TWRP microSD problems - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II

Hey guys, I did a quick search and couldn't find an answer. Basically, I'm having trouble with TWRP -- it won't mount/recognize my SD card at all. All the advice I've seen so far is to format the microSD card as fat32. Unfortunately, this fix doesn't work for me, as my SD is already formatted to fat32.
Are there any other alternate options?
Thanks!
EDIT: this is on TWRP 2.3.2.3

you probably need to update TWRP. If you rooted using the Galaxy Note 2 tool kit, it's a slightly older version. Here's the thread on TWRP, which you can find the latest version.

I think i'm on the newest version. I updated it a couple days ago using goo manager to 2.3.2.3, which seems to be the newest one

that would be the newest. I had that problem till I updated. My SDXC card is formatted in NTSF. Maybe, you need to reformat it in your phone.

yea, I'll try that. wish me luck

lovekeiiy said:
that would be the newest. I had that problem till I updated. My SDXC card is formatted in NTSF. Maybe, you need to reformat it in your phone.
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Strange I threw my brand new 64gb in and it recognize it. Showed 59.45gb. I still formatted it and showed 59.47 now
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That's about right for available space you'll get. But can you mount or browse the card in twrp?

XxLostSoulxX said:
Strange I threw my brand new 64gb in and it recognize it. Showed 59.45gb. I still formatted it and showed 59.47 now
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It's not really strange - 64/1024/1024/1024x1000x1000x1000=~59.6
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lovekeiiy said:
that would be the newest. I had that problem till I updated. My SDXC card is formatted in NTSF. Maybe, you need to reformat it in your phone.
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It seems that I can't format my SD card through TWRP. The phone itself sees the SD card just fine except when inside TWRP

chronostorm said:
It seems that I can't format my SD card through TWRP. The phone itself sees the SD card just fine except when inside TWRP
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I'll check in a little bit phone is dead and cycling battery. But my 32gb showed up. Are you sure you're not changing it to show external storage
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you need to go into advance menu, file manager. Then you need to look externalSDCard directory or similar name. That's your SDXC card. Don't use that external/internal option in one of the other menus.
This tends to be case in some of the file manager apps as well such as ES File Explorer.

ok, so, it seems it's not under external_sdcard, but under sdcard. So I guess to access the sdcard i have to go through that. Thanks for the help
Is there any way I can change the default backup location for TWRP to use the SD card? I can't backup to internal storage since I don't have enough space

I had a similar issue with this 2 days ago. ..Could not mount the 64gig sd card in trwp but works fine on the phone. ..I updated to the newest twrp yesterday and that resolve the issue. ..
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Jocelyn said:
It's not really strange - 64/1024/1024/1024x1000x1000x1000=~59.6
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Damn that math.
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unfortunately, I'm updated to the newest version right now and it won't work for me

bumping
I still can't get TWRP to properly recognize my SD Card

chronostorm said:
bumping
I still can't get TWRP to properly recognize my SD Card
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I don't understand your problem when you go to twrp click install, you have the option to check to either internal or external right at the top.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
I don't understand your problem when you go to twrp click install, you have the option to check to either internal or external right at the top.
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This internal/external partition card storage is kinda hidden in plain sight...presuming the OP's SD card isn't toast.

Skripka said:
This internal/external partition card storage is kinda hidden in plain sight...presuming the OP's SD card isn't toast.
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Hidden in plain sight, really not that hard to see lol. If you can't take the 3 seconds to look where it says internal or external you shouldn't even bother trying to worry about it simple as that.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Hidden in plain sight, really not that hard to see lol. If you can't take the 3 seconds to look where it says internal or external you shouldn't even bother trying to worry about it simple as that.
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Tapping on "use external SD" just has it snap back to "use internal storage" and the error message "unable to mount '/external_sdcard'" comes up. So no, it's not that I'm blind.

Related

SD Card Broken?

