[Q] SDCard doesn't show up on comp - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So whenever I mount my SD Card through USB Storage on my computer the SD Card doesn't pop up anymore. Any way to fix this?
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DubleJayJ said:
So whenever I mount my SD Card through USB Storage on my computer the SD Card doesn't pop up anymore. Any way to fix this?
PlayAOKP Milestone 6 -- Lupus CM9 Kernel
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Happened to me before so had to flash back with stock .ftf and it fixed it.
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Darn. Wish I didn't have to do that. But If I have to, I will.

It shows up in MiniTool Partition Wizard though.

I just reflashed stock and it still doesn't pop up. What format should I make the SD card?

FAT32 to be safe.

Sure the drivers are installed? You can check in Device Manager.

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[Q] sd card not recognized!!help please!

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...

[Q] SD card slot "dead"?

I have a R800a with unlocked bootloader. I was using CM 7.2 until a friend pointed out an update that made jellybean roms more atractive, so I went for CDan's Turbo JB kernel and CM 10. Then I realized CM 10 could not recognize my sdcard, so I rolled back to CM 7.2. Since then, my card slot does not "work" properly, I've tried exchanging several times, even went back to stock ROM. Even CWM recovery gives an error when trying to mount sdcard. Anyone can help?
Did you try blowing air inside?
chery2k said:
Did you try blowing air inside?
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As a matter of fact I did, but to no avail. I've also fastboot a recovery image, but it isn't able to mount my SD card. Using other SD cards, and reformatting isn't useful either.
Format your sd card. I know that sucks to hear. You should still be able to mount to pc through cwm if you don't have a memory card slot.
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I had issues where some SD will not get recognized by CWM. Use a different SD card.
CrypticRook said:
Format your sd card. I know that sucks to hear. You should still be able to mount to pc through cwm if you don't have a memory card slot.
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eksasol said:
I had issues where some SD will not get recognized by CWM. Use a different SD card.
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I've tried those things, but still can't mount the SD card. The SD I'm currently using is recognized by my PC with no problems, and all others I've tested on my phone are working too, just not on my Play.

