HELP! Device no longer recognises micro SD card - Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi. I'm new to this forum and am not a developer, so please forgive my newbiness!
I have a Sony Xperia Z SGP311 tablet and was recently transferring some files to the micro SD card from my PC (something I've done many times the past couple of years) when the transfer froze and crashed. Since then, the device no longer recognises SD cards. The options to mount and erase are greyed out. When I go to Storage via settings, there's a quick flash of info but then it's greyed out again (which makes me think it may not be a hardware issue). I've tried everything I've read online...trying different cards, turning the device on and off again (thank you, IT Crowd!) and restoring to factory settings, and nothing works.
If anyone can help me resolve this issue, I would be mightily appreciative.

Fake Shemp said:
Hi. I'm new to this forum and am not a developer, so please forgive my newbiness!
I have a Sony Xperia Z SGP311 tablet and was recently transferring some files to the micro SD card from my PC (something I've done many times the past couple of years) when the transfer froze and crashed. Since then, the device no longer recognises SD cards. The options to mount and erase are greyed out. When I go to Storage via settings, there's a quick flash of info but then it's greyed out again (which makes me think it may not be a hardware issue). I've tried everything I've read online...trying different cards, turning the device on and off again (thank you, IT Crowd!) and restoring to factory settings, and nothing works.
If anyone can help me resolve this issue, I would be mightily appreciative.
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restore it with pc-companion.

Rootk1t said:
restore it with pc-companion.
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Thanks for the reply. I tried that, no luck.

Fake Shemp said:
Thanks for the reply. I tried that, no luck.
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I had this issue, turned out the sd card went bad... can't trust samsung

sovanyio said:
I had this issue, turned out the sd card went bad... can't trust samsung
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It wasn't the card. It's a Sandisk 128gb card and works just fine in a Samsung Tab S2.

Fake Shemp said:
It wasn't the card. It's a Sandisk 128gb card and works just fine in a Samsung Tab S2.
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sd card slot can get damaged, so it may be hardware error, if reflash doesn't help you.

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SD Card not working - Virus? heeeeeeeLp pls...

hello all..
i would like to ask if anyone could give me a realiable cab file anti virus...
my 4gig micro sd for dopod 838 pro was hit by one..
i can no longer see the microSD in my computer neither in my phone...
i would like to know how can i format my mmc and how can i get it show in the system
Mod Edit: Please use descriptive thread titles. I have changed yours a little.
That wasn't necessarily a virus... The sd card may have failed.. This means you have a lump of plastic that is useful for NOTHING. You'll need to get a new one. It may have been a FAKE branded name knockoff from china....
I've had 1 or 2 myself...
Cheers...
What problems are you having exactly? Memory is cut? Slow speeds? Wont read?
It could have stopped working, not everything is a virus. The same has happened to one I had. The phone neither my computer could see it anymore.
Try and get a Sandisk (authentic) one.
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thanks guy's!...
good thing there's some folks like ya'll around...
stay safe!...
My sdhc card stop being recognized
Okay guys, here's my problem, I flashed my phone last night with this
http://rapidshare.com/files/2179382...1.255.1_102_6275_1.38.00.10_108_Ship.exe.html and for some reason, now it won't recognize any of my sd cards even the ones that are below 2gb. I also put the sdhc.777 cab install and it then tried using them and it won't recognize any of them. Is there a fix on this issue? And of course some of the buttons used when you press the alt button arent under the right buttons. Can anyone help?
refuse2bstopped: Is the card working on a PC? I mean, if you plug it via USB Memory card reader or something similar to PC, is it shown in My Computer? If yes, then try formating.
Regards,
Carty..
Carty said:
refuse2bstopped: Is the card working on a PC? I mean, if you plug it via USB Memory card reader or something similar to PC, is it shown in My Computer? If yes, then try formating.
Regards,
Carty..
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Yes it works and shows on PC but none of them show on the device. I have a 512mb a 1gb and an 8gb that all showed on b4 I flashed the device. But now even the 512mb and 1gb don't show even though they never even needed the sdhc.777 cab that the 8gb needs to work. I'll try formatting it. But doesn't that mean I'll lose all my info on it? Oh well, it can be obtained again. I'll try it and see what happens. But that means I'll have to do it to all of them.
Carty said:
refuse2bstopped: Is the card working on a PC? I mean, if you plug it via USB Memory card reader or something similar to PC, is it shown in My Computer? If yes, then try formating.
Regards,
Carty..
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Okay, I tried formatting, and it still doesn't show up. When I go to settings then memory/storage card, it keeps saying "not installed" and it says this regardless of the card I put in there.
refuse2bstopped said:
Okay, I tried formatting, and it still doesn't show up. When I go to settings then memory/storage card, it keeps saying "not installed" and it says this regardless of the card I put in there.
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I'm having the same exact problem. I've been researching it for days. I thought a new ROM might fix it. .....NOPE..... The SD card does not exist. When I insert a card.... absolutely nothing happens.
Update: I fixed it. The drive itself was a little buggy. I used compressed air to clean it out. Then repeatedly inserted/removed SD card until it started working (albeit unstably). I repeated these steps a few times, and now it's working quite well.

