Hi
I have 2 gb micro sd card and I want to format it using Resco file explorer. But it keeps telling me to check to see if its unlocked.
I use to be able to format without a problem. But i have recently started to flash roms. I can put stop and take stuff without a problem. Just won't let me format.
I also tried formatting using my laptop, but won't work.
EDIT: Sorry, wrong place. Wanted to post this in general Kaiser forum.
Is the little write protect tab on the side of the sd card in the right position??
i moved it off the lock position and nothing? my comp won't even let me right click it. when I click to open it, says needs to be formatted and when i click format PC says it can't be formatted.
I searched on here, but no thread about this type of problem. card isn't ruined because i can still add and delete stuff.
I never experience this issue .. quite confusing.
However, this should be posted in General forum, not ROM Development. Mod, please move as such ..
tilt4life2 said:
Hi
I have 2 gb micro sd card and I want to format it using Resco file explorer. But it keeps telling me to check to see if its unlocked.
I use to be able to format without a problem. But i have recently started to flash roms. I can put stop and take stuff without a problem. Just won't let me format.
I also tried formatting using my laptop, but won't work.
EDIT: Sorry, wrong place. Wanted to post this in general Kaiser forum.
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Could be a problem with the card / slot connectors. Try with some other card reader.
I had an issue once where I couldn't format my card - I had no lock errors though, just couldn't format through the PC or with PPC programs.
Eventually I installed 'Flash Format' by CNetX (google it) - it formatted first time on the free evaluation version.
Worth a try if you're about to bin it!
Good luck.
brandall said:
I had an issue once where I couldn't format my card - I had no lock errors though, just couldn't format through the PC or with PPC programs.
Eventually I installed 'Flash Format' by CNetX (google it) - it formatted first time on the free evaluation version.
Worth a try if you're about to bin it!
Good luck.
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You sir are a genius and a life-saver!
This product is a magical potion for the microSD card. I tried so many different things online, on the laptop, and the Kaiser and none worked. This thing took less than a minute and formatted with the click of one button.
Mods, please move this thread. Hopefully it can help others who might have this problem in the future.
Thank you very much sir!
Glad it worked - it's very strange that this little program seems to be able to sort the issues that even the premium programs can't....
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Hey all, i know there are many miniSD problem threads, but i wasnt able to find this particular one...
I just got a PQI 2GB miniSD, i formated it with SKTools, and started installing some programs...installs go fine, but when i try to run the programs, it says that its not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. i get that msg with all the programs i install...and nothing works on it!!!
Use file explorer to see if you can browse the card. The error you have seen usually mean that the device is unable to read the card. You will need to reformat the card again. I usually do it in my laptop using a card reader.
i can browse it...it gets detected with the right amount of size and everything...my preveious card was a 256 MB and it was always good...
Copy everything in the card to your computer. Reformat the card but using your computer this time. Copy everything back to the card.
ive tried that too!! still nothing...
In that case I am running out of idea I am using the same PQI and have no problem with my Wizard. You probably get a defective card. Maybe it's time to page the vendor for a replacement card.
Usually if you just format it in via the computer, it should work. Try formatting it twice in succession and if it still does not work, you might have a defective card like imisim said above.
Guys, stop confusing...
It has nothing to do with a memory card.
And you Malik use search next time!
Here's the solution -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=249863&highlight=trusted+certificate
rottie said:
Guys, stop confusing...
It has nothing to do with a memory card.
And you Malik use search next time!
Here's the solution -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=249863&highlight=trusted+certificate
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i did use the search, and that didnt work..there is no solution on that page, it didnt work for those who had the problem...
rottie said:
Guys, stop confusing...
It has nothing to do with a memory card.
And you Malik use search next time!
Here's the solution -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=249863&highlight=trusted+certificate
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It has everything to do with the memory card because the solution you have posted won't work and doesn't apply to the OP. The solution only apply to a few applications which doesn't have the "sign-code/certificate". After you have signed the code and it will work for those apps.
