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Post-root USB errors, anyone?

I finally got around to rooting mine earlier today..
Ever since, I can't get either of my computers (both Mac and PC) to recognize the phone for mounting the SD card. It charges fine via USB but is impossible to mount as USB storage. Any ideas on this?

Maybe a driver issue?

I thought that originally. But if that were the case, I wouldn't have been able to connect to them previously (no changes in drivers on the computers) or been able to connect to complete the root process. I'm kind of at a loss for ideas right now.

hmm strange... I'm a android newbie so i don't think i can help passed driver

Method?
myz06vette said:
I finally got around to rooting mine earlier today..
Ever since, I can't get either of my computers (both Mac and PC) to recognize the phone for mounting the SD card. It charges fine via USB but is impossible to mount as USB storage. Any ideas on this?
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Hey what method did you use to root? If you can mount your internal storage but not your sdcard, can your phone read your sd card when the phone is booted normally? Perhaps you damaged your slot?

dreamersipaq said:
Hey what method did you use to root? If you can mount your internal storage but not your sdcard, can your phone read your sd card when the phone is booted normally? Perhaps you damaged your slot?
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exactly what i was thinking, but myz06vette are you able to view content from your sd card using just your phone? ex: music, movies or pictures?

Yes, I can view content on my SD card and internal phone storage on the phone itself using Root Explorer or ASTRO. I didn't use the method that required me to pull the SD card out. I can play music stored on the card and view all my photos, so I know its reading okay. I even took the SD card out and put it in a memory card reader and it hooked up to the computer fine.. mounted right away. Just won't mount through the phone.

myz06vette said:
Yes, I can view content on my SD card and internal phone storage on the phone itself using Root Explorer or ASTRO. I didn't use the method that required me to pull the SD card out. I can play music stored on the card and view all my photos, so I know its reading okay. I even took the SD card out and put it in a memory card reader and it hooked up to the computer fine.. mounted right away. Just won't mount through the phone.
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The development.apk packaged in many Dream/G1 ROMs has an option to scan for media. Try that
BTW, *#*#4636#*#* also works from the dialer to pull up phone/radio options, which will allow you to switch between cdma auto (PRL) --> cdma only -->> ev-do only. The latter two options should save you battery!

Thanks for the advice! I updated to CDMA-only right when I got the phone.. so I honestly can't say whether or not its saving me battery since I don't know what it was like set to CDMA auto PRL hahaa.
I tried installing the Dev Tools apk you attached, but each time I do, it says "Application not installed" with the yellow !triangle next to it.

myz06vette said:
Thanks for the advice! I updated to CDMA-only right when I got the phone.. so I honestly can't say whether or not its saving me battery since I don't know what it was like set to CDMA auto PRL hahaa.
I tried installing the Dev Tools apk you attached, but each time I do, it says "Application not installed" with the yellow !triangle next to it.
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Sorry, man -- that .apk was from an Eclair build -- try the new one I put up -- it's from an Espresso build, I just installed in on my DI -- all good

Hah alright fair enough. This one loaded fine.
Checking it out now... will report back. Thanks!

Half of the options in the app force close.
Media scanner loaded, but isn't helping me mount the sd card to my computer.
Any more ideas?

myz06vette said:
Half of the options in the app force close.
Media scanner loaded, but isn't helping me mount the sd card to my computer.
Any more ideas?
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So you've checked your settings in "Connect to PC" -- perhaps your "always ask" option is cleared and it's set to HTC Sync, for example? What do you get in the SDcard/Storage menu? Any stats for the SDcard? What happens when you elect to eject it in that menu?

Storage menu shows total space and free space like it should.
Connect to PC is currently set to Ask me everytime.. option for Disk Drive selected just to try and force it to mount..
Removed SD card.. did battery pull reset.. still nothing.

myz06vette said:
Storage menu shows total space and free space like it should.
Connect to PC is currently set to Ask me everytime.. option for Disk Drive selected just to try and force it to mount..
Removed SD card.. did battery pull reset.. still nothing.
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That's frustrating. You might have to back-up your sdcard data on a PC and re-format the card, then copy the data back. I'm assuming you have a card reader.

I hadn't thought until just now to try another card. I've got a few sitting around here somewhere. I'll try that before taking the time to backup almost a full 16 gigs of stuff, format, then restore it all.

myz06vette said:
Storage menu shows total space and free space like it should.
Connect to PC is currently set to Ask me everytime.. option for Disk Drive selected just to try and force it to mount..
Removed SD card.. did battery pull reset.. still nothing.
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Do you have some sort of app killer/task manager auto killing the obex service? Ive noticed i have problems when it isnt running, but when it is running it kills battery like mad. Try going to settings>applications>running services and see if its running next time you try to mount. It should show up under calendar. Hope this helps.
P.S. I only let this service run when i need to plug into my pc, since it seems to keep the phone from being able to "sleep" properly. So if you have something killing it, or the calendar app has been removed that may have a part in your problem.

