Hi everyone,
i am very frustated about my external sdcard.
When mounting it via USB on my pc and copying mp3s or images to it i only get ~500 kbps, even an mp3 album takes several minutes to copy?
Any ideas what might cause this slow speed?
Goddchen
For starters what class is your SD card and which brand, an awful lot of higher class cheaper cards do not perform as stated. Especially ones from ebay.
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it this one from amazon:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B001F7AJKI/ref=oss_product
wouldn't think that the no1 top selling card from amazon (directly ordered and shipped from amazon, not another company) would be crap?
Goddchen
What rom you got ? i had abnormal slow usb transfer on my Nexus one before , it was from nightly cyanogen mod , flashing different rom fixed it.
Oh and i don't have such problem on my SGS2 with samsung based roms. (did not try cyanogen )
Try reformatting the card in windows not on the phone
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It depends on the card and how fragmented it is.
i will try formatting it under windows, thanks for the hint.
in fact i am currently on a CM7 nightly, but the problem was there even before i flashed CM7 (from litening rom which is samsung based).
there is only 2 gig of data on the card so far so i don't think there is big fragmentation on it already.
I have a 16gb class 10 bought from play.com and have never noticed the transfer speeds being particularly slow, however whenever i format my cards i use the Panasonic sd card formatter. A quick google should give you the software. I remember a lot of threads about the htc hero (my old phone) and the link between using the windows format tool and the write and or read speed being slow. You never know, It might be worth a try
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I have a 32 gigabyte sd card I am running fusion 1.1 with a stock kernel it will work fine until I transfer data to it then it says I have a damaged sd card is this a bug or could the card really be bad thanks for the help
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You should probably give a little more detail on the SD card.
1. What class is it?
2. Where did you buy it (store, internet, etc..)?
3. Does it transfer fine in a PC?
4. Is it formatted correctly? How is it formatted?
All of these are important as for instance, if bought from China through ebay, amazon or online store, 75% of the time I have found them to be cheap knockoffs that don't perform well in mobile devices. Hence the testing on a PC.
It is a Kingston and pretty shore it is a class four. I formatted it with windows fat32 I did not do the quick format I could transfer on windows but it seemed very slow and it showed up one the phone until I downloaded a file and tried to view the file. I also formatted it with the phone and transferred file to the phone as mass storage device and same thing when I try and view the files it will say damaged SD card
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Try transferring to the original sd card to see if you are still getting any errors. If not, you may have a bad card.
What about the other ? I asked? (#2)
I did get it from Amazon so I think you are right about the cheap cards from China the 2gig card has worked just before I switched cards thanks for the info
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I'm pretty sure it's the card. I've seen a couple of threads that said that the kingston brand was bad for the vibrant. I think that the most recommended sd cards were transcend and sandisk.
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Well, I got a new kingston 32gb microsd a while back. It's supported by the device (i've look about and know someone who has 30gb out of 32gb used in their x10)
Now the thing is, i have a few problems with it. It's not being recoginized by the phone! I had to format it when I first got it. Which took hours to do. It would only hold about 4gb of data I currently have on my phone, anything else would go on, then get deleted.
After another formatting, the phone doesn't recoginize it! Any ideas at all would be appericated. It's a 32GB Kingstom class4. I have searced about on these forums btw, and a few other Android and sony forums.
Also, how much of an improvment would I see with data2sd if I got this to work?
Thank you, Darren.
I had the exact card as u with similar issues. I only bought that brand cuz it was cheaper. Then i tried my sandisk again and no issues. I trust only sandisk and i use my 16 gig one. I believe my kingston fried itself. Go to www.amazon.com the 16 gig r very cheap i think now but the 32 r more. Sorry i cant find u a solution.
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Thanks for the reply. But I really need this 32gb workworking. I have a few thousand songs needing transfered from my recentrecently broken ipod. And money's a big problem to atm.
