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had the "USB storage damaged" error occur 2 days ago on my SGS2 for absolutely no reason... unfortunately, several restarts later it still doesn't work... i would like to try the windows error checking method on my phone cos i've seen that it has solved the problem for many without sacrificing stored data but unfortunately my phone has not been rooted... and not having access to my internal storage means i can't copy the files needed for rooting... or can i?
if there's an alternative rooting method not requiring access to internal storage/SD i'd really appreciate your help!
cheers
hey there,
do you usualy use your device as MTP (default) or did you give the USB mass storage mode a try?
Did try mass storage. Two storage devices are visible but neither are accessible. Figured rooting and recovery is best option if rooting is still achievable under these circumstances
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hmmm, do you have an SD card (/external_sdcard) in your device, you could copy the stuff from your internal memory with a file browser on your device and then try a factory reset ...
sharkster1021 said:
Did try mass storage. Two storage devices are visible but neither are accessible. Figured rooting and recovery is best option if rooting is still achievable under these circumstances
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I cannot see how rooting can fix a problem .Though i suppose you could root and make a nandroid backup of drive which may be blank or try mounting the drives via recovery .
Factory reset may fix but will wipe data .
jje
I do have an external SD card but it doesn't detect that either. SD card works fine in other devices. I've tried using ES file explorer but to no avail. And when i try accessing the gallery it says SD card mounted as mass storage.
Yeah i plan to root and conduct a windows error check in recovery mode cos i've seen it work for others.
Factory reset is my last resort.
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Still no luck. Can anyone help please?
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same problem here...
got the same problem...
some news after reset? Or some other update?
Managed to root and recover my most important files (photos etc). USB storage still needed to be formatted afterwards though. Will do a write up once i get home today
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Flash the appropriate Cf-root kernal to root through Odin then follow below.
If you have CWM recovery, just go to mounts and storage, mount sdcard (or USB storage, whichever), copy files, reboot phone, format and recopy files back.
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Same problem. USB damaged Samsung galaxy S2
I am having the same issue as all of you. The only thing is, my computer can't see my phone connected to it. I have tried formatting it but it doens't allow it via the phone... I have been with my phone like this for 2 months now... I really want to get it working. The phone does not access the external at all. I am so frustrated.
Was anyone able to get this problem fixed?
Good day, really sorry if this topic has been covered before. Unfortunately i have read a 100 threads and i am not able to get an answer for my problem. Please guys do help me out.
I have a SGS2 I9100 with 16gb of internal memory. I rooted the phone and put the F1 Nexus custom rom. Everything worked fine, until i decided to Format the Internal SD card/ Memory of the phone via settings. Immediately after that my internal memory has shrunk from 16gb to 4gb. I was just shocked. Also when connected through USB it shows 4gb of memory and also say that it is a Generic Volume, instead of FAT 32.
I have done every solution -
1. Flash stock rom through ODIN, worked but memory still 4gb
2. Wiped cache, data, factory reset, fix permission, delvik cache, everything basically wiped and installed either custom or Stock rom.
3. I have used custom recovery cmw, install through zip, everything installs but memory is stuck to 4gb.
Nothing has helped so far, please do help me out as i am not able to do anything now with 4gb of memory.
I am hoping someone will look into this, also is there a reason why this would happen. I dont think i will want to root anymore.
Have you flashed a stock sammy 4.0.4 rom with the pit file? If so that may be the culprit. Some people were experiencing that problem last month. All they did was flashed an older pit file which brought back their missing storage. Unfortunately i have no link for that post but you may search for it in the threads over at the general or Q and A forum. Or if someone passes by here maybe they can give you a link to that also.
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You need to flash a .pit file with Odin. But I have no idea where to get one.
You need the one for i9100, not i9100G/M/T. If you're not sure which one you have, go to settings-about phone.
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I have done that
boki9999 said:
You need to flash a .pit file with Odin. But I have no idea where to get one.
You need the one for i9100, not i9100G/M/T. If you're not sure which one you have, go to settings-about phone.
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I have done that too flashed a .pit file through odin, repartition and everything
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ephraim033 said:
Have you flashed a stock sammy 4.0.4 rom with the pit file? If so that may be the culprit. Some people were experiencing that problem last month. All they did was flashed an older pit file which brought back their missing storage. Unfortunately i have no link for that post but you may search for it in the threads over at the general or Q and A forum. Or if someone passes by here maybe they can give you a link to that also.
