HELP!!"FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed" met.

[kuangtian]

Hi,everyone.

I tried to upgrade my XDAIIs to WM5.but met "FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed"when I tried to resize the EXT_ROM.

I've done a hard reset and install the ext_rom files as a standard procedure.Then install xda-developers_Unlocker.CAB.
I tapped unhide then did a soft_reset,'unlock' then soft_reset.So I did see the ext_rom as well as copying/deleting files in it.

But when I used the DOC repartitioning tool with default value'128kb',I received the error "FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed"

I've tried several times,still doesnt work...

ROM:1.42.00 WWE
Radio:1.13.00
EXTROM version:1.42.119 WWE

Any help will be great.Thanks for advance. :x

[dmelton75]

I had this same error on an sx66. I have 2 of them one of them gave this error and I couldnt upgrade, the other worked fine and it's upgraded to wizard v2a now and doing great. Any ideas on what this error means or how to get around it and reformat the ext rom?????

[asmode]

Got exactly the same issue,,, At least i have installed wm5 without reformating the rom but I'd like to find why mine BA is doing that instead of the one of a friend, exactly the same origin... For my friends it works at the first time.... :(

[BORBOR]

Hiya


I was searching XDA-DEVELOPERS website about 2 days to find a solution for this problem, I have an I-mate PDA2K, i used all EXTROM tools on this website like this:

1- Installed EXTROM_tools,
2- run UNHIDE ,
3- then run UNHIDE,
4- Soft Reset,
5- now i can see Extended_ROM on my file explorer, i can read it , and able to write on it ... copy paste ...
6- run REPART_DOC.exe on my device,
7- tried many sizes like 128kb, 1024, 2048, 512, 61000, .................

but on this step i always get the god damned FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed, :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

i finally used Task 28 under MTTY but nothing happened, still have this problem,

No Wayyyyyy ! No wayyyyyyyyyy to repart my DOC size, .... noooooooooooo wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

anyone going to help me plzzzzzzzzzzz ?

[landmark]

I second that request. I've got exactly the same problem, however with a genuine Qtek 9090. After unhiding and unlocking, I can delete all the contents of Storage and ExtROM. In fact, both are empty now. However, any attempt to use the partitioning tool only results in that %&$§/%(/ error message.

I've tried nearly any wm 2003 firmware since someone mentioned he succeeded by using an old pda2k firmware - still the same result. I've even changed the name of the Storage FS driver in the registry - no success either.

I'd be happy to provide some debug information or the like.

PLEASE HELP!

[wmvfan]

you need a language specific tool
z.b. in the german version programm files are called programme, but the link show on the englisch programm files.




hear is the german one:

[landmark]

you need a language specific tool

My ExtROM _is_ unlocked. I did write that I was able to delete all its content. So it's quite pointless to talk about localized unlockers.

Reasonable comments, anyone?

[afbcamaro]

There is I believe a way to do this through MTTY. At least get everything back to normal before running the resizer tool. (A way to bring DOC chip to factory formating) Its probably corruption of the DOC. I remember doing this on the Universal, I just don't remember any of that right now. Do an all device search for MTTY and DOC for a possible solution and verify it with some of the hardware gurus first before attempting.

[landmark]

Well, what I did is that

set 14 0
task 28
task 0

sequence which cleared the ExtROM and corrupted the boot screens (there are white stripes across it now), but had no effect on the DOC_repart error message.

I'd really appreciate some investigation from the gurus here since the problem exists for several years(!) now without any solution.

[SilverSamurai]

guys...

try this...
downgrade to wm2003
unlock/unhide/repart your doc first to your liking.

then upgrade to wm5 or wm6.

[landmark]

downgrade to wm2003
unlock/unhide/repart your doc first to your liking.

then upgrade to wm5 or wm6.

I'm sorry to sound harsh, but: Is it really that difficult to read? I said that I've tried nearly any wm 2003 firmware since someone mentioned he succeeded by using an old pda2k firmware and After unhiding and unlocking, I can delete all the contents of Storage and ExtROM. In fact, both are empty now.

