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I decided to replace the 512 MB card in my Cingular 8525 with a 2 GB card. When I put the 512 card in its adaptor, the PC read the directory, showed a FAT format, but would not copy/read/or otherwise manipulate any of the files. I plugged the card back into the 8525 and found that it couldn't even see it. Giving up on any kind of file recovery, I tried to reformat it in the PC, but then IT couldn't detect the card! After I played with it awhile, I finally got it to start the format process, but it always failed just before the "green line got to the end" and, after several attempts, it reported "disk cannot be formatted."
Is there any way I can save this card, or is it a (VERY small) boat anchor?
I've seen yesterday in the Sandisk site and somebody told me that they have some kind of software tool (file recover, unformat, etc.), that's very capable, unfortunately it is not free, there's a trial version (does not allow to save any files). Sofware's name is "Rescue Pro", if you can get yourself a copy you might give it a try.
Another thing about an SD (in my experience), I'm talking about a Verbatim 512MB SD, i borrow it to a friend, when he was giving it back, just cancelled all his things up, stopped the card reader (from XP), extracted the SD and it was dead, fortunately I had kept my proof of purchase and they (Verbatim) exchanged it with a new one (in europe the warranty is at least 2 year long), they asked me to send it to Ireland to check if it could be recovered and within three weeks (just because there was christmas in the middle) I got a new one back.
hope this helps
Try putting it in a Digital Camera with SD Slot (put in SD Adapter first;-))
Then format it via your Digital Camera
Or
Download VaioSoft Recovery Manager and try to format with that one
http://vaiosoft.com/products/recoverymanager.htm
Eelcol
that link is not working please post another link for that software
What PQI support suggests
I´ve had trouble with PQI miniSD cards, so I asked support from PQI on corrupted files, this is their answer in order to check if the card is damaged or not and includes several tips on using memory cards, it´s alittle bit long to read, but maybe it worths, so here it goes:
Some hints of using flash memory cards
1. Do NOT remove the memory card while it is operating, otherwise it may be
damaged.
2. Do NOT turn off the device, while the operation of writing /reading is
not completed.
3. When the battery power of system is low, do not write to the memory card to prevent loss of data.
4. Make sure the device (card reader/phone/camera/pda/camcorder) has finished reading/writing to the card before you take another shot/turn it off or the data will be corrupt/lost and the card will be damaged. You can tell by the device indicator light where it flashes when it is reading and writing to the card. Wait until the indicator light is off and stops flashing before you take another shot/turn the device off or remove the card/drive.
Before you continue, please make sure you have a reader that can read and write to 2GB card properly. DO NOT use in built-in reader on laptop and desktop, or old readers made 2 years or longer ago, because these readers can only use up to 1GB card. I recommend using it in external USB 2.0 reader that is made within 1 year ago.
If you do not have such reader, then connect the device (gps/camera/pda/camcorder) to the computer with USB cable and the card inserted and if works you should see new drive letters show up under My Computer.
Otherwise, if used in devices that do not support the 2GB card, the card will be damaged.
Please try the following troubleshooting guide first and see if it can solve the problem. Try one step at a time. If one works, then you can stop trying. You don't need to try all of them.
The following guide will erase all the data on the drive/card. So make sure you backup your data first before you try the steps below:
1. First, remove the card/drive from your computer.
Download the low level format tool below to your computer.
http://hddguru.com/download/software/HDDGURU-Low-Level-Format-Tool/LLFsetup.2.36.1181.exe
Install the program into your computer.
You should see a new icon called "Hard Disk Low Level Format Tool".
a. Insert the card/drive and run the program.
IMPORTANT!!! MAKE SURE YOU SELECT THE CORRECT DISK OR YOUR COMPUTER MAY NOT START LATER!!!
It should shows as BUS: USB. Select the BUS: USB. Also check the size and make sure.
If you don't see BUS: USB, that means the card is unreadable and need to be replaced. In this case, please STOP here and close the program and DO NOT continue below.
b. Then click Continue->Low Level Format->Format this Device.
c. Wait for a few minutes until it finish successfully with a message of asking you to partition and format it. (if you see formatting error, you can stop the formatting and the card needs to be replaced.)
d. Flash Card:
Put the card back to your device (camera/phone/pda/camcorder) and then use the format utility in the device to format the card.
Please let me know your test results. Thanks.
Reference: Program homepage
http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2006.04.12-HDD-Low-Level-Format-Tool/
2. Please go to the site below:
http://www.sdcard.org/Downloads.aspx
Please try to download the software sdfv2000.exe (for windows only) and the manual for your reference.
