[Q] [HADWARE]SDcard unreconised/unreadable/unwritable/unformatable = invisible - XPERIA X8 General

Hi guys.
So, I have (basically) two problems : the first with my SDcard, the second with my language : I'm French.
If I'm not clear enough, please let me know, I will be glad to repeat what I want to mean.
Go back to the subject.
I switch off my phone normally, and since, my SD card (a 8Go PATRIOT) stopped working : the card isn't shown in the Parameters->Stockage->SDcard.
I tried to mount it on my laptop : the computer didn't react, as if I didn't insert anything into it.
I tried with an other SDcard of mine, it worked on the phone AND on the computer (I can write / read / run apks / format etc. this second card).
I tried to put the first SDcard (paatriot) into an other phone : she is still "invisible", the phone didin't react when I inserted it.
But, with an other Computer (familly's one), the card can be read!
So here I am : I have a card I can't read on my phone, I can"t read on my computer, I can't read on a friend's phone ; BUT I can read it on a différent computer.
There, I tried to format it => Windows told me I don't have the rights.
Some (mean) people might say : "Errrh noob, unlock the SD adapter"... Well I did it, and I also plug the SD card in a USB2.0 microSD adapter. So this is not the problem.
I tried to format it with SDFormatter V3.1, no success.
Woops I forgot : I use KuyaDroid on my X8, I didn't change the kernel at all.
So, what should I do know please?
(The topics already speaking about that kind of problems don't have any answer so, I'm asking that again).

Since the microSD fails to work on at least one computer and phone the first question would be: Did the card ever work before?
On another question: You happen to have the tech specs of the card you refer to, or a link to some site detailing the specs (Class and supported voltage levels especially)

Related

question about dumping on mini sd card

i unlocked my phone and followed all the directions until the dump...mistakenly i thought i could dump the file from the mda instead of using a card reader...now my card cannot be read by the mda, but i can restore everything through the card when i press the camera button as i plug in the usb cord...so i know the card still works...so i guess my question is if i dump the file else where will my card be free of memory and will the security files still be intact; so i can use my mini sd card for other things...much help is appreciated
:edited: forgive my stupidity, but i was doing this last night as i was tired multitasking other things...i assume the answer to my question is to dump the file with the ntrw.exe, and my sd card should be free of use; as well as being able to be seen on my mda...please correct me if i am wrong...i am concerned because if my whole mini sd card is wiped out in the process of coping the rom from the phone to the sd card, then there is a posibility that the security files (hence secure digital) might be erased as well...this might result in why i can't see my card on the mda anymore...as i have learned that if your card's sectioned area for the security stuff is corrupted or erased in anyway, the card will not function correctly anymore...please help me out so i can test out the new roms with you guys :!:
the answers...
well sometimes you have to look for what you need instead of others doing it for you, but am i greatful just the same...for those with the same problem i have a solution...you do not need a card reader...i got my information from:
http://www.spv-developers.com/forum/archive/index.php?t-226.html
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=43399
i got my sd card working again without the use of a sd card reader...i downloaded psdread and psdwrite ...next i opened a cmd window with the directory of the files...i followed another cmd "psdread -1 0 0xc0200 sd image" instead of using koniosis' cmd...with this cmd i found in the first forum above, you are able to read the file directly from the device while connected through active sync...then i went on to follow koniosis' instructions and compressed the image with winrar...next i used a hex editor to make a file 10k of 0x00...and finally i used the cmd "psdwrite -1 file.bin", and it copied to the device...i took out the card and placed it back, and the device was able to recognize and format my sd card...thanks for the guide...
to think that i figured all that out by myself (with help of course)...i have not done this kind of stuff before, so i am very proud of myself :shock:

