Hey guys
Had an issue a while back where my S3 wouldn't see my 16gb Kingston installed. It had been in my Atrix and was recognized by my laptop.
I moved on and ordered a SanDisk Ultra 32gb class 10 micro sdhc card and formatted it on my laptop, exFat and my phone still doesn't see it.
I'm running AOKP-I9300-BUILD 40 and I have tried flashing the vold zip when I was running the Omega 5.1 XXALF2 rom which still didn't work.
If anyone can help with this I will buy them a couple of pints, scouts honor.
Please help as it's really pissing me off.......
Paul
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Format your card as FAT32 on the computer. (You'll need a special application for this)
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Strangely my Sandisk 32gb has the opposite problem, it will format in Fat32 on my computer but I get an error when I try ExFat.
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Format your card as FAT32 on the computer. (You'll need a special application for this)
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I've formatted it as both Fat32 and exFat using Win7, do you happen to know what special app I'll need?
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Michael_P said:
Strangely my Sandisk 32gb has the opposite problem, it will format in Fat32 on my computer but I get an error when I try ExFat.
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Are you using the Win7's own format method or using a downloaded program?
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PAULO76 said:
Are you using the Win7's own format method or using a downloaded program?
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No I'm using XP SP3 built in format tool and it gives option for Fat32 and ExFat but won't allow ExFat formatting.
do you happen to know what special app I'll need?
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Sorry I wasn't paying too much attention. The special app (e.g. HP Format Tool) is only required for disk capacities above 32GB which is what Windows considers the limit for FAT32 (even tough Fat32 supports disk capacities up to 2TB)
Could you try with the newest Siyah-Kernel?
I'm using a 32GB Samsung Class10 SDcard with it (and stock kernel + CM9 before) without issues. So maybe either your phone or card has an actual defect.
Could you please go to the console (Terminal emulator) and type 'vold', then 'mount' and post the output (screenshot is fine)
have you tried panasonic's sd card formatter? use the capacity checking or something similar like that under that program. it's free, last time i checked. HTH...
try format with this program,
SD Formatter 3.1 for SD/SDHC/SDXC
Thanks for the options guys, just moved so no Internet on the laptop just now. As soon as I get a chance to dl the programs, I'll try them and I'll attempt the phone option too.
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d4fseeker said:
Sorry I wasn't paying too much attention. The special app (e.g. HP Format Tool) is only required for disk capacities above 32GB which is what Windows considers the limit for FAT32 (even tough Fat32 supports disk capacities up to 2TB)
Could you try with the newest Siyah-Kernel?
I'm using a 32GB Samsung Class10 SDcard with it (and stock kernel + CM9 before) without issues. So maybe either your phone or card has an actual defect.
Could you please go to the console (Terminal emulator) and type 'vold', then 'mount' and post the output (screenshot is fine)
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are you sure the card itself is not faulty? I am using SANDISK 32GB class 10 as well...detected first time i use it, don't even have to format.
Their you go d4fseeker, that has the info you need.
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orycel said:
are you sure the card itself is not faulty? I am using SANDISK 32GB class 10 as well...detected first time i use it, don't even have to format.
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Yeah mate, brand new. My laptop picks it up straight away and the same with my class 6 Kingston 16gb. Its just that the phone doesn't see either of them.
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i have kingston sd card 32 gb 10 class and i didnt do any format just put it in phone and it worked easy.
next time dont do format on laptop just put in phone
you can use format in phone with no problem
mm1dhd said:
i have kingston sd card 32 gb 10 class and i didnt do any format just put it in phone and it worked easy.
next time dont do format on laptop just put in phone
you can use format in phone with no problem
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I've tried both methods, laptop and phone for formatting but it's only the laptop that picks it up. The storage menu on the phone just says insert sd card even tho its already in.
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Could you try a smaller capacity?
If you're rooted, please open Terminal emulator and type the following:
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su
mount -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1023,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro /dev/block/vold/179:49 /mnt/extSdCard
/mnt/extSdCard vfat 0 0
If it says to specify a type, insert " -t vfat " befort the -o part.
Please post the output of the command
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d4fseeker said:
Could you try a smaller capacity?
If you're rooted, please open Terminal emulator and type the following:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1023,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro /dev/block/vold/179:49 /mnt/extSdCard
/mnt/extSdCard vfat 0 0
If it says to specify a type, insert " -t vfat " befort the -o part.
Please post the output of the command
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Will do thanks, I tried a 16gb Kingston but still not recognizing it. I'll type the above and post the screen mate.
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d4fseeker said:
Could you try a smaller capacity?
If you're rooted, please open Terminal emulator and type the following:
Code:
su
mount -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1023,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro /dev/block/vold/179:49 /mnt/extSdCard
/mnt/extSdCard vfat 0 0
If it says to specify a type, insert " -t vfat " befort the -o part.
