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all of a sudden my phone is asking me to format my memory card, and the mc is not showing up on file explorer.
i didnt want to format it but in the end i had to . but still it says format memory card. and i still cant get into it .
can someone pls help on this as i have done everything i can think of
thanks in advance
have you been playing with the ramdisk tweaks? If yo dont set 'autoformat' it asks every boot.
If the memory card is not showing up and even does not after a format, your card could be bad ....
its time to change your card. your hd2 has corrupted your card. but don't worry you are not the only one having this problem. there are tons of users out there who got this prob.
samsamuel said:
have you been playing with the ramdisk tweaks? If yo dont set 'autoformat' it asks every boot.
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no dont even know where to find that . it just happened was not playin with it at the time .
does this mean i have to get another sd card? or is there a way to get it working again ????
iainbp said:
no dont even know where to find that . it just happened was not playin with it at the time .
does this mean i have to get another sd card? or is there a way to get it working again ????
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im pretty sure a format will fix it.
JJbdoggg said:
im pretty sure a format will fix it.
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tryed that a few times now . and nowt different. when i try to format it from the pc it says write protected.
not sure what to try next . im all thinked out
iainbp said:
when i try to format it from the pc it says write protected.
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firstly, i have nothing but trouble with adapters that the switch slides to write protect when you enter it in the reader slot. I ended up taking them all off, so double and tripple check that.
Secondly, if you go to control panel/administrative tools/computer management (or words to that effect, depending on windows version)
look for disk management, and find your sd card there. See what it says, it could be that you can format it from there, or rebuild teh partition.
(Better still if you have a partition manager program handy, see if you can force it to rebuild the partition on teh card.)
However in all likelihood, its a duff card. It seems to be an emerging theme with the leo, cards going bad.
samsamuel said:
firstly, i have nothing but trouble with adapters that the switch slides to write protect when you enter it in the reader slot. I ended up taking them all off, so double and tripple check that.
Secondly, if you go to control panel/administrative tools/computer management (or words to that effect, depending on windows version)
look for disk management, and find your sd card there. See what it says, it could be that you can format it from there, or rebuild teh partition.
nice one. . trying it now
EDIT* nope couldnt format via pc. looks like a trip to the shops,
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iainbp said:
samsamuel said:
firstly, i have nothing but trouble with adapters that the switch slides to write protect when you enter it in the reader slot. I ended up taking them all off, so double and tripple check that.
Secondly, if you go to control panel/administrative tools/computer management (or words to that effect, depending on windows version)
look for disk management, and find your sd card there. See what it says, it could be that you can format it from there, or rebuild teh partition.
nice one. . trying it now
EDIT* nope couldnt format via pc. looks like a trip to the shops,
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im having the same problem anyway to avoid it in the future?
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mayb its not formatted correctly?
SiL3nTKiLL said:
mayb its not formatted correctly?
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my pc wont even detect the card now
My sandisk 8g works fine get another TF maybe？
thats the only option i have as of now.....but what if that suffers the same fate?
when i go into device management it says the card is healthy but it still wont work . think its easyer just to get a new card
edit* now my pc cant even format the card. BUGGER
BAD disk
watcher64 said:
If the memory card is not showing up and even does not after a format, your card could be bad ....
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You said something about memory card being BAD. What does it mean. When trying to make a partition, I saw something saying "bad disk" talking about my 32 gig MC.
I cannot reformat my MC and when tried, it says "windows unsuccessfully formatted the device". Any ideas on how to reformat my sd card friends?
I stopped using windows to format my sdcard as it does a mediocre job at best. All I use now is sdformatter. It does a much better job. I even had a card my hd2 said was bad and it revived it. Give it a try. I also use mini tool partition wizard for any and all partitioning required.
How could it be possible I always used my 2gb micro SD but last night I made the decision to say bye to winmo n started using my 16gb. So I transfers the android folder to it used it n all was good then I wanted to back up all of my winmo files so i remove the SD card from my phone n place it in my card reader..n said to reformat the card..I HAVE NO ACCESS TO MY SD CARD.. I can't even format it some how it got protected...even my phone days to formatted but is never successful...ANY ADVISE THANK YOU
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ive got a sd problem too. i ever used the same 16gb class2 microsd card tu run android builds and store winmo and android data. last night ive tried to switch from darkstone to matcc android build. i reformatted the sd card, put the files on it (only android folder nothing else) and started android. everything was fine but i´ve got a bsod(radio 2.12.50_2 and german stock vodafone rom). then ive tried another android build but i got the same error(doesnt ever got bsod before). later android didn start at all(every build). then ive tried chuckys rom with matcc vers. 1.5 and ive got the bsod problem again. tried 2 other builds and now andriod doesnt start and i cant even connect my hd2 to my pc(bootloader doesnt connect too) but chucky rom boots correctly. everytime ive tried another build i reformatted my sd card to fat32. hope someone can help me, sorry for bad english.
i got this problem now too. android somehow writeprotected my sd card so i can't put files on or take files off anymore...it's basicallly made my 16gb card useless. can't format or anything. tried through windows mobile, pc, and android...nothing works. anybody know how to fix it?