THE SDHC EncFiltLog file CORRUPTION SOLVED

PROBLEM:
Now, the problem all started when try to format the micro SDHC on the phone or on the PC with card reader.
Tried with differ format program also low level not worked.
DONT USE THESE!!! Waste of time!!!
SOLUTION:
So after doing some thinking about the situation, I figured that there was a problem with the card inserted and find the file EncFiltLog on it.
It is the WM 6.1 encription file. You can't delete, move files from or in to the SDHC.
The best way to solve this issue, as the hard-reset DOES NOTHING to fix this issue, would be to have windows hopefully find the connected device and format it. Here are the EASY steps which DO NOT involve using a dozen computers and has provided the same result EVERY time; which is a working on my 8gig memory in my HTC HD.
1. Connect the HD to the computer and select DISK DRIVE as the option on the on-screen popup on your phone. Don’t select ACTIVE SYNC. If you miss it, then go into your phone and press START>SETTINGS>CONNECTIONS TAB>USB to PC and select the bullet of DISK DRIVE and hit ok.
2. On your computer, (USING A WINDOWS XP MACHINE), go into your "My computer"
3. A window for will open with two columns.(If not, change the view to "Group") We are looking at the RIGHT side right now. In there is has three categories, and we are only focusing on ONE of them. LOOK for STORAGE which should be the center category.
4. Click with right to the desired "Storage device; A: ; D: E;", it will take a minute or two depending on your computer speed and environment to populate your hard drive and connected memory devices.
5. You will eventually see your PHONE internal storage listed. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME BECAUSE YOUR PHONE INTERNAL STORAGE IS CORRUPTED!
***BE SURE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS IN FACT YOUR PHONE AND NOTHING SOMETHING ELSE LIKE YOUR MAIN HARD DRIVE OR SOME OTHER STORAGE DEVICE WITH IMPORTANT FILES ON THERE***
****I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU FORMAT THE WRONG DEVICE***
6. Choose format and let it format the drive. This should also take a few minutes. Select FAT32 and name is whatever you want! Let this finish COMPLETLY!
**Your almost done**
7. Now you can copy, anything you want on it, but if you put again in to the PDA then the
EncFiltLog will come on again. But at least you not have to throw away the card,
you can use it again.
8. Finally my last comment:
If you want to speed up the card (.cab installation, copy, move ...etc.....)
the best way after all this work listed above, you should made a BACKUP from all your PERSONALITIES and
make a HARD RESET.
After it should speed up all the programs and processions with the card.
If you done then one IMPORTANT THING!:
YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER TAP ON THE CARD ENCRIPTION IN THE SETTINGS,
NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!
Hope this helps you all out!!
BTW: I want to say thanks to XDA-FORUM (all people) to make my life easier
and to found the right gadgets to use, to play and enjoy it....
Wow - not bad at all for a first post!
Welcome to the forum!
Thanks for providing a solution!
krnkris said:
PROBLEM:
Now, the problem all started when try to format the micro SDHC on the phone or on the PC with card reader.
Tried with differ format program also low level not worked.
DONT USE THESE!!! Waste of time!!!
SOLUTION:
So after doing some thinking about the situation, I figured that there was a problem with the card inserted and find the file EncFiltLog on it.
It is the WM 6.1 encription file. You can't delete, move files from or in to the SDHC.
The best way to solve this issue, as the hard-reset DOES NOTHING to fix this issue, would be to have windows hopefully find the connected device and format it. Here are the EASY steps which DO NOT involve using a dozen computers and has provided the same result EVERY time; which is a working on my 8gig memory in my HTC HD.
1. Connect the HD to the computer and select DISK DRIVE as the option on the on-screen popup on your phone. Don’t select ACTIVE SYNC. If you miss it, then go into your phone and press START>SETTINGS>CONNECTIONS TAB>USB to PC and select the bullet of DISK DRIVE and hit ok.
2. On your computer, (USING A WINDOWS XP MACHINE), go into your "My computer"
3. A window for will open with two columns.(If not, change the view to "Group") We are looking at the RIGHT side right now. In there is has three categories, and we are only focusing on ONE of them. LOOK for STORAGE which should be the center category.
4. Click with right to the desired "Storage device; A: ; D: E;", it will take a minute or two depending on your computer speed and environment to populate your hard drive and connected memory devices.
5. You will eventually see your PHONE internal storage listed. IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME BECAUSE YOUR PHONE INTERNAL STORAGE IS CORRUPTED!
***BE SURE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS IN FACT YOUR PHONE AND NOTHING SOMETHING ELSE LIKE YOUR MAIN HARD DRIVE OR SOME OTHER STORAGE DEVICE WITH IMPORTANT FILES ON THERE***
****I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU FORMAT THE WRONG DEVICE***
6. Choose format and let it format the drive. This should also take a few minutes. Select FAT32 and name is whatever you want! Let this finish COMPLETLY!
