[Q] Internal SDcard damaged? Gallery pictures going corrupt! - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So... Im on a I9100GT running Cyanogenmod 10. But this problem occurs in stock ICS 4.0.3 also
Whenever i take a picture. It might show for an hour or so before going corrupt (completely grey) Or it might just be corrupt as soon as i take it.
Im guessing this is some kind of problem with my internal sdcard?
Ive searched the forum and found SIMILAR problems but im not sure if theyre exactly the same thing..
Tried formatting the sdcard via CWM and regular settings -> storage

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Mokomaki said:
So... Im on a I9100GT running Cyanogenmod 10. But this problem occurs in stock ICS 4.0.3 also
Whenever i take a picture. It might show for an hour or so before going corrupt (completely grey) Or it might just be corrupt as soon as i take it.
Im guessing this is some kind of problem with my internal sdcard?
Ive searched the forum and found SIMILAR problems but im not sure if theyre exactly the same thing..
Tried formatting the sdcard via CWM and regular settings -> storage
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1. Goto Settings - Apps - All -Media Storage, then clear data
2. Boot to CWM recovery, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache, then reboot phone.
3. Leave phone untouched for about 6 mins after reboot.
Done
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12
Dorimanx kernel 5.78
GT I9100
Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II

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Use QuickPic. Stock galery shows me duplicated and blank files, which QP isn't.

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przemcio510 said:
Use QuickPic. Stock galery shows me duplicated and blank files, which QP isn't.
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this is because Quickpic has its own media scanner
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12
Dorimanx kernel 5.78
GT I9100
Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II

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No.. quickpic doesnt work either. Tried that many times. pictures taken are still blank.
1. Goto Settings - Apps - All -Media Storage, then clear data
2. Boot to CWM recovery, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache, then reboot phone.
3. Leave phone untouched for about 6 mins after reboot.
Done
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Ive installed a few different ROMs and everytime ive wiped my caches. and formated my sdcard.
Still same problem.
edit: Also seems like every time i try to capture a screenshot. it just says: "Couldnt capture screen. Couldnt save screenshot Storage m."

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No.. quickpic doesnt work either. Tried that many times. pictures taken are still blank.<br />
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1. Goto Settings - Apps - All -Media Storage, then clear data<br />
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2. Boot to CWM recovery, wipe cache partition, wipe dalvik cache, then reboot phone.<br />
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3. Leave phone untouched for about 6 mins after reboot.<br />
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Done
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Ive installed a few different ROMs and everytime ive wiped my caches. and formated my sdcard. <br />
Still same problem.
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Connect your phone to the pc and check if pictures shows normally
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12
Dorimanx kernel 5.78
GT I9100
Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II

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Well i dont have my mUsb cable right now cause i gave it to my girlfriend.
BUT i used FTPserver and filezilla from my PC.
I can access all of the 3 pictures that i took earlier (Somehow theyre not corrupted yet)
But whenever i try to open/view the picture that IS corrupted and blank. It just takes ages at:
"150 Binary data connection... sending file /DCIM/Camera/IMG_20120925_173652.jpg
Then the connection times out > File transfer failed.
Also if i try to upload the "damaged" picture to Picasa it comes out as an invalid request
if i try to upload it to dropbox it will just stay at "waiting to upload" forever.
Then again if i upload a picture that luckily somehow HASNT got corrupted (got a few) it will upload normally.
Edit: If i open the blank photo and select "edit" it just says: "couldnt load photo"

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Mokomaki said:
Well i dont have my mUsb cable right now cause i gave it to my girlfriend.
BUT i used FTPserver and filezilla from my PC.
I can access all of the 3 pictures that i took earlier (Somehow theyre not corrupted yet)
But whenever i try to open/view the picture that IS corrupted and blank. It just takes ages at:
"150 Binary data connection... sending file /DCIM/Camera/IMG_20120925_173652.jpg
Then the connection times out > File transfer failed.
Also if i try to upload the "damaged" picture to Picasa it comes out as an invalid request
if i try to upload it to dropbox it will just stay at "waiting to upload" forever.
Then again if i upload a picture that luckily somehow HASNT got corrupted (got a few) it will upload normally.
Edit: If i open the blank photo and select "edit" it just says: "couldnt load photo"
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i think this is serious. Can you try to put some pictures on your external SD and test again
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12
Dorimanx kernel 5.78
GT I9100
Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II

