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I am using O2 XDA IIs PPC 2003 SE.
Now when I insert my SD Card 2 GB, the OS does not recognize it.
(It was good before.)
I've tried with another 256 SD Card, same result.
Those SD Cards are working well with my Card Reader plugged into my PC.
Anyone could help me please?
Thanks in advance.
I'm sorry I don't know.
However.. you've come to the wrong place if you want help.. people here seem to have an aversion to actually helping people out.. don't get me wrong, there are some very talented people that call this forum 'base', but they are understandably busy.. and the other's who hang just don't answer **** unless it suits them..
You are more likely to get the answer "read the wiki" which isn't the most helpful thing in the world. Even those of us who try others to help despite our knowledge being somewhat wanting.. just in the hopes of being seen to be at least trying, aren't deemed to be worth giving an answer to.
I suggest these two forums.
http://www.ipmart-forum.com/index.php
http://www.totalpda.co.uk/forum/
You will get help there.
Try soft resetting the device, poke the stylus in the reset hole and once the device re-boots it should see the card, you will not loose information performing a soft reset - Mike
thanks guys.
Hi, I've also have a sort of problem like yours. I tried soft reset n it actually works. But sometimes my BA still can't read my SD. I've tried format my SD n even upgrade my ROM. It seems that the problem is in hardware. I don't know what to do anymore
U have probably what I also have.. a faulty SD card reader or a bad soldering (welding)...
Last night I dissambled my BA n I found out that the screws around SD card reader were loose. I've tightened them up n so far I don't have any problem with SD card. But I've still exprerienced problem with my screen keep active when my BA was pressed even though I've locked the device n power off. I don't know what to do anymore. Any suggestion?
Problem already solved.
It was because tiny plastic dirts on the SD slot.
Once I cleaned it up, it's working as before.
Thanks to you all. What a nice forum we have here.
I had similar problems with a 1GB card. Formatting it in a PC-based card reader fixed it. Remember not to select quick format.
Can I put a 4GB SD Card in the Blue Angel? Will it work?
noone85 said:
Can I put a 4GB SD Card in the Blue Angel? Will it work?
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It will work if the card is *NOT* a SDHC card.
I found my 4 gig card on ebay, topram is the brand, and it works fine as it is a non-SDHC card.
Sdcard not reconized
HI TO ALL..
I had installed miopocket 4.0 on my VDO Dayton PNA6000-WINCE 5 but
because of problems with Garmin XT I had to uninstall but the uninstall
did not do the best for me, now my SD slot dont read any sdcard i think
its corrupted registry and i dont have access to usb active sync only
have MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) when i connect to usb(no data
transfer). How can i access my resident flash(INTERNAL MEMORY) to edit
registry,change usb mode to activesync or something else???, i think sdmemory.dll is making
load problems.
Tnx in advance!
To have access to registry use TotalCommander or SKTools
but i dont have access to system, sdslot is not functional and i cant install active sync driver just mtu in device manager..
Hi Guys, before hand great forum. Anyway, I've had my Hermes/ 2gb Sandisk Memory Card for about a year now. I've had absolutely no problems with it up until now. I upgraded to WM6 about 2 weeks ago, and everything was fine.
ANYWAY, My storage card is not recognized, I tried cleaning it, I tried using WM5Storage, nothing. When I am in finder, and I put in the disk, it seems to act as if something was placed in with a quick like flash of the screen indicating something was place, but nothing in finder. I tried to see if I could format it, however it acts like nothing is in there?
Any suggestions, Thanks again for your time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294324
It sounds like the disk has failed. Try to read the disk in another reader to check that the disk has not fried it's self.
If this is the case then you may be able to return to the manufacture if it has a life time warrenty. I.E. Kingston have this feature.
Hope this helps.
D
I agree with the above post. Try inserting your card into your computer, and see if it can be recognized that way. If so, maybe copy all of your data off the card, use Windows to format the card (FAT or FAT32 only), and move your data back. Good luck.
