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Dead USB port and MicroSD slot

So today, I was upgrading from modaco 2.7 to 2.7.1,
after the upgrade (using recover mode and the signed zip file (core chinese)), I did a system wipe and reboot the device with the USB still plugged in my PC, and everything seems to be normal until my pc's tray notification pops up with the "unknown device found" message - i thought it was a little bit odd, so then I waited for the hero to boot up completely - it reboots after showing the HTC logo once, and then it boots normally to the setup wizard (select language, etc);
I then followed the normal procedure of typing all the wifi, flickr, gmail stuff in, and when i got into Rosie, it shows a notification icon on the hero saying "SD Card removed". I can't access the SD card, nor my pc can recognize the hero. I ejected the SDCard and re-insert it but it's not detected either. HTC Sync on the device does not give a notification nor the mass storage notification shows up either.
I tried rebooting into recovery mode, (Hero 1.2.3) and i can see the menus just fine; however, when i try to mount SD card as usb, or flash update.zip or any zip, or fix ext3, or clear dalvik-cache or wipe the sdcard's ext partition, it keeps giving me errors saying
error: run 'whateverprogram' in terminal
when i try to set 'USB Mass storage on', it says "Error enabling USB mass storage! Run ums_enable manually from console.
I then try to login the device using adb shell through window's command prompt, it says device not found as well.
giving up, i tried to reboot teh device into fastboot mode, the PC recognizes the USB device just fine. it's really odd.
Anyway I can do a recovery on this to make these device work again?
p.s. when i try to choose zip file in recovery mode, it says
Code:
"E: Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0) (No such file or directory)
Can't mount sdcard, aborting".
after every reboot (shutdown, start), the setup wizard shows up again as if I have not written anything on my device after any setup.
I can't download anything to run on the Hero as it requires the SD card. I can't flash any recovery images either as again it requires the SD card.
Any ideas??? I'm left with a half-brick now

Update1: using ConnectBot I can login my own device using root,
it shows the following when i run df -h:
Code:
/dev/block/mtdblock3 1700M 157.3M 12.7M 93% /system
/dev/block/mtdblock5 165.8MB 12.8M 152.9M 8% /data
/dev/block/mtdblock4 130.0M 1.2M 128.8M 1% /cache

kazuni,
Can you read SD card in your PC?
Several persons reported problems with SD card after upgrading to modaco 2.7 or 2.7.1. They have to format SD card.

Al936 said:
kazuni,
Can you read SD card in your PC?
Several persons reported problems with SD card after upgrading to modaco 2.7 or 2.7.1. They have to format SD card.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I have tried doing so, in fact, i have 4 SD cards to try and none of them are readable in the Hero; they are readable using a card reader in my PC though.

kazuni said:
Thanks for the quick reply.
I have tried doing so, in fact, i have 4 SD cards to try and none of them are readable in the Hero; they are readable using a card reader in my PC though.
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Update2: the only way that my pc can detect my device as "My HTC" is when i boot it into fastboot mode; unfortuantely there are no way for me to update the device in this mode, so i can't do anything to modify the rom, or to check it using dropbear or any shell client. =\
C:\Documents and Settings\user>fastboot devices
HT97RL900725 fastboot
it sees it just fine.
I wonder if the goldcard method + fastboot update will work or not; let me give it a shot and try to flash it back to 405.5 first ;\
update3: can't. fastboot update is still locked for any rom type.

damn man. its freaking. i am not going to update to 2.7.1 untill this issue is resolved.

still no go.
im left with a half-bricked device that:
1) clean wiped, normal boot, cannot detect SD card nor the Hero is detectable by XP.
2) clean wiped, recovery mode, can't run any of the script except :
Reboot System Now
Wipe data/factory reset
Fix apk uid mismatches
Fix rotate
3) can't download anythign from browser as it needs to save onto sd card.
4) android market doesn't have flashrec so i can't reinstall the recovery image.

wget ftp://myhost/system.img /data/
flash_image system /data/system.img
hope this works

When you are in the shell check out the file /proc/cmdline.
Would be interresting to see if the HBOOT send a command line to the kernel to disable the SD card.

packetlss said:
When you are in the shell check out the file /proc/cmdline.
Would be interresting to see if the HBOOT send a command line to the kernel to disable the SD card.
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can't. It doesn't even boot into normal mode, nor boot loop. it just holds at the HERO logo.

