soft brick - possible corrupted internal SD - Asus Transformer TF701

Hello,
After a shutdown due to low battery, my tablet is soft bricked. :/ I suspect a corruption of the internal SD or the flash chip, I'm not really sure.
My tablet is unlocked, I have cwm 6.0.5.1 installed. If I remember correctly, I had some cromi-X rom.
I have access to the bootloader (11.4.1.29) and the recovery but the manipulations I'm doing aren't working.
When into recovery, I get the messages e: can't mount/open /cache/recovery/log (last_log, last_install).
I tried flashing all kind of roms, they all failed, the most successful install ended with an error creating symlinks.
Tried all the wipe/format/factory reset options in the recovery, most of the time, I get the "error mounting /data", "error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure".
I can mount /system but it doesn't work for /cache and /data.
I can fastboot boot other recoveries (other cwm, twrp) but somehow can't flash. I'm not getting any error, they're just not sticking.
I tried manually formatting with e2fsck commands but I get an error related with superblocks.
Here's my cat log /proc/partitions :
179 0 30535680 mmcblk0
179 1 8192 mmcblk0p1
179 2 4096 mmcblk0p2
179 3 8192 mmcblk0p3
179 4 2097152 mmcblk0p4
179 5 897024 mmcblk0p5
179 6 512000 mmcblk0p6
179 7 8192 mmcblk0p7
179 8 4096 mmcblk0p8
179 9 16384 mmcblk0p9
179 10 8192 mmcblk0p10
179 11 8192 mmcblk0p11
179 12 4096 mmcblk0p12
179 13 4096 mmcblk0p13
179 14 26916864 mmcblk0p14
179 32 4096 mmcblk0boot1
179 16 4096 mmcblk0boot0
Here's what "df" is showing :
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 960124 128 959996 0% /dev
/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP
2064208 1110432 953776 54% /system
I've done so many things to try fixing this with all I could find googling, I may have done some mistakes in the process but I didn't spot any change. The only thing I haven't tried yet is to install/boot a rom from the external SD. But I'm not experienced enough for that, I prefer to keep as a last resort.
I just ran a dmesg command, there's several error messages there, maybe that'll help. As I can't post URLs yet, here's a sample :
<4>[ 12.192838] lost page write due to I/O error on mmcblk0p5
<3>[ 19.972559] mmcblk0: mmc_blk_err_check: general error sending status command, card status 0x80900
<4>[ 19.981660] mmcblk0: retrying write for general error
<4>[ 19.986857] lost page write due to I/O error on mmcblk0p14
<3>[ 20.217027] mmcblk0: packed cmd failed, nr 20, sectors 280, failure index: 0
<4>[ 20.693382] JBD2: recovery failed
<3>[ 20.696941] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p14): error loading journal
I'm not sure how it works, maybe it's possible to manually wipe everything, keeping the bare minimum to recreate the partitions and push the files.
I may have missed something, some help would be really appreciated. ^^
Thanks in advance !

I have same problem!! Any solutions?

Same Problem here as well!
I have the same problem. Seems like the /cache and /data partitions are corrupt.
I have full CWM and Bootloader access with ADB and fastboot. I cannot flash new recoveries. Cannot mount /data or /cache.
Repairing the partitions with e2fsck get me nowhere as well.
I can shell in and run parted on the /data (mmcblk0p14) and /cache (mmcblk0p5) blocks. I attempted to recreate the partitions using parted but keep getting input/output error during write on /dev/block/mmcblk...
Can't even delete the old partitions in /data (mmcblk0p14) and /cache (mmcblk0p5) with fdisk. get failure error.
Any ideas how to overcome the partition recreation errors? Are we screwed?

Same problem here as well.
had cromix up and running, then suddenly black screen. Recovery working good, but mount errors. Cannot restore nandroid or flash any kind of rom.

realmastah said:
Same problem here as well.
had cromix up and running, then suddenly black screen. Recovery working good, but mount errors. Cannot restore nandroid or flash any kind of rom.
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If you use TWRP, first try to wipe dalvik cache only and then try again to flash a rom or to restore a nandroid backup. This problem is TWRP related...

I had this exact issue when i was moving to lollipop. I tried to flash to zombi-x and it caused this issue. every time i turned the device on it would boot direct to recovery. I was unable to restore backups, flash new roms... nothing worked. In the end, i formatted my data partition and put blisspop on my external sd. After the format it took the new rom and has been running amazingly well since then.

Jerry1996 said:
If you use TWRP, first try to wipe dalvik cache only and then try again to flash a rom or to restore a nandroid backup. This problem is TWRP related...
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thanks for the suggestion, tried it without success.
meanwhile i sent the device back as it was still under warranty, got refund.

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[SOLVED] How to restore damaged Internal SD card partition layout? Tried everything.

