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[Galaxy S II General] Steeltooth493:
CM9 Boot loop

Hey guys,

I recently updated my Samsung Exhibit II 4G to its latest update of CM9, which as it happens reverted my sd card storage points to the stock settings so that I could not access my external sd card. I had done this switch a few months before on my phone and it worked great, so thanks for that :).

Anyway, I accidentally was unable to make a system backup because my storage was full and I couldn't remove anything, and then I did not apparently rename the sd card locations correctly. I rebooted my phone and now it is going into a CM9 boot loop; all I can access is the CM9 logo boot screen. I have been unable to boot into recovery via my phone thus far, and I've tried multiple attempts to do that.

Is there a step by step way to fix it and reset what I did? Can I access recovery mode via my PC? Did I accidentally totally brick my phone up to kingdom come?
[Galaxy S II General] nightstalkerpoet:
Hi,

I have a SGS Captivate, and I'm currently having an issue with trying to set up my sd card to mount to use the camera/other apps. (I know this is the S2 forum, but it seems to be the closest to solving my particular issue).

I ran into the encryption unsuccessful bug, and am using the external sd workaround with partitions.

I've tried changing the vold.fstab with some guides, but it isn't working for me...

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab
## - San Mehat (san@android.com)
##

#######################
## Regular device mount
##
## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>
## label - Label for the volume
## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted
## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.
## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices
######################

# internal sdcard
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/emmc 1 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

# external sdcard
dev_mount emmc /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc2

I recently was able to bind /mnt/emmc to /sdcard/external_sd. This enabled me to use usb mass storage mode again (which hadn't been showing up when I plugged in my cable). However, I'm still unable to use my camera and other apps that require an SD Card.

I'm currently running Cyanogenmod 9.1 Stable.

Any help would be great, thank you!
[Galaxy S II General] gururoop:
hey mattisdada, although i don't have s2, but i hope you can help me with your expert advice... my phone has 2 GB internal storage and I have inserted 32 GB micro-SD in it... the following is my vold.fstab file:

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab
## - San Mehat (san@android.com)
##

#######################
## Regular device mount
##
## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>
## label - Label for the volume
## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted
## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.
## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices
######################

## Example of a standard sdcard mount for the emulator / Dream
# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.0/mmc_host
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard2 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.1/mmc_host
## Example of a dual card setup
# dev_mount left_sdcard /mnt/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.0/mmc_host/mmc0
# dev_mount right_sdcard /mnt/sdcard2 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.2/mmc_host/mmc2

## Example of specifying a specific partition for mounts
# dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 2 /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc1

The problem is my internal sd (2 GB) does not show up in file managers, but shows up when i connect my phone in mass storage mode... but the bigger problem is that my phone only allows moving applications to internal sd and not external sd... therefore i need to swap them... hope you can help me out with that and the other problem as well... otherwise upon swapping, my 32 GB shall become unavailable in phone...
[Galaxy S II General] mj111996:
Vold.fstab in ace plus

Plz someone swap this vold.fstab file of my ace plus so that i can use internal as external sd

plz help

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab

## - San Mehat (san@android.com)

##

#######################

## Regular device mount

##

## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>

## label - Label for the volume

## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted

## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.

## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices

######################

# internal sdcard

{

ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file

asec = disable

discard = enable

}

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 23 /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.3/mmc_host/

# externel sdcard

{

ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file

asec = enable

}

dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd auto /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.1/mmc_host/

# otg sdcard

{

ums_path = /dev/zero

asec = disable

}

usb_mount sdcard2 /mnt/sdcard/usbStorage auto /devices/platform/msm_hsusb_host.0

#end line ## keep this line

Plz swap.it

so.that i have 32gb internal
[Galaxy S II General] winboys:
Mount External SD as Internal SD/USB Storage

Good Day,

I am trying to mount External SD (32GB) as USB Storage/Internal SD on my xTouch 506 smart phone (already rooted). Below is the vold.fstab. I've tried all the options but nothing is happening. Can you please help me in this.

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab

## - San Mehat (san@android.com)

##

#######################

## Regular device mount

##

## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>

## label - Label for the volume

## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted

## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.

## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices

######################

## Example of a standard sdcard mount for the emulator / Dream

# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard emmc@fat /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.0/mmc_host/mmc0

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard2 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.1/mmc_host/mmc1

## Example of a dual card setup

# dev_mount left_sdcard /mnt/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.0/mmc_host/mmc0

# dev_mount right_sdcard /mnt/sdcard2 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.2/mmc_host/mmc2

## Example of specifying a specific partition for mounts

# dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 2 /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc1

I have another file by the name vold.fstab.nand. Is it needs to be modified as well. Below is the detail of it:

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab

## - San Mehat (san@android.com)

##

#######################

## Regular device mount

##

## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>

## label - Label for the volume

## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted

## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.

## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices

######################

## Example of a standard sdcard mount for the emulator / Dream

# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.1/mmc_host

## Example of a dual card setup

# dev_mount left_sdcard /mnt/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.0/mmc_host/mmc0

# dev_mount right_sdcard /mnt/sdcard2 auto /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.1 /devices/platform/mtk-sd.2/mmc_host/mmc2

## Example of specifying a specific partition for mounts

# dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 2 /devices/platform/goldfish_mmc.0 /devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc1
[Galaxy S II General] Riseofdead:
vold.stab useless?

Hello

I tried to swap the Mount but nothing happen. I removed the vold.stab nothing is happen. My latest ROM is Cyanogen Mod 9.1 Stable because the Jelly Bean nightly does not work on my device (I9100 without G) I try to read the whole Thread but my english is not so good to translate the whole Thread one to one in my language (german) Google Translate is not an option for me because the translator is missing very often ;)

Can somebody underline the important area in this guide? I am very thankful
[Galaxy S II General] Riseofdead:
/push

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9100 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] mattisdada:
Removing the vold.stab file is a bad idea :P It sounds like you may not be modifying the file at all, without it your device will not boot correctly..... Make sure you are root and have R/W privileges on that file
[Galaxy S II General] forcemaker:
Possible? : Using "internal sdcard" as /data, "external sdcard" as "internal sdcard"

Hi there,

my subject is not 100% related to this thread, but I hope that anyone could point out where my question is answered or discussed.

As it is possible to swap the "internal sdcard" and "external sdcard" mount points, I am asking myself, if it wasn't possible to re-mount the memory part known as "/data" to the memory of "internal sdcard".

The /data partition is somewhat 2GB large, the "internal sdcard" is about 11GB. As I want to use SwichMe (@XDA), I could really need a bigger /data partition. The repartitioning with a .pit file is no option for me as I have read plenty times warnings from experienced members of this and other forums.

I indeed could start swapping entries in my vold.fstab blindly (read as: "educated guesses"), but I really do want some feedback from the community. Maybe there is already a solution to this?

Oh, ATM I am at ICS 4.0.3 and I plan on going to CM10 (whatever nightlys there are around).

Any ideas?
[Galaxy S II General] mattisdada:
Repartitioning is dangerous (data loss and bricking oh my), but just modifying the original partitions BEFORE installing the ROM should be ok(ROM devs/chef's do this ALL the time for their ROMs), this would mean modifying partition size, resigning the .zip and then flashing that bad boy on. Any other solution is just very hacky work around. The /data is an actual partition and not something that just gets mounted at run time so nothing in void.fstab will really help.

Some handy articles:

http://linux-sunxi.org/Android/partitions

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1171531

Enjoy!
[Galaxy S II General] ezpc98:
Works for Huawei G300 (U8815)

Thanks! It worked perfectly for Huawei G300 (U8815) on MIUIv2 2.4.20 GB (source Modaco).

I followed the steps exactly said in the opening post (didn't read all through to end) and got the internal SD card back. I did not have to change anything in build.prop.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] predi73:
I need help

I have a samsung galaxy S i9100.

I want to swap. I'm Spanish, sorry for my English.

my vold.fstab is:

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab

## - San Mehat (san@android.com)

##

#######################

## Regular device mount

##

## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>

## label - Label for the volume

## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted

## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.

## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices

## storage_struct - ex) series, "/mnt/sdcard/extStorages" / parallel

######################

# internal sdcard

{

ums_sys_path = /sys/class/android_usb/f_mass_storage/lun0/file

secure_format = enable

discard = enable

supported_exfat = disable

}

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard0 11 /devices/platform/dw_mmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0 encryptable_nonremovable

# external sdcard

{

ums_sys_path = /sys/class/android_usb/f_mass_storage/lun1/file

android_secure_containers = enable

}

dev_mount sdcard1 /storage/extSdCard auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1

What would be the modification needed?

I tried this:

dev_mount sdcard1 /storage/extSdCard auto /devices/platform/dw_mmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0 encryptable_nonremovable

...

