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Hi everyone,
I have a Siemens SX 56 (North American version) running the latest ATT WM 2003 official rom. I have the latest T-mo Radio Stack on it (6.24).
I bought a new Lexar 256 Mb SD card (32x write speed). I saved a whole bunch of mp3'z and stuff on it. The SD card works fine for some time, but then the phone seems to erase all data on it every once in a while! I searched the forums and someone suggested using "storage tools" program and formatting the card with "backup FAT" method.... I have done that too.... It has erased all data on my SD card twice after that as well..... Someone else suggested that you should exit all applications that open on the SD card (or are using the SD card) before you turn it off. I do that too. Even then I have lost all data.
My question is what can I do to correct this? Is the Lexar card the problem? Should I try Sandisk? Sandisk is actually a bit cheaper too..... I can exchange the card for that. Kindly reply quickly and let me know what I can do to fix this issue. Thank you.
Just had it happen to me on my SX56 using WM2003 Beta and a SanDisk 512mb card. Lost everything. Thought it might be the card but now I'm wondering...
Gonna try and replicate the problem.
Mavrik said:
Hi everyone,
I have a Siemens SX 56 (North American version) running the latest ATT WM 2003 official rom. I have the latest T-mo Radio Stack on it (6.24).
I bought a new Lexar 256 Mb SD card (32x write speed). I saved a whole bunch of mp3'z and stuff on it. The SD card works fine for some time, but then the phone seems to erase all data on it every once in a while! I searched the forums and someone suggested using "storage tools" program and formatting the card with "backup FAT" method.... I have done that too.... It has erased all data on my SD card twice after that as well..... Someone else suggested that you should exit all applications that open on the SD card (or are using the SD card) before you turn it off. I do that too. Even then I have lost all data.
My question is what can I do to correct this? Is the Lexar card the problem? Should I try Sandisk? Sandisk is actually a bit cheaper too..... I can exchange the card for that. Kindly reply quickly and let me know what I can do to fix this issue. Thank you.
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some time ago I had similar problems with Lexar faulty card, but that seemed to be somewhere explained in that forum that ultimately it has been not card problem but .... wm2003, hehe :lol:
I know it sounds strange ..... if I can manage I point you to the right postings .....
regards, monika
ps. I have solved termorarily my problem by simply locking SD card :wink: and then after changing Lexar for Sandisk problems stopped
Bpd, there is a hisory of spontaneous formatting of memory cards ever since WM2003 came out, it wasnt just confined to XDA either, I saw a few posts in other pocket pc forums with the same problem, some people put it down to installed themes.
Mavrik said:
My question is what can I do to correct this? Is the Lexar card the problem? Should I try Sandisk? Sandisk is actually a bit cheaper too..... I can exchange the card for that. Kindly reply quickly and let me know what I can do to fix this issue. Thank you.
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Use the little white switch on the side of the card to lock it!
Also its been reported that if you label the card after formating it you wouldn't have this problem. Personally I'd do both! :wink:
BTW whats the time frame on the erase after you did the upgrade?
HTH
Problem occured same day as upgrade... and now last night again.
Fortunately I made a backup of everything on the SD to my PC and have now just restored it.
I did not "label" the SD this time... just "locked" it.
See what happens this time.
hi,
i have a t mobile ppc edition.i have a 512 mb sd card,and when i install programs on my sd card after 2-3 days all the programs are erased and it keeps happening.can anyone help me pls?
there is a problem with sd/mmc and multiple inserts/removals. Its a bug of WM200X and there is no fix for it. I unlock my sd card only when I need to change the data on it. Otherwise my card stays locked. Do a search on this forum for "Multiple SD" and "SD Erase". Good luck!
interestingfellow said:
there is a problem with sd/mmc and multiple inserts/removals. Its a bug of WM200X and there is no fix for it. I unlock my sd card only when I need to change the data on it. Otherwise my card stays locked. Do a search on this forum for "Multiple SD" and "SD Erase". Good luck!
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SO this bug is only WM2003/WM2003SE, no PPC2002?
KTamas said:
interestingfellow said:
there is a problem with sd/mmc and multiple inserts/removals. Its a bug of WM200X and there is no fix for it. I unlock my sd card only when I need to change the data on it. Otherwise my card stays locked. Do a search on this forum for "Multiple SD" and "SD Erase". Good luck!
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SO this bug is only WM2003/WM2003SE, no PPC2002?
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This bug only on wallaby's (XDA 1) running "WM2003 " it doesn't happen on WM2002.
I have an XDA 1 running 2002, and the SD card wipe problem also seem to happen to me.
I have an O2 Rom version 4.01.12 Eng.
According to this page: http://www.kbalertz.com/kb_843287.aspx
the problem might be related when two or more programs try to access the same files, so the data becomes corrupted and apparently being wiped...
