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Help with Goldcard.img

Hi,
I really struggling with the goldcard process.
I think the image file(s) I'm getting from QMAT are not correct.
I've tried the process twice with two different SD cards.
The SD cards are not recoqised once I add the image to the SD car.
Can somone check the attached files. The text file is the serial numbers for the two cards, and the zip file contains the image files I received.
You'll notice in a hexeditor that the image files contain lots of zeros in the first few blocks where I expected there to be data
Could a few people upload a working goldcard.img files so I can check the hex against mine?
I made some further progress by only transfering some of the hex over (the later part) to the SD card- at least this allowed the bootloader to recoqnise the SD card and try to load the nbh file.
HELP!

Did you formated you card with FAT32?
I had the same issue with an unbranded card, but after I chaed it with a "normal" one evrything went well.
Cheers,
Seba
PS: Perhpaps you get more success if you post here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591314

I'm using sandisk 2 gig cards. It fails with both of them.
Can someone post a working goldcard.img here??
Thanks

philtrick123 said:
I'm using sandisk 2 gig cards. It fails with both of them.
Can someone post a working goldcard.img here??
Thanks
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The one I was sent has a lot of 0s at the beginning and breaks the filesystem, but it didn't stop me from flashing the 1.61 update (via USB), and I'm pretty sure my device is vendor-locked. I'm not 100% sure it helped me either, but I'm not flashing again to test until something interesting comes out.

Once you've loaded the goldcard.img (which breaks the file system).
What exactly do you do to download the latest firmware.
When I activesync with the PC, and try and run the RUU_Leo....exe file it fails during install.
Can anyone explain how a goldcard actually works. What's on the goldcard that makes the phone take ROMS not meant for the device?

philtrick123 said:
Once you've loaded the goldcard.img (which breaks the file system).
What exactly do you do to download the latest firmware.
When I activesync with the PC, and try and run the RUU_Leo....exe file it fails during install.
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Get in the bootloader on the phone with it plugged in via USB and just run the RUU from the PC. Simples.
In what way does it fail?

When I get to the bootloader and try to run the RUU I eventually get an ERROR 262.
I'm still stuck

yeah is really enoying to do an update like that,wish they do normal one wwe and not this goldcard thingy,just wait mate for official update dont waste you time in this couse everyday there is a new updates on htc.com

Worked well for me with the SD distributed by HTC with HD2

philtrick123 said:
Hi,
I really struggling with the goldcard process.
I think the image file(s) I'm getting from QMAT are not correct.
I've tried the process twice with two different SD cards.
The SD cards are not recoqised once I add the image to the SD car.
Can somone check the attached files. The text file is the serial numbers for the two cards, and the zip file contains the image files I received.
You'll notice in a hexeditor that the image files contain lots of zeros in the first few blocks where I expected there to be data
Could a few people upload a working goldcard.img files so I can check the hex against mine?
I made some further progress by only transfering some of the hex over (the later part) to the SD card- at least this allowed the bootloader to recoqnise the SD card and try to load the nbh file.
HELP!
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You need to change the initial 2 characters of the SD Card ID to '00' before requesting the goldcard.img, as explained in the tutorial.

Thread closed.
Please use the existing Gold Card Sticky thread for problems.
Dave

No image or wrong image! when flashing PC36IMG.zip

I have reloaded the stock RUU back onto my phone with no issues, but when I try to flash PC36IMG.zip I get stuck. I have downloaded the file several times using multiple browsers and have even downloaded it using my phone and placed it in the root of the sd card with the same result. Here is the log that is generated when trying to load the image:
SD Checking...
Loading...[PC36DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PC36DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading...[PC36IMG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PC36.IMG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
There may have been more lines but the only way I could get this log was to try to snap a picture of it because it only shows for about a second. I have noticed that several people are having the same issue and thought it would be nice to have a thread started to find a solution or determine if we are doing something wrong. Attached is a screenshot of the error.
Update: Reformating the card fixed the issue!

Use a different micro sd card, re-download on the new card

I am not using the original 8GB card, I am using a 16GB card but good suggestion I will try that. I hope it is that simple.

Format your SD card to FAT32

It is currently using FAT32 already but I am going to try a reformat and see what happens, will post results soon.

It's the card. I had the exact same problem using a 1gb card and ended up having to use the card from my Droid. I'm not sure why it happens though, I thought it was because hboot needed a sdhc card but your using one so I dunno.

Thanks a lot a reformat of the SD card did the trick! I have been trying everything and that worked!!! Im happy now

I had this problem too. I tried re-downloading the file, formatting the card in my Evo, formatting it with the sd card formatting app in Windows. Nothing fixed it. I FINALLY booted my netbook into Ubuntu (Linux) and formatted from Gparted (FAT32). That did it. So, if you have a Linux box available, try that. Or a live Linux CD/DVD would work too.

