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You most probably have an unpartitioned sdcard, clockworkmod however assumes that is partitioned and wants to mount the first partition (/dev/block/mmcblk0p1).
You can fix this by repartitioning your sdcard so that it has a mountable fat-formatted first volume and then retry.
If you don't mind using the commandline, boot to recovery and connect via adb ...
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Honestly, I am not 100% sure that this was really a problem related to the kernel. I think that the "problem" could be also caused by the fact that pressing the home key in recovery mode results in a reboot. The correct way to select a recovery item is to press the power button.
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I had the same issue two days ago. The problem was the ...
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It is usually /datadata that gets full on the Galaxy S. Interestingly this partition is not displayed in the Storage Setting Menu. The quirk is that /datadata is mounted on a special very fast flash chip that only provides 170MiB of storage space.
While this was enough in the "early days" of Android when the Galaxy S was released, it can easly become tight ...
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If you always wipe the device between ROMs (clear system, boot, cache, etc [not data]), then there should never be any degradation of performance. While flash memory does have a theoretical write limit, you won't make any sort of noticeable dent in the life of the device by constantly switching ROMs to try out new ones.
However, if you don't do a full wipe, ...
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The general consensus is there's usually different partitions available:
system
data
cache
boot
recovery
When a guide says to flash "partition" where partition is one of the above, then that implies transferring the contents destined for the partition. The mileage will vary depending on the handset/manufacturer as not all of them actually have ...
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FYI
The CyanogenMod 10 is the first update with the code to detect an invalid IMEI.
You could already have an invalid IMEI and don't know about it.
The issue with an invalid IMEI is that you may have emergency calling problems (inability to do emergency calls).
Confirm IMEI
Does the IMEI reported match the number under your battery?
Dial *#06# and ...
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First, you probably cannot update to Android 3.x as that version was only intended for tablets.
Second, no Android version is linked to a specific phone. But each phone needs specific adaptions due to different hardware elements used, so each Android version must be adapted to be usable on the device.
Third, for "How can I..." and "Where do I find..." and ...
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I am suspecting, after reading the logcat and dump, the kernel killed off quite a few processes, whether its down to the ROM itself, or a buggy RIL (Radio Interface Layer), RIL is responsible for communicating with the cellular radio base-band firmware.
This is the excerpt from the kernel, showing Dolphin, Alarm Clock, Google Voice(?) getting killed off:
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If you're using the same Google login - then you should be able to find them under My Apps in Google Play and they should be marked as Purchased. (On your phone - on the web you'll find them under My Android Apps).
You can also click on Orders and Devices at the bottom of the page - if they don't show up in that list. (And next to each you have "Report A ...
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I have just a few hours ago flashed ClockworkMod Recovery on my Galaxy S in order to switch from stock ROM to cyanogenmod. Simply follow the instructions from the official Samsung Galaxy S Full Update Guide.
The relevant section about flashing recovery contains the steps you need to follow. Make sure to read the Note at the end of the section if the first ...
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No, the Samsung apps market won't start without a SIM card, because the card is used to determine the country of the user.
There is an App called "Kies Air" which allows you to connect your device to the Kies App installed on your PC over WiFi. But I doubt that you are able to upgrade the OS this way. It's more meant for synchronization (calendar, email, ...
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Sounds like you need to clean up your internal memory first before you can do anything. There's three ways I can suggest to free some up:
Clean out your app caches to free up space (browsers and maps are usually the worst offenders): you can use an app like SD Maid (it's tiny, you should be able to install it) or by going into the application management ...
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In a way, the answer is Yes. Although, I would not consider any of the sites where you would get the ROM from to be "official".
What you need to do is download ODIN3 (or hemidal) and use that tool to flash the Stock ROM on the device. Doing so will most likely require you to completely wipe the device to factory state.
I found a couple sites that do have ...
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I placed mine in /sdcard/media/audio/ringtones. After that the sound appears in the settings menu.
See also: How do I set a custom MP3 as a ringtone for other notifications?
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Disabling the 'data connection' and then enabling it solved my problem. You should try it. You can alternatively try toggling the airplane mode (or use a widget) that should also enable and disable the data connection (both WiFi/data).
