OK, so people talk about boot manager a lot, and something just came to mind... what would happen to the phone it you were booted into an SD card ROM, and the card was unmounted by accident? This could be a problem!
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my guess is the phone will probably freeze or reboot, possible into recovery, if the sd was taken out. i dont think it would continue from the cache. if that happens you would need to go into recovery and apply the Rom Manager created update.zip found at /sdcard/BootManager/phoneRom once that finishes the phone will boot into the rom it has installed on the phone itself. i see using Rom Manager as a way to test potential roms anyway not to continue using from the card. especially if the card is class 4 or below. anyway, just dont remove the card and no worries
Thanks, that makes sense! But my issue is that infrequently, but it does happen, the memory card will RANDOMLY unmount... and then I have to remove it and plug it back in...
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Thanks, that makes sense! But my issue is that infrequently, but it does happen, the memory card will RANDOMLY unmount... and then I have to remove it and plug it back in...
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I had that happen a few times must be weak springs.
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Sensation-al! said:
Thanks, that makes sense! But my issue is that infrequently, but it does happen, the memory card will RANDOMLY unmount... and then I have to remove it and plug it back in...
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I also have issued with my new 32gb class 6, what I find is there will be corrupt file on SD card just few but make the phone always unmount. To solve the issues I have try format with various software and method. Even try using SDFormat tool but it will have same problem. After a lot of try I think I have a solution.
Format the microsd card on Storage Setting [ Settings > Storage > SD card > Unmount > Format ]. I also find the micro sd card can't be defrag or alter with computer.
I usually defrag with Defraggler, and it's always unmount. I think the phone can't really handle sdcard with class 6 and above because don't have issued with my other's class 4 card.
The Stock ROM I find always have issued than Custom ROM
Please backup or copy your file first to computer or other storage then copy back.
Just my 2 cent, do at your own risk.
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Had the Sensation since launch and loved it from the start. But in August I got this mysterious SD card removed. And it would never detect the SD card again. No matter what I did. Removing it. Factory reset. The only solution that worked was it could detect any other SD card but that one. So I used my spare. And now it has happened again.
I cannot fix it and out of spares so I turn to you. Is there a solution for this?
In the event that there isn't a solution I'm fine with using my phone storage(Only used SD for music) but I cannot set the phone storage as the default for anything. It always says SD card needed.
But ony brothers Amaze he got the SD card error like I did. But his phone automatically switched to phone storage.
Any suggestions?
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Have you tried reformatting the sd card?
I don't have the connector for connecting the SD directly to the computer
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Weird situation, can't even reformat in your phone? See if anyone around has one to lend you and reformat it if possible!
I've Google searched the problem and s couple of other people have had this problem too. But no solutions.
Is there any way to make the phone storage the default storage??
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If it helps when I insert the SD card it says preparing. Then right after it says SD removed. And that's that
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farrisizdaman said:
If it helps when I insert the SD card it says preparing. Then right after it says SD removed. And that's that
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I got the same problem today and i can't use my sd-card
Edit: After connecting my card to the computer and fixing issues with the files on the card, my phone is accepting the card again
Will backup important files and format the SD Card for best performance and to get rid of old unused files.
Hi guys im having an issue with a 32gb Kingston sd card, whats happening is that everytime i add files to my sd card from my computer it will show them to me that they are there. But once i put the sd card in my phone the new files i transfer wont appear :/. Ive formatted my sd card already like couple times and still does the same. Never did that to my 8gb card, and top of that when i transfer all my data from the 8gb to the 32 only half transferd and when back n fourth doing it folder per folder and just wouldnt show anything on the phone. Any suggestions, thank you
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Hi guys im having an issue with a 32gb Kingston sd card, whats happening is that everytime i add files to my sd card from my computer it will show them to me that they are there. But once i put the sd card in my phone the new files i transfer wont appear :/. Ive formatted my sd card already like couple times and still does the same. Never did that to my 8gb card, and top of that when i transfer all my data from the 8gb to the 32 only half transferd and when back n fourth doing it folder per folder and just wouldnt show anything on the phone. Any suggestions, thank you
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Going to take a guess and say you're on CM? If so I had problems with my 32GB too but on stock roms it works. I had to get a 16GB to use under CM. I'm not sure of the problem but there was my fix
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Are you rebooting the phone after putting back the microsd? Sometimes that works.
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As matter fact havent tried on Cm, im on MIUI right now. But im giving it one more try with the formatting see what happens if not will go to Eagle Blood see how that goes.