[Q] Note 3 dead and 64gb card damaged. any chance to save data?

my note 3 is dead. samsung told me the motherboard needs replacement. and on the same day my 64gb micro sd card stopped working. it says its damaged and needs formatting when inserted in a different phone. its doesn't even show up on the laptop when connected. so basically im trying not to lose ~90gb data. its heartbreaking. is there any way i can at-least try to save some of it

What happens if you insert the SD-card into your laptop and check for it via Disk Manager?
To do so: Go to your desktop and right click on Computer>Manage>Storage>Disk Management and check if you can find it there. Look at the lower part of the window (gray background) and see if you can see the storage there.
If you can see your SD-card's storage there you might have some hope. Though I can't really help you any further from this point but I can assure you that if you see your storage unit there you can save some data from it.

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What happens if you insert the SD-card into your laptop and check for it via Disk Manager?
To do so: Go to your desktop and right click on Computer>Manage>Storage>Disk Management and check if you can find it there. Look at the lower part of the window (gray background) and see if you can see the storage there.
If you can see your SD-card's storage there you might have some hope. Though I can't really help you any further from this point but I can assure you that if you see your storage unit there you can save some data from it.
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If the sdcard shows up in disk manager you can use GetBackData to restore your files. The software is not free but can be If you google. After you have restored the files you needed you can then format the sdcard.
I have only used this software to restore deleted files on NTFS formated harddrives but there is a FAT version of GetBackData.

you need to put in a sdcard reader on you computer and use testdisk to restore your mbr
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
I used many times and it's very efficient

Do not do any writr accesses to the card from niw on as it may destroy your data
to restore the filesystem ( error 'sd must be formatted') use the windows tool chkdsk | type into cmd 'chkdsk /?' and read the you will need
for data recovery use "recuva" its freeware
for both you will need windows and a card reader, also make sure the card is not in locked status
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BunnyPig said:
What happens if you insert the SD-card into your laptop and check for it via Disk Manager?
To do so: Go to your desktop and right click on Computer>Manage>Storage>Disk Management and check if you can find it there. Look at the lower part of the window (gray background) and see if you can see the storage there.
If you can see your SD-card's storage there you might have some hope. Though I can't really help you any further from this point but I can assure you that if you see your storage unit there you can save some data from it.
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at first it showed up under disk management, now it doesn't.. now it just shows up on my computer and it freezes when I try to open
rayman95 said:
you need to put in a sdcard reader on you computer and use testdisk to restore tour mbr
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
I used many times and it's very efficient
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Killberty said:
Do not do any writr accesses to the card from niw on as it may destroy your data
to restore the filesystem ( error 'sd must be formatted') use the windows tool chkdsk | type into cmd 'chkdsk /?' and read the you will need
for data recovery use "recuva" its freeware
for both you will need windows and a card reader, also make sure the card is not in locked status
Sent from my SM-N9005 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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recuva wont open when my sd card is plugged in, but it opens as soon as I eject it. and then when I re insert it , it doesn't find the memory card.. CMD has so many options. if I select F, then it says its in use by other program

moinsheriff said:
recuva wont open when my sd card is plugged in, but it opens as soon as I eject it. and then when I re insert it , it doesn't find the memory card.. CMD has so many options. if I select F, then it says its in use by other program
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reboot your computer and use chkdsk /f /r
EDIT: recuva will only work when you have a working filesystem, cann you properly acces the file system on your sd, or does it tell you you have to format the card first (which you shd not do ofc)
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Killberty said:
reboot your computer and use chkdsk /f /r
EDIT: recuva will only work when you have a working filesystem, cann you properly acces the file system on your sd, or does it tell you you have to format the card first (which you shd not do ofc)
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Ok so I entered chkdsk e: /r It's been an hour but there's no progress. Cmd not showing anything either. Is it supposed to be like this.

moinsheriff said:
Ok so I entered chkdsk e: /r It's been an hour but there's no progress. Cmd not showing anything either. Is it supposed to be like this.
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i repeat
you need to put in a sdcard reader on you computer and use testdisk to restore your mbr
http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
I used many times and it's very efficient

Micro SD not showing files on pc after update

Any solution to this? seems like the update broke it. When i connect to my win10 desktop, i cant see any of the files on the microsd card.

if u just upped to 6 - default usb connection is charging only
pull the notification down and
change usb to file transfer

Thanks, still doesnt work though.

hypertek said:
Thanks, still doesnt work though.
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When you change the USB mode to Camera, does it show anything?

savahu said:
When you change the USB mode to Camera, does it show anything?
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nope same thing =\. i read somewhere on another forum that it seems to be an issue with the update.. just wasnt sure if it was discussed here

I had the same issue. What you need to do is:
1) turn off phone
2) remove SD card
3) boot phone all the way
4) turn phone off
5) insert SD card
6) boot phone
And then it should show all the files again. I am on Windows 8, but I think this will work for 10 as well.
Brian

I had to format my SD card to make it work. I just copied it all to my computer, reformatted it, and then put all the files back on the SD card. That did it.

did u choose the sd as internal memory or stand alone ?

