I have a working CRC rom now, but when i started looking into flashing a lot of ppl were saying i should only flash off the sd card. well, it didn't work when i first tried it, and i thought i would enquire as to why this was.
i did everything as the faq/wiki said, i have got the latest Hard SPL on my phone, i renamed the file to HERMIMG.nbh, i held the necessary buttons in and clicked reset with the stylus and i didnt get that gray menu. all i got was the 4 color thing that normally comes up when flashing ROMs. I did manage to successfully flash by USB/Activesync, but as i said im curious to know what stopped it from working, and maybe learn how to do it right in time for CRCs next release
Are you sure that you extracted the .nbh from the archive and formatted the sd card to FAT32? I know you said you did everything; I'm just double checking
3. Extract the .NBH file from your preferred ROM upgrade: In windows use winrar (right click) to extract the contents of the exe file.
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Did you format the card fat32? This seems to be so simple most people overlook it and go to the 2nd step.
I've also found that I sometimes need to reformat my sd card (even though I flashed heaps of times with it) or it won't work.
Also you can only use up to a 2gb card to flash. The os will recognise a sdhc card but the bootloader won't...
Cheers...
i did format it to fat32, and i did rename it to that filename
i will try again soon and will report back, but for now i am happy with CRC 13
If the sd card is more than 2gb then it won't work also as the bootloader WILL NOT recognise an sdhc card...
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No .NBH File
I think I am having the same issue, but I also think I know where the issue stems from.
CRC's files are in .7z format and the only file they seem to contain is the RUUWrapper.exe file and not also the RUU_signed.nbh file (the one that you should be renaming) that seem to be the standard of most other ROMs - unless I'm missing something.
I'm working from Linux (hence why I need the SD card option), just thought I'd throw that out there as an FYI in case it matters.
warsng said:
i did format it to fat32, and i did rename it to that filename
i will try again soon and will report back, but for now i am happy with CRC 13
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it turned out this was the problem ,
edit: meant to quote the post where it mentions formating to FAT32..
cyrxi, in windows you can use winrar to extract the .nbh file out of the .exe file. Not sure what you'd do in linux....
Sorry...
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Hey guys,
just received a letter from Softbank containing a 128MB MicroSD.
The letter included said, this Card is to be used to update to the new rom, which we all know by now.
upon checking the contents of the rom. The files used to upgrade seem to be hidden. 32.6MB free memory is left which leaves about 87.6MB for the rom files and (possibly) the update routine.
Anything we can do with this?How can i get the hidden files to show up.
PS...there is no claim for the MicroSD, so i guess i dont have to send it back.
pop it in your memory reader
i haven't tried this but it may work... put in sd adapter read it on the pc using your memory card reader. you may reformat it.
EDIT 12/17: ooops sorry... heheheee... i meant you may see the file using windows explorer... you may reformat it if you want, too.. you may do whatever you want...
that's what i meant... actually you can also see it using resco explorer on the device..
jello_e said:
i haven't tried this but it may work... put in sd adapter read it on the pc using your memory card reader. you may reformat it.
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then all files are lost!
jello_e said:
i haven't tried this but it may work... put in sd adapter read it on the pc using your memory card reader. you may reformat it.
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well...i dont want to lose the files...i wanna see them and check whats in there...
@aquasesh: great info, probably we can extract something useful from here
If you have Linux, assuming /dev/sda is the device pointing to your SD card reader, and /tmp/sd.img is the sd card image file, you can extract it with this command:
Code:
dd if=/dev/sda of=/tmp/sd.img
It will be saved in RAW format in file /tmp/sd.img.
In windows you can use dd for windows, I have never used it so I don't know exactly how it works... but should be similar:
Code:
dd --list
dd if=\\?\Device\xxxxxx\ of=sd.img
Good luck extracting it and be sure to post it to ftp after!
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@aquasesh: great info, probably we can extract something useful from here
If you have Linux, assuming /dev/sda is the device pointing to your SD card reader, and /tmp/sd.img is the sd card image file, you can extract it with this command:
Code:
dd if=/dev/sda of=/tmp/sd.img
It will be saved in RAW format in file /tmp/sd.img.
In windows you can use dd for windows, I have never used it so I don't know exactly how it works... but should be similar:
Code:
dd --list
dd if=\\?\Device\xxxxxx\ of=sd.img
Good luck extracting it and be sure to post it to ftp after!
