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flashing radios....

hey guys, its me again, with more problems.....
i was installing a cab yesterday when it hung. i restarted my tilt, and left it to charge overnight and i went to bed. my friend called me this morning, but i did not hear any sound. tried calling a couple other people, same issue.
having this problem before, i tried to flash a couple new radios onto the phone, but everytime i tried, an error popped up that "rapitool.exe must close".
i was wondering if i can install it the same way that you install a new ROM, just putting it on the sim card and changing the name to KAISIMG and then go through the bootloader. i did not try this yet, because i am worried i may brick my phone.
Can installing a radio be done this way?

AFAIK the easiest way (and the safest way) of flashing a radio is by using the customRUU that comes with most of them. You really cant go wrong if you do it that way

yes i know that, but it does not work for me.

wow you could have googled the answer in half the time it took you to type all that

sd73ta said:
wow you could have googled the answer in half the time it took you to type all that
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thank you for your inspiring and informative post, i couldn't have done it without you..........

guciodog said:
i was wondering if i can install it the same way that you install a new ROM, just putting it on the sim card and changing the name to KAISIMG and then go through the bootloader. i did not try this yet, because i am worried i may brick my phone.
Can installing a radio be done this way?
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Yes, but I hope you meant the SD card and not the sim card.

whoops lol. yea i meant sd card

that's how I flash stuff - sdcard style, baby! you can flash anything other than a spl. has worked flawless for me everytime. saves me a bit of time too not having to wait for my phone to sync to my pos comp.

richabi said:
that's how I flash stuff - sdcard style, baby! you can flash anything other than a spl. has worked flawless for me everytime. saves me a bit of time too not having to wait for my phone to sync to my pos comp.
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Errrr, actually, you can flash ANYTHING via SD Card. Yes, even radios & SPL's. Only they have a different name & need to be byte type formatted for the type of file they are, i.e. SPL or Radio, or Diagnostic.

GSLEON3 said:
..byte type formatted for the type of file they are, i.e. SPL or Radio, or Diagnostic.
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could u elaborate on this sir? i read somewhere that for flashing roms card has to be fat32.. is that same for spl;s or no?
nevermind got an answer:
"Quoting Wiki" on sd flashing:
1. It doesnt work
Your device must have HardSPL first.
2. It still doesnt work
Make sure that the card is formatted as Fat32 and the nbh file is named as KAISIMG.nbh
3. It really still doesnt work
Try using a different microSD card. It does not work with Kingston 1Gb cards, and some other cards.
4. Can I flash a radio ROM using this method?
Yes, you can even flash your splash screen using this method. Quote from Alex "ROM = Radio, OS, Splash and SPL. Some ROMs have less, some have more. You can even have a ROM with radio only
"end quoting wiki on sd flashing"

thesire said:
could u elaborate on this sir? i read somewhere that for flashing roms card has to be fat32.. is that same for spl;s or no?
nevermind got an answer:
"Quoting Wiki" on sd flashing:
1. It doesnt work
Your device must have HardSPL first.
2. It still doesnt work
Make sure that the card is formatted as Fat32 and the nbh file is named as KAISIMG.nbh
3. It really still doesnt work
Try using a different microSD card. It does not work with Kingston 1Gb cards, and some other cards.
4. Can I flash a radio ROM using this method?
Yes, you can even flash your splash screen using this method. Quote from Alex "ROM = Radio, OS, Splash and SPL. Some ROMs have less, some have more. You can even have a ROM with radio only
"end quoting wiki on sd flashing"
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Firstly, for anyhtin other than rom, it needs to be named KAISDIAG.nbh, but the byte type needs to be correctly identified.

GSLEON3 said:
Firstly, for anyhtin other than rom, it needs to be named KAISDIAG.nbh, but the byte type needs to be correctly identified.
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didn't know about kaisdiag.nbh, thanks for the update.

I just Bricked my phone!! and really bad!!