Anyone have a solution or a suggestion?
I tried to follow this thread for a fix (Rune quoting spadb): http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=7230&highlight=sd+files
I can find in the registry a reference to a SD.DLL, but can't find it under file explorer, even when displaying hidden items.
Maybe one of you other XDA1\Wallaby users can find it in your device?
Tosh said:
I have an XDA 1 running 2002, and the SD card wipe problem also seem to happen to me.
I have an O2 Rom version 4.01.12 Eng.
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4.01.12 is also WM2003 and not PPC2002
Stefan
oops
Newbies mistake
So anyone have found that DLL in the windows folder?
ramram said:
KTamas said:
interestingfellow said:
there is a problem with sd/mmc and multiple inserts/removals. Its a bug of WM200X and there is no fix for it. I unlock my sd card only when I need to change the data on it. Otherwise my card stays locked. Do a search on this forum for "Multiple SD" and "SD Erase". Good luck!
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SO this bug is only WM2003/WM2003SE, no PPC2002?
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This bug only on wallaby's (XDA 1) running "WM2003 " it doesn't happen on WM2002.
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*whew*
Well, i guess i'll stay with PPC2002 then...
edit: and upgrade my signature
edit2: I had an SD-wipe-out few days ago with wm2003 4.01.12...so after searching on the forums i decided to go back to ppc2002...
Tosh said:
oops
Newbies mistake
So anyone have found that DLL in the windows folder?
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Not searcherd for it on the device. But in the basic ROM its in there...
Should be located directly in the windows folder. i think you have to enable your device to see all files. Normaly dll's are hidden...
HTH
Stefan
I've enabled my device to see hidden files...
Can you upload and attach that DLL please?
I'd like to try to tweak the registry a bit :wink:
I've enabled my device to see hidden files...
Can you upload and attach that DLL please?
I'd like to try to tweak the registry a bit :wink:
hey guys,
try formatting ur sd card with cnetx flash format .it solved the problem to certain extent.its a share ware.if u like it pls purchase after the trial period.
drpvenugopal said:
hey guys,
try formatting ur sd card with cnetx flash format .it solved the problem to certain extent.its a share ware.if u like it pls purchase after the trial period.
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Can anyone else confirm this? :roll: i really dont like PPC2002 but i dont want a wipeout again...
I'm afraid I can't confirm that, I tried to format many times as FAT32 or FAT16 and I experience the same problems as before...
Try this patch, it worked with me 100% on my Wallaby device with no SD erasings since more than 3 months 8)
Use any registry program (Resco Explorer 2003 is great) to install the registry keys or enter it manually..
Don't worry, the patch is non-destructive at all !
( you can do a backup before running this patch if you wish :wink: )
i saw stefan has a much longer version of this. does anyone have any experience with either file? BTW should i even do this if i have never had the problem before?
cheers
Similar problem on XDA II
I have noticed a similar disease on my Qtek 2020 (XDAII):
When I run it with an SDCard 512 Mb there is no problem at all, goes perfect, but as soon as I put in a brand new 1 GB SD card it crashes within a day or two. And it is irreparable... I've sent back one card to the supplier, but now on my second try with a new card and after reading in this topic I begin to felle a bit coldsweating... :x
Anyone else who has specific experince of this on XDAII?
Yup. went to use navigator today and found my SD card was nor showing. Tried it in a digicam at work which crashed the cam.
In my card reader here format shows as RAW and am having a help of a job getting it reformatted.
I use the XDA II
I also face similar problem, what i used to do is just take my sd card out and re-insert
and it worked for me
removing and replacing the card has no effect for me.
can anyone help with formatting an SD card (1GB viking) that is "unreadable" in a card reader and in RAW format??
pretty please?!??
hi ol
i need ur help
i have imate jamin g4
i upgraded its rom from original wm5 to wm6 fantastic b4
i had these problems
1- the memory storeage card doesnt work the folders appears empty when i remove it and put it in again it works but not for long
2- the bluetooth and wifi dont work when i press on there icons in connection manger i have to try may be 10 times to make it work
where is the problem and how to solve it???
help me please
drmeemo said:
hi ol
i need ur help
i have imate jamin g4
i upgraded its rom from original wm5 to wm6 fantastic b4
i had these problems
1- the memory storeage card doesnt work the folders appears empty when i remove it and put it in again it works but not for long
2- the bluetooth and wifi dont work when i press on there icons in connection manger i have to try may be 10 times to make it work
where is the problem and how to solve it???