Please post the output of the command
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I wrote like you had it but I couldn't follow the lines how you had wrote it, it only let me type it in on one line if you know what I mean.
Anyway the screen shot is included.
Paul
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Sorry if a question is repeated, but found nothing that was clear about this, how I wish. I would use hardlinks or softlinks in my sdcard, but the vfat does not support this, as I am linux user, I want to format my sd for a standard ext2 / 3 or 4 that the best fit, you can format the entire card for this format ? Because I found many people talking about the need for a vfat partition, but it is really necessary or changing the fstab I can use a card purely ext2/3/4??
thanks
Did it work? Because I am also a linux user and also want to get rid of vfat on sdcard. Stupid vfat does not allow my to even sync with dropbox since I have filenames which would blow the brains of microsoft out
Yes, according to a thread in nexus s, you can do it. The writing speed is faster that vfat too.
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Actually that thread looks at internal sd card. I do not care much about that but would like to have external sd as ext2. I tried to plug it in but the system that that it is not recognized and asked for formatting.
snovik said:
Actually that thread looks at internal sd card. I do not care much about that but would like to have external sd as ext2. I tried to plug it in but the system that that it is not recognized and asked for formatting.
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Use "gparted"
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melvinchng said:
Use "gparted"
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use it for what?
my problem is that I have an exf2-formated sdcard which android spits out saying that it can eat it only in vfat way. And I can not use vfat because I have filesnames with : and ? and so on. gparted is not going to solve my problem
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Actually that thread looks at internal sd card. I do not care much about that but would like to have external sd as ext2. I tried to plug it in but the system that that it is not recognized and asked for formatting.
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snovik said:
use it for what?
my problem is that I have an exf2-formated sdcard which android spits out saying that it can eat it only in vfat way. And I can not use vfat because I have filesnames with : and ? and so on. gparted is not going to solve my problem
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You said your system asked you to format, so I recommended gparted.
And I Don't understand >>> And now what is android can "eat"it in vfat?
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Hi all, I've accidentally partitioned the sd-card through recovery and I don't need any ext partition (from romracers recovery there wasn't any undo option). I've tried formatting it through windows or gparted. Windows recognise only the fat partition so that one is the only one it formats; gparted sees both but if I try to remove the ext and format everything as fat32, the phone reject the sdcard not mounting it and giving an error. Any solution please? I'd like to have the original storage space! Thank you all!
Delete all partitions with gparted, then partition/format in the phone.
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Delete all partitions with gparted, then partition/format in the phone.
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Thanks! What do you mean with "format in the phone"? Through recovery or from settings?
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alberto88a said:
Thanks! What do you mean with "format in the phone"? Through recovery or from settings?
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Either one should work.
If one doesn't, try the other.
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Either one should work.
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I'll try and let you know, thanks again
Format again in recovery. Then choose 0 as ext position size. It will be deleted.
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dedraks said:
Format again in recovery. Then choose 0 as ext position size. It will be deleted.
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I can't because the minimum size tor ext partition id 128MB I'm on cwm touch
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I think my microsd is half-broken but I managed how to use it until it leaves me forever. I surely have bad sectors because a llf encountered errors. I used a HP format tool to do a quick format and of course the phone told me the sd was damaged so i formatted and got the entire space...hope not to lose future data...any suggestion for pictures instant upload?
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alberto88a said:
I think my microsd is half-broken but I managed how to use it until it leaves me forever. I surely have bad sectors because a llf encountered errors. I used a HP format tool to do a quick format and of course the phone told me the sd was damaged so i formatted and got the entire space...hope not to lose future data...any suggestion for pictures instant upload?
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I had to do it once...easiest solution i found was put the micro sd card in a nokia s40 phone (i used nokia x2) and chose format memory card
i would sugest you to go with gparted if you have access to linux system but i did not so had to do it this way
Hello xda members. I have a problem with my sd card. Tried to repartition in cmw and something went wrong. Now I can only connect sd card to computer is to mount in recovery. Also it shows that sd capacity is 2.9gb instead of 4gb. I cant transfer any files to sd card because they didisappears. I have searched in forums, tried everything, nothing helps:crying:. Please help me
Format the sd card and start again. Don't mess with partitioning this time.
already formatted with fat32. Doesn't work
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Hello xda members. I have a problem with my sd card. Tried to repartition in cmw and something went wrong. Now I can only connect sd card to computer is to mount in recovery. Also it shows that sd capacity is 2.9gb instead of 4gb. I cant transfer any files to sd card because they didisappears. I have searched in forums, tried anything, nothing helps:crying:. Please help me
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As a rule of the thumb please don't use CWW for partitioning your sd card as it cause errors. Try a tool called minitool. Use it to repartition your sd card with your card reader and computer. Then format it to FAT 32 file system. Hope it works for you !
texasranger770 said:
As a rule of the thumb please don't use CWW for partitioning your sd card as it cause errors. Try a tool called minitool. Use it to repartition your sd card with your card reader and computer. Then format it to FAT 32 file system. Hope it works for you !
