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Being a newb SUCKS!

Ok so.. I finally after months flashed my second rom
HAd some trouble, I have to admit..
DC~~
I had trouble and I did some wiping and messing with my SD chip and that was the only way I could functionally get a flash..
I just spent a day and a half setting my phone up to my liking and its become apparent apps2sd isn't working and my SD card only has one 1.5 partition out of 2 gb.
Sorry if there are posts with directions of how to work from this point to keep everything while enabling apps2sd and transfering
I dont know where to start searching.
Thanks guys.
"The noob"

get a app called dconfig, it has an option to move your apps so they're on the card.
other than that im not sure what youre asking.
it might be simpler just to flash your phone, format your card and start from scratch.

Cloned2 said:
Ok so.. I finally after months flashed my second rom
HAd some trouble, I have to admit..
DC~~
I had trouble and I did some wiping and messing with my SD chip and that was the only way I could functionally get a flash..
I just spent a day and a half setting my phone up to my liking and its become apparent apps2sd isn't working and my SD card only has one 1.5 partition out of 2 gb.
Sorry if there are posts with directions of how to work from this point to keep everything while enabling apps2sd and transfering
I dont know where to start searching.
Thanks guys.
"The noob"
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do some searching on here, goggle & ppcgeeks for how to root, flash a recovery image, partition your sd card and flash a rom. just make sure the guide you are using and the rom you use is for a cdma based hero.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=90380 heres good guide to get you started.

I'm rooted I might just need to flash the Rom with the SD card.formatted correctly... I'm going to try to re find where the apps are stored and save them... id love to just be able to correct my SD config and set up apps2sd and move em over so I can keep my home screen set up as well as the info supplied in my apps and todo lists..
Thanks for the info ... on the road right now (passenger.seat )
Maybe I'm not a newb, I'm just stupid... I rooted using ubuntu karmic and I had apps2sd working before I moved to damage control
Sent from my HERO200 using Tapatalk

hmm.. Damage control rom comes with Dconfig and it has apps2sd enabled and move apps to sd checked.
Ok heres the thing..
I had a Modaco rom before and with apps2sd enabled and the SD formatted properly.
Plugging my phone into a computer would open up 2 drives... One 1 designated to be 1.5 gb and another .5 gb
How ever now I only see one.. the 1.5 gb
My memory is running low as if everything i've installed is in the phone.
searching through the phone i can't seem to find where these apps are being saved...
Are they on the elusive .5 gb partition I can't seem to see??
i think not... I just rebooted and my available space is 63.74mb
It's all becoming a no brainer that i should reflash the rom with the correct specifications to the SD chip...
But what I want to know, is there a way around this. ( I don't see any options, but I'd love to reformat my SD correctly and get apps2sd working on my own, moving all my apps over there while keeping any stored data intact...) <--- is this possible??
[maybe i should learn how to communicate clearly LOL]
For the moment, Ill back up my SD contents and hunt down how to partition correctly.. then I'll see if I can't find the folders where it is storing downloaded apps... then I'll disable then enable the apps2sd setting in dconfig and download an app... if all goes well i'll start pushing my apps over and do the whol "fix apk uid" in the recovery menu...
Hell maybe ill even decide to get a newer recovery besides 1.2.3 while im at it hahah.. any suggestions would be appreciated

# cd /data/app
# pwd
/system/sd/app
# cd /data/app-private
# pwd
/system/sd/app-private
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So... Why is my memory so low???
I'm about to take my SD chip out and see if I cannot access the contents of these folders without it in...
MY APPS2SD IS WORKING AND HAS BEEN WORKING
Sorry guys... somethings just up[or rather DOWN] with my memory and my SD card reads differently...