The OP problem is that none of the installed programs will work, not just one or two none signing certificate (BTW, most of the none signing apps are usually warez/cracked ) The OP problems are mostly due to the memory card itself.
back then i have always been getting file corruption on my sd card and i have read up a lot on it but nothing really works. After i switched to Open Touch v3.0 it was fine until yesterday my sd card got corrupted again and i lost a lot of pictures.. Anyone have any solution?
porkch0p said:
back then i have always been getting file corruption on my sd card and i have read up a lot on it but nothing really works. After i switched to Open Touch v3.0 it was fine until yesterday my sd card got corrupted again and i lost a lot of pictures.. Anyone have any solution?
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sounds like you have a bad micro sd card. Corruption was common problem with the stock T-Mobile rom but not usually a problem with other roms.
Maybe you can take it out and format it. Hard Reset the phone and try it again.
You can format your card with Windows and that should work fine. Also I've had this program for awhile which is supposed to be far superior to any other program for formatting Micro SD Cards, but I've never used it. Here it is if you'd like it.
any special way to format it or should i just right click and then format?
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any special way to format it or should i just right click and then format?
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It might be best to take the card out of the phone. Put it in a card reader and format it on your PC, then put it back in the phone. Making sure you hear it Click in.
SD-Card
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Anyone have any solution?
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I think there are some possible reasons causing troubles like this.
- Files where not cleanly closed at poweroff.
Alway make sure, all programms and applications are terminated before you shut down.
- Incompatible SD-Card
Always refrain from cheap and/or unbranded Cards. I use a Toshiba 2GB SDCard. Never had any problems. Even with the orginal stock ROM with WM5.
- defective SD-Card
Kinda hard to detect if you have just one card. Plug the SDCard into your PC and do a "surfacescan" on the virtual Drive.
- unstable SD-Card connectors
Try to clean the connection-pads on the card and inside your device with a small brush or paper tissue. Never use any other fluits than water to clean connection-pads on the card and just a little drop of it. Make sure everything is dry before you turn your device back on or some parts could get seriously damaged!
I think its also a good advice to see your SD-Card and Systemmemory as a very unsafe and unstable place for critical data. Always do backups as often as you can.
Sorry, for my bad english. Its late and I already had some drinks PLUS I am not very used to speak english anymore..
Monarch73 said:
I think there are some possible reasons causing troubles like this.
- Files where not cleanly closed at poweroff.
Alway make sure, all programms and applications are terminated before you shut down.
- Incompatible SD-Card
Always refrain from cheap and/or unbranded Cards. I use a Toshiba 2GB SDCard. Never had any problems. Even with the orginal stock ROM with WM5.
- defective SD-Card
Kinda hard to detect if you have just one card. Plug the SDCard into your PC and do a "surfacescan" on the virtual Drive.
- unstable SD-Card connectors
Try to clean the connection-pads on the card and inside your device with a small brush or paper tissue. Never use any other fluits than water to clean connection-pads on the card and just a little drop of it. Make sure everything is dry before you turn your device back on or some parts could get seriously damaged!
I think its also a good advice to see your SD-Card and Systemmemory as a very unsafe and unstable place for critical data. Always do backups as often as you can.
Sorry, for my bad english. Its late and I already had some drinks PLUS I am not very used to speak english anymore..
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Thanks for your help don't worry about the english, i still understand you and thats all that matters. i am using Sandisk 2gb.
BTW, zcink
the file you gave me doesn't work, it doesn't even let me extract it
Don't install any programs that may be running at any given time on your SD card. If you have a program running (that's installed on the SD card) and you phone hibernates/shuts down after not being used ... will cause SD corruption.
Nothing with a Today plugin that you use ... nothing that you may accidently leave running.
duprade said:
Don't install any programs that may be running at any given time on your SD card. If you have a program running (that's installed on the SD card) and you phone hibernates/shuts down after not being used ... will cause SD corruption.
Nothing with a Today plugin that you use ... nothing that you may accidently leave running.
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and still every benchmark test shows...
... reading main memory = FASTER
... reading storage card = SLOWER
even with SDHC card!!
So I install all apps to mainmemory...
porkch0p said:
BTW, zcink
the file you gave me doesn't work, it doesn't even let me extract it
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You are right. It was not zipped right. I took it down. Zipped it correctly, tested it and reuploaded it. The one thats there now is the new one. This is supposed to be Professional software. The guy I got it from said it was the Best thing on the Market. I had never used it before, but I tested it today and it works fine.
