K, when i was using android 4.1.1 on my Micromax a116, i successfully rooted my phone using "MTK6589_SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119" with the provided "MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt" and "recovery.img" (Clockworkmod) and installed the "Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip" and "su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip" with the clockworkmod. I was also able to swap the storage in my phone successfully (i.e., internal storage become external storage and vise versa). for that i edited the "vold.fstab" file in system/etc using "ES file manager" (older version with root settings) with root access and changed sdcard0 to sdcard1 and vise versa. At that time even in my Settings ---> storage, the available internal storage was that of my 8gb microSD. So i was able to install all my apps and games into my MicroSD.
Now the problem is after i updated my phone to 4.2.1, i successfully rooted it with the same "MTK6589_SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119" with the provided "MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt" and "recovery.img" (Clockworkmod) (for 4.2.1) and installed "UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25.zip" because Superuser-3.1.3 is supported only for android 2.3 - 4.1. Now just like before i edited the "vold.fstab" and changed sdcard0 to sdcard1 and vise versa. But now even after my internal storage has changed to my 8gb MicroSD, all apps install only in my phone memory regardless of me changing the "Default write disk" options. I've tried absolutely everything but no luck. Please help me out here.
I'm attaching screenshots of my current storage menu page, this is after i have edited the vold.fstab file. and also i will attach my vold.fstab file for reviewing if ianything is wrong
stck in the same problem
vishnubhushan said:
K, when i was using android 4.1.1 on my Micromax a116, i successfully rooted my phone using "MTK6589_SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119" with the provided "MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt" and "recovery.img" (Clockworkmod) and installed the "Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip" and "su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip" with the clockworkmod. I was also able to swap the storage in my phone successfully (i.e., internal storage become external storage and vise versa). for that i edited the "vold.fstab" file in system/etc using "ES file manager" (older version with root settings) with root access and changed sdcard0 to sdcard1 and vise versa. At that time even in my Settings ---> storage, the available internal storage was that of my 8gb microSD. So i was able to install all my apps and games into my MicroSD.
Now the problem is after i updated my phone to 4.2.1, i successfully rooted it with the same "MTK6589_SP_Flash_Tool_v3.1304.0.119" with the provided "MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc.txt" and "recovery.img" (Clockworkmod) (for 4.2.1) and installed "UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.25.zip" because Superuser-3.1.3 is supported only for android 2.3 - 4.1. Now just like before i edited the "vold.fstab" and changed sdcard0 to sdcard1 and vise versa. But now even after my internal storage has changed to my 8gb MicroSD, all apps install only in my phone memory regardless of me changing the "Default write disk" options. I've tried absolutely everything but no luck. Please help me out here.
I'm attaching screenshots of my current storage menu page, this is after i have edited the vold.fstab file. and also i will attach my vold.fstab file for reviewing if ianything is wrong
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im stuck in the same problem !
i flashed a new rom sam flare v5
after that i got to know that my phone's storage is been changed to sd and my sd is my external storage so i read about this vold.stab (to be installed according to jb) so i flashed it and now my phone cant read my memory .
1.file managers shows me blank
2.if i connect usb to laptop shows me nothing
3. my few apps are working
can anyone help plzzz
from mmx a116 hd
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I just installed Beanstalk 4.4 ROM on my Samsung Galaxy S3 i747m. Everything is working fine and I am almost done but I just noticed one peculiar problem which i can't seem to correct.
When i boot into recovery (CWM), the files that i see in SD card is whole different set of files that i see in ES Explorer on phone or on my computer. I tried reinstalling the ROM to no avail. I know the files are there because i used the same files to reinstall ROM and Gapps.
Now, any file i copy to SDcard through computer or download doesn't show in recovery. In system storage, it says I am using 4GB of storage while only showing about 122MB of files. I am only using internal storage and no SD card.
Any help will be really appreciated and let me know if you need more info.
