[Q] Gt-I8190 partitionning lost. Please HELP

kstk · Mar 30, 2014

Hi guys, newbie here trying not to brick my s3 mini any more than it is.
It all started with the lack of mobile signal, so i changed the sim card-didn't work
After a hard reset it got worse, as i got a black popup on my screen :

PDA: I8190XXAMG4
Phone : XXXX
CSC : NONE
H/W : Not Active
EF Cal Date : NONE
SMD : 01N, PBA : 04N
CAMERA : N/A, FrontCam : N/A
TSP : 0X11
TSK : 0x19
Band : GPRS, CH : N/A
UART : N/A, USB : N/A

Also, the phone will not go in recovery mode anymore, only on download mode.
I tried flashing a stock firmware with Odin, but no change. The thing is, after the phone restarts, it loses any settings i made (like wireless password, google account, etc), so if i check USB in debugging mode, after restart it will be unchecked again, so for that reason i'm not sure if the reflashing worked.
In download mode it says:

custom binary download: no
current binary:Samsung official
system status: official

At the bottom of the page: HW REV: 0x5

As far as I understand after reading the forum for about 8 hours, i've lost the partitioning of the device.
If any of you has any idea what i could do, please advise.

efaustino84 · Mar 30, 2014

there are a few threads on how to fix your problem
some more reading involved

kstk · Mar 30, 2014

efaustino84 said:
there are a few threads on how to fix your problem
some more reading involved

Can you please be more specific?
i"ve been looking through the topics and couldn't find anything.
Getting a bit desperate here...bought the phone a couple of weeks ago and i don't really afford another one

kstk · Mar 30, 2014

Can anyone please help me?:crying:

efaustino84 · Mar 31, 2014

kstk said:
Can anyone please help me?:crying:

refer to the threads on loading stock ROM using ODIN
those will provide you with the information to repair the phone in it's current state
you will then be able to fix the partition

kstk · Mar 31, 2014

Ok. So I tried numerous times to upload the stock software but absolutely nothing happens, even if ODIN says that the upload was successful. As soon as the phone restarts, it loses any settings i had done, including USB debugging mode, so maybe this is why it doesn't work. I tried selecting a CSC, but after restart it's still:''none''.
The thing is that wireless is working, so i can connect to internet, but i cannot download and install anything (no space). I will try and download an emulator via PC and put it on a memory card.

kstk · Mar 31, 2014

Of course, it won't read my memory card :|

efaustino84 · Mar 31, 2014

kstk said:
Of course, it won't read my memory card :|

post a screen shot of the options you have enabled when loading via odin

kstk · Mar 31, 2014

efaustino84 said:
post a screen shot of the options you have enabled when loading via odin

here it is

JackoMJ · Mar 31, 2014

kstk said:
here it is

all settings are ok, so flash it via Odin
AND start Odin as Admin dude

kstk · Mar 31, 2014

I even tried with a pit file and re-partition checked. No result.

kstk · Mar 31, 2014

Just flashed again with Odin started as admin. No change.

JackoMJ · Mar 31, 2014

kstk said:
Just flashed again with Odin started as admin. No change.

i had similar problems a few months ago. So what did i do:
download the " i8190_buttonenable_cwm6.0.2.7.tar " from HERE (see attached files) and flash it via Odin (as admin)
download This rom "I8190 серв. укр.rar" from the same side and follow the instructions.
you will get a branded lafleur rom (russian), set it to your language at setup.
put any rom as zip you like on your device.
reboot into recovery with vol. up + home + power
fullwipe and flash any rom (as zip) you want.

HTH
MJ

kstk · Mar 31, 2014

JackoMJ said:
i had similar problems a few months ago. So what did i do:
download the " i8190_buttonenable_cwm6.0.2.7.tar " from HERE (see attached files) and flash it via Odin (as admin)
download This rom "I8190 серв. укр.rar" from the same side and follow the instructions.
you will get a branded lafleur rom (russian), set it to your language at setup.
put any rom as zip you like on your device.
reboot into recovery with vol. up + home + power
fullwipe and flash any rom (as zip) you want.

HTH
MJ

Just tried that, it didn't work. It's like i didn't do anything at all.
I just can't write anything on this thing

Anyway, thank you very much, guys. Any more ideas are welcome :

kstk · Mar 31, 2014

Was i supposed to have F. reset time checked as well?

efaustino84 · Apr 2, 2014

JackoMJ said:
all settings are ok, so flash it via Odin
AND start Odin as Admin dude

actually given the fact that he has lost the partition those setting are not enough in my opinion
i would say load up the pit file as well as enable re-partition

kstk · Apr 10, 2014

efaustino84 said:
actually given the fact that he has lost the partition those setting are not enough in my opinion
i would say load up the pit file as well as enable re-partition

I did load the pit file and enabled the re-partition. It just doesn't change anything.

This last week it was taken back to the place i bought it from (pawn shop

), and of course, they all say (the experts they took it to) that i did something to it, and it can't be fixed, and of course it's my fault.All i did was to reset it.

Anyway, I'm still hoping to get it fixed myself, with your help, guys.
Thanks.

tys0n · Apr 10, 2014

kstk said:
I did load the pit file and enabled the re-partition. It just doesn't change anything.

This last week it was taken back to the place i bought it from (pawn shop ), and of course, they all say (the experts they took it to) that i did something to it, and it can't be fixed, and of course it's my fault.All i did was to reset it.

Anyway, I'm still hoping to get it fixed myself, with your help, guys.
Thanks.

Is it booting normaly or just download mode?

Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM11

kstk · Apr 10, 2014

tys0n said:
Is it booting normaly or just download mode?

Sent through time and space from my s3mini/CM11

It is booting normally, but it takes very long to boot.

tys0n · Apr 10, 2014

kstk said:
It is booting normally, but it takes very long to boot.

You still got that FactoryApp popup on screen?
Are you rooted?
Can you enter recovery? If so, what recovery do you have?

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