[Q] Format the phone to detect Memory Card - Focus General

Hi xda devs.
happy to join the forum
I just got my new Samsung Focus through eBay itis unlocked and work on any carrier very well.
I also got a PNY 32GB microSD card and it has a sticker in front that says itis now compatible with Windows Phone 7
I have two questions:
First, I need to make sure is this microSD card is REALLY WP7 compatible ?
Second, as the guide said, I need to format the phone to make the microSD card work normally, IF I FORMAT THE PHONE, IS IT WILL BE SIM LOCKED AGAIN OR NOT ?? and Does this FORMAT process is different than Reset your phone in the about page ??
Appreciating any help
Thanks

it wil not relock your phone

AboOmar said:
Hi xda devs.
happy to join the forum
I just got my new Samsung Focus through eBay itis unlocked and work on any carrier very well.
I also got a PNY 32GB microSD card and it has a sticker in front that says itis now compatible with Windows Phone 7
I have two questions:
First, I need to make sure is this microSD card is REALLY WP7 compatible ?
Second, as the guide said, I need to format the phone to make the microSD card work normally, IF I FORMAT THE PHONE, IS IT WILL BE SIM LOCKED AGAIN OR NOT ?? and Does this FORMAT process is different than Reset your phone in the about page ??
Appreciating any help
Thanks
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Afaik PNY 32GB is class 2 and that is working reliably.
Formatting the phone doesn't affect SIM lock. As I said in another thread:
Updating (re/formatting, flashing etc) the ROM does NOT change the SIM lock.
Locks are in NVRAM - you do not overwrite this section by flashing firmware or formatting. If the device is unlocked, flashing the ROM will keep the phone unlocked.

EnderPsp said:
Afaik PNY 32GB is class 2 and that is working reliably.
Formatting the phone doesn't affect SIM lock. As I said in another thread:
Updating (re/formatting, flashing etc) the ROM does NOT change the SIM lock.
Locks are in NVRAM - you do not overwrite this section by flashing firmware or formatting. If the device is unlocked, flashing the ROM will keep the phone unlocked.
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EnderPsp Thank you alot for your explanation and FYI the PNY microSD is class 4

AboOmar said:
EnderPsp Thank you alot for your explanation and FYI the PNY microSD is class 4
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You're welcome.
You might want to read here, the last 2 posts, someone has a similar card. The whole thread might interest you, actually, as it's about working SD cards for Focus.

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[Q] SD Card Encrypted in Mango update process, now won't boot