Can u access ur mirco sd through an adapter on the computer? Just curious.
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Big question is where you bought the card, you could have bought a fake that only holds 4gb even though it shows 32
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Could be a fake if you bought it from ebay, basically what the cons do is flash the card to display a higher size, a lot that have been circulated are the 32gigs that are flashed from 2gig cards. I've seen this complaint on a few forums now,the good news is you can download a program that can check if you have a fake card and also what the actual size is. You will have to google it though as I don't have the link, hope this helps
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I bought one for $69.99 and put it in my phone. Using SD Tool to check, the result is awesome: Reading speed=>9MB/s, Writting speed>20Mb/s. Transffering the Transformer movie from my old HD2 Sandisk 16Gb class 2 to the new PNY took less than 2 minutes for a 1.5Gb
But then all of my media player (stock HTC, Cloudskipper, Winamp Pro, Rock Player, QQ player ect... none can access those media files but Root explorer still can see them and able to played the file from within Root Explorer app
I put back my old HD2 Sandisk 16Gb class 2 back into the phone and everything fine and all the media player apps works flawlessly. This told me that the problem are not from my phone/apps but rather from NPY SDCard - somehow
BTW the card is pre-format with FAT32 - as same with my old one
Any one using PNY microSD card and facing the same problem? If so please replied so we can alert others
antiquezip said:
I bought one for $69.99 and put it in my phone. Using SD Tool to check, the result is awesome: Reading speed=>9MB/s, Writting speed>20Mb/s. Transffering the Transformer movie from my old HD2 Sandisk 16Gb class 2 to the new PNY took less than 2 minutes for a 1.5Gb
But then all of my media player (stock HTC, Cloudskipper, Winamp Pro, Rock Player, QQ player ect... none can access those media files but Root explorer still can see them and able to played the file from within Root Explorer app
I put back my old HD2 Sandisk 16Gb class 2 back into the phone and everything fine and all the media player apps works flawlessly. This told me that the problem are not from my phone/apps but rather from NPY SDCard - somehow
BTW the card is pre-format with FAT32 - as same with my old one
Any one using PNY microSD card and facing the same problem? If so please replied so we can alert others
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Did you try to format the card from the phone?
Binary100100 said:
Did you try to format the card from the phone?
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No I did not but every other function works well - I've been using the card for the whole 24hrs and media files played well until 24hrs later. Perhaps I should try to format it then. Will report back.
BTW: How do I format the card with the phone Binary? By using CWM?
Its in the settings of the phone actually
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Its in the settings of the phone actually
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Can you be a little more specific please?
I saw function like: Unmount SD Card, Erase SD Card, SD Card Encryption, Make more space and factory reset but none as format
I think by erase SD card it means the same thing all my other phones don't have erase it says format but there are also apps for SD cards on the market to help you get it done. I got a 32gb and I formatted with my comp it took a bit but everything works great.
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I think by erase SD card it means the same thing all my other phones don't have erase it says format but there are also apps for SD cards on the market to help you get it done. I got a 32gb and I formatted with my comp it took a bit but everything works great.
