I just created a ext3 partition for my sd and it got screwed the phone couldnt recognise it said it has corrupted. ended up formatting it through phone now my firmwares screwed cant mount sd, keeps rebooting and not able to use the notification bar (TRIPMIUI mod by cf) now im reflashing my FW throuugh SEUS. Lost all my contacts and messages. Can somebody tell me where did i go wrong to cause this landslide of BULL?
- formatting sd should go first Fat32 then the remaining space go to ext2/ext3..
- both should be formatted in primary. The phone need to read the fat32, those ext2/ext3 are for the system link which only work after the phone boot up normally.
- Full backup is always a good way to prevent any unwanted landslide of fire...
I have the same issue. Partitioned my SD card and my phone could not find it after. I also tried to resize my fat32 partition with data on it along with a ext3 partition to see if it would find my sd card but had no luck making it work.
farsight73 said:
- formatting sd should go first Fat32 then the remaining space go to ext2/ext3..
- both should be formatted in primary. The phone need to read the fat32, those ext2/ext3 are for the system link which only work after the phone boot up normally.
- Full backup is always a good way to prevent any unwanted landslide of fire...
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If you want to start over, reformat your SD card with this:
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
For some reason, some of the custom roms do not recognize the SD card after you've created partitions. Reformat and try again.
Even when I reformat my sd card the phone does not detect it. I believe that its because of my ext3 partition. seems like the phone reads the 2nd partition (ext3) as the main partition of the sd card.
Where does the android system determine which partition is the main one?
There must be some type of script that tells the system what partition to look for. Am I right?
If there is then maybe we could mod the script so it, always reads from a certain position first.
Anybody know anything about something like this?
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If you want to start over, reformat your SD card with this:
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
For some reason, some of the custom roms do not recognize the SD card after you've created partitions. Reformat and try again.
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Follow this thread.... this works fine....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
Thanks, I will try that and see how it works out.
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since u seem to be using froyo rom u do not need additional partition of ext2/3 on sdcard... app2sd is already implemented in most 2.2 roms and work with fat32 partition of sdcard without any issues...
sd card not recognized after installing 2.2
please i need some help.. my phone wont recognize my sd card after i installed 2.2 froyo custo rom.. and one more thing, i used the backup/restore on xrecovery but it says mismatch
i have done the samething but... i choosed the ext2 instead of ext3 try that? maybe it will help and remember to set up both as "primary" goodluck.
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follow the second post on the thread ------ >>>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12183416#post12183416
hope it helps
cheers
i tried to reformat my sd card.. i used card reader to insert my sdcard
and used mini tool partition wizard but still no luck.. it jut says there that "bad disk"
please need some help..
thanks.. hope it will work..
shahkam said:
i have done the samething but... i choosed the ext2 instead of ext3 try that? maybe it will help and remember to set up both as "primary" goodluck.
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thanks bro.. so you mean to reformat my sd card? but how about the files and programs i have saved into that sd card? wud that be erased?
edit: already found a way
i used other sdcard then i reflash my phone back to 2.1 using update service.. and it works..
and yehey, it reads my old sdcard.. tnx to all
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Hi,
I have a very strange problem, I have tried 3 CM6 ROMs but none of these can access my SD but when I reflash 2.1 ROM it is working fine.
Please note that I formatted the card through PC (FAT 32) and xRecovery but still same issue. Most strange thing is that the same card is accessible by 2.1 ROMs, means that it is not corrupted. I tried factory reset removing the SD but no help and when I try another SD it worked, so my conclusion is that there is something wrong with my SD with CM6 ROMs only.
Please help!!!!
I am using Sandisc 16 GB SD.
I am on 2.1.54 baseband and stock kernel and tried 3 CM6 ROMs so far.
Thanks
did u have partition on your sdcard? if got, that means that u had to remove the partition on the sdcard.
make a full backup of ur sdcard to ur pc and then format it using the x10
xcxa23 said:
did u have partition on your sdcard? if got, that means that u had to remove the partition on the sdcard.
make a full backup of ur sdcard to ur pc and then format it using the x10
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I don't have partition and I can't format using X10 as phone is not detecting it but already formatted through xrecovery and pc but no luck :-(
Thanks
try tis method
go this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning and download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition
then delete the sdcard and select file system select FAT32
create as primary
then click apply
Thanks for your help but I managed to find a solution, I inserted it in my friends Optimus and then formatted. Now my phone can detect it. Thanks.
