my SD card has not mounted since I installed HTC sync on my computer. i was told i needed to download it in order to get my SD card to mount when i flashed gingeritis. several ROMs later it's becoming a pain to not have my phone mount. i've been using ADB to push stuff to my SD card, but in order to set up isyncr i need access to my SD card. thinking HTC sync was the problem, i uninstalled it but that has not helped.
i did an XDA and google search but none of the threads solutions helped me. i appreciate your response ;p
boristhebladexx said:
my SD card has not mounted since I installed HTC sync on my computer. i was told i needed to download it in order to get my SD card to mount when i flashed gingeritis. several ROMs later it's becoming a pain to not have my phone mount. i've been using ADB to push stuff to my SD card, but in order to set up isyncr i need access to my SD card. thinking HTC sync was the problem, i uninstalled it but that has not helped.
i did an XDA and google search but none of the threads solutions helped me. i appreciate your response ;p
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When you connect your phone to Computer, click on Internet Pass Through and let drivers install. Wait 15 seconds. And then click Disk Drive. See if that works.
jasonxlee01 said:
When you connect your phone to Computer, click on Internet Pass Through and let drivers install. Wait 15 seconds. And then click Disk Drive. See if that works.
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if i am wanting to access the sd card, should this procedure be followed each and every time you connect the tb to the pc? or is it a one time event?
thanks
mark
Try once.. if it doesn't connect the second time then you have your answer
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i should have mentioned this, i am on CM7 and as far as i know there is no internet pass through option
I believe this is what you need...
Google search usbdeview. Uninstall any HTC Android driver that is on your pc through usbdeview with the phone connected. Then unplug and reconnect the phone and let it install the drivers. You should be good to go.
thank you, i will try this when i get home
usbdeview worked perfectly, thank you.
boristhebladexx said:
usbdeview worked perfectly, thank you.
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Great, glad it worked for you. You could always click the "Thanks" button!
hinds73 said:
I believe this is what you need...
Google search usbdeview. Uninstall any HTC Android driver that is on your pc through usbdeview with the phone connected. Then unplug and reconnect the phone and let it install the drivers. You should be good to go.
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Thanks, I too have the same problem and thought the sdcard was fried. Thanks
boristhebladexx said:
my SD card has not mounted since I installed HTC sync on my computer. i was told i needed to download it in order to get my SD card to mount when i flashed gingeritis. several ROMs later it's becoming a pain to not have my phone mount. i've been using ADB to push stuff to my SD card, but in order to set up isyncr i need access to my SD card. thinking HTC sync was the problem, i uninstalled it but that has not helped.
i did an XDA and google search but none of the threads solutions helped me. i appreciate your response ;p
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First HTC sync is garbage. Uninstall it. Second all media needs to be on root of sd card in folders like this (Music) (Pictures) (Video) , If you have ADB drivers installed thats why HTC sync isnt working. ADB and HTC sync do not mix. ADB drivers should be enough to do a normal mount to the puter. Something else to try is Trying to mount it via Recovery.You will see the mount USB storage in the partition menu. If that doesnt work you have a driver issue. uninstall your drivers while device is plugged in. unplug it plug it back in and reinstall correct drivers. GL
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When I plug my Atrix into a device (computer, car, etc) via USB, the SD card auto-mounts. I would like to be able to adjust when it mounts but the auto-mount isn't a huge problem. My issue is that when I unplug the phone from a device the SD card doesn't automatically remount.
Is there a way to set up the SD card to automatically remount? Is there a manual way to remount besides restarting the phone?
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When I plug my Atrix into a device (computer, car, etc) via USB, the SD card auto-mounts. I would like to be able to adjust when it mounts but the auto-mount isn't a huge problem. My issue is that when I unplug the phone from a device the SD card doesn't automatically remount.
Is there a way to set up the SD card to automatically remount? Is there a manual way to remount besides restarting the phone?
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Did u try mounting in Settings --> SD card and storage
Yes, when I go to that menu it says, "Insert an SD card to mount". I'm not able to click "mount" because it is grayed out with the above message on it.
