OMG, I can't believe you are not tired of me yet
If I had a middle name, it wouldn't be meticulous.
I will try to slow down and give you some better information.
I think you are spot on with that fastboot ls /sdcard command. At the time, I didn't know how to check if my fastboot strings were correct but as you will see in #5, I guess they are and it was the command I was trying that were wrong.
The sdcard which is now a goldcard should be all FAT32 and have no partition.
Default connect type is "Disc Drive".
"Ask me" is ticked.
"usb debugging" is ticked.
"stay awake" is ticked.
"unknown sources" is ticked.
Each time I connect or disconnect usb lead I hear the usual sounds.
#1 - During normal running:
Connect usb lead. Safely remove hardware icon appears on taskbar. Normal connect to computer menu options pops up. Sdcard accessible via phone and "My Computer".
#2 - During recovery mode without selecting any mount options:
Connect usb lead. Safely remove hardware icon appears on taskbar. Can not access sdcard via "My Computer" (which I believe is normal).
"adb devices" command lists device number and recovery.
"adb ls /sdcard" lists two things "000041ed 00000000 4d02bde3 ." and "000041ed 00000000 4d02bde3 .." no idea what they are.
"adb push c:\a.png /sdcard" copies a file named a.png from C:drive to this part of the sdcard.
#3 - During recovery mode without choosing any mount options:
Connect usb lead. Safely remove hardware icon appears on taskbar. Select "mount USB storage". Can access sdcard via "My Computer" (which I believe is normal).
"adb devices" command lists device number and recovery.
"adb ls /sdcard" lists two things "000041ed 00000000 4d02bde3 ." and "000041ed 00000000 4d02bde3 .." no idea what they are.
"adb push c:\a.png /sdcard" copies a file named a.png from C:drive to this part of the sdcard.
#4 - During recovery mode without choosing any mount options:
Connect usb lead. Safely remove hardware icon appears on taskbar. Select "mount /sdcard". Can not access sdcard via "My Computer" (Is this normal?).
"adb devices" command lists device number and recovery.
"adb ls /sdcard" lists everything on sdcard which is viewable when via phone and laptop during normal running.
"adb push c:\a.png /sdcard" copies a file named a.png from C:drive to this part of the sdcard.
#5 - During fastboot mode:
Connect usb lead. Safely remove hardware icon does not appear on taskbar. Sdcard not visible via "My Computer"(Is this normal?).
"c:\sdk\tools\fastboot devices" command lists device number and fastboot.
"c:\sdk\tools\fastboot reboot" command reboots phone.
An unusual thing that is occuring when nothing has been connect to the usb for a while is that I sometimes hear the plugged/unplugged from usb sound audio. Not sure if it is the plugged in or unplugged sound.
So, I think everything is ok.
The only things that I need to learn about are:
The cause of the unusual audio from laptop when nothing connected or removed. I understand this is a phone forum so I don't expect to find an answer about my laptops weird behavour here.
The part in #2. I assume there must be an area in the sdcard to store information about itself like "I am a goldcard" for want of a more technical description. But should I be able to push files to that area if it is not actual set as a partition?
Paragon Hard Disc Manager tells me my 8gb sdcard has a single area of 7.4gb in FAT32 and would show a seperate partition of ntfs,fat16,linux swap ect. I have no issue with the missing 600mb because I believe thats due to the way memory devices read/write (or something) and it is quite normal. For example my 100gb laptop hard drive only shows 93.1gb of ntfs.
Sorry for such a long winded post (I hope you didn't fall asleep half way through) but as you (rastaman) and Dan have suggested, I should make sure my phone is functioning correctly before attempting anything else.
Although, I reckon you must think I am crackers for doing some risky things already.
