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Blank SD Card?

ok i was playing with Ak-47 app on The dudes cupcake then next thing you know it says Blank sd card now I cant use any apps and under settings<SD card & storage it says total space and availalable space unavailable and unmount sd card. When I go to notifications bar where it says Blank SD card it suggest to re format sd card....What should I do? even when I mount onto pc under removable **** it suggest to reformat. What should I do? I dont wanna brick my phone. Also it wont let me see any files under removable disk.

duan19 said:
ok i was playing with Ak-47 app on The dudes cupcake then next thing you know it says Blank sd card now I cant use any apps and under settings<SD card & storage it says total space and availalable space unavailable and unmount sd card. When I go to notifications bar where it says Blank SD card it suggest to re format sd card....What should I do? even when I mount onto pc under removable **** it suggest to reformat. What should I do? I dont wanna brick my phone. Also it wont let me see any files under removable disk.
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chances are u might have to start from fresh n format ..
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/

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What if I perform a wipe and Alt-s...will that work or will it brick my phone.

duan19 said:
What if I perform a wipe and Alt-s...will that work or will it brick my phone.
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wiping doesnt do anything to your sd card

Refomat?
Well Could I just use the onscreen selection on my phone to reformat or will this cause problems.

duan19 said:
Well Could I just use the onscreen selection on my phone to reformat or will this cause problems.
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that i dont know. i just use a card reader and format then depending on what build im using i wipe and start fresh

same thing happened to me last week on one of the dudes builds. My sd card was ruined. I tried to reformat it and then repartition it but it wouldnt let me repartition even though i deleted the old one. I messed with it for hours, before some one told me that it was ruined. all the transfering of info back and forth fried it i guess. I ended up buying a new one, this time class 6 (old one was class 2) I got it for 20 bucks (8gb) not to shabby of a price! sorry for your misfortune. Good luck

duan19 said:
ok i was playing with Ak-47 app on The dudes cupcake then next thing you know it says Blank sd card now I cant use any apps and under settings<SD card & storage it says total space and availalable space unavailable and unmount sd card. When I go to notifications bar where it says Blank SD card it suggest to re format sd card....What should I do? even when I mount onto pc under removable **** it suggest to reformat. What should I do? I dont wanna brick my phone. Also it wont let me see any files under removable disk.
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The same thing happened to me about 4 days ago, however Im running cyangones 3.4 Rom not the dudes, tell me ....were you running any themes at the time like the hero theme or any other? Are you using apps to sd as in do you have your sd card partitioned ? Im trying to figure out why this happened to me also, as of right now it has happened twice in 4 days then, I wiped my phone, reformatted / repartitioned my sd card and am not using any custome theme with cyanogens 3.4 rom and it seems to be ok. I only have a few apps right now because I want to make sure it doesnt happen again before I load up my sd card again with apps.

i had no themes and i was using app2sd. but i wasnt using any apps at the time.. just thought i would ad my 2 cents

djwaz said:
The same thing happened to me about 4 days ago, however Im running cyangones 3.4 Rom not the dudes, tell me ....were you running any themes at the time like the hero theme or any other? Are you using apps to sd as in do you have your sd card partitioned ? Im trying to figure out why this happened to me also, as of right now it has happened twice in 4 days then, I wiped my phone, reformatted / repartitioned my sd card and am not using any custome theme with cyanogens 3.4 rom and it seems to be ok. I only have a few apps right now because I want to make sure it doesnt happen again before I load up my sd card again with apps.
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thats how it started with my sd card..but when i reformatted i went to Jacman 1.62 build then thatts where my card just got fried...partition table got corupted

Yes maybe because its class 2 8 gigs
And yes to other gut I does has some hero in the dude 1.3r2.