I think I have the same problem, i can charge my phone but trying to mount my phone to either my pc or mac it just won't be picked up

tried using RUU with a goldcard, no go. remote not allowed (fastboot flash system system_rel.img, nor fastboot boot boot.img or fastboot flash boot boot.img. no go. sigh.)
now i have a brick :\
wonder if there is any way to go into fastboot mode and flash ANY part of the blocks (device, recovery, or system, if at all).

Some progress: using hboot mode, i placed HEROIMG.zip into the sdcard and it loads successfully. it works! and im now rolled back to official 2.7.405.5; however, the USB and the sd card is still dead ;\

I guess I'll be bringing it back to HTC to see if they would do anything about it (fortunately It's now back to stock recovery and 2.74.405.5)

I managed to do the same thing, i'm hoping the tmobile will replace my phone

hi all,
I am having the same issue... what I don't understand is: it has to be a software problem, because, from what I've read, everyone of us have been installing radio and firmware updates to the htc hero, and since some of these updates the USB and sdcard mounting is not properly working... I believe it's not possible to break a USB port just by installing software...
so there should be a way to fix this other than sending the phones back... If anyone has any suggestion I can try it on my phone
cheers : )

I know it's weird! Funny thing is, official updates includes radio + recovery + pretty much every part of the rom is being re-flashed (including hboot, from what i understand); how ever, ONLY in hboot mode, the device is recognized properly as "Android USB" by windows.

Some of your problems I had to. To be exact: that my pc wouldn't recognize the phone when connected with usb except for fastboot and charging.
For weeks I searched and found some people with similar problems, but never a solution.
I had no problems with my sdcard however.
Now my problem is gone. How? I had the HTC Generic 2.73.405.5 ROM (pre-rooted and packaged as update.zip by MoDaCo) and decided to update to Paul's ROM v2.5.
After I was finished with the installation wizard and connected the phone with usb to my pc everything suddenly worked again!!!
So I got the usb and HTC Sync notification at the top of the screen and can mount the sdcard using the notification bar.
This tells me that in my case it definately wasn't a hardware problem as I always thought, but a software one.
I hope you can something with my experiences because I know how frustrating it is when this doesn't work!

dennis333 said:
Some of your problems I had to. To be exact: that my pc wouldn't recognize the phone when connected with usb except for fastboot and charging.
For weeks I searched and found some people with similar problems, but never a solution.
I had no problems with my sdcard however.
Now my problem is gone. How? I had the HTC Generic 2.73.405.5 ROM (pre-rooted and packaged as update.zip by MoDaCo) and decided to update to Paul's ROM v2.5.
After I was finished with the installation wizard and connected the phone with usb to my pc everything suddenly worked again!!!
So I got the usb and HTC Sync notification at the top of the screen and can mount the sdcard using the notification bar.
This tells me that in my case it definately wasn't a hardware problem as I always thought, but a software one.
I hope you can something with my experiences because I know how frustrating it is when this doesn't work!
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I tried this but it didn't seem to work for me, so I just put the official rom update and sent the phone back to my network saying that it was broken, now i've gotta wait for another 2-3 weeks to get my phone back , but i'm hoping they'll give me a new phone as i did kinda drop it and there two scuff marks on it