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard0 11 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1

but does not work. Ideas?

thanks
[Galaxy S II General] mattisdada:
That is a bit of non-standard fstab. But I would make it:

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab
## - San Mehat (san@android.com)
##

#######################
## Regular device mount
##
## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>
## label - Label for the volume
## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted
## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.
## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices
## storage_struct - ex) series, "/mnt/sdcard/extStorages" / parallel
######################
# internal sdcard
{
ums_sys_path = /sys/class/android_usb/f_mass_storage/lun0/file
android_secure_containers = enable
}
dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard0 11 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1

# external sdcard
{
ums_sys_path = /sys/class/android_usb/f_mass_storage/lun1/file
secure_format = enable
discard = enable
supported_exfat = disable
}
dev_mount sdcard1 /storage/extSdCard auto /devices/platform/dw_mmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0 encryptable_nonremovable

But, I'm not confident if that would work......
[Galaxy S II General] ranjan0030:
memory swapping

how to swap the memory of zync z99 tablet.as i am not able to install mny apps....plz help
[Galaxy S II General] mattisdada:
Just follow the instructions on the first page , I don't have that tablet, just follow the instructions, if you run into issues give me specifics and I'll help
[Galaxy S II General] ranjan0030:
it is not working......

anything else plz........
[Galaxy S II General] mattisdada:
You will need to give me more information, can you post the original fstab without changes?
[Galaxy S II General] athlon866:
oh my god it did really works. Thank you so much!
[Galaxy S II General] baahar:
Hi

Is it possible to help me in this text

## Vold 2.0 fstab

#######################

## Regular device mount

##

## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>

## label - Label for the volume

## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted

## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.

## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices

## flags - (optional) Comma separated list of flags, must not contain '/' character

######################

# Mounts the first usable partition of the specified device

#use this line to support VIRTUAL CDROM.And you can define the directory where you want to mount

loop_mount loop /mnt/VIRTUAL_CDROM

dev_mount sdcard /storage/external_storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/AMLOGIC_CARD/card_host/memorycard0/memorycard0:sd /devices/platform/aml_sd_mmc.0/card_host/memorycard0/memorycard0:sd /devices/platform/aml_sdio.0/mmc_host/sd /devices/platform/aml_sdhc.0/mmc_host/sd

#asec flash
[Nokia Lumia 900] Peew971:
Coming April 27th it seems. This is the first time I want to buy a white phone :D

Anyone placed a preorder yet?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/10/nokia-lumia-900-arriving-in-the-uk-april-27th-dressed-in-white/

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/nokia/lumia-900/

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/news
[Nokia Lumia 900] AndyFZ1S:
Yep pre-ordered mine yesterday with a new contract from Phones4u, O2 on and on, Got a Lumia 800 and HTC Titan, So impressed with the 800 hence the new deal :D
[Nokia Lumia 900] SwollenMonkey:
Gotta wait until Nov til my upgrade but defo getting the 900 in cyan or white
[Nokia Lumia 900] Peew971:
In Nov you won't want it anymore with Windows Phone 8 out :)
[Nokia Lumia 900] SwollenMonkey:
Haha hopefully Nokia will still have some beautiful hardware about. I really like 800 and 900 design
[Nokia Lumia 900] AndyFZ1S:
My Lumia 900 Was meant to be sent off tomorrow, Received this email today, What a shocker :rolleyes:

Dear Customer ,

Thank you for your order for the amazing new Nokia Lumia 900 Windows phone from Phones4U, you are going to be one of the first people in the UK to experience the phone that has taken North America by storm since its launch earlier this month. When you placed your order with us, neither Nokia nor Phones4U were fully aware of how successful the Lumia 900 launch would be. Due to the current level of demand for the Nokia Lumia 900, we will not now be able to send you your device on the 27th April.

In the UK, the Nokia Lumia 900 will be available exclusively from Phones4U from the 14th of May. We apologise for what will be a short delay and we expect to be able to send you your new Nokia Lumia 900 on the 14th May.

We understand that you will be disappointed so, in addition to receiving your free Nokia Play 360 wireless speaker, we would like to inform you that, as you were among the first people in the UK to order your Lumia 900, you will also now receive a set of Nokia Purity by Monster in ear headphones (RRP £99.99). We know that this will not make your Lumia appear any faster, but we hope it will make the wait a little more bearable.

Kind regards

Phones4U & Nokia

:(
[Nokia Lumia 900] nraudigy2:
There is too much demand for this phone in the US right now that's why it is delayed. They want to have enough stocks for AT&T.
[Nokia Lumia 900] AndyFZ1S:
Always amazes me how across the pond get everything first eh:p we normally get left with ****ty colour options and barrel scrapings, Then again at least it wont have AT&T branding:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonlau83:
Well... I'll try to make it as simple as possible...

Yesterday a customer of mine brought a Galaxy Nexus with Yellow Exclamation Mark and after reading all the instruction in this forum I managed to bring it back to Fastboot mode.. The thing now is when I'm trying to flash 4.0.4 I downloaded from google using GNex it will flash but will stuck in FASTBOOT STATUS - erase:userdata... I tried waiting for like 10 mins and it doesn't move at all... Once I plugged out from the USB only GNext with operation complete but my phone still stuck at the same process...