So once again for the slow-minded: Me and my previous speakers did try this under (in fact several different) wm 2003, not wm5 or wm6. There is no ExtROM accessible in wm5 or wm6.

Again sorry, this time for repeating:
Reasonable comments, anyone?

[SilverSamurai]

I'm sorry to sound harsh, but: Is it really that difficult to read? I said that and

So once again for the slow-minded: Me and my previous speakers did try this under (in fact several different) wm 2003, not wm5 or wm6. There is no ExtROM accessible in wm5 or wm6.

Again sorry, this time for repeating:
Reasonable comments, anyone?


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@Mods
(I hate to reply to this but i have to about questioning my reading skills)
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Actually IF you tried it right for the first time you can never go wrong.

in WM2003
1. UNHIDE
2. UNLOCK
3. FORMAT_DOC set it to the smallest size


Because technically and sensibly:
You cannot unlock a hidden partition
You cannot format/resize a locked partition


That's as plain as it could ever be.
My 3-LINER INSTRUCTION is sufficient to solve your problem.
MTTY doesnt have to enter the scene it's only used if you have a broken mail button.

You(Generalizing) never said exactly where and what OS is you(Generalizing) are doing. Such WHINING deserves my straightforward answer.

So we give instructions, as we are given the problem.
What's not reasonable from what i've said?
Even a 5th grader can do instructions.
(now that's harsh)

FYI
There IS and WILL BE an Extrom in and WM5/WM6 even if you have changed it in WM2003. It's part of the BA.
You just cant see it and it's not being utilized. it's a Disk_On_Chip. if you managed to know MTTY.
You SHOULD know that.


ROLLBACK to 2003se then do everything right. Otherwise, read the WIKI.

and if you're sure you're doing everything right then you might have a faulty hardware.

nuff said.
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[landmark]

Me and my previous speakers did try this under (in fact several different) wm 2003, not wm5 or wm6.ROLLBACK to 2003se then do everything right. Otherwise, read the WIKI.

There is no ExtROM accessible in wm5 or wm6.There IS and WILL BE an Extrom in and WM5/WM6 (...) You just cant see it and it's not being utilized.

Sorry to tell it that straight, but if your answer isn't due to a failure of reading, it has to be due to a failure of understanding.

Reasonable comments, anyone?

[SilverSamurai]

straight? duh! it's crooked.
i guess you know logic... the flow of it, then analyze this.

hello...
im NOT the one who has the problem here...
AND you are NOT the ONLY ONE who got that problems here.

your quote above this is in response to my post, is actually a RETALIATION.
BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND that my post's subject WERE the posts before
if its hard to comprehend then let the readers decide.

and regarding the extrom. i can access the DOC via MTTY with WM6.
which makes you wrong and im correct. nuff about that.

1. Nobody said factually and specifically that they tried it with WM2003 at one time (In General),
2. You've got a problem then im helping,
(i actually helped someone with my post and pmed me via yahoo... 3 persons)
3. I've helped... you berrated.
4. Not a good member, actually not constructive.

you wont get any reasonable answers if you yourself aint being reasonable.
actually i was the only one who posted some help for you,
and that is how you react.

ahaha... i hope the mods are reading this.
i gladly like to hear their reasonable comments and close this thread.

[landmark]

This thread is to investigate a software failure which circumstances are accurately described, not to please your ego. Your past contributions were useless since you didn't pay attention to the specifications given.

There's no point in repeating inapplicable phrases, and doing so in spite is not what I call "some help" - it is in fact pure nuisance and puts the problem solving at risk.

Please keep your narcissism out of this thread. Thank you for your understanding.