hello dennis333,
today I tried going from 2.8 to the HTC generic ROM you told, and then to 2.5. no results.
I also installed the official HTC / Orange Rom update, which I have now. It has improved a bit because now when I plug the USB cable the PC detects something, but it does'nt work... it says 'unknown device' (tried this on two computers)
when I boot to fastboot ( BACK + POWER BTN ) my computer detects Hero ok (My Htc)
I really don't know what else to try...
I saw another post from someone who had the exact same problem and got it fixed by installing SPL and ROM from fastboot menu
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=556038
I tried it too, but when trying to use the SPL zip file he says I get an error ( I guess it's because he has a T-Mobile and I have an Orange Hero)
[update]: I finally got the SPL to flash correctly and then installed a modaco 2.8 ROM, but I still cannot connect the Htc Hero to the PC via USB.
regards

***need help please***

two days ago, i rooted my phone using simple root, nand unclocked and flashed clockwordmod and everything. i was using fresh rom, and i wanted to use the vanilla lockscreen. but in order to do that, i needed to flash amons ra. i tried doing that, and somehow i got rid of my clockword recovery mod (and amons ra didnt work) so whenever i went into recovery mode, it just stayed at the screen with the phone and triange and red exclamation mark. i tried running the recovery windows .bat file, but it didnt work. and i tried running the ruu .exe file to unroot my phone, but everytime it said it couldnt find my device, even though it was connected via a usb chord. i tried it in charge only mode, disk drive mode, and htc sync mode and none of them worked. i tried using rom manager, but everytime i tried doing something it said error attempting to run privilidged scrips or something. i tried downloading the superuser .apk file and installing it onto my phone, but that didnt work either. the terminal emulator didnt work when i tried to flash something, it just said it couldnt find the file on my sd card, even though i put it on there. help?

Okay, number one: Did you try holding volume UP + power at the red exclamation screen? I think that's how you enter AR recovery.
Number two: You can flash Fresh tweaks without using AR. You just have to reboot into ClockworkMod and flash the .zip files manually.
Are you able to boot ANY ROM right now? If so, is it rooted? If it is, try to reinstall ROM Manager.
Sounds like you went a little off the deep end when you couldn't get into AR.

any suggestions?

Yeah, answer my questions or provide more info so you can get better direction.

you can reflash either recovery with the simple root program or you can follow the first part of toasts root method part 2 to restore recovery.

SilverZero said:
Okay, number one: Did you try holding volume UP + power at the red exclamation screen? I think that's how you enter AR recovery.
Number two: You can flash Fresh tweaks without using AR. You just have to reboot into ClockworkMod and flash the .zip files manually.
Are you able to boot ANY ROM right now? If so, is it rooted? If it is, try to reinstall ROM Manager.
Sounds like you went a little off the deep end when you couldn't get into AR.
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ill try your first suggestion. and i cant boot any rom right now, because rom manager isnt working. and im pretty sure my phone is rooted, because i still have dev tools and CIQ settings and all those rooted apps.
update: your first suggestion worked, except once i entered AR recovery, the only options i had were: reboot system now, apply sdcard:update.zip, wipe data/factory reset, and wipe cache partition. at the bottom, it said "E: can't open /cache/recovery/command,

t3project said:
you can reflash either recovery with the simple root program or you can follow the first part of toasts root method part 2 to restore recovery.
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i tried reflashing with simple root but it didnt work. can you give me a link for toasts method?

i had a similar problem, i used the OTA simple root, get that and plug ur phone back in with debugging on , one of the drop down menus will let you flash a recovery so flash clockworkmod

okay so somehow i managed to unroot it by wiping my data/cache..but now whenever i try using simpleroot or OTA simpleroot it doesnt work, because it says device is not found. i have it plugged in via usb, usb debugging is on, and ive tried it in charge mode and disk drive mode. anyone know what the problem is?

I'm sure there is a way to fix this, but I would suggest using the full root method by toastcfh.

okay i'll just reroot using that method, thanks. also, whenever im on my computer and im using command prompt, none of the adb commands ever work. do i need to download something for it to work?