Install the sdfv2000.exe in your computer, then insert the card into the card reader (if you do not have reader, you can try to connect your device to the computer with USB cable) and then run it:
a. Check the drive letter and also the size and make sure it is the correct card.
b. Click Option:
Format Type: Full Erase ON
Format Size Adjustment: ON
c. Click OK, then click Format. Wait until it finish.
d. You will be prompted to remove the card after it finish. Then go ahead and insert it in your (camera/pda/camcorder etc) and see.
16. T-mobile MDA (cannot format 2GB mini SD card)
Please install the software below to your phone (you can download the free trial):
http://www.pdatopsoft.com/PocketPC/StorageTools---Analyze,-Defragment,-Verify,-Repair-and-Format
Then use the Storage Tools software above to format the card and see.
does this method also apply on mini sd and mmc rs dv cards?????
Actually this was given for miniSD´s
Awais said:
does this method also apply on mini sd and mmc rs dv cards?????
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I assume that this applies to all types of SD cards, I don´t know about the others.
Awais said:
that link is not working please post another link for that software
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http://vaiosoft.com
goto recovery manager
Eelco
luiggi said:
I assume that this applies to all types of SD cards, I don´t know about the others.
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is there any technical differnece between mmc and sd cards???/
cuz we can also use mmc or rs dv cards in htc devices but sd card is not useable for nokia and other mmc supported sets
Thanks for all of the input! I tried formating it with my camera with no success, then took the easy way out: I took it back where I bought it and got it replaced.
I'm filing this information away for next time, though! Thanks again.
Awais said:
is there any technical differnece between mmc and sd cards???/
cuz we can also use mmc or rs dv cards in htc devices but sd card is not useable for nokia and other mmc supported sets
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SD cards where made to improve the lack of speed of MMC cards, also they include the writing protection/lock, it is the small switch you see in one side of the SD.
Also, SD cards are slightly different from MMCs phisically, SDs are thicker than MMCs (that's why you cannot put them in a Nokia phone), the electrical specs should by backwards compatible (aside from phisycal differences).
Recently some updatings/improvements have been done to MMC specs, they claim to be the fastest memory card technology available, there are MMC plus, etc.
I know all these things that I read recently (I just can't remember where).
hope this info can be used, and one last thing is that information on this subject can be found easily on the net, it's juest a matter of look for it, personally I like a lot an electronics web site: www.epanorama.net
thanks for the useful info and that link too
hmm today i got a miniSD topram, 2gb and it worked fine it was fat format i believe so i went to the winxp format utility and formated with fat32 16k everything seemed to work fine then i put it in the pda phone and nothing it did not see it, so then i put it back in the PC to format back to fat and nothing it does not see the card now at all
what happend i have been trying a million apps to some how force a format but none have worked, windows pretty much hangs while trying to read the card and at end says there is no media there, so do other apps
Low level format
losborn said:
I'm filing this information away for next time, though! Thanks again.
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Low level format tool once done good job for me
http://www.killdisk.com/
I would proberbly say its fubarred, but you could try using software like SCAN DISK and carios other things.
Memory card fixes
Guys
We've seen this issue quite a bit lately.. Memory card simply locks up Windows when inserted.. It seems to be related to a flakey FAT table on the card. Formatting does nothing... Disk manager can't deal with it either..
The solution we found that worked was to use Paragon Partition Tools to remove the partition table on the card.. Recreate it.. then reformat..
Unless the card is physically cactus, it works every time..
Good luck!
Andy
www.pressdigital.com.au
Press Digital Support Team
???
any link for a free-ware partitioning tool !!!
wanna know more about erasing and recreating partition table on micro-sd cards
http://hddguru.com/download/software....2.36.1181.exe
Thank you, Luigi.
This work perfectly. My microSD 2GB was formated a 1GB and with this program now is all OK. I have microSD a 2GB again.
memory card recovery
This tool can help you to recover your files from damaged media.
www softorbits com/flash-drive-recovery
This device cannot be accessed because it is smaller than 65535 sectors.
:crying: It says "This device cannot be accessed because it is smaller than 65535 sectors" when I tried to low level format using LLFT.
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losborn said:
Thanks for all of the input! I tried formating it with my camera with no success, then took the easy way out: I took it back where I bought it and got it replaced.
I'm filing this information away for next time, though! Thanks again.
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Good for you. But I'm still getting headache as I can't contact the manufacturer.