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Thanks...will get right on it
ok, keep us updated and feel free to ask if you run into problems.... also write-protect the SD card when doing this, just in case
thanks...and i just ran into a problem...cannot find my SD Adapter...
is there any way i can run Hermes in mass storage mode??
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thanks...and i just ran into a problem...cannot find my SD Adapter...
is there any way i can run Hermes in mass storage mode??
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Download WM5Torage, for it to work in hermes you MUST go to Start -> settings -> connections -> USB to PC and UNCHECK the checkbox which says "Enable advanced network functionality". This has to be done prior to run WM5torage.
Good luck!
It is real slow...i cannot really tell if its doing it...no error msg, but also no progress indication... the file generate will be called hermes.img
and it is in its destination folder, but still 0bytes.
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It is real slow...i cannot really tell if its doing it...no error msg, but also no progress indication... the file generate will be called hermes.img
and it is in its destination folder, but still 0bytes.
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Scratch that...just finished 121MB....whats the ftp?
Probably this is because of wm5torage not working properly... some people report that not works on their hermes, but it works ok on mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=277103
You don't have a microSD card adapter an a SD card reader? this should be better than hermes with wm5torage.
Also another possible way of raw-dumping sdcard is by using itsme psdread.exe:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=XdaUtils/psdread.exe
But you've to figure out yourself, i never used it.
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Scratch that...just finished 121MB....whats the ftp?
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OHhh cool
Ftp here:
ftp://xdaupload:[email protected]/Uploads/Hermes/
USER: xdaupload
PASS: xda
Its on its way...its an img file...hope it contains something useful
25min upload time
Received the letter today.
I thought it was just a free gift at the beginning.
After finished reading the letter, I realized it's softbank's trick
I can see the update file both in Windows Explorer through ActiveSync and in Total Commander CE.
filename: HERMIMG.NBH
size: 87.5 MB (91,809,478 Bytes)
if aquasesh fails uploading, maybe I can try later.
upload complete...
quiet funny..its also my 100th post...
I think HERMIMG.NBH in the MicroSD from Softbank is the same as hermimg_VODAKK_1.33.761.4_Ship.nbh. I got it unpacked RUU_X01HT_1.33.761.4_1.14.00.10.exe.
For upgrading Hermes with MicroSD, show this page;
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_SDCardFlashing
riki0081 from Japan.
riki0081 said:
I think HERMIMG.NBH in the MicroSD from Softbank is the same as hermimg_VODAKK_1.33.761.4_Ship.nbh. I got it unpacked RUU_X01HT_1.33.761.4_1.14.00.10.exe.
For upgrading Hermes with MicroSD, show this page;
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_SDCardFlashing
riki0081 from Japan.
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i still cannot see it. might be Windows Vista...
anyway...i dumped the whole SD to the ftp.
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i still cannot see it. might be Windows Vista...
anyway...i dumped the whole SD to the ftp.
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I extracted your dump, apparently it's just a FAT32 filesystem with HERMIMG.nbh from X01HT 1.33.761.4 ROM. Nothing special then, just a way to force the users to update to the unlockable ROM
Moved the sd image here: ftp://xda:[email protected]/Hermes/Technical/Hermes.img
pof said:
I extracted your dump, apparently it's just a FAT32 filesystem with HERMIMG.nbh from X01HT 1.33.761.4 ROM. Nothing special then, just a way to force the users to update to the unlockable ROM
Moved the sd image here: ftp://xda:[email protected]/Hermes/Technical/Hermes.img
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thats too bad, but was expected.
I formatted it, got a free MicroSD
i'm on a Mac, so I am wondering if its possible to flash the Radio from the SD or in a way that does NOT involve a computer. the phone is SuperCID and I have successfully flashed the regular ROM a number of times using the OK+PWR+RESET method from an SD card, but now i noticed that i can upgrade my Radio too.
I am trying to flash it with HERM_Radinly_1.54.30.10_CustomRUU and do not have access to a PC.
Pls help.. 'cause the Wiki hasnt yet. Not very Mac friendly, and I dont have Parallels.
.lau
If you want to flash rom by SD card. the file should be in .nbh format. also need to rename in HERMIMG.nbh.
You can flash by SD if you're direct use of HERM_Radinly_1.54.30.10_CustomRUU
Shouldn't be a problem.
Open your radio file with winrar and you should see a xxxxxx.nbh file in there - probably about 14MB size. Extract this file to your SD card and rename it to HERMIMG.nbh then flash the same way you did before.