On my HTC HD2 (T-Mobile LEO) I have been working with several releases of WM7 trying to get to Mango. I was able to get HSPL to 2.08 and the radio to 2.15. I loaded build 7592 and got it fully configured. Everything was great (except if the battery died everything erased and I was forced to reload..never figured what I was missing on that one) but the real problem came when I tried to run the 7720 update. My SanDisk Class 2 16GB card was encrypted in the process and when the phone booted back up after running the RCTtoRTM I got an error that the card had "been changed or wasn't compliant" and the card was useless at that point. I cannot reflash the phone back to a non-encrypted WM7 version because the card is now not usable and I cannot find a tool to de-crypt or format the card over. So now I have a phone that cannot be flashed to Mango, and a 16GB plus a 32GB card that are both Encrypted and unusable. Where do I go from here? I even tried to just reverse everything and get back to stock ROM but witht he Hard SPL I cannot do that (not easily from what I understand).
Help!
If I am posting in the wrong place please don't shoot me, this is my first ever post.
you must upgrade without card if card not compatible (not recognize after mango upgrade)
make hard reset (settings - about - reset)
dont boot to WP7
take out card
turn on phone and upgrade to 7392
again do hard reset (settings - about - reset)
insert card and now upgrade to 7720
this is old trick, dont know who posted first but i salute to him
also you have posts how to unlock card
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250869
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242071
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1280293
davetech said:
If I am posting in the wrong place please don't shoot me, this is my first ever post.
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welcome!
you did not mention magldr. Cant believe it would work without it. Is it installed?
Gave up trying both methods
Thought i go back but When i try to install xbmod NODO rom on the same sd card that i used to install v2 .. The phone keeps rebooting
Do i need a new sd card before nodo will work? As i got no other ways of recovering
Thanks for your advice
Moschino02 said:
Gave up trying both methods
Thought i go back but When i try to install xbmod NODO rom on the same sd card that i used to install v2 .. The phone keeps rebooting
Do i need a new sd card before nodo will work? As i got no other ways of recovering
Thanks for your advice
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Perlian found a way using Killdisc in linux.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242071
Sorry it didn't work for you. Must have been sd after all.
Robbie P said:
Perlian found a way using Killdisc in linux.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242071
Sorry it didn't work for you. Must have been sd after all.
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no worries friend thanks for your help
will i need to insert a new sd card before flashing another wp7 rom eg xbmob nodo?
anyway i can try xbmobs sd unlock tool to recover?
Moschino02 said:
no worries mate thanks for your help
will i need to insert a new sd card to flash another wp7 rom eg xbmob nodo?
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If it worked before with NODO, I see no reason after fomatting that it shouldn't work again
i cannot reformat the ones that got runied but if i got a new sd card work right? as the one i had keep rebooting with it installed
another thing the v2 rom is it supposed to be a working rom right? because everytme i installed, it kept freezing when the sd card were still working fine..
xbmod unlock tool states not to reboot BT the cabsender automatically restarts the phone??
Moschino02 said:
i meant inorder to flash nodo all i need is a new sd card right? as the one i had keep rebooting with it installed
another thing the v2 rom is it supposed to be a working rom because everytme i installed, it kept freezing when the sd card were fresh?
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Definitely seems that a new SD card may solve your problems, especially if you had problems with XBmod's NODO rom as well. But beware, as even "confirmed-working" cards may not work with WP7. I would think hard before splashing out £££ on a 32Gb class4 for a 2 year old phone, which may or may not work
Robbie P said:
Definitely seems that a new SD card may solve your problems, especially if you had problems with XBmod's NODO rom as well. But beware, as even "confirmed-working" cards may not work with WP7. I would think hard before splashing out £££ on a 32Gb class4 for a 2 year old phone, which may or may not work
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this 32gb working 100%
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17935456&postcount=269
you did not mention magldr. Cant believe it would work without it. Is it installed?
Ah yes, forgot to mention that....I am running aMAGLDR v1.13.
