Hi all.
I have just took the plunge and swapped from my iPhone to a new X10.
I am loving android and all the features that go with it
The question I have is - on the memory card slot on the phone, can you still slide out the memory card even though it clicks in? I can do it on mine.
I push in the memory card and it clicks then I can still slide it out. Is it meant to do this?
Thanks!
DrW
DrWeird said:
Hi all.
I have just took the plunge and swapped from my iPhone to a new X10.
I am loving android and all the features that go with it
The question I have is - on the memory card slot on the phone, can you still slide out the memory card even though it clicks in? I can do it on mine.
I push in the memory card and it clicks then I can still slide it out. Is it meant to do this?
Thanks!
DrW
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It's the same as mine so I guess it was designed that way.
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Hello,
I bought a 2GB Sandisk microSD today from a shop.
Upon inserting it into my hermes, it got stuck: the normal 'spring' action didn't work, and the more I pushed, the more the card slipped into the sd slot until it wouldn't go any further ...
I had to use a pin to slowly pry it out from the slot. Fortunately I got it out.
So did I get a dodgy / fake card?
I did notice that on the dummy microSD card that came with hermes, the front tip (the end that goes into the slot first) is narrower on both left and right side of the card than the back. While on the card I got today, only the left side is narrower; the right side is a straight flush line ... which smells fishy.
Should I return this? The shop keeper keeps saying it's the real thing ...
thanks
It'll loosen up. Mine did that too (on two different devices) for the first few times. BUT, SanDisk doesn't work in Hermes, so, take it back because of that. You need a JAPAN made MicroSD Card... There's a thread on this.
LegolasTheElf said:
It'll loosen up. Mine did that too (on two different devices) for the first few times. BUT, SanDisk doesn't work in Hermes, so, take it back because of that. You need a JAPAN made MicroSD Card... There's a thread on this.
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I got a SanDisk 2Gb (non Ultra II) and works very well.
VivaErBetis said:
I got a SanDisk 2Gb (non Ultra II) and works very well.
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Same here, I have a 2GB SanDisk Micro for over 6mths now, fully utilised and works flawlessly. A lot of ppl bought same card from same place I did, and I haven't heard complaints.
And fits perfectly in my TyTN, from day one.
I'll be the third to say that I have never heard of nor have I ever had problems using my 2gb Sandisk in my Hermes.. Legolas, what are you smoking?
And if you could please provide a link to that thread, I would appreciate acquiring its knowledge.
I have 2 sandisk 2 gig both brought about 4 months apart from seperate suppliers both work fine.
SD Card problems: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294324
Odd that you aren't seeing it.. On my two 8525, I can get the cards to disappear almost on demand.
It looks like mostly a Cingular ROM issue in that thread. Maybe that's why I don't have same problem, I've had my original TyTN ROM until I flashed to WM6 XDA Live 1.0, with which works fine too (not in a hurry to change to xda live 2.0, 1.0 so far works good for me).
I haven't had a single disappearance of my card and/or loss of a file since I bought the phone in Sept last year.
Yes, sandisk cards work fine. The issue with cards disappearing is a rom issue which will eventually be resolved. If you are using a stable rom you won't have a problem.
I've never had to force a card in the slot though!
problem "fixed"
Hi everyone,
Thanks for the replies.
FYI, I've "fixed" the insertion problem now: it seems that I need to be a little careful when inserting the card into the slot, and keep it a little more to the left and down.
The first time I inserted it, I pushed it in a little higher into the slot, which caused it to get stuck. So the problem doesn't occur now, though it does make me wonder why the slot was made with such loose tolerances (I'd expected the card to either go in or not; and if it does go in, the slot should be such that the card goes in without any need for the user to be 'careful').
And the Sandisk 2GB card reads / writes fine in my hermes. I'm using the latest 3.5 ROM from HTC.
cheers.
Changed from SanDisk to Kingston 2GB card. And the device works without any freezes. I guess the Hermes DOES have issues with the SanDisk cards. Only my opinion..
had some corrupt files on my 2gb storage card so i copied off the good stuff then reformated as fat32 alloc unit 512. copied files back on but now TomTom runs like a dog.
have i used the right settings for reformatting?
any other suggestions?