I did something really bad to my INTERNAL SD CARD partition layout, so now I have
I have the i8190N model
Code:
~ # cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
179 0 7634944 mmcblk0
179 1 7634936 mmcblk0p1
179 64 2048 mmcblk0boot1
179 32 2048 mmcblk0boot0
179 96 3866624 mmcblk1
179 97 3862528 mmcblk1p1
~ # df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 411756 48 411708 0% /dev
~ # mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
~ # parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
GNU Parted 1.8.8.1.179-aef3
Using /dev/block/mmcblk0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
print
Warning: /dev/block/mmcblk0 contains GPT signatures, indicating that it has a
GPT table. However, it does not have a valid fake msdos partition table, as it
should. Perhaps it was corrupted -- possibly by a program that doesn't
understand GPT partition tables. Or perhaps you deleted the GPT table, and are
now using an msdos partition table. Is this a GPT partition table?
Yes/No?
As you can see, there is no /system, /cache and other stuff, that should be there.
My ClockWorkMod recovery tool can't mount anything (/cache, /system, nothing)
I really did everything I could. I tried: restore from backup (I have one, made with recovery tool), install new ROM (With recovery tool), install stock firmware and stock kernel in ODIN mode. I even tried some PIT file: nothing did absolutely nothing to my status.
Frankly I miss some important part in understanding of filesystem, partitions, images, what is ROM, what is stock kernel etc ...
What should I do?
UPDATE:
Short answer: user right PIT file and burn it with Odin3. Long answer in post below.
Found interesting file:
Code:
~ # tail ./etc/recovery.fstab
/system ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p22
/cache ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
/data ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 length=-16384
/efs ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p11
/boot emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
/recovery emmc /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
/preload ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
/modem ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p12
/sdcard datamedia /dev/null
/external_sd vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
~ # tail ./etc/fstab
/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 /cache ext4 rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /data ext4 rw
/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 /system ext4 rw
/dev/null /sdcard datamedia rw
And here is more info
Code:
~ # ls -la /dev/block/mmcblk*
brw------- 1 root root 179, 0 Jan 1 10:30 /dev/block/mmcblk0
brw------- 1 root root 179, 32 Jan 1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk0boot0
brw------- 1 root root 179, 64 Jan 1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk0boot1
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root root 16777216 Jan 1 10:07 /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jan 1 10:07 /dev/block/mmcblk0p22
brw------- 1 root root 179, 96 Jan 1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk1
brw------- 1 root root 179, 97 Jan 1 09:28 /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
This is what kind of stuff I get in CWM:
Code:
-- Wiping cache...
Formatting /cache...
Need size of filesystem
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
Cache wipe complete.
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)
W:Can't unlink /cache/recovery/command
Formatting /data...
warning: get_file_size: Computed filesystem size less than 0
Need size of filesystem
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p25
Error formatting /data!
W:failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p23 (Block device required)
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
Have you tried to flash stock firmware again with re partition ticked and the pit file? Using the pit file make sense only if you flash the whole firmware with it
Inviato dal mio GT-I8190 con Tapatalk 2
Byteater said:
Have you tried to flash stock firmware again with re partition ticked and the pit file? Using the pit file make sense only if you flash the whole firmware with it
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As I wrote in initial post - yes, I did. But maybe I used wrong pit file =\
Btw, looks like I have everything in console buffer (full history of distraction actions)
In the beginning I had this:
Code:
cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
7 0 2111 loop0
179 0 7634944 mmcblk0
179 1 128 mmcblk0p1
179 2 384 mmcblk0p2
179 3 1024 mmcblk0p3
179 4 1024 mmcblk0p4
179 5 512 mmcblk0p5
179 6 512 mmcblk0p6
179 7 512 mmcblk0p7
179 8 512 mmcblk0p8
179 9 1024 mmcblk0p9
179 10 1024 mmcblk0p10
179 11 16384 mmcblk0p11
179 12 16384 mmcblk0p12
179 13 16384 mmcblk0p13
179 14 51200 mmcblk0p14
179 15 64 mmcblk0p15
179 16 14336 mmcblk0p16
179 17 2048 mmcblk0p17
179 18 2048 mmcblk0p18
179 19 16384 mmcblk0p19
179 20 16384 mmcblk0p20
179 21 16384 mmcblk0p21
179 22 1228800 mmcblk0p22
179 23 860160 mmcblk0p23
179 24 327680 mmcblk0p24
179 25 4945920 mmcblk0p25
179 64 2048 mmcblk0boot1
179 32 2048 mmcblk0boot0
179 96 3872256 mmcblk1
179 97 3868160 mmcblk1p1
254 0 2110 dm-0
Code:
/ $ df
Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/dev 402.1M 84K 402M 4096
/mnt/asec 402.1M 0K 402.1M 4096
/mnt/obb 402.1M 0K 402.1M 4096
/dev/shm 402.1M 0K 402.1M 4096
/system 1.2G 414.5M 766.6M 4096
/modemfs 15.7M 4.3M 11.4M 4096
/cache 826.8M 84.8M 742M 4096
/efs 15.7M 4.5M 11.2M 4096
/preload 315M 64.2M 250.8M 4096
/data 4.6G 4G 699.2M 4096
/mnt/.lfs: Function not implemented
/storage/sdcard0 4.6G 4G 699.2M 4096
/mnt/asec/com.spruds.transport.pro.tallin-1 2M 888K 1.1M 4096
/storage/sdcard1 3.7G 905.7M 2.8G 32768
Even before everything went wrong I tried to use parted command and get an error
Code:
~ # parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
GNU Parted 1.8.8.1.179-aef3
Using /dev/block/mmcblk0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) list
list
check NUMBER do a simple check on the file system
cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to another partition
.....
.....
copyright information of GNU Parted
(parted) print
print
Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.
This is fdisk print before disaster
Code:
~ # fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 954368.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7818 MB, 7818182656 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 954368 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 954368 7634943+ ee EFI GPT
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
And then I deleted it
Code:
~ # fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 954368.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 7818 MB, 7818182656 bytes
1 heads, 16 sectors/track, 954368 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16 * 512 = 8192 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 954368 7634943+ ee EFI GPT
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
Command (m for help): d
Selected partition 1
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table
fdisk: WARNING: rereading partition table failed, kernel still uses old table: Device or resource busy
To be honest, I've never seen a problem like that. In Odin there's an option to erase all nand. I don't know if this would help you, since you should have an efs backup and I don't know if it will bring consequences.
Inviato dal mio GT-I8190 con Tapatalk 2
Try firmware posted here, with pit-file.
It's worth a try. It has saved me a few times, but from other problems.
tys0n said:
Try firmware posted here, with pit-file.
It's worth a try. It has saved me a few times, but from other problems.
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I have "some" goldenxx.pit file already. And I took original firmware from some semi-official sources. Though I didn't have this CSC file. Also In original article (on 4pda.ru) they say NOT TO use this firmware with I8190N (which I have) ...
soswow said:
I have "some" goldenxx.pit file already. And I took original firmware from some semi-official sources. Though I didn't have this CSC file. Also In original article (on 4pda.ru) they say NOT TO use this firmware with I8190N (which I have) ...
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Oh sorry. My mistake. I missed it was i8190N.
Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM10.
Found it!
I found it!
The answer was in PIT file, because as it says here:
you will only need to use this if a firmware update needs to change your partition layout (very very unlikely) or if you mess up you partition table (you don’t want to do this)
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Which is definitely my case.
So, I tried that GT-I8190N and GT-I8190 should be used with different PIT files (I tried to use for GT-I8190 one). So I found long list of PIT files here
Thank you everyone for help.