So I had the two cards that are locked, my 16GB SanDisk class 2 and a brand new PNY Class 4 32GB. In my efforts to get to Build 7720 I went ahead and just returned the 32GB PNY back to the retail store I bought it at and gave them a little white lie about the reason why the card isn't working..... so they gave me a new card and now I am trying to get the process going again. Build 7592 doesn't want to see any updates to get me to the 7392 build which is where I need to be to get the Mango process started. I looked for a manual way to load 7392 but all I could find was instructions on how to use Zune to do it. And that is getting me no where! I am still working on creating the Linux boot CD to get my 16GB card back though.
I inserted a freshly formated SD card into my hd2 enter magdlr enable& cleared enter USB flasher installed v2 native rom left it on welcome page then installed 7004-7392 via cab sender .phone started set up date and time.sent deviceprovisioning.cab succes open Zune update available to 7403 success checking for updates 7720 available keep getting errors ..thats where I'm at..no hard resets or tricks applied it was that simple took About 40min..
PNY 32GB Class 4 SD card, SanDisk 8GB Class 2 SD Card, SanDisk 16GB Class 2 SD Card. All three are toast now. The KillDisk solution doesn't work for me. Every one of these that gets encrypted and then says it won't work when the phone boots I then run through the KillDisk process and it says its got 3.74GB of space to format and thats it. I cannot get any of them to work, they all break on the first reboot after the 7720 update. Today I spent 12 hours solid working on this. I am pretty much about to give up. Its 2:00am and I am beat. Thanks to all who tried to provide help, but most of the info I got was only 1/2 info.....broken English or missing key points on how to get a particular build loaded first so the rest of the process can complete.
Sorry for the "down" attitude......I am really bummed. Going to go crash now.
I am in the same boat as where I started, can't get back to Stock ROM, I keep getting errors that the SD card is not recognized. Only now I don't have an SD left to boot with....they are all jacked up. Guess that means a quiet weekend!!! LOL..sigh.
davetech said:
PNY 32GB Class 4 SD card, SanDisk 8GB Class 2 SD Card, SanDisk 16GB Class 2 SD Card. All three are toast now. The KillDisk solution doesn't work for me. Every one of these that gets encrypted and then says it won't work when the phone boots I then run through the KillDisk process and it says its got 3.74GB of space to format and thats it. I cannot get any of them to work, they all break on the first reboot after the 7720 update. Today I spent 12 hours solid working on this. I am pretty much about to give up. Its 2:00am and I am beat. Thanks to all who tried to provide help, but most of the info I got was only 1/2 info.....broken English or missing key points on how to get a particular build loaded first so the rest of the process can complete.
Sorry for the "down" attitude......I am really bummed. Going to go crash now.
I am in the same boat as where I started, can't get back to Stock ROM, I keep getting errors that the SD card is not recognized. Only now I don't have an SD left to boot with....they are all jacked up. Guess that means a quiet weekend!!! LOL..sigh.
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go ask any of your friends if they have Nokia phone, and use theirs to format. tested&working 100%. Nokias are even smart enough to display warning about SD being locked with pin, and only way to unlock is format (because code is generated randomly and preserved only in WP7 data storage)
i retrieved my Kingston SDHC 8gb class 4 that way-and yes it doesn't work well with wp7
now i'm asking you guys, if there is any SD card with 100% success rate on wp7... i'm looking for something cheap (4-8gb, being a college student), and i know about sandisk being most compatible, but some say it did not work for them
stirkac said:
go ask any of your friends if they have Nokia phone, and use theirs to format. tested&working 100%. Nokias are even smart enough to display warning about SD being locked with pin, and only way to unlock is format (because code is generated randomly and preserved only in WP7 data storage)
i retrieved my Kingston SDHC 8gb class 4 that way-and yes it doesn't work well with wp7
now i'm asking you guys, if there is any SD card with 100% success rate on wp7... i'm looking for something cheap (4-8gb, being a college student), and i know about sandisk being most compatible, but some say it did not work for them
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sandisk 4 GB class 4 dont work in mango(nodo ok)
mvinceti said:
sandisk 4 GB class 4 dont work in mango(nodo ok)
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that's exactly my point.
who got mango running and on which sd?
if SD card not working in mango, read my post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17952270&postcount=2
also if you want enormous memory with 32 GB sd card, i recommended this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17935456&postcount=269

