This has come up in other threads, but no answer that I can see...
ROM: either "stock JK6" or Obsidian V5beta (JK2) behave the same way. Kernel is 2.6.32.9
I applied Sombionix's mount fix (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=846384) - this fixed the problem where my int/ext sdcards wouldn't mount properly. Now I can read/write to either card from my computer when USB mounted. Yay.
Less yay, now my 8Gb external sdcard will only accept <2.19Gb, when writing to it from the computer as a USB mount. I can write >2.2Gb to it, whether from an adb shell, or if I yank it and put it in an sdcard slot in my laptop. If you try to write > 2.2Gb from the phone USB mount, you get "parameter error". It shows up in my PC device list as "removable disk, 7.41 Gb total size". This activity used to work fine - not sure when it broke but let's say I like burning roms.
"mount", run from an adb shell, shows the int and ext sdcards identically, except for vold/179:1 for the former and vold/179:9 for the latter. The only oddity (to me) is that /mnt/secure/asec is also mounted on the external_sd; if you move an app to the sdcard, the OS writes the asec app code on the external sd, even though you can't see it in adb (in /sdcard/external_sd/.android_secure) but you can if the card is in the PC.
Any ideas out there?
Same issue here!!
So I recently Romed my Viewsonic G Tablet.
I followed this guide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
Everything is fine..except when I put a SD card into the SD slot the Tablet doesn't recognize it. It just tells the the internal Space not the SD card space.
I used ZPad Clean v3.0 for the ROM and I used cwmod_internal.zip instead of cwmod_microsd.zip
I then used my friend's G Tablet and put the SD card in it..It read it just fine.
So I wanted to test it out while it was rooted. (to double check)
I then Rooted my friends GTablet also. I rooted it the same way but the only change I did was have a SD card in the tablet the whole time. Still the same problem.
Is there any way to fix it? DO i need to use cwmod_microsd.zip....instead of cwmod_internal.zip??
I'm really confused if someone can help me that would be amazing!
Is there an APP that tells you the storage of your installed SD Cards?
Thank you
You mean flashed the rom when you say romed. Have you checked to make sure the sdcard is getting mounted? If there is no data on it you might try reformatting it in either of the g tabs. If you can get to a shell you might reboot, and look at the last 20 lines or so of dmesg. Insert the card and take another look at dmesg and see if the kernel is picking up the insert at all. If so it is likely just a mounting issue.
muqali said:
You mean flashed the rom when you say romed. Have you checked to make sure the sdcard is getting mounted? If there is no data on it you might try reformatting it in either of the g tabs. If you can get to a shell you might reboot, and look at the last 20 lines or so of dmesg. Insert the card and take another look at dmesg and see if the kernel is picking up the insert at all. If so it is likely just a mounting issue.
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Well I reformatted it and I mounted it. Still nothing..How can I check if the kernel is picking up the SD card at all?
Would changing Kernel's fix the problem? I'm just using the Stock Kernel that the ROM came with.
Thanks
You were able to reformat and mount it via the g tablet with the zpad software on it? And even having done that it doesn't list it as having any free space?
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You were able to reformat and mount it via the g tablet with the zpad software on it? And even having done that it doesn't list it as having any free space?
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Not yet. So should I go to Storage and devices and unmount and format the SD card via the tab?
Try it on the tablet.
If I reformat the SD card wouldn't I loose the root? or no right because I did external
My understanding of root is that it modifies files on your tab/phone, not an external sd card. Worst case you lose root and reroot the device.
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Try it on the tablet.
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Not yet. So should I go to Storage and devices and unmount and format the SD card via the tab?
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When I tap click mount it says 11.3 gigs available.
when i unmount it says unavailable.
The card is only 8GB.
It should be internal storage 16GB.
SD card like 8gb.
Not sure what's going on.
If I format I think I'll wipe it all.
Ok, there is an internal 16GB, yes. Of which you have 11GB free. The SD card you're having the issue with is a separate uSD 8GB, right?
I'm meaning for you to try to mount/unmount or possibly format the 8GB SD card. If it isn't showing at all then the issue is something beyond it simply not being mounted.
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Ok, there is an internal 16GB, yes. Of which you have 11GB free. The SD card you're having the issue with is a separate uSD 8GB, right?
I'm meaning for you to try to mount/unmount or possibly format the 8GB SD card. If it isn't showing at all then the issue is something beyond it simply not being mounted.
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Yeah. It's a separate card that I plugged into it.
Was there ever a fix/resolution for this? I am having the same issue.
Everyone,
I've written this a bunch of times -- but here's one more:
/sdcard -- internal memory of the tablet
/sdcard2 -- miniSD card in the external slot
/usbdisk -- USB key slot
Put your recovery folder and update.zip on /sdcard, turn off the tablet, the press power
and volume + to initiate standard recovery.
Second, put your recovery folder and update.zip on a miniSD card. Edit the command file
in the recovery folder with Notepad to change the location from /sdcard to /sdcard2 and
save it with the name "command" (NO .txt or other file extension). Then boot
recovery with power/volume + and the OS will use the sdcard (assuming you don't
have a live recovery/update.zip file in /sdcard).
Third, if you can boot recovery to CWM but can get your ROM to work, go in recovery to
the mount menu and go down to the mount USB memory option and choose it.
Then plug your connector cable from the miniSB port to your PC. When you plug into
your PC an Explorer window should open and you should have a drive letter representing
the G-Tablet (it's G: on mine) on you menu. You now can select that
letter and you have access to your tablet memory (/sdcard). I've even had a time or two
when not a single file showed!!! I added update.zip and recovery and loaded
a ROM!
