I have a rooted Atrix 4G and I am having a very weird problem with it.
If I go into Settings->SD Card & Phone Storage while no USB is connected it shows the following:
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[B][SIZE="2"]Internal Phone Storage (media area)[/SIZE][/B]
[B]Total Space[/B] - 10.71GB
[B]Available Space[/B] - 10.60GB
[B]Unmount Internal Phone Storage[/B] (selectable option)
[B]Format Internal Phone Storage[/B] (grayed out/unselectable)
Makes sense... all is good right? Until I plug in USB (debugging mode selected, USB mass storage for connection type). The Notification bar shows:
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[B][SIZE="4"]Ongoing[/SIZE]
USB debugging connected[/B]
Select to disable USB debugging
[B]USB connection[/B]
Select to manage your USB connection
[B][SIZE="4"]Notifications[/SIZE]
Internal phone storage is unmounted[/B]
Internal phone storage is unmounted
Going into Settings->SD Card & Phone Storage now shows:
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Internal Phone Storage (media area)
Total Space - Unavailable
Available Space - Unavailable
Unmount Internal Phone Storage (grayed out/unselectable)
Format Internal Phone Storage (grayed out/unselectable)
What is going on, and how can I get it to mount the internal storage while connected with USB debugging?
Instead of "USB Mass Storage", "Motorola Phone Portal", or "Windows Media Sync" choose "None".
Internal Phone Storage is Unmounted - Motorola Atrix
Having the same problem. Seems like when you power off and reboot the phone, while still connected through the USB port, the problem goes away, but I am not really sure. Help would be appreciated.
I got the same message but it wasn't connected via usb yet i've tried to mount the internal thru recovery settings but it keeps going back yo being unmounted
harolds said:
Instead of "USB Mass Storage", "Motorola Phone Portal", or "Windows Media Sync" choose "None".
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Do what he said!
Pull down notification bar > select USB connection > Select None
hello i to had this problem but after messing around with different settings i tried to start from the begining so that didnt work and then i wiped everything and i do mean everything if it could be wiped i wiped it clean and installed my download rom i had gotten and still didnt work but i wiped it again and did this 3 times in a row and installed my rom again and it worked so try wiping everything and about 3 times and install a custom rom and see if that works
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The best way to fix it is too... first all the apps from the internal storage... the once that you cannot uninstall move the app and then uninstall and use the format option.. it will def. do it... i had the same problem but in the end it worked.
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Hey Everyone,
I apologise if this is in the wrong forum (not sure if it should be in Android Development), and before I start I want to make it clear that I DID use the search function, I searched for "Can't Enable USB Mass Storage" and "No option to mount SD Card" with no relevant results.
Rom: JFv1.51 CRB43-EU
Ok, I was using my phone fine I managed to sync around 12GB worth of music and transfer a few files last night (I flashed the ROM around 20:00 GMT after trying out several hero builds).
This morning I mounted the SD Card to my laptop (OS is Windows 7 RC1) and transferred a few APK's. Suddenly as I was in the market the phone comes up with "Checking SD Card for Errors" and had for some reason unmounted itself from the PC.
Now when I plug in the USB cable all I get is the light to indicate it's charging. There's no option to mount the SD Card. I've tried it on my Laptop, My Vista Desktop AND My Xbox 360 (usually there's a mount option when you connect to that which allows the xbox to see music on the phone).
Strangest thing is the MicroSD Card seems fine, I am able to play my music and see the 2 pictures I have stored on it. Another site suggested using Anycut to make a shortcut to SD CArd and then ticking Enable USB Mass Storage. This doesn't work either, I get a ! in a triangle in the status bar saying USB Mass Storage Enabled but neither my laptop or my desktop will pick it up.
Any Suggestions?
Thanks,
Steve.
Is USB debugging enabled in settings>applications>development?
alritewhadeva said:
Is USB debugging enabled in settings>applications>development?
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Yep, Should it be?
Yes it should be. Try uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers (USB mass storage devices)
Edit: Double pOst
Since a few days I try to connect my phone on my computer but each time I push the button "activate USB mass storage memory" my telephone reboots. I have the same result when I try to unmount my SD Card from: Options>Storage>Desactivate SD Card.
