I rooted my S3 without problems. Then I went to install Wicked ROM but I couldn't access the sd card to install it, it kept failing to mount the card. I installed the ROM from the internal memory fine, but I still can't access the SD card. Every time I choose mount in settings it tries to mount but ultimately fails. How do I fix this?
Ok I didn't realize it was formatted as exFAT which isn't supported. Is there an alternative to Team Epic's CWM that does support it?
DGenerateKane said:
I rooted my S3 without problems. Then I went to install Wicked ROM but I couldn't access the sd card to install it, it kept failing to mount the card. I installed the ROM from the internal memory fine, but I still can't access the SD card. Every time I choose mount in settings it tries to mount but ultimately fails. How do I fix this?
Ok I didn't realize it was formatted as exFAT which isn't supported. Is there an alternative to Team Epic's CWM that does support it?
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Get GooManager open it up and hit the menu button and choose install custom recovery. It will install TWRP recovery. TWRP stands for TeamWin Recovery Project...I think lol
Thanks, I'll check it out.
I rooted my galaxy s3 running 4.1.2 with CWM V5.5.0.4 + TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5
I keep getting an error in recovery mode
E: can't mount /sd card/
or
Error mounting / sdcard!
im a noob and don't know what to do, please help.
TwoWheelNinja said:
I rooted my galaxy s3 running 4.1.2 with CWM V5.5.0.4 + TeamEpic-Root-from-Recovery-v5
I keep getting an error in recovery mode
E: can't mount /sd card/
or
Error mounting / sdcard!
im a noob and don't know what to do, please help.
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Is your SD Card a 64 Gig one? I know that older versions of CWM (and older versions of TWRP) have issues with reading exFAT cards (which a 64Gig card will be by default).
If this is the problem, you have three options: upgrade your CWM to the newest version (see this thread), switch to the latest TWRP recovery (see this thread), or format your card in FAT32 (have to do it in a computer with a special formatting program (Sorry, I can't find the thread with the application)
topherk said:
Is your SD Card a 64 Gig one? I know that older versions of CWM (and older versions of TWRP) have issues with reading exFAT cards (which a 64Gig card will be by default).
If this is the problem, you have three options: upgrade your CWM to the newest version (see this thread), switch to the latest TWRP recovery (see this thread), or format your card in FAT32 (have to do it in a computer with a special formatting program (Sorry, I can't find the thread with the application)
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Yes it is a 64 Gig, is there any where I can find a detailed guide of how to update CWM and TWRP?
TwoWheelNinja said:
Yes it is a 64 Gig, is there any where I can find a detailed guide of how to update CWM and TWRP?
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If you go to the thread that I linked (here it is), there are flashable zips. Just copy them to your internal storage and flash them in CWM.
Or you can go with the play-store options.
Updating CWM: The ROM Manager app will install the latest CWM. Here is the play store link for it.
Installing TWRP (instead of CWM): The Goo Manager App will install the latest TWRP recovery. Here is the play store link for it. In the app, if you hit the menu button, you can "install open recovery script," which will download and install the latest TWRP. One note: if you have any backups made with CWM, you WILL NOT be able to restore them in TWRP. TWRP and CWM use different methods for creating nandroid backups and they are not interchangeable. So weigh this information if you want to switch to TWRP.
Easy as pie!
Hi,
I want to install surdu petru's TWRP to install CM10.1
but my cwm wont open my external_sd and also not internal storage.
It gives: unable to mount external_sd
I cant install anything.
Please help!
(P.s. I tried reflashing many times!)
AbsorbAndroid said:
Hi,
I want to install surdu petru's TWRP to install CM10.1
but my cwm wont open my external_sd and also not internal storage.
It gives: unable to mount external_sd
I cant install anything.
Please help!
(P.s. I tried reflashing many times!)
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Have you tried taking out the SD Card and put it back in?
Well guys for some days now my HOX has been randomly rebooting so on my way from school to home i was angry because i couldent listen to music on my phone so i tryed using factory reset and u was using Viper ROM, so after that failed i tryed to install the rom again but it cept failing in the midst of the setup so i wiped everything including the sistem and now i cant acces internal storage using CWM mount,and i have tryed every recovery available like Philz touch and TWRP so i sideloaded using ADB the CM11 ROM so that i dont have a dead phone so can someone please help or do i have to send it to the official repair service as i am concerned about my warranty since i am rooted and at this point dont know how to return to stock :crying:
when i open the internal storage there is one folder called "lost+found" and this is what it says when i try to acces that folder
Could not enter folder /media/70fa0ad9-68d8-4e57-9cd9-4d3c641ded53/lost+found.
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teonagode said:
Well guys for some days now my HOX has been randomly rebooting so on my way from school to home i was angry because i couldent listen to music on my phone so i tryed using factory reset and u was using Viper ROM, so after that failed i tryed to install the rom again but it cept failing in the midst of the setup so i wiped everything including the sistem and now i cant acces internal storage using CWM mount,and i have tryed every recovery available like Philz touch and TWRP so i sideloaded using ADB the CM11 ROM so that i dont have a dead phone so can someone please help or do i have to send it to the official repair service as i am concerned about my warranty since i am rooted and at this point dont know how to return to stock :crying:
when i open the internal storage there is one folder called "lost+found" and this is what it says when i try to acces that folder
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Flash Philz recovery 5.15.9 and you will be able to mount sd card. flash boot.img on viper and install again viper rom.
