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Today I decided to flash CM7 onto my SGS2. I had the Stock Samsung 2.3.4 Rom with CF-Root Kernel on it. After flashing through CWM I got stuck at the boot logo, but I was able to re-flash it properly through CWM. But now, I can't access the inserted 8GB SD Card (except for Root explorer). So I reflashed CM7, but that didn't solve the SD Card problem. I asked Google what to do, but most of the solutions posted in forums etc. are for other devices (e.g. HTC Devices). I already picked up some key words like "emmc" or something like that, but I don't know if this has something to do with this problem. I am experienced with flashing (Galaxy 3 i5800, Galaxy S i9000) and it's possible dangers, but I've never encountered something similiar to this problem.
So, is there a possibility to fix things back to normal? I can access the internal and external SD card with my PC/Laptop and Root Explorer, and all the Files are still there and neither seem to be damaged nor corrupted.
Yours, BlackWire
Edit: I tried the following Cyanogenmod 7 External Sd Card problem, but still I can't access the SD Card with the OI File Manager (i don't know what it's called in english) or other apps.
Edit2: I can't even flash another ROM through CWM, as I can't access the external SD Card!
Hi all,
I've been rooting Android phones (mostly Samsung) and installing CWM etc for as long as one has been able to. This is the first time I've had any major issues.
Issue being, no matter which CWM I install that states it supports external SD on i9300, I still can't install from zip on ext sd, or backup too it, or mount it!!!
Everyone else seems to be able to fine, but for some reason for me, following the same instructions step by step (tripple checked just to be sure) I cannot.
Now I did initially root the device relatively early on in the development stages for it, and installed a criskello rom (v6) about a month ago. Other than that, I've not played around with anything at all. Today I decided I'd try to install a new rom which I'd saved on the device to the external SD. But no, the CWM I had (6.0.1.0 I think) couldn't read ext sd.
Thus, I installed CWM 6.0.1.2 via Odin (following instructions found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719744 )
But apparently for some crappy reason I have to be the odd one out, for whom it refuses to work!
Now, just to be sure, i've tried multiple SD cards, all just basic fat format, even reformated them all on the device itself. But nope, it just refuses to work for me!!!
Anyone got any suggestions or am I just doomed to internal memory only?
I'd REALLY like to be able to backup my device before trying new roms
This problem nevf happened to me. I can restore any backup ive saved.
Maybe its a crisckeloRom related problem.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
fr0dzy said:
Hi all,
I've been rooting Android phones (mostly Samsung) and installing CWM etc for as long as one has been able to. This is the first time I've had any major issues.
Issue being, no matter which CWM I install that states it supports external SD on i9300, I still can't install from zip on ext sd, or backup too it, or mount it!!!
Everyone else seems to be able to fine, but for some reason for me, following the same instructions step by step (tripple checked just to be sure) I cannot.
Now I did initially root the device relatively early on in the development stages for it, and installed a criskello rom (v6) about a month ago. Other than that, I've not played around with anything at all. Today I decided I'd try to install a new rom which I'd saved on the device to the external SD. But no, the CWM I had (6.0.1.0 I think) couldn't read ext sd.
Thus, I installed CWM 6.0.1.2 via Odin (following instructions found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719744 )
But apparently for some crappy reason I have to be the odd one out, for whom it refuses to work!
Now, just to be sure, i've tried multiple SD cards, all just basic fat format, even reformated them all on the device itself. But nope, it just refuses to work for me!!!
Anyone got any suggestions or am I just doomed to internal memory only?
I'd REALLY like to be able to backup my device before trying new roms
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CWM 6 and onwards is known to not play well with external SD's, despite what they say, since the layout is a little bit different in Samsung phones. Try flashing Chainfire's CF-root package, which will provide you with root (of course) and CWM 5, which works well with external SD's. You have my guarantee.