As a tip, I normally make sure the SD card is empty (I usually format it also) before I copy the nbh file to it.
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Shouldn't be a problem.
Open your radio file with winrar and you should see a xxxxxx.nbh file in there - probably about 14MB size. Extract this file to your SD card and rename it to HERMIMG.nbh then flash the same way you did before.
As a tip, I normally make sure the SD card is empty (I usually format it also) before I copy the nbh file to it.
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it seemed needn't to make SD card empty. BUT MAKE SURE YOUR SD CARD IS FAT32 FORMAT, it's important.
change name to HERMIMG.nbh and copy it to SD card(just place it to SD Card do not copy to and folders)
i've done this several times.
Card flash zeroes PIM data?
Awesome, exactly the info I was looking for. Just one more question before I go for it. I know as a general rule it's a good idea to back everything up. But just so I know, will flashing the radio wipe out the thing? Or will I not need to load all my data back in?
no it will not wipe anything out.....
just load it and soft reset
Hi,
Since I mostly use Linux and Mac OS X, it's not very easy for me to flash my TyTN. There is an article in XDA-Wiki which describes a way to flash my device from the SD card, but it mentions formatting the card before doing the upgrade.
Is it absolutely needed to do so? I have lots of files in my card and I don't want to move them every time before I flash my phone.
Thanks in advance for your answers.
AFAIK, as long as your card is formatted in FAT32, then it should work.
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AFAIK, as long as your card is formatted in FAT32, then it should work.
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Thanks for your answer, a test will convince me ...
i can confirm that you don't need to format it as long as it's FAT32. I can't flash ROMS at work for some reason (no admin privileges, i suspect) and so I occasionally flash from my SD card. It actually works really well.
Above posts are corre correct. I flash from SD card all the time, in fact i have NEVER used a cable to flash my phone. As long as the SD card has been formatted as fat32 you can flash from it without removing other files. I keep all my cabs, sms\contacts backup, files, contact pics, etc. in folders on the SD and then copy the .NBH file to the root of the card and flash away, makes it easy to change ROM's with minimal fuss and can even be done without a computer. About two weeks ago I found myself stuck in an airport and downloaded a new rom via airport wi-fi, extracted nbh file with pocket rar, renamed and saved to SD and viola, new ROM.
I confirm that too. What you absolutely need is to have it formatted in FAT32. SDcard flashing is the only way i use too. BUT... (yes... there is a ...but...) it happens that the "hermimg.nbh" is not detected if it is not one of the first files on your card. In this case, when you "hardreset", no file will be found. This is why i recommand to format it before.
I just recently got the startrek or 3125 and i was looking at the wiki on how to cid unlock it but i follow all the instructions but still i eather get lost or dont know what to do anymore can anyone help
please
try flasing using micro sd card
make sure your micro sd card is formatted to fat32.
download surrealnetworksappunlock.cab and run on your phone.
download your rom of choice to your pc.
(open the rom with winrar and you should see 2 folders, 1 named ruu and 1 named sspl)
open the ruu folder and extract the file ruu_signed.nbh to your desktop.
open the sspl folder and extract the files jumpspl.exe, spl.nb and spl (shortcut) to your desktop.
copy the jumpspl.exe, spl.nb and spl shortcut to your root directory on your device (not the storage card)
on your desktop, rename the ruu_signed.nbk file to starimg.nbk
copy the starimg.nbk file to the root of your storage card.
run the spl shortcut (it is the 36 bit file) from your phones root directory, your will get a prompt that the phone is searching the sd card, then select that you want to replace the os. should only take 20-30 sec, restart the phone when it prompts you.
fyi, you can have multiple nbk images on your card, just create a folder for your images, make sure to name the images accordingly, ie.. starimgwm6 or starimgwm6.1 etc...
then when you are bored or feel the need to change your os, just rename the image to starimg, place it on the root of the sd card and swap os's to your hearts content.
you can use the same process to change radios as well.
Hi, I also just got a used 3125, but no data cable. I used the SD Flash method to update to the last official Cingular ROM with no problems.
I've wanted to flash to the wm6 or wm6.1 roms here, but without the data cable I thought I was out of luck. Does the method you describe above work on all of these "unofficial" ROMs?
Just wanted a better explaination of what you meant by:
download your rom of choice to your pc.
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The SD Flash thread specifically said only official ROM could be flashed from SD Card.
rom choice
has worked for me.