Cloned2 said:
Being a newb SUCKS!
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There's only one way to stop being a n00b: Learn.
You're doing fine. My suggestion is to not take it all on at once. Focus on one problem, fix it, learn from it and move on to the next one. You'll be a pro in no time.
I would guess that you need to repartition the SD card when moving from one ROM to the next, but I've never really played with apps2sd. See? You know more about it than I do!

download app: quick systems info
to see if your a2sd is working and how much is being used.
use the dconfig to make sure you have dalvik cached moved to sd... reboot the phone.
i am guessing at this....
you say you had a2sd working before with Madaco and could see 2 drives... that sounds wrong to me. if a2sd was working, then you should not see the 2nd drive. you are only able to see the main larger drive and that is it.. the others are used by android and not available to us.
now that you can not see the 2nd drive. sounds like a2sd is working. the app i suggested should confirm for you.

I did get everything working and my memory remains the same when I install applications.... perhaps I could see the second drive because I'm running Linux and/or the way I formatted the sd or the extension...
Sent from my HERO200 using Tapatalk

I think what you are describing is your SD-EXT partition (the a2sd partition you made). If you have a 2GB card and partitioned your card to be .5GB EXT, then it will appear your SD is 1.5GB. You get what I'm saying?

I used to be able to see 2 partitions as well. I think it was only with 1.5 ROMs.
If you want to mount both partitions then all you need to do is reboot into recovery and select the USB mount. Then both partitions will show up.
But you really don't need to mess with that second partition. Go to the market and download Titanium Backup. That will backup all your apps and settings. Restoring is a little annoying to do since you have to click for every app but if you buy the donate version then you don't have to do that.

centran said:
I used to be able to see 2 partitions as well. I think it was only with 1.5 ROMs.
If you want to mount both partitions then all you need to do is reboot into recovery and select the USB mount. Then both partitions will show up.
But you really don't need to mess with that second partition. Go to the market and download Titanium Backup. That will backup all your apps and settings. Restoring is a little annoying to do since you have to click for every app but if you buy the donate version then you don't have to do that.
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I perfer Backup For Root Users... does the same thing but is free and is one-click one-shot deal.

can not install or uninstall apps. NAND, wipe/flash new rom does not help.

ive been trying to figure this out since yesterday but i am completely lost and really need help..
this started yesterday. i had my phone connected with adb and pulled some files (LatinIME.apk, framework-res.apk). i did not push or delete any. around the same time i download fx camera. all the work i did was actually just on the computer. the only thing i did on the phone around that time was use root explorer to check the name of the .apk for fx camera.
im not sure if any of that could possibly mean anything but i thought maybe it was worth mentioning.
here are the symptoms. right after i was done the phone was acting sluggish and crappy (it always does when i disconnect from usb since i switched to froshedyo v10) so i rebooted. upon booting up, 90% of apps were missing. i didnt feel like using titanium backup to manually "ok" each install, so i opted for a fairly recent NAND backup to restore to. i did but upon booting up, the same apps were missing.. very weird right? i know they were there when i made the backup.. so now i decided i had to use titanium. but when i began i noticed that it wouldnt install any app. it would hang on the "installing" screen forever. i rebooted and this time tried an app from the market, only to have the same results.
i did try wiping everything and starting fresh (with froshedyo v10). a strange thing happened. after logging in and setting up the basics i left it alone to restore the apps. when i checked later i had the notification, "applications partially restored". i never had that before.. it seemed like maybe a few more apps were there, but not much. i was mostly in the same boat. and again, titanium backup and market would not install any apps..
please help.. whats going on??
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i wiped everything and tried to start fresh with a brand new copy of nonsensikal 16.1. no apps were restored, and i am unable to install or uninstall any app on the phone. it will just hang on the installing/uninstalling screen.
i have done multiple wipes and flashes, testing each time to see if anything is working, but it has not worked once. i can not install or uninstall any apps.

Were you using Apps2sd? I wonder if it could be something with that. Especially if your rom seems to be fine. Is everything else showing up on your sd card?

the file manager on the phone shows all my sd card contents just fine.
i believe when i first installed this rom about a week ago i did find an option somewhere in settings that said "choose location to install apps" (i chose external) and "allow moving of apps to external" (i chose yes).