[Q] HD+ 32g can not MOUNT

like other people's can not mount anything ,
use TWRP boot , press install show internal storage 0mb
Is it means the storage over ?
ft7823 said:
like other people's can not mount anything ,
use TWRP boot , press install show internal storage 0mb
Is it means the storage over ?
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hello anybody can help me ?
just after charging , the device can not open and use cwm boot in , showed can not mount anything ,
include the sdcard. I think the internal storage was damaged , is there any good ideas to get back ?
and I saw NT have a tool to unbrick ,is there also same tools for HD+?
What ROM were you using?
Are you booting from SD?
It seems that your emmc is bricked, unfortunately this seems not to be recoverable...
If you have adb access, try those commands mentioned here:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/EMMC_Bugs#How_do_I_check_my_device.27s_eMMC_details.3F
CM10.2, I think you are right ,EMMC bricked.
but the strange thing is I use 3 sd card ,all can not boot from sdcard or emmc.
I want to flash noemmc version's cm, but also impossible now ...
so strange ..
wait, but you can boot into sd-recovery?
Jann F said:
wait, but you can boot into sd-recovery?
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thank you , yesterday the devices can mount sdcard , so I install CM10.1 NOEMMC to sdcard
just one thing is not suit for me , the sdcard'format is not FAT32 and computer can only find the first part
so I can only download the file to my sdcard but cannot use usb or tf cardreader to put my files in.
but anyway , I can use it without emmc , the better thing than nothing to do.
1. My nook still bricked and cannot use any cwm except no-emmc version
2.I checked again, my nook is MGB4GA , I think should not be emmc bug
now
I use no-emmc version CWM flash EMMC recovery V6.0.3.2 ,
but without sdcard can only boot in the logo and stop there
e:can't mount /cache/revoery/command
and I use adb to check , show like below
df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 398228 48 398180 0% /dev
~ # cat /proc/partitions
cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
179 0 30535680 mmcblk0
179 1 128 mmcblk0p1
179 2 256 mmcblk0p2
179 3 15360 mmcblk0p3
179 4 16384 mmcblk0p4
179 5 49152 mmcblk0p5
179 6 49152 mmcblk0p6
179 7 458752 mmcblk0p7
259 0 688128 mmcblk0p8
259 1 475136 mmcblk0p9
259 2 28770304 mmcblk0p10
179 16 2048 mmcblk0boot1
179 8 2048 mmcblk0boot0
179 24 7761920 mmcblk1
179 25 7761888 mmcblk1p1
is this normal?
and is that able to restore from leapinlar's repari.zip?
Get yourself a 32gb class 4 sd card and you can boot into CWM recovery.
ft7823 said:
1. My nook still bricked and cannot use any cwm except no-emmc version
2.I checked again, my nook is MGB4GA , I think should not be emmc bug
now
I use no-emmc version CWM flash EMMC recovery V6.0.3.2 ,
but without sdcard can only boot in the logo and stop there
e:can't mount /cache/revoery/command
and I use adb to check , show like below
df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 398228 48 398180 0% /dev
~ # cat /proc/partitions
cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
179 0 30535680 mmcblk0
179 1 128 mmcblk0p1
179 2 256 mmcblk0p2
179 3 15360 mmcblk0p3
179 4 16384 mmcblk0p4
179 5 49152 mmcblk0p5
179 6 49152 mmcblk0p6
179 7 458752 mmcblk0p7
259 0 688128 mmcblk0p8
259 1 475136 mmcblk0p9
259 2 28770304 mmcblk0p10
179 16 2048 mmcblk0boot1
179 8 2048 mmcblk0boot0
179 24 7761920 mmcblk1
179 25 7761888 mmcblk1p1
is this normal?
and is that able to restore from leapinlar's repari.zip?
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Your emmc looks ok. Do as the previous user suggested and get a SanDisk class 4 SD and make a bootable CWM SD per the instructions in item 1a in my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. Then use that to flash a plain stock zip from item 6.
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leapinlar said:
Your emmc looks ok. Do as the previous user suggested and get a SanDisk class 4 SD and make a bootable CWM SD per the instructions in item 1a in my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. Then use that to flash a plain stock zip from item 6.
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So i need a sandisk card.... unfortunately i have no such card in my hand.
use old card with no-emmc version cwm flash nook 2.1 ,random offset 0x29,final abort , other models unable to be flashed to the system.
use 6028 flash 2.1 or 2.2 can run half but then black screen and shut off.
flash CM10.1 CM10.2 can not run just at the beginning and then black screen and shut off.
so is that possible to use your repair.zip?
ft7823 said:
So i need a sandisk card.... unfortunately i have no such card in my hand.
use old card with no-emmc version cwm flash nook 2.1 ,random offset 0x29,final abort , other models unable to be flashed to the system.
use 6028 flash 2.1 or 2.2 can run half but then black screen and shut off.
flash CM10.1 CM10.2 can not run just at the beginning and then black screen and shut off.
so is that possible to use your repair.zip?
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You do not want to use the noemmc CWM if you are wanting to flash to emmc. If the 2.2 will not flash with 6028 then any repair zip I make will not work either.
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leapinlar said:
You do not want to use the noemmc CWM if you are wanting to flash to emmc. If the 2.2 will not flash with 6028 then any repair zip I make will not work either.
Sent from my SCH-i705 using XDA Premium HD app
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ok , understood , anyway ,thank you for your reply.

