Urgently need help - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Guys I am on omega ROM v31.
I flashed previous to this codec ROM.
Now I see AOSP browser Cwm and Wallpapers which I got when I flashed codec ROM as write
Protected in internal SD card.
I am unable to format them.
In Windows as well as Linux it says write protected so unable to format.
Please please help me friends.
I tried everything but my internal SD just refuses to format.
And same error with external SD card.

hi
have you tried to delete them via root explorer ?
*don't forget to set read\write permission

Tried but it says sd card doent allow to change permissions...

Root the phone boot to recovery mounts and storage format cache system data and preload .
#Flash stock rom .
Or use one of the many wipe tools posted .
jje

I am already rooted and I am on codec jb rom right now...
Just a query..
Can I use mobile Odin or do I have to do it by PC method...
I actually didn't understand what you meant by wipe tools and how to use them...

great...Thanks...
But how do I format extSdcard...
That solved internal sd issue.
But external sd card still says unable to format.
Write protected...

Format ext sd via a card reader and windows as FAT32 .
jje

JJEgan said:
Format ext sd via a card reader and windows as FAT32 .
jje
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Tried doing that just now but still says unable to format...

Though it keeps on showing same thing.
In my case 4.01 gb free space out of 7.39 gb(* gb scandisk memory card)...

emerald123 said:
Though it keeps on showing same thing.
In my case 4.01 gb free space out of 7.39 gb(* gb scandisk memory card)...
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I meant I have 8 gb scan disk memory card.

emerald123 said:
I meant I have 8 gb scan disk memory card.
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Please guys help me...M really upset....

reading as a faulty/ fake SD card cheap eby clone typical problems .
jje

JJEgan said:
reading as a faulty/ fake SD card cheap eby clone typical problems .
jje
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So whats the solution?

emerald123 said:
So whats the solution?
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Buy another one, of decent quality

emerald123 said:
Tried doing that just now but still says unable to format...
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Try formatting it with MiniTool Partition Wizard Home edition... please backup the data first and PLEASE PAY ATTENTION which disk you'll be formatting... If you choose the wrong directory, your PC harddisk will be formatted instead of your extSdCard...
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[Q] NTFS Internal Storage

Hi all,
I've accidentally formatted my galaxy s2 internal storage to NTFS file system ( I want to format the external sd .. )
Now my s2 ( with CM9 and Syah kernel ) of course can't see the internal storage....
There is a way to recover my internal storage ??
Thanks
Reformat the internal storage in your phone, or with PC format in FAT32, or in CWM select format internal storage.
garf02 said:
Reformat the internal storage in your phone, or with PC format in FAT32, or in CWM select format internal storage.
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Thanks, but there is no way to recover file inside the storage?
Try RECUVA .
jje
JJEgan said:
Try RECUVA .
jje
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After formatting the Internal Storage in fat 32 ? so there is no way to see the ntfs internal storage on my PC so to make a backup ?
So there is no way to mount the file system ntfs to see in windows and make a backup of files ?
As imagined CWM Recovery can't format the internal stoge... "Error to mount /sdcard"
cvrkimi said:
As imagined CWM Recovery can't format the internal stoge... "Error to mount /sdcard"
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Hi cvrkimi,
I bumbed over a site with some instructions similar to what you need, only they are for a Galaxy Nexus. You could try finding similar.
Here's the link http ://www.droidforums.net/forum/galaxy-nexus-development/209149-backup-sd-partition-using-dd.html
Cheers,
Stefan.
Had the same issue now back to normal..
cvrkimi said:
Hi all,
I've accidentally formatted my galaxy s2 internal storage to NTFS file system ( I want to format the external sd .. )
Now my s2 ( with CM9 and Syah kernel ) of course can't see the internal storage....
There is a way to recover my internal storage ??
Thanks
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I took like 6 hours to figure this out since i had the same problem but its very simple to solve. To solve this just use odin software and reinstall back to the orginal Android OS (in my case 4.03 that i installed). Follow the mentioned instruction below in the site that xda doesnt let me provide the link to. Look for this title in google How To Download And Install Official Android 4.0.3 ICS Update On Galaxy S II Right Now and follow it
and you'll be back to normal.
Doing this should reset everything, install the new OS and redo the file system format by converting the accidental NTFS - FAT32. phew

How can I Format internal SD CARD before flash new rom

Hello
CWM doesn't format my internal sd card. I receive done message but all the file are in the sd card.
I tried to search but i didn't find how to format internal sd card
Can someone help me?
Thanks
Omar
yama07 said:
Hello
CWM doesn't format my internal sd card. I receive done message but all the file are in the sd card.
I tried to search but i didn't find how to format internal sd card
Can someone help me?
Thanks
Omar
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U mean the internal memory? U won't need to format it m8, just delete what's on it and just flash over whats left.
No need for a format, there probably is a section in there to format it though.
dladz said:
U mean the internal memory? U won't need to format it m8, just delete what's on it and just flash over whats left.
No need for a format, there probably is a section in there to format it though.
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It is not necessary to format internal sd card to prepare for one new flash?
Sorry I need to format internal sd card before flash new rom.
How can I do?
Simply do this from your PC just right click and choose format.
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kastafela said:
Simply do this from your PC just right click and choose format.
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internal sd card? or you mean ext sd card?
FAT 32 for internal sd card?
No I mean internal.
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Ok but why in others post the people speak about using terminal emulator or dialer code to format sd card?
Usually with rom i used cwm to format but by sgs3 this is not possible or i wrong
It is very safe and will keep your system clear. I tried. No problem
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yama07 said:
Hello
CWM doesn't format my internal sd card. I receive done message but all the file are in the sd card.
I tried to search but i didn't find how to format internal sd card
Can someone help me?
Thanks
Omar
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In some versions of CWM, the internal sdcard and external SD (emmc) are flip-flopped. In order to format the internal SD of my galaxy s2 using CWM, I had to choose the option to format emmc. If I chose sdcard (which should represent internal SD), it would have formatted my external micro USB. If you have an external SD, just remove it before trying this procedure so you don't wipe the wrong thing (I have made that mistake).