Yes, you need the ADB framework. Read the guide (or the one by TheBiles, which is basically a rewrite). The ADB framework is a part of the Android SDK. You have to run ADB commands from the ADB directory (which is actually the "tools" folder inside of the SDK directory, wherever you extract that). Just cd to the tools folder, then run your commands from there.

ASOP to sense sudden errors?

I was using my Inc with some ASOP roms for a while. decided i like sense a lot more. i flashed to a sense ROM (full wipe of course) and i get a lot of errors. major slow downs, force closing, ect. and then i wiped to again and tried out a new ROM (well different new ROM)
And i'm getting similar issues. I am about to install the official Froyo RUU from shipped-roms, then re-root my phone.
Has anyone ever head of this happening?
EDIT: Can't flash using the RUU as it doesn't see my phone, and i can't connect it to the PC using disk drive without it FC

What rom are u using?
Sent from my HTC Incredible using XDA App

Here is a flashable version of the RUU http://www.fourty.net/~berzerker/stockstuff/PB31IMG_3.26.605.1_RUU.zip
Do you know how to use ADB Push? If so...
1. Rename the file you just downloaded to just PB31IMG.zip
2. Plug your phone into your computer with USB Debugging enabled, you SHOULD NOT click on "Mount as Disk Drive"
3. Open up terminal or command prompt (depending on your OS)
4. Use ADB Push to push the zip to the root of your SD. If you're unfamiliar with the command, it is "adb push PB31IMG.zip /mnt/sdcard"
5. Wait. Until it says successfully pushed file blah blah blah
6. Reboot into HBoot, it will find the file and ask you if you want to install the update or something. Press yes. Wait.
7. Enjoy your now stock phone.
8. Reroot using unrevoked
I JUST did this yesterday because I had some errors and wanted to just fix everything.

I used a nandroid back up i had i tried to do the above only with unrevoked forever (so i will always have root just in case) and it just tells me my file system is read only..
edit:
Only i rebooted the phone and did the above, the second it booted and it worked (with unrevoked forever) but when i tried the above image it complained it was read only again.. it seems that if i don't flash it fast enough then it becomes read only again..
EDIT: Flashed to Uber Rom just to see if the issues were fixed. and they have not been yet, extremely slow ROM and SD mounts as read only..
If mounted in Clockwork it works just fine. Maybe a format?

[Q] i bricked my phone

hi i try to install one of the custom ROM last night but when i update the phone with ROM manager it will not start i can get in to the boot and clockwork recovery but that's it i try recovering it but nothing i tried using one of the ruu_bravo.exe but i get so far then it say error 107 what do i need to do to get it back to normal ?????

Which ROM did you try? What version of cwm do you have? Did you flash in Recovery? Did you do nandroid backup first? Did you use correct RUU for your device/carrier?
More information please (and full-stops, commas and capital letters, so I don't go blue reading one long sentence...)

hi its it cyanogenmod 7.0.3 which i now got working its pretty kool but if i do change my mind and i want to go back to the original htc desire rom which do i choose
my network is orange uk
phone htc desire
and if you need more info just ask and thanks for the quick reply

Create goldcard with linux:
http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html
When finished, put this in your phone and try to flash ruu again.

hi thanks for another quick reply to this thread when i use the unrooted ruuu it stars then after about 2 mins give me a 107 error about the usb not being connected so ????

bigboy2008 said:
hi thanks for another quick reply to this thread when i use the unrooted ruuu it stars then after about 2 mins give me a 107 error about the usb not being connected so ????
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Is USB debugging enabled? I'm not sure it matters if using ruu, but it does for all other operations involving connecting via USB!

yes
hi i did check that and it was so i did try with out it enabled and it did not even start with it enable it start then give me a 107 error so ???? it because i flash the new rom or is it my windows 7 drivers or even settings ??

