Starting yesterday, I've been getting a popup that says "sd card unexpectedly removed" on my incredible s (stock 4.0.4, sense 3.6) even though I haven't taken the card out. I've found that this is only when putting the back cover of the phone on, it works fine with the cover off. I've tried reformatting both on the phone and on a computer, and the card works fine copying data between my two computers and even another phone. Any idea as to whats going on? It doesn't make sense that it's a bad card because it works fine everywhere else.
maybe try reset to factory defaults your phone, in my case after reset it works fine
DeBored said:
maybe try reset to factory defaults your phone, in my case after reset it works fine
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Just tried, its still not working
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Just tried, its still not working
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If you try your card plug to PC via cardreader? Maybe try copy all data from card to pc and format it?
I tried formatting on my pc multiple times and it still isn't working. Interestingly enough it worked for a day or two and just started up again
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SD Card Errors
I have the same sd card problem on HTC incredible S for months. I remember seeing someone suggest lifting the two pins up a bit at the back of the phone. I tried all four pins that I can see that but still not successful. Before S-off and after S-off, also see the issue.Tried different ROMS, VivoKat, Revolution-HD, also not successful. Flashed my radio to the current version, also see the same issue.
If I do not closed the back cover of the phone, it did not removed the sd card, though the signal strength for the radio drops drastically.
What are the pins at the back of the phone meant for? When we put on the back cover, aren't we shorting (1) shorting the pins at the side of the rear camera, (2) shorting the pins at the bottom near the sd card. Or should they be shorted?
What is the function of the phone back cover? Ground Plane? Attenna and/or sd card on/off switch? Is there something we need to do to the back cover for the sd card to function properly? Or is it shorting the SD card that forces it to eject? Should we snip away the plastic metalized pins at the back and solder a short wire shorting the pins? Maybe one pin must touch the back cover while the other one should not?
At this moment, I still cannot differentiate whether it is a hardware/software/firmware issue. Any help is appreciated.
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HTC Incredible S
Android version: 4.0.4
HTC Sense version: 3.6
Software Number: Android Revolution HD 6.0 by mike 1986
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Baseband - 20.76.30.0835U_3831.19.00.19_M
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Think I figure out but need other people to confirm the method.
1. The two pins at the bottom near the sd card is meant for antenna, putting the back cover on will increased the signal strength, so they must contact.
2. Put a piece of paper on top of the two pins next to the rear camera before putting the back cover on. This will block the pins and prevent them shorting with the back cover, thus preventing the sd card from being removed. Well, I still do not know the function of these top two pins. It may be meant for detecting shock when the phone hits against something.
It has been hours and still the sd card is functioning well. I think this will solve the mystery for many people.
Hope it helps.
My Bad. The method does not work. SD card issue again.
Probably irrelevant, but I had the above SD issues for a while – like you say *intermittently*, though I also had a few other software anomalies which is why I decided to flash a custom rom; I thought, what the hell?! Anyhow, swapping the card between a couple of phones prior the flash – it still did it, so I thought, cleary the card is stuffed – but after GoldCarding and getting #6 ‘I think it was’ running, it never [well, so far] did it again…Good luck with it, cheers Dyr
mskwang said:
Think I figure out but need other people to confirm the method.
1. The two pins at the bottom near the sd card is meant for antenna, putting the back cover on will increased the signal strength, so they must contact.
2. Put a piece of paper on top of the two pins next to the rear camera before putting the back cover on. This will block the pins and prevent them shorting with the back cover, thus preventing the sd card from being removed. Well, I still do not know the function of these top two pins. It may be meant for detecting shock when the phone hits against something.
It has been hours and still the sd card is functioning well. I think this will solve the mystery for many people.
Hope it helps.
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I'm not sure, but I suppose those pins are the WiFi antenna and the other pair it the GSM antenna. All of them sould have contact with the back cover. Poor antenna means higher transmit power and more battery drain.
I had this SD card issue once. I think i just wiped clean the contact points on the SD card and it never occoured to me again..
same sd card intermittently removed problem after factory reset
I couldn't find any solution for this problem.
my assumptions were defect on card slot but there is no any issue of hardware.
drastically signal strenght drop and Sd card defect problem stil exist. any suggestion do you have.
thanks foryour valuable suggestions.
