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SD Card issue help needed

I formated my SD card on my mac as fat32 and now something strange has occured. It seemed to format fine, and I can add things to the card in both OS X and Windows, and Android, however now I cannot format the drive on the windows PC no matter what I try. The disk mounts in windows fine but when I right click and go to format, the SD card umounts and I get the pop-up message:
There is no disk in drive E:
Insert a disk, and then try again.
I think something weird happend when it was formated on the Mac.
My goal was to gain root access, which I've done in the past, but however the Mac disk utility formated the SD card, I cannot get the phone to recognize the DREAIMG.nbh file upon restarting the phone using the rooting method outlined in these forums.
I tryed a few different methods to format the card in windows, including diskpart, and through managment tools. The same thing happens with all methods.
edit: I also tryed formating using the format utility in in Android. It formats fine, but something is still wrong, it will not format in windows.
Any help would be much appreciated.

are you sure its a mac to pc issue? can you add files to the root of the sdcard and such on a mac

Yes, I can add files to the root of the card on the mac.
Whatever the mac's disk utility did during the format, the PC does not like.

Dude same thing happened to me
I found a work-around that. use a an sdcard reader (Usb or the one that comes with the sdcard) I formatted mine that way so I could use it.

Thank you! This worked.

no problem =)

[Q] Nook Color Honeycomb usb SD card mount?

Hi all,
I have installed Honeycomb on Nook Color working like a charm. Added Market to it using adb skd push through usb cable. When running stock nook I could plug usb cable to computer and internal drive would mount and I could copy files to nook from computer.
Now running honeycomb on SD card when I connect the use the drives show up on compture but they do not mount. Again I was able to connect and push files from computer to nook via adb commands. On my samsung captivate I was having similar problem until I figure out that there was a message in status bar that I would pull down click on and would mount SD cards. Don't seem to have that in honeycomb when connecting usb to computer.
Is there a way that can mount sd card open up in windows explorer and drag and drop files from compture to nook running honeycomb? The android's USB connected notification seems to missing on honeycomb on nookcolor
Any Ideas
Thanks
Greg

I think it's not mounting because you're running from the SDcard. If the card is in use by the system I'm pretty sure android won't let it mount but I could be wrong as I'm not familiar with honeycomb. You could always try pushing the files with adb.
Code:
adb push *filename*

Ok thanks, I will give it a try in mean time. I must be missing something because on phone it i mount internal and external drive. I will have to brush up on the adb command line.

Nook Color USB Mass Storage utility - Mount any partition to your PC
There was a post form samuelhalff in which he developed a NookColorUMS-0.3b.apk that mounts drive. so I will try tonight but in mean time I am not sure of cli adb commands that I should use. where do I push it to on the nook, I am running honeycomb from SD cards
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952456

I'm running HC from the SD card, and the best way to mount drives is using samuelhalff's mounting utility (since the SD card is partitioned and it supports this!). I believe you must have Superuser available to use it, so below are the links you need to both the app/instructions for the app and for gaining superuser on HC.
mounting app
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952456
Superuser
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953110
I've got this working, and can confirm it works like a champ!

Sweeet will give it a try, I read something that sound was not working on HC but the little I have played around with it appears that I am getting some sound. I want to load a mp4 on it see how it plays.
Thanks again

This application was quite easy to use.
1. Plug USB in Nook and connect to PC
2. Open NookColorUMS.
3. Select "Mount Media"
4. Nook Pops up on PC.

Thanks a lot
This app finally made my nook into a full android tablet.

[Q] Guide Request

Could someone point me toward a guide that include the step by step instructions on how to reformat your microSD card after a CWM image has been burnt onto it to get it back to it's original size/recognizable in the Nook/PC.
This to me is the most frustrating part of loading ROMs on the Nook and I don't believe it's laid out step by step in any guides. They simply leave it at downloading a partition manager software tool, but not what do to within that tool.
Thanks!

