I'm still pretty new to Android, coming from BlackBerry. Anyway, I just rooted my EVO using Unrevoked3 and I want to flash to the Mikfroyo ROM, but I'm completely lost on what do next. Do I install Unrevoked Forever on top of unrevoked3 and if so, how do I go about doing that. All I've seen searching threads is that I should probably use ROM Installer, but I guess I'm suppose to have S-ON?.. What's my next step after Rooting with Unrevoked3?
No. You are rooted already. All you have to do now is simply download the Rom you want to flash and place it on your SD card. Afterwards, turn off your phone. Simultaneously press the down volume button and the power button until your phone starts. You will enter the bootloader screen. You should see S-OFF. That means your security is off a/k/a you're rooted. Anyway, if you have a PC36IMG.zip file on the root of your SD card, the bootloader will automatically detect it and prompt you to install. Disregard. Anyway, select recovery and then you will be taken to the recovery screen. I'm assuming you have Clockworkmod as your recovery. Anyway, I don't remember the menu structure of it because I use amon RA as my recovery. Anyway, go to the backup/restore menu and create a nandroid backup of your current setup. In case you don't like the Rom you're about to flash, you can always return your device to the way it was prior to flashing by simply restoring the nandroid backup. After you've made your nandroid backup, go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING except the SD card itself. Afterwards, flash the Rom you chose and then reboot. Be patient during the first boot after flashing. Enjoy your new Rom..
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I don't have PC36IMG.zip on my card. Is that gonna be a problem? Is there somewhere I can download it?.. I backed up phone numbers and I used exuninstall (I've used before after wiping my phone) to backup my apps (is that pretty much the same as creating a nandroid?)
x313x said:
I don't have PC36IMG.zip on my card. Is that gonna be a problem? Is there somewhere I can download it?.. I backed up phone numbers and I used exuninstall (I've used before after wiping my phone) to backup my apps (is that pretty much the same as creating a nandroid?)
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nope actually saves you some annoyance not having that pc36img.zip on there. a nandroid isn't the same as backing up stuff seperately. nandroid copies exactly what is on your phone's flash memory atm onto the sdcard, in .img formats. these are just in case you don't like the rom you flash. MAKE SURE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE BACKUP OF THE WIMAX PARTITION WIMAX.IMG IS THE ONLY NON-RECOVERABLE PART OF THE PHONE. for backing up, i'd use titanium backup. just hit menu, batch, and select backup all user apps +data. DON'T BACKUP SYSTEM DATA. just backup contacts by going to the people app, hitting menu, and import/export. choose export, and backup whatever you want.
since you used unrevoked, i assume you are using clockworkmod recovery. this is annoying to both you and developers who enjoy writing in amend scripting (cwm 3.0+ only reads edify, ick). http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026 downlaod the pc36img.zip (here's where they come in handy) and put it on the root of your sdcard. then boot into bootloader, and accept the update. say no to the reboot. and choose recovery from the menu. next chance you get, remove or rename the pc36img.zip so it doesn't prompt you to update every time you boot into bootloader. now go to backup/restore, and make a nandroid backup. MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST 1 OF WIMAX BACKED UP IN SEVERAL PLACES LIKE PHONE, COMP, ONLINE BACKUP, ETC. IT'S IMPORTANT. then, back out to the main screen, and go to wipe. wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache. do this every time you flash a new rom btw. if you flash something ontop of a rom (theme, kernel, anything else, addon, etc) then just wipe cache and dalvik cache.
so now choose flash zip from sdcard, find the zip on your card, and flash it! it'll install. then choose reboot from the menu, and you're all good.
just ask if you have any other questions.
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Just wanna make sure about this..
Should I have both PC36IMG.zip and the mikfroyo on my SD at the same time or should I flash the PC36IMG.zip file and then put the ROM on my SD? And just to make sure I got it, the PC36IMG.zip will replace my recovery with a custom recovery, right?
And I don't need to flash Unrevoked forever?.. The only thing I've done so far is back up apps & numbers, wiped everything from the bootloader with the Clear Storage option, then rooted with Unrevoked3. (I rooted probably 5 mins before my original post)
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Just wanna make sure about this..
Should I have both PC36IMG.zip and the mikfroyo on my SD at the same time or should I flash the PC36IMG.zip file and then put the ROM on my SD? And just to make sure I got it, the PC36IMG.zip will replace my recovery with a custom recovery, right?