Cheers!
Mine corrupted too
Hi, just few minutes back I was trying to copy some files from external harddisk to my wing's stock supplied Sandisk 1 gb memory card and looks like it got corrupted. All I see is some junk characters and boxes as file name. I lost all my (memorable)photos and softwares . I was trying to copy directly from my external disk to phones storage card and I am not sure whether this caused this issue. I have Open touch 2.7 biggy.
I have two questions.
a. Where does active sync stores all the files, contacts, calendar entries in computer (the directory path). I tried searching in the computer but could not find it.
b. Does active sync saves my storage cards file too? I dont believe so. Is there a way to ask active sync to backup files from SD card too?
Thanks in advance
One day a few weeks ago all the files seemed to have disappeared off my micro SD card. I had begun to replace them when some (not all) reappeared. Some even re-appeared in duplicate. Others not at all. At the same time two files were added to my card, both 1.2 GB large, both named with strange characters, and both marked as system files. I have tried everyway I can think of to delete them and have searched this forum as well as the Internet but can't find any answer. Can someone please help? Thanks!
Susan
Just a couple of questions. Are you using file explorer on your phone? Are you using file explorer on your desktop with a USB reader? Are you using Windows/Mac/or Linux? Are you using Activesync and the USB cable to read it as a " mobile device" in "my computer"?
Are the files youre attempting to delete marked with "hidden" attributes?
More info is needed to help ya
Cinamon said:
One day a few weeks ago all the files seemed to have disappeared off my micro SD card. I had begun to replace them when some (not all) reappeared. Some even re-appeared in duplicate. Others not at all. At the same time two files were added to my card, both 1.2 GB large, both named with strange characters, and both marked as system files. I have tried everyway I can think of to delete them and have searched this forum as well as the Internet but can't find any answer. Can someone please help? Thanks!
Susan
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Put it in your computer and run a disk check, I'd say the FAT filesystem is hosed.
When all else fails, format. Preferably to Fat32. The old Fat file system is unstable over 512MB, or so I've noticed.
Hi!
I have a problem too. Does anybody know what app (very good only)to use for duplicate file removal? thanks
you probably have some malwares in your card that came from your pc
best thing to do is to format -i agree with silversonic
try keeping ur card healthy (its ur data)
backup is another good trick to survive when dealing with technology
silversonic1 said:
format. .
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Hi!
I have a problem. Does anybody know what app (very good only)to use for duplicate file removal? thanks
Duplicate files finder tool
Hey Cleaner007
I use Directory Report to find duplicate files
http://www.file-utilities.com
Great tool, lots of cool features
I read on cookies sticky FAQ, that freeze ups can be caused by a corrupt SD card. It says to run a chkdsk on the card from your computer. I've mounted my card on two different computers one xp and the other win7. Ever time I run chkdsk it says invalid parameters. If i remove my card it stops freezing up so i sure this is the problem. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I put in an old memory card and its still doing it. It even brings up music that isn't even on the other card. Is their a cache of music data you can delete somewhere.
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I read on cookies sticky FAQ, that freeze ups can be caused by a corrupt SD card. It says to run a chkdsk on the card from your computer. I've mounted my card on two different computers one xp and the other win7. Ever time I run chkdsk it says invalid parameters. If i remove my card it stops freezing up so i sure this is the problem. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I put in an old memory card and its still doing it. It even brings up music that isn't even on the other card. Is their a cache of music data you can delete somewhere.
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You'd probably get an almost instant response if you posted this in the Energy ROM thread.. I'd help you if I knew how to though
seeM_ZA said:
You'd probably get an almost instant response if you posted this in the Energy ROM thread.. I'd help you if I knew how to though
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My thoughts exactly. No need to clutter up the ROM development forum
DJGonzo said:
My thoughts exactly. No need to clutter up the ROM development forum
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Thanks will do.
Okay, it's irritating. try googling but it is not even a search result or probably I'm a dumb.
I got pissed right now. After try an android on X1 and feel I like it, it's stucked at somewhat. So I soft reset it and now when log in to WinMo it asked me to format the SD Card, after i try it. the SD is till not detected.
Then plug USB Cable but still the computer just sound beep twice and show none in my Computer.
