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Can't Mount Sd Card in CWM

So i went to flash a ROM and now it says while flashing that the flash was aborted because the system can't mount the SD card. I'm using the newest CWM and have flashed stuff before. Not sure what to do, it wont let me make backups, restore, or flash anything.

jct522 said:
So i went to flash a ROM and now it says while flashing that the flash was aborted because the system can't mount the SD card. I'm using the newest CWM and have flashed stuff before. Not sure what to do, it wont let me make backups, restore, or flash anything.
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Did you use the Mounts menu to try to manually mount the sd?
Also, Which method did you use to get into CWM?

mattallica76 said:
Did you use the Mounts menu to try to manually mount the sd?
Also, Which method did you use to get into CWM?
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Ya i went into the menus and manually unmounted and then remounted the SD card but that didn't do anything. I used the typical three finger method to boot into CWM like i always do.

i think
I believe this has something to do with the way in which the SD card is formatted I also cannot mount in to usb storage in CWM i get an E: error

Have you guys tried to "Reboot recovery" from the "Adavnced" menu in CWM, and then try to flash the ROM?

I've had this happen before, it was a formatting problem. The easiest fix I found was to back up SD-card data on your pc, reformat the card from the Android system, then copy your data back over. CWM should be able to mount your card now.

I had a problem with the mount dropping mid flash it was my sd for some reason was chipped I always keep backup files
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jct522 said:
So i went to flash a ROM and now it says while flashing that the flash was aborted because the system can't mount the SD card. I'm using the newest CWM and have flashed stuff before. Not sure what to do, it wont let me make backups, restore, or flash anything.
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Just flash another version of CWM and u'r done. I faced this problem after flashing Siyah Kernel v2.3 which includes CWM 5.0, and I tried all the methods online; formatting, error-checking, etc... nothing succeed!
Finally I flashed another kernel (Which includes CWM 4.0) and it worked fine.

Thanks!
Same thing happened to me just now... found this thread.. pushed new CWM in ODIN - Worked like a charm.. Fixed in 2 minutes..

Flashing another CWM (ACS recovery this time...) via Odin did not fix the issue. Going to try the format /sdcard fix and see... argh!
*Edit* aaaand that didn't work either. WTF... I literally just got this phone 2 hours ago... brand new.

delete the .androidsecure folder on your sd that worked for me formatting wont work if you put your files on the same with me because i always copied that folder along too

Sd card won't mount after flashing cm7

So I am fairly new to the process but I really tried to read all I could on a few different forums. I installed the cwm recovery that said it was compatible with both ext4 and rfs file systems had no problems there. Then after reading more I went ahead wiped all my data cache dalvik 3 times like some recommend made back ups before hand. Everything seemed to work fine once I flashed cm7 everything works that they said would work when the phone starts up but when I try to access any sd card functions from cwm recovery it says that the sd card file path can't be found and won't let me flash google apps or even restore my back ups since they're obviously on the sd card. I've tried doing it in rom manager just to see if that would change anything but it doesn't help. I love the setup and performance when the phone is up and running but is there any way to fix this problem or do I just need to hook it up to the computer and flash it back using odin? Thanks in advance for the help
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Oh yeah the sd card mounts fine when the phone is running. I can access all my files through file manager and the gallery works fine
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stuck in recovery now what?

I updated clockworkmod recovery through rom manager. Rom manager said the install was successful. So then I boot into the recovery to flash the cyanogenmod 10 preview build. I do all my wipes data, cash, exe. Then I go to install the rom and I realize now with the new recovery I can’t install/restore anything from /extsdcard (external storage). It only has the option to install/restore from /sdcard (internal storeage) which would be fine except all my roms/backups are on my micro sdcard (external storage). I have already wiped everything so now I can’t boot my phone to fix it. Is there a way to install the old recovery after I have wiped everything. I was thinking about using Odin to flash the old recovery in download mode again (like I did when rooting) but I am not sure if this is ok to do. I tried mounting the internal storage to my pc to copy the files I need from my computer to my phone. When I plugged it in the box in the bottom right popped up and said installing drivers and they were successful but when I try mounting (anything) the computer does not recognize it. So I can’t transfer the files. Would someone who knows more than me give some advice please?

geargamer said:
I updated clockworkmod recovery through rom manager. Rom manager said the install was successful. So then I boot into the recovery to flash the cyanogenmod 10 preview build. I do all my wipes data, cash, exe. Then I go to install the rom and I realize now with the new recovery I can’t install/restore anything from /extsdcard (external storage). It only has the option to install/restore from /sdcard (internal storeage) which would be fine except all my roms/backups are on my micro sdcard (external storage). I have already wiped everything so now I can’t boot my phone to fix it. Is there a way to install the old recovery after I have wiped everything. I was thinking about using Odin to flash the old recovery in download mode again (like I did when rooting) but I am not sure if this is ok to do. I tried mounting the internal storage to my pc to copy the files I need from my computer to my phone. When I plugged it in the box in the bottom right popped up and said installing drivers and they were successful but when I try mounting (anything) the computer does not recognize it. So I can’t transfer the files. Would someone who knows more than me give some advice please?
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While youre in recovery, can you mount through the mounts and storage option? Im not on the recovery you are talking about but if you can mount it you can throw the rom on that way. If you cant do that you should be able to just boot up the rom thats currently on it and mount it that way. Just because you wiped everything doesnt mean that it wont boot up, it just cleared all of the data. It should load up with your previous rom.

Thank you very much. It gave me more insight on what was going on. I have my phone back up and working. I was able to flash the old recovery with odin and i hope this information will help someone else in future as well.
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Phone stuck on Splash Screen after OTA ICS

Looking for a little help for a friend of mine. Her E4GT is not rooted and yesterday she accepted the OTA update without an SD card present. I don't know what exactly happened but the aftermath resulted in her phone being stuck on the first splash screen. I booted into stock recovery and tried to apply the update manually but it aborts the install everytime saying:
Finding update package…
Opening update package…
Verifying update package…
Installing update…
file_getprop: failed to start “/system/build.prop”: No such file or directory
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (status 7)
Install_package = (1)
INSTALLATION ABORTED.
From what I found this was caused by the system being wiped and then not being able to install the update because no sd card was present. She only cares about saving the pictures on the internal sd card because it has all her pics from her daughters 5th bday party last sunday. Besides trying to manually apply the update, I have also tried to adb backup but I get an error saying it can't connect to backup (apparently adb backup is a new feature to ICS and doesn't support GB).
I am looking for ideas to save her pictures and then wipe the phone and start over. Is Odin my only hope and will I lose the pictures if going this route? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Not rooted, stuck on splash screen, have access to stock recovery and download mode, can't install update.zip

I would put the Phone in download mode and try a no data one click restore.
You could also try to install a custom kernel and recovery and use USB host in recovery to access the internal storage
From what I understand the internal storage shouldn't be wiped.
Don't kill me if I am wrong. Im
Fairly new to the e4gt so I've still got a lot to learn. But I'd give it a try. Since at this point the pictures are inaccessible you've almost got nothing to loose.
Good Luck
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The internal storage acts like an SD card, it shouldn't ever get wiped except by the user doing a format of the internal. As long as you can get into a custom recovery, or booted into a rom anything on the internal SD will be intact. You can use Odin to do a full restore of a rom, Odin oneclicks are the easiest and safest for people unfamiliar with using Odin, or you can use regular Odin and place the el26+cwm kernel .tar.md5 in the PDA slot and flash it, once it starts to reboot hold power and volume+ until it boots into recovery and then you can mount the internal storage and transfer a rom.zip from the PC to flash in recovery, and also copy off anything in the internal SD you don't want to lose. If you use the Odin/kernel method the yellow triangle on the i9100 splash screen is normal and no harm has been done, this occurs when you flash an insecure kernel with a custom recovery via Odin. If you choose the recovery/kernel method to install a rom, make sure to wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache(under advanced options) before flashing the rom.zip :thumbup:
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Thanks for the replys guys. I ended up using ODIN one click kernel w/ CWM5 and booting directly into recovery. I tried doing a backup but everything kept failing and I could only mount the sd card as USB not the internal. So I ended just using adb pull /emmc/DCIM DCIM\ and boom all her pictures were copied to the same folder as my platform-tools (all 1750 pictures she had lol)
I searched as much as I could and was pretty sure ODIN would leave internal storage alone I just needed a little reassurance especially after sprint tech told her the only thing they could do was wipe the phone and she would lose everything. Thanks again :good:

96blkgsr said:
Thanks for the replys guys. I ended up using ODIN one click kernel w/ CWM5 and booting directly into recovery. I tried doing a backup but everything kept failing and I could only mount the sd card as USB not the internal. So I ended just using adb pull /emmc/DCIM DCIM\ and boom all her pictures were copied to the same folder as my platform-tools (all 1750 pictures she had lol)
I searched as much as I could and was pretty sure ODIN would leave internal storage alone I just needed a little reassurance especially after sprint tech told her the only thing they could do was wipe the phone and she would lose everything. Thanks again :good:
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That's great news! I'm happy you were able to help her out!
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Formatted SD / Internal Memory

Hey guys , seeking help from the pros here.
I tried to install a new rom yesterday and mistakenly hit the format SD option instead of format System to clean phone before installing a new Rom. Now my problem is my internal memory has no files now, when going in cwm and trying to install rom from internal memory it says there are no files.
So i was wondering if anyone knows a way i can flash files back into the phone, i tried Odin and some of the flash stock rom guides here but i boot loop and it removed my cwm, so when i go into recovery i actually go into androids stock recovery mode. I have tried to flash cwm again and that seems to work but still no files in the phone. Help.

Grim1216 said:
Hey guys , seeking help from the pros here.
I tried to install a new rom yesterday and mistakenly hit the format SD option instead of format System to clean phone before installing a new Rom. Now my problem is my internal memory has no files now, when going in cwm and trying to install rom from internal memory it says there are no files.
So i was wondering if anyone knows a way i can flash files back into the phone, i tried Odin and some of the flash stock rom guides here but i boot loop and it removed my cwm, so when i go into recovery i actually go into androids stock recovery mode. I have tried to flash cwm again and that seems to work but still no files in the phone. Help.
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You should be able to mount sd card from recovery. Choose that option in advanced. I use twrp now and it's a bit easier to use than com. Once you mount the sd card find it on your computer move the rom zip there. Now unmount the sd and flash away.
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210euser said:
You should be able to mount sd card from recovery. Choose that option in advanced. I use twrp now and it's a bit easier to use than com. Once you mount the sd card find it on your computer move the rom zip there. Now unmount the sd and flash away.
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Ill try twrp now , never used it before always on cwm. Wasnt sure it was different like that , thanks.

Grim1216 said:
Ill try twrp now , never used it before always on cwm. Wasnt sure it was different like that , thanks.
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Twrp seems easier to use and it has big buttons with the touch screen.
If you have an external sd put the rom on it from your pc. Then select external sd from twrp by touching it where it says internal and select external. Now flash a custom rom.
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