Yeah im since i noticed my sd card wouldnt show up unless would have to reboot. some files have been transfering but like awhile ago i d-loaded the files that needed for the game Modern combat 2 and after finished i rebooted or just quit playing and tried playing again and have to be redowloading the files over and over again since nothing stays on my sd card :/
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Are you rebooting the phone after putting back the microsd? Sometimes that works.
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That sucks, sounds like a bad sdcard. You still got the receipt?
I got my 32gb lexar class 10 with USB SD reader for just under 50 and its been issue free. Never liked Kingston products.
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Tried formatting it using the phone itself? Miui is based off cm7 so that could be the issue as well.
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Won't let me format it from phone since as soon as I put it in tells me "safely to remove card now" so kinda like automatically ejectects itself when I put it in. N got another problem :/ I bitlocked the sd card in my windows 7 laptop and as I was transferring files my wire was loose and we'll lost the connection and of course gave me files transfer error. But the problem now is that since I bitlocked the sd card won't let me get in it anymore, even though i put my password I put for the sd card. Just says something error with files and blah blah ;/. Can't even format or or anything anymore ;/
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Found the solution for this problem with the bit locker > I mounted my sd card on my xp SP3 and formatted it and gave me the ize of 514mb i was like what. But i still did it and when i mounted it on my windows 7 i formatted again and this time showed me the 32gb size . So now its working properly.yeah buddy.
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Won't let me format it from phone since as soon as I put it in tells me "safely to remove card now" so kinda like automatically ejectects itself when I put it in. N got another problem :/ I bitlocked the sd card in my windows 7 laptop and as I was transferring files my wire was loose and we'll lost the connection and of course gave me files transfer error. But the problem now is that since I bitlocked the sd card won't let me get in it anymore, even though i put my password I put for the sd card. Just says something error with files and blah blah ;/. Can't even format or or anything anymore ;/
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Moving from Weapon X to Miui rom my sdcard was detected fine but then after a couple of days of using Miui I wasn't able to open up sdcard when connected to my pc. It shown that usb is detected on my phone.
It only work when I restore back to WeaponX. I tried flashing different Miui roms, EagleBlood and PhoenixBlood. None detect my sdcard on pc except for WeaponX. I also tried to format my sdcard. Didn't work.
Anyone got any suggestion??
Try reinstalling ure usb drivers or not just restart the computer that would help with me. Or have you tried it with a card adapter?
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If you've tried it both with the USB cord and with an sd card reader, it might just be a bad sd card. This happened to me with a Samsung 16gb. I couldnt add or delete anything on it. Simply had to get a new sd card. Try out Lexar or PNY if you want a good one.
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I am running Stock TMOUS Stock Rom and like 2 days ago. My 16GB microSD Card randomly from working to "Blank SD Card' and when I try to format it on the phone, it says 'External Media in Unknown State' when I connect it to my card readers, and into the computer, it doesn't even find it inserted but the card readers work with other Micro SD cards. Can someone help me? Other microSD cards work in my phone, but not my usual 16GB one...help?
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Looks like ur card is currupted. Try to pull it out while in use from reader and mount again if it works
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Ok, I had this problem as well l. Just get an old phone which can fit microsd cards in and it will format it.
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It looks like your sd card is corrupted. I would suggest using SD Formatter : it is a good tool for fixing corrupted sd cards and gives you lots of options.
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Tried all those , they didnt work
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Any other way?
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fireflamesniper said:
Tried all those , they didnt work
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It wont work on the sensation but it worked for me on an old phone about 5 years old minimum. Its worked for my friends as well..... otherwise if you couldn't do it this way or via computer then it wont be able to format, must be something else wrong with it, a good excuse to order a larger one as I see it
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insert it in a pc then
right click on my computer icon>>Manage
locate the "Storage" tab then "Disk Management"
here u can see all the details of ur SD Card and can Format it
i have an old HTC HD2 with android too, should I try it on that?
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No, you can just use an old phone that can handle a microsd and it can do it for you. My friend did it through his five year old phone.
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I'll have to find a super old phone, for the time being, I'm using an 8GB Card in it
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Have you tried to format it from recovery? Might do the trick.
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connect your phone to computer, Toggle USB mode in 4EXT Recovery, and your phone will act as a microSD card reader. You can do anything you want from there. =)
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Have you tried to format it from recovery? Might do the trick.
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Mr-YC said:
connect your phone to computer, Toggle USB mode in 4EXT Recovery, and your phone will act as a microSD card reader. You can do anything you want from there. =)
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If the card cannot be mounted, both of these won't work.