[Q] (Q) XBmod DEV_STORAGELOCK Procedure

Hi everyone my first post and probably a stupid one at that... anyway I have three SD cards all locked after failed upgrades and would like to unlock and reformat them on my HD2 now with a successful upgrade to Mango 7.5. Could someone tell me the procedure for doing so, because the storage unlock won't work when the current Micro SD card is removed from the phone before or after booting Mango.
I know one of the locked cards is compatible but is locked due to an outage during one of my previous upgrade attempts, its 16 gig and I would like to replace the current 2g for larger storage. If the 16gig card was unlocked would this even be possible without having to reflash everything?
thanks for your help...
The encryption is unique to each device, that means you can't take a SD card and format it in another WP7.
I don't know if the seed is generated randomly or based on read only values (IMEI?) but my best guess would be that you will have to use one of the methods described in this thread.
plant100 said:
Hi everyone my first post and probably a stupid one at that... anyway I have three SD cards all locked after failed upgrades and would like to unlock and reformat them on my HD2 now with a successful upgrade to Mango 7.5. Could someone tell me the procedure for doing so, because the storage unlock won't work when the current Micro SD card is removed from the phone before or after booting Mango.
I know one of the locked cards is compatible but is locked due to an outage during one of my previous upgrade attempts, its 16 gig and I would like to replace the current 2g for larger storage. If the 16gig card was unlocked would this even be possible without having to reflash everything?
thanks for your help...
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starting with the 2Gb one that is in the phone.
1.Send extrapartition 1Gb cab.
2.do hard reset (1234)and check in settings/about if partition is applied
3. unlock the storage using storagelock tool and remove card, check you can read card in pc.
4 put in second card. do1234 hard reset
5 do step 3 again
6 put in your biggest bestest card and do 1234 hardreset.
7 send extrapartition remove cab and 1234 hard reset
then you can send a bigger extrapartition, I have 7Gb on my 16Gb SD
8 You can then in pc use gparted in linux or Easeus partition master in windows to resize and format your spare sd cards
Thanks for that, i was sure that because all three cards were created and failed within the same phone then at least one would unlock, is there not a method to take out the present sd card swap with the locked one, run the storage unlock reboot then reformat but not necessary in the order as i have tried that and it hasn't worked, i don't have access to any other phones and really need the increased storage and a card to run some android SD builds. In respect of the last question if i was to get a compatible 32gig card could i just swap it out with the 2gig or copy the 2 gig partition and put in on the 32gig without having to go back to 6.5 and do the update all over again... i don't know... i am a bit lost with all this and its a steep learning curve..
Thanks Robbie, just what i was looking for will give it a try and let you know how i get on.. you answered my question in the middle of me typing it.. strange!!!!
Robbie P said:
starting with the 2Gb one that is in the phone.
1.Send extrapartition 1Gb cab.
2.do hard reset (1234)and check in settings/about if partition is applied
3. unlock the storage using storagelock tool and remove card, check you can read card in pc.
4 put in second card. do1234 hard reset
5 do step 3 again
6 put in your biggest bestest card and do 1234 hardreset.
7 send extrapartition remove cab and 1234 hard reset
then you can send a bigger extrapartition, I have 7Gb on my 16Gb SD
8 You can then in pc use gparted in linux or Easeus partition master in windows to resize and format your spare sd cards
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Just a quick update to say that those instructions worked a treat, I how have more storage a few extra cards to try out some SD builds before I take the plunge for the dual boot. I think where I was getting confused was the difference between the (1234) hard rest and the hold vol - & + buttons while turning on the phone on reset. Robbie once again many thanks bro…
Wow I didn't think it was possible to save your sd cards after they been ruined through failed attempts...
I thought the unlock tool was only useful for the sd card that successfully upgrade to mango
Moschino02 said:
Wow I didn't think it was possible to save your sd cards after they been ruined through failed attempts...
I thought the unlock tool was only useful for the sd card that successfully upgrade to mango
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Yeah me also, that’s why I have been pulling my hair over this for the last couple of weeks, but it does work…. it’s just fining the right procedure and because all the cards were created on the same phone (EU Leo unlocked TM) I think that makes a difference. The other two cards I now know are incompatible so they have become my storage for android SD builds... I don’t think people are aware of this, maybe it should be a sticky or something… with credit to Robbie
Robbie P said:
3. unlock the storage using storagelock tool and remove card, check you can read card in pc.
4 put in second card. do1234 hard reset
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hey plant man, can you just clarify something ..
do we send dev_unlock.cab after step2?
storagelock tool?? where will we find this on the phone?
step 4 - when you insert another corrupt card into phone would phone load up ?
i wonder what are the reasons behind step 1 - does this vary depending on what type of sd card memory you have?
luckily i borrowed a sony vivaz but needs to go back and i havnt got mango yet..i imagine this trick would work on all versions ie 7403?
off the topic..cab sender option 'B' anyone know if this would restore to orginial state ie 7004 if cab sending failed? to prevent from reflashing 7004 all the ***ing time
sorry for the questions...i cant do anything without understanding things first
Moschino02 said:
hey plant man, can you just clarify something ..
do we send dev_unlock.cab after step2? you don't need to do chevron type unlock for this. you are getting confused with your locks see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1265321 for explanations
storagelock tool?? where will we find this on the phone? next to where you found extrapartion, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250869 post 1
step 4 - when you insert another corrupt card into phone would phone load up ?
It will if SD is encrypted but compatible
i wonder what are the reasons behind step 1 - does this vary depending on what type of sd card memory you have?
because minimum size=minimum download and install time also Plant100 had a 2Gb card to start
luckily i borrowed a sony vivaz but needs to go back and i havnt got mango yet..i imagine this trick would work on all versions ie 7403?
off the topic..cab sender option 'B' anyone know if this would restore to orginial state ie 7004 if cab sending failed? to prevent from reflashing 7004 all the ***ing time
yes but do it before you send the partition as any change of partition size will render backup unrestorable. After you have set up your good sd and everything is fine, do a backup then
sorry for the questions...i cant do anything without understanding things first
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No worries
hey plant man, can you just clarify something ..
do we send dev_unlock.cab after step2? no just send once
storagelock tool?? where will we find this on the phone? you need to send it as a cab file with the cab sender tool can be found on the main thread
step 4 - when you insert another corrupt card into phone would phone load up ? yes for some reason when you do a hard rest
i wonder what are the reasons behind step 1 - does this vary depending on what type of sd card memory you have? i have no idea maybe robbie might be able to advise
luckily i borrowed a sony vivaz but needs to go back and i havnt got mango yet..i imagine this trick would work on all versions ie 7403? again not sure
off the topic..cab sender option 'B' anyone know if this would restore to orginial state ie 7004 if cab sending failed? to prevent from reflashing 7004 all the ***ing time dido
sorry for the questions...i cant do anything without understanding things first
Hi,
is there a chance for a xap version of DEV_STORAGELOCK ?
Regards

