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Lost access to SD

Sun Aug 04, 2013 3:33 pm

Hi all.
I have chinese/noname GPS. WINCE 5.0. I tried MioPocket Mini 4.0. Everything was work fine. After i uninstalled MioPocket Mini 4.0 i lost access to SD.
So. Device boots OK. But i can't start "Navigation" and "Music", "Video" are empty(i have on SD).
When i connect USB i see on the computer two Removable Disks - one small contains "__TFAT_HIDDEN_ROOT_DIR__" and other empty (asks insert a disk on double click). If i insert SD in computer - everything ok. I can read and write. When i eject SD from GPS i hear "ding" from speaker. When insert - nothing.

Where can be a problem?
Thanks.

Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:04 am

The problem is pretty simple: you installed MIOPOCKET.
This piece of crap modifies the registry and only devices listed to be fully compatible will survive this.

Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:26 am

Thanks for reply.
So. Is it fixable?

Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:39 am

A hard reset should fix it.

Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:44 am

Thanks. But Sorry.
How to do it?

Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:16 am

There might be a reset to default option in the device menu.

Or failing that...

Restore your flash drives to the state they were in before miopocket was installed.

Buried deep within miopocket is a little tool called something like hard reset.exe

Boot your device to a desktop or explorer window, and run the little tool.

This should be enough to reset the registry.

Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:32 am

But works only if the device is using a default registry in a protected memory area - only a few devices offer that.
If registry entries were changed by Mio to a state that affects the working of the CE system installed you are basically screwed.
Miopocket is presented as a great piece of software but the warnings for unsupported devices are well hidden.
The makers seem to assume MIO indicates enough :(

Mon Aug 05, 2013 11:59 am

I can't boot gps to a desktop or explorer. I get only start screen.
"Navigation" addressed to shell.ini on the SD. But device doesn't see SD.
"Factory Reset" on "System Info" screen doesn't help

Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:06 pm

Are you able to find the Rom files? A reflash will fix the registry.

Mon Aug 05, 2013 12:21 pm

Over USB I see only 1.76 Mb disk with folder "__TFAT_HIDDEN_ROOT_DIR__". Inside four files gpspara0(1,2,3).bin
Second disk shown not inserted

where can I find Rom files?

Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:54 pm

Found Rom files. Problem resolved.
Thanks to all.

Tue Aug 06, 2013 7:25 am

Thanks for the update.

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