its weird, but i had the normal 1 gig stop working, even the computer wont read it with a card reader, so i said what the hell maybe they gave me a bad sdcard, so i bought an 8gb sdcard and it did the same, is their something im doing to cause this or does it only work on certain brands ??
im assuming you mean apps2sd, you may need to reformat it again with paragon, or a similar partition program (such as g-parted on linux).
When you say fry, do you mean you're not able to access it at all? I have tampered with my Transcend 8GB card quite a lot and found that it became unreadable after a while, but what I did was open up My Computer, right click on my SD reader and select Format even though it did take forever for the option to actually appear. Windows may sometimes make you think your card is done when it's not. Have patience and you can likely just reformat your card and start over without dishing out extra $$$
You used the 1g that came with the phone? Even though almost every guide on the matter says "class 6 only" and there is no way in hell any company is sending out 1g class 6 cards for free with a phone? Comeon man, you are killing the cards.
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i bought an 8gb sdcard and it did the same
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umm so did u just pop in the sdcard to the phone when first bought it? w/o anything on it, and it still didnt read? if it didnt, it might be an internal hardware problem.. if u had the sd ready for APP2SD, u must have partition the sdcard wrong.
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umm so did u just pop in the sdcard to the phone when first bought it? w/o anything on it, and it still didnt read? if it didnt, it might be an internal hardware problem.. if u had the sd ready for APP2SD, u must have partition the sdcard wrong.
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yea i put it in normal and it worked fine but when i try appstosd method, it works fine, im a pro at instructions but it keeps messing up my sdcards, and no it wouldnt mount in my sd reader on the pc, but someone told me to wipe it down with some water and that seems to work, i think my sd thingy on the phone is dirty on the side, i will play around with it more when im off of work, stays for the ideas.
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someone told me to wipe it down with some water and that seems to work
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Oh. Dear. God.
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Oh. Dear. God.
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lol i know marcus, your apps rocks, i also went back to ebay and found out mine was a class 2, that sucks i will have to buy another one, but i will make sure its class 6 8gb
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lol i know marcus, your apps rocks, i also went back to ebay and found out mine was a class 2, that sucks i will have to buy another one, but i will make sure its class 6 8gb
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LMAO! Did you really wipe it down with water?
water? wow.. that would be my last option when my sdcard wont read..
im on a class 2 app2sd.. everything is working good.
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water? wow.. that would be my last option when my sdcard wont read..
im on a class 2 app2sd.. everything is working good.
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lol i didnt soak it in water, you know i wet a napkin and whiped the connections off and yea its been working fine every since, i guess it was dirty
Try using 90% isopropyl alcohol, NEVER WATER, and a camera lens wipe, if you are going to clean electronics, and, as always, make sure there is NO electrical connection to any component or you may have a fire on your hands! I have revived a few cell phones by bathing them in the 90% solution, it removes water from a phone that's been dropped in a puddle, but make sure they dry completely before snapping the battery back in. It's cheap, and works great!!!
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Hi,
I received my new Touch pro and it worked fine for a day, i noticed that it would stop reading the card. i would press the back and the thing would read again. take the card out and put it back in and it would work. then it stopped working all together. No matter what i card i put in it does not read at all.
I put the card into my PC to test and it wont read, i put in another card and it reads fine in the PC but not in the phone..
does anyone know of any utilities that i could use to repair this card.. maybe the FAT table got screwed up.
Eazy
if your PC read the card, so i think not the card is damaged
i think your diamond pro isnt work well...
no..
I have 2 cards.. a 8 gig and a 1 gig.
the 8 gig worked fine until my diamond pro broke it. it will not read in the phone or the PC. my 1 gig wont read in the phone but works fine in the pc. the card reader in the phone is now dead and the 8 gig is now dead. when i put the 8 gig in the pc it will come up with a drive letter but with a 0 file size and when i click on the drive it tells me to insert disk.
so does anyone know of a program to repair the SDHC?
firstly, thats a Micro SD card, not a SIM card.
Secondly, please could you give more details on make/how old/type of the SD cards trying to be used.
Chances are it was still trying to write when u pulled it out, so it needs formatting.
if you format it make sure it is the right format!
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firstly, thats a Micro SD card, not a SIM card.
Secondly, please could you give more details on make/how old/type of the SD cards trying to be used.
Chances are it was still trying to write when u pulled it out, so it needs formatting.
if you format it make sure it is the right format!
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I figured that you noticed after my second post that the subject was wrong..
anyway.. its a 8gig SanDisk about 8 months old. also there was no chance that it was trying to write when i pulled it out. if you look at my first post you will see that the card reader on the phone is damaged and im looking for some type of program to repair the Micro SDHC card...