lolx.. glad to hear that ^^v
Im running miui 1.7.15 and i get this msg on my status bar saying damaged sd card and then it recommends formatting which i did but nothing changed except I lost my pictures and music .... it happened after i used the super build.prop tweaks .... can someone please help me fix this, thank u in advance
Plug ur phone to a computer if it detects ur sd card format using windows utility if it dont detect then u should use third-party software like acronis disk director....it's not free but it has worked for me in the past..good luck
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I had this happen to me before on cm7. I reformatted it in windows (not quick format but full) and it seemed to work. But a few days later I got the SD damaged alert again. After playing this game about 3 times I decided to try SD formatter 3.0 to wipe the card and then I just booted into recovery and formatted it (seeing as it was wiped clean already) and it worked like a charm. SD formatter is free so I'd suggest giving it a try.
Good luck!
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When you get this message its actually referring to your external sd(emmc).Don't format because It'll format your internal sd card which really sucks if you apps and music, etc.Try opening your ex-sd (emmc)on root explorer on your phone if you can.There's corrupt info on it I'm almost sure and wipe file that the has time stamps from like the year 1969.If you can't then use a microSD adapter and use your computer.Hope this helps.
Dougfresh said:
When you get this message its actually referring to your external sd(emmc).Don't format because It'll format your internal sd card which really sucks if you apps and music, etc.Try opening your ex-sd (emmc)on root explorer on your phone if you can.There's corrupt info on it I'm almost sure and wipe file that the has time stamps from like the year 1969.If you can't then use a microSD adapter and use your computer.Hope this helps.
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Eh, I had this happen and formatted..it did my external sd card not the internal.
I've also never used CM7 or any other GB rom so i think it might have something to do with the SD card read ahead scripts that most ROMs are using nowadays.
Closing down thread as this is a duplicate thread. You already have a thread on this open.
HERE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172376
Ok, I am on vo-1's CM7.2, this also happened with ICS2/Final.
SD-EXT worked great, I linked my data with link2sd and after installing some apps the partition is empy. Same thing happened when I used s2e in the past. I look at the sd-ext folder and there's nothing there. With link2sd when i try to create link for new installed apps it says that partition is read only. I checked permissions, everything was ok. Formating the sd-ext solved the problem but this is not a solution as all apps there can vanish at any time.
I checked that with 2 different sd cards, they are not the problem. I create the mount script with link2sd as ext3.
Can anyone help me on this one? I am tired of facing this again. Am I doing something wrong?
Something else when a card is partitioned through CWM 5, does this create a script for the card? Is link2sd causing a problem when it mounts the sd with ext3? HEEEEEEEELP!!!!
Delete all partitions of your SD Card and Repartition it. It woks for me a 2 weeks ago with same problem.
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Delete all partitions of your SD Card and Repartition it. It woks for me a 2 weeks ago with same problem.
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I don't think that will do, this card was out of the box formated and partitioned through CWM...
itasoulas said:
I don't think that will do, this card was out of the box formated and partitioned through CWM...
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The thing is that I didn't even had the chance to backup my sd-ext partition cause the folder was empty!!!!! Does the oc kernel by ketut causing the problem? Just thinking...
itasoulas said:
The thing is that I didn't even had the chance to backup my sd-ext partition cause the folder was empty!!!!! Does the oc kernel by ketut causing the problem? Just thinking...
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Did you su before checking folder? How are you checking it's empty?
Mine is working fine with ext 3 type partition.
any experienced (yeah, as Hendrix) user can drop me a line? I don't beg for help mostly never but this time I could really use a hand!
Same here ...I'm having problem with s2e and link2sd on ics final...link2sd worked fine for 3 or 4days then giving error like failure to create link ..n also s2e worked for one day after that everything vanished...really tired of wiping again n again....
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Fizztone said:
Same here ...I'm having problem with s2e and link2sd on ics final...link2sd worked fine for 3 or 4days then giving error like failure to create link ..n also s2e worked for one day after that everything vanished...really tired of wiping again n again....
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a dev's help would be great here. Either the card is not formatted properly from within CWM, or this is CM7 issue or... I really don't know. It's things like this that make me tired and wanna go back to stock rom where simple things work.
Honestly, can someone provide with a solution cause as I read in other phones forums this thing with CM7 is also there!
