The current issue appears that the /data partition is hoarked and nothing (CWM, ODIN, ODIN One-Click) can write to it, not even ODIN with explicit repartition, which is surprising. Every other partition is fine, just the /data. However without /data you phone cannot boot into Android.I have tried re-formatting the device and restoring the EL29.tar
I used a pit from here
http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=721784&d=1316200711
Epic_4g_Touch_Pit
Still stuck at boot loop.
If I try and flash FB17 get stuck at data.img, then the firmware update failed notice/boot.
So then I reflash EL29 just cause it finishes, can't boot. Same
I can flash all sorts of kernals in odin, but never get a recovery with UP and PWER. Only a loading bar...
please help.
I can wipe this data partition problem out
I don't think any "ROMs" will work because they all require /data to boot up. Every other partition besides /data seems to be fine, so you can flash and boot up into custom recovery. That is where we might be able to do some diagnosis from.I've tried a 1/2 dozen different one click odin's. Someone here tried a special made Odin for this issue and it didn't work. Fortunately it's still being researched. Time will tell. I have my fingers crossed.
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sfhub, is there a particular rom you know will work? I can try and flash it tonight and get into it's recovery and see what I can get you.
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sfhub, is there a particular rom you know will work? I can try and flash it tonight and get into it's recovery and see what I can get you. (meant this to be a reply, not edit)
Just out of curiosity, did you install CWM Touch and try to do a restore? (I'm not pointing fingers, just trying to gather data)Me three. Omg why is this happening.
has anyone tried to restore el29 tar to fix it?
I tried looking on that thread but didn't see the links they were referring to. The RapidShare text seemed like it should be a link but was just text.http://forums.androidcentral.com/epic-4g-rooting-roms-hacks/60768-how-factory-restore-fix-bricked-phone.html
1/2 way down is:
5b. IF YOUR PHONE IS BRICKED (like mine was) the field for data needs to use a different file, use the one found here: RapidShare AG, Cham, Switzerland
Any chance there is something in what i assume is a linked file that may help.
Don't run off and use these files, i'm more asking the brains here if this person may be on to anything.
Looks like it's for the international version.
Like glass330 said, the pattern appears to be CWM Touch rather than the ICS release. People just happened to use CWM Touch early on with the FB09 thread.I know my comment isn't any help but gd, something in those fb leaks is royally f'ing up phones lately!
So did everyone who has this issue with /data, at some point, use CWM Touch to do some operation, restore or format?
So did everyone who has this issue with /data, at some point, use CWM Touch to do some operation, restore or format?
try this homie...
odin this recovery.... http://goo-inside.me/kernels/TeamRo.../rogue_ET-recoveryonly-1.1.4-rc0-odin.tar.md5
it finally allowed me to wide data which i couldnt do all this time...
im just gonna stick with this for now and try a few things
Touch recovery is the problem
funny enough - if i boot into recovery using rouge 1.1.4 I can load the touch recovery zip and it immediately shows me touch recovery. device doesnt even restart.
I can mount everything but /data & /emmc from rogue1.1.4 and touch recovery at this point.
I wish there was something i could do from touch recovery to correct all this junk it caused, then never EVER use it again .
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
The one here? should this be safe to load to try and recover my data?
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1390393
The one here? should this be safe to load to try and recover my data?
So after months of trying...flashing all the one clicks they showed and of odining stocks and ics I just got to flash al el26 modem and the calks format all and cyanogenmod 9?!?! and thats all?! or I have to do the galaxy note page that is shown?! confuseed
FYI, CWM Touch recovery has also caused some problems with BlazerROM. I don't know if this information would help figure out the issue, but i'll bring it up just in case.
A few people were on the 'Hitman' kernel (comes with Touch recovery) and tried to flash BlazerROM v3.8 (latest at the time) and got stuck at boot loops or would just hang at the Samsung logo. People were able to restore back to a nandroid of v3.7 though. Some people used the one-click ODIN'd back to EL29 stock without issue as well. If you look at the BlazerROM thread in the dev section, it starts around page 417. PhantomHacker also suggests not using hitman (read: touch recovery) to flash his ROMs.
So it seems CMW Touch Recovery is the common denominator, but folks in the BlazerROM thread were able to restore successfully, either through nandroid backups or odin. I'm wondering if its the combination of touch recovery and the FBxx leaks that's causing the /data corruptions.