Hi,
i have a strange problem:
i have a 8gb sd card in my xoom and run codename android 1.5.5
But somehow i have two mountpoints:
mnt/sdcard - is somehow on the internal storage
mnt/external1 - is the "real" sdcard
on mnt/sdcard is a folder from an app named "caustic" that i can't delete, so i tried to format /sdcard with clockworkmod, but it formatted my real sdcard (mnt/external1)
even if i do full wipe mnt/sdcard is not formatted....
do you have any clue what i can do??
thx...
theslashy said:
Hi,
i have a strange problem:
i have a 8gb sd card in my xoom and run codename android 1.5.5
But somehow i have two mountpoints:
mnt/sdcard - is somehow on the internal storage
mnt/external1 - is the "real" sdcard
on mnt/sdcard is a folder from an app named "caustic" that i can't delete, so i tried to format /sdcard with clockworkmod, but it formatted my real sdcard (mnt/external1)
even if i do full wipe mnt/sdcard is not formatted....
do you have any clue what i can do??
thx...
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I'd advise against formatting your internal SD card. Those who have done so ended up with a hard brick.
Instead, look up the adb commands to wipe user data while connected via usb to your pc. You can google it or try to search this section. That's the best way to start fresh but not lose your vital stuff/partitions, etc.
Okay, then i'll try that...thx!
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I'm having this major issue with all the 2.3 ROMs no matter what. Some apps just refuse to install when before there was no issue. It's exactly as here. http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...on-usb-storage-or-sd-card-problem-on-android/
I tried searching for the smdl2tmp1.asec file but couldn't find it either on the internal or external sd cards. Plus I am unable to mount the internal card on windows to search for the file.
I deleted /system/etc/init.d/11dalviklocation but that just made it worse. Now all my widgets died. I see a /HWUserData under storage settings now which wasn't there in 2.2 ROMS and I never had this issue in 2.2 ROMs.
Also, at bootup, I always see a notification in the statusbar. SD card safe to remove. And under the /HWUserData storage, I see mount the sd card. It seems the system refuses to mount the sd card or the /HWUserdata additional storage which appears under storage settings.
The only way I can install the hard to install apps is by unmounting my external sd card then installing the app which i guess forces the app to install on the internal sd card.
I installed this mod, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112857&highlight=partition Geno's Custom you data partition's size. Could this be contributing to the problem? Is there a way to search for the file smdl2tmp1.asec file using recovery and deleting it? This issue cropped up after installing an Oxygen ROM and from then on any 2.3 rom I installed has this issue. It's bugging the hell out of me, I'm currently running CM7 and its perfect except for this issue. Help anyone?
First: try to fix permissions from recovery.
Does it mount your SD as SD or your internal sd??? Hwuserdata should correspond to your internal sd. If they are swapped, use root explorer, find fstab file and swap them again
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PlanDreaM said:
First: try to fix permissions from recovery.
Does it mount your SD as SD or your internal sd??? Hwuserdata should correspond to your internal sd. If they are swapped, use root explorer, find fstab file and swap them again
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I tried fix permissions in cwm 4.0.1.5 latest. Didn't work. What's the meaning of swapped? "find fstab file and swap them again". How do I do that? Where is the fstab file? closest i found is the vold.fstab file. that it?
I see this in the vold.fstab file.
dev_mount emmc /HWUserData 14/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.2/mmc_host/mmc0
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard auto/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.4/mmc_host/mmc2
That make any sense? Thanks for the reply! This thing is driving me nuts!
It seems that your sd card is damaged.
I suggest before mess with system stuff, to backup all sdcard content on your pc and format your sdcard. Then insert it back to device and try to see if the problems solved.
dancer_69 said:
It seems that your sd card is damaged.
I suggest before mess with system stuff, to backup all sdcard content on your pc and format your sdcard. Then insert it back to device and try to see if the problems solved.
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I did that before actually. formatted my sd card. Could it be a file on the external sd thats causing it? Since I copied back everything on the sd card after formatting it.
For this reason I said to put it on before recopy anything. Maybe some of android system files/folders on sdcard are damaged.
Damn! It was the SD card after all! What a headache! I copied everything except all the hidden files on the sd card which began with (.) Now everything works fine! Can't believe it. Such a simple thing and so much problems it caused.
