Database Info

Card errors.

I'm getting a lot of card unexpectedly removed errors. I was wondering if there is something known to cause this. I have reformatted the card a few times after experiencing this error using Windows 7. The card will work for a while, and then it happens again. I have a 16gb Sandisk card. It's only class 2. I wonder if it's the problem. I never had a single problem with it in my Tilt 2. I have about 9gb of music on it. I may scale that back to about 5gb. Also, when I place files on the card using the card reader rather than directly onto the phone in USB mode, I seem to get better results. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I've got the same card with the exact same issue. It's enough to make me want to pull my hair out I do know that
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

I used to have that problem till i switched ROM s. Try Leedroid's, TB fusion, or Cm7 nightlies with Lord mod ue kernel. I had no issues with those.

Sd card problem

Hey everyone I have a quick question I recently bought a SanDisk micro sdhc 16gb class 4 card I'm having trouble now everytime I take a picture it will save but It will show as a triangle with the "!" And I can't see my pictures my music works fine could it be this card is not compatible? I tried reformatting the card n putting my picture and music back on and still have the same problem any suggestions? I'd gladly appreciate it! Thanks

nancee89 said:
Hey everyone I have a quick question I recently bought a SanDisk micro sdhc 16gb class 4 card I'm having trouble now everytime I take a picture it will save but It will show as a triangle with the "!" And I can't see my pictures my music works fine could it be this card is not compatible? I tried reformatting the card n putting my picture and music back on and still have the same problem any suggestions? I'd gladly appreciate it! Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did the new sd card work at all for you?
Was it formatted as FAT32?

Can you use a file manager app like Astro to navigate and see any files on the sd?
Try reformatting the sd
Swyped from HTC Desire S using XDA Premium

SD card unmounting on its own

Anybody having issues with their SD card unmounting repeatedly?
I would be listening to music or using another app, then I get a notification saying the SD card unmounted unexpectedly. To fix this, I would have to reboot. Sometimes rebooting once doesnt actually solve the issue.
I do have to say that when I boot into recovery (CWM) the card is present and readable (I am able to reflash ROMs from it).
I found similar threads for other devices, but there seems to be no solution offered.
When this problem occured, I was runnning ARHD 3.6.2 (not sure if that has anything to do with it).
Any solutions to this?
Thanks!

Can u tell us which firmware version your on, stock? android revolution XE?

Same here :/
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e

ROM: Android Revolution HD 3.6.2
Kernel: 2.6.35.14-Sensation-faux123-v0.2.1+
Radio: 10.58.9035.00U_10.15.9035.02_2
Thanks!

Mine just did this to me tonight. Now when you insert it I see the "Preparing SD Card" then about 2 seconds later "Removed SD Card". I had been using a SanDisk 8 GB class 2 thats been through 2 BlackBerry phones before this one, so I popped the Kingston 8 GB class 4 the phone came with in there and voila, it sees the card. Im thinking my card may have randomly gone belly up on me, but I will know more after I get a reader for my PC.
Just wondering if anyone else has had issues with SD cards randomly doing this with this phone. It seems I've read a lot about SD card problems with these phones while searching, I don't want to have to worry about losing all my data as much as I am now. The card was rock solid for about 3 years in the other phones, and I've had my Sensation less than a month.
~T.J.

This normally happens to me right before I start an app that would read or write into the data in the card: when I start playing MP3s, start games or apps installed in the card, accept a bluetooth file transfer, send a file from the card thru bluetooth, etc
I happens at least once a day. Generally, a simple reboot works to get the card back, but if it doesnt, I would have to open the cover and manually take out then reinsert the card.
I'm pretty sure it's not a hardware issue, though this is the first card I've used on my Sensation (bought brand new for use specifically with the phone).
Does branding of the card have anything to do with it? I admit that I got a brand that was slightly on the cheaper side, but had a lifetime warranty. If it matters, the card is made in Taiwan.
I haven't changed cards, as I'm still hoping this might just be a software bug. The reason I say this is because the very first time this happened, I had installed Always Flash, which I found to be an app that I could do without. I forced stopped the app and uninstalled it, and that's when the bug hit for the first time.
Hope someone knows the answer to this...
Thanks!

