can anyone please tell me how to format mmc card for xda...there's 3 options in win xp ...fat32....fat...ntfs....i cant format it from the xda , keep getting error code 31.....an error occurred while formatting the storage card folder...........thanks
Try formatting to Fat or Fat 32, however if the xda wont format it there may be a problem, make sure the "lock" switch is in the off position. I have had a problem with sd cards before, what I did was a sd backup from the xda, it then seemed to work ok, just deleted the backup and it worked ever after.
theres no lock switch on the mmc card...i've tried storage tools and flash format...the card must be buggered
i have a different problem, but im sure its connected to the formatting somehow! my card only fills up HALF way!
there is 40% more room availble, all scans prooves this, yet i cant add anything to it, im thinking, its the way its formated, was there a 'directory' limit to how many files that can exist in root?
and wasnt it related to the type of formatting? so my question is...
which format/cluster/ect... is best to fully use a 256 card? and 512/1G.?
Hello,
I actually started a topic last week concerning the same thing. i'm copying bits and pieces of it here; it also helps address your concern about which format to use and the sd card limitations. the first point below address which format you should use for the sd card; in this case use FAT. by the way, i use an sd-card reader (usb plugged) to format the card; it shows up as "removable disk e" in my laptop's window's explorer.
1) i'm using a 512 mb card; i was having some difficulty because the memory of the card would only go up to around 300. at first i thought there was a problem with the card itself so i had to constantly erase the contents to make mp3s, files, pics, mpegs, etc fit. then i stumbled upon the pc command for formatting disks; there were 3 options to format the sd card: FAT, NTFS and FAT32. when i used fat32; the behavior was the same and the memory usage would only go up to 300 max. when using ntfs; my xda2 refused to recognie the card (it wouldn't show up in the explorer app). when i formatted using FAT, everything was great. i can now use the sd card to it's limits and am no longer restricted to the 300-mb trouble i was having.
question: what's the difference in the 3 formats? i don't really know but obviously using FAT format was the best thing to do, but what's with the other formats?
2 cents worth.
cheers mates
robson
thanks Robson...but i have sent to back for a replacement....i tried it in my reader but the pc could not see the sd card...so i went out and bought a 128mb card while i wait for the new one to come....had no problems with the 128 worked straight away
thanks for the tip - from now on FAT is to be my solution
one more thing to add, I do have 256MB SD card on my XDA I and WM2003, ver 4.0.21
I can use my 256MB card to the full limit, the card has been formatted with CnetX format utility (www.cnetx.com) with FAT16 and FAT32 and apart from the fact that content has been missing from time to time, so I had to re-load the files ... when I locked the card, everything is fine now
regards,
monika
today I have tested sandisk 512MB SD card ....
I am allowed to fill it up to the full limit of roughly 484MB
I am curious about the other thing .... buying 512MB SD card for its prce it's almost a rip-off and you get only 484MB in return, I remember old times back with IPAQ + PCMCIA sleeve with inserted flash card 1280MB of sandisk - the size written on the back of the card WAS EXACTLY matching what PPC2002 was showing .... 1280MB
to me it seems like either different "disk geometry" or disk format - can anyone explain it to me pls
regards,
monika
I have a G2 Touch w/ Modaco 2.2 ROM and an Ubuntu PC. Previously I had the supplied 2GB SD card partitioned FAT32/EXT2 for A2SD and all was good. My 8GB Transcend sd card arrived today and I created appropriate FAT32 and EXT2 partitions on it. I then copied across the content from the old card to the new one using 'sudo rsync -a' in Ubuntu. I then found that the card was marked us 'damaged' on my G2 and couldn't be accessed there. I tried reformatting and copying to the new card on my PC but same problem, neither partition was visible and my apps did not appear. I tried the phone 'format' facility but this left the card completely unformatted. I even tried swapping the two partitions over so that different ones were first but it was no use. I have had to replace the original SD card which works but now all my applications have lost their system permissions so I have to reinstall >150 apps, aaarggh!
What could be wrong that my 8GB card is seen as 'damaged' and yet cannot be formatted on the phone but it seems fine via the PC? How can I fix it and move my apps and data across and start using it?
Thanks
I Just received my 32g class 10 sd card and want to get direction before I use it from the members here because I have seen several variations on how to use these cards.
What should I do with it? In the past I just placed it in the phone and copied my music, pictures and documents to the phone via the USB .
On the forum I have heard people formatting the card differently or partitioning the card so they can install apps etc.
What is the best strategy?
You don't need special formatting to transparently move apps or their data to the external card.
All you need is root and the 'Directory Mount' APK.
Recently I decided to root and install LiquidSmooth on my Samsung Galaxy S3 9305T for the first time. It's great and I'm wondering why I didn't do it sooner. Although since rooting I've developed an issue with my Sandisk 64GB micro sd card not mounting and appearing as Unallocated in Windows Disk Management. I've tried a few things recommended on here including:
SDFormatter as per advice in this thread which didn't work as my SD card wouldn't detect within the program.
Mini tool partition wizard following this method it seemed to format ok but once I put the sd card in the phone it would bring up an error of 'sd card blank or has unsupported filesystem after partition'. Once I loaded the card back into the computer, the partition would appear as Unallocated under disk management to which I'd try format it again to no luck.
Mounting and formatting the drive in ubuntu following this method. The drive mounted however ubuntu was unable to format it
Mounting and formatting the drive in CWM. The card was unable to be mounted within CWM
Tried formatting the card in a camera at home to no luck
I'm leaning towards the card being dead but before I go out and buy a new one I just wanted to check whether anyone had any advice on if there was anything I may have missed?
Thanks
At what filesystem are u formating card?
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This might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2197548
Sandisk admits to faults with Mobile ultra SD cards
Ver3go said:
At what filesystem are u formating card?
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Sorry should have mentioned that 1GB was allocated to EXT4 and the rest FAT32.
You are in the wrong forum .
jje
Hi.
I'm trying to partitioning my sdcard to do the link to it and expand my storage capacity.
But I'm having a problem that when I made the procedures in my 32gb SDHC card, I can't get it right. Link2SD always get the invalid argument and the mount can't be created. I tried all the solutions that I found on internet before getting tired. So, I have this 2GB normal SD card and I did the procedure on it just to check if the problem was on the carrier and worked fine.
So, I wanna know if the problem is that the tutorials and workaround that I found over my searches doesn't work fine on the SDHC cards or if I'm doing something wrong.
My 32gb card function normally as storage for data and stuffs like this, but I couldn't partition it to use for the real purpose.
Thanks in advance for the help,