Hey everyone,
I just recently rooted my phone (today) using the method (liquidsmooth 2.37) on the unlockr that uses moborobo and windroid htc rezound toolkit. I am having issues now that the phone doesn't recognize the sd-card. I can mount and unmount it on the settings>storage, I believe I no longer have internal storage anymore. Under Storage I see Internal Storage 2.34GB, then Sd-card 14.82GB, and at the bottom internal storage appears again but no space size is below it. I backed up my stock rom before doing the root, but it was saved to the internal sd-card. And CWM doesn't mount the sd-card so I can even restore to the original. I have seen post about flashing the stock recovery using the all-in-one toolkit. I am not sure have exactly to do this or if that would help. Also for some reason I can no longer connect (debugging, not engaging even thought phone says it is on) to the toolkit ever since I completed the root. I have tried connecting through wifi with thoughts of using the adb commands, but I am not comfortable at all using that method.
Could anyone help fix this. If I can fix the sd mounting issue I would keep the liquidsmooth rom. Also if someone can help me understand how to go back to a stock rom I would gladly do it as well. I have seen several post about flashing RUU's but I am don't entirely understand that process as well.
Sorry if I come across as a complete idiot, I am just not that great with this stuff.
switch storage for sd card
Hey everyone I have been looking into more into my phone. Just elaborate from my first post I went from ICS to JB on the rezound. From several post I have seen is that the storage gets a little weird.
On my phone I can mount the sd card under settings>storage, but the phone doesn't recognize it as the sdcard, but rather as the external_sd (in root explorer). When I try to open sdcard in root explorer it tells me not mounted or can't mount. I believe my phone and all its apps for downloading or storage want to use the sdcard link, but my sd card is appearring as external_sd. How can I tell my phone to recognize my sd card as sdcard (in root explorer) or tell my phone to store in external_sd (where my sd card is appearing right now)?
Thanks for any help.
Hey everyone,
I fixed my issue. After reading several post the issue of losing internal storage is common when changing android versions. I read to flash firmware patch. I did this and I also Read that USB debugging is an issue when super user isn't correct. I downloaded supersu from play, even though liquidsmooth has it built in. I connected to my PC and was connecting. Then after my phone detected internal SD card and said needed to be formatted. I formatted it within the phone boom.! Done!
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This is very odd... I have to question whether the initial flash worked properly if su wasn't working, LiquidSmooth is very stable and bug-free ROM. What HBoot, recovery, and radio versions do you have? What "patch" did you flash?
ElReyJC said:
Hey everyone,
I fixed my issue. After reading several post the issue of losing internal storage is common when changing android versions. I read to flash firmware patch. I did this and I also Read that USB debugging is an issue when super user isn't correct. I downloaded supersu from play, even though liquidsmooth has it built in. I connected to my PC and was connecting. Then after my phone detected internal SD card and said needed to be formatted. I formatted it within the phone boom.! Done!
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda app-developers app
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Thank you so much I too flashed the 2.37 Liquid Smooth rom and had the above issue, with nothing being mounted under sdcard, at least in root explorer. When attempting to install some of my larger apps from the play store they would tell me that "APPNAMEHERE" requires external storage for some functionality. Please retry after ensuring that external storage space is available. Again when attempting to enter the sdcard folder under root explorer it would notify me that "the sd card is not currently mounted". Under the mnt folder there was no sdcard just external_sd. While under STORAGE there was sdcard0 and sdcard1. With sdcard0 being completely empty, and sdcard1 just having the files I had put on the removable sd card.
I didn't do anything about firmware, but I did follow your suggestion about reinstalling supersu from the play store then connecting to the computer. Immediately after doing so the phone recognized the sdcard and offered to format it for me, and I can now sdcard is mounted properly again and the folder can be accessed under root explorer. One of the other symptoms of the above is that if I went to phone setting then storage I could see all of my storage both internal and on the external sd card but there was nothing below the external sd card space, where now it has total space for both types below the sd card storage. Again thanks so much I had been banging my head against this wall for days as this is the first time I flashed a rom to my rezound or any android for that matter.
I'm glad my experienced helped someone else, cause like you I had no idea what to do
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Mine is a little bit complicated..I'm running the latest liquid smooth rom, my internal storage is detected by file managers(root explorer,xplore file manager). But in the settings/apps/ the internal storage is not present. And liquid smooth seems to be the only rom with this bug.