BUT! If your SD card is somehow damaged, nothing will read it properly. Make sure it actually works, and that is has a format your phone understands:
32 GB and up, and running stock Samsung = exFAT
32 GB and up, and running an AOSP ROM = FAT32
Anything less than 32GB = FAT32
Theshawty said:
CWM 6 and onwards is known to not play well with external SD's, despite what they say, since the layout is a little bit different in Samsung phones. Try flashing Chainfire's CF-root package, which will provide you with root (of course) and CWM 5, which works well with external SD's. You have my guarantee.
BUT! If your SD card is somehow damaged, nothing will read it properly. Make sure it actually works, and that is has a format your phone understands:
32 GB and up, and running stock Samsung = exFAT
32 GB and up, and running an AOSP ROM = FAT32
Anything less than 32GB = FAT32
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Hey,
I have the same issue as fr0dzy. I'm ran Chainfire's CF-root package with CWM 5.5.0.4 and i can't use my ext-sdcard in recovery (to install zips + nandroid backup/restore). My ext is a 64gb card formatted to FAT32 but i can use it when i boot my rom.
Any suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks.
fr0dzy said:
Hi all,
I've been rooting Android phones (mostly Samsung) and installing CWM etc for as long as one has been able to. This is the first time I've had any major issues.
Issue being, no matter which CWM I install that states it supports external SD on i9300, I still can't install from zip on ext sd, or backup too it, or mount it!!!
Everyone else seems to be able to fine, but for some reason for me, following the same instructions step by step (tripple checked just to be sure) I cannot.
Now I did initially root the device relatively early on in the development stages for it, and installed a criskello rom (v6) about a month ago. Other than that, I've not played around with anything at all. Today I decided I'd try to install a new rom which I'd saved on the device to the external SD. But no, the CWM I had (6.0.1.0 I think) couldn't read ext sd.
Thus, I installed CWM 6.0.1.2 via Odin (following instructions found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719744 )
But apparently for some crappy reason I have to be the odd one out, for whom it refuses to work!
Now, just to be sure, i've tried multiple SD cards, all just basic fat format, even reformated them all on the device itself. But nope, it just refuses to work for me!!!
Anyone got any suggestions or am I just doomed to internal memory only?
I'd REALLY like to be able to backup my device before trying new roms
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I'm on a SGS2 Epic4g Touch- same issue. Rooting it everything runs fine, after installing CWM Agat Recovery through mobile Odin I lose access to all apps on Ext SD, something is definitely not playing right with the card. Have you found a work around?
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This is my first time rooting and running CWM--- is this issue with phones that have both an Ext SD and a internal MMC partition labeled SD? Thanks for any help, guys!
Solved for me!
Theshawty said:
CWM 6 and onwards is known to not play well with external SD's, despite what they say, since the layout is a little bit different in Samsung phones. Try flashing Chainfire's CF-root package, which will provide you with root (of course) and CWM 5, which works well with external SD's. You have my guarantee.
BUT! If your SD card is somehow damaged, nothing will read it properly. Make sure it actually works, and that is has a format your phone understands:
32 GB and up, and running stock Samsung = exFAT
32 GB and up, and running an AOSP ROM = FAT32
Anything less than 32GB = FAT32
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This last piece of text solved my problem, thank you! I formatted my 2 GB card as FAT32 and installed a custom ROM (4.1.2 Stock) to recover from a broken Ubuntu Touch ROM.
It was a relief!
bruno.drugowick said:
thank you!
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there's a button for that
my friend has samsung vibrant t-mobile he was running custom ics rom and the mobile gave error of encryption disk so he brought to me
i tried to odin it with stock jfd rom
but the phone starts shows the samsung logo and agains swith off
i have even tried flashing eugene rom and later with jfd rom with repartition but still it shows the same displays samsung logo and then switches off
kindly help me out
Unfortunately he has been hit with the EU bug that plagues ICS ROMs on the gs1 devices. There is a workaround to use the external SD card. Some people have claimed to recover there internal SD but most are stuck without access. See this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24418319
Would you prefer my usual method of conflict resolution?
samsgun357 said:
Unfortunately he has been hit with the EU bug that plagues ICS ROMs on the gs1 devices. There is a workaround to use the external SD card. Some people have claimed to recover there internal SD but most are stuck without access. See this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24418319
Would you prefer my usual method of conflict resolution?