I try to remove the SD to my Aspen and Nokia 5800 but they also can't detect it. I have no micro SD reader or adapter so I can't try on PC.
Help me.
VSJ said:
Help me.
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"Please" would have been a nice addition here
Not sure what you might have messed up with Android, but to check the SD there's only two options:
get a new one and try again or
get yourself a µSD reader of any kind, shouldn't be too expensive
BTW: You say you installed Android and after soft reset you are in WinMo again? That doesn't sound like really having "installed" Android to me - might be an idea to post your question where you got whatever you installed on your phone to get the Android feeling.....
louis0815 said:
"Please" would have been a nice addition here
Not sure what you might have messed up with Android, but to check the SD there's only two options:
get a new one and try again or
get yourself a µSD reader of any kind, shouldn't be too expensive
BTW: You say you installed Android and after soft reset you are in WinMo again? That doesn't sound like really having "installed" Android to me - might be an idea to post your question where you got whatever you installed on your phone to get the Android feeling.....
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I'm sorry 'please' has several meaning in my culture. My culture prohibit a girl to ask 'please' to anonymous. If that word helpful, okay, please help me.
English isn't my language so you might interpret what I want to say wrongly.
Android is installed and I had run it for days. Once upon time, in the middle of proccessing something, it stuck so I did a soft reset. Then I boot into Windows Mobile (not Android) -DualBOOT- and Windows Mobile ask me to format microSD Card but after it is formatted, the card is invisible. update: I borrow my friend's an imported SD Card, microSD is detected but the computer ask to insert in it.
VSJ said:
My culture prohibit a girl to ask 'please' to anonymous.
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OK, couldn't see that (neither your gender nor your origin) - was not meant offensive though
English isn't my language so you might interpret what I want to say wrongly.
Android is installed and I had run it for days. Once upon time, in the middle of proccessing something, it stuck so I did a soft reset. Then I boot into Windows Mobile (not Android) -DualBOOT- and Windows Mobile ask me to format microSD Card but after it is formatted, the card is invisible. update: I borrow my friend's an imported SD Card, microSD is detected but the computer ask to insert in it.
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dualBoot was the missing detail for me.....
Purely guessing as I am not an Android expert:
Were you able to boot into WinMo before that "crash"?
Were you able to boot into Android after the crash?
Can Android handle FAT32 formatted cards?
louis0815 said:
OK, couldn't see that (neither your gender nor your origin) - was not meant offensive though
dualBoot was the missing detail for me.....
Purely guessing as I am not an Android expert:
Were you able to boot into WinMo before that "crash"?
Were you able to boot into Android after the crash?
Can Android handle FAT32 formatted cards?
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It's Okay,
Yes no problem before. I'm not sure how my card formatted but it's original coming from the package.
Try to format SD card in computer with FAT32.
For dual boot you have make partition formated with Ext2 right? What prograd did you use for partitioning of SD? Minitool partition? Try to delete partitions used for Android.
Hi VSJ,
are u using XDAAndroid from frayaab, (I see ur post there too). My SD is also fried out. You're not alone. at least, there're 2-3 people who have the same problem. Someone said that the SD is fried out.
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Were you able to boot into Android after the crash?
Can Android handle FAT32 formatted cards?
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RBRiddick said:
Try to format SD card in computer with FAT32.
For dual boot you have make partition formated with Ext2 right? What prograd did you use for partitioning of SD? Minitool partition? Try to delete partitions used for Android.
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You should know that in X1 port Android, There are two types of releases: ones with ext2 partition and ones without. And I think this girl have android without EXT2 partition. Anyway question if Android can detect is is pretty lame, no offense, I think if the Storage Card isn't working how can you run the Android...
Don't you read that the card isn't detected. It's pretty clear, our problem that the card isn't even detected from OS File Explorer. How can that ur suggested software can detect it?
Hi VSJ, I want to update you. I've asked my friend w/o lucky and bring the card to SESC, I can assure you that SE won't guaranty SD Card.
Thank you for trying to help me.
Since the problem is occurred to many people, I dunno think that the Android only killed mine. I'm giving up. I think it's over a hardware issue.
The developer of the android also has no idea why the problem can be occurred.