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Getting this message for some reason, and can't find a resolution. Copying my important stuff off now, then will probably reformat with the phone.
It started when I put the card in the replacement 3VO I ordered, because my first one was acting funny. About half a day later it game me the SD message, (sent it right back). Ever since I put it back in my first one it's been giving me that message.
Anyone have any ideas? Is my SD actually just going bad? Is it a corrupt file? Something entirely different?
Thanks to anyone who can help me get this figured out. Been searching Google since, but haven't found anything really relevant to the Evo 3D.
johnequickiii said:
Getting this message for some reason, and can't find a resolution. Copying my important stuff off now, then will probably reformat with the phone.
It started when I put the card in the replacement 3VO I ordered, because my first one was acting funny. About half a day later it game me the SD message, (sent it right back). Ever since I put it back in my first one it's been giving me that message.
Anyone have any ideas? Is my SD actually just going bad? Is it a corrupt file? Something entirely different?
Thanks to anyone who can help me get this figured out. Been searching Google since, but haven't found anything really relevant to the Evo 3D.
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Hard to say, but you're doing the right thing coping everything off and then reformatting. My suggestion would be to also reformat it in the phone too. If this still happens, try another sdcard in the phone so you know for sure if it's the phone or the card.
Ok. Just went through with it. Seems like it's good so far. Didn't format it on the PC, just the phone, then reset the phone, then copied only my original stuff back on. So far so good. I'll add another reply in a couple days stating whether or not it holds up.
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johnequickiii said:
Ok. Just went through with it. Seems like it's good so far. Didn't format it on the PC, just the phone, then reset the phone, then copied only my original stuff back on. So far so good. I'll add another reply in a couple days stating whether or not it holds up.
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i've had the same issue with an aftermarket class 6 8GB sdcard I used in my EVO for a year. my experience has been once you start getting errors with an sdcard, they are on their last leg.
i would look into getting a replace or have a spare, just to be prepared, as its rough modifying your phone w/o an sdcard! too bad there isnt a tool which could give us more detail on the life/reliability of the sdcard!
hope it all works out!
i had the same problem....i do not think it is the sdcard
i believe the software is forgetting parts of the sdcard and sending the error.
it happened to me on my 16gb class 10
also happened on my wife's evo 3d with the stock card.
FIX: only fix i found is to get all info off with your pc then format the card and load everything back on through the phone or pc.
if anyone knows more i would like to know.
So far so good here. Took everything off my card, formatted it in the phone, put my stuff back on, and everything seems ok. Seems like if you just take your card out and toss it in another phone that'll happen. Didn't have that issue between my Hero and this one, so I'm not sure what the issue was.
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My GSII is totally broken. It can't even connect to the boot cable.
Anyways
I only need a way to reach the internal memory becausei got some VERY IMPORTANT info and pictures that I need to extract.
HOW CAN I DO IT?
can I extract the hardware?
Wow
Really wow
No one even bothers to give me a answer.
I've had 2 questions and I never got an answer for any of them. What a support. What a support.
omid_freesky said:
My GSII is totally broken. It can't even connect to the boot cable.
Anyways
I only need a way to reach the internal memory becausei got some VERY IMPORTANT info and pictures that I need to extract.
HOW CAN I DO IT?
can I extract the hardware?
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omid_freesky said:
Wow
Really wow
No one even bothers to give me a answer.
I've had 2 questions and I never got an answer for any of them. What a support. What a support.
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First off,understand the fact that you aren't the center of the universe,nor everyone's attention.Help will come eventually.Be patient next time.It can even take days for a proper answer to come.
So,to extract the internal memory is easy.You just have to disassemble the phone and find the "NAND" labeled chip(or so I think,but you'll probably be able to find it).Problem is that,normally,it'll be glued to the mainboard.If you remove it,you destroy any chance of recovering the whole phone.Bigger problem is that,even if you extract it ok,you don't have any equipment that will be able to read it.It's not an SD card that you stick in a reader and do your thing.
So,your best bet is to send the phone for repair and explicitly state that you want your files intact.Ask them to not repair it if they can't preserve your files.
That's all the help I can give you.I hope someone can help more.
Even though you were a bit rough but it's MUCH better than ignoring
I know I'm not Thee priority, but I just had a trip to Turkey and have ALL my pictures in my GS2. I'm nervous and you can see why.
As you can see I live in Iraq and obviously there is no proper service around here and I'm the biggest hope I got.
Either I wait until I go for another trip and take the phone with me to fix it there or to bother you guys here, and I'm sorry for that
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Even though you were a bit rough but it's MUCH better than ignoring
I know I'm not Thee priority, but I just had a trip to Turkey and have ALL my pictures in my GS2. I'm nervous and you can see why.