I had formatted the micro SD card in ext4 format for using with app2SD. I had it in 2 partitions.
And then after a while, the card stopped functioning (with so little and useless 30MB storage).
I had tried things like recovery, formatting, partition recovery.
Nothing can return it to original state. I just want it to be blank. It's ok I lost all the data.
I am trying to root my UK vodafone HTC magic, so that I can install the cyanogen mod software on it, and have been unable to create a goldcard. I have now tried 5 different SD cards: 3 of them Kingston, 1 Sandisk and 1 Samsung card. I am absolutely tearing my hair out now!
I have been following this guide (forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4289899) and every time I get to the testing your SD card stage Windows prompts me to format the card, whilst Android reports "Damaged SD card."
The guide suggests that if this happens, I have to get a new SD card, well you can imagine my frustration that none of the cards I have purchased so far (3 of them specifically for this purpose) have worked. Is this guide accurate? Am I doing something wrong? Or should I just continue buying SD cards until I can find one that works? If so can anyone recommend one that absolutely definitely works? Preferably with a weblink to somewhere I can buy it.
Any help would be much appreciated, this is driving me insane now!
The problem you've got isn't the sdcard. In fact, it is the way you write to the sdcard. Ensure that you format the sdcard FAT32 and that you write the first 0x200 raw sector bytes and not to the first 0x200 bytes of the partition itself.
It will then work just fine.
WBR
Thanks for the reply. So you mean copy the data into the first 170 offsets of sector 1 (not 0), starting from offset 0200 rather than 0000 as the guide suggests?
No, it has to start at sector 0, offset 0, with length of 0x200 bytes.
I guess you are trying to write to the wrong device.
What do you mean by the wrong device? I am definitely writing to the SD card. Or do you mean that its a bad SD card? I tried purchasing an SD card reader instead of doing it mounted on the phone and that hasn't helped. Still get the same result
I'm sorry if I'm asking stupid questions, I just don't understand why it isn't working. I have been following the guide exactly but the same problem each time. I have tried Kingston 2GB cards (three different ones) which everyone seems to think will work but they aren't working for me. The only thing I have noticed that is different is that the guide says I should select the drive from the "physical disk" category, whereas on my computer it appears under the "logical disk" category. Would this have an effect?
Thanks again for your help.
OK I seem to have done it What made the difference was taking the card out of the SD card reader after saving changes, turning off the phone, putting the card in and then turning the phone back on again.
Edit - scratch that, it seems to have just re-formatted it automatically.
Ok it turns out I was being stupid, and didn't run HxD as administrator. Yet another victim of UAC!
I want to make a goldcard on HTC Legend.
when I enter "cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc1/mmc1:*/cid"
it always show "No such file or dicrectory"
But if I enter "cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:*/cid"
it show 03534453553038478090011038008976
so is it correct ?
i have XP and when i put the card back in and reboot the phone, it still says damaged sd card..any idea?
still sd card destroyed
i have the same problem, but i run the hex editor in administrator mode (windows 7) :S
i do all the proccedure but at the end i get the destroyed sd card.
i tried formating the card after mounting to pc ( so i start the proccesdure with formated card) and also tried after formating it by phone (with initial android files on it) don't know which one is the right . i guess formating after mounting to pc.
also reversing the cid isn't exact reversing, it's kind of mix reversing right?
i tried that with goldcard helper application and qmat, still no luck.
i guess i do something wrong with the hex editor,
i run it on administrator mode, i open the sd card on one tab and the goldcard on the other and i copy the goldgard 0-170 to my card..
what about 0x200 sector ???
also when formating sd card with allocation unit size shall i choose? does it mater?
thanx
After running Myns Warn Doughnut from the miniSD I can no longer delete any files or reformat the miniSD card. I've tried formating it when synced in WM6 and using Format Flash 2.85. Nothing can touch this card. It reports no errors when deleting or formating...but no files are ever removed. What's the deal? There is no "write protect" switch on a mini, right?
tonyzoc said:
After running Myns Warn Doughnut from the miniSD I can no longer delete any files or reformat the miniSD card. I've tried formating it when synced in WM6 and using Format Flash 2.85. Nothing can touch this card. It reports no errors when deleting or formating...but no files are ever removed. What's the deal? There is no "write protect" switch on a mini, right?
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Well, there's no switch (unless you use SD adapter and try to format from computer). Probably the best option is to use card reader and to format card from the computer.