[Q] Locked SD Card (another question! i did read :) )

Hey Guys,
I did something remarkably stupid I think.
* SanDisk 8GB Class 4 SDcard
1. Installed WP7 Mango
2. Got an error message about the SDcard and couldn't use that anymore
3. Hard resetted the phone with my 4GB class 2 Sandisk card and started using that one.
Now... when I place the 8GB in the phone, it doesn't boot. It's just stuck on the HTC screen and doesn't go from there, so I can't unlock this one. (No Nokia's laying around, and the cab files don't really work, as I cannot boot with the 8GB card).
If I would start from scratch (stock...). Would I be able to 'revive' the 8GB card, by formatting it when installing WP7? (It creates the partitions and stuff in MAGLDR).
If not, I have no idea how to revive this card anymore
Please advise
Never mind, this doesn't work either. Good bye 8GB Sdcard...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286511
Havie you tried this method? Dont get rid.of it im sure you will.come across a nokia device
All You Have To Do Is Reflash With SD Card In It.
iKilla said:
All You Have To Do Is Reflash With SD Card In It.
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Are you positively sure about that? Because that didn't work at all.
Moschino02 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286511
Havie you tried this method? Dont get rid.of it im sure you will.come across a nokia device
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Yep, tried that too. I spent the entire day yesterday trying to fix it, but I just can't get this to work. The SDcard is not being recognized anywhere.
When starting with Mango is says the card is not functional, and the only options I have is "emergency call" or "close" >> meaning the OS will be shutdown.
EDIT:
For some reason, the complete re-flash worked!
It took 41 minutes(!) for the OS to boot! But now it all seems to be in order
Is there a way to put this to "solved?"
Edit2:
my SanDisk 8GB SDCard clearly does not want to be used with MANGO. Switching back to 4GB. No other way
KrewsialNL said:
Yep, tried that too. I spent the entire day yesterday trying to fix it, but I just can't get this to work. The SDcard is not being recognized anywhere.
When starting with Mango is says the card is not functional, and the only options I have is "emergency call" or "close" >> meaning the OS will be shutdown.
EDIT:
For some reason, the complete re-flash worked!
It took 41 minutes(!) for the OS to boot! But now it all seems to be in order
Is there a way to put this to "solved?"
Edit2:
my SanDisk 8GB SDCard clearly does not want to be used with MANGO. Switching back to 4GB. No other way
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Ye edit your first post and go into advance so edit the title
Please can you explain the procedure you undertook to resolve Your issue?
What did you reflash with corrupt sd card? Did you use storageunlock.cab?
Glad you got there in the end
Nope, I just started from scratch. Flash stock - Task29 - magldr - wp7, all with the sdcard inserted.
For me eventually it didnt work out as the card got locked again..
Sent from my HD2 using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