Any other ideas?
When u plug your phone in, there should be a USB icon @ the top of the screen. Pull that down, and select 'Do Nothing' that should clear up your problem. Always make sure you do this before unplugging your phone if it mounts the SDCard to avoid corrupting the data. Let me know if this fixed your problem.
I have the same exact issue. Selecting "None" for usb mode does nothing for me either. I have to reboot my phone just to get the SD Card and Internal storage to re-mount.
I don't know if this is related but I am also running ADEO ROM.
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I have the same exact issue. Selecting "None" for usb mode does nothing for me either. I have to reboot my phone just to get the SD Card and Internal storage to re-mount.
I don't know if this is related but I am also running ADEO ROM.
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I'm rooted but running stock otherwise.
Selecting "none" just affects the phone's internal storage, not the SD card. Also, whenever i plug my phone into any device it automounts the SD, I'm never given an option. It is really frustrating when I just want to charge via USB and not mount my SD card.
Any other ideas? Is there an app that would solve this?
EDIT: I'm also having an issue where my PC won't let me "eject" the internal storage of the phone or the storage on the SD (drives F and G) so I have no choice but to just unplug it.
I should add that with my case my phone unmounts internal storage AND the sd card. It's to the point to where I am using adbWireless in order to push or run any other commands needed for adb.
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I should add that with my case my phone unmounts internal storage AND the sd card. It's to the point to where I am using adbWireless in order to push or run any other commands needed for adb.
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Yeah you and I are having the exact same problems. This is really aggravating. However, I might have found a solution. In the app switchpro, you can set one of the controls (icons) to be "media remount". I have had soem limited success with it. Try it out yourself and let me know if it fixes the problem.
Thanks
I'm having the same problem. I downloaded the SwitchPro app and used the toggle mount/unmout successfully, so i don't have to restart the phone. It's a shame I had to buy an app to fix a problem with a new phone. I believe the first day of owning the phone I may have unplugged from the cpu while in media link mode for the usb connection, but since then I have it set to "none".
I am not rooted, nor am I running adeo rom as mentioned above.
Sam1geois said:
I'm having the same problem. I downloaded the SwitchPro app and used the toggle mount/unmout successfully, so i don't have to restart the phone. It's a shame I had to buy an app to fix a problem with a new phone. I believe the first day of owning the phone I may have unplugged from the cpu while in media link mode for the usb connection, but since then I have it set to "none".
I am not rooted, nor am I running adeo rom as mentioned above.
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OK I'm glad we've found a fix of sorts at least.
That reload media widget works for my music player. Unfortunately, my widgets (dependent on teh SD card for skins) don't reload properly liek the rest of my media does. I'm still stuck powering on and powering off every time i unplug from a device.
SD Card problem
I think I have the opposite problem. I just rooted using aRoot. Now, when plugging the phone into my computer using a USB cable, the phone says the SD card is ready to be removed. And the Media Link can't read it either. Once I unplug the phone from the computer, the SD card is able to be used by the phone.
Any ideas?
jriverss said:
I think I have the opposite problem. I just rooted using aRoot. Now, when plugging the phone into my computer using a USB cable, the phone says the SD card is ready to be removed. And the Media Link can't read it either. Once I unplug the phone from the computer, the SD card is able to be used by the phone.
Any ideas?
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My problems started after I used aRoot as well. Unfortunately, I never really found a solutions. I've just been restarting my phone whenever i plug it in. In your case, have you tried switching it into mass storage mode after plugging it in?
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My problems started after I used aRoot as well. Unfortunately, I never really found a solutions. I've just been restarting my phone whenever i plug it in. In your case, have you tried switching it into mass storage mode after plugging it in?
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I've tried every setting with no luck. All I wanted to do is add some music to my SD card. So I ended up taking the card out of the phone and inserting it directly into my computer in order to add the music. Not the best solution to the problem.