So can you please tell me what you exactly did. Cause i don't understand but i have the same problem too. I have no root and i have froyo 2.2.1
EDIT: i made it by connecting to the pc and deleting a file...
Hello, I'm running Oxygen, and I can't find where to mount internal memory. On other ROMs, both the sdcard and the internal memory appeared when I connected to phone to my PC, but now only the sdcard appears.
Thanks in advance.
nimyea said:
Hello, I'm running Oxygen, and I can't find where to mount internal memory. On other ROMs, both the sdcard and the internal memory appeared when I connected to phone to my PC, but now only the sdcard appears.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi don't know if it helps, but this config is in cm7 rom and it mounts both disks so put this (extracted first) in your etc folder replace if needed (backup your original) reboot phone and then try to mount and see what happens
Didn't worked for me. I think oxygen doesn't support mounting the internal memory. It's a known issue
spirosbond said:
Didn't worked for me. I think oxygen doesn't support mounting the internal memory. It's a known issue
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maybe oxygen formats that partition with ex4? or 3? so windows don't mount it?
what if yo format it with phone menu and then press mount in storage menu.
No, the partition is fat, you can see this if you run /proc/mounts from adb shell.
So, how can I install a new ROM, without mounting the internal memory? Suggestions?
Tommixoft said:
maybe oxygen formats that partition with ex4? or 3? so windows don't mount it?
what if yo format it with phone menu and then press mount in storage menu.
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the problem is with the rom because at the storage settings it doesn't recognize any internal sd. Only your external. That's why windows don't mount it either.
So, how can I install a new ROM, without mounting the internal memory? Suggestions?
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Yes I have oxygen r1 too and install any new rom via clockworkmod. I paste from external sd to internal with root explorer (i think astro can do it also), boot to clockworkmod and install zip from sd card (the internal sd card).
Clockworkmod reads the internal sd card correctly.
Thanks, by the way, what's the internal sd folder?
nimyea said:
Thanks, by the way, what's the internal sd folder?
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Your internal sd card folder is named "HWUserData" and you can find it with a file manager (astro or root explorer etc...).
Sorry for my bad english
Thanks a lot
Your English is fine by the way
Good, I have the latest version of the MIUI (2.1.13) and CWM 4.0.0.5 and I can not mount the external SD in CWM (this only reads/mounts internal).
I'll try to explain what is wrong with me ...
With external storage in x5 settings:
- CWM gives error when you mount the external sd.
- CWM just read the sdcard or internal sdcard.
- In the root explorer in the sd-ext has nothing.
- in the root explorer the sdcard folder has my files of the external card (strange I think).
- Connected to the PC can see both cards as the external is drive H: andinternal as drive I:
With internal storage x5 settings:
- CWM gives error when you mount the external sd.
- CWM just read the card or internal sdcard.
- In the root explorer in the sd-ext has nothing.
- In the root explorer in sdcard folder has the default rom files.
- I can not see the external sd root anywhere in explorer.
- Connected to the PC can see both cards as the external drive I: and internal as drive H: (exchange units in relation to external storage - WEIRD!)
I've tried to put my phone with al factory settings (TMN original ROM (portugal) and pink screeen files) then root and install all CWM recovery's but with everyone of them i can not mount or install (read) from my external sd in the recovery...
What worries me most is that I can only install Roms from the internal sd, so if one day can not make it boot the phone I'm F *****...
Someone can help me solve this?
now when i connect to pc i see my sdcard as a cd drive...i can see the files but i can't change anything what is going on?
On project menu, which appears with #*#*2846975*#*# on official 2.3(doesn' t work on miui AFAIK) there is a menu related to sd card. I've read before some time that someone fix this CD kind mount problem from there. I think that the enabled option is GOOGLE. If not, change it to that, reboot and see if the problem solved. Otherwise try the other options.
2nd problem solved...thanks!
What about my problem about recovery and external sd?
Try to check the card from pc, and maybe backup and refromat it to fat32.
SOLVED!!!!
Good news!
Can you post how, so the solution be available for others with same problem?
joaocalas said:
SOLVED9!!!!
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hoow?? can you share it?
Hello
I accidentaly partitioned my internal SD from the recovery console. I can see it fine, when my phone boots under cm9. The problem is that I cannot use it to store applications.
When I go to settings->storage, I can see the following storages :
1) Internal Storage total space 114MB
2) USB Storage total space 7.38GB
I tried to install google maps and I got a not enough available memory message.
