[Q] cant access usb storage (sd card safe to remove) - XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

can somebody pls help me... why does my sd card always show "safe to remove" when i tun on usb storage?
it's pretty frustrating when i always have to remove the back cover of my phone just to get my sd card and plug it to a card reader to a computer just to transfer files.
i already turned on debugging mode, is it some sort of rom problem or kernel thingy?
pls help
-xperia x8, GXv20, alfs kernel v5

fix for alfs kernel installed? Yes? Install it once again.
Are you using swap?

did u install the update+chrgemon in alfs page via cwm.?

naim.kamiya said:
did u install the update+chrgemon in alfs page via cwm.?
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I tried to install update+chrgemon in alfs page via cwm. but when i did it says "aborted cant mount SD card" what to do now...
and i think i dont have swap. cuz i just installed a new rom.
sorry bout the noob questions. i can only understand roms, not too good with kernels

ext partition on your sdcard?

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[Q] Please help :(

I updated my LG optimus 2x with CyanogenMod (2.3.5)
but after installing it , when i try to start my canera its shown error (Insert SD card)
also when i tried to download any file Same error shown , please help me .
if possible anybody please tell me how to get Android 2.2 OS, i was happy with that.
mayur_32 said:
I updated my LG optimus 2x with CyanogenMod (2.3.5)
but after installing it , when i try to start my canera its shown error (Insert SD card)
also when i tried to download any file Same error shown , please help me .
if possible anybody please tell me how to get Android 2.2 OS, i was happy with that.
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Got almost the same problem earlier today (not with CM though).
A restart solved that problem (for now). Have you tried that?
Got almost the same problem earlier today (not with CM though).
A restart solved that problem (for now). Have you tried that?
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i tried it (restart) but its not working
Same error (Please Insert SD Card before using the camera.)
please help me friends .
Has there been any kind of notification telling you that your SD is corrupt?
Can you see your SD card in a file manager?
Do you even have an SD card? CM does the internal storage differently.
Do you even have an SD card? CM does the internal storage differently.
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i dont have external memory card.
phone have 8Gb intenal memory..
Then to get CM7 to work with it you'll have to **** around with the mount points.
Then to get CM7 to work with it you'll have to **** around with the mount points.
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what is the Procedure. please help me
mayur_32 said:
what is the Procedure. please help me
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You should try this, i think in this thread you find the answer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1086307
mayur_32 said:
what is the Procedure. please help me
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I'm surprised that Cyanogenmod install can be done without a physical external SD card.
It's mandatory to have an external SDcard to use Cynogenmod, even if your internal SDcard is empty.
There are complicated things to do as mentionned above to switch internal and external mounting points for Cyanogen but I can guess this can be tricky for someone not used to those things....
So:
- buy a sdcard, even a small one, internal sdcard still can be used for multimedia files and so on, and is mounted as /mnt/emmc (grab Astro File manager for exemple to see it) and is concerned by media scanning.
- flash back stock firmware (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127849) if you didn't made a Nandroid backup before flashing CMod.
- flash another optimized Froyo rom (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127849 there are some)
- Didn't try Paul Modaco's Gr2, based on official Lg leak 2.3.4, perhaps its mouting points are more conventionnal; but Gr1 pre-baked didn't went good for me as there were no SIM card detection (probably missing some APN related files or so...) so I jumped to CyanogenMod Nightly.
I just bought an O2x with CM7 RC1 already installed.The camera doesn't work (Please insert an SD card before using the camera) and my computer doesn't find the phone when i connect the USB cable(it says it's charging but nothing happens on the phone or the PC). I tried installing LG Pc Suite and the official software on the LG site(mobile updater) and the USB driver seems to be installed but nothing happens when i connect the phone.
What should i do? Should i flash a newer CM7 nightly or a stock firmware? (i have literally no idea how to do that, i'm going to have to read some tutorials).Can i do that if i can't connect the phone via the USB cable? Is there another way?
Yeah flash a newer version, RC1 is quite dated. In the new nightlies you can make internal storage replace the SD card.
You can update the drivers with the LG Mobile Support Tool, PC Suite isn't compatible with CM7.
I installed LG Mobile Support Tool, still nothing. The battery is "Charging" but nothing else happens on the phone/pc. Can i flash a newer version if i can't use the usb to connect to the phone?
Edit: The phone has ROM Manager 4.3.2.3 installed and when i start it: "The SD Card needs to be mounted to use ROM Manager."
I suspect you don't have an SD card, only internal storage. You can't use ROM Manager with that on RC1.
Try the drivers here: http://android.modaco.com/topic/335...elease-103521-20110725/page__view__getnewpost
No, i don't have external SD card. The phone already had CM7 when i bought it. So i just have to download those 3 files and follow the tutorial?
I also found this tutorial and it has that AP BIN thing in plus. Which one to follow? I would be happy to install stock froyo if everything works on it.
Which one to follow depends on what you want for your phone. Personally I'd use CM7.
Ok , i'm gonna go with CM7. If i follow that tutorial(the one you posted) what exactly i'm gonna have on my phone? What does it do? Don't i have to install a newer CM7 nightly build?
This tutorial doesn't say what to put in the AP Bin box, i just leave it blank?
If you go with CM7 then you have to install via recovery, not Smartflash, completely different process.
Download the newest version from here: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=p990
Save to your phones internal SD card
Update recovery (unless already on 4.0.0.9 or higher)
Reboot to recovery (can use ROM Manager for that)
Install zip from SD card
Choose zip
Select the CM zip and pick yes
Reboot
In the CyanognenMod settings, in the top option (i foget what it is now) tick 'use internal storage'
Reboot again and you're away
"Save to your phones internal SD card" How am i gonna do that? I can't use usb to connect the phone.
Oh, have you not sorted that yet? Bugger.
Try running mount -t auto /dev/block/mmcblk0p9 /sdcard from the terminal, with any luck this will make your internal SD /sdcard and you should be able to download CM via the phone. You can also use ROM Manager to install it then as well.