Try downloading Eris market fix from the market. See if that works.
Sent from my FroyoEris using XDA App

rhamej said:
Try downloading Eris market fix from the market. See if that works.
Sent from my FroyoEris using XDA App
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oooh, i would love to download that app from the market if it might fix my inability to download and install apps. if only i was able to download and install apps..

Oops, my bad. I just skimmed over your post and saw 90% of apps gone. So even if you had an apk on your sdcard it wont let you install it?
Sent from my FroyoEris using XDA App

U could flash the vending.apk that should bring back your market
rhamej said:
Oops, my bad. I just skimmed over your post and saw 90% of apps gone. So even if you had an apk on your sdcard it wont let you install it?
Sent from my FroyoEris using XDA App
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HTC Incredible 2.3.1

flash this through recovery

mindnumbinglyfun said:
ive been trying to figure this out since yesterday but i am completely lost and really need help..
this started yesterday. i had my phone connected with adb and pulled some files (LatinIME.apk, framework-res.apk). i did not push or delete any. around the same time i download fx camera. all the work i did was actually just on the computer. the only thing i did on the phone around that time was use root explorer to check the name of the .apk for fx camera.
im not sure if any of that could possibly mean anything but i thought maybe it was worth mentioning.
here are the symptoms. right after i was done the phone was acting sluggish and crappy (it always does when i disconnect from usb since i switched to froshedyo v10) so i rebooted. upon booting up, 90% of apps were missing. i didnt feel like using titanium backup to manually "ok" each install, so i opted for a fairly recent NAND backup to restore to. i did but upon booting up, the same apps were missing.. very weird right? i know they were there when i made the backup.. so now i decided i had to use titanium. but when i began i noticed that it wouldnt install any app. it would hang on the "installing" screen forever. i rebooted and this time tried an app from the market, only to have the same results.
i did try wiping everything and starting fresh (with froshedyo v10). a strange thing happened. after logging in and setting up the basics i left it alone to restore the apps. when i checked later i had the notification, "applications partially restored". i never had that before.. it seemed like maybe a few more apps were there, but not much. i was mostly in the same boat. and again, titanium backup and market would not install any apps..
please help.. whats going on??
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I don't think you have a market problem...it sounds like an sd card issue which would explain alot of the symptoms including issues when unmounting from pc. If all your apps are installed on the sd and the card doesn't mount right they will "dissapear" as you have described. Try changing the setting to install apps back to internal and then apps should install. If apps install after you do that it probably means the sdcard is corrupted so you will need to back up the files on your sd and then reformat the card. PLEASE remember to back up the sd card before reformatting since it has your nand backups on it. The market fix is only a fix for apps not showing in the market not on the phone.

lol its ok rhamej.
i think i should clarify though that i do have a market. it may be worth noting that i used to have a blue themed market, which during this problem seems to have reverted to the stock green market. but i do have a market.
when i try to install from the market, it just kind of stalls when i accept the terms and permissions needed by the app. like, when i click the final "ok" which should then lead to the app actually beginning to download, it just stops. doesnt freeze the market or FC, its almost like the button is unresponsive.
when i try to install an app via file manager from sd card, it hangs on the "installing" screen. same with titanium backup.
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i couldnt stand not having my apps so i did a NAND back to nonsensikal. my apps were all restored this time but im still having problems installing.
from the sd card: hangs on install.
from the market: now will download, but hangs on install.

Conap said:
I don't think you have a market problem...it sounds like an sd card issue which would explain alot of the symptoms including issues when unmounting from pc. If all your apps are installed on the sd and the card doesn't mount right they will "dissapear" as you have described. Try changing the setting to install apps back to internal and then apps should install. If apps install after you do that it probably means the sdcard is corrupted so you will need to back up the files on your sd and then reformat the card. PLEASE remember to back up the sd card before reformatting since it has your nand backups on it. The market fix is only a fix for apps not showing in the market not on the phone.
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i did change that one setting back to internal, and disallowed moving apps to external. it didnt seem to make a difference though. i will take your advice on backing up the data and reformatting though. thanks.