SD card cannot write or delete

I recently bought a micro SD card and formatted it on the S7 edge. The card does not have write protection as I can write and delete on the computer, but not on the device itself. For some reason, My Files (Samsung's built-in file manager) cannot write, but third-party file managers can write. The camera app cannot save to the micro SD card either.

My S7 shows the same behaviour. For some odd reason alternative camera apps can access the SD, only Samsung's cam and MTP file transfers from/to PC don't work. In my case its an Samsung Evo Plus 128GB card.

thiotone said:
I recently bought a micro SD card and formatted it on the S7 edge. The card does not have write protection as I can write and delete on the computer, but not on the device itself. For some reason, My Files (Samsung's built-in file manager) cannot write, but third-party file managers can write. The camera app cannot save to the micro SD card either.
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It happens to a ma few weeks back, I think you have select it to allow permissions to SD card

Geoz said:
It happens to a ma few weeks back, I think you have select it to allow permissions to SD card
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Thanks for your feedback! Permissions for the app are set correctly. It also didn't help to disable and re-enable them.

xperia2008 said:
Thanks for your feedback! Permissions for the app are set correctly. It also didn't help to disable and re-enable them.
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Are you rooted?

No root - don't want to mess with Know because of Samsung Pay.

xperia2008 said:
No root - don't want to mess with Know because of Samsung Pay.
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If nothing else works for you then try this.
Unmount and remove SD
Backup data to computer
Format SD and insert into device without data
try to see if file managers will recognice it, you can also reboot for fresh start
remove and put back your data, insert it back in and hope it works

Geoz said:
If nothing else works for you then try this.
Unmount and remove SD
Backup data to computer
Format SD and insert into device without data
try to see if file managers will recognice it, you can also reboot for fresh start
remove and put back your data, insert it back in and hope it works
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I tried it already, but issue still appears.
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Geoz said:
If nothing else works for you then try this.
Unmount and remove SD
Backup data to computer
Format SD and insert into device without data
try to see if file managers will recognice it, you can also reboot for fresh start
remove and put back your data, insert it back in and hope it works
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Didn't work for me as well. However I found the solution in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/camera-unable-to-save-file-to-sd-card-t3380327
Rydah805's solution of doing a wipe fixed it for me. Not the best solution as I had to export and re-import all my data, but a working solution none the less.
Thanks for your help Geoz!

xperia2008 said:
Didn't work for me as well. However I found the solution in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/camera-unable-to-save-file-to-sd-card-t3380327
Rydah805's solution of doing a wipe fixed it for me. Not the best solution as I had to export and re-import all my data, but a working solution none the less.
Thanks for your help Geoz!
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Glad you got it sorted

thiotone said:
I recently bought a micro SD card and formatted it on the S7 edge. The card does not have write protection as I can write and delete on the computer, but not on the device itself. For some reason, My Files (Samsung's built-in file manager) cannot write, but third-party file managers can write. The camera app cannot save to the micro SD card either.
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Hey there, have you found a solution for this?? I have same exact issue. I don't want to wipe to see if that fixes it
I have 2 s7 Edge phones with this issue. Both I put the XSG on them to get Samsung Pay to work, but I don't know if its related to putting another FW on.
This is really annoying....... hope there can be a fix.

Cannot install anything in TWRP

Hello everyone so I unlocked my phone flashed TWRP and there is no internal memory,I can't format data because says ,,mount failed" and I can't mount anything, when plugging to pc window comes up on pc but I can't transfer files into TWRP internal memory anyone can help?

Zukfanss said:
Hello everyone so I unlocked my phone flashed TWRP and there is no internal memory,I can't format data because says ,,mount failed" and I can't mount anything, when plugging to pc window comes up on pc but I can't transfer files into TWRP internal memory anyone can help?
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You still should be able to flash files even though it says mount failed.

There is no files in TWRP showing up so I can't

Zukfanss said:
There is no files in TWRP showing up so I can't
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Do you have an sd card you can load some files onto then put into the phone?

No, and I don't want to buy cheap sd card for one time pupose I'm planning to buy good sd card in future

Zukfanss said:
No, and I don't want to buy cheap sd card for one time pupose I'm planning to buy good sd card in future
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You can boot into download mode flash the stock kdz file in lgup to go back to stock.

Im using stock unlocked now because I can't install anything

You can also try adb sideload.