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i recently bought a htc hd 2 and since i got it , it doesn't see any sd card , i tried several different cards, different brands and still same result .. no SD card.
if the display is off and i put the card in it , the display lights on ... so it detects it in some way . pls help ... i bought it from somebody so ... no warranty
If the screen lights up the hardware that pbysicaly recognizes the card was inserted works. I would sugest taking a SD card and put it into a SD card reader then plug it into a computer via USB and reformattings it use Fat 32. If still a no go try doing a hard reset of the phone by turning it off and then holding the volume up and volume down button down and press the power button down. Continue to hold the volume up and down buttons down until you see the muticolor screen then follow the on screen instructions. If still no dice after the reset then try flashing another ROM. If you still have the problem after you flash another ROM then it is probably a hardware problem of somekind.
i tried what you suggested but still same problem ... i have the latest rom 3.14 and i also updated the spl to 3.03 ... stil no result ... i'm afraid you're right ... it might be a hardware problem ...but if not ... anything else to try ??
is there any other method to acces the card except from with-in the windows ... ? in this way i'll be sure if it's a hardware problem or not
you could flash magldr, aply clockwork, and use clockworks 'mount sd', plug in usb and see if the pc sees it as an external drive. if it doesnt you have a real problem.
A bent pin would be my guess, breaking data, but allowing detection of an inserted card. a realllly steady hand, microscope, bright light and mini tweezers perhaps??
edit - in fact you dont even need step2, clockwork, cos magldr can mount sd, it just doesnt like big file transfers,. but its good enough for this test.
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i tried what you suggested but still same problem ... i have the latest rom 3.14 and i also updated the spl to 3.03 ... stil no result ... i'm afraid you're right ... it might be a hardware problem ...but if not ... anything else to try ??
is there any other method to acces the card except from with-in the windows ... ? in this way i'll be sure if it's a hardware problem or not
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Samsamuel's sugestion is a good one but you can also try this first but being as your Win Mo is not picking up your SD card I don't know if this is a 100% prof psitive way to check but it does not require MAGLDR. Just plug your HD2 into your computer and see if Hard drive option appears on your phone screen and if so see if your computer recognizes it as a mass storage or removable storage divice. But you have to have the hard drive option on your phone and select it to be able to check it on your computer. If this does not work then try Samsamuel's sugestion.
If I am wrong here Samsamuel please tell me so cause I do not want to give bad advice to someone.
T-Macgnolia thanks ... the Hard drive option does not appear ...
how many pins it should be ??? i can count only 7 but the card has 8 conectors
Hey there guys once again. Ive scrapped my other threads about trying to upgrade to Wp7 NoDO. And now im running into a HUGE problem.
On the downgrade from HSPL to SPL and Stock ROM. I came across the fact my insurance replacement is a GERMAN phone. All via the help desk of HTC.com's Phone support. Which is funny since when i get the phone replaced via my insurance it was on 3.14 or so , WWE not GER.
So the short story is , Ive gone back to stock , And HAD to use a GER Rom , Which in all honesty is absolutely daft. I cant read it? I cant do anything with it :s
Also the USB part of the Phone ONLY accepts Charge , No Data. So its proving difficult to do anything about. So heres my question to you smart guys @ XDA D.
1) Changing the ROM to a WWE Version without the use of USB Data : Is it possible?
2)Getting it to a Later ROM Or at least a working 'English' ROM so i can use it until december? Or even so i can send it to Tmobile for a fix.
3)Do i just 'lose' the phone on purpose and claim on the insurance 'yet again' and bin this absolute PIECE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591314 , that shows it CAN be done , but requires the use of the Data portion lol!
goldcard..
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goldcard..
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Yes but doesnt that require you being able to use your USB Data part of the USB port? I unfortunately cant.
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Yes but doesnt that require you being able to use your USB Data part of the USB port? I unfortunately cant.
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not if you have either a pci card reader, (many are internally mounted to usb headers on your motherboard, , these wont work, they return the ID for the usb header, not the attached card) or best of all, any other winmo phone with an sd card slot, , you only need it for 5 mins, so if you have a friend with ANY winmo phone, or, many laptops (but by no means all) have a pci mounted card reader, then you're good to go at making a goldcard.