Yes maybe because its class 2 8 gigs
And yes to other gut I does has some hero in the dude 1.3r2. bout to try to reformat I guess tell you what happens in a minute.

ok
I reformatted then put files back on G1(including the dudes cupcake 1.3r2(cant give up on the perfect mod lol)) then wiped and Alt-s....only diffrence this time is that i am gonna use appmanager and not put everything on class 2 8 gig so it will not burn out...and hopefully it want destroy my sd card.Thankx to everyone you guys were a big help.

very interesting topic....
same here:
I tried with 3 other sdcards, 2 of them are 100% ok, NO GO, doesnt work anymore. First I thought that my G1 reader has a problem, some time it works, some time not. Im on dudes 12b with apps2sd. The fact that no card works tells me:
- Phone error
or
- Software problem (really strange if this is the problem)
I wipe right now and will tell you if the card works again....

i had similar problem last week when switching from cyan 3.4 to dudes 1.3 i first tried just doing an alt - w and that gave me a lot of errors and force closes so i started over and reformatted/repartitioned my sd. Now my sd card doesnt read when i plug into pc but still works in phone. everytime i want to change/edit sd i have to pull sd out and use an adapter..it sucks cuz the lil sd latch is such a pain to open and close on the g1..

ok wipe didnt anything... really strange thing I can do nothing anymore, card is not readable (in pc it is readable, but not in my g1)....
Config:
Dudes 1.2b
No themes, no extras
APPS2SD, 500 MB EXT Partition
8 GB Class 6 Card
If anyone has a hint for me, any help is welcome.

could this have something to do with apps2sd... this is happening to me as well, and it only started when i switched from jac 1.4 to the dudes 1.3rc1 it works good for about 24 hours sans the bluetooth issue. then the next time i check the phone its all whacked out and says to reformat the card.

Found this, hope that helps, unfortunately I dont have an external reader here:
source: http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f7/unable-to-retain-formatting-on-sd-card-17338/index2.html
Turns out this is no more than an annoyance affecting the 1.5 JF builds. (not sure it's exclusive to those).
Anyway, long story short. The phone will always complain about the partitioning on the sd card and offer to "fix" the problem by re-formatting.
The key to the problem is to reboot the phone after the card has been re-partitioned. This will make the annoying pop-up dissapear and keep the partitioning table as defined.

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Rerun apps to SD, uninstall reinstall all listed apps.

I had had this happen also. But I think most of it was my doing. I have a bad habit of not removing device safely after I copy files, I just use the eject button lol.. my p.c. even told me that I had removed usb device before the files were finshed bing prossed.. well whatever happend it didn't fry my card I just had to reformat it and. Run martins great skrip over agin and it was good to go.. I even went to buy a new usb cable just in case lol .. on hero/rosie running smooth ; )

apps disappeared?? like legit all of them

look here, my phone still has like zero memory for new apps but i have none and i tried that app id fixer under the other option in the recovery menu and it took about 10 minutes and fixed nothing.

what was the last thing you did before this happened, what rom are you using, are you using an apps2sd ext? we need some more specifics here to help you.

Sjflowerhorn said:
what was the last thing you did before this happened, what rom are you using, are you using an apps2sd ext? we need some more specifics here to help you.
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SD card came out, evil eris 3, ext2

Have you tried removing the sd and putting it back? >_> always best to try that first lol and have you tried rebooting?

Retardedly obvious solution: You have apps2sd on and you removed the sd card. So your apps aren't on the phone, because... they aren't on the phone. Put it back in. Reboot.
Less obvious solution: You have apps2sd on and you pulled the sd card while it's on and everything went crazy because you did something stupid, like removing the sd card when all your apps are stored on it. Then you put it back in and it's being all weird. Again, a reboot will hopefully fix it.
You're ****ed solution: You corrupted your sd card and or ext2 partition. Try to repair it in recovery. Otherwise, format and start over.

stopxstart said:
Retardedly obvious solution: You have apps2sd on and you removed the sd card. So your apps aren't on the phone, because... they aren't on the phone. Put it back in. Reboot.
Less obvious solution: You have apps2sd on and you pulled the sd card while it's on and everything went crazy because you did something stupid, like removing the sd card when all your apps are stored on it. Then you put it back in and it's being all weird. Again, a reboot will hopefully fix it.
You're ****ed solution: You corrupted your sd card and or ext2 partition. Try to repair it in recovery. Otherwise, format and start over.
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mhmm i got the ****ed solution downloading all 53 apps again now <3 thanks for the help

Palmbxr said:
mhmm i got the f****d solution downloading all 53 apps again now <3 thanks for the help
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stopxstart said:
Retardedly obvious solution: You have apps2sd on and you removed the sd card. So your apps aren't on the phone, because... they aren't on the phone. Put it back in. Reboot.
Less obvious solution: You have apps2sd on and you pulled the sd card while it's on and everything went crazy because you did something stupid, like removing the sd card when all your apps are stored on it. Then you put it back in and it's being all weird. Again, a reboot will hopefully fix it.
You're f****d solution: You corrupted your sd card and or ext2 partition. Try to repair it in recovery. Otherwise, format and start over.
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language please fellas this is a community that does involve some underage folk.

