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Problem Copying Files from K-JAM Extende ROM

I'm trying to copy all of the files from my K-JAM \Extended_Rom\ to my storage card so that I can then remove selected files from the Extended ROM and then hard reset.
When using Total Commander and selecting all files in the \Extended_Rom\ directory, after the copy command seemingly completes with no errors, there are only 5 files copied to my storage card:
Autorun.exe
Default_P_CSD_Setting.cab
Default_P_UA_Profile.cab
Default_Signed_Version.sa.CAB
Install_Tsk.exe
How can I copy all the files to my storage card to serve as a backup before I remove some from the Extended ROM and hard reset? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.

mychal said:
I'm trying to copy all of the files from my K-JAM \Extended_Rom\ to my storage card so that I can then remove selected files from the Extended ROM and then hard reset.
When using Total Commander and selecting all files in the \Extended_Rom\ directory, after the copy command seemingly completes with no errors, there are only 5 files copied to my storage card:
Autorun.exe
Default_P_CSD_Setting.cab
Default_P_UA_Profile.cab
Default_Signed_Version.sa.CAB
Install_Tsk.exe
How can I copy all the files to my storage card to serve as a backup before I remove some from the Extended ROM and hard reset? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
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Is it possible that you're actually 'cutting' the files and not 'copying' them?
I ask this 'cos you cannot remove (or cut) any file from extrom; if you do, the extrom filesystem will go to hell and so will do every file in it.
I don't remember how i successfully copied those files; it was looong ago. I only know i used total commander as you did.
Anyway, don't worry, there's a way to extract the extrom content without even using the phone. You 'only' need: a PC, a copy of winimage (a shareware software), the executable (installer) of the rom you want to extract the extrom from, winrar (another shareware) and the great extractor 'typho5.exe' (that you can find in this forum).
Another, simpler, way is to use the total commander PC version together with the wince plugin. After connecting the phone via activesync and launching total commander, you'll be able to browse your phone as if it was a drive.
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[Q] Can't create autonooter 3.0 img on sdcard

Need to have better/clearer instructions on the win32diskimager software to write autonooter to sdcard. Things I did:
1. 16gb microsd card in laptop via sd card adapter.
2. dl autonooter 3.0, unzaipped in seperate folder on desktop(124,627kb size img file)
3. dl win32diskimager-RELEASE0.2-r23-win32, unzipped
4. double click Win32DiskImager.exe under the unzipped folder
5. I select the aformentioned autonooter img file and the program automatically selects my sdcard, in my case g:
6. I click "write"
7. I get a Confirm overwrite message "Writing to a physical device can corrupt the device. Are you sure you want to continue?" I click Yes.
8. Write Error message appears- Not enough space on disk.
wha???
I am confident that I am doing something wrong in the whole windiskimager process, as the process was never explained very well. For example, when you go to the page to dl the win32diskimager there are 4 files 2 win32 files and 2 source files. One each for a .2 release and a .1 release. ok...wtf? what do I use? how do I use them etc etc etc.
It just seems to me that this particular step in the process could stand a little more clarification/simplification. just saying.
Thanks.

I had the exact same issue, someone told me that it might have something to do with using a built in SD card reader to your laptop, like I was using. He said that he tried that and an external reader with win32diskimager, and that the external usb reader worked fine.
I was able to work around this by using the method that involved WinImage instead of win32diskimager...I don't have the instructions on me at the moment but if you look around you may be able to find them.

rohit275 said:
I had the exact same issue, someone told me that it might have something to do with using a built in SD card reader to your laptop, like I was using. He said that he tried that and an external reader with win32diskimager, and that the external usb reader worked fine.
I was able to work around this by using the method that involved WinImage instead of win32diskimager...I don't have the instructions on me at the moment but if you look around you may be able to find them.
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Actually you might just want to have both. I've the same thing happen with WinImage and had to use Win32DiskImager. As long as I don't run into both having the error, I'm good

Cannot write disk image

Folks, I am trying to root my NC for the first time. I am following the instructions found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=942424.
I cannot get WinImage to write to the disk. I downloaded auto-nooter-3.0.0. It is about 125 Meg when unzipped. I open Winimage just fine, and point to the .img file. When I try to do the "Restore Virtual Hard Disk Image", it asks me for a VHD file. I checked all the folders I installed, and cannot find a .vhd file anywhere.
I did point it back to the image file and it says it cannot write it because the file is in use...
I also tried the alternate windows application, Win32ImageWriter. No good. It errors out as well. Gives me an undocumented error code: error 8.
There must be something wrong with my setup, but I cannot figure out what it is. I have a brand new MicroSD card, 8GB. The card is visible in windows explorer and it shows empty...
Any help would be appreciated.
Jim

Error 8 means you have to run win32imagewriter as administrator.

Using Win Image 32
Jim,
EDIT: use whatever version of Clockwork Mod that is recommended for the purposes that you are trying accomplish. The one I listed below may not work with what ever you are doing.
I had similar issues when I started to use it, also.
The following is info from another post I made on installing a rom to the Nook. Formatting the XD card with SD Formatter 3.0, and then using version 0.1 of Win Image seemed to be the answer.
A) Download the following software to your PC/MAC for formatting your XD card. This is the best one that I have found.
SD Formatter 3.0 for SD/SDHC/SDXC:
- Format your XD card. This step is very important to correctly write the EXT4 compatible bootable SD recovery.
B) You will need “Image Writer for Windows”
- I found that the “0.1 (truckstop) release” worked the best. The newer version seemed to always have some problem.
- Paste the unzipped folder to you C:\ directory. Put the EXT4 compatible bootable SD recovery file in the same folder. This will help prevent issues. This software is originally intended for a Linux environment and thank you to the developer for making it compatible with Windows.
- Make sure that the chosen device is your XD card. It automatically selects the correct one, but you never know. Go to “my computer” in windows and check to see what Letter has been assigned.
- Choose the EXT4 compatible bootable SD recovery file from Image writer directory.
- Click the “write” button. This will take a few minutes to finish.
- Now you can copy misc files to the flash drive. It is ready to boot your Nook into Clockwork Mod Recovery.
They don't trust me yet on this site, so I cannot post links to other sites. The required links are in my original post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=997764
Let me know it this helps.
SUBCAN