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Thanks guys for the quick replies. I have not tried flashing an older .pit file...will get one and see if it works.
If anyone has any other solutions..please do let me know
dont format through windows or phone.....use a special software to format mmc.....it will be recovered.....search on google[sd card formatter]......i also had this issue with pendrive and this helped me
I have flashed with 404 with pit file, same trouble, re flashed with original ROM with a pit file found with a generic search in Google (after I've tried everything on this earth), then internal Sd came back to the original size after formatting it.
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dont format through windows or phone.....use a special software to format mmc.....it will be recovered.....search on google[sd card formatter]......i also had this issue with pendrive and this helped me
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I have a formatting tool, the problem is that it is not recognized as a drive: by windows 7. So basically i cant see the drive to format it.
Neither Linux can do that, pit file will do the trick (I think) than format with the command you can give with your phone, not with the pc, lol.
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robygt said:
Neither Linux can do that, pit file will do the trick (I think) than format with the command you can give with your phone, not with the pc, lol.
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Thanks dude, just wondering would u have a link to the .pit file u used. Not being lazy just dont want to try some .pit file off google. Or could u help me with the search u used....like is the put file for JB / FROYO/ICS
In Google I found that pit files are all the same for sgs2, than I have downloaded it, but I don't remember where, sorry. Try with xda forum...
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My kernel version is I9100XLPF-CL592261.
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robygt said:
In Google I found that pit files are all the same for sgs2, than I have downloaded it, but I don't remember where, sorry. Try with xda forum...
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Pit files are far from same for all Gs2's. Flash a wrong file and you have a very expensive paper weight. Not exactly to be messed with just like that...
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So I've been extremely lucky...
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Here is a method that solved the same issue on my phone
vijukar said:
Good day, really sorry if this topic has been covered before. Unfortunately i have read a 100 threads and i am not able to get an answer for my problem. Please guys do help me out.
I have a SGS2 I9100 with 16gb of internal memory. I rooted the phone and put the F1 Nexus custom rom. Everything worked fine, until i decided to Format the Internal SD card/ Memory of the phone via settings. Immediately after that my internal memory has shrunk from 16gb to 4gb. I was just shocked. Also when connected through USB it shows 4gb of memory and also say that it is a Generic Volume, instead of FAT 32.
I have done every solution -
1. Flash stock rom through ODIN, worked but memory still 4gb
2. Wiped cache, data, factory reset, fix permission, delvik cache, everything basically wiped and installed either custom or Stock rom.
3. I have used custom recovery cmw, install through zip, everything installs but memory is stuck to 4gb.
Nothing has helped so far, please do help me out as i am not able to do anything now with 4gb of memory.
I am hoping someone will look into this, also is there a reason why this would happen. I dont think i will want to root anymore.
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I just went from 4GB to my 11.5 GB on my i9100.
The steps follow are:
Make a backup of my offical i9100 ICS ( I'm being careful !!)
Mount the storage in the clock wise mod
Delete the 4GB Partition (via disk utility on Mac)
Create another partition (via disk utility on Mac)
Restart the phone
Format the USB storage
& here you go with 11.5 Internal Storage Back !!!
Hello,
I just bought a used samsung galaxy s II on ebay. It is not rooted as the owner said. I have checked using RootChecker application and seems it is not.
version: 89100XXLQ5
kernel: 3.0.15-I9100XXXLQ5-CL753921 [email protected] #3
compilation: IMM76D.XXLQ5
And it seems it has the same problem. Only 4GB instead of 16GB. What should I do? I do not want to root it, if it wasn't before, probably it can be solved differently.
I do not own a mac to do what was suggested. SD Formatter do not see the card in win7.
Please help, if you have a clue how.
Cheers!
electromotiveforce said:
Hello,
I just bought a used samsung galaxy s II on ebay. It is not rooted as the owner said. I have checked using RootChecker application and seems it is not.
version: 89100XXLQ5
kernel: 3.0.15-I9100XXXLQ5-CL753921 [email protected] #3
compilation: IMM76D.XXLQ5
And it seems it has the same problem. Only 4GB instead of 16GB. What should I do? I do not want to root it, if it wasn't before, probably it can be solved differently.
I do not own a mac to do what was suggested. SD Formatter do not see the card in win7.
