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[Q] SD card disappeared in GingerDX v004

Hello everyone!
This might be a noob question, but I just couldn't find the solution to it. I recently got my hands on an Xperia X8, upgraded to 2.1 stock. After a week or so i stumbled upon this website and discovered all the custom ROM goodies. So yesterday I had some time to dive into the ocean of custom ROMs.
I rooted my phone, got xrecovery up and running, made a backup of my stock 2.1 and then installed GingerDX v004. I have to say it worked like a charm... until i found out that GingerDX says that there's no SD card in the device.
The odd thing is that xrecovery and the backup 2.1 system all see the SD card properly. In GingerDX's Storage menu all the SD card stuff is greyed out except Erase all data which doesn't work. Tapping it says all data erased, but when I hook it up with my computer, everything is there on the card.
I've tried the following without any improvement:
1. Restoring old 2.1 system - reads the SD card correctly
2. Full wipe, battery wipe, reinstalling GingerDX - no change
3. Formatting the SD card, putting it back in - no change
4. Rebooting GingerDX without SD card and putting it in while the system is up - no change
5. Rebooting with SD card, taking out the card while the system is on - no change - except for the fact that it states "SD card removed" in the notification bar. If I reinsert the card, the "SD card removed" message does not disappear, so basically nothing happens.
So could anyone give me an advice on what to do next? I'd like to take my chances before going out and buying a new card ...
Thank you in advance!

Maybe it's a bug in v004. Try installing v005. It's up now.

Chris95X8 said:
Maybe it's a bug in v004. Try installing v005. It's up now.
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Thanks for the advice, but it doesn't work. Not even v005 sees my SD card

Maybe your card is corrupted.

Chris95X8 said:
Maybe your card is corrupted.
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That may be, although I find it strange that it works with my card reader (PC) and 2.1 also recognizes it. I'll try another custom ROM (FroyoBread maybe) and another card.
Until then I thank every bit of advice!
EDIT:
I've found another person with the exact same problem, which leads me to believe the problem is related to GingerDX
EDIT#2
I've just installed FroyoBread v23b and it handles my SD card like a charm. So the problem is related to GingerDX. I hope it doixanh manages to fix it soon.

SD card issue solved!
After many tries I've been able to solve my SD card mystery.
Looking back the solution is quite simple, it appears that Gingerbread doesn't like an SD card below Class 4. My card was Class 2.
So I went out and grabbed a Class 10 SD card and voila it works.

Neurophobia said:
Looking back the solution is quite simple, it appears that Gingerbread doesn't like an SD card below Class 4...
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i guess its 4 and below, i have a 4gb c4 card and have the same problem... now i'm off to buy a new card...

Make a ext3 partition

SD Card
Had the same problem with GDX. Went back to Froyobread, and now it's MiniCM7, working like a charm. Maybe is GDX and SD Card class...

Maybe it's a bug (or feature) with sdhc cards that requires a certain speed to work. The stock 2GB sd card that came with the phone works fine..
Sent from my E15i using XDA App

I'm sorry to dig up an old thread, but i've EXACTLY the same problem.
The included 2 gigabyte sdcard and a sandisk class 4 8gb works, however my 4gig card isn't recognized properly (in v0017 my 2gig card isn't recognized too)
Tried every Gingerdx build, and LinuxDX v004 with the new sd card compatibility fix doesn't help.
I looked up with Logcat and it seems that the sdcard goes from "No media" -> "Pending" - and then it suddenly stops, no "idle-Unmounted", no "Checking" and no "Mounted".
The Recovery-systems (both, cwm 3 & 5) of the FXP Kernel has the same Problem, even the included sdcard aren't properly mounted (i can view files, but after i select one it says "Can't mount [Path]" and then the sdcard unmounted, or it is always ).
I have two X8s and the 4gig sdcard doesn't work on both with gingerdx 17, or fxp recovery.
But it looks like it's not gingerbread or CM7 related. Minicm2.0.7 works fine.

Maybe you had china no-name card. I've that and I've the same problem in gingerdx, ginger crutz and gingerxperia v10 (in v9 it's working fine) and CWM 4.0.1.5 recovery.

I have a same problem, 16G > 10Class sdcard(China), MiniCM7 work fine.

I'm sorry i'm having the same problem as well but my sd card is not chinese, are you sure this problem is due to SD card origin??? also where can you know which class your sd card is?

