Can't mount external SD in Tuchmi S3X - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Hey guys total noob here to android and flashing ROMs. I rooted my phone and flashed to TuchMi S3X 5.0. First installed 3.0, then went to 5.0. In both builds, my SD card wouldn't mount, i'd get a message saying "Preparing SD card" in the notification bar, then "SD card is safe to remove." When attemping to mount through Settings, nothing happens, and I can't mount in recovery either.
I've tried reformatting every which way I can think of, but still no luck. The same card worked fine in stock.
Any tips? I've searched all over the place but couldn't find anything pertaining to TuchMi S3X and external SD cards not mounting.

So i've determined that the issue is with the exFAT file system. If I format the card in FAT32 it works fine, but this is a 64GB card, and I want to use exFAT.
If i let the phone format the SD card when it is unformatted, it uses exFAT but the card STILL isn't able to be mounted...do I need a custom kernel or something?

diablo900t said:
So i've determined that the issue is with the exFAT file system. If I format the card in FAT32 it works fine, but this is a 64GB card, and I want to use exFAT.
If i let the phone format the SD card when it is unformatted, it uses exFAT but the card STILL isn't able to be mounted...do I need a custom kernel or something?
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So bottom line the card still showed 64GB and worked as long as it was FAT32?

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CWM + My EXT SD CARD = No Fun

Well I have a new version of CWM Mod, and apparently when you format the sd-card, it no longer formats the inner sd card but your external sd card. I was really pissed as I lost all my data I had saved, but it also managed to screw up my sd card. Neither of my computers recognize my SD Card and I have no idea how I can go about restoring it. My phone can detect the sd card but it will say its corrupt randomly. So I'm guessing CWM formatted the card in a really screwed up way. Any suggestions brahs?
I'll even try to mount the sd card on CWM but it wont be able to mount it. It's a shame to waste a 32 gig sd card like this
Have you tried to format through the phone storage? Menu/settings/storage/format
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mrbmg said:
Have you tried to format through the phone storage? Menu/settings/storage/format
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Only gives me the option to mount or unmount the SD card
How old is the SD card? This phone is know for eating up the 32 GB cards. I had one for less than 3 weeks and it did the same. I use trwp but there is a thread about cards and our misfortunes with the 32 GB.
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Make sure you card is not in exfat. CWM will not read cards in exfat, I had the same problem. If it is you are going to need to format it to fat 32. Most 32gigs sd cards and higher come in exfat now. You are most likey going to have to do it on the computer also it cant be done from CWM.
Mateoftw said:
Well I have a new version of CWM Mod, and apparently when you format the sd-card, it no longer formats the inner sd card but your external sd card. I was really pissed as I lost all my data I had saved, but it also managed to screw up my sd card. Neither of my computers recognize my SD Card and I have no idea how I can go about restoring it. My phone can detect the sd card but it will say its corrupt randomly. So I'm guessing CWM formatted the card in a really screwed up way. Any suggestions brahs?
I'll even try to mount the sd card on CWM but it wont be able to mount it. It's a shame to waste a 32 gig sd card like this
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Aoe316 said:
Make sure you card is not in exfat. CWM will not read cards in exfat, I had the same problem. If it is you are going to need to format it to fat 32. Most 32gigs sd cards and higher come in exfat now. You are most likey going to have to do it on the computer also it cant be done from CWM.
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Yes but my computer won't even detect the SD Card. It was fine and dandy up until yesterday when I hit format on CWM on the SD Card thinking I was formatting the internal storage (since it's labelled /sdcard) but it formatted the actual SD. Windows won't detect my Micro SD and neither will my Mac. However if I put the SD card into my phone and connect via USB, it shows up.
Mateoftw said:
Yes but my computer won't even detect the SD Card. It was fine and dandy up until yesterday when I hit format on CWM on the SD Card thinking I was formatting the internal storage (since it's labelled /sdcard) but it formatted the actual SD. Windows won't detect my Micro SD and neither will my Mac. However if I put the SD card into my phone and connect via USB, it shows up.
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You pressed format /sdcard, and it formatted your extsd? That's a pretty serious bug, so thanks for the heads up. What version of CWM are you running?
Op. I did the same thing a long time ago. I have gotten into the habbit of removing the sd card when I am formatting with a custom recovery. I also back up the sd to my pc and reformat the sd when changing roms. A bit off topic but I also wipe system before flashing a new rom. So far I have avoided many of the issues mentioned day after day. Maybe I am lucky but my wierd habits have been successful so far.
jcbofkc said:
Op. I did the same thing a long time ago. I have gotten into the habbit of removing the sd card when I am formatting with a custom recovery. I also back up the sd to my pc and reformat the sd when changing roms. A bit off topic but I also wipe system before flashing a new rom. So far I have avoided many of the issues mentioned day after day. Maybe I am lucky but my wierd habits have been successful so far.
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Did you manage to fix the problem though? Not to be rude but I'm looking for solutions towards this specific situation, not advice on what to do next time :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
Aerowinder said:
You pressed format /sdcard, and it formatted your extsd? That's a pretty serious bug, so thanks for the heads up. What version of CWM are you running?
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5.8 something. It's weird because it allows for both internal and external SD use. When you backup the first open is to save to external then its internal. First version of CWM i've ever used with such an option.
For anyone wondering about a solution, I used an android 2.3 device which actually has a format option for the SD card and now my computers recognize it again. Life is good
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[Q] Having trouble with my Sandisk 32gb sdcard

