yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KiDCady:
I have managed to get it all done, modded .fstab file before applying new rom but after applying the new rom and booting in, I get encryption unsuccessful. (CM9.1.0)

Is this unfortunately the end of what can be done?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] reganstott:
Nope..

If you use this method and then do a new rom...u have to do the whole process again...each time you put a new rom on you will need to change .fstab etc..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KiDCady:
Thanks for getting back to me. I modded the rom to have the fstab use the correct settings but I still get the issue. I've tried with Darky and with CM.

Seems I will need to stay with jw4 and the app crashes until I get a new phone at the end of the year.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vietanhnc:
Hello,

Does my phone have a dead Internal Storage ?

after i install any (stock) rom by odin , it shows up in recovery 3e:

E:failed to mount /sdcard (File exists)

E:copy_dbdata_media:Can't mount /sdcard

your storage not prepared yet, please UI menu for format and reboot actions

E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0pk2

and i try to flash new rom in External SDcard following http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1852546,

odin don't know what i want , it puts new rom in internal sd which was broken so above error display.

I have formated my external sd by MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition with 2gb ext4 and 5.592 gb fat32.

but same errors.

What should i do to flash rom in external sd.

sorry about my English , i'm not native speaker.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KiDCady:
Do you mean that after the new rom is applied and I get encryption unsuccessful, i need to access the root of the phone somehow (presumably android commander or something similar) and change the fstab that way while it is powered on and stuck on the error message?

Or do I need to modify the zip file I want to apply before I apply it and then deploy it? If so, then I have already done this with no success.

Also, is there a way to ensure that messages and contacts don't get lost everytime the phone loses power?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] pupochek:
Yes, means your internal storage is dead. My advice - if you can get it replaced thru warranty do that, otherwise buy one on Ebay with broken screen (or/and any other parts) but with working motherboard and swap it. Last option - sell your phone for parts and get a new one...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] BSmart:
Can't get it to work

I have the same issue.. I do have internal storage but I think it's corrupted.. whatever I tried to flash I keep getting force closes.. And somehow I can't get rid of apps which were previously installed. I did all kinds of whipes from CMW, tried format Internal SD from PC.. after next reboot all files are back. So my guess is that internal storage is corrupted.

I now try t install the rom on external SD, partitioned like mentioned in this threat.. and flashed a rom using ODIN.. but still the same problems.. Rom is probabely flashed into the corrupted internals storage.

Somebody any suggestions?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sdar:
Yeah same here, the internal memory is corrupted but not totally broken so odin try to load the roms there cause i have like 1/5 of memory working... but the rest is broken (You can write or delete files but when remount the memory the old archives are still there and all new files are gone).

i'm going to try a crazy method tomorrow editing a rom but if that don't work i'll try desoldering the memory chip.

Probably in long terms desoldering the memory chip is better cause its easier to update to new roms without spending time editing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] max.headr00m:
i have had the same issue. Internal Memory not broken, but corrupted. After every remount or reboot the old files are back again and every change i have made is gone. I have tried every thing with editing different roms, nothing worked. The solution was to remove the sandisk-chip from the motherboard. The chip is not soldered on the mainborad, it is "only glued". i have removed the chip with a very sharp knife from an OP-Room and a smal Screwdriver. Very carefully and step by step. I have done the removing without heating the chip, because on the other side of the mainboard are other chips and i don´t wanted to damage them. It works. Now i have an external sdcard with 16 GB inside the external slot. The sdcard has two partitions, first ca. 14 GB fat32, second with ca. 2GB reiserfs, made with geparted-boot-cd in my internal card reader from my PC. Then i have installed JVI Gingerbread, 512 PIT, repartition, with Odin and it works PERFECT. Noww i am on JW6 2.3.6 and it is stable without the chip for 48 hours. We will see.:D

I can´t post outside links, so just google "gsmhosting samsung i9000 e:can’t mount problem solved!!!" and there is a picture from the part of the mainboard with the degraded chip.