[Q] Removing SD while Android is running - what happens?

Hi there,
Since there is a unmount sd card in the settings of android i tried and unmounted it and took the sd card out to put some files onto it.
Well then Android was running for some more seconds, but then got stuck.
I suppose removing the SD card was not the best idea i had. (Even though i thought all the android files after booting were in the internal memorý)
Can someone explain to me what happens when i remove my sd card while android is running?
Is it damaging the file system?
Is it damaging the card?
Is it damaging the phone?
Sorry..have no clue at all
So thought i ask before causing severe damage...
Cheerio

Thats exactly what I have done a few times (I forget that I have to boot into WinMo first).
I don't think it'll cause any lasting damage... At worst, you'll have to start a fresh ROM - But i've not had to yet !

It's certainly not a good thing to do. You are more likely to have file corruption, which of course can be fixed with a reinstall (you might even be able to keep your data.img).
It's also not good for the SD card. Removing it without really unmounting (we can't really unmount on HD2 without nand), increases chances of having your sd card bricked. Odds aren't big, but still not recomended. Your phone doesn't suffer any damage at all though!

ok thanks! Reinstalling the build right now...how would i realize if my card is bricked? not working anymore? loss of speed?
Thanks!

crash... i tried it before.. wasnt funny...

Maxey said:
ok thanks! Reinstalling the build right now...how would i realize if my card is bricked? not working anymore? loss of speed?
Thanks!
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Could be all kinds of problems I guess, but Android would probably just crash after a while and not be able to reboot. Chances are low though, you usually needn't worry.

[Q] Nook not booting using SD card CM7, goes into Nook mode

Hi,
Having a with a Nook where it will not complete boot of CM7 which is installed on an SD card. Instead it boots into the Nook Color software.
I hold down the power button till I see the green Cyanogenmod logo with the Loading text, which I think means it is booting from the SD card (I can get it to boot into CM recover), then the screen goes blank and something goes wrong and the boot process continous with the 'n' screen and eventually loads the Nook boot animation and ends with the Nook software loaded. The nook software seems to be running fine except I can't get the SD card to boot all the way.
I've tried 2 known good SD cards, which boot without problems on my second nook, so I know it is not the SD card. I suspect something got corrupted with the boot process files, so I have been trying to find a way to overwrite the existing files with a virgin copy.
1) Can't get ADB running, I suspect the ADB route is only possible if I have the nook booting in a rooted CM7 in the first place (if some one could confirm that would help)
2) I have tried the x8 boot fail reset as well as the erase and deregister option in the nook software with no change in the above behaviour.
3) My last hope is to do an update back to stock using the recovery mode of the SD card. I can copy an updater file to the small partition of the SD card that is visible on Windows. I found a 1.2 stock updater, but it is ~200MB which is too big to fit on the SD card. If someone could point me to a smaller updater or a sd image with CWM and >200MB space that would be very helpful. TY!

What exactly are you trying to do? If you are just trying to set up dual-boot of CM off of your SD card, you don't need to do anything to the stock B&N internal install. I've had good luck using the procedure in the [ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards thread.
Are you sure the initial CM install on your SD card went well? It's known to be very particular (see top of that thread) about what SD cards work. The first few times I tried, I didn't realize there were error when CM was initially extracted which led to similar failures. From what you've described, the SD setup is failing. Normally, you don't need to worry too much about what's on the internal emmc setup of the Nook Color.

