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[Q] How can I create a gold card if my Magic won't detect SD cards?

Okay, my Magic has been resurrected from boot loop. Problem is, it will no longer recognize any SD cards. I've tried 4 different cards (3 different brands) and none work.
I'm told that I need to root the phone and load recovery, etc using the gold card method.
Now, I can tell you that Hboot does detect the SD card, as it sees SAPPIMG.ZIP if I put it on there. However, since I can't get my card's CID number because the phone won't detect the card, how can I create a gold card to get through this?
Please help, thanks

1. Wipe all phone, without memory card inside.
2. Use small capacity card and no SDHC type, for exp. 128-512MB.
3. Try to use fastboot mode by ADB, maybe PC cans read CID from card through your phone.

vinamilk said:
1. Wipe all phone, without memory card inside.
2. Use small capacity card and no SDHC type, for exp. 128-512MB.
3. Try to use fastboot mode by ADB, maybe PC cans read CID from card through your phone.
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1. I've tried this, no luck
2. I'll have to dig around to try and find one of these. Going to be hard to find.
3. I've tried with my existing cards (smallest is 1GB. Nothing.
Thanks, I'll give #2 a try if I can find one.

And remember to format it by FAT32 !

vinamilk said:
And remember to format it by FAT32 !
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Yup, I've done that.
The problem isn't with the cards, it's with the phone. These cards worked in the phone in the past.

You got a friend with an Android based phone? If so you can use that one to create the goldcard for your phone.
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App

DonJuan692006 said:
You got a friend with an Android based phone? If so you can use that one to create the goldcard for your phone.
Sent from my HTC Magic using XDA App
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A couple of my coworkers do. I'll give it a shot in the office on Monday.
Thanks.

Problem solved!
All I had to do to get access to my SD card again was run this command in fastboot:
"fastboot oem enableqxdm 0"
I'm back up and running, woohoo!!!

Kingston Micro SD Goldcard Problems, HTC Magic (32B) Vodafone

Hi all, I have Magic 32B (vodafone) and am following this rooting guide.
I got the "Incorrect Model ID" error, so made a goldcard using this guide, the 1st two sd cards i tried were not kingston ones so i wasnt that surprised when the pc said they needed formatting. Earlier i bought a 2gb kingston one and went through the process again, but the same thing happened, i tried again just incase i made a silly mistake but no joy
I followed the guide to the letter im pretty sure, what can i be doing wrong?
Any help very much appreciated.

Are you getting the new CID for each card when your swapping them out? Your apparently messing something up or it would be working.

I am yeah, i just tried a 4th time, the numbers i get (the kingston cards cid, reverse cid are the same each time so it cant be a typo etc.
I replace the 1st 2 chars with 0's to get the goldcard.img, format the kingston (using win7 format, fat32) then rewrite the *000 to *170 on the formatted card, and it wont read it.
Am i formatting it wrong?
Has that program to get the reverse cid changed at all? its called psas now.
Has anything changed about the .img's they email for free? does something else need to be done to it?
Are all kingston cards compatible?

I used a SanDisk when I made mine. Are you sure that your overwritimg the correct lines in HexEditor for the SD card? I ran into that problem ehen I made mine.
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk

Im overwriting this part: h ttp://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2353/20197600.jpg
(screenshot, im not a spammer management)
Is that correct?

If you are running ubuntu you can do this:
1) if you already have the CID, use these sites (h ttp://hexrev.soaa.me/ and h ttp://psas.revskills.de/?q=goldcard) to generate the goldcard image
2) insert the SD card into your ubuntu box and run "dmesg" to know were it is attached (something like /dev/sdb1)
3) unmount the SD card using "sudo umount /dev/sdb1" (replace sdb1 by the device you have identified in 2)). It is a good way to be sure that the device you have identified is the good one
4) send the goldcard.img to the SD card using "sudo dd bs=512 if=goldcard.img of=/dev/sdb" (launch it from the place were the goldcard.img is stored, no number here... just sdb)
That's it... you have your goldcard.
As you can see it is very easy... just 2 command line (no hex editor or so on)
To verify just unplug and replug it...
I hope it will help.
O-p

