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I have bricked my SD Card!

I have bricked my 16G SD card
Anyone any idea how to get the stuff back off the card? I have tried putting it into a Desktop computer but the XP operating system just cant see it in File Explorer
Anyone any ideas?
Pete

Heh... Funny use of the word "bricked".
Originally, it was used to describe a phone that was broken in such a way that it could not be used as anything other than a brick.
Guess that's the way the language evolves..
Anyway, File Explorer can only read the device if the partition is ok.
If you've somehow corrupted the filetable, File Explorer won't see it.
Try this;
Right-click "My Computer"
Select "Manage"
Select "Disk management"
If you can see it as Disk# (where # is a number), you can probably delete the existing partition and create a new one.
Or if you can't see any partition data, just try to create a new one.
Good luck!

Bonzo said:
Heh... Funny use of the word "bricked".
Originally, it was used to describe a phone that was broken in such a way that it could not be used as anything other than a brick.
Guess that's the way the language evolves..
Anyway, File Explorer can only read the device if the partition is ok.
If you've somehow corrupted the filetable, File Explorer won't see it.
Try this;
Right-click "My Computer"
Select "Manage"
Select "Disk management"
If you can see it as Disk# (where # is a number), you can probably delete the existing partition and create a new one.
Or if you can't see any partition data, just try to create a new one.
Good luck!
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whats up bonzo. i got the same problem. my 16gb that came with my hd2 is unreadable and unformatable within my device and cpu. in the disk management screen, i have the sd pluged in and it says that its disk 1 and "31 MB RAW" whatever that means. how would i go about patitioning the data to restore it? i dont care about the files because i backed them up and bought another 16gb. i wanted to see if i can get this unreadable 16gb back up. thanks in advance! just a side note, ive done no physical damage to it, all ive done is add media. the sd came with the phone so it is new. one day when i tried to access a movie and the sd didnt show in file explorer.

If you have a stuffed SD card, try plugging the card into a computer, and run TestDisk and PhotoRec. Hopefully you can get the data off it.

hi,the problem with my sd card is that my touchpro2 can read it but cannot write.I am using energyrom cdma May 23 on the fone.is it possible that having my 2gig transcend card in my fone during my upgrade could ve caused the problm.formatting with my hp laptop get to 90% but then says windows cant complete format.I can still see what I ve on the card but cant remove them or add anything on the card.Any help will be appreciated.thanx u all

wocko1 said:
If you have a stuffed SD card, try plugging the card into a computer, and run TestDisk and PhotoRec. Hopefully you can get the data off it.
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Tried this but the computer can see the card as a drive - tried it in an USB stick adaptor and a hub ....no joy
Will try with windows 7 ..... possibly that better
Still stuck and dare not use my phone
PLeeeese ..... anyone any ideas ------ HELP

I'm also having problems with a 16GB SD card in my HTC Hero. My phone is rooted and I'm using the Amon-Ra 1.6.2 Recovery Image.
Booting into recovery mode I go to Partition SDCard, set 0MB for SWAP, 1024MB for EXT2 and the remainder for FAT32. Everything seems to go ok, but having installed some apps on my phone, my internal memory is lower than I would have expected. I've installed Quick System Info Pro and it tells me that it can't get any information for Apps2SD. I'm also having difficulties when copying data to the FAT32 partition, both when the card is in the phone and when it's plugged into a USB port on my computer.
Taking the advice to run testdisk, it reports the following:
Check FAT: unusual media descriptor (0xf0! = 0xf8)
Warning: Incorrect number of heads/cylinder 4 (FAT)! = 255 (HD)
Warning: Incorrect number of sectors per track 16 (FAT)! = 63 (HD)
1 P FAT32 LBS 0 0 2 1915 49 17 30767578
No EXT2, JFS, Reiser Cramfs or XFS Marker
2 P LINUX 1915 49 18 2039 181 62 2000421
2 P LINUX 1915 49 18 2039 181 62 2000421
No Partition is bootable
Can anyone help me decipher this? Am I right in thinking that the three warnings are simply because it's a memory card rather than a hard disk? Also, why is it showing that I've got 2 LINUX partitions?
Does anyone have any suggestions for getting it working? Is it worth making a live linux (Ubuntu?) CD and creating the partitions under that or can I do it while the card is in the phone using adb?
OR, is my SDCard busted?

