Ok got a little bit of a suprise tonight after I finaly took the plunge and rooted and then updated my uk xoom to 3.1, the SD card is now working? (in some way)
If a card is present during boot then it apears mounted to the external folder, I can also access this via usb, only thing I cant do is change a card on the fly?
Am I right? has this 3.1 update got the sd card working (at least in some way)?
No... you might still be root somewhere. I try it twice with my 8gb sdcard and my 32gb sdcard
No, Tried it in my US Wifi Xoom that just got the update and no luck. Mine is stock, barring the OTA update.
This is a function of bigrushdog's 3.1 which is not OTA. Stock sdcard has not been implemented.
MAD Industries said:
This is a function of bigrushdog's 3.1 which is not OTA. Stock sdcard has not been implemented.
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Ah thanks that explains it then even more glad I've done this now
And for your second question, no it is not hot swappable yet, you must reboot to see the card.
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Hi All,
I searched the Xoom Q&A and could not find any thread on anyine having issues with their Wifi Xoom recognizing a Micro SD card. I cannot work out how to get it to recogixe it.
Anyone got any suggestions or experienced the same issue?
have you unlocked, rooted, or installed custom kernel? that is where you need to start. the tiamat kernel has support for SD card. make sure you read the threads very well about the tiamat or cybertronix kernels to understand the type of SD support they provide.
see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978013 for the kernel. look in the dev section of the xoom forums for a guide on how to root.
Thanks!
I have not rooted the Xoom yet, do i assume that the Micro SD card will nt work straight out of the box? (if so that is very frustrating!!!)
Puck1980 said:
Thanks!
I have not rooted the Xoom yet, do i assume that the Micro SD card will nt work straight out of the box? (if so that is very frustrating!!!)
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Yeah, unfortunately that's the case - there is no Micro SD support out of the box, but will be enabled "in a future Motorola update"... Of course, who knows when that will be.
I am only guessing, but I assume there will be a new kernel (tiamat?) supporting the SD card based on 3.1 relatively soon, but again that will take rooting, etc.
I got the xoom going into the fact that the Micro SD Card wasn't going to be working. I think (and I'm just guessing here) that Motorola is waiting until they released the 4G update before allowing for the Micro SD Card to work.
Now, if you root and install Tiamat then you'll need to make sure you have a sdcard2 in your /sdcard/ directory. You'll get a directory of /external/ which is where your Micro SD Card is located (at least, last time I checked anyways) and the SD Card does work with the Tiamat kernal.
I have a US WiFi xoom, rooted, running tiamat 1.4.1.
I've formatted the card in a computer and an android device (Evo). No matter what I do, the SD card will not show up on the device in android. It shows up fine in clockwork. I've restarted my xoom as well after inserting the card.
Can someone lay it out for me, because I'm obviously missing something, and I've tried all the answers in the other threads, such as "format it".
I'm having the same problem. Did you get it fixed?
Ok first I'm assuming you have a file manager app (I suggest Astro or Root explorer, file station is a good one too) You should be able to see the files on your memory card located in sdcard and a folder called "external." If you have files on the card but they aren't showing up in the "external" folder a reset will usually make them show up. I hope this makes it a bit more clear.
I've tryed that and I'm not seening that file external anywhere.
In all honesty, you are probably not doing anything wrong. Some sd cards just don't work for some reason. I have a crappy 1 gig card that worked as soon as I restarted my device, and have a 8 gig card that will not work while honeycomb is running, no matter what I do . Same deal though, it will show up in CWM recovery. Maybe the idiosyncrasies that arise from different sd cards is what's holding official updates from including sd support?
So what card seems to work? I've tryed two the one out of my evo and the 16g that I just got.
How did you flash to 1.4.1? Did you come from stock or previous versions. Did you use ADB or Kernal Manger? If it was from stock then you might try flashing the 1.4.0 kernal first and then going back to 1.4.1. I actually liked 1.4.0 better because of some of the memory mounting features that it had.
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I've tryed that and I'm not seening that file external anywhere.
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Do you see a /sdcard/external folder? Do you see a /sdcard/sdcard2 folder?
Try creating both of these and rebooting your Xoom. Which version of Tiamat did you come from?
Sd Formatter and a reboot solved my issues with a 32g Kingston.
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I upgraded to 3.1 and put on the TDR WiFi kernel but I still don't see my SD Card. I can see it in the Recovery module, but not within HoneyComb. Any ideas?
I'm using a SanDisk 32Gb, no issues.
No SDCard for me outside of CW
I went from Tiamat 1.1.6 installed via adb to Tiamat 1.4.2 installed via CW and I cannot see the external SDCard on my 3G Xoom.
