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[ROM]Touch_of_Photons (BETA) v1

First and foremost I take no credit for anything contained in this ROM. I have taken bits and pieces from various ROMs I like and rolled my own.
The base is Binny's stock ROM.
LauncherPro from unrevolved by ozzeh
Has Both HTC and Android Music apps (in case someone, like me, prefers the old one)
Rosie and All Rosie widgets removed
WiFi Tether
TouchFlo port from Samsung included (choose launcher for yourself)
Again, all credit to the Devs listed above. I am no Dev myself, only a chef cooking up something to my own liking and thought I would share.
Anybody wanna test for me?
Download here
Installation...
Copy TouchOfPhotons-v1.zip to your SDCARD and reboot into Clockwork recovery. Then Install Zip and Choose Zip from SDCARD.
Be sure to take a Nandroid Backup and WIPE FIRST!
So far everything seems to be working fine for me...WiFi, BT, etc...
I would recommend Hydra's Undervolt with Wireless-N kernel here. This just needs to be installed like any other zip using Clockwork recovery.
Also I would recommend the MultiTouch Keyboard DANESHM90 managed to pull from the Droid-X here. This can be installed with Astro or an equivalent of your choice.
Thanks to all in the community. I am glad to be a part of it!
UPDATE.... Kernel link above may not work consistently so I am attaching the zip.
For those requesting it, I am attaching the TouchFlo Launcher. Just install via Astro or similar.
UPDATE - 7/7 --- Thanks to bowtiedeuce for pointing out the fix scuccia found for the Facebook constantly syncing issue. I am attaching that patch here (full credit to him, of course). Just install it like any other zip from your sdcard using clockworkmod recovery (install over your current setup, no wipe) and it should resolve the sync issue. Future releases will not have this bug.

No screenshots? It seems like most of the android roms have no screen shots.

I'm downloading it right now. I'll post feedback
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Bxsteez said:
No screenshots? It seems like most of the android roms have no screen shots.
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Yeah,
Sorry about that. Was headed out the door and wanted to get something up for you guys before I left.
Anywhoo, here are some screenies. You can see I'm using TouchFlo primarily.

Oh, and the MT keyboard I provided a link to...
BTW....
The Live Wallpapers work great with the TouchFlo launcher.

I think I'm going to have to try ,this sounds great thank you looks good to

The rom is actually really nice an smooth. But its just not for me. I do recommend to at least try this rom. Good work man keep up the great work.
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I'm loving this ROM! Just got everything set up on it...
Couple things though... I'm having a hard time pushing a custom bootanimation.zip to /data/local
I had no problem doing it on a just a plain rooted Inc, but I can't with this...
Another would be requesting to get the 2.1 lock screen and not the HTC one... Thanks! Awesome work, keep it up!

each time i download this file ROM and i try to install it, i get an error when it is trying to write to BOOT that says E: No Room Left on Device, failure at Line 394. Has anyone else seen this and if so, have they figured out how to fix it? I have wiped the boot partition and completely formated my whole system. Still the same error, i also redownloaded the file 3 times and still the same issue.

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each time i download this file ROM and i try to install it, i get an error when it is trying to write to BOOT that says E: No Room Left on Device, failure at Line 394. Has anyone else seen this and if so, have they figured out how to fix it? I have wiped the boot partition and completely formated my whole system. Still the same error, i also redownloaded the file 3 times and still the same issue.
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That's the first I'm hearing of this. Can anyone else confirm?
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Working great here, do far. I used ROM Manager for the install.
I will be checking it out today.
Great cooking!
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i am not really a nUbcake either...so that is making me kinda mad. I even messed with the update-script file to see if i could comment out the line that was erroring out, but it was to no avail. Could someone post a nandroid backup of the rom that i could try?
to clarify it is giving me an error saying "Error writing to Boot"
EDIT: got it working by removing the write_raw_image line at the end of the update_script

taypotts said:
I'm loving this ROM! Just got everything set up on it...
Couple things though... I'm having a hard time pushing a custom bootanimation.zip to /data/local
I had no problem doing it on a just a plain rooted Inc, but I can't with this...
Another would be requesting to get the 2.1 lock screen and not the HTC one... Thanks! Awesome work, keep it up!
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I just pushed the bootanimation.zip from the DroidX to /data/local/ and it worked fine. What animation are you trying to push?
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The kernel link is not working, anyone know why I got error ?