I decided to partition sd with this http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm
Great tool but a bit tricky to use
So I succesfully created one fat32 primary partition and one EXT3 primary partition. Maybe I'll test it again with CM7.2 tonight and link2sd to see what happens.
itasoulas said:
I decided to partition sd with this http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm
Great tool but a bit tricky to use
So I succesfully created one fat32 primary partition and one EXT3 primary partition. Maybe I'll test it again with CM7.2 tonight and link2sd to see what happens.
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I ll do opposite this tym ..I always make partition with minitool partition now m thinking of making it with cm5 for first time.may b it will work for me...or last option will be darktremor a2sd..
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Fizztone said:
I ll do opposite this tym ..I always make partition with minitool partition now m thinking of making it with cm5 for first time.may b it will work for me...or last option will be darktremor a2sd..
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I'm having the problem when partitioning through CWM so I don't think that will help you. Also Know that you said that you had partitioned with mini tool I don't think that easeus will also do it for me....
Still no response from a dev... too sad!
You can backup your sd ext via Linux OS or just VMWare and a Ubuntu vm. Last time I have made a backup and formated the sd ext with mini tool and it start working again. But now I don´t want to format but find a new/better solution. Somewhere I´ve read the read only problem is caused by canceling the sd check and you have just to run it through...
Since this problem is happening with various roms,it isn't a problem with the rom.
Try converting ext3 to ext4,this is not guaranteed to work but try it
[UPDATE]Weird problem with sd-ext --> PROBLEM SOLVED!?!
OK...PROBLEM SOLVED!!! (At least for me) So here's the story...
1. I used this http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm to partition sd. One primary fat32 and one ext3 1024MB partition. So I was sure sd was formated and partioned correctly (be ware, this program is a bit tricky but I am not gonna guide you through this - tricky at first but not difficult). Just make sure that the cluster size for fat32 should be 32KB and for EXT3 4KB. You should have something like this http://imageshack.us/f/810/65663741.jpg/ Partition sizes depend on your sd size and how much space you want to have on sd-ext. Just showing this to see what the outcome of the process must be.
2. Then placed the card on phone, started in recovery and then did a full wipe. As you know, when you wipe data/factory reset, sd-ext is also formated. I wasn't sure though what file system does CWM use to format sd-ext, that's why I did leave the sd on the phone.
3. So while in recovery, I pulled the card out, checked the card with Easeus and found that the sd-ext partition was not formated with a known file system, it said partition unkown!!!!!!! So I formated sd-ext with Easeus as an EXT3 again and put back in phone which was still in recovery. Then started to flashing things.
So far, everything is working great with link2sd (mounted sd-ext with ext3 when app first started - then reboot). I tested the hell out of it, created links for apps, then remove links, move apps to phone and opposite, lots of reboots and shutdowns to check if the sd-ext will stop working....After 180 apps phone works great, sd-ext is still there.
BOTTOM LINE
I think CWM has a problem when partitioning sd/formating sd-ext. Bottom line is when doing a full wipe, don't have the sd on the phone. Format and partition it with Easeus (or one of your choice) or delete files/folders you don't want with that. Remember, both FAT32 AND EXT3 should be PRIMARY!!!
Let say i already flash rom...then i wan to create partition on my sd...do i need to flash rom again after i complete partitioning my sd? Now im running cynoace what sd ext i need to create 3 or 4? Any one can help me?
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i already create partition using CWM ... y CWM format my sd to ext2?
First you have to flash rom and after this let the Ace in CWM and format the sd via mini tool and insert it again. Then just reboot and enjoy
Fizztone said:
I ll do opposite this tym ..I always make partition with minitool partition now m thinking of making it with cm5 for first time.may b it will work for me...or last option will be darktremor a2sd..
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use CW 5 for partition... link2sd ..ext3 type partition...enable settings everythng working fine and super smooth here.....
CM 7.2 bycooper kang+ics sunday final+ allinonescript..... === super smooth ace....
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I alredy got prob with my link2sd....
Use to link 5 apps work ok and now keep showing link arror....
Uninstall and install back link2sd...but same prob here.....
What i need to do now?
Edit : mine already solve.....now my ext work fine already tested using link2sd .....now i already link almost 60 apps and work fine....
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ambujpriyadarshi1991 said:
use CW 5 for partition... link2sd ..ext3 type partition...enable settings everythng working fine and super smooth here.....
CM 7.2 bycooper kang+ics sunday final+ allinonescript..... === super smooth ace....