What if youre not running ubuntu?
I ended up rooting using the SuperOneClick method and im happily running ginger yoshi now

Slightly off-topic but 10 posts to be able to post in the forum of the rom you use seems a bit excessive,

[Q] (Q) XBmod DEV_STORAGELOCK Procedure

Hi everyone my first post and probably a stupid one at that... anyway I have three SD cards all locked after failed upgrades and would like to unlock and reformat them on my HD2 now with a successful upgrade to Mango 7.5. Could someone tell me the procedure for doing so, because the storage unlock won't work when the current Micro SD card is removed from the phone before or after booting Mango.
I know one of the locked cards is compatible but is locked due to an outage during one of my previous upgrade attempts, its 16 gig and I would like to replace the current 2g for larger storage. If the 16gig card was unlocked would this even be possible without having to reflash everything?
thanks for your help...

The encryption is unique to each device, that means you can't take a SD card and format it in another WP7.
I don't know if the seed is generated randomly or based on read only values (IMEI?) but my best guess would be that you will have to use one of the methods described in this thread.

plant100 said:
Hi everyone my first post and probably a stupid one at that... anyway I have three SD cards all locked after failed upgrades and would like to unlock and reformat them on my HD2 now with a successful upgrade to Mango 7.5. Could someone tell me the procedure for doing so, because the storage unlock won't work when the current Micro SD card is removed from the phone before or after booting Mango.
I know one of the locked cards is compatible but is locked due to an outage during one of my previous upgrade attempts, its 16 gig and I would like to replace the current 2g for larger storage. If the 16gig card was unlocked would this even be possible without having to reflash everything?
thanks for your help...
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starting with the 2Gb one that is in the phone.
1.Send extrapartition 1Gb cab.
2.do hard reset (1234)and check in settings/about if partition is applied
3. unlock the storage using storagelock tool and remove card, check you can read card in pc.
4 put in second card. do1234 hard reset
5 do step 3 again
6 put in your biggest bestest card and do 1234 hardreset.
7 send extrapartition remove cab and 1234 hard reset
then you can send a bigger extrapartition, I have 7Gb on my 16Gb SD
8 You can then in pc use gparted in linux or Easeus partition master in windows to resize and format your spare sd cards

Thanks for that, i was sure that because all three cards were created and failed within the same phone then at least one would unlock, is there not a method to take out the present sd card swap with the locked one, run the storage unlock reboot then reformat but not necessary in the order as i have tried that and it hasn't worked, i don't have access to any other phones and really need the increased storage and a card to run some android SD builds. In respect of the last question if i was to get a compatible 32gig card could i just swap it out with the 2gig or copy the 2 gig partition and put in on the 32gig without having to go back to 6.5 and do the update all over again... i don't know... i am a bit lost with all this and its a steep learning curve..

Thanks Robbie, just what i was looking for will give it a try and let you know how i get on.. you answered my question in the middle of me typing it.. strange!!!!

Robbie P said:
starting with the 2Gb one that is in the phone.
1.Send extrapartition 1Gb cab.
2.do hard reset (1234)and check in settings/about if partition is applied
3. unlock the storage using storagelock tool and remove card, check you can read card in pc.
4 put in second card. do1234 hard reset
5 do step 3 again
6 put in your biggest bestest card and do 1234 hardreset.
7 send extrapartition remove cab and 1234 hard reset
then you can send a bigger extrapartition, I have 7Gb on my 16Gb SD
8 You can then in pc use gparted in linux or Easeus partition master in windows to resize and format your spare sd cards
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Just a quick update to say that those instructions worked a treat, I how have more storage a few extra cards to try out some SD builds before I take the plunge for the dual boot. I think where I was getting confused was the difference between the (1234) hard rest and the hold vol - & + buttons while turning on the phone on reset. Robbie once again many thanks bro…

Wow I didn't think it was possible to save your sd cards after they been ruined through failed attempts...
I thought the unlock tool was only useful for the sd card that successfully upgrade to mango