Help! I have an XDA IIs which was working fine for the last two years. It has a 1GB SD Card in there. I used it for TomTom all this time, with no problems at all.
A couple of days ago, I forgot to grab my device from the car as I was in a rush and I left it in the car (powered off, but with TomTom running) most of the day.
When I got back in the car, TomTom wasn't working right so I closed it and tried to re-open it, whereupon I received the nasty message "Cannot determine location of data".
To put it simply, the device no longer recognises the presence of an SD Card! It's not in File Explorer, nor under Settings / Memory / Storage Card.
What is going on?
Here's a list of what I've tried already (none of these ideas has solved the issue):
o Tried a different SD Card
o Tried a soft reset on the device
o Tried a hard-reset on the device
o After hard-reset, tried a restore from a recent Active Sync backup-to-PC.
o Downloaded PocketPC Mechanic and played around A LITTLE (didn't do anything that seemed dangerous like defragging, registry cleaning, etc)
Any help will be VERY gratefully received!
Thanks
Matt
Update... but still have problem
Quick update
I also tried formatting the SD Card. No help (I have since copied all data back onto the card and it still doesn't work).
mattyboy said:
Quick update
I also tried formatting the SD Card. No help (I have since copied all data back onto the card and it still doesn't work).
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Apparently, the motherboard your device is dies slowly.
Have you tried a diifferent sd card? reinstalling the software all over again?
Replying to Rafa1215
Yes, I have tried a different SD Card (as noted in the original post, list of things I have tried). It's a 128MB one which works fine in the SD Card reader slot on my PC (my main 1GB card works fine in PC slot as well).
Here's a further titbit of information which may or may not be useful in helping me:
I've tried several times to restore the backup-to-PC I made at the end of April (essentially the same stuff on the device then as now, luckily). Normally, when you insert (or remove) the card, it turns the screen on. Each time I perform the restore (of the same backup, over and over again), the SD Card slot actually performs this function when I insert the card again - but ONLY ONCE each time I restore from backup.
As for reinstalling software all over again... I have performed a hard-reset on the device, and tried the card as soon as it is ready to use... no luck there either.
In reply to vovaxxxx:
Is that a serious comment? The motherboard slowly dies? If that's true then this device is fit for nothing but the rubbish bin!
More ideas are welcome please, I thank you for the feedback!!
If you're luck enough to have a friend that have a BA you could test his sd card on your BA and your sd card on his BA. If his BA can read your card and yours can't read his then you have 2 situations:
1) Your sd card slot is dirty or slightly melted so you have no good contacts, try to clean it.
2) Time to buy a new phone or try to buy a new circuit board for your phone but for the price I think is better you get a new phone.
Edit: If you have $100 you can get a new circuit board here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310283
search google for panasonic sd formatter or something like this, this is a lil program which is used to format your SD properly. Insert your SD card into the card reader, start the program and reformat the SD card.
The problem is within the SD card file system
xplode said:
search google for panasonic sd formatter or something like this, this is a lil program which is used to format your SD properly. Insert your SD card into the card reader, start the program and reformat the SD card.
The problem is within the SD card file system
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If that doesn't work try
Storage Tools by softwinter.com
You can at least do a Scandisk and fix any errors during the scan
OK I formatted the SD card with the Panasonic formatting utility. (Backed everything up to the PC first, from the card!)
Still no difference. To reiterate - the SD Card(s) I am trying to use are working fine in my PC's SD Card reading slot.
I think it's the hardware (i.e. the XDA itself)... LGSilva says I could try cleaning the contacts. Any recommended ways on doing this? The slot is too small to get any kind of decent cleaning implement in there, and I can't dismantle the device because it's held together with special screws (6-pointed-star-shaped heads).
Hi
the company i work for has around 300 device and this happens every now and again. not sure if this will help but normally call our mobile network and get a replacement. it's normally the card reader in the device.
mattyboy said:
The slot is too small to get any kind of decent cleaning implement in there, and I can't dismantle the device because it's held together with special screws (6-pointed-star-shaped heads).
