Hi,
After I replaced camera glass (because it was scratched), external SDcard isn't working. All combination of ROMs and kernels were tried but nothing helped. I also tried replace SIM and SD card connector to motherboard (something like this: ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-GT-i9500-LTE-i9505-SIM-and-SD-Card-Connector-Flex-Cable-/301114351412 - sorry can't post outside link yet), but it didn't help either.
Neither in system nor recovery I can see sdcard.
It is probably a hardware issue, but can someone guess any other solution, try something or do any magic? What else could I try?
Thanks!
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Okay .. My HD2 has quite a problem..
No ROM (have tested different WM6.5 stock roms and a DFT-Andoird version) can detect my SD-Card in the slot, except from Magldr.
In magldr I am able to use the sd-card as massstorage and connect to my Computer running on Windows 7 ( didn't try another).
But if I navigate in magldr menu to services =>bootsettings => ad sd dir i will just be brought back to the home menu...
Is it a hardware damage or something software? What do you think...?
It's an ugly problem, because to sd card means no CWM- Android
Pleease HELP !
Thank you
ahh and in card reader or other smartphones the sd cards don't make any problems ;-)
nobody has got an idea?
or is it possible that i damaged the flex ribbon cable, while replacing my broken screen?
:cyclops:If it is the flex ribbon, this would explain why my mainboard cannot access the sd slot.
And the via USB I can connect to the SD-card in the Phone from Computer (when runs phone in maldr-massstorage mode)
Or does all the data run from SD-Slot , through the mainboard to the USB-exit ?
No hardware-freak here ? Just softies?
ohh damn ...sd slot is located on the mainboard ... -.-
23vil said:
ohh damn ...sd slot is located on the mainboard ... -.-
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Which SD card do you have? Some are incompatible with that particular part of MAGLDR (don't ask why, all I know is that my Kingston 16GB Class 4 does exactly the same thing) but will still work in USB Mass Storage, CWM, A2SD etc. SD Android when booting via WinMo (CLRCAD and HARET) works fine as well.
ahh no I got the mistake after searching like a maniac...
Look at the photo i attached in this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766321&page=2
You see this contact, where the arrow points at? It was out of shape..
The ex-owner of my HD2 seems to have done strange things with his device..... It was bend to the upper edge of the main board -.-
Luckily got it before I gave up hope
shop
send it to a shop
I'd really appreciate some advice.
I have previously rooted my mini HD and tried a few roms but I had a boot problem the other day after a flat battery and I ended up having to restore Windows 6.5 to get the phone to work.
The problem I've got is that although the phone seems to work OK with Windows it will not see any SD card that I put in it...so I'm a bit stuck because I want to install an Android rom again, and without access to the SD card it's impossible?
So, any ideas how I can get the phone to see the SD card?
I have already reformatted the SD card using gparted to FAT32, and it's the same card that was in the phone before. I've also tried a different card but the phone refuses to see it.
Do you think something in the bootloader is messed up...I can't think that this could be a hardware error.
Any ideas would be great!
cheers.
Ade
maybe try another SDCards?
iPlasm said:
maybe try another SDCards?
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Thanks for your reply iPlasm,
I've tried 3 different SD cards, all working ones, and the result is the same...when I look in settings on WM it tells me "no SD card" and if I try to format SD card using "tools" it also tells me "no SD card present".
Something is obviously wrong with the WM system - I've tried different stock WM roms using RUU's and I get the same result....everything was working fine before my flat battery issue but being unable to recognise an SD card is a big issue for me to get around so that I can root the phone again and install an Android rom.
Is it possible to run Haret from the main device and install a custom recovery? I'd have to email myself the necessary files and cut and paste them using the file explorer on WM unless there is a different way...or is this just barking mad?
Any ideas to resolve my problem would be much appreciated.
Cheers.
Ade
Well.. I don't know what to say.. you were talking about battery, so how about try the old ones?
I don't have really much ideas about that, but i think it should be easy fixing or can be dirty inside the Hardware's SDCard input, you may have to clean it.
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Well.. I don't know what to say.. you were talking about battery, so how about try the old ones?
I don't have really much ideas about that, but i think it should be easy fixing or can be dirty inside the Hardware's SDCard input, you may have to clean it.
