 2.2.1 Froyo. I tried to upgrade it to 2.3.6 using process mentioned here. http://androidadvices.com/update-galaxy-ace-s5830-official-gingerbread-236-xwktm-firmware/
The Odin completed successfully and restarted the phone. But the phone was running spanish language. I was getting an alert after every 3-4 seconds. But i could not read it as it was spanish. I restarted the phone and it went in boot loop. The phone keeps rebooting every 2 seconds.
I can't get into recovery mode but I can get to download mode.
I have tried flashing many ROMs from sammobile.com but none of them is working.

rishalshah said:
So this means that there is some problem with the cache, data mounting..
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Is reboot into recovery working? If yes (don't tell me the problem is solved), in recovery format cache and data thru mount and storage option. (Maybe the data and cache partition are still using rfs. ) tell me if it works!
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hassan.nabeel27 said:
I can't get into recovery mode but I can get to download mode.
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Flashing a STOCK Rom from Odin must not cause a bootloop. Reflash the stock Rom from recovery (again )and then reboot into STOCK recovery to wipe data ( factory reset or whatever its addressed as).

Yes I can reboot into recovery, but I dont think the problem is solved or else the other recoveries would also work (its just a progress)
I tried to format data, cache, system but all of them failed as it was unable to "mount" the respective folders.
I did not try d format sd-ext, as I thought it was not required...
There is surely some problem with d cache, data or system files...
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