[ttrungkien]

is this probleme solved??
Maybe you try this:
1. Downgrade to wm2003s
2. copy unhide&unlock (*.cab) to main memory and run it
3. start/program/extrom there we have 4 program ( hide, lock, unhide, unlock) --> run unhide then unlock ---> softreset
4. copy repartDOC (*.exe) to main memory and run it:
- format with 128kb --> you'll have 60Mb storage
- format with 16000kb (recomment) --> you'll have 45Mb storage
6. then Upgrade to wm5.0 or 6.0
7. after upgrade --> do a clean with record+camera+softreset --> no/ yes/ yes
Enjoy ;)

[landmark]

is this probleme solved??
Unfortunately, it is not.
4. copy repartDOC (*.exe) to main memory and run it:
And that's the point where the mentioned error message occurs.

Some fellow posters and me tried some dozens of different wm2003(se) versions on their Blue Angels, ran virtually any unhide/unlock tools available here, cleared their ExtROM and Storage areas to the very last bit, even tampered with the bootloader accessible via MTTY to get things in order.

To me, it's out of the question that most of the posters who've reported that error could be to simpleminded to follow the few instructions. It appears that there are some devices which have to be either different by hardware or by software that can't be repartitioned by the published tool.

However it's a fact that the Blue Angel is an outdated device these days and I fear that the dev gurus won't pay attention anymore.

[ttrungkien]

And that's the point where the mentioned error message occurs.
I was in this trouble 2 days ago! because i didn't go to Start/Program/extrom/ unhide then unlock then SR, before fomart the extrom!

[landmark]

I was in this trouble 2 days ago! because i didn't go to Start/Program/extrom/ unhide then unlock then SR, before fomart the extrom!Ah. Fine. Thanks for your story.

WE DID USE WM2003SE
WE DID UNHIDE AND UNLOCK
(I even told you that we deleted all content of ExtROM and Storage)

We're NOT to crackbrained to follow some simple instructions. because of that...

PLEASE EVERYONE
STOP SUGGESTING
1) to rollback to WM2003SE
2) to use the unhide/unlock tool properly
WE DID!

*sniff* Maybe me posts are in caucasian or so and I'm the only one who sees them as english...

[BORBOR]

Ah. Fine. Thanks for your story.

WE DID USE WM2003SE
WE DID UNHIDE AND UNLOCK
(I even told you that we deleted all content of ExtROM and Storage)

We're NOT to crackbrained to follow some simple instructions. because of that...

PLEASE EVERYONE
STOP SUGGESTING
1) to rollback to WM2003SE
2) to use the unhide/unlock tool properly
WE DID!

*sniff* Maybe me posts are in caucasian or so and I'm the only one who sees them as english...

u found a solution for this ?! i've the same problem, and everybody give me this suggestion !!!

i cannot format my extrom too :( what's the problem ?>

[SilverSamurai]

@BORBOR

everybody is giving you THAT suggestion
because THAT is what we DID
and that FIXED the problem.

just try with a clean PC and try untill you succeed.
if you cant still resize it... maybe
just maybe your DOC has a bad chip block in it
and that we hope not. for your sake.

and hope you fix your problem.



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now for the juicy part. ahaha... and my last post for this thread.
i hope Xplode, Helmi, and the other seniors are reading this and the Mods Logging the IPs.
reading this makes my day anyway. a best seller.


is this a dying quote?
a last resort?
cant think of a wise retort?
i bet it's the latter without the wise.

Read On!

*sniff* Maybe me posts are in caucasian or so and I'm the only one who sees them as english...

@landmark
***ding ding ding*** and... we're back... at the 1859 for your friend charles darwin OR the time of where KKK exists. impossible. harhar...
??? now we're being racist. caucassian ??? nahh...
you mean all others(WE) are dumb for not understanding your OWN problem???
take note of who made your phone and speak about understanding.

YOU call yourself caucasian but you act like a subspecie of a one-celled organism with no sense of gratitude or humility. there's no trace of distinction of you being a caucasian in your posts. caucasoid beast maybe or lower but not caucasian. you bite the hands that feed you.

and that M'LADY LANDMARK is why NO ONE's helping YOU, specifically.

SPECIFICALLY for YOU... aww... poor YOU... it is in your intelligence to be spoonfed, rather than finding out the solution to your problem.

