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Can't access SD card, halp!

Hi everyone, looking for a little guidance.
Phone: Android G1 (Rogers Canada Dream) running Cyanogen 4.2.15.1, been running fine since 4.2.6.1
Removed SD card while it was on and it rebooted... when it restarted it showed no applications and said the SD card was inaccessible and required a format. After rebooting a few times with no success I bit the bullet and formatted it... all apps are gone except for the ones that are on that image for Cyanogen. I have no market app to download new apps and when I plug it into my PC and mount it I don't see it show up as a drive like it did so I have no way to get the apps back on.
Has anyone had this happen before? Phone still works but I need to get it back to a state where I can get access to the SD and install the market... Any suggestions appreciated!!

There is a thread on the HERO section of Modaco site called "no adb, no sd". I think the 1st post on the last page MIGHT help. There are adb commands you can run to see if the phone has randomly stopped accessing the SD. Worth a shot.
PM me if you have trouble finding the thread n I'll have a look when I'm at my laptop.
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I misunderstood I think.
So it is now showing an sd present? Have you tried formatting in a pc?
Tried reboot without the sd in, then insert once fully booted again?
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I remove the SD Card, formatted it in my PC put it back in the phone and I can store pics and vids on it and access them but cant see or access it from the PC when in the phone. I also have no file browser so I cant install any apps or even access the market icon is gone).

D RoiD said:
Hi there! I had posted on the forum with the G1 issue where my SD card seemed to have died.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738105
I have since removed the SD card and reformatted it, I can store pics and vids and replay them so the card is fine. I tried letting it boot up then adding the SD card when booted, that caused it to reboot, same issue...
Not having access to the card, I cant install any apps or browse the SD to install from there... really sucks
I'd be willing to blow it away and restart too and install CyanogenMod-5.0.8 but I need some guidance.
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I got your message pal....
Ok,.... So pictures and videos taken with your phone camera DO save to your SD?.... and you CAN access them on your phone OR if you put your SD into your PC/Lappy?... But not when trying to "mount SD"?
Or have I got that completely wrong?.... Did you put pics&vids onto it through your PC, and thats the only access you get to it?

ddotpatel said:
I got your message pal....
Ok,.... So pictures and videos taken with your phone camera DO save to your SD?.... and you CAN access them on your phone OR if you put your SD into your PC/Lappy?... But not when trying to "mount SD"?
Or have I got that completely wrong?.... Did you put pics&vids onto it through your PC, and thats the only access you get to it?
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Pics taken DO save to me SD. I Can access them from a PC is I remove the SD and put it in the PC. Not when I plug the phone in via USB then tell it to mount.
I just did a low level format, same issue.
UPDATE: Just tried the Android System Recovery and Toggle USB-MS and it shows on my laptop now! Going to try the recovery backup now.

aha,... so its just a mounting issue, not that the hardware has turned itself off.
Once when using an older ROM (maybe Villain 10?) we had this same issue, not able to mount SD,... going into Settings --> Connect to PC --> and turning off Notify/ask me solved the problem.

I just partitionned it using:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with, the details should be straight forward)
rm 1
rm 2
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 7500
mkpartfs primary ext2 7500 7948
quit
upgrade_fs
reboot recovery
Then put CyanogenMod-5 For Dream/Magic on the SD and renamed it update.zip
I'm in Android System recovery now and just did a nandroid backup.
I should be able to WIPE then FLASH UPDATE IMAGE right?

D RoiD said:
I just partitionned it using:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with, the details should be straight forward)
rm 1
rm 2
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 7500
mkpartfs primary ext2 7500 7948
quit
upgrade_fs
reboot recovery
Then put CyanogenMod-5 For Dream/Magic on the SD and renamed it update.zip
I'm in Android System recovery now and just did a nandroid backup.
I should be able to WIPE then FLASH UPDATE IMAGE right?
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Yes, if you have the ROM image on the SD Card (FAT32 partition), you can go flash the image.

akapoor said:
Yes, if you have the ROM image on the SD Card (FAT32 partition), you can go flash the image.
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Stupid question but when I wipe will it delete my contacts as well?
I assume yes but...

D RoiD said:
Stupid question but when I wipe will it delete my contacts as well?
I assume yes but...
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If your contacts are saved in the phone's memory, then yes. Any settings, apps, configurations that are stored on the phone will all be gone.
A wipe pretty much gives you the factory settings. (As if you just bought the phone) So you'll have to re-signin into your Google Account and let the Contacts Sync, etc..
EDIT: Depending on what you are flashing (flashing and wiping are two different things), you may not even need to wipe.

Hmmm I tried flash update image and got:
E: Cant open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory)
When I mount it in system recovery I see the LOST.DIR and update.zip

D RoiD said:
Hmmm I tried flash update image and got:
E: Cant open /sdcard/update.zip (No such file or directory)
When I mount it in system recovery I see the LOST.DIR and update.zip
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Try this:
-Confirm the Image-
1) Make sure you have the full image you are going to flash. (Compare MD5 Hashes and/or just redownload the image)
2) Make sure the image you are flashing is the in the ROOT directory of your SDCard. In other words, it shouldn't be in any folder.
-Flash the Image-
1) When in Recovery, choose to flash an image.
2) Depending on what recovery you have, you may have to select/find the Image you want to flash.
3) Flash the image
-Wipe (Depends)-
1) If you are coming from a different ROM base (ie anything -> cyan), you'll want to wipe.
2) After the phone successfully flashes the image, wipe the phone.
Reboot.
Let me know how it goes.

I pulled the new image from: Latest version: 5.0.8-DS - 06/19/2010
Download: http://cyanogen-upda...8-DS-signed.zip
but it says no such file or DIR... weird...
The only partition I can see on my PC to put it on is the main partition...
I just downloaded the file and renamed it update.zip

D RoiD said:
I pulled the new image from: Latest version: 5.0.8-DS - 06/19/2010
Download: http://cyanogen-upda...8-DS-signed.zip
but it says no such file or DIR... weird...
The only partition I can see on my PC to put it on is the main partition...
I just downloaded the file and renamed it update.zip
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I just realized the main reason that you posted this topic. From what I am assuming, either:
a) Your SD Card reader is dead
b) The software isn't recognizing the SD Card reader.
Best bet at this point is to setup ADB (ADB For Dummies) and flash the image from your computer. It can get a slight bit complicated, but just slowly go through each step for installing ADB.
Once ADB is set up, you can flash the image from the computer.

akapoor said:
I just realized the main reason that you posted this topic. From what I am assuming, either:
a) Your SD Card reader is dead
b) The software isn't recognizing the SD Card reader.
Best bet at this point is to setup ADB (ADB For Dummies) and flash the image from your computer. It can get a slight bit complicated, but just slowly go through each step for installing ADB.
Once ADB is set up, you can flash the image from the computer.
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The SD card reader in my phone? It has to work if I can read an write to it ( tested photos and videos) and in recovery I was able to make a backup.
If its the software I need to flash it then right? ADB does make me nervous as I only used it once... I just tried using the terminal emulator on the phone to flash a recovery image I had made while back:
cd /sdcard
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-backup.img
and got the message "error writing recovery: Permission denied"

D RoiD said:
If its the software I need to flash it then right? ADB does make me nervous as I only used it once... I just tried using the terminal emulator on the phone to flash a recovery image I had made while back:
cd /sdcard
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-backup.img
and got the message "error writing recovery: Permission denied"
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If you can view the pictures that you saved on the SD card from the phone, then both the software and hardware are functioning correctly.
Regarding the permission denied:
1) What happens if you "su - " in terminal?
2) First try one(1) ^ and then try to reinstate the permissions. (In recovery, go to console and type : fix_permissions)
Not sure otherwise.

akapoor said:
If you can view the pictures that you saved on the SD card from the phone, then both the software and hardware are functioning correctly.
Regarding the permission denied:
1) What happens if you "su - " in terminal?
2) First try one(1) ^ and then try to reinstate the permissions. (In recovery, go to console and type : fix_permissions)
Not sure otherwise.
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Ok I did a wipe and now I see the SD when mounted on the PC with the phone on.
I have my market icon back so I can reinstall my crap.
I'll leave it as is for a bit but appreciate everyones input!!!

Can't mount sd card

Hi there I have a problem
My problem is that i've just root'ed my HTC Desire (I think?)
But my Desire won't boot right.. It only boots to recovery mode...
If i try to install an update.zip with clockwork it says can't read sd card
Pretty much anything i do on clockwork it says "E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0) (No such file or directory) E: Can't mount SDCARD:"
I have also tried adb but it says device not found
My computer registres my Desire when i plug it in but it doesn't recognize it..
What shall i do next?
Ps. I am running windows 7 x64
Sorry for any spelling errors i hope you understand and are able to help me

I had a similar problem. Try booting into clockworkmod recovery, connect your phone to your PC and select mount USB (or something like that) from the partitions menu. This should give you access to your SD card on your PC. Next, backup the contents of your SD card and then delete all partitions. I used gParted but i guess you can use disk manager in windows. One deleted, don't format the card or anything, just reboot the phone and hopefully you should boot up OK. Now you can format the SD card from within Android. Before you do all this is might be worth removing your SD card and seeing if you can boot up OK without it.

Thanks for reply
When I choose to "mount usb storage" nothing really happens it is not getting recoqnized
The phone won't boot without sd-card
Do you or anyone else know if you can sync your desire from recovery mode?

One step further
Okay i now got one step furter
My phone can now start up, but it still can't registre sd card
It just says sd-card removed
Any ideas

have you tried the "mount usb" option again? Although nothing appears to happen on the phone, you should be able to access the card from your PC. it worked for me in both Win7 and Ubuntu. Other than that I can't think of anything else apart from trying a different SD card.

I can't choose mount usb storage any more.. I can't get into clockwork
Now, when i press recovery I get into a black screen with at red triangle and i can choose from 3 or 4 things, inluding wipe and apply udate
I've allready tried a diffrent sdcard

Similar problem but extra issues
Searched for hours and been in a live chat a number of times and posted on another forum but can not find specific solution.
I wanted to install this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=789830 HD rom so I partitioned my sdcard (successfully, to ext3 1.5gb, 33mb linux swap, rest fat32) and started wiping via ClockworkMod recovery.
That is when I ran into problems.
Now I can not mount my sdcard - "E:Can't mount /dev/blocl/mmcblk0 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0p1) (invalid argument) Error mounting SDCARD:!"
When I reboot, it just loops.
WinXP will detect my device via adb (when in recovery) but can't see the sdcard.
I had never used fastboot, so I am not sure if I am typing commands correctly.
Htc Desire 2.2 GSM * Uk 3 network * 8gb class2 sdcard * Bravo pvt1 ship S-off Alpharev * Clockwork 2.5.0.7 * HBOOT 0.93.0001 *
Was on Teppic's rom with init.d support http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773997
Any help would be very much appriciated.
I hope I haven't missed an obvious or relavent thread.
EDIT
Tried sdcard from Nokia6500 but Desire won't mount that either.
When I go into fastboot and plug in my usb, I do get "FASTBOOT USB" come up, so why would cmd "fastboot devices" not detect my phone? In recovery, cmd "adb devices" it does detect it.

I don't mean to be a pest but i doubt any of us can live without our desire's
BUMP

I have the same problem when i make ext etc. for me helps putting card into another phone with android and format it
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I have no other android device but...
I have managed to get fastboot cmd's to recognise my device.
Just need to figure how to flash my phone but I dont really want to take any backwards steps in terms of flashing a recovery.
Would like to flash my last set-up if it is possible.
Wish me luck lol
EDIT
Sorted....ish
Long short cut short is:
sdcard reader, reformatted to all fat32 with Paragon hard disc manager 8.
copied rom zip to sd.
full wipe with clockwork recovery.
Then inserted sd and installed zip from sdcard.
booted.
smiled again, even though its a practically stock rom.

ok i just waited and it finally booted up normally and went under sdcard and erased all that data this removes the partitions

Official CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7

As Undeads thread has been closed, I needed to start again.
Basically when flashing the new 5.0.2.7 recovery with any method, via Rom Manager or ADB Fastboot the recovery just doesn't work proper.
My sdcard can't mount, hence I can't navigate nor install any roms?
Performing backups & restores don't work for me either.
I've had to roll back to 4.0.0.9, annoying because I want to try out Blues Bulletproof.
Please someone what is the definitve solution to getting the officion CWM recovery to work as I'd expect.
I've even tried a :
fastboot erase system -w
before fastboot flash recovery 'recoveryimage'.img
Rolling back to 4.0.0.9 allows me to do everything as per usual in recovery, but not with 5.0.2.7
I'm really quite baffled with this

1 - Download the recovery via real computer.
2 - Plug in your doubleshot, transfer to sdcard main directory.
3 - Disconnect from computer, use a root file manager (root explorer preferred) to copy the image from /sdcard to /data/local
4 - Open up terminal emulator.
5 - Type:
Code:
su
6 - Then type:
Code:
dd if=/data/local/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.7-doubleshot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
*Make sure all letters are lowercase. You will have to juggle the hardware/software keyboard to get the first "i" after "dd" to be lowercase. Try typing a few characters past it, then using the trackpad to move the cursor back to it. Keep trying the hardware and software keyboards until it sticks as a lowercase "i"
7 - Let it transfer, then exit terminal emulator.
8 - Reboot into recovery, should be good.
**Note - pay close attention to the file name for the image. What Undeadk9 typed into his guide is wrong, what I typed here is correct.
Post if you have any further issues.
Edit:
"if" stands for "input file".
"of" stands for "output file".
dd
One thing I love about the official clockwork recovery is the ability to mount the sdcard while plugged into the computer, and drag and drop files to and from the sdcard while the doubleshot is in recovery mode.
Good luck, hope to see it working for you soon.

Thanks, but still same issues
Hi Blue,
I'm still getting the same errors dude.
I just tried your method, hence I've now tried to install the new recovery with all 3 methods (adb fastboot, rom mamanger and this dd terminal command.)
They all flash/install correct, and when rebooting into recovery each time it looks fine.
But when I try to navigate to 'sdcard' (install zip from sd card/choose zip from sd card... i get "E: Cant't mount /sdcard/"
When I go to mounts & storage/mount sdcard, again I get "Error mounting /sdcard!"
When I attempt a backup, I get this "Can't mount backup path."
I hope you can decipher my mayhem here...... very weird!
Maybe it's my sdcard - however, it works as perfect on modaco 4.0.0.9, I'm unsure on whats going on here
Blue6IX said:
1 - Download the recovery via real computer.
2 - Plug in your doubleshot, transfer to sdcard main directory.
3 - Disconnect from computer, use a root file manager (root explorer preferred) to copy the image from /sdcard to /data/local
4 - Open up terminal emulator.
5 - Type:
Code:
su
6 - Then type:
Code:
dd if=/data/local/recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.7-doubleshot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
*Make sure all letters are lowercase. You will have to juggle the hardware/software keyboard to get the first "i" after "dd" to be lowercase. Try typing a few characters past it, then using the trackpad to move the cursor back to it. Keep trying the hardware and software keyboards until it sticks as a lowercase "i"
7 - Let it transfer, then exit terminal emulator.
8 - Reboot into recovery, should be good.
**Note - pay close attention to the file name for the image. What Undeadk9 typed into his guide is wrong, what I typed here is correct.
Post if you have any further issues.
Edit:
"if" stands for "input file".
"of" stands for "output file".
dd
One thing I love about the official clockwork recovery is the ability to mount the sdcard while plugged into the computer, and drag and drop files to and from the sdcard while the doubleshot is in recovery mode.
Good luck, hope to see it working for you soon.
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I had similar problem, was something stupid. Think usb was still mounted or something. Not plugged into pc, right?
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if you are using an older version of a rom you have to mount system and data.
Try mounting those and then trying to install from an sd.
If I were you I would do a full wipe /formatsystem/data/dalivk/sdcard. Backup the important things on the sd card to the computer and start fresh with an updated rom and a clean sd card.
You could always try swaping your sd card out but i dont think its the problem. The older roms make running the NEW CWM much more difficult than it should be.
I am not sure it appears you are trying to get an older ROM to run with the new CWM.

dillalade said:
Installed new recovery through rom manager, to 5.0.2.7 and rebooted into recovery.
All seems well.
BUTTTTTTTT when i tried to do a backup of my current virtuous rom i get an error: "can't mount target path"
And then when testing the restore i get an error: "can't mount path /sdcard"
And when testing the wipe & format options, instead of the traditional Yes or No.... I now have like 10 No options and 1 Yes option.
Something seems bogus, ive reinstalled the recovery twice but same effect.
Anyone??
Whats happened to my recovery guys???
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dillalade said:
I went back to 4.0.0.9 and I can backup/restore again.
Something with the latest recovery doesn't allow my device to mount and see/work with my sd card..... any advice people?
Where can i get the img file so i can try to flash after a fastboot erase wype.... However i dont see how everyone else has it working and mine mashed.
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pmcqueen said:
so am I the only one who literally can't get this recovery to work at all? perhaps I should contact koush and get him a log... basically, it won't mount my SD card. sd card is not defective as I can mount it fine through modaco recovery without any issues.
I guess I could try formatting the card and then trying the official CWM recovery again, but until then I'm just sticking with the modaco version.
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pmcqueen said:
No one with sd mounting issues yet? I'm surprised. I think I know what the problem is though... will update shortly.
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Conlculsion...?
I'm sure I saw it around here somewhere, hell if I know where off the top of my head. I am pretty sure it involved formatting the sd-card if memory serves right.
I have to go, will be on the road for a bit then tied up with the family of my Lady for a bit, so not sure when I can check back in.
Hopefully pmcqueen happens to see this and posts the missing info that was not updated...
I realize I quoted you from the other thread, so this issue has been hanging for you for a while? We need to figure out how to solve it - wish I could be more focused on your problem at the moment.
Try formatting your sdcard through Clockworkmod.
If you can't try powering off the phone and formatting the card directly in your computer.
It sounds like you have Clockworkmod successfully updated to the 5.0.2.7 version, but now reading the sdcard is the problem.
Can you try a different MicroSD card, do you have another one?

What ROM are you using? Becaause anything that dates before the official ROM.manager release date was unmounted. Basically there was a feature that the new ROM doesn't have. Undeadk9 confimed this in that thread. Everything you need to know is there. They go into full detail as to why it wasn't working. Even decided to open a full wiki about why. Did you even read it?
Basically you have to manually mount. Also in the rom try scrollong down and keep going until it unlocks.
Sent from my mt4gs

Not sure if you already tried this, but if you haven't, try doing:
Get the SD Formatter here and format your sd card (use a card reader if necessary).
Use quick format, but make sure "Format Size Adjustment" was off (all available under options...)
Two reminders:
1. The recommended filesystem for an android SD Card is FAT32
2. Remember to back up whatever you have in the SD card so you can put them back in once you're done formatting

Thanks for all the input guys.
Will try an sd format etc and report back soon.
Cheers
Sent from my Bulletproof_Doubleshot using XDA App

dillalade said:
Thanks for all the input guys.
Will try an sd format etc and report back soon.
Cheers
Sent from my Bulletproof_Doubleshot using XDA App
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I can almost guarantee you formatting the sd will fix your problems with sd mounting in 5.0.2.7
You won't be able to do it via cwm recovery (it's not able to even recognize the sd, that's why you're having mounting issues) but if you put the card into an sd reader and format it for a normal fat32 partition I bet that fixes it.

So I just thought I'd chime in here...
I recently updated from Modaco to CWM and had this sd card issue however, I have like 10 different sd cards and the first thing I did was put the ROM I was trying to install on a sd card with nothing on it and BAM it worked. I'm going to try and put my 16gig back in after everything settles in the rom and I'll update with the results. tomorrow.

Hi guys,
similar issue here
I can't make a backup or restore, I can't install somethink because I always get "Can't mount sdcard"
any idea?
thanks

Oh damn I completly forgot to post my results.
Sd card needed a reformat, then the new recovery was able to mount sd etc.
Thanks to everyones 2cents in this thread, helped me out.
Enjoy

I've tried to format but without result

Did you try SD Formatter using a PC? I was able to resurrect a dead 16gb microSD using that method.
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1) Download CWM recovery from the main site.
2) Connect your phone to your PC.
3) Open your PC's Terminal.
4) Type "adb shell reboot bootloader".
5) Type "fastboot flash recovery name-of-recovery.img".
6) Type "fastboot reboot".
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blackknightavalon said:
1) Download CWM recovery from the main site.
2) Connect your phone to your PC.
3) Open your PC's Terminal.
4) Type "adb shell reboot bootloader".
5) Type "fastboot flash recovery name-of-recovery.img".
6) Type "fastboot reboot".
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This works for me.
Boot into recovery 5.0.2.7 and make backup. All good.

[GUIDE] How to run SD version of CM7.1 on HTC Desire S (fried emmc chips too).

I designed this version of the system for my broken phone with fried emmc chip. This disk can be used in the working devices as "Recovery Disk"/"Emergency Disk" for testing purposes or other google's account))
1. Get “adb” and “fastboot” from Android SDK tool.
2. Prepare a blank memory card (Micro SD 4GB and more) for recording an image of the system.
3. Download the system image to a memory card sdcard_4g.rar.
4. Decompress/unrar archive, and u get the image of the SD card sdcard_4g.img.
5. Write image to your sdcard with:
Linux:
Code:
dd if=/path_to/sdcard_4g.img of=/dev/sdX
”, where X your device.​Windows:
Write image with Image writer for Windows to Micro SD card​Experts can make own sized partitions with this structure:
Code:
sdb1 – fat32 (rest size) the external storage
sdb2 – extendet partition
sdb5 – ext2 – 4MB
sdb6 – ext2 – 4MB
sdb7 – ext4 – 585MB /system
sdb8 – ext4 – 315MB /cache
sdb9 – ext4 – 28MB /devlog
sdb10 – ext4 – about 1-1.2GB /userdata
then decompress and copy system.7z:
Code:
dd if=/path_to/system.img of=/dev/scX7
, where X your device.​6. Dowload bootloader's image “bootsd.img”.
7. Boot your phone to “BOOTLOADER” (VolDown+Pwr → Pwr).
8. Connect device to computer via USB cable.
9. Boot your device:
Command line
Code:
fastboot boot /path_to/bootsd.img
Wait 3-5 minutes (The 1st boot can take some time, depend on speed of memory card).​
If all goes well, you get the device working without using the phone's internal memory!!!
Good Luck!!!
PS: Be careful the image of the memory card will erase all existing information on it! Select the correct device before recording an image on the memory card. The author assumes no responsibility for the integrity of your data and equipment damage!
If you think the author's helpful, buy him a beer!
Booting from "Recovery":
To launch an android from the "Recovery", copy the "update.zip" to your memory card at root directory of the fat32 partition. In the "RECOVERY" select "apply update from sd card" and confirm "install" by selecting "Yes - Install ...". Installing update.zip only starts the Android system from the SD card. Now you can run the system without a PC.
This method is suitable to run in an emergency, if discharged or the phone needs a restart. He uses the chroot method and kernel in your RecoveryMod, so there may be some limitations of the functional (ex. WiFi module bcm4329.ko - wifi dont work after boot from Recovery).

Downloading and testing...
Will give you feed back as soon as i boot

Now I'm working on others ROMs based on CM7.2 and ICS... Waiting for your replay
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It works!
Everything is working ok! How about a mini-guide on how to build customized sd-images?

Mini howto)
U can modify the contents of the memory card directly through the card reader. U need a PC with Linux only, because Android - a Linux + virtual machine Dalvik. Now you do not need "RECOVERY" to clear/wipe the cache or user data. Simply delete unnecessary or format /cache or /date partitions, without fear of damaging the data on your phone, you can always restore from an image memory card, or take another card.
Change "/system" partition to add/remove programs, sounds, pictures and more right on the disk.
PS: Howto about progamming, compiling kernel or android... It's not a trivial task, it can be described in several books. And the principles have been repeatedly described in the Internet. I may write later. Still a lot of things I can do.

the mposelys
Hah if only HTC could come up with a solution such as this! +1 :angel:

Mostly Devices can boot by this way, if they have MicroSD or USB port. This is "Linux way".
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Awesome! it is working! I almost got my phone boot after 10 months. THANK YOU SO MUCH!. Is it possible to directly boot into SDcard after rebooting?

Im working on boot from the Recovery. U need SD Card Class 10 or 6 to quick booting phone.
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you can upload an image flash drive with the original firmware 4.0

Great !!
for me it works !! i got my phone back after 3 months of death
but there is small problem ! when i switched it off then turned it on it gets stuck on HTC logo
and i have to do the last few steps again and again to turn the HTC on.
"7. Boot your phone to “BOOTLOADER” (VolDown+Pwr → Pwr).
8. Connect device to computer via USB cable.
9. Boot your device"
is there any way to avoid this ??
Many thanks for you man

AWESOME!!!
Unfortunately,mine Volume down key doesn't work well...ANYWAY,THANKS!

Added loader from the "RECOVERY" menu...
Added loader from the "RecoveryMod" by install update.zip .

kibril said:
Added loader from the "RecoveryMod" by install update.zip .
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how can i do this ??
i copied it the SD card and tried to install it from recovery mode but nothing happened
and another thing ,, is there any way to enlarge the free space of my SD card
its 16 Giga and after writing the system image on it it turned to 1.79 G only.
Thanks

Not running
Hey
When I try to run this on my branded desire S I get stuck at the carrier screen, if I try to boot via recovery method I get an sd card mount error, I have tried writing this to my sd card in both linux and windows.
Thanks

U have problem in sdcard slot. I have same problem after service. Place correctly MicroSD in the slot.
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tetotarek said:
how can i do this ??
i copied it the SD card and tried to install it from recovery mode but nothing happened
and another thing ,, is there any way to enlarge the free space of my SD card
its 16 Giga and after writing the system image on it it turned to 1.79 G only.
Thanks
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Try boot from fastboot 1st time. About 16G make own sized partitions or u can resize partitions in Gparted/parted under Linux.
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kibril said:
U have problem in sdcard slot. I have same problem after service. Place correctly MicroSD in the slot.
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I can run this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575272 just fine though so I don't think it's and issue this my SD card,
thanks for the reply though

kibril said:
Try boot from fastboot 1st time. About 16G make own sized partitions or u can resize partitions in Gparted/parted under Linux.
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Now I can restart / shutdown my phone perfectly by your suburb solve ( update.zip )
also i partitioned my SD card so now the external memory is about 12 Giga
Many thanks man you rooked my life

Important thing
Now, and after couple of days using my desire s, i can say that everything works great and perfectly except two important things
1- it can't read any of Pic's files that i copied it on my SD card from PC - when i open the gallery it says - there is no items - despite when i capture photo from the camera he can read it and i can find it in the gallery !!
2- it can't read any of music files that i copied on my SD card also
i tried everything but it seems it is something unsolvable.
Any ideas ??

[Q] can you recover photos and vids after conducting a format on you asus tf700t?

I want to find an way on how to turn my asus tf700t into a storage mass usb so that i can run a recovery data software on my laptop and hope to recover photos and videos that i accidentally lost after I did a factory reset and wiped all my info!!!
Can you guys let me know if there is another way?

If your device is rooted and you have a microSD or SD card that is at least as big as the device's internal storage, you can make a full image of the data partition and try running your data recovery software on that image. The partition to copy is /dev/block/mmcblk0p8.

I do have root access and the sd card to conduct such procedure! now I need to figure out how to get to that particular file partition and copy it into my sd card.
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8.

manga\\//Colombia said:
I do have root access and the sd card to conduct such procedure! now I need to figure out how to get to that particular file partition and copy it into my sd card.
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8.
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Run this in adb shell:
Code:
su (if you are not already root)
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/Removable/MicroSD/data.ext4 bs=32k
For the full size SD card in the dock, adjust the output path appropriately. It will take a while, as it needs to copy almost 32 or 64 GB.
If the image is only 4 GB, that's because of a limitation in your dd commmand and you need to find a version with large file support. Of course you should not install any apps as this reduces your chance for data recovery.

Thank you for your time.! I will let you know what happens. if it works, it can help those who are in the same shoes. as of today, I havent really found an answer. Although I am not an expert on using adb shell. I see I need the SDK android install in my laptop to run a cmd and then the adb shell.
once I run the code you mentioned above. how do i manage to copy/ mirror that file into my sd card? any codes I need to know? sorry
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Run this in adb shell:
Code:
su (if you are not already root)
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/Removable/MicroSD/data.ext4 bs=32k
For the full size SD card in the dock, adjust the output path appropriately. It will take a while, as it needs to copy almost 32 or 64 GB.
If the image is only 4 GB, that's because of a limitation in your dd commmand and you need to find a version with large file support. Of course you should not install any apps as this reduces your chance for data recovery.
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manga\\//Colombia said:
once I run the code you mentioned above. how do i manage to copy/ mirror that file into my sd card? any codes I need to know? sorry
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The "dd" command with the given parameters copies an image of your /data partition into a file on the sd card.