I tried to temp flash CWM and wipe data/dalvik/ everything i need to and try to restart the phone... It goes to the startup screen with lotsa colours and just stuck and restart with Samsung logo loop...

Any help will be appreciated..

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anton2009:
Have you tried wiping manually fastboot -w or maybe try unlocking and locking bootloader (as this erases all data)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonlau83:
I tried to lock/unlock the bootloader through GNext but nothing happened... Any guide to erase userdate manually?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anton2009:
The command in fastboot is
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonlau83:
i got it but i need whole process guide..

as in go to cmd bla bla bla...

not very good with the manual way sorry :)

Thanks for the prompt reply!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonlau83:
got the manual way already but it just keep waiting for device....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jubakuba:
Learn the manual method in my sig =]

"Waiting for device" error explained there as well.

First install driver.

Then use methods described.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24261271&postcount=645
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonlau83:
Ok..

Update..

Now I can detect the phone in fast boot mode when using GNexT but not when I type fastboot -w in cmd...

Any help or maybe something is missing?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jhernand1102:
Type fastboot devices to see if your phone is being seen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonlau83:
Tried and stuck at this step.. waited for almost 30 mins but still stuck :(

anyone experienced this before?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Not sure what the issue is, but just stop it and try it again.

P.S. I see you have an engineering version. Would you mind trying something from me? When you are booted in fastboot mode, try typing:

fastboot oem ?

I'm curious to see if you have access to the oem commands given. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brahmasta:
Hi Everybody,

I faced exactly same issue. I have signing - Engineering in my device and could not have the user data got erased from fastboot. Anybody can help on this?

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Could you try typing the following when in fastboot, and let us know the results:

fastboot oem ?

or, if that does nothing, this:

fastboot oem h
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brahmasta:
It shows below for both.

... FAILED (remote: Invalid Argument)

---------- Post added at 07:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:20 PM ----------

Hi sorry forgot to quote. I tried both option but it shows below. Looks like it is not possible.

... FAILED (remote: Invalid Argument)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Sorry, it was not clear. What is your issue?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brahmasta:
The issue is same with jasonlau83 before (see below). In this thread there is no closure about this issue. Basically my /data and /cache can't wiped out, and my phone stuck at Google logo.

Any idea how to resolve this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Try switching USB ports on your computer, and try switching USB cables.

Then try the commands:

fastboot erase cache

fastboot erase userdata
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brahmasta:
Hi efrant,

I tried that as well. I try to use CWM recovery to erase data but system shows that both cache and userdata could not be mounted.

Below is the message from CWM Recovery when I tried to wipe data/factory reset:

-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Error mounting /data!
Skipping format...
Formatting /cache///
E: format_volume:make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/byname/cache
Formatting /sd-ext...
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
Skipping format
Data wipe complete
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
E:failed closing /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/byname/misc(I/O error)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
i/o error doesn't smell good
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brahmasta:
Yeah true. If until next week I don't get any good solution then it seems I have to go to Samsung service center.

I am still thinking it is just something wrong with the partition definition. But I am not sure how to check it. If anybody can help, I would highly appreciate.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] voongoto:
any news?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darkstar2k77:
I'm stuck with this issue. Any updates on this guys?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrchao:
changing usb port actually solved it for me
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prjzhiraj:
any updates for this? :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Schlobboban:
Hi!

Just thought I should fill in on this since I had the exact same problem myself.

I tried hundreds of different things, but in the end it was just an I/O issue. Switched from my front panel jacks to the rear ones. And voila! it got passed the erasing userdata.

Maybe that helps for some.

Ciao!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] majeida:
"Switched from my front panel jacks to the rear ones"?????hello,plz can you give more details about that
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Schlobboban:
Well, a computer has input jacks, and most of them have a front panel jack for USB, earphones etc. What I found out is that switching from the front panel jack to the backside ones (where you usually plug in your mouse, keyboard, monitor, etc) did the trick and transferred the files correctly.

Best of luck!
[Droid 2 Global General] leapfrog:
Hi all,

I am asking this question for a friend who is oversea. She have Motorola Droid 2 Global. Initially, she was using SBF 4.5.608 then she upgraded her phone to SBF 4.5.629. Everything works fine and dandy until she decided to downgrade it to 2.330 in order to wipe her phone and reset it. For some reason, the phone is bricked. She can't downgrade to any lower SBF version. She's getting error message upon boot. Charging doesn't seem to work either.

The error message that showed up is:

Bootloader

D2.35

err A50,70,70,00,1F

MEM_MAP Blank

Service Req'd

Battery OK

OK to program

Tranfer Mode: USB.

I am seeking tips and advices from the hive mind and hoping someone can help.

Thank you in advance.

-leapfrog