[Q] 12S and SD card question - ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've got 12S, rooted and all things seem to work well. I have a singular SD card question:
When I boot into system, I can read and write to the SD card just fine. There is one exception, I am unable to copy/see/read my TWRP backups with any app, and when I plug in my phone, which is booted into system/desktop, Android File Transfer sees all things on my SD card just fine, except TWRP backups. Root explorer is the same, it sees all files, etc on the SD card, except for the TWRP backups.
I can boot into recovery and Android File Transfer will see the backups fine, and I can copy from there. I'd like to be able to work with them while booted into system. I have used the TWRP SD fix, which does not change anything.
I am using Selinux to soften permissions. When I try and use Root Explorer or the like, to fully open up the permission of the TWRP directory or backups, I get a "Permissions Change Failed".
Any help is appreciated.

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[Q] Unable to mount SD card

Ever since I first got this phone, I have been unable to detect/mount the SD card in CWM, and under "Storage" in "Settings."
Oddly, I have no issues accessing "sdcard" in the My Files folder, or in Root Explorer.
Whenever I flash a ROM, I have to select "choose zip from internal" instead of "choose zip from sd card."
I have no issues with doing this, however the reason I think that I should fix this is because I keep having problems with Market FC's and "phone is not compatible" error messages when trying to get apps from the market. Also, I am unable to use Nandroid in CWM because of this.
I have followed the instructions here except I obviously was unable to format the SD card.
Thanks for any help!
I got help in another thread and fixed my Market compatibility problems.
Schwaxdoc said:
LCD Density Modder Pro installs a custom Market app that maintains compatibility despite a changed density. Have you changed your LCD Density?
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Thanks to Schwaxdoc for that.
So no more issues with the market anymore. I'm still interested seeing if there's anything I can do about my sd card not mounting.
I've had the same issue, ROM Manager tells me that the SD card needs to be mounted when it already shows as mounted in settings OR it says "unavailable" in the space for both internal and external.
I can fix it by removing the SD card, turning off the phone, inserting the SD card, and turning the phone back on.
It almost always reoccurs every time I flash a new ROM.
I'm having the same problem, and I've tried to use seanscreamz fix in the link you posted but that didn't work (but, like you said, since I can't mount the sd card I can't format it ).
Does anyone have another solution? Even after going back to stock, wiping data, cache, system etc. nothing seems to work. I can't use ROM Manager, can't restore nandroid backups, can't mount the damn sd card!
I've attached a picture of the Storage display if it helps (USB Storage appears to be my sd card and the sd card is 0 out of 0).
Woo hooo!!! Fixed it. I can now run Nandroid backups and presumably restore them.
I'm not sure what worked, but I think it was flashing the latest CWM from ROM Manager. The Odin-flashable cwm I had didn't have the options for "Backup to Internal SD Card", "Advanced Restore", etc.
Other things that may have helped:
--Tried seanzscreams repair here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21424179&postcount=1 (but obviously couldn't format the SD Card that I couldn't mount).
--Flashed back to stock, wiped data/cache in 3e recovery.
--Rooted, then clean install of Alien 5.5 rom using DARKSIDE SUPER WIPE first (new! found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487706)
But I'm pretty sure that flashing the latest CWM from ROM Manager was what fixed it.

HELP No internal SD found

I have been having reboots lately and now I cannot access my internal SD nor is it found when I plug the device into the computer. ADB reboot recovery just reboots the device. No SD card found when trying to view storage settings, gallery, or ROM manager. Not sure how to fix this and looking for some guidance. Thanks.
It looks like you can boot in to android, use a file manager that can go up to root and see if theres anything in /data/media/. If there is then your internal SD data should still be there.
Did you happen to try a new rom or something before this occured? I recently had a rom remap my mount from /sdcard/ to /storage/sdcard0/, see if anything's there.
If it is the case that it was remounted, flashing superwipe LITE should be able to get the filesystem remapped properly. The LITE version will wipe everything except for /data/media, which is where your sdcard data is as that was the original mapping.
This is indeed the case. I have all my files in the data/media and I was remapped to storage/sdcard0. Where do I get super wipe LITE? I can't boot into my recovery so how do I flash something? Presumably I will need to use adb.
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Can you gain access into a device's internal sd card even though you have a bootloop?