bobstro said:
What exactly are you trying to do? If you are just trying to set up dual-boot of CM off of your SD card, you don't need to do anything to the stock B&N internal install. I've had good luck using the procedure in the [ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards thread.
Are you sure the initial CM install on your SD card went well? It's known to be very particular (see top of that thread) about what SD cards work. The first few times I tried, I didn't realize there were error when CM was initially extracted which led to similar failures. From what you've described, the SD setup is failing. Normally, you don't need to worry too much about what's on the internal emmc setup of the Nook Color.
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Hi bobsto, some background. I've been using CM7 on a microSD for several weeks now. I dual boot between Nook SW and CM7 that way. I've been using the link you posted above to create the SD cards and so far I have not had to touch the eMMC files at all.
Then a friend messed around with the Nook I gave them with CM7 on an SD card. I don't what the friend did, but when I got the Nook back it would not boot into CM7. I pulled my SD card from my working Nook and it wouldn't work either. So I'm guessing someone screwed with the Nook internal files. So I am trying the factory restore of the Nook SW to see if that will fix the problem and allow me to load CM7 from the SD card again. Interestingly Nookie will boot from SD and CM7 won't. Still trying stuff to see what will fix the problem. Suggestions are welcome.

sfsilicon said:
Hi bobsto, some background. I've been using CM7 on a microSD for several weeks now. I dual boot between Nook SW and CM7 that way. I've been using the link you posted above to create the SD cards and so far I have not had to touch the eMMC files at all.
Then a friend messed around with the Nook I gave them with CM7 on an SD card. I don't what the friend did, but when I got the Nook back it would not boot into CM7. I pulled my SD card from my working Nook and it wouldn't work either. So I'm guessing someone screwed with the Nook internal files. So I am trying the factory restore of the Nook SW to see if that will fix the problem and allow me to load CM7 from the SD card again. Interestingly Nookie will boot from SD and CM7 won't. Still trying stuff to see what will fix the problem. Suggestions are welcome.
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Gosh, I wish someone could figure this out.
I restored original stock after a full CM7 root and it went fine but I can NOT get a dual boot sd card to work.
It seems to install but when I reboot it shows CM7 screen briefly then always boots to Nook OS.
Tried many many different cards and image writers and CM7's and even a card from my other Nook which I know works.
It will not boot into the CM7 from the SDcard.
Any help?

grohval said:
Gosh, I wish someone could figure this out.
I restored original stock after a full CM7 root and it went fine but I can NOT get a dual boot sd card to work.
It seems to install but when I reboot it shows CM7 screen briefly then always boots to Nook OS.
Tried many many different cards and image writers and CM7's and even a card from my other Nook which I know works.
It will not boot into the CM7 from the SDcard.
Any help?
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Try this for CM7 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
Nookie also works - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922324
Not sure what is going on, but it worked for me.

sfsilicon said:
Try this for CM7 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
Nookie also works - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922324
Not sure what is going on, but it worked for me.
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Thanks, the first worked like a charm!
I made a 32gb CM7 sdcard.
Still wish I could have got the size-agnostic card to work, it bugs me when I can't figure stuff out.

grohval said:
Still wish I could have got the size-agnostic card to work, it bugs me when I can't figure stuff out.
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I'm in the same boat, but after 1 day of research and trial and error I'm happy it works. Maybe someone smarter will see this and know the answer and solve my problem curiousity.

[Q] Restore to Stock... Or anything really...

Hi, so I've tried everything I can think of to restore my Nook to the stock 1.4.1 but nothing has worked and I've given up before I break anything else...
This all started when I was trying to install the CM7.2/CM9 dual boot from SD card - I burned the image to the SD card and booted but the device just hanged at a black screen (for a lot longer than it should have) after the CM "loading" startup screen.. I tried removing the SD card after holding the power button to turn it off but it then refused to boot to the EMMC stock OS... Somehow (I've only ever used SD card CM ROM's) an old CWM install (v.3.0.2 or something) was installed on the internal memory that booted when I tried to launch a factory reset (Power + N + vol+).
I then followed an older guide to restore to stock by formatting the /system and /data and installing a .zip from sd card (the nookcolor_1_4_1_signed.zip) but it failed with a (bad) error....
Now I don't know what to do. The device now hangs at "Read Forever" and the internal CWM is gone, as well as everything else I'm assuming... It will boot into CWM if it's installed on an SD card, but without that it will just reboot into Read Forever when I try to turn it off...
An aside, but now that I've checked with external CWM again, it appears there is now a "/system1, /system2, /data1, and /data2" file on the EMMC...
TL;DR: How do I restore Nook Color to stock 1.4.1 from CWM installed on an external SD card without flagging a "(bad)" error with the install?
Thank you for any help and I hope I haven't bricked this device... Hopefully this is just a case of ignorance on my part
EDIT: I've tried re-downloading the 1.4.1 and even a 1.2 signed ROM with out success. I haven't rooted the device, but I do not know how the internal CWM got there, as well as the fact that the external SD dual boot didn't work.. I'm using a new SanDisk Ultra 16GB SDHC Class 10 card if it makes a difference..
Could not having rooted the Nook be the only cause?
I had successfully dual booted the CM7.2 and CM9 for months until my old 16GB card broke... This was the new card I bought last week and it's been nothing but problems, exacerbated by myself, probably :/