And I don't need to flash Unrevoked forever?.. The only thing I've done so far is back up apps & numbers, wiped everything from the bootloader with the Clear Storage option, then rooted with Unrevoked3. (I rooted probably 5 mins before my original post)
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It doesn't matter. If you want to put them both on your card you can or if you want to install the PC36IMG and then go into recovery and choose usb/ms toggle(or something like that and delete the PC36IMG and then add Mikfroyo you can do it that way. After that just wipe data, cache and davlik cache and then choose flash zip from sdcard then choose zip then scroll to Mikfroyo and install. Use the volume buttons to scroll and the power button to select. If you leave PC36IMG on the sdcard it is not a big deal other than an inconvenience because every time you boot into bootloader it will scan and ask if you want to update.
PC36img.zip is a file name that your bootloader recognizes as an update to install, so the only reason people say to get rid of it or not is if you have a file named that in root of SD, everytime you go into bootloader, it'll ask to install it.
(I didn't quite get that when I first rooted, so I'm just throwing it out there in case you don't either)
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Read this:
http://noobgui.de/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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Read this:
http://noobgui.de/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
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thanx i nearly forgot how to unroot again.. thx. now i can warranty my fone for heating up =)
scottspa74 said:
PC36img.zip is a file name that your bootloader recognizes as an update to install, so the only reason people say to get rid of it or not is if you have a file named that in root of SD, everytime you go into bootloader, it'll ask to install it.
(I didn't quite get that when I first rooted, so I'm just throwing it out there in case you don't either)
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I'm confused (sry if I'm just not getting it) do I need to flash PC36IMG.zip if I don't need to update? I'm running the latest version of everything. Wouldn't I be able to just make the backup with nandroid, then install the rom? Or is flashing PC36IMG.zip a must no matter what?
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I'm confused (sry if I'm just not getting it) do I need to flash PC36IMG.zip if I don't need to update? I'm running the latest version of everything. Wouldn't I be able to just make the backup with nandroid, then install the rom? Or is flashing PC36IMG.zip a must no matter what?
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First, make sure your battery is AT LEAST at 50% before doing this. You don't want to run out of juice while it is writing or your phone will get bricked.
Secondly, I recommend you use Amon RA recovery. The easiest way to get it is to download ROM manager from the market, and scroll to the bottom of the app options to where it says "flash alternate recovery". This will install Amon recovery over the clockwork recovery that unrevoked installed on your phone. In recovery mode, you use the volume up/down buttons to navigate the menu and the power button to select your choice.
1) Download the rom, and place the zipped file in the root of your SD card.
2) Power off your phone, and power it back while holding volume down to boot into recovery mode.
3) If you haven't already, from here, create a NAND back-up of your phone in case something goes wrong. Make sure you check the box that says Wimax and you back up your Wimax keys, too. (This takes 5-10 minutes; let it finish)
4) From the recovery menu, wipe cache twice, dalvik cache twice, and data. (check advanced for the option to wipe dalvik)
5) From the main recovery menu, choose the "flash zip from SD card" and then look for the rom file you put on your SD card. Highlight it and use the power button to select it and flash it onto your phone. (This will take a while, too.....let it finish)
6) Reboot your phone and enjoy your new rom!
You can follow this process to flash just about any zip file, including custom kernels, miscellaneous fixes, certain themes, custom boot animations, etc. It is recommended that you flash one item at a time. Do not flash a bunch of things without rebooting the phone; do one at a time.
REMEMBER TO DO A NAND BACK-UP FIRST! If anything happens, this will make your life MUCH easier to get your phone back to how it is now without going on a much bigger mission.
I kinda figured that about the battery, cause when I used to flash CFW on my PSP I had to have the battery at least 75%... But what has me confused is the PC36IMG.zip. It wasn't on my SD after rooting, and I'm not trying to update anything, so do I still need to download and flash it or can I just go right to backing up nandroid and instill the rom?
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I kinda figured that about the battery, cause when I used to flash CFW on my PSP I had to have the battery at least 75%... But what has me confused is the PC36IMG.zip. It wasn't on my SD after rooting, and I'm not trying to update anything, so do I still need to download and flash it or can I just go right to backing up nandroid and instill the rom?