Please help, if you have a clue how.
Cheers!
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Could imagine flashing a stock Samsung rom with pit file via Odin should solve it, as it repartitions the internal sdcard
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alexkno said:
Could imagine flashing a stock Samsung rom with pit file via Odin should solve it, as it repartitions the internal sdcard
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Do I loose the warranty at that time?
electromotiveforce said:
Do I loose the warranty at that time?
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You already lost by rooting it.
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alexkno said:
You already lost by rooting it.
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I have mentioned that I did not root it.
Hey guys, so my galaxy s2 has been running on RR 3.0.5 with the latest siyah kernel. A problem I've been having is frequent media corruptions, and to solve that, I thought reformatting the internal storage would help. After doing so with cwm touch 6, it doesn't recognize my sdcard when i use my phone. What can I do to fix this?
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richcity64 said:
Hey guys, so my galaxy s2 has been running on RR 3.0.5 with the latest siyah kernel. A problem I've been having is frequent media corruptions, and to solve that, I thought reformatting the internal storage would help. After doing so with cwm touch 6, it doesn't recognize my sdcard when i use my phone. What can I do to fix this?
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may be u need to mount it from cwm
Try to flash stock firmware and/or use hard reset service code.
i9.0.1.3k galaxy imperator
richcity64 said:
Hey guys, so my galaxy s2 has been running on RR 3.0.5 with the latest siyah kernel. A problem I've been having is frequent media corruptions, and to solve that, I thought reformatting the internal storage would help. After doing so with cwm touch 6, it doesn't recognize my sdcard when i use my phone. What can I do to fix this?
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do factory reset with internal SD wipe in the phone and not in CWM, and you should be fine.
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Jokesy said:
do factory reset with internal SD wipe in the phone and not in CWM, and you should be fine.
Swyped from my Samsung Galaxy SII
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Just did that, and sadly, it didn't help. The phone still doesn't recognize my external sd card.
bluepratham said:
may be u need to mount it from cwm
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Strangely, mounting anything from cwm never seems to work for my phone.
richcity64 said:
Strangely, mounting anything from cwm never seems to work for my phone.
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Could be that the SD card is faulty. Have you tried the SD card with another phone? Does your PC detect it?
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bluepratham said:
may be u need to mount it from cwm
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Spiralzz said:
Could be that the SD card is faulty. Have you tried the SD card with another phone? Does your PC detect it?
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So I tried swapping my SD card for another 32 gb one. However, it isn't the SD card's problem. It's that my phone simply doesn't detect that there IS a SD card mounted in it.
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So I tried swapping my SD card for another 32 gb one. However, it isn't the SD card's problem. It's that my phone simply doesn't detect that there IS a SD card mounted in it.
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I remember there was this setting to mount the external SD card from settings > storage, but don't remember which ROM had that.
If that doesnt work/if that option isnt there, your last option is to check with stock ROM as suggested earlier. Maybe it is a hardware fault.
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Spiralzz said:
I remember there was this setting to mount the external SD card from settings > storage, but don't remember which ROM had that.
If that doesnt work/if that option isnt there, your last option is to check with stock ROM as suggested earlier. Maybe it is a hardware fault.
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In RR there's no option for mounting external SD, only "unmount shared storage". Will try going back to stock 4.0.3 as my last option.
EDIT: Went back to stock 4.0.3, reformatted usb storage and sd card and flashed back RR 3.0.5. So far so good, no problems
I got an android tablet. I don't know the exact name of my device but this is whats written in the model information.
Model Number: DFP1008R
firmware version number: R_0.1.9
Android version: 4.0
Kernal version: [email protected]#205
build number: DFP1008R_ebentong_eng.root_20120516
Now my problem, I was recently running out of internal memory (which was 8 GB) so I formatted my internal memory from my computer. After that my internal memory has disappeared. Now I keep receiving a "damaged storage" message. When I touch it, a format option comes up but when I format it a message appears "checking for errors" but nothing happens. I tried reseting my device but no luck there. I can still access the external memory sd card. Any ideas on how to fix this.?
P.S. My device is not rooted
Muzammil4 said:
I got an android tablet. I don't know the exact name of my device but this is whats written in the model information.