Your best bet is to use a card reader & try different methods of connecting.
First put the SD Card in & then connect card reader, first connect card reader then put SD Card in, etc.
Usually, even a corrupted SD Card shows up on a PC.
If it does, use the format option. If "Windows was unable to format the drive", then go to Disk Management & format it from there.
If the PC is unable to detect it, then it's some kind of hardware fault & to the best of my knowledge, nothing will be able to fix that. All you can do is try wiping the contacts if they are dirty, but I doubt that would cause such a problem.
it will still work even if SD card cannot be mount.
Juopunutbear's S-OFF method sort of corrupted my SD card and i used Toggle USB mode method to format my SD card
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it will still work even if SD card cannot be mount.
Juopunutbear's S-OFF method sort of corrupted my SD card and i used Toggle USB mode method to format my SD card
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A corrupted SD Card can still be mounted.
If the SD Card cannot be mounted in recovery, there is no question of trying to Toggle USB Storage or formatting it.
His case seems different.
wow i recover my files
hi guys, i had same problem, but then i set this sandisk ultra to my nokia xpress music and there was everything,,, my arc s cant open it anymore but nokia opens... try to reset your sd s to others phone...
I use 4EXT for my loader. If you have another loader you can try on that as well, boot into Recovery Mode and try to format the SD Card for there. 4EXT formatted my SD Card even though it couldn't mount it. Then it worked just fine.
Hello all and everyone who may be able to help me out! I recently got a new phone (galaxy nexus) and decided to root and s-off my evo 3d. After another sad fail at s-off, my sd card was acting up. When its in a phone, it will say the card is blank or it is using an unsupported file system. Upon formatting option nothing happens. When i insert the sdcard into an adapter and put it into my computer, i can navigate to my computer and when i try to get into the drive, "my computer" crashes and i have to remove the card to get back to the start screen. I can use the drive for other things but it just wont read this card and makes the computer freeze. ive tried programs and whenever i try to select the drive, again the program im using crashes. Other cards work fine so it seems the card itself is the problem. worked fine before. Can anyone help me out here?
Had a similar problem a while back seems i had forgot to remove the password before plugging the card into my pc. Not sure how that will help you here tho.
replace the card and check if it is working than the card is defected
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Had a similar problem a while back seems i had forgot to remove the password before plugging the card into my pc. Not sure how that will help you here tho.
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I never had a password on it.
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replace the card and check if it is working than the card is defected
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I know the card works. I just can't do anything or my computer just stops.
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AGoogleUser said:
Hello all and everyone who may be able to help me out! I recently got a new phone (galaxy nexus) and decided to root and s-off my evo 3d. After another sad fail at s-off, my sd card was acting up. When its in a phone, it will say the card is blank or it is using an unsupported file system. Upon formatting option nothing happens. When i insert the sdcard into an adapter and put it into my computer, i can navigate to my computer and when i try to get into the drive, "my computer" crashes and i have to remove the card to get back to the start screen. I can use the drive for other things but it just wont read this card and makes the computer freeze. ive tried programs and whenever i try to select the drive, again the program im using crashes. Other cards work fine so it seems the card itself is the problem. worked fine before. Can anyone help me out here?
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Is your phone able to read/detect your card?
If yes then:
Go to Phone Settings> Storage Settings> Unmount SD card> Erase SD card.
Report if that works.
If it's dead, most reputable manufacturers offer a warranty on their cards. Go to their website & look up the procedure for getting an RMA. That's much cheaper than buying a new card.
rishabhgangwar said:
Is your phone able to read/detect your card?
If yes then:
Go to Phone Settings> Storage Settings> Unmount SD card> Erase SD card.
Report if that works.
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When the cards in my phone, it gives a notification saying that is an unsupported file system or that it is A blank SD card. When it is in the phone it will not let me erase. when I select Format, it's just kind of stops. and if I select it again, nothing. Can't use unmount or mount as they are greyed out. Wish I could format it.
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When the cards in my phone, it gives a notification saying that is an unsupported file system or that it is A blank SD card. When it is in the phone it will not let me erase. when I select Format, it's just kind of stops. and if I select it again, nothing. Can't use unmount or mount as they are greyed out. Wish I could format it.
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I had a similar problem figuring out that moving Apps to external sd and then removing this sdcard CAN DESTROY the sdcard controller - better unmount card then remove it or switch phone off and remove it !