SD card isn't recognized.

After attempting to follow the confusing steps in the xbmod-yuki rom my phone froze mid-update and my sd card spazzed out and now my phone says there is no sd in the slot when its in there....I can't connect to computer either.
SD Formatter can't even detect it.
nvm figured it out my self, plus i posted in the wrong section.
Sd Card Woes
pteradactyle said:
nvm figured it out my self, plus i posted in the wrong section.
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Would you mind sharing what you did to fix your SD? I'm having an issue related to Mango, don't know if it's the same as yours, but I'm trying to explore all avenues.
simpleton681 said:
Would you mind sharing what you did to fix your SD? I'm having an issue related to Mango, don't know if it's the same as yours, but I'm trying to explore all avenues.
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Care to explain what the issue is exactly with your SDcard, to keep the topic as clean and efficient as possible?
I have same problem
I have same problem.
pteradactyle said:
After attempting to follow the confusing steps in the xbmod-yuki rom my phone froze mid-update and my sd card spazzed out and now my phone says there is no sd in the slot when its in there....I can't connect to computer either.
SD Formatter can't even detect it.
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KrewsialNL said:
Care to explain what the issue is exactly with your SDcard, to keep the topic as clean and efficient as possible?
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Sorry, yes. I installed WP7 Mango (XBmod-Yuki rom V2), SD card was formatted and locked. I removed WP7 without knowing this would happen, and now I can't get the card to be recognized in Windows, Linux, OSX, or any of my other devices that support MicroSD. Been searching for a fix, but it looks like I'll need to find a Symbian device to format the card.
After I posted before, I was able to reinstall the original WP7 rom and the card was recognized after a hard reset, but I'm not having any luck getting the unlock cab to work. Actually, now, after trying to send the cab to my device, restarting with the card in the phone or doing a hard reset results in the phone just not loading the OS.
Sorry for being long winded, but I'm just about out of ideas. Thanks for any help
simpleton681 said:
Sorry, yes. I installed WP7 Mango (XBmod-Yuki rom V2), SD card was formatted and locked. I removed WP7 without knowing this would happen, and now I can't get the card to be recognized in Windows, Linux, OSX, or any of my other devices that support MicroSD. Been searching for a fix, but it looks like I'll need to find a Symbian device to format the card.
After I posted before, I was able to reinstall the original WP7 rom and the card was recognized after a hard reset, but I'm not having any luck getting the unlock cab to work. Actually, now, after trying to send the cab to my device, restarting with the card in the phone or doing a hard reset results in the phone just not loading the OS.
Sorry for being long winded, but I'm just about out of ideas. Thanks for any help
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The way I fixed that is an aweful thing to do, but it worked.
1. Flash to stock Windows Mobile 6.5 (with locked SDcard in there)
2. Task29
3. Install MAGLDR
4. FLASH WP7 (still, with that same SDcard in there)
After it's flashed, do not update, but take the card out and stick it in a card reader (hell, even the magldr >> usb storage function works).
Windows will detect 200 MB on that card. Format it with SDformatter and it will be good again.
Note: That specific card is not compatible with WP7 MANGO, so don't try to use that ever again ;-)
It took me a week to figure this out, but i successfully managed to revive my 8GB Sandisk Class 4 card, which I now will use in my camera instead of the HD2
Hope this helps!
AWESOME!
KrewsialNL said:
The way I fixed that is an aweful thing to do, but it worked.
1. Flash to stock Windows Mobile 6.5 (with locked SDcard in there)
2. Task29
3. Install MAGLDR
4. FLASH WP7 (still, with that same SDcard in there)
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I'm going to try this, but I'm wondering which WP7 Rom you flashed. I originally was using the Yuki Update rom, then once all the badness happened, I flashed to a much older one, then back to Yuki. However, in each of those cases, I never got the 200MB partition. Anyway, I'm giving this a shot, will let you know. Thanks!
If you want only format the SD card
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912528
hautsi said:
If you want only format the SD card
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912528
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Hi hautsi, welcome to the forum.
Unfortunately the thread you posted, dated January, only works for the pre-mango ROMS (and possibly XBmod/Yuki V1)
Look here for SD format http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242071
also Krewsia1nl's method should be posted there
No Dice
Robbie P said:
Hi hautsi, welcome to the forum.
Unfortunately the thread you posted, dated January, only works for the pre-mango ROMS (and possibly XBmod/Yuki V1)
Look here for SD format http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242071
also Krewsia1nl's method should be posted there
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Hey again all,
It's possible there's something else wrong with my card at this point. I tried Krewsia1nl's method and it seemed like it might work, but I still never got any additional partitions that my PC could recognize. I tried it a couple of times, 12st with an older WP7 rom I found in the HD2 WP7 dev section, and 2nd with the original Yuki rom I was flashing. Same issue in both cases.
What I did find is that I can see the card in the Yuki rom after flashing, BUT if I restart the device, it freezes, I have to remove the card to be able to boot it, and when it reboots, it tells me I must insert the card to continue. Great...
This also poses a problem with unlocking the card in WP7 with the unlock or partition cabs. To install them, the cab sender restarts your device. Once that happens, my phone freezes and I have to remove the card. All subsequent attempts to reboot or reinsert the card are met with either nothing recognized, or an error (It's also important to note that I can only see the card on first boot after following Krewsia1nl's method-if I try to hard reset with the card in, the phone just keeps freezing).
So, for now, that's where I'm at. I'm going to try the UBCD Killdisk method and I'll report whether or not that works, in case anyone finds themselves in this particular, sinking boat. Killdisk Method is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1280293
Thanks again for your help, all. Love XDA <3
Killdisk didn't work either. Guessing my card is fried, but I'll still try a Nokia if I can find one.
I also tried to install Yukis Mango 7720 but not with good result.
Does this 7720 work in any HD2...
Ubuntu doesn't do anything if you add your WP7 SD card to reader.
Win7 shows that you have "Removable Disk" but if you try to access it Windows says "unable something....".
I thought that I have also two fried SD card because this 7720 testing.
But Nokia E51 format successfully both cards )
i have an old Nokia 3650 and a few cards that mango has ruined. Now if I can just find the plug for the nokia......wonder if it will format them ?
Just got my 32 class 4 SanDisk in the mail. How do I release the card in tmous hd2 and add 32 to set up dual boot droid. Reflash from start.... Awww lawd! Took all night! Can I hard rest with no card and do it with cabssnder to partition card and card unlock and party with rum tonite?
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Btway.... Xda devs and forum participants could teach the worldwide manufacturers a thing or two about the way it's done. Thanks to all.
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hautsi said:
I also tried to install Yukis Mango 7720 but not with good result.
Does this 7720 work in any HD2...
Ubuntu doesn't do anything if you add your WP7 SD card to reader.
Win7 shows that you have "Removable Disk" but if you try to access it Windows says "unable something....".
I thought that I have also two fried SD card because this 7720 testing.
But Nokia E51 format successfully both cards )
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Can you tell me what SD Card did you manage to unlock?
I tried an E63 for my Sandisk Class 4 32Go unsuccessfully
What an absolute disaster the BTTF Yuki rom is...It is inevitable, most will lose their sd cards, it cost me $45 to replace. Could we put a BIG warning up for these roms, GUARANTEED to destroy your SD card? Because it will, at some point for sure, you will reload the rom and that's when the fun starts..AVOID AT ALL (cough) Costs...
evereste said:
What an absolute disaster the BTTF Yuki rom is...It is inevitable, most will lose their sd cards, it cost me $45 to replace. Could we put a BIG warning up for these roms, GUARANTEED to destroy your SD card? Because it will, at some point for sure, you will reload the rom and that's when the fun starts..AVOID AT ALL (cough) Costs...
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You are completely entitled to your opinion and to post it here.
Many people have successfully upgraded to Mango and have not posted here at all.
Robbie P said:
You are completely entitled to your opinion and to post it here.
Many people have successfully upgraded to Mango and have not posted here at all.
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I'm sorry, did not intend to knock the rom, the rom is excellent, the concern, it will ultimately cause you much duress as to the sd card at some point, that's my only point. Not many folk expect to lose the sd card after installing... and reinstalling...yes, there are work arounds, but, they entail, much ado and worst case, nokia.kodaj devices...there should be a MASSIVE warning as to SD card...yes, the small print offers cabs and tinkering to avoid the 'lock', but most of us don't expect any such chicanery.-)

