Good day, really sorry if this topic has been covered before. Unfortunately i have read a 100 threads and i am not able to get an answer for my problem. Please guys do help me out.
I have a SGS2 I9100 with 16gb of internal memory. I rooted the phone and put the F1 Nexus custom rom. Everything worked fine, until i decided to Format the Internal SD card/ Memory of the phone via settings. Immediately after that my internal memory has shrunk from 16gb to 4gb. I was just shocked. Also when connected through USB it shows 4gb of memory and also say that it is a Generic Volume, instead of FAT 32.
I have done every solution -
1. Flash stock rom through ODIN, worked but memory still 4gb
2. Wiped cache, data, factory reset, fix permission, delvik cache, everything basically wiped and installed either custom or Stock rom.
3. I have used custom recovery cmw, install through zip, everything installs but memory is stuck to 4gb.
Nothing has helped so far, please do help me out as i am not able to do anything now with 4gb of memory.
I am hoping someone will look into this, also is there a reason why this would happen. I dont think i will want to root anymore.
Have you flashed a stock sammy 4.0.4 rom with the pit file? If so that may be the culprit. Some people were experiencing that problem last month. All they did was flashed an older pit file which brought back their missing storage. Unfortunately i have no link for that post but you may search for it in the threads over at the general or Q and A forum. Or if someone passes by here maybe they can give you a link to that also.
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You need to flash a .pit file with Odin. But I have no idea where to get one.
You need the one for i9100, not i9100G/M/T. If you're not sure which one you have, go to settings-about phone.
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I have done that
boki9999 said:
You need to flash a .pit file with Odin. But I have no idea where to get one.
You need the one for i9100, not i9100G/M/T. If you're not sure which one you have, go to settings-about phone.
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I have done that too flashed a .pit file through odin, repartition and everything
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ephraim033 said:
Have you flashed a stock sammy 4.0.4 rom with the pit file? If so that may be the culprit. Some people were experiencing that problem last month. All they did was flashed an older pit file which brought back their missing storage. Unfortunately i have no link for that post but you may search for it in the threads over at the general or Q and A forum. Or if someone passes by here maybe they can give you a link to that also.
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Thanks guys for the quick replies. I have not tried flashing an older .pit file...will get one and see if it works.
If anyone has any other solutions..please do let me know
dont format through windows or phone.....use a special software to format mmc.....it will be recovered.....search on google[sd card formatter]......i also had this issue with pendrive and this helped me
I have flashed with 404 with pit file, same trouble, re flashed with original ROM with a pit file found with a generic search in Google (after I've tried everything on this earth), then internal Sd came back to the original size after formatting it.
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mysterio619 said:
dont format through windows or phone.....use a special software to format mmc.....it will be recovered.....search on google[sd card formatter]......i also had this issue with pendrive and this helped me
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I have a formatting tool, the problem is that it is not recognized as a drive: by windows 7. So basically i cant see the drive to format it.
Neither Linux can do that, pit file will do the trick (I think) than format with the command you can give with your phone, not with the pc, lol.
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robygt said:
Neither Linux can do that, pit file will do the trick (I think) than format with the command you can give with your phone, not with the pc, lol.
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Thanks dude, just wondering would u have a link to the .pit file u used. Not being lazy just dont want to try some .pit file off google. Or could u help me with the search u used....like is the put file for JB / FROYO/ICS
In Google I found that pit files are all the same for sgs2, than I have downloaded it, but I don't remember where, sorry. Try with xda forum...
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My kernel version is I9100XLPF-CL592261.
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robygt said:
In Google I found that pit files are all the same for sgs2, than I have downloaded it, but I don't remember where, sorry. Try with xda forum...
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Pit files are far from same for all Gs2's. Flash a wrong file and you have a very expensive paper weight. Not exactly to be messed with just like that...
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So I've been extremely lucky...
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Here is a method that solved the same issue on my phone
vijukar said:
Good day, really sorry if this topic has been covered before. Unfortunately i have read a 100 threads and i am not able to get an answer for my problem. Please guys do help me out.
I have a SGS2 I9100 with 16gb of internal memory. I rooted the phone and put the F1 Nexus custom rom. Everything worked fine, until i decided to Format the Internal SD card/ Memory of the phone via settings. Immediately after that my internal memory has shrunk from 16gb to 4gb. I was just shocked. Also when connected through USB it shows 4gb of memory and also say that it is a Generic Volume, instead of FAT 32.
I have done every solution -
1. Flash stock rom through ODIN, worked but memory still 4gb
2. Wiped cache, data, factory reset, fix permission, delvik cache, everything basically wiped and installed either custom or Stock rom.
3. I have used custom recovery cmw, install through zip, everything installs but memory is stuck to 4gb.
Nothing has helped so far, please do help me out as i am not able to do anything now with 4gb of memory.
I am hoping someone will look into this, also is there a reason why this would happen. I dont think i will want to root anymore.
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I just went from 4GB to my 11.5 GB on my i9100.
The steps follow are:
Make a backup of my offical i9100 ICS ( I'm being careful !!)
Mount the storage in the clock wise mod
Delete the 4GB Partition (via disk utility on Mac)
Create another partition (via disk utility on Mac)
Restart the phone
Format the USB storage
& here you go with 11.5 Internal Storage Back !!!