IT IS ALL IN HERE you just put it in your mouth then swallow. ...
Now i regret that i should've told you to READ THE WIKI in the FIRST place...


P.S.
if YOU cant fix your BA then SO WHAT?
WE dont care about YOU specifically.
At least i am glad WE helped somebody and NOT YOU! haha.
and im glad that YOU still have your problem.

SINCE Majority of your post is only here and to retaliate with futility... i've no doubt that you'd change your alias in the future.
and PROBABLY YOU ARE glad you havent post your pic as an avatar for other might see the high and mighty caucasian.

I think i hear a whine coming from a lady from now on.
Too bad, i wont reply anymore because i think that's enough lecture on humility and intelligence for your whole life.

DANG! IM STILL LAUGHING MY ASS OFF... what say you, masters?
but i guess i should not bring anyone else here to party...

nuff said.

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[levenum]

!!!MODERATOR WARNING!!!
NO cursing, NO racist remarks and NO more off topic posts or this thread will be locked!
If you do not like someones suggested solution or you tried it already just ignore their post!

Please do not reply to people who are being rude! Report the post and the moderators will take care of it.

BE POLITE OR YOU WILL BE BANNED!

[landmark]

Again thank you for your fast intervention and your clear statement, levenum.

If you do not like someones suggested solution or you tried it already just ignore their post!

I agree with you that ignoring counterproductive suggestions (as well as their originators) is common sense. However, it is my reception that over and over repeated inappropriate cut-and-paste advices do mess up the thread in a way that it's no longer possible to see if the problem is actually solved. Someone whose contribution might be the key could fail to answer because of the mindless recurrences.

Hence my numerous requests to stop them. Just my two cents.

Back to topic, then:

I've also tried the rom suggested in this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1573837&postcount=3) posting. In terms of the discussed error, everything is the same: The ExtROM can be unhid and unlocked, its content can be deleted. However the attempt to use the repartitioning tool again leads to the well-known error message.

Summarization of what we know by now:

1) There are a number of Blue Angel devices which Disk-on-a-chip can't be repartitioned with Repart_DOC.exe.
2) They have different hardware brands. Reported are at least Siemens SX66 and Qtek 9090.
3) They utilize different WM2003 (SE) software images.
4) Their ExtROM can be unhid and unlocked with the well-known utility.
5) The contents of ExtROM and Storage can be deleted afterwards as a proof that the unlock really succeeded.
6) An attempt to use Repart_DOC leads to the "FL_IOCTL_FORMAT_PHYSICAL_DRIVE failed" error message.
7) Some users reported success using a genuine english firmware. Those successes could not be reproduced by third party yet.
8) A user suggested clearing the DOC with the sequenceset 14 0
task 28
task 0 using mtty. At least two users reported that this however damaged their boot screens (white stripes across) with no avail regarding the repartitioning error message.
9) Another user reported - and I can confirm - that the ExtROM ist locked after attempting to repartition the Disk-on-a-chip. Hence, Repart_DOC does something to the devices affected, however not what's wanted.

Any reasonable comments and additions are very welcome.

[borph]

Bump because I'm having the same problem.

A PH20B O2XdaIIs. I have downgraded to multiple older ROM and radio versions, to no no avail. Can unhide, unlock, and access ExtROM, but receive the same error message as landmark no matter what.

When I upgraded to WM6, random stuff (start menu, programs) started disappearing because they were installed in volatile memory.

Please investigate.

[Alistair George]

Scarey stuff. It looks like this thread has died a natural which is a pity as it would have been good to find out how the issue is resolved. Its apparent that there is an issue here with some models.
Alistair.

[Alistair George]

Anyone suffering from this problem please try the following suggestion, and if it works please notify on this thread.
After you 'unlock' and 'unhide' please reboot/soft reset the device before trying to resize the partition.
Cheers,
Alistair.

[landmark]

After you 'unlock' and 'unhide' please reboot/soft reset the device before trying to resize the partition.
Anyone who's contributed to this thread did a soft reset after unhiding and after unlocking. In fact, changes doesn't even take place if you miss to reset. So your suggestion is and was an integral part of the process at all times and, I'm afraid, isn't adjuvant at all.