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not if you have either a pci card reader, or better still, any other winmo phone with an sd card slot, , you only need it for 5 mins, so if you have a friend with ANY winmo phone, or, many laptops (but by no means all) have a pci mounted card reader, then you're good to go at making a goldcard.
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Ive obviously got a card reader. But all the laptops i have here with Card readers are dead in the water atm ( PC repairman by trade ) I was going to attempt this http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html , Just unsure on how well it will work. The other unfortunate problem. Ive converted ALL my friends to either HTC's with Android or WP7.
Any nice link on creating a gold card? Other than the one i searched and posted in my original post?
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Ive obviously got a card reader. But all the laptops i have here with Card readers are dead in the water atm ( PC repairman by trade ) I was going to attempt this http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html , Just unsure on how well it will work. The other unfortunate problem. Ive converted ALL my friends to either HTC's with Android or WP7.
Any nice link on creating a gold card? Other than the one i searched and posted in my original post?
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Try this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825397
Goodluck
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Try this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825397
Goodluck
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Again this requires the use of the USB Portion of the phone which i dont have.
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Ive obviously got a card reader. But all the laptops i have here with Card readers are dead in the water atm ( PC repairman by trade ) I was going to attempt this http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html , Just unsure on how well it will work. The other unfortunate problem. Ive converted ALL my friends to either HTC's with Android or WP7.
Any nice link on creating a gold card? Other than the one i searched and posted in my original post?
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That link is for android phones,just cos the hd2 runs android, it is still a windows phone.(same goes for the webpage many people keep mentioning that offers free goldcards,,, they're for Droid and wp7,,,)
Once you figure out how to get the serial, pm it me with an email address and I'll generate the image for you.
http://samsamuel.co.uk/news.php?id=8
Will show you how to write the image, but you are stuck till you get the serial. Any friend good enough to let you backup their android rom and flash back to winmo temporarily? That's ten thousand times easier than any other way of getting the serial.
i recently flashed thors 1.7 touch recovery and when i rebooted my sd card wouldnt mount so i tried inserting it into my computer and my computer would not recognize my sd card either does anyone know how i can fix this its a 16gb sd card and I'm not trying to spend another 40$ for another one but I am thinking this one is toast.....any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!
As far as I know, there is no way to recover them. Once they are dead, they are gone. You can find the 16gb ones now for under $20 though.
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As far as I know, there is no way to recover them. Once they are dead, they are gone. You can find the 16gb ones now for under $20 though.
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yea i thought so thanks man
You could try reformatting it. If that doesn't work, it's most likely dead.
Jim
if its a cheap card you might be lost.. i buy pny cards they have a lifetime warranty.. I Think the reason they do this is because i have NEVER EVER had a bad one from them. They are a cheaper memory provider that is often over looked for there superior quality.. Of course some other brands are backed just as well..
If your tab phone or computer will not read it . well i do not think anyone can help you.
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if its a cheap card you might be lost.. i buy pny cards they have a lifetime warranty.. I Think the reason they do this is because i have NEVER EVER had a bad one from them. They are a cheaper memory provider that is often over looked for there superior quality.. Of course some other brands are backed just as well..
If your tab phone or computer will not read it . well i do not think anyone can help you.
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Yea its a 16 gb sandisk and I can't get it read in anything so I just went out and bought a new one but o well
Try Reformatting it through CWM recovery, then see if it mounts.
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i recently flashed thors 1.7 touch recovery and when i rebooted my sd card wouldnt mount so i tried inserting it into my computer and my computer would not recognize my sd card either does anyone know how i can fix this its a 16gb sd card and I'm not trying to spend another 40$ for another one but I am thinking this one is toast.....any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!
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I don't know if that will work cause when I have it in my tablet and I go to install flash from zip there is nothing to choose from but I can give it a go but I doubt it will work I'll post back and let you know
Try this formatter with uSD to SD adapter.