[SOLVED] SD card disappeared in GingerDX
I'm new here and english is not my mother tongue so forgive my errors...
I had the same problem and I had to uninstall GingerDx because without my SD-Card my whole life was a lie...
So... I installed the 023b (I think it's called like this, but I don't know) and I had the same f***ing problem...
What I did:
FIRST OF ALL!!! DO A BACKUP OF THE SD FILES ON YOUR COMPUTER!!!!
-Reboot phone in ClockworkMod
-mounts and storage
-format /sdcard
(BACK)
-Advanced
-Partition SD card
-ext4
-1024MB (1GB LOL)
-IDK but I pressed 256M [maybe you should leave a comment about wich size is better (0, 32, 64, 128 or 256)]
-wipe data/factory reset (try first to skip this)
-reboot system now
When you set up the phone it will say to format the SD. Accept and that's it!!
It's working!! (for the moment)
Thanks! If I said something wrong or you can help more with that problem comment please!!!
(Ai apologise four mai bad englix)

Strange Sd card problem

Whenever i Install an gingerbread or cm7 Rom 2.3.7 on my x8,
after it the sd card in the phone is protected against writing, only reading.
The phone dont see the SD card anymore , and on my pc it see the card in my cardreader but i cant copy and paste things from it.
When i directly connect the phone with the sd card in it to my pc via usb, the pc dont see the sd card also.
Then when i flash back to the original Rom, the SD card is back normal like writing and reading and my phone sees the card.
Also i can Copy and paste like normal.
When i flash to froyo pro 24 (2.2.9 android) the phone also see the card like normal.
Looks to me something in 2.3 android versions mess with my SD card and set it on read only...
Does someone know what this could be?
Thnx in advance,
Henk

what sd card do you have? did you try format it?

It is the standard 4gb card that was in the box from the x8.
I install the roms via this sdcard.
I also formatted it but that did not solve the problem.
there is no ''lock''on the card, and after i flash it back to the original stock rom with flashtool it shows the card with no write or read protection.
In android 1.6 ,2.1 and 2.2 till version 2.2.9 i dont have the sd card issues.
I checked mini cm shakira,
herodroid
gx stock
prime hd and 2 other roms based on android 2.3.
Some i reinstalled and full wiped after the installation but that made no difference.
(offcourse i always full wipe/factory before installing the Roms )
In''storage settings it always say:
-total space
unavailable
-Available space
unavailable
-mount Sd card
Insert a sd card for mounting
-erase Sd card
erases all data on the phone Sd card such as music and photos.
(This is the only option that is highlighted and usable, and it erases only files when i tested it, it dont format the card)
I also tried to unlock the read only protection to place the mini sd card in the cardreader but i can't find an option to unlock that protection.
It only shows the files on the card but i cant copy and paste something.
(Both in windows7 and windows xp)
Some of them are on Stock kernel and the mini cm7 on an naa kernel.
(problem with the naa kernel was that i could not update the fix after flashing the rom in xrecovery,
since right after the flash from my sd card to mm7 my sdcard was on read only and write protected........had to reinstall the stock version by flashtool again and install xrecovery again and busybox,rooting, to start after with the flashing of custom roms again.
All of them did something with the sd card that it is read only when i place it in my sd card reader on pc ,and its not visible on the phone.
With some roms i can access the sd card via cwm or xrecovery to flash an rom zip but sometimes it says it cant mount''e'',
which is my sd card.
After i flashed my phone back to stock rom via flashtool, the sd card is visible again on the phone and not read or write protected.
Also on froyo pro 24(android 2.2) i dont have this sd card problem.
Could it be that there is some kind of driver for my sd card so that my phone reconize the sd card?
I really don't know what this issue could be and im stucked on 2.2 now.

you're using 2nd ext partition?
if yes, trying to solve it and boot via cwm and format it using partition sdcard (advance > partition sdcard) you need to backup your data first
if not using 2nd ext partition, try format using this http://hard-disk-low-level-format-tool.software.informer.com/ but i'm not test it yet

maybe u must check and repair your sdcard
1. try with another sdcard
2. make sure if your sdcard format is FAT
or
3. backup your sdcard data to your pc, then format it!
it must be work

Your idea doesnt work
BlackRabbit1703 said:
maybe u must check and repair your sdcard
1. try with another sdcard
2. make sure if your sdcard format is FAT
or
3. backup your sdcard data to your pc, then format it!
it must be work
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Maybe the ROM doesnt have the necessary drivers. Any idea on how to install them?