That's what happened to me, I opened titanium to do a backup and got a card removed unexpectedly error. The phone has never recognized the card since.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using XDA App

no solutions found, unfortunately....
i just bought a new card
thanks!

ryanisler said:
no solutions found, unfortunately....
i just bought a new card
thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've been having the same problem with my sensation xe. Sometimes it'll be fine for a week or more, and then it may unmount the card randomly 2 or 3 days in a row. Normally I have to shutdown, pull the battery and physically remove and re-insert the card to get it to remount, as just rebooting has never worked for me.
Tonite, even this wouldn't work. I ended up having to boot into 4ext and mount the card in there before rebooting the phone.
I really do hope someone can work out the reason our phones are doing this.
For the record, I'm using ARHD 6.7.0 and a 32g class 10 Strontium card.

anybody found a solution for this?... I also have the same problem. Tried several sd card and stock/no stock roms. Same thing every time.
I think it is a hardware prob.

I had this happen to me before but found a solution for mine. I checked my SD card and it was not locked in it's caseing so it was unmounting randomly. I removed the SD card and replaced making certain it was locked into the caseing and it's never happened again. It's definitely worth a try to check your card and make absolutely sure it's locked into the caseing. Would not hurt to check. For me, this solved my problem. My card was in the caseing but not locked in, this was causing my issue. I wish you the best. I do hope you get this fixed. Hopefully it's only that the card is loose ! Like I said it's worth a try. Best wishes.

I'd try fully formatting the card using gparted. I always do this if I have any suspicion that something may be wrong with a card and its never let me down yet.
Google it, its free and there are videos on YouTube showing how to use it so all it'll cost you is a bit of time, gotta be worth a go......
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e

SD-Booster

I've been playing around w/ the SD booster in ROM toolbox and wanted to see what other people were using for settings. I have a 64gb class 10 Sandisk card and bumped up the cache to 1024kb. I mainly use the card for storing pictures, movies, and games.

punkcitykid said:
I've been playing around w/ the SD booster in ROM toolbox and wanted to see what other people were using for settings. I have a 64gb class 10 Sandisk card and bumped up the cache to 1024kb. I mainly use the card for storing pictures, movies, and games.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
2048 is thought to be the sweet spot for class 10 cards.

I tried that same setting in my SGS with a 32 get card and noticed no difference. But about 2 weeks or so later, the phone suddenly began giving me messages saying my card was ready to remove. It would come back on and work fine, then do it again. I finally pulled it out and haven't been able to recover any of the 1000s of pictures I had taken.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

[email protected] said:
I tried that same setting in my SGS with a 32 get card and noticed no difference. But about 2 weeks or so later, the phone suddenly began giving me messages saying my card was ready to remove. It would come back on and work fine, then do it again. I finally pulled it out and haven't been able to recover any of the 1000s of pictures I had taken.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've been running 2048 since the first 32 GB class 10 cards came out. Running 64 GB now with no issues. Some of the cards were bad. Others have to do with rom and kernel.

Files gone..

Many of you have compplained about sd card corrupting i havent experienced that but this, morning i woke up to my music and videos, missing from my sd card. I know they were on there because i listened to a song with my headphones on, and when i laid down for sleep i watched 30 mins of a training video for certification test ill be taking next month.
Weird right.
Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2

Is this a question?

Lol I meant to ask if anyone has seen behavior like this? That's about 10 GB gone and only 512 mb in lost.dir.
Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2

jae18708 said:
Lol I meant to ask if anyone has seen behavior like this? That's about 10 GB gone and only 512 mb in lost.dir.
Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So the files are actually gone? Did you lose everything, or just some of your files?
How are you checking if the files are still there? File explorer app on the phone, plugging in the phone to your PC - or perhaps the best option, pull the card and use a card reader?
Very strange indeed. I've used this phone for 8 months or so - while I've always had the same SD card in it, I've never had data go missing.

arrrghhh said:
So the files are actually gone? Did you lose everything, or just some of your files?
How are you checking if the files are still there? File explorer app on the phone, plugging in the phone to your PC - or perhaps the best option, pull the card and use a card reader?
Very strange indeed. I've used this phone for 8 months or so - while I've always had the same SD card in it, I've never had data go missing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was able to recover about 4GB, it was that little because i copied some files over while getting dressed in the morning (not realizing that files had been lost). The training videos were about 6gb but i didnt really care about those since i have a subscription to cbt. Most of photos and videos are lost now tho. Something told me to dd this sdcard the day before.
I used photorec on linux and recuva in a virtual machine. I put the sdcard in a usb card reader.
The only theory i have is that my battery died because i didnt charge it that night (was at about 30%), and it didnt shut down properly in time. You would think it would have time to shutdown properly but that's the only reason I could come up with.
Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk 2