Firstly, I usually restrain myself from making a thread. But I found it vital to have a thread about this so, I am making 1.
I have been observing this for quite some time that Build by Faryaab has rendered some MEM cards useless.
Firstly can any1 explain me why this is so?
Secondly, the people who have lost their mem cards, did you format the card BEFORE running the Haret.exe
Thirdly, isn't is quite strange/weird for an OS to render a mem card useless?
Hope to find some answers.
P.S: I wish to know from some first hand experiencers what did they do, before and after they ran haret.exe..you can PM me the same, I am fine.
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hi i know some of the members are having the memory card issue but im using different android builds since feb 2010 i got my device in nov 2009 also got the sandisk 8gb class 6 card same day. First i formatted the card in windows before using it in the device. Before using any Android build i format my card. So i think the members didnt format the cards before using another android build some members also cant run android because they have some stuff from previous android builds. So before using a new android build format the card first.
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Hi,
I've had an att fuze for a long while and the flashing is wayyyy different on that thing.
I've read all the FAQ stuff out there but can't get anything to work.
I already bought 2 micro sd cards.
I downgraded the RC to 29, and then it erased my data on the original 1GB card. I forgot to make a backup on accident.
I went to the thread that taught me how to get the hero ROSIE rom on the phone, and it said I needed 2 sd cards. Now, I went to buy a new SD card.
So the original card is blank, and the new card is blank, when I plug it into the phone, windows does not recognize it, nor does the phone.
If I boot up the phone with the old card inside of it, that starts up fine, but it is completely blank.
SO i'm kind of stuck at the part where you need to format the sd card, I have 2 micro sd cards that are blank, and windows cannot recognize them.
Any help to get me up and running would be greatly appreciated.
So you're pretty much starting from a clean slate then? I think your next step is to first format one of the sd cards with ext2. So you're going to have to find the articles here on how to do it. I recommend going the route of using a linux portable cd like GPARTED to make the partition on the SD Card.
After you do that, copy the extracted app_s to the ext2 partition using the directions provided. Pretty much.. go from there with the nice articles we have.
I honestly didn't use two SDCards. I used adb to put the new update.zip containing the hero rom and just reflashed.
HMMM
i am so damn lost right now... a linux live cd? you can't do this from a windows vista pc?
In the future please search, and post in the correct thread/forum. Thank you.
I'm pretty much trying to follow the directions perfectly to get this ROSIE UI on the phone, but the problem is i've read all the tutorials, but the phone cannot recognize my sd cards, and windows can't recognize it at all.
So i can't really do any steps because the phone isnt recognizing anything, i've tried windows, and a couple of other programs to get the card formatted, but no luck.
Sorry mod. i'm pretty active on the other phone communities on this forum, but am having a real hard problem with the g1. This post was my last resort. I've read a lot of FAQ's tutorials, instructions etc... i'm jsut kind of stuck thats why i'm making this new thread.
Hello!
I'm planning to change my Xperia X8's SD Card.
I'm using Racht's custom rom, 2.2.1 CM Floyo v0.20, also found in XDA forums.
Of course, this offers the use of apps2SD.
Would it be ok if I just copy-paste the contents of my old SD Card to my new one?
Would I still be able to use (without any problems) the apps I transferred to my SD card from the phone storage?
In other words, will all my files (apps2SD transferred files also) in the old SD card still work if I just copy-paste them to the new SD Card?
Very sorry if my explanation is complicated.
Thanks!
Yes it should be fine.
How did the change of SD Card go?
Im about to do the same thing and was wondering i its possible to copy all contet from current SD Card to my PC and then copy it to the new SD Card.
jkolner said:
How did the change of SD Card go?
Im about to do the same thing and was wondering i its possible to copy all contet from current SD Card to my PC and then copy it to the new SD Card.
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Sorry for the late reply.
I haven't really changed it yet due to my busy schedule. Hopefully, I would be able to find time.
I'll keep you updated!
As long as you did not partition the sd card with extended file system or any other fs that only linux can detect, there should not be a problem.
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If you have partitioned your old SD card with ext3 partition you can use any Linux live CD to simply copy/paste to your new card
superuser_
is mandatory to have two partitions with the same floyo0, 25. a standard card does not work like a normal android 2.2. roms or they also use the second partition as root and do the first time and we have to install link2sd to transfer apps to the memory card.
multiboot option
if u haven't already changed sd cards try to get a class 6 sd card as there have been multiboot options released, cm6 on phone memory and cm7 on sd card. check out multiboot thread on x8 development. two roms on one phone, its all gravy my friend.
