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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
No it does not seem to detect,

I actually flashed the one of Doc's ROM which I had working before,,,

(can only boot into it with 8GB external microSD card, 2GB card didn't work),

Once it was booted in, OS shows external as mounted by show as 0, show internal as 0, show ROM as 0b too.

Which ever way, without any storage being detect, phone is useless.

btw, without external microSD 8gb, phone won't boot beyond boot logo.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
what would be ideal, if it is a software/partition issue, is if we had a version of recovery that could partition, and format these corrupted sdcards, and we could flash those through download mode, reboot to recovery, fix it, reboot to download, flash back, and call it a day.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
so u mean i can enter the os using 8gb sd

can i make calls or not
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
Yes, it will boot into OS only when 8GB external is plugged in. 2GB external couldn't boot in for some reason.

I haven't even bother to put my SIM card back into test it. and I am not even going to bother as OS will not allow me to install any apps either as it thinks it's got 0b of storage. External sdcard does get detected and is mounted but show as being storage amount of '0'. So useless, also once unmounted, it can not be mounted back.

Now this is all with using non-official firmwares.

If I flash with Bell's JG8 or JH2 I get similar experience. I can only boot into OS with 8gb external sdcard plugged in.

With JG8/JH2 firmware I get a notification saying something about unmounting error for internal sdcard & can't mount error of external.

But it does show as having 1.85GB of ROM, meaning I can actually install apps that does not require access to either internal/external storage.

My question is, doesn't Samsung Galaxy S have seperate 2GB of ROM? for apps and such? or is that 2GB a part of partition from 16GB of internal sdcard?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
from what i know it is part of the 16 gb

before my sgs 1900m die it give me i havr only 13 gb when i asked for that thy say to me because of the 2gb for the rom
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
i just take my sister 8gb sd and I'll try to flash the official one and see what can i do
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
here what i found when i put the 8 gb in a memory reader

the phone repartition the 8gb sd to a 2gb with other file system and a 6 gb fat32 file system

the phone is working and receive and sent sms and make calls and install apps

but u cant do any thing else
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
wanna try flashing the CWM modified recovery listed above and see if any of those sdcard features will allow you to mount and partition your internal sdcard? i'd try it, but i already sent my phone in.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
ok i'll but CWM modified recovery were can i found it
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
this is really a last resort. i don't know if it'll mesh well with the rom you have on there now, so if you plan on using your phone in this current state, don't do it. otherwise, if you're going to send your phone in, give this a shot, then flash back to stock and bring it in.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
with modified CWM Recover, how do you exact use the mounting options?

I don't really understand how to use it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
from what i understand, when you flash this kernel, it allows you to boot straight to CWM recovery, instead of 2e recovery. in there, i believe there is an option for "advanced" which when you go into, has an option for sdcard mounting, partitioning, etc.

you might want to flash jpm first though
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
when i flash to the jp3 it give me the same not able to mount /dev/block/mmcblkp0

and i reflash with jphg8 and im ok

going to recovery mode is ok but there is no format internal sd
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
you flashed the kernel from the thread i quoted above? jp3 has 3e recovery which has the stock format options. jg8 has a 2e recovery, and therefore no format options. you have to flash the kernel from the thread in order to get the CWM recovery going.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
Yes,

I have used this modified CWM Recovery,

I did try selecting different things in USB/ Mounting etc... I don't see anything happening.

I have tried all the options back when phone was working.

It just doesn't seems to work or something.

Maybe someone who actually know how to use can provided step by step.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleeplessfreek:
I am planning to send in my phone to futuretel. I have already emailed them regarding this. They are telling me to go to my provider and get them to send it in for me, however, i purchased this phone from wireless wave w/o a contract. Does anyone know i will be able to send the phone into them?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
i really stack now i don't know what to do some one say to me what should i try and i'll fry my phone hehe
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
Have you bothered to visit Bell with your receipt & your phone to ask?

I figure they'll give you a answer you need than from us.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
can we flash using kies after flashing on external sd for me there is a problem with the driver
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
It's not flashing on external sd.

You still are flashing like normally.

What I meant is that... after i flash from Odin like normally, i just have to plugged in a external sdcard to get the phone to boot into os.

i guess phone just need something plugged in to initialize itself or something.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
immmmmmmm it repatriation ur external sd and take the 2 gb rom from the external one
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
ok, you are misunderstanding me.

flashed rom has nothing to do with external sdcard, just for whatever reason it is required to be plugged in only to boot. once booted in, i can unplugged and it'll still operate.