[Q] my phone doesn't see either of my sd cards using 2.2

I have searched and I can't find an answer..
I have installed virtually all of the current 2.2 ROMS and I cannot get any of them to recognize my sd cards...I have odined back to stock, and flashed over and over and every time, the phone will say "no sd card inserted" IT even did the same thing when trying to mount the sd cards through clockwork recovery with the OS not even booted up...
When I flash a 2.1 ROM back to the phone, it behaves perfectly and reads both SD cards normally. Any one else have this problem or know of a fix?
i thought i had this issue last nite what i did was turn off usb debug then checked ask on connection in the usb setting and let it reboot and waited for it to reread everything then it was fine
If you had read all the posts of all those threads that you got the ROMs from, you would have seen that all the Froyo Roms had this issue. This has been posted many times over the past few days.
In Eugene's Froyo thread, you may find a fix for that.
Wirelessmodz said:
i thought i had this issue last nite what i did was turn off usb debug then checked ask on connection in the usb setting and let it reboot and waited for it to reread everything then it was fine
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I am not talking about my computer not recognizing it, although it won't as well.. The phone itself show unavailable under both sd cards!
ELStiko said:
If you had read all the posts of all those threads that you got the ROMs from, you would have seen that all the Froyo Roms had this issue. This has been posted many times over the past few days.
In Eugene's Froyo thread, you may find a fix for that.
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I have read plenty of pages, and this is s huge issue and I haven't seen a thing on it. I can't even get to clockworkmod from 2.2 because it will not read my sd card.
If it has been posted so many times, could you please post a link to just one of them? I have been looking since Monday night! (Reading and searching)
One of the problems is xda won't allow 2 letter search terms such as sd....
iflyabeech said:
I have read plenty of pages, and this is s huge issue and I haven't seen a thing on it. I can't even get to clockworkmod from 2.2 because it will not read my sd card.
If it has been posted so many times, could you please post a link to just one of them? I have been looking since Monday night! (Reading and searching)
One of the problems is xda won't allow 2 letter search terms such as sd....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833024
States that the SD card mounting issues have been fixed in the new version.
that is just one of the links. I am off to lunch. Will find more in about an hour.
ELStiko said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833024
States that the SD card mounting issues have been fixed in the new version.
that is just one of the links. I am off to lunch. Will find more in about an hour.
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Thanks.. I did see that, and tried it, but it doesn't work still..I made this post after flashing that ROM with the sd card supposedly fixed. I can't use anything that uses the sd card on this ROM that claims the fix or any other 2.2 rom. I would like to run obsidian...
iflyabeech said:
I am not talking about my computer not recognizing it, although it won't as well.. The phone itself show unavailable under both sd cards!
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dude i was talking about my phone not the computer and the other guys rt did you not read all kinds of issues with this happing to people . my phones fine and i flashed like 5-6 different roms to the thing and none did it to me
Wirelessmodz said:
dude i was talking about my phone not the computer and the other guys rt did you not read all kinds of issues with this happing to people . my phones fine and i flashed like 5-6 different roms to the thing and none did it to me
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The usb debugging and ask on connection fixes you propose do nothing when my phone is not connected to USB.
iflyabeech said:
The usb debugging and ask on connection fixes you propose do nothing when my phone is not connected to USB.
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i did that and rebooted and then i could see my internal and ext sd cards after that try flashing back to stock .
Wirelessmodz said:
i thought i had this issue last nite what i did was turn off usb debug then checked ask on connection in the usb setting and let it reboot and waited for it to reread everything then it was fine
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I did all this just for fun and its still the same! The phone says there are no sd cards inserted!
The computer still will not recognize it either!
I flashed the r10 rom and did a factory restore while still in recovery. No problems since then.
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iflyabeech said:
Thanks.. I did see that, and tried it, but it doesn't work still..I made this post after flashing that ROM with the sd card supposedly fixed. I can't use anything that uses the sd card on this ROM that claims the fix or any other 2.2 rom. I would like to run obsidian...
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There is a separate SD fix, but that was included with the new rom apparently. I have seen posts that those who pushed that fix had it work.
If I go to settings>sd card and phone settings
both the sd card storage and the phone storage say unavailable!
this only happens when you are using 2.2 right?
yes.. its only on 2.2 roms.. and every one of them I have tried.. when I flash back to 2.1 it works great.. I am guessing its some sort of kernel issue...
I did get it rebooted into clockwork and wiped pretty much everything but the sdcard...did not do any good.. also tried moutning the sd card from clockwork with 2.2 installed...the sdcards did show up on the computer, but when clicking on them it said "Please insert a disk into this drive"
iflyabeech said:
I have searched and I can't find an answer..
I have installed virtually all of the current 2.2 ROMS and I cannot get any of them to recognize my sd cards...I have odined back to stock, and flashed over and over and every time, the phone will say "no sd card inserted" IT even did the same thing when trying to mount the sd cards through clockwork recovery with the OS not even booted up...
When I flash a 2.1 ROM back to the phone, it behaves perfectly and reads both SD cards normally. Any one else have this problem or know of a fix?
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i have researched this for 3 days straight and have found a solution, their is no fix
1.) if you remove your sd card and reboot the phone with it not in there, your internal memory will mount just fine.
2.) so that made me think it was something wrong with my external card, so i went and bought another one, samsung branded, 8 gig class2 card, and what do you know, it mounted just fine.
3.) i did found out that when i flashed back to 2.1 it would see my old sd card, but when i upgraded to 2.2 it wont.
its like 2.2 does not like certain branded sd cards, the one that wouldnt work on 2.2 was made by A-Data
djkdawg said:
i have researched this for 3 days straight and have found a solution, their is no fix
1.) if you remove your sd card and reboot the phone with it not in there, your internal memory will mount just fine.
2.) so that made me think it was something wrong with my external card, so i went and bought another one, samsung branded, 8 gig class2 card, and what do you know, it mounted just fine.
3.) i did found out that when i flashed back to 2.1 it would see my old sd card, but when i upgraded to 2.2 it wont.
its like 2.2 does not like certain branded sd cards, the one that wouldnt work on 2.2 was made by A-Data
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Interesting.. Thank you! I am rebooting without the sdcard now and sure enough the internal card is showing [email protected]
Mine is an 8gb class 6 card.. not sure what brand... I am going to format the sd card and see if that helps!
that was it.. I put my 2gb card in and it worked great.. the 8gb card worked great before, but apparently was not compatable with 2.2