mindnumbinglyfun said:
lol its ok rhamej.
i think i should clarify though that i do have a market. it may be worth noting that i used to have a blue themed market, which during this problem seems to have reverted to the stock green market. but i do have a market.
when i try to install from the market, it just kind of stalls when i accept the terms and permissions needed by the app. like, when i click the final "ok" which should then lead to the app actually beginning to download, it just stops. doesnt freeze the market or FC, its almost like the button is unresponsive.
when i try to install an app via file manager from sd card, it hangs on the "installing" screen. same with titanium backup.
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i couldnt stand not having my apps so i did a NAND back to nonsensikal. my apps were all restored this time but im still having problems installing.
from the sd card: hangs on install.
from the market: now will download, but hangs on install.
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we must have been posting at the same time but these all still sound like what i mentioned in my above post. Your apps are back with nonsensikal because they probably weren't installed on sd when you made the nand for that rom.

mindnumbinglyfun said:
i did change that one setting back to internal, and disallowed moving apps to external. it didnt seem to make a difference though. i will take your advice on backing up the data and reformatting though. thanks.
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lol posting at same time again...you are probably typing right now...try rebooting the phone also after the setting has been changed....for some reason froyo depends too much in my opinion on the sd card and really can cause issues with it.

quick question. what format should my micro sd card be in? i know i formatted it right around the time i got it, to FAT32. im assuming thats correct but i would like to double check. google isnt answering my question fast enough..

still no progress.
i wiped everything, flashed a new nonsensikal 16.1. apps didnt automatically come back. i can not install or uninstall apps on the phone. they all hang on the installing/uninstalling screen.
how could this have happened? how can i fix it? i will gladly do a more thorough wipe. i wiped data and davlick. what else could i do to completely reset my phone to fix this problem? that is assuming that there is no other ideas of options.. i hope there is!
edit: in regards to previous ideas, i reformatted my sd card (FAT32) and replaced all the files.

mindnumbinglyfun said:
still no progress.
i wiped everything, flashed a new nonsensikal 16.1. apps didnt automatically come back. i can not install or uninstall apps on the phone. they all hang on the installing/uninstalling screen.
how could this have happened? how can i fix it? i will gladly do a more thorough wipe. i wiped data and davlick. what else could i do to completely reset my phone to fix this problem? that is assuming that there is no other ideas of options.. i hope there is!
edit: in regards to previous ideas, i reformatted my sd card (FAT32) and replaced all the files.
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You could try the flashback 21 file here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792026
That should take you back to stock and replace your custom recovery with the default one. You could then re-root. I don't know if that's what you want, but that would be about as complete of a reset as you could get as far as I know.
Does anyone else know if this is the best option? I would hate to mislead...

I had a problem similar to this after I dropped my phone. I could not install any apps (market or .apk) and reading of my SD card was spotty at best. What fixed it for me was first deleting the .android-secure folder on the sd card. [NOTE!: this may delete some/all apps/app data you have so I hope you have a backup]. I have no idea why but the .android-secure was not happy at all ;] I believe you have to delete it on a computer because android file managers just can't do it.

mindnumbinglyfun said:
still no progress.
i wiped everything, flashed a new nonsensikal 16.1. apps didnt automatically come back. i can not install or uninstall apps on the phone. they all hang on the installing/uninstalling screen.
how could this have happened? how can i fix it? i will gladly do a more thorough wipe. i wiped data and davlick. what else could i do to completely reset my phone to fix this problem? that is assuming that there is no other ideas of options.. i hope there is!
edit: in regards to previous ideas, i reformatted my sd card (FAT32) and replaced all the files.
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Did you put all your files back on your sd card after reformatting it? I would try reformatting the card and then see if it works before you put your files back on. Like the previous poster said the android_secure folder could be messed up and if your copying it back could still cause issues.

dbnaruto said:
I had a problem similar to this after I dropped my phone. I could not install any apps (market or .apk) and reading of my SD card was spotty at best. What fixed it for me was first deleting the .android-secure folder on the sd card. [NOTE!: this may delete some/all apps/app data you have so I hope you have a backup]. I have no idea why but the .android-secure was not happy at all ;] I believe you have to delete it on a computer because android file managers just can't do it.
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There is a link talking about doing this on the op of my floyo rom thread

well that android_secure thing seems to have been the problem! thank you guys very much! i just deleted it and rebooted and i am now able to install and uninstall apps, both from the sd card and market.
it got to the point where i couldnt connect via usb unless i was in recovery so things were getting pretty frustrating. im glad its over. any guesses what might have caused this craziness?