I am not going to format the card.. I need the information off the card and Ontrack wants 100 to look at the card and 400 to recover the information. This card worked fine with my other pone until i got the diamond with the bad SD card reader.
There's no such thing as a Diamond Pro; only a Diamond or a Pro. As you're talking about removable memory cards I assume you mean the Pro, in which case you're in the wrong forum and you're likely to get more constructive feedback here.
You guys are killing me.. What does that have to do with the fact that I have a bad SDHC card and want to know if there is any application out there that could help me out. If nobody has one to help me then I guess that’s just the case. You guys really get tied up on minute detail rather than the situation on hand. I will edit the subject again, and maybe it will get moved over to the Raphael area..
Thanks for your responses..
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no..
I have 2 cards.. a 8 gig and a 1 gig.
the 8 gig worked fine until my diamond pro broke it. it will not read in the phone or the PC. my 1 gig wont read in the phone but works fine in the pc. the card reader in the phone is now dead and the 8 gig is now dead. when i put the 8 gig in the pc it will come up with a drive letter but with a 0 file size and when i click on the drive it tells me to insert disk.
so does anyone know of a program to repair the SDHC?
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Might be a daft question but, have you tried chkdsk?
If that doesn't work how about a/ looking at the card with parted (or similar) in Linux or b/ finding a hex editor that will read the disk 'surface' directly.
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Chances are it was still trying to write when u pulled it out,
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i noticed that it would stop reading the card. i would press the back and the thing would read again. take the card out and put it back in and it would work.
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also there was no chance that it was trying to write when i pulled it out.
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Same difference, sounds like Mugglesquop got it right to me!
Kim
i will try my linux box in a few minutes..
let me clarify..
i would go to file explorer and it would see the card.. i would try to go to a directory and ht would not see the card and only show my device. i would take the cover off and press on the back, turn the phone over and it would see the storage card again..
so technically if it had a loose connection and while browsing the directories it lost connectivity that could have possibly simulated the removing the card while it was writing issue.
Eh..
Thanks guys.. the linux box could not mount the card.. Ill send it out for recovery.. :-(
Try following the links from this Artemis thread for hints to recover any salvageable data.
I guessed, along with others, early on in this saga that writeback cacheing could be the culprit.
The 'fix' that eventually solved the problem tends to suggest that hardware, (bad contacts etc) wasn't the problem IMO
The end result is the same though, the FAT or mbr gets messed up.
How about fdisk/mbr on your SD (research first though please).
HTH
Kim
Funny, I was just searching Google for a fix or repair software for my SDCH card that my Fuze broke and ended up here (my favorite website). I guess is a phone realted issue?
i know this isnt the first of this post. people dont use search anymore. but i had bought an 8gb sandisk card for my fuze when i bought the thing. shortly after the card went all stupid on my like everyone else. i was told by att it wasnt an issue with the phone, it was the sd cards. att replaced it for free, quick and easy, no questions asked. see if you can get it changed out for you where you bought it.
Hello, recently my micro sd 16gb sandisk memory card got corrupted. i rescued some files, but i can't format it. it says windows was unable to format. my phone don't even recognizes the card and it can't format it. i tried some other software, but no success. maybe it has bad sectors or something. i don't know.
Please help me!
Thank You!
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Hello, recently my micro sd 16gb sandisk memory card got corrupted. i rescued some files, but i can't format it. it says windows was unable to format. my phone don't even recognizes the card and it can't format it. i tried some other software, but no success. maybe it has bad sectors or something. i don't know.
Please help me!
Thank You!
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Terzer,
Sadly, you'll probably have to get a new one. If you try to get it to work, you'll most likely lose even more data! The same thing happened to me only three weeks ago. My card was at most six months old.
Basically, microSD cards are very delicate. As if by fate, I had just read an article about that right before my card went belly up! My new card even has a notice recommending that the card be inserted and removed as few times as possible, for this very reason.
Given this, and given that, for the most part, when they're in good condition they're very reliable, when you start having problems with a card like this, it's FAR more likely that the card has gone bad in some way.
When mine went bad I tried everything I could think of to get it working again. And I succeeded! Trying all different block sizes, I got it to format in the flash drive on my desktop system.
It died again within 48 hours!
I know these things are expensive. Unfortunately, this one is probably a loss. Sorry!
-geo
so the damage is physical?
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so the damage is physical?
Thank You!
