Hi! Through the system while I have stored my various files displays Failed mount /sd card: no such file/directory and below couldn't mount/sdcard. Why is this happening?
Thomas Kovatsis said:
Hi! Through the system while I have stored my various files displays Failed mount /sd card: no such file/directory and below couldn't mount/sdcard. Why is this happening?
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It's hard to tell - not enough info.
1) Is the card new/already used?
2) Where/how was it populated w/ files?
3) Was the card formatted?, which system files?
4) How many GB on the card?
So, I would start with checking if the sd is sitting well in the tray(phone off) if still nothing then look into "Properties" on Windows PC to see #3, make sure the listed GB number matches+/- the card volume. Open the card to check files and move them somewhere else. Format the card(it will wipe off the card) and place it back in the phone. Check "Storage" and format it again inside the phone, move back saved files from PC.
Good luck!
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I have Astro File Manager installed. I have not used it much but now have a question I can't find a answer to. I added some files to the SDCard when it was connected to my PC. I go to Astro and it looks like, at least on my Incredible that my sdcard is listed under mnt/emmc. I have installed the TitantiumBackup and it thinks my SDCard is mnt/sdcard but that looks like it is the internal memory when I connect the phone to the PC. I did a backup and instead of installing the backup to my sdcard it all went to the internal memory. What good is a backup there? I thought the purpose was to put the backup to the sdcard so you could easily have it on a external card.
If my sdcard should be mnt/sdcard how do I get the phone to use that for the removable sdcard? On the root of my internal file system I have a /sdcard folder which looks like it is the same as the /mnt/sdcard folder. The /mnt/sdcard/ and the mnt/emmc/ are different and the mnt/emmc/ folder has all my sdcard files and folders.
Am I missing something somewhere? Why is it so difficult to find the sdcard files and is there a way to fix my file system or TitantiumBackup to find the right system? I am at a loss on this one.
Titanium Backup shows -
External storage: /mnt/sdcard (ok)
Backup directory: /mnt/sdcard/TitantiumBackup
When phone is connected to the PC both of these are internal storage, not the SDCard. What, where should I see sdcard in Astro to really be the SDCard?
If it should be /mnt/sdcard how do I make the file system to use that and not use /mnt/emmc/ as the sdcard? I did a backup today and TitantiumBackup put all the files on the /mnt/sdcard/ area so now the backup is not on my sdcard. I could not find any place in TitantiumBackup to change where the backups go.
your post is extremely confusing.
just to clear some things up.
are you doing all this (checking on the pc and checking astro) at the same time? cause if you are you will see two different things. Unmount and switch to "charge only" if you want to see astro correctly on the phone.
/mnt/emmc is your internal memory
/mnt/sdcard is your sdcard
Always will be.
PhillyCheez said:
your post is extremely confusing.
just to clear some things up.
are you doing all this (checking on the pc and checking astro) at the same time? cause if you are you will see two different things. Unmount and switch to "charge only" if you want to see astro correctly on the phone.
/mnt/emmc is your internal memory
/mnt/sdcard is your sdcard
Always will be.
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No, not checking both at the same time. Below is using Astro:
Astro = /mnt/emmc - sdcard
Astro = mnt/sdcard - internal memory
Connected to PC:
I don't see mnt or sdcard or most of what I see using Astro on the internal drive.
On the SDCard I see what I see under /mnt/emmc/ using Astro.
HTC Support said to mount the SD card from the phone to PC, copy all data to the PC and then unmount from PC and format the SD card. I did that, and after the format I went to copy all back to the card but the card was just as before the format. I unmounted the phone from the PC and Astro showed I formated the /sdcard - my phone data area. The /mnt/emmc (where my Incredible thinks the SD card is) had all the information showing as before.
The /mnt/sdcard only had 3 files, .android_secure (empty directory) LOST.DIR (empty directory) and tmp - .astro folder - astro.db. The /mnt/emmc/ has all my SD Card files and directories.
I know this is not set up right, especially when the format could / did not find the sdcard. Anyone know how to fix this to get it the way it should be?
HTC Support to the rescue. Since the in the phone format did not work, or at least work on the SD Card they had me take the original 2GB card that came with the phone and put it in a card reader on my PC and d0 a format there (FAT32). After the format I copied the files back to that card and put it in my phone. All works as it should, in a file manager /sdcard or /mnt/sdcard showed what was on my SD Card. I then put my 8GB card in the card reader on my PC and did a FAT32 format on it and then copied the files back to it. I then swapped the cards and now I can see the 8GB SD card as either /sdcard or /mnt/sdcard as it should.
