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SD Card problems after using Romupdate and ntrw

SD Card problems after upgrading to 1.12
I posted this in the normal form but no one replied, I think this may be a problem causing my upgrading, so I post again here
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The SD Card used for dumping rom with ntrw could no longer be accessed by my notebook which was accessable before(I formatted the SDs already with my mini), it needed to be formatted, after I did that, and plug the SD into my mini, the mini couldnt read it and prompting the SD card needed to be formatted again!
So, I formatted it again with my mini, but after that my Notebook want to format the SD again, and the fight between them keeps going...
anyone encounter the same issue...there are some clues that I tested:
1. I got 3 SD cards, 2 for them used for upgrading and they occured the same problem, but the third one which is clean can be accessed by both machine
2. The SD cards(those with the problem) can be read by my PC's Card reader...
I know I could use the card reader instead, but I dont wana waste the build in one in my notebook and the data exchange between my Notebook and mini is quite important to me, pls if anyone could help me solving the problem, Many thx!

Hi, you must use ntrw in comand window ( in winxp run cmd )
Take ntrw.exe and your file.nb1 in roof directory.
Type the command C:\ntrw read rom.nb1 x: ("x" is your cardreader name)
Ignore any error message when you plug SD card into your cardreader.
After that you type d2s in next window, so on...
When finish you will have file .nb1 in your roof directory.
Hope you successful !

Problem with Rom Loading from SD card....

Hi, when I upgraded my rom I encountered a small problem. I have loaded the rom from my MDA to the SD card. But when I tried to use ntrw command, it just did not work. The command I used is "ntrw read Tmobile.nb1 i:". However, I just got the message "Usage: ntrw file drive:" on the screen. I supposed the problem is in the filename I used, "Tmobile.nb1". Now I am in the UK, and this is an English 1.12 WWE rom. So what should the file name be? and how can I get NTRW work?
I am sorry for the dummy question. I did search the forum, trying to find the answer to my question, but could not find any. Please help and tell me how to solve the problem.... Again, my apology for my ignorance....

I did a little research on google and found that the file name of the rom on the SD card can be randomly given. Therefore, the command I used "ntrw read Tmobile.nb1 i:" should have worked. And I am sure that the sd card is on drive i:.
Now I really don't know why I cannot load the rom from the SD card to my PC? Can anyone help....
My card is Sandisk 1.0 gb. Can that be a problem? When I tried to upload a rom file from my pc to the sd card, it showed: "unsupported media type"......

This is weird cause i've got the same problem "it just says ntrw write file usage" and i use a sandisk 1.0 GB card too.

I guess the software u using is corupted, try to download again in FTP but make sure use diffent one. Because there are many software with the same name, but some of it is not working perfectly.

Thx for your reply, mate!! Now I found the problem. As you said I used the wrong software. I simply use the ntrw.exe file from the upgrade guild folder. However, that one is not compatible with either windows sp2 or usb 2.0. I d/l the ntrw 2.0, and everything is fine now.
Thx for helping

URGENT HELP RE EXE ROM & 4gig SD Card

HI.. m Oicnev.. this is regarding extracting the files from the EXE rom.. have download both the 131 and 132 (a later version, as told), but couldn't extract the files.
Have tried using winrar and winzip, but to no avail.. tried right-clicking, but no option to extract, only add to archive.. tried accessing from within winrar. there was the option to extract, but it always returned, no archive file/s in there..
tried running the EXE rom, it ran, posted extracting files, and the showed its dialog box.. then, as told, it returned an error in the end..
i used netants as downloader..
is there anything i further need to do to be able to extract the files? Is there any other way i could get the files? PLS HELP!!!
ALSO, i bought a 4gig SD Card.. the problem is my xda mini couldn't access it, unless, as it prompted, it formats it "to make it readable." This i did, and yes it became readable, but it got converted to 2.1gig. i returned it to the seller, had it replaced, thank goodness the seller was kind.. but now, i don't know what to do.. the SD Card is accessible as 4gig from my card reader though... will the rom upgrade fix the problem? Is there any other software that i need to have? PLS HELP!!!
MANY MANY THANKS, in advance!

You used one of the ROMs from this site's FTP right? I've tried several and all of them extract just fine! If you're looking for the latest ROM that is used widely without any problems, 1.13 T-Mobile ROM, that can be found here.
From there you can use kta's + ampda's guides or my own guide to run you through the upgrade process!

Thanks... only that... Stil problem - 4gig SD Card vs. Mini
Ey, know what, i finally solved my puzzle re EXE ROM.. have managed to extract the files... i tried running the EXE file, clicking next til the last one before it would start to upgrade, but without clicking it (i read from one of your guides).. then i searched for the files in my hidden windows temp folders... found them.. and ran the upgrade.. It went perfectly, i liked it..
But my BIG other problem remained.. still, my XDA Mini couldn't access my 4gig SD Card, despite all the upgrades.. it was still prompting me to format it (beccause it couldn't read it), which must not be done, coz it will convert it to 2.1gig.
I read in one forum to try partitioning the SD Card into two 2gig partitions.. i found it sound.. i followed the instructions.. i ran "compmgmt.msc" from my pc through "start/run".. I was trying to make the first step of deleting the partition through 'Disk Management', but to no avail.. Yes, there was a 'delete partition' option shown in the menus, but unlit; meaning option not available.. So, i was already stalled, couldn't proceed anymore...
Anyone with more options out there? please help...
Many thanks

Your device formatted the memory card as FAT16. This is only supported up to 2 GB:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table#Final_FAT16
Just format the memory card with your card reader as "FAT32" and you will have 4 GB capacity.

