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Tons of new ROMs coming out now based on OTA and adding A2SD+. But one big issue. Quite a number of people have reported problems with corruption of their SD cards when setting the Desire into Disk mode and connecting it to a PC. I've read it the first time here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7463184&postcount=348
and I can confirm it is reproducible.
Regardless if connecting to Windows or Linux, the card gets corrupted. It does not matter if you properly eject the drive. The Desire will respond saying the SD card is Read Only, and the only thing that one can do is to repartition it to fix the card.
I don't know what A2SD+ application everyone uses in their ROMs but I expect it's all based on some common version like the one put in from ieftm. As this is a serious issue it would be great if all you ROM cooks could look into it and try to fix it. Alternatively it may be a good idea to produce non-deodexed versions that save a significant amount of memory when installed normally without A2SD+.
Thanks for considering
I have this problem aswell its a bit of a nightmare there are a few files on my sd card that I can't even delete using andexplorer or my pc. I think the only way would be to remove my card and format it. I have never had this problem before only when I started using the 2.2 rom.
Noticed it before, i took the SD card out and put it into a cardreader, couldnt do anything in windows, said it was read only. Access via USB cable worked though.
Not that much of a issue for me, I mainly transfer files via Wi-Fi anyway, but I guess thats the explanation for the read-only behaviour.
Happened to me today, however I restarted the phone and everything seems okay now... :/
edit: nope, connected the phone again, chose "charge only" and then disconnected. The notification about my card being corrupted occured again, tapped on it and it went away... Dont know what to think..
I have the same problem .. And now it seems like the SD card is totally corrupted. Its not even possible to do a format
Okay thats it... Doing the titanium backup, nand backup and flashing some rom w/o A2SD+... :/
Out of curiosity guys, did the corruption of the SD card occur to the stock SD card that came with the Desire? I had the same problem with the stock card..
It seemed to unmount 3 or 3 times over a week and the next thing I knew it totally died and could not even be reformatted.. Happened on stock 2.1 that came with my Desire.. after I swapped to me own class 6 8gb Transcend I never had the proble again.. Just gonna upgrade to 2.2 now.. *fingers crossed*
Oh and yes.. I use A2SD+ on Modaco's 3.1. But that was after that card got corrupted..
I'm using card that came with the phone.
I'm going to try another Froyo Rom, just OTA rom rooted and we'll see.
Edit: I made my ext3 partition with ROM manager, if it makes any difference...
God dammit!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747480
Yes its the card that came with the phone .. but it happen after i created the 512MB EXT3 Partition ... and I'm running this ROM : http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741775&highlight=official it doesnt even use A2SD+
I dual boot my pc with windows 7 & ubuntu.... windows 7 scan and fix has repaired mine numerous times
I have class6 A-DATA 8GB and no problem. But with my last G1 i haved same card and with swapping goes to hell... I now correctly unmounting and disconnecting mobile from PC, after i save from PC to card. Flash have problems with writing.
This looks like a serious problem - it happened to me twice already. Devs, please have a look at this!
I have also had similar experience, SD card corrupt, yes it was the original card that came with the phone, EXT2 partitioned and using APSD+
Now why this happend is a mystery, but something I noticed when I tried the SD card in the PC - it was recognized, but said it must be formated, so I tried but it only saw it as a 32mb capacity!!! (it still would not format though - failed format..and since is no longer reconized at all..)
But, this made me think it "MAY" be something to do with the fact that when I did the Ext2 partition I seem to remember it also created a 32mb swap partition, or using Ext2 instead of Ext3. I have since learnt that it is advisable NOT to created a swap partition, so with my new SD card, after more reading about Ext partitions etc, I have only created only the Ext3 partion as I understand this is better than Ext2 and is less prone to corruption, and no swap partition and have had no problem since!
See this excellent post :- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7458565&postcount=8
It would be interesting to have some input from one or two of the developers with knowledge in this field to get an idea why this happens, and how it can be prevented.
It is also possible the the SD card was going to become corrupt anyway... with or without the help of Ext? / APSD+ - it does happen!
delta-101 said:
I have since learnt that it is advisable NOT to created a swap partition, so with my new SD card, after more reading about Ext partitions etc, I have only created only the Ext3 partion as I understand this is better than Ext2 and is less prone to corruption, and no swap partition and have had no problem since!
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my sd was corrupt using a 512MB ext3 partition without swap partition in SD card :/
Try in windows: start > run > chkdsk x: /f
where x = desire drive letter.
I believe i did this in recovery mode > mount usb.
That's what happens when you don't want to use Froyos own A2SD implementetion because "widgetz doesnt workzz on dat."
Apps are not meant to be on an external EXT partition.
Wait until ROMs like CM have built in A2SD+, these hacky shell scripts can cause serious problems for the SD card.