P.S. I thought HTC TyTN II (Kaiser) supports only MicroSD, but you've mentioned MiniSD, strange
Make sure your micro SD card adapter which you will undoubtedly use in your card reader does not have a lock switch, i've been caught out by that before.
Sorry...microSD....(I use miniSD on my Tornado)...
I've misplaced my micro to SD adapter so I'm trying to format on the phone itself, either through ActiveSync browsing or on the phone with Flash Format. Guess I'll need to pick up an adapter. Why can't I delete any files? Maybe the card is defective?
THe card may indeed have a problem, but a reformat using a card adaptor/card reader should fix this, had a similar problem with an older 2gb SD, reformatting sorted that out.
Running from SD does raise the risk of a bad block failure, since SD cards are really storage media, using them in the same way as an HDD makes it more likely to wear quicker than normal.
The plot thickens....
Ok...I got my Transcend SD card adapter...the microSD reports to be write protected....
I tried the following with the SD Card adapter on my MSi Wind Netbook:
Formating...it won't let me.
Booting Puppy Linux and tried GParted to blow away the partition...it wouldn't let me.
Booting into OSX and trying to detroy or format the partition with Disk Utility...no dice.
I tried another card, a 128Mb, and it worked ok...although I did have some trouble getting it to read initially.
Could have a bad SD Card adapter....
Or a defective microSD card...
I was able to format the 128Mb microSD on the phone with Flash Format with no problem.
Is it possible the 8gb microSD is write protected at a file level (actual permissions). I did try changing them in Puppy Linux.
So $40 on eBay gets me a 16gb Class 4....hmmmm
P.S. more info:
I can read the card with no problem both on the phone and the computer.
I do have Android running off the microSD.
One more comment....
The Android boot menu offers an option to "Fix Permissions". I tried that and it didn't change anything...but!
If there are permissions to fix, then the Android on the SD card must be setting permissions on the install. Maybe this is the cause of the read only status of the microSD card (?). Is there a way to remove Android from the microSD card via that menu? or is there a command line ability to change permissions of the whole microSD card recursively?
I already ordered a 16gb card and I'm going to throw the problem one away as soon as I get the new one, but I'm hoping to salvage the old one if possible....also, I don't want this same issue to happen on the new card.
The only way I can think of is perhaps to repartition the card, that should, in theory, wipe everything.
Since you must be using a card adaptor, doe this have a write protect tab? some do, if not I'd check to see if there is an obstruction that is somehow making the card reader think that the Sd is write protected.
Regards 'fix permissions', this fixes the file permissions of a number of system files, usually only needed after installing an update. I'm not sure how this would make an SD write protected, since as far as I know it only fixes the owner and user bits of the files.
tonyzoc said:
One more comment....
The Android boot menu offers an option to "Fix Permissions". I tried that and it didn't change anything...but!
If there are permissions to fix, then the Android on the SD card must be setting permissions on the install. Maybe this is the cause of the read only status of the microSD card (?). Is there a way to remove Android from the microSD card via that menu? or is there a command line ability to change permissions of the whole microSD card recursively?
I already ordered a 16gb card and I'm going to throw the problem one away as soon as I get the new one, but I'm hoping to salvage the old one if possible....also, I don't want this same issue to happen on the new card.
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I'd do like that:
Boot Linux (Live CD or installed system (if you have it)).
1. Enter command (into terminal): sudo gparted
I. Try to unmount MicroSD (not to eject)
II. Delete partition
III. Save changes
IV. Create new partition
V. Save changes
2. If gParted failed, then go to System -> Administration -> Disk utility and try to do the same steps.
3. Enter command: sudo nautilus (or another file browser).
If you still won't be able to delete data - problem definitely isn't in the permissions.
4. Maybe bad SD adapter. You should find someone who has normal card reader (sorry, I live too far from you ) which supports reading directly from MicroSD (without SD adapter).
EDIT:
5. Some adapters and older card readers doesn't support MicroSDHC. Cards up to 2 GB are simple MicroSD and you won't have problems even with old readers.
Starting from 4 GB there's only MicroSDHC (HC stands for High Capacity) cards. This technology is newer and that's why some adapters (maybe even HTC TyTN II) might face some problems.
RE: Card
Hi,
plug it into PC with linux open terminal (firt look to device id) and write.
$sudo mkfs fat 32/dev/sdb - SUDO(superuser do) MKFS- FORMATE !!! , format, /dev/-device which U formate.
BUT DETECT first what /dev/is sdcard.
OR do it thru GPARTED.