I would actually recommend just buying a cheap card that you use just for flashing images. Rather than backing up, image burning, then reformatting your card each time you want to do something in CWM, spend the $6 online and buy a cheap 2GB card that you use only for this purpose. I know it isn't required, but I still use a bootable SD card with CWM recovery on it to flash new nightlies or really anything else.
I know this doesn't answer your question, but it is my solution to this problem.

While I agree you should consider a new card in case things ever go south, you should be able to put it into a card reader and format it with Windows. You can also wait until the NC is booted up and then insert the card and format it with the NC.

I actually do have a dedicated cheap card with CWM loaded on it. The problem I ran into this time was that someone had approached me with a stock nook wanting a ROM loaded onto it. So I needed yet another card to burn a root image onto. So I was stuck having to burn that image on an 8GB not so cheap card and then could never get it back to 8GB or recognizable in my PC/Nook by using various software packages.
It also causes all sorts of FCs when inserted into the Nook running MIUI. Once it's removed they go away.
Regardless, if anyone knows of a guide or the steps to doing so that actually works, it would be appreciated and I have to imagine I'm not the only one who runs into this extremely frustrating issue.

i could be wrong
but cant you boot into default nook, not booting off the microSD card and reformat the microSD card?
even if you rooted/formatted the built-in memory for android/cm7 over the nook color OS, you should be able to format the card.
the other question that i have the the OP
have you tried to access the card from all os (win, mac, linux) both through a usb adapter and through the nook directly connected to the pc/mac?

I have not had that issue with either a USB card reader or with the Nook. Do you have access to a camera that uses micro SDHC cards? You can usually format it there as well. After that, Windows should recognize the card in a reader and let you delete any folders the camera placed on it.

WWWestonC said:
Could someone point me toward a guide that include the step by step instructions on how to reformat your microSD card after a CWM image has been burnt onto it to get it back to it's original size/recognizable in the Nook/PC.
This to me is the most frustrating part of loading ROMs on the Nook and I don't believe it's laid out step by step in any guides. They simply leave it at downloading a partition manager software tool, but not what do to within that tool.
Thanks!
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I think we need a little more information about what you are trying to achieve?
If you are looking to get your uSD back to its "fresh off the rack from the store" state, the easiest thing to do would be to just use your NC to reformat the card from within it's "Settings" area.
But, if you have loaded CM7 (or whichever ROM) onto the eMMC of your nook, then you would need to use Android's tools to do this.
When using an imaging tool to prepare the uSD, I would recommend Image Writer for Windows to write your ROM images to the uSD. It is pretty easy to use, and way better than WinImage. Use the 0.3 (Lost) release.
In my case, I just used verygreens solution of installing CM7 to my uSD, it is a one time set up and I only have to drop new nightlies onto the /boot partition whenever I want to upgrade (which is everytime a new nightly comes out, heh). I never take my uSD out of the NC anymore.
If you are looking to repartition your uSD card to get a bigger /boot partition so you can rest assured that the bigger nightlies will fit (essential if you have alternate image and ramdisk files for the alternate boot scenario), then I would follow this post in verygreen's guide.

In response to some of the questions, I am trying to get my SD card back to off the shelf so it can be used in the Nook for storage.
I have not tried on another OS to format the card. I only have Windows XP on my laptop. I could try on my Windows 7 desktop but would be very surprised if that solves the issue. I cannot see it when it is plugged in via USB adapter to my PC.
I have MIUI 1.7.22 ROM loaded on the eMMC of my Nook and using Android's format option does not work as it is greyed out.
Nothing recognizes it except for Easus Partition Manager, but I've tried everything under the sun (Deleting Partition/Wiping Partition/Assigning Drive Letter/Increasing size) and can't get it to return to a usable state.