That's strange. I'm getting an error trying to use that kernel link on my PC but if I click it on my phone (using the XDA app) it downloads. I'll try to get a mirror up.
EDIT - Actually just attached the kernel to the OP.
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Using this ROM with the Droid-X boot up sound and animation and the undervolt-N kernel. Very nice! My favorite so far and I have tried them all.
Thanks photonmedia!

Im had the same issue as ejlax did. However after the reboot everything seems to be there. Is there anything that didnt install after that error?

pbchris said:
Im had the same issue as ejlax did. However after the reboot everything seems to be there. Is there anything that didnt install after that error?
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IF anything, I would says possibly the kernel (based on the error he says he got), but I would recommend you use the kernel attached in the OP anyway, so....
Really I don't know why you two are getting those errors and not the others who are testing, though. You are wiping before you install, right? Always the best practice: Nandroid Backup + Wipe.

I've been using it for most of the day - no issues. Phone, Google Voice, SIP phone, BT - looks flawless, so far...
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photonmedia said:
I just pushed the bootanimation.zip from the DroidX to /data/local/ and it worked fine. What animation are you trying to push?
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That's the same one I'm trying to use.. I'm not sure.. I was able to do it the same way with just stock root, but it won't take now... can you tell me each step that you did to do it? Thanks!

flashing themes issues

okay i did a quick search n didnt find much. so im having issues flashing themes. i tried to flash two themes over CM6 and i made sure they were exactly for that rom. what happens is that i get a boot loop, i start up the phone and get crazy force closes or when the rom starts up, nothing is themed except maybe some icons. what could be causing this? i always wipe everything before i flash a rom so that cant be the issue. any other ideas you guys can give me to check what could be the issue?
**also on a sorta on topic question. whenever i wipe and then flash a froyo rom, i always flash the radio first. is this necessary for everytime i flash a froyo rom?**

Zip files are funny, if you have a bad connection or a interruption in service sometimes all the data isn't downloaded. Sounds like the data's corrupt. Downloading from the updaters will give you that issue. Try a fresh download, and no you don't have to update your radio everytime you flash a rom, most roms come with updated radio, and if not the most devs will specify and provide it for you. And if so flash radio first to support the rom. If your already on FROYO there's no need to keep flashing radios.
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Ah great. In my neighborhood the only internet provider we got is **** so I'm mostly sure this is the problem. Sucks for me I guess :-(
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Some suggestions
xXJay_RXx said:
Ah great. In my neighborhood the only internet provider we got is **** so I'm mostly sure this is the problem. Sucks for me I guess :-(
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Once you get a fresh download check the size of the file and make sure the files complete. If a file takes a really long time to download and transfer to your temp folder then most times you'll have problems with it, also if the file downloads too fast, like right after you click save and then you hear " pling" download complete and you know the file was a pretty decent size and it downloads too fast, something wrong. I used to have problems with alot of themes, because I had a messed up router & my modem used to act up to. I suggest when you get a fresh download, do a wipe in recovery and re-flash your rom, then the theme. Don't worry about your apps they will automatically reinstall on FROYO. Or if you have a nandroid then just wipe, restore your nandroid, then flash theme. Remember Nandroid is your friend. Happy flashing

BootManager FAQ & Discussion

I figured we needed a thread to discuss the BootManager app.
First, big thumbs up to GFlam & Conap for this app! I used Conap's CELEB CM Roms on the Eris for a long time.
Now:
They have a User Manual on their site.
What does it do? You keep your rom on the phone, and you can add up to 4 more on your SD card. You use the app's menu to select which one you want to boot into next.
What is it? it is an apk you can get from the market. It lives on your phone. It doesn't mess with Clockwork and such.
What's the catch? There is something you have to pay attention to...It requires a connection to the market to verify it's authenticity. So, whenever you add a new rom, you need to connect it to the market...the trick: you need to flash gapps right after you flash a rom before you boot into it.
What If I forgot to flash gapps?!? No big deal. If you boot into a rom you installed that doesn't have the market, the BootManager app won't work, so you can't use it to boot back into another rom. They have a solution - boot into recovery and flash the "update.zip" located in the bootmanager>phonerom folder on your sd. Then your phone will reboot into your internal phone rom.
What's the catch, part 2? Some roms have custom scripts that run when they boot, so they don't play well, especially when installed on the SD card.
What else do I need to know? Rom installs take longer. After installing, the roms on the sd card do not lag. You can back up the roms that you install through the app.
This is a dream for people who want to play with nightlies or try a bunch of roms, but need their old-reliable come Monday morning. Check it out!
There is more discussion on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189459
Disclaimer: I have no affliliation with Init 2 Win It. I just love this app.