I got into bootloop after installing some apps and I am just wondering if I can access my nandroid backup folder on my PC....coz apparently I need to change the folder name in order to get rid of "MD5 mismatch" during restoration in clockwork mod recovery.
Thanks in advance.
By default, the backup folder is on the sd card. If your device has a removable card, you can just put it into your pc & access it. You can also access it through USB by using adb commands, but you must have previously turned on debugging mode in the settings.
It's also handy to have AROMA Filemanager on your sd card. You flash it in recovery like any other zip (it doesn't make any changes, just launches the file manager). It also comes with a terminal emulator. It's quite powerful, and extremely handy when you can't get your system to boot up.

[Completed] [Q] How To Fix vold.fstab in Maxx GenxDroid7

I have Samsung Maxx GenxDroid7, which has very low internal memory (<200 MB). I have an external micro SD card of 16 GB, but still couldn't install many apps due to insufficient internal memory.
I read on the Internet that if I modify vold.fstab and replace the word "sdcard" with "sdcard2" then my external SD card will act as internal memory.
So I rooted my phone and installed Superuser, but I haven't installed ClockworkMod recovery or any other custom ROM yet.
Problem Description:
I installed ES File explorer on my SD card and allowed root access to it via Superuser. I then went to /system/etc/ from ES file explorer, edited vold.fstab and replaced the word sdcard with sdcard2.
When I restarted my phone the external SD was no longer accessible. ES File Explorer is also gone, so I cannot undo the change that i did. I tried installing ES again from my data connection, but the installation fails (and the phone reboots immediately). I am not able to install any new apps.
I am unable to access my external SD card, so I can't put anything there via PC or via recovery. I tried pressing the power button +Volume down to go into system recovery mode. I see only these options
reboot system now
apply sdcard:update.zip
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
When I try to select the second option, it says "installation aborted" as the SD card is not accessible. I tried to select the 3rd and 4th options, but that didn't help either - I think factory reset will not reset vold.fstab.
I only have the default apps and Superuser now. I somehow need to find a way to get write permission to /system/etc or to /system/etc/vold.fstab.
Can someone let me know how I can edit this file again? I don't have an original vold.fstab
Hi
Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. Have you tried formatting the sd card back to its original state?
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timmaaa said:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. Have you tried formatting the sd card back to its original state?
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I already Try This But Not Work And I Also Try To Hard Reset Device . But Still Error Removed SD Card Insert a new one
and one more How To Install Custom Rom Without Recovery Mode
GoGoTheHacker said:
I already Try This But Not Work And I Also Try To Hard Reset Device . But Still Error Removed SD Card Insert a new one
and one more How To Install Custom Rom Without Recovery Mode
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I think the best idea is to ask the person that wrote the guide you followed in the first place how to reverse what you did.
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[Fixed]Need some help

Alright, I've tried everything I could, looked online(/in the forums) for solutions or help, but I just can't figure this out... After struggling a great deal installing the 5.2 update on my K1, I decided to simply flash the 5.2 recovery os image and start from there.
That went fine, so I went to install Magisk to root my tablet, but that didn't go as well. I ran into the same issue I was running into trying to update to 5.2 which is that my storage doesn't properly mount in TWRP (it works normally when using a file manager on the tablet itself and gets detected as it should by the storage manager in settings). I formatted the SD-card I'm using as partially Internal/adaptable storage and partially external, which is probably what causes the problem as TWRP shows the external SD card perfectly, but of the internal storage it only shows the contents of a folder named "InternalStorage' (presumable /sdcard/internal storage, however I can't actually see this to confirm) which is present on the root of the internal SD card. Any files that are in for example my Downloads folder on the internal storage aren't shown in TWRP. I thought installing a factory image would fix this issue, but it hasn't.
In either case, to get around this issue I sideloaded the Magisk zip file to root and it wen't as expected, didn't get any errors. But after booting my tablet, the Magisk Manager app wouldn't finish loading, it's stuck on the flash screen with the Magisk logo. Used the uninstaller and reinstalled through TWRP by placing the zip files on the external SD card and the app still won't load properly. I figure it has something to do with the way I have my SD card setup/partitioned, but I'm at my wits end as to how to fix this atm...
Any help will be appreciated! Preferably something that doesn't include re-partitioning the SD card :angel:
PS: The tablet was rooted with SuperSU before the factory reset, but I'm wanting to make the switch to Magisk because I want to install the Sony Framework to use Remote Play. If there is any other way to install the Sony Framework, using Xposed for example, I can maybe try rooting with SuperSU again.
EDIT: I fixed the issue, turned out the app was installed on the external sd card, moved it to internal storage and it worked!

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