Mass Storage Solution...finally working..

los318 · Thread Author #1 04-08-2009, 01:10 PM

This isnt my first BB but i'm no expert either. I got my Bold on Monday and had issues getting the media card i took out of my curve to show up in my computer over USB from the Bold. From my curve i'd plug in over usb and the card would show up as a drive on my computer. On the Bold it just wouldnt.

So here is what i did to finally fix it. It took several steps since i had no driver on my work computer for it (although my Curve worked flawless) so i had to install the driver first. I went to device mngr on my computer and saw when the blackberry was plugged it it had no driver.

Install Driver:
1. went to Tronyx's site:
hookedontronyx.com/6.htm
2. Hosted Files -> Drivers then downloaded the English USB/Modem Drivers
3. ran the install file and rebooted.
4. got into Device Mngr again with my Bold plugged in over USB and saw it finally had a driver assigned (no yellow question mark or red exclamation mark)

so that is was done, i was still not able to see my media card over the USB but here is my second step....

1. went to Pinstack and signed up and downloaded the BB Storage Activation File from site: forums.pinstack.com/showthread.php?t=96938
2. Extract all files to your desktop
3. Plug in your BB (DO NOT start desktop manager)
4. Double click on the "BB storage Activation new.bat" file
5. A Window DOS box will pop up and ask for your BB password. Enter your password if you have one enabled. If not it wont ask you. A bunch of stuff will happen and then it will ask you to press any key. A few more things will happen and then the same process will occur again. I'm sure one time is good enough but i did it a few times.
6. I noticed my BB had turned off during the process so it seems that was normal as my phone is not bricked.
7. i unplugged my BB from the USB, pulled the battery and rebooted it.
8. reboot your PC as well.

After both rebooted i plugged in my BB over USB and this time the Add Hardware found both internal and media card storage and mapped them both as removable drives like it should be. Worked like a charm. I hope if anyone tries this it helps. As stated in other posts i'm just trying to help. There's always a risk of bricking your phone so do at your own risk. But it seemed to work out for me. Good Luck!

Carlos

PS. I hope Tonyx and Smarkow dont mind me using their info. I gathered them from different threads over the board.

bt224 · #2 04-08-2009, 01:16 PM

Excellent job!

sdmcwilliams · #3 04-08-2009, 01:33 PM

Is that only because you didn't format it on the Bold? I bought a new card, formatted it, turned Mass Storage on and it showed up as a drive.

los318 · Thread Author #4 04-08-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sdmcwilliams

Is that only because you didn't format it on the Bold? I bought a new card, formatted it, turned Mass Storage on and it showed up as a drive.

i couldnt tell you. I used the card on my Curve and just moved it over. Its not a brand new card so it shouldnt need to be reformatted. But i still needed to install the driver so that i couldnt get past anyway.

Tronyx · #5 04-08-2009, 11:22 PM

Thank you Carlos for writing this and for BT for bringing it to my attention. I'm glad the info that I provided for you was able to help you solve your problem. I'm adding this post as an article on my site right now. Good job and thanks again!

Chris

BBGirl88 · #6 04-08-2009, 11:27 PM

OMG Thank you so much Carlos!! I've been trying to figure out what was going on with my Berry and I followed your instructions and fixed it!

digitalb0y · #7 04-09-2009, 02:23 AM

los, your avatar is awesome! You don't have a higher res. version that could be made into a nice Bold wallpaper by any chance, do you?

Tronyx · #8 04-09-2009, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digitalb0y

los, your avatar is awesome! You don't have a higher res. version that could be made into a nice Bold wallpaper by any chance, do you?

Agreed! I want that as a wallpaper!

Chris

ydaraishy · #9 04-09-2009, 03:54 AM

Apparently this seems to happen when Bolds go in for repair or something.

Steve_S_T · #10 04-09-2009, 04:39 AM

I'd just like to add that I took the 8gb sd card out of my Curve without changing anything, so still including photos, videos and 3gb of mp3s and it just worked instantly in my new Bold as a mass storage device (although one difference I have noticed is that when I plug the Bold into the pc it opens the memory card AND the device memory, which never happened on the Curve). Furthermore, all of the individual ringtones, contact pics and background pictures were correctly alloted to the right contact etc as part of the device switch.

chiefvelo · #11 04-09-2009, 07:39 AM

Took me for ever to find this but it worked like a charm on my storm 9530 with .122. Finally!!
Thanks

los318 · Thread Author #12 04-09-2009, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tronyx

Agreed! I want that as a wallpaper!

Chris

Sorry guys no Hi Rez for that on pic. I ran across it somewhere online and kept it stashed away but its small. I wish i did though i'd be using it right now!

los318 · Thread Author #13 04-09-2009, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBGirl88

OMG Thank you so much Carlos!! I've been trying to figure out what was going on with my Berry and I followed your instructions and fixed it!

I'm glad i could help

Brancieri · #14 04-09-2009, 12:29 PM

Wow...Thank you...
My phone is in pefect condition now. Since I unlocked it, I hardly lose any calls. AT&T should really come up with a fix for that. If I was not able to do this, I would've switched back to VZW or got rid of the BB Bold. You need to be able to turn 3g off. Thank you.