yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
I flashed stock again without my SD card inserted. It did not help..

Would it maybe help if I rooted it with a custom kernel and flashed a custom rom? I myself was thinking about CM10.1

Also; does this mean the end of my new S3? I'm guessing a JIG wouldn't help me much either, as I can normally enter download mode..

Here is what Odin says:

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I9300XXEMC3_I9300NEEEMC1_I9300XXEMB6_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> tz.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> sboot.bin

<ID:0/004> system.img

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> cache.img

<ID:0/004> hidden.img

<ID:0/004> modem.bin

<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/004> RES OK !!

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

<ID:0/004> Remain Port .... 0

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sachilleas:
Everything seems fine, I wonder why it does not boot. I really don't know if a custom Rom could save the day, but if you install a custim recovery, run megawipe to eliminate everything before installing your Rom : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1832326
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
I've never used tools like that, so I don't have much experience with it. How will I put this .zip on my phone? I don't have a card reader on my PC.

Also, reading the topic I need to have a ROM on my ext. SD to flash after. Can't I just plug it into my PC and run stock again? Or would my PC not recognize the phone? I preffer stock and not custom..

*edit* I just realized booting into recovery gives me the: "E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)" Error. Is this my ext. sd card?

Also, I do NOT have a backup of my IMEI, or my efs. I read on some other forums that this is a pretty serious error, and most of them go to Samsung to repair the phone. I've avoided my warranty already, so I don't know if I can go to a Samsung center (we don't have one in my city, so I have to travel by train about 15 km) (Sigh)

Desperately waiting for an answer, and still with hands in my hair.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Journyman16:
Ca you now grt into Recovery?

---------- Post added at 04:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:41 PM ----------

Grrr. Hit wrong key. If you can get to recovery you shojld be able yo flashthings - do you have backups or downloads on card etc?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Yes, I can get into recovery. I don't have a nandroid backup, or a backup of my /efs folder. I didn't came to that process yet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawesi07:
When you can get in recovery mode, try wipe data en wipe cache. and restart again
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
I tried this already. It still gives me the error to mount /efs file. Wiping data & cache didn't help.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sachilleas:
As long as the efs folder is the problem and you don't have a backup of it the only thing you can do is either bring your phone to a Samsung center, or try to find a way to edit manually your imei (efs folder contains imei) searching in Google. Such thing is against the law and can't be discussed in xda so start Googling!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Googling at the moment, but I can't find anything as of yet. I guess I have to pay a visit to a Samsung service center. I've got my S2 at the moment, but I'd rather get back to my S3. Do you maybe know if Samsung even does repair phone of which the flash counter is not at 0? I have mine at 1 because of rooting.

That's the problem. The S3 is a week old (warranty voided), and I haven't got to the point to back up my EFS folder yet. Would've been smart to do so, though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
I would try .

Recovery mounts and storage format

Data system sdcard cache and preload this should wipe all .

Boot to download mode flash stock rom .

Some place on here is a recovery firmware that is also worth a try .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Can you be more specific about "Recovery mounts, storage format & data system, sd card cache & preload"? Can I just do this in Android's stock recovery, or do I need a different recovery?

My English isn't the best, and I'm not that much of an expert when it comes to Android.

A strange thing is though, that when my S3 first entered the bootloop and I did a factory reset I did NOT get an error that my efs was failed to mount. This error occured after flashing a stock rom which I got from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2187081

*EDIT* I also noticed that the recovery sees my CSC-code as "Unkown".
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostafaz:
hi

i think its soft bricked

try this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41593409#post41593409

u must use pit file then use solution i linked above.hope u fox that

//PIT attachement for international GT-I9300 16 GB

dont forget to wipe data and cache partition after flash a stock rom.

first use PIT file restart ----> wipe data and cache ----> flash stock rom ----> wipe data and cache ----> :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Thanks for the answer. At the moment I'm downloading an entire stock ROM (from my region) from Sammobile, with the .pit file attached. I will try to flash that one first. Also another question. When entering the .pit file into Odin, do I need to check "Re-partition"?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sachilleas:
Check this thread... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1815368
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mostafaz:
hi

re-partition will automatically check i mean u need check re-partition

use .pit alone then firmware without .pit
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
So I bassicly do what "gee2012" says in his post?

Thanks, will try in a moment.

