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Can't mount USB

It's the second time this has happened. I'm not sure what I did the first time to fix it.
Basically, when I try to mount my SD card via USB it tries to - but then fails and goes back to "preparing SD card" on the phone. It never shows up on the PC.
I'm running Gumbo 1.5C with kernel.
I tried going back to my RUU image/formated SD and start over but the problem still persists. The card is partitioned for Apps2SD. If I need to format the card can someone provide instruction to either move whatever is installed on the SD card back to the phone or how to back up the SD card so I wont have to clean everything up again.
Would be very much appreciated!
Thanks!

I am always the person who asks the stupid "is it plugged in?" questions...
Did you try using the SD card in a different device?
Does the phone let you store on it?
Can you install new Apps?
Did you try a different SD card?

Kcarpenter said:
I am always the person who asks the stupid "is it plugged in?" questions...
Did you try using the SD card in a different device?
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No, I don't really have another device to try it in... but it does work. The card does mount through the Recovery USB toggle. It just doesn't mount through the OS.
Does the phone let you store on it?
Can you install new Apps?
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Yes and yes.
Did you try a different SD card?
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I can try another one when I get home but the problem is I wont have any of the apps that were installed on the SD card.
What I did just try is "unmount" the SD card on the phone so it looks like I'm about to remove it - then restart. It's still not working. I kind of want to say that the problem arose when I pulled my phone off the USB cable while the card was already mounted - to answer an important phone call. I'm just not sure how to replicate or undo the problem.

fatkitty420 said:
I kind of want to say that the problem arose when I pulled my phone off the USB cable while the card was already mounted - to answer an important phone call. I'm just not sure how to replicate or undo the problem.
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This will kill it every time.
The best thing to do is go into recovery make a back up of the EXT partition - theres an option for it some where. Mount the card in recovery copy the backup to the desktop. Power the phone off swap the SD card. Partition it with the EXT partion. Mount the new card as USB in recovery copy the back up to it (make sure you keep the original folder path exactly the same). Restore the EXT back up. *catches breath*
Maybe this will work for you. I had a very simliar issue destroy my 16gb. It was sadening those things aren't cheap.

Kcarpenter said:
This will kill it every time.
The best thing to do is go into recovery make a back up of the EXT partition - theres an option for it some where. Mount the card in recovery copy the backup to the desktop. Power the phone off swap the SD card. Partition it with the EXT partion. Mount the new card as USB in recovery copy the back up to it (make sure you keep the original folder path exactly the same). Restore the EXT back up. *catches breath*
Maybe this will work for you. I had a very simliar issue destroy my 16gb. It was sadening those things aren't cheap.
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I may give this a shot later, I just want to wait to see if anyone else has a solution. The reason being; this has happened to me before. About 2 months ago. I think I fixed it by changing to a different ROM... which is not what I want to do now. I like the speed I had now. There must be some haywire code that gets corrupted if I dismount improperly considering the SD card is still fully functional.

And... Bump.

fatkitty420 said:
And... Bump.
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How about... did you try a different usb plug, different usb port, different computer?

kbizzle said:
How about... did you try a different usb plug, different usb port, different computer?
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Something I didn't think of... I'll give it a shot and post back.
Edit:
No cigar :/

fatkitty420 said:
Something I didn't think of... I'll give it a shot and post back.
Edit:
No cigar :/
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Im not sure of anything else. Im sorry.

Mounting the Hero (FIXED)

I'm on Windows XP, and all the sudden the only way I can use as mass storage is in recovery with the usb/ms toggle. With the device on and connected I get the USB Debugging Icon and the device charges. I did everything on this thread (that i could was for windows 7) any thoughts? Thanks.
EDIT- my hero just didnt want to be mounted yesterday. today all is well.

Does it even give the option to mount? Have you seen any of those "Your sd card is damaged" errors?