Windows can't touch to removable (usb pendrive/SD) partition table, you need to use linux for remake it
Also, only one partition, Windows can see only one SD/USB partition

desmopro said:
Windows can't touch to removable (usb pendrive/SD) partition table, you need to use linux for remake it
Also, only one partition, Windows can see only one SD/USB partition
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You mean it can only see one pen drive at a time?

he means it wont read more than 1 partition on a single drive, I re-wrote a usb key once for USB booting and somehow messed up the partitions, but HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool seemed to sort it

Well, I've since found a guide on here, written a few years back, to manually create partitions using adb shell and parted, and I've even resorted to downloading Ubuntu and using the LiveCD to boot my PC into Linux and then using the disk tools under that, and I'm STILL having issues.
I can create a FAT32 partition without any problems, the difficulties are coming when I then try to create an EXT2 partition; I get a read/write error.
So, all of this suggests to me that my SDCard is bricked and I need to send it back and get it replaced! Unless of course, anyone has any other suggestions?

enzydroid said:
Well, I've since found a guide on here, written a few years back to manually create partitions using adb shell and parted, and I've even resorted to downloading Ubuntu and using the LiveCD to boot my PC into Linux and then using the disk tools under that, and I'm STILL having issues.
I can create a FAT32 partition without any problems, the difficulties are coming when I then try to create an EXT2 partition; I get a read/write error.
So, all of this suggests to me that my SDCard is bricked and I need to send it back and get it replaced! Unless of course, anyone has any other suggestions?
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are you using gparted in ubuntu? when i created mine for my hero, i had to tick one of the boot optiosn in gparted
also how is it connected to the pc?

Yes, I was using gparted in ubuntu, set to 'master boot record' I think it was. I've got a usb key with an adaptor for the micro sdcard.

enzydroid said:
Yes, I was using gparted in ubuntu, set to 'master boot record' I think it was. I've got a usb key with an adaptor for the micro sdcard.
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keep on messing about with it, Its rare they die unless its been write to over 250,000 times of you have been trying to smoke it

I quit smoking nearly 3 months ago now!
Just to clarify, I create the FAT32 partition first, then the EXT2 partition. Am I right in setting it up with a master boot record (I think that's the option within gparted)?
Regarding the EXT2 partition, do I need to take ownership of it or just leave it for SU access only?
Cheers

may i know which partition you set as boot.?
i've tried to set fat32(boot),ext2,linux-swap still does not work. should i set all partition as boot. is there any limit on the size for ext2 and linux-swap partition?
how you partition the sdcard? connect to pc using usb card adapter or connect to pc using the phone?

Formatted SD to NTFS, any way to get it back?

Hi everybody,
I have a huge problem (for me anyway) and I can't find a solutions (i've searched for 2 hours now!). I hope somebody can help me.
I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S rooted. Basicly I wanted to transfer a big file on my SD Card. Without thinking i converted my Fat32 SD Card to NTFS with the command prompt in Windows XP. After converting I could still see all my files etc on my laptop.
When I disconnected the phone from my laptop, the phone couldn't recognize my SD card anymore and offers me to format it! So I figured I'd change it back, but I'm not able to connect the phone to my laptop trough USB, it just doesn't offer me the option.
When I insert the SD Card trough a MicroSD adaptor in my laptop, Windows won't recognize the disk either, and offers me to format it to a 512 byte disk - the SD Card is 16 GB.
I'm really freaking out now since there is alot of important documents and photos on the SD Card. Is there any way to force connect the SD Card trough the phone with the USB Cable? Since the files were available before disconnecting, i'm sure they're still there.
I tried 2 partition recovery programs (testdisk and File Scavenger) but they either recognize the Card as empty 512 or 1024 byte.
Is there any way I can format the SD Card back to Fat32 trough USB, or just even recover the files on it?
I hope my stupidity can be solved painless
Thanks in advance...

Didn't you make a back up of your files when you converted it to ntfs? Doesn't Windows normally format the card when you change its file system?
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I have a feeling the SD card might've gotten partitioned... ie. you have two partitions on there now instead of just one. Open a command line with the with SD card connected to the computer, do this:
diskpart
list disk
select disk #(get the disk # from "list disk")
clean
That should get you back to a single-partition sd card.

Does windows give you any clues in the disk management section?
Right click > My computer > Manage > Disk Management

Download minitool partition wizard and then plug in your sd card and open the program. Then delete every single partition you see (ON THE SD AND NOT YOUR HARD DRIVES) and then click create a new partition and then format it to FAT32 and you are good to go !