Even more worst - it's still working sometimes on any PC with adapter - if you have warranty on that sdcard i would replace it in the store bought !
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I had a similar problem figuring out that moving Apps to external sd and then removing this sdcard CAN DESTROY the sdcard controller - better unmount card then remove it or switch phone off and remove it !
Even more worst - it's still working sometimes on any PC with adapter - if you have warranty on that sdcard i would replace it in the store bought !
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ive had SD cards fail a few times without rhyme or reason, but corrupted data by doing the above more than once.
Go to Phone Settings> Storage Settings> Unmount SD card> Erase SD card.
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ive had SD cards fail a few times without rhyme or reason, but corrupted data by doing the above more than once.
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Maybe i had luck - but since the failure i have been very carefully !
Nowadays sdcards should beeing built that writing more than 100000 times should be possible - so such an error should also not occur
but what the sdcards are very sensitive is heat - temperatures above 55 ° C (131 F) is almost a no go! (or increasing failure rate drastically !)
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Go to Phone Settings> Storage Settings> Unmount SD card> Erase SD card.
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No when this failure appears - formatting is not possible anymore - the "controller" inside the sdcard is defect !
After searching a lot in XDA, I found a thread which can help you.
Take a look
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367912&page=2
Hit thanks if I helped you.
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Go to Phone Settings> Storage Settings> Unmount SD card> Erase SD card.
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Already tried brotha.
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After searching a lot in XDA, I found a thread which can help you.
Take a look
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=367912&page=2
Hit thanks if I helped you.
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Just by replying with some information your helping me out. I have tried many SD card repair tools but when the card is in my computer, and if I do anything related to the card, the program just crashes until I pull the card out. I will post a video later. I've never seen this before. If nothing works I'm just gonna get another.
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well, i stuck the sd card in my dads win 7 laptop and it formatted right away. Maybe win xp just couldnt handle it?
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well, i stuck the sd card in my dads win 7 laptop and it formatted right away. Maybe win xp just couldnt handle it?
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Nice to read that you are out of trouble now.
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So i have about 8 gigs of music and such on my sd card.
Today I took it out and put it in one of those picture printing stations at Walmart. Anyhow when I put the sd card back in, I can't access the sd card. It seems like it isn't mounted. Tried mounting in recovery mode and received a nonspecific error.
Help?
I727 galaxy s2
Paranoid android 2.99
Nibbles kernel oc 1.78ghz
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Is your phone showing memrycard symbol with exclmtn mark?? Then data may be crrptd due to unwanted unplugging or semi formattng. You can recover your data using sd data recovery tool for windows..by tat tool even you can bring back the data even from a formatd sd card
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Is your phone showing memrycard symbol with exclmtn mark?? Then data may be crrptd due to unwanted unplugging or semi formattng. You can recover your data using sd data recovery tool for windows..by tat tool even you can bring back the data even from a formatd sd card
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I don't get any errors when I've got the phone booted up. It just simply doesn't work. I don't have access to a computer easily right now as my Netbook is also down (awaiting a motherboard delivery) any methods on android?
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So I was able to plug the card into my computer, backed up the data, formatted ran a chkdsk, fixed any errors automatically.
moved my data back, and still no luck. at this point i'm thinking it's a hardware failure. I have been running at 1.78 GHz for some time, and i know overclocking incurs possible hardware/software malfunctions, however i'm not so certain that the oc caused the malfunction.
Already tried a clean wipe and fresh install of PA 2.99, problem persisted. I hate reflashing the rom because it takes roughly 3 or 4 days for the battery life to catch up to normal life. Right after a flash i get about 60% of the life from a full charge fro 3-4 days then it levels out and i'm back to 20 hours.
the reason i find it hard to believe my OC caused the problem is because of the timing of the malfunction.
Walk into walmart - sd card working
take sd card out, put it in picture printing machine - the machine doesn't read the images properly, whatever
put sd card back in phone - sd card doesn't mount
check sd card in computer - sd card still has files and ntfs formatting
so i'm thinking if i do a factory restore to the stock rom, it might work. although flashing is a pain in the ass. Does anyone think i've got a chance?
Thanks in advance btw
buddy u try ur mmc in other phone its working???
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buddy u try ur mmc in other phone its working???
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Tried the sd card in another blackberry, the card is fine. I'm just having a problem mounting it. I'm sure it's hardware related, but I'm hoping It's software. Already bricked an i9100, fried internal sd cards in 2x i9000's. I'm tough on phones. I'd hate to need a new phone. But sooner or later
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