How I fixed my bricked Nexus 5 (corrupted userdata, bootlooping)

Hi everyone,
First of all - apologies if this is in the wrong forum. First time I post something, so not too sure if this is the right place.
I've been struggling with my Nexus 5 for the past 3 days after I attempted a factory reset. After trying everything I could find, I managed to combine some strategies from different threads, and got some help from a friend who is a linux specialist. As it has been REALLY HARD for me to fix this, I thought I would post the solution in case anyone is seeing the same issue.
Summary of my issue:
I attempted a factory reset to cleanup the phone. That was really all I intended to do.
The factory reset got stuck on "erasing". After 30 minutes waiting, I forced the phone to reboot. Then everything went downhill.
My Nexus 5 started bootlooping. It wouldn't even get in recovery mode.
I've flashed ClockWorkMod Recovery, and tried to format everything and start again. The processes to wipe partitions would fail.
Flashing stock also failed, as things would hang on "erasing cache".
I found references on multiple threads about things to try - from flashing other ROMs, to formatting the file system manually, and basically trying every step of a flashing a stock installation manually.
The bottom line is everything would hang because the system could not mount the /data partition.
When I tried to use "e2fsck" to check /userdata partition, it would give me an error about the file system being corrupted, and suggesting to use a different superblock.
Some threads here in XDA suggested to use CWM and TWRP to format the partition, as that would usually fix the problem. It didn't work in my case.
The system would basically hang when trying to format /data, with any method I tried.
When using the "dmesg" command, I would also see lots of errors with superblocks when trying to mount "/data".
I considered it could be a hardware issue, but I was not seeing problems with the other partitions (/cache, /system, /recovery, and so on).
Solution:
I fixed the problem by removing the partition, recreating it with "ext2" file system, then upgrading to "ext4" manually, and finally flashing the system images again WITHOUT flashing userdata.
Every time I flash "userdata", the partition just gets corrupted.
This is the step by step on how I did it:
1) Start the phone on bootloader by holding power button + volume down. Flash CWM recovery through fastboot.
Download CWM recovery from here: https://clockworkmod.com/rommanager
I'm using windows, so I opened a command prompt on the "Android SDK\platform-tools" folder.
run: "fastboot flash recovery <CWM_Recovery_Folder>\recovery-clockwork-6.0.4.5-hammerhead.img"
2) Reboot in recovery mode, so that it would load ADB. In the command prompt I ran "adb shell" so I could use the linux tools
Use "parted /dev/block/mmcblk0" to open the parted tool for the mmc block.
Use command "print" to list all partitions. You should see something like this:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 524kB 67.6MB 67.1MB fat16 modem
2 67.6MB 68.7MB 1049kB sbl1
3 68.7MB 69.2MB 524kB rpm
4 69.2MB 69.7MB 524kB tz
5 69.7MB 70.3MB 524kB sdi
6 70.3MB 70.8MB 524kB aboot
7 70.8MB 72.9MB 2097kB pad
8 72.9MB 73.9MB 1049kB sbl1b
9 73.9MB 74.4MB 524kB tzb
10 74.4MB 75.0MB 524kB rpmb
11 75.0MB 75.5MB 524kB abootb
12 75.5MB 78.6MB 3146kB modemst1
13 78.6MB 81.8MB 3146kB modemst2
14 81.8MB 82.3MB 524kB metadata
15 82.3MB 99.1MB 16.8MB misc
16 99.1MB 116MB 16.8MB ext4 persist
17 116MB 119MB 3146kB imgdata
18 119MB 142MB 23.1MB laf
19 142MB 165MB 23.1MB boot
20 165MB 188MB 23.1MB recovery
21 188MB 191MB 3146kB fsg
22 191MB 192MB 524kB fsc
23 192MB 192MB 524kB ssd
24 192MB 193MB 524kB DDR
25 193MB 1267MB 1074MB ext4 system
26 1267MB 1298MB 31.5MB crypto
27 1298MB 2032MB 734MB ext4 cache
28 2032MB 31.3GB 29.2GB ext4 userdata
29 31.3GB 31.3GB 5632B grow
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3) Remove the existing data partition by running command "rm 28" .
4) Recreate the partition and the file system with "mkpartfs". I didn't use all parameters at once, but just informed the proper values as requested by the tool:
(parted) mkpartfs
mkpartfs
mkpartfs
Partition name? []? userdate
userdate
userdate
File system type? [ext2]? ext2
ext2
ext2
Start? 2032MB
2032MB
2032MB
End? 31.3GB
31.3GB
31.3GB
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5) The partition should now be recreated as "ext2" file system. I've set the partition name with:
(parted) name 28 userdata
name 28 userdata
name 28 userdata
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you print again, you should see the new partition as ext2 file system:
(...)
28 2032MB 31.3GB 29.2GB ext2 userdata
(...)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
6) Upgrade the FS from ext2 to ext4 by using make_ext4fs:
make_ext4fs -l 29236371456 -b 4096 -g 32768 -i 8192 -I 256 -j 32768 -L msdos -a /data /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
Now here is the interesting part. When I tried to run "flash-all" from the google stock image, this is what I would see when it ran the format script on the userdata partition:
OKAY [ 13.186s]
formatting 'userdata' partition...
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 29236371456
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 8192
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 32768
Label:
Blocks: 7137786
Block groups: 218
Reserved block group size: 1024
Created filesystem with 11/1785856 inodes and 156120/7137786 blocks
sending 'userdata' (139109 KB)...
writing 'userdata'...
OKAY [ 16.625s]
finished. total time: 29.811s
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Click to collapse
When I manually ran the make_ext4fs, the only difference was I added a label "msdos" and this was the result:
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 29236371456
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 48
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 32768
Label: msdos
Blocks: 7137786
Block groups: 218
Reserved block group size: 1024
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Almost the same thing, but with a difference in "Inodes per group": stock script shows 8192, and running manually it shows 48.
I have no idea why is that. Honestly I know very little about linux and its file systems, so I don't know what that means.
After I did this, I was FINALLY able to mount the "/data" partition.
8) Checked the file system with e2fsck. It now worked fine:
~ # e2fsck /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
e2fsck /dev/block/mmcblk0p28
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
msdos: clean, 11/10464 files, 45158/7137786 blocks
~ #
9) Manually flash google stock system, cache, boot, and bootloader.
I was using this image: hammerhead-ktu84p-factory-35ea0277.tgz
I uncompressed this to a folder, and also uncompressed the image-hammerhead-ktu84p.zip.
So I ran:
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash cache cache.img
fastboot flash boot boot.img
After this, I rebooted the system and it loaded, after loooooong 3 days reading through everything I could on XDA!
These were some of the threads that helped me in one way or another to get to this solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26285877&postcount=12
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/help-nexus-5-bricked-clearing-cache-t2564509
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/stuck-erasing-doing-factory-reset-t2530342
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/orig-development/nexus-5-f2fs-t2668486
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...o-repairing-corrupted-data-partition-t2577447