Kcarpenter said:
Does it even give the option to mount? Have you seen any of those "Your sd card is damaged" errors?
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No it doesnt bring up the charge only, blah blah blah options. I am getting no sd card errors either and in recovery everything works fine. I just backed it all up. Should i try reformatting the card you think?

sdotcarlisle said:
No it doesnt bring up the charge only, blah blah blah options. I am getting no sd card errors either and in recovery everything works fine. I just backed it all up. Should i try reformatting the card you think?
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I would reformat the card and also check your USB cable. Lastly, make sure it's not your computers USB port that's causing the problems. Also, plug the USB cable into the motherboard itself on the back of your computer and if you can, test another device to check the ports as well
You should rule out all hardware problems, before actually having to format the card, but that's just me.

pseudoremora said:
I would reformat the card and also check your USB cable. Lastly, make sure it's not your computers USB port that's causing the problems. Also, plug the USB cable into the motherboard itself on the back of your computer and if you can, test another device to check the ports as well
You should rule out all hardware problems, before actually having to format the card, but that's just me.
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yea tried different cords and ports first. no go. restoring the nandroid now to see if worked. *fingers crossed*

Now when i plug it in it reboots and just keeps going through boot loop.

sdotcarlisle said:
Now when i plug it in it reboots and just keeps going through boot loop.
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Sounds like a dead filesystem. I recommend formatting/repartitioning your SD card.
Were/are you using A2SD?

smw6180 said:
Sounds like a dead filesystem. I recommend formatting/repartitioning your SD card.
Were/are you using A2SD?
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I am/was using a2sd. i did repartition; that is when i get boot loop when plugged in

sdotcarlisle said:
I am/was using a2sd. i did repartition; that is when i get boot loop when plugged in
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Repartition back to all fat32 (select 0's for swap/ext), then the rest for fat32.
See if it mounts. If not, probably a bad SD card.
If it does, repartition again, then upgrade ext2 to ext3.
If it mounts you're gold. If not, you might just have a fried SD card.

sdotcarlisle said:
I am/was using a2sd. i did repartition; that is when i get boot loop when plugged in
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How did you go about formatting your card? Did you use a mini sd card adapter and mount your sd card into your computer and format?
Or... did you format your card via recovery, making sure to set swap-size and ext2/3/4 to 0, while leaving your FAT32 set to remainder?
If you did one of the ways above, then try doing the other way and see if that fixes the issue.

I mount my hero every night in bed.

regaw_leinad said:
I mount my hero every night in bed.
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yea i usually eff it. now its effing me.

Try switching to a silicon-based lube....

smw6180 said:
Repartition back to all fat32 (select 0's for swap/ext), then the rest for fat32.
See if it mounts. If not, probably a bad SD card.
If it does, repartition again, then upgrade ext2 to ext3.
If it mounts you're gold. If not, you might just have a fried SD card.
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pseudoremora said:
How did you go about formatting your card? Did you use a mini sd card adapter and mount your sd card into your computer and format?
Or... did you format your card via recovery, making sure to set swap-size and ext2/3/4 to 0, while leaving your FAT32 set to remainder?
If you did one of the ways above, then try doing the other way and see if that fixes the issue.
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i'll try this i did through recovery and did 32 swap. could it be a bad sd even though it'll mount in recovery and in an sd card reader?

tejasrichard said:
When I saw that title with you as the author.....let's just say I thought this thread would be going in a different direction....
Thought maybe you found a new use for the micro-usb port.
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LOL, naw the ports too big

sdotcarlisle said:
i'll try this i did through recovery and did 32 swap. could it be a bad sd even though it'll mount in recovery and in an sd card reader?
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Tried the steps listed above. maybe just a bad sd or i'm bound to only mount in recovery. does that mean i'm too old to mount?

sdotcarlisle said:
Tried the steps listed above. maybe just a bad sd or i'm bound to only mount in recovery. does that mean i'm too old to mount?
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Do you have another SD card lying around you can try?