ASHLEY117 said:
if u haven't already changed sd cards try to get a class 6 sd card as there have been multiboot options released, cm6 on phone memory and cm7 on sd card. check out multiboot thread on x8 development. two roms on one phone, its all gravy my friend.
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how about a class 10 card? will it work on x8?
i think it will ok.
I changed from an 8 GB card to a 16. No problem at all. But my card doesn't support Multiboot. If you get a class 6 or higher you should be fine. You just need to copy a few files from the old card and it works fine.
I have just copied and pasted everything from one card to another, and it worked. It is great that now with rachts and doixhan's roms we have the support for app2sd!
Do you know if there is any way to test the speed of the SD directly from the phone? Thank you in advice!
I also am about to change out my SD card. I just upgraded from the stock 8gb card that I had partitioned which I did through ROM Manager to a brand new 16gb Class 10 SDcard
Is it also as simple as copying and pasting from my old SD card contents to the new one and boot it back up? Or would this delete the old ROM and stock ROM off of my SD card? I also wanted to know if I needed to partition this new card as well and if so, at what point do I do that?
I know this is probably really easy but I am new to flashing ROMS which is why I wanted to get a bigger and faster card! Thanks!
-Chris
I thought the lower number of class like class two was faster than say a class ten? I've been wondering this and saw this post. What do you guys think is faster?
Class 2 or 10?
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kylew1212 said:
I thought the lower number of class like class two was faster than say a class ten? I've been wondering this and saw this post. What do you guys think is faster?
Class 2 or 10?
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The class 10 is faster and more expensive......
I recently updated my Nook with dual boot from the SD card but I find that it locks up a lot and it very slow. I figure it is probably the brand of SD card I am using but now I am wondering if I really want the original Nook software in it at all. Is it possible to dual boot without using a SD with two exact CM7 Roms, one with all my info and one with my wifes?
Raydee35 said:
I recently updated my Nook with dual boot from the SD card but I find that it locks up a lot and it very slow. I figure it is probably the brand of SD card I am using but now I am wondering if I really want the original Nook software in it at all. Is it possible to dual boot without using a SD with two exact CM7 Roms, one with all my info and one with my wifes?
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Yes, it's possible, but I don't recommend it. There are old threads that will tell you how to do it. I recommend against because to implement you must repartition emmc and that is risky. And you will have problems in the future if you want to update the ROM on the second system.
I recommend putting one system on emmc and another on a quality SD using the verygreen system. That's what I run and it works great.
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OK thanks for the info. For now I have CM7 on the Nook and it runs 100 times better than when I had it on the SD card.
Raydee35 said:
OK thanks for the info. For now I have CM7 on the Nook and it runs 100 times better than when I had it on the SD card.
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With a good SD card it should run just as well as it does on internal. San Disk class 4 tend to work the best as bootable SD cards.
I tried to post a link to the card that I want to buy but I dont have enough posts
Raydee35 said:
I tried to post a link to the card that I want to buy but I dont have enough posts
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Just get a San Disk and that will take care of any potential card issues. This is the best possible way to avoid any potential issues with running a bootable SD
Hey guys,
Im new to the forum but ive been following quietly for a while. I thought id make my first post, a new thread because ive been having an issue which i dont know is common or not but has been killing me for the past 4 days and i havent been able to find a solution.
BASICALLY,
My MicroSD 64GB (Master UHS-1 Class 10) has all of a sudden decided not to work on me and here is the problem.
First let me establish a few things.
-> MicroSD reads on any computer (im running mac)
-> MicroSD was formatted on my Xperia Z and has been working for the last 3 weeks
-> I have ejected the MicroSD several times without properly unmounting it from the phone (being honest)
-> Files can be read and copied onto the computer
-> Files can be copied onto the MicroSD but once ejected from the computer and reinserted, the files disappear. Its as if the files that are existing on the MicroSD are locked there forever.
-> Files can be deleted and do appear to have been deleted, however once the MicroSD is reinserted into the computer, (Via usb or SD reader), the files just appear again.
Problems:
-> I am trying to format the MicroSD using Disk Utlilty on Mac but to no avail. i have tried every single option and i have even used SD formatter 3.1 which is a third party program. On mac, all i get is an error saying "Mac OSX was unable to repair the disk" -"you can still open or copy files on the disk, but you cant save changes to files on the disk. Back up the disk and reformat as soon as you can."