I'll start with a question, too. I put BAMF3.0 rc 4.9 in an SD slot. When I boot in, everything works except Titanium Backup can't find root. Anyone else have this problem?

strongergravity said:
I'll start with a question, too. I put BAMF3.0 rc 4.9 in an SD slot. When I boot in, everything works except Titanium Backup can't find root. Anyone else have this problem?
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Interesting. I'm having a similar problem with MyBackup Pro. The app would request SU permission but then it never acknowledged that it had it. I also had BAMF 3.0 Rc 4.9 running off SD

When I boot into miui from cm7 it won't connect to my wifi to let me authenticate my rom manager
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stayin100 said:
When I boot into miui from cm7 it won't connect to my wifi to let me authenticate my rom manager
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I haven't tried the MIUI yet. It might be another with a custom boot script.
You could try to install it as the internal phoneROM and see if it works. If it doesn't you'll need to restore a nand backup.
Good luck, should you choose to accept this mission. This post will self-destruct in 3...2...1...

ok so maybe someone can help me. im trying to flash CM7 and i flashed it and forgot to flash the GAPPS thing before a reboot. i got back into my original rom and im ready to try it again. i have CM& ready to flash, but how do i flash GAPPS before the reboot? do i do the flash of GAPPS from within bootmanager, rom manager, or hboot? thanks!

Flash gapps through bootmanager just like the rom, in the same slot. Dont wipe anything.
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strongergravity said:
Flash gapps through bootmanager just like the rom, in the same slot. Dont wipe anything.
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worked perfect. now do i flash kernels like imoseymons the same way? overwrite the rom slot?

[email protected]|ice said:
worked perfect. now do i flash kernels like imoseymons the same way? overwrite the rom slot?
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Yep. The same way.
Remember to rename the slot to help you remember what you have.

strongergravity said:
Yep. The same way.
Remember to rename the slot to help you remember what you have.
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worked out perfect, thank again for your help.

[email protected]|ice said:
worked out perfect, thank again for your help.
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That's why I'm here.

disappointed that the synergy nightlies flashed to a slot put me in a boot loop. but was excited that all i had to do to fix it was flash the update.zip under bootmanager/phone

Maybe I'm missing something but where can I find the gapps zip/ every time I try to boot from the app, its telling me either no Rom installed or no image found

I installed all 3 versions of the recently leaked GB ROM using bootmanager and interesting NONE of them will boot up. Best I can tell from adb logcat is that the ROM does a memory test and the wrong memory type is returned causing a boot loop at that point.
Smells like a bit of copy protection testing going on.

Yea something's not working right with the app... I can't get any Rom to install.....
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A lot of the Sense roms fail. I have Monolith running fine.

Hey there, just wondering of anyone else is having the problem of Sd card space going into limbo if the ROM install doesn't go well (i'm talking the install or back up glitches and doesn't finish, not it actually finishing and getting a boot loop. I've tried wiping cache/dalvik cache, all the cleaning functions within the app. Deleting the slots and wiping the slots didn't work either. Like I said it seems to be in limbo, and don't feel like moving all my data off my card and reformatting every time this occurs. Any ideas?

Hey guys,
I love this app. I also had some problems but now I have Gingeritis as my phoneRom and switch between SHIFTS3NS3 and BAMF which are all gb roms.
The trick I found was that if it doesn't load the first time keep trying, it took me about two tries to load SHIFTS3NS3 and about 3 for bamf. Make sure you use ext2.
Also make sure your phone stays awake.
If you have an issue email the Devs they responded to me with in 10 min of the email.
Great app
Sent from my bad ass Thunderbolt with Gingeritis 3D VIII

Delete the installed roms slot via Bootmanager, rebooted and try again
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(REQUEST FOR INFO) Google Now on the Droid4 ICS stock Rom?