[Q] Suddenly getting "stopped unexpectedly" errors

I have a Nook Color running CM7 from a Sandisk microSD card (not rooted). Everything was working fine but now I'm getting a ton of "xxx stopped unexpectedly" errors. I'm not aware of anything changing except a lot of updates were downloaded the other day. I have deleted all updates, run App Cache Cleaner, and rebooted using holding the "N" and power button down and choosing "recover" (or "restore" or whatever the other choice is besides reboot) . No change. I addition, avast! is reporting errors. Any ideas? I have a lot of apps installed and would rather not reformat the microSD card and start over.

WhiteWombat said:
I have a Nook Color running CM7 from a Sandisk microSD card (not rooted). Everything was working fine but now I'm getting a ton of "xxx stopped unexpectedly" errors. I'm not aware of anything changing except a lot of updates were downloaded the other day. I have deleted all updates, run App Cache Cleaner, and rebooted using holding the "N" and power button down and choosing "recover" (or "restore" or whatever the other choice is besides reboot) . No change. I addition, avast! is reporting errors. Any ideas? I have a lot of apps installed and would rather not reformat the microSD card and start over.
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On an sd install there is no recovery that can let clear anything on the sd. There is just the verygreen script that runs a bunch of text on the screen. If you choose the recovery on emmc, it is making changes to emmc, not the sd. Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and look at item B5, Alternate CWM recovery. Install that and you can wipe things like dalvik-cache (which it sounds like you need to do). Your apps will not be harmed by doing that. It may make things better.
PS, CM7 comes rooted without you having to do anything.
Sent from my Nook Color running stock on SD

More info and unclear what that means
leapinlar said:
PS, CM7 comes rooted without you having to do anything.
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I'm not sure what that means. I never intended to root my NC, I wanted to keep CM on my SD card only. Are you saying I inadvertently rooted my Nook? If I take the microSD card out Nook boots up normally.
PS when I download updates, I get a lot of "package file is invalid" and "Package file was not signed correctly" errors.
PPS avast! reports "Invalid context during scan" for ADW.launcher, Android System, Google Play Store, etc.

No, your stock is still unrooted... unmodified... But when you are running CM7 you are running a rooted AOSP ROM.
If you run stock often, with that SD in, you may be causing the issues since stock is using your SD boot partition as the SD for itself... it will place all of its stuff on that partition... I am not saying this IS the issue, only that it may be.

WhiteWombat said:
I'm not sure what that means. I never intended to root my NC, I wanted to keep CM on my SD card only. Are you saying I inadvertently rooted my Nook? If I take the microSD card out Nook boots up normally.
PS when I download updates, I get a lot of "package file is invalid" and "Package file was not signed correctly" errors.
PPS avast! reports "Invalid context during scan" for ADW.launcher, Android System, Google Play Store, etc.
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Dizzy is right. I meant CM7 is rooted not your stock.
If you don't want to do the alternate CWM thing I mentioned in my last post, get root explorer or another root file manager and delete some files. Go to /data/dalvik-cache and delete all the files there. Then reboot. It will take a while to start up while it rebuilds those files. But it should be better.