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Tried all of that - still won't see card. This must be a software issue that is beyond my reach.
How can I root this if I can't use the sd card?
Hi i would like to ask to fellow seniors and developers of xda,
Why does my phone says phone storage is not mounted? I tried everything from factory data reset to the PHV ( Power + Home + Volume Up ) buttons. And it seems nothing is working. I have been looking for answers for days. And i dont think anyone has this problem than me. Im the only one with the problem. SD Card is not reading as well. I tried my SD Card on my wife's SM-N900 ( same as mine ) and it work well. Nothing happened. Is there any solution to this? Please help me solve this issue. Thank you for your time. /;
ChristianChew said:
Hi i would like to ask to fellow seniors and developers of xda,
Why does my phone says phone storage is not mounted? I tried everything from factory data reset to the PHV ( Power + Home + Volume Up ) buttons. And it seems nothing is working. I have been looking for answers for days. And i dont think anyone has this problem than me. Im the only one with the problem. SD Card is not reading as well. I tried my SD Card on my wife's SM-N900 ( same as mine ) and it work well. Nothing happened. Is there any solution to this? Please help me solve this issue. Thank you for your time. /;
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I tried to download something from WhatApp and it says " Download Failed : Cannot download because no internal shared storage is available. Please unmount it as a disk drive and try again". I never did do anything and it unexpectedly became something like that. Is there no solution to this issue ?
ChristianChew said:
Hi i would like to ask to fellow seniors and developers of xda,
Why does my phone says phone storage is not mounted? I tried everything from factory data reset to the PHV ( Power + Home + Volume Up ) buttons. And it seems nothing is working. I have been looking for answers for days. And i dont think anyone has this problem than me. Im the only one with the problem. SD Card is not reading as well. I tried my SD Card on my wife's SM-N900 ( same as mine ) and it work well. Nothing happened. Is there any solution to this? Please help me solve this issue. Thank you for your time. /;
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It might be a hardware problem specific to your phone - a bad contact or something similar. Test with 2-3 different micro-SD cards that all are (recently) tested and working fine in other phones.
xclub_101 said:
It might be a hardware problem specific to your phone - a bad contact or something similar. Test with 2-3 different micro-SD cards that all are (recently) tested and working fine in other phones.
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I did try my wife's SD Card and it went well . And used mine on my wife's phone. But the main problem is that the Phone Storage in not available. How do i correct this hardware problem?
ChristianChew said:
I did try my wife's SD Card and it went well . And used mine on my wife's phone. But the main problem is that the Phone Storage in not available. How do i correct this hardware problem?
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Does the card work (is it seen) in another phone? If yest try to format it on the pc and see if it is recognised then in the N3, if not the card may be damaged.
gee2012 said:
Does the card work (is it seen) in another phone? If yest try to format it on the pc and see if it is recognised then in the N3, if not the card may be damaged.
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Yes it worked well on other phone's via alcatel. So it means that there's something wrong with my hardware right ? How do i change the firmware? Maybe something went wrong with its firmware? It has never fell before since its brand new..
Mine reading as Blank SD card
ChristianChew said:
Hi i would like to ask to fellow seniors and developers of xda,
Why does my phone says phone storage is not mounted? I tried everything from factory data reset to the PHV ( Power + Home + Volume Up ) buttons. And it seems nothing is working. I have been looking for answers for days. And i dont think anyone has this problem than me. Im the only one with the problem. SD Card is not reading as well. I tried my SD Card on my wife's SM-N900 ( same as mine ) and it work well. Nothing happened. Is there any solution to this? Please help me solve this issue. Thank you for your time. /;
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My note 3 was doing fine and for past few days suddenly the sd card is not getting recognised and am not able to find which application got updated latest to cause this problem. Please suggest me the solution to this.
I did the card formatting as well factory reset the phone. Still the phone gives message as Blank SD card.
SD card reads in PC and in other phones.
ChristianChew said:
I tried to download something from WhatApp and it says " Download Failed : Cannot download because no internal shared storage is available. Please unmount it as a disk drive and try again". I never did do anything and it unexpectedly became something like that. Is there no solution to this issue ?
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Follow the sdcard fix guide that is linked in my sig..
