[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i3Elec:
Hello,

Like many other users on this forum, I am having trouble with my i9000M sdcard after doing some ROM flashing.

Although there is some extensive threads collecting the different situations people are experiencing, I was hoping I could get some help for a specific circumstance relating to the sdcard issue.

I'll start by..

- Detailing the firmwares I have flashed, and what happened

- What is working / not working now, and how I got to get to the current situation

- And finally, I'll detail what I'm trying to do and where I'm getting stuck.

I would really appreciate some help with this, and thank anyone who takes the time to read it. I am trying to be very thorough to give you as much information as possible.

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1. Started with stock firmware. I am not sure what it was.. I believe the phone is equivalent to the Bell i9000M, but I am on the SaskTel carrier.

2. Flashed firmware I9000XXJP2: This worked, and I was using Froyo 2.2 fine.

3. Tried to root Froyo 2.2 firmware: This FAILED and the trouble began. I was using the update.zip method, and the source claimed it was compatible with 2.2. I had to hard reboot the phone, but it would stall on the white text intro screen (not the animated one).

4. Went into Download mode. Tried to flash firmware I9000UGJH2 (apparently the most current bell firmware), using Odin v1.1. This FAILED, and I had to hard reboot, which resulted in the PHONE - ! - PC error. I am aware the i9000M can still be recovered from this state.

NOTE: I could do nothing at this point: all firmware flashes failed, UNTIL I CHANGED TO ODIN V 1.3!

Using Odin v.1.3:

5. Flashed a series of firmwares.. (I9000UGJG8, I9000XXJM1, I9000XWJG5), ALL resulted in the phone either being in a shutdown-boot loop to the white Glaxaxy text screen, or the battery charging screen.

I could enter Download mode to reflash, but NOT recovery mode.

6. The ONLY semi working firmware is I9000XXJP2, Samsung Froyo 2.2. This is what the phone is now.

- I CAN enter Download mode, Recovery mode, and the phone stalls on the white Galaxy boot screen, but goes no further, and does not restart.

- I CAN run abd commands

Here is the output I get from each of the options in the Recovery mode:

I9000XXJP2
Odin 1.3
512.pit

Flashes fine
Goes into recovery mode
Displays error:
(No such file or directory)
E:copy_dbdata_media: Can't mount SDCARD

your storage not prepared yet. please use UI me nu for format and reboot actions.

copy default media content failed.

Try to format sdcard:

Formatting SDCARD:...
ensure_root_path_unmounted**
ensure_root_path_unmounted (/mnt/internal_sd)
ensure_root_path_unmounted ret 0
ensure_root_path_unmounted It's not mounted

update media, please wait
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcb1k0p1
(No such file or directory)
E:copy_dbdata_media: Can't mount SDCARD

your storage not prepared yet. please use UI me nu for format and reboot actions.

Try to wipe cache partition:

-- Wiping cache...
Formatting CACHE:...
ensure_root_path_unmounted**
ensure_root_path_unmounted (/cache)
ensure_root_path_unmounted ret 0
unmount (/cache) attempt 1 (Unknown error: 0)Cache wipe complete.

Try to apply sdcard:update.zip

Same errors as 1) can't mount sdcard therefor installation fails.

Reboot system:

- Will accept adb download reboot
note: I can reach download mode using the button combination
- recovery mode: can access with button combination or 'adb reboot recovery'
- power off: battery charging indicator shows
note: it does not loop the battery indicator
- power on: stalls at Galaxy S GT-19000 white lettering screen.
note: i recieve an indication on windows desktop that a device has been connected which is capable of USB high speed point

ADB COMMANDS WORKS: device is detected

Things I have tried:

I tried booting into a Ubuntu Live cd to see if I could format the sdcard, as suggested in this thread: (sorry, forum won't allow me to hyperlink, thread id=759910)

The disk utility picked up the Samsung drives (One was labeled something like Samsung_Galaxy, and the other Samsung_Galaxy sdcard, but I'm not 100%) but could not format them. There was also no info being listed about the size.

Things I would like to try / have hunches on:

Before all this happened, I made a Nandroid backup of the orriginal firmware, and copied it from the i9000's sdcard to my computer. I made the backup using Rom Manager's Clockworkmod.

Is there a way to use Odin to flash Clockworkmod, so I can restore this backup?

-everything out there says to use Rom Manager, which I can't access because the phone is pseudo dead.

Will the backup even still be on my sdcard?

Wait, my sdcard isn't mounted.. can we try mounting it with abd? (I tried, but am not sure of the command / path of how to do this..

Can abd be used to restore my backup stored on my computer? Is this dependent on the sdcard being mounted?

I fully appreaciate those you take the time to read through this as it is rather lengthy. I just want to ensure I have tried every means to revive the device, and hopefully some more skilled users can help with the mounting and adb syntax.

All comments and ideas are welcome and appreciated! Thank-you