Great. I will try tonight.
I see that the two WM6.1 roms come only as "clean" versions... has anyone made a "Cingular OEM" version of wm6.1? If I use the "clean" ROM, what would I need to do to fully use the phone on Cingular network (USA)?
Lewnetoons - hows the PPC version on the 3125? Do you find youself using fakecursor alot, or only on PPC specific applications?
ppc version
It a little tricky to navigate sometimes, but not bad, after the first couple of days u get used to it, I really don't use it that much (the cursor that is)
I would suggest speeding up the cursor movement with the settings, it moves a little slow with the basic settings.
The nice thing is it runs most ppc and smartphone apps, a few don't work but most do with no problem.
lewnetoons said:
make sure your micro sd card is formatted to fat32.
download surrealnetworksappunlock.cab and run on your phone.
download your rom of choice to your pc.
(open the rom with winrar and you should see 2 folders, 1 named ruu and 1 named sspl)
open the ruu folder and extract the file ruu_signed.nbh to your desktop.
open the sspl folder and extract the files jumpspl.exe, spl.nb and spl (shortcut) to your desktop.
copy the jumpspl.exe, spl.nb and spl shortcut to your root directory on your device (not the storage card)
on your desktop, rename the ruu_signed.nbk file to starimg.nbk
copy the starimg.nbk file to the root of your storage card.
run the spl shortcut (it is the 36 bit file) from your phones root directory, your will get a prompt that the phone is searching the sd card, then select that you want to replace the os. should only take 20-30 sec, restart the phone when it prompts you.
fyi, you can have multiple nbk images on your card, just create a folder for your images, make sure to name the images accordingly, ie.. starimgwm6 or starimgwm6.1 etc...
then when you are bored or feel the need to change your os, just rename the image to starimg, place it on the root of the sd card and swap os's to your hearts content.
you can use the same process to change radios as well.
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thanks but this dint work i did everything correct and all it got to is were it looks in the sd card but the goes to the bootloader screen and it just stay there until i restart it
is there anyother way to upgrade it
storage card
not that I am aware of, if the renamed nbk file is on the root of the storage card it should work.
Just flashed to wm6.1 using the instructions in post #2. Worked exactly as stated. I thought I had to wait for a datacable to Flash, but this microSD card flashing is perfect.
Thanks!!
Is there a way to flash the Raphael without Windows, just by booting it into SPL and inserting a microSD with an image on it?
Why I'm asking? What, if a new ROM bricks the device in such way, that ActiveSync will no longer connect to it? RaphaelCustomRUU.exe will not work anymore.
If you have HardSPL you can flash from the SD card. I have flashed 6-7 custom roms on my TP and I haven't used the custom RUU for any of them.
knight14th said:
Is there a way to flash the Raphael without Windows, just by booting it into SPL and inserting a microSD with an image on it?
Why I'm asking? What, if a new ROM bricks the device in such way, that ActiveSync will no longer connect to it? RaphaelCustomRUU.exe will not work anymore.
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I had this problem with ROMeOS v1.04, activesync just did not connect and no programs started, rebooting did not help. I already thought my phone to be brick!
Just press volume down and powerbutton to turn it on (should be off before of course) and you will end in the bootloader, flashing with RaphaelCustomRUU.exe works if the phone is on in bootloader mode and connected to computer. (thank god!)
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If you have HardSPL you can flash from the SD card. I have flashed 6-7 custom roms on my TP and I haven't used the custom RUU for any of them.
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Instructions would be nice if provided also....
I guess im the only one who cannot flash a ROMeOS rom from a SD-Card.
I've tried everything formatted the card to FAT32 renamed the .nbh to RAPHIMG.NBH tried caps and non caps. I even tried to format to regular FAT but still no go.
As you can see in my signature i have flashed Hard-SPL 1.90.OliNex
Mine are called RAPHIMG.nbh and they have to be in the root map of your SD, I do this with al the new ROM flashes, because I believe it's faster and you don't have the battery limit (which is there for good reason of course). So root map and there you won't see .nbh in the root map, just RAPHIMG. hope this helps
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Mine are called RAPHIMG.nbh and they have to be in the root map of your SD, I do this with al the new ROM flashes, because I believe it's faster and you don't have the battery limit (which is there for good reason of course). So root map and there you won't see .nbh in the root map, just RAPHIMG. hope this helps
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What do you mean with in root map you won't see .nbh? Do i have do delete the extension if so then that has never been clear for me
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What do you mean with in root map you won't see .nbh? Do i have do delete the extension if so then that has never been clear for me
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You need the nbh file extension. It just won't show if you have "Show File Extensions" turned off. If you use FileExplorer on PPC, you'll see RAPHIMG not RAPHIMG.nbh. (Check the file name in Windows or TotalCommander to be sure).
