So.
I'm currently running tonyps 4. build of cyanogenmod 10.1, with the may 26. nightly of kowalski kernel.
I have all my music stored on my external SD card, appart from one track (My ringtone) that's on the internal SD.
Sometimes apollo won't find any music other than the single track on my internal SD card, and when I open the file browser app, it won't find my external SD card at all.
To find my music again I have to remove my SD card and reinsert it, and sometimes that doesn't work either, and I have to do it several times.
Rebooting the phone doesn't solve the problem.
When this happens, the playlist I've made suddenly become empty, wich is VERY annoying, since it means I have to recreate my playlist every time I go jogging.
Can anyone suggest any way to fix this?
I tried googling the issue, but I can't really find any solutions.
Try out your external SD card on another phone, and if possible, another SD card on this phone to make sure that both your card and card slot are working fine, to eliminate hardware related issue. Or, you could also check in another ROM if you want to confirm that the problem is ROM-related.
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Have rooted my SGS and Flashed to Froyo (although the external SD card seemed a bit flaky even under Eclair). I'm using a 32Gig SD card of indeterminate heritage.
When I use USB connection, and choose the mass storage option, my PC tells me I can't write anything to the external SD card because it is write protected. I know it isn't as I'm able to write to it with a stand alone card reader/writer, and also able to copy files to it using the Android Manager WiFi app. The only reason I don't just use the WiFi app all the time, is that it seems impossible to copy whole file structures, just files or blocks of files one folder at a time.
Kies is a complete joke, slow as hell, buggy bloat-ware, and only connects to my phone a small percentage of attempts,
I have tried mounting, unmounting, removing, formatting. Has anyone got any ideas what might be the problem?
Oh, I wondered if it might be caused because the SD card is a 'generic' unbranded card of unknown 'class' off a well known auction site. Could it be just that the card is dodgy (I don't have an alternative card to try in it's place)?
Many thanks, Phil
I think my question can be disregarded. Found another thread that says it is the XXJP3 Froyo build that is causing the issue. FWIW I just tried using Kies again, and it corrupted the SD card so now I've got to start from scratch again
I have to reset my phone about 15-20 time a day because my SD card disappears. By itself. All the time.
Can anyone tell me a) WHY this happens and b) HOW to stop it ?
I have a 32 gb external. The phone is relatively untouched (vanilla with Root that's all I've done to it)
But it really bothers me because I have to reset my phone just to take pictures/video's etc. It's always unavailable. Both my internal and external card.
How the hell do I stop it from disappearing ? What is the cause ?
Wow, that seems VERY ODD. eh. Did you format the card using your phone? if not I recommend you do it. settings/sd card and phone settings/unmount external sd card then FORMAT. I know there could be some bugs if you format using a PC. If that does not help then MAYBE you have a fake 32gig card? or worst of all your phone's hardware might be at fault then you will need to return it. Other then that I guess you will need to google "32gig SD samsung galaxy S problem"
Does this happen with stock f/w and without external sd? if yes u probably want to visit the service centre, if not its some problem with your rom / root / 32g card... ? Also, is the ext sd mounted under settings > sd ?
But how are these related to android dev...??
I know this thread will be disappearing to the general forum
I'd try letting the phone reformat the card, throw some files and double check it with the phone. maybe your card's a fake and can't really hold that much, so it craps out? that's all I can think of.
Try another card to see if the issue is the phone or the card.
Also check the contacts on the card and the slot for dirt or bent pins, wipe with a micofiber cloth to remove any fat or other residue.
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Dude, what widgets do you have installed?
I know you say it's vanilla, but an app can do this when it refreshes.
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I had this happen when I used the "partition SD card" option in ROM Manager. It killed the SD card and made my internal memory unreadable. I formatted the dead sd on my pc and that worked for a bit but then it couldn't read it again. I did a complete data wipe and that seems to have worked for the internal memory. Now I'm using a new sd card. What's weird is that the SD that phone refuses to read, my GF's phone recognizes it...
yesterday i had similar issues. dont know if they are gone.
i couldnt play music - "cant play the codec" error msg - it was the sd card, but only the external.
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My micro SD card is partitioned and I have been installing apps to it. The phone does recognize photos, music etc and everything else on the card, although the apps are not reading and loading. Can somebody please help???
When I restart the phone the apps at times do load, but not often. I have tried mounting and un-mounting the sd card in recovery mode but still no luck. Cleaning the card slot also did little to solving my problem. I have also formatted the sd card and did a clean wipe to the phone. The apps were loading but just for 1 day and the problem reoccurs. Completing a diagnosis on the computer to the sd card also did nothing.
I having been running CM6 nightly since it began but the problem recently occurred, so I've ruled that out. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Cheers
by dissappear i mean dont stay on the screen you put the shortcut on.. the app is still there but the shortcut dissapears.
any of the newer 2.2.1 builds fixed this issue..
thanks in adavance.
Are these "disappearing" apps installed to the external sd card by any chance ??
Same happens to my phone, but only for apps installed on the external SD. My workaround is to move all apps to phone SD and keep all media (photo's ringtones and the likes) on the external sd card.
Also curious if this is a bug or a feature
reobedr said:
Same happens to my phone, but only for apps installed on the external SD. My workaround is to move all apps to phone SD and keep all media (photo's ringtones and the likes) on the external sd card.
Also curious if this is a bug or a feature
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i dont think they are on external sd just sd.. when you goto manage apps in settings they show up on sd card.
but i wondered if the bug was fixed in a newer 2.2.1 build.. otherwise i will not bother upgrading.
i already know about the workaround but the 3 angry birds are really too big to install to phone memory
Apologies if this sounds similar to other issues that have been previously posted but I have not yet been able to solve this issue.
Basically, rooted and flashed cyanogen 10.2 - 26/8/2013 version which is android 4.3 (nightly) and cannot access my SD Card (from reading up on the issue I know that this is caused by android 4.2 onwards i.e. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274218 )
I can see the SD card in storage settings and I can access the SD card through the root, I can see all of my music files and I can see images I have stored on it. I cannot access this music from either Apollo or Google Play Music. I can however see my images in my gallery app.
I tried following the directions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274218 this thread which require moving everything from the 'sd card' into its actual directory but my file paths do not match up with those in the description.
I have also tried unmounting and remounting the card, also reformatted the card, no dice.
Any help would be appreciated, please answer in retard terms because I am very very new to all of this.
**EDIT** Managed to get the SD card working again, I am able to play .mp3 files but not WMA files. Is there a way around this? I understand that this function was removed in CM V7?