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damaged sd

I just switched from a 2.2 version of android to a gingerbread version on my hd2. The problem I am having is that now my phone says SD card damaged. It worked on my old version and is Able to be read when I'm in magldr and use USB mass storage but not on this android. I tried to format in android that didn't work and tried formatting with windows. I don't understand why it can be read sometimes but not others but would appreciate it if someone could help me get this to work or atleast get it to reformat so can be used. Thanks

What exact ROM are you using? Were you running any partitions(EXT3/EXT4).

Gpc_hd2_gingerbread_v1.7
No partitions

what did you use to try and format it in windows? search in the forum for the panasonic sd formatter or google it if you haven't tried using it already.

I have not tried the Panasonic SD formatter I will give it a try at work since my computer is down for the time being. What is the difference between that program and the windows formatting program though?

In simple terms, one does it better than the other.

donovanhorn said:
I have not tried the Panasonic SD formatter I will give it a try at work since my computer is down for the time being. What is the difference between that program and the windows formatting program though?
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You also have to consider d possibility dat ur sd card is losing it gradually...My previous 8GB sd card works flawlessly on WinMo but whenever i flash an android build (tried several, same result), it works 4 awhile then mounts as read only or as ur described, sd damaged...a quick 4mat wit panasonic sd formatter wakes it back only for it 2 repeat d process....
I bought another sd card and haven't had any issues wit it watsoever...my old 8gb card still works but i guess its 2 weak for android's constant reading & writing.

Im having the same problem. Card works fine in everything but Android on HD2, NAND not SD Rom.
Ive formatted form Windows but i'll try the Panasonic one as well. If not would a 16GB card be compatible or would it be too big?

The size isn't a problem as long as your phone supports it. Just make sure you format the correct ext size partitions etc...
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Is there a guide/thread explaining how I go about creating ext size partitions on SD cards & what size etc?
I run off a NAND ROM if that makes any difference?
Sorry i'm new to Android!

I tried the Panasonic formatter but it still says damaged SD. Still works in mass storage mdgrl or whatever it is. And asks to be formatted when I try to use it in XP

donovanhorn said:
Gpc_hd2_gingerbread_v1.7
No partitions
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I have the same ROM & just keeps saying SD card damaged. I've formatted in windows & in the clockwork recovery tool but to no avail. I dont want to buy a new card just to have the same problem!

You should avoid using mass storage in MAGLDR.
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synyster31 said:
I have the same ROM & just keeps saying SD card damaged. I've formatted in windows & in the clockwork recovery tool but to no avail. I dont want to buy a new card just to have the same problem!
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Have you tried mini partition? Google it up.
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Hey, I got it working, I followed this guide & it worked 1st time.

[q] please help asap!!!!

Im in magldr ad recovery went to install zip from sd card and it keeps saying no files found. Please help asap

Reboot your phone with sd-card inserted.

did that...still says no files found...why?

Marvelez
can you offer anymore help? im losing it right now

Check your sd-card in your computer, and make sure it is working, also try to clean it and it's house from dust.
No files found is an error due to the phone unable to reach the sd-card.

standby please

still not working

blakphoenix said:
still not working
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The sd is not working on your pc? get a new one.

this happened to me awhile ago. after i put a new rom on the sd card and ejected it from my pc and put it my phone it didnt find any files , when i put it back into the pc i still coundnt find any files , i tryed to format the sd card and tryed again but it still wouldnt work .
in the end i just got a new sd card as that one was dead.
what is the sd card your using ?

sandisk 16gb class 2 and it did the same with my sandisk 8gb class 4. i upfraded my mini partition tool and this crap started happening...wth. btw my pc detects it but mag rec doesnt. it keeps saying no files found. anyway to revive it

blakphoenix said:
sandisk 16gb class 2 and it did the same with my sandisk 8gb class 4. i upfraded my mini partition tool and this crap started happening...wth. btw my pc detects it but mag rec doesnt. it keeps saying no files found. anyway to revive it
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if your pc detects it but phone doesnt, i would probaly reformatt again and try and install it again .
if that doesnt work i'd get another sd card. its a pain in the ass when the sd card goes dead .

theres gott be something i can do to revive them..what about gparted?

Sd card wont show? Please help

when i installed the new windows 7.5 rom, it booted fine but it says a message that i cannot use this sdcard (emergency or turn off buttons are shown)
BUT NOW I CANNOT USE THIS SD AT ALL (WHEN I PUT IN SD READER OR MAGLDR NOTHING HAPPENS?????????????????????
PLEASE HELP

same problem

Searching the forum is the easiest way to find answers. Check this search link and you will find the information you need.

i rule123 said:
when i installed the new windows 7.5 rom, it booted fine but it says a message that i cannot use this sdcard (emergency or turn off buttons are shown)
BUT NOW I CANNOT USE THIS SD AT ALL (WHEN I PUT IN SD READER OR MAGLDR NOTHING HAPPENS?????????????????????
PLEASE HELP
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Windows Phone 7 formatted the SD cart as FAT16, MAGLDR can't read this format.
You can reformated with a SD card reader and a any partion manager program, format as FAT32 and MAGDLR will work.

Dokiropi said:
Windows Phone 7 formatted the SD cart as FAT16, MAGLDR can't read this format.
You can reformated with a SD card reader and a any partion manager program, format as FAT32 and MAGDLR will work.
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If they used the XBmod-Yuki 7720 ready ROM rather than HD2Owner's V1.20 WP7 Build 7720 [test ver. 1] their SD cards were formatted with Microsoft's WP7 proprietary SD format. This explains why their SD card readers could not recognize their cards. This by now is a well known issue, and therefore the search link I gave above may be quite useful.