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thanks for the help i flashed the froyo rom and now the phone is working just want to ask whether i will b able to access the internal memory coz right now it is not showing the internal memory (will i have to use the sd card by making partition ??)
ok i have done flashing a ics rom also even partioned my 16gb card
the only thing i am not getting is saving pics to memory card
i will update after finishing it
thanks a lot
Hey, i have a samsung galaxy s3 on 4.1.2 rooted with CF auto root and with CMW installed. I am still on stock ROM. its a 16 Gigabytes GT i9300.
The thing is that i want to try installing a custom rom for the first time and heard that PARANOID ANDROID is the best out there. But unfortunately all tutorials require an external SD card to falsh paranoid rom. So is there anyway to get the rom without an external SD card? I have like 3 gigabytes free space on my phone.
One more thing i would like to know please is if i can flash Syiah kernel after having CF auto root. And will dual boot slow my phone? And finally does syiah dual boot work with parnoid?
Thanks in advance guys!
georgeskhater said:
Hey, i have a samsung galaxy s3 on 4.1.2 rooted with CF auto root and with CMW installed. I am still on stock ROM. its a 16 Gigabytes GT i9300.
The thing is that i want to try installing a custom rom for the first time and heard that PARANOID ANDROID is the best out there. But unfortunately all tutorials require an external SD card to falsh paranoid rom. So is there anyway to get the rom without an external SD card? I have like 3 gigabytes free space on my phone.
One more thing i would like to know please is if i can flash Syiah kernel after having CF auto root. And will dual boot slow my phone? And finally does syiah dual boot work with parnoid?
Thanks in advance guys!
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You can flash roms form internal or external sdcard. The process is the same. Just navigate to the files in recovery.
Dual boot is complicated. I would get more familiar with the normal flashing process first because dual boot complicates things.
Can anyone link me to a PARANOID rom that works with my phone please?
Just switched from an iPhone 4 and I'm raring to get Hyperdrive set up. The phone is rooted, safestrap is set up and a partition is waiting, but everything I've read so far mentions putting the Hyperdrive .zip onto an external SD card. I wasn't planning to get the new S4 till next weekend, so I haven't got a micro SD card around and I won't have one till Tuesday. Can I flash the new ROM from the internal card? Also, will this method of installing a custom ROM over stock work for the S4 as well? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521899
My guess is no, yes and that I just need to be patient for a few days. Thanks in advance!
you will be fine to move to internal or external either or. or at least it did for me
relt said:
Just switched from an iPhone 4 and I'm raring to get Hyperdrive set up. The phone is rooted, safestrap is set up and a partition is waiting, but everything I've read so far mentions putting the Hyperdrive .zip onto an external SD card. I wasn't planning to get the new S4 till next weekend, so I haven't got a micro SD card around and I won't have one till Tuesday. Can I flash the new ROM from the internal card? Also, will this method of installing a custom ROM over stock work for the S4 as well? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2521899
My guess is no, yes and that I just need to be patient for a few days. Thanks in advance!
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Yeah, you can install any ROM from the internal storage. Its just that, since most apps and content (photos and music) is stored on the internal SD, and TW hogs a lot of storage, its usually easier to use an SD card. However, know this, if theres not enough from to unzip the ROM, it wont install.
For example. I have a HyperDrive MK2 Verizon S4. I have a 2GB SD card that I use for music and photo storage. The HyperDrive ROM is 1.7GB compressed, and must be installed that way. However, extracting it shows its about 2.3GB or so. Because thats larger than the 2GB that SD card holds, you get an error about the zip install failing.
You can install any Touchwiz based ROM, like Hyperdrive, Eclipse TW, or BoneStock, to the stock partition easy. However, t is recommended to back up the stock rooted partition first. Just back up the .system partition, dont worry about /data or /cache or anything. If you need the space, pull the backup to your computer. That way you can easily go back to stock if you need to by factory resetting, wiping system, then restoring to system.