Long story short I used my Mac to format my sd card because i was installing the updated android cab & now my tp2 wont read my sd card no matter how many times i format it in fat 32. I even formattted it on a windows pc, still no luck in getting my tp2 to recognize, so i was hoping if there was a cab for the format sd from a stock wins 6.5 rom, then maybe that would help. I'm running Nrgz rom which as far as i know has no format option.
any help? I'm dying without my android partition now :-/
try flashing to
a Rom that has SD Format. Try to Format from the cell its self. worth a try..... or replace the SD Card
J.McRae718 said:
Long story short I used my Mac to format my sd card because i was installing the updated android cab & now my tp2 wont read my sd card no matter how many times i format it in fat 32. I even formattted it on a windows pc, still no luck in getting my tp2 to recognize, so i was hoping if there was a cab for the format sd from a stock wins 6.5 rom, then maybe that would help. I'm running Nrgz rom which as far as i know has no format option.
any help? I'm dying without my android partition now :-/
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Pocket Mechanic will format an SD disk from your WM phone. You could install the 15 day trial and use it to format the card. Do a google search for it.
stevedebi said:
Pocket Mechanic will format an SD disk from your WM phone. You could install the 15 day trial and use it to format the card. Do a google search for it.
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No matter how I try, I can't format my SD from POcket Mechanic. Always says the device is not functioning.
Yes, I'm running Pocket Mechanic from ram (installed to phone), and even for a card I'm not using (AFAIK). Could be some other program messing with it..
I just use my workstation..
On another note, if you put it in the PC and it doesn't even see it as a drive, some things just won't work with that card anymore, although I've often found some cameras will blindly write to a card and I've formatted several "dead" cards in a camera before and then I could see them on the computer.
Long ago I also had a card reader + special software at work that would blindly low-level zero a card then the drive at least showed up as "unformatted". Came in useful when we were developing something that used SD and trashed the card often
can someone tell me what this means and how to fix>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>E:cant mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0 <<<<<<<<<<<<^^^^^^^^ i have a 8gb class 2 sd hc card can someone help me
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If your having trouble trying to Format your Micro SD after flashing to Windows Phone 7,
Example: You have a 16GB card; However it reports you only have 199MB
I have attached Panasonic SD Card Formatter -
You Must Choose Full Format
Supported Operating System:
(1) For SD/SDHC Cards
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
(2) For SDXC Card
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista (SP1 or later)
- Windows XP (SP2 or later) with the exFAT file system update (KB955704)
Information:
Current formatter is beta version.
Final version will be completed around the end of March.
I have read a number of articles about not being able to reuse a sd card after it was used by windows phone 7. Does that also applied to those of us HD2 owners who are running WP7?
I have a 16gb card that is only using 4gb for WP7 because I formatted the other 12gb as fat 32 for Android.
Is there a way I can unformat the 12gb so that WP7 can use it. Or can I use the card and start all over by reinstalling WP7 and let it partition the card to use all but 200mb of the 16gb card?
Here is one of the articles I read about the sd card not being swappable:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372732,00.asp
This is the HD2 Forum
Do a Full Format using the Utility I have attached.
Ok i downloaded the file and installed it. but when i choose format it tells me that the lock switch is on. Iv checked and rechecked but there is no lock switch on my sd card adapter.
Please help?
Hmm
I have the specific problem addressed (199Mb partition on a 16GB drive)
this program does not address it, it just allows me to reformat the 199Mb drive :-(
I will use fdisk or similar to resolve myself - but it doen't look as if this app "does what it says on the tin" ?
Try HP Low Level format tool, it always deleted my partitions on every device without problems
Hi
Thanks for this wonderfull tool, I downloaded this tool, installed in on Windows Vista, it formated my SD card wonderfully and even displayed the total space available, however now Windows refuses to recognise my SD card, and when I reconnected the SD card, neither your app nor Windows recognises the device.
Any suggestions.
thanks you just downloaded.
same issue happening to me after earase the sd card and wp7 will not save my user data anymore, any suggestions?
c1363 said:
same issue happening to me after earase the sd card and wp7 will not save my user data anymore, any suggestions?
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Windows Phone 7 uses the SDCard and the NAND memory together as internal storage, in a unique partition (like RAID for PCs, something similiar).