Hey there XDA buddies,
Anyone tried the Google Now hack to load onto our Droid4 devices?
I'm definitely curious about Google Now and was wondering about people's experience with it.
The instructions are elsewhere here at XDA and I'll try and add a link on my lunch break to it.
Any feedback is appreciated.
Thanks
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I have done it the apk way and the zip way in safeboot. Both seem to work just fine.
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Eclipse 1.2 for the droid 4 has it pre-loaded, i use it on a daily basis with voice and all

I just loaded the APK and it works, kind of anyway... a little buggy I've noticed but decent enough so far.
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Do you guys have a link to download? I'm thinking about trying it.
Thanks,

From what I understand of the Google Now app, you need to be on a custom ROM to use it. It won't work on stock (I tried to install via zip through stock and safetrap recovery on stock ROM and with apk). It sees the stock ROM as an uninstallable system. You must be on either aosp/aokp/eclipse or the like to install this.
If I am wrong and someone has it running on stock them I apologize, but this is what I found and read through the threads as well about it.

I tried a few versions right after i updated to ics and follows the renaming instructions and all...it didn't work..i am stock ics rooted
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I flashed the deoxed stock rom last night into the safe system without wiping data. Rebooted perfect and then went back to recovery and flashed the google now zip and it works like a charm on stock in the safe mode.
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I tried manually adding the ZIP contents to the /system (since the new Safestrap restricts flashing ZIPs onto the non-safe stock side.)
I'm flashing deodexed version to my safe side (and I'm not going to be wiping, like the poster above) right now. I'll let you know how it goes.
-Nolam
EDIT:
Flashed it on the safe-side, didn't wipe anything (The deodexed .zip I found will wipe caches for you), and it booted up as if nothing had changed. Then, went back and flashed M7 Google Now. Works great! It's sometimes slow and I do definitely notice a battery drain, but hopefully that can be sorted out.

[ROM] CM7-GBKernel .621

I Have created a CM7 rom for rooted 621 and it should a lot easier to use now that I have tested personally and everything works as it should no need for gapps as it has vendor.apk in it and it will update to playstore.
Flashing Instructions
1:Back-up always
2:full wipe
3:install rom via CWR or bootstrap
4:Gapps arent needed but you may flash just to be comfortable
5: reboot
6: leave me feedback
7: enjoy
Downloads
Rom: http://www.4shared.com/zip/PvWul1cI/KiladarsCM7GBKERNEL.html?
Gapps: http://www.4shared.com/zip/tDblkDjI/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.html?
Known Bugs:
Settings does not open working on it right now.
let me know what you guys think.
change log:
Settings updated should work now
I Have finally fixed the settings

will this work on gb.605?
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I believe it should. I only have my 621. Flash at your own risk.
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ok I'll flash later then thanks
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BADDINOROX99 said:
ok I'll flash later then thanks
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If your scared that your phone may brick or boot loop remember to back up and if you need me to i can find you a tutorial to unbrick your device just for comfort

Kiladar said:
If your scared that your phone may brick or boot loop remember to back up and if you need me to i can find you a tutorial to unbrick your device just for comfort
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I can't flash it yet because my computer is in the repair shop and I never do anything risky with my phones unless my computer is nearby
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Okay. I wonder if anyone has tried this yet.
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I hope so it looks promising
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Well Im very new at modding Droid X, but I have an important question...
Is the hdmi fully working?
Or is there any rom which make it work as it should?
I mean something like a mirror.
Thanks!

Downloading Now. I just hope it's for the rooted .621 Non-Milestone hack. The Milestone hack (for root) is .604.
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Update:
First I tried it without gapps. Everything booted fine, but there was no market nor would accounts/ sync let me add Google account.
So, I rebooted into recovery, which worked fine, and flashed gapps.
This time on boot, I actually got the Droid X welcome screen, was able to put in Google info, and market initiator ran and updated.
After that everything worked fine.
Tested Bluetooth, Messages, Gps and Calls. Didn't get chance to try Wifi yet, but I'm sure it works since everything-else does.
The only thing that Would be better is an updated Superuser. The 1 included will NOT update SU Binary. I think it's the old edify binary. Even by updating Superuser in the market WON'T help. Although an easy fix is to get RootUninstaller and uninstall Rom Superuser, then download new 1 from the market and install.
Keep up the hard work. Nice Rom.

Finally, does this works for any other gb kernel besides .621?
Anybody please tell us!

Nope, but maybe yes
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will this work on gb.605?
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Nope, but I may have a bad download as I forgot to check the Md5 sum before I flashed. Install was aborted. I can't try again right now because I have another phone to flash and have to go to bed early tonight.