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
I have been able to recover photos from a corrupted SD card using the free version of this tool from Zero Assumption Recovery. Worth a try before you reformat.
My SD card was corrupted recently after my phone rebooted. All my photos and important data were recovered successfully after using TestDisk (developed by Christophe Grenier).
After recovering my files onto my laptop, I reformatted the SD card. I did it because the recovery process undeleted useless files.
Just do a Wiki search for TestDisk.
Note: As I am a newbie I'm not permitted to post the link.
HTC Desire
ROM: MIUI-XJ v2.2.10 (D2EXT X-PART)
Recovery: 4EXT Classic
Acer Iconia A500
ROM: civato-FLEXSTRIKER-R9.5
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i recently flashed thors 1.7 touch recovery and when i rebooted my sd card wouldnt mount so i tried inserting it into my computer and my computer would not recognize my sd card either does anyone know how i can fix this its a 16gb sd card and I'm not trying to spend another 40$ for another one but I am thinking this one is toast.....any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!
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I've never ever had such a bad experience but I really don't think that the card is dead unless you pushed it hard and crack the chip.If you use a windows PC ,once you plug the card (make sure it is properly placed into the micro sd adapter) then nothing happens ,as you say (it could be auto mount turned off ) press the windows key + R and type diskmgmt.msc.
This will open the disk manager of windows OS and you will be able to see all attached devices e,g HDD partitions ,USB thumb drives ,sd card and so on.If it s still not visible try to plug the card reader into another USB port.As a rule windows always informs you once you plug any USB device.If the device is not responding it gives an error
good luck.
Not always true... I had an sd card that just died... Neither Android, linux or windows pc recognised it... Windows recognised the sd card reader was attached but "was empty, attach an sd card"... 16Gb card to be tossed...
If the card is truly unmountable/unreadable and you really need to get data off of it, you could also try the service at recoverfab.com . They start where most free data rescue and formatting software can no longer help.
David
You may recover data from corrupted SD card with special recovery tool, see this useful guide: corrupted sd card data recovery
hope this helps.
recoverfab.com
Hi,
I tried using all kinds of different zero assumption recovery software and sd card repair software but with no look. I thought I wouldn't be able to retrieve any of the pictures I had on my sd card. That is until I found a company called recoverfab.com, they've been able to restore the majority of the files I thought I'd lost forever. I would certainly recommend them to anyone who desperately needs files recovering from an sd card.
My SD Card had the same problem and this, all of a sudden it was unreadable! I tried every method under the sun including trying to access it through an arduino and using SPI which is the alternative way of communicating with the device. I found a company called RecoverFab who said they could read the data from the memory chip even if the erst of the card was dead! So in a last ditch attempt I sent it over to them and the day after they received it I got an email and they had recovered 100% of everything on the SD card! I have never been so happy as it was all the photos from my girlfriends 21st! Superb communication and service!
Hey folks..
I've got a really annoying problem..
Installing CWM-Roms doesn't work on my HTC HD2..
I'll start from the beginning:
I bought a HD2 with a broken Screen and repaired it using one of these chinese fakes (It works briliant, but i want to be precise).
When I start the HD2 it shows the LOGO of the T-Mobile Windows 6.5 Version I first flashed. And then boots into Android. I was able to install Android , because it is a DFT- Version.
If I start the Bootloader (Volume Down + Power-Button) the following text is shown:
PB8110 HX-BC
SPL-2.08.HSPL 8G XE
0x05
CotullaHSPL 0x50
So let's start installing a different ROM. Everything seems to be ready
I am using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 Tutorial
for this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21173918 Rom!
I start with installing the Radio ( Version 2.15.50.14 ). In the next step I installed magldr 1.13.
Works good ! In the Magldr all funktions work! USB- Flasher, mounting Mass-Storage and so on...
I Install the 400 mb Clockwork Mod, which I got from the Tutorial. ( also tried 250 mb Version a few days ago) .... When i start the phone now, magldr starts on its own.. I don't need to press any buttons to get into the menu.
I press on AD Recovery and the Clockworkmenu opens..