Model Number: DFP1008R
firmware version number: R_0.1.9
Android version: 4.0
Kernal version: [email protected]#205
build number: DFP1008R_ebentong_eng.root_20120516
Now my problem, I was recently running out of internal memory (which was 8 GB) so I formatted my internal memory from my computer. After that my internal memory has disappeared. Now I keep receiving a "damaged storage" message. When I touch it, a format option comes up but when I format it a message appears "checking for errors" but nothing happens. I tried reseting my device but no luck there. I can still access the external memory sd card. Any ideas on how to fix this.?
P.S. My device is not rooted
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Sounds to me like it needs to be reformatted. Have you tried to format from a program on your pc seeing you were able to wipe it that way?
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rawdaddymagraden said:
Sounds to me like it needs to be reformatted. Have you tried to format from a program on your pc seeing you were able to wipe it that way?
could you suggest me a software for that? something thats simple to use but gets the job done.
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used moborobo
rawdaddymagraden said:
Sounds to me like it needs to be reformatted. Have you tried to format from a program on your pc seeing you were able to wipe it that way?
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just used moborobo but no luck. My computer wont even detect the internal storage (an icon appears with 0 bytes space).
If this fails I am thinking of making my external storage as my internal. I saw alot of tutorials on how to do that.
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just used moborobo but no luck. My computer wont even detect the internal storage (an icon appears with 0 bytes space).
If this fails I am thinking of making my external storage as my internal. I saw alot of tutorials on how to do that.
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Well if that is an easy fix by all means do so. But I hate to see storage wasted lol. Do you know what format the internal needs to be in?
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I tried FAT32.
rawdaddymagraden said:
Well if that is an easy fix by all means do so. But I hate to see storage wasted lol. Do you know what format the internal needs to be in?
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I used FAT32 to format. Doesn't work. I suspect this to be a hardware fault.
hello, plz tell me how to fix this. my s2 not accessing internal storage both from file manager and from pc. but it shows in recovery. currently am on carbon 4.3. i tried many file manager but every one shows only external sd card and system ,and internal folder is empty. plz tell me how to fix this. otherwise i should flash it to stock rom.
did complete wipe and cleared cache ,dalvik cache tried other custom rom, Nothing worked
thanks
It does seem like a problem with the ROM to me, but you could try to access it with linux instead of Windows/OSX just to see if that makes a difference. If it were me, since you have already flashed a ROM, try another custom ROM, maybe CM stable to keep it predictable. See if that fixes the problem. Or just re-download your current ROM and re-flash, you never know.
cute_kayani said:
hello, plz tell me how to fix this. my s2 not accessing internal storage both from file manager and from pc. but it shows in recovery. currently am on carbon 4.3. i tried many file manager but every one shows only external sd card and system ,and internal folder is empty. plz tell me how to fix this. otherwise i should flash it to stock rom.
did complete wipe and cleared cache ,dalvik cache tried other custom rom, Nothing worked
thanks
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I tried different ROMs but same problem there. In file manager the internal SD card is empty and in recovery there it is.
I even can't open gallery or camera and can't download from browser. It gives error of " no internal SD card".
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And also can't use Bluetooth because while receiving files it save it to internal SD card , and give error while receiving files. When there are no internal SD card accessible how it can save it.
And also I used GalaxSim unlock previously to unlock my phone, now it is giving error of sim lock, because the GalaxSim unlock files are save into Internal Memory and it can't be accessible so it giving sim lock error.
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So in recovery you can see the internal storage but nowhere else? And you tried CM stable?
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And also can't use Bluetooth because while receiving files it save it to internal SD card , and give error while receiving files. When there are no internal SD card accessible how it can save it.
And also I used GalaxSim unlock previously to unlock my phone, now it is giving error of sim lock, because the GalaxSim unlock files are save into Internal Memory and it can't be accessible so it giving sim lock error.
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It gives error of status 7 , earlier there was no such error..
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Mount internal sdcard is the problem. So don't know how to mount it.
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I moved to Miui it shows internal storage but with 0 bytes available. Don't know where all space gone.. earlier am unable to access internal storage now miui showing it but ni space.
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LG G3 VS98547a , I have Same Problem
cute_kayani said:
Mount internal sdcard is the problem. So don't know how to mount it.
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Hello Sir,
I Have Installed a Rooted Version Of VS98547a ROM vy xdabeb via twrp , but its not showing Internal Storage , Plz Help Me.
Thank You.