I am trying to run the SD Card boot-loader with no sucess.
I have put the ******.nbh file on the root of an empty 1Gb MicroSD card, put it in the device, held down the Speech Button and switched the device on.
It very briefly says on the screen 'reading SD Card' (or something like that) then goes to the RGB screen. It does not attempt to run anything from the SD card no matter what I try.
Am I doing something wrong, or are there issues with SD cards over a certain capacity. I have tried formatting the card as both FAT, and FAT 32.
Hi,
you have to format your sd-card with an cardreader and your windows pc! please use as filesystem fat32, after the formatingprocess copy the *.nbh file on your sd-card. then insert the card in your device and enter the bootloader.
thats all, enjoy and have fun
Tried that and can not get it to work. Will try again though. Any particular block size when I format?
use standard blocksize, and you must use the correct filename for the *.nbh file!
also, has to be the correct image, not all nbh files will load off SD card
step0011 said:
also, has to be the correct image, not all nbh files will load off SD card
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thats correct, but i think he knows that and use the correct file
flashing from card
to flash from card, CID should be unlocked.
current uspl doesn't allow to flash from card.
two solutions: imei-check or gold card with arteimg.nbh file.
regards,
what is gold card
I am trying to flash the original O2 UK ROM. The file is named Arteimg.nbh and is the correct image for the device.
I really can not get it to work, when I start the device it says on the screen that it is reading the card, but only for about half a second, is that normal?
its normal for it to probe sd card yeah, but not to ignore it hmm... might be worth going to o2 shop shrug your shoulders and say it all went pete tong... lol what i did!!
MaskedMarauder said:
I am trying to flash the original O2 UK ROM. The file is named Arteimg.nbh and is the correct image for the device.
I really can not get it to work, when I start the device it says on the screen that it is reading the card, but only for about half a second, is that normal?
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That is exactly the same situation with my O2 Orbit.....
WolfDac said:
That is exactly the same situation with my O2 Orbit.....
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Guys, just get the device into BOOTLOADER. Connect to PC (WindowsXP) then run the O2 UpdateROMUtility.exe file. The device should flash and after 10mins or so you should have your device back.
I bricked my phone and did this. Got it back working no problems. After it works again, get it unlocked. Saves any bother in the future. www.imei-check.org
Shand359 said:
Guys, just get the device into BOOTLOADER. Connect to PC (WindowsXP) then run the O2 UpdateROMUtility.exe file. The device should flash and after 10mins or so you should have your device back.
I bricked my phone and did this. Got it back working no problems. After it works again, get it unlocked. Saves any bother in the future. www.imei-check.org
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that's not what we're trying to do...
we're trying to get our device into bootloader mode and flash it using our SD card. we didn't brick our device. we just want to flash it with the SD card.
redski said:
that's not what we're trying to do...
we're trying to get our device into bootloader mode and flash it using our SD card. we didn't brick our device. we just want to flash it with the SD card.
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CORRECT !
To run things that can only be run from the SD Card in bootloader mode...
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To run things that can only be run from the SD Card in bootloader mode...
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What's the point ?????
I am having a strange problem when I try to flash a rom. When I boot into recovery and choose file from SD card it is showing a listing of files that do not correspond to what is on the SD card, they are an old listing of files.
If I take out the SD card and go in it correctly shows no files. I have done a complete format of the SD card and put the ROM on and I can see it fine in Windows but when i reboot the old files are listed....Also I can see the correct ROM ok within the phone when using ROM Manager but then it reboots into recovery and then can't find the file!!
It must be some issue with the SD card any idea how i can fix it?
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I am having a strange problem when I try to flash a rom. When I boot into recovery and choose file from SD card it is showing a listing of files that do not correspond to what is on the SD card, they are an old listing of files.
If I take out the SD card and go in it correctly shows no files. I have done a complete format of the SD card and put the ROM on and I can see it fine in Windows but when i reboot the old files are listed....Also I can see the correct ROM ok within the phone when using ROM Manager but then it reboots into recovery and then can't find the file!!
It must be some issue with the SD card any idea how i can fix it?
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Have you rooted you phone eg. with unrevoked 3...?
Yes I have, everything has been working great until now.
I can still use everything in the phone and apps2sd+ is working. Astro file manager lists files on sd card.
but in recovery there are old folders and an old rom that i flashed a while ago.
WTF
i think flash orginal again...maybe from provider´s site (on my o2 site is a original) or from xda devs rom´s thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695667
and start from zero:
unrevoke again....change radio...change rom...
with kind regards...Alex
edit: if you don´t have it...make a ext3 with rom manager
recreated the partitions in linux and everything is ok now...strange
Hoping someone had a tip to help me out. Im trying to get my radio updated so that I can properly run skyraider 3.3. I cant seem to get the radio to run in recovery when i try to book from the SD card. Am I missing something here? Any Ideas?