I have tried to flash ICS and Jelly Bean Custom Roms, but they don´t boot after the Installation. The Installation goes on without any errors, but the phone doesn´t boot. I think that is the next Problem for us to crack.

Greets max.headr00m
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bestjsg:
By chance if this method might save a USB bricked i9000? Since in a way the phone can't use the internal OS to boot and instead use the external card...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sdar:
Look what i found:

"parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-s-i9000-sandisk-5c2-8g-flash-chip-with-program/"

I cant post links yet i must have 10 posts to do it.

P.D. The i9000 that im trying to repair refuses to power up anymore before cutting off the memory.... and seem to overheat when the usb is plugged.... strange cause i removed the memory chip pretty easily.

:S
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] max.headr00m:
Hi,

i want to give a little feedback from my phone with no internal memory chip inside. After more than a week of using the phone, i can say that everything works very good. No force closes and no reboots. I have installed different kind of apps, like whatsapp, navigon..... and all apps work without any problems. For the first installation with odin, i have used a 3 part JVI with 512 pit. Flashing a 1 part JW6 with odin at first, haven´t boot after installation. Installing zip-files in CWM, like different modems or Custom-ROMs doesn´t work, because the install-script give an error. I have installed another modem.bin direct with odin and this works fine. Maybe someone has a solution for the problem with the installation from zip files or Custom-ROMs wtih ICS or JB?

I try to attache a pic from the degraded *ucking internal chip.

sorry for my bad english.

greets max.headr00m
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] @ses:
Thanks a lot OP bro. U r really great...

I have registered here in XDA only to say thanks to U n ur great work.

Hats off
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ankit_kulshrestha89:
I am also suffering from the same problem. I gave my mobile to Samsung care they are asking me 210$ ( 11000k).

I am also going to try to do the same and hopes that it works

Edit:-

Thank you very much this method worked.

I thought i must write about littles problem that i faced during following the above mentioned procedure.

I was not able to change file permission for vold.fstab to rwxrwxrwx as i was not able to find how to do it.

but later on i found that it can be done by selecting properties.

Also

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

was not there in my phone

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard0/devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

was coming

but I did only the two changes as suggested by you and Voila it started working.

But Facebook is not working force close is coming any idea what could be the reason

Update :- Facebook is working again Voila!!!!!

Thanks XDA
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TeddyZ:
internal storage vs usb storage

Hello guys,

Just tried the steps in OP and it works on CM10.1 (thanks!). However the vold.fstab file looks a bit different in CM10.1 and after swapping the mount points my 16GB storage looks as follows:

Internal storage - 12.51 GB

USB storage - 2.00 GB

SD card - N/A

Now I am happy that my semi bricked phone finally works but I would really like to have 12 GB of USB storage space and 2 GB for internal storage. Please, if anyone has any idea on how to achieve that I would be really grateful. My vold.fstab currently looks like 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
######################

#FIXME: Swap again?
# internal sdcard
dev_mount emmc /storage/sdcard0 1 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc2

# external sdcard
dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

Thanks in advance,

T.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dark Prinze:
Query...

Hi Teddy,

This is not in reply to your question, rather a query of my own which you can answer!

How did you flash CM10.1 onto your phone? I followed the OP steps and am right now on XXJVU firmware. I tried flashing CM10 without success.. I swapped the mounts BEFORE flashing, by changing the vold.fstab inside the zip file to be flashed. Was this right, or should I have done it after flashing the zip from CWM, the normal way using script manager and mount r/w?

Please do reply when you have the time and I hope you find a solution for your problem soon, cuz if everything goes well, I might have the same problem too!

Cheers!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TeddyZ:
Hi Dark,

No, I don't think it works this way with CM10.1 anymore. You have to flash it like you normally would with the original fstab file. What I've done is I've placed the amended vold.fstab next to CM zip files to have an easy access to it, installed Android SDK on my computer.