Cant connect to pc

Hi all! This is my first post! Gratz for the good job you all guyz are doing with android mods and of course our x8!
I have a problem with my X8 ( gingerdx v020, alf v05)..i connect to pc via usb and when im choosing to mount sd card on phone then it says that safe remove sd msg on android and nothing happens on pc...I did factory reset on x8, try again and nothing...always "safe remove card" msg.. Can you help me plz???
EDIT ok i can mount the sd card on pc in CWM recovery....But can i mount it without recovery??
I had this "problem" aswell, but it just turned out you need to install the vold update from the Alfs topic
If you read more carefull, you'd see it's mentioned in the first post aswell
Ooops (noob here )
You're right!!! thnx a lot

SD card problem with alfs 06 and gingerdx

I cant use my SD Card after flashed alfs v06 and installed gingerdx 021.
When i plug usb cable into phone and click "Turn usb storage" i get "you can safely remove SD Card" and then the "Turn usb storage" screen reappears. My PC Companion doesnt even detect my phone.
I can acces my sd card using file manager.
how can i copy stuff on my sd card?
are you instal after flash kernel update chargemon its on first post in alfs thread if not than back to stock kernel and put to you sd update chargemon flash alfs kernel clear dalwik and cache in cwm and instal update
all is in alfs first post
i didnt update chargemon after flashed alfs06. is this the problem ?
yes thats beacuse of that
do you use swap
I have problem with sd card mounting and alfs 5
I can't mount SD card to computer while having SWAP file enabled.
which is kind of logic because swap is a file on SD card and system uses it as RAM.
enabling swap partition should fix the problem because only FAT partition should be mounted to computer and phone could continue to use SWAP.
SD EXT partition should be better to use instead of built in app2sd, because phone could continue to use Apps while SD FAT partition is mounted to comp.
I'm not sure all thisl is true, because I didn't try it. but, from how I understood what I read, it should be like that.
i installed chargemon update from alfs first page and everything works fine
hope i wont get random reboots anymore
sorry I forgot that chargemon and vold update is one update.
It's actually vold update you need for sd card to work, chargemon is to be able to charge phone when it's off. At least I understood it that way.
But all I said does happen to me, so that may help somebody other.
Hi guys, i was trying to find a solution and i think i made it. It's not that everything is connected but it did work for me.
What i did:
1. settings/application settings/ unknown sources - ON
2. settings/application settings/Development
- usb debugging - ON
- USB debugging notify -ON
- Allow mock locations - ON
3. Reboot in CWM recovery
- go to mount and storage (important!!)
- mount /sdcard
- go back, install zip from Sdcard
- choose zip from sdcard, find it and install it!!
That's it!
I have a same issue with alfs kernel (with vold/chargemon update). In my desktop pc with Win7 the phone connect, but in my laptop with Winxp cannot connect. Try this modified driver, i modified the inf file in flashtool driver, and the phone connect with alfs kernel under winxp and win7 too
Link for the modded driver: http://www.mediafire.com/?e37i3xly3iq33ky