Same problem i formatted my card and it still doesnt work for me any advise?

acenick3 said:
Same problem i formatted my card and it still doesnt work for me any advise?
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If you have access to a different MicroSD card I would try that, I can confirm that it is definitely a problem with the card though. One other suggestion is using Linux disk management program I heard one person say windows could not format it properly then used Linux and the card worked fine afterwards.

thanks jdickerman ill give it a try and post results soon

nope tried everything formatting the card and i got a new 4gb sd card and still the same problem

I had this same problem.
With Windows 7 machine, I formatted the stock 8GB microSD with Fat32(default) with 4096bytes. I used a "quick format" and then a copy and paste to move the PC63IMG.zip file to the card.
This worked for me.
-Sam

I am having the same problem - I've tried formatting using windows and now linux and still get the same results.
No image and No image or wrong image.
I also get a message saying - update failed Main version is older!
no matter what I've tried the results are always the same. Suggestions?

I - sort of - have the same problem.
When it hits "PC36DIAG.zip" it says "No image!"
when it gets to "PC36IMG.zip" though - it starts updating Boot/Bootloader/MICROP/etc etc
Am I missing something from the PC36DIAG.zip? Phone works fine...

Make sure the .zip is not corrupt by trying to extract it on your PC first.
I had this same error and noticed the file was corrupt when I tried to extract in on my notebook. I re-downloaded the file, copied it to the SD and all is well.

Remove the .zip on the file name. I had the same problem because I named the file PC36IMG.zip it already is a zip file so just name it PC36IMG. This worked for me. Goodluck!

will this get rid of these messages and still keep root??
i need to return my phone for i have the light leakage, and it is getting worse.

same problem
I am at my wits end. I have tried everything that has been suggested in this thread. When I try to update the radio in my HTC incredible, I get the message "no image or wrong image". It is weird because when the bootloader reaches the "ZIP" stage, it looks like it installs the software. I see a status bar on the right side of the screen. But then when I reboot, I have the same version of the radio.
I have reformatted the SD card twice now (both times using different FAT32 options). I have verified that the MD5 signature of the ZIP file is correct. I have made sure that I download the file directly to the phone and not copy it over the USB cable. Nothing works. I always have the same result.
This is really bothering me, because when I update to one of the modified ROMs, everything except my GPS functionality works. According to another thread, my problem is that I am using version 1.00xxx of the radio software. But nothing I do allows me to install the update.
The only thing I have not tried is reformatting using Linux. But I have very little confidence that will work, and given the amount of work it would take to install Linux...I am hoping there is another option. Other people in this forum seem to have been successful reformatting the SD card using windows.
Thanks for any pointers!

jdickerman76 said:
I have reloaded the stock RUU back onto my phone with no issues, but when I try to flash PC36IMG.zip I get stuck. I have downloaded the file several times using multiple browsers and have even downloaded it using my phone and placed it in the root of the sd card with the same result. Here is the log that is generated when trying to load the image:
SD Checking...
Loading...[PC36DIAG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PC36DIAG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
Loading...[PC36IMG.zip]
No image!
Loading...[PC36.IMG.nbh]
No image or wrong image!
There may have been more lines but the only way I could get this log was to try to snap a picture of it because it only shows for about a second. I have noticed that several people are having the same issue and thought it would be nice to have a thread started to find a solution or determine if we are doing something wrong. Attached is a screenshot of the error.
Update: Reformating the card fixed the issue!
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same here …
I have no clue where to go with this and I cant update or get s-on because of it
please help

Downgrade 1.72.405.3 for S-OFF users?

Hey guys,I am stuck for some time now with the 1.72 OTA and was unable to root.
Some time today I saw jkoljo's post with instructions to downgrade the 1.72 OTA for those who didn't s-off before they applied it.I asked there and I got a kind answer that I should use the PD98IMG.zip provided in jkoljo's first post from a member whose name is unfortunately escaping me right now.However,that didn't seem to be enough.I downloaded the PD98IMG.zip and copied it to my SD card's root folder(I use a 16GB Class 10 Kingston card),I rebooted into bootloader but when it checked for the image it found nothing.So what do I do?
I don't know if anyone has the same problem.Apparently the guide was written for those who hadn't s-off'ed,as jkoljo himself told me,but nothing was written for those of us who did get s-off.Probably it was considered that we knew all well how to downgrade,but that's something I don't do everyday.So if anyone can please guide me on how to do it I'd be very very grateful!
Many thanks guys!And sorry for being a nuisance to some!

as you seem like an experienced user i won't explain certain things i.e. what a gold card is LOL
but here goes,
try using a smaller SD CARD prefebly 4gb formated to fat32. transfer the file again, or redownload that file and transfer?
device branded?create a gold card?
if all fails, download the 1.34 RUU and find the rom.zip in the %temp% folder when you are running it (without the phone connected) not the whole process ofcourse just so it loads the rom.zip file in the temp folder that is done usually after it asks you to connect the phone.
if this is done copy this onto the sd card. re run the hack for the 1.72 and carry on with instructions, then carry on by following original root instructions.
hope to have helped.
peace

Yes try a smaller SD card. An SD card. Not a big ass SDHC.