So i have no idea how it happened but my sd card went crazy on me. I was just using my phone and then I clicked on an app that i had on my sd card and said that it couldnt be found, then it said that i had a blank sd card and that it needed to be formatted. I tried everything; pulling the battery, mounting, remounting, putting it in and out, tried to mount in recovery, tried to format in recovery...... NOTHING WORKED! So then i tried to plug it in on my computer (windows 7) and it wouldnt mount, so i couldnt format it.... Is there ANYTHING I can do!?!?!!?!? someone please help me cause it is a 16gb sd card and all i have left is a 2gb one... HA that wont work for me. Any help is appreciated!!
dtraini7 said:
So i have no idea how it happened but my sd card went crazy on me. I was just using my phone and then I clicked on an app that i had on my sd card and said that it couldnt be found, then it said that i had a blank sd card and that it needed to be formatted. I tried everything; pulling the battery, mounting, remounting, putting it in and out, tried to mount in recovery, tried to format in recovery...... NOTHING WORKED! So then i tried to plug it in on my computer (windows 7) and it wouldnt mount, so i couldnt format it.... Is there ANYTHING I can do!?!?!!?!? someone please help me cause it is a 16gb sd card and all i have left is a 2gb one... HA that wont work for me. Any help is appreciated!!
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Pull sd out of phone and use a card reader to see if it can be read from the pc. If you can read it with the pc, copy all your files to the pc and then format the sd fat32. Once formated put the files back on the sd and put it back in the phone and see if it works then.
cmlusco said:
Pull sd out of phone and use a card reader to see if it can be read from the pc. If you can read it with the pc, copy all your files to the pc and then format the sd fat32. Once formated put the files back on the sd and put it back in the phone and see if it works then.
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That is what I have been trying to do, my card reader does work I tested it on another card, but my reader doesn't even read the corrupted one... My computer just says insert disk into drive
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If the pc cant read or format it then im sorry to say your sd has more than likley bit the dust.
cmlusco said:
If the pc cant read or format it then im sorry to say your sd has more than likley bit the dust.
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Damn.... Ok I wonder what happened tho!?
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dtraini7 said:
Damn.... Ok I wonder what happened tho!?
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How old is it? Sometimes they just go out, especially with heavy use.
cmlusco said:
How old is it? Sometimes they just go out, especially with heavy use.
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Ummmm probably a couple months over a year
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If ur phone has a recovery mount usn on phone recovery. Then scan the card with a data recovery tool. Its worked for me in the past
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I have tried that and it gives me an error and says I can't mount it.
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dtraini7 said:
I have tried that and it gives me an error and says I can't mount it.
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have you ever pulled the SD card out of a device before Unmounted it? Sounds like the the chip inside is dead. There are some places that you can take it to and they can pull the info off of it. its not cheap but they do exist. It all depends on if you really want the info off of it or not.
Have you tried "SD Card Tester" from the Market, Or H2testw 1.4 for the PC?
synisterwolf said:
have you ever pulled the SD card out of a device before Unmounted it? Sounds like the the chip inside is dead. There are some places that you can take it to and they can pull the info off of it. its not cheap but they do exist. It all depends on if you really want the info off of it or not.
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Not that I remember... But ah its ok it was mostly music and roms that I can just put back on lol
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relsr said:
Have you tried "SD Card Tester" from the Market, Or H2testw 1.4 for the PC?
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No I have not.... Lemme see what that does.
Edit: I tried the SD card tester and it said error: no permission to write to SD card.
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cmlusco said:
If the pc cant read or format it then im sorry to say your sd has more than likley bit the dust.
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lol hope the author's SD is good...

Clockworkmod Recovery cannot find .zip files

I have a rooted LG Nitro HD. I downloaded the Domination HD Rom. However, when in clockworkmod recovery, no .zip files found. Anyone else have this happen? I rooted using superoneclick.
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Yeah, I had this happen with the CWM flashed from Rom Manager. I ended up going back to bytecode64's.
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Thank you. I will check it out.
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Copy your SD card to your computer (all the files), reformat the SD card in Windows, and then copy your files back on it. Then CWM Touch will see the files.
Thank you, kernelpan1c. Worked perfectly. My next step is to check out your rom. Looks pretty sweet.
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kernelpan1c said:
Copy your SD card to your computer (all the files), reformat the SD card in Windows, and then copy your files back on it. Then CWM Touch will see the files.
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How do I reformat it... I cannot reformat it like a USB
Vickle said:
How do I reformat it... I cannot reformat it like a USB
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I haven't done it with card in the phone. Go get a microSD adapter and format with Windows (considering you have a card reader).
Vickle said:
How do I reformat it... I cannot reformat it like a USB
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Enable usb mass storage on your phone and windows should let you format it or boot in cwm, go to mount and storage, select mount sd card and then format sd card.
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Same problem when using 16Gb micro sd card. For resolving this problem use micro sd card small capacity. I used 2gb card.
Sorry for my English.
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SD card keep get in corrupted

