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Flashing ROM via SD Card

Hi. My Windows computer is on it's last leg; I'm not sure if it will be able to run long enough for me to flash a ROM and I don't want my phone to break. Which brings me to my question:
Can you install ROMs from the Storage Card?
Thanks.

your device must be HardSPL'd.
for the Herald, drag the .nbh file to the root of the card after renaming it HERAIMG.nbh.
SDHC cards are not compatible, and the larger the partition that the .nbh is on (usually the main one), the longer it will take to flash.
Be patient. You will think that something has gone wrong, but nothing has. It takes a really really really long time (like 10-15 mins)(for real, not like the RUU)

is it better?
is it better to flash it to the sd carD?

pr0cl1v1ty said:
is it better to flash it to the sd carD?
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Your not quite flashing it to the sd card, the sd card acts as the img file needed for the phone to accept the flash. Another thing is to make sure the sd card is formatted fat32. Personally I have a 1gb card that I partitioned down to 100mb formatted fat32 for my flashing needs

its not necessarily better or worse to flash it from the sd, its just useful if your device doesnt feel like connecting for some reason.

thanks! i appreciate the quick response.

fzzyrn said:
your device must be HardSPL'd.
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I had to HardSPL my phone to install the ROM I'm using now.. once you do it once is the phone permenately HardSPL'd, or do u have to run the HardSPL everytime u change ROMs?
Thanks.

hardspl with sd card
I understand that Flash rom with sd card is possible, but hardspl with sd card is possible too? Thanks

wshader said:
Another thing is to make sure the sd card is formatted fat32. Personally I have a 1gb card that I partitioned down to 100mb formatted fat32 for my flashing needs
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will it work if it's formatted fat16? how long do you think it would take for a 2gb card (1 partition) to flash a rom?
thanks,
-adam

Flashing without RUU?

Hi,
I have received my device today, and have flashed Hard-SPL already. Now I want to flash some cooked roms. This works just fine by using the CustomRUU (or the RUU provided with the rom), but is there also a way to flash without a RUU?
By entering the SPL there comes up a text "No Image file!", so I think the SPL is looking for any image files. I have tried to put them on a formatted SDHC card, but that didn't worked.
Is there some more magic I have to know about, or how can I flash a rom, without any kind of RUU.
Best regards
johnpatcher

well.....
with the diamond you drop your file on to internal storage (4gb)
enter bootloader and away you go.....hope this helps

Where on the internal storage do I have to put it, and must it carry any special name?

use file explorer
or with pc .....active sync phone
and open phone via pc and you should find it that way.

liamhere said:
or with pc .....active sync phone
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I don't think that putting a 100MB file on my device via Active Sync is the right way ... .

well
thats how we have to do it on the diamond..... our roms are 60-90mg
good luck
just get rid of file once flashed ok

Ok, I have a solution: You have to format the card, and then put the nbh file on the card, while naming it "BLANCIMG.nbh".
Works just fine and is faster than through a RUU.

Just rename rom file to BLACIMG.NBH and put in fresh formated microSD card. Insert card in phone and start bootloader mode. Flashing will start, it's more faster and secure

indeed: BLACIMG.nbh in the root of the SD!
faster, safer: but you'll have to reboot your telephone by opening the battery cover, quite inconvenient if you do it many times per day...

Whats wrong with using an RUU? When I had my kaiser I used it all the time.

^^^ You're right mate

Hi
I want to ask any one success to flash HD from SD, what is the type of the SD included with your HD, and did you reformat it, or using another SDHC card to flash HD, and did any one can flash HD with Transcend 8GB ?
I get my HD with Transcend 8GB SDHC Class 4 and can't flash HD from it, I get "No Image Found" message
I format the card again Fat32 and try it but the same error
I try my old 2GB microsd and can flash HD but with Transcend 8GB can't
there is many report about this problem without any solution, any help
thx

For me it works just fine with the included SanDisk 8GB, but my 4GB Transcend doesn't work neither, so maybe its a Transcend thing .

johnpatcher said:
For me it works just fine with the included SanDisk 8GB, but my 4GB Transcend doesn't work neither, so maybe its a Transcend thing .
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thank you for replay
but did you get Sandisk with your HD , HTC sale HD with deference items
any one can solve this problem, don't know but is there a boot sector in SD and can change it or modify it
thx

secoseco said:
but did you get Sandisk with your HD
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Yeah, I looked it up once again, I have a SanDisk 8 GB microSDHC Class 2 (or at least there is a 2 in the right upper corner).

johnpatcher said:
Yeah, I looked it up once again, I have a SanDisk 8 GB microSDHC Class 2 (or at least there is a 2 in the right upper corner).
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thank you

Class 6 does not work either
I have ADATA 8GB Class 6 MicroSD - does not work.
Sandisk 8GB Class 2 MicroSD - works.
Could be related to speed - not manufacturer...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487632
An already existing thread... SanDisk doesn't work

deepakjohn said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=487632
An already existing thread... SanDisk doesn't work
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Think if you read that thread you'll realise that SanDisk does work, its Transcend sd card which doesn't (according to thread). SanDisk worked fine for me. Possible solution is to format SD Card to Fat32. Even if your SD Card already is Fat 32, try formatting it again.