No definitely not. At least the files get transferred faster that way
So i was about to check something on the internet by using 3g data, but for some reason the 3g wasnt working, so i thought id refresh the phone by giving it a fresh reboot.
Upon doing so, after the phone fully rebooted, i got a notification in the notification bar 'Usb Storage Damaged' with sub-text 'Usb storage damaged. It may need reformatting'.
I have checked and i can access everything in CWM recovery, so therefore backing up the stuff i want/need shouldnt be a problem.
My question is, that is there a way to fix this WITHOUT reformatting?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
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Ideally copy off the data first so you have a backup then run chkdsk in Windows as it's FAT32.
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Ideally copy off the data first so you have a backup then run chkdsk in Windows as it's FAT32.
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will try that. Thnx
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Ideally copy off the data first so you have a backup then run chkdsk in Windows as it's FAT32.
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Thanks boss it worked
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russ18uk said:
Ideally copy off the data first so you have a backup then run chkdsk in Windows as it's FAT32.
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THANKYOU! THANKYOU! THANKYOU! THANKYOU!
This was a quick, easy and perfect fix. I cannot possibly thank you enough!
Thanks too.
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Hi, I have a similar problem on my unrooted S2.. I have read that using chkdsk in Windows on an unrooted phone wont work (and didn't when I tried). I don't mind rooting, though I'm not sure if I could even do this while there is a USB storage error. I have hours of recorded lectures on my phone, and exams coming up soon so I am desperate not to reformat if possible!
I've been using my phone without USB storage for about 2 weeks now trying find a fix, and I guess this is my last hope, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Teggers said:
Hi, I have a similar problem on my unrooted S2.. I have read that using chkdsk in Windows on an unrooted phone wont work (and didn't when I tried). I don't mind rooting, though I'm not sure if I could even do this while there is a USB storage error. I have hours of recorded lectures on my phone, and exams coming up soon so I am desperate not to reformat if possible!
I've been using my phone without USB storage for about 2 weeks now trying find a fix, and I guess this is my last hope, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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What have you tried so far to fix it?
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russ18uk said:
Ideally copy off the data first so you have a backup then run chkdsk in Windows as it's FAT32.
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Thanks for your answer , But when I connect my phone to the PC and choose USB storage ,all I get is grayed out I and J drives.
how do I preform a CHKDSK? I tried running CHKDSK.exe but it doesn't seem to do anything (it says it's in read -only mode) .
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I got it ,it's working again ,a couple of restarts and connecting \disconnecting to pc solved it.
as for CHKDSK.exe I copied it to the sd card and ran it from there.
thanks a lot
Hi,
I have a similar problem...
My SGSII battery ran out and when I started the phone after recharge, it started to give an error that the internal storage is damaged and also stopped to recognize the microSD card.
The microSD connected to the PC it is recognized and does not accuse error with chkdsk. I tried to format the MicroSD (on the phone) and then to mount it, but it does work.
Also, connecting the phone to PC in mass storage mode simply shows teh drive letters, I can't access the drives.
I did not want to format the internal storage before be able to copy my data, and I think the problems are related.
I managed to mount and access the internal storage using the terminal emulator (running on the phone) using the command
mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p11 /sdcard/
But the rest of the system does not recognize even after this procedure, and I don't know the command to do the same with the MicroSD; or copying data to a PC to then try to wipe or factory reset.
I've tried to reinstall the ROM with ODIN and did not solved the problem.
Also tried to install CWM recovery, but it can not mount / sdcard (gives error).
Could anyone help me?
Thank you!
Running CM9, all HTC drivers on the computer. But the external will only read a CD drive. Any ideas?
i want to help, i really do..........but your screen name grosses me out.....
JK lol try turning on USB debugging altho i THINNNNK its on by default?
kurtiskobain said:
i want to help, i really do..........but your screen name grosses me out.....
JK lol try turning on USB debugging altho i THINNNNK its on by default?
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it's already on
It mounts as removable storage from TWRP, so it's a CM9 problem
wet_farts said:
Running CM9, all HTC drivers on the computer. But the external will only read a CD drive. Any ideas?