For partitioning I press in advanced ---> partition sd card--->1024M--->0M Swap Size--->(Partitioning SD Card ...please wait... Done!)
Back in the Main-menu of clockworkmod I click on "wipedata/factory reset...HD2 says:"Data Wipe complete"
I take out the sd card and copy the ROM to the root of it ( The SD card isn't partitioned)
I put the sd- card back into the phone, start it --->magldr menu starts--> press on Ad Recovery--> install from sd card--> choose zip from sd card
And now there is the Error--> E: Can't mount /sdcard
CWM can't so anything to the sd card.. Mounting mass-storage doesn't work either! Magloader ha full access to the sd card....
Where is the mistake? I've done the Tutorial step by step...
cLK doesn't work as well.. clk isn't able to go into Fastboot mode...
Can somebody help?
Thank you !!
Sorry for my language ... I'm quite tired and english isn't my mothertoung, so my
syntax isn't realy creative
Try formatting using SD Formatter v3.1 with format size adjustment on (quick format should be ok) from pc.
Then if you want ext partition use cwm as before.
First, it can happen that formatting sd in cwm can messed up.
Put card in card reader and format fully your card in windows.
You can also download gparted and make boot cd, boot it and delete all partition on sd cdard, just be careful to select your sdcard and not your hard disk.
If you don't have card reader and nothing helps, ask some friend which have android to format your sd card.
Few tips:
For start try installing magldr roms not clk.
Use cwm 5.0.2.7 for hd2
Use hd2 nand toolkit if you want all utilities in one.
Dont flash cwm with system partition so big as 400mb, there isn't really need for that.
Ever devs give you advice for how big your boot/system/cache partition needs to be if you wanna use particular rom.
Changing system and other partitions size can be done in 2 ways:
1)go to your cwm folder on pc and look for FLASH.CFG, be carefull there also one file similiar name, you need to open flash.cfg as it would be word document and you'll see partition size in there, change to size which dev of room advise.
2) use hd2 nand toolkit and follow instructions from forum
If you are first time in nand installing, read guide how ti use hd2 nand toolkit and cwm, or guide how to install nand rom.
Sent from my SlimICS using xda premium
Hmm formating didn`t work.. I'll try partitioning now...
Nope Doesn't help anything.. CWM istn't able to find the sd-card ( I've tried with 3 different sd-cards)
Where can I get this CWM Version? I've seached but didn't found it for the hd2... What the hell is wrong with my device ...Has someone an idea?
I would not be blaming cwm myself, sounds really like a hardware fault!:silly::silly:
Could be wrong tho':silly::silly:
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hmm that would be bad -.-
but its strange, because the for example magldr is able to mount the sd card and my windows 6.5 is also able to acess the card and use it...
So it cant be the sd-slot that is broken .. And as I said i tried 3 different sd-cards , even bought a new one just to be sure..
Flashing my good old htc touch hd was alot easier
I've tried to flash back to the o2 stockrom now, but i get the same error...
There are alot of people that have this error on the internet, but they all got a different solution and non of them has worked for me yet...
If someone got an idea, feel welcome to tell me.
Thank you
Now I understand, if your sd-card worked on windows? then it is a bit of a problem!!
google is your friend...
nokia
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23vil said:
hmm that would be bad -.-
but its strange, because the for example magldr is able to mount the sd card and my windows 6.5 is also able to acess the card and use it...
So it cant be the sd-slot that is broken .. And as I said i tried 3 different sd-cards , even bought a new one just to be sure..
Flashing my good old htc touch hd was alot easier
I've tried to flash back to the o2 stockrom now, but i get the same error...
There are alot of people that have this error on the internet, but they all got a different solution and non of them has worked for me yet...
If someone got an idea, feel welcome to tell me.
Thank you
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Does trying to set an AD Dir (services =>bootsettings => ad sd dir) show up the sdcard directory or drop back to the MAGDLr home screen?
Other options, try flashing a different recovery (CWM Touch beta 8 works for me), or try using MiniTool to change the sdcard partition to Promary, from logical.
