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Upgrade Alpine rom via SD card

Hi, I would like to upgrade my rom from SD card. I have the official xda rom pack
Xda_IIi_Upgrade_v111171.exe
and i extracted nk.nbf from that archive
I then inserted an SD card into my reader and tried a
ntrw write nk.nbf f: (which is the card reader letter)
It starts to write and then a few seconds later i get
WriteFile(): nk.nbf -- The parameter is incorrect.
anyone tell me where im going wrong ? thank you
Id also like to know the next step bootloader etc as i havent been able to see a guide for that yet.
many thanks
maltloaf

Is there a way to flash the ROm from (Micro) SD

I have a bricked herald an I hope that I can Flash the ROm with a SD card.
In some posts I find someting about flashing the ROM with an (Micro) SD card. Can anyone tell me what files I have to put on the SD card and is it correct I have to hold the camera button while pressing the power button?
Thanks
Jan-Mathijs

take the .nbh file and rename it HERAIMG.nbh. Make sure that your device is HardSPL'd (thats the key).

fzzyrn said:
take the .nbh file and rename it HERAIMG.nbh. Make sure that your device is HardSPL'd (thats the key).
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First of all THANKS!!!. I hope it works but till now it runs through bootloader without chenking the sd card.
I am not sure that my device is HardSPL'd. How do I do that withour activesync features?

i read your other thread. It seems your device is NOT hardSPL'd, but it is also below the requirements of hardSPL (SPL/IPL of more than 4).
I suggest you refer your question to papamopps or some of the more proficient people.
In the other thread, i suggested that you use the RUU for your device. Do that, and wait for Papamopps response about HardSPL-ing with an SPL under 4. Actually, ivan might know too....

jeijt said:
I hope it works but till now it runs through bootloader without chenking the sd card.
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There was a problem with people flashing a ROM from their SD card and it turned out to be the SD card itself. You have to have an SDHC card and either have it partitioned or use a small one like a 128mb card because with bigger sd cards, the device doesn't have time to read the whole card . Personally I used a 128mb card and it worked fine.

i suppose you mean "not an SDHC card"
i have a 512 and it works. If you somehow get your device HardSPL'd, be patient when you try to flash using SD. It takes a long time (longer than you expect. You'll know what i mean when you try it).

help me pls..about X1 Flash with Storage Card

my X1 already flash Hard SPL V1.00
now SPL version is SPL-0.72.01iNex
i copy there image files with name Kovsimg.nbh
but then i wan to flash
i show no image files...
can some ppl help solution ? thank~~

should do it
Are you sure you put the kovsimg file in the root of your storage card?
Then hold down volume button down and poweron until the rainbow colors shows?

Are you using a Kingston (or other brand) microSD card?
You need a SanDisk microSD card.

I try change memory card ~~ thnak
wait for respone

SAME ....I CHANGE 2~3 DIFREEN MEMORY
SAME AS NO IMAGE FILES~~

maby is rom problem? i download from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=475482&page=3

Flashing from sd card Problem

Hallo,
i cooked many ROMs and every time i try to flash using SD Card (8GB), but without any sucess, it does not find any ROM to flash!
I renamed the cooked ROM to blacimg.nbh (also tried blackimg.nbh), copy to SD Card, Rebo0t into Bootloader mode (Power + Volume Down), it reboots and search for ROM then change to serial (usb)
I used search but no answer found
What am i doing wrong?
Thnax in Advance
WBR
Siemens Lover

SiemensLover said:
Hallo,
i cooked many ROMs and every time i try to flash using SD Card (8GB), but without any sucess, it does not find any ROM to flash!
I renamed the cooked ROM to blacimg.nbh (also tried blackimg.nbh), copy to SD Card, Rebo0t into Bootloader mode (Power + Volume Down), it reboots and search for ROM then change to serial (usb)
I used search but no answer found
What am i doing wrong?
Thnax in Advance
WBR
Siemens Lover
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Which file did you rename to blacimg.nbh (that's correct and not blackimg.nbh)? Did you save it to the root of the sd card as suggested (although mine is in a folder and this also works)? Because the steps you are describing are correct and should work (work like that for me). The only thing I can think is that there is possibly something wrong with the file you are using. Is it one of your own cooked roms?