Same thing happened to me. My class 2 16gb card is now locked and ive found no way to unlock it.
Not that I really liked that card anyway, but it was nice to have so much storage space.
thats no problem. On your adapter for your micro sd card, there is a lock on the side of it. Make sure that it is in the up position. Basically in the unlock position, then it wont be write protected.
No, your not understanding. Its not the physical lock on the adaptor, its a logical lock on the Micro SD itself.
The Micro SD card comes up as locked no matter what I use to try and format, or delete etc.
I've googled like mad trying to find a way to fix it even installing Ubuntu to see if another OS could do it, but everything fails.
Same here I came to a conclusion. That there are some files in the SD card....what was the last buid u were using before this happened...the best solution. For this should be with an android. Phone and astro file management explore the SD card...unlucky. me none of my friends have an android device
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put card in card reader ... format it from command prompt (win+R+cmd+enter)
format X:/fs:fat
X is your card drive letter dont mess up with this one.
Lol I spend hours searching for a solution. N nothing u kno thou theres always hope
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No, your not understanding. Its not the physical lock on the adaptor, its a logical lock on the Micro SD itself.
The Micro SD card comes up as locked no matter what I use to try and format, or delete etc.
I've googled like mad trying to find a way to fix it even installing Ubuntu to see if another OS could do it, but everything fails.
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also u can try something like this:
http://www.diskwipe.org/
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put card in card reader ... format it from command prompt (win+R+cmd+enter)
format X:/fs:fat
X is your card drive letter dont mess up with this one.
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lemme try that...i formatted it through my computer and unchecked "quick format" and after like 30 minutes it finished with an error.. hopefully this works.
gparted
ok..
whats wrong with just formating the card with ' GPARTED ' .. assumption of Linux usage !
or if you use that sloppy old microsoft O/S then use 'paragon partition manager '
job done yea?
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storage tool for wm
Ok
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Download " storage tool" for wm. Install it. Send shortcut to start up so that as soon as wm boots it ll find the sd card. When u get storage tool workin u ll have options choose formate or fix the sd then it ll work. It worked for me.
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well formatting it through cmd didn't work...everything was still there on the card. lemme try your method now... thanks.
delete file by file and see which one is locked on the card.
change permissions on the sd card.
try to delete files from the winmo
try to overwrite the android folder and start it with another build and then format after a sucessfull start.
fuzzysig said:
delete file by file and see which one is locked on the card.
change permissions on the sd card.
try to delete files from the winmo
try to overwrite the android folder and start it with another build and then format after a sucessfull start.
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None of this is possible cuz the card is written protected ..try using another device that runs android n try it with astro. Explorer
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malikadnanm said:
well formatting it through cmd didn't work...everything was still there on the card. lemme try your method now... thanks.
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Do u remember which build u were using??
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Do u remember which build u were using??
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yea.. i used mattcleo 1.6b. i can actually still boot up android...but even in android i can't delete anything using astro. I tried replacing android folder using a card reader but that didnt work either... i'm going to try that storage tools suggestion..but i doubt anything will work. CMD finished and said that the disk was unreadable after finishing 99%.
Ok
Sounds like corrupted sectors or damaged disk to me
Put the card into a windows pc and run scandisk on the card, make sure you check : fix errors automatically and scan for bad sectors
i use to have android working fine for me then i dont now exactly what happend
when i run haert my device freez in 3 secound and some wite line appeer on the screen maybe cuz i change the rom but i tried lots of deffrent rom same problem any one can give me advice ?
Task29, reflash WM, formart SD at FAT32 and install the Android.
Try this and might work
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hi
i changed the rom nothing beter format the sd card same
i dont now
when i run the (haert) the flash turn on for 1 sec and the screen become like wite and black adn freez in this so any help
waeel87 said:
hi
i changed the rom nothing beter format the sd card same
i dont now
when i run the (haert) the flash turn on for 1 sec and the screen become like wite and black adn freez in this so any help
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Don't do a quick format. If you're using Windows untick the "Quick Format" option. If that doesn't do the trick, try downloading a different Android ROM. If that doesn't work either then I think you're looking a new sd card.
i did slow format nothin chang today will try 2 change the sd card
i change the sd card and same problem so what should i do
i think my device is dameged
i have been using nand/zip android roms since the beginning but 2 days ago i got a disturbing issue and i tried many nand/zip roms both froyo and ginger with no luck
whenever i unmount then remount the sd card , gallery and music applications stop recognizing my media files
i currently work around this by copying all media files to new locations but this is really disturbing
can any one assist me please
I'd try backing up the SD, formatting it, then putting your files back on and seeing if the problem persists first
bates_1974 said:
I'd try backing up the SD, formatting it, then putting your files back on and seeing if the problem persists first
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I already tried that ... and it did not work
come on guys
i really need assistance here
Does rebooting fix it?