[Q] Is my SD card slot fried? Please help!!

Hi Guys,
I'm on Temasek's CM11, been using this Sony 64GB microSD card for over a year, and today, randomly while the phone was in use, I saw a message pop up, SD card unexpectedly unmounted. After that, it's not using up in the file systems, all the way down to the Recovery. I'm using TWRP.
I put the SD card in another Note 3 I have and everything seems to be fine on there, all the data is here.
So just posting here to make sure that is it safe to conclude that my SD card slot is fried?
And if so... What are my options... I have had the Note 3 for over a year and brought it off of Craigslist. It's unlocked and use it on AT&T...
So any ideas or advice friends? And yes, I pressed the SD card firmly in my Note 3 many times...
Thank you!
Unless you smell ozone or see burn marks it is not fried.
Hi Gary,
Thanks for your response! Definitely no smell, no burns. But, SD card is not visible even in TWRP recovery, but works great in another Note 3 I have.
Can you, or anyone else recommend what I can try before I conclude it's a hardware issue?
Would appreciate any help guys!
Thank you!
It is probably your ROM. If it is working on another phone, then nothing wrong with card. Hardly doubt it's hardware, but never know.
How about trying another card in your phone and see if have same issues.
Have you tried another SD card?
cyberboob said:
It is probably your ROM. If it is working on another phone, then nothing wrong with card. Hardly doubt it's hardware, but never know.
How about trying another card in your phone and see if have same issues.
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garyfunk said:
Have you tried another SD card?
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Yes guys, tried another sd card, same result, but the card reads fine in the other phone. Even the second card. Remember, the sd cards are not showing in Recovery either... that sounds like a (hardware) problem ...?
No idea. Have you tried saving all your files from SD card (to computer), then format that sd card ...see if it helps.
If not, then it could well be hardware. If you can find a phone repair shop (not official samsung one), then they can probably replace it.
I don't think any official Samsung one will do it for you (since phone is modified), but can try lol.
Good luck!

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