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Yes i think it seems pretty serious also :/ But i had no problems before. When the phone was relatively new.
I mean its fallen a few times from the table WITH a protective casing and theres been no visual damage.
But do you mean put files on my external (2gb) sd via PC? and see if they show up in the phone?
Cause i cant change the picture saving location from the camera app in CM10.. for some reason. No such option
Actually there is a switch for "Store location" but nothing happens if its either On or Off. no change. they all go to internal SD anyways.
edit: I put two pictures onto the external SD via Filezilla (copied over perfectly) One jpg. and one png. Both showing up in my Gallery in a folder created: "External_sd" perfectly!

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Mokomaki said:
Yes i think it seems pretty serious also :/ But i had no problems before. When the phone was relatively new.
I mean its fallen a few times from the table WITH a protective casing and theres been no visual damage.
But do you mean put files on my external (2gb) sd via PC? and see if they show up in the phone?
Cause i cant change the picture saving location from the camera app in CM10.. for some reason. No such option
Actually there is a switch for "Store location" but nothing happens if its either On or Off. no change. they all go to internal SD anyways.
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Download a third-party camera app
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12
Dorimanx kernel 5.78
GT I9100
Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II
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the issue may be caused by CM10 because some users have lost many pictures already. It either corrupts or just disappears.
You can check ParanoidAndroid forum for more info.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
Supercharged ParanoidAndroid 2.12
Dorimanx kernel 5.78
GT I9100
Next phone: Galaxy NOTE II

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Alright. Trying something called "Pudding Camera"
Just sucks that it probably wont have the Jellybean feature to instantly view pictures from the gallery once you take them. If you know what i mean.
Cancel that... I tried Pudding Camera, and Camera360. Pudding Camera will crash after the splash screen (no error message)
And when i start Camera360. It will just say that it stopped working. And crashes before it even opens..
**it just got real...
edit: Instagram camera DOES work though... But im pretty sure the image will get corrupted also. Havent tried saving a picture.. (did take one though) but the app and camera does work
Okay! I got an app called LineCamera. The camera opens... things seem okay. But with save location selected: "Internal" i snap a picture... And BOOM "Photo not saved due to a problem with the memory" BUT when i try selecting the save location to EXTERNAL it works..... Just that the stock JELLYBEAN camera is so good.... :/

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So.... anyone know if this is a damaged Sdcard problem? Or is it fixable by some software tinkering :/

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Mokomaki said:
So.... anyone know if this is a damaged Sdcard problem? Or is it fixable by some software tinkering :/
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I think you can try to repartition your device

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Are there any tutorials on how to re-partion. And that requires a clean install right? (I dont mind to be honest) just asking.

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Mokomaki said:
Are there any tutorials on how to re-partion. And that requires a clean install right? (I dont mind to be honest) just asking.
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follow the tutorial here. Yes you will lose everything on your internal storage, so back them up

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So basically just flash that stock ROM with Odin but with "re-partion" CHECKED?

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Mokomaki said:
So basically just flash that stock ROM with Odin but with "re-partion" CHECKED?
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i posted a tutorial link for a reason. You also have pictorial illustration, so Just follow it.
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I do appreciate it. No need to be rude. I was just wondering, since my phone isnt really bricked.. But i'll try it.

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Mokomaki said:
I do appreciate it. No need to be rude. I was just wondering, since my phone isnt really bricked.. But i'll try it.
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Sorry if i was a bit rude.
I know for device is not bricked, but i only want you to follow the repartition part of that tutorial. You need the correct .pit file for GT I9100.
You have to be very careful when flashing .pit file, because it's a process that must not fail.
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Yeah alright.
Well i wasn't quite sure where in the tutorial i was supposed to re-partion (Since there is no link to a PIT file? wasnt included in the recovery package either)
Only thing i did was installed that stock ROM just like any other ROM with odin, bootloader, pda, phone, csc, No Re-Partion checked.
Didnt flash the kernel file in PDA after either.
One thing i noticed is that my USB Storage(internal sd) in settings is now only showing up as 4.11GB, even though it should and use to be 11.
(I didnt even flash a PIT file though. Could it be that some earlier SD card format through CWM had done this? Made during CM10)
edit: Found a 16GB GS2 pit file online? Is this okay? They dont need to be specific?