Okay services=>bootsettings=>AD SD Dir=> no directory is shown ..just <.> ... clicking on this results in a drop back to the magdlr home screen...
Ahh and i had already tried minitool... Didn't change anything unluckily.. Il this version of cwm now
Thank you
ohh damn.. I just thought, that on wm6.5 the sd card worked...
Tested it again ..it doesn't...
Okay .. Magldr is able to connect the Sd-card to my computer via USB, but the Roms can't use the SD card? ..Strange...
Is that possible? I mean is it possible that it is something with the hardware?
Then my hd2 will be on ebay tomorrow
If you used all sd-cards with windows they are kinda locked by windows and you won't be able to use them with android unless you are able to reformat them to fat32.
This thread might help you sort it out.:cyclops:
Hmm they write, that WP7 locks sd-cards... but i never had a phone with windows 7
and the android of my girlfriend accepts at least one of the cards ...
And wp7 cab sender doesn't work with wm6.5 here.. I'll try the killdisc
At all WM 6.% can't read or see the sd-card either .. just magdlr can mount the sd card
Okay ! Problem solved!
It was a tiny hardware problem!
look at the attached photo...
The arrow points on a little piece of metal. In my phone it was bend towards the edge of the mainboard.
This tiny piece of metal is very important for the sd-slot ..Normally when a sd card is inside the slot, this piece gots contact to another metal piece..
So if you got a problem like me just look for this thing!
I have been having trouble lately booting any sd build or nativeSD rom from sd card.
I have tried formatting cards in windows (including sdformatter) and linux (gparted), re-installing hspl, wm6.5 then magldr, but to no avail.
I get a message in 4ext sd recovery saying that the sdcard has only 1 partition of size "null", it doesn't recognize sdext or swap partitions.
When i try to run an sd build, it reboots (attached dmesg).
All this is despite the fact that wp7 is installed in nand and runs without any problems, this i think means the sdcard reader is not at fault.
I first reported this in here (and up to post #727).
Any ideas?
I have realized that WP7 works even without an SD-card inserted, so a working WP7 is not a proof that a card is functioning well. I don't have anything more, sorry
magldr's clear sd. have you tried that?
also, try using minitool partition wizard bootable disc to erase and wipe everything on the card, and recreate partitions and try again
I have copied the posts in that thread and posted them here, if the problem is resolved, I will delete those posts, to keep that dev thread tidy, as has gilbert32 (I might do it anyway)
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Hi securecrt, it booted first time and after upgrading apps (not fresh install) it rebooted to bootanimation then went to lockscreen. I was able to play around with it for a bit and even managed to record a video (it doesn't play back on pc btw) but then gallery FCed and i got a reboot to magldr. Since then it doesn't want to boot past htc screen (attached dmesg).
I will try a fresh formatted sdcard and fresh install. Have to backup stuff first.
WP7 not affected though
attachment- http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2014818&d=1370285990
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Since trying securecrt's kernel on nativeSD, i have been unable to boot any nativeSD rom or any sd build on any of my sdcards.
However wp7 does boot ok, so it can't be my sdcard slot, which i thought might be the problem.
I am at a loss to explain it.
My 4ext sd recovery says that it can't mount the sdcard and does not show any partitions apart from fat32 of null size and B under free.
Please can anyone confirm this, and pretty please do not try to boot this until someone can explain what has happened
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not sure but maybe while you were recording a video, the sdcard fat32 partition got somehow corrupted? can you try running diskcheck on your pc to make sure it's correct?
and as i understood, after trying to shoot video, gallery FC'ed and it rebooted?
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I have 3 cards, for nativeSD. None of them are working. that is 3 sd recoverys, 1 on each. all show the same. sd builds dont boot either. Something in phone is wrong.
I can try re-installing magldr or wm6.5. But would like to try and work out what is wrong first, for others
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I guess that you tryed to remove the battery and let the phone stay for some minutes before inserting it again.....
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Trying that while i type this. Last night i managed to boot a couple of nativeSD roms but after rebooting they refused to boot again. Also one of the cards showed normal partitions in recovery, then later i looked again and all 3 were only showing fat32 of null size.
