Possible hardware failure? Unable to boot - claims no OS and won't mount data etc topic

I think my phone may have had a catastrophic hardware failure but I am hoping not and maybe some of you clever people can help me resurrect it.

I have been running KK ParanoidAndroid without any problems for a few months. Yesterday I tried to boot it up and after showing the Google screen the screen went black then a single horizontal white line appeared 3/4 way down the screen. It stalled there forever so I pulled the battery and booted into TWRP recovery. It seemed to take a lot longer than normal but did boot into TWRP OK.

Once there however TWRP reported no backups, no OS and no storage space (0 MB). I couldn't mount any partitions,. I tried factory reset but it appeared to fail and just made the phone vibrate for a while. The log shows:

Unable to mount - /system, /cache, /data etc and something about no valid partition for MTP

Then the screen greyed out, faded to black and the phone powered off. Now it seems pretty much non responsive.

Any thoughts, other than bin it and get a new phone?

[Q] can't mount particular (healthy) SD card topic

Hello,
my Xperia ray does not mount (working) 16GB SDHC card that I formerly repartitioned to provide additional space for applications. Following this tutorial
xperiablog.net/2011/12/12/link2sd-guide-never-worry-about-internal-memory-limits-again/
I've set up 2 partitions, but phone recognized none of them. Neither did Windows, when card was connected through Xperia. Using card reader, I've managed to delete both partitions with partition program and make one FAT32 again. After formatting, this SD card is working properly in Windows, but doesn't in Xperia ray (and another Android phone). Another card is mounted in my phone flawlessly.

CWM Recovery also can't mount this card. I've even changed from CarbonROM to one that I believe to be stock (ST18i_4.1.B.0.587_CE_1252-3693_ForsakenNGL.ftf), but it didn't help.

How to repair this memory card?

[Q] Car mount w/ mini USB charger or not? topic

After my disastrous experience with Seidio I'm thinking to order the Otterbox Defender and the ProClip car mount (designed specifically for the Defender case) I'm thinking about is available with or without a built in male mini USB for charging. I already have an Incipio Quick Charge 2.0 12v car charger the 12v accessory outlet USB plugin which I could use with the USB end of the ProClip cable.

Trying to think this through I'm wondering if anybody sees a distinct advantage or disadvantage to having the built in mini USB on the phone cradle.

For the way I normally use my phone in the car I don't usually run the battery down to the point charging is necessary although I do charge it. My vehicle's 12v accessory outlet is located on the passenger side of my console low to the floor (terrible location) so I can't unplug the charger while driving unless I was at a stoplight or pulled over. With the built in mini USB the only way to disconnect it is either take the phone out of the cradle which I wouldn't do while driving or disconnect the USB/12v accessory plug (or pull the USB cable out of the plug).

My inclination is to go with a cradle without a mini USB however if someone posts a benefit I haven't thought of to having the mini USB it also makes the aluminum CraigsDock carmount which is only available with a mini USB charging plug a possibility and I like that mount too.

Any thoughts on the subject greatly appreciated!!

[Q] How to find the mount points for any android device??? topic

I am developing a custom ROM android 5.0 Lollipop for Micromax Elanza A121. I need the mount points for my device to create updater-script. Please someone help me in getting those mount points from device. I have already found two posts here regarding mount points but not explanatory. I want a detailed instruction..Please help..

[Q] Car mount (specific needs) topic

I'm looking for a car dock for my Note 4.

Looking at all the existing threads (yes, there are several), the most recommended options seems to be

1. iOttie One Touch XL


2. iOttie One Touch 2


3. iBolt xProDock

But none of them seems to fit the bill for me. I've got a bumper case on my phone, and with the case it's about 3.35 inches wide. The Touch XL only supports phones up to 3.3 inches and the Touch 2 only goes to 3.2 inches. The xProDock seems to be able to handle the size of my phone, but it looks to be designed for holding the phone in landscape mode. I much prefer portrait mode for GPS navigation. I also want something that mounts to a RAM ball mount, which the xProDock does.

So, does anyone have any recommendations for a dock that attaches to a RAM ball, is made for portrait mode and can hold my 3.35 inches wide phone?

[Q] Can't mount second Link2SD partition in CM 11 topic

I'm not a programmer - I just did my first root of my Galaxy S4 Blaze last month so please bear with me. I posted this under XDA Assist but that was the wrong place...

Yesterday I flashed a version of CM 11 that I had been using for a month with no problems because of some weird things happening with the newer CM 11 nightly I got a couple of days ago. This is what I'm now using again:

cwm-11-20150119-NIGHTLY-t769.zip

When I reinstalled Link2SD after flashing this ROM, I set it to Ext4 as it was before and I got this error:

"Mount Script Error - mount script cannot be created. Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare(0)."

Link2SD was working fine before I wiped the phone and reflashed the older CM 11. I tried uninstalling Link2SD, rebooting, reinstalling and then trying the other formats (Ext 2, 3) with the same result.