No it does the same problem as if I unmounted the card
I also tried "sdrescan" application and it returned with the same problem
Please i need the solution
Try the "Multi Mount" app.
MartijnMM said:
Try the "Multi Mount" app.
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Already tried that , but with no good
Could be sectors on your card
bates_1974 said:
Could be sectors on your card
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So you are suggesting me to try another card ?
raoufn1984 said:
So you are suggesting me to try another card ?
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either that or use a program to give it a full thorough format, not just a quick one
thorough format didn't help
FIXED
Using the program "[email protected] Kill Disk" i "Killed" my SDcard and the formatted it in android and now everything is fine
Thanks for any one who might have tried to help me
raoufn1984 said:
FIXED
Using the program "[email protected] Kill Disk" i "Killed" my SDcard and the formatted it in android and now everything is fine
Thanks for any one who might have tried to help me
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So you basically did a proper format like already advised. You obviously didnt do a proper oen before and maybe used windows standard full format etc.
In future if you wish to do a proper format of a SD card use Panasonic SD Card Formatter with following settings...
FULL (ERASE ON)
Size adjustment ON
TheATHEiST said:
So you basically did a proper format like already advised. You obviously didnt do a proper oen before and maybe used windows standard full format etc.
In future if you wish to do a proper format of a SD card use Panasonic SD Card Formatter with following settings...
FULL (ERASE ON)
Size adjustment ON
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I didn't know about this "Panasonic" program , although i did more than 4 hours of searching both in xda and google
anyway , i did try a proper format using a tool from site sdcard.org -or something like that- and it did take about the same amount of time with this "[email protected] kill disk" so I am not sure
anyway, the good thing is that it is now working
thanks anyway
hope you mentioned this program earlier
I have problems formatting my SD card back to FAT after WP7 install. I have tried multiple solutions which were posted here but nothing helps. Things I've tried:
Boot into MAGLDR, select USB MassStrg, format with Panasonics SD formatter.
sd card don't even appear as a disk in my computer, so i can't select it in SD formatter. (i've installed HTC sync and android api in case there were problems with drivers, but no luck)
I've tried to format using Clockwork Mod via AD Recovery.
No luck here as well (Error could not mount sdcard). However an extra drive appeared in My Computer, thou it was faded out and sayon that no media present
Installed Windows Mobile, it couln't format the car as well, and it didn't appear as a drive in My Computer.
After all that i assumed that the card is toast. But after installing WP7 back, it did recognize the card and could use it without any problems. Is there anything else i can do, or should I just by a new card?
The SD Card is locked and somebody (at least the ROM creator) should have warned you...
You can only unlock it with a Nokia E-Series Phone or N95 as they can format it without to look if its locked or not.
A cheaper solution is available at Ebay, but be warned I haven´t tested it so far
Search for "ezSD Ghost Unlock Clip for MicroSD / SDHC unlock", sorry I am not allowed to post the direct link due to the newbie restrictions.
search some more, there are a lot of guides on how to "fix" your sd card after you've used WP7 on the HD2. believe me there are a LOT of such threads!
also, i think there is an option somewhere in MAGLDR, something like "fix sd card MBR"...try that.
finally, if you want to use any desktop software to try to fix the sd card, it is better to remove the sd card from the HD2 and insert it into a card reader. i am saying this because i noticed you mentioned that you tried to use the panasonic formatter while the sd card was mounted via usb cable via MAGLDR's usb disk mode.
EDIT: i used google keywords "xda hd2 sd card after wp7" and clicked first result to get to this lively discussion:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912528
The easiest and quickest way is to use "MiniTool Partition Wizard", the home edition works perfectly fine. Put your SD card into your reader, open the program, you will see the SD card there. Delete the partitions that are on there and click apply, it will empty the card, and will have no partitions/data, just blank. Then install your android build partition scheme through CWM.
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The easiest and quickest way is to use "MiniTool Partition Wizard", the home edition works perfectly fine. Put your SD card into your reader, open the program, you will see the SD card there. Delete the partitions that are on there and click apply, it will empty the card, and will have no partitions/data, just blank. Then install your android build partition scheme through CWM.
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Are you sure?
Because I've tried it and my pc(running XP) doesn't even see my microSD?!
bib*oops said:
Are you sure?