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441928
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/help-nexus-5-bricked-clearing-cache-t2564509
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/help-stuck-bootloop-t2515338
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help/stuck-google-logo-recovery-mode-t2898337
I really hope no one else had the same "luck" as I did, since this problem has been a nightmare.
But in case you unfortunately do... hope this helps!
Great guide. Might become handy for other users. It should be stickied
Why would you force reboot while factory resetting in the first place lol
Sent from my Nexus 5
Good guide but a bricked phone is rendered useless, hence the name 'bricked.' If your phone can still power on, it is not bricked. You said your self you got it out of a bootloop. That's essentially all you had, a bootloop, and you were able to figure out what was wrong with it.
Just a heads up so we don't throw that term around loosely since a lot of people do so.
You can't bring a phone back from a brick. I think JTAG is an option but its for Samsung phones only. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)
dicecuber said:
Why would you force reboot while factory resetting in the first place lol
Sent from my Nexus 5
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Yeap, I know it sounds stupid but the factory reset was hanging, lol.
I tried multiple times and it would hang every time. I left it running for more than 3h once and nothing happened.
jayRokk said:
Good guide but a bricked phone is rendered useless, hence the name 'bricked.' If your phone can still power on, it is not bricked. You said your self you got it out of a bootloop. That's essentially all you had, a bootloop, and you were able to figure out what was wrong with it.
Just a heads up so we don't throw that term around loosely since a lot of people do so.
You can't bring a phone back from a brick. I think JTAG is an option but its for Samsung phones only. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.)
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Thanks for clarifying! I thought bricked also meant "the phone is about to go useless, but there is a tiny hope", lol.
Is there a way to correct the thread name?
You're right - it was only bootlooping.
There's soft-brick and hard-brick.
Wysłane z mojego Nexus 5
rm 28
3) Remove the existing data partition by running command "rm 28": im getting a error on this step .
need help..
How did the phone become bricked? What was the phone doing before trying to unbrick?
audit13 said:
How did the phone become bricked? What was the phone doing before trying to unbrick?
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dont know how it got bricked..in morning when i wake up its suddenly start showing the boot only for hours. I've tried flashig it.evertime got flash write failure for bootloader and other images except boot.img .i've checked for emmc its fine and showing the device partion.
I'm using nexus 5 16gb device.pls anyone help
I assume the bootloader is unlocked since you are able to flash the boot.img. Try this: re-lock the bootloader, reboot to fastboot and see if the bootloader remains locked. If the bootloader unlocks itself, this is an indication that the memory chip is damaged. Also try flashing the older stock ROM available.
audit13 said:
I assume the bootloader is unlocked since you are able to flash the boot.img. Try this: re-lock the bootloader, reboot to fastboot and see if the bootloader remains locked. If the bootloader unlocks itself, this is an indication that the memory chip is damaged. Also try flashing the older stock ROM available.
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havn't tried to lock the bootloader but tried all these after reading too many posts but dont't what the issue is?...pls have a look into this..
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C:\Program Files (x86)\WugFresh Development\Nexus Root Toolkit\data>adb shell
~ # list users
/sbin/sh: list: not found
~ # df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 949780 128 949652 0% /dev
tmpfs 949780 0 949780 0% /storage
tmpfs 949780 0 949780 0% /mnt/secure
tmpfs 949780 0 949780 0% /mnt/fuse
~ # cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
179 0 15388672 mmcblk0
179 1 65536 mmcblk0p1
179 2 1024 mmcblk0p2
179 3 512 mmcblk0p3
179 4 512 mmcblk0p4
179 5 512 mmcblk0p5
179 6 512 mmcblk0p6
179 7 2048 mmcblk0p7
179 8 1024 mmcblk0p8
179 9 512 mmcblk0p9
179 10 512 mmcblk0p10
179 11 512 mmcblk0p11
179 12 3072 mmcblk0p12
179 13 3072 mmcblk0p13
179 14 512 mmcblk0p14
179 15 16384 mmcblk0p15
179 16 16384 mmcblk0p16
179 17 3072 mmcblk0p17
179 18 22528 mmcblk0p18
179 19 22528 mmcblk0p19
179 20 22528 mmcblk0p20
179 21 3072 mmcblk0p21
179 22 512 mmcblk0p22
179 23 512 mmcblk0p23
179 24 512 mmcblk0p24
179 25 1048576 mmcblk0p25
179 26 30720 mmcblk0p26
179 27 716800 mmcblk0p27
179 28 13404138 mmcblk0p28
179 29 5 mmcblk0p29
179 32 4096 mmcblk0rpmb
~ # mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=600)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,seclabel,relatime)
selinuxfs on /sys/fs/selinux type selinuxfs (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /storage type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=050,gid=1028)
tmpfs on /mnt/secure type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=700)
tmpfs on /mnt/fuse type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=775,gid=1000)
~ # mount -o,rw /system
~ # mount
rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)
tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,nosuid,relatime,mode=755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=600)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,seclabel,relatime)
selinuxfs on /sys/fs/selinux type selinuxfs (rw,relatime)
tmpfs on /storage type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=050,gid=1028)
tmpfs on /mnt/secure type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=700)
tmpfs on /mnt/fuse type tmpfs (rw,seclabel,relatime,mode=775,gid=1000)
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system on /system type ext4 (rw,seclabel,
relatime,data=ordered)
~ # moutn -o,rw /cah←[J
/sbin/sh: moutn: not found
~ # mount -o,rw /cache
mount: mounting /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/cache on /cache failed: I
nvalid argument
~ # mount -o,rw /data
mount: mounting /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/userdata on /data failed:
Invalid argument
~ # mount -o,rw /sdcard
mount: can't find /sdcard in /etc/fstab
~ # ls -l
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 boot
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 cache
-rwxr-x--- 1 root root 288392 Jan 1 00:00 charger
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 data
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 datadata
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3976 Jan 1 00:00 default.prop
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4480 Jan 1 09:39 dev
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 emmc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 etc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 external_sd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9375 Jan 1 00:00 file_contexts
-rw-r----- 1 root root 953 Jan 1 00:00 fstab.goldfish
-rw-r----- 1 root root 2653 Jan 1 00:00 fstab.hammerhead
-rwxr-x--- 1 root root 179556 Jan 1 00:00 init
-rwxr-x--- 1 root root 2708 Jan 1 00:00 init.rc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 internal_sd
drwxrwxr-x 5 root system 0 Jan 1 09:39 mnt
dr-xr-xr-x 127 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 proc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2161 Jan 1 00:00 property_contexts