WWWestonC said:
In response to some of the questions, I am trying to get my SD card back to off the shelf so it can be used in the Nook for storage. [snip...]
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In Android, I think you have to unmount the uSD before you can "erase" it (thus effectively re-formating it to it's maximum size).
I would do it this way if you are able to, because you are guaranteed a uSD card that Android will recognize every time. Devices that use removable cards this way know how to properly format them. Desktop OSs treat them as removable media (i.e. like disks/discs) and do not always format them properly using a a USB adapter.
When formating SD/uSD cards on your PC, your best bet is to use an actual card reader that connects to your PC via a USB cable (like the multi-card readers).
Here is a formatting tool specifically for SD/uSD cards from the SD Association website (https://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/). Instructions are at their website too.
Incidently, if you have access to a Mac system running OS X, the Disk Utility app in Applications > Utilities will also format your uSD and get it back to stock where Win machines have problems. I know this from personal experience.
Here is another thread, Read All About it: WP7 SD-card format working., with more formatting info that may or may not be helpful...
Short of a Mac system, you could install Linux (I recommend Ubuntu currently) in a VirtualBox virtual machine environment and give that a go in your Win7 environment. If you go this route, you also want to install the Extention Pack for USB 2.0 support. Then you end up with a more versatile OS for tinkering around in all within your Win7 evironment....

How do I put files onto my sd card that has been made bootable?

I have installed bootable cm7 on my 8gb sd card. It only shows the first partition when I connect it to my computer. I tried connecting my nook color to my computer in both cm7 and stock firmware, but the card isn't readable in either case. In fact when I connected using cm7 it didn't connect at all.
I am trying to put some pictures onto the sd card, but can only get them on the first partition, is there a way to get them on the larger partition?

Enable USB mass storage for the use since it's the only way.
Boot CM7 up, connect NC to PC, look at the NC's notification area, usb icon should be displayed, tap to open then enable USB mass storage.

tooquick said:
I have installed bootable cm7 on my 8gb sd card. It only shows the first partition when I connect it to my computer. I tried connecting my nook color to my computer in both cm7 and stock firmware, but the card isn't readable in either case. In fact when I connected using cm7 it didn't connect at all.
I am trying to put some pictures onto the sd card, but can only get them on the first partition, is there a way to get them on the larger partition?
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There is a program developed here on XDA that can mount your micro SD installed CM7 media data partition that you see on your NC but normally can't see when connected to your PC. Normally the pc sees the first partition only (boot). This program will let you also mount your 4th partition on the sd card so that you can add your media files there. Install the program, tell it to mount your 4th partition, and connect your usb cable to the pc. It will show up as a drive letter. You can download the program here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11322639
This is also very useful for those users with ics preview on their micro SD card.

The app had been integrated into CM7 builds so long time ago, no need to install it separately.

votinh said:
The app had been integrated into CM7 builds so long time ago, no need to install it separately.
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I used it on the new ics preview build. It's the first time I had used an SD install, and the usb mount is broken so far so this little app was great.

leapinlar said:
I used it on the new ics preview build. It's the first time I had used an SD install, and the usb mount is broken so far so this little app was great.
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I am running nightly from 20121227 on a sd card(2GB) on my nook color. Everything is fine except that when I connect it to my pc, I see the nook as MTP device on my pc. I see the SD card with a storage of 180MB only. the nook internal card shows up as full. I do not see the usb in the notification area of the nook. I want to be able to add music/documents to my sd card so I can access them from my nook(when I boot it from sd card).
Thanks
Ram

ram.sundar said:
I am running nightly from 20121227 on a sd card(2GB) on my nook color. Everything is fine except that when I connect it to my pc, I see the nook as MTP device on my pc. I see the SD card with a storage of 180MB only. the nook internal card shows up as full. I do not see the usb in the notification area of the nook. I want to be able to add music/documents to my sd card so I can access them from my nook(when I boot it from sd card).
Thanks
Ram
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Go to Settings-Storage select 3 dot menu in upper right corner and select Mass Storage. You will then be able to see the nook USB notification.
The nook will show up as a drive on your computer. Use Clockwork Mod Recovery to partition SD card to reclaim space, but with 2gb not much remains for user media (cm10~700mb, ram~512mb, etc).