Ok...I'll try a 4Gb one and see if it works!
And El_Nino9,I am a little experienced,but the fact that I might have a 0,0001% chance of bricking my phone makes me act frickin' stupid!
Anyway,can I do all that without also downgrading my radio?Or will I just have to reupgrade my radio afterwards?(God,I hate radio flashing! )
Thanks!

Well,I tried my freshly formatted 4Gb card(the one that came with my old Desire),I reboot with the PD98IMG.zip in my card's root folder,it goes into bootloader and when it starts searching for the image it says:
Code:
SD Checking. . .
Loading. . . [PD98DIAG.zip]
And stays there like...forever!What da f*ck do I do?I hate it when phones act weird!

Double check that the file name matches exactly what the bootloader is asking for. Linux is case sensitive.
Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.

Download the PD98IMG.zip file again, or exports from RUU ROM utility.

dr.m0x said:
Double check that the file name matches exactly what the bootloader is asking for. Linux is case sensitive.
Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.
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Well,everyone is using the PD98IMG.zip jkoljo provides in his first post along with the downgrading instructions,and I used it too.I didn't modify the name in any way.
Now,although I think that when using my 16Gb card it searches for a PD98IMG.zip,as I stated above,when using my 4gb card it says it searches for a PD98DIAG.zip and then freezes(yes,the bootloader) and I have to pull the battery.
I am redownloading the file now,but I don't think that's what's wrong...

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,

Rc30+no sim

I'm not really a newbie to android, but this G1 is my first HTC phone. I just bought it on eBay for basically nothing. It has no SIM card, and I do not own one. It is running RC30, and to downgrade I have placed the US RC29 on a microSD, in the root, with no other files present on the card. When I put it in the G1 and boot it into bootloader, the gray screen says "No image found." and then it goes back to tricolor and a gray band appears saying "Serial0"
EDIT: I didn't format the SD to FAT32, but now it still won't recognize the file. It goes through the install (the progress bar is full) but then it says UPDATE TERMINATE UPDATE FAIL. And it won't boot to anything but tricolor
PLEASE HELP ME, THIS THREAD HAS HAD NO OTHER REPLIES!!!

Seriously? I've had a bricked phone for over a month, and this thread still has no replies...
Sent from my YP-G70 on 4.1.2

Then your SD is formatted to fat32 or you didn't name the dreaimg.nbh file right, or you didn't put it on root of SD card. Also possible that SD reader is bad and you would then need to replace daughterboard. Really there are lots of reasons why this may not work so you'll need to explain more what you've tried
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Thank you so much for your reply. It is very much appreciated. I have reformatted the card to FAT32, and the package is named correctly. The device recognizes the file, goes through the install (the progress bar is full) and then says
Code:
UPDATE TERMINATE
UPDATE FAIL
Sometimes the progress bar doesn't make it all the way and it interrupts to the error again. I have tried MANY different dreaimg.nbh files, to no avail. I cannot boot to recovery. I cannot boot to system. I have tried making the file DREAIMG.NBH, dreaimg.nbh, DREAIMG.nbh, and dreaimg.NBH. None work. Also, I am 100% sure the file is in the root of the SD card. Thanks again for the reply!

So you can still boot into current os but it fails to downgrade? You may need to make a gold card, also try rc7 instead of rc29
Sent from my SGH-T839 using Tapatalk 2

demkantor said:
So you can still boot into current os but it fails to downgrade? You may need to make a gold card, also try rc7 instead of rc29
Sent from my SGH-T839 using Tapatalk 2
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No. I can't boot to system OR downgrade. I'll try RC7, that's a good idea. The problem now is finding my microSD! XD
I'm gonna need to do that before I make a goldcard
EDIT: As soon as I sat up from my computer, I found my microSD. Must be the luck of the Irish! Could you send me to a guide on how to make a gold card? Is there a way I can revive my G1 from a computer, as I have a working installation of linux and a mini USB cable.

To revive it from a computer you would need to JTAG it. Not super easy and you'll need more than a USB cable
Just Google search gold card g1, you should find lots of hits, I think the unlocker even has a video. Not near a computer so I can't send you a link easy
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

You have been such a help. I....I love you. (no homo)
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You have been such a help. I....I love you. (no homo)
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I need to be able to boot the system to create a gold card according theunlockr.