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 recovery
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 res
drwx------ 2 root root 0 Dec 1 2013 root
drwxr-x--- 2 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 sbin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 sd-ext
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Jan 1 09:39 sdcard -> /data/media
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 711 Jan 1 00:00 seapp_contexts
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 74942 Jan 1 00:00 sepolicy
d---r-x--- 2 root sdcard_r 40 Jan 1 09:39 storage
dr-xr-xr-x 12 root root 0 Jan 1 09:39 sys
drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Jan 1 00:00 system
drwxrwxr-x 2 root shell 0 Jan 1 09:39 tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 272 Jan 1 00:00 ueventd.goldfish.rc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2204 Jan 1 00:00 ueventd.hammerhead.rc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5897 Jan 1 00:00 ueventd.rc
~ # cat recovery.fstab
cat: can't open 'recovery.fstab': No such file or directory
~ # cat recovery.fstab.bak
cat: can't open 'recovery.fstab.bak': No such file or directory
~ # system /bin
/sbin/sh: system: not found
~ # system/bin
/sbin/sh: system/bin: Permission denied
~ # e2fsck
Usage: e2fsck [-panyrcdfvtDFV] [-b superblock] [-B blocksize]
[-I inode_buffer_blocks] [-P process_inode_size]
[-l|-L bad_blocks_file] [-C fd] [-j external_journal]
[-E extended-options] device
Emergency help:
-p Automatic repair (no questions)
-n Make no changes to the filesystem
-y Assume "yes" to all questions
-c Check for bad blocks and add them to the badblock list
-f Force checking even if filesystem is marked clean
-v Be verbose
-b superblock Use alternative superblock
-B blocksize Force blocksize when looking for superblock
-j external_journal Set location of the external journal
-l bad_blocks_file Add to badblocks list
-L bad_blocks_file Set badblocks list
~ # -p
/sbin/sh: -p: not found
~ # p
/sbin/sh: p: not found
~ # e2fsck -p
Usage: e2fsck [-panyrcdfvtDFV] [-b superblock] [-B blocksize]
[-I inode_buffer_blocks] [-P process_inode_size]
[-l|-L bad_blocks_file] [-C fd] [-j external_journal]
[-E extended-options] device
Emergency help:
-p Automatic repair (no questions)
-n Make no changes to the filesystem
-y Assume "yes" to all questions
-c Check for bad blocks and add them to the badblock list
-f Force checking even if filesystem is marked clean
-v Be verbose
-b superblock Use alternative superblock
-B blocksize Force blocksize when looking for superblock
-j external_journal Set location of the external journal
-l bad_blocks_file Add to badblocks list
-L bad_blocks_file Set badblocks list
~ # c
/sbin/sh: c: not found
~ # e2fsckc
/sbin/sh: e2fsckc: not found
~ # e2fsck c
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck: No such file or directory while trying to open c
Possibly non-existent device?
~ # e2fsck -c
Usage: e2fsck [-panyrcdfvtDFV] [-b superblock] [-B blocksize]
[-I inode_buffer_blocks] [-P process_inode_size]
[-l|-L bad_blocks_file] [-C fd] [-j external_journal]
[-E extended-options] device
Emergency help:
-p Automatic repair (no questions)
-n Make no changes to the filesystem
-y Assume "yes" to all questions
-c Check for bad blocks and add them to the badblock list
-f Force checking even if filesystem is marked clean
-v Be verbose
-b superblock Use alternative superblock
-B blocksize Force blocksize when looking for superblock
-j external_journal Set location of the external journal
-l bad_blocks_file Add to badblocks list
-L bad_blocks_file Set badblocks list
~ # e2fsck -y /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/persist
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/persist: recovering journal
Superblock needs_recovery flag is clear, but journal has data.
Run journal anyway? yes
e2fsck: unable to set superblock flags on /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name
/persist
~ # cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
179 0 15388672 mmcblk0
179 1 65536 mmcblk0p1
179 2 1024 mmcblk0p2
179 3 512 mmcblk0p3
179 4 512 mmcblk0p4
179 5 512 mmcblk0p5
179 6 512 mmcblk0p6
179 7 2048 mmcblk0p7
179 8 1024 mmcblk0p8
179 9 512 mmcblk0p9
179 10 512 mmcblk0p10
179 11 512 mmcblk0p11
179 12 3072 mmcblk0p12
179 13 3072 mmcblk0p13
179 14 512 mmcblk0p14
179 15 16384 mmcblk0p15
179 16 16384 mmcblk0p16
179 17 3072 mmcblk0p17
179 18 22528 mmcblk0p18
179 19 22528 mmcblk0p19
179 20 22528 mmcblk0p20
179 21 3072 mmcblk0p21
179 22 512 mmcblk0p22
179 23 512 mmcblk0p23
179 24 512 mmcblk0p24
179 25 1048576 mmcblk0p25
179 26 30720 mmcblk0p26
179 27 716800 mmcblk0p27
179 28 13404138 mmcblk0p28
179 29 5 mmcblk0p29
179 32 4096 mmcblk0rpmb
~ # df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
tmpfs 949780 128 949652 0% /dev
tmpfs 949780 0 949780 0% /storage
tmpfs 949780 0 949780 0% /mnt/secure
tmpfs 949780 0 949780 0% /mnt/fuse
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system
1033516 1020920 12596 99% /system
~ #
C:\Program Files (x86)\WugFresh Development\Nexus Root Toolkit\data>fastboot dev
ices
034dd8de828dd06c fastboot
C:\Program Files (x86)\WugFresh Development\Nexus Root Toolkit\data>fastboot for
mat system
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 1073741824
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 8192
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 4096
Label:
Blocks: 262144
Block groups: 8
Reserved block group size: 63
Created filesystem with 11/65536 inodes and 8536/262144 blocks
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
erasing 'system'...
OKAY [ 0.187s]
sending 'system' (18800 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.813s]
writing 'system'...
FAILED (remote: flash write failure)
finished. total time: 1.188s
C:\Program Files (x86)\WugFresh Development\Nexus Root Toolkit\data>fastboot for
mat cache
Creating filesystem with parameters:
Size: 734003200
Block size: 4096
Blocks per group: 32768
Inodes per group: 7472
Inode size: 256
Journal blocks: 2800
Label:
Blocks: 179200
Block groups: 6
Reserved block group size: 47
Created filesystem with 11/44832 inodes and 5813/179200 blocks
target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes
erasing 'cache'...
FAILED (remote: failed to erase partition)
finished. total time: 0.219s
C:\Program Files (x86)\WugFresh Development\Nexus Root Toolkit\data>fastboot for
mat bootloader
Formatting is not supported for file system with type ''.
_______________________________________________________
Try the suggestion about relocking there bootloader and checking to see if it stays locked. If it doesn't stay locked, I would replace the motherboard.
When trying to delete partition 28, I get:
Error: Input/output error during write on /dev/block/mmcblk0
Anybody else got this and found a way to solve it?
audit13 said:
I assume the bootloader is unlocked since you are able to flash the boot.img. Try this: re-lock the bootloader, reboot to fastboot and see if the bootloader remains locked. If the bootloader unlocks itself, this is an indication that the memory chip is damaged. Also try flashing the older stock ROM available.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks, I've been reading for quite some time looking for a solution to fix my Nexus 5 (I bought it brick just to fix it), and it does exactly what you mention here in your post. It recognize fastboot, it lock the bootloader but when the phone reboot, it display bootloader unlock. It doesn't let me flash the recovery img. by computer.
Thanks
The motherboard's flash memory is defective which means you'll need to replace the motherboard to have functional phone.