If you format your SD Card, you have to reset your phone.
You don't have to use any special tool, just use diskpart tool within Windows from command line (diskpart -> list disk -> select disk X -> select partition X -> delete -> select partition X -> delete -> create partition fs=ntfs -> DONE).
I have a 16 gb card, came with my HD2. I have run XBMod rom since it all came out months ago, no issues with the rom or the card.
When nodo came out, I tried another rom, phone started rebooting. I tried diskpart, cleaned the drive, recreated the partition as fat32. Let WP7 format, no help. Any ideas?
Successfully formatted my MicroSD
Just popped it in my Nikon D90 and it asked me do you wish to format. I said yes. Done in few seconds.
For others who see this, if you have used your card with WP7 mango you need a newer Nokia to format the card, as it will be encrypted, and Windows woun't recognize it!
/cry
norphf said:
For others who see this, if you have used your card with WP7 mango you need a newer Nokia to format the card, as it will be encrypted, and Windows woun't recognize it!
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This seems to be the only way to format the card once Mango is flashed. I have a 16GB card, but it didn't get any fat32 partitions, and it isn't recognized in any OS I try it on (Win7, Linux, OSX, Winmo 6.5, and now a new installation of WP7 doesn't see it either). If anyone finds another way, that would be awesome.
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This seems to be the only way to format the card once Mango is flashed. I have a 16GB card, but it didn't get any fat32 partitions, and it isn't recognized in any OS I try it on (Win7, Linux, OSX, Winmo 6.5, and now a new installation of WP7 doesn't see it either). If anyone finds another way, that would be awesome.
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I am having the same issue.. can't format my 16GB after coming from Mango. Tried a bunch of software and no luck. Tried from different android phones with no luck. I guess the nokia d90 is one way to format the 16gb.
There has to be another way!
tKoHaXoR said:
I am having the same issue.. can't format my 16GB after coming from Mango. Tried a bunch of software and no luck. Tried from different android phones with no luck. I guess the nokia d90 is one way to format the 16gb.
There has to be another way!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242071 these devices have been confirmed to format sd card
Or use the storage_unlock.cab from xbmod
whilst you have wp7 installed send the storage unlock.cab to phone then send 1gb partition cab reset the phone from about..check if partition took effect first..press storage unlock on homepage tile .turn phone off your pc should recognise the sd card in sd card adapter for example it should read 7gb instead of 8gb use easeus partition tool to fully reformat
"download easeus partition master
find your sd on the screen by plugging it in and clicking refresh (arrows), your sd should show up as disk 2 or 3 and should have two sections FAT32 and unformatted.
right click on the unformatted section and choose delete then click on "apply"(or tick) button above
right click on your 1 gb FAT32 partition and chose resize
move the slider(click and hold on the separating bar between the two partitions) to increase the size to the whole volume then click apply
right click on the volume again and choose format primary,FAT32, 32kb sectors then apply.
That should do it.". Thanks to robbie p
Good luck
where can i download the 1gb partition cab?
hi,
i couldnt find it?
Kind Regards
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the first time my question is being answered directly and clearly
Setup,dowload, format... All took about 2 minutes and Im very greatful that I can use my 16gb to the full potential! Thank You Thank You Thank You
Moschino02 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242071 these devices have been confirmed to format sd card
Or use the storage_unlock.cab from xbmod
whilst you have wp7 installed send the storage unlock.cab to phone then send 1gb partition cab reset the phone from about..check if partition took effect first..press storage unlock on homepage tile .turn phone off your pc should recognise the sd card in sd card adapter for example it should read 7gb instead of 8gb use easeus partition tool to fully reformat
"download easeus partition master
find your sd on the screen by plugging it in and clicking refresh (arrows), your sd should show up as disk 2 or 3 and should have two sections FAT32 and unformatted.
right click on the unformatted section and choose delete then click on "apply"(or tick) button above
right click on your 1 gb FAT32 partition and chose resize
move the slider(click and hold on the separating bar between the two partitions) to increase the size to the whole volume then click apply
right click on the volume again and choose format primary,FAT32, 32kb sectors then apply.
That should do it.". Thanks to robbie p
Good luck
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Could you be more specific ?
I'm trying to get my sdcard back after many failed attempts to reach Mango. Just want to go back to Android where everything is so much simpler...