Hello,
I just bought a used samsung galaxy s II on ebay. It is not rooted as the owner said. I have checked using RootChecker application and seems it is not.
version: 89100XXLQ5
kernel: 3.0.15-I9100XXXLQ5-CL753921 [email protected] #3
compilation: IMM76D.XXLQ5
And it seems it has the same problem. Only 4GB instead of 16GB. What should I do? I do not want to root it, if it wasn't before, probably it can be solved differently.
I do not own a mac to do what was suggested. SD Formatter do not see the card in win7.
Please help, if you have a clue how.
Cheers!
electromotiveforce said:
Hello,
I just bought a used samsung galaxy s II on ebay. It is not rooted as the owner said. I have checked using RootChecker application and seems it is not.
version: 89100XXLQ5
kernel: 3.0.15-I9100XXXLQ5-CL753921 [email protected] #3
compilation: IMM76D.XXLQ5
And it seems it has the same problem. Only 4GB instead of 16GB. What should I do? I do not want to root it, if it wasn't before, probably it can be solved differently.
I do not own a mac to do what was suggested. SD Formatter do not see the card in win7.
Please help, if you have a clue how.
Cheers!
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Could imagine flashing a stock Samsung rom with pit file via Odin should solve it, as it repartitions the internal sdcard
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alexkno said:
Could imagine flashing a stock Samsung rom with pit file via Odin should solve it, as it repartitions the internal sdcard
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Do I loose the warranty at that time?
electromotiveforce said:
Do I loose the warranty at that time?
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You already lost by rooting it.
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alexkno said:
You already lost by rooting it.
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I have mentioned that I did not root it.
for some reason the stock gallery app isn't picking up photos that i have in a folder called 'pictures' on my internal memory but quickpic does and same thing with music where the default player doesn't pick any music up (on external 32GB SD Card) whereas the PowerAmp does...anybody got any ideas why??
i'm on Omega V27.1 btw and latest Siyah Kernal
bilal91 said:
for some reason the stock gallery app isn't picking up photos that i have in a folder called 'pictures' on my internal memory but quickpic does and same thing with music where the default player doesn't pick any music up (on external 32GB SD Card) whereas the PowerAmp does...anybody got any ideas why??
i'm on Omega V27.1 btw and latest Siyah Kernal
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hi!
try going to recovery and wipe all your caches/dalvik cache first.. if that does not help, perhaps doing a factory reset would do the job (don't forget to backup!)
I hope this helps cheers!
saywhatt said:
hi!
try going to recovery and wipe all your caches/dalvik cache first.. if that does not help, perhaps doing a factory reset would do the job (don't forget to backup!)
I hope this helps cheers!
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i have tried that and also tried clearing data from media storage but nothing seems to work
anyone else??
anyone there?
bilal91 said:
i have tried that and also tried clearing data from media storage but nothing seems to work
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how about backing up all your sd contents and reformat ur sd?
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saywhatt said:
how about backing up all your sd contents and reformat ur sd?
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yup tried that too
Put a stock rom on or live with the problem .
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Poweramp and QuickPic uses their own scanners to look for files, while Gallery and Music player uses Android's built in Media Scanner. Grab Terminal Emulator and run "rm /storage/sdcard0/.nomedia /storage/sdcard0/Pictures/.nomedia /storage/sdcard0/Music/.nomedia". Clear the data of Media Storage, restart or force rescanning of your media with an app like Rescan Media or SDRescan.
P.S. When coming to any forum with a problem, it's nice to list what you've already tried to fix your problem so that people don't, you know, waste their time.
Hey everyone,
I installed note 2 port of 4.4.2 for our s3
But since then any app that write to sd card can't be installed..
I know there are changes done by Google with kit kat
And I have tried to fix this by applying the sd fix apps from play store but still many third party apps can't be installed ..It just says app not installed..
For example subway surfers is not getting installed..
Any work around for this..
Thankyou
simply back up your sd and do a sd wipe through recovery.. I have had the same problem when I installed CM 11 and I fixed in that way..
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Hi,
I've got a weird problem whenever I try to install any app from the market, it says 'insufficient space'. I've got a lot of space on each partition. Currently I'm running Vanir ROM 4.4.4, though I encountered this problem on CM11 and Paranoid Android. Cleaning cache and dalvik does not help and I cannot fix permissions as PhilZ Recovery doesn't support doing so.
Of course the phone is SGS 3 gt-i9300. Thanks for your help.
Use FreeSpace and check the data partition.
You must have more than 10% free.
I suggest you CCleaner or SD maid
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Hi. I'm on a Note 10.1 2014. Actually I'm using LineageOS but sometimes I miss some TW features.
I would like to know if there is a way to enable, like in MM and N, the possibility to assign the external SD as internal archive to expand internal memory.
I already tried App2SD app, but I bricked one SD (it still works, but can't be set as expansion anymore) so I don't want to use it.
It there a code via ADB or terminal that can enable that feature?
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No but you also have to remember that many oem are removing the feature from their devices. Also once it is converted to be used you can't pull it out anymore without wiping your device.
zelendel said:
No but you also have to remember that many oem are removing the feature from their devices. Also once it is converted to be used you can't pull it out anymore without wiping your device.
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Thank you. I know it can't be removed, but for someone with a good tablet with "only" 16gb of internal memory it is a good feature, especially if we use the tablet for gaming.
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