Now all I need to find out is what should really be in /mnt/emmc and see if I can get that back the way it should be. Anyone know what directories & files should be there?
Hey guys, about to purchase a 32GB SD card and was wondering what the process was. Do I connect both the phone and the SD card to my laptop and just pretty much drag the whole "Removable Disk" from my phone to the new SD card and just swap them? Or is there a more complicated process?
If ur old SD card is not partitioned then just make sure u can view hidden files and copy full contents straight over to the new card.
jdbiggles said:
If ur old SD card is not partitioned then just make sure u can view hidden files and copy full contents straight over to the new card.
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Can you explain that in a way that an idiot can understand it?
I will be replacing the stock 8GB SD card.
fmedina2 said:
Can you explain that in a way that an idiot can understand it?
I will be replacing the stock 8GB SD card.
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Greetings fmedina2,
That means that insure that what ever file manager your using (no one knows what OS your computer has), find the settings that allow you to decide what is shown within each directory - owner, permissions, date/time created, date/time modified, etc...
Just make sure that the "show hidden/system files" option is shown - extensions too, if it's available.
This will insure that you will not overlook any files, when you attempt to copy them over to your new sdcard.
HTH
--Chris
I recently bought a Desire Z and got an 8GB Micro SD Card (I believe Class 4) in the box.
I wish to upgrade to a 16GB card. Having over a 100 apps installed, I am a little skeptical about the whole transfer thing.
Can anyone provide me with a step by step method to transfer my data and apps to a new sd card without any loss.
I've done this several times -- its not that hard. All you have to do is mirror the old SD card to the new one.
I recommend using a card reader connected to the PC instead of connecting the phone directly in SD card mode.
1. shut off the phone and remove the old SDcard.
2. make sure your PC is set up to see hidden and system files -- Google this as its probably slightly different for different flavors of Windows.
3. create a folder to hold the files from the SD card, for example c:\sdcardbackup. Have this folder opened up on the Windows desktop
4. Insert the old SDcard into the card reader connected to the PC. Take a look at the files and make sure you can see some folder names preceeded by a dot -- for example: ".android_secure"
5. Now just control-a to select all the files and folders from the old SD card folder, and drag them to the backup folder c:\sdcardbackup
6. Remove the old SDcard and put it in a safe place -- you'll want to keep this as a backup for a while just in case.
7. Insert the new SDcard into the reader -- format it if it tells you that theres no format. Even if its already formatted you might want to consider formatting it anyway -- Google this is theres different options available. I format mine EXT3 32K
8. Now, in a reverse from before, just copy all the files from c:\sdcardbackup to the folder representing the new SDcard.
9. When done, remove the new SDcard and put it in the phone. Powerup and test. If you can run any apps that have been installed to the SDcard then you're good to go -- and you still have the old card and the backup c:\sdcardbackup just in case.
burtcom said:
I've done this several times -- its not that hard. All you have to do is mirror the old SD card to the new one.
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I can confirm that this does work!
i am using the fat32 apps to sd and just did a copy paste to pc then back to new card. worked a treat!
Hey guys not sure if I'm doing something wrong but I have about 4 gigs on my sd card and my phone wont show it in any file manager it says all the folders are empty. I formatted the card and transferred everything back on and its still doing the same thing. Even tried transferring it to the internal memory and it shows the folders but again they are empty when I know the files are there. Any suggestions?
siiooo said:
Hey guys not sure if I'm doing something wrong but I have about 4 gigs on my sd card and my phone wont show it in any file manager it says all the folders are empty. I formatted the card and transferred everything back on and its still doing the same thing. Even tried transferring it to the internal memory and it shows the folders but again they are empty when I know the files are there. Any suggestions?
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is it mounted? when you goto settings/storage is sd card mounted? can you mount to pc? when you mount to pc and open sd is your stuff in there? maybe the android.secure file was erased! if so then try taking a picture and saving to sd then see if you can find it trhu gallery
yes it is mounted and it lets me mount to the computer and transfer things. In storage it shows I have it half full but in a file manager it shows only 33 mb used. When I plug it into the computer all the files are there. I took a picture and saved it to the sd and it showed up in the gallery.
I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672393 , and where it says:
"Make sure file tmo_kk_extsd_fix.zip is in your Internal SD Card (Phone's Internal Memory < < < DO NOT UNZIP THIS FILE, SIMPLY COPY AND PASTE IT IN YOUR PHONE"
My questions are:
How do I get it to my internal SD Card - I'm assuming I have to flash it in Odin, since you can't just copy/paste thru the phone via the PC?
Do I have to format the card first?