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Greetings,
I have a Diamond that had been working perfectly and suddenly last week started giving me a "Missing SIM Card" message and never worked again. It didn't fall or suffer any physical shock, just happened after a battery discharge and soft reset.
I assumed the card terminal went offline for some reason. I tried hard reset and installing different ROMs and Radio ROMs, both stock and cooked. I tried different SIMs. Nothing worked.
Anyone knows some way to try and solve this or further diagnose the problem?
Thanks in advance!
I also suffered a similar issue with my Diamond. I managed to fix it by gently and carefully blowing into the Diamonds SIM slot to remove any dust and debris that might be in there (Although you should probably use compressed air to avoid getting moisture inside the slot) and that did the trick.
I also remember with an older phone of mine, the contacts on the SIM card became corroded because it was quite an old SIM card, so I used a little bit of Brasso and a cotton bud (Q-Tip, whatever) to gently shine up the contacts again, removing the oxidation. This helped quite considerably!
Urveen said:
I also suffered a similar issue with my Diamond. I managed to fix it by gently and carefully blowing into the Diamonds SIM slot to remove any dust and debris that might be in there (Although you should probably use compressed air to avoid getting moisture inside the slot) and that did the trick.
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Thanks for the tip, but that was actually the first thing I tried, as I would normally when a SIM card stops responding... blowing didn't help, nor did running a cotton line through the contacts. As far as I can see (which is not much because of the metal SIM cover that I can't remove) there is no physical obstacle in the contacts.
I also remember with an older phone of mine, the contacts on the SIM card became corroded because it was quite an old SIM card, so I used a little bit of Brasso and a cotton bud (Q-Tip, whatever) to gently shine up the contacts again, removing the oxidation. This helped quite considerably!
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Thanks again, but it is not a card problem. The card works fine in other phones and other cards don't work in the Diamond...
Any more thoughts or suggestions?
Got the same problem. The SIM card is sometimes recognized, sometimes not. Service seems the only option for me (tried both cleaning the SIM slot using pressurized air and cleaned the SIM card contacts)
Hi I had 6 months ago a second hand HTC tytn 2, has been working very well till last week. I been watching the movie on my phone which was stored on memory card (4GB SanDisk Micro SDhc). Then I deciced to put some more tunes on my phone... so I went downstairs first to get drink after I pluged phone to PC and I found out that somehow my HTC can't detect the card... So after 2h of taking card out and in I decided to reset the phone to producent setings. However that didn't helped i tried to download some kinds of ''sdhc fix drivers'' but its also didnt work. Today I woke up in the morning and I recognised that on my phone that sim card is missing... but is in the phone so I tried to clean up the place where sim card is ... I took card out and in few time as well but still nothing .... I reseted device to originals setings again but its failed as well... I was operating WM 6 and today i changed to WM 6.1 and I upgraded the radio to new ones because I was thinking that it may be the case.
Any advice because im quite noob.
Thanks
there are a few threads about similar issues...you can search for these threads to learn more information about your issue.
i can guide you about the possible cause. if you notice, BOTH of the items that are failing (SIM and memory card) are located in the top half of your device...the half that carries the screen and slides over to uncover the bottom half that has the keyboard.
this leads to a design that involves mechanical moving parts...and so there are "ribbon cables" that connect the various parts in the top half (SIM cradle, memory card cradle, front buttons, screen, touch pad, ear piece, notification LEDs) to the motherboard in the bottom half.
...and mechanical and moving parts often cause wear and tear and, eventually, these delicate ribbon cables can come loose or even break. my bet is that the cables for the SIM cradle and memory card cradle have become faulty. try to see if your device has better luck in detecting the SIM and/or memory card with the keyboard slide out.
also remember to search for other threads about such similar issues.
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there are a few threads about similar issues...you can search for these threads to learn more information about your issue.
i can guide you about the possible cause. if you notice, BOTH of the items that are failing (SIM and memory card) are located in the top half of your device...the half that carries the screen and slides over to uncover the bottom half that has the keyboard.
this leads to a design that involves mechanical moving parts...and so there are "ribbon cables" that connect the various parts in the top half (SIM cradle, memory card cradle, front buttons, screen, touch pad, ear piece, notification LEDs) to the motherboard in the bottom half.