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The screws are size 6 Torx bits, suitable sets of these drivers can be bought from Maplins in the UK, although you don't mention where you are located.
There is also a guide to taking the BA to bits in the WiKi and a very comprehensive one containing pictures etc. at the bottom of the WiKi page, well worth reading both before you try taking it to bits - Mike
Have just successfully updated to my very first ROM ! Yay me !
MR Vanx's instructions worked a treat.
I have a small problem since the upgrade and I am hoping someone can help me please ?
I can't see my storage card anymore. It worked 100% error free in WM5. I did the upgrade to the ROM without the card in the phone so as to make sure I didn't loose anything. Now I can't see it !
HELP Someone.
Dave
Same here, it happened to me too. I went back to my official Orange WM5 rom, and then moved up to PAY's WM6.1 rom. So that makes two people who had SD card trouble with Schap's WM6 4.31 !!!
PS. Tried my card in my friends phone (same as mine) who is running 3.30c and it worked fine. Guess it must be something in 4.31 ?
I ran 4.31 with both a 2gb and an 8gb microSD/microSDHC card without problems with tons of apps installed on the cards.
Well its been an issue with some people and not with others. There is a whole long thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1908699#post1908699
I get problems with Schap's 4.31 and not with any other ROM so atleast for me that ROM is the problem.
Shoaibz said:
Well its been an issue with some people and not with others. There is a whole long thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1908699#post1908699
I get problems with Schap's 4.31 and not with any other ROM so atleast for me that ROM is the problem.
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I tried with a lot of different sd cards (1gb till 6gb) without any problem on 4.31. Do you have extended rom visible? If yes, your card could be not visible. Try also to add a "My Document" directory on the card. Do not ask me why but it can help. And... but i suppose you tried already: soft reset after installing the card.
My 2 cents
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I tried with a lot of different sd cards (1gb till 6gb) without any problem on 4.31. Do you have extended rom visible? If yes, your card could be not visible. Try also to add a "My Document" directory on the card. Do not ask me why but it can help. And... but i suppose you tried already: soft reset after installing the card.
My 2 cents
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Done all what you've said and much more to the point of buying various cards of different make, but nothing works !!!
I have been running 4.31 for awhile and haven't seen any problems.
You mentioned that you took the card out while flashing. Have you tried to flash again with the card in? It shouldn't have any effect to the data on the card. Of course now that i've said that, it will probably wipe it clean, so you better back it up(usb card reader works great)
You could also try wm5torage, it's a long shot, but maybe it would wake something up.
Good luck anyways.
I had this problem once. Check to see if there is a 'Storage Card' directory present when the card is out of your phone. If there is one, when the card is inserted it creates a "Storage Card2" directory that does not work properly with windows.
Eject the card and remove the directory. Soft reset and try again.
Thanks for the input guys. Very impressed with the fast response.
I have tried a couple of things suggested already and the others have made no difference.
Not a problem. I think i will just flash a different version of the Schaps ROM for now and see how I get on.
Well, for those interested I flashed 3.30c and still had the same issue. My friends card worked in my phone and mine in his. I backed my card up using my pc and a card reader. I re-formatted th card and the phone then saw it !!
I did however notice that it was a little flaky but found if I pushed the card up slightly using my finger nail on the back side the contacts made better connection and it stayed.
Then came my moment of pure and utter genius ... I decided to try to bend the card slightly to get the cards contacts to make better connection.
Thats right you read correctly, I bent the card, in fact what actually happened was that I snapped the card !! DOH !!!!
Oh well. Guess I am in the market for a new card.
Is 2GB my limit or can 4GB work ?
dmj1973 said:
Thats right you read correctly, I bent the card, in fact what actually happened was that I snapped the card !! DOH !!!!
Oh well. Guess I am in the market for a new card.
Is 2GB my limit or can 4GB work ?
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I hate it when that happens.
Anyway, WM5 = SD card = 2 gig per the spec
WM6 = SDHC card = 32 gig per the spec
I've got a 4 gig in mine, working fine, phone sees the entire card
Thanks for the info and for not laughing at my stupidity !