Once flashed with CM10.1 I've enabled the developer access to it (System Settings, About Phone and tap on Build Number 7 times) and changed Root Access value to "Apps and ADB" under the said Developer Options. Once connected to a pc I've mounted /system as rw and copied the amended vold.fstab to /system/etc via ADB. Reboot and voila!

Hope this helps. Let me know if want me to elaborate more on this.

Regards,

T

P.S. I've fixed my issue by simply repartitioning the SD card and following the steps once again. Now it all works like a charm!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] minhchick:
I had changed:

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

to

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

But still, I can't use camera. SDcard dont mount.

Running CM7.2, everething is fine but only this problem, can't use sdcard.

And when I plug my phone to PC, 2 sdcard show up but I can't access to it.

================================================

I can install cm10.1 or what ever rom to extend sdcard

folow this:

1. Partition your mircosd card through CWM. This will be 'advanced' then 'Partition SD Card'.

2. Go to download mode and flash this "KI2 with Boog's Kernel.exe". It will bootloop, don't care about it.

3. Reset to go to recovery mode >> mount usb storage. Open your explorer in PC and copy ROM you want to SDcard. ( for me it's Slim-I897-3.1.0-OFFICIAL.zip)

4. OK. Now install ROM like normal. If it get bootloop, reflash again.

But you will get media.process.android has stopping every times :eek:

Sorry for my english!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] grndnl:
Link in the OP in the first step does not work... can anyone explain what the steps were?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] minhchick:
follow my guild above,

my phone is now fully work :fingers-crossed:

now it running fine :laugh:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] minhchick:
change it to :

#FIXME: Swap again?

# internal sdcard

dev_mount emmc /storage/sdcard0 1 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc2

# external sdcard

dev_mount sdcard /storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

then replace this file to rom_file.zip and flash it like above :highfive:

I had flash slimbean 10.1 rc2 every about sdcard is fine, but so many android.process.media error show up and I can't download app via googleplay :eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Professore:
Hi everyone. I'm afraid I have the same problem with bad internal SD, so I tried the solution described in post #1, but I flashed XXJVU firmware instead of XXJW4. My pohone now seems to boot normally, but with no storage detected (neither internal nor external). It's OK, so far.

Now I'm ready to modify the mount points but I'm not sure about how to do it since my vold.fstab file is slightly different from the one described in post #1 and I'm quite a newbie in this. This is my current 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
######################

# sdcard mount for the P1
# internal sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
discard = disable
asec = disable
}
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 1 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

# externel sdcard
{
ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file
asec = enable
}
dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc2
#end line ## keep this line

I'd be very thankful if someone could help me out with this step and tell me how the vold.fstab file should exactly look like to make the phone fully working again.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Regards.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] knuckles1978:
I've seen this mount error many times when going back to gingerbread.

This is the third or fourth time I've said this tonight, but did any of you flash dbdata.rfs as PDA in Odin?

Because doing that fixed it every time on the 6 or 7 different phones I did it on lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ankit_kulshrestha89:
Rom

I am Also having a new kind of problem some times phone hangs and restarts automatically and Every app in my existing rom is cleared. Then after sometime it hangs and phone restarts and then Earlier data is Restored.

When it restarted & fresh Rom came i installed apps in it again, Now its like having two roms simultaneously.

It keeps of changing automatically. Is there any method to solve this problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HellHammer83:
Here I have posted how I have solved my problem of corrupt internal memory. Look at it and I hope someone will help.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] S4GRL:
dead internal sd - galaxy s 4g t959v

Hi,

I am a Noob. I have followed numerous XDA threads and post and I have to thank all of them for the help so far. Here is my problem:

Samsung S 4g T959V is stuck in bootloop. Was working fine, but now get "can't mount system/csc/TMB/system" and "can't mount system" and sd card errors.