...and mechanical and moving parts often cause wear and tear and, eventually, these delicate ribbon cables can come loose or even break. my bet is that the cables for the SIM cradle and memory card cradle have become faulty. try to see if your device has better luck in detecting the SIM and/or memory card with the keyboard slide out.
also remember to search for other threads about such similar issues.
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I too have similar problem with my TyTN II. First it started with the SD card detection problem followed by intermittent SIM card detection and recently the failing of the touch screen. My unit is coming to 2 years this March. The hardware is still in a very good condition as it is always protected with the phone pouch supplied.
Can the "ribbon cables" be replaced? My HTC agent in Singapore quoted me S$700 to replaced the mother board. They are telling me indirectly to buy a new phone instead. Their advise is very sad.
You can buy a new main flex cable on ebay for about £25-£30 GBP, possibly cheaper, it's a full disassembly job to fit it, you will need to be confident in your ability to completely dismantle the device and put it back together again.
Good day folks
Have anyone encountered a sim card error or an internal storage error (low disk space) on your HD7s ?
And what solutions did you find or attempt?
I think I found one solution for this issue. But would like to see first if anyone beside me got this problem.
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Xeno
I also encountered sim card error. But no space error.
How did you managed to fix sim card error?
In order to fix this I had to unscrew the warranty sticker, so this means your warranty will be gone. (If you care about the warranty at this point anyway)
You need to follow Wolfman017 guide to upgrade the SD card, but you will need to take it up a notce.
You will need to remove the whole back of the phone, until you see the phone's board.
Once your remove the whole back, notice right above where you insert your sim card. There should be small black piece which connects the sim slot to the board.
Use your fingernails to pull it up gently. Then press it back down with your finger until it clicks properly. A bit of force but not too much.
Once done no need to assemble the whole phone yet. Just put the back cover and sim card, place back the battery and test.
Hopefully this fixes the issue.
Let me know how it goes for you. If it does take a couple of pictures of the process and post them in the thread.
Regards,
Xeno
Hello.
I have same problem. Can you make some photo of this process?
It did not help me. I'm not sure that I do everything right.
Excellent job mr Xenohart i confirm this work 100%
disassembly the phone ( you can search the video in youtube ) then only need remove the socket connector sim card board and put again. test and enjoy
Sim error
'' You need to follow Wolfman017 guide to upgrade the SD card, but you will need to take it up a notce.
You will need to remove the whole back of the phone, until you see the phone's board.
Once your remove the whole back, notice right above where you insert your sim card. There should be small black piece which connects the sim slot to the board.
Use your fingernails to pull it up gently. Then press it back down with your finger until it clicks properly. A bit of force but not too much.
Once done no need to assemble the whole phone yet. Just put the back cover and sim card, place back the battery and test. ''
Hello Xeno, i am wonder if you can show me some pictures of you doing this, because i can't understand to well, and i have this problem to ! I will like if you reply. Thanks
I've searched quite a bit and didn't find anyone with the same issue. I even told my mother she was lying to me about my being special (as recommended by the "NOOB video").
I took my N1 apart according to a very thorough youtube tutorial and cleaned the lcd and touchscreen because I had dust coming in around the corners. Before this, there were no problems running CM7.2 and my 16gb generic class 6 micro sdhc card worked with not a single issue. Afterward, as I marveled at my beautifully clean screen, I began to notice that the card would eventually stop working, not loading programs, wouldn't allow me to save anything to it, etc. I've tried a 8gb toshiba class 4 card and a generic 2gb class 2 card. The only one that seems to have any stability is the 2gb card, where I can install apps for the first few minutes of the card reading to it, and then it's done. I can't save maps to it or take pictures. Music wasn't accessible. I've reformatted in windows (fat32) and checked for errors with all the cards. No problems. The 16gb card eventually threw out corrupted card errors, which Windows could fix.
The 2gb card works thus: the apps I've managed to move there (by installing on the phone and then rebooting & moving to sd asap after the reboot) all work. Kindle works, my Bible, etc. etc. all the apps work. Maps can't access the maps I've downloaded, but otherwise loads just fine. I sometimes can take a picture or two, but usually the camera says I need to insert an sd card to use the camera (even though the 2gb card is inserted). 8gb and 16gb cards don't work (as described in the previous paragraph).