sdotcarlisle said:
Tried the steps listed above. maybe just a bad sd or i'm bound to only mount in recovery. does that mean i'm too old to mount?
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*gives blue pill*

Ya know, you might try reinstalling the sdk, and updating HTC sync. Your drivers might have gotten corrupted somehow. I had issues with mine intermittently till I did both of the above.

tejasrichard said:
Ya know, you might try reinstalling the sdk, and updating HTC sync. Your drivers might have gotten corrupted somehow. I had issues with mine intermittently till I did both of the above.
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good thinking. thanks

uh oh, PHONE HELP

Soooooo
Im in the middle of flashing, I partition the SD card after wiping.
ROM is gone from SD card
I wiped the phone
I dont have a way to copy ROM to phone
Phone doesn't boot now.
What do I do!

A) Get another phone that takes microSD memory
B) Find a local computer store (Fry's, Best Buy, or whatever is in your area) and get one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223088 (Everyone should always have one of these anyway; very handy and very cheap.)
And a microSD to SD adapter if you don't already have one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220222

Did you flash another recovery already? Some recoveries allows you to mount the USB storage stuff.

Paul22000 said:
A) Get another phone that takes microSD memory
B) Find a local computer store (Fry's, Best Buy, or whatever is in your area) and get one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820223088 (Everyone should always have one of these anyway; very handy and very cheap.)
And a microSD to SD adapter if you don't already have one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220222
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Good advice, I remembered I had one however it doesn't seem to be working.. showing up as "UNRECOGNIZED DEVICE"
gotta grab a diff one i guess
Crusher16 said:
Did you flash another recovery already? Some recoveries allows you to mount the USB storage stuff.
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Yes, I have the RA 1.8 installed... is this what USB-MS is?

XFreeRollerX said:
Yes, I have the RA 1.8 installed... is this what USB-MS is?
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Yep, thatd be it.

Crusher16 said:
Yep, thatd be it.
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Winnnn
Thank you!

[RESOLVED] Help! SD Card won't work!

I've tried reformatting it, I've used SDformatter 3.0, nothing is working! So right now, my phone is sitting romless. All after getting magldr 1.13...... any suggestions?~

Needs moving mods

Franchiselocs said:
I've tried reformatting it, I've used SDformatter 3.0, nothing is working! So right now, my phone is sitting romless. All after getting magldr 1.13...... any suggestions?~
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Have you tried to use a card reader, or are you trying to mount the card while still in the phone?
Try with an external card reader.

Yom said:
Have you tried to use a card reader, or are you trying to mount the card while still in the phone?
Try with an external card reader.
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To be honest, I don't really know that much, still learning. I uses SDFormatter, which loads the SD card from my pc. Tried reformatting with that, but still nothing.....

did you try putting wm 7 on it recently?

No I didn't......

here's what i usually do if i have any issues... Load up android... go into your settings and storage. Unmount your SD card, then "format" it using the option in the settings. Once its complete. Remount... then reboot your phone.
Also if it won't let you remount, just reboot your phone after formatting completes, then remount it and reboot again.

javolin13 said:
here's what i usually do if i have any issues... Load up android... go into your settings and storage. Unmount your SD card, then "format" it using the option in the settings. Once its complete. Remount... then reboot your phone.
Also if it won't let you remount, just reboot your phone after formatting completes, then remount it and reboot again.
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Thanks, I'll give it a try

Franchiselocs said:
Thanks, I'll give it a try
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When you use SD formatter keep Full Erase (ON) and Format Size adjustment to ON...

Yom said:
Have you tried to use a card reader, or are you trying to mount the card while still in the phone?
Try with an external card reader.
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Thank you so much! I went and purchased an external reader (only 8 bucks!) Reformatted, and works like a charm! Thanks for your help!

Glad to have helped!
Can you please ammend the title of the thread with a [Solved] at the beginning, so other people can benefit from this?
Thanks, and enjoy!