**Your almost done**
7. Now you can copy, anything you want on it, but if you put again in to the PDA then the
EncFiltLog will come on again. But at least you not have to throw away the card,
you can use it again.
8. Finally my last comment:
If you want to speed up the card (.cab installation, copy, move ...etc.....)
the best way after all this work listed above, you should made a BACKUP from all your PERSONALITIES and
make a HARD RESET.
After it should speed up all the programs and processions with the card.
If you done then one IMPORTANT THING!:
YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER TAP ON THE CARD ENCRIPTION IN THE SETTINGS,
NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!
Hope this helps you all out!!
BTW: I want to say thanks to XDA-FORUM (all people) to make my life easier
and to found the right gadgets to use, to play and enjoy it....
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Yesterday it happens for the second time that my SD-Card gets corrupt again, the first time it happens with a 8 Gb SDHC Sandisk and now with a 16 Gb.! After a hard-reset.Didn't know before I read this post that this could happen ever!??
And indeed I couldn't write or read on the card or format it again, even with a cardreader!
Both cards are useless about €120,- thrown away, gone
Didn't know before I read this post, that this is an WM 6.1 encription issue. Never used or even tap it.
Now I format another 8Gb like the way you describe here, i hope that when i need to do another hard-reset i can use the card again!
BTW, its a little bit strange to me that there are so little reaction from other users here about EncFiltLog problem?
I hope that there will come a solution in WM 6.1 to prevent that b!llsh!t.
Thanks for the great support, i hope it realy works!
Nice post
I have one more question:
What may happen when I delete this encryption file? Is it possible?
P.S. Sorry for my english :/
Hi Everyone!
The best way, if you purchase a new card, to FORMAT at first.
Then you put in to your phone and try not to teke it out any more.
If you want to use it as USB reader the as I write in my first post
START>SETTINGS>CONNECTIONS TAB>USB to PC and select the bullet of DISK DRIVE and hit ok .
In this case you can use the phone as a card reader.
It is speed up the file transfer vs. ACTIVESYNC.
If the card is not recognised ether way then,
because of the too much taking out - - put it back; went to faulty.
You can go back to the store for guarantee replacement.
The EncFiltLog is a problem only if you encrypted the card.
The solution to delete it and use as new card described in my first post.
If you put a new card in to the Phone then this file seem to be created by the OP system.
You can delete with format, but it will come back again and again.
krnkris said:
You can delete with format, but it will come back again and again.
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Your right, the file is still there again!
But I have also a question about a next( hope not) hardreset on my device!
Is it better to format the SD-card (with USB on the device) before or after the hard-reset to save the further use of the card?
Because in my experience you have to start installing everything over again, because the data on the card was anyway corrupt and useless.
It is NOT recommended to use the MS Windows Format command to re-format any SDHC card - it will format them, of course, but with the wrong cluster size, slowing access speed down and possibly causing other problems.
I would suggest to always use a tool like Panasonic's SD Formatter when formating any kind of SD card. You can get it here: http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/sd_formatter.html
-Valynor
Valynor said:
It is NOT recommended to use the MS Windows Format command to re-format any SDHC card - it will format them, of course, but with the wrong cluster size, slowing access speed down and possibly causing other problems.
I would suggest to always use a tool like Panasonic's SD Formatter when formating any kind of SD card. You can get it here: http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/sd_formatter.html
-Valynor
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Also good to know, but does it also prevent or solve that EncFiltLog problem?
Is there no registry tweak to turn off or delete that W 6.1 encryption option anyway?
luckyuser said:
Also good to know, but does it also prevent or solve that EncFiltLog problem?
Is there no registry tweak to turn off or delete that W 6.1 encryption option anyway?
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No as far as I know.
Will creating a read-only, hidden folder called "EncFltLog.menc" on the card prevent this problem?
Phil_123 said:
Will creating a read-only, hidden folder called "EncFltLog.menc" on the card prevent this problem?
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What do you mean?How do you do?