Because I've tried it and my pc(running XP) doesn't even see my microSD?!
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WP7 locks the SD card and makes it totally unusable. If you had installed XBMOD ROM for WP7, then you will have to reinstall wp7 again and use storage unlock cab. Else, simpler is to use Nokia smartphones (E63) works too, to format the card.
It for sure does not show in any other program.
Sal.
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SalJav said:
Else, simpler is to use Nokia smartphones (E63) works too, to format the card.
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I confirm I've got back in use my microSD card by formating it with an E series Nokia(I don't remember which model, I'm not familiar with)!
from wht i can understand is tht ur card is not detected at all d reason is clear d filesystem tht wp7 makes on sd card is not recognised by d windows n hence it doesnt recognise one way to sort out dis prob is by using GParted its a partition manager n if u hav ever used ubuntu(linux) u can get it thru d same. Just go to gaprted slect ur sc card frm d drop down (as it ll show ur hdd n sdcard as 2 diff. storage) wen u select it u ll c a black partition(unknown) just delete it(also if der r any other parition delete it) after that right click on unallocated space n select new partition select d filesystem as fat32 n ur done reboot d pc n ur card ll b detected back in windows
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from wht i can understand is tht ur card is not detected at all d reason is clear d filesystem tht wp7 makes on sd card is not recognised by d windows n hence it doesnt recognise one way to sort out dis prob is by using GParted its a partition manager n if u hav ever used ubuntu(linux) u can get it thru d same. Just go to gaprted slect ur sc card frm d drop down (as it ll show ur hdd n sdcard as 2 diff. storage) wen u select it u ll c a black partition(unknown) just delete it(also if der r any other parition delete it) after that right click on unallocated space n select new partition select d filesystem as fat32 n ur done reboot d pc n ur card ll b detected back in windows
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Nice advice, but would be nicer using common english?!
lihkin said:
from wht i can understand is tht ur card is not detected at all d reason is clear d filesystem tht wp7 makes on sd card is not recognised by d windows n hence it doesnt recognise one way to sort out dis prob is by using GParted its a partition manager n if u hav ever used ubuntu(linux) u can get it thru d same. Just go to gaprted slect ur sc card frm d drop down (as it ll show ur hdd n sdcard as 2 diff. storage) wen u select it u ll c a black partition(unknown) just delete it(also if der r any other parition delete it) after that right click on unallocated space n select new partition select d filesystem as fat32 n ur done reboot d pc n ur card ll b detected back in windows
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didnt work....it shows as unrecognised
Magpir said:
didnt work....it shows as unrecognised
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Try formatting your card with a E series Nokia, it worked for me!
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Try formatting your card with a E series Nokia, it worked for me!
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i tied it in the xpressmusic nokia , still doesnt work
maybe it works on cards that ran nodo OS and before, and not the new mango /tango OS?
Hm, I had the Problem only after i broke up the first boot... Normal Minitool sees two Partitions, but after this only unusable Space...
I used this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1510444
Here the way i fixed it:
1. Go to Services and Clear SD MBR.
2. Boot Windows, but hold vol down at the 1234 Message.
3. confirm the Factory Reset.
4. Let it boot
5. No you can delete or creat Partitions with Minitool, or simply format it with SD Formater, that makes one big Partition.
If don´t work with your rom, try the ROM in the Link...
I hope it works for you too...
Partitionator said:
Hm, I had the Problem only after i broke up the first boot... Normal Minitool sees two Partitions, but after this only unusable Space...
I used this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1510444
Here the way i fixed it:
1. Go to Services and Clear SD MBR.
2. Boot Windows, but hold vol down at the 1234 Message.
3. confirm the Factory Reset.
4. Let it boot
5. No you can delete or creat Partitions with Minitool, or simply format it with SD Formater, that makes one big Partition.
If don´t work with your rom, try the ROM in the Link...
I hope it works for you too...
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dun understand what u are talking about.
PC , or phone or what?
in eause or mini tool partition those hidden partition shows up & you can delete/ format them from there :fingers-crossed:
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in eause or mini tool partition those hidden partition shows up & you can delete/ format them from there :fingers-crossed:
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it doesnt seem to work .. it shows up as a large black "segment" and when i try to format, it gives an error or does not do anything
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Try formatting your card with a E series Nokia, it worked for me!
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i may be afraid my sdcard may be defective in addition to being locked by wp7.
i tried in a variety of nokia devices, none is working
if that's the case your card "might" be really defective or there are some serious encryption on that thing :silly:
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if that's the case your card "might" be really defective or there are some serious encryption on that thing :silly:
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though i read in another wp7 forum with an obscure topic on it.
its was stated that the formatting technique only worked on the card on NODO.
It seesm that it doesnt work on sdcards which have mango installed.