Not sure what the deal is. Could I have screwed up the sd/SIM ribbon cable when taking the phone apart? replacements are cheap (like $6.50 shipped on ebay), but have I destroyed more than that? Should I take care of the problem using software fixes instead? Thanks for your input.
bumperoo
Bump. I'd really like to get some input before deciding to gut it again
Thanks!
solved?
I believe I have it working, but want to let it run for longer to be sure (sometimes things stopped working after a few minutes, sometimes after a few hours). I took the phone apart and took off the copper foil that went around the SIM & SD card slots. It was mashed up a bit from earlier disassembly and my guess is that it was shorting out some contacts on the pcb beneath it.
So far I seem to be able to take pictures & video, utilize my cached maps, use programs, and play music as I had been able to before. This is all on the 2gb card, however. I'll work on switching over to the 16gb card soon to see whether the problem is gone forever.
Just a side question - will removing the copper-colored foil endanger my phone in any way? I'm guessing it was in place as some sort of shield, but I've seen quite a few disassembled phones on the interwebz without that foil in place. Any advice there?
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I believe I have it working, but want to let it run for longer to be sure (sometimes things stopped working after a few minutes, sometimes after a few hours). I took the phone apart and took off the copper foil that went around the SIM & SD card slots. It was mashed up a bit from earlier disassembly and my guess is that it was shorting out some contacts on the pcb beneath it.
So far I seem to be able to take pictures & video, utilize my cached maps, use programs, and play music as I had been able to before. This is all on the 2gb card, however. I'll work on switching over to the 16gb card soon to see whether the problem is gone forever.
Just a side question - will removing the copper-colored foil endanger my phone in any way? I'm guessing it was in place as some sort of shield, but I've seen quite a few disassembled phones on the interwebz without that foil in place. Any advice there?
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ok so I repair phones for a living and to be honest, sometimes its just not feasible to put that copper foil back and I have really never noticed any negative effects from removing it. you should be good to go man.
Well, it seems to be solved! I've been using the 16gb card (it's actually a Strontium card, not a no-name) for a few days and have also discovered using an ext3 partition to make more space for apps. Running without a hitch!
So here's my situation
While crawling across a rapids I slipped, dipped my phone in the river, and thought all was lost.
I pulled the case and back shell off immediately and it seemed all was well once I dried the G2 with rice for 12 hours. BUT, the sim card no longer would read. After getting back home from my trip I pulled the entire phone apart and discovered the reader looked a bit rough and the slot was probably shot from the water hitting it. SIM card works fine in my S3 mind you.
So where I am at is I have a new SIM reader on its way here to install in a day or so which I THINK should solve the issue. Im curious if anyone else has installed this component before?. Appears to be 6 solder points that hold it in and thats about it. Hell of a thing that the entire phone works flawlessly but the SIM reader shat itself. Never seen anything like it.
Any and all input or ideas are welcome.
Cheers
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So here's my situation
While crawling across a rapids I slipped, dipped my phone in the river, and thought all was lost.
I pulled the case and back shell off immediately and it seemed all was well once I dried the G2 with rice for 12 hours. BUT, the sim card no longer would read. After getting back home from my trip I pulled the entire phone apart and discovered the reader looked a bit rough and the slot was probably shot from the water hitting it. SIM card works fine in my S3 mind you.
So where I am at is I have a new SIM reader on its way here to install in a day or so which I THINK should solve the issue. Im curious if anyone else has installed this component before?. Appears to be 6 solder points that hold it in and thats about it. Hell of a thing that the entire phone works flawlessly but the SIM reader shat itself. Never seen anything like it.
Any and all input or ideas are welcome.
Cheers
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Did you end up installing it?
My sim reader always gave out and I'm thinking of ordering the part but haven't been able to find a tutorial for the replacement.
I too would like to know the result...
Conclusion
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I too would like to know the result...
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I did end up installing the tray. However, as I removed the contacts that were placed on the board itself and so when I soldered in the new tray there was two points which would not adhere. I ended up replacing the whole board in order to remedy things.
But, most importantly I confirm the board install isnt too hard and will work if you just make sure to properly remove the old tray and dont just pry it off. The prying will rip the contacts from the board and then the solder wont hold.