As you can see I live in Iraq and obviously there is no proper service around here and I'm the biggest hope I got.
Either I wait until I go for another trip and take the phone with me to fix it there or to bother you guys here, and I'm sorry for that
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You just need to be patient man.Sorry if I offended you,it wasn't my intention.What I told you applies to everyone around here,not to you explicitly.
Anyway,your best bet is indeed to keep the phone safe until you can get proper service.
But in case someone can offer you better help,could you tell us what exactly happened to the phone?
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I had CriskeloRom 32 on my phone and nothing was wrong. I was checking websites while thephone was plugged in to a charger. Suddenly my phone died, the screen went black and didn't turn on. I tried to but it in recovery & downloading mode but it never did. Went to a repairing store they used the boot cable but it didn't even get connected.
The best guess is some hardware thing is broken inside.
My bad luck is I had the 16GB external memory filled with HD videos and I was using the internal memory for the camera. The best moments of my life in antalya/ Turkey with my wife and daughter is saved in this memory.
I was waiting for Galaxy Nexus (I actually ordered one) but after this I'm really afraid of internal memory only phones.
Now I use Galaxy Note
omid_freesky said:
I had CriskeloRom 32 on my phone and nothing was wrong. I was checking websites while thephone was plugged in to a charger. Suddenly my phone died, the screen went black and didn't turn on. I tried to but it in recovery & downloading mode but it never did. Went to a repairing store they used the boot cable but it didn't even get connected.
The best guess is some hardware thing is broken inside.
My bad luck is I had the 16GB external memory filled with HD videos and I was using the internal memory for the camera. The best moments of my life in antalya/ Turkey with my wife and daughter is saved in this memory.
I was waiting for Galaxy Nexus (I actually ordered one) but after this I'm really afraid of internal memory only phones.
Now I use Galaxy Note
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Well,I keep my important files in the external SD,so I avoid possible problems.
Sounds like something got fried inside your phone.Damn thing goes really hot when charging sometimes.And Iraq's hot climate must have finished it off.
So,I'd wait for someone more experienced than me to say something on the topic.I think that what I said still applies though.Samsung service maybe is your only hope...
Anyone can help me to fix my 4gb sd card?
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If you can't format it i should't get much hopes. If you mean to recover the Data there are several PC Software to do that.
It happened to me a long ago, I could neither format it nor rescue any data T.T
As has been said, try to rescue the data, but I can't promise nothing...
If you have the ticket, maybe you're in warranty to get a new one..
And one advice, do regular security copies, it will save you in case of a new SD card death...
Yes, its a sad day when one of these cards dies.
I've got a 32 GB Kingston card right in front of me now that's dead. I didn't think about a warranty, I need to check on that. Was fixin to just toss it in the trash but hate to let go of it.
I've run every diagnostic/repair software out there I can find and nothing touches it. Card just is not recognized in my PC or any device. Stone cold dead.
A friend told me to put it in the freezer for a couple hours, then thaw it out and try it. But that makes no sense to me.
well if you can't format it through the pc it's dead....just replace it...if your pc can barely use it then you might have a chance to get your files...if nothing happens when plugged in then throw it away..
This is a known defect in our phones. but sadly uneducated people here blame the cards. I've gone through 4 very costly cards. u just gotta do backups. until you get a new phone.
However, another issue with the phone is the bluetooth stack. if you're connected to a headset then get into your brand new bluetooth 2012 Rogue*don't ask me why I bought that crap*... If you're listening to music.... it crashes. gotta restart the phone to function again.
I've attempted recovering it. I know exactly how to recover things... Well, couldn't recover a single file. Everything is completely scrambled. Our phones also have a fragmentation issue. wonder if that is what is causing the issue?
Umm know defect for our phone is not correct. Myself and many other users have had no issue with Sd cards. I have a 32gb class 10 Samsung and I've had zero issues. Also had a 16gb class 6 as well with zero issues.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
laie1472 said:
Umm know defect for our phone is not correct. Myself and many other users have had no issue with Sd cards. I have a 32gb class 10 Samsung and I've had zero issues. Also had a 16gb class 6 as well with zero issues.
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Just because you've had no issues doesn't mean there isn't an issue. Any Electronic Engineers in this forum other than myself that actually knows how the technology works? Just wondering. Most people at XDA know nothing about the hardware of the phones. You guys just play around with the software. Look at the failure rate of cards. It's funny that I've never have had a card in my life that has ever failed until I got an HTC 3D. Then again it does happen once in a while. But What type of failure? That's what everyone on here doesn't understand. You guys just replace the cards and don't try to figure out why it happened. Because it is hardware related and you guys are software guys.