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tried mini tool partition wizard. I doesn't help:crying: it shows that I don't have any partitions except fat32 which is 2.9 gb size. And I can't apply changes. When i scan for errors it doesn't find any :crying:
Any other suggestions?
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Any other suggestions?
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The official organizaction that designates the SD card standards has a tool for formatting SD cards called SD Formatter which can be found here https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/. Make sure select the full format option.
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shimp208 said:
The official organizaction that designates the SD card standards has a tool for formatting SD cards called SD Formatter which can be found here https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/. Make sure select the full format option.
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SD card formatter also didn't help. It still shows 2.9gb available storage and I can't copy anything
Maybe there is hidden corrupted partition and some programs cannot see it. In recovery I can't mount sd ext. Maybe problems are with this partition?
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Maybe there is hidden corrupted partition and some programs cannot see it. In recovery I can't mount sd ext. Maybe problems are with this partition?
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Another suggestion would be to try using the gparted disk partitioning utility if you have linux you can download it from here gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php or use a live CD/USB version of it http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php.
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shimp208 said:
Another suggestion would be to try using the gparted disk partitioning utility if you have linux you can download it from here gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php or use a live CD/USB version of it http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php.
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How to use gparted? I am using windows7
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How to use gparted? I am using windows7
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I would recommend taking a look at these two tutorials on how to use gparted:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4442619_use-gparted-live-cd-partition.html
www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gparted.html#mozTocId661277
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shimp208 said:
I would recommend taking a look at these two tutorials on how to use gparted:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4442619_use-gparted-live-cd-partition.html
www.dedoimedo.com/computers/gparted.html#mozTocId661277
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Is there any possibility that it will harm my computer?
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Is there any possibility that it will harm my computer?
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As long as you just reformat the SD card and not any of your other hard drive partitions it will not harm your computer.
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I use EaseUs professional edition for my PC, but they have a freeware version you could try for your SD card: I can't post links yet, but if you search google for EaseUS Partition Master home edition, you should find the link to download it.
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I use EaseUs professional edition for my PC, but they have a freeware version you could try for your SD card: I can't post links yet, but if you search google for EaseUS Partition Master home edition, you should find the link to download it.
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Tried didn't help. Now I will try gparted
gparted doesn't boot from cd. What can I try now?
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gparted doesn't boot from cd. What can I try now?
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Make sure under the bios setup options you have CD as first boot device rather then the hard drive this should allow you to boot the gparted live CD.
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Any other suggestions?
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There is at least a loss of 800 MB. Using mini tool see if there are unused space. Try these steps:
1) First of all delete all the entire existing partitions .
2) Then create a single partition .
3) Perform a full low level format using FAT 32 file system.
4) See if this works otherwise your sd card has got bad sectors which might be unrecoverable even using scandisk
texasranger770 said:
There is at least a loss of 800 MB. Using mini tool see if there are unused space. Try these steps:
1) First of all delete all the entire existing partitions .
2) Then create a single partition .
3) Perform a full low level format using FAT 32 file system.
4) See if this works otherwise your sd card has got bad sectors which might be unrecoverable even using scandisk
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I think it is bad sectors because I already tried that
I don't have a usb card reader, so I'm trying to figure out how to tell if my sdcard is formatted as fat32 or exfat by only using my phone. My phone is rooted. I tried the following in a terminal window:
1. su
2. fdisk -l
But this doesn't return anything. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, is there some way to tell if my sdcard is fat32 or exfat on my phone?
Well if it helps out. Read on google thay most come already exfat and have to be changed if tjats what you prefer
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The mount command will show you.
adrynalyne said:
The mount command will show you.
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Thanks, this is what I was looking for.
Hi,
I have rooted my phone a week back and flashed Cyanogen Mod 10.1 with JB 4.2.2 which is running great on my device. I was looking forward to buy a new 32 gb sd card. The problem is that currently when I download a torrent file that is more than 4 GB, the ttorrent app shows an error notifying that the limit of Fat32 is 4 GB only. I know that but while formatting with ntfs, the device is not able to recognize the card. Is there any solution for it?
You can format your external SD card with ext4 which does not have this limitation and CyanogenMod already supports ext4 formatted SD cards.
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Cyanogenmod supports ext4 but what about stock 4.1.2?
I saw same utils for ext4 on /system so it will work on stock?
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krazy1101 said:
Cyanogenmod supports ext4 but what about stock 4.1.2?
I saw same utils for ext4 on /system so it will work on stock?
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It will not work on stock. Because, it automatically formats the SD card, if recognizes that it's formatted with anything other than FAT32.
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thanx for responses
I did not know that I had to change from mtpo to usb mass storage for formatting. I did it in NTFS and voila the phone is recognizing it. May be the cyanogen developers have added support for ntfs too
Yup, it seems
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