[Q] sd card problem

Hi,
I got my Optimus one not long ago and I bought kingston 8G for it though it would work fine. The phone read the card well and show the memory correct and I can use it pretty good on my phone. The thing later I found out is the phone itself restart after the idle time exceed 1hr which is crazy. The phone works really good until I upgrade my original sd card (samsung 2G which came in with) to Kingston microsd 8G. I don't know where exactly is wrong, and I couldn't return the sd card either since it work fine on both phone and on computer with card reader. If someone got same problem with me, please let me know or help me out!! Thanks in advance.
I think it is a firmware problem,Mine and others do the same with the standart 2G card...
Firmware keeps updating itself when I go on WIFI connection. I don't know about these stuffs either. But now, the problems are ended..the phone doesn't read any card anymore whether 2G or 8G, it keeps saying that "sd card removed. Insert a new one". I've tried restart again & again but the message doesn't go away and my phone decide not to recognize the card.Both of the cards work fine on computer. I think I need to visit the shop where I bought to check on it. Btw, is that problem considered in the warranty case? I don't know.. It wasn't even a month with me. So sad!
winnie34 said:
Firmware keeps updating itself when I go on WIFI connection. I don't know about these stuffs either. But now, the problems are ended..the phone doesn't read any card anymore whether 2G or 8G, it keeps saying that "sd card removed. Insert a new one". I've tried restart again & again but the message doesn't go away and my phone decide not to recognize the card.Both of the cards work fine on computer. I think I need to visit the shop where I bought to check on it. Btw, is that problem considered in the warranty case? I don't know.. It wasn't even a month with me. So sad!
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Are you using any app2sd ? If yes, it could be a problem also if ur using an app storing data on your SD card. It makes you're cell restart.
I have the "mount / unmount" problem on my LG, I saw on a french forum that it was better to try with another file system, sometimes it was solving, sometimes not. I don't think it's really a card problem, I gave my LG GW620's sd to my girlfrend and her old samsung is using it without any problem's, but on mine it was crashing every 30mins....
killdashnine said:
Are you using any app2sd ? If yes, it could be a problem also if ur using an app storing data on your SD card. It makes you're cell restart.
I have the "mount / unmount" problem on my LG, I saw on a french forum that it was better to try with another file system, sometimes it was solving, sometimes not. I don't think it's really a card problem, I gave my LG GW620's sd to my girlfrend and her old samsung is using it without any problem's, but on mine it was crashing every 30mins....
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I have some problem with his original sd and with a new 4gb class 4 sd...
Do you solved the problem ?? how ?
My problem disappeared after I formatted the card directly on the phone.
i reAD sumwher ... a claSS 10 sd cARd is fully funcTional with lg o1 !!
allsalvati said:
My problem disappeared after I formatted the card directly on the phone.
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I have the same problem but more problem when my LG O1 didn't recognize the card and I couldn't mount or format the card on my phone.
This happened when I partitioned the card. My PC still sees the card well but my phone doesn't.
I read a lot of posts from a lot of forums and I did try every guides steps by steps but it seemed as the LG O1 doesn't have any button-press-combination as others. For ex: when I pressed Back + Power On, nothing happened as It was said that the phone might come to FastBoot.
As help on this issue will be in much appreciated.
I fixed it. If your PC still recognizes the sd card, it's ok. Go to Manage (right click on My Computer) -> Device Management -> Storage -> you should see your card there. Try to delete volumn or format the EXT2 and Linux Swap.
Put the card back to your phone. It should recognize the card and then, unmount and format card and mount it back. Done.
I have a small question. What is the best class for this phone? The class 10 is fully used by phone or does not reach that read/write speed? Some micro sd class 10 are declared between 20 and 30 MB/S. The p500 has these capabilities? Or a Class 6 card is enough?
Thanks
UP!
The price for 32GB class 6 is very different from class 10.
Lg Optimus One is able to full use write/read speed of class 10?
Thanks
Help! I inserted a sandisk 4gb class 4 and my phone didn't recognized it (i got the 'SD card removed. Insert a new one.' notification). Then, i inserted back the original 2gb sd card from the box, but that notification is still there and it can't be recognized. But both my PC and a another android device (a galaxy tab) can detect it. So, i tried formatting both the 4gb and the original 2gb with the galaxy tab and inserted it to my O1 but nothing has changed. I tried updating to the official V10E firmware but it makes no diffrences. Any help please?
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For future, don't remove SD card during phone is running because of app moved to SD card. Especially when you plan insert new one, and if you do that with custom ROM with app2sd its equivalent to suicide.
Is mass storage mode works? Is MS works in curstom recovery? Did you try format memory card in phone? Delete of caches?
The_ERROR said:
For future, don't remove SD card during phone is running because of app moved to SD card. Especially when you plan insert new one, and if you do that with custom ROM with app2sd its equivalent to suicide.
Is mass storage mode works? Is MS works in curstom recovery? Did you try format memory card in phone? Delete of caches?
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Thx for the reply,
I haven't install a custom ROM yet. All i did was enable JIT+HW accel from a thread here.
1. Mass storage didn't work. It just appears as a new drive which i can't access.
2. I updated my O1 to V10E... I lost root, custom recovery,etc. so i can't try that
3. I formated it with another android device (a galaxy tab)
4. How do you delete the caches???? Sorry, new here
You had got me. For now I have not idea how to proceed.
Anyway, remove battery, remove SD card, clean sd card with some soft cloth, check if metal contacts looks fine (try clean that if not), insert SD card, insert battery and try it again.
If this not help, you can try some shaking and so on. It's sounds crazy, but I know one guy whose shaking helped him to flash firmware to phone, which not works at all. Maybe it's some cheats for all these issues.
ad 4) You can delete caches via custom recovery, but related to 2) you can't so, this hint is useless.
I did everything u said. I checked the SD card & the slot and they seem ok.
This might sound dumb, but what do you mean by 'shaking'? Which part are you suppose to shake?? Sorry, im still new to androids
BTW, i went to the LG customer care. The technician checked it and said that they are going to replace the SD card slot. She said that sparepart (the SD card slot) is going to arrive sometime in mid-January due to the holidays.
By the shake I mean grab phone and do quick movements with phone from left to right and back.
But it seems, that you have some trouble with hardware part(s) of phone.