I Had Same issue. just solved it now, i had to re-flash with the old rom with memory card inserted, installed DEV_STORAGELOCK.cab which unlockes your SD card again, unlocked my memory card, then switch off, put into USB flasher mode and reflash with 7720 image and now unlocked SD card, detects ok again now all working

got both my SD cards working now with 7720, had to update phone to 7392 first with one card before i could unlock it. the previous rom drivers were no good with some cards.
Couldnt use or detect the card with any partitioning or Formatting software until i unlocked it in Windows phone 7 with DEV_STORAGELOCK.cab
hope this helps some others?

[Help]i need you help with my sd card

hi guys, i need your help
i install in my HD2 the windows phone 7 with mango 7720 version, but now i want go again to android...
so i do the task29 install the radio and finaly the the magldr v1.13.
Afetr that i made a mistake, i enter in services in magldr and do a Erease MBR of my sdcard... now i cant see my sdcard in any device, pc, phone, in photo camera, what else..!!
i try with another card in my pc and works but the original i use in phone i cant recongnize!
i need your help to solve this please

SD Formatter V3.1
Set to:
FORMAT TYPE as "FULL" (Erase or OverWrite -- I used "Erase"), set FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT to "On."
worked on 2 cards I recovered for friends, so worth a try ...
PDF user manual: HERE
Mac version & other language user manuals can be downloaded: HERE

i will try thanks...
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Nothing do... because the windows 7 dosent install the driver this card so i cant select de drive in sdformater.
but with another sdcard the drivers install correctly...

[zozi] said:
i will try thanks...
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Nothing do... because the windows 7 dosent install the driver this card so i cant select de drive in sdformater.
but with another sdcard the drivers install correctly...
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Perhaps try putting into a USB card reader or SD card adapter, then try seeing if the computer recognizes it.

scariola said:
Perhaps try putting into a USB card reader or SD card adapter, then try seeing if the computer recognizes it.
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Yeah get yourself a SD card adaptor to put your SD card in and then put it in the SD card slot on your computer, or if you do not have one get a USB SD card reader to put the adaptor in. They will run you something like 8 to 10th dollars USD for both to get them.
Also your card is like this bot because you erased the MBR on your SD card. It is because on the first boot of WP7 it formats your memory card with a RAID format so it can use your SD card as internal memory. You have to do a low level format of the card to remove it. Once the low level format is done you will have to do a full format of it again with Fat32
This is for others that well read this, if you flash a WP7 ROM and it boots up but you so not like it or it does not work right. Do not, I repeat do not try flashing the ROM again or try flashing another WP7 ROM before doin the low level format and then a Fat32 format on your SD card. If you do you will probably end up with a trashed SD card.

Thanks i will try that..

No, i cant do nothing... i try with a external sdcard reader over usb and the sdformater just stops working when i start or do a refresh. i try with others sd cards and the new sdcard reader works good...
Any more ideas?

[Q] Can't format my sd card!

So about a week ago I downloaded new version of icecream tosti's ICS rom (v0.6) and booted into CWM to mount my sd card and move the zip file over. I noticed that it was taking longer time to move the file than it usually does but I let the process finish. I unmounted the card and went to install the zip from sd card but couldn't find it. I tried to move the file again and again but couldn't get it to copy the file onto the sd card. I tried moving files from the sd card onto the computer but that was not possible either. It wouldn't show me errors and complete the moving process but it actually didn't move anything. I thought there was something wrong with the sd card so I tried formatting it... no success!
I have used easues partition manager, mini tool partition manager, hp sd card utility, panasoic sd card formatter, tried formatting it through windows native options, used disk management, even tried formatting it through CWM but i kept on getting the same error, can't format. I was placing the micro sd card in a usb card reader and sd card reader in order to format it through computer. I have also tried using different computers but that didn't solve the issue. The problem is that every time I try to install a rom it reverts back to an older revision of the rom with old settings that I set before. It seems to me some how the sd card is locked in a previous state and it is write protected and won't let me format it.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can solve my problem or does this mean the sd card is gone and I have to buy a new one?

I have exactly the same problem after using NexusHD2-ICS-4.0.3-CM9 V1.3. It seems this sd card was frozen, nothing on it can be changed. If I copy a file to it on computer, it shows copy successful, but that file cannot be read, and if refresh it shows nothing have changed in the SD card.
Anyone have any idea about this?
I have three broken micro sd cards now, two from WP7 and this one from ICS.

pacman1891 said:
I have exactly the same problem after using NexusHD2-ICS-4.0.3-CM9 V1.3. It seems this sd card was frozen, nothing on it can be changed. If I copy a file to it on computer, it shows copy successful, but that file cannot be read, and if refresh it shows nothing have changed in the SD card.
Anyone have any idea about this?
I have three broken micro sd cards now, two from WP7 and this one from ICS.
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I waited a couple of weeks for someone to answer on this forum and tried all methods possible to format the sd card or revive it somehow but no luck so just recently purchased a new sandisk class 4 sd card hopefully this one doesn't go bad either. I just wish I knew why it was happening so I don't repeat the process again and end up damaging the card.

Have you tried to format with MAGLDR and after it on windows 7 pc ?

I did that, also followed this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1283232
Contents on this sd card just refuse to change.

is there a solution to this coz im having the same problem and cant find a way to fix this

you can do it by this software's :
HDD Low Level Format Tool
MiniTool Partition Wizard
EASEUS Partition Master
Partition Wizard Home Edition
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but i dont know how create swap and ext4 partitions on sd .

This happen because you formatted the card on the phone. I never recommend to format on the phone the cards but on PC. Try the application I posted on computer with FAT32 in 32768 unit size.