LegolasTheElf said:
It'll loosen up. Mine did that too (on two different devices) for the first few times. BUT, SanDisk doesn't work in Hermes, so, take it back because of that. You need a JAPAN made MicroSD Card... There's a thread on this.
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I been a 2GB SanDisk card for 5-6 months with no problem...
ZzFDKzZ said:
I been a 2GB SanDisk card for 5-6 months with no problem...
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What rom? BL? Radio? etc..? What do you have on the card? Do you experience any issues where the phone goes to sleep and never wakes up until you soft-reset? Do you *ever* need to remove and re-insert the card?
Please, when you're posting information that you want to share with others, be DESCRIPTIVE! We'll never figure stuff out if all you contribute is, "Mine works".
just want to be sure it supports 2gb cards before i buy one
yes it supports up to 2GB
In case you're wondering what brands are known to work good in 3125 - I have a SanDisk 2GB in mine that works fine...
Just bought a couple more the other day from a vendor on Amazon.com - 2GB seem to be pretty cheap now. I went for the SanDisk packages that include a SD and mini-SD adapter with each micro-SD card - hardly any more expensive than getting just the micro by itself (and keeps your options open in the future)...
(no, I don't work for SanDisk...
thanks im going with kingston ive used them for all my memory needs and have never had any problems
SPCartmanLand said:
thanks im going with kingston ive used them for all my memory needs and have never had any problems
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ditto. i'm on the market for the same stuff, but i found out that i could use a 2GB MicroSD (AKA Transflash) card from another site.
I recently started having problems with my 2g sandisk microSD. The phone sometimes can't see portions of the card. I have to reboot for the phone to correctly see 'all' the card. Anyone else experience this?
sofene said:
I recently started having problems with my 2g sandisk microSD. The phone sometimes can't see portions of the card. I have to reboot for the phone to correctly see 'all' the card. Anyone else experience this?
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Hi sofenee ,i face the same thing like u ,
do u solve that ?
any ideas ?
i face that with 1 gb and 2 gb and 256 micro Sd cards . i donot know what is the problem ..
please help us guys ..
I had issues in the past where the contact between the phone and card seemed to be a bit flaky. I have since put a small folded piece of paper (just a couple of layers thick) between the SIM card and the SD card to push it down in order to get a better connection. I have not had any problems since.
Hi Mag ,
Thank you So much for your useful post ,
ur solution is the Best , and it is a successful way to resolve that issue ,
i had created a topic here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=420140
and i knew that ur soultion is the Best .
anyway , i will return my device back to the company , it is still under warrenty ;p
My regards,
sofene said:
I recently started having problems with my 2g sandisk microSD. The phone sometimes can't see portions of the card. I have to reboot for the phone to correctly see 'all' the card. Anyone else experience this?
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I have had that happen before, I think the SD card driver is crashing, once you reboot the phone it seems to work fine. This happened on an official cingular ROM. Never had a problem with Erofichs' ROMS
crt60 said:
I have had that happen before, I think the SD card driver is crashing, once you reboot the phone it seems to work fine. This happened on an official cingular ROM. Never had a problem with Erofichs' ROMS
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Just try adding a layer of tape (I used regular, transparent scotch tape) on top of the microSD card and trim it
Resolved the issue for me
Since day one I have had an SD card in my phone and it has been having issues with WIFI causing the cell radio to lock up. I also noticed the "lag" on the phone when swiping through the home screens and especially when open and closing emails.... So I removed the SD card because I had copied over some very large videos from it that I took and forgot to put the card back in. So far today my phone opens and closes email super fast and the browser is crusing along faster, and even simply swiping through my home screens is WAY faster and snappier.
So is there a direct issue with the SD card? it is a no name HC Class 6 8Gb card that was formatted in my photon twice now. I snagged it off of ebay about a year ago.
Also in the battery use panel all kinds of stuff is showing up that has never shown up in there before. com.motorola.com, motorola services, motorola.contacts, com.android.phone and a few others but I have never seen any of these in the battery usage until today. Is this all due to the SD card??? major confusion here on how it could effect the phone so much.
try factory reset.
I can tell you for a fact, not all SD cards are alike! Stick with SanDisk! I have a 32Gb Class 2, I got a 32Gb No Name Class 6. My SanDisk blew it out the water as far as performance. I (we at the job) kept that no name disk for a mear 3 hours or so before packing it back up and sending it back.