And something else for CM11 you need different recovery latest Philz or in CM11 thread latest CWM6.04.07 or something like that
Thant said:
Flash Philz recovery 5.15.9 and you will be able to mount sd card. flash boot.img on viper and install again viper rom.
And something else for CM11 you need different recovery latest Philz or in CM11 thread latest CWM6.04.07 or something like that
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Yes but i have already the latest CMW recovery for CM11,so you are saying that if i flash Philz 5.15.9 that the internal storage will be working again ?
edit:and even the file menager in CM11 dosent read the internal storage
teonagode said:
Yes but i have already the latest CMW recovery for CM11,so you are saying that if i flash Philz 5.15.9 that the internal storage will be working again ?
edit:and even the file menager in CM11 dosent read the internal storage
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Under internal storage you mean SD Card if you have working rom and you can't see SD Card I am sure there have hardware problem with your SD Card but try install Philz 5.15.9 recovery and try mount SD Card in recovery and report what hapend
Hey man thanks for all the guiding but i have solved the problem,looks like that i have formated the partition that was not "vfat" but ext4 and now i have reformated it and it is working again lol :fingers-crossed:
teonagode said:
Hey man thanks for all the guiding but i have solved the problem,looks like that i have formated the partition that was not "vfat" but ext4 and now i have reformated it and it is working again lol :fingers-crossed:
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Good :good:
Right now there is no ROM installed on my phone because I just wiped my phone, but when I went to install a new ROM, it doesn't seem to recognize my external SD card. I tried 2 SD cards and neither of them work, but they work on my other phone. How can I fix this issue? I went to mount and it says "E: Unable to mount '/external_sd'.
Update twrp if available, if not try to reflash it and if it still doesn't work then try cwm
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
Thanks for the reply. Which method of installation would be the best? Odin? I only have access to recovery as far as I know.
Yes Odin
Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk
The latest TWRP doesn't seem to recognize my SD card either. Also both of them are saying that my device is not rooted and it asks if I want to fix root. I'm trying CWM now but it isn't finding anything either.
Edit: CWM says my device isn't rooted as well.
Edit 2: Flashed http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291679687 with Odin and when the phone boots up, it's stuck on the Samsung logo. Any thoughts?
Factory reset. Incompatible data probably causing boot hang.
This will wipe apps and data.
Thanks for the help everyone. I flashed back to stock and re-rooted. However it still won't read anything from the external SD. Does this mean the SD reader is broken?
Can you plug it into the computer? Does it see it there? If so what is the file system type? Can you format it?
DocHoliday77 said:
Can you plug it into the computer? Does it see it there? If so what is the file system type? Can you format it?
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Yep, the computer only sees the phone's harddrive, not the SD card. On my other phone, the SD card is working fine.
No, I mean plug the card into the computer. Not the phone. But if another device uses it ok, then you msy just need to reformat using the computer.
DocHoliday77 said:
No, I mean plug the card into the computer. Not the phone. But if another device uses it ok, then you msy just need to reformat using the computer.
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Reformat the card? I will try that. But I have two SD cards and neither work on my S3, and both work on my S4.
That tells me the cards are ok and something is probably wrong with the device then. If you format one card to fat32 and it still can't read it, its probably hardware.
@bjornturoque Here was my problem. Exactly like yours. I am BL unlocked, Rooted, TWRP 2.8.7. I am having a problem with the ext sd card not being read in TWRP. I have had ver 2.8.5 / 2.8.7 / 3.0.2 of TWRP and none of them will read the card. I have tried formatting the card with my Note4, GS 5, Tab S, and my PC using SD Card Formatter. Still getting the same result.
Here is what I did to fix it.
Install Xposed, Download Wanam Xposed, activate the module, open and go to security hacks and check the box for SDcard RW permission, then reboot.
I just did this to mine and it fixed my problem. Hope it works for ya.
Format SD-card via Windows (FAT32/Default Allocation).
stajam said:
...Here is what I did to fix it.
Install Xposed, Download Wanam Xposed, activate the module, open and go to security hacks and check the box for SDcard RW permission, then reboot.
I just did this to mine and it fixed my problem. Hope it works for ya.
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No, doesn't work
I have a 128 GB SD with exFAT, it worked without problems in TWRP 3.0.2 recovery under CM12.1
Now I am on CM13 and beside the bluddy permission google-bug it works in the system but not anymore in TWRP 3.0.2 recovery.
I tried to fix the permissions to write to external sd (this 128 GB sd) by adding stuff to the /data/system/packages.xml file, see this post.
But I didn't change the wrong thing I am pretty sure and doubt that this is related, as TWRP comes without using this file, I guess.
I flashed 3.0.2 again with Odin, no change.
Fact is, that I installed CM13 with another SD-card, a 64 GB FAT32, not this one. Maybe it never worked under CM13. But anyway, what has TWRP to do with CM13 and its permissions? TWRP is previous to any CM system, which is not running at TWRP times.
What could that be?
I flashed now CWRM v6.0.4.7 (ClockworkMod Recovery) but the problem persists:
E: Can't mount /storage/sdcard1
Error mounting /storage/sdcard1
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What is it? The sdcard is working flawlessly in the running system and another FAT32 sdcard works in TWRP. What do I miss here?
Is it that TWRP and CWM doesn't know exFAT?
I think to be quite sure that this was working, I have exFAT since a while now.
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