I'll be shipping my phone to FutureTel monday.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astralmind:
so.... I guess I'm there. Internal SD appears as "gone" (ie not found, space information Unavailable)... I tried formating it but it looks like it did nothing... I got mine from Futureshop without contract and I'm using it on Rogers..

What are my options ? I have no idea how to use Odin.

Please help
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a7ad67:
ya its operate but try to install any app and then remove the external sd and then run the app what u will see is black screen with the function baton is on the same problem when the phone the issues in the first place

that means is the rom is on the external sd
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] risqu3:
mine just crashed a yesterday but i can still boot the phone up etc. just cant seem to format the internal SD card.....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astralmind:
How did you get them to agree to this ? What were the fees like ? I'm desperate here as I bought the phone off contract from Futureshop and as you can imagine, neither Bell or them are willing to help. What I find shocking is how Samsung refuses to help in anyways though... WTH! They told me that by buying the phone of contract, I wasn't covered by any warranty.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
Actually if you call samsung and tell them that you should be covered theyll provide you with reference number to take to Bell.

http://futuretel.ca/

^ thats the website to the repair center. Email them and explain your problem and theyll send you shipping address and everything.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astralmind:
Thanks I emailed them (futuretel) stating what my situation was like. I'm somewhat surprised they got back to you seeing how they explicitly state that they don't do business for particulars but I'm glad there is hope on that end.

Samsung was beyond useless as the guy told me my phone was not covered by any warranty since it wasn't bought as part of a contract with bell (what a load of crap). The best I could get out of him was the Futuretel "name".. nothing beyond that. I was shocked at how abysmal their customer service was.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
If you have problems still personal message me, and ill tell you how to get BELL to take your phone back.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saiko88:
Samsung has absolutely the worst customer service possible when it comes to the Bell GT I9000 -- They have reps available 24/7, simply to advise you that they cannot do anything about their defective products. i phone died on me the second time after it came back from repairs. When i called for a replacement they stated they are simply the manufacturers of the phone & the warranty is provided by bell. When i asked them to see this in black n white I was transferred to a supervisor only to be told that she woould get back to me in 24 hrs. Never heard from her -- about a week after i called again & spoke to another supervisor who stated they will email me all the necessary documents that show they do not service or repair the product (not true according to the warranty policy on their website). Nowhere on their warranty info does it state that the consumer needs to go back to the service provider for repairs or defective product. its been 3 days now & i still have not received any email. Clearly Samsung does not care about its mobile phone users especially when this specific model has such a widespread issue. I did not use any lagfixes on custom roms on my phone & it still died. The best part is that it seems that Samsung probably knew about this widespread issue & created such a complicated warranty process so the end user has to keep running around in circles. for the 60 days i have owned my phone, i havent had posession of it for almost a month, simply because it was/is out for repairs. Even Bell agreed that this a widespread issue on this model & samsung has a very strict replacement policy whereby the end user is usually out of a phone 3 times (about 9 weeks) when its sent in for repairs, before they can request a replacement from them. Still frustrated & waiting to see when a supervisor sends me an email.:mad:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astralmind:
This is totally absurd.. and here I was relatively impressed by the fact that they quickly came back with a "3 button fix" after some pressure put on their facebook page... Yet an even worst issue such as this one receives terrible attention. Wow...

Are we aware if this only strikes the Bell version ? Would the Captivate be safe from this ? Then again, I wanted this phone for the high level of customization... that would go against it. Any alternatives out there that are comparable from other manufacturers ?!?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saiko88:
From what I hear, this issue is specifically with the BELL GT I9000 -- I have yet to come accross a Rogers Captivate with the same issue -- The worst part is no one responded to my concerns & their best way to end my call is to overpromise & not deliver at all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smacman:
So it was just a matter of time. My SGS (I9000M) packed it in yesterday after 2 months. It started to get a bit laggy after the last couple of days. I went to use it yesterday and it was dead. Removed the battery and rebooted but it was stuck at the Samsung boot screen. Reflashed JH2 in Odin (I was running Froyo) and after the flash got the dreaded can't mount error. The good news is, I live in Hong Kong. I took it to Samsung right away, and within 45mins they replaced the motherboard (cost roughly $150cdn but its better than dealing with Hell Canada). I also have an international I9000 motherboard now so I am hoping it is not plagued by this problem... :cool:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danyul:
Just got mine back.