[Q] Can't mount SDcard

I really really need your help guys I think I bricked my friend's fone -- seeing how epic this ICS Pureness rom is I tried installing it onto his fone -- everything went well -- but the rom won't detect his sd card -- I can use it via cwm -- I did all the flashing through it but still it won't work.
I tried mounting it through the rom -- settings > storage -- there the mount sd card button has no effect and says insert memory card -- then i went into cwm and did unmount /sdcard -- then mount /sdcard -- still it wouldn't show up..
I then tried to format it using windows it formatted alright but still it wont detect !!
then I did this -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949372 -- still won't work
please help me out!!
randolf1956 said:
I really really need your help guys I think I bricked my friend's fone -- seeing how epic this ICS Pureness rom is I tried installing it onto his fone -- everything went well -- but the rom won't detect his sd card -- I can use it via cwm -- I did all the flashing through it but still it won't work.
I tried mounting it through the rom -- settings > storage -- there the mount sd card button has no effect and says insert memory card -- then i went into cwm and did unmount /sdcard -- then mount /sdcard -- still it wouldn't show up..
I then tried to format it using windows it formatted alright but still it wont detect !!
then I did this -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949372 -- still won't work
please help me out!!
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Did you try to format sd on cwm? I tell you beacouse i 've gote same issue few days ago, trying roms and sd2ext, and trying diferents ways to format it and finally it work, dont worry.
i was doing the exact same thing -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310309 -- was trying this out
so I had the fone on -- and created a ext3 parition of 2 gb using mini partition tool -- this was all when the fone was working and the fone was connect as mass storage --
then i installed the rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788701 -- and when it booted up -- i couldn't see the sdcard -- and the mount option was greyed out
I did try the fomart /sdcard option from cwm it did not have any effect --
randolf1956 said:
i was doing the exact same thing -- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310309 -- was trying this out
so I had the fone on -- and created a ext3 parition of 2 gb using mini partition tool -- this was all when the fone was working and the fone was connect as mass storage --
then i installed the rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1788701 -- and when it booted up -- i couldn't see the sdcard -- and the mount option was greyed out
I did try the fomart /sdcard option from cwm it did not have any effect --
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I think minitool partiton format it's guilty, when i was trying i've got same problems as you try to conect phone to pc, not the sd card to reader, and format sd card whit windows disk administrator.
jcgechevarria said:
I think minitool partiton format it's guilty, when i was trying i've got same problems as you try to conect phone to pc, not the sd card to reader, and format sd card whit windows disk administrator.
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well how did you fix it ?
When creating a partition use CWM or put the card in a reader, trying while the card is in the Phone and connected to the PC will give issues.
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XperienceD said:
When creating a partition use CWM or put the card in a reader, trying while the card is in the Phone and connected to the PC will give issues.
Sent from Myushi
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I tried reformatting it using card reader-- and cwm (after I messed up )-- now it doesn't respond to anything ?
randolf1956 said:
I tried reformatting it using card reader-- and cwm (after I messed up )-- now it doesn't respond to anything ?
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Use the Phones option instead, I think that's what I did, but if the Phone isn't reading it then not too sure what to do next.
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XperienceD said:
Use the Phones option instead, I think that's what I did, but if the Phone isn't reading it then not too sure what to do next. Sent from Myushi
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I tried using the mount and storage > format /sdcard option from CWM as well -- it completed successfully -- but did not work
the sdcard is detected by CWM as I installed the rom and mods through that -- only that once the rom and everything is installed and when I boot into it -- I don't see the sdcard -- says Mount SDcard under -- settings > storage -- and the button is greyed out !!
will deleting all partitions and creating new ones have any effect on it using disk manager in windows ?
ohh and another thing -- when the SDcard is replaced with another one it works on the fone !!
Deleting the partitions is worth a try, I resolved my issue before without a card reader but can't recall exactly what I did, and I got the issue by trying to create one with the Phone connected so just keep trying.
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XperienceD said:
Deleting the partitions is worth a try, I resolved my issue before without a card reader but can't recall exactly what I did, and I got the issue by trying to create one with the Phone connected so just keep trying.
Sent from Myushi
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sure -- I always have the option of giving my friend a new memory card -- but wanna try all possible options before -- shelling out money
randolf1956 said:
well how did you fix it ?
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Sorry i was out of office driving, well, only thing i can tell you it's that partitioning sd card for android seems to be a sh..t, now i don't remember what i did, but i tryed: putting sd card into a card reader, conecting the phone to pc, and formating with cwm, but sorry i don't remember wath worked finally.
Edit: Did you format sd on fat32 file system?
Did you test another sd card?
jcgechevarria said:
Sorry i was out of office driving, well, only thing i can tell you it's that partitioning sd card for android seems to be a sh..t, now i don't remember what i did, but i tryed: putting sd card into a card reader, conecting the phone to pc, and formating with cwm, but sorry i don't remember wath worked finally.
Did you test another sd card?
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yes I did try another sd card -- it worked -- haven't tried deleting the partitions and starting fresh -- that will be the first thing I try tomorrow!
will do it via windows disk management -- using a card reader.
randolf1956 said:
yes I did try another sd card -- it worked -- haven't tried deleting the partitions and starting fresh -- that will be the first thing I try tomorrow!
will do it via windows disk management -- using a card reader.
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You are right, windows disk manager it's the best way for me. Good luck!
Great news guys !! -- got the SD card working -- as told by you guys it was indeed the partiitions that were the problem
so here's what i did -- put the card into card reader
ran it thru mini partition tool
deleted all the partitions on the sd card
created new partitions -- fat32 and ext4 (for apps2sd)
and installed rom again !!
you guys are awesome -- I <3 XDA
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Solution
Set you SD card partition as Active!

[Q] SD card unexpectedly removed / Damaged SD card

Hello, I am on an HTC One V running PACman ROM 15.3, with the kernel JmzPrimoC+.
I started having this problem a couple weeks ago. It would randomly unmount my SD card saying 'SD card unexpectedly removed'.
This started to happen more and more often until it would say that as soon as I put the SD card in.
I did a factory reset, which helped for about 5 minutes before it started happening again. Now, more recently, it started saying 'Damaged SD card. SD card is damaged. Try reformatting it.'
I put it in my computer (which doesn't show anything wrong with it), and did a full format. It didn't help at all.
This problem is happening with both my regularly used SD card (SanDisk Ultra® microSDHC™ UHS-I 32 GB (the red and grey one)), and my ordinary SD card (8 GB class 4 Kingston).
I don't think this can be a hardware problem because when I boot to recovery, TWRP recognizes it perfectly.
But I don't either see how its a software problem, because a factory reset should have helped...
Please help me, any help will be greatly appreciated.
Maybe its a bug in the rom?
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Hhmmm...
Good idea. What other ROMs work with JmzPrimoC+ kernel? AOKP?
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OK, update, now TWRP won't read the card! Either card!
Now I'm getting really nervous...
Does this mean it must be hardware?
Is there ANYTHING I can do now?
Please help!
Wow, I screwed up really bad.
I was gonna use TWRP to flash a new rom, so I did a factory reset, and then started flashing the rom.
But in middle of flashing the rom it was interrupted. So I rebooted, rereset, and then I realized... it's not reading my card.
I can boot to bootloader and recovery, but that's it. No OS. I'm screwed.
Is there ANYTHING I can do?
Is it possible to flash a rom over USB? Or SOMEHOW get my card working again?
Just enter recovery and use adb sideload to flash a ROM.
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FangorX said:
Just enter recovery and use adb sideload to flash a ROM.
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How do I do that?
FangorX said:
Just enter recovery and use adb sideload to flash a ROM.
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But I need an SD card in order to use ADB sideload!
It fails every time because
Code:
E:Unable to mount /sdcard
Is there ANY way to do this without an SD card?
OK, I was able to do it following this guide.
I flashed the latest version of PACman. Still rejecting my SD card though.
I guess it's a hardware issue. Too bad my warranty is void from bootloader unlock :\
Try to partition SD Card in recovery
I am facing same issue and I came across this thread while looking for solution. Here is what I tried. That resolved issue for five minutes and then damn! same issue again but someone can find possible fix using the info here.
HTC One V rooted, currently running MIUI 3.1.2 with JB 4.1.2
Sandisk 8 GB SD Card.
Firmware CWM Recovery
I was facing same issue even before I rooted my phone while Original HTC ICS 4.0 Firmware was installed. MY observation is the problem starts few months after you start using SD Card. (Insert a new SD card in your phone, it will work fine for days / months and then will start giving same error.
While I tried thousand time to remove SD card, clean slot, clean card and reinsert, it did not work. May be worked just once for few seconds. When I tried to connect phone to PC and browse SD card contents, the card was not detected.
Booted to recovery, tried to format card, not detected. Tried to mount SD card, not detected. Then tried to partition SD card in Advanced options in recovery. The available options are 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1024MB, 2048MB and 4096MB. Since my SD card is 8 GB, chose the largest option. Now got an option to choose SWAP partition size. Chose 256 MB. Next chose option fix permissions, you have to wait until you see message permissions fixed message on screen.
Now rebooted phone, and voila! It worked!! SD card with 3.94GB memory is detected. But what happened to my rest of 4 GB?
Tried many apps to manage SD card from Play store. Using an app called APart, was able to delete partitions on SD card and create new ones. It worked for few minutes and then again I got SD card unexpectedly removed message.
Does this info makes any sense? I am not a developer and do not know much into phones but someone who know might be able to help. Buying a new SD card is not an option here because its going to work temporarily.
Have you tried formatting the SD card with your computer?
mrcorey said:
Have you tried formatting the SD card with your computer?
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Yes, tried formatting SD Card using computer. Works fine when connected using adapter. Not detected when phone is connected to computer.

[Q] CM 10.2 External SD card issue

I just installed the CM10.2 and am finding it difficult to work with the external sd card.
The sd card shows up on storage and I can mount and unmount it without issues.
The card will not be available unless an app is rooted.
I cannot use it with CoolReader which I used to do when I had the stock ROM.
CoolReader will only show the internal card.
File Manager will also show the internal one only unless root is enabled for it.
I did format the card through recovery as well.
Is it not possible to use the sd card without root privileges?
I had thought by installing a custom ROM I would gain more capability but I seem to have lost here.
Sounds like either an issue reading the card or a broken symlink. What kind of card is it? Try formatting it as fat32 on a computer.
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DocHoliday77 said:
Sounds like either an issue reading the card or a broken symlink. What kind of card is it? Try formatting it as fat32 on a computer.
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It's a generic 16gb card class4.
I formatted it from recovery which I understand does fat32.
As soon as I revert back to stock i am able to use with all apps without a problem.
Try another Rom, one built from CM and see if it works. And be aware android devices tend to be really finicky when it comes to sd cards. Sometimes you have to format on the device, but sometimes it works better if you do so on a pc. I still say it's worth a try. Then if you still have the same problem, you might consider searching and asking in the Rom thread.
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csaket said:
It's a generic 16gb card class4.
I formatted it from recovery which I understand does fat32.
As soon as I revert back to stock i am able to use with all apps without a problem.
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Recovery Format may not be readable for the Kernel. Please format after the phone has booted normally.
Perseus71 said:
Recovery Format may not be readable for the Kernel. Please format after the phone has booted normally.
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It looks like CM 10.2 does not have option to format in Settings > Storage.
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It looks like CM 10.2 does not have option to format in Settings > Storage.
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In that case, your option is to format on a PC.

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