Lost 11 GB while upgrading Galaxy S Advance to Jelly bean 4.1.2(India)

Hi,
I have lost almost 11gb because of using incorrect PIT file while I was trying to update my S Advance to official jelly bean firmware. After that I don't know but it was not booting up at all and it was almost bricked. I had to approach local vendor to repair it. They repaired but now I am struggling to get the lost space back.
I installed a software called DiskInfo which shows following output.
internal storage(MMC)
mmcblk0p1 /mnt/.lfs 16mb
(Unknown size)
mmcblk0p2 /modemfs 16mb
System mmcblk0p3 /system 612mb
Cache mmcblk0p4 /cache 306mb
Data mmcblk0p5 /data 2GB
mmcblk0p6 not mounted 1.5mb
mmcblk0p7 /efs 10mb
SD card
mmcblk0p8 3.9GB
mmcblk0p9 /preload 320mb
mmcblk0p10 not mounted 1mb
mmcblk0p11 not mounted 50mb
mmcblk0p12 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0p13 not mounted 16mb
mmcblk0p14 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0p15 not mounted 16mb
mmcblk0p16 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0p17 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0boot1 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0boot0 not mounted 2mb
TMPFS MOUNT POINTS
/dev 312mb
/mnt/asec 312mb
/mnt/obb 312mb
/dev/shm 312mb
Is there any way to get it back without flashing it?
Hi,
I will have your thread moved to your device section. You will need to register on XDA to respond to any replies.
Good luck!
XDA Visitor said:
Hi,
I have lost almost 11gb because of using incorrect PIT file while I was trying to update my S Advance to official jelly bean firmware. After that I don't know but it was not booting up at all and it was almost bricked. I had to approach local vendor to repair it. They repaired but now I am struggling to get the lost space back.
I installed a software called DiskInfo which shows following output.
internal storage(MMC)
mmcblk0p1 /mnt/.lfs 16mb
(Unknown size)
mmcblk0p2 /modemfs 16mb
System mmcblk0p3 /system 612mb
Cache mmcblk0p4 /cache 306mb
Data mmcblk0p5 /data 2GB
mmcblk0p6 not mounted 1.5mb
mmcblk0p7 /efs 10mb
SD card
mmcblk0p8 3.9GB
mmcblk0p9 /preload 320mb
mmcblk0p10 not mounted 1mb
mmcblk0p11 not mounted 50mb
mmcblk0p12 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0p13 not mounted 16mb
mmcblk0p14 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0p15 not mounted 16mb
mmcblk0p16 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0p17 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0boot1 not mounted 2mb
mmcblk0boot0 not mounted 2mb
TMPFS MOUNT POINTS
/dev 312mb
/mnt/asec 312mb
/mnt/obb 312mb
/dev/shm 312mb
Is there any way to get it back without flashing it?
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Click to collapse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096093