I'm a software guy huh ?? LOL and according to recent post I just replace Sd cards huh ?? LOL. Well let me inform you I haven't ever stated it wasn't an issue, I posted its not a known issue. Also you should never assume as to what it is members do because ya really don't know. As far as these statistics you mention on HTC EVO 3d sd card failure rate I haven't seen any. Also I have not ever had to replace an Sd card with either of my android/HTC phones. I only chose to upgrade them to faster cards with more storage. The prior Sd cards "stock" are still functional. The upgraded cards are performing as they should. Also you when you post "most people at xda know nothing about the hardware of the phone" Ahhh man you gotta be kidding me right ??? Lmao you can't be serious with that. You do remember what xda is about right ??? Once again dude never assume what someone knows or doesn't know because the fact is you don't.
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I'm a software guy huh ?? LOL and according to recent post I just replace Sd cards huh ?? LOL. Well let me inform you I haven't ever stated it wasn't an issue, I posted its not a known issue. Also you should never assume as to what it is members do because ya really don't know. As far as these statistics you mention on HTC EVO 3d sd card failure rate I haven't seen any. Also I have not ever had to replace an Sd card with either of my android/HTC phones. I only chose to upgrade them to faster cards with more storage. The prior Sd cards "stock" are still functional. The upgraded cards are performing as they should. Also you when you post "most people at xda know nothing about the hardware of the phone" Ahhh man you gotta be kidding me right ??? Lmao you can't be serious with that. You do remember what xda is about right ??? Once again dude never assume what someone knows or doesn't know because the fact is you don't.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
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adding you to my ignore list.
zcink said:
Yes, its a sad day when one of these cards dies.
I've got a 32 GB Kingston card right in front of me now that's dead. I didn't think about a warranty, I need to check on that. Was fixin to just toss it in the trash but hate to let go of it.
I've run every diagnostic/repair software out there I can find and nothing touches it. Card just is not recognized in my PC or any device. Stone cold dead.
A friend told me to put it in the freezer for a couple hours, then thaw it out and try it. But that makes no sense to me.
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Not trying to get in the middle of anything here but one point I want to clarify is that this card I was talking about that is dead has never been in my Evo 3D.
So at least my Evo 3D had nothing to do with it dying.
I am running a 64gb sxhc card now for 3 months and having absolutely no problems. (formatted to FAT32).
Bought a 32 GB class 10 card by Samsung FROM EBAY......
Never again am i doing that. turns out the seller was selling fake cards, lost all my data in my old card as i forgot to make a backup and instead just copied everything to the new card Cards completely gone and my laptop wont even recognise it anymore.
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This is a known defect in our phones. but sadly uneducated people here blame the cards. I've gone through 4 very costly cards. u just gotta do backups. until you get a new phone.
However, another issue with the phone is the bluetooth stack. if you're connected to a headset then get into your brand new bluetooth 2012 Rogue*don't ask me why I bought that crap*... If you're listening to music.... it crashes. gotta restart the phone to function again.
I've attempted recovering it. I know exactly how to recover things... Well, couldn't recover a single file. Everything is completely scrambled. Our phones also have a fragmentation issue. wonder if that is what is causing the issue?
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Don't think I have ever seen a thread about our evo 3D's wrecking havoc on sd cards. You got a thread link about this? Would love to read about how this is a known defect in our phone.
Also, never have had an issue listening to music over Bluetooth. Is this another widespread issue?
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Alright guys, I noticed today that my Titanium Backups aren't on my mount/extsd storage, and I tried to change the backup location under preferences, but it wouldn't allow me. While checking my sd card I noticed the only file stored on it is my pictures? I tried downloading apps to sd in an attempt to move titanium backup, and that's when I realized I have a serious issue I believe. I was given a message when apps to sd opened that said, "this device does not have a real primary external storage, or the primary external storage is emulated"? Whatever the hell that means by emulated I don't know? The sd card was working in the last phone I used it in.
Biggest problem is that I'm rooted, so I can't return it under warranty! At least I can't to my knowledge. I'm in serious need of some help here, I purchased the phone at the T mobile retail store, so I don't know if I can sneak it past them somehow, or if I should maybe just (it hurts to say it) brick it on purpose, and pull the old" it just shut off and wouldn't turn back on" routine?
Please guys, any and all advice will be much appreciated!
Before doing anything drastic, have you thought about maybe reformatting the SD card first? If that doesn't work then try another SD card (they do go bad you know). It sounds like something that should be easy to fix. Whatever you do please don't brick it on purpose. It's not anyone's fault that your device is now acting up after rooting it. At least do them a solid and ODIN back to stock, then try to return it if that's the case.
Hi,
You should read this thread. It should shed some light on your external SD card problem and provide a couple of methods to get around it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672507
Glasairmell
Paging Dr B said:
Before doing anything drastic, have you thought about maybe reformatting the SD card first? If that doesn't work then try another SD card (they do go bad you know). It sounds like something that should be easy to fix. Whatever you do please don't brick it on purpose. It's not anyone's fault that your device is now acting up after rooting it. At least do them a solid and ODIN back to stock, then try to return it if that's the case.
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Yes I did format it to no avail, and I'm headed home soon where I'll try a different sd card. I don't want to brick the device, and I've had to unroot and return a phone before because of a hardware issue with the screen that wasn't my fault. The problem with doing that in this situation is that I don't believe there's a way to unroot it and go back to the stock recovery or reset the binary flash counter. As far as you saying it's not anyone's fault, it sure is my friend and it's not mine! I had a Galaxy s4g that wouldn't read an sd card two days after I got it & I had to return it. So, as far as being no one's fault, not true... It would be Samsungs fault, and rooting it had nothing to do with it. If I broke a device because of my own foolishness or stupidity, I would ABSOLUTELY NEVER try to exchange it! The entire basis of my spirituality is based on karma and I would suck it up & pay for my mistake but maintain my peace of mind. This however, I am not at fault for, and I shouldn't be responsible for faulty hardware just because I obtained root access.
This is a good read on the external SD card permission problems on the Samsung S3
http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/113/Is_Google_blocking_apps_writing_to_SD_cards_/
and this is one way to get around it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
Glasairmell said:
This is a good read on the external SD card permission problems on the Samsung S3
http://www.chainfire.eu/articles/113/Is_Google_blocking_apps_writing_to_SD_cards_/
and this is one way to get around it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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Okay I've read the links and this is very odd??? I need to hear from someone with the gs3 that they've also discover that they're phone recognizes & reads the sd card, but will not allow apps to write to it. PLEASE, someone check this and help me out here!
I REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF ALL Gs3's DO THIS, OR IF I NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO RETURN TO STOCK & EXCHANGE IT?
Sorry for the frustration, but I just spent a heck of a lot of money here, and this is a very aggravating problem....
My TB backs up to the ext SD. I had the same problem you did. Too bad I can't actually remember what I did. :crying:
When you go into TB and try to select storage location...nothing comes up but the internal?
I think I manually moved the TB folder from the internal to the external...then went back into TB to select the location...then selected the Detect button...and it came up with a list of folders that I could choose.
It went something like that. Hope that sheds some light...(sorry I cant remember exactly)
FYI...the ext SD folder is under mnt/extSD...or something like that.
I forget to mention something else guys. I am able to copy & paste my Titanium Backups as well as any other files to the sd card. So, the phone recognizes it, and it will write to external sd if I manually copy things there, but it will not allow any third party apps to write to external sd? I also cannot move apps to the sd card? This is a HUGE pain in the ass! I bought the 16gb model because that's all the retailer I my area had, so the sd card is a necessity for me. If I'm downloading torrents or other large files this could be a problem. I'm really wondering if this isn't just my phone?
It'd be great if someone here with the skills could port this mod for us.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433436
It basically makes the phone think that the external is the internal...and all files downloaded from the browsers or whatever app that doesn't allow sd access...to go directly to external.
SiNJiN76 said:
My TB backs up to the ext SD. I had the same problem you did. Too bad I can't actually remember what I did. :crying:
When you go into TB and try to select storage location...nothing comes up but the internal?
I think I manually moved the TB folder from the internal to the external...then went back into TB to select the location...then selected the Detect button...and it came up with a list of folders that I could choose.
It went something like that. Hope that sheds some light...(sorry I cant remember exactly)
FYI...the ext SD folder is under mnt/extSD...or something like that.
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Sorry nothing! THANK YOU! I was like 3/4 of the way to that idea, I had already copied the file, but I was just thinking maybe if I deleted the internal file, maybe now it will follow the one I copied to the mount/extsdstorage? I can't thank you enough for just confirming that this isn't a problem specific to my model. I think that this problem should be explained to everyone & stickied. This is a seriously confusing situation. Ppl who don't root or come to XDA won't have any idea why they're music, videos, or anything from third party apps aren't going to their sd cards? Some ppl may not even realize it? I don't know if it's been mentioned in another thread here yet, but I couldn't find anything in our forums about it, and I've been trying to figure out what was going on all day. I still don't understand what the hell it meant about emulated storage?