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The PC36IMG.zip file is named that way so your bootloader can recognize it. However, you are booting into a custom recovery, not the bootloader, so it doesn't matter if you have that file on your SD card or not. From the way you are talking, it doesn't sound like you even know what is inside that PC36IMG.zip, so I would just delete it. Or is it the rom file itself that is named that way? If so, you can still flash it via recovery even if it's named PC36IMG.zip......that's not a problem.
Just make a NAND back up, wipe and flash the rom. If something goes wrong, you can always power the phone on holding volume down to boot into the recovery to restore your NAND and start over.
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I kinda figured that about the battery, cause when I used to flash CFW on my PSP I had to have the battery at least 75%... But what has me confused is the PC36IMG.zip. It wasn't on my SD after rooting, and I'm not trying to update anything, so do I still need to download and flash it or can I just go right to backing up nandroid and instill the rom?
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Okay, I'm going to try to give it a shot.
For right now, forget the PC36IMG.zip. It was needed to switch recoveries, but it seems like it might be confusing you. Anything that flashes through the bootloader has to be named that, not just recoveries. It is suggested to use Amon Ra because some ROMs won't flash with Clockwork, which is what unrevoked puts on your phone. Amon Ra, in my opinion (and obviously other's) is a better alternative. To get Amon Ra - to avoid any problems with flashing - download Rom Manager if you haven't already. Choose "flash alternate recovery". When it's done, power off your phone then boot into the bootloader. Choose recovery, then do your backup. In Amon Ra, just keep the boxes checked, and then choose backup. After that's finished, go back to nandroid backup & uncheck the boxes that are already checked (with the power button), then check Wimax only and backup again. Once you're finished backing up, wipe & flash.
You don't have to use Amon Ra, it's just highly suggested. It's better to go ahead and do it now, since Ra won't restore backups made with Clockwork and vice versa - it'll save you from having to go back/forth later. Plus, I'm not sure how/if Clockwork backs up your wimax.
Good luck!
PlainJane is right. Forget about the PC36IMG.zip. In my post, I stated, "if" you have a PC36IMG.zip on the root of your hard drive, the bootloader will automatically recognize it and to simply disregard. If you had one, fine and if you didn't have one, fine. Disregard, either way. Remember, I don't know what you may have attempted to flash or the contents of your SD card. I was simply trying to be as thorough as I could. Everyone who has replied to your post has basically told you the exact same thing. Now, disregard any mention of the PC36IMG.zip file and follow the remaining steps and you will be fine.
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Okay, I'm going to try to give it a shot.
For right now, forget the PC36IMG.zip. It was needed to switch recoveries, but it seems like it might be confusing you. Anything that flashes through the bootloader has to be named that, not just recoveries. It is suggested to use Amon Ra because some ROMs won't flash with Clockwork, which is what unrevoked puts on your phone. Amon Ra, in my opinion (and obviously other's) is a better alternative. To get Amon Ra - to avoid any problems with flashing - download Rom Manager if you haven't already. Choose "flash alternate recovery". When it's done, power off your phone then boot into the bootloader. Choose recovery, then do your backup. In Amon Ra, just keep the boxes checked, and then choose backup. After that's finished, go back to nandroid backup & uncheck the boxes that are already checked (with the power button), then check Wimax only and backup again. Once you're finished backing up, wipe & flash.
You don't have to use Amon Ra, it's just highly suggested. It's better to go ahead and do it now, since Ra won't restore backups made with Clockwork and vice versa - it'll save you from having to go back/forth later. Plus, I'm not sure how/if Clockwork backs up your wimax.
Good luck!
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I also just recently rooted for the first time with Unrevoked, did the back up with Clockwork and can confirm that the folder with the backup has a file called wimax.somecode.img if that's what you're thinking of.
x313x, that page jstalford posted has some great info, and downloading Rom Manager, Titanium Backup and Busybox (was needed for one of those programs, don't remember which) made things much easier.
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PlainJane is right. Forget about the PC36IMG.zip. In my post, I stated, "if" you have a PC36IMG.zip on the root of your hard drive, the bootloader will automatically recognize it and to simply disregard. If you had one, fine and if you didn't have one, fine. Disregard, either way. Remember, I don't know what you may have attempted to flash or the contents of your SD card. I was simply trying to be as thorough as I could. Everyone who has replied to your post has basically told you the exact same thing. Now, disregard any mention of the PC36IMG.zip file and follow the remaining steps and you will be fine.