-> windows gives me the same error. in windows format. I can do exactly the same i.e copy and paste files onto the MicroSD which disappear, i can delete files which reappear and when i attempt to format using even MS-DOS's "DiskPart" utility, which is supposed to be epic, it still does not work..
I just want to reformat the disk and kill everything on it and return it back to normal.
Ive looked at so many searches and read so many web pages, forums, blogs, everything but i could not find a solid solution. Nothing Works.
MY FINAL PROBLEM!!
Once the Micro SD is placed into the Xperia Z, a message pops up saying "preparing micro SD card.. Checking Errors" This message DOES NOT disappear for hours. ive had it on for half a day and it drained my battery to 26% before i realised that it was killing my battery. it was on standby aswell. I have an old 2GB microsd which i used and the message pops up for about 1 second before it disappears.
This is my problem. I cant use the MicroSD on my Xperia Z anymore. The phone just wont read it. It will prepare it for the next century.
If anyone has any suggestions to how i can get these haunted files off my MicroSD and get it back in working order id really appreciate your help!!
Thanks!!
FAT32, NTFS or exFAT?
Running stock or rooted?
I'm running third party software (paragon), and using NTFS.
17gb bluray movie worked without stuttering, and overall seems stable.
I'm rooted.
Thanks benziii for your reply!
My Xperia Z is rooted and with unlocked bootloader. I think it may have something to do with corrupted files? because of removing the MicroSD without unmounting it all the time perhaps? or i really dont know.
By the way its formatted as MS-DOS (FAT) at the moment =/ cant seem to do anything still. or change it.
Tired formatting in different format with no luck
& im trying to get access to a windows computer atm because i find there are many more third party apps on windows than there is on mac.
My Xperia Z is unlocked and rooted and I am using Sandisk 64gb class 10 sd card and no problems. But its just me! :laugh:
If I were to guess I'd say that the card has been corrupted. It may work with a low level format, or it may not.
re: MicroSD
danielz04 said:
Thanks benziii for your reply!
My Xperia Z is rooted and with unlocked bootloader. I think it may have something to do with corrupted files? because of removing the MicroSD without unmounting it all the time perhaps? or i really dont know.
By the way its formatted as MS-DOS (FAT) at the moment =/ cant seem to do anything still. or change it.
Tired formatting in different format with no luck
& im trying to get access to a windows computer atm because i find there are many more third party apps on windows than there is on mac.
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1. Removing the card without unmounting it is seriously asking for problems.
2. My Xperia Z documentation says it supports up to 32gb cards. i.e. not 64gb.
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danielz04 said:
Thanks benziii for your reply!
& im trying to get access to a windows computer atm because i find there are many more third party apps on windows than there is on mac.
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Perhaps, but it's doubtful they can do anything you can't do on your Mac or Linux.
On OS X, you can run the following two items from the terminal as root:
1. fdisk
2. newfs ((I assume you want "dos" or "exfat" file system types).
Just, you know, make sure you get the drive right and don't nuke your Mac's hard drive by accident!
I thought max size was 32gb also
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Officially it is, but I've seen 64gb cards referenced as working many times. I think it's just a matter of the phone not working to SDXC specifications. Though that's hardly a good reason, as everything else on the phone is first class...
Everyday is a learning day.
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It seems your SD card is dead My SXZ broke one SD card (32GB Transcend Ultimate, 10 class) in the first week of using - now it is recognized as 1 GB unknown disk with RAW filesystem. So I had to buy new one (32 GB Sandisk Ultra, 10 class).
My phone just loses SD sometimes and doesn't recognize it till restart. Before installing .434 firmware update I met this problem very often. Now (after installing .434) I meet it sometimes when open stock Camera app. I think that is firmware bug, so waiting for next updates.
Jeka21rus said:
It seems your SD card is dead My SXZ broke one SD card (32GB Transcend Ultimate, 10 class) in the first week of using - now it is recognized as 1 GB unknown disk with RAW filesystem. So I had to buy new one (32 GB Sandisk Ultra, 10 class).
My phone just loses SD sometimes and doesn't recognize it till restart. Before installing .434 firmware update I met this problem very often. Now (after installing .434) I meet it sometimes when open stock Camera app. I think that is firmware bug, so waiting for next updates.
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I was doing some research and realised that before a MicroSD card dies, it will write protect the data before the MSD card dies so that you can back up any data. you can delete files and copy files but they will autodelete themselves after the card is remounted. thats exactly the problem that i have.. oh well thanks guys. i sent the card back for replacement!! hopefully next one i wont screw over too.