Don't use Rom-manager for flash,update,backup.it gives u more trouble then it solves.experienced user recommend not to use it.
i am also in same situation like you few days ago usb bricked and stuck on stock rom..and i solved my problem by doing this steps.
after i unlocked my sd card via fastboot command"fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" sd card recognized by phone and i can browse it via file explorer.
then i copied the visionary+(it gave me temporary root access which is needed to work this whole thing out).
root explorer,terminal emulator apk and those usb bricked update file(image_flash,mtd0.img) to sdcard from pc via card reader and installed them.
before copy those update file on sd card i edited the mtd0.img to put correct cid n rom info via hex editor.
after that i copied those update file in phone memory
/data/data/ and set permission for r/w and execute with the help of root explorer as i got root permission
after that i simply typed this command in terminal emulator
"su
/data/data/flash_image misc /data/data/mtd0.img"
Rebooted my phone and voila usb brick is gone htc sync,usb tethering,sd card mount,charge everything is working

i fixed it with a little help
OK my wife has the same phone as me so all i did was use clockwork recovery to make a back up img of her phone and then i flashed it and it had all her data and the phone went in to safe mode so i factory reset and its now all fine and working with the original rom

[Q] MIUI Rom gone wrong

okay so heres what happened.
I have an international htc one x that is indeed rooted with no roms installed.
I did create a back up and then tried to install the MIUI rom (but I dont really know where that is on my phone. I know I made one with rom manager. I dont have any backups on my computer though)
It worked, however, it didnt have wifi or data signals so i went back to try again.
I opened my bootloader screen. For the record, it is unlocked and hboot is version 1.73 if that helps.
I wiped cashe/data/delvic everything and even factory reset and installed the MIUI RD rom now hoping it would have a difference.
The darn thing got stuck on the MIUI bootloader for hours.
I did the same thing again a few times, sometimes in different orders and then it passed on and another screen came saying 'starting apps'. That got stuck for hours too.
Now I don't have any other roms on my phone, just the MIUI RD. The original miui just vanished too, i dont see it anymore. Also, when I put my USB wire to the phone and connect it to the pc, I cant transfer newer files into it. So this is all I have access to on my phone apparently.
I tried flashing a boot.img and a couple kernels but no luck. I've been trying to do this for all day and this is my first time so I don't know much about it.
I've been googling and somethings say to open cmd and type but i keep getting 'fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command'
Currently, its not stuck at either the MIUI screen or the Starting Apps. but just the HTC logo screen and not going past.
I don't really want to install any new roms considering i've worked really hard to get this to work and I really want it now more so.
How do i fix this? I want to use this rom.

flash philz recovery (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240646), usb mounting should work on that, then:
steps to install ROM
1. bootloader version should be 1.3x
2. copy ROM to SD Card
3. copy boot.img INCLUDED in the ROM zip to fastboot folder
4. flash the boot.img in fastboot
5. in recovery, wipe system/data/cache/everything
6. flash rom
7. restart

but how exactly do i put it on my phone? my computer isnt detecting my phone when i connect it? im sorry im not exactly an expert on this.

Go to recovery - mounts and storage - hook up the usb cable - tap the last option in the mounts and storage list and wait a few minutes. It won't be mounted instantly

ok i flashed the philtz recovery but when i flash the boot.img it says:
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installing update
installation aborted
for reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957490
thats the rom i used and i flashed the boot.img flasher thats right above the download link
edit: also i tried just flashing the rom again and im still stuck on the HTC screen.
its not even going to the miui screen or starting apps anymore. :[

Boot.img must be flashed via fastboot. Not via recovery !

ok, i looked up how to fastboot, downloaded sdk files and i moved the boot.img into the fastboot folder and i opened command prompt there and wrote fastboot flash boot boot.img but i keep getting:
'fastboot is not recognized as an internal or external command'
what did i miss?
EDIT: ok, so the fastboot folder i got from the page didnt work so i used a different fastboot folder, dragged the .boot there and now it worked! finally passed the screen and wifi is connecting!
thank you!

Good, thanks to @tomascus. He summed it up real nice
Cheers