LeeDroid said:
I dual boot my pc with windows 7 & ubuntu.... windows 7 scan and fix has repaired mine numerous times
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Windows can not access EXTx partitions. As such is unfortunately not possible that it could possibly repair a broken SD-ext partition A2SD+ uses.
delta-101 said:
I have also had similar experience, SD card corrupt, yes it was the original card that came with the phone, EXT2 partitioned and using APSD+
Now why this happend is a mystery, but something I noticed when I tried the SD card in the PC - it was recognized, but said it must be formated, so I tried but it only saw it as a 32mb capacity!!! (it still would not format though - failed format..and since is no longer reconized at all..)
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It is also possible the the SD card was going to become corrupt anyway... with or without the help of Ext? / APSD+ - it does happen!
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I can confirm the corruption without any APSD+ ROM
I had a Stock Orange FR 2.1 ROM, and the 4Gb card that came with the phone get corrupted definitively (recognized as a 32mb capacity too, it has something to do with the Cylinder-head-sector combination).
Anyway, I'm going to try APSD+ with a class 2 PNY 16Gb, and tell you then if I get a corrupted card.
FYI, the Sandisk warranty is applicable for the original card: replaced in 5 days
I got some problems too with corruped files on my SDcard and had to format it. I'm thinking that from now i'll only mount my card to pc in recoverymode... maybe that is safe to do?
Hi
I'm having issues with sticking a new SD card in my Rooted Desire. I am running the NeoPhyTe Mod v1.8 Sense-FroYo 2.2 ROM, and it seems great (before I was running Pays Desire Rom which had the same problem).
My old 4gb card was partitioned with 512mb for Apps to SD (I can't even remember how I did this now, but I seem to recall it being really easy), and worked flawlessly. The new card can be seen in Windows 7 when I go into recovery on the phone and select mount USB Storage, and I seem to be able to get into it to format the card, but when I reboot, the phone hangs at the HTC screen. There is nothing on the card apart from the ROM I installed.
I've tried partitioning it in Recovery with ADB/Clockwork, but Parted will not load/work. I've tried...well, everything I could find over the last 4 hours to try to sort this out. It should be a simple task, surely!?
All I'm trying to do is put in a new 16gb card, partition it for Apps2SD and reinstall my backed up apps. I have been trying to do this since 9am (it is now 12.50pm), and my head is well and truly done in. Can anyone help? Please? I am at my wits end!
logcat is log
If you hang on the HTC Splash screen, a good place to start is always
Code:
adb logcat
Do this simple job..put da 16gb mem crd in card reader and connect with pc...partition it using paragon parititon manager or easeus partition manager...now freshly install a rom on this card..i m sure it will work flawlessly...n offcourse you can restore ur apps by transferring da backup to new card and restoring frm backups using backup manager or any backup software...
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Hey,
I'm selling my HTC Desire so I want to change the SD card back to the original one. I'm using 8GB and want to switch to 4GB. My Desire is rooted with the SGBS Rom on top.
I tried to just copy the data from the 8GB card to the 4gig (deleted MP3s and stuff) and inserted the 4gig in the phone. But all I got was a bootloop. The 8gig is working fine still.
Can you guys tell me what to do now? Would be so nice.
Sephi said:
Hey,
I'm selling my HTC Desire so I want to change the SD card back to the original one. I'm using 8GB and want to switch to 4GB. My Desire is rooted with the SGBS Rom on top.
I tried to just copy the data from the 8GB card to the 4gig (deleted MP3s and stuff) and inserted the 4gig in the phone. But all I got was a bootloop. The 8gig is working fine still.
Can you guys tell me what to do now? Would be so nice.
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make an ext partition on the 4gb one
How do I do that? Through the recovery?
easiest way is with a program - gparted
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Or via 4ext recovery
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Or via reading some of the plethora of available guides on how to do that.
Or simply run a RUU. Selling a phone in any other state than full stock is pure idiocy in my book.
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erklat said:
Or via reading some of the plethora of available guides on how to do that.
Or simply run a RUU. Selling a phone in any other state than full stock is pure idiocy in my book.
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+1 on that
Unless you already have a person lined up for buying the (rooted) phone off you already, why narrow the potential buyer range?
I'll avoid creating another topic and ask here. I just bought an 8gb card for my Desire (originally it has a 4gb one). I don't have a A2SD or anything like that currently, but I possible will in the future. The phone is rooted, S-OFFed and runs MIUI. What I did. Made a nandroid backup, copied it and titanium backup files to the desktop using SD adapter, the inserted the 8gig card into the phone, partitioned it with the help of CWR. So I' ve created a 256mb EXT4 partition, 32mb SWAP one, the rest is FAT32. Then I've put the nandroid backup to the new card, booted to recovery and tried to restore it. But the MD5 sum was wrong.. WTF? Am I doing something wrong? Cheers for any help?