SD card won't mount

Hey guys, about a month ago i accidentally dropped my phone on my coffee table and it cracked my screen. I didn't notice any other damage. Now it won't read the SD card. It will try and mount it and then tell me I removed it or something. I'm running Cyanogen 2.3.3. Stable rom and I have a recent nandroid backup.
I would like to fix this without a restore, but I can restore if that'll fix it. I'm just hoping it's not a hardware problem.
As always, any and all (attempts to) help are greatly appreciated!
Are you using S2E or Darktremor apps2sd? (That wouldn't be the cause of the problem, but would change the way you'd troubleshoot it.)
I really don't know what either of those are. I use Titanium backup and the android app manager to move the apps.
k, just checking. I'd suggest trying with a different SD card if you have one to see if it works with that. If it does, then I'd try reformatting the original SD card to see if that gets it to work again. Just make sure you copy all the files off the SD card with a computer first, then copy them back after reformatting.
Okay it was my SD card. I've moved everything over to a 2GB card now. Problem is, I can't get anything to read my 8GB now. I tried formatting after I backed it up, but it failed during the format and now neither my computer nor my phone will read mount it. It's obviously corrupt. Is there any way to fix this? I can fit most of my stuff on my 2GB card, but I'd like to save the 8GB if possible...
Gweth said:
Okay it was my SD card. I've moved everything over to a 2GB card now. Problem is, I can't get anything to read my 8GB now. I tried formatting after I backed it up, but it failed during the format and now neither my computer nor my phone will read mount it. It's obviously corrupt. Is there any way to fix this? I can fit most of my stuff on my 2GB card, but I'd like to save the 8GB if possible...
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Try this program: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
It has revived an SD card for me in the past. Hope it works for you.
okay I got the SD formatter. I've inserted the 8GB card using a working micro-SD to SD adapter in my card reader and the program recognized the drive and shows the correct size (7.39 GB). When I try and actually format the card, though, it says that either the drive, or the card is not supported by it. :\
I figured updating the drivers for my card reader would fix this, but I have no idea where to find them...
Some thing you might try:
1) Make sure the lock switch isn't engaged on the microSD to SD adapter. I had to tape the lock switch in the off position on my adapter to keep it from switching into the on position when I plugged it into my card reader.
2) Try formatting another SD card to see if it works.
I don't think you're going to find any new drivers for something as simple as a card reader.
drumist said:
I don't think you're going to find any new drivers for something as simple as a card reader.
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I actually searched... and I did find them .
Theonew said:
I actually searched... and I did find them .
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Can you post them, please?
Gweth said:
Can you post them, please?
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Don't know the brand you have, so you could try here: http://driverscollection.com/?C=57.
Theonew said:
Don't know the brand you have, so you could try here: http://driverscollection.com/?C=57.
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Thanks but how do i figure out what kind I have? I have Toshiba Satellite A505 laptop. I just did a quick google search and didn't see anything, but I may have overlooked something...i'll keep looking.
Gweth said:
Thanks but how do i figure out what kind I have? I have Toshiba Satellite A505 laptop.
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There are many variations of that model... Go here: http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/home.jsp?nav=Download and find your specific model, then download and install the card reader driver available/suitable for it.