Like the title says, When I bought my microSDcard and inserted it in my N7105, it worked fine for a couple of weeks. But all of a sudden it appears" Blank sd card or has unsupported file system". Yes, I thought it was my phone's problem, I tried to format the card in my N7105, but it did not work( tried to unmount and mount but also failed). So i put the card in a card reader and plugged into computer trying to format it in my computer. But as u can see, Failed. I've tried different applications to see if i can solve it, like Guiformat, SDformatter(v3.1, v4.0), Formatting it through Disk Management and H2testw(v1.4), All of them are failed.
Please, i just want my 32gb sdcard come back
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is there no one have the same problem like mine
some of us are having a problem with sandisk ultra sd cards 32gb/64 gb...they are working good for 2-3months and suddenly you get these problems...dont know if it is due to custom kernel or due to manufacturing problems on san disk ....
some say on touchwiz roms, you need exfat formatting and on aokp and CM roms you need fat32 because the custom kernels dont recognise exfat formats
all i can say is try to format the card inside phone or use stock kernel and see
Fill no more than 16 gb on your SanDisk ultra sdhc 32gb card. ..solved the issue for me. ..( I also formatted the sd card in phone)
The phone also formats the sd in fat32 format
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[Q] Ext4 formatted SD card disappeared from file manager

For some reason my ext4 formatted 32GB MicroSD card is not being recognized from my file manager. However, when I boot up in TWRP recovery, I can see the SD card and its contents.
This morning was the last time I was able to browse my files in the external SD partition. I downloaded Spotify, downloaded some songs for offline listening and that is when I received an error message that I was out of disk space. When I checked my internal storage, I still have 4GB left but the external SDcard is nowhere to be found.
Is there an android utility I can use to restore my access to the SDcard paritition?
You need to format it to fat32, I had to do the same once rooted. You will need a utility on a pc to format it. Eric
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Confirm your kernel is supporting Ext4 , some custom kernel doesn't.
Hi,
I'm using ROM CM 10.1 nightly 2013-05-01. I have downgraded to CM 10.1 2013-04-01 nightly and even formatted the internal storage then flashed back to stock ROM.
Same thing. The stock Samsung ROM says I have a blank external SD card. CM 10.1 ROM says there is no external SD card.
However, when I boot to TWRP (2.5 version) recovery, I can see the external SDCard just fine.
I would love to go back to FAT32, but need the ex4 because I have a Linux installation that requires at least 6GB partition to work.
My setup with ext4 has been working for about a month, up until yesterday. I have no idea why this happened all of a sudden.
The external ext4 formatted SD card did pop back briefly right after reinstallation of CM 10.1. I was even able to browse the files with no lag or errors. Few minutes however, it disappeared again. Frustrating.
Is there an android utility I can use? I know CM 10.1 doesn't recognize exfat.
dr.ketan said:
Confirm your kernel is supporting Ext4 , some custom kernel doesn't.
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By the way, I just inserted in another ext4 formatted SD Card. This one is recognized immediately and I can access my files.
So I am thinking that the other SDcard not being recognized by the android OS may have developed a read issue. Is there a way to recover without having to reformat the card?
The non working sdcard is displaying this message when accessed by a file manager: "directory read banned".
Is there a way to unban it?
The phone can read other ext4 formatted cards.
Okay. I inserted the sdcard in my linux laptop. Apparently for some reason, it is now being mounted FAT32 formatted drive. I guess that explains the read banned message in android because of the presence of a file larger than 4GB.
Is there a way to repair this painlessly?