Steps I took:
1) Started at Honeycomb 3.0.1 with Tiamat 1.1.6
2) Installed CW 3.0.2.8 via adb
3) Flashed Honeycomb 3.1 via CW per instructions (SDCard is seen in CW)
a. Flashed New Recovery
b. Flashed HC 3.1
c. Flashed Bootloader Patch
d. Flashed Updated Boot.img (for 3G Xoom)
e. Performed Wipe Data/Factory Reset
f. Performed reboot and verified successful install of HC 3.1
4) Flashed Tiamat 1.4.2 per instructions via CW (SDCard is seen in CW)
a. Flashed 3G Boot image with light off
b. Flashed 1.4.2 1600 Kernel
c. Rebooted and verified new Kernel. Used SetCPU to clock at 1,600 Mhz
I still can't see the SDCard as either /mnt/sdcard/external or /mnt/sdcard2 using Root Explorer, Astro or EStrongs. I reformated the card using XP SP2. I then tried to format via my Droid and finally SD Formatter. I reboot between each format. Nothing works. My SD Card is a Sandisk 16GB. I have tried having USB Debug On and Off...no difference. I reflashed the 3G light off Boot image followed by reflashing Tiamat 1.4.2 with no result.
Could the problem be that I went directly from 1.1.6 to 1.4.2 without any interim update? It is weird to me that CW sees the card but HC 3.1 won't.
Thank you for your help.
Update: I also tried to use the Sandisk 32GB from my OG Droid which I know is a good card. CW sees it on the Xoom; but HC 3.1 doesn't.
I have Xoom which was rooted on 3.1. yesterday, I decided to upgrade it version 3.2 by following the instructions on this site.
This is how I did it:
First of all I flashed it ClockworkMod Recovery (Recovery Zip (solarnz-R4c-100611-1150)
Then performed update with Recovery Zip (solarnz-R4c-100611-1150).
It got upgraded to version 3.2 and everything seems to be working fine except for SD card. It was enabled in my previous root upgrade 3.1 but now it does not work. If I go in recovery mode, I still see files on SD card but not in Xoom any more. I will appreciate any help to resolve the issue.
I just upgraded mine this morning to 3.2 and the SD card works. shows up as External1
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I just upgraded mine this morning to 3.2 and the SD card works. shows up as External1
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Did you use the same files, I used?
All right, so i recently purchased a wi-fi only xoom from a friend of mine and i'm having a bit of trouble getting it to read my microsd card properly. He had rooted the device previously and immediately lost microsd support.
I recently flashed Team Tiamat Xoom Rom 2.2.1 - Moray and figured that would fix the problem. Of course, it didn't. So I downloaded Androzip and through a bit of digging have come to the conclusion that my microsd card (according to androzip) is not my sd card at all. It is, in fact a folder named "sdcard" within the Xoom's internal memory. According to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254933 my sd card should be in mnt/external1
Only problem is it isn't showing up.
When i go into settings/storage it shows my 8 gig card, i just can't seem to do anything with it. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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All right, so i recently purchased a wi-fi only xoom from a friend of mine and i'm having a bit of trouble getting it to read my microsd card properly. He had rooted the device previously and immediately lost microsd support.
I recently flashed Team Tiamat Xoom Rom 2.2.1 - Moray and figured that would fix the problem. Of course, it didn't. So I downloaded Androzip and through a bit of digging have come to the conclusion that my microsd card (according to androzip) is not my sd card at all. It is, in fact a folder named "sdcard" within the Xoom's internal memory. According to this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254933 my sd card should be in mnt/external1
Only problem is it isn't showing up.
When i go into settings/storage it shows my 8 gig card, i just can't seem to do anything with it. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
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Yes, tablets generally use non-removable flash memory for internal storage (hence your internal "sdcard") and additionally, the Xoom has a slot for up to a 32GB external micro sdcard, which should be found (if installed) at mnt/external1, on the same directory level as sdcard.
If you are rooted you should have the ability, through a root app like Root Explorer, to navigate right to mnt/external1. You can mount R/W access and write to the micro sdcard. If you have installed a custom rom/kernel that supports usb host mode, you can also use a usbOTG cable with an app like Drive Mount or USB OTG Watcher and access a thumb drive or a large HDD.
I really appreciate the response.
Root Explorer is the only one of those suggestions that I'm familiar with...could you possibly link me to a guide or maybe give, me an idea of how to get that accomplished?
I assume you are still trying to gain access to your micro sdcard (we can get to usb host mode later).
If you have downloaded Root Explorer, open it and it should say that superuser granted root permission, then you want to navigate to the root directory, find mnt, find external1 and you should find your files there. In the top left corner of the screen you should see "Mounted as r/o and Mount R/W" and you can choose the latter and then you should be able to copy and paste to and from your micro sdcard.