Really confusing.
After leaving battery out for 5 mins, i looked in recovery and saw all 3 partitions. But couldn't boot sd build, nor nativeSD.
Another odd thing is the led on my card reader doesn't seem to want to stay steady, it keeps flashing intermittantly as if being accessed, i have to wait for it to settle before removing. After swapping out initrd.gz and zimage for another nsd rom to test, i look at recovery and get fat32 null again. Perhaps the problem is in pc, idk. New nsd rom doesn't boot either.
Edit; have attached dmesg of last nsd attempt, tytung's ics
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I'd say it's time to go back to stock wm rom and try booting an sd or nativesd rom. if it fails, maybe try formatting a card with wm's format utility (which unlocks wp7's sd card) and try again. i'd say the kernel + initrd.gz have affected magldr and the card's mbr somehow
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I think you are right gilbert32, something is wrong.
I just booted into ubuntu on pc and swapped out initrd.gz and zimage for another nsd rom, not booting. No flashing led this time. I had the phone battery out whilst changing OS on pc, recovery shows null still.
WM6.5, here i come again
Edit; I installed wm6.5 (had to do it twice, first time had an error box appear, not seen that before)
2 out of 3 cards were not seen by wm6.5, 3rd card was seen and i managed to boot a nativeSD rom, but after reboot recovery showed fat32 null and couldn't boot after.
I installed magldr and used fourth card i used for wp7. After formatting with sdformatter, deleting mbr, creating partitions with minitool installing sd 4ext recovery, recovery shows fat32 null again.
Tried to install twrp2.2.1.4 but it doesn't boot.
I think i am going to have to re-install hspl.
Sorry marc1706 for hijacking your thread with all this
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...It will not break anything. ...
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Thanks gilbert32, I flashed hspl, now i cant flash wm6.5, or reflash magldr, or run any nativeSD build (if i get one to boot it just hangs), so you could say it is serious
I have put my sim in an old(er) phone for now since waiting on calls.
I had formatted the card fat32 32kb clusters.
Gonna give it a break for now, i have been at it on and off all day. need to get things done.
It is odd that 4ext sd always boots regardless of whether anything else does.
Anyway, i am conscious of the fact that it is probably my hardware that is at fault. Until someone else posts in this thread with similar problems I will refrain from further posts here.
Thanks again.
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magldr's clear sd. have you tried that?
also, try using minitool partition wizard bootable disc to erase and wipe everything on the card, and recreate partitions and try again
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I used clear sd (and last 24mb nand) when re-installing wp7 after hspl etc.
Not sure about a bootable disk, I used minitool on windows 7 (I dual boot pc win7/ubuntu)
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I have realized that WP7 works even without an SD-card inserted, so a working WP7 is not a proof that a card is functioning well. I don't have anything more, sorry
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But it is fully functional, i can even view contents of sdcard fat16 partition which has an android sdbuild on it (which also doesn't boot)
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I used clear sd (and last 24mb nand) when re-installing wp7 after hspl etc.
Not sure about a bootable disk, I used minitool on windows 7 (I dual boot pc win7/ubuntu)
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well i'd try minitool bootable disc. only 40mb. and i always use it when coming from wp7. sd would usually not get recognized on wm without using it so try it.
just delete all volumes on the sd (DO NOT DELETE THE HARD DISC's VOLUMES, ONLY SD )and create one fta32 partition and try 4ext recovery
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But it is fully functional, i can even view contents of sdcard fat16 partition which has an android sdbuild on it (which also doesn't boot)
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with my experience, android needs fat32 partition not wp's 200mb fat16 partition
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well i'd try minitool bootable disc. only 40mb. and i always use it when coming from wp7. sd would usually not get recognized on wm without using it so try it.
just delete all volumes on the sd (DO NOT DELETE THE HARD DISC's VOLUMES, ONLY SD )and create one fta32 partition and try 4ext recovery
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I tried minitool bootable disk and formatted the whole card with FAT32 (32Kb clusters, aligned to cylinder (also tried aligned to Mb) with same result, null in 4ext recovery, and an sd build doesn't boot.
with my experience, android needs fat32 partition not wp's 200mb fat16 partition
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I know, but it (usually) works on that partition. I posted a thread on it here, it was a proof of concept (no formatting/repartitioning needed) and also charges extended batteries in wp7.
it seems more and more about hardware problem.....
can you post a few more dmesg's ?