Hello,
I took backup of vold.fstab on external sd card and then I follow instructions in one of the thread in this forum to swap internal storage with external storage for Micromax A177. Rooting, copying, rebooting - everything was fine. But after rebooting, it is not showing any storage device in File Manager - no phone storage, no internal card, no external sd card.
I don't know what was the wrong step.
But anyhow, I think I need my original vold.fstab file. Can anyone help me and provide that file for Micromax A177 model and its permission setting?
Thanks in advance
Amit
Hello,
I managed to get back my original vold.fstab file and restored in etc folder. Set permission as read-write for owner, read property for Group adn Other. No execute permission for anyone.
Are these settings right?
But still, I can't see any storage device on my smartphone - no external sd card, no internal sd card nothing.
Please guide.
Thanks
emailid1976 said:
Hello,
I took backup of vold.fstab on external sd card and then I follow instructions in one of the thread in this forum to swap internal storage with external storage for Micromax A177. Rooting, copying, rebooting - everything was fine. But after rebooting, it is not showing any storage device in File Manager - no phone storage, no internal card, no external sd card.
I don't know what was the wrong step.
But anyhow, I think I need my original vold.fstab file. Can anyone help me and provide that file for Micromax A177 model and its permission setting?
Thanks in advance
Amit
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Bro. you have to delete the "vold.fstab' that you have earlier downloaded and copied in folder "etc' and then rename the "vold.fstab.bak' to "vold.fstab' to its earlier original name. And congrates its done reboot your device..
[Imp-your device should be rooted]
Recomend to use root explorer app
Well u have got the solution i have that file but tell me where to upload??????
I have made it flashable that automatically replaces it if u flash it via CWM ,TWRP or philz.........
Tell me bro .........
Sent from my Micromax A177
I have uploaded it for u here thealphasoft.blogspot.com
Sent from my Micromax A177
how to revert back
i have swapped internal with sd card but now i want to revert back to original storage and i forgot to take backup of vold.fstab file and how can i get this original file for my micromax A177
Hey guys, I've installed several custom roms like sokp, cm, ls and so on via bmm. Once it boots up i can read the internal sdcard but cant operate on it. When i run tbk, it says that media is not mounted and the default folder in the int sdcard cant be accessed. When i try to take a screenshot, it says it was unable to capture and the storage might be in use. When i try to use the camera, it asks me to insert an sdcard. Basically i cant do anything that involves the internal storage but i have full and perfect access to the ext sdcard
When i try to open the int sdcard with a normal cm explorer it says i can only with root access mode. Idk if this helps but idk how to solve this problem
But on the stock 4.0.4 rom it all works perfectly
Could someone plz post the recovery.ftsb file in system/etc/bmm if anyone is still using bmm??? Thanks
I have a MTK 6572 based smart phone with android 4.4.2 installed as stockrom.
The problem is that i don't have an option in App Manager to move my apps to Sdcard.
Instead of having "move to sdcard" option i have "move to "phone storage" option.
Basically there are two option in my App Manager
1. Move to Internal Storage
2. Move to Phone Storage
If an app is installed in Internal storage then the option 2 is present there and i can move to phone storage
And if i installed app on phone storage then option 1 becomes available.
The problem is that even i insert sdcard still i have the same two options in App Manager and no MovetoSdcard option.
And secondly my Phonestorage is mounted as Sdcard0 and External Sdcard as Sdcard1 whenever inserted.
So apps can only be installed to Phone Storage as External Sdcard does not swaps as Sdcard0.
And there was write restriction on Sdcard which i fixed editing Platform.xml file which was the only success but still
move to Sdcard is not there.
I have tried XinternalSd to swap phonestorage with external storage but still it didn't work.
I am attaching pictures to make my point clear.
Plz help.
Your issue is that the os doesn't support apps to sdcard. One of the issues is I'm betting it's a hacked together version of Android as most of those devices use them.
So it means there is no solution to it?
Pretty much yes. Without ripping the whole OS apart and without kernel source there is nothing that can even be looked at
I have backed up my rom using mtk tools
Now what can i look for fixing?
You ha e to rip the whole OS apart and make changes to the kernel. But I am betting you won't find the source for it as they are known for violating the GPL laws
So i think then i should leave it as it is
And buy a new fone after saving money
Thanks for the help.
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