Not knowing what else to do I backed up my card and used Mini Partition Wizard to delete and recreate the partitions (FAT32 and Ext4) . Exact same error in Link2SD.

I tried making both partitions FAT32, same error.

I have no idea what else to try here. Can someone help me, please?

[Q] how to solve the error-"E: unable to mount \data in twrp? topic

Hi All,
I am using lenovo p780 8gb. while flashing custom rom using twrp it said rom installed and will reboot now. phone was stuck in the boot screen. so again i rebooted to twrp and tried to do a wipe to re-install my previous rom. it gave me this error "E: unable to mount \data".
when i tried to install the rom over it, it gave me the above error as well as "E: unable to mount internal storage. Now i did some research and tried to flash using sp flash tools with a stock rom but phone is not getting recognised by the flash tools. I have all the usb driver and have used flash tools before when my phone was working. i also tried to use some terminal commands,which i found in one of the threads. but it said that directory did not exist. file system is ext4. in file explorer internal storage is showing as 0mb. also i tried to repair option. system has 754mb out of which 99mb is free and preload has 196mb out of which 192mb is free. data is 0mb and when i click internal storage for repair it says invalid partition selected. again i wiped system, now only 12mb out of 754mb is used. please help me . can my phone be recovered?twrp version is 2.7.1.1
and i had life xvibe v09 working before i flashed with samsung ui rom.

many thanks
Anil

[Q] Lenovo P780: Unable to mount \data error topic

Hi All,
I am using lenovo p780 8gb. while flashing custom rom using twrp it said rom installed and will reboot now. phone was stuck in the boot screen. so again i rebooted to twrp and tried to do a wipe to re-install my previous rom. it gave me this error "E: unable to mount \data".
when i tried to install the rom over it, it gave me the above error as well as "E: unable to mount internal storage. Now i did some research and tried to flash using sp flash tools with a stock rom but phone is not getting recognised by the flash tools. I have all the usb driver and have used flash tools before when my phone was working. i also tried to use some terminal commands,which i found in one of the threads. but it said that directory did not exist. file system is ext4. in file explorer internal storage is showing as 0mb. also i tried to repair option. system has 754mb out of which 99mb is free and preload has 196mb out of which 192mb is free. data is 0mb and when i click internal storage for repair it says invalid partition selected. again i wiped system, now only 12mb out of 754mb is used. please help me :( . can my phone be recovered?twrp version is 2.7.1.1
and i had life xvibe v09 working before i flashed with samsung ui rom.

many thanks
Anil

[Q] Can't mount Link2SD partition after reflashing CM, please help topic

I'm not a programmer - I just did my first root of my Galaxy S4 Blaze last month so please bear with me.

This morning I flashed a different version of CM 11 because of some weird things happening with the nightly I got a couple of days ago; that worked fine. This is what I'm using and have been using since about a month ago, except for the last few days:

cwm-11-20150119-NIGHTLY-t769.zip

Got all my apps and data back thanks to Titanium Backup, everything is working fine. But when I reinstalled Link2SD, I set it to Ext4 as it was before and I get this error:

"Mount Script Error - mount script cannot be created. Can't create handler inside thread that has not called Looper.prepare(0)."

Link2SD was working fine before the ROM change. When I partitioned it, the second partition was Ext4. I tried uninstalling Link2SD, rebooting, reinstalling and then trying the other Ext (2, 3) with the same result.

Not knowing what else to do I backed up my card and used Mini Partition Wizard to delete and recreate the partitions (FAT32 and Ext4) . Exact same error in Link2SD.

I tried making both partitions FAT32, same error.

I have no idea what else to try here. Could something have happened to my SD card while it was in the phone this morning during the
ROM change? I find that kind of hard to believe. Can someone help me, please?

[Q] Cant mount cache in recovery topic

Recently ive been getting an error saying i cant mount my cache partition. any ideas on how to fix?

sorry for this being a first post.

Best Car Mount? topic

Hey all, I'm looking for a low profile car mount, most likely one of the magnetic ones, I want to keep it OFF my windshield. I just got a new 2014 mustang and it has 0 place to set it. Any suggestions are much appreciated.

[Q] Unable to mount Internal 16gb Storage topic

Hi All,

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2. I have NOT rooted my phone. I do not have an external micro SD card. I noticed that I was unable to open gallery. I checked and found that the internal Storage (16GB) is missing. When I click on mount SD Card it says preparing to mount and then comes back to the same screen. Screen shot attached.

I am running 4.1.2 which I updated from Samsung Kies application. When I hit *#1234# it returns
PDS : I9100XWLST
Phone: I9100DDLS9
CSC: I9100ODDLSE
Build Info: Mon Apr 22 16:44:57 KST 2013

From the about device
Build Number : JZ054K.I9100XWLST
Kernel version: 3.0.31-1155691
Baseband Version : I9100DDSL9

I booted my phone in recovery mode and cleaned the cache data but no go. I have important pictures on my internal SD card that I do not want to loose.

I have an external card of 32GB that I can use (if needed). Any suggestions please



Thanks in advance
Vaibhav

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