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Cannot copy rom image to SD card

Hi there, thanx again and again for your eccellent work!
I got into a heavy rain the other day and when I picked my toy from the waterproof compartement of my backback it was completely soaked! :shock:
And after a lot of fancy flashing and ringing, that I could only stop by hard resetting it, it went dead altogether.
Now it dried up again I'm kind of surprised to find it actually works again only it obviously lost all it's memory. And after honestly following every single thread and reading every post, I give up and finally post a question.
Used to be Rom 3.14 and Radio Stack 3.16.xx (I don't remember) all german O2. Bootloader 5.15.
My problem is, that whenever I try to get a rom image (the newest version of the german Programm A - which is an .nbf file after extracting)
onto my SD card (Scandisk 256 MB), it will stop immediately after I hit the OK Button in the XDArite App, outputting 'Successfully copied image of 65538 blocks'. Obviously it didn't because I figure it would need quite some minutes to copy 30 MB of data onto the SD card. And the bootloader doesn't recognise anything on the card.
In the beginning I could read the card under XP and could save all my data, but now after trying XDArit a couple of times I can't read the card anymore under XP (it still shows up as a removable Harddisk in the explorer but Windows can't even format the card anymore). :?
Does anybody have any suggestions on that matter, I would very much appreciate that!!

Have you recently downloaded the new version of XDArit? If so: be advised that there's now two other people that seem to be having problems they did not have on the first version. So you could try the old version, still around at http://xda-developers.com/XDArit/old
You may to also read the page for the warning on the old version.
(We created /old/ subdirs for all our software, by the way)
XDArit needs a rehaul, and we know it. We currently don't have much time, and this would be a good project for a coding volunteer. We have plenty of good ideas as to what should be in there.

Same problem, It doesn't actualy write to the card ?

Same problem... this is how I fixed it... the old version may work better for you (but I've never used it). http://www.xda-developers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1451

Thanks for your reply, Ive requested assistance from the author of the post you suggest, but i`ll ask you the same question. Any chance of the recompiled file so that I could try it.
Many thanks in advance BORIS.

(HELP) Tried to upgrade to WM2003

I downloaded the upgrade from Siemens web site and ran the program.
my phone is now stuck in the upgrade window and will not reboot.
Any Sugestions?

RE:
Phone will not reconect to activesync either.

RE:
Tried a hard reset and soft reset no results.
I think I'm Screwd

You need to get an sd memory card and card reader/writer, using the tools available here on the site you will need to write a rom to the sd card through sd card reader on your pc, then you go to bootloader mode and the sd card will burn the rom to your xda.

Thanks for the advise. I have a 1Gb sd card so I will get a reader.
I'm kind curious about Bootloader? Can Anyone enlighten me or point me to posts that have the info I'll need.
My computer is running windows is this ok?
All advise is much appreciated

Thanks For all the help. I fixed the Problem with the Bootloader. Finished the upgrade to A.30.09.
I just wanted to say that it is AWESOME to have a sight like this when the manufacturer doesn't have a clue how to answer many of these Q's.
THANK YOU QMAN (i got the info off one of your posts) AND ALL WHO PASS ON KNOWLEDGE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!1

[guide] How to make an SD Rom Flash Image

[Your SD card will be formatted in a special format during the procedure below and you won't be able to use it for other purposes unless you reformat it again afterwards. Please be adviced that you will lose the backed up ROM on SD card when you format it afterwards again!!!!]
I successfully created a FLASH IMAGE on my SD card and afterwards flashed my T-MOBILE MDA from there.
The magic tool needed for this is the HTC mtty.exe (attached below)
You have to follow exactly the STEP-BY-STEP guide otherwise the procedure will fail! I will not be responsible for any damage on your device!
Please make sure that your battery is charged to at least 50% and also back up your device before following the guide below!
CREATING THE IMAGE ON SD CARD
STEP 1
Open ActiveSync (device not attached) and uncheck USB and COM port in Connection Settings. This is necessary to release the USB port for the mtty utility!
STEP 2
Get you an SD card of 128MB or bigger (fresh formated to FAT32) and insert it in your WIZARD
STEP 3
Set the Wizard in BOOTLOADER MODE by pressing and holding POWER + CAMERA and press RESET - if you got the 3-colored screen you were successful!
STEP 4
Connect the device via USB to the computer, then start the mtty.exe on your computer
STEP 5
Settings in the mtty.exe:
Port: \\.\WSCUSBSH001
(all other settings leave the way they are! Please pay attention that you write the port exactly as mentioned above: 2 backslashes followed by a dot and another backslash - this is not a typo!!! I attached a screenshot below)
STEP 6
Now click OK. You will get a notepad-like window with a blinking cursor. After hidding the ENTER KEY once you should see "CMD>"
Type behind that: r2sd all
STEP 7
The utility will start now to write your IMAGE to SD. Please do not interrupt the process! You can see its progress on a statusbar on the bottom of the device's screen. Wait until it shows 100%. Also: the CMD> will appear again on your desktop when it is done.
You created successfully your IMAGE on SD!
HOW TO FLASH FROM THE SD CARD ???
Turn of your device!
Insert the SD card with the IMAGE you've created
Turn on your device in BOOTLOADER MODE by pressing and holding CAMERA and POWER button and performing RESET
=> Now you need to be fast!!! A white screen will appear for not longer than 3 seconds asking you if you want to FLASH from SD card. You have to press the VOICE DIAL / RECORD button within that time frame otherwise it will switch to 'normal' bootloader mode.
That's it!
NOTE:
Do not wonder! You won't be able to read the SD card afterwards on a Windows computer - I just tried it. I guess the procedure above formats the card in a special format, at least Windows tells me that the card is not formatted! So, the draw back is that you can't use the card for other stuff but the ROM IMAGE!

Very nice article. A couple of typos, but overall very well written!
Just out of curiosity, I've seen another thread on making an SD image of a rom, but it indicates you have to be CID Unlocked for it to work. Is that true for this method also (I haven't compared the two)? Just curious as that is an important piece of information (either way) to make note of... So if someone with a CID Locked phone could try this, that would be great.
Also curious if this works for G3 and G4 devices.

I can't try it out on a CID locked device since mine is CID unlocked already!
The guide above is for real HTC technicans, so, I guess it should work either way!
If somebody has a still CID locked device: it would be great if you could give it a shot!

Does this uittlity make a ROM image as the OS is NOW (meaning with all tweaks and installs and everything) or just the basic ROM as you would get with a hard reset?

It is not a backup. It will put the factory ROM on SD card.
The actual image with all your 'tweaks and personalization' can be easily backed up to SD card by using SPB Backup or better SPB Clone.

Does this method work for wm6 ROM?I am a vista user

Not sure if the MTTY can connect from VISTA but in gerneral: it should work with any ROM version on your WIZ.

well,can we place our .nbf image file (wm6) on sd card and install it from the sd card?

Not this way! It will create a special formatted FLASH IMAGE from your installed ROM on SD. When you do it you won't be able to use the SD card for data storage until you reformat it again.
I am not sure if somebody came up with a solution for flashing nbf files directly from SD!
The procedure above is still helpful if you just need a backup of your shipped ROM or if you need to reflash an almost dead WIZ or if you have the need to reflash your WIZ on the go without a computer ...

Hi
I have a frozen **** brick which got stuck while upgrading (Dopodp800w) I tried to flash it thru sd card (which containes original nbh file in my doc folder).
When I try to invoke the bootloader it says "searching for sd card" then goes to 3 color band and nothing else happenes
Can you help me

Edit: Working like a champ.
But you need to edit the one in the topic. It dose not work. The one in the screen shot dose.
Thanks.

A couple of questions
Junner2003 said:
NOTE:
Do not wonder! You won't be able to read the SD card afterwards on a Windows computer - I just tried it. I guess the procedure above formats the card in a special format, at least Windows tells me that the card is not formatted! So, the draw back is that you can't use the card for other stuff but the ROM IMAGE!
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Great finding Junner!
Can I use "your" rom image to flash "my" phone? Or the image is unique for the one you got the image from?
Could you please investigate with your HTC Technician if this process is valid for both G3s & G4s?
Thanks!

Basically you will be able to use it on any phone!
My problem is that I only had 2 test devices: an European T-Mobile MDA VARIO and a 8125 from Cingular / USA. I could use one and the same image (SD card) on booth devices.
I have no CID lock and also no SIM lock on both devices, so, I can't give you a feedback on what happens if your device is locked.
Maybe somebody else has still a locked device and is willing to give it a try before unlocking? (But please somebody with experience! I won't be responsible if you brick your device! )

Is there any way I can take the Flash Image from the SD and convert it to nb file?

WizeMan said:
Is there any way I can take the Flash Image from the SD and convert it to nb file?
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Hmmm, you would have to figure out first in what format the SD card is formatted. Afterwards you might be able to find an application which can extract the file(s) from the card.
I did not want to digg deeper than I had to, it was only importand to me that I can flash from SD when ever I cross the ocean from USA to Europe. That saves me a lot of 'setting up's' ... ... just flash and load backup!

Not working on CID locked
Junner2003 said:
Basically you will be able to use it on any phone!
My problem is that I only had 2 test devices: an European T-Mobile MDA VARIO and a 8125 from Cingular / USA. I could use one and the same image (SD card) on booth devices.
I have no CID lock and also no SIM lock on both devices, so, I can't give you a feedback on what happens if your device is locked.
Maybe somebody else has still a locked device and is willing to give it a try before unlocking? (But please somebody with experience! I won't be responsible if you brick your device! )
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I tried in a G3 & also in a G4, both CID locked 8125´s. It didn´t work, see attached file for the message I got; looks for me that the CID unlock gives the proper security level to do make the command work. I´ll unlock one of them to see if the result is a different one.

Storage card Problem

Hello friends
I have a Gene in which i am using a 2 GB mini-MMC card.
Once in 2-3 days my gene loses the data on the card and shows some strange charecters with 1 GB or 2 GB size.Usually multiple folders with such strange characters are found.When i soft reset the card is shown normally.But after 2-3 months even softreset does not work.Then i have to format my card and start from scratch.3 times i have done hard reset but without any effect.I am not using any cracked software.I removed all third party software but still the same thing continues.
So i need your advice as
1. I cannot send the phone to repair as the nearest service center is 1000 km away.
2. I am not able to try another card as my mini-mmc is stuck inside the Gene( Damn the person who conceived this idea of putting the storage card space in an inaccesible position )
Please my dear friends. Any tidbit of idea can save my phone

partition
I read somewhere that partitioning will resolve the issue but I just couldn't get to do it. There are guides everywhere to tweak the registry to fool the OS into thinking that your storage card is not a removable drive and then partitioning it, but I just can't get to do it. It shows me a drive with only 52mb space!?!
Anyways, this is a gene issue and we need to get it resolved. If anyone out there knows anything about it, please help.

Card partition
Now you can create partition on your storage card by your device
Check PPClink software card studio
even with trial version you can do all these things

Atlast found the cause of card corruption
Brothers
After successfully experimenting with somany options atlast i have found the answer for the card corruption.
IT WAS DUE TO MERRIAM WEBSTER( SLOVOED ) DICTIONARY WHICH I HAVE USED FREQUENTLY-BOTH UNABRIDGED&MEDICAL.
I have removed them 1 week back and nomore card corruption since then.
So there is an issue with slovoed and WM5 ppc.
If anyother members having similar problem try this option.

Followed Instructions - Still Bricked

So today I wake up to see that the buttons on my Tmobile wing are not responding. I reset my phone and it went to a screen that is a RED, GREEN, BLUE, WHITE screen, Which I have never seen before.
It says:
IPL 4.26.0002
SPL 4.26.0000
I found a few helpful threads on this site, one in particular:
[Walkthrough] How to fix your bricked phone (ivanmmj)
I then began the installation expecting to be able to use my phone again.
On the Rom utility program it reads: Congratulations! You ROM update is now complete. Your PDA phone is ready for use.
What next? My phone still shows the same screen. I try to power it off and nothing happens. I reset the phone and it's back to the same screen. Not sure if there's a thread on this but I will continue to look for it. Meanwhile if anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated.
I am running Windows XP.
Active Sync couldn't connect to my phone.
Thanks!

You will need to search for instructions on how to flash from SD card.
You are going to need a MicroSD card that is 2GB's or less
Just format the card to FAT32, place the ROM file named "HERAIMG.nbh" into the root directory, turn on the phone and press the reset/camera buttons at the same time and it should read the card. It will ask you to press down on the volume slider and it will flash right from the card.
This is just a short version of the actual steps but I thought it would help get you on the right track. Good luck.
-Dan

Thanks alot, kinda new to the whole flashing my phone. Never had issues before, will go get a micro sd card.
Hopefully that works, thanks

Your welcome,
Just make sure your SD card is the standard capacity 2GB or less. If you buy a SDHC card that is 4GB or more it will not work.
Good luck and let us know how it turns out.
-Dan

Alright so i finally was able to get a MicroSD Card with a adapter due to my pc not accepting MicroSD Cards. Now I'm looking through threads (using the search option) Trying to find something that will assist me in the process. From what I have found so far, I only find guides for other phones or other ways of fixing your phone. Have yet to find one that helps me bring my phone back to life.
If anyone can, please link a thread that will help me. Meanwhile, I will still be looking for a thread.
Thanks in advance!