Definitely stick with SanDisk/Kingston. I've heard of problems you are having before back when I had the CDMA HTC Hero.
rohit3192 said:
try factory reset.
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Done this already about 5 times since owning the phone, via both the Android settings and Android recovery. Did that due to a huge issue I am having with the phone already, but am wondering if the SD card may be the cause.
dsims7_2000 said:
I can tell you for a fact, not all SD cards are alike! Stick with SanDisk! I have a 32Gb Class 2, I got a 32Gb No Name Class 6. My SanDisk blew it out the water as far as performance. I (we at the job) kept that no name disk for a mear 3 hours or so before packing it back up and sending it back.
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As for speed I can see that, but how would an SD card actually slow a phone down when nothing is even using the card. My phone is like a totally different phone today. When I get home I'll throw it back in there and see what happens. My back button has always been really laggy, but now it is instant.
Very odd.
Get your hands on aLogCat, as I'm curious to see if there's anything there that would indicate root cause.
I also wonder/speculate whether you have something else running in the background that is constantly scanning your SD card, such as a media player looking for files to index.
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Get your hands on aLogCat, as I'm curious to see if there's anything there that would indicate root cause.
I also wonder/speculate whether you have something else running in the background that is constantly scanning your SD card, such as a media player looking for files to index.
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I need to do the logcat anyway for the other major issue I am having with the cell radio. I have a video of it screwing up but need to edit out some personal stuff first.
But as for apps the only thing loaded is the google music player from the market. I'm not a big music buff and have no need for all the fancy players out there.
I'm having a problem with my GS3 (US AT&T version) that I finally got my grubby paws on today. I bought the 32GB Samsung Class 10 metal MicroSD card for it from a legimate source, and verified its speed and function with H2testw.exe. It passed the tests, and both of my computers can see the card when plugged in through my card reader. It is already formatted as FAT32.
When I insert the card into my phone and turn it back on, and then go to storage in settings, it does not recognize the card. The option to mount the SD card is grayed out, and a reboot doesn't fix the problem.
Does anybody have any ideas on what could be going on?
Hopefully I didn't get a defective phone, since I already installed a Skinomi screen protector and would hate to buy a new one, and because the phones are pretty much out of stock everywhere around me.
neel2004 said:
I'm having a problem with my GS3 (US AT&T version) that I finally got my grubby paws on today. I bought the 32GB Samsung Class 10 metal MicroSD card for it from a legimate source, and verified its speed and function with H2testw.exe. It passed the tests, and both of my computers can see the card when plugged in through my card reader. It is already formatted as FAT32.
When I insert the card into my phone and turn it back on, and then go to storage in settings, it does not recognize the card. The option to mount the SD card is grayed out, and a reboot doesn't fix the problem.
Does anybody have any ideas on what could be going on?
Hopefully I didn't get a defective phone, since I already installed a Skinomi screen protector and would hate to buy a new one, and because the phones are pretty much out of stock everywhere around me.
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Wrong forum.. you want to be Here
Thank you graffix. Moved OP. Hope you get it figured out. :good:
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Wrong forum.. you want to be Here
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Thank you graffix. Moved OP. Hope you get it figured out. :good:
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Thanks. Please excuse the newbie mistake -- I should get to know this forum better.
It worked about the 10th time I tried it, after I hot swapped a couple of cards. Hopefully it was just a temporary bug, and not something thats going to bite me in the future.
I've just got this awesome device, and I am satisfied with its great performance. But I found that the card slot is a little bit different from other devices I've ever had. Could anyone tell me how to remove the memory card correctly? Should I try just pull it out of the slot? Is there an unique mechanism to remove the card? I am afraid of my new phone gets hurt~
chungchengchi said:
I've just got this awesome device, and I am satisfied with its great performance. But I found that the card slot is a little bit different from other devices I've ever had. Could anyone tell me how to remove the memory card correctly? Should I try just pull it out of the slot? Is there an unique mechanism to remove the card? I am afraid of my new phone gets hurt~
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you simply need to drag it out to be - it is one micro SD
havenumber said:
you simply need to drag it out to be - it is one micro SD
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I see, thanks a lot!! I have tried to remove it by pushing the card into the slot and waiting for the card spring out of the slot, but it didn't work~