Help copying
leapinlar said:
Dizzy is right. I meant CM7 is rooted not your stock.
If you don't want to do the alternate CWM thing I mentioned in my last post, get root explorer or another root file manager and delete some files. Go to /data/dalvik-cache and delete all the files there. Then reboot. It will take a while to start up while it rebuilds those files. But it should be better.
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Ok, stupid question , I DLed the files and un RARed them, how do I copy them to the microSD card root? I put it in a writer and put it in my USB slot, ("dir f:\" shows what I would expect) but when I try to copy the files via Windows explorer (or even at a DOS prompt) it seems to hang. "copy ualt* f:\ "

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WhiteWombat said:
Ok, stupid question , I DLed the files and un RARed them, how do I copy them to the microSD card root? I put it in a writer and put it in my USB slot, ("dir f:\" shows what I would expect) but when I try to copy the files via Windows explorer (or even at a DOS prompt) it seems to hang. "copy ualt* f:\ "
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Take the card out of the Nook and insert it into your card reader in your PC. Once your PC recognizes the card, it will show up with a new drive letter. Then copy the files there with Windows Explorer. Eject the card (right click on the drive). Put the card back in the Nook. Boot, holding down the volume up/down keys together. It should boot to the Alternate CWM. Then select advanced and wipe dalvik-cache. Reboot. Should be better.
edit: What kind of card reader are you using? Are you using a micro SD adapter? Sometimes those have write protect slide switches on them.
Sent from my Nook Color running CM10 and Tapatalk.

Fixed! Maybe, kinda
I was able to delete the dalvik cache using the Terminal Emulator. Details here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500618
Now we'll see if it worked.
Update: Also uninstalled and reinstalled Avast!, My version didn't play well with CM7 apparently.
Update: still getting some weirdness but Avast! isn't reporting dozens of "invalid context during scan" errors anymore.
Drive and Play Store still screwing up.

WhiteWombat said:
I was able to delete the dalvik cache using the Terminal Emulator. Details here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500618
Now we'll see if it worked.
Update: Also uninstalled and reinstalled Avast!, My version didn't play well with CM7 apparently.
Update: still getting some weirdness but Avast! isn't reporting dozens of "invalid context during scan" errors anymore.
Drive and Play Store still screwing up.
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That post using terminal emulator should have worked for you. But that only clears the dalvik-cache for installed apps. Play Store is a system app. So you need to clear one more cache. Use the same terminal commands but change it to cd /cache/dalvik-cache and do the same rm* command.
Sent from my Nook Color running CM10 and Tapatalk.

leapinlar said:
That post using terminal emulator should have worked for you. But that only clears the dalvik-cache for installed apps. Play Store is a system app. So you need to clear one more cache. Use the same terminal commands but change it to cd /cache/dalvik-cache and do the same rm* command.
Sent from my Nook Color running CM10 and Tapatalk.
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Done, Thank you again. The final touch was my file permissions were borked. Rom Manager "fix permissions" wouldn't run. I went into SuperUser and set "permit" on instead of "prompt". Then Rom Manager and ran "fix permissions" Run successful. Then SuperUser again and set permissions back to "prompt". Everything seems to be stable now.

leapinlar said:
On an sd install there is no recovery that can let clear anything on the sd. There is just the verygreen script that runs a bunch of text on the screen. If you choose the recovery on emmc, it is making changes to emmc, not the sd. Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and look at item B5, Alternate CWM recovery. Install that and you can wipe things like dalvik-cache (which it sounds like you need to do). Your apps will not be harmed by doing that. It may make things better.
PS, CM7 comes rooted without you having to do anything.
Sent from my Nook Color running stock on SD
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[Q] Damage USB Storage! Please Help

I notice this problem just a few hours ago, and it's driving me nutts! This are the errors that I am having with this problem:
1. If I try to Unmount it, it will give me this error "Damage USB Storage, Try reformating". I also use other MicroSD Cards that I have but also has the same problem. Tried reformating , unmounting, mounting back again but no changes.
2. If I try to put in some files (videos over 1Gb in file size) and esp. folders, like those associated with Titanium Backup, for some reason at the middle of the file transfer, the phone will automatically reboot.
3. I have this app called USB Mass Storage Enabler (Google PlayStore). If i try to use the Mass Storage Mode, it will tell me "Failed to Unmount"
4. If I unmount my MicroSD Card, it will mess up some of my apps, it will turn them grey then if I try to access those grayed-out apps, I will receive an error message of "Application Not Installed!"
What could be causing this?
I am currently using Wanamlite v1.3 for GT-i9500. I am currently downloading a Stock XXUBMEA. Don't know if this is an issue with Wanamlite. Hope this stock fimrware fixes this.
Hope some out there can help me. Many thanks!

