I backed up my ROM from my XDA onto an SD card.
When I run XDArit, it reports that card is not formatted, do I want to format it? I just noticed that trying to read the card in file manager, I get the same message.
I remember when I did the ROM backup I chose CE + BOOT.
What is wrong?
Try using XDArit version 1.0 which can be download from the software section at: http://www.yorch.net
Qman
This version seemed better but was a bit confusing.
When run it asks me to chose read from or write to SD card.
I chose "read from"
Then it brings up window to choose files to read for
Bootloader and
Windows CE
There is a directory button labelled ".." to the right of these.
When I click on them it brings up a box that asks me to "save as"
If I add *.nb0 for boot and *.nb1 for CE, I get a device failed message.
However, when I try to read the SD card through file manager on my PC, I get the same "device not formatted" error.
HELP!
i seem to remember reading somewhere on these forums that the pc cannot read the sd card once the image has been written, so you will receive 'device not formatted errors' although it is likely that the data is on the card.
Confirming you're using XDArit 1.0 version?
Also your saved ROM is not saved in a standard windows FAT format so Windows Explorer wants to format it so it can read/write it
As far as "Read from SD card" goes just use a name something like xda.nb1 for Windows CE and xda.nb0 for the bootloader.
Qman
Noted about saved ROM format. That must be why file manager does not recognize card.
Yes I'm using XDArit 1.0
There are 5 different disks to read from in the drop down menu. All have the same name and report the same error, "Failed Device"
"failed to open and read device ()"
when I tried using the names you suggested.
Joe_PDA said:
There are 5 different disks to read from in the drop down menu. All have the same name and report the same error, "Failed Device"
"failed to open and read device ()"
when I tried using the names you suggested.
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Now thats strange, because you should at least be able to read your hard drive! What of PC SD card reader are you using?
I had the same problem with "format the card" message and guessed that wasn't really the problem.
I couldn't get "write to SD" to work, it kept saying "failed to write" or somthing like that, so following this thread I tried the same thing with the older version of XDArit and it worked!!
My xda is back from the dead.
Thanks guys.
Same for me, and everything's OK , using XDArit old version
Thanks a lot guys for all the wonderful job you're doing on this site and forum !!!! You're GREAT :!:
The old version of XDArit did get me farther along in the process.
However I still end up not able to read from the SD card with my ROM.
Qman,
I'm using a Dazzle 6 in 1 card reader, which works well for all other reading /writing I do.
Although there are 5 disks in the drop down menu, they all have the same name, although the program recognizes them as 1-5.
I know that after the backup process I saw the "completed" message.
Here is another trick with xdarit:
Situation: Win2000 Advanced Server / Win2003 Enterprise Server, two different motherboards.
PQI TravelFlash "5in1" or PQI TravelFlash "6in1" (behaves similar).
No USB hosts
New or "old" XDARit version are the same.
Problem: Unable to read image from SD with "reading success" message after 1 second but resulting file size is 1k instead of 32Mb
Solution (at least it 100% works for me): just write something to XD with XDARit. After this all read/write operation are really success until xdaRit not restarted.
Related
Here's the situation:
Siemens SX56. (AT&T) (wanting to use w/T-Mobile)
2 days ago, I updated the SX56 ROM with the 1.1 update from the Siemens website, via USB.
Successful. No problems.
Yesterday, I tried to load the great XDA 1.1 ROM.
Began the update via USB, ActiveSync,
then I 'lost connection' about a minute or 2 into the update.
I'm unable to re-establish connection.
Now, the SX56 is hung on "Upgrading..this may take 5 min...."
I have concluded that I must use an SD card now.
I have an SD card.
I have Wallaby Bootloader v5.15
I don't think it will do me any good to copy the CE+BOOT TO SD,
since it doesn't work.
My PC experience tells me to:
1. Format the SD card, and make it bootable.
2. Put the file XDArit.exe on the SD card.
2. Put the files from the XDA 1.1 ROM on the SD card.
3. Boot the SX-56 to the SD Card.
4. Launch XDArit.exe OR start.bat.
BUT, as I've discovered, this isn't a PC.
And also, it seems like the instructions on the Wallaby Bootloader
are geared for making a backup, and like an idiot, I did not make a backup before starting.
And when I have tried to run the XDArit from my PC, it finds the SD card,
and wants a NB1 file, (and I have to change file type to a NBF file, because I don't have a NB1 file)
but when I try to save it to the SD card, I get an error 'Failed to open device'. (but my XP machine sees, reads and writes to the SD card from explorer just fine.)
If anyone could help me shift my 'PC' thinking into the XDA way of thinking, I would be most thankful. What am I missing here?
Thank you very much!
u should read carefully other thread linked this prob,
u dont need to rename nbf to nb1, just using xdarit to write sd card, use nbf file in wince box and/or bootloader (think dont need to overwrite the bootloader), go to boatloader n choose restore SD
before doing that, batt must full
Can someone hook a brother up.
Does anyone know where I can get info as well as the software on upgrading my Siemens SX56 on AT&T USA to PocketPC 2003. I have already done the radio upgrade from Siemens site and would like to get some of the capabilities of PPC2003.
Thanx
Yea you can get it here:
http://cuba.calyx.nl/~jsummers/XDA/
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jsummers/XDA/
Then use my Qman's how to use XDArit to write ppc2003pe.nb1 to your SD card!
1. Place XDArit and the ppc2003pe.nb1 file in the same folder and start XDArit.
2. Select your SD card (disk drive) from the drop down menu.
3. Select Write to SD
4. Note that the Windows CE box is already checked so just click the browse button at the end of that window.
5. Select the ppc2003pe.nb1 image and then Open
Notice that ppc2003pe.nbo was automatically added as your boot-loader and its check box is unchecked so leave it
that way and click OK. XDArit should start writing to the card.
When XDArit has finished writing the image put the SD-card into the XDA and hold the power button and soft reset.
It will ask you if you want to download the image, select yes and it will start restoring from the SD card.
Follow the on screen instructions once its "Completed" which will consist of a "Soft Reset".
BTW the above is based on using XDArit version 1.0 which can be download from the software section at:
http://www.yorch.net and a PCI USB 3-One Travel Flash reader P/N FPT-D bought at Fry's.
Oh yea before you do the upgrade note all of your GPRS connection settings because you'll have to manually put them back.
So, I am not able to transfer the file to the SD card with it in the Siemens device and in the Sync cradle?
Just want to make sure about that.
Thanks,
Savi
Never mind. I already figured out that I can not see the SD Card as a drive.
I am attempting to use the XDA Rom image Tool to write a rom on to my SD card but I keep getting the error message "Failed to open device \\.\physicaldrive11.
My sd card reader is a dazzle high speed usb reader & writer.
Don't do it with XDARit until the new version is released. It looks like you have several logical drives on single physical hard disks. Am I correct? If you use XDARit, you might end up writing over a partition table of a Harddrive.
Best to use XDARit when you have a single Drive C, 1 or more CDRoms, and no other devices except your SD reader.
Wade
you may try it now actually, just haven't officially released it yet, and it may get more documentation.
tell me what you think of it:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~itsme/projects/xda/OsImageTool.html
it does less than xdarit, but does it faster, and probably safer, with less risk of destroying other disks.
I am trying it. I am trying to use the Device Memory as the source and then for the Destination, I am trying to use the File Selector to select Test.nb1 as the Destination. It says, Test.nb1 , File Not Found. Please verify that the correct Filename was given.
I then created an empty text file and renamed it to Test.nb1. Then I retried. It liked it since the File existed.
Then I had a sense of foreboding and I canceled everything, fearing that I might be trying to flash my device with an empty file if things went wrong. :shock:
So I am hoping to get a warmer fuzzy before trying it.
PS. I did try and flash my SD with an NK.nbf and it worked great.
Wade
Did it!
I used the USB reader on a machine with a single hard drive and cd rom and it worked great.
Thanks for the advice wbalzer.
I think it suffers the same shortcoming as pnewbootloader, that it needs
pput.exe.
I added it to the archive now.
if you select 'device memory' as a destination, it will start "programme a"
so you will have plenty of opportunities to click cancel, if you didn't mean
to do so.
hello,
i upgraded my ppc from windows 02 to 03 with a rom from : http://xda.weblink.net/ rom kitchen. everything worked, except now all my files on my memory card are gone. where the files used to be is now some invalid files with jumbled up names.
When I tried to upload the rom again, it gave me a connection error.
I completely removed active sync 3.7 and reinstalled it and hard reset my ppc, same error.
I even installed it on another computer and once again, same error.
Can I only upload a rom once, or is there something wrong with my pocket pc?
Is there any way to get those files back from my memory card; like put it in a ppc with 02 operating system, or are they gone forever?
A rom upgrade should not affect your sd card files, have known wm2003 to delete files but not heard of corruption. You can use the sd card method of flashing by using xdatools, this will overcome your problem. You could try removing and reinserting the memory card or maybe slot it to a card reader writer on your pc and see if it still shows corrupt.
please forgive my ignorance.
what are the steps to using the sd card method to update rom, or is there another thread that has these steps?
i am not familiar with xdatools
thank you very much for your help
i copy pasted this from another thread way back it's a pretty good description
Ok here you go, its a little outdated but its what I still use:
Qman's how to use XDArit to write nk.nb1 or nk.nbf to your SD card aka the Bootloader Method!
1. Place XDArit and the nk.nb1 or nk.nbf file in the same folder and start XDArit.
2. Select your SD card (disk drive) from the drop down menu.
3. Select Write to SD
Notice that the Windows CE box is already checked so just click the browse button at the end of that window.
4. Select your (nk.nb1 or nk.nbf) image and then Open
Notice by default XDArit will open looking for a *.nb1 file but if you're going to use a .nbf file you'll have to manually change the "Files of Type" to *.nbf
Notice that nk.nbo / nk.nbo was automatically added as your boot-loader and its check box is unchecked so leave it that way and click OK. XDArit should start writing to the card.
When XDArit has finished writing the image put the SD-card into the XDA and hold the power button and soft reset. You'll be taken to the below screen:
SD DOWNLOAD
Card Type:
CE OS & BOOT
Press action to Download
Or
Press REC to Exit
Press action to download and it will start the download/restore from the SD card.
Follow the on screen instructions once its "Completed" which will consist of a "Soft Boot/Reset".
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Remember to make a copy of your SD-card if you have anything you want to keep before using it for upgrading as everything on the card will be deleted by XDA-tools.
This error message appears when I try to copy a file from my computer to a miniSD card in my Wizard running WM5torage.
Is there a way to fix it?
Thank you.
yeh !
I had the same problem.
First of all I removed the check marks in Menu>Troubleshooting.
I did that and it got better. but still I can't copy the larg files to the miniSD card.
Re6400 said:
This error message appears when I try to copy a file from my computer to a miniSD card in my Wizard running WM5torage.
Is there a way to fix it?
Thank you.
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Use a card reader on your computer to load the files to the SD.
Your computer's OS doesn't care what depth of file structure you're trying to dump something into, and once it's already there, neither will your phone.
Thank you!