help me please
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I have the same problems with WIFI and if I take out SD card I have no problem so it's the sd card thats not compadible with your prophet
hello
i tried another sd card and the same problem appeared
my sd card works on my pc
drmeemo said:
hello
i tried another sd card and the same problem appeared
my sd card works on my pc
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My one works too one pc only problem is wifi sometimes
whats the size of the sd? and is it SDHC <--- is not compadible with prophet yet
my sd size is 1 giga
it was working on wm5
but when i upgraded to wm6 it doesnt work any more
i tried another sd 512 miga the same problem appeared
drmeemo said:
my sd size is 1 giga
it was working on wm5
but when i upgraded to wm6 it doesnt work any more
i tried another sd 512 miga the same problem appeared
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then it must be the rom's sd driver thats causing the problem it might help to flash an other rom
sd card .......
it's like my problem with tnt4 , gullum 5
as i told u gullum ,do u remmeber ?
all roms has the same problem except these roms
1- padv 06
2- k0ster
3- TrueNeytral_1.4
plz gullum take a look to these roms and find the solution before u release v6
and drmeemo try one of these roms that i point to it above
i'm a tester of v6, i've done after reading this tread a test with my 4 SD card
128mb (old one)
512mb
1gb
and 2gb (microsd with adapter)
all of them works without problem...
thanx all for these informations
ill try these roms and let u know
i have the same problem with lasted coffie rom there are any solution?
drmeemo said:
hi ol
i need ur help
i have imate jamin g4
i upgraded its rom from original wm5 to wm6 fantastic b4
i had these problems
1- the memory storeage card doesnt work the folders appears empty when i remove it and put it in again it works but not for long
2- the bluetooth and wifi dont work when i press on there icons in connection manger i have to try may be 10 times to make it work
where is the problem and how to solve it???
help me please
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I had the same problem too with fantastic b4. I could not enable wifi and bluetooth when the prophet is turned on a while. So the problem is the rom. I think it's a bug.
drmeemo said:
my sd size is 1 giga
it was working on wm5
but when i upgraded to wm6 it doesnt work any more
i tried another sd 512 miga the same problem appeared
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i have the same problem too
Hi, can anyone explain to me why the MicroSD needs to be removed before flashing a ROM? I have flashed my phone at least 6 times in the past fortnight (got to love all these new ROMs ) and a couple of times I forgot to remove the MicroSD card. I have not noticed any ill effect, nor did it impact the flashing at all. From my experience it seems to be much ado about nothing. I'm curious to know where the recommendation has come from.
Mike
Hi Mike,
i can verify that flashing without removing SD Card causes problems on my T-Mob Ameo / HTC Athena. It seems that some devices cannot be flashed with inserted card. Didn't try to flash my smartflip yet, but i would still recommend to remove it (at least for unexperienced users).
Best regards
tsfnet said:
Hi Mike,
i can verify that flashing without removing SD Card causes problems on my T-Mob Ameo / HTC Athena. It seems that some devices cannot be flashed with inserted card. Didn't try to flash my smartflip yet, but i would still recommend to remove it (at least for unexperienced users).
Best regards
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I have flashed my STRTRk about 5 times now, and left the SD card in. Never had any problems.
MagpieMDP said:
Hi, can anyone explain to me why the MicroSD needs to be removed before flashing a ROM? I have flashed my phone at least 6 times in the past fortnight (got to love all these new ROMs ) and a couple of times I forgot to remove the MicroSD card. I have not noticed any ill effect, nor did it impact the flashing at all. From my experience it seems to be much ado about nothing. I'm curious to know where the recommendation has come from.
Mike
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It is not necessary to remove MicroSD card when flashing StarTrek
tsfnet said:
Hi Mike,
i can verify that flashing without removing SD Card causes problems on my T-Mob Ameo / HTC Athena. It seems that some devices cannot be flashed with inserted card. Didn't try to flash my smartflip yet, but i would still recommend to remove it (at least for unexperienced users).
Best regards
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And I've flashed my Ameo many times with the card in with no problems.
What problems do you have when flashing with the card in? If they are easy enough to fix then I think the advice should be 'don't worry about it buit if you have problems then the first thing to try is to remove the memory card'
If, on the other hand, it totally screws your phone then maybe we should always remove the card just in case.
I've flashed my 3125 a few times with the microSD card in place, and didn't have problems. However, the last time I flashed, all of the data on my card was corrupted. I lost everything, including two months worth of detailed work notes.
I realize that it can be a pain to remove the microSD card from the StrTrk, but to me it's one minute well spent to keep from potentially frying my data.
Hello,
FCWs 6.5 Home edition 8325,2gig
Long story involving a 5 year old.
Basically right now I can only fire up in sort of a limp mode; "low on memory" or no "permission". Probably due to scores of "FILE000x.chk" files on the device after using Pocket Mechanic Pro on microSD card.
1) It'll only reliably boots with a battery out/in technique.