Moschino02 said:
Wow I didn't think it was possible to save your sd cards after they been ruined through failed attempts...
I thought the unlock tool was only useful for the sd card that successfully upgrade to mango
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Yeah me also, that’s why I have been pulling my hair over this for the last couple of weeks, but it does work…. it’s just fining the right procedure and because all the cards were created on the same phone (EU Leo unlocked TM) I think that makes a difference. The other two cards I now know are incompatible so they have become my storage for android SD builds... I don’t think people are aware of this, maybe it should be a sticky or something… with credit to Robbie

Robbie P said:
3. unlock the storage using storagelock tool and remove card, check you can read card in pc.
4 put in second card. do1234 hard reset
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hey plant man, can you just clarify something ..
do we send dev_unlock.cab after step2?
storagelock tool?? where will we find this on the phone?
step 4 - when you insert another corrupt card into phone would phone load up ?
i wonder what are the reasons behind step 1 - does this vary depending on what type of sd card memory you have?
luckily i borrowed a sony vivaz but needs to go back and i havnt got mango yet..i imagine this trick would work on all versions ie 7403?
off the topic..cab sender option 'B' anyone know if this would restore to orginial state ie 7004 if cab sending failed? to prevent from reflashing 7004 all the ***ing time
sorry for the questions...i cant do anything without understanding things first

Moschino02 said:
hey plant man, can you just clarify something ..
do we send dev_unlock.cab after step2? you don't need to do chevron type unlock for this. you are getting confused with your locks see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265321 for explanations
storagelock tool?? where will we find this on the phone? next to where you found extrapartion, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250869 post 1
step 4 - when you insert another corrupt card into phone would phone load up ?
It will if SD is encrypted but compatible
i wonder what are the reasons behind step 1 - does this vary depending on what type of sd card memory you have?
because minimum size=minimum download and install time also Plant100 had a 2Gb card to start
luckily i borrowed a sony vivaz but needs to go back and i havnt got mango yet..i imagine this trick would work on all versions ie 7403?
off the topic..cab sender option 'B' anyone know if this would restore to orginial state ie 7004 if cab sending failed? to prevent from reflashing 7004 all the ***ing time
yes but do it before you send the partition as any change of partition size will render backup unrestorable. After you have set up your good sd and everything is fine, do a backup then
sorry for the questions...i cant do anything without understanding things first
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No worries

hey plant man, can you just clarify something ..
do we send dev_unlock.cab after step2? no just send once
storagelock tool?? where will we find this on the phone? you need to send it as a cab file with the cab sender tool can be found on the main thread
step 4 - when you insert another corrupt card into phone would phone load up ? yes for some reason when you do a hard rest
i wonder what are the reasons behind step 1 - does this vary depending on what type of sd card memory you have? i have no idea maybe robbie might be able to advise
luckily i borrowed a sony vivaz but needs to go back and i havnt got mango yet..i imagine this trick would work on all versions ie 7403? again not sure
off the topic..cab sender option 'B' anyone know if this would restore to orginial state ie 7004 if cab sending failed? to prevent from reflashing 7004 all the ***ing time dido
sorry for the questions...i cant do anything without understanding things first

Hi,
is there a chance for a xap version of DEV_STORAGELOCK ?
Regards

[Q] Desire hd gold card?

I have a problem with my mobile phone.It was functioning normally.But I want to hot restart my phone.By the way It was rooted and Runnymix3d was loaded.After that It started to stick on android with a black screen under this writing.I thought that I made a mistake.And I downloaded a latest stock rom on internet and I put it in my sd card.I opened the phone in bootloader menu.I click on wipe and then Install android zip.It started to install the android.After that I was shocked because It says CID incorrect.I made a search on internet.Find a method to create a gold card.My phone's usb was not functioning before this happens thats why I wanted to install stock rom via sd card.I couldn't open my phone so I coulnd't connect it to pc to make a gold card.I went to a shopping center and put my sd card into a tablet to get cid serial.Then I came home I made a gold card.But here is the question.Gold card is ready I guessWill I put stock rom for world wide in gold card?Actually I don't know what to doI made a gold card but there is no file in my gold card I don't understand why.Gold card tool says E:/Your sd is a gold card now.But I am not sure about it.My phone bought from Germany Vodafone(branded).Htc support servise says We dont have a rom we use over air (OTA) to install devices.What will I do now?I have a sd card.Should I put WWE rom in this gold card or in another card?I didn't make my gold card by the help of my mobile.I copied the cid number from a device in a shopping center,because I can not open phone and I coulnd't download gold card helper to my device.Will it be a problem?