hwong96 said:
Go to Settings-Storage select 3 dot menu in upper right corner and select Mass Storage. You will then be able to see the nook USB notification.
The nook will show up as a drive on your computer. Use Clockwork Mod Recovery to partition SD card to reclaim space, but with 2gb not much remains for user media (cm10~700mb, ram~512mb, etc).
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Tried that. Now when I connect to my PC, I see only one FAT32 partition(boot) and it shows only 180MB size. I do not see any other partition. Do I need to use a larger size card (>2GB) to see the additional partitions.

ram.sundar said:
Tried that. Now when I connect to my PC, I see only one FAT32 partition(boot) and it shows only 180MB size. I do not see any other partition. Do I need to use a larger size card (>2GB) to see the additional partitions.
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Take a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585572&nocache=1
You may need a higher capacity card if you plan on adding lots of music, books, comics or movies.
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tooquick said:
I have installed bootable cm7 on my 8gb sd card. It only shows the first partition when I connect it to my computer. I tried connecting my nook color to my computer in both cm7 and stock firmware, but the card isn't readable in either case. In fact when I connected using cm7 it didn't connect at all.
I am trying to put some pictures onto the sd card, but can only get them on the first partition, is there a way to get them on the larger partition?
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See my post above with the link. In cm7 there is a setting to use emmc as sd.

For easy access use a wifi connecting app like WiFi File Explorer Pro; see whole card, quick UL & DL of files.

You can also use debugging over network settings in the ROM and use adb...
The first time you do it do this in a command or terminal window:
adb shell busybox mkdir /sdcard/boot
Then every time you use it to transfer files to the boot partition for flashing:
adb shell busybox mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard/boot
adb push ROMFILENAME /sdcard/boot/DESIREDROMFILENAMEONDEVICE
If you are wanting to transfer files to the "sdcard" partition of the card:
adb push FILE(s) /sdcard/DESTINATIONFOLDER/

hwong96 said:
Take a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1585572&nocache=1
You may need a higher capacity card if you plan on adding lots of music, books, comics or movies.
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See my post above with the link. In cm7 there is a setting to use emmc as sd.
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Followed those instructions. Still I see only the main partition in windows explorer. Under disk management I see 4 partitions. In my tablet, I see the 180MB partition. Also I see another with .93GB showing up as internal storage. The emmc shows up as another internal storage. Not sure how to get files into it. I am attaching screen shots.

You are only going to see "Windows"file systems (partitions) in Explorer (FAT, NTFS, etc). The other partitions are Linux type partitions (ext, etc...).. Explorer won't see them. Thus the need for ADB.
Personally I sometimes find it easier to place files in Dropbox and then just deal with them on the device rather than through the cable. You will need the Dropbox app on your NC.. available in Play store.

Since CM ROMs have debugging over network support... there's no need for the cable when adb'ing into the device.

[Q] Auto USB Mode?

Hello
i wanted to use the external sd card as an bootable device from where i could install various Windows Versions trough USB. The Problem is the activation of the USB Mode.
The BIOS doesn't recognize the Note as an USB-HDD-Device even when i have enabled USB-Mode while pausing the BIOS Post Screen (After going into BIOS Mode it won't be recongized also).
Is there something i could do by changing a setting, or could maybe a dev search for a way to auto enable usb mode (or enable it for a longer time, with an widget which is a switch? )
Regards
Seelbreaker

i thought you had to also have the boot files on the usb fore it to be bootable?

You need to make the Partition on the sd-card bootable, by making it "active" then copy the Windows DVD-files onto the SD-Card and voila you can boot the Windows 7 Setup through your usb stick.
For default Setups, this won't be a problem, but when you want to add more files into the windows 7 installation media the fat32 limitation will kill you...
and i haven't found a way, to make 2 partitions on my 32-GB SD Card...
(ps: i hate it, that the internal storage from the galaxy note is used as "sdcard" totally fu**d up my files through recovery partitioning...)
Got luck, my files are there. Anyway i hate it ^^

you can partition a sd card using any partitioning software