I just got mine back from Bell/Futuretel today. The report says they replaced the phone. It has a new IMEI and everything.

It is definitely not just a replaced motherboard because the screen is different. The one I purchased had a very slight defect when turn up to max brightness and it is no longer there.

Mine would only boot with the SD card in before I sent it away. I did try flash a rom to it because it wasn't starting at all and upon examining my SD card it had partitioned 2gb of it for some other purpose. I would guess to replace the internal storage that it just couldn't access.

HAPPY!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
How long did it take you to get the phone back ?

Well,,, now you can flash the hell out of it to test the heck out of it.

Since you get 90 days warranty on same issue if I can remember correctly.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
curious.........who deemed it an "international" motherboard. if it was the technician who replaced it, then there IS a difference in the hardware........if it was you, then i got nothing.

Just saying as everyone says the hardware is the same.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astralmind:
I am in that exact situation, I'll have a look at my sdcard (external). What would have caused that !??! Did you flash to Froyo with Doc's ROM or any other ROM ? I'm starting to think this is the root cause of the issue. I didn't use any lag fix...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astralmind:
there has to be a difference or else we'd see this issue wide spread across all model. Unless I am mistaken it only happens on the Bell variant and a few other international versions (basically 9000M). People on here are flashing like crazies and never run into that besides Bell Vibrant users so.. there has to be a reason
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TriC_101:
Your wrong its the 16gb model that has the issue.. and it not just Bell if your read its the 16gb model... but in the rest of the world most people just have the 8gb model thats why you don't see it as much.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smacman:
Well I was specifically told that they do not have I9000M PBAs in stock and that I would have to accept an I9000 PBA instead. I don't see how you can claim that the motherboards are identical when they both clearly have different modems..? I'm also not buying that all 16gb models have this problem. The failure rate in Canada is probably close to 50%, and if that was happening to every 16gb phone worldwide, it would be making headlines. I guess I'll find out soon enough though. I'll spend $150 once to get this thing going again but not twice.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TriC_101:
LOL get real... its not even close to 50% at all.. I for one have flashed loads of Roms and I have 3 friends that have as well with no issues.. and the average person will not flash roms.. also I know a few people that work at the Bell store and they have sold 100's of the i9000m phones and only a few have come back... the numbers are off on these forums since most people that read this thread are the ones with issues.. if your phones working good your not going to search for this thread.. or even look at it. your numbers are way way off...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smacman:
You get real! So what about all the people that don't post on forums at all and have failures. I think that bias can work both ways.

In any case, I was lead to believe that the part numbers were different between the I9000M and I9000. Even if I am wrong like you guys are saying, it is still possible that a bad batch of flash memory / controllers found it's way into Bell's supply.

Oh and by the way, until yesterday, I too was happily flashing my I9000M away without any issues. Don't think that just because you are still running, it will stay that way. Whether you like it or not, there is a flaw here.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
i'm not disagreeing with you bud, in fact, i suggested they had different hardware over a month ago when all these issues started popping up, but everyone said the motherboards are in fact the same.

though, it is interesting that the samsung tech did say there are different boards. so maybe it really is a hardware issue with the 'm' series boards. damn, wish i could request a 'T' board be put in instead. i'd gladly sacrifice 8gig for reliability/longevity.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tylerham:
Is it possible that they are indeed the same hardware but the difference lies in the pre-flashed Primary and possibly Secondary bootloaders, which differentiates between the I9000, I9000M, I9000T, and I9000B. You'll notice that the default boot logo for the I9000M always says I9000M, but when you flash a I9000 ROM it is I9000M for the first 1 second (primary and possibly secondary boot loader which typically are not flashed) and then changes to I9000 after that, when loading the rest of the ROM.

It is possible the incompatibility is in the unchanged PBL and/or SBL, and the hardware is the same between the phones.

Also, the antenna or modem defaults could be different for 850 MHz vs 900 MHz, but the main board could still be the same between the variants.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tylerham:
I returned my phone on Wednesday, November 3rd to Bell and they called me to pick it up on Friday, November 12th. 6 business days, and the Bell store I went to is near the repair center in Richmond.

They said the entire phone was replaced.