That's fantastic.
Thank you very much, I really appreciate your help.
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That's fantastic.
Thank you very much, I really appreciate your help.
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Anytime, I'm happy to help.
I figured this was kind of up the same alley that my co worker is experiencing. He recently got his xoom back from motorola and I got some information from him that might be helpful to my situation.
cdma_n_03.1a.5p ltedc_u_05.19.00
android 3.2.2
build: hlk75d
The xoom is not showing any external sd card, he is using astro file manager. He is not rooting the unit, he is going to keep it pretty much factory fresh, as he wants to use it's tools for display and selling. so I'm attempting to give him as much help as I can.
I'd like to give my buddy some good info to help him out, I think he's gonna have to, and probably should just call verizon and explain his problem, but I hope I might be able to help him out. Thanks and if any other information is needed, please ask, I can get it for assistance.
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I figured this was kind of up the same alley that my co worker is experiencing. He recently got his xoom back from motorola and I got some information from him that might be helpful to my situation.
cdma_n_03.1a.5p ltedc_u_05.19.00
android 3.2.2
build: hlk75d
The xoom is not showing any external sd card, he is using astro file manager. He is not rooting the unit, he is going to keep it pretty much factory fresh, as he wants to use it's tools for display and selling. so I'm attempting to give him as much help as I can.
I'd like to give my buddy some good info to help him out, I think he's gonna have to, and probably should just call verizon and explain his problem, but I hope I might be able to help him out. Thanks and if any other information is needed, please ask, I can get it for assistance.
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Since I don't have a stock, unrooted 4G upgraded Xoom to play with it's a bit hard to give guidance on this. I can only say that with the HC3.2 update, external sdcard support came to the stock OS, so it should be there at mnt/external1 (I think) and this should be on the same directory level as the internal sdcard (internal storage with all the app, etc). If he's not rooted, he won't be able to use apps that have root permissions, which will limit how deep into the file system he can go. But the micro sdcard should be there.
Maybe his best bet is to try to talk to support at Verizon...see what they say.I'm curious to know....
Thanks for the reply. i believe he is here in the office now and Ill have him check and reply shortly.
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Thanks for the reply. i believe he is here in the office now and Ill have him check and reply shortly.
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Try installing "Disk Usage" from the market. It will list the current storage devices on your tablet. That's how I found where my sdcard was mounted.
Speedily sent from CM7 Beta
The disk usage app worked. Picked it right up. Thanks button pressed. Have a happy Monday.
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Had xoom for a month. NOT ROOTED! Actually don't know how to do it or what the benefits are! I need to be able to access my flash drives & external hard drives. Drive mount states that I must be rooted! Is there anything out there I can use that doesn't require my to be rooted? Using Honeycomb 3.2.
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Had xoom for a month. NOT ROOTED! Actually don't know how to do it or what the benefits are! I need to be able to access my flash drives & external hard drives. Drive mount states that I must be rooted! Is there anything out there I can use that doesn't require my to be rooted? Using Honeycomb 3.2.
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No, sorry.
Hello people.
I cant access my sd card. I pulled the batery out and put it in afterwards, and after that, the phone doesnt recognize it.
Im running stock 4.0.4 version and when I go to storage, it says that SD Card is unavaible. I cant mount it or anything.
The sd card works, because the card worked when I've put in other Desire S (rooted, cm11).
I've read a lot on the Internet but most of the questions were for rooted devices.
Any tips? Should I put the phone in rooted desire s and backup files on sd and format it in fat32 and then put it back? Should it work?
Or what should I do? I dont wanna root the phone becuase I have 1 month warranty left. I just wanted to know is it possible to fix it without going in the store.
Big thanks
chorba69 said:
Hello people.
I cant access my sd card. I pulled the batery out and put it in afterwards, and after that, the phone doesnt recognize it.
Im running stock 4.0.4 version and when I go to storage, it says that SD Card is unavaible. I cant mount it or anything.
The sd card works, because the card worked when I've put in other Desire S (rooted, cm11).
I've read a lot on the Internet but most of the questions were for rooted devices.
Any tips? Should I put the phone in rooted desire s and backup files on sd and format it in fat32 and then put it back? Should it work?
Or what should I do? I dont wanna root the phone becuase I have 1 month warranty left. I just wanted to know is it possible to fix it without going in the store.
Big thanks
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I would take out the card and power cycle the device (full reboot) then one the device has powered on insert the sdcard and see if the is detects it. When powering back on you can keep the battery pinched Into the device with your finger and you won't power off when you have the flap lifted up
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Had the same problem 4 months ago, just disable fastboot option in settings. Should work.