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same here, bump
This happend to me, but I'm not on CM9.
I uninstalled and reinstalled all of the HTC drivers and software, plugged in the phone and waited until all the "found new devices" were done, and everything was fine again.
When plugging my S3 with USB it only says its a portable mediaplayer and does not show whats on my SD-card, Please help!
the fact that it shows as a portable media player is normal: that's what it shows for me when it's either rooted or stock. you should be able to click on it and see 2 storage options your internal storage and the SD card.
thegh0sts said:
the fact that it shows as a portable media player is normal: that's what it shows for me when it's either rooted or stock. you should be able to click on it and see 2 storage options your internal storage and the SD card.
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when i click on it it says that its empty
MatzZ said:
when i click on it it says that its empty
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do you have an SD card installed? maybe it's the drivers not working. try on another PC and see if it'll read.
Drivers Problem
This frequently happens to my computer so I know how you feel.
To solve this problem,
1. Go to devices and printers.
2. Click on your S3 device, it should be there.
3. Look at the bottom of the window
4. If it says that the device needs troubleshooting, right click the device and select troubleshoot.
5. Wait for troubleshooting to complete
6. Your SD Card and Phone memory should now pop up on your computer.
Unfortunately i have not been able to find a permanent workaround for this problem. So this solution has to be applied everytime you connect your phone to the pc.
Hit thanks if i helped you!
thanks guys! i got it working!
Did you use my solution to get it working?
I found when I use stock firmware that changing from connect to MTP to PTP and back again, my computer finds the phone, eventually but running an AOSP or Cyanogen the computer finds it without any problem
Hey,
I was dumb and wiped my internal storage. I can boot into Recovery and into Fastboot, but I don`t Know, how to flash a rom now. Please help me!!!
And no, I don't have a SD card.
Thanks
IchBinNoob said:
Hey,
I was dumb and wiped my internal storage. I can boot into Recovery and into Fastboot, but I don`t Know, how to flash a rom now. Please help me!!!
And no, I don't have a SD card.
Thanks
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U can use a USB OTG or SD with the stock rom or u can push the zip via adb and flash via recovery.
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Funk Wizard said:
U can use a USB OTG or SD with the stock rom or u can push the zip via adb and flash via recovery.
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Thanks, but I am not able to activate adb in TWRP (it error) and I don't have an USB OTG cable. Waiting for other answers...
IchBinNoob said:
Thanks, but I am not able to activate adb in TWRP (it error) and I don't have an USB OTG cable. Waiting for other answers...
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Whats the error ? adb will work with adb sideload! Try blu spark's TWRP! @IchBinNoob
Just put a rom in an SD card and put it in your phone. flash it then
IchBinNoob said:
Thanks, but I am not able to activate adb in TWRP (it error) and I don't have an USB OTG cable. Waiting for other answers...
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There may be other answers but there is no other way.
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Hakim Farouk said:
Just put a rom in an SD card and put it in your phone. flash it then
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I writed it in my question, I don't have a sd card
TheDj408 said:
Whats the error ? adb will work with adb sideload! Try blu spark's TWRP! @IchBinNoob
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I have Blu sparks recovery, if I start the adb sideload there just stands, that is ist starting, and after a few minutes there appears that it has errored.
IchBinNoob said:
I writed it in my question, I don't have a sd card
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borrow it from someone for abit. sd card is easy to come by. cause if you can't do adb, there's really no other way to flash your rom in then via otg or sd.
Hakim Farouk said:
borrow it from someone for abit. sd card is easy to come by. cause if you can't do adb, there's really no other way to flash your rom in then via otg or sd.