I think internal sd is dead. Adb will not recognize the phone.

I have partitioned the external sd (8gb) card into two partitions EXT4 (1.54gb) and FAT32 (4.86b). I untared the PDA file and put the files in the FAT 32 partition. I do not know how to make the phone boot from the external sd.

Please help with step by step guide. Also forgive if the post is in the wrong thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mrjraider:
Hi, for you questions please go here: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1065
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] S4GRL:
dead internal sd - SGH-T959V

Hi,

I just posted on the other thread. Thanks for the guidance!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Why is this in the galaxy s2 forum?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CyberpodS2:
Maybe that's why his file system took a crap??? Wrong device???
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] philliedbz:
blank sd

would this work on a Sammy infuse 4g ??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nimou6:
i can't found this file in last cm10.2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dedmaus:
Custom kernel and game problems

Hi there,

I was solve my galaxy s( XXJW4) problem with this post, before about 2 months ago. Thx a lot for that.

I have no time for search on forum, how to install custom rom on external, because, I installed them once, turn phone normally, and than...bootloop,SD card bricked, I fix that, but i'm afraid to try this again without help.

And, one more problem, when I run biger games like NFS MW2, FF5... try to load but, game crash,or lag a lot. I've tried with bigger ext3/4, wipe dalvik, increase sd r/w speed,swap.

But without succes :/

P.S. Sorry for my very bad english,and thanks for every post. ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Try overclocking, if you follow installation instructions on the ROM you should be good.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dedmaus:
Thx for help, i've get this idea before several minutes ago, i know how to OC ;)

Let's go try this.

I'll post for changes.

---------- Post added at 01:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:34 PM ----------

1 more question, if i want install devil's kernel.

Must i change vold.fstab or something else before installation? Or just do this like on normal galaxy s?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
I don't know what that is, this is the Epic 4G Touch (S2) forum
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] beezie42:
Pretty sure he has a fascinate or a variant of it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Says Galaxy S(1) in his other post
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
And this topic is for a galaxy s just posted in the galaxy s 2 forum.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nimou6:
how i can do this with kitkat 4.4??
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
This was written for a 5 year old phone. It would be better to ask in your own devices forum
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] leonturbo:
Hi,

I have same issue with dead internal SD-card.

I could fix it by flashing a stock rom 2.3.6 (3 parts) with ODIN. After that I followed this guide to make 2 partitions on my external SD-card. After changing the vold.fstab accordingly I can now fully use the external SD-card.

Many thanks for this help!

So far so good.

But actually I want to install a newer firmware like CynogenMod 11 or similar.

When I'm doing it with the CWM Recovery I will have a problem that after the restart the CynogenMod installer cannot find the SD-card (something like "failed mount sd card"). So I guess it try to have access on the internal SD-card.

Is there any way to tell the installer just use the external SD-card?

In this thread I think some users could install CynogenMod. Did you adjust anything? Also version 10.2 don't work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krishna442:
Thanks mate.

Thanks a lot bro. This got my phone working again.

by the way my phone is Samsung Captivate

what I did,

1. Take a 16 GiB San Disk microSD card, connect it to the PC somehow. [I connected it using mount USB storage in CWM]

2. Partion it using Minitool Partion wizard, click here to download

3. Install it and, first format the sd card,then wipe partition with 0s, then resize 2 GiB as Ext4 and remaining as FAT32, set both as primary.

4. Apply for changes, put that microSD card into mobile.

5. Boot into recovery. [if you don't have recovery, download this kernel, Speedmod Kernel, go into download mode, click PDA, then start.]

6. Now in recovery, hit mount usb storage, connect it to pc, copy whatever ROM you want to. I used, CM9.1.

7. Flash it and now you'll normally boot into system! Boom your phone works!!

8. I din't get PlayStore, so I downloaded root explorer and installed it through ADB(as I couldn't install it directly) and made changes as said in step 2.