Murrzeak said:
I'll avoid creating another topic and ask here. I just bought an 8gb card for my Desire (originally it has a 4gb one). I don't have a A2SD or anything like that currently, but I possible will in the future. The phone is rooted, S-OFFed and runs MIUI. What I did. Made a nandroid backup, copied it and titanium backup files to the desktop using SD adapter, the inserted the 8gig card into the phone, partitioned it with the help of CWR. So I' ve created a 256mb EXT4 partition, 32mb SWAP one, the rest is FAT32. Then I've put the nandroid backup to the new card, booted to recovery and tried to restore it. But the MD5 sum was wrong.. WTF? Am I doing something wrong? Cheers for any help?
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Run Nandroid backup once more. Probably there is problem with Recovery Image.
Thanks mate. Should've tried it myself first before asking. It did help
virginDesire said:
easiest way is with a program - gparted
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Ha, I doubt that's the easiest way for someone that just asked how to partition an sdcard.
Hi,
my htc wildfire s is not recognizing my sd card..i have tried soft and hard reset..even fashed 2-3 other roms..(clockwork mod is able to recognize my sd card if i specifically mount it, so i can install roms and patches)...i tried the solution gven in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243 but it didnt work...please help..!!currently my phone is bootloader unlocked and in s-on stage running cm7 rc1 stable version!
Have you formatted the sdcard to fat32?
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yes i have...also it was already in fat32!!hmmm..i did make a partition of 1gb ext2 for link2sd..but now am not able to view in in the partition manager......now i have only around 6gb for use...but that doesnt matter..i just want my card to be recognized in my phone!!
Some class 4 cards are not recognised. What class is yours?
i dont know...how do i find class f the card..its sandisk card that i bought..i m from india..also initially the card was working fine..after i made the partition this morning it stopped working...also card is mounting in clockwork mod recovery without any errors...so i guess theres no problem with the card..
P.S--if i revert back to non rooted stock HTC, will this be fine??
siddharthmani said:
i dont know...how do i find class f the card..its sandisk card that i bought..i m from india..also initially the card was working fine..after i made the partition this morning it stopped working...also card is mounting in clockwork mod recovery without any errors...so i guess theres no problem with the card..
P.S--if i revert back to non rooted stock HTC, will this be fine??
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Your class is the number in the circle on the card.
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i got it..its a class 4 sd card in that case..but it was working till now..wats wrong with it suddenly..??and as i said its mounting in clockwork mod perfectly..do i need to flash a stock rom or something??i tried flashing cyanogen and hensemod..both r working but without mounting sd card!!
P.S--it gives error wen i try to mount sd-ext saying "Error mounting sdcard/sd-ext"
siddharthmani said:
i got it..its a class 4 sd card in that case..but it was working till now..wats wrong with it suddenly..??and as i said its mounting in clockwork mod perfectly..do i need to flash a stock rom or something??i tried flashing cyanogen and hensemod..both r working but without mounting sd card!!
P.S--it gives error wen i try to mount sd-ext saying "Error mounting sdcard/sd-ext"
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I also had this problem with my 8gb class4 card. Bought a new one. Or you can run Thing ROM by einstein.frat, search it.
SanderTheNinja said:
I also had this problem with my 8gb class4 card. Bought a new one. Or you can run Thing ROM by einstein.frat, search it.
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the problem is not running roms..i can run any rom i want as i m able to mount the sd card in cwm..problem is card not getting recognized in any of the roms...without sd card,i cant save data,install more apps or anything...!!
P.S-i think i know the problem..i made an ext2 partition on the card for 1gb which it is not showing now even in the partition tool wizard..any ideas how to get it back,my ful card capacity???
solved it finally...it was a simple step...i had to make a partition in the sd card through cwm and give the swap size as 0..finally its working..thanks for ur support guys!!
No Luck For Me
I believe it may just be a hardware issue I am having. But maybe someone can point me out to something helpful.
I put the card in, it is not recognized, by either the phone, or by CWM
With the phone on, and in 'Settings' -> 'SD & Phone Storage', the card does not appear. I slowly pull the card out, and 'Mount SD' & 'Erase SD Card' both go from unavailable (greyed out), to full on available and White for a split second. After that nothing...
It does this with 3 different cards. an 8G Class 4, a 2G Class 10, and a 2G Class 4
I've contacted HTC about it, but who knows when they'll get back to me. Anyone here know of a solution?
Try formatting the sdcard or reset phone.
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Been there... done that
junxracr said:
Try formatting the sdcard or reset phone.
