[Q] i897 Internal SD card unmountable and flashing ineffective

[asertap]

I've never used a forum before, but I'm having a very tough time with my i897 captivate. Its previous owner left it in a box while software updates passed it by. When I came in possession of it, I used rooting, custom ROMs, and flashing to update it to more useful firmwares. I mainly stuck to CM 7, 9, and 10. Eventually I fell victim to that "ICS Encryption Unsuccessful" error and clicked reset, triggering a period of bootloop. I've since fixed the bootloop issue but I still can't get my phone to boot to any firmware. Over the past year, I've been trying all sorts of things to get my phone to work again and I don't know if I've made the problem worse or not. I can get my phone to boot the At&t screen, download mode, and whatever recovery kernel I'm on at the time, but nothing more. I don't even think I have a ROM installed anymore.

What I've tried:
several Odin One-clicks
Heimdall One-click unbrick
Partitioning my external sd card to act as an internal one
ADB sideload
ADB push and install zip from sd card

The errors I run into the most are the "can't mount sd card" ones when I'm trying to flash a custom ROM in recovery. I guess my internal sd is corrupted somehow? Is there a way for me to fix this mess?

 

[BWolf56]

I've never used a forum before, but I'm having a very tough time with my i897 captivate. Its previous owner left it in a box while software updates passed it by. When I came in possession of it, I used rooting, custom ROMs, and flashing to update it to more useful firmwares. I mainly stuck to CM 7, 9, and 10. Eventually I fell victim to that "ICS Encryption Unsuccessful" error and clicked reset, triggering a period of bootloop. I've since fixed the bootloop issue but I still can't get my phone to boot to any firmware. Over the past year, I've been trying all sorts of things to get my phone to work again and I don't know if I've made the problem worse or not. I can get my phone to boot the At&t screen, download mode, and whatever recovery kernel I'm on at the time, but nothing more. I don't even think I have a ROM installed anymore.

What I've tried:
several Odin One-clicks
Heimdall One-click unbrick
Partitioning my external sd card to act as an internal one
ADB sideload
ADB push and install zip from sd card

The errors I run into the most are the "can't mount sd card" ones when I'm trying to flash a custom ROM in recovery. I guess my internal sd is corrupted somehow? Is there a way for me to fix this mess?

sd card issues are usually due to kernel, have you tried flashing a custom one to boot in recovery?

If your internal is dying, partitioning an external sd should work but since it's still not fully booting, I feel like that's not the issue. I had that happen to mine, tried many Odin and Heimdall, when finally one Heimdall worked (after like 10-15 different attempts). Shortly after my internal died though.

So I would start by flashing a kernel with Odin 1.7, see if you can boot in recovery (always took me a few attempts to get it). From there you can flash a custom ROM (I always suggest GamerzROM for the cappy but really it's personal preference). Otherwise, your 2nd option is bashing your head on Odin/Heimdall one-clicks lol

PS.: Just came across this if all else fails: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=61479845&postcount=58

 

[DDMan]

I have this exact same issue... Thank god I'm not alone! I wondered what that stupid "encryption failed' message was all about.

So I've done just about everything the above has done, except the problem is I continue to get a boot loop. The ODIN one-clicks all boot loop. Ive been able to install a custom kernel and CWM, and surprisingly my internal storage is still accessible, but when I try to install the CM9 that's on there it freezes at "opening update package".

So, stuck between a rock and a hard place. I can't put any other ROM's on the internal storage because I have no way of accessing it. Therefore I have to rely on a ODIN one-click. All of which boot loop or just fail outright. Is there a way to access the internal storage without fully booting android?