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Ok. But how do I put a SD card of this size in my Computer? (If I would borrow one)
IchBinNoob said:
Ok. But how do I put a SD card of this size in my Computer? (If I would borrow one)
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omg, are you serious.. you can use an adapter. If they don't have an adapter, just put the sd card into some other phone, and connect that other phone via usb to your pc and transfer the rom
TheDj408 said:
Whats the error ? adb will work with adb sideload! Try blu spark's TWRP! @IchBinNoob
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So... I don't even know, if I use ADB right. I use it in this way:
I boot into recovery - Open ADB on Computer - Plug my phone into the computer - Tap in the recovery ADB sideload - Its loading, loading... While its loading I check, if my ADB on my computer finds my phone (adb devices), it don't find it - my phone displays after a few minutes a red error (just one word, error)
So, am I doing right? Please correct me, if I doing sth wrong. Thanks
If you have TWRP then you should be able to connect your phone to PC via usb and transfer data on internal storage via MTP.
Hey,
All u need is a little work, firstly I would recommend you to buy 1 sdcard as it's so cheap and easy to get rather than borrowing it from friend, as u may need it again sooner or later.
Second, after u plug in usb cable to pc, please check whether your pc has installed right adb driver for your device or it wont work for adb sideload command.
Third, ensure you have the right rom for your device, I assume you have it downloaded into your pc. Just open the adb terminal and type adb sideload filename.zip . and it will automatically start installation process.
Dont forget to make a full nandroid backup at least once and save it in Sdcard or cloud storage for emergency case like one you're facing now.
Good luck buddy [emoji1]
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RidzVarn said:
Hey,
All u need is a little work, firstly I would recommend you to buy 1 sdcard as it's so cheap and easy to get rather than borrowing it from friend, as u may need it again sooner or later.
Second, after u plug in usb cable to pc, please check whether your pc has installed right adb driver for your device or it wont work for adb sideload command.
Third, ensure you have the right rom for your device, I assume you have it downloaded into your pc. Just open the adb terminal and type adb sideload filename.zip . and it will automatically start installation process.
Dont forget to make a full nandroid backup at least once and save it in Sdcard or cloud storage for emergency case like one you're facing now.
Good luck buddy [emoji1]
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Thanks I try it now
IchBinNoob said:
Thanks I try it now
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hell.... @IchBinNoob ...
Are you serious? go to some electroic store (mediamarkt, saturn, euronics,...) and get some sd-card.... dude that sh*t costs not more then 10€...
raulx222 said:
If you have TWRP then you should be able to connect your phone to PC via usb and transfer data on internal storage via MTP.
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Hey, I am not a noob, but I too accidentally deleted my internal memory of samsung SM-N750. I am quite experienced in using odin and flashing kernels etc. But I am stupidly impatient. Today I performed a nandroid backup, then went ahead and wiped off ALL DATA except sd card! It was cuz of lack of awareness and shortage of time. I am preparing for my college exams, suddenly xposed framework caused repeated bootloops, so I decided to perform a proper rom installation, root and xposed right from scratch.
Anyways, I easily installed the lollipop rom via odin, rooted it and everything's peachy.
Is there any way of recovering that nandroid backup zip file, which was on the internal storage? In short, Does twrp perform a full wipe or quick wipe of storage?
I tried using an app "undeleter" but it didn't find any such (around 4gb) zip file in the internal storage. Any other android or windows based apps?
I don't stand to lose too much, just that I would have to install all apps and settings etc which will waste a lot of time.
@arya809
I believe that big files are harder to recover. There's an app called DiskDigger but to recover .zip files you need the pro version which is paid and it can't guarantee that you will recover your file. I do not know any other app that might help you (there are many apps for windows but I can't recommend a particular one since I haven't used any).
If you didn't lost important data I will recommend to install them manually. You can use your PC and install the desired apps directly from http://play.google.com/ (it might be slightly faster to find and install them).
Boot up the recovery, plug it into your computer, your device should show up in the file manager, copy the ROM to the device, and then flash it
IchBinNoob said:
Ok. But how do I put a SD card of this size in my Computer? (If I would borrow one)
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There is a device called card reader(some wizard from hogwarts invented it) which will help you to copy data to sd card from your computer
And did you tried mount option in twrp???
In twrp first click mount internal storage the connect it with usb cable it will show storage on your device then copy the rom to it.
Sorry for bad english