Yom said:
Glad to have helped!
Can you please ammend the title of the thread with a [Solved] at the beginning, so other people can benefit from this?
Thanks, and enjoy!
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Sure, but how do I do that?

Franchiselocs said:
Sure, but how do I do that?
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Nevermind, figured it out!

[Q] Moving Nandroid Backup to SD Card?

The first thing I did after rooting, because it is what the tutorials and this forum always stress, is to make a Nandroid backup, which I did through TWRP Recovery. Nowhere did I see an option regarding where to save it. Low and behold, I find out that it saved the backup files, which are nearly 3gb in size, to the phone, instead of my larger SD card. Obviously I want to move it to the latter. But by what means should I do that, particularly so that the backup can be easily flashed onto the device later if need be? I don't want to move it only to make the files undiscoverable in Recovery.
(I apologize if this is a stupid question, but this is my first time rooting, and nothing useful was yielded from a forum search.)

beerindex said:
The first thing I did after rooting, because it is what the tutorials and this forum always stress, is to make a Nandroid backup, which I did through TWRP Recovery. Nowhere did I see an option regarding where to save it. Low and behold, I find out that it saved the backup files, which are nearly 3gb in size, to the phone, instead of my larger SD card. Obviously I want to move it to the latter. But by what means should I do that, particularly so that the backup can be easily flashed onto the device later if need be? I don't want to move it only to make the files undiscoverable in Recovery.
(I apologize if this is a stupid question, but this is my first time rooting, and nothing useful was yielded from a forum search.)
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In order for CWM or TWRP to see the files on your memory card it has to be 32GB (those are usually formatted in FAT32). If you have a 64GB memory card that would be formatted in extFAT. The programs cant read extFAT so you would need to take the card out place it in your PC and use a FAT32 program to make it FAT32.

DarkMenace said:
In order for CWM or TWRP to see the files on your memory card it has to be 32GB (those are usually formatted in FAT32). If you have a 64GB memory card that would be formatted in extFAT. The programs cant read extFAT so you would need to take the card out place it in your PC and use a FAT32 program to make it FAT32.
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My SD card is an old 32gb one. I don't have a USB reader, so how would I confirm on my phone that it is formatted as FAT32? And, assuming it is, what steps must I then take?

beerindex said:
My SD card is an old 32gb one. I don't have a USB reader, so how would I confirm on my phone that it is formatted as FAT32? And, assuming it is, what steps must I then take?
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Download Partition Table then open it and click the the A for advanced. scroll to the bottom and find mmcblk1p1 and click it. It should show the memory card and what Filesystem it is.

DarkMenace said:
Download Partition Table then open it and click the the A for advanced. scroll to the bottom and find mmcblk1p1 and click it. It should show the memory card and what Filesystem it is.
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The listed filesystem is vfat.

beerindex said:
The listed filesystem is vfat.
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It shows the 32GB for space with the usage of your memory card right? If so you will need to remove the MicroSD card and place it in your PC and format it to Fat32. You can also try the Format tool built in to the phone in you options.

DarkMenace said:
It shows the 32GB for space with the usage of your memory card right? If so you will need to remove the MicroSD card and place it in your PC and format it to Fat32. You can also try the Format tool built in to the phone in you options.
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Formatted through the phone and it is still listed as vfat through Partition Table. So does that mean I need to find another way of reformatting it to Fat32?

beerindex said:
Formatted through the phone and it is still listed as vfat through Partition Table. So does that mean I need to find another way of reformatting it to Fat32?
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Yes, it needs to be FAT32 for recoveries to recognize it.

DarkMenace said:
Yes, it needs to be FAT32 for recoveries to recognize it.
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I am not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I formatted again, this time using my computer (my S4 connected via data cable, with the microsd card inside), and once again, the result is vfat.

beerindex said:
I am not sure what I'm doing wrong, but I formatted again, this time using my computer (my S4 connected via data cable, with the microsd card inside), and once again, the result is vfat.
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Did the card read FAT32 on your computer? IF it did it shouldn't change when you put it in the phone unless your running some type of custom software and it's messing with the file system.