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it seems more and more about hardware problem.....
can you post a few more dmesg's ?
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1. Leo king sd build (reboots)
2. PA beta v1.992 sd build (reboots)
3. jellycarbon nativesd (hangs on splashscreen)
4. miuiv15b nativeSD (hangs on splashscreen)
5. miui THANHVO31 nativesd(hangs on splashscreen)
6. Sense4a sdbuild (reboots)
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Robbie, you're located in London right? I'm in Portugal, i can send you a hd2 motherboard for you to test, this motherboard is fully functional, the problem is that it overheats if you stress it too much, but at least you can check if the problem is your motherboard or not.
Cheers
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yugoport said:
Robbie, you're located in London right? I'm in Portugal, i can send you a hd2 motherboard for you to test, this motherboard is fully functional, the problem is that it overheats if you stress it too much, but at least you can check if the problem is your motherboard or not.
Cheers
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I've seen a video of disassembling and reassembling of hd2 and it makes my palms sweat thinking about it
I have a cracked screen on my phone and was thinking of replacing the digitiser anyway. So I might take you up on your kind offer. I will see if anyone else has any ideas first:fingers-crossed:
Thanks mate.:good:
Robbie P, can you try installing a nand rom like cm7 only on nand?
and nativeSD roms hang on splash screen right? if so, maybe you can use adb. try mounting system manually and data too, then type stop and start
maybe sd isn't mounting well.
also use cd to /dev/block . is mmcblk0pX present there?
It seems that on first android boot after coming from wp7, i am more likely to be able to boot into nativeSD android. Subsequent boots don't work. But it only works sometimes. And the time i managed to boot into tytung's ics, i got a bsod after a call (attached dmesg, seems i lost sdcard).
It looks more to me like a hardware issue with my sdcard port.
I haven't tried nandroid yet. And when it isn't working, i can't connect to phone with QTadb.
Robbie P said:
It seems that on first android boot after coming from wp7, i am more likely to be able to boot into nativeSD android. Subsequent boots don't work. But it only works sometimes. And the time i managed to boot into tytung's ics, i got a bsod after a call (attached dmesg, seems i lost sdcard).
It looks more to me like a hardware issue with my sdcard port.
I haven't tried nandroid yet. And when it isn't working, i can't connect to phone with QTadb.
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[ 2.930053] @@@ SD power 17 @@@
[ 2.999237] @@@ SD power 15 @@@
[ 3.141662] mmc1: host does not support reading read-only switch. assuming write-enable.
[ 3.141723] mmc1: new high speed SDHC card at address e624
[ 3.142150] mmcblk0: mmc1:e624 SU32G 29.7 GiB
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[ 126.136596] FAT: Directory bread(block 29848915) failed
[ 126.143280] auo_panel_cfg_setup exit
[ 126.954467] EXT4-fs error (device mmcblk0p2): ext4_find_entry: reading directory #409602 offset 0
[ 126.954650] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p2): previous I/O error to superblock detected
you are right i think. sd card slot is probably somehow loose and sd is getting disconnected. maybe after booting tytung's ics, after the call, holding the phone and moving it in hand made the sd card get lost again. try booting multiple times, each time removing and reinserting the sd. ig it works more often, then that's your problem
I've sussed it
I found somewhere that says you can clean the sdcard slot with a piece of card wetted with alcohol (remove battery first). I tried it dry first and found dirt corresponding to the outside contacts of the card. It started booting, but gave a few errors and not all my SDcards showed correct partitions. So i tried wetting a new piece of paper card with GF's nail polish remover and inserting it in and out of slot (paper card should be same width as contact end of sdcard (if it is smaller, it could move from side to side and snag one of the phones contacts)).
It all seems good now.