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I am kind of lost--figuring out how to do that! sorry
I have connected my asus tablet to my laptop. I ran cmd and input the data! nothing happens..

manga\\//Colombia said:
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I am kind of lost--figuring out how to do that! sorry
I have connected my asus tablet to my laptop. I ran cmd and input the data! nothing happens..
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Your screenshot does not show what you typed. When you run "adb shell", you should get a prompt from your TF700 where you can run the su and dd commands (type Ctrl+D or "exit" and Enter to exit).

manga\\//Colombia said:
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I am kind of lost--figuring out how to do that! sorry
I have connected my asus tablet to my laptop. I ran cmd and input the data! nothing happens..
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You may want to check out this guide on adb and adb shell:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2141817

_that said:
Your screenshot does not show what you typed. When you run "adb shell", you should get a prompt from your TF700 where you can run the su and dd commands (type Ctrl+D or "exit" and Enter to exit).
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I followed the instructions..bernblb provided below... here it is a picture of what i got.
Am I supposed to run this adb shell command with a terminal emulator...install one and run the code?

manga\\//Colombia said:
I followed the instructions..bernblb provided below... here it is a picture of what i got.
Am I supposed to run this adb shell command with a terminal emulator...install one and run the code?
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That does not look as if you have root on your tablet. Here's what it looks like when I start an adb shell on mine:
Code:
C:\android-sdk\sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
C9OKAS062039 device
C:\android-sdk\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
[email protected]:/ #
Here is where you would run the dd command.
What do you get if you type:
adb shell - then hit <enter>
su <enter>

manga\\//Colombia said:
I followed the instructions..bernblb provided below... here it is a picture of what i got.
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You forgot to run "su" before "dd".

I do have root access!!! check out my picture....
berndblb said:
That does not look as if you have root on your tablet. Here's what it looks like when I start an adb shell on mine:
Code:
C:\android-sdk\sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
C9OKAS062039 device
C:\android-sdk\sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
[email protected]:/ #
Here is where you would run the dd command.
What do you get if you type:
adb shell - then hit <enter>
su <enter>
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okay.. after i typed su i got [email protected]:/ #... then i copy paste then dd command and i got this!!! i have a 32 gb micro sd card inserted in the asus tablet keyboard dock...

manga\\//Colombia said:
okay.. after i typed su i got [email protected]:/ #... then i copy paste then dd command and i got this!!! i have a 32 gb micro sd card inserted in the asus tablet keyboard dock...
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It's hard to help you if you don't read carefully what I wrote:
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For the full size SD card in the dock, adjust the output path appropriately.
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I assume you have the microSD card in a microSD to SD adapter, so you have to treat it as a full size SD card - change MicroSD to SD in the dd command line.

_that said:
Run this in adb shell:
Code:
su (if you are not already root)
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/Removable/MicroSD/data.ext4 bs=32k
For the full size SD card in the dock, adjust the output path appropriately. It will take a while, as it needs to copy almost 32 or 64 GB.
If the image is only 4 GB, that's because of a limitation in your dd commmand and you need to find a version with large file support. Of course you should not install any apps as this reduces your chance for data recovery.
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Hello _That
I did run the command with the proper SD path! but I got 4 gb image!!
in your response--regarding to find a version with a large file support? you mean maybe a 64 gb sd card?
I am gonna try to see if I can run a data recovery on that SD card and see what I can recover from there!! what data recovery for ext4 files software do you recommend??

manga\\//Colombia said:
I did run the command with the proper SD path! but I got 4 gb image!!
in your response--regarding to find a version with a large file support? you mean maybe a 64 gb sd card?
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No - as I wrote this is a limitation of the dd implementation. I think Busybox comes with a better dd, but you'd need to push it via adb to a temporary filesystem to avoid overwriting anything in /data. Try playing with the truncated image you have now - if you can recover any files from it, it's worth trying to make a complete image.
manga\\//Colombia said:
I am gonna try to see if I can run a data recovery on that SD card and see what I can recover from there!! what data recovery for ext4 files software do you recommend??
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I have no experience with any data recovery tools. Try googling "recover formatted ext4" or so. Note that the software must be able to work with an image file, not only a raw partition.

Free and open source recovery software that I can recomend. http://www.cgsecurity.org/

after running a recovery data soft on that external sd card where i copy the image of that 4 gb (partition) i wasnt able to recover the data i was looking for!!!! any ideas how to do step by step pushing that partition to a temp file system via adb

manga\\//Colombia said:
after running a recovery data soft on that external sd card where i copy the image of that 4 gb (partition) i wasnt able to recover the data i was looking for!!!!
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You have to run the recovery software on the image file, not on the card. If you can recover *any* files from the image, it makes sense to try the next steps with a complete image.