Appreciate it.
dmj1973 said:
Thanks for the info and for not laughing at my stupidity !
Appreciate it.
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If I had laughed, it would have been in sympathy, as well as at myself. I've done boneheaded things such as that before!
What formatt is the sd card? FAT32, FAT??
I formatted it FAT.
I just feel so silly for doing something so stupid !
Just popped in my new 6gb SDHC card and it is working sweet as a nut.
Sandisk one btw.
I recently upgraded from the Tmobile 6.0 ROM to Rickwyatt's v24 Opera Rom. I followed the instructions posted for "Newcomers" by Mikey1022. Everything work great I really like the 6.1 ROM. But, the Dash no longer sees the 1 GB SD storage card. It should be showing up as "Storage Card" in File Explorer", right? I've looked in every folder and don't see it anywhere. I don't see it on the Dash screen or over the PC using ActiveSync. Oddley enough, when I enable Bluetooth explorer I can see a Storage Card listed in the Menu of File Explorer. When I click on the Storage Card link it takes me to a Bluetooth folder, not what I'm looking for.
I've been using this card for a couple of years and it was working fine before the 6.1 upgrade. I have since tested it in a desk top and in a Verizon Razer phone, it works properly at both places.
I reviewed some other missing storage card type threads in this forum, but never found a solution that works for me. I've even tried formating the card, both as FAT 16 and FAT32. Niether worked, I'm back to FAT 16 now. Some forum suggestions were to reformat the card in the Dash using Resco Explorer, but how do you do that when you can't see the card?
I tried reloading V24 Opera, didn't work. I've tried all varieties of reboots, soft resets, hard resets. Nothing works.
Any suggestions? What am I missing? Is this an issue with V24, should I try another ROM?
Try the Kavana Rom to see if it's the rom or the card?
When you plug your phone to active sync, can you see your card through that?
That is weird because I am running version 24 and it seems to be working fine with me well my storage card seems fine...
Same as jdog never had probs on v. 24
OK, I tried the Kavana ROM. I still can't see the SD card. No, I can't see the card through ActiveSync either.
I guess I'm in the market for a new card, dang it.
Who is the manufacture of it?
i have 4 cards, all different brands and they all show up in v24. maybe a new card would be best...you can get a 1gb for about $5 now
I had a card do that before, so I put it in another phone and it was recognized. I ended up reformatting it and it started working again on my phone.
I bought a great big 2 gb card today, stuck it in, and nothin. Still could not see the storage card in file explorer. The card is a PNY.
So, I flashed back to the T-Mobile 6.0 ROM. Got it from their website. Anyway, tried the old 1 gb card and the new 2 gb card. Still cannot see a storage card in File Explorer or through ActiveSync.
My problem is apparently not with the ROM. I am doing (or did) something wrong. As I said earlier the card was working prior to upgrading to the 6.1 ROM. Is there a setting somewhere to tell the Dash it has a storage card in it. I thought it as a plug and play type thing.
Could it be a hardware issue? I really don't want to crack the shell open looking for loose wires or something.
Any ideas would be appreciated!
PNY cards a crappy. Sandisk it my friend.
The original 1 gb card is a Sandisk.
Both cards are working. And I guess the roms are working to.
What else could be going wrong?
hojo2000 said:
The original 1 gb card is a Sandisk.
Both cards are working. And I guess the roms are working to.
What else could be going wrong?
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Have you tryed putting any of your cards into a card reader on a computer to see if recognised 'just going over every possibility your cards may be corrupted?'
Sorry just read your post again and it was recognised.
Strange as i have multiple cards of make and sizes and there all recognised.
Long shot try some compressed air. Maybe some crud got in the slot for the mini SD.
take the card...stick it in a pc/laptop and use something like partition magic or paragon to format the card to fat16 or 32. once formatted see if the phone sees it.
other than that...buy a better card...kingston have never failed me nor has sandisk
edit: oh yea...when you format it, make sure you give it a drive letter (such as f...if i dont do that, the phone wont see the card.