All thanks to [MENTION=4840611]reganstott[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4863493]Pindagus[/MENTION].

you can refer

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32030816&postcount=1

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=32078811&postcount=10
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] josip-k:
I

Hello! :D And welcome to MegaBassBeats.

MegaBassBeats is here to bring you the best music experience.

Features:

-Louder output in headphones and speaker

-Bass enchantment

-Chrispier,much clearer sound

-Not really much need for use dsp manager,althrough it cant be no harm in that

-DSP manager included in the zip.

Caution!!if you use This mod,alone or combined with dsp manager,it can damage your ears.if you dont need,dont put the loudness on max.i do but now i have listening problems.

Disclaimer:i am not responsible for bricks,if your pet becomes sick,damaged ears.its your responsibility.

How to install:

Download attached zip |

V

Reboot to cwm recovery

Apply zip in cwm recovery

Wipe cache/dalvik/fix premissions(optional but highly reccomended)

Reboot and viola!you may enjoy my mod! :D

NOTE! I do not own galaxy 3 anymore,so be warned,i dont know will it work,flash,brick or bootlop.make a backup.!

And always remember!Dubstep is awesome!

Cheers,if ou like this mod,please press thanks button. :) :)
[Galaxy 3 Android Development] ilievski.ace:
bootloop on JB AOPK i5800

Permitions are not fix Make a update zip whit fix permition Pls
[Asus Transformer TF700] untermensch:
https://github.com/untermensch/tf700t_ics_kernel

getting started with building kernels:

http://source.android.com/source/building-kernels.html

build fixed, tf700t_defconfig pulled from the 9.4.5.30 kernel

I don't have this device so I don't know if it will boot.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] stratatak7:
Hello everyone!

I've put together a beta recovery-flashable zip of the Inverted stock and original stock AT&T Bootanimation. I've personally tested this on my Galaxy S III and it works beautifully. Please note some (not all) are having issues with this not working. I believe some ROM's read from /system/media FIRST instead of the usual /data/local. If the recovery flash does not work for you please manual install bootanimation.zip to /system/media. Please note that you must have a kernel that is compatible with custom boot animations to install this. Thanks!

Instructions:

1. Download to your phone's SD card

2. Flash in recovery

3. Reboot from recovery.

4. Enjoy!

For those of you who wish to know, the bootanimation is flashed to /data/local rather than /system/media.

To flash manually with Root Explorer, etc. :

1. Download and extract the CWM flashable boot animation file below

2. In the extracted file, navigate to /data/local and copy the bootanimation.zip file

3. Navigate to the root of your SD card

4. Go to /data/local and paste the file there OR alternatively /system/media, overwriting any old boot animation (please backup your old boot animation if you wish to revert soon). Please note that /data/local is the first place that the OS looks for a boot animation. Any boot animation placed in /data/local will override a boot animation placed in /system/media.

5. Reboot and enjoy :cool:

This SHOULD work on any device with a 1280x720 resolution. If you flash this on phone other than a Galaxy S III, you do so at your own risk.

WARNING: I have included an extractable zip containing the stock boot animation sound "PowerOn.ogg". This is absolutely NOT a recovery flashable file. I have opted not to include audio due to discrepancies between ROMs' designations of boot animation audio files. Once again: Do NOT flash the audio zip in recovery because it will not work. This file is intended for advanced users and modders who know what they're doing. Sorry in advanced for sounding so strict, this just needs to be said. Enjoy guys!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrakifa:
Thanks for this...anyway to get the boot up sound as well?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] stratatak7:
Originally there were no plans but since you asked nicely I will try my best to work it into both animations. I might also do something a little special for the inverted if I can think of something creative. (Verizon bootsound?....jkjk :p)

Edit: Since sound requires edits that may be different depending on the ROM I will NOT included it in the package. However, I WILL include the .ogg file with the boot animation sound for those who are adventurous and know what they're doing.