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Sorry. Tried that too. Multiple times
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It's as if the contacts inside the phone are screwed up. Like I said, when I pull the card out of the phone, while in the settings, it recognizes it on the way out for a split second.
I've been trying for the last half-hour to try to get it right to that point where it flashes the 'mount' to white... but I must just have goofy thumbs, because I can't quite get it...
Following you I have lost all my datas from SD card
siddharthmani said:
solved it finally...it was a simple step...i had to make a partition in the sd card through cwm and give the swap size as 0..finally its working..thanks for ur support guys!!
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Same problem I am facing. It is working fine with Minicm10 but not in Minicm9. Following you I have lost all my datas from SD card.Again I have inserted another card but same problem. Please anyone help...
I HAD THIS PROBLEM once.... i put my card in another phone(not a smartphone, nokia 2730...) and formatted it... after that my card starts working on my phone... try that...
Greetings.
So here's the deal. Yesterday I installed Cyanogenmod 11 with Jelly Bean on my HTC Desire. The low internal memory problem bothered me very much. I heard there is a program/script that fools the phone into thinking your SD card is part of your internal memory so you can practically expand your internal storage. It is named something like this: INT2EXTV2+ something like that, I don't remember correctly. I partitioned my SD card with 999 MB ext4, 0 MB swap and the rest with FAT 32(all together 2GB). I rebooted into Clockwork Mod Recovery and chose install zip from sd card and installed this INT2EXTV2+, after it finished, i rebooted again and noticed my phone won't boot at all with sd card inserted(stuck at cyanogen mod logo animation). However, if I remove sd card, it boots without a problem. Is my SD card destroyed or what? How to boot the phone with sd card? I am a total noob regarding this so no hate please.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Fobos531
Fobos531 said:
Greetings.
So here's the deal. Yesterday I installed Cyanogenmod 11 with Jelly Bean on my HTC Desire. The low internal memory problem bothered me very much. I heard there is a program/script that fools the phone into thinking your SD card is part of your internal memory so you can practically expand your internal storage. It is named something like this: INT2EXTV2+ something like that, I don't remember correctly. I partitioned my SD card with 999 MB ext4, 0 MB swap and the rest with FAT 32(all together 2GB). I rebooted into Clockwork Mod Recovery and chose install zip from sd card and installed this INT2EXTV2+, after it finished, i rebooted again and noticed my phone won't boot at all with sd card inserted(stuck at cyanogen mod logo animation). However, if I remove sd card, it boots without a problem. Is my SD card destroyed or what? How to boot the phone with sd card? I am a total noob regarding this so no hate please.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Fobos531
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So did u partition using clockwork mod? U shouldnt have done that because it isn't that reliable u should partition with 4ext recovery 1gb ext4 and the custom Rom you downloaded it should tell you how to activate the partition. What Rom are u using?
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lilsafbig said:
So did u partition using clockwork mod? U shouldnt have done that because it isn't that reliable u should partition with 4ext recovery 1gb ext4 and the custom Rom you downloaded it should tell you how to activate the partition. What Rom are u using?
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Cyanogenmod 11 with Android Jelly Bean. I tried to parition using AParted, but sometimes it would give me an error and a popup would come saying the SD is damaged. However, sometimes if I force the SD into the phone while it booted without it, it recognizes the SD. Ok I'll try using that.
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Cyanogenmod 11 with Android Jelly Bean. I tried to parition using AParted, but sometimes it would give me an error and a popup would come saying the SD is damaged. However, sometimes if I force the SD into the phone while it booted without it, it recognizes the SD. Ok I'll try using that.
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Are you rooted and s off?
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Fobos531 said:
Greetings.
So here's the deal. Yesterday I installed Cyanogenmod 11 with Jelly Bean on my HTC Desire. The low internal memory problem bothered me very much. I heard there is a program/script that fools the phone into thinking your SD card is part of your internal memory so you can practically expand your internal storage. It is named something like this: INT2EXTV2+ something like that, I don't remember correctly. I partitioned my SD card with 999 MB ext4, 0 MB swap and the rest with FAT 32(all together 2GB). I rebooted into Clockwork Mod Recovery and chose install zip from sd card and installed this INT2EXTV2+, after it finished, i rebooted again and noticed my phone won't boot at all with sd card inserted(stuck at cyanogen mod logo animation). However, if I remove sd card, it boots without a problem. Is my SD card destroyed or what? How to boot the phone with sd card? I am a total noob regarding this so no hate please.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Fobos531
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http://4ext.net/
Click link above, download the updater app on ur phone, open the app and flash 4ext recovery. Then boot into recovery, nandroid backup, save the backup on ur pc and anything else u need then in recovery follow this guide below to partition ur sdcard. Once thats done, copy the backup from pc back to ur sdcard then restore it then reboot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513