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Oh I though there must be a good reason to format the card using HTC built-in formatter - if any - otherwise I can always uses my PC and/or SDFormatter 2.0 to format it though
Yea me personally I always used my PC and all my SD cards work great I jealous of your speeds I can only manage 5 mbps write and 18-20 read, but then again i only paid 27 dollars for my 32
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Best buy is soooo overpriced
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antiquezip said:
I bought one for $69.99 and put it in my phone. Using SD Tool to check, the result is awesome: Reading speed=>9MB/s, Writting speed>20Mb/s. Transffering the Transformer movie from my old HD2 Sandisk 16Gb class 2 to the new PNY took less than 2 minutes for a 1.5Gb
But then all of my media player (stock HTC, Cloudskipper, Winamp Pro, Rock Player, QQ player ect... none can access those media files but Root explorer still can see them and able to played the file from within Root Explorer app
I put back my old HD2 Sandisk 16Gb class 2 back into the phone and everything fine and all the media player apps works flawlessly. This told me that the problem are not from my phone/apps but rather from NPY SDCard - somehow
BTW the card is pre-format with FAT32 - as same with my old one
Any one using PNY microSD card and facing the same problem? If so please replied so we can alert others
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My PNY 32GB works fine, never had an issue with it, also bought it on sale for $39.99
Sorry for your troubles
I had bought a SDU32G10-EFS2 PNY 32GB class 10 sdcard and about two months later I began to lose my data. First thing I noticed was my clockwork backups were either losing my md5 files all together or the md5 checks wouldn't match up for my restores. Afterwards it began corrupting my data. I called PNY and got an RMA. They sent me a SDH32G10-EFS2 back. There may be a problem with the SDU32G10 models.
getrdy said:
Best buy is soooo overpriced
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Yup you betcha
CalicoJeb said:
My PNY 32GB works fine, never had an issue with it, also bought it on sale for $39.99
Sorry for your troubles
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That's one of a hecking sweet deal
I did return the PNY and go to Fry's to check out their stuff yesterday, they had a Samsung 32Gb class 10 for $35.99. Grab it and test with SD Tool, the result is not quite as expected as writting speed never exceed 9Mb/s though. I guess I'll live with it until it ran out of capacity and perhaps by that time the Sandisk 64Gb price will drop a little bit.
My two years old Sandisk 16Gb class 2 that came with the HD2 still works flawlessly and I'm convinced now that nothing can bypass Sandisk when it come to quality. If someone happened to purchased the Sandisk SDXC 64Gb and used with out Amaze, please kindly report back
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I had bought a SDU32G10-EFS2 PNY 32GB class 10 sdcard and about two months later I began to lose my data. First thing I noticed was my clockwork backups were either losing my md5 files all together or the md5 checks wouldn't match up for my restores. Afterwards it began corrupting my data. I called PNY and got an RMA. They sent me a SDH32G10-EFS2 back. There may be a problem with the SDU32G10 models.
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This is why I never buy any SD Card besides sandisk, Never, Ever, had a problem with them.
I keep reading about i717 users installing 64GB memory cards into their phones i thought that the i717 would only support a 32GB card...someone please give me some definite info
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64gb cards work fine from GB on up. In theory it would support even larger cards but a 129gb card would be too expensive for me when they first come out.
I installed a sandisk class 6 64gb card in my Note. It works flawlessly. Got it off Amazon Prime for $55 with free 2day shipping. This is what I did:
moved contents of 32gb card to desktop computer's hd
powered off
removed battery
removed 32gb card
inserted 64gb card
replaced battery
powered on
let the card format itself
moved contents of 32gb card from computer to new 64gb card
enjoy new roomier storage capacity
+1 I use the SanDisk 64GB card as well. No issues. I also formatted in the phone.
I also use a 64gb card with no problem.
What do you need a 64 for?
That is a **** load of memory for a phone haha. I mean I understand, I am trying to fill up my 32, I have like 7 left. I would have had less if my songs had not gotten all erased. But, I did have alot of adult stuff cause my ex loved watching that stuff on my phone haha, plus I loved to show it to my home girls, turned them hot like a kettle over an open flame But yes it works just gotta format it, checkout videos on youtube on how to do it if you have any trouble. Good luck brotha!
I had a lot of trouble with my 64 GB Sandisk. The phone (at the time a Flapjaxx ICS ROM) didn't like the exfat formatting it came with, but it also wasn't able to format it itself. I eventually formatted it as fat32 with a large enough block size and the phone is now happy with it.