Please tell me if i got something wrong.

[AMS4]

Does anyone solved this problem?

[Chef_Tony]

since there hasn't been any activity in this thread, it was probably solved. but since you posted here, i assume you have the same problem?
i gotta admit, i never heard of that on a blueangel, sure i know that error message from trying to repart my UNI's extrom, but that was because that just doesn't work that way and was just a stupid test, but back to the topic:
- make sure, you make enough soft resets
- make sure, you are using wm2003se, maybe also try another country's version
- make sure, you use the right tools (for safety, mine are attached)
- please post exactly, what model you have (e.g. qtek 9090, sweden or something like that, mdaIII, germany, is mine btw)

and then we'll see how to procede, maybe until then i can figure out more about that mysterious error and its origins.

[AMS4]

Hi there, thnks for the response.

- please post exactly, what model you have (e.g. qtek 9090, sweden or something like that, mdaIII, germany, is mine btw).

About the model, the devicedata gave me this:

PH20B 0 B | WWE E | ORANG001 | 1.40.00 0 0 1.40.179 1.06.02 06.02

Is a SPV M2000, from ORANGE (UK I think).

Operator version: 5.40.1.179
ROM Version: 1.40.00 WWE
ROM date: 03/10/05
Radio version: 1.06.02
Protocol version: 1337.38
ExtROM version: 1.40.179 WWE

- make sure, you make enough soft resets,

What you meant with this? Each step I made an Soft reset. It's needed more than one?

- make sure, you are using wm2003se, maybe also try another country's version.

Yes I'm using WM2003se. What you mean trying another country's version?

- make sure, you use the right tools (for safety, mine are attached).

Ye's, I'm using those one's.

I really wanted to get this problem solved..

Be the way I want to know if it's really needed to format the ExtROM.. From what I've read, I belive no (but it would be better).

The performance of the WM6.5 or WM 6.1 will be affect, if we don't merge the ExtROM?

If we don't merge the ExtROM, everytime we do a HARD RESET the stuff in the ExtROM will be installed?

Best regards

[Chef_Tony]

- i just asked for the model, because an earlier post said, that siemens sx66 for instance are affected by this error, because they seem to have another chip in them, but seems you're fine so far, except, that shouldn't be your actual values by now, because then you definetely don't have wm2003 on the device.

- i also just mentioned that because of an earlier post, but after each step is definetely fine.

- you can also try another version of the wm2003, for example from another country, for a pretty big archive of wm2003 shipped roms, please refer to -=xplode's shipped rom archive=- (http://firmware.atspace.com/), where you can download and test for example the uk version or a different carrier, maybe it will work with them

- lastly: yes, i know, you are using those in general, "barbie's dreamhouse.cab" wouldn't work, i'm sure. ;) no, i meant, please try THESE in particular, download my versions and run them, maybe, by accident you picked up a wrong version of the right software.

i just saw, you are also running an old radio rom, maybe you want to upgrade that prior to the process, or if you go ahead and test a foreign wm2003 rom, they contain different radios anyways.

it is not really needed to repart the extrom, like you probably read in the wiki, but also you don't loose anything, and it can only be better to have more space and no junk from the past on the device, keeping it clean, which also brings up, that we had this discussion before, and apparently you upgraded without reparting in the first place and now you are stuck with a lot of work, that happens, when people don't listen to me ;)
just kidding.
after a hard reset, the extrom would not install, because it is completely unaccessable from wm5 and greater, including wm6.5 of course. this makes it as useless as can be. if that could be used for hard resets, the rom cooks would give you an extrom to flash with the rom, to have it with you the whole time.

[AMS4]

Hi there again..

I've tried to format the ExtROM with those files that you have uploaded.. but still the same error.

I've upgraded to ROM 1.15.. tried again to format the ExtROM.. still the same.