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Alright, cause right after you someone told me I should download it and gave me a link. That's why I was so confused..
Wait, I just went back to that link and I think the PC36IMG.zip he linked me to is Amon RA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026)
I tried to use ROM Manage to switch from clockwork, but it wont let me push Flash Alternative Recovery. It says: No Alternative Recovery Available
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Alright, cause right after you someone told me I should download it and gave me a link. That's why I was so confused..
Wait, I just went back to that link and I think the PC36IMG.zip he linked me to is Amon RA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026)
I tried to use ROM Manage to switch from clockwork, but it wont let me push Flash Alternative Recovery. It says: No Alternative Recovery Available
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I understand. Anyway, if you want to flash amon RA, simply download the zip file and place it on the root of your SD card and then power off. Simultaneously press the down volume button and the power button until your EVO starts. The bootloader will automatically detect the zip file and prompt you to install it. Follow the easy prompts to install. Installation of amon RA takes less than 10 seconds. Afterwards, reboot into recovery or to your homescreen.
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ok, i think i'll step out of this thread after this (the dude's got you) but just going to try and clarify what a pc36img.zip is.
a pc36img.zip is what bootlaoder recognizes as an update. it can contain anything. a system, a kernel, a recovery, anything. maybe even everything. so keep them organized. they are all different. like the one i was telling you to flash installed amon-ra recovery. it's helpful to then delete or rename the file, so bootloader doesn't ask you to update next time you boot to bootloader.
is that any better? hah it's sorta hard to explain.
I got it up and running a little bit ago and it's running great with no problems. And it really was as easy as you all said. You guys are awesome, thanks for putting up with me
I tried to update my phone to Gingerbread rom using this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109272
My problem is that I can not boot out of recovery or boot at all. I still have S-off and can still get into the boot loader. I was using a Unrevoked 3 with stock Froyo before I tried to update. I did a NanDroid backup and it still won't restore the rom I had before.It gives me an error " Error while flashing boot image" . I am using Clockword Mod v2.5.0.1. I tried updating the PC36IMG.zip file in hboot, but still won't boot. I am fully able to get into recover and hboot. Will someone please help!
did you name it pc26img? it should be PC36IMG.
Yeah , it is PC36IMG.zip
bz1906 said:
I tried to update my phone to Gingerbread rom using this guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109272
My problem is that I can not boot out of recovery or boot at all. I still have S-off and can still get into the boot loader. I was using a Unrevoked 3 with stock Froyo before I tried to update. I did a NanDroid backup and it still won't restore the rom I had before.It gives me an error " Error while flashing boot image" . I am using Clockword Mod v2.5.0.1. I tried updating the PC36IMG.zip file in hboot, but still won't boot. I am fully able to get into recover and hboot. Will someone please help!
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Well that was probably the most confusing method you could've tried to update.
The reason you're most likely getting the boot.img error, is because the nandroid backup that you're trying to restore, was created when you were on a different bootloader. If you followed the method that you linked to, I'm pretty sure that the new bootloader would've been installed with that. Since it's a different bootloader, your nandroid backups (from when you were on an older bootloader) will not work. You'll have to get the phone booting, and then start making a 'new set' of nandroid backups. Your old ones will most likely be no good now.
I would suggest that you download a new rom, and try to flash it after performing a full and thorough wipe. I would suggest using Amon Ra to perform a full wipe and do your flashing. I'll attatch a PC36IMG of Amon Ra version 2.3. Put that file on your sd card, then boot to the bootloader, and select yes to let it flash. Then boot to recovery, wipe everything in there, except for your SD card. Then flash a rom from scratch and you should be good
Great will try this right now. I was using rom manager to do all backups and restores also. If that helps any.
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Great will try this right now. I was using rom manager to do all backups and restores also. If that helps any.
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I would suggest using Amon Ra from now on, and flash everything manually from within recovery, instead of using ROM Manager. And by the way, the recovery you're going to install will NOT work with ROM manager. You can still download roms using rom manager if you'd like, but don't try to use it to actually flash anything for as long as you're on Amon Ra recovery.
So if you're not familiar with recovery, you should be able to figure it out relatively quickly. Just boot to recovery, selct 'wipe'. Select wipe all user data. Also wipe system and boot, and sd ext if your card is partitioned. Then go back to the main menu in recovery, and select 'flash zip from sd card'. Then find the rom that you loaded onto the sd card, select it and flash it. If its an AOSP rom, don't forget to flash teh gapps. Good luck.