However, I at first had only the same problem most of you had, then I tried to flash it (or clear cache or something, I can't remember) and there was only a black screen, so this could be why the entire phone was replaced.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astralmind:
Interesting point about the splash screen. Mine said I9000m for a second followed by i9000 after flashing DOc's ROM, however, after flashing JPA via Odin (my phone was already messed at that point nothing to lose) the splash screen changed to i9000 directly and I also saw that the recovery was updated to "recovery 3e" instead of 2e...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
that's bull****!!!! my phone has been in since November 2nd, and i have yet to get it back..........i'm so pissed.

i did suggest that a while ago, and say why don't we dump bml 0-9 and compare with a i9000t and see if there are any major differences (aside from IMEI of course).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roller3:
I sent my phone in to Bell on October 22 and I still haven't got it back yet. Should it be taking this long?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daneshm90:
A lot of the times they forget to remind you, have u called in to checkup ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tylerham:
I think that I was just really lucky. I'm not sure where the service center is, but it can't be more than 60 minutes from the store I dropped it off at.

I was expecting 4 weeks at first, then some people got theirs back in 2.

It probably also helped that my phone was entirely replaced, rather than replacing a component which could also need to be tested which would take longer to fix and test.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roller3:
Ya. I called today and they said they didn't have it. I guess they're just slow :S.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uss_Defiant:
I went into the store to inquire about mine (returned last monday) and they said it would be a while as there was a backorder for the parts needed...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lightarrow:
Bahaha i just won a Samsung Facinate from Telus Facebook Page ! I wonder if it is plagued with the same issues. Nevertheless, ill play with one phone and keep the other one stock :P
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tylerham:
Probably fewer issues, but less ROMs.

Especially considering the only other Fascinate is the Verison CDMA version, as far as I know.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reeneebob:
Lol I did too. My I9000m was sent in this week. I was told 2-3 months repair due to parts border. However if they are replacing the ones that had the full SD failure but wouldn't boot at all unless there was an external SD in it (even though it wouldn't mount) it may not be that long. In the meantime I will unlock the TELUS model and use it on Bell.

Even with the external SD in, it would only go past blackscreen and boot up once in every 10 to 20 attempts. The phone is pooched.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rumy:
I switched to the captivate and have no issues.

I have been flashing roms to the point where I think my girlfriend is going to breakup with me soon :)

But captivate from rogers has no issues.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamcanadian:
OK, this question has probably been asked a million times, however, I've honestly couldn't find my answer....

How would I know if my phone has internal SD issues? I've bought my i9000M 4 months ago and I unlocked it without rooting... I'm still running stock ROM. I don't want to damage my phone since I'm using it with FIDO not Bell.

Thank you
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daneshm90:
ur phone is 99.9% corruption free. just stick to kies for firmwares n u shud b fine. its most odin that make these go tick/tock until they stop
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rombo121:
Parts Backorder

So my phone has been out for repair for 2 weeks, today I call and im told parts are on backorder.

this is unreal. But i guess there is nothing I can do about it..

Rombo
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wang1chung:
your lucky it's only been 2 weeks. mine has been in there for 4 weeks, and i'm still waiting. our hands are tied, just gotta wait it out.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frandromeda:
Well, my phone bit the dust too, 31 days after I bought it... It's been sent back for repairs, and in the meantime I'm using a Samsung Galaxy loaner that Bell gave me. Oh man do I miss my sgs.

I had voodoo lagfix, then no lagfix, then docrom with ext4 lagfix, then docrom with no lagfix, and all of those worked fine.

Then I flashed stock UGJK3 and poof, on the first boot, my sd card gave up the ghost. I'd like to say that I'm going to leave my phone alone when I get it back from warranty, but we all know that won't happen. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beast11:
How have you had it for 4 months? Its been out for only 3... lol. But yea your phone should be fine if its survived this long.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uss_Defiant:
Likewise. mine has been 2 weeks and now the crappy nokia dumbphone bell gave me as a loner stopped receiving texts.. dont know what to do as the phone/account is not in my name and is my friend's
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beast11:
Are you serious? 4 weeks?? I cant wait that long... I'm gonna be sending mine out on Thursday...

Although that would mean I wont have a phone to bother me during my exams...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duvjones:
The same has happened to me, rather annoying to be honest....

I feel like calling Samsung directly to see what the issue is.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamcanadian:
yeah, but I got to admit that twice my phone wouldn't go past the Samsung logo. Likely, I was able to factory reset my phone using the 3-button combo. Could that mean something???
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beast11:
Using the 3 button combo fix? or by going into recovery and wiping?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamcanadian:
I did a system restore using 3-button-combo...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beast11:
Yea... ive tried it all....nothing works...