Can't flash with 8gb card

Hey guys, i've got a 8gb Apacer card. I've installed successfully the HardSPL (it shows Olinex's name), i've downloaded Smaberg's latest rom, which is already renamed. I'm taking off the battery and then putting it back, i'm pressing the volume down key and at the same time the power button. It takes me to the 3 color screen but it stays stuck to "Serial" which is written down on the 3 color screen.
Am i doing something wrong?
Bill

Which is the filesystem of your SD Card?
Have you renamed the ROM with this name: kovsimg.nbh?

[email protected] said:
Which is the filesystem of your SD Card?
Have you renamed the ROM with this name: kovsimg.nbh?
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I formatted it with FAT32,
Yup ROM is already renamed to kovsimg.nbh
Can't understand why it stucks to 3 color screen when it says down to the screen "Serial".

U not press volume down long enough
start again

I pressed it for 3 minutes and still stucks to serial screen.

Is the nbh file at the SDcard root?

Yeah it is. I have some other files too at sd root, does it messing up the things?

bill_viper said:
I pressed it for 3 minutes and still stucks to serial screen.
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reformat the card fully....not quick formate and give it a try again.

agent_47 said:
reformat the card fully....not quick formate and give it a try again.
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Just did it but no luck, still the same issue!

I've had the same problem. Formatted my 2Gb a dozen of timeswith my laptop and it didn't function. Finally I formatted the card with another PC at the office and now everything works as planned.
So, not every format is the same??

Just tried to flash a rom with another SD 2gb and worked fine!
What the heck is going on with my devilish 8gb card...the card is working great but no flashing...maybe i'll have to find another computer too to format it.

Kingston card does not support card flash. I do not know why

htyhzd said:
Kingston card does not support card flash. I do not know why
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Mine is Apacer brand. I downloaded also some utilities for SD formatting but again no luck.

maybe only sandisk is ok

htyhzd said:
Kingston card does not support card flash. I do not know why
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Are you sure of you???
Because I have a Kingston 8Gb SDHC card and I use it for flashing my phone with SDcard method when I can't flash it with my PC...

Where is your original 8gb card guys? Did you change it for a reason?

Sorry but the 8GB is not included with every Xperia, at least not in every country.
My german operator send it without sd card, I had to buy my own one.
So I think this may differ from country to country or provider.

I had the same problem, could not flash it with SD card method, tried it via PC (USB), also no success and tried it again with SD method and tried it for like 10-15 times and then all of a sudden it worked.
I tried putting hard-spl on there again, while I knew it was on there already, even this did not work and started working after some tries and then I was able to do the SD method.
I have a sandisk 8GB mem card, so it's probably not brand related..

We have the Kovsimg.nbh, how do we create the ROMUpdateUtility.exe?
Hello guys,
After this huge problem i've got http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517752 (i can't flash any rom with the 8GB card) and we couldn't find a solution, i'm asking if there is a way to convert the Kosvimg.nbh file to ROMUpdateUtility.exe file so i can flash the ROMs through the PC?
Looking forward to heard the good news! It's too pitty everyday to read about these new ROMs and i can't flash them!
Cheers,
Bill

bill_viper said:
Hello guys,
After this huge problem i've got http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=517752 (i can't flash any rom with the 8GB card) and we couldn't find a solution, i'm asking if there is a way to convert the Kosvimg.nbh file to ROMUpdateUtility.exe file so i can flash the ROMs through the PC?
Looking forward to heard the good news! It's too pitty everyday to read about these new ROMs and i can't flash them!
Cheers,
Bill
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Just put the ROMUpdateUtility and the NBH file in the same folder and run it, it will flash whatever NBH file is in the same folder as it. If you need the RUU exe, just extract it from a shipped ROM using WinRar. Or use this Custom RUU : http://rapidshare.com/files/164933503/X1_CustomRUU.zip
Please don't create new threads for existing issues.
Ta
Dave

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.

X1 Flashing problem

Hi I have problem with flashing my x1... when I want flash it with SD card, it write: "No image file!"...but ROM is there... it works only with USB... (SD card was formatted, named correctly kovsimg.nbh,...)

Mich3lin said:
Hi I have problem with flashing my x1... when I want flash it with SD card, it write: "No image file!"...but ROM is there... it works only with USB... (SD card was formatted, named correctly kovsimg.nbh,...)
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do you have another sd to try with? some manufacters are reported to be problematic

yep... when it was functional I used card from Kingston (4GB) and Sandisk (4GB)...now i tried A-Data (16GB) and it won't work... after that i tried again other cards, but with same result....

Mich3lin said:
yep... when it was functional I used card from Kingston (4GB) and Sandisk (4GB)...now i tried A-Data (16GB) and it won't work... after that i tried again other cards, but with same result....
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kingston is one of the reportedly "difficult" ones, I have a SanDisk 16GB and never hat any issues...
you said formatting is ok, everything else on card is recognized in a file explorer, just *.nbh files during bootloader are not, that it?

yep.. but i little think that is not only problem with card...because previously when I don't copy ROM on card and start flasher this "Error" not be displayed..there was another one...