2) Its "connected" to desk-top PC but as a "guest" and isn't "synced"
3) I can browse it through ActiveSync on the PC, but can't add, move or delete files due to "low memory" or "permissions" (same on the 8525)
4) A few programs won't run and are not recognized as "valid P-PC" apps, including the front end "home2"
5) Can't flash anything as SSPL ROM flasher gives "ERROR [224]: device not responding".
Started with a corrupt 2 gig microSD, couldn't write to it, ran Pocket Mechanic Pro. that Problem solved, this prob created.
Read all Wikis, searched error 224, reflashed about 15 times, know the ropes.
Any Ideas are greatly appreciated!
Regards, PK
Have you tried flashing the rom from the memory card, its the only thing that i can suggest i don't know much about broken hermes.
Hope this helps and that you find a fix
Thanks for the reply Scott,
That was my next line of attack but I'm not clear yet on exactly how to do it (I'll find out).
My big problem is I can't add (or remove or even move) any files on the device either from File explorer on the phone or through. ActiveSync on the pc (I can look at them though...). I also dont have a card reader writer.
I think a lot of problems would go away if I could delete all the 200+ *.CHK files generated by Pocket mechanic pro. I think that where all my memory went.
I just found a way using delete feature in "RAR" ...6 down 200 odd to go. Antone know how to select multiple files?
Regards, PK
Regards, PK
Now its in solitary
I managed to delete 219, *.chk files from the rom hoping to free up memory. I'ts still isolated, I cant add any files to it (like a ROM or utility) through activeSync. The warning is it "can't find the file or path." of the file. To flash a rom from I still get "error 224," don't recognize the device.
Tried to load the SD card with a rom through my camera, no luck, the camera says "cannot flash".
The OS still works in a limp mode, no phone, half the programs inaccessible and home2 no longer works.
Fun.
PK
Have you tried connecting the card to the computer and reformatting it from there you might then be able to flash another rom
Thanks,
I don't have a card reader. The only thing I do have is a printer that accepts multiple card types and a camera that takes this card. So far I can't right to either.
Ya, theres a thread that tells how to flash from a card. Right now though its just of limits.
Thanks, PK
Edit: just got card reader.
Have SD Card with rom can't boot off it and install.
Hello all interested,
1) So I bought a card reader and as per 2 wikis, reformated my SD card fat32 and a single partition of about 190megs.
2) I copied just the "RUU_signed.nbh" file from my stripped ATT rom RAR file. (The wikis were a little unclear as they were apparently using different roms)
3) I installed this ROM directly from my PC to SD card through the card reader. And put the little SD card into the phone. ( I can only read not write anything though activesync as wiki implies. Problem?)*
4) As per wikis , hard booted with pen while holding power and OK keys.
5) All I get is the 4 striped screen with a IPL and SPL verbiage. NOT the "loading from SD card" as described in the wikis.
Help... anybody, PK
* Does loading the ROM through Active syn? I know it changes format of some files
pk2 said:
Hello all interested,
1) So I bought a card reader and as per 2 wikis, reformated my SD card fat32 and a single partition of about 190megs.
2) I copied just the "RUU_signed.nbh" file from my stripped ATT rom RAR file. (The wikis were a little unclear as they were apparently using different roms)
3) I installed this ROM directly from my PC to SD card through the card reader. And put the little SD card into the phone. ( I can only read not write anything though activesync as wiki implies. Problem?)*
4) As per wikis , hard booted with pen while holding power and OK keys.
5) All I get is the 4 striped screen with a IPL and SPL verbiage. NOT the "loading from SD card" as described in the wikis.
Help... anybody, PK
* Does loading the ROM through Active syn? I know it changes format of some files
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Did you rename the file RUU_singned.nbh to HERMIMG.NBH?
Thanks alot for the reply,
I think you are the man! I did change the name but changed it to HERMING.NBH not HERMIMG.NBH. It seems to be flashing (slowly) right now.
If this works I owe you a BIG cerveza!
Regards, PK
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Did you rename the file RUU_singned.nbh to HERMIMG.NBH?
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Vijovame,
You are definitely the man.
I flashed the plain Jane stripped ATT ROM but EVERYTHING WORKS! It syncs, the phone works, camera, etc, etc...Now I'm off to flash something interesting.
Thanks for making me re-read the .nbh name. (I've been trying to fix this about half the time I've owned it...my first smarphone)
All the best!!
PK
its good to hear that youve sorted it, theres a few roms out there at the moment so you may have to look around a bit and flash quite a few of them, the safest way is the card method but it is up to you.
Have fun with your hermes
Scotty,
Ironically I had already blindly flashed just about everything out there without a hitch. I finally settled on one. That's when all 'ell broke loose. Now I've got the stripped ATT on my flash drive ready to install anytime if I have to.
Thanks, PK