DarkMenace said:
Did the card read FAT32 on your computer? IF it did it shouldn't change when you put it in the phone unless your running some type of custom software and it's messing with the file system.
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It never specified. There is no media format listed like for the computer's internal HD, and when I click to format, it tells me nothing, nor gives me no options. It just tells me that it is done.

So I have solved the problem. Below is a reference for other users who might have the same issue:
1) Used GoodManager for Reboot Recovery
2) Made a new Nandroid backup, this time discovering that I could assign the backup to my sd card. And so I did exactly that.
3) Rebooted after backup made.
4) Connect phone to computer via USB, and use Windows Explorer to drag and drop the backup that was sitting on the phone in the same area where the new backup is.
Basically, knowing that I could back up to the SD card, and that TWRP created a file path for exactly that, I knew that I could move the old backup there too.
That said, I very much appreciate the help given to me.

DarkMenace said:
In order for CWM or TWRP to see the files on your memory card it has to be 32GB (those are usually formatted in FAT32). If you have a 64GB memory card that would be formatted in extFAT. The programs cant read extFAT so you would need to take the card out place it in your PC and use a FAT32 program to make it FAT32.
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I was able to use TWRP to perform nandroid backup directly to my 64GB microUSB - it supported it without any problems (didn't have to even take the microSD out of the phone)

jj14 said:
I was able to use TWRP to perform nandroid backup directly to my 64GB microUSB - it supported it without any problems (didn't have to even take the microSD out of the phone)
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So TWRP reads extFAT?

DarkMenace said:
So TWRP reads extFAT?
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apparently it can read and write!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42318153&postcount=46
(device specific)

jj14 said:
apparently it can read and write!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42318153&postcount=46
(device specific)
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I can't find TWRP in the market and when I goto their website it shows every carrier but Verizon.

DarkMenace said:
I can't find TWRP in the market and when I goto their website it shows every carrier but Verizon.
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Just noticed you are on Verizon - I installed on my Sprint device, but it looks like it is available for Verizon S4 as well (I went to http://teamw.in/project/twrp2, and clicked "Get TWRP for your device", entered S4 as search criteria and found "TWRP for Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) [jfltevzw]" as the last entry in the list.
Personally, I'd recommend downloading goomanager from the play store, and using that to install.
From http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/181
"Android App Install Method (Preferred):
You must be rooted to use the GooManager install. Download the GooManager app from either location:
Market Link
Direct Download
Install the app and open it. Tap menu then hit Install OpenRecoveryScript. Tap Yes. Verify that the filename displays your device's code name and hit Yes. The file will download and your device will install the recovery automatically."

jj14 said:
Just noticed you are on Verizon - I installed on my Sprint device, but it looks like it is available for Verizon S4 as well (I went to http://teamw.in/project/twrp2, and clicked "Get TWRP for your device", entered S4 as search criteria and found "TWRP for Samsung Galaxy S4 (Verizon) [jfltevzw]" as the last entry in the list.
Personally, I'd recommend downloading goomanager from the play store, and using that to install.
From http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/181
"Android App Install Method (Preferred):
You must be rooted to use the GooManager install. Download the GooManager app from either location:
Market Link
Direct Download
Install the app and open it. Tap menu then hit Install OpenRecoveryScript. Tap Yes. Verify that the filename displays your device's code name and hit Yes. The file will download and your device will install the recovery automatically."
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What's goomanager? I've never heard of it. What's it do?
Sent from my Rooted Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 using xda premium

DarkMenace said:
What's goomanager? I've never heard of it. What's it do?
Sent from my Rooted Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 using xda premium
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It is basically a front end for goo.im (which is a very popular Android file hosting site) - provides downloads of ROMs, kernels, apps, GApps, recoveries etc
Read more at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25943528