Lesson learnt. never eject sd card without unmounting on phone first!! thanks guys!
Jeka21rus said:
It seems your SD card is dead My SXZ broke one SD card (32GB Transcend Ultimate, 10 class) in the first week of using - now it is recognized as 1 GB unknown disk with RAW filesystem. So I had to buy new one (32 GB Sandisk Ultra, 10 class).
My phone just loses SD sometimes and doesn't recognize it till restart. Before installing .434 firmware update I met this problem very often. Now (after installing .434) I meet it sometimes when open stock Camera app. I think that is firmware bug, so waiting for next updates.
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Interesting.
I bought a 32GB Transcend class10 MicroSD card from Amazon at the same time as I ordered my Xperia Z.
I did manage to copy around 10Gb of music to it, using Sony Bridge For Mac before it was suddenly 'disconnected' part way through the copy process (I was filling it to 25Gb with music from an iTunes Playlist).
After that I tried it in the Mac directly and a Windows laptop, neither of which would write to the MicroSD card, some of the files could be read, but not many. While SDFormatter claimed to have formatted the card, the files (or their names at least) were still visible, further attempts at formatting the card (with SDFormatter) claimed it was write protected.
Putting it directly into the Xperia Z would cause it to reboot after 2-3 minutes.
I returned the card to Amazon. If it had worked on my Mac (or laptop) I might have kept it, but working on nothing made it useless.
I am currently using an old 8Gb MicroSD card that came with (I think...) the Sony Arc I had a few years back and it seems to work perfectly. I'm loath to buy another 32Gb card to find that it doesn't work.
I assume there is no reason why the Xperia Z shouldn't work with a 32Gb MicroSD card? Do I need to ensure that I get a different class of card, or is a class 10 card suitable? Is it just not compatible with the Transcend card?
Any suggestions you have will be most helpful.
danielz04 said:
I was doing some research and realised that before a MicroSD card dies, it will write protect the data before the MSD card dies so that you can back up any data. you can delete files and copy files but they will autodelete themselves after the card is remounted. thats exactly the problem that i have.. oh well thanks guys. i sent the card back for replacement!! hopefully next one i wont screw over too.
Lesson learnt. never eject sd card without unmounting on phone first!! thanks guys!
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same thing happens to me! files remove and reappear ! "chkdsk /f command" in windows shows that one of my files is cross-linked! here is the message:
\App\install\.goutputstream-5JN7ZW is cross-linked on allocation unit 1181239.
i i tried formatting with windows paragon linux (fdisk,mkfs.msdos,gparted,testdisk...)even i ran windows 98 and ran scandisk for fixing cross-link issue ! but till now no luck.
can anyone help me with this
thanks in advance!
in my opinion there is no way to repair this, just throw it in trashbin.. ive tryd almost all..
I'm in the middle of an RMA with SanDisk right now. It seems that once the sd decides to be read only to protect itself, it's done. Replacement is the only option.
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i have the same problem with my 32gb sandisk sdcard,Tried almost everything and nothing worked.
Have been able to root and unlock as well as install CWM v6.0.3.6. Currently running CM10.2, but my question is probably applicable to all of the ROMs.
I have a 16GB micro SD card that I've used in several phones, including my most recent Motorola Photon. I'm curious what everyone would recommend as to formatting the card and "starting fresh" if I wanted to dedicate the whole SD card to the phone (i.e., I will never remove it). What I mean specifically is that I want to dedicate the card to "add" to the 8GB that's already on the phone.
I guess what I'm asking is whether there is a way for the card to be formatted so that the Atrix thinks it's additional memory without realizing that it is an "external" SD card.
I would prefer to completely format the card as it's been used in other phones, and I want to re-install CM10.2 or maybe try ProBAM. I'm guessing generally the steps are:
1. format card based on what advice I get here
2. flash new ROM to phone
Update:
1. My phone memory was "full" even though I had very few apps. Turned out there were a bunch of "bp-dumps" being created--I presume they are like memory dumps when there is an error. I reflashed with Probam and so far things are okay.
2. I found this article that explains why one may to dedicate some card memory to SD-ext and a step-by-step of how to format. I note that I had to reboot once in between for the option of partitioning the SD-ext to show up:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/193297-everything-sd-cards-discussion-how.html
But it doesn't seem that Probam shows any change to the memory. I may have to reflash it a couple of times, as one of the posts suggested.
If anyone has anything to chime in with, I'd be grateful.