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Kies can and do say that which is quite annoying, due to different regions and the roll outs, some go by carriers as in comes with carrier branding, others by actual region. Its frustrating - I know! :D
Go to samfirmware, and use odin to flash it yourself if that's what you want to do.
Don't trust Kies in respect to flashing. :) The necessary tools are ...
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I wanted to copy the zip directly to the internal storage
You can't just want to, you have to. ClockworkMod does not mount the external SD card, you have to put it on the internal SD storage (often called the internal SD card and separate from the main system storage).
If you can't access the internal SD then you'll need to flash an Odin-packed ROM ...
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All of the solutions above require USB Debugging to be on. If it is not and you are using Android 4.0 then you can press power and volume down buttons simultaneously to obtain screenshot. If USB is not connected it will be placed somewhere on the SD card (e.g. \Pictures\Screenshots). Then you can connect USB to see the screenshot, then disconnect, navigate ...
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Does your device has HDMI or TV out facility? If so, you can connect it to another display device (monitor/TV) and install applications to backup your stuffs.
Another solution you could try is to install an app called Remote phone access via adb and control your device through PC. But the catch here would be that if have to configure the app for remote ...
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Flashing your Phone probably also changed your Modem/Baseband. Flashing another might give you better Signal.
Here you can download Modems for your phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783
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OK I feel incredibly stupid now.
I had entered the SIM card upside-down (the "cut corner" was looking "down" instead of "up"). Once I rotated the card 180 degrees on the z axis everything seems to be dandy.
In my defense I must say that the the I9000 SIM port doesn't enforce the "correct" SIM position in any way; it has a small engraving that I just didn't ...
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I have solved the problem by flashing modem (aka baseband aka radio) only through CWM / recovery mode.
This way i have kept all my settings and apk's and rom and kernel.
The files i have used (for SGS i9000) can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783
You have to choose appropriate modem according to your ...
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Did you try this:
Turn the power off. If your Samsung Galaxy S is frozen, pull the battery out and reinsert it
Hold the Volume Down button
Press and release the Power button
You are now presented with a menu that allows for Fastbook, Recovery, Clear Storage, and Simlock
Select Clear Storage by pressing the Volume Down button
Press and release the Power ...
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OK. I found the correct combination. It seems that the recovery distributed with Cyanogenmod 10 M2 for galaxysmtd is really picky about the hardware buttons.
Here's how you can boot to recovery:
Start with Galaxy S powered off
Press and hold Volume up + Home
Press and hold Power button
Wait for (factory default) Galaxy S GT-I9000 boot display to show up
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For anyone that arrives here via Google like I did, here is how I got into Recovery Mode:
Device: Galaxy S i9000M (the int'l version of i9000)
ROM: CyanogenMod 10 (CM10)
The three button combo that used to work (Vol Up + Power + Home) did not work. However, holding BOTH volume button and power (no Home) launched me into Recovery pronto.
Hope this helps ...
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I had the same problem on Cyanogemod 7.2.0 HTC Wildfire.
In the end I simply stopped the TB service through the android application manager and ran the batch operation again. It will continue restoring all the apps that have not yet been restored.
This is a workaround, not a solution since you should logically be able to hit the home button and continue the ...
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You can use not official builds (because no oficial updates), like CyanogenMod, but before flashing it, please, read CyanogenMod forums and XDA-Developers!
Flashing new ROM will require to delete all your data from phone. And yes, by incorrect actions, you can easily break it.
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Lucky for you, I am a super user on the Spotify community.
First, you need to wipe the data for the Spotify app, and then re login.
Once this has done, it may take a few seconds for the app to recognise the Internet connection.
If that fails to work, reinstall the app, and login again.
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I just went through the same issue.
Definitely solved now.
At first I had a very bad connection speed even on H+ or 3G. On spotify app the "bad connection" problem turned to "no connection" so I decided to investigate.
The problem was my network AP which was configured over "WAP" which is not a real full featured Internet connection.
So I had to switch to ...
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If you can connect using adb (usb debugging), you can simply use the command "reboot".
If you're rooted and have a terminal emulator installed, "su reboot" will do the same thing.
The reboot command will also accept arguments of "recovery" or "bootloader", which will reboot you into the recovery or bootloader respectively.
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