Go to CWM and wipe all data.
In Hboot make a Factory Reset.
Download this Stock Rom from here
Run the RUU but don't do anything after you run it.
Keep it running and browse to your temp folder (c:\users\%usrename%\appdata\local\temp\)
search for "rom.zip" . Copy this file to the index of your sd card and rename it exactly to PD98IMG.img .
Put your sd card in your phone.
With your phone turned off, go to Hboot (hold Volume Down + Power)
Don't do anything, the ROM will be flashed automatically.
Reboot

Thank you for your helps Gold card method worked well.If you have the same problem you don't have to use the same device to get CID serial.You can use any device you want.It worked for me.By the way When I started in bootloader,It was s-on mode.Thats interesting everthing went correct and I can use my phone now It is better than the old one.Old version was runnymix3d.Usb connection was not working It is working now.Radio was not working It works now.HTC syn was not working It is working now.Using custom roms is nonsense for me.Most of them are not prepared well.If you have CID INCORRECT problem,you must use gold card method.On youtube there is a video about preparing a gold card.I watched it It is really simple.You can do the same thing in video on youtube.HxE editor method is old. sdk tool method is complex.There is a simple method by the help of Gold Card Tool 0.0.7.It prepares everthing for you.

Not all custom ROMs are "nonsense". You just have to read the thread of the developer.
Sometimes the ROM is in alpha or beta states which mean that they're still under testing.
A lot of custom ROMs out there work perfectly.

Phone hang on three color screen...

Hello,
this morning I had a bad surprise. My HTC mini doesn't work anymore and now when I turn on, it get stucked on three color screen.
I use the HTC Sense 3.5 rom and, until today, all works great.
I try to hard reset the phone, to reinstall the original rom, but without any changes.
I would like to try some commands from adb or fastboot, but my phone cannot be recognized from this tools. I have try to change the USB driver, I installed the google driver, but without success. Only the htc ufficial rom is installed correctly but when I restart the phone, I have always the three color screen.
Anyone can help me?
Thanks, Alex

what is your os on your computer ?
if windows 7 64 bit install usb eugeniausb drivers and use mtty (you have to select the usb port there) console. phone has to be in tri color mode.
send "task 2a" to the phon, it should format nand and restore radio.
had this problem too, that was the solution

My OS is Windows 7 x64.
I have tried your drivers and now I can send commands with mtty.
I send the command that you told me and in the screenshot that I have attached you can find the results. Are errors normal??
My phone is always in three colors screen.
I must send other commands?
Thanks for the help.

yes, bad blocks are normal.
when you have finished restart the phone and flash official ROM for your device !

Thanks for your patience.
I have flashed the original rom, the whole process works fine, but when the phone is restarted (after completed the installation) the three color screen returns....

hmm, you could try task 28, task 29, then task 2a...
dont remember, i think i have used all of them

No success....:crying:
The three color screen is always there...

what does it show ? (best would be a picture of the screen)

In attachment a picture of the boot screen.
As I say in the first post I didn't do nothing for brick the phone. I only turn off the phone yesterday, and this morning I only turn on it.
Are there some commands that I can use in mtty to understand why the phone is bricked?
Thanks again.

hmm.. everything looks as it should..
i am out of ideas.. what about trying to flash a newer firmware ? (1.07.xxx is pretty old)

I have tried with a new version, 1.36 if i remember well (I don't have the phone here now), but the result is the same.
Anyway thanks for your support. I'll send it to the techinical support or I'll buy a new device.