Had the same problem with a flash drive
right click on drive > properties > readyboost > uncheck the box. Try to format the drive again.

Oh boy... The convert Fat32 to NTFS cannot be undone.
The tool was included with Windows XP for those Upgrading from Windows 98, who would still be runing FAT32 on their hard drives. It allowed them to upgrade to NTFS without loosing any data...
Unfortunately, the only way to get the card back is to Reformat it. I'd recommend the Command Prompt, and the Command would look like this...
Code:
Format /FS:FAT32 /X (drive letter):
The /FS switch tells Format.exe to format the specified drive in a specific file system. In this case, we're forcing it to setup a FAT32 partition on the disk.
The /X switch tells it to dismount the drive before formatting. This makes sure that nothing else is currently using the drive, so that nothing else can mess with the drive while Format is working with it.
After the drive is formatted, go download some decent data recovery software (I've always had good luck with iolo Search and Recover, but your mileage may vary) and have it scan the drive to recover your media.
Also... DO NOT MODIFY THE DRIVE IN ANY OTHER WAY! IF YOU WRITE ANYTHING TO THE DRIVE, COPY FILES TO IT, CREATE FILES ON IT, SAVE THINGS TO IT, YOU WILL LOOSE ANY DATA YOU PREVIOUSLY HAD ON THE DRIVE! Naturally, formatting the drive has a chance of doing this anyway, however, the automatically detected sector size should match the original sector size, so the chances of loosing everything are slim to nil. All hell breaks loose when you start adding and removing things from the drive...

sdcard wont mount... error after pluging it in to windows7

I just tried the install zip from sdcard and the error message I get is E:Can't mount /sdcard
i plug in the the sdcard in to computer and works fine..
i formatted it wont help.
here is whats weird i put it on a windows 7 maching/computer to pull some pictures off and this is what happened after i did that now it wont charge the phone now i also get a Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM cant find drivers the driver on my windows xp was always android 1.0 or 2.0 i forget.
i also did factory reset didint work.
i tryed terminal emulator and it says it cant find sdcard.
i can get in to recovery so maybe this is a plus....
this is what keeps adding to my sdcard that is says it cant mount qxdm_20121021_041119_6.dm i have like 20 of thease files on sdcard from the phone..
please help thank you agein....

GBABYevo4g said:
I just tried the install zip from sdcard and the error message I get is E:Can't mount /sdcard
i plug in the the sdcard in to computer and works fine..
i formatted it wont help.
here is whats weird i put it on a windows 7 maching/computer to pull some pictures off and this is what happened after i did that now it wont charge the phone now i also get a Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM cant find drivers the driver on my windows xp was always android 1.0 or 2.0 i forget.
i also did factory reset didint work.
i tryed terminal emulator and it says it cant find sdcard.
i can get in to recovery so maybe this is a plus....
this is what keeps adding to my sdcard that is says it cant mount qxdm_20121021_041119_6.dm i have like 20 of thease files on sdcard from the phone..
please help thank you agein....
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Sounds like you have corrupted your SD card,if formatting it using windows doesnt work and make sure you format it in FAT32,then its trash,you'll need to buy/try another one.I always make sure to disconnect from my pc by right clicking the icon and unmounting it from the computer.If you just pull it,thats one of the things that cause corruption,also over use and no formatting for long periods of time.

Diablo67 said:
Sounds like you have corrupted your SD card,if formatting it using windows doesnt work and make sure you format it in FAT32,then its trash,you'll need to buy/try another one.I always make sure to disconnect from my pc by right clicking the icon and unmounting it from the computer.If you just pull it,thats one of the things that cause corruption,also over use and no formatting for long periods of time.
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ive tryed other sdcards and it wont work i have 5 samsung 8 gig and a 2 kingston 16 gig cards and none of them will work ..
i also put the sdcard that is in this phone in my other evo and my other evo see the card.
no sdcards will mount in this phone..