SD card issue
surchit said:
My note 3 was doing fine and for past few days suddenly the sd card is not getting recognised and am not able to find which application got updated latest to cause this problem. Please suggest me the solution to this.
I did the card formatting as well factory reset the phone. Still the phone gives message as Blank SD card.
SD card reads in PC and in other phones.
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Hi suddenly the SD card starts functioning and today it goes on and off means, sometimes it reads by itself and other time it gives blank sd card.
My note 3 is not rooted and Samsung guys informed that warranty ceases with rooting.
Can I have other workaround without rooting.
Thanks a lot for the support.
Khizar said:
Follow the sdcard fix guide that is linked in my sig..
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I have the same problem with my samsung Gio model: m290k..when i inserted SD card it does not show in my phone, however same SD card is operate in other models..when i try to download whatsapp pictures same message appear on the screen..
plz guide me hw to solve this problem.
Khizar said:
Follow the sdcard fix guide that is linked in my sig..
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HI,
I went http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2684384 on this thread but it wont work for me... I have xperia S with AOSP rom (Lolipop) so please can you help me out?
Thanx in Advance!
same problem on intex but can help a little!
I am stuck in same problem when i was massing arround with adding users on my intex aqua power ... i accidently unmounted my internal storage i cant even see my sdcard ... BUt I have terminal emmulator installed on my phone and i can navigate arround my memory card and internal storage /// I took my back up of my memory card in my PC then i copied all the folders from internal storage to sd card and again took backup of it!! It worked for me ... I did get my files back But still coude't mount my sd card or internal storage!!!
Hello,
I'm having a strange issue...I am not able to make any modifications to files on my external SD card either directly through the phone or USB via my computer. Operations on the internal SD card work fine.
To be more specific, the changes I make will not "stick" after a reboot. When I say changes I mean anything, whether it's moving, copying, editing or deleting a file(s).
An example of this is if I move a file to the SD card through the computer or on the phone, it will work and show up. Once I reset however, any changes I made will revert, just like I never did it. I attempted to re-flash to a different rom, but I'm having the same issue.
I'm not sure if it's relavant, but I was originally using Slimkat 4.4.4 (build 9). When I flashed a different ROM to see if it worked, I used CM11.
Does anyone know what might be causing this??
EDIT - Please disregard. This appears to be a known issue with Sandisk memory cards and not an issue with the phone. Guess I'm SOL and will have to buy a new one since I got it in 2013...
Thank you!
Hi Guys,
I'm on Temasek's CM11, been using this Sony 64GB microSD card for over a year, and today, randomly while the phone was in use, I saw a message pop up, SD card unexpectedly unmounted. After that, it's not using up in the file systems, all the way down to the Recovery. I'm using TWRP.
I put the SD card in another Note 3 I have and everything seems to be fine on there, all the data is here.
So just posting here to make sure that is it safe to conclude that my SD card slot is fried?
And if so... What are my options... I have had the Note 3 for over a year and brought it off of Craigslist. It's unlocked and use it on AT&T...
So any ideas or advice friends? And yes, I pressed the SD card firmly in my Note 3 many times...
Thank you!
Unless you smell ozone or see burn marks it is not fried.
Hi Gary,
Thanks for your response! Definitely no smell, no burns. But, SD card is not visible even in TWRP recovery, but works great in another Note 3 I have.
Can you, or anyone else recommend what I can try before I conclude it's a hardware issue?
Would appreciate any help guys!
Thank you!
It is probably your ROM. If it is working on another phone, then nothing wrong with card. Hardly doubt it's hardware, but never know.
How about trying another card in your phone and see if have same issues.
Have you tried another SD card?
cyberboob said:
It is probably your ROM. If it is working on another phone, then nothing wrong with card. Hardly doubt it's hardware, but never know.
How about trying another card in your phone and see if have same issues.
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garyfunk said:
Have you tried another SD card?
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Yes guys, tried another sd card, same result, but the card reads fine in the other phone. Even the second card. Remember, the sd cards are not showing in Recovery either... that sounds like a (hardware) problem ...?
No idea. Have you tried saving all your files from SD card (to computer), then format that sd card ...see if it helps.
If not, then it could well be hardware. If you can find a phone repair shop (not official samsung one), then they can probably replace it.
I don't think any official Samsung one will do it for you (since phone is modified), but can try lol.
Good luck!