Go to following directory via a root explorer app:
Root/system /bin
Find this file:
Fsck_msdos
Delete & Replace with froyopro's disk checker.(same file in froyopro rom)
Yes,this is the file which scan & fix ur sdcard For errors in startup.
This must help u.
Sent From My Black DRAGON

[Q] CWM was removed after external SD format

I had just rooted my galaxy S the other day using CF-root and it comes with superuser, CWM and tweaks after rooting.
After that I've flashed my ROM to CM10 M2.
After one day of use, my external SD card is giving me errors like it always do and ask me to format it. So I did since I'm pretty sure I saved nothing inside it. However after the format I realized all my original files, CWM and tweak is missing from the app list, and also my nandroid backups.
Is CWM saved in the external SD card? I'm sure I did not mount in my SD card during the rooting and flashing process, and I did not move CWM to external SD either. OR did i accidentally formatted my internal SD instead?
How can I install back my CWM and tweaks?

gohrei said:
did i accidentally formatted my internal SD instead?
How can I install back my CWM and tweaks?
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most likely you formated the internal SD card, if external SD card needs formating often, would be due to imitation SD card , so remove it or replace it.
To get CWM back, flash the CF root again and do what you did before to get the tweaks

xsenman said:
most likely you formated the internal SD card, if external SD card needs formating often, would be due to imitation SD card , so remove it or replace it.
To get CWM back, flash the CF root again and do what you did before to get the tweaks
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I've always have this sd card problem no matter how many times i changed my sd card..
I flashed it with Odin, so do I repeat the process again? Is that fine? I'm new on this, was thinking of flashing with Odin again but afraid that re-rooting might cause problems

gohrei said:
I've always have this sd card problem no matter how many times i changed my sd card..
I flashed it with Odin, so do I repeat the process again? Is that fine? I'm new on this, was thinking of flashing with Odin again but afraid that re-rooting might cause problems
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If you flashed the ROM with Odin, your rooting kernel would have been replaced with the stock kernel, so rooting again with CF will not be a problem

xsenman said:
If you flashed the ROM with Odin, your rooting kernel would have been replaced with the stock kernel, so rooting again with CF will not be a problem
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one problem though, when I first started CF root my build version is JVH, but now after the cm10 flash my build version is something JZO54K. Is it save to re-root the JVH version?
the build number is XXJVT, should I download the JVT zip instead for the re-rooting with odin?

[Q] Cannot find internal sdcard. :/

-SOLVED BY USING ODIN, AND FLASHING A STOCK ROM-
Samsung GT-S5830
So i installed some custom GB rom a long time ago on my friends phone.
Now he gave it back to me because nothing was working anymore.
The problem is when i try to open the file manager in the phone it says there is no internal sdcard, furthermore in the settings at partition settings it shows me:
/system 183mb/ 206mb
/data 65mb/178 mb
/cache 4mb/ 25mb
/sdcard (FAT) 0.00B / 0.00B
/ext-sdcard (EXT) unavailable (not 1 in the phone)
As you can see, the phone acts like it has no internal storage at all wich make it impossible to put anything on the phone.
I have tried using ODIN to flash a factory default rom, but my computer does not recoqnize the device when i put it in download mode. so that does not work.
I however installed the lastest TWRP, to try making my own partitions in there but that also did not work.
after that i downloaded cm11, put it on a external sd card and flashed the rom.
this all worked fine, but still NO INTERNAL SDCARD.
I am guessing that my friend has been screwing with some files or whatever.
Anyone got any tips?

shatred said:
Samsung GT-S5830
So i installed some custom GB rom a long time ago on my friends phone.
Now he gave it back to me because nothing was working anymore.
The problem is when i try to open the file manager in the phone it says there is no internal sdcard, furthermore in the settings at partition settings it shows me:
/system 183mb/ 206mb
/data 65mb/178 mb
/cache 4mb/ 25mb
/sdcard (FAT) 0.00B / 0.00B
/ext-sdcard (EXT) unavailable (not 1 in the phone)
As you can see, the phone acts like it has no internal storage at all wich make it impossible to put anything on the phone.
I have tried using ODIN to flash a factory default rom, but my computer does not recoqnize the device when i put it in download mode. so that does not work.
I however installed the lastest TWRP, to try making my own partitions in there but that also did not work.
after that i downloaded cm11, put it on a external sd card and flashed the rom.
this all worked fine, but still NO INTERNAL SDCARD.
I am guessing that my friend has been screwing with some files or whatever.
Anyone got any tips?
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Why your sdcard have FAT format instead of FAT32?
Try to backup it using a PC and then format it in FAT32, but forget ext partitions for the moment