HI folks, glad to find some peeps who are suffering from the same problem...
The solution here seems not to work for me, as I hard-reset my TouchHD before I found out about that encryption ****up...
Is there any solution that allows you to reformat the card?
Not to mention that I NEVER touched that damn encryption option as I really never trust M$ that far with my data... seems it got me Pwned anyways...
Anyone ever tried to Write M$, tell them what a bunch of wacky Ho's they are and demand a new miniSD Card from them?
sorry for my language but atm I mad as hell as I just lost a 8GB and a 16GB sanDisk...
I experienced a lot of bc during all the yaers messing with M$ stuff but this ****up ins unbelievable...
I had the same problem with my 8gb sandisk.
I would like to add that I was able to retrieve most of my files from the memory card using EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Professional. You need to do the data recovery before attempting to reformat the card.
Hi guys sorry for messing around in your forum but this post is the closest solution to my problem. I cannot format or save anything to my 16gb sandisk card because of that bloody encryption file. Now the problem is that I'm a Kaiser user and I do not have disk mode in my phone, so has anyone successfully formatted their card without using disk mode?
one very quik question. Does this fix the problem for good? you can use the sdhc card with the phone or will it always end up with menc file?
card unreadable in one night
Yesterday, my sdhc 8gb card was working properly but in just one night something happened to it. In the morning, I came to know that it is not more being recognized by htc hd2. Every time I soft reset or hard reset the phone a message come up saying "Do you want to format this storage card to make it readable? this will permanently delete any files on the card." when I click no nothing happens and phone keeps on working and if I click yes then the card is formatted in just 1 second. I tried formatting the card myself from phone format tool (there is format card tool in tools section of the phone) but it is showing only 30.61 mb instead of 8gb.
After reading this thread, I think the problem is with EncFiltLog. Actually I backup my phone and card yesterday with sprite backup. I also backup EncFiltLog on my pc. Now after hard resetting the phone I delete the newly created EncFiltLog file by the fresh WM 6.5 installation after hard reset. I deleted that file from my pc by using the phone card storage as disk drive instead of activesync and simply shift+delete the file from removable storage in My computer. After that I copied all the phone card backup (including EncFiltLog - old one) on the freshly hard reset phone. Now all of sudden in just one night phone sdhc card is not able to recognized by phone.
Moral of the story: Never backup EncFiltLog. Keep the newly created EncFiltLog file by wm 6.5 after hard reset and copy your all files and folder from card backup to phone card (excluding EncFiltLog) after a hard reset. Don't ever overwrite the newly created EncFiltLog.menc file with old one from backup.
Reason: I think WM 6.5 pairs the newly created EncFiltLog with its some key on phone internal storage. Remember how encryption works? I am talking about public key and private key pairing. I think WM6.5 pairs one key stored in EncFiltLog with another key stored inside the phone interal storage which is itself freshly created after the hard reset but when we copy the old EncFiltLog from storage card backup to freshly hard reset phone storage card, those key pairs won't match anymore and windows mobile 6.5 simply locks up the card.
it is my own opinion.
One more clue
Ok guys, I've got one more clue after googling and reading other threads on this forum. May be HTC is supplying fake 8gb sdhc card with hd2.
I've came on that conclusion because yesterday there was more than 5 gb space left on my phone storage card. In the night RSS Hub software has updated all the feeds and stored those feeds on storage card (I've set feeds to be stored on storage card). I think something has been gone wrong there. May be the actual capacity of this fake storage cards in far less than what is written/claimed on the card (i.e. 8gb). In the night as soon as the RSS Hub stored feed on the card, it somehow corrupted the card FAT writting its data on sectors of the card where it should not be.
Hence the card is corrupted now just showing 30.61 mb instead of 8gb. There exists no solution for this situtation till now. I've sent mail to HTC regarding this on their customer support page. Let's see what would happen now. I suspect either HTC or my dealer would say that the storage card don't come under warranty. Let's see now. I will update the thread soon.
My problem is the same.....
after HSPL I faced "Do you want to format this storage card to make it readable?..." and after that I lost my mSD.
Format Storage Card didn't worked. it shows 30.61MB , Cluster Size: 0KB
also Clear Storage didn't worked...
System > Memory > Storage Card > Total storage card memory: Not installed
Is there any other way to fix this problem? because of my country, it is difficult to use HTC Service...