Okay, so here was I trying to do the app to sd and I was doing it using Terminal because my laptop does not give me permision to partition..I was at the last step which was basically to do the partition...I got some sort of mistake and the notification bar asked to format the sd, which I was forced to.....then I started getting a message that my sd card is damaged...so I took my sd card out turned off my phone and now my phone does not leave the g1 screen I tried taking out the battery and nothing...I have the latest radio and I did the Nandroid back up but that is pretty much all to waste since I formatted my sd
Help!!

DSBP1 said:
Okay, so here was I trying to do the app to sd and I was doing it using Terminal because my laptop does not give me permision to partition..I was at the last step which was basically to do the partition...I got some sort of mistake and the notification bar asked to format the sd, which I was forced to.....then I started getting a message that my sd card is damaged...so I took my sd card out turned off my phone and now my phone does not leave the g1 screen I tried taking out the battery and nothing...I have the latest radio and I did the Nandroid back up but that is pretty much all to waste since I formatted my sd
Help!!
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You can boot the G1 while holding the camera button and press back to go into fastboot mode and restore your data or you can hold home+power and do a wipe... and properly format your sd and try again.

the problem is that when I do fastboot there is nothing in the sd because I originally formatt it...my sdcard is blank and I cannot mount it because I cannot get into the g1..
I think my only solution is by a push through adb..

Can you hold home while powering on to get into the bootloader?
If you can, go into the console (or use adb shell). From there, you should be able to delete the symlinks that point to the SD.
I assume it's not booting because you symlinked parts of the internal flash to SD card, but sd card doesn't exist.... but I've never actually tried apps on SD, so I have no idea .

wow..it is getting really strange...I just took off the battery and the G1 screen stayed on....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh....this is weird..*

DSBP1 said:
wow..it is getting really strange...I just took off the battery and the G1 screen stayed on....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh....this is weird..*
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The screen holds colors after it's powered off, it's normal. It fades away slowly.

DSBP1 said:
wow..it is getting really strange...I just took off the battery and the G1 screen stayed on....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh....this is weird..*
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lol did you unplug the A/C if not then thats why. If you have a card reader just move the update.zip and if you don't boot into recovery and do a wipe without the SD plugged in. Then put it back or format the sdcard and next time save the backup to your pc before.

how can I push an update.zip through adb shell?? thats my only hope...or how can I restore through spl?? I am able to get through fastboot...and I did a wipe and that did not help...since I can't do no update.zip..or anything..

samysam05 said:
lol did you unplug the A/C if not then thats why. If you have a card reader just move the update.zip and if you don't boot into recovery and do a wipe without the SD plugged in. Then put it back or format the sdcard and next time save the backup to your pc before.
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I have a back up on my pc...
I just cannot put anything into my sd.....and I don't have a card reader..

DSBP1 said:
the problem is that when I do fastboot there is nothing in the sd because I originally formatt it...my sdcard is blank and I cannot mount it because I cannot get into the g1..
I think my only solution is by a push through adb..
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Fastboot does not require a sdcard. Just flash a working boot.img, system.img, and userdata.img thats stored on your computer.

if u go into the recovery menu (home+power)
and do a wipe (alt+w)
it will erase the symlinks and restore you to the original rom without the symlinks to ur sd card but to the internal flash...

^^^what do I do after that....I need to use ADB to push it?? and if I do a fastboot how do I push the system file??? by adb??

Can you explain why you can't fastboot the backup to your phone?

okay, when I go to fastboot...I press back to fastboot and then the action button...and then what??

Minker17 said:
Can you explain why you can't fastboot the backup to your phone?
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Apparently its cuz he never read the instructions.... people please help yourselves before you beg for help from others

^^NO!!
and nevermind..I solved the problem...I was having a major problem with my usb reading my phone and my micro card...I had to install the files for Microsd...which was a hassle to find it...so that I was finally able to flash the update.zip...Fastboot was not working....I kept on getting an error message..but thank God I finally got my phone to work...