Formating sdxc card to fat 32 using only an android app

Hello I saw he video how to change int sd with ext sd so the phone thinks it has more space and so on... The truble is I need to format sd card to fat 23. And life does wonders - my card reader suddenly stopped working and I cant conect it to pc and format the card. Any way to go around that? Maybe there are apps that can do it in the phone? Coz I cant find them.
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mokiki said:
Hello I saw he video how to change int sd with ext sd so the phone thinks it has more space and so on... The truble is I need to format sd card to fat 23. And life does wonders - my card reader suddenly stopped working and I cant conect it to pc and format the card. Any way to go around that? Maybe there are apps that can do it in the phone? Coz I cant find them.
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if you are rooted you could try to format the card in CWM, not sure though if it is 1) possible and 2) if it is then formated to Fat32 or the system you had on it before.
You could also try to connect your phone to your PC and format it that way.
chrismast said:
if you are rooted you could try to format the card in CWM, not sure though if it is 1) possible and 2) if it is then formated to Fat32 or the system you had on it before.
You could also try to connect your phone to your PC and format it that way.
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Hello, ty for taking the time to answer, but i tried both of those things, both in pc and cwm i can format, but i cant select how to format, i dont know if it formats to fat or to fat32 or to something other. Besides after trying to format i tried to use the int to ext sd swaping (the thing that i wanted to do in the first place and the reason why i need to format to ext 32) and it didnt work so i believe that formating without selecting TO WHAT to format doesnt work.

[Q] Micro SD Card on S3 not formatting!!!

hey friends,
i need your help here. I have an international version of S3 - i9300 and when i try to format my sd card, it shows formatted, but however all the files are still there on my sd card and are not getting deleted. Please tell me if my SD card is corrupted and how do i format and repair my card.
Please help me..
rahuliyer said:
hey friends,
i need your help here. I have an international version of S3 - i9300 and when i try to format my sd card, it shows formatted, but however all the files are still there on my sd card and are not getting deleted. Please tell me if my SD card is corrupted and how do i format and repair my card.
Please help me..
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Post in the correct section .
Format your sd card via windows .
jje
JJEgan said:
Post in the correct section .
Format your sd card via windows .
jje
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DOESNT get formatted in windows as well...
rahuliyer said:
DOESNT get formatted in windows as well...
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So there is a problem with your microSD, try to use warranty to get it replaced.
rahuliyer said:
DOESNT get formatted in windows as well...
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Try a micro sd manufactures forum .
jje
Hi,
Which is best 64GB MicroSD card for GS3? Read in few places that Sandisk make has lot of issues? Which is the best format to use?
Does not matter if its not formatting its probably a dead card.
jje
JJEgan said:
Does not matter if its not formatting its probably a dead card.
jje
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I had a problem with external sd card.
Phone could not handle the card or format and the same in windows and ubuntu.
So it look the card is dead and I wanted t throw the card away.
But it was not dead in my case , I put the card in my digital camera and format the card.
Now my phone windows an ubunto see the card and can handle it as a new card.

Which format is suitable for 32 gb sd card?

WHICH FORMAT IS SUITABLE FOR 32 GB SD CARD? I M USING EXT4 FOR EXTERNAL SD CARD,,,ANY PROBLEM WITH EXT4 AS EXTERNAL STORAGE? PLEASE HELP ME :good:
Rajinakd said:
WHICH FORMAT IS SUITABLE FOR 32 GB SD CARD? I M USING EXT4 FOR EXTERNAL SD CARD,,,ANY PROBLEM WITH EXT4 AS EXTERNAL STORAGE? PLEASE HELP ME :good:
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Many people would recommend "exFAT" file system, also some would recommend "FAT32" but due to the limitation of the file size, i won't recommend it, "EXT4" is good, but may not be a good choice for SDcard if you wanted to view the files on the PC using a "SDcard reader" one day, your sdcard then would be limited to read only, so you have 2 options:
1-format it as "exFAT"
2-just put it in the phone, Reformat the SD card with your phone Settings --> Storage/Storage & USB The file system on the freshly formatted SD card is the type that will give you the best performance with your phone.... in other words....(let the phone choose)
Regards Migo
migomujahid said:
many people would recommend "exfat" file system, also some would recommend "fat32" but due to the limitation of the file size, i won't recommend it, "ext4" is good, but may not be a good choice for sdcard if you wanted to view the files on the pc using a "sdcard reader" one day, your sdcard then would be limited to read only, so you have 2 options:
1-format it as "exfat"
2-just put it in the phone, reformat the sd card with your phone settings --> storage/storage & usb the file system on the freshly formatted sd card is the type that will give you the best performance with your phone.... In other words....(let the phone choose)
regards migo
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so exfat is best for sd card 32 gb?
Rajinakd said:
so exfat is best for sd card 32 gb?
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Yes, best for any sdcard
MigoMujahid said:
Yes, best for any sdcard
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but some people saying their default partition format is VFAT,,,,,
Rajinakd said:
but some people saying their default partition format is VFAT,,,,,
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As i told you, Individual files on a FAT32 drive can’t be over 4 GB in size, but in exFAT it has no limitations, if it worked good for you in phone or pc then it's fine, if you faced any problems reformat it to FAT32.

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