Is your sd card formatted FAT? The most common issue is not having your sd card formatted to FAT 32 , make sure it is for hboot to properly read it.
Is the file name proper? The zip file is case sensitive. Be sure the file name is in upper case before the dot and lower case after the dot.
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Its properly formated as FAT. I cant seem to remember i left the name alone was this suppose to be update.zip on the root of the card? right now i have it in a sub file
The sd card should be FAT32 for hboot to properly see it, the file should be named PB31IMG.zip , and be on the root of the card.
The official radio thread;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=774155
Hope this helps.
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Im pretty sure the SD card is formated correctly because its worked on all other flashes. Its still not taking the new radio even after showing its loading. It is formated as FAT 32. I have tried both the newest radios. When reading from Hboot it flashes bad image several times and then finally says checking the image and then nothing. Any other suggestions..... anyone?
Just to clarify Im trying to get skyraider 3.3.3 working (keeps rebooting on me after flashing it) someone said i needed to upgrade from the 2.05 radio. I have wiped. When it boots up to the setup screen it tells me that ROM manager has to be forced closed and then about 15 sec later it freezes and reboots.
I cant seem to get the radio to run in recovery when i try to book from the SD card.
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You flash radios in BOOTLOADER not RECOVERY.
SynbiosVyse said:
You flash radios in BOOTLOADER not RECOVERY.
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Im sorry I miss spoke I have been in bootloader. Any suggestions?
Kipphh said:
Im sorry I miss spoke I have been in bootloader. Any suggestions?
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If you are 100% sure that you are formatted in FAT32 and have the file name correct then you possibly have the same problem i did which was my stock SD card went bad and I had to get another.
So I never got the 4.3 OTA BUT I did install the UCUEMJB Bootloader, but not the modem to use the 4.3 Dandroid Rom, about all month before that I was happily on CM11, and loved it. I try Dandroid because I hate Touchwiz so much, but thought this might cure my want to switch ROMs all the time.
I tried to port the Moto X 4.2.2 Rom, and decided to flash it. The phone came on once with the Samsung logo, Went off, and usually it would vibrate and vibrate meaning something is wrong, this time it just went off and didn't vibrate at all.
It is hard bricked from my understanding, but I have no way of getting a JTAG Done, and I'm waiting on a JIG I ordered, but this is becoming too long without a phone. I bought 3 100K Ohm resistors, and tried the method here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889128 and I can't seem to get it to work.
I tried the USB Debrick img for the JB Bootloader, but that didn't work neither. The battery is good, and works and everything, Just trying to rule out everything so many you can help me a little better.
Does anyone have any idea what to do? I can't afford a Riff box neither.. if I can get it fixed I'll just stick with one Rom this time, lol.
is there any way to JTAG without the Riff Box, or anything I can do? I'm willing to try anything at my power.
Thanks in Advance.
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So I never got the 4.3 OTA BUT I did install the UCUEMJB Bootloader, but not the modem to use the 4.3 Dandroid Rom, about all month before that I was happily on CM11, and loved it. I try Dandroid because I hate Touchwiz so much, but thought this might cure my want to switch ROMs all the time.
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You should try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068 you were on 4.3 these files are for 4.3
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You should try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2549068 you were on 4.3 these files are for 4.3
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Thanks for the reply!
I have been looking at that all morning, so even if I flashed the Moto X Rom that was ported, I shouldn't need JTAG?
Also, let me get this straight.. I use WinDiskImager to put the img file on the SD card, via my SD card reader, and then Pull the battery, put in the SD card, put in the battery, and turn on the phone? because I've tried that and it doesn't work at all for me.. unless I'm missing something here, I'd love to know!
You are using a 16GB or larger card right?
You aren't trying to get the phone to power on just yet. Only trying to get to recovery mode so you can flash stock 4.3 stuff and get going again.
With that said...
It appears it is only about 70 percent successful. I have had reports from folks that said they had to write the .Img file several times in a row in their SD card slot in the computer to get it to work.
You may have to get a debrick file from someone running the same rom you were trying to flash.
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When you plug your phone into your PC, do you get a box that pops up and reads something like "can't load drivers QHSUSB DLOAD"?? If so, this is what I did. I followed the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
I used the AT&T image from this thread (I was on Paranoid Android 4.3, FYI):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
Worked just fine.