[Q] N7100 Cyanogenmod - SD card woes!

Hello all ive recently installed cyanogenmod 10.1 and everything's running fine.
Bar my 64gb class 10 sd card - it's not readable by cm10.
Ive tried formatting it via CWM and its a no go. Just says error mounting external_sd then skipping then done.
When the device is on it just says "Blank SD card or unreadable filesystem"
Ive formatted the card to fat32 on my PC and it shows as fat32 with 59gb free.
However when booted it still says blank sd card and when i tap it and tap format nothing happens.
But if i boot into cwm and mount mass storage it shows up on windows as fat32 and accessible.
I havn't any idea what to do now. Everywhere i read Cyanogenmod doesnt support exFAT which my card originally was when using touchwiz.
And now that Iv'e formatted it to FAT32 and verified everything's working i cant understand why the darn thing wont work on my phone.
And i don't know what to do now.. I need the SD card and its not like its a cheap one the built in 16gb simply doesn't cut it ive got a titanium backup that has all my apps and what not that i need to restore and all i need is this silly card to be reconized. So its formatted Fat32. is there anything else i need to do -- so that android reconize it as a use-able card not just a Blank SD card that it refuses to like?
Sorry im frustrated
All help is much much appreciated
Can anyone offer advice? I've been looking around day in and out and I can't find anything ):
Any help is very much appreciated

My Z1C is dead ?

Hi
I have BIG PROBLEM with my Z1C
3 days I want listen to music, soo I go to Walkman and... "No music" , all my music was on my new SD card (Samsung Essential 64GB class 10 SDXC), so i go to setting -> storage and there was only "Mount SD card" i chose this option but nothing happened, I took SD from phone and put in again but this same, then i put in to computer and it was read only i did format and after put in to Z1C, the card works but after take photo and put card to computer it was again read only and somthing take 58GB of place, I was on 108 ROM now on 157 i have this same problem
Every time when i put card to phone, card turns read only and phone see it just for until it is removed and reinserted.
In recovery same problem "no card"
My old 16GB ADATA work fine but Samsung "crashed" after 5 days and on Galaxy SIII card work fine
I change platform.xml but card still not workig
Can somebody help me ?
PLEASE
Some screens
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No,your phone is not dead.It's a software issue
Did you tried mount in recovery?
Do u have a previous backup of system partition?
When I try mount external sd, there was error becouse "no card"
On 108 and 157 same problem and thats was not update, i install clear ROM and after do backup (108 ROM) from September (then I use 16GB ADATA card) still have the same problem
Did you format the card on phone? Don't just try to use computer to format it. I've tried a similar case but then after used the format tool on phone to format the card and the problem solved. If it doesn't work too, try to use other sd card.
You should format to FAT32!
But on my PC a can do this only exFAT or NTFS, when i format to FAT32 by recovery after put card to PC it want to format card
michalsmerf said:
But on my PC a can do this only exFAT or NTFS, when i format to FAT32 by recovery after put card to PC it want to format card
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