RE FAT16
Hi... i checked through my card reader.. its in fat32 format...

@esackbauer,
are you sure the fat16 fat32 topic is the answer to the problems with 4 gig cards? to mee, it doesnt seem so!
see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=58669

I got some problems about NTRW,Is there anybody can send me ntrw 2.0 ? much thanks.

dear all
My pda is O2 XDA II mini CHS version, I bought it on JAN.2006 in HK, right now, what I want to do is change it into english version, I have already download the tools and rom I need, in the process, I met a problem,that is,
when I do ntrw read CHSrom.nb1 f: in DOS , I got a sentence like this:
usage: ntrw file drive:
why the commend is not going? I have no idea about that and I was just follow the instruction "ampda_how_to_ppc_upgrades_v1" i got in the sticky topic.
i am not sure about if the ntrw2.0 can resolve the problems, NEED HELP
BTW,my address is [email protected]
is there anybody can kindly send 2.0 to me. thanks a lot

Make sure that the ntrw.exe is in the Root of your Drive C: and check also the correct drive letter of your Card reader.

Eikichi said:
Make sure that the ntrw.exe is in the Root of your Drive C: and check also the correct drive letter of your Card reader.
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ya, I am sure about the ntrw.exe is in the root of my drive C:
about the Card reader, Is that B'coz of my embedded card reader, my laptop is IBM X40 with inbuild SD card reader.
I don't know what happend and I also tried to do it on my friend's laptop with a card reader on IBM T41, the same problems.
I need help...........

SD HighCapacity Driver for OMAP850 Smartphone?

Hello
Anyone got the SD HC (High Capacity) drivers for OMAP850/Tornado? If yes could please attache here or contact me via PM?

i don't think you'll find that driver here...!!! but god luck...!!

Thanks !
Let's hope that some magic will happen
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DSF said:
Thanks !
Let's hope that some magic will happen
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..and some luck comes over us, if we need a special Hardware!Some HTC Devices handles SDHC, others do not...is this possible?Or not?
Extracting and installing the driver may be possible, Omap850 is there, but what about the CardSlot? Ive heard, there are some Specifications for SDHC...

DSF said:
Thanks !
Let's hope that some magic will happen
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bellevue Washington..I live not too far from there, i live in Everett.

SDHC driver
I happened to see a file called omap850_sdhc.dll in your own post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1407553&postcount=856
You opening this thread means this one doesn't work?
I already baught a 4 GB SDHC card a month ago to find out it doesn't work in any device i have... damn. Hope somebody can get a hold of the driver for us.

May not work..
...because ive read the sdhc.dll means HostControl and not HighCapacity....

yes arpy is right. i was misinformed. however, with that rom my system does not lag when writing (start & en) to card/
guys i've found some SD High Capacity dlls here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1462587&postcount=15
Install the cab (Storage.. or copy the files from the cab manually to \Windows) . I've tried it and I can use the card (with other dlls, eg from spv c100 or iphone rom , my storage card was not detected) [ however, the same system lag while writing to storage card]
I don't have a SDHC card to test.. so if someone has, please test it and report.

DSF said:
yes arpy is right. i was misinformed. however, with that rom my system does not lag when writing (start & en) to card/
guys i've found some SD High Capacity dlls here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1462587&postcount=15
Install the cab (Storage.. or copy the files from the cab manually to \Windows) . I've tried it and I can use the card (with other dlls, eg from spv c100 or iphone rom , my storage card was not detected) [ however, the same system lag while writing to storage card]
I don't have a SDHC card to test.. so if someone has, please test it and report.
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Hello,
Tried it on my Tornado, but doesn't work with SDHC. It doesn't detect the Storage Card. It does work with a 2 GB non-SDHC card. So no harm to install it, but you still cannot read SDHC. damn.

hi and thanks for testing
.. strange.. maybe we need newer version of omap850_sdhc.dll?

Unless I'm missing something here: The file you had linked was from a post in the Universal forums. The Universal doesn't have an OMAP850 cpu but an Intel Bulverde. Since the driver support is cpu dependent, it was to be expected that the one for the intel won't work for the omap.

Yes, but I can see and use the storage card with these dlls.
I've tried to copy sdbus.dll & sdmemory.dll from other WM5 build (omap850 smartphone) and the phone doesn't recognize the storage card anymore. After deleting these dlls (when deleting , the original file from ROM comes back) and rebooting , storage card is avaiable again.