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There's no way to tell what the problem is. Basically, though, all problems with flash cards are physical in one sense or another. It's extremely unlikely that it's a driver or card reader error if it was working before. It could be a filesystem error, but if you've already tried to re-format it and failed, well, that doesn't really leave much else.
I don't have your original post in front of me. Did you try formatting it in a computer? If not, then you should definitely try that. (You'll need a microSD to full SD adapter or a microSD to USB.) Also, try doing a full format. (In Windows that means not doing a Quick Format.) A Quick Format just tries to create a new File Table. A full format will try to make a new filesystem. I don't know if there's a way to do an actual hardware format. (Actually, I don't believe that has any meaning on a solid state device.)
Anyway, even if you do get it to format successfully, be very careful what you put on it. That's exactly what happened to me. As I said, after finally getting it to format, it died again in less than two days.
This is about all I can tell you to try. (BTW, I'm a system administrator. ) Basically, and I am really sorry, it's probably dead. I'm guessing they're pretty [email protected]!n expensive in Bulgaria? I know they are here. I almost cried when my first one died!
Although, looking at it in a positive light , when I got my first one they only had Class 2 devices. My new Adata card is Class 6. The difference is amazing. Whatever you wind up doing, my suggestion would be to limit how many times you take it in and out of your phone.
hey guys, i repaired my speaker by replacing it after mine broke, but now a new problem occurred, this time my SD Slot tends to get really hot after a few mins with a card in it do you guys know what the problem is? because i tried my SD card on my Tilt 2 and now it wont read it, supposely it fried up the card itself as well, plz help me out thanks
UPDATE: ok soo earlier when i tried to put the "fried" card in, the phone turns on when it notices i inserted a card but doesnt recognize it, when, i plug in my phone to my PC, the menu shows that i can set the phone as a storage device, but again the phone doesnt recognize the card in the file explorer on the phone
Are you running Android on it (it looks to be the case, based on your sig). I would say that that is your answer-but maybe it's happening when winmo isn't running as well.
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Are you running Android on it (it looks to be the case, based on your sig). I would say that that is your answer-but maybe it's happening when winmo isn't running as well.
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oops sorry i forgot to update my signature, im running the latest EnergyROM at the moment
UPDATE: just put in a spare 8GB card from my Tilt 2 and it actually detected it and no overheating, i researched on my problem and its been common for MicroSDs to overheat which basically means its done, soo i guess thats problem solved
Where did you get a replaacement speaker? Mine's ****ed.
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Where did you get a replaacement speaker? Mine's ****ed.
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glad i read this one, i'll have to start paying more attention to my sd card now...
i bought 4 speakers from this guy. he air mailed it to me, so i got it within a week and a half. and it's cheap.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110548910421&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Hey guys, I've been having problems with my memory card lately. The one that came with the phone got damaged (due to me putting it into my card reader backwards) so I got a new one from Walmart. Since then I've had a lot of trouble. It worked ok for a day or two then at work one day I took it out of my locker and it said "bad removal". The card wasn't touched, it was just sitting in my locker. It has happened again a few times. I can temporarily fix it by reseating the card in the slot but it comes back. Now that doesn't even work. It just comes up saying I don't have a card. I've ruined my otterbox case trying to get this working (it won't grip the phone anymore because I've removed it so many times) and I'm very annoyed. I figured I'd ask if anyone has any idea what could be wrong before I go back to Bell with it. By the way, the phone is stock Android 2.2
Edit: Just realized I posted this in the wrong forum. Mod please move?
anyone got any ideas?
What brand of card did you get? Some cheap cards are notorious failing long before their time.
Maybe its defective. If its still pretty new, try to exchange it.
The other issue is that maybe you damaged the card tray when you inserted the card backwards.
This really sounds like you got some b-ware. You should return it to your dealer.
What brand of card did you get?
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It's a Lexar.
Some cheap cards are notorious failing long before their time.
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Two days? Seriously?
Maybe its defective. If its still pretty new, try to exchange it.
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It worked okay for the first day.
This really sounds like you got some b-ware. You should return it to your dealer.
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WTF is b-ware?
Well I went into Bell and they suggested I try another card so they got one of theirs and it worked fine. It's been okay so far so I guess I'll have to keep it. Only problem is I got a 4gb instead of the 8gb from Walmart for the same price. They wanted another 20 for the 8gb. The guy wasn't totally sure what it was but he assumed it was that their cards have been tested with each phone to ensure they work whereas the otehr is just a generic card. And he mentioned something about it being class 6, whatever that is.