*EDIT* it did not work. Still getting the error: "E:failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument)"
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scarface1991:
Can you boot into the Stock Firmware now?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
No, I can't. I'm still entering into a bootloop. I kind of have the feeling that I just wasted €570,-.

I'd really appreciate it if someone knew a solution for this.

The missing /efs all began when I flashed this stock ROM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2187081
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
no efs and no backup = service center
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Well, do they take phones that have the flashcounter NOT at 0? Mine is at 1.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Had you selected "Repartition" while flashing before?? You should never select unless the steps list you to do so. As for your current problem, you remember the build number of your ROM?? Download the same ROM from Samobile and flash it. After flashing completes, if it bootloops again, goto stock recovery manually by using button combo, and wipe /data, /cache. And then reboot again.

---------- Post added at 08:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:11 PM ----------

Also check this thread. Revert back to original ICS ROM and follow the steps.

Link.

But, I don t know about the mount point of /efs in Galaxy S3. Confirm from some developer about the mount point for /efs and replace mmcblk0p3 with the correct point.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Thank you for your response.

No, I didn't select re-partition. I never select that unless it says so in the description.

I remember when playing with "Swapper2" that I changed something that was named "mmcblk0p3" into "mmcblk1p2". Maybe this could be the problem? (The exact line was: "/dev/block/mmcblk1p2")

Also, mostly I post a lot of stuff on Twitter, and I looked through my twitpics and I unfortunately couldn't find a screenshot of my device information, so I don't know my buildnumber, but I think it was the latest one released for The Netherlands.

There is one thing problem though. AndroidSDK is installed on my C drive, but do I need to use ADB shell or windows Command Prompt? Also I noticed that in the thread there is a "factorymode" .zip file. Do I need to flash that in recovery or can I just do a normal factory reset like I'm used to do?

Oh, and do I need to flash back to a specific ICS build or doesn't it matter?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Aha. You changed the mount point of your /efs partition. Now why in the world would you do that??v:eek::eek: Now you have to change it back. How??

I have absolutely no idea. Through ADB I suppose. ADB should work in recovery:confused:. If it does, then you can fix it I suppose.

And for accessing ADB, open command prompt, then navigate to the Android SDK folder where there is adb.exe (i.e. C:/androidsdk/tools/), and then just type "adb shell".
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Yeah it's kind of stupid.. It said in the tutorial that I had to do that :/. Well, I'm downloading ICS right now, and I'll flash it once it has. I'll also flash CWM recovery and make a backup before I'm going to do anything with ADB and with /efs.

Hoping that this would work, though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
IMPORTANT EDIT!!!!

Umm I have absolutely NO IDEA what just happened, but the phone booted up normally flashing ICS 4.0.4?

Yet, checking my IMEI it says that it's "null / null".

Does this mean I still have to fix it by flashing CWM recovery and doing what is says in the this thread?:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39523753&postcount=4&nocache=1&z=740523051936179

I'm already glad that my S3 isn't dead. But I'll be even more happier if I could fix my IMEI.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KayKrate:
Good. Now try updating it to 4.1.2 jelly bean to avoid Sudden death
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Without fixing my IMEI using ADB shell? In the tutorial it says I need to be on ICS.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Fix your IMEI first. Well if you remeber which file you renamed then maybe you will be able to fix it by renaming it back. Where had you changed the file?? /dev/block??
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Yes, it was inside /dev/block

Only I stumbled upon a problem. I want to flash CWM to back everything up first (I also need to be on CWM according to the tutorial.)

Yet when I unzip the CWM file I don't get a .tar file. I get 2 "windows copydrive" files, which are named "recovery" and "cache"?

