[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NafetsaDroid:
Hey guys,

I am a noob. I admit it. LoL.

My device is the Samsung Fascinate, on Verizon. I'm running (or was trying to run) HellyBean (Android 4.2.2), and I have ClockworkMod v4.0.1.0.

I had quite a bit of trouble getting the device rooted in the first place. Many of the common rooting guides had links to files that were corrupted, or the links just led nowhere at all. I found the thread here on XDA that actually provided the name of the file as well as the link, and I was able to get the files from other sources, and finally complete the root.

The hellybean flash was a different story. I read the whole guide through, and missed the note at the bottom about GAPPS. So it got complicated, and I nearly bricked the device. So anyways, I got HellyBean and Gapps flashed successfully, and am approximately two months into getting my phone back into a usable state. (The Titanium Backup of my contacts was apparently incompatible with 4.2.2, and plain-text restore made no changes, so I've been restoring it manually person by person. LoL.)

Last week I went out of town for a few days, where power was limited, and so I devised a system where I brought an extra battery, and I would power off the phone and switch the old battery out with the newly charged one each evening. So on Sunday, I did the normal; powered off the phone, replaced the battery, and powered the phone back on. Cyanogenmod animated logo comes up, and stays up for 10 minutes. So I jerk the battery and try again. Same problem. I booted into CWM, and I get several errors, as well as "Error mounting /System!". I'm seriously disappointed. LoL. I thought for sure that this time, I would have a ROM I enjoyed using, and was stable. :( I guess I was wrong.

Symptons:

Cyanogenmod Logo Stuck on Loop

CWM displays these errors:

E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/command

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

Also, under "mounts and storage" when I try to mount my system, it gives me this error:

Error mounting /System!

Noticed that phone was extremely sluggish after previous reboot. Phone recovered with the help of Go Task Manager Pro (Advanced Kill), and I thought nothing more of it.

Just before re-boot, noticed that Go Task Manager Pro had reverted to Go Task Manager, and was asking me to re-buy the Pro version. (Odd, since I've never had troubles with the Go apps before.) This was another factor that prompted the re-boot, besides the battery being low.

Changes made directly before last re-boot:

Installed Google Goggles. Had an error signing in.

Needs:

Regain information such as contacts, notes, texts, and app data.

I neglected to make a Nandroid backup, since I was trying to wait until I'd gotten the phone into a state where I could use it after a restore. (Obviously a mistake, and one I won't make again.)

I have not made another Titanium backup for the same reason.

My question is: Is there a way to regain the information? If not, is there some reason why my phone would do this, and if so, how can I resolve it? Do I need to simply re-flash HellyBean and Gapps, or do I need to return to the stock (groan) ROM first?

If you all need any more information, please don't hesitate to ask. I'm doing the best I can, but this is my first time.

Thank you all for your help!