EDIT: I would use one of these ROMS if you're looking for the stock OTA updated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110733
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038701
That did the trick . Thanks for all the patience and help.
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That did the trick . Thanks for all the patience and help.
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You're very welcome. I'm glad you got it squared away. Good work.
First off I have searched through the threads and Google and havent found an answer to my exact issue.
I was messing with BootManager 2.0 and running CM7 and trying to install a stock sense rom as a SD boot ROM. The rom wouldnt run from the card. So I backed up CM7 and tried to run the sense rom as my default and then run CM7 as the SD bootable. Then when I tried to run the RA Recovery of CM7 I got the generic "oops somthing went wrong" and it hapend on all the recoveris I have. I cannot move the recovery log to the SD card either because of the same error.
I copied my needed content off my SD card and formatted it and coped back mu pics, downloads, and nandroids, and tried again and still same error. Even after reflashing RA nothing is changing.
Is there anyway to get my nandroids back?
Was there enough space on the sd card when you made the backup?
Yeah I had plenty of room. I had at least 1.4 GB free after the backup.
My origanal WiMax and Stock Rom recovery are looking like they are corupted as well.
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Yeah I had plenty of room. I had at least 1.4 GB free after the backup.
My origanal WiMax and Stock Rom recovery are looking like they are corupted as well.
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Have you tried re-flashing the recovery via PC36IMG? And if your wimax is corrupted, then its shot. You have no other copies of it?
My wimax still works, its just the backup, the very first backup I made when I rooted my phone will not even work now. Any new rom I install will still run wimax. The partition is fine.
I wiped everything and then placed my recoveris back on my card and went to CWM and then back to RA to try to get rid of anything lingering. I know my previous backups worked because I use them all the time. It was after using BootManager that none of my recoverys new or old will work. It will let me flash new roms and even back them up but then I can not even restore those
Edit: One thing I was thinking of doing. What if I compleatly whent stock unroot and s-on and then rooted again. Would that have any effect? It seems like its something on the phone or in RA that is causing the issues. Just because any new backup I make it will give the same error. So if I go back and start fresh, then try to use my backups, would that work?
Why not try re-flashing Amon-Ra first
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I have through the bootloader and still no change. I then wiped everything and then installed CWM, then reflashed RA 2.3 and still when selecting Recover or Move Log to SD Card It starts working and gives 1 progress dot and then stops and says Oops something has happend, and ask me to check the log, but I cant because it wont let me move it because of the same error. I tried to look in the cache/recovery folder with ES File Explorer with root access but the folder is empty, so I have really no idea whare it is breaking at.
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Why not try re-flashing Amon-Ra first
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This.
I've had that happen twice since I got my Evo (Both times on CM7, ironically) and I reflashed AR and it was good to go.
As I have said in 3 of my 4 post I have re-flashed RA. No change.
Reflash via pc36img not through bootmanager. Put it on root of ur SD card. Boot into boot loader and accept the update.
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As I said also in post #7 I flashed it through the bootloader as well. BootManager is for duel booting roms, or quad-booting rather. I wasnt trying to flash through that. I went as far just now as compleatly unrooting to stock GB 2.3.3 with s-on and then rerooted and reflashed RA 2.3 and they are still not working. Why and how did my backups become corrupt? I did not touch them. What could I do to bring them back?
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As I have said in 3 of my 4 post I have re-flashed RA. No change.
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Just want to double check, did you download RA to make sure your download isn't corrupted... Also I wonder if you were using sdcard multimount, which can corrupt data on the sdcard
The only mounts I was using was the USB-Mount built in RA and the Disk Mode in the roms. The download of RA I am using is the same one I always have that has never given me issues before.
Have you tried formatting your SD card from Amon Ra? I know that you formatted an reflashed, but it's just odd. It seems like one of those two things would do something. You can make backups but just can't restore, correct?
Do you have an extra card you could use? Maybe that way you can narrow down if it's the card or your recovery. I don't know if it's even possible, but can your recovery partition get messed up?
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I formatted the card threw windows after running a chkdsk on it. then I formatted again through RA. Still no go. Now I am trying to partition it and see if that makes a difference.