I used WinZip, 7Zip and also winRAR. With all three I get the same two files.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Well, in the tutorial mentioned, you need to have a backup of your /efs partition. But in your case, you don t have one. But, I would say you root and install CWM. Don t use the ones in that thread, its for N8000. Root the way you had done before and install CWM. Then, check if you have "mmcblk0p3" /dev/block/ or not.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Do I just check this by going into the system files and check in /dev/block if I have mmcblk0p3 or do I do this through ADB shell?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Just do it in the same way you accessed /dev/block/ before. You did it using Root Explorer?? Do it in the same way.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Yes I used root explorer. I am now inside /dev/block and there is a file called "param" which inside containts something called "mmcblk0p4? And not 3?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Don t touch anything else. You said you had renamed mmcblk0p3 to something else?? Just rename that file back to mmcblk0p3. Reboot to recovery, wipe data, cache, dalvik cache. And reboot again and check.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Yes, I renamed it into "mmcblk1p2" but it's not there? I did however do what "Mostafaz" replied to in this thread and flashed a .pit and PDA. I think it's that "mmcblk0p4 is the file that has changed now? Because in the attached folder, the zip file was named "param" and that "param" file is in /dev/block, and inside that "param" is the mmcblk0p4. So this means I must change THAT from 4 into 3? Or am I completely wrong right now?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
No. O__O Are you sure you don t have that file "mmcblk1p2" anymore?? Check again. And backing up won t backup /dev. It only backs up /system and /data and /cache.

So please don t edit anything else in /dev/block.

If you don t find the file, then use the stpes that are mentioned in the tutorial.

On computer Shift+Ctrl +right click to open command window

command window type

cd c:/androidsdk/tools

adb shell

su

mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /efs

reboot

Reboot into recovery. Wipe data, cache and dalvik. Reboot again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Alright, I won't edit anything.

However though "mmcblk1p2" is really not there. (See screenshot)

I will try what it says in that tutorial
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Please note there is a small change in what I wrote.

mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /efs

Also, after writing the code mentioned, reboot into recovery, wipe data, cache and dalvik. And reboot. Don t use any files mentioned in the thread its for other device. Hope you get it fixed.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
I noticed it. Thanks for telling me.

There is a problem though.

After I get into CMD and I type in where ADB is located I see all kind of things. I typed in adb shell and it says that the system can't find the given path?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Well ADB is not located there I guess. O__O. Do one thing, type these commands in Terminal Emulator.

su

mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /efs

reboot recovery
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
Can this also be done inside the Terminal Emulator?

Thanks for telling. Downloading it now!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
I did what you said. I typed in su and granted superuser permissions. Then I typed in mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 and I got "not found". Then I typed in "mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /efs" and I got "Invalid argument"..

Does this mean I'm f*cked?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
mke2fs is a busybox command. Install busybox from Play Store and check. Else do it using ADB. If after the commands are executed, you don t get your IMEI back, well then, service center it is.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
It still says "Not found" at the mke2fs part..

It seems like it's the case that I need to go to a samsung service center?

If it is the case, I can use triangle away to set my flashcounter back to 0, right?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Yes you can use Triangle Away to reset counter.

And I have run out of ideas. mke2fs should work with Terminal Emulator. O__O.

Try with ADB again. I am no expert with ADB, wait for someone else to reply.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
I just noticed that my entire /efs folder is empty.. A big problem I'm guessing?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Try to mount the partition using ADB somehow. See some tutorials on Google on hoe to use adb. And if EFS is empty, then I suppose it will need the service center treatment.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
I tried to mount the partition using ADB. Seems like nothing has changed..

Looks like I have to pay a visit to a service center. Atleast I can use triangle away to make them repair the phone. Unless there is something else that they can see that the phone has been rooted before.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanca530:
Did you fix it? Please reply :( something exactly like that happened to me :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidFan2:
No. I didn't. It's really a service center job. If you're rooted I suggest you flash 4.0.4 ICS to prevent the bootloop in Jellybean (can't confirm if flashing ICS would work for you too). If it does, download Triangle Away app and reset the flash counter to 0 and bring it to a service center.

I contacted them and they said that if the device does not have any damage (cracked screen etc.) it's under warranty.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanca530:
Oh god :( thanks for the suggestion! I have a cracked screen so I'll pay...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTBoyz91:
can someone help me.

my note always auto turn on driving mode even i turn it off back

it will turn on driving mode then s voice will popup ask me command

did i flash wrong or what? newbie here:angel:

And when s voice popup will error..unfortunate s voice not working a like
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Varad297:
there are many bugs in the roms out there which are eventually ironed out. i suggest you update the rom or flash another more bug-free rom.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ac009:
Hey guys, I just did a fresh install of ROM and Kernel, and installed some basic apps.

Does anyone have experience with Titanium Backup ( I got the PRO) on the best way to backup this fresh install.

I'd like to restore to this state whenever a problem occurs.

Thanks for helping me out!!

