i-mate JAMin SD not working - NEW PHONE!

[naphman]

G'Day!
I managed to pickup a JAMin to replace my aging O2 XDAII Mini. (*I wanted WiFi)

But on setting up everything again, the SD slot has junked out on me in around 2 hours of usage from new!
Ive got 2 cards - SanDisk 2GB Ultra II & Lexar 256Meg - both of which worked for the 1st test, now both are not recognized by the phone.
My SD reader on the computer says and plays them fine. - In the ABOUT of the phone it says that the "EXPANSION SLOT" is not in use with any card installed.
I've tried firmwares:
1. RUU_Prophet_2151327_21513121_021921_DOP_ASIA_WWE_S hip-NoVendorID
2. JAMin_WWE_2130923_21309112_020720_ship
3. JAMin_WWE_213923_2139123_022021_ship

.....With no luck....infact Im stuck on the RUU one now with the NBF file error now! and still no SD able to be read in the phone!

PLEASE give me guidence before this becomes many...many...MANY bits of plastic!!! :evil: :evil:

___LEO____

[krale]

Try reformating your SD card in the PC card reader. It will erase all data, so back it up, but it might work.

Cheers.

[naphman]

Thanks krale!

But the SD's work fine in my Magician and my SD reader.
I've tried that though...just in case.

No deal.
I've found a Telstra patch on the iMATE site in AU....and strangely it started to work for a bit.
It now will lock up for no reason and black screen.
Soft-reset will work, and I got to watch/try out things on it!!! YAYAYA!
Then 10 mins into watching a .avi show it froze and now will no longer see any SD's again.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

In order to get a repair I think I should downgrade its OS/firmware to the original imate versions. (The current one is a DOPOD).
But it gives me the ERROR [296] : UPGRADE ONLY
This NBF file cannot be used for your PDA Phone. Please get newer NBF file.

How do you downgrade the OS/Firmware versions?
THANKS ALL!!!

[kefas]

You'll be stuck in RUU (or DOPOD) ROM cause is 2.15.13.27 and it's newer than iMATE 2.13.09 you can't downgrade if you have uoyr PDA CID locked. You've have to upgrade to a ROM like the DOPOD one that you have or to one with upper number i.e. 2.15.14.00 but no to an older one.