Post in Q&A section please
Btw you can re-partition it again and try
Sorry. I said it was a question somewhere, though!!
I repartitioned it again a while ago, and I still get internal storage 114MB, which means I have very little space to install apps that cannot be moved to the SD.
Am I missing something else here?
divined2004 said:
Sorry. I said it was a question somewhere, though!!
I repartitioned it again a while ago, and I still get internal storage 114MB, which means I have very little space to install apps that cannot be moved to the SD.
Am I missing something else here?
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Depending on what type of partition you may have made earlier ...rfs or ext 4.. your phone may be only reading one of this partitions...best to unmount and format to your current phones format
I repartitioned and formated it under recovery mode.
Nonetheless, when I go to settings->storage, I can only see the 7.38GB of the internal SD under the USB STORAGE section.
I only have 152KB of recognizable internal storage available now, which means I can`t install anything.
I use the recovery mode to partition the internal SD. I want my internal SD, to be recognized as internal, as it used to be before I used the partition utility.
Gasp!!
divined2004 said:
I repartitioned and formated it under recovery mode.
Nonetheless, when I go to settings->storage, I can only see the 7.38GB of the internal SD under the USB STORAGE section.
I only have 152KB of recognizable internal storage available now, which means I can`t install anything.
I use the recovery mode to partition the internal SD. I want my internal SD, to be recognized as internal, as it used to be before I used the partition utility.
Gasp!!
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undo your lagfix FIRST ..than use menu > settings> storage> unmount and format to recover full SD card space
I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733343
where someone gives a script that removes the lagfix, or so he claims. Can I copy it over to my phone and then use the terminal to execute it?
divined2004 said:
I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733343
where someone gives a script that removes the lagfix, or so he claims. Can I copy it over to my phone and then use the terminal to execute it?
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pretty old thread, not sure as to what kernel that script is for .
Why not try to undo partition in recovery as that option should be there...the same way you were able to partition .
Sorry pal for being so persistive but I cannot find any undo partition in the recovery.
Do I really need to lagfix before I try what you suggested before? What does the lagfix do anyway?
One important thing I just noticed. I cannot unmount it, under settings->storage because it ain`t recognized under the SD CARD section but under USB STORAGE.
Ain`t that odd?
divined2004 said:
Do I really need to lagfix before I try what you suggested before? What does the lagfix do anyway?
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one and the same thing lagfix changes rfs (original samsung format) to ext 2 or ext 4 formats
the partitioning you have done... I assume is to ext 4 or is it ext 2?
divined2004 said:
One important thing I just noticed. I cannot unmount it, under settings->storage because it ain`t recognized under the SD CARD section but under USB STORAGE. Ain`t that odd?
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well, this would be case, because, you have two different partitions and your system cannot read one because its is using the other.
In storage you can unmount and format using your PC, as that would be the only option for you now (so best you use this option, but first copy the entire contents of SD card to your PC) after format you can copy what you need back to your SD card
or you can use this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709398
but be careful which drive you format
I have Motorola Atrix MB860, Android Version 2.3.4 and BuildNo. 4.5.2A-74_OLE-31
My Problem is there are some folders and files are on Internal storage which are not geting deleted, if i do hard reset and reboot my phone i can have all those folders and files are back, even i have attached my phone with Mini Partition Tool and format with 0 level but still files and folder same on internal memory even if i add any Memory card it won't mount and can not acessable from any file manager, even if i copied to internal memory it copied successfully but again when i check with file manager or reconnet to PC and check my copied files are not there on internal memory
i want to format my phone with all data loss on my internal memory and install stock or other CWM based ROM
please help me out i am in big critical condition.
What files/folders are those exactly that won't get deleted?
have you tried to format from android?
And depend of which folders, there are some special folders that the system will recreate after delete..
ravilov said:
What files/folders are those exactly that won't get deleted?
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there 5 to 6 folders
name like
12345
and some indian people name and songs in it.
Okay, well that is really weird. Is that on internal storage or on the external SD card? Try formating both to be sure, preferrably in the phone itself.
ravilov said:
Okay, well that is really weird. Is that on internal storage or on the external SD card? Try formating both to be sure, preferrably in the phone itself.
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its on internal storage, and when ever i try to use memory card it won't mount and invisible on phone and pc
i have try to format internal momory from phone, internal memory format successfully but again in few second all files and folder back