[Q] G Tab encrytion unsuccessful...what now?

GunRunner said:

I tried booting into recovery mode, but it hangs after stating "Recovery key detected, Booting recovery kernel image"

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1. As the message says you'll most probably have to do a "wipe data/factory reset" in CWM. Run the command in this post.

2. Which version of CWM do you have?

GunRunner said:

I started up my Gtab today (running ICS 4.0.x), and it keeps popping up stating "Encryption unsuccessful

Encryption was interrupted and can't complete. As a result the data on your tablet is no longer accessible.
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The usual reason for that error message on ICS is a corrupted /data partition. To fix it you'll have to do either a "wipe data/factory reset" or a repartition the internal SD card in CWM.

GunRunner said:

I can not access CWM...it locks up after stating "booting recovery kernel image"

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The most common reason for that is

a) using the wrong version of CWM for the bootloader installed on the system--ie. using a recovery containing a 1.2 kernel on a 1.1 bootloader or vice-versa.
OR
b) a corrupted recovery partition.

To fix both on ICS--esp. if you've used the nvflash package in the TeamDRH ICS OP--try reloading only CWM-5.5.0.4Beta15 using nvflash.

Can you tell me what you were doing before all this happened? I can understand the /data partition becoming corrupt, or, the recovery kernel being the wrong one (or the partition being bad), but, I can't figure out how both can happen at the same time without something explicitly being done to cause it.

Not sure if it helps but I am also getting this error, I will update as I attempt to troubleshoot.

ROM: G_Harmony_ICSv1.5(120)(SuperCharged) (4.0.4)
CWM: 2.5.1.1-bekit-0.8

I got both errors but the second was solved by unplugging my computers USB cable from the g-tab.
(I can not access CWM...it locks up after stating "booting recovery kernel image") SOLVED

Steps:

1. From the settings picked factory reset loose all data and SD card data.
2. Reboot to recovery (CWM).
3. Formatted the internal SD card and ExSD card using CWM.
4. Mounted SD card on computer using USB cable connected to the G-Tab.
5. Let windows format the SD card. (Was this bad?)
6. Loaded ROM.zip file over to SD card from computer.
7. wipe data/factory reset.
8. wipe cache partition.
9. install zip from SD card -> coose zip from sdcard -> G_Harmony_ICSv1.5(120)(SuperCharged).zip
10. Install.
11. Reboot.
12. Error screen "Encryption unsuccessful Encryption was interrupted and can't complete. As a result the data on your tablet is no longer accessible...." "Press this button to do a factory reset"
13. Press the button to the same results.

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UPDATE 1:
When I did a rewipe i found that when i did the data wipe is said:

-- Wiping data...
Formatting DATA...
E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk3p2
(No such file or directory)
Error mounting /data/!
Skipping format...
Formatting CACHE:...
Formatting SDEXT:...
No app2sd partition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext.
Formatting SDCARD:/android_secure...
Data wipe complete.

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Could it be that when I used my computer to format the SD card I did it wrong?

UPDATE 2:
I was browsing around the CWM options and I found:

advanced -> Partition SD Card

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So I did that and then a data wipe again, and this time it said:

-- Wiping data...
Formatting DATA...
<<NOTE THE LACK OF ERRORS>>
Formatting CACHE:...
Formatting SDEXT:...
No app2sd partition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext.
Formatting SDCARD:/android_secure...
Data wipe complete.

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I am hoping things should work now, I picked 2GB with a 0MB swap.

UPDATE 3:
Ok... should have figured that deleted my SD card files including my ROM "G_Harmony_ICSv1.5(120)(SuperCharged).zip" so I mounted it and copied it over again.
(I also did some mounting and unmounted and may have lost it there.)

UPDATE 4:

IT WORKS!! fixed, must have been because I formatted out the data partition, but CWM fixed this for me!

I hope this helps others with the same issue.