OH and also, if I was to restore this backup on another ROM that I install, would it restore the ROM no right? sorry if sounds confusing..

:good:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vangelis13:
You need to back it up in recovery, not in Titanium.

When you restore, it will return to the exact state of the backup; rom, kernel, messages, everything. Just like it was when you backed it up.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rohit02:
+1 You can backup via recovery all the rom n its stuff.. Titanium backup is just backing n restoring the apps..:)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aanonymoushuman:
You can use titanium backup later when you have installed some apps but to backup the factory settings use recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rexxcastle:
when the note 2 came out Samsung did a flip case give away for registering it, anyone seen anything like that for these yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ddre73:
When I registered my Galaxy S4 they sent me a email with a coupon for 50% off any accessory under $50.00.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] j510:
Ontop of that im entered to win another galady s4. Kind of funny but I won't mind another one
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] speedingcheetah:
I can't figure out how to reorder or remove the App Groups Tabs in ADW Launcher.

Anyone use ADW and can throw me a bone?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
Can any one help me i've never modded a HTC device before and i can use some help...i tried but idk what im doing, so can anyone help me out?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
Make a big cup of coffee grab your software version and read all the stickies. They exist for exactly this purpose.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
If i cant find someone to help me i'll be forced to leave the 1X in stock mode...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
That's a good idea then I'd say.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
ill prob find someone to show me how to do it...since no one here is willing to help me out
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
OK good luck. You could just read a bit, since I have spent hours making a guide or two, many others such as Ronnie and redpoint have spent hours putting guides and grouping all the info here and Devs have spent countless hours creating roms and discovering root methods. You can take some time to read the information and attempt to understand. If something is unclear or you don't quite understand then you can ask questions and I'm sure many people will be glad to help! :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
Thanks, i just got the phone today and i want to put CM 10 on it but as a former Samsung Note 2 user rooting a HTC phone is a lil bit more difficult than a Sammy phone...i'll just leave the phone as it is...don't feel like reading but thanks again tho
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nhshah7:
it's not that no one here is willing to help you out, you just need to know what you're doing before you do anything because of the huge risks you take in the unlocking process. if you're not willing to put in the time to read about everything before you ask questions and ask for hand-holding, then you should reconsider unlocking.

Here's some material to start with

Sticky #3: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2232141 (pay attention to rule 1)

Sticky #4: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1754018

The unlocking thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283760 - read this 5 times over before you actually do anything. and follow each instruction VERY carefully.

Once you're done unlocking: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2286587

Lastly, people are here to help each other, not babysit you through unlocking. If you ask nicely, someone may decide to help you through it. We've all put in hours into reading and researching and searching for answers. Work like this on a phone requires a base level of knowledge so you should strive to learn enough so that you're able to do what you need to in order to unlock your phone. Also, a post like this belongs in the Q&A subforum.

Good luck!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
i know the risks and i know what im doing but like i said on a previous post 'if someone can show me how to do it' then ill prob do it on my own. I dont want someone to do it for me cause i rooted mostly every phone i ever owned its just that the 1X is a lil bit hard to root...but i said on the last post i'll just leave it stock...thanks for the info tho
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nhshah7:
No problem, PM me if you change your mind.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
i might consider that...i just noticed you from boston lol
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nhshah7:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41830252&postcount=201
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
i found someone who's gonna show me how to do it..thanks once again
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] exad:
This is going to end badly.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
i mean i followed the instructions and nothing seems to work...i tried the one click method way and idk what im doin wrong
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
i FINALLY unlocked the phone's bootloader thanks guys lol
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nhshah7:
Awesome! Had a busy day so wasn't able to help out as much but I'm glad you figured it out :)

What was the issue that was messing it up earlier?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] thecityboy781:
IDK i watched a video on how to it...but i need to install CWM cause i dont like TWRP
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] spitfire2425:
I unlocked my bootloader and now I'm waiting for s-off to make it look like it was untampered. I seen a while ago someone figured it out but there's been no news since. Anyone heard anything?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] WA_Bob:
Nope - Still waiting. I suspect that someone is working on a user friendly way to implement it. It's one thing to achieve it, but another to make the method available to the average user (Like me).
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] spitfire2425:
I'm an average user but I'd rather have a hard-ish way so I can learn. Hopefully it can be done on ubuntu.