ClydeB1 said:
Which file did you rename to blacimg.nbh (that's correct and not blackimg.nbh)? Did you save it to the root of the sd card as suggested (although mine is in a folder and this also works)? Because the steps you are describing are correct and should work (work like that for me). The only thing I can think is that there is possibly something wrong with the file you are using. Is it one of your own cooked roms?
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Thanx for ur reply
Yes, i cook my own clean ROMs, the ruu_signned.nbh is renamed to blacimg.nbh and is directly copyed to the root of my SD Card
I do not know what is wrong!
WBR
Siemens Lover

faced the same prob long time ago with a old 4 Gb card...no matter what i've did was not able to flash. However I sugest to reformat your sd card (FAT 32 and not on your pc/laptop, do it with your phone) and then try again after formating, altough it may not help. to be sure that you are not doing wrong try another SD card if possible.
Another option to check your self is flashing with ActiveSync after formating.
Good Luck
p.s. It seems this is happening often if you used your SD card in another device

I'd a similar problem while flashing on my old P3300
To avoid the problem, I'm using a 1gb micro sd dedicate only to rom flashing but with a single partition of 256MB.
dunno if this could help u
cheers

I was having exactly same problem today when I tried to flash - mine's 8gb mini SD which came as a part of package from Orange, U.K.. I ended up using normal USB cable but I was wondering why it didn't work...

zephyr said:
I was having exactly same problem today when I tried to flash - mine's 8gb mini SD which came as a part of package from Orange, U.K.. I ended up using normal USB cable but I was wondering why it didn't work...
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Fashing with some big SD >4gb could generate some issue. Use one small dedicated to that and format it first in Fat32.

Hi Carl, thanks for your advice - it actually worked like a charm. I didn't really thing 8gb would cause this problem. I used just a plain 2gb ScanDisk card, formatted in Fat 32 and put only blacimg.nbh following normal procedures - thank you very much again!

My 2 cents
I had a similar problem not long ago with my 8Gb Micro SD that came with the card. I'd re-formatted it via the PC and altered the default settings based on a thread I read on here which was supposed to speed up access to the card. If I remember correctly it was changing the default allocation size.
Long story short, reformatted back to default settings and I was able to flash again from SD. IMO it's moreso the format of the card, not so much it's size as I never had a problem with flashing from card before tweaking it's format settings.

SD Card
I always flash from my SD card.
My latest card is a 16Gb class4 SanDisk, and I must have flashed more than 50 times from this. I always put my blacimg.nbh file in the root of the card.
Size of the card is not important, it just have to be formated in FAT32.
There are several reports that some brands of card do not work very well with Windows Mobile.
One time I purchased a Kingston card that simply would not work.

No image file !

hello all ! i have a problem with my xperia x1 . when i try to update my xperia to wm 6.5 , it shows No image file ! any help please,

Happens to me if i try flash from MicroSD.
If i try flash with an 8GB Samsung (Class 6) card, i get that error.
If i use my 1GB MicroSD card with the .IMG file, it flashes fine.
I always use the USB method though, flashes perfectly all the time

try formatting your microsd card as a FAT or FAT32 file system.
before placing the img onto your card.

I've this problem to!
I tryed usb method! When all done, my MS 8GB died!
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i format my micro sd in fat 32 , it's work , but it's shows "loading" and he stop there ! what i must to do ?? please ? excuse 4 my bad english

Maybe is problem with .nbh file. Some error during download. Try to download it again and than flash new file.

Try to do with Rom Update Utility!

I had the same problem too!! :O
SO I used the software one.... via USB... it worked... but I would like if all I need is the SD card... So that it can work on it's own...
I feel like a serious problem might happen and brick the phone... lol

rename (ruu_signed.nbh) to (Kovsimg.nbh)

So, here is how to flash new ROM with SD card :
0. Make HardSPL on device
1. Download ROM you want
2. Format SD card in PC with FAT32
3. Copy .nbh file on root of your EMPTY SD card
4. Rename .nbh file on card. It MUST be Kovsimg.nbh
5. Turn off your device and put SD card in. (it woud be good if battery is >50% full)
6. Press and hold Vol down and Power key until you see 3 color screen. Than release keys
7. Follow on screen instructions
8. After flashing is over, HARD RESET device.
9. After hard reset, SOFT RESET
Voila, enjoy your new ROM!
(steps 7 and 8 are here to be sure that every thing is in it's place)
(Take NO responsibility for bricked device )

U just use Check Disk Local in PC scaning micro sd whit connect USB (remember tick: Automaticcally fix file....) > OK

reformat ur card with fat32 and choose the largest available file allocation unit size when you format (it should be 32k....)

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