Viper The Ripper said:
Why your sdcard have FAT format instead of FAT32?
Try to backup it using a PC and then format it in FAT32, but forget ext partitions for the moment
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Sir, it is impossible to format an INTERNAL sd card just simply by connecting it to a pc. You are talking about external sd cards here. (that's just part of the memory the phone internal has, there is no physical sd card here).
Anyway, i fixed the problem by flashing stock rom in odin wich has reformarted, and partitioned, it correctly.

shatred said:
Sir, it is impossible to format an INTERNAL sd card just simply by connecting it to a pc. You are talking about external sd cards here. (that's just part of the memory the phone internal has, there is no physical sd card here).
Anyway, i fixed the problem by flashing stock rom in odin wich has reformarted, and partitioned, it correctly.
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Mmm... ok, well I'm glad you've solved your problem

[Q] GT-I9000 nearly dead internal sd card - boot loop

Hi,
I have a GT-i9000 with an nearly dead internal sd card. Since 1 week I try to reanimate it. I have root access via adb via CWM Recovery 3.0.0.5. I can flash firmware via Odin (used I9000XXJVU).
Demsg shows io errors when system tries to mount and access mmcblk0. Fdisk and parted can not find partitions or anything else from /dev/block/mmcblk0. I can not mount, partition or format it. But it is listed under /dev/block.
I tried to swap internal and external sd card, but since /dev/block/mmcblk0 is present (but dead), initramfs tries to use it instead of external sd card /dev/block/mmcblk1, which I had partitoned as suggested in different threads. Also the apadtion of /system/etc/vold.fstab does not solve anything. Boot process still looks for /dev/block/mmcblk0, which can not be mounted and is still the internal sd card.
I found one thread which suggests to modify initramfs in zimage before flashing and replace all occurence of mmcblk0 with mmcblk1, which might work, but it requires difficult processes to unpack, change, repack/compiling zimage, which will have a lot of pitfalls for me.
So last idea is finding a ROM, which has already the change mmcblk0 -> mmcblk1 implemented and can be flashed with odin.
1. any further help/idea about what I did up to now?
2. anybody can tell me source for such ROM?
Thanks a lot!
Zenusi

As the device is aging, I see ever more people reporting corrupted internal memory. Check the threads for i9000 (or Google search) as many things were going on last months.
I didn't follow, though.
tetakpatalked from Nexus 7 flo

zenusi56 said:
Hi,
I have a GT-i9000 with an nearly dead internal sd card. Since 1 week I try to reanimate it. I have root access via adb via CWM Recovery 3.0.0.5. I can flash firmware via Odin (used I9000XXJVU).
Demsg shows io errors when system tries to mount and access mmcblk0. Fdisk and parted can not find partitions or anything else from /dev/block/mmcblk0. I can not mount, partition or format it. But it is listed under /dev/block.
I tried to swap internal and external sd card, but since /dev/block/mmcblk0 is present (but dead), initramfs tries to use it instead of external sd card /dev/block/mmcblk1, which I had partitoned as suggested in different threads. Also the apadtion of /system/etc/vold.fstab does not solve anything. Boot process still looks for /dev/block/mmcblk0, which can not be mounted and is still the internal sd card.
I found one thread which suggests to modify initramfs in zimage before flashing and replace all occurence of mmcblk0 with mmcblk1, which might work, but it requires difficult processes to unpack, change, repack/compiling zimage, which will have a lot of pitfalls for me.
So last idea is finding a ROM, which has already the change mmcblk0 -> mmcblk1 implemented and can be flashed with odin.
1. any further help/idea about what I did up to now?
2. anybody can tell me source for such ROM?
Thanks a lot!
Zenusi
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So after trying all software solutions without success I decided to unsolder the internal sd card chip. I was aware that I would not be able to solder a new one (even some people on youtube could ). But I just wanted to prove that my idea that everything did not work, because the chip was present, but defective, was correct.
And yes, after reassembling and flashing with I9000XXJVU I had a working SGS again. It uses now the external sd card as mmcblk0. As expected camera did not work, but I'm sure there will be a solution for it and with a 32GB card, I will have even more memory than before