This only took about 3-4 hours to figure..word to the wise..don't mess with your sd card unless you are sure you know what you are doing...

DSBP1 said:
This only took about 3-4 hours to figure..word to the wise..don't mess with your sd card unless you are sure you know what you are doing...
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I think that applies to everything...
driving a car
playing with fire
flying a plane
...

Yeah im pretty sure thats a condensed version of the disclaimer in the rooting thread... ive spent MUCH more than 4 hrs fixing stuff ive messed up on this thing... not to mention the other g1 i rooted/modded for the girlfriend, roommate, friends...

^^^I know :-(
But it sucks...I was suppose to be in bed 5 hours ago...now I have to be up in 3 hours to be ready to go to school..:-(
and tomorrow...I'ma try to partition my card again..
thanks for the help guys...nite!

KAISDIAG.nbh never finishes loading

... I'm trying to flash a HardSPL onto my possibly-dead Kasier, and I'm currently trying to do it via SD (because the USB isn't reliable for some reason).
I've got the KAISDIAG.nbh and the KAISIMG.nbh (I've tried several different HardSPL versions) on the SD, and when the phone boots I get the gray "Loading..." screen, but that's as far as it ever gets.
How long is it supposed to take, and are there any suggestions on where I might go next?

Have you tried doing it via USB?

USB doesn't work consistently. I can't get the phone to boot into Windows, so no JumpSPL, and when I plug in the USB at the bootloader screen I get "Unrecognized Device".

godefroi said:
... I'm trying to flash a HardSPL onto my possibly-dead Kasier, and I'm currently trying to do it via SD (because the USB isn't reliable for some reason).
I've got the KAISDIAG.nbh and the KAISIMG.nbh (I've tried several different HardSPL versions) on the SD, and when the phone boots I get the gray "Loading..." screen, but that's as far as it ever gets.
How long is it supposed to take, and are there any suggestions on where I might go next?
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- Did you format the SD card with FAT32? It should be FAT32.
- I always use the name KAISIMG.nbh
- It just loads within less than 5 seconds for me, rather quickly before it asks me to press Power button for upgrading.
So, check if SD card is with FAT32 and check the name of the nbh file first.

Iced Coffee said:
- Did you format the SD card with FAT32? It should be FAT32.
- I always use the name KAISIMG.nbh
- It just loads within less than 5 seconds for me, rather quickly before it asks me to press Power button for upgrading.
So, check if SD card is with FAT32 and check the name of the nbh file first.
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Yeah, it's FAT32, and I've definitely got the right filename. Bummer. I'll let it "rest" here for a day or two and try again.

godefroi said:
Yeah, it's FAT32, and I've definitely got the right filename. Bummer. I'll let it "rest" here for a day or two and try again.
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Did you have another HSpl before or this is the 1st time you try to do it ?
Flash HSpl thru SD card is only possible to change from one 3.xx to another 3.zz

Pisca said:
Did you have another HSpl before or this is the 1st time you try to do it ?
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Ah, no, it's a completely stock Tilt. It's quite possibly dead, but because it's now mine and can't get any -worse-, I'm just playing around with it. Do you have any other suggestions? If I can't get it to boot into WM, how might I be able to get a HSPL on it?
I'm thinking of just task 2a'ing it and seeing if frankenkaiser might be able to resurrect it...

Look at the sticky posts and try to get information from there, before use Task2 or other hard method

Yeah I've gone through lots of stuff, but everything seems to either require booting into WM, or just doesn't work for me. On the last occasion that USB was working, for example, I got into MTTY, but "info 2" and "info 8" just showed nothing, which I understand isn't how it's supposed to be...?
"boot" and "task 0" give "Command Error!!!", which I also gather is not how it's supposed to work.

I must confess never used MTTY

In the same situation but can boot to Windows.
I sympathize with your frustration.
I wound up in a similar situation after trying to flash a stock ROM back to my device (via SD) from a previous 6.5 ROM.
End result after my attempt to flash a stock ROM:
-Device flashed, but only the 6.1 RADIO was successful
-Still have the 6.5 ROM (and no audio and other issues due to the old Radio)
-Can boot to windows
-NO USB sync (via JumpSPL or any other method)
-KAISIMG.nbh SD flash is stuck at the white screen and shows (Loading...)
Still haven't found a solution to this, after reformatting the SD, and multiple attempts at a PC sync/flash. Thinking it might be related to a corrupted SD Card. Ordered a new one and it should arrive any minute.
I'll post my result once it arrives.

Try with a different USB cable, sometimes they tend to go corrupt.

this has happened to me in the past too, try formatting your sd card again. if that doesn't work, try a different sd card. i've got a 4gb that just won't work for sd flashing, and a 1gb that works perfect every time.

godefroi said:
... I'm trying to flash a HardSPL onto my possibly-dead Kasier, and I'm currently trying to do it via SD (because the USB isn't reliable for some reason).
I've got the KAISDIAG.nbh and the KAISIMG.nbh (I've tried several different HardSPL versions) on the SD, and when the phone boots I get the gray "Loading..." screen, but that's as far as it ever gets.
How long is it supposed to take, and are there any suggestions on where I might go next?
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We have all the same problem. NO SOLUTION at the moment.
Here some link were people talks about this problem and no one give a valid solution:
- LINK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=423486&page=55
- LINK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=371154&page=15
- LINK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=553790

Update: Did try 3 separate SD Cards (1GB AData, 4GB Kingston, and an 8GB AData). All had the same results, with a fresh FAT 32 format (default allocation).
8GB was a brand new card, with no luck.
For the record. I have been able to flash in the past with my 1GB and 4GB cards, with no issue. Multiple cables and PC's have been used with no change to the outcome.

joerao said:
Update: Did try 3 separate SD Cards (1GB AData, 4GB Kingston, and an 8GB AData). All had the same results, with a fresh FAT 32 format (default allocation).
8GB was a brand new card, with no luck.
For the record. I have been able to flash in the past with my 1GB and 4GB cards, with no issue. Multiple cables and PC's have been used with no change to the outcome.
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You should probably buy a new phone...

ai6908 said:
You should probably buy a new phone...
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Funny thing is that the phone still works (at least as a phone
No sound, no camera... and the 6.5 ROM that's on there is a bit flaky. I haven't lost hope yet... may try to solder a new USB connector before I put this one to bed.
...or just by a Zune HD, and wait until the new Tegra based phones to ship.
Any better ideas out there?

Load only KAISIMG.nbh and remove other I had the same issue and did this then it worked

Flash with just KAISIMG.nbh
alphonsecorbett said:
Load only KAISIMG.nbh and remove other I had the same issue and did this then it worked
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If you are referring to removing the KAISDIAG.nbh file from the SD card, and just booting with the KAISIMG.nbh. I tried this just now, with the exact same results. Stuck at "Loading..." at the white screen.
The KAISIMG.nbh I was loading was a newer 6.5 radio. What image were you able to get to work?

Sd card issue

So out of the blue a notification pops up about the sd card being blank????? This is a fairly new card only used it a hand full of times..... Windows does not recognize it said insert card..... Only time i have seen that was with protected cards like Wp7...... Good thing i can still recover the data..... Wonder if it could have been electromagnetic waves from the solar flair..... Is this related to the sd card issue in other threads.....
Edit : Well I got it fixed had to do a low level format, reset write protect, full format with windows, then format on atrix 2 followed by transferring my backup .img..... Good thing i backup every few days..... If anyone needs the tools i used just let me know.....

What are you using to backup?
Sent from my rooted Atrix 2 SuperCharged V5

KEB64 said:
What are you using to backup?
Sent from my rooted Atrix 2 SuperCharged V5
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I use Roadkil's DiskImage v1.6 to backup my sd card..... Pop my sd card out when I do any changes I do not want to lose pick store image about 5 min later i am fully backed..... As for my android system I have yet to install cwm link for it is down.....

I have an 8gb card that seems to be dead. My phone don't recognize it, windows doesn't recognize it, all signs say it's toast. I'm interested in any tools you have so that I can check one more time before I just toss it. I'm sure it's done for, but sure it can't hurt to double check.

41rw4lk said:
I have an 8gb card that seems to be dead. My phone don't recognize it, windows doesn't recognize it, all signs say it's toast. I'm interested in any tools you have so that I can check one more time before I just toss it. I'm sure it's done for, but sure it can't hurt to double check.
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My card was like that @ first but this worked ..... First try this out http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-LLF-Low-Level-Format-Tool/ it should detect the sd card..... run the low level format it will return a bunch of errors that's ok just let it finsh ..... next you can try to format with windows if that does not work try this https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/eula_windows/ should get you back going.....

Nope, none of those recognized the card. I swapped some know good ones to be certain, and they showed, but not the 8gb. It was a cheapo that I don't even remember where I got it, so F-it/ lol
Thanks for the reply and the tools though, I appreciate it nonetheless.

[Q] help i think ive well and truly ****ed it

hiya i wonder if any1 can help!
basically my phone was telling me my sd card had been removed (no big deal i thought, this seems to happen to my phone from time to time since running this ROM (bruce2728's cm10)).
i can usually either remove the sd card and put back in, or the same with the battery to get it working again. but no matter how many times i try it wont work. also when using this ROM (and before this problem) every time that i try to enter storage from the settings menu, settings force closes.
so completely out of ideas i tried doing a wipe and trying again. now u see im fairly new to all this and that seems to get touted as a way to fix some things, so i thought id give it a go.
but now my phone wont get past the white with green HTC logo, its been sat like that for about an hour! and in recovery it just says that it cannot mount sd card!!
i feel im firmly up **** creek. is there any way to fix this? perhaps a way to flash a ROM without using sd card to a phone that wont boot up?
i feel i might need to flash a new bootanimation.img as i changed this from the default in the ROM, could i also do this without an sd card or a phone that wont get past HTC logo?
i hope there is someone out there that can help!
thank you in advance,
Max

I would install ARHD from Mike1986 it seems to help resettle the device running a sense ROM. Make sure you follow his instructions using ext4 and super wipe
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if you are S-ON enable smartflash first from 4ext and then flash the rom

rzr86 said:
if you are S-ON enable smartflash first from 4ext and then flash the rom
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yeah thats what i always do but because i cant access my sd card i cant flash the ROM which is saved on it. it just keeps saying cant mount /sdcard

Max792 said:
yeah thats what i always do but because i cant access my sd card i cant flash the ROM which is saved on it. it just keeps saying cant mount /sdcard
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The recovery won't pick up the SD card? That is very odd. Do you have any others around to test with?
tapped out from my sexy sensation XE

heavy_metal_man said:
The recovery won't pick up the SD card? That is very odd. Do you have any others around to test with?
tapped out from my sexy sensation XE
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I'm assuming you've tried pulling the battery, unseating the sd card, reseating it, putting battery back, and going to recovery right?
If that doesn't work I'd suggest trying to read the sd in card in a PC... is it readable there?
All in all you can get to recovery so you arent that bad off, just need to figure out what's up with the SD.