I have a Sandisk 64g and works excellente
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Kant Phase Diz said:
I have a Sandisk 64g and works excellente
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I had a lot of trouble with my 64 GB Sandisk. The phone (at the time a Flapjaxx ICS ROM) didn't like the exfat formatting it came with, but it also wasn't able to format it itself. I eventually formatted it as fat32 with a large enough block size and the phone is now happy with it.
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I am also having problems. I am in BlackStar VIII Rom its ICS but it detects it but it wont format it self. I also tried to formate it on my Mac but my Mac can't see it. Its on OS mountain lion. It does detect it though and does allow me to format. Tell me what block size did you use? Thanks
Try loading your music collection! i have a sandisk 64 and 47 of it is filled with all of my music, works great though.
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Just wondering what you guys would recommend for a good quality sd card for this phone? Also...how hard is it to put your stuff on the SD card rather than it going straight to internal storage??
I use a SanDisk 16 GB microSd card. It works fine, I've used it on my Xoom, BIONIC, and now my S4 and I got no complaints. Fits everything I want (I don't put any movies on it, just pictures and music). It isn't that difficult to move stuff to and from it, either go in an app on your phone and move stuff or plug it into you'r computer. Also, many apps, like the camera app, have settings that save pictures and videos straight to your external SD.
I think it's a must for an S4 user to have external storage, as TouchWiz/Bload take up almost 7GBs of internal storage.
lSUPERFLYl said:
I use a SanDisk 16 GB microSd card. It works fine, I've used it on my Xoom, BIONIC, and now my S4 and I got no complaints. Fits everything I want (I don't put any movies on it, just pictures and music). It isn't that difficult to move stuff to and from it, either go in an app on your phone and move stuff or plug it into you'r computer. Also, many apps, like the camera app, have settings that save pictures and videos straight to your external SD.
I think it's a must for an S4 user to have external storage, as TouchWiz/Bload take up almost 7GBs of internal storage.
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Thanks! I guess I will do some research. I just know there are like different grades of microSD's but I will do some more research
I use the Sandisk 64GB MicroXDXC UHS-1 from Amazon. It's around $50 from Amazon. I've used it in my S3 as well. No issues besides every now and then it will say the card is damaged or give an error. A simple reboot fixes the issue. Best card for the monwy as I habe 2 of them. One in my S4 and one in my Tab 2 7.0. You should also try and find a USB reader for MicroSD cards to transfer your files as it's much faster than using the USB cable to transfer to the phone.
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I use the Sandisk 64GB MicroXDXC UHS-1 from Amazon. It's around $50 from Amazon. I've used it in my S3 as well. No issues besides every now and then it will say the card is damaged or give an error. A simple reboot fixes the issue. Best card for the monwy as I habe 2 of them. One in my S4 and one in my Tab 2 7.0. You should also try and find a USB reader for MicroSD cards to transfer your files as it's much faster than using the USB cable to transfer to the phone.
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Would it be stupid to buy a class 10 microSD? can the phone even really utilize the speed capability of a class 10? I am looking at that card right now, maybe the 32GB version, I don't think I would ever come close to using 64GB haha
CC268 said:
Would it be stupid to buy a class 10 microSD? can the phone even really utilize the speed capability of a class 10? I am looking at that card right now, maybe the 32GB version, I don't think I would ever come close to using 64GB haha
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Mine is class 10 and works well. You get the faster data transfers by using a USB adapter to transfer large files and music collections. It runs pretty decent I think.
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Mine is class 10 and works well. You get the faster data transfers by using a USB adapter to transfer large files and music collections. It runs pretty decent I think.
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Alright I will probably buy one on amazon right now then 32GB
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Alright I will probably buy one on amazon right now then 32GB
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Sounds good. A 32GB should format to fat32 unlike the 64GB ome.
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I just got the 64gb Sandisk and it works great but like the other guy said I got a error in the gym today and a reboot fixed it. I wanted a 32gb but the 2 local stores I went to were out.
i am using a 16gb sandisk class 10 card, and it works well. was under $20 at best buy and came with an adapter.