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Dude just back up your sd and format back with EASEUS PARTITION MASTER...and shoud b ok..... if you format your ext via CWM your partition not b come primary....press thanks if i help you....i just do it on my sd...and now work without any prob....already tested reboot many time and link unlink.....now its ok...
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By pure accident I formatted the internal sd card on my atrix to ntfs. The problem is I cant seem to mount it in order to format it back to fat32. Any ideas?
How do you 'accidently' format the internal SD to ntfs???
How did I 'accidentally' format the internal sd card. Had an external sd card in, which for some reason was named to mot as well. Wasn't paying to much attention and wanted to format the external one to ntfs but must have clicked on the internal one.
That sucks d00d. If it was the external card - you could use a card reader and your PC to reformat.... Idk what to tell ya about the internal.... Maybe someone who's done this and fixed it could chip in with some info here? I did a quick search on it, and didnt turn up with anything... Sorry I can't help ya man.
Connect your phone to your PC, and format the card to fat32 the same way you did it to NTFS.
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I tried to do that, but the problem is it wont mount. It says sd card damaged you may have to reformat it. But when I click that it says "sd card has been removed"
Try using CWM recovery to format the internal sd card.
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thanks. I tried this ealier and get this message
"formatting /sdcard...
Error mounting /sdcard!
Skipping format...
Done."
sebbo90 said:
thanks. I tried this ealier and get this message
"formatting /sdcard...
Error mounting /sdcard!
Skipping format...
Done."
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Try formatting sd-ext or internal storage rather than /sdcard. Don't format anything like /osh, /data, /system, /cache etc.
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Thanks, I tried what you suggested but with no luck
thanks to everyone who helped. I managed to fix it. So for anyone else who as this problem:
Fastboot erase sdcard
then boot into windows and it will tell you to format
format and happy days
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Hello sir,
i have quite a problem. I have read you had the same with formating internal SD card.
I missedclick on the wrong drive then i formated it to NTFS
Can you please help me with that and tell me how exactly i can undo this horrible mistake
I have instaled Fast boot for the first time. Never used it before. So can you tell me what i should do from now please
Thanks
fomat internal sd card to ntfs
hi,
I made the same mistake - fomat my internal sd card to ntfs.
I have cm-9-20120618-NIGHTLY-galaxys2.zip install on my galaxy s2.
I dont know if bootloader is install and how to boot device into bootloader.
can anyone please guide my how to "Fastboot erase sdcard "?
thanks
conect your phone via usb and try with gparted... or with "hp formattool"
Any other ideas????
thanks, but it tried that already and didn't work.
Any other ideas????
berry.zevel said:
hi,
I made the same mistake - fomat my internal sd card to ntfs.
I have cm-9-20120618-NIGHTLY-galaxys2.zip install on my galaxy s2.
I dont know if bootloader is install and how to boot device into bootloader.
can anyone please guide my how to "Fastboot erase sdcard "?
thanks
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Go to your device forum. People there are more likely to know and help you on how to solve your problem. The solution I will give is a Atrix only solution. I believe samsung has a software of the name "odin" but you have to check with the people in your phone forum.
berry.zevel said:
thanks, but it tried that already and didn't work.
Any other ideas????
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Maybe you can try flashing a SBF. Make sure you know what you are doing, and flash the full one, some SBF leaves your internal SD untouched.
I have ParanoidAndroid [CM10] rom, with devil kernel atm [I may go back to stock, not sure yet], and I keep losing data with my micro sd card [files get dumped with random number as filename into LOST.DIR/] I suspect it happened this time cuz it was full and an app tried to write a large file to the sdcard
Can I format my micro sd as ext4? will it still mount ok?
I don't know if it will work. I've always formatted my flash cards with sd formatter, you might try it to see if it fixes your problems. I usually use full (overwrite) and turn on format size adjustment under options.
No I know how to format the card (I have Linux), I'm just asking whether cm10 will say "sdcard needs to be formatted" ? Or will it just mount it like normal.
Thought I'd ask before I tried because if I can't, it would save a lot of time formatting, and copying/pasting my files.
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No I know how to format the card (I have Linux), I'm just asking whether cm10 will say "sdcard needs to be formatted" ? Or will it just mount it like normal.
Thought I'd ask before I tried because if I can't, it would save a lot of time formatting, and copying/pasting my files.
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if you format it FAT 32 with sd formatter CM10 will recognise your card (tested), should work if you format it ext4