My keep getting corrupted
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don728871 said:
My keep getting corrupted
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me too. I would like to know how to recover data from it if anyone knows.
I've had this issue ever since upgrading to ICS. It will say sd unexpectedly removed, or corrupted sd card a few times per day. Tried a new sd card, and got a replacement phone from T-Mobile..still does it on every Rom I use. Quite annoying. But, I have found that taking out my battery and holding the power button for a few seconds to drain all the juice out seems to bring it back.
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It means that the sd card is formatted to something that its not supported by the phone. I had this problem before, save all the data on your computer, make a folder and name it sd backup. then on the phone do a factory format only on the sdcard. or you can do it on recovery, it will format the sdcard too. then move all your stuff back from the computer and you're good to go
Dude I tried NTFS ext4 and fat32
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Have you tried to use the sd card on another phone? or on your computer
gypsy214 said:
Have you tried to use the sd card on another phone? or on your computer
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I like an app that
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I have this same issue and I run the stock rom. Has happened on 2 different cards now, with the last one making the card appear unformatted. I have to use data recovery software now to get all my stuff back. I'm thinking about getting my phone replaced as it's a couple weeks from 1 year old.
turbodroid said:
I have this same issue and I run the stock rom. Has happened on 2 different cards now, with the last one making the card appear unformatted. I have to use data recovery software now to get all my stuff back. I'm thinking about getting my phone replaced as it's a couple weeks from 1 year old.
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it happened to me again while i was restoring apps after loading a different rom. this time, i put it in a card reader and ran chkdsk /r on it, and all my files reappeared. so i back it up this time. i am not sure why it happens so much.
i had this with one of my sdcard not long ago. i copied all the data from the sdcard to my computer and formatted the sdcard using another phone and put the data back on it and never had an issue since. i probably could have used the s2 to format while i was troubleshooting but it got fixed before i could try.
don728871 said:
My keep getting corrupted
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This happened to mine too. Well sorta, I can see my files, but I can't add or delete stuff off of it when connected to the computer. idk what else to do, maybe buy a new sd card.
hitech456 said:
This happened to mine too. Well sorta, I can see my files, but I can't add or delete stuff off of it when connected to the computer. idk what else to do, maybe buy a new sd card.
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If you can save all your files to computer then let the computer format sd card to default fat32 not ntfs. Then move files back to sd card and it should fix the problem. I have done this method several times and it worked for me.

Problem with SD-Card

Hello,
Problem with the SD card.
If you start from sleep mode appears card was removed and then can be used again, see on status.
This has been adjusted after a few weeks.
What could be the cause.
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
I am also seeing this issue, it looks like card is unmounted and mounted again automatically....
What do you mean by adjusted after few weeks? you don't get it now?
I am still trying to find out why its happening, might try to format the sd card and will try...
G1sanju said:
I am also seeing this issue, it looks like card is unmounted and mounted again automatically....
What do you mean by adjusted after few weeks? you don't get it now?
I am still trying to find out why its happening, might try to format the sd card and will try...
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I meant earlier was the SD card mounted, and I had always unmount any mount.
I have already formatted the SD card, itself effectively.
Is it still happening after formatting the card?
Also have you formatted the card from recovery or from system settings
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G1sanju said:
Is it still happening after formatting the card?
Also have you formatted the card from recovery or from system settings
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Effect itself.
Card has been formatted with the system.
I'm having the same problem. It Is really getting annoying. So was the solution to format the card?
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abrigo74 said:
I'm having the same problem. It Is really getting annoying. So was the solution to format the card?
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Hi,
If I format the card, the same error occurs.
I'm going to swap the card and test.
Let me know how it works out
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OK, I think I am able to resolve my issue. I haven't seen that message for last one and a half day where I was seeing it 2-3 times a day.
Here is what I have done. I have removed the card and formatted it from the laptop, reinserted it properly again and format it again in the phone.
I think the key is how you insert the card, there can be some tension in the strings which can push the card back, so make sure while inserting it is going in properly and there is no friction while inserting.
I will post if it doesn't happen again for another 2-3 days...

Help me with memory, cant remember...

Ok when I got my note 2 I formatted my sd card through the phone. I was using it with my Droid Charge. No problems. Now that its in my note2 every CWM backup I do doesnt go to sd it goes to phone.(or titanium) I went to filemanager and I cant move the back ups to sd card. So my question is.. did I format sd incorrectly? Meaning I shouldve used PC or am I just missing something? I dont have a card reader and its a 32 gb sandisk.(rooted and stock) any help is appreciated. Thanks
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Kenbals said:
Ok when I got my note 2 I formatted my sd card through the phone. I was using it with my Droid Charge. No problems. Now that its in my note2 every CWM backup I do doesnt go to sd it goes to phone.(or titanium) I went to filemanager and I cant move the back ups to sd card. So my question is.. did I format sd incorrectly? Meaning I shouldve used PC or am I just missing something? I dont have a card reader and its a 32 gb sandisk.(rooted and stock) any help is appreciated. Thanks
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When you are in CWM are you choosing to back up to external sdcard or just backup?
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You can try formatting the memory card by connecting your phone in 'USB storage' to PC and format by PC and then repeat the process.
Hope it has works for you
Officially corp via w8
Wow. What a brain fart!! Thank both of you
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