Yes I can view my SD card on both my PC and my tablet :/ but when I boot into 4ext it says problem mounting SD card, may take longer without. Then when 4ext loads I can't manually mount SD or browse for zip file. You think this is more likely a hardware issue with my sensation?
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Max792 said:
Yes I can view my SD card on both my PC and my tablet :/ but when I boot into 4ext it says problem mounting SD card, may take longer without. Then when 4ext loads I can't manually mount SD or browse for zip file. You think this is more likely a hardware issue with my sensation?
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On your PC, copy all your files off your SD card, format your SD card (makes sure the filesystem is set to fat32), and then just put 1 file on it, a ROM, and see if the recovery detects it. If that doesn't work then you can always try using a different SD card.

android1234567 said:
On your PC, copy all your files off your SD card, format your SD card (makes sure the filesystem is set to fat32), and then just put 1 file on it, a ROM, and see if the recovery detects it. If that doesn't work then you can always try using a different SD card.
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Okay thanks I will try this, but I think its the SD card tray that has gone because I just squeezed it and it was able to mount, however only for a second then 4ext rebooted
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Max792 said:
i can usually either remove the sd card and put back in, or the same with the battery to get it working again. but no matter how many times i try it wont work. also when using this ROM (and before this problem) every time that i try to enter storage from the settings menu, settings force closes.
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This isn't part of your SD card problem. This was a ROM bug that was fixed in the Jan 9th update. Any use of the storage menu from the settings on the late December to Jan 6th builds caused a FC.
So if you are using one of those builds, don't factor in th esettings FC in your diagnosis of the problem.
SD card ejections were also an issue on the Dec 21 - Jan 3rd builds if I recall correctly. I had one day where the SD card would just unmount and refused to remount. It was a problem experienced by only a handful of people and seemed to be very limited. Though if you can't mount in recovery than that's probably not the issue.
Also, you said you could press the SD card into the slot and it mounted for a second...
2 things on that note.
First, your SD card might be the problem. Maybe the contacts are worn out. Take a lcose look at it and make sure it looks okay. No corrosion, etc...
Second, the metal housing around the SD card...that can be mashed in slightly to put more pressure on the card. Take the card out and press the middle of that housing in. It could create enough force to hold the card in more securely. Be VERY careful with this option though.
Also, did you make sure another SD card got the same problem? If another card works, then your card is just f'ed.

Skipjacks said:
This isn't part of your SD card problem. This was a ROM bug that was fixed in the Jan 9th update. Any use of the storage menu from the settings on the late December to Jan 6th builds caused a FC.
So if you are using one of those builds, don't factor in th esettings FC in your diagnosis of the problem.
SD card ejections were also an issue on the Dec 21 - Jan 3rd builds if I recall correctly. I had one day where the SD card would just unmount and refused to remount. It was a problem experienced by only a handful of people and seemed to be very limited. Though if you can't mount in recovery than that's probably not the issue.
Also, you said you could press the SD card into the slot and it mounted for a second...
2 things on that note.
First, your SD card might be the problem. Maybe the contacts are worn out. Take a lcose look at it and make sure it looks okay. No corrosion, etc...
Second, the metal housing around the SD card...that can be mashed in slightly to put more pressure on the card. Take the card out and press the middle of that housing in. It could create enough force to hold the card in more securely. Be VERY careful with this option though.
Also, did you make sure another SD card got the same problem? If another card works, then your card is just f'ed.
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cheers mate helped a lot. i did actually see that kind of talk in the thread but kind of passed over it because it hadnt affected me... yet!
if it was a ROM bug i feel im totally f'ed as i cant flash a new version due to the inaccessible sd card.
yeah ive been doing this exact mashing you speak of lol, hopefully it will work or i am completely out of ideas :\
cheers everybody for your help tho guys really appreciate it

Max792 said:
cheers mate helped a lot. i did actually see that kind of talk in the thread but kind of passed over it because it hadnt affected me... yet!
if it was a ROM bug i feel im totally f'ed as i cant flash a new version due to the inaccessible sd card.
yeah ive been doing this exact mashing you speak of lol, hopefully it will work or i am completely out of ideas :\
cheers everybody for your help tho guys really appreciate it
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Find the exact rom you were on and take the boot IMG out of it. Wipe your data and cache and then boot to fastboot. With the boot.IMG
In your adb folder do fastboot boot boot.IMG and see if it boots into the rom.
Tapped out from my sexy nexus 7