Now, the link in the post above me mentions Odin'ing back to 4.1 so you don't have to boot from your SD card anymore. I didn't do that. When mine booted, it booted into Recovery and I flashed my Paranoid Android 4.3 ROM and GApps. That worked fine and all my data was intact, but yeah, it meant That I'd have to boot from SD card every time. To get past that, I plugged my phone in, copied the AT&T .img file from my PC (note, I copied...I didn't image it. When you image it, it pulls files from the .img file and writes a partition containing them. You don't want to do that in this case) to a random internal SD card file folder on my phone. I had to do it that way cause that AT&T .img was too big to fit on my SD card imaged with the debrick boot files. I then I opened my file manager app on my phone and moved the .img file to the /SDCARD folder. From there I used the terminal emulator and followed the instructions from the link I posted first, typing
su
dd if=/sdcard/debrick.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
Took my SD card out. Restarted. It booted into recovery again, I flashed my PA 4.3 ROM and at that point I was able to boot without the SD card and didn't have to Odin back to an older version. Finally, I used the SD formatter here:
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/
And formatted my SD card back to allow full usage. Copied all my old files and pics back on it and I was straight!
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You are using a 16GB or larger card right?
You aren't trying to get the phone to power on just yet. Only trying to get to recovery mode so you can flash stock 4.3 stuff and get going again.
With that said...
It appears it is only about 70 percent successful. I have had reports from folks that said they had to write the .Img file several times in a row in their SD card slot in the computer to get it to work.
You may have to get a debrick file from someone running the same rom you were trying to flash.
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Its an 8GB Sandisk D: Is there a difference in the way it performs? I'm flat broke atm, but if someone can point me in direction of a cheap 16GB or bigger card, I'll go after it for sure.
Charles: said:
When you plug your phone into your PC, do you get a box that pops up and reads something like "can't load drivers QHSUSB DLOAD"?? If so, this is what I did. I followed the instructions in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
I used the AT&T image from this thread (I was on Paranoid Android 4.3, FYI):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345860
Worked just fine.
Now, the link in the post above me mentions Odin'ing back to 4.1 so you don't have to boot from your SD card anymore. I didn't do that. When mine booted, it booted into Recovery and I flashed my Paranoid Android 4.3 ROM and GApps. That worked fine and all my data was intact, but yeah, it meant That I'd have to boot from SD card every time. To get past that, I plugged my phone in, copied the AT&T .img file from my PC (note, I copied...I didn't image it. When you image it, it pulls files from the .img file and writes a partition containing them. You don't want to do that in this case) to a random internal SD card file folder on my phone. I had to do it that way cause that AT&T .img was too big to fit on my SD card imaged with the debrick boot files. I then I opened my file manager app on my phone and moved the .img file to the /SDCARD folder. From there I used the terminal emulator and followed the instructions from the link I posted first, typing
su
dd if=/sdcard/debrick.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0
Took my SD card out. Restarted. It booted into recovery again, I flashed my PA 4.3 ROM and at that point I was able to boot without the SD card and didn't have to Odin back to an older version. Finally, I used the SD formatter here:
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/
And formatted my SD card back to allow full usage. Copied all my old files and pics back on it and I was straight!
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is your SD card bigger than 8GB? That's what I have, and I'll try all of this and report back
My phone doesn't turn on at all, So You mean to copy the IMG file to the SD Card? or the files from the IMG File to the SD card? I am not able to get into any file managers and ADB can't read my phone at all :/
First off, you need a card larger than 8gb. It has to be at least 16gb. Mine was 32gb.
Second, to get it to turn on at all, you need to use the disk imager listed in the thread I posted. WinDiskManager or whatever it's called. Grab the AT&T .img file from the second link (that's the one that worked for me...not sure it will for you) and save it somewhere on your PC. Open the disk imager and choose the AT&T .img file, then use the drop down and select your SD card (whatever letter your PC assigned it) and finally, click "write". That will image the files contained in the .img file to your SD card and partition it as bootable. Put the SD card in your phone, turn it on, and it should turn on to recovery at least. Once we get there, we can tackle moving the .img file to where it needs to be on your phone so you don't have to boot from the SD card anymore.
Yes exactly it is mandatory that your card MUST be 16 gb or bigger. What we are doing is mimicking the internal storage on the phone and tricking the phone into booting into recovery to fix what we messed up. Walmart has fairly cheap SD cards. They're cheaper than $50 to get a jtag and faster too.
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Oh okay I get it now. Thanks for the explanation. I'll be on the look out for a 16GB.
Oh okay I get it now. Thanks for the explanation. I'll be on the look out for a 16GB. I found some cheap on Ebay for $10 when I get paid I'll get one! (Living check to check... lol) I also went ahead and bought a jig for $1.89, I'm asking around if any of my friends have an extra 16GB SD, most likely not though. Thanks for the replies!