Thanks gilbert32, yugoport & marvelz for your contributions. Much appreciated.
Looking at the dirt on the dry paper card, most dirt was on pin 8, some on pin 1 (see wikipaedia, tech details,transfer mode), so they only get used in 4-bit bus mode. Perhaps this is the reason why android wouldn't work, but wp7 does.
Lastly, i noticed that my wp7 card (16gb "old" card) has the sides worn down and metal is showing. The plastic from this could have covered the phone pins 1 & 8, or it could have been fluff
Back on android again:highfive:
Robbie P said:
I've sussed it
I found somewhere that says you can clean the sdcard slot with a piece of card wetted with alcohol. I tried it dry first and found dirt corresponding to the outside contacts of the card. It started booting, but gave a few errors and not all my SDcards showed correct partitions. So i tried wetting a new piece of paper card with GF's nail polish remover and inserting it in and out of slot (paper card should be same width as contact end of sdcard (if it is smaller, it could move from side to side and snag one of the phones contacts)).
It all seems good now.
Thanks gilbert32, yugoport & marvelz for your contributions. Much appreciated.
Looking at the dirt on the dry paper card, most dirt was on pin 8, some on pin 1 (see wikipaedia, tech details,transfer mode), so they only get used in 4-bit bus mode. Perhaps this is the reason why android wouldn't work, but wp7 does.
Lastly, i noticed that my wp7 card (16gb "old" card) has the sides worn down and metal is showing. The plastic from this could have covered the phone pins 1 & 8, or it could have been fluff
Back on android again:highfive:
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That's great! i'm glad you got it sorted out
Regards
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That's great! i'm glad you got it sorted out
Regards
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It seems i posted too soon earlier, and it is back to showing null in recovery
Looking at the sd port, there seems to be a piece of metal sticking up around the area of pin 1 (rhs), so i think it has broken (possibly not helped by me prodding it with bits of card). Wp7 still works though. I took the case off and the port is soldered to the motherboard, so no chance of fixing it, for me at least.
Anyway, I have bought a second hand hd2 from one very careful lady owner (wm6.5 user), never been flashed, no scratches, looks brand new, no bad blocks and cheap. I showed my hd2 with cracked screen to the seller with wp7.8 on it and booted an sd android on the new one to check for connections etc. they were impressed but sold it nonetheless (they said "how did you do that?", I said that it was extremely complicated)
I now have a hd2 with wp7.8 and a hd2 with slim jb on nand dataonext, and I am a happy bunny again
Robbie P said:
It seems i posted too soon earlier, and it is back to showing null in recovery
Looking at the sd port, there seems to be a piece of metal sticking up around the area of pin 1 (rhs), so i think it has broken (possibly not helped by me prodding it with bits of card). Wp7 still works though. I took the case off and the port is soldered to the motherboard, so no chance of fixing it, for me at least.
Anyway, I have bought a second hand hd2 from one very careful lady owner (wm6.5 user), never been flashed, no scratches, looks brand new, no bad blocks and cheap. I showed my hd2 with cracked screen to the seller with wp7.8 on it and booted an sd android on the new one to check for connections etc. they were impressed but sold it nonetheless (they said "how did you do that?", I said that it was extremely complicated)
I now have a hd2 with wp7.8 and a hd2 with slim jb on nand dataonext, and I am a happy bunny again
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that's good
a friend gave me an hd2 without screen/digitizer. it was supposedly fully working but misses those 2 components.
took it to a local store that is an EXPERT in fixing htc phones (called htc solutions ). they said they had to check if the motherboard was working. it was supposed to be okay. sadly, nope.
they sad it was damaged, so i'm taking it back for the battery
gilbert32 said:
that's good
a friend gave me an hd2 without screen/digitizer. it was supposedly fully working but misses those 2 components.
took it to a local store that is an EXPERT in fixing htc phones (called htc solutions ). they said they had to check if the motherboard was working. it was supposed to be okay. sadly, nope.
they sad it was damaged, so i'm taking it back for the battery
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I know of a very nice person in Portugal with a spare motherboard :fingers-crossed: