Hi, I come from the Desire HD forum and so I am new to the WFS. I just bough one for my wife and wanted some help in some things that I find different from my DHD.
The SD card of the WFS doesn't come oout like my DHD. On my DHD, I just push it inside and then it pops out. On this WFS, I push it and it's like there is no room to go. No feeling of a spring inside. I had to pull it hard in order to get it out but for sure I tried for very long time by pushing in.
The Card is 2GB (SanDisk). Is that what it should be? (I had 8GB in my DHD).
Then I put it in my laptop in order to test the card. Apparently, I get message that the card is not formatted and asks me if I want to format. After some time, it randomly reads the card. At some point in time, when I tried to copy the card, the Folder list started displaying nonsense characters (lines, squares, etc.). At the end I managed to copy the card.
Now, I don't care too much about the SD card as I gave her my old 8GB card from my DHD. I am worried about the SD Card slot though. Is that the case with everybody? I've read some other people mentioning the same.
You just need to pull it out, it does not have release mechanism like on some other phones.
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Yes, I was wondering if its normal too first time, but it is.
Although, I needed to pull it hard just first time, now it's easier.
Thanks guys.
Some more useful tips.
Just a few more tips:
1. Push in - Sandisk logo should be on top - You should be able to see it.
2. Pull out - If you don't want to take absolutely ZERO risks, and want to keep the phone on, go into Settings > SD and Phone Storage > Unmount SD Card.
If the phone is already switched off, just take it out, no problems.
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Hi, I've bought a 16gb SD card. I hear all this stuff about formatting etc. but what does that actually mean?
I intend to take out the stock 2gb card and put in the 16gb before I even put the battery in, do I need to do anything to the 16gb card (ie. format it) before hand or will this work okay?
Thanks.
In the user guide it says that you have to unmount the sd card before removing it, this is in the settings and once you insert the new sd card you have to mount that again in the settings.
Just realized that i hadn't answered the question properly. I have not recieved my new sd card yet but i imagine when you mount it the phone will format it if required.
jk1234 said:
I hear all this stuff about formatting etc. but what does that actually mean?
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Makes it work on the phone as opposed to not working on the phone and stuff.
Thanks for your replies. What I understand from jmoore2's reply is that I will need to turn the phone on with the 2gb card in, go to settings unmount then take the 2gb card out, put the 16gb card in turn on again then go to settings and select mount, is this correct?
jk1234 said:
Thanks for your replies. What I understand from jmoore2's reply is that I will need to turn the phone on with the 2gb card in, go to settings unmount then take the 2gb card out, put the 16gb card in turn on again then go to settings and select mount, is this correct?
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Just to let you know, all i did is:
phone off, sd replaced (with a new 16gb one), phone on. It works
But, the way safer is unmount the stock sd before replacing it. Yes what you wrote is correct.
Most SD cards will some with a FAT32 format (which works in our phones) out of the box unless something else is specified.
If you were to swap the card before ever switching the handset on, I can't see any reason why you would have to un-mount it.
Same goes for just switching the handset off and removing it.
Un-mounting is the same as the 'safely remove hardware' function in Windows, it's a way to make sure that nothing is trying to access the card when you remove it so as to avoid corrupting it. So if the phone is not switched on (or has never been switched on for that matter), nothing can possibly be trying to access it.
Really, the un-mount function is for handsets with hot-swappable cards.
Due to it's physical design, it's not possible to hot-swap cards in the Defy, so it's kinda unnecessary.
Step666 said:
Really, the un-mount function is for handsets with hot-swappable cards.
Due to it's physical design, it's not possible to hot-swap cards in the Defy, so it's kinda unnecessary.
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I was wondering why i would have to unmount it lol, But this is my first Android phone and after years of using phones that i wouldn't say even qualified as feature phones i am having to learn the In's and outs of Android so i thought i would play it safe and do what the instruction guide said (probably the first and last time).
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I was wondering why i would have to unmount it lol, But this is my first Android phone and after years of using phones that i wouldn't say even qualified as feature phones i am having to learn the In's and outs of Android so i thought i would play it safe and do what the instruction guide said (probably the first and last time).
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Look at it this way, the un-mounting is a software thing.
When you switch the phone off and pull the battery, it doesn't matter what the settings are in the software as it cannot possibly be running.
Thanks for all your replies. Let me just clarify, it shouldn't matter if I swap without unmounting and I shouldn't need to do any formatting.
It shouldn't matter if you swap without un-mounting, no. Especially not if you swap before powering the handset on for the first time.
As for formatting, I think the phone should do that automatically but, if need be, you can go 'Settings > SD card & phone storage > Format SD card' and do it manually.
Hi everybody,
I posted a similar post in one of the threads, but I did not get any replies. So I thought I might as well post a new thread.
I really hope that you can help me out.
My HTC Desire doesn't recognize the sd card (Samsung micro SDHC 4gb) that is in it. It also doesn't recognize another sd card (SanDisk micro SD 2gb).
I've tried to follow up the steps 'chippieuk' has listed in this thread.
Everything went fine, until I reached steps 8 and 12, because my pc doesn't recognize the sd card either. (I've tried to put it in two other computers and another phone, but it hasn't been recognized in any of them. I've also tried to use another sd card in the sd card readers and adapter, and that sd card was recognized, but it was a SanDisk micro SD 2gb.)
Here's some background information.
Something like 7 months ago I rooted my HTC Desire (in the process of rooting I partitioned the sd card) and I put custom ROM 'opendesire v1.5' on it. I was satisfied with it, so I never changed it since then. But my HTC Desire stopped working properly something like 6 weeks ago. Every time I switched it on, it went into bootloop. So two weeks ago I did a hard reset via 'hboot' and my phone seemed to work again, but then I discovered that the sd card wasn't being recognized and that has been the problem ever since.
I've, btw., (temporarily) unrooted my phone with a RUU (android 2.1). I've not yet upgraded it to android 2.2, because I want my phone to function well first and I will probably root it again soon (if I will succeed with my sd card etc.)...
So... Have any of you got an idea? Could it be something with the readers that I've used (that they can't read micro sdhc cards)? Or because I once partitioned it? I really don't know...
Once again, I would really appreciate it if you could help me.
Thanks.
Regards
If nothing is picking it up then you have no partition on the SD card, or the wrong one. Format it with Windows to FAT32. If Windows picks it up, then Android should pick it up. If it isn't picking it in Android after the format, go to Settings > Storage and see if it's mounted in there, if not, then mount it, if you can't mount it, then it's either a problem with the rom or a problem with the SD card.
Okay, thanks. I'll try that.
Is it, btw., possible to get the data that's on it back?
Not if you format it. To be honest, the only way you can get data off it anyway is by getting it to mount, which it isn't doing.
Yeah, true... I should have made a backup. ;p
Okay, I just connected my phone with its sd card to my computer.
It actually shows a 'Removable Disk' in 'Computer',
but I cannot access it when I try to format it.
So I'm going to try to format it now, using an adapter.
Let me know how it goes
Hmmm.. When I put the micro sd card in an adapter and insert that into my computer, it sort of reacts to it. The icons at the bottom right sort of move, but that's all. When I look into 'Computer', there are no removable disks. I really don't know how to access it..
Plug it into your PC. Go to start, right click on my computer and click on manage. Click on disk management on the left and see if the SD card loads up
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Okay, so I tried what you said, but the SD card doesn't load up.. I also tried it with that other SD card I talked about, just to check again if it really isn't because of the adapter, but that SD card was recognized.
Put it in your phone and loads up Android. By default, if Android detects a non compatible SD card then it will ask you to format it. If you don't get this option then I guess it's buggered and you'll need to get a new one.
It appears to be a USB brick....
See solution on this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=691187
To be more precise, the fix is mentioned in the thread above, but is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6634033&postcount=115
Had a similar problem myself, see if my little thread is of any use to you
As soon as I'll be back home, I'll try your suggestions. Thanks a lot, all of you.
This morning, my phone was normal. Using apps, making calls, no problems.
Then I noticed my ring tones and my notification tones wouldn't play. Since they are stored on the Micro SD card, I thought a reboot might solve the problem. After rebooting, I get the message "SD Card Damaged". So I took it out from my phone, plugged it into the computer through a USB MicroSD reader. It detects it, and from there I can see all the files stored on there.
I decided to run a Windows (7) error check test, as that usually fixes any sort of SD problem I've had. The check ran through successfully, saying it found some problems and fixed them. After that, I put it back in the phone, boot it up, but it still wouldn't access the card. Most of my apps are stored on there, so I wanted it fixed. I took out the card and ran it through windows error check once more, only this time, I checked the box "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" and hit start. Two hours later, I notice the progress bar hasn't budged from what I can only assume was 60-65%. I decided to hit "cancel" and look up some alternative methods.
Except as soon as I hit "Cancel", something went terribly wrong. The computer no longer acknowledged I had a MicroSD card inserted. I removed the USB adapter, removed the mSD, reinserted the mSD into the USB adapter, replugged the adapter in and -- same result. I restarted the computer, and while that cycle started, I placed the card back into the phone to see if it would detect it. No luck. By this time, the computer had restarted, and I tried to reinsert the card. It detects the USB Adapter, but it's as though there was no card inserted.
At this time, I scoured the web and countless forums (including these @ xda) with no avail. I tried nearly 10 different applications built solely for data extraction, but they all had the same problem: they couldn't detect the MicroSD card. My fellow I.T. coworker suggested using an Ubuntu Live CD and try their diagnostic tools; it couldn't detect it either.
Here are the specs of my setup:
Phone: HTC Desire CDMA (USCC)
Rom: Phoenix 1.4 BravoC
Card: Samsung 8GB Class 2 MicroSD (stock from US Celluar)At this point, all I'm really concerned about it just retrieving my lost data. I have important sentimental photos, and more importantly, I have important flash backups from my stock rom that I would need if I want to return my phone for warranty. Physically, the card is undamaged. No dust, no cracks, no wear & tear. Hours of googling "SD card not detected; data recovery" leads me to several unanswered problems and fake websites baiting computer illiterate people into downloading malicious software.
I've heard of solutions that involve sending a card in to have repaired, but in turn, shelling out a couple hundred. Now I'm not stupid when it comes to computers, but I'm not necessarily a genius either. I've tried several ways to circumvent this lockout issue, and I can't find any way to undo a process from the Windows error checker. Hell, I can't find any cases or threads pertaining to people having bigger problems because of the error checker.
So I call out to anyone who can help. I can buy a new card, no problem. I just need my data back. It's crucial for my phone and important for me and my memories.
Any suggestions?
Hi
My phone:
Disire HD (GSM)
Android 2.3.3
CyanogenMod 7.0.0 RC2
I had the same problem as you a few weeks ago(my phone wasn't rooted) ....
Tried different methodes to get my data back, they all didn't work.
The problem is not the phone or any app on it neither your roms are the problem,
searched the internet... and came to the solution that I was not alone with this problem. they assume this is an hardware fould in the SD card ( btw its weird that its an Samsung SD, didn't you thought the same I still dont understand...)
Anyway, my solution was going back to the shop where I got the phone (Belcompany NL) and ask there solution for the problem i lost all my pics and other importand crap haha..
They didn't had a solution or something, just giving me a new one.. so I got a new SD Card (for free )
But lost all my data
You know if a partition messes up, which it has done because you didn't let it finish, there is like 0% chance that you can recover any data on your SD card. You should of backed your card up before you attempted to even start doing a disk check. As for getting your SD back up and running, you can try gparted live cd and see if it will detect it in that. If so just repartition it, but next time, let it do a thorough disk check and finish. Checks can take hours and hours because it is doing something. Just backup your SD card frequently.
I've decided to purchase a new card rather than hassle with unrooting my phone for the sake of going back to the USCellular repair (on just a whim that they may replace the card).
I've heard that I need to be careful when choosing a brand of MicroSD cards. Transcend is a no go. But what about this: An 8GB A-DATA Class 6 MicroSD card?
From what I've gathered, A-DATA is a reputable brand, and it shouldn't really cause problems in my HTC Desire, right?
Hi, I seem to be having an odd problem with my Desire, I'm running a Stock Desire on T-Mobile UK, using the SD card that came with the phone, I had no problems until yesterday when the phone reported that no SD card was in it, it is acting as if no card is in it at all when using the Samsung card that came with it. First thing I tried was to put the Micro SD card in my Laptop, it worked, could read the files, so I was worried that the card reader on the phone had gone, they I found an old Nokia 512 MB card and tried that in the desire, it worked fine, no problems, so I'm not quiet sure what to do from here.
I was thinking backup the micro SD that came with the phone, format it in windows, and then see if it works, one question, what would be the best way to back it up?, are there hidden files that require extra software rather than just dragging and dropping in windows?
If not then I will buy a new SD and hope that works.
Thanks for any help
PS. I don't know if this is in the wrong section, so sorry if it is.
Since it can't read the card anymore, you can't backup apps. Format it with Android, or use SDFormatter.
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are there hidden files that require extra software rather than just dragging and dropping in windows
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No, you can select and move or whatever you want.
I am having issues with a Sandisk memory card on my Note 2. For whatever reason, it stopped working- like completely. I can't format it, I can't delete anything off of it, or put anything on it. I haven't write protected it either, which I found odd whenever I went to troubleshoot it on my computer. I have even tried the Command Prompt method of troubleshooting/formatting- but with no results whatsoever. I read online that ALOT of users are having the same problems with their SD Cards out of nowhere, because of an update (my phone is rooted and on 4.1.2 and hasn't been updated).
Might I also add, that when the SD Card stopped working, I noticed that there were extra files put on there that weren't originally there that are from Android (such as google.music and such) and I know I didn't put that on there. I'm just wondering if anyone has found a fix to this? I've tried everything, but I feel as if my SD card is shot (my phone automatically updates apps and such and I'm quite confident it did the same to my External SD Card as it has with other people). I just have alot of things on my phone I need to add for work, and it's super inconvenient that my phone is only 8GB and has a 60GB SD Card with the potential to work again. I would buy another card, but I wouldn't want to spend the money on one, just for something like this to happen again if you know what I mean, lol.