Solved: cannot write SD image
solved...
Thanks to both Subcan and n1bsbri for the replies. The one that put me on the right track was N1's statement that I had to run as admin. I was running as admin, but obviously I did not have write permission. I then just tried to write something to the card using dumb old windows explorer and found that the card was write protected.
I am embarrased to admit it took me hours to find a post that highlighted the fact that on some microSD adapters you had to tape (yes, good old Scotch Tape) over the switch to get it writeable. I did that, wrote the card, and the NC booted right up.
I cannot begin to tell you how many bad words it took me to figure that out...
Thanks to both of you for your replies. I am very new at this and I know I will have more questions... thanks for getting me over the hump!
Jim

How can I back up my SD card as an image

Want to try different ROM on my card but don't want to lose my present cm7 image. I thought I read that you could use win32diskimager to make an image that could be put back on but I don't seem to be able to. When I mount my card to my PC and ask win32 to read I get an error 8 message.
Is their some other free software that accomplishes this?

Pu the SD in the reader, open win32imager, select a directory and a file_name for your image, e.g. myimage.img, select the driver with the SD, read. It will create the image in the location you specified.

dd if=/dev/sdc of=cm7-sth-MMDDYYYY.img

AKross said:
Pu the SD in the reader, open win32imager, select a directory and a file_name for your image, e.g. myimage.img, select the driver with the SD, read. It will create the image in the location you specified.
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Thanks worked fine after I gave it a directory & filename. Not the most intuitive software but free and it works.

GTT1 said:
Thanks worked fine after I gave it a directory & filename. Not the most intuitive software but free and it works.
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I did this on my 16GB SD card and the image is only 4GB. I suspect it's only one partition. I am still looking into it.

Basic Android folder,file structure and names

Okay I'm a newbie wanting to root and uinstall CWR but have been confused after reading several How to's. My S7 came with v2.2 and I received and installed v3.2 on the first day.
I read a post mentioning this link: http://www.androidcentral.com/dell-streak-7-getting-bugfix-update. I "thought" that I followed the simple instructions but maybe not! I downloaded the file, renamed it "update.pkg" and while connected to my PC copied it to the root of my S7.
I put the S7 into recovery mode, selected install update.pkg from sdcard. Now this is where some of the confusion starts. While connected to my PC, nothing is refered to as a sdcard and I don't have one installed.
Okay back to the install. The S7 errors with four lines of text. It's looking for either "update.pkg" or "update.zip" with a file path: /mnt/sdcard/sdcard2/. I forget the exact wording but it's something like Failed or Can't Mount followed by the file path.
This left my S7 only booting to the Dell Logo and unable to connect to my PC beacause it wouldn't boot up. I had to do a factory reset which surprised me going back to v3.2 and not v2.2.
The file path mentioned above appears to show that it was looking for either file in the sdcard2 folder which is inside the sdcard folder. I had and since reinstalled the File Expert app which shows /mnt/sdcard/ and /mnt/sdacrd2/ or sdcard2 as a seperate folder not nested within the sdcard folder. Here again, the term/name "sdcard" is used and I don't have one. Is "sdcard" used to refer to the 16GB of internal memory? I assume so.
I'm not sure now if I would have used File Expert to copy "update.pkg" to the sdcard2 folder that I may have worked or not? On the linked page above, you see that I posted a comment about the problem and there is also another person has a screwed up S7 now too!
EDIT:
Nope, sdcard2 is indeed the optional sdcard slot which is empty and File Expert just errors.

When you boot into recovery and you are at the main menu with all the different options, choose the option to update from "internal" sdcard. The key is "internal" sdcard.
Sorry to not be more specific but I don't have my DS7 handy.
Good luck.

nagahtom said:
When you boot into recovery and you are at the main menu with all the different options, choose the option to update from "internal" sdcard. The key is "internal" sdcard.
Sorry to not be more specific but I don't have my DS7 handy.
Good luck.
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I believe that there was only one option to install the update.pkg from but the point or question is, where is it looking for the file at? It appears that it's looking on the sdcard2 which isn't there!
This makes me wonder now, when a procedure states to put a file on your sdcard, just actually what are they refering to? The internal memory sdcard or an optional plugged in sdcard?

They are referring to the removable sdcard. If you don't have one, I'd suggest picking one up. It doesn't have to be a 32GB or even a 16GB. Then, put the update.pkg file on the root of that SDcard.
The filesystems can be very confusing on the DS7. Try it with a removable SD card and you should have better luck.

nagahtom said:
They are referring to the removable sdcard. If you don't have one, I'd suggest picking one up. It doesn't have to be a 32GB or even a 16GB. Then, put the update.pkg file on the root of that SDcard.
The filesystems can be very confusing on the DS7. Try it with a removable SD card and you should have better luck.
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Yeah, why refer to the internal memory as sdcard?? The procedure for installing this update doesn't mention that an optional sdcard must be used either.
There's another thread where they appeared to have done that and it still failed! I may just wait till Dell puts it out OTA.