Root Rooted rezound...storage gone

[jcsgsheesley]

I rooted my rezound with the noob guide here, and then I installed a clean rom on it. Now, the phone won't recognize internal or sd card storage. Can anyone give me step by step how to go back or how to fix it?

Thanks!

 

[Deleted User]

I rooted my rezound with the noob guide here, and then I installed a clean rom on it. Now, the phone won't recognize internal or sd card storage. Can anyone give me step by step how to go back or how to fix it?

Thanks!

Google "rezound ics sd fix." Quite a few links, including some at XDA, provide a few solutions. I'm not offering this as a smarta$$ answer...just a quick post to hopefully send you in the right direction until someone can post more detailed instructions.

 

[lunatic59]

*moved to HTC Rezound > Rezound - All Things Root*

 

[jcsgsheesley]

I did that, but I really am a newbie and all of the terminology...recovery, ruu, stock, rom, etc. is confusing. I was hoping someone could explain or walk me through.

 

[lunatic59]

I think a couple of the staff have rezounds. Let me see if I can find one to help you out.

 

[Granite1]

I think a couple of the staff have rezounds. Let me see if I can find one to help you out.

I PM'd Scotty, hopefully he's online and can jump in. If anyone can fix it, Scotty can.

Until Scotty chimes in, What is your hboot number?

Power down, or pull the battery put it back in, wait about 20 seconds or so, then hold volume down, then press and hold the power button simultaneously until you see the white screen with Andy riding a skateboard. This is hboot.

There should be an hboot number close to the top. Please post back with that number, then we know which RUU.exe to try.

You'll probably need to try and flash an RUU (ROM Update Utility) from your PC since you can't access the internal partition or the SD.

 

[scotty85]

the most likely scenario is that you were on gingerbread when you unlocked(confirmed by having a 2.11.0000 hboot), and you flashed an ICS rom,and now you have incompatible firmware and software

you prolly flashed your ICS rom on GB firmware without flashing this patch to make the two compatible: http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/-Support_Files-/SuperChilPil/Old_Firmware_Patch.zip

assuming that you either flashed the rom from a fastboot booted recovery,or you flashed the kernel correctly after flashing the rom,all you need to do is:
-download patch,transfer to sd card
-boot to,or launch recovery(fastboot boot recoveryname.img)
-wipe cache and dalvik cache for good measure
-flash patch just like you would any rom
-reboot

if this doesnt fix you up,let us know the hboot version,as granite1 described,and aslo as much other detail as you can about what you flashed,and how.

dont worry,disapearing storage is a very common issue when firmware is mix-n-matched and is not permantly damaged.

 

[jcsgsheesley]

The number is hboot-2.11.0000

I'm pretty sure I installed the patch, but will try again following the directions above. Thanks!

patch worked! Thanks!!

 

[lunatic59]

The number is hboot-2.11.0000

I'm pretty sure I installed the patch, but will try again following the directions above. Thanks!

patch worked! Thanks!!

Scotty is DA MAN!


Glad you got everything working for you.

 

[Granite1]

AHAH! Scotty strikes again!
I'm glad you didn't need to run the RUU, they can be temperamental sometimes.

I'll add this solution to my repertoire, thanks Scotty!

 

[scotty85]

The number is hboot-2.11.0000

I'm pretty sure I installed the patch, but will try again following the directions above. Thanks!

patch worked! Thanks!!

awsome! im glad you are back in business

AHAH! Scotty strikes again!
I'm glad you didn't need to run the RUU, they can be temperamental sometimes.

I'll add this solution to my repertoire, thanks Scotty!

the sensation(and any phone thats gotten an official ICS update) is the same way. since the sensation is easily s-offed,however,their solutions are to flash new firmware.

i see it alot in the sensation forums as well

 

[llloho]

Hi Scotty, thank you for your help. My case is I have only 12KB available from phone storage and 0 from SD card. I cannot transfer and use the patch. Is there any way I can recover my storage problem after rooted? Thanks.

 

[scotty85]

Is your sd card full?

 

[llloho]

No, I still have a lot of space.

 

[scotty85]

Boot to or launch recovery
Enable USB storage
Transfer patch
Flash patch

 

[llloho]

It doesn't allow me to boot or launch recovery by holding volume down and power buttons, even starting after power-off. Connecting with USB cable, my PC shows the removable drives but without spaces too. BTW, if recovery can I still get back my camera-taken photos?

 

[scotty85]

Pull.the battery fpr few seconds and you should be able.to get to hboot

 

[scotty85]

sorry for the short replys earlier,i was working.

you are prolly unable to access hboot from a simple power off becasue you had the "fastboot" setting checked in settings/power.

pulling the battery should let you power on into hboot(vol down+power. press vol down first,hold them both until you see hboot.) afterward.

you can then select recovery from the hboot menu,if you have a permantly installed recovery.

if you used my guide,and had fastboot booted your recovery,then you can select fastboot from the hboot menu,plug in your phone,and fastboot boot recovery again.

once in recovery,your sd should be accessible,as its only in the booted OS that the mount points are goofed up,so you cant use them.

hope that helps,holler if you have more questions

 

[llloho]

I have tried several times and I do see recovery but it always does not stop there and goes ahead for SD checking until asking me if I want to start update. Any way to let me to have chance to select to recover?

BTW, what is the meaning of your following sentence?

"once in recovery,your sd should be accessible,as its only in the booted OS that the mount points are goofed up,so you cant use them. "

Does this mean, I will not be able to see the photos in SD?

 

[scotty85]

You have a PH98IMG on your sd card. You'll need to put the sd in a USB adapter and remove it.

 

[scotty85]

BTW, what is the meaning of your following sentence?

"once in recovery,your sd should be accessible,as its only in the booted OS that the mount points are goofed up,so you cant use them. "

all that means,is that the locations of the sd and internal storage have changed in ICS. therefore,when using old firmware,things dont match up,and your phone cannot find the sd and internal storage.

the recovery partition is different. it will still be able to access your sd card,regardless of it being missing when the phone is booted and running.

aS i mentioned above the fact that youre being asked to update indicates there is a file named PH98IMG on the sd,and youll need to remove the sd card,and put it in a usb adpater and remove it with your computer. while youre doing that,you can browse the files and make sure all the pics,etc. are still there. you can also go ahead and transfer the old firmware patch to the sd card.

once PH98IMG is removed,power back on into hboot,wait for the green writing to flash,then select recovery with the vol rocker and power button. once recovery starts,you can flash the old firmware patch,and your sd and internal storage should be visible again when the phone boots.

 

[llloho]

Hi Scott,

It still does not work for me. I can go to recovery and reach to Teamwin I guess. And I also installed the old firmware patch successfully, then wiped cache and dalvik cache and finally rebooted it. But still saying cannot save files into SD due to insufficient file permission.

Thanks,

 

[scotty85]

Are you able to see your sd and transfer files while in recovery?

 

[llloho]

After recovery, it becomes Teamwin page with Install, Mount, Restore, System, Reboot... and so on. I can see SD files and I can install Old Firmware and rebooted normally.

 

[scotty85]

what is the imformation on your hboot screen? what rom are you running?