semi-brick EMMC problem?

I have an early HD+ that had been updated to an Android 4.2 and then 4.4 using AndroidForNook's AFN semi-commercial SD cards.
It was slowing down and crashing more - I guess with Google's Chrome and other 'almost system' updates.
I decided to go for a CyanogenMod distro - many weeks ago now. I don't remember exactly which - not the most recent, Android 4.4 type, probably 10.xx. I made an SD card - I am a very competent Windows admin and CMD user. Know next to nothing of Unix/Linux/Android systems. Used the same SD card that worked with AFN. Consequently Nook would get as far as showing B&N Nook splash screen w/o SD card inserted; or AFN's menu that would respond to volume and N buttons, but stick at "loading ....." whatever I'd chosen with the ORIGINAL AFN image on the inserted SD.
Followed a couple of weeks of trying several 'recovery' images that mostly did not get as far as screen output. Apparent resolutions focused on SD card boot issues - which I followed at length, ordered new SD cards etc.
TWO things still produce results: a no-EMMC SD recovery that boots to TWRP - but that seemed to work only ONCE; and when part booted with the ORIGINAL AFN SD I can get a shell session as root via ADB. Below are some of my findings...
====================================
File system commands like mount, parted, dd hang when dealing with /dev/block/mmcblk0
====================================
Relevant parts from the kernel boot-up log???
<6>[ 2.412078] mmc0: new high speed DDR MMC card at address 0001
<6>[ 2.412567] mmcblk0: mmc0:0001 MAG2GA 14.5 GiB
<6>[ 2.412872] mmcblk0boot0: mmc0:0001 MAG2GA partition 1 2.00 MiB
<6>[ 2.413116] mmcblk0boot1: mmc0:0001 MAG2GA partition 2 2.00 MiB
<4>[ 2.415679] Alternate GPT is invalid, using primary GPT.
<6>[ 2.415863] mmcblk0: p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 p7 p8 p9 p10
<6>[ 2.418334] mmcblk0boot1: unknown partition table
<6>[ 2.419281] mmcblk0boot0: unknown partition table
<4>[ 2.666687] mmc1: host does not support reading read-only switch. assuming write-enable.
<6>[ 2.685424] mmc1: new high speed SDHC card at address aaaa
<6>[ 2.686248] mmcblk1: mmc1:aaaa SU08G 7.40 GiB
<6>[ 2.705169] mmcblk1: p1 p2 p3
<4>[ 2.924194] mmc2: card claims to support voltages below the defined range. These will be ignored.
<4>[ 2.943786] mmc2: queuing unknown CIS tuple 0x91 (3 bytes)
<6>[ 2.944488] mmc2: new SDIO card at address 0001
===================================
Can not mount SDCARD in the current half-booted state. looks like fstab is not read at startup; however /etc/recovery.fstab exists and is readable.
~ # mount sdcard
mount sdcard
mount: can't read '/etc/fstab': No such file or directory
====================================
Don't really understand what below implies - can read an ACTUAL GPT partition table off an ACUTAL storage device?
cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
179 0 15267840 mmcblk0
179 1 128 mmcblk0p1
179 2 256 mmcblk0p2
179 3 15360 mmcblk0p3
179 4 16384 mmcblk0p4
179 5 49152 mmcblk0p5
179 6 49152 mmcblk0p6
179 7 458752 mmcblk0p7
259 0 688128 mmcblk0p8
259 1 475136 mmcblk0p9
259 2 13500416 mmcblk0p10
179 16 2048 mmcblk0boot1
179 8 2048 mmcblk0boot0
179 24 7761920 mmcblk1
179 25 306176 mmcblk1p1
179 26 613376 mmcblk1p2
179 27 6831104 mmcblk1p3
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SO - does the above imply a SERIOUS problem with the emmc MAG2GA memory device (thanks to a bug in some distro...); or do I need a proper rebuild of the GPT partitions that will finally allow the Nook to boot properly from a recovery SD and accept an original B&N 2.1 image?? I do have my serial number and don't mind a bogus MAC address in the /ROM directory.
Many thanks in advance. Chris
You probably are subject to the TRIM bug. It can happen even when running from SD since the SD install uses part of emmc for support and gets trimmed with a trim command. If so, there is no fixing it. Only solution is to try a noemmc SD install.
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Thanks; and is there a known stable no-Emmc image?
Leap - you are a star on here for your quick responses. Thanks. Also what is a definitive diag I can run to confirm the Emmc is ruined?
I presume it is worth trying to find the fastest SD the Nook will reliably work with to run the OS from?
Chris
frankenstein30 said:
Leap - you are a star on here for your quick responses. Thanks. Also what is a definitive diag I can run to confirm the Emmc is ruined?
I presume it is worth trying to find the fastest SD the Nook will reliably work with to run the OS from?
Chris
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No, fastest is not the best. Get a SanDisk class 4, which is probably what that SD you have is. And I don't really know the test for bricked emmc. Verygreen had a test I think in his noemmc thread.
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