I have twrp, do i need PHILZ recovery?
I am rooted and using Wicked 4.4.2
Pashovski said:
I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2672393 , and where it says:
"Make sure file tmo_kk_extsd_fix.zip is in your Internal SD Card (Phone's Internal Memory < < < DO NOT UNZIP THIS FILE, SIMPLY COPY AND PASTE IT IN YOUR PHONE"
My questions are:
How do I get it to my internal SD Card - I'm assuming I have to flash it in Odin, since you can't just copy/paste thru the phone via the PC?
Do I have to format the card first?
I have twrp, do i need PHILZ recovery?
I am rooted and using Wicked 4.4.2
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Why can't you copy and paste from the comp? I can. That or take your SD card out and use an adapter.
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FFTony said:
Why can't you copy and paste from the comp? I can. That or take your SD card out and use an adapter.
SM-N900T: Powered by X-Note V13/CivZ-SnapKat 2.1
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Oh okay. So you're saying there's nothing wrong with taking a micro sd reader and copying it that way? I thought I would have to format it first, but if not that's great
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FFTony said:
Why can't you copy and paste from the comp? I can.
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Okay I just powered off the phone and connected it to the PC and I definitely can not copy and paste files to it, let alone the SD card
> How do I get it to my internal SD Card
If you are on the device downloading then it will go to '/storage/emulated/0/Download'. '0' is the internal SD card. Just copy it up one directory so it will be at the top level of the SD card.
If it is on your PC you can put it there through MTP -- the Windows directory 'N900T/Phone' -- or through ADB. ADB requires that it is enabled on the device in 'Settings-->Developer Options' (search 'enable developer options'). Then on the PC in a command prompt window:
adb push "whatever the file is" /storage/emulated/0
Then you boot into TWRP, hit the button 'Install', explore to the file you put on the SD card. After seeing the nice explorer in TWRP you'll know that you could have saved the zip just about anywhere, like the Download directory.
Frank
Frank Westlake said:
If you are on the device downloading then it will go to '/storage/emulated/0/Download'. '0' is the internal SD card. Just copy it up one directory so it will be at the top level of the SD card.
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Then you boot into TWRP, hit the button 'Install', explore to the file you put on the SD card. After seeing the nice explorer in TWRP you'll know that you could have saved the zip just about anywhere, like the Download directory.
Frank
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Thanks!
Sorry if Im being super thick, but when you say "internal SD card" do you mean the internal storage, and not the Micro SD card? Because if I put the Micro SD card in the GN3 it says "blank SD card". After downloading the file and going to TWRP my options of select storage are:
Internal Storage (19580MB)
Micro SDcard (0MB)
USB Storage (0MB)
I can only select internal storage. So should I just install it from internal storage?
Pashovski said:
... when you say "internal SD card" do you mean the internal storage, and not the Micro SD card?
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Yes.
Internal Storage (19580MB)
AKA: SDCARD, internal sdcard, '/sdcard', fixed sdcard, non-removable sdcard , external sdcard .
Micro SDcard (0MB)
AKA: Removable sdcard, external sdcard.
Note that both have 'external sdcard'. Originally 'sdcard' was for the phone (not on your list) and they added a fixed 'external sdcard' for shared storage and the 'sdcard' was known as an internal sdcard. Then when they added a removable sdcard the term 'external sdcard' began to cause confusion. People thought of the removable sdcard as an external sdcard, so the external sdcard was thought to be the internal sdcard.
The ability exists for there to be multiple removable sdcards so be prepared for more confusion.
I can only select internal storage. So should I just install it from internal storage?
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Yes.
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Frank
Frank Westlake said:
Yes.
Internal Storage (19580MB)
AKA: SDCARD, internal sdcard, '/sdcard', fixed sdcard, non-removable sdcard , external sdcard .
Micro SDcard (0MB)
AKA: Removable sdcard, external sdcard.
Note that both have 'external sdcard'. Originally 'sdcard' was for the phone (not on your list) and they added a fixed 'external sdcard' for shared storage. Then when they added the a removable sdcard the term 'external sdcard' began to cause confusion.
Yes.
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Frank
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Thanks.
I did it then rebooted. Now I get an endless loop of Blank Card/Mount/Format/Erasing , and then it goes right back to blank/unmounted. Brand New Card too.
Pashovski said:
I did it then rebooted. Now I get an endless loop of Blank Card/Mount/Format/Erasing , and then it goes right back to blank/unmounted. Brand New Card too.
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At this point you should go back to where you got the fix and report the problem. I don't have Android 4.4++ so I can't help.
Frank