The file must be on the root of you SD Card and it should work, unless the OliNex HardSPL has some extra options / checks.
Ta
Dave
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You need the nbh file extension. It just won't show if you have "Show File Extensions" turned off. If you use FileExplorer on PPC, you'll see RAPHIMG not RAPHIMG.nbh. (Check the file name in Windows or TotalCommander to be sure).
The file must be on the root of you SD Card and it should work, unless the OliNex HardSPL has some extra options / checks.
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Dave
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I already thought he meant the hide extensions thing but just to be sure
I've tried RAPHIMG.nbh but it doesn't work for my device.
I also own a Hermes and just flashed it the SD-Card way with HERMIMG.nbh and that device works perfectly, so it isn't a card problem.
Could it be an Hard-SPL thing then?
WatskeBart said:
I already thought he meant the hide extensions thing but just to be sure
I've tried RAPHIMG.nbh but it doesn't work for my device.
I also own a Hermes and just flashed it the SD-Card way with HERMIMG.nbh and that device works perfectly, so it isn't a card problem.
Could it be an Hard-SPL thing then?
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I've spoken with cmonex about this and there's no reason it shouldn't flash from the SD card. The code is in Olinex 1.90 to do it.
RAPHIMG.NBH on a FAT32 Formated Card and hey presto
Ta
Dave
I just tried it and it works. The file is named 'RAPHIMG.nbh' on the root of my storage card. Booted into bootloader mode and it instantly loads the nbh file.
Nice to know. So finally I do not have to boot Windows any more
I tried this for the first time just now, hadnt even thought to use the sd card, I usuallly go through all the hassle of using a vm just to flash.
File is named RAPHIMG.nbh on the root of the sd, restart holding vol- and thats it.
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I tried this for the first time just now, hadnt even thought to use the sd card, I usuallly go through all the hassle of using a vm just to flash.
File is named RAPHIMG.nbh on the root of the sd, restart holding vol- and thats it.
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Could it depend on which ROM you flash? Because honestly i only tried to flash ROMeOS with SD-Card. I never tried to flash DCS or something else.
So many people with successful flashes with the SD so i'm almost sure i'm doing something wrong here.
I will try again a soon as a newer ROM comes out because i'm a bit tired flashing different ROMs
Thanks for all the support.
I was using ROMeOS v1.10. sd card is a sandisk 6gb. Its hard to see what could prevent it from working for you, hopefully something will turn up.
Ishould also note it is considerably faster flashing from sd than over usb.
Put your miniSD in a card reader and from Windows, right click it and select format. Choose fat32 and leave the volume label blank. If it automatically adds a name delete it before proceeding with the format. After it's formatted, place your RAPHIMG.nbh on the rott of the card. Enter bootloader by holding volume down and pressing reset and it will find the image file. From there follow the on screen instructions and it will be done in a few minutes.
S ¤ F ¤ W
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.../... I should also note it is considerably faster flashing from sd than over usb. .../.
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It is indeed. It is:
1. Safer [Risk free if you ensure you have at least 50% of battery left.]
2. Faster [Way much faster.]
3. Windowsless [that's a blessing!]
Good luck.
Cheers.
I had problems too flashing hang.tuah's rom but only 1.05 it would flash but not boot up, i tried through 2 pcs and via flash card.
i couldn't flash by my actual card cause from what I read sdhc isn't necessarily supported in bootloader, so i borrowed a friends 2gb microsd and that worked with flashing.
Since there is a new version of ROMeOS i'm gonna try it again.
I'm going nuts over here
I renamed the ruu_signed.nbh to RAPHIMG.nbh and copied it to the root of a FAT32 formatted SanDisk 2GB Ultra II card (non-SDHC) and check it for errors.
When i insert the card and reset while pressing the volume down button to enter the bootloader, the device says "No Image File Found" and just stays in the bootloader
What am i doing wrong here??? It's no that a big deal because i can flash using the wrapper but it should also flash with the SD-Card.
I'm almost giving up here
If there are any more idea's bring em up