The tablet boot process apparently checks /SDCARD. If it doesn't find a recovery files there
it does the same check if you have a miniSD external card installed. The large USB slot is not
useable for booting or recovery so far as I have determined or read.
I hope this helps you.
Rev
I own a visio tablet which I rooted with vegan and clockwork. I have a 32GB SD card but when I check the storage is says 12GB on SD and 2GB on internal. The tablet should have 16GB + my 32GB. Anyone have an idea why it wont come up?
Is the fix above the best way to take care of this issue?
Can anyone kindly help? I've read through a lot of the links and can't find anything. I have rooted my device with clockworm v8, Vegan, got the market place to work and now I just need to figure out what is going on with my 32GB SD card. Should I format it with FAT32? How can I get it to be recognized?
Thanks in advance!
Formatting to Fat32 would be a good start ;-)
SD Card Dilemma
I have the VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0B5.1 installed in my G-Tab and, with the exception of the SD card issue, things are just peachy! I've read the entire thread but, even with butchconners description, I seem to still be missing something. Let me try to structure this a bit differently...
1. The sdcard2 DOES show up in ifilemanager (with only one file, LOST.DIR) but NOT in SETTINGS. Since it does not appear in SETTINGS, there is no way to mount or dismount it (although if it shows up in the file manager and I can see the file on it, one might infer that it is already mounted.)
2. Even though I can see it in ifilemanager, I'm not so sure how I can actually USE it. It seems to me that the system would need to know (via SETTINGS) that it is there and I would have to tell the system where to put my files (i.e., sdcard or sdcard2).
3. When I connect my G-Tab to my Win7 PC, I only have access to sdcard AND NOT sdcard2. This seems a bit unusual since I have always had access to the removable sd card AND NOT the system memory on all my other devices (EVO, Blackberry, etc.)
My goal is to be able to set applications (some or all) to use the sdcard2 (at least for data) and be able to access it via the usb connection to my PC. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?...Has a solution for this already been posted somewhere?
Many thanks.
I am not an expert but the pc sees(?) only sdcard(internal) but no sdcard2(microsd).
Right, Guys?
I am now able to see both sdcard1 and sdcard2 using pershoots latest oc kernal released 4/25 when hooking up gtab via usb to computer. I am using Vegan tab gingeredition.
where does one find that kernel and how do i install it? Im running vegan ginger right nowand have the same sd card issue.
thanks!
Hi,
Firstly, I have trawled Google and many problems people have with ICS and apps being restricted to writing to the internal SD card, or even seeing/mounting SD cards and external drives.
This is not my problem, but I think it's related to the decision by Google to restrict app access to internal (phone) SD cards.
I have an Onda Vi140 10"tablet, but I'm not sure it's restricted to just this, so I've posted here. Please move if this is wrong.
I can, with all file managers:
1) See and read any files on any TF card I put in the external Slot.
2) See and read any files on any USB stick I put in the external Slot.
3) Read & write to them via the clunky stock File Manager.
3) Ditto both on my WIn7 x64 PC and move/edit files.
I cannot get Astro or ES file explorer to read/write - even after rebooting with the flash drive connected.
/mnt/sdcard - internal 16GB (System and apps)
/mnt/extsd - external 16GB TF (Storage of docs/music/photos etc.)
/mnt/usbhost1 - external USB thumb drive (Or Fat32 Hdd)
I don't mind ICS restricting to the internal 16GB /mnt/sdcard as I only install apps there, and am happy to save within apps to this location.
However, I often want to transfer a document from the tablet to my thumb drive, and vice-versa, like with my laptop. this is an essential operation for a portable device, and I'm both surprised and frustrated it's not readily working.
Given that the internal File Manager can do it, what's the problem?
My device is rooted. Could I install an app to open a terminal and set global r/w permissions for /mnt/extsd /mnt/usbhost1 - The system doesn't use them for apps. They are both just storage volumes. The whole system and all apps are in the /mnt/sdcard and that's unlikely to change.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
Regards,
David.
Solved on this very forum here! (Not sure why it didn't turn up in my search results.)
I can now read/write on my external TF and plugged in USB stick.
David.
I used Titanium Backup to backup some game saves I had & found out not all of them got backed up so I have to start from scratch. I'm guessing some are saved on the internal storage is there any way of backing up those files?
backup internal
If you attach your computer to USB, choose Disk Drive option.
Then, in Windows Explorer, you can see both phone drives.
One (the internal you want) may be named HTC STORAGE.
Either way, you'll see both removable disks, and you can copy them
off for your backup.
Ok but the one your saying as the HTC STORAGE is actually the Phone Storage. There's 3 Drives I see on the phone Internal Storage, Phone Storage & the SD Card such as the removable disk.
3 drives
Yo, I've hooked up to XP, vista, and Win7 machines and only see 2 drives that can be accessed. Can you see data in those 3 drives you mentioned?
I don't see a Internal Storage drive
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There's 3 Drives I see on the phone Internal Storage, Phone Storage & the SD Card such as the removable disk.
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That must be a stock ROM setup??
Sorry for the mix up, I got confused it's actually a CD Rom drive. So is the Internal Storage part of the HTC Storage?
So I connected my Sd card with my computer the other day, and I used Paragon Partition Manager. Didn't think too much before doing it. SD card won't show on windows, but can see it in my phone.
Also, my phone's internal storage is showed as a portable mediaplayer. Why won't it show like a external drive? Thanks for the help.
EDIT: Forgot to mention. I have all USB drivers installed.