BTW, My phone is like. Dead. Doesnt even power on or anything, but I do get the QHSUSB DLOAD thing, and if I plug it in without a battery I get a Red LED indicator, is that how you guys have explained previous phone states?
I never had it plugged in without the battery, but yes, when I plugged it into my PC, I got what you're getting. We should be able to get you back in business. Hurry up and get an SD card. Hell, go buy one, use it, then return it.
Charles: said:
I never had it plugged in without the battery, but yes, when I plugged it into my PC, I got what you're getting. We should be able to get you back in business. Hurry up and get an SD card. Hell, go buy one, use it, then return it.
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Holy crap sir, I like the way you think.
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So I was able to get my sister to loan me the money to get one and return it lol.
So now I flash it with the AT&T Debrick Img...
pull the battery, insert SD, insert battery, try to turn it on?
Or am I missing something? lol
Going to pick it up now, just wanted to retrieve the "What now" steps ahead of time! Thanks everyone!
Charles: said:
I never had it plugged in without the battery, but yes, when I plugged it into my PC, I got what you're getting. We should be able to get you back in business. Hurry up and get an SD card. Hell, go buy one, use it, then return it.
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I got an SD card, I tried the img's and it still wont turn on D:
Its a Class 10 Samsung 16GB Micro SD card, Currently keep trying to write the Debrick-SGH-i747U-CUEMJB3.img, and trying it out, still not working. Is that the OTA Bootloader? JB3? Or just JB? Or maybe its the J2 Bootloader I have with a JB3 Modem... forgive me lol.
Dead phone still.. I think I wanna cry lol
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In addition this is what I'm getting..
qualcomm hs-usb qdloader 9008 (COM4)
No idea what that means, but it shows up in Device Manager.
I've been trying and trying to flash this img and get it to come on, still not working
Did you image the SD card with this program?:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
After you image it, check your SD card in Windows Explorer and verify there are files on it. There should be quite a few.
If you did and the image you tried to flash didn't work, did you try the AT&T image that I linked to in my first post? This one?
http://d-h.st/iEy
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Did you image the SD card with this program?:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
After you image it, check your SD card in Windows Explorer and verify there are files on it. There should be quite a few.
If you did and the image you tried to flash didn't work, did you try the AT&T image that I linked to in my first post? This one?
http://d-h.st/iEy
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The files are on the SD card in a folder called "image".. that doesn't sound good. I browsed for the .img and wrote it to the sd and everything D: I've done this a lot, any idea?
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The files are on the SD card in a folder called "image".. that doesn't sound good. I browsed for the .img and wrote it to the sd and everything D: I've done this a lot, any idea?
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Yes...that's correct. My SD card had numerous files in a folder named "Image", so it seems you're doing that portion correctly.
Did you try the AT&T image that I linked to? That one was named different from the one you referred to in your previous post.
Just to cover your bases, try both AT&T images that were linked to in this thread. If it's still not working...don't know what to tell you.
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Yes...that's correct. My SD card had numerous files in a folder named "Image", so it seems you're doing that portion correctly.
Did you try the AT&T image that I linked to? That one was named different from the one you referred to in your previous post.
Just to cover your bases, try both AT&T images that were linked to in this thread. If it's still not working...don't know what to tell you.
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Yes, I've tried that one, and the one that theramseys uploaded, I just don't know if I'm doing something wrong here.
I stick in the sd card, and try to turn it on? it doesn't power on still.
So stuck here I've done the 3 button combo, and everything. it just wont turn on :/ Any more ideas? Should I just try it with linux? but then again how bad can Windiskimgr actually be?
I miss my phone so much! lol
I dunno, man. I flashed the image I posted, put the SD card in and it turned on. Just pressed the power button.
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I dunno, man. I flashed the image I posted, put the SD card in and it turned on. Just pressed the power button.
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No tricks to it? I even tried using dd in linux, still nothing. If all fails I hope the jig works that I ordered. I was porting that Moto X rom from a Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 Base, but had swapped out mostly permissions and framework, I didn't touch the boot.img or anything like that.. I did kind of touch up on the updater-script, but still I don't see how that'd brick it, usually it'd give me a status7 or something if it didnt work, or even vibrate, turn on, then vibrate twice and restart, till I'd put it back into recovery, but with that 4.3 Rom I was throwing root issues, and every time I re-flashed it, I had to re isntall CWM
Yeah, just uncovered a new chapter of the story.. lol Hopefully we can work with this at all.
I tried to downgrade to a 4.2.2 Version from 4.3, and had a 4.3 Bootloader,
before all of this I was happily on the CM11 Rom, and should have stuck with it.. Curiosity killed the kitkat.