Write protect tab i on the adapter s not an issue. I tested it with another card and it works fine...also I can't write to or format (using Flash Format) the microSD on the phone without an adatper. Also, I tried repartitioning with GParted off a Puppy Linux boot, with DiskUtility on a Mac OSX boot, and with fdisk on a windows boot. The disk is untouchable.
I tried this with puppy linux with has gparted on it. Thought the disk is recognize (sdc1) , after I dismount it doesn't show up at all in gparted. I can't select the drive as it's not seen.
I also tried a low level format with HDDGURU Low Level Format tool. I tried deleting the partition with DiskUtility on OSX and Windows Disk Manager....no dice.
The adpater I have is the Transcend adapter that came with the card. Also, It works fine with 2 other cards I have (128mb and 2 gb) so I doubt it's the adapter.
Vytelo said:
I'd do like that:
Boot Linux (Live CD or installed system (if you have it)).
1. Enter command (into terminal): sudo gparted
I. Try to unmount MicroSD (not to eject)
II. Delete partition
III. Save changes
IV. Create new partition
V. Save changes
2. If gParted failed, then go to System -> Administration -> Disk utility and try to do the same steps.
3. Enter command: sudo nautilus (or another file browser).
If you still won't be able to delete data - problem definitely isn't in the permissions.
4. Maybe bad SD adapter. You should find someone who has normal card reader (sorry, I live too far from you ) which supports reading directly from MicroSD (without SD adapter).
EDIT:
5. Some adapters and older card readers doesn't support MicroSDHC. Cards up to 2 GB are simple MicroSD and you won't have problems even with old readers.
Starting from 4 GB there's only MicroSDHC (HC stands for High Capacity) cards. This technology is newer and that's why some adapters (maybe even HTC TyTN II) might face some problems.
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That pretty much confirms it then, I'm afraid the SD is no more, it has shuffled of this mortal coil, it has ceased to be, it is an ex-SD card.
The problem is more about my PC than the Desire as it works as normal on other PCs but not on mine.
When I plug in my Desire it asks me to mount the USB Storage and when I accept the Device shows as "Removable Disk (F" opening it results in "Please insert a Disk into...".
Under Device Manager it shows as "Portable Device" and under "Disk drives".
I uninstalled every device with Android in it and then rebooted my PC and reconnected my phone but still no luck, I also tried installing the newer HTC USB drivers (didn't work) and then uninstalling them (didn't help). It must be because of some driver but I have no clue how to fix it.
Does someone know?
I have the SDK, the unrevoked HBOOT Drivers, the HTC USB Drivers (from the Sync app) and Windows told me all the USB Mass storage drivers got installed and should be working.
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When I mount the USB storage, got to the drive in the Device Manager and select populate in the properties and then go to the Disk Management I see the Disk but it's labled as RAW. When I then re-format it, it actually works until I unmount it and then re-mount which presents me again with my previous problem.
If you just want mount the USB storage, you no need to install other software or SDK.
I think that is your pc's problem, try check your pc.
Are you using the original micro usb cable from HTC or a dodgy cable you bought really cheap? There are a lot of bad cables around.
It could also be that your SD card is about to die.
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Are you using the original micro usb cable from HTC or a dodgy cable you bought really cheap? There are a lot of bad cables around.
It could also be that your SD card is about to die.
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@ First line he say it works as normal on other PCs but not on mine
so maybe not cable problem
To mount the Desire's SD Card in storage mode you don't need any drivers than the ones came with the OS - tested on XP, Vista, Seven and Ubuntu - it's like sticking in an USB pendrive / external HDD.
Did you tried a different USB port?
Also try set USB debugging mode on (Settings\Application\Developement)
Original cable; SD card mounts fine when taken out and used with an external reader; tried other ports; no problems on other PCs; Debugging on or off doesn't help
I know it's my PC but I don't know why and how to fix it. I also know that it installs everything automatically and I don't need to install any other drivers but one that is installed, seems to break everything.
What about USB extensions? Do you use this @ your PC? How many other USB Devices are connected to your PC? Maybe your phone doesnt get enough voltage via USB. I know both problems from my personal experience.
So first, if you use extension cable, remove it and connect your micro USB cable directly to the board.
Second, try to remove 1 or 2 other devices plugged in via USB (scanner, printer, cardreader[!], webcam, for testing purposes even mouse or keyboard)
Maybe this fixes your issues.
No extension cable
I doubt the power being the problem as my Galaxy S II had no issue and as stated above I could kind of get it to work but not as it should have worked.