My G2 has been experiencing SD card issues for a month or two now. I've been exclusively on CM7 nightlies, but since nobody else seems to have had this issue, I assumed it was me. Usually when using something that accessed my SD card, the phone would "unexpectedly" remove itself. Sometimes a reboot would mount my card again (can't mount through settings), but oftentimes I'd have to wait it out and reboot after a few days/reboot 20 times in hopes that it'd read it. I would re-set my SD card in the slot several times, but it doesn't do anything.
I'm still at the mercy of it and am contemplating unrooting my device to bring it in for warranty because it is a very big issue that is crippling my phone. I purchased a new SD card, but the problems still persist. Multiple data wipes/rom changes have occured as well as formatting said cards, but it's all the same.
Right now I just flashed CM7 stable (card was working [it plays funny, but if I try to use the camera, it usually dies]), and I hope that my card issues are gone, but I am fairly confident it's a hardware issue.
Man I've been having problems since day one. I've had it for a couple of days now and I'm so frustrated that I'm thinking of going back to my LGV10 and returning it back. At first I was super excited to open up the package but then......
1st problem...
Wasn't able to install the SD card and sim card. I kept on trying to install it but it would jump out of its slot and fall off. With the weight of the phone I had to also not just try to insert the cards but try to not drop the phone while juggling to balance it.
2nd problem.....
SD card doesn't read...
I have a 200gb SD I had on my V10 so I thought I could just pop it in and enjoy me some movies on this big screen and enjoy some music but Nope, it doesn't seem to want to read it and making me reformat it. I don't think so.
I installed a new one. Had to format it and thought I could transfer files to it and..
3rd problem.....
No OTG..... I didn't know that I tried to manually install some files and no luck.
Oh yeah I dropped it already also but good thing it was on the carpet.
I really really like the phone so I there's anything anyone can help me with I would be much appreciated .
Thanks and sorry I had to vent..
This phone could be great, but it really needs some dev love. If it could be unlocked and rooted I really think a custom rom could make this phone really shine. Maybe in the near future. For now I went ahead and ordered the Zenfone 3 Ultra. Going to spend the next week comparing the two. If I can get over the lack of LTE and the Zenfone has better user experience I will probably return the Lenovo.
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Man I've been having problems since day one. I've had it for a couple of days now and I'm so frustrated that I'm thinking of going back to my LGV10 and returning it back. At first I was super excited to open up the package but then......
1st problem...
Wasn't able to install the SD card and sim card. I kept on trying to install it but it would jump out of its slot and fall off. With the weight of the phone I had to also not just try to insert the cards but try to not drop the phone while juggling to balance it.
2nd problem.....
SD card doesn't read...
I have a 200gb SD I had on my V10 so I thought I could just pop it in and enjoy me some movies on this big screen and enjoy some music but Nope, it doesn't seem to want to read it and making me reformat it. I don't think so.
I installed a new one. Had to format it and thought I could transfer files to it and..
3rd problem.....
No OTG..... I didn't know that I tried to manually install some files and no luck.
Oh yeah I dropped it already also but good thing it was on the carpet.
I really really like the phone so I there's anything anyone can help me with I would be much appreciated .
Thanks and sorry I had to vent..
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I had a 7" display phablet. It had simcard instructions printed on the back shipping plastic. I kept the plastic on because it was a very handy reminder and was hidden by the case anyway. The way I did the simcard in Slot 1 and the sdcard in Slot 2 was to keep the phone flat on its face on a table. Open the slots one at a time... Install the cards... The table made it so easy!!! My simcard had to go into a plastic adapter to make it the right size and it was a real juggling act before I tried this - it also aids in not losing the teenie cards. They land right on the table. Now, it's possible that you have to put the phone on its back on the table... It just depends on the orientation of the card in the tray and the tray in the slot!!! Don't let that be the reason why you return the phone! Try it!!!
Another thing, I am not a techie but a few people here have mentioned that our old sdcard format doesn't work in this phone. They have (usually) purchased a new card (which I'm going to do once I get lucky enough to get this phone in my hands!) and reformatted it to work in this phone and then transferred the data from the old card onto the new one... I am not a techie so I am still going to research this different format... I still have some questions about whether my pc card reader reads that format or do I need to get a reader? Are a lot of newly released phones changing the sdcard format? Why would they request the new format? But I am not letting that stop me... I really want this phone. In my area the Chinese phones don't give good MMS text performance or I would be doing an ASUS Zenphone 3 Ultra!!!
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Yeah I figured out the card inserts & I also installed a brand new SD card. I format it to how it was suppose to be and I installed one song. Took me forever just for that one song. I just hope to figure it out before it's to late to return. Just want to be happy with it if you know what I mean lol.. Thank you