How should I use the locker.cab exactly to get my 8gb sd card back ? I tried several times but always failed.
I have to push the cab while running WP7 wait for reboot then what ? I read that booting again in WP7 from there will lock it again. What should I do ??
Frustrated with this, ive read that i needed to format the SD card as i have Phone7 so did that but its still saying the above error message.
Could someone tell me what needs to be done to sort this.
Could you clearly state your problem. Or if you think you've done so, be more clear then.
Are you formatting the SD card the right way? Using Panasonic SD Formatter 2.0. If you haven't, try that.
What exactly are you formatting it for? For dual-boot of WP7 & Android? Using an Ext3/4 partition for Android or just want your full storage back on your SD card?
I have formatted the SD card with the Panasonic software. All i want to run is a nand android but as soon as i install a few apps it tells me that the storage space is low. I have re-loaded the Abdroid nand rom after a format of the sd card and still have the same problem.
Can anyone help ?
You have a Leo512 HD2 yeah? (One without T-mobile branding on the top)
If that's the case, you need a ROM (most do) which supports either Apps2SD or Data2SD. You need to create a Ext3/4 partition for it to work.
Use the search bar and you'll find out how to partition your SD card if you don't already know.
Well im thick i searched partition n got no answers
Search for something like "how to make an ext3 partition using minitool". Can't get a link atm as I'm on my phone.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
minitool partition wizard will be good for you i think
I don't see an option to do so in settings.
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I don't see an option to do so in settings.
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Not that i'm aware of.. you'll have to use a PC and format it to fat32.
The external sd support on honeycomb is appalling. It's almost as if google weren't expecting manufacturers to include external sd slots on their devices. I get no notification when I insert my sd, no options to format or safely remove either. Even my Nokia (and I hate Symbian) can do these things. Also haven't seen any news about this support being added in 3.1.
Have you been able to format your SD Card yet? One thing I can tell you I dont like is that the system is reading the internal memory as SD Card. So all the apps you use like titanium and SD card Tools to test the speed error out. They really need to fix that. As far as your card goes if you havent.
With Windows insert card right click on it and click format and select fat32.
With mac Use Disk utility and format through there and also select fat32.
A lot of SD card manufactures are not intializing the cards which is why if it is brand new needs to be put in your PC. At the current moment there is no partition table which is why the tablet can not read it.
tablet can read it as it's an old one I had. I just wanted to format it without having to pull it
So some of us have already gotten an SDXC 64GB card to work in our SD slot as posted at the Lenovo forums. Everyone's mileage seems to vary on the best method for this, I just wanted to share the way that I was able to do it after much trial and error, in a pretty clear and concise way.
Basically, just as with USB drives, it all comes down to formatting any external storage in FAT32 for the TPT to read it. The trick is getting an SDXC card into FAT32, and readable by the Thinkpad Tablet. If it's not done right, the tablet will just sit on "Preparing SD Card" forever. I've tried all kinds of PC HDD and Flash card tools to do this, and the one that finally worked was Easeus Partition Master Home Edition which is a free version (download.cnet.com/Easeus-Partition-Master-Home-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html)
I formatted the card with EaseUS and TPT recognized it right away, showing 61.84GB capacity
Here's how: First be careful to click only the SD card you want to format in the list of drives or you could format a hard drive by mistake (check your drive letter!). There may be another small unlabeled partition on the card, don't worry about that. Click Format Partition (on the left), select file system FAT32, click OK, and then click Apply (big check mark at top of main UI). (If the SD card doesn't appear in the list, you may need to use the SDFormatter first, details below).
BTW, the tool to get your SDXC back to its original state (if things get too screwed up or you need to return it) is the official SDFormatter (sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/). You may also need to run this on the card first before using EaseUS if you've been mucking around with it and EaseUS does not pick it up.
Hope this saves some headaches.
(Sorry for the truncated URLs, I'm a new poster though I've been around XDA for years, so the system won't let me post proper links...that's what I get for trying to be helpful...)
Trying some links
Easeus Partition Manager Home Edition download.cnet.com/Easeus-Partition-Master-Home-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html
SD Formatter from the SD Association web site sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
Ah, I forgot to mention, the SD card I am using is the Komputerbay SDXC 64GB, purchased on Amazon.