Trying to make goldcard, not sure..

Hi,
I’m trying to make a goldcard from my Sandisk 2GB micro sdcard I got with my htc tattoo.
I followed this guide:
h ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=603286
I’m not sure if it succeeded, I use the phone as sdcard reader to format and hex-edit the card. It seems simple and it all works as explained, but when I finish step 16 and remove the phone from the usb cable the phone says the card is not ok (its in another language) and wants to reformat it, if I reattach the usb cable, it wont let met use the phone as sdcard reader (diskdrive), and only gives me the option to use sync or mobile network. It seems to me that that isn’t the desired result? I don’t know…
One thing that is not clear is how to format the card: do I format the card with the phone or with windows. If I do it with the phone some folders are there, if I do it with windows its all clear.
But I tried both and got to the same point as expaned above.
Also I’m not entirely clear about why a goldcard is needed, what is the problem with a non-goldcard, plz refer me to some explanation. A quick google search didn’t get me there… It only seems very important from what I have read.
btw: Afaik my phone is not "locked", I can choose any provider (not sure about terminology here) and this thread says it is not needed then?
h ttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=674220
Atm, the end result I’m after is to be able to install apps on the sdcard in stead of on the phone (just to be clear about that)
The steps to get there afai understand from reading here and there:
1 Make the goldcard
2 get root access
3 backup the phone for if something goes wrong later.
4 install app to sd (haven’t read a lot about this one yet though)
So the questions:
1) what am I doing wrong with producing the goldcard?
2) why the goldcard anyway?
3) are these the right steps to get to install apps on the sdcard?

How do I get my 16 GB memory card back...it now only shows 200 MB

I put WP 7 on my HD2 and it was working fine but I decided to go back to Android. I then took my 16 GB Sandisk card out and put it in the memory card reader but it only shows the partition of 200 MB.
I even download a program to format/partition the microSD card but I still could not get it to get back most of the available space in my 16 GB card. It keeps showing 200 MB on my computer and I tried to get rid of the partitioning but I still cannot do it.
Is there a solution to this?
sounds like your memory card is corrupted :/
Try
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/eula/
If that doesn't fix it, it may be borked completely.. though some people have had success with the Nokia phone formatting tools
Easy,
Put your SD Card in your PHone
POwer off you phone
During Boot hold power off/on button on phone to access the MAGDLR Menu
Connect you Phone to PC
Choose MASSSTORAGE in MAGDRL Option number 4
Format your SD CARD over PC
Power off Phone - Job done!
i had the same problem, the way the i fix it was the i format the sd card in my blackberry and it works for me i try it in a samsung and fix the problem. the computer wasnt able to fix problem i used the format method from the computer. didnt work, and i used paragon software didnt work either. the only way was with different phone
I don't know why everybody thinks you have to put the card into something else. Enter MAGLDR, go to USB, connect it to the computer, run SD Formatter,Select correct drive, Options - Format Type= Full Erase On -Format Size Adjustment =ON.
This has been covered many times since the introduction of WP7. Using the search term 200mb in this section. I came up with plenty of answers to your problem.
Wil Badger said:
I don't know why everybody thinks you have to put the card into something else. Enter MAGLDR, go to USB, connect it to the computer, run SD Formatter,Select correct drive, Options - Format Type= Full Erase On -Format Size Adjustment =ON.
This has been covered many times since the introduction of WP7. Using the search term 200mb in this section. I came up with plenty of answers to your problem.
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Thank you. I followed you instructions and I got my SD card back to 14.8 GB now.
Wil Badger said:
I don't know why everybody thinks you have to put the card into something else. Enter MAGLDR, go to USB, connect it to the computer, run SD Formatter,Select correct drive, Options - Format Type= Full Erase On -Format Size Adjustment =ON.
This has been covered many times since the introduction of WP7. Using the search term 200mb in this section. I came up with plenty of answers to your problem.
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yesss! this finally did the trick!! i've tried different way recommended by different people but this was the only one that actually worked!!!