SiNJiN76 said:
It'd be great if someone here with the skills could port this mod for us.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433436
It basically makes the phone think that the external is the internal...and all files downloaded from the browsers or whatever app that doesn't allow sd access...to go directly to external.
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Is this already a widely recognized problem and I'm just late to the freaking party or what? Because I do follow threads, search the forums, and read, and I've never heard of this before... I hope they have this error fixed in roms.
I REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF ALL Gs3's DO THIS,
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All stock Samsung Galaxies S3 do this. Google in their infinite wisdom is locking down apps so they can not write to an external card that can infect other devices.
Problem is we all want more control with our external cards and there are a lot of unhappy campers with this new "feature". Gamers are especially concerned because they can not install their games to the external card to free up more space.
This is a real strong reason to buy the 32gb model and not the 16gb. One could take the stance that they are forcing us to pay a higher premium for our storage when we purchase the phone.
As I said you can do the work around with directory bind until:
1. A dev comes up with a a patch
2. You install a custom Rom like Cm9 that has patched out this security policy.
Never mind... Now that I'm using better keywords to describe the problem, and searching outside of just the US variants forum, I'm finding threads... I feel like an idiot now! Some folks are talking as if this is better? I don't see it though. I did a nandroid after root, and it only left me with around 8gb or so with my apps installed. I know its faster memory than an sd card, but it's kind of a pain. I hope I never need to download anything bigger than 8gb... Doubtful ill need my phone for anything that big though.
Sorry for freaking out and making a big deal out of this issue, but I thought my device was defective, and I wasn't using good search terms. I should have been able to figure this out without cluttering things with a two Page thread.
Glasairmell said:
All stock Samsung Galaxies S3 do this. Google in their infinite wisdom is locking down apps so they can not write to an external card that can infect other devices.
Problem is we all want more control with our external cards and there are a lot of unhappy campers with this new "feature". Gamers are especially concerned because they can not install their games to the external card to free up more space.
This is a real strong reason to buy the 32gb model and not the 16gb. One could take the stance that they are forcing us to pay a higher premium for our storage when we purchase the phone.
As I said you can do the work around with directory bind until:
1. A dev comes up with a a patch
2. You install a custom Rom like Cm9 that has patched out this security policy.
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Yes, I really wish I could take it back and pay the difference for the 32gb, but with being rooted its really not feasible. I was browsing XDA on my phone also, and I didn't even catch the link in your first post, I was only reading the links I your second post, lol. I really feel like a dummy here since my question was almost immediately answered. Also, the browser can act a little wonky sometimes on XDA. As soon as I made it home to my desktop, I was looking over the thread & knocking my forehead against the screen!
Yeah...but if someone could modify that script for our phones...(I personally use it on my Transformer...and til this day...has been perfect.) :angel:
Sorry for freaking out and making a big deal out of this issue,
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Actually you are bringing up a valid concern and one of the first to do it in this section of the US version of the S3, my hat off to you!
It would be good idea to have a stickied thread in general that addresses this. That way ppl will be well aware of how to work around it. And yes, a patch for this would be great, because some may prefer things this way, and alot will prefer the previous standards. I for one don't like this one bit!
Put a stock rom on it and go into the store. Tell them you're having issues, they can order one on their end and send it out to you.
I would know. I worked there.
I'm sorry if I missed this in the million of threads I've read over the last week, and I'm pretty sure I haven't so just a quick question:
Is anyone else having problems doing a nandroid backup on their SD card? I have a (sort of) brand new one I got last year for my old phone, but never used and when I got my S4 a month ago, I wanted to start fresh (kept old SD card if I needed pics/videos etc from it) and use the one I had last year that had NEVER been used yet (since of course, phone doesn't come with one anymore these days).
The 4 times I've attempted to backup on SD card, It fails at the end. Always successful on phone memory backup though. I have yet to test another SD card to see if somehow mine is bad. (holding on spending money if I'm not alone here).
Also wanted to ask this to see if maybe it's TWRP's latest (2.5.0.2) recovery so if it's that, I can let them know. I had CWM on here also, But unfortunately I can't remember if it was successful on that either (I don't think it was, which is now making me thing it might actually be the SD card, which sucks cause it has been never used)
Much appreciated thanks! If I missed any information on this, ask away!
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What kind of card is it?
I would try cwm. Pretty much no issues with it.
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twiz0r said:
What kind of card is it?
I would try cwm. Pretty much no issues with it.
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16gb..just says mirco sd HC on the front
i hate cwm cause i have to use the damn volume keys lol twrp is sooo much more convenient