You DOUBT the power beeing the problem, or you tried and can EXCLUDE this possibility?
Considering what I've already tried (as detailed in previous posts) I think I can exclude the power being the issue.
I've also synced and charged an SGS2, an iPod touch and an iPad from the same plug without any issues.
I tried so many things in the device manager... nothing worked...
Once I could get it to mount correctly but only until I unmounted once, after that it would go right back to my problem.
I really have no clue on how I could get this to work again
I give up... I even restored Windows 7 to a previous state and it did not help.
Made some progress and can reproducably access the SD card but sadly only until I unmount and afterwards I have to run through the procedure again to get access:
I had an USB Harddrive formatted as NTFS through NTFS-3G on my mac and my Windows 7 PC also wanted to format it when I plugged it in and it showed up as RAW in Computer Management. I then remembered chkdsk did a chkdsk I: /f and it worked again even after a clean eject and remount.
I then tried this on my Desire as the symptoms seemed the same or at least related. Here is my console output:
C:\Windows\system32>chkdsk H: /F
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another
process. Chkdsk may run if this volume is dismounted first.
ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.
Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? (Y/N) y
Volume dismounted. All opened handles to this volume are now invalid.
Volume DESIRE created 14.06.2011 16:38
Volume Serial Number is 8294-FB8E
Windows is verifying files and folders...
File and folder verification is complete.
Windows has checked the file system and found no problems.
6'495'332 KB total disk space.
12 KB in 3 hidden files.
88 KB in 22 folders.
6'692 KB in 24 files.
6'488'536 KB are available.
4'096 bytes in each allocation unit.
1'623'833 total allocation units on disk.
1'622'134 allocation units available on disk.
C:\Windows\system32>
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After this, Windows showed that it mounted DESIRE correctly and asked me what I'd like to do with it and I could browse the card and do whatever I wanted.
But this isn't ideal behaviour and I'd love it if my Desire would just show up as normal and work normally when I connect it to my PC. Does this give a clue on where the problem might be?
Hello
I had a simular problem
I could mount the sd on my desktop but not on my laptop.
So apparently it was not a cable problem...
But finnally I use the original cable and now it mounts on both computer.
Hope this helps
Franck
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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Hello
I had a simular problem
I could mount the sd on my desktop but not on my laptop.
So apparently it was not a cable problem...
But finnally I use the original cable and now it mounts on both computer.
Hope this helps
Franck
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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I used the original cable.
Hello. I woke up today and my microsd inside my Desire HD couldn't be found. I thought it was maybe some weird unmounting. I rebooted the phone. Phone tries to mount sd card: cannot mount: 'SD CARD NOT IN THE SLOT'. I manually take out the microsd and plug it in again: micro SD damaged, format?
I was in panic. I take the microsd and put in a card reader via usb on the desktop pc. Microsd is found and I can access the folder for 3 seconds, then it shuts down (no drive found). I used PC recovery to take the files I had interest in. It seemed it worked although I couldn't get everything...to transfer a few data it takes very long (I think it is because of the recovery process).
Anyway, just to say: yesterday evening I changed the font with fontchanger (I did it lots of times). This time, I didn't reboot. I clicked 'reboot later' and went to bed. Could it have something to do with this damage to the microsd? However after the reboot the font changed without problems....
Now I formatted (fast format) the microsd with Windows 7. I couldn't even do a full format because the drive unmounted by itself before the format was finished. That's why I did then a fast format, and tried to put files on it. MicroSD is still being read by Windows 7, file transfer complete at 6,5 MB/s.
I am still a bit unhappy....I don't want the microSD to fail on me again. I will keep a backup of it from now on. Anyway, this thing makes me want to buy a new microsd card. The one I have (16GB) is genuine sandisk and came with the desire HD. I may want to buy a 32GB....and I know there are lots of fakes. Do you have a trusted shop that can ship a genuine 32GB microSD (up to 6 MB writing speed) to europe?
No wait I just remembered that MAYBE the 16GB i have at the moment didn't come with the desire HD. I guess with the desire HD came an 8GB that I don't have anymore, and the 16GB I have now is the one I bought in tokyo (akihabara). Is there a way to check whether it's original Sandisk or not?
rogermorse said:
Is there a way to check whether it's original Sandisk or not?
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Yup, http://www.overclockers.com.au/wiki/Fake_Memory_Cards
Can I run that program even if the card is not totally empty? I am writing + verifying all available space (15176 MB) and it will take around 1 hour...
I was referring to the picture comparisons, so no idea. How did it turn out?