[A] How to unlock sd card

For the HTC HD2 only (someone said in this thread)
Format won't help since it won't unlock your sd card and won't delete the internal protection. You need to do the following.
1. start linux (install ubuntu besides windows or something)
2. put card in computer
3. unmount sd card with "umount"
4. format sd card with "mke2fs /location-of-sd-card/"
5. go to windows and format as fat32 or just put it in your phone.
6. thank me
Windows or your phone will say it's broken or something and will repair.
The mango security is no more and your sd card is revived.
If I did something wrong, let me know, it's my first post.
romusters said:
Format won't help since it won't unlock your sd card and won't delete the internal protection. You need to do the following.
1. start linux (install ubuntu besides windows or something)
2. put card in computer
3. unmount sd card with "umount"
4. format sd card with "mke2fs /location-of-sd-card/"
5. go to windows and format as fat32 or just put it in your phone.
6. thank me
Windows or your phone will say it's broken or something and will repair.
The mango security is no more and your sd card is revived.
If I did something wrong, let me know, it's my first post.
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If I'm not mistaken, there's two different types of security being used; there's the kind being used on the HD2, and then there's the kind being used on native WP7 phones. Does this method work with the latter? As far as I know, no other method except the Symbian trick will work with a card that's fully locked.
Also, for the record, installing Ubuntu (or any other Linux) is a waste of time if you're just doing something small like this; there are many Linux distributions (including Ubuntu, incidentally) available as a "Live CD" or "Live DVD" that the computer boots off of directly. No installation required.
The location of the SD card will be under /dev/. If your Linu install actually tries to mount the SD card, you can type "mount" in the console to see all current mounted devices, which should make it easy to figure out which is the SD card.
jhoff80 said:
If I'm not mistaken, there's two different types of security being used; there's the kind being used on the HD2, and then there's the kind being used on native WP7 phones. Does this method work with the latter? As far as I know, no other method except the Symbian trick will work with a card that's fully locked.
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Works with the latter. And I think it works with all security methods I guess since it overrides all bytes with a linux ext3 partition. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Installing Ubuntu from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/windows-installer besides Windows is faster than burning a live cd or something like that.
Also sd card mount location can also be /media/.
Please try my suggestion and fill me in where I have forgotten something, since I don't fully remember the steps I took.
romusters said:
Please try my suggestion and fill me in where I have forgotten something, since I don't fully remember the steps I took.
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Your suggestions are useless for all handsets except HD2 because of security scheme used by MS. Try to search forum first before posting - it's a very well known issue with 100% proved resolution (Nokia's handsets).
Thank you for reply.
I did search, for hours. And you're right, I did it for the HD2.
So I will alter title for HD2 only.
romusters said:
For the HTC HD2 only (someone said in this thread)
Format won't help since it won't unlock your sd card and won't delete the internal protection. You need to do the following.
1. start linux (install ubuntu besides windows or something)
2. put card in computer
3. unmount sd card with "umount"
4. format sd card with "mke2fs /location-of-sd-card/"
5. go to windows and format as fat32 or just put it in your phone.
6. thank me
Windows or your phone will say it's broken or something and will repair.
The mango security is no more and your sd card is revived.
If I did something wrong, let me know, it's my first post.
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you don't need linux for this, in windows you can use diskpart
- type diskpart in the runwindow (winkey + r)
- in diskpart type "list disk" without quotes
- type "select disk x", x represents the disknumber in the left collum, be carefull to select the right one, you don't want to erase your external hd or anything like that.
- type "clean", ALL partitions will now be removed from the card, as well as an mbr or bootsector wich might be there if you ever made it bootable. Your card is now not more than an expensive brick
- type "create partition primary", a new primary partition will be created as big as possible (16GB in your case)
- type active if you want to set the partition active
spikeymouse said:
you don't need linux for this, in windows you can use diskpart
- type diskpart in the runwindow (winkey + r)
- in diskpart type "list disk" without quotes
- type "select disk x", x represents the disknumber in the left collum, be carefull to select the right one, you don't want to erase your external hd or anything like that.
- type "clean", ALL partitions will now be removed from the card, as well as an mbr or bootsector wich might be there if you ever made it bootable. Your card is now not more than an expensive brick
- type "create partition primary", a new primary partition will be created as big as possible (16GB in your case)
- type active if you want to set the partition active
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that doesn't work for me, it's not finding the disk (no media) .. going to try ubuntu now
@romusters: The mount point will be in /media. The *device* will be in /dev/ and must not be confused with the mount point. It's the equivalent of confusing C:\ (mount point, Linux equivalent is / (root), people generally know what it is) and \\.\PhysicalDrive0 or \\.\C: (device and volume respectively, equivalent to /dev/sda and /dev/sda1 or similar).
Since a mount point relies on the device being mountable in the first place (which means it has a filesystem the OS recognizes and has a driver for), I'd be mildly surprised if there even is a mount point when a WP7-locked SD card is inserted into a PC. Quite possibly if it comes from an HD2, very unlikely if it comes from anything that ships with WP7 (since WP7 locks SD cards so that even things like the Filesystem ID can't be read).
pencilcase said:
that doesn't work for me, it's not finding the disk (no media) .. going to try ubuntu now
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Don't do it, it will not help you. Find Nokia smartphone and re-format sd card instead. Read my post about this problem : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12179672&postcount=79
ahah, another thread from another "i discovered a crucial tweak no one knows!!!" guy...who didn't search a minute in the forum before dropping his shthing...
can't imagine what's going in their minds, trying to teach something poor & useless...
just having a look to threads : there are enough (but never really enough) skilled people here to find some tricks that other "average" people can't...
i believe the main illness of our societies is that even really young people think himself as an important/irreplaceable person...
we need more thoughts & humility. then there will be less pollution in that forum.
NebZoNe said:
ahah, another thread from another "i discovered a crucial tweak no one knows!!!" guy...who didn't search a minute in the forum before dropping his shthing...
can't imagine what's going in their minds, trying to teach something poor & useless...
just having a look to threads : there are enough (but never really enough) skilled people here to find some tricks that other "average" people can't...
i believe the main illness of our societies is that even really young people think himself as an important/irreplaceable person...
we need more thoughts & humility. then there will be less pollution in that forum.
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I am an artificial intelligence university student who put several hours into this. I searched the forum for hours and came with my own solution which didn't exist.
The solution took me hours and hours and it worked.
Moved To HD2 WP7 Q&A​
This is a device specific [A] answer, so it belongs in the HD2 WP7 Q&A section. Pleas refer to the mod sticky before posting in this section!​
Or you can download partition managing software like minitool partition wizard and delete every partition you see on your SD card after putting it inside a SD card reader (IMPORTANT!) Works perfectly for me. If not then please PM me
romusters said:
For the HTC HD2 only (someone said in this thread)
Format won't help since it won't unlock your sd card and won't delete the internal protection.
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Will this work on a SD card that is not recognisable in windows i.e bricked - Windows does not even see it.
This is what i have found:
I have Back to the Future [XBmod-Yuki] Rom running and DEV_STORAGELOCK.cab installed.
I had a friend who wanted to go back to WM6.5 but forgot to unlock card before flashing WM6.5 so he found himself with an useless card (encripted).
This is what i did:
With my phone (HD2 WP7) in standby, removed my sd card and put his encripted card in my phone then run the storagelock app and it starts and it seems it does nothing and returns to initial screen. After that i put my phone in standby again remove the encripted card and put my card again.
Then put the encripted card in card adapter and my pc recognized the card, used SD FORMATER with format adjustment on and the card is good again.
hope this help someone.

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