Paolonicus said:
I notice this problem just a few hours ago, and it's driving me nutts! This are the errors that I am having with this problem:
1. If I try to Unmount it, it will give me this error "Damage USB Storage, Try reformating". I also use other MicroSD Cards that I have but also has the same problem. Tried reformating , unmounting, mounting back again but no changes.
2. If I try to put in some files (videos over 1Gb in file size) and esp. folders, like those associated with Titanium Backup, for some reason at the middle of the file transfer, the phone will automatically reboot.
3. I have this app called USB Mass Storage Enabler (Google PlayStore). If i try to use the Mass Storage Mode, it will tell me "Failed to Unmount"
4. If I unmount my MicroSD Card, it will mess up some of my apps, it will turn them grey then if I try to access those grayed-out apps, I will receive an error message of "Application Not Installed!"
What could be causing this?
I am currently using Wanamlite v1.3 for GT-i9500. I am currently downloading a Stock XXUBMEA. Don't know if this is an issue with Wanamlite. Hope this stock fimrware fixes this.
Hope some out there can help me. Many thanks!
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I have used wanams Rom for a 2 days never had any issue
However since u are getting the latest firmware flash that and it will get rid of all the issue
Make sure u RESET the device after installing else u ll most probably have issues again

123hiten said:
I have used wanams Rom for a 2 days never had any issue
However since u are getting the latest firmware flash that and it will get rid of all the issue
Make sure u RESET the device after installing else u ll most probably have issues again
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I did do a Wipe prior to installing Wanamlite. Gonna try that stock Odexed Firmware and see if this fixes that

Paolonicus said:
I did do a Wipe prior to installing Wanamlite. Gonna try that stock Odexed Firmware and see if this fixes that
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Ok do try and let me know whats the result
Do a reset from the device after u install a Firmware which deletes every thing on the internal device

123hiten said:
Ok do try and let me know whats the result
Do a reset from the device after u install a Firmware which deletes every thing on the internal device
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Thanks for the tip! Flashing a stock firmware solved the problem. It seems to be an issue with the ROM itself. Will report this to Wanam later on

New SD card works but some apps can't find it (default gallery/Aldiko).

tl;dr
The card is tested and good (results below), the card reader is good (tested by reinstalling 5.7.4).
So few other people are having this issue, what is going on with my phone?
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I've read and read, but no matter what I try, I can't get my SD card to work.
Here's the details of how, and what, I installed on my Sprint S5.
I'm coming from Resurrection Remix 5.7.4 MM, (where the SD card worked fine, but did have a few issues with the camera (used open camera instead) and some post reboot oddness (shortcuts disappearing)).
I first formatted card using the windows software sdformatter to FAT32
copied files to SD card using a card reader plugged into PC.
Files copied
RR-N-v5.8.2-20170304-kltespr-Official.zip
open_gapps-arm-7.1-micro-20170327.zip
UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.79-20161211114519.zip
TWRP 3.X
wiped dalvik/cache/system/data
then factory reset
added files to zip queue, Rom, then Gapps, then SU
Flashed
Phone boots fine, initial set up completes.
Tried a reinstall of apps using Ti Pro, but it failed, so started again and used google apps restore during boot. Issues with many apps. So started again, with a "fresh start" option during set up.
I took a few pictures.
I can view them immediately after taking, by pressing the previously taken image image inside the camera app.
Open default Gallery and get the error "No storage. No external storage available."
I installed a+ gallery and it is able to open the images just fine.
Default Files app can browse the SD card.
Aldiko will not download books, as it thinks there is no SD card installed
I've tried (and checking each time)
formatting in card as internal, then back to portable in phone.
Clearing the data/cache for the apps giving errors.
factory resetting
Wiping and formatting the card (on PC to FAT32), and starting again (several times).
Started from scratch again, with a brand new Sandisk card
Tried ZepherOS Zephyr-N Version (Viserion-6.1) Android 7.0
Wiping cache/dalvik only and rebooting
Same "No storage..." error, every time.
I tried ZephrOS. Right after install there is no file manager, but if I click the default app "downloads", I can navigate to the camera folder, then to the image. When I click on it, it opens the image, but still shows the same error "no storage..." even though I'm looking at the image behind the error window. :/
I'm running H2testw, but don't expect an issue, as the same error was on the previous card and the brand new card.
Can I go from 7.0/7.1 to a stock ROM without issues, if so which one?
Update:
SD card test result
Test finished without errors.
You can now delete the test files *.h2w or verify them again.
Writing speed: 7.15 MByte/s
Reading speed: 15.7 MByte/s
H2testw v1.4
UPDATE #2:
I started fresh with a new install of RR 5.7.4 and the card does still have issues with some apps, but is working fine with others. Open camera works fine, and the gallery access the correct card in this ROM. Aldiko still fails as it's trying to download to /sdcard
Most apps are looking for /sdcard but I have /sdcard1
If it helps, it appears sdcard is symlinking to /storage/self/primary