And thank your for the review I've been waiting for a review like that I've created a couple roms and no one has have gave me so much input
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No prob Kiladar. I think if someone is going to comment on someones work, they should at least review it and be as informative as possible. It makes it easier
on the devs to look at potential probs/fixes too.
Oh yea, I also got to looking into your system/app folder in your zip. The vending.apk is Not in there, which i would say is why I had to flash the gapps. Just wanted you to know.
Also there is no "boot.img" (which is kernel right?) in the new dwnload.

Right, I will update OP saying to flash gapps rather then say not needed
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Beanerman said:
Downloading Now. I just hope it's for the rooted .621 Non-Milestone hack. The Milestone hack (for root) is .604.
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Update:
First I tried it without gapps. Everything booted fine, but there was no market nor would accounts/ sync let me add Google account.
So, I rebooted into recovery, which worked fine, and flashed gapps.
This time on boot, I actually got the Droid X welcome screen, was able to put in Google info, and market initiator ran and updated.
After that everything worked fine.
Tested Bluetooth, Messages, Gps and Calls. Didn't get chance to try Wifi yet, but I'm sure it works since everything-else does.
The only thing that Would be better is an updated Superuser. The 1 included will NOT update SU Binary. I think it's the old edify binary. Even by updating Superuser in the market WON'T help. Although an easy fix is to get RootUninstaller and uninstall Rom Superuser, then download new 1 from the market and install.
Keep up the hard work. Nice Rom.
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wifi works just fine with it, and I agree bout the updated superuser since you cant uninstall the one you have with it which means you also cant update to the new superuser because they are different volumes but over all nice ROM.:good:

thelangosta said:
Nope, but I may have a bad download as I forgot to check the Md5 sum before I flashed. Install was aborted. I can't try again right now because I have another phone to flash and have to go to bed early tonight.
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I had it working on mine but my .605 was the .621/.605 deodexed hacked version cause I was on the .621 before I did the work around on the magic 5 route, originally I did the .604 work around but it should work on the .605 stock rooted, but then again I was also running the kernel for the .621 sooooo if the kernel is the key for running it maybe you cant.
Try another download, maybe you did get a bad DL

Other issues with phone
mbm262 said:
I had it working on mine but my .605 was the .621/.605 deodexed hacked version cause I was on the .621 before I did the work around on the magic 5 route, originally I did the .604 work around but it should work on the .605 stock rooted, but then again I was also running the kernel for the .621 sooooo if the kernel is the key for running it maybe you cant.
Try another download, maybe you did get a bad DL
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I tried this again but, I think the real problem is with my microSD card. I have subsequently tried to flash other roms and have had other aborts as well. I know that the md5's on those checked out. I was able to flash a cm9 based rom and got it set up just fine. All this from the same card on the same phone. Sooo I am attempting to format the card just in case I have bad sectors or something.
Luckily my DX is no longer activated and just keeps me from killing my SGS3 with flashes.:silly:

thelangosta said:
I tried this again but, I think the real problem is with my microSD card. I have subsequently tried to flash other roms and have had other aborts as well. I know that the md5's on those checked out. I was able to flash a cm9 based rom and got it set up just fine. All this from the same card on the same phone. Sooo I am attempting to format the card just in case I have bad sectors or something.
Luckily my DX is no longer activated and just keeps me from killing my SGS3 with flashes.:silly:
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I hear ya, I had the same prob with sd card so i formatted mine as well, problem was still there though. whenever i tried to install a rom from sd card via rom manager the problem was i kept getting the message saying waiting for sd cart to mount then it would say error bla bla bla sending log file to cwm ect ect ect.... i dont know exactally how i fixed that, all i know is i installed another rom, like cm7 or cm9 for instance and after that whenever i went to back up rom it worked fine ever since.... maybe something flashes over correcting the sd card problem when you install a rom... I know rom manager checks to verify the marker on sd card and thats what your problem is I believe.
Try doing this, try installing a rom cm7/cm9 without making a backup (i know you could lose everything if it fails but its the only way i know that fixed mine) after you have installed cm7/9 go to rom manager and hit the Backup Current Rom it should reboot you to cwm recovery and make an auto backup, if it does this without throwing up the waiting for sd card to mount error stuff and it runs the backup program and then reboots you it should fix your sd card problems.....

Review this rom
this is by far a ROM with the least lag by far i tried liquid ICS and plenty others don't know what it is but the lag is really minimal runs really smooth i only have this for like 3 hours but will update soon
pls hit thanks if i helped