asorcinelli said:
I have tried with a new version, 1.36 if i remember well (I don't have the phone here now), but the result is the same.
Anyway thanks for your support. I'll send it to the techinical support or I'll buy a new device.
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I can see your phone hang on spl 1.07 so mean your ruu not installed 1.33! I domnt think that your phone is bricked but I think you have not installed rom (fully) by RUU (mean all parts from ruu). I never success trought ruu (only if my s.n. match ruu! So you need to have gold card in order to install rom (nbh)! Your hboot is all time 1.07 so that mean you done installed only rom parts instead of whole RUU... so definitely you need gold card and you need to reinstall rom by sd card! Of course, always "task 29 than task 2a" before everything

How can I create the gold card?
Is there a tool that can I use?
Thanks!
EDIT:
Now I've a GoldCard, but what file I must copy in the card and what name must have?
I have done several attempts, but I receive always the message "no image file"

asorcinelli said:
How can I create the gold card?
Is there a tool that can I use?
Thanks!
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You can not create gold card now without working windows phone, so you need to read cid from an working wince in order to generate gold card

munjeni said:
You can not create gold card now without working windows phone, so you need to read cid from an working wince in order to generate gold card
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I have created a Gold Card with another device and I follow one of the guide on Internet. I think to have done all correctly, and if I restard the bricked phone holding volume down I see for a very small time the message "no image file".

asorcinelli said:
I have created a Gold Card with another device and I follow one of the guide on Internet. I think to have done all correctly, and if I restard the bricked phone holding volume down I see for a very small time the message "no image file".
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You must to know:
- gold card created for android device will not work! You need gold card for wince!
- sd card can not be biger than 1gb (2gb not tested) !

munjeni said:
You must to know:
- gold card created for android device will not work! You need gold card for wince!
- sd card can not be biger than 1gb (2gb not tested) !
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Ok, I understand, and so I have a wrong gold card.
I have another WinCE Device and so I could build a correct gold card.
Can you provide me more information? How can I create a gold card for WinCE?
After creating the gold card, what can I copy in the SD? The .nbh of the official rom?
Thanks!

asorcinelli said:
Ok, I understand, and so I have a wrong gold card.
I have another WinCE Device and so I could build a correct gold card.
Can you provide me more information? How can I create a gold card for WinCE?
After creating the gold card, what can I copy in the SD? The .nbh of the official rom?
Thanks!
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You need revskills software for generating gold card for wince but free version only can read sd card cid, but if you no want to buy it I can generate one for you, just send me cid and I will generate! Chose photon in menu! Do not reverse cid! Search for right cid (you can see many cids but only one is right so see right disk size that match size of the your sd card and copy that cid!!!), than send me a cid by pm and I will send you back file!
About nbh, yes! You need to extract nbh file from ruu and rename it to PHOTIMG.nbh and copy it to sd card... reboot phone to spl and installation will update your photon (but only if gold card is right)!

munjeni said:
You need revskills software for generating gold card for wince but free version only can read sd card cid, but if you no want to buy it I can generate one for you, just send me cid and I will generate! Chose photon in menu! Do not reverse cid! Search for right cid (you can see many cids but only one is right so see right disk size that match size of the your sd card and copy that cid!!!), than send me a cid by pm and I will send you back file!
About nbh, yes! You need to extract nbh file from ruu and rename it to PHOTIMG.nbh and copy it to sd card... reboot phone to spl and installation will update your photon (but only if gold card is right)!
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Ok, Thanks for the info and for your help!
When I'll come to home, I'll send my CID to you!

I finally restore my phone!!!!!
The goldcard installation works fine!
I post a small resume for others people in case the problem come out to someone else.
After the first try with MTTY I try to follow the "Goldcard way". I try to use an old SD Card of 2GB.
First of all I use the guide for Android, but the gold card doesn't works. After I use the Windows CE way with the help of munjeni, but the result was the same.
In both cases the installation fail with the message "no image file".
Finally I change the SD Card and I use a new one (4 Gb size). I follow the Android guide and in theory I have generated a goldcard for Android.
I copy the PHOTIMG.nbh file in the SD Card and the installation works!
Thanks to schlund and munjeni for the help and for the patience!