Anyone able to help?

permissions issue? have you gone into the apps mgmt and set the permissions manually?

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permissions issue? have you gone into the apps mgmt and set the permissions manually?
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Thanks for the reply. Yes, settings>apps>settings>App permissions>Storage is turned on.
Aldiko, for example, is looking for /sdcard but it doesn't exist. I'm thinking a symlink might fix the issue? But am not familiar enough with Android under the hood, to know what other issues that might cause.

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Thanks for the reply. Yes, settings>apps>settings>App permissions>Storage is turned on.
Aldiko, for example, is looking for /sdcard but it doesn't exist. I'm thinking a symlink might fix the issue? But am not familiar enough with Android under the hood, to know what other issues that might cause.
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im not familiar enough with the under the hood stuff to know what else coul be the issue either, @AthieN, Mr. guru thoughts?

youdoofus said:
im not familiar enough with the under the hood stuff to know what else coul be the issue either, @AthieN, Mr. guru thoughts?
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What file system is the card formatted in? Try ext4 or exFAT.

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What file system is the card formatted in? Try ext4 or exFAT.
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FAT32 this was recommend in most places I read. I thinks it's a paths issue. I'm not sure the format would make a difference to that, right?

syco123 said:
FAT32 this was recommend in most places I read. I thinks it's a paths issue. I'm not sure the format would make a difference to that, right?
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A fresh install would resolve any path issues. The device can't read the card, which means that it's formatted incorrectly or is incompatible. How did you format it originally? On a computer? Go into the storage menu, and if it's detected, then try using the native Android option to reformat it. Back up your stuff first.
If that fails, try formatting it in recovery.

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A fresh install would resolve any path issues. The device can't read the card, which means that it's formatted incorrectly or is incompatible. How did you format it originally? On a computer? Go into the storage menu, and if it's detected, then try using the native Android option to reformat it. Back up your stuff first.
If that fails, try formatting it in recovery.
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thanks for chiming in sir! your help is always appreciated

AthieN said:
A fresh install would resolve any path issues. The device can't read the card, which means that it's formatted incorrectly or is incompatible. How did you format it originally? On a computer? Go into the storage menu, and if it's detected, then try using the native Android option to reformat it. Back up your stuff first.
If that fails, try formatting it in recovery.
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Thanks, I know the OP was long, but I hoped the details of what I'd already tried would be appreciated. I did several fresh installs trying to fix, and formatted every which way I could in phone and on a PC. Nothing has worked.
I've kind of given up on this and have decided to switch to Verizon. Sprint sucks so bad, after 10 years I've finally had enough, so I have to replace the phone anyway.
If you know of a decent phone to get, I'm looking for a recommendation in this thread, https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/switching-to-verizon-200-phone-t3588790
Thanks for your attention to my issue. Sorry it's left unresolved. I run my own business and just can't spend this much time fixing my phone.