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cekren said:
Hi, so I've tried everything I can think of to restore my Nook to the stock 1.4.1 but nothing has worked and I've given up before I break anything else...
This all started when I was trying to install the CM7.2/CM9 dual boot from SD card - I burned the image to the SD card and booted but the device just hanged at a black screen (for a lot longer than it should have) after the CM "loading" startup screen.. I tried removing the SD card after holding the power button to turn it off but it then refused to boot to the EMMC stock OS... Somehow (I've only ever used SD card CM ROM's) an old CWM install (v.3.0.2 or something) was installed on the internal memory that booted when I tried to launch a factory reset (Power + N + vol+).
I then followed an older guide to restore to stock by formatting the /system and /data and installing a .zip from sd card (the nookcolor_1_4_1_signed.zip) but it failed with a (bad) error....
Now I don't know what to do. The device now hangs at "Read Forever" and the internal CWM is gone, as well as everything else I'm assuming... It will boot into CWM if it's installed on an SD card, but without that it will just reboot into Read Forever when I try to turn it off...
An aside, but now that I've checked with external CWM again, it appears there is now a "/system1, /system2, /data1, and /data2" file on the EMMC...
TL;DR: How do I restore Nook Color to stock 1.4.1 from CWM installed on an external SD card without flagging a "(bad)" error with the install?
Thank you for any help and I hope I haven't bricked this device... Hopefully this is just a case of ignorance on my part
EDIT: I've tried re-downloading the 1.4.1 and even a 1.2 signed ROM with out success. I haven't rooted the device, but I do not know how the internal CWM got there, as well as the fact that the external SD dual boot didn't work.. I'm using a new SanDisk Ultra 16GB SDHC Class 10 card if it makes a difference..
Could not having rooted the Nook be the only cause?
I had successfully dual booted the CM7.2 and CM9 for months until my old 16GB card broke... This was the new card I bought last week and it's been nothing but problems, exacerbated by myself, probably :/
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Easy solution. Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and make a bootable CWM card per item A10. Then flash my format 567 zip. Then go to item A15 and download my 1.4.3 stock ROM and flash that. Boot up, register and you are golden.
If you want to put a ROM on SD go to my updated SD instruction thread also in my signature.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD

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Easy solution. Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and make a bootable CWM card per item A10. Then flash my format 567 zip. Then go to item A15 and download my 1.4.3 stock ROM and flash that. Boot up, register and you are golden.
If you want to put a ROM on SD go to my updated SD instruction thread also in my signature.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
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Thanks! I'll try that right when I get home..
EDIT - Awesome - It works! The dual boot card also works!
EDIT 2 - so... booting from the SD card still doesn't work... It just hangs at the Cyanogen7 boot video looping over and over (left to go to the store, got back and it was still looping)... holding power button down just resets the device while the SD card is in, doesn't actually shut down for more than 4 seconds or so....
Should I post this as a new thread? I'll try searching for anybody else having this problem in the mean time...

cekren said:
Thanks! I'll try that right when I get home..
EDIT - Awesome - It works! The dual boot card also works!
EDIT 2 - so... booting from the SD card still doesn't work... It just hangs at the Cyanogen7 boot video looping over and over (left to go to the store, got back and it was still looping)... holding power button down just resets the device while the SD card is in, doesn't actually shut down for more than 4 seconds or so....
Should I post this as a new thread? I'll try searching for anybody else having this problem in the mean time...
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Are you using Racks' dual boot SD? If so, how recent is it? You might want to go to his special CWM and clear dalvik cache and try rebooting again.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD

leapinlar said:
Are you using Racks' dual boot SD? If so, how recent is it? You might want to go to his special CWM and clear dalvik cache and try rebooting again.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
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Yeah, I used the Dual Boot image I downloaded a couple days ago from Techerrata (I used the one at the top of the list that had the most downloads, connection I'm on is blocking Techerrata so I can't get the exact name ATM) with burned with Win32DiskImager, popped in the card and turned on but it just hangs. I'll try clearing the dalvik cache with his CWM image and see if it fixes anything..
EDIT - Ok, I tried clearing the cache, but it gives me the following error:
E:unkown volume path [/data]
I checked the Mounts and Storage Menu, and it looks like I still have "/system1, /system2, /data1, and /data2" directories, did the 567 format.zip not take care of whatever file structure or partition these were kept on in the EMMC?

cekren said:
Yeah, I used the Dual Boot image I downloaded a couple days ago from Techerrata (I used the one at the top of the list that had the most downloads, connection I'm on is blocking Techerrata so I can't get the exact name ATM) with burned with Win32DiskImager, popped in the card and turned on but it just hangs. I'll try clearing the dalvik cache with his CWM image and see if it fixes anything..
EDIT - Ok, I tried clearing the cache, but it gives me the following error:
E:unkown volume path [/data]
I checked the Mounts and Storage Menu, and it looks like I still have "/system1, /system2, /data1, and /data2" directories, did the 567 format.zip not take care of whatever file structure or partition these were kept on in the EMMC?
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The format 567 zip was for clearing the partitions on internal memory (emmc). Those partitions you are looking at are on the SD card (system1, etc).
You might just try clearing cache with his cwm rather than dalvik cache. You also might get a better response posting your dual boot question on the dual boot thread. I don't know a lot about the dual boot.

leapinlar said:
The format 567 zip was for clearing the partitions on internal memory (emmc). Those partitions you are looking at are on the SD card (system1, etc).
You might just try clearing cache with his cwm rather than dalvik cache. You also might get a better response posting your dual boot question on the dual boot thread. I don't know a lot about the dual boot.
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Sounds good, I'll try that. Thanks again for all the help, though!

One thing to note... the initial boot does take a while and sits on a black screen while the cache image and formatted. Racks has put that into the dual boots with loop mounting so each bootable system will have its own cache space and avoid overwriting cache data from nother ROM.

DizzyDen said:
One thing to note... the initial boot does take a while and sits on a black screen while the cache image and formatted. Racks has put that into the dual boots with loop mounting so each bootable system will have its own cache space and avoid overwriting cache data from nother ROM.
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Good to know, but should it really take more than 90 minutes to initially boot? I let it boot up to CM7 on a freshly burned Class 10 card and left for the store, when I got back it was still at the boot video, watched it for another 5 minutes and it still didn't do anything... I don't really know what the problem is, could it be the card?

I have seen it take up to10 minutes, but 90 is definately excessive... I would suspect the card being the issue... class 10 cards are not good for running any operating system from. While they have exceptional sustained read/write speeds... they (generally) have poor random small read/write speeds, and this is the types of files used by an operating system.

DizzyDen said:
I have seen it take up to10 minutes, but 90 is definately excessive... I would suspect the card being the issue... class 10 cards are not good for running any operating system from. While they have exceptional sustained read/write speeds... they (generally) have poor random small read/write speeds, and this is the types of files used by an operating system.
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Oh.. ok, well good to know! I'll pick up a different card today and see if that will work.
I got the Mirage 7.2 to work, by writing the "generic_sd.img" to the card, the coping the .zip download to the boot partition (renaming it to "update-cm7-mirage.zip" so the generic loader would see it)...
I inserted the card, booted, and Tux showed up and it ran through partitioning the card, expanding the mirage zip, and shutting down. However, when I turned it back on, it showed the Cyanogen mod bootloader, and I selected "SD Normal" but Tux showed up again and it went through trying to partition again (which it said was not needed, so it skipped) and finding an update- / .zip file (which it deleted when it expanded it before), same with the SD recovery boot option... Should I just try a new card?
EDIT - So, I was sick of messing with SD card booting, and realized I really don't care if I have the stock OS on it anymore since my warranty is about to run out anyway, I just rooted it an installed Mirage 7.2 and it works! Thanks for the help with the SD Card problems, though!