Now about that you said:

"- you can also try another version of the wm2003, for example from another country, for a pretty big archive of wm2003 shipped roms, please refer to -=xplode's shipped rom archive=-, where you can download and test for example the uk version or a different carrier, maybe it will work with them"

This means installing other rom, for example from O2 UK and then try to format the ExtROM?

Best regards

[Chef_Tony]

yes, i thought about trying another carrier from your country or even another carrier from another country, then you'd try again, btw. i googled a lot about that error message and couldn't find a solution in any german or english blog, forum or tutorial site, it popped up some times, but it was never actually clarified, why that came, except for the user making mistakes. but it wasn't even posted anywhere, what mistake it might be, except for the wrong device's unlocker, which is why i posted you mine. in your place i would try and go with another wm2003se rom and try again, but to be honest, at some point, if it still wouldn't work, i'd give up. the only other option would be to take another BA and try that, maybe your device is really different and not accesible with that tool.
best regards

[AMS4]

I've tried with the O2 uk rom, and still the same. There is someone how said that have tried all type and kind of old roms and didn't get any chance..

Tell me, if I don't make it, I can upgrade to WM 6.5 anyway right? But how it's gona be when I make an hard reset? All the stuff insed the ExtROM will be installed one the WM 6.5? Like happensi n WM2003se when we make a hard reset?

By the way, if I still for example the ExtROM from xplode, the stuff inside the ExtROM will be erased and the stuffs of xplode's ExtROM will be installed there?

[Chef_Tony]

ok, ok, let's not get confused here again. if there is really no way for you to resize the extrom, you can still use wm6.5, just have a little less storage space in the device, you'd lack 16mb. you already posted values of wm6.5, so i suppose you already had it and that question was redundant. same thing for the hard reset. i already answered that, and the answer is NO, that old wm2003 extrom will not install. you can try and download xplode's extrom, but it will not install to the old extrom, nothing is installed TO there. and it is also not installed FROM there, but FROM the sd card TO the device's storage itself.

as mentioned before, those 16mb are lost space, the only option is to unlock and unhide it and delete the entire contents and use it as a 2nd partition, all, the repart_doc does is join it to one bigger drive.

[AMS4]

ok, ok, let's not get confused here again. if there is really no way for you to resize the extrom, you can still use wm6.5, just have a little less storage space in the device, you'd lack 16mb.

Ok then this means that I can install anyway whatever WM I want. But will lack 16mb. But this 16mb is usefull for what? Installing software?

same thing for the hard reset. i already answered that, and the answer is NO, that old wm2003 extrom will not install.

Ok then. All this because the WM6 doesn't use the ROM, but the SDcard. So far so good.

You can try and download xplode's extrom, but it will not install to the old extrom, nothing is installed TO there. and it is also not installed FROM there, but FROM the sd card TO the device's storage itself.

Let's see if I can understand this. We have the ROM and the ExtROM. The ExtROM has all that programs that are installed when we do a HARD RESET. Because the WM6 uses the SDcard, the XPLODE ExtROM will be located at the SDcard (insted what happens with the WM2003, the ExtROM is on the ExtROM partition, right?)

When we do a HR, in WM2003 the program in the ExtROM partition, installs to the ROM (the ROM is the DEVICE's STORAGE, right?)
In the WM6 the ExtROM, that is located in the SDcard, installs into the ROM, right?

So I WONDER, all that personalized ExtROM that we can make, like you told me that you have one, IT's NOT to be located in the ExtROM. We have to put it in the SDcard too, right?

It's because i THOUGHT that our personalized ExtROM could be "installed/located" in the ExtROM partition.

BY THE WAY, the device's storage is the ROM right?



As mentioned before, those 16mb are lost space, the only option is to unlock and unhide it and delete the entire contents and use it as a 2nd partition, all, the repart_doc does is join it to one bigger drive.

About this, to finish.

SO the 16mb are lost space, but i can DELETE all the content MANUALLY? If it's so, can I make use of that space? How and for what?

Kind regards, thnks in advance for explain how this device works.