I tried to Format my Sd Card, to re partition it with Rom manager but it's always the same.
May-be a track: After formating my SD, if i try to connect my phone, every thing is fine. I imagine it comes from the folder ".android_secure" because when it's empty I can access my card but when it's full of my apps I can't, it reboots. Inside of it I have about 60 files for more or less 200Mo.
I even tried with another SD-Card and the result is the same.
May be something that could help: when I connect my phone the debug icon turns green.
Thank you by advance for any help you could give me.
Well, I tried something new after reading several posts in many differents forum.
First of all I tried to de select "USB debug" in "aplication>developpement" and I could connect my phone and see the content of my SD Card. My telephone didn't reboot.
Now, I've found an application called "Multi Mount SD-Card" that keeps me going in the menu Developpement each time to select or deselect "USB Debug". It works fine but I imagine it should'nt be like this.
Whatever, I've got the result I was expecting.
if i connect my usb cable, the drive appears - however i dont see that icon in ics to turn on the mass storage.
The icon etc should be on the notification bar, but its not there anymore.
I can use the usb storega. I'm running v1.9. Are you sure your cable is working and drivers are installed?
yeah it is... i just upgraded to ics, it also detects the "debugging" and the drive appears on my pc.
Little progress now... after some middling in recovery the option is back... however... it just keeps on trying to turn it on..
what i noticed in recovery was that i couldnt mount sdcard (mounting error).. and a "unable to write ums lunfile" when i tried to format it.
but card is working (eg if i go for the upgrade from zip etc option... i can browse the internal SD)
in File expert it shows the sdcard as 0/0 kb (and when i open it... it just points me to the internal memory)... under storage in settings it still shows that 2gb internal SD.
Which version of CWM recovery are you using? Pretty sure I've read somewhere that to make things work properly for ICS you need 5.5.x.x. Was in the ICS thread in Development iirc.
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yeah it is... i just upgraded to ics, it also detects the "debugging" and the drive appears on my pc.
Little progress now... after some middling in recovery the option is back... however... it just keeps on trying to turn it on..
what i noticed in recovery was that i couldnt mount sdcard (mounting error).. and a "unable to write ums lunfile" when i tried to format it.
but card is working (eg if i go for the upgrade from zip etc option... i can browse the internal SD)
in File expert it shows the sdcard as 0/0 kb (and when i open it... it just points me to the internal memory)... under storage in settings it still shows that 2gb internal SD.
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Take sdcard out of the phone and reinsert it and then try to plug the phone to pc.
i cant take out built in sdcard....
and as for the cwm. it should be the 5.5.0.4
Ics by dzo doesnt mount internal sd. It only mounts external, maybe thats is why you cant mount using usb?
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dear friend, my galaxy note can not open the camera or my files and the external sd and every time i tried it give me a message (turn off usb mass storage before use) so help me to know how to turn off the usb mass storage, i tried from application/development/usb debbuging,but no value..connected to pc,no value, easy identified by ODIN. but not kies,,changed ROM but the same issue and same message (turn off usb mass storage before use)//
basem abojomana said:
dear friend, my galaxy note can not open the camera or my files and the external sd and every time i tried it give me a message (turn off usb mass storage before use) so help me to know how to turn off the usb mass storage, i tried from application/development/usb debbuging,but no value..connected to pc,no value, easy identified by ODIN. but not kies,,changed ROM but the same issue and same message (turn off usb mass storage before use)//
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Have you tried factory reset wipe dalvik ect in cwm
yes i tried every thing--also in my setting there is no option of usb utilities,,how can access the option of usb utilities or mass storage
Since the update to Android 6.0 marshmallow I can no longer access the microSD card when I connect my phone to my laptop. Even to see the internal memory storage I have to go into developer options and change the USB setting away from and back to MTP before I can see any drives listed under my device name in Windows Explorer.
drop down status bar click on .'USB FOR CHARGING' and select MTP. no need to go into developer options.
Thanks for the tip, that does make it easier. I solved the external sd card problem by formatting it in the device, after that it showed up as normal.