[q] brİcked!! Need help

I was using unofficial rom. I was trying to expand ram using external card. Everything was ok. Suddenly my screen frozen and I unplugged charger and battery.
Than I plugged the battery again. But the phone didnt start. An unofficial phone service tryed jtag. But they caould't manage. Samasung says your garanty is over and you should pay 205$ for motherboard.
When I connect my phone to a win7 64 bit It connects via Qualcomm HS driver.
I don't think my phone is fully dead.
Can anyone help me to solve this issue?
I have searched on this issue. Results are for htc phones or the other ones. No help for i8050.
I have win8 64 bit and Ubuntu installed on my pc.
Could anyone give tutorial and needed software or scripts????
Location : Turkey

hakanbilir said:
I was using unofficial rom. I was trying to expand ram using external card. Everything was ok. Suddenly my screen frozen and I unplugged charger and battery.
Than I plugged the battery again. But the phone didnt start. An unofficial phone service tryed jtag. But they caould't manage. Samasung says your garanty is over and you should pay 205$ for motherboard.
When I connect my phone to a win7 64 bit It connects via Qualcomm HS driver.
I don't think my phone is fully dead.
Can anyone help me to solve this issue?
I have searched on this issue. Results are for htc phones or the other ones. No help for i8050.
I have win8 64 bit and Ubuntu installed on my pc.
Could anyone give tutorial and needed software or scripts????
Location : Turkey
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Can you still access CWM recovery? If so, follow these steps:
First, make sure you got the ROM and the corresponding Gapps on the External SD card. If not, transfer them on your External SD Card somehow (via a card reader, for example). You're gonna need them later. If you already have a custom ROM that you like and it's on your external memory, then you can just skip this step and go forward.
After that, enter CWM and:
select "wipe data / factory reset"
go to "mounts & storage" and format /system. This is extremely important!
under the same menu, format /sdcard (be careful NOT to format /external_sd by mistake)
install the ROM (from the external sd)
install the corresponding Gapps for your ROM (from the external sd)
reboot your phone
Please, note that every step of this tutorial is mandatory!

arsradu said:
Can you still access CWM recovery? If so, follow these steps:
First, make sure you got the ROM and the corresponding Gapps on the External SD card. If not, transfer them on your External SD Card somehow (via a card reader, for example). You're gonna need them later. If you already have a custom ROM that you like and it's on your external memory, then you can just skip this step and go forward.
After that, enter CWM and:
select "wipe data / factory reset"
go to "mounts & storage" and format /system. This is extremely important!
under the same menu, format /sdcard (be careful NOT to format /external_sd by mistake)
install the ROM (from the external sd)
install the corresponding Gapps for your ROM (from the external sd)
reboot your phone
Please, note that every step of this tutorial is mandatory!
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Nothing on the screen.Phone is fully bricked. It doesnt swithc on or I dont see anything on the screen. Win7 x64 detects Qualcomm HS when ı connect via usb.

hakanbilir said:
Nothing on the screen.Phone is fully bricked. It doesnt swithc on or I dont see anything on the screen. Win7 x64 detects Qualcomm HS when ı connect via usb.
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What if you remove the external sd card and try again? Can you enter Download Mode (long press Home + Volume Down key + Power button.)
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arsradu said:
What if you remove the external sd card and try again? Can you enter Download Mode (long press Home + Volume Down key + Power button.)
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I have tryed all.
The phone is in download mode but nothing on thescreen. Because all hidden system partitions such as boot partition is wiped by Swapper2.
It looks like a computer with corrupted bios.
QPST may be helpfull to solve this issue. It can reprogram these partitions with required xml files.But I dont know where to get these files. QPST comes with some xmls but I dont know which one to use.It also ask for boot image and phone image.
Looking for help...

[Q] MTP to Mass Storage. (recovery)

Hi,
I format internal storage+SD, and I want to get my file back with some windows recovery program.
#The SD card : no problem, windows see it as mass usb storage. (recovery successful)
#Internal memory : windows see it as ''portable device'', SO NO SOFTWARE CAN SEE the memory = no recovery possible
( I tried easeUS, active, minitool, and 2 more).
I know samsung got an app to put MTP into usb mass storage, but how can I do it on this GPRO??
Thank you

overdose. said:
hi,
i format internal storage+sd, and i want to get my file back with some windows recovery program.
#the sd card : No problem, windows see it as mass usb storage. (recovery successful)
#internal memory : Windows see it as ''portable device'', so no software can see the memory = no recovery possible
( i tried easeus, active, minitool, and 2 more).
I know samsung got an app to put mtp into usb mass storage, but how can i do it on this gpro??
Thank you
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try twrp 2.8..1.0 i think it works .... I have never tried it