EDIT: Success! for whatever reason that makes no sense at all, partitioning the SD Card to a ext4 made the recovery work. I have never ran my card with partitions before so I have no idea why this worked. Thoughts?
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I formatted the card threw windows after running a chkdsk on it. then I formatted again through RA. Still no go. Now I am trying to partition it and see if that makes a difference.
EDIT: Success! for whatever reason that makes no sense at all, partitioning the SD Card to a ext4 made the recovery work. I have never ran my card with partitions before so I have no idea why this worked. Thoughts?
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I was so going to suggest partitioning your card, but I thought formatting would do the same trick. Don't know why it worked, but I'm glad it did
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I formatted the card threw windows after running a chkdsk on it. then I formatted again through RA. Still no go. Now I am trying to partition it and see if that makes a difference.
EDIT: Success! for whatever reason that makes no sense at all, partitioning the SD Card to a ext4 made the recovery work. I have never ran my card with partitions before so I have no idea why this worked. Thoughts?
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Honestly...no reason why that should have worked, though beware, you pc may not read you sd card because windows only likes ext 2 and 3 partitions; it won't see ext 4.
I already checked to make sure and so I could transfer my files back and it reads it just fine
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I already checked to make sure and so I could transfer my files back and it reads it just fine
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Well that is a plus.
Papa Smurf151 said:
Reflash via pc36img not through bootmanager. Put it on root of ur SD card. Boot into boot loader and accept the update.
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This.
Pardon my harshness but Boot Manager, ROM Manager, Kernel Manager, it's all crap. Add CWM in there too.
The BEST ways to do something is to not shortcut the process with these programs. Like flashing radios. You know if you find a pc36img of the radio you want ot flash, there is no reboot to recovery, wait, blahhhh.... it does it all in Hboot, just like this. Put the PC36IMG on your SD Card and flash it in Hboot, as it was designed to be done
I am wondering how I can mount my SD card on my evo 4g. I flashed the bliss rom after doing a nandroid backup of my mikG rom. Somehow now when I turn my phone on it goes to a screen that says "ANDROID" and is stuck on it. I am able to boot into the boot loader and clockwork recovery 3.0 but I am unable to restore a backup becuase it says it cannot mount the sd card. Ive tried reformatting the sd card but whatever i seem to do or try to find on the internet doesn't lead me to a solution. Can someone please help me figure this out? All help is much appreciated
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I am wondering how I can mount my SD card on my evo 4g. I flashed the bliss rom after doing a nandroid backup of my mikG rom. Somehow now when I turn my phone on it goes to a screen that says "ANDROID" and is stuck on it. I am able to boot into the boot loader and clockwork recovery 3.0 but I am unable to restore a backup becuase it says it cannot mount the sd card. Ive tried reformatting the sd card but whatever i seem to do or try to find on the internet doesn't lead me to a solution. Can someone please help me figure this out? All help is much appreciated
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well the first thing that i would do is get rid of clockwork and get amon-ra. that recovery just seems to work better for most roms imo. obviously your clockwork nands wont work for amon but you should have less trouble in the future. you could also try to reflash clockwork.
If you wanna really do it right, get Amon Ra, then wipe everything, but the SD Card and Batter stats if your not fully charged, then flash a Stock ROM. Then make a complete Nandroid of that, so you always have something Stock to fall back on.
Then do a full wipe again and flash the custom ROM/Kernel/Mods that you want.
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If you wanna really do it right, get Amon Ra, then wipe everything, but the SD Card and Batter stats if your not fully charged, then flash a Stock ROM. Then make a complete Nandroid of that, so you always have something Stock to fall back on.
Then do a full wipe again and flash the custom ROM/Kernel/Mods that you want.
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I got Amon Ra on and running and wiped everything but it still isn't recognizing my sd card so i am unable to flash a rom...any ideas?
When you go to Recovery and click on flash zip from D card, does it see your card then?
HipKat said:
When you go to Recovery and click on flash zip from D card, does it see your card then?
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no it does not
stevenskanse said:
no it does not
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try a new sd card.
ak074 said:
try a new sd card.
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I did that and still nothing...I have completely run out of ideas
flash the unbrick ruu in fastboot mode then do the sd card fix in terminal. im looking for the links now, but wanted to give you a heads up on how to fix it. i had a few issues like this & no one could come up with an answer till i fixed it myself
sd card fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
how to flash ruu http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231249