[Q] [SOLVED] phone Does not mount/detect external SD card

Hi guys
I have searched for the answer to this one and it's now giving me a headache.
I put in a brand new sandisk 16 GB SD card. But now when I put ANY SD card in the phone fails to boot.
Looking through CWM it can't even mount the card there.. I have tried NTFS FAT32 (formatted on laptop) but still nothing. The SD CARD still works and is detected in my laptop. I have even tried the original SD CARD the phone was shipped with and nothing.
Even went back to stock ROM and although it booted, it still couldn't detect the SD card and the media process kept on crashing.
ANY ideas much appreciated!!!
nutmegy said:
I put in a brand new sandisk 16 GB SD card. But now when I put ANY SD card in the phone fails to boot.
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what is the reason you put a new card?
something happened to your old one?
nutmegy said:
Looking through CWM it can't even mount the card there.. I have tried NTFS FAT32 (formatted on laptop) but still nothing. The SD CARD still works and is detected in my laptop.
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works on your pc, good
nutmegy said:
I have even tried the original SD CARD the phone was shipped with and nothing.
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not a brand problem good
nutmegy said:
Even went back to stock ROM and although it booted, it still couldn't detect the SD card and the media process kept on crashing.
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did you check in settings > under device, in "storage" > sdcard
if it appears there as an unknown format
if it did, use "format sd card" in the device itself
nutmegy said:
ANY ideas much appreciated!!!
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maybe your sd slot is broken?
since as you stated:
- works on pc
- same happens with an older working card
- not working in stock or cwm
did your phone fell?
water damage maybe?
did something happen that made you switch to a different sdcard?
iTK said:
what is the reason you put a new card?
something happened to your old one?
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Wanted more space... Interestingly though the smaller card (4GB) does let me boot but OS still doesnt detect it.
did you check in settings > under device, in "storage" > sdcard
if it appears there as an unknown format
if it did, use "format sd card" in the device itself
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the STOCK ROM just hangs and the settings crash when i attempt to access the Storage section.
maybe your sd slot is broken?
since as you stated:
- works on pc
- same happens with an older working card
- not working in stock or cwm
did your phone fell?
water damage maybe?
did something happen that made you switch to a different sdcard?
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no water damage, not dropped
i cant help but think its a formatting issue... but unsure why
from the CWM logs
I:Can't partition unsafe device: /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
I:Can't format unknown volume: /external_sd
so unsure what the hell is going on
nutmegy said:
i cant help but think its a formatting issue... but unsure why
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do you have a friend or relative with a galaxy s2 or similar samsung device?
i would insert both sd cards in their phone, format them using the setting menu and test again
sorry i could not help you solve the problem, but it seems hardware related, broken sd slot?
iTK said:
do you have a friend or relative with a galaxy s2 or similar samsung device?
i would insert both sd cards in their phone, format them using the setting menu and test again
sorry i could not help you solve the problem, but it seems hardware related, broken sd slot?
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ok looks like i have managed to fix the bugger...
instead of crappy windows based Partition Editors i went to my trusty gParted on Ubuntu..
it now works a treat!!
i'm glad it worked out for you, please add [solved] to the topic title
have a nice day
will try thanks
SD Card won't mount - FIXED
I'm just trying to get the word out on the fix that worked for me. NONE of the fixes I have searched for have worked. On Cyanogenmod 10, I just could NOT get the SD Card to mount - External SD would mount, but not the internal SD (on HTC VIVID). Out of frustration, I erased the system and SD card from with in the OS Settings Menu (Setting>Backup & Reset>Factory Data Reset - including SD Erase). When I rebooted, I was going to reload a different ROM....but lo and behold...my SD Cards are both working correctly. Please note that no other Formatting worked (ie from the bootloader). One last note, to get the External SD to talk via USB to the PC, I have to put the unit into MTP mode as a Media Device instead of Mass USB Storage.
iTK said:
do you have a friend or relative with a galaxy s2 or similar samsung device?
i would insert both sd cards in their phone, format them using the setting menu and test again
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I agree - I tried many things including re-formatting / remove -> reinstall disk partition using Windows PC / Ubutntu (gparted), reinstalling the ROM / original firmware etc. None of these worked.
I put the card into different Android phones and tablets - by chance, one of them (a Galaxy Tab 2) managed to detect the card. I used this tablet to format the card (and all other cards which didn't work with the phone) - now they all work!
So, the only way is to find an Android device which can detect the "faulty" card and format it.
sorry i could not help you solve the problem, but it seems hardware related, broken sd slot?
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Don't seem to be broken hardware, because the fault can be repaired. It seems that Android doesn't agree with formatting / partition of some SD cards.
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slim_thumb said:
I agree - I tried many things including re-formatting / remove -> reinstall disk partition using Windows PC / Ubutntu (gparted), reinstalling the ROM / original firmware etc. None of these worked.
I put the card into different Android phones and tablets - by chance, one of them (a Galaxy Tab 2) managed to detect the card. I used this tablet to format the card (and all other cards which didn't work with the phone) - now they all work!
So, the only way is to find an Android device which can detect the "faulty" card and format it.
Don't seem to be broken hardware, because the fault can be repaired. It seems that Android doesn't agree with formatting / partition of some SD cards.
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just remove the momory card from phone insert it in card reader and plug it to the computer
go to start menu and in run type diskmgmt.msc
and just delete the memory card partation insert back the memory card in the phone done
phone will ask you to repair the partation say yes both your sd card and internal memory will be mounted

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