Help please

I'm having a problem on CM 7 roms. I flashed the CM7 music v3 by crazy_k_p and my mmc cannot detect or read it. And I flashed the CM7 by mebitek and I got the same problem. But on stock and emanon roms the mmc can be detected and read.
Please help me about my problem.
getside10 said:
I'm having a problem on CM 7 roms. I flashed the CM7 music v3 by crazy_k_p and my mmc cannot detect or read it. And I flashed the CM7 by mebitek and I got the same problem. But on stock and emanon roms the mmc can be detected and read.
Please help me about my problem.
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You mean your SD-card? (MMC is another type of memory card, the mini uses MicroSD/MicroSDHC cards)
I've seen problems with the music player on some ROMS but even then it was accessible via the file manager. The solution was to back up the info on the SD card, (i use myphoneexplorer but you can use any backup program you want), format the card in CWM and restoring the information.
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You mean your SD-card? (MMC is another type of memory card, the mini uses MicroSD/MicroSDHC cards)
I've seen problems with the music player on some ROMS but even then it was accessible via the file manager. The solution was to back up the info on the SD card, (i use myphoneexplorer but you can use any backup program you want), format the card in CWM and restoring the information.
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Already did that and it's not working.
Never mind I manage to fix it.
getside10 said:
Never mind I manage to fix it.
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Always tell people how you managed to fix it, it might help others in the future.

Gt i9070 Cant detect SD card

Hello im sorry for this thread but i really need help
i got a Galaxy S advance gt-i9070 and i tried rooting it using this methodhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985199
the method works and my phone is rooted and increased my custom binary by 2
but the case is .. after i rooted my phone using the above method my phone cant seems to DETECT my sd card wether its new or old fat32 or ext for any other format ...
right now my phone is currently on JB OFFiCIAL ROM ... because i thought flashing JB would help me solve the problem
My jB phone Is not rooted and i REALLY REALLY need help solving this matter
chocolemon said:
Hello im sorry for this thread but i really need help
i got a Galaxy S advance gt-i9070 and i tried rooting it using this methodhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1985199
the method works and my phone is rooted and increased my custom binary by 2
but the case is .. after i rooted my phone using the above method my phone cant seems to DETECT my sd card wether its new or old fat32 or ext for any other format ...
right now my phone is currently on JB OFFiCIAL ROM ... because i thought flashing JB would help me solve the problem
My jB phone Is not rooted and i REALLY REALLY need help solving this matter
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Control that the pins of sdcard slot are ok or check with another card. Check if you can mount/format in Settings>Storage
Tesla-MADAL93 said:
Control that the pins of sdcard slot are ok or check with another card. Check if you can mount/format in Settings>Storage
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the pins are okay i've checked it ... and no i cant mount\format my sd card .. and i cant read it through recovery or through Pc
i've found a site telling that i should try fixing it using terminal emulator with rooting privilage but i cnat seems to remember the site
if you guys have any idea about it please post it here !
chocolemon said:
the pins are okay i've checked it ... and no i cant mount\format my sd card .. and i cant read it through recovery or through Pc
i've found a site telling that i should try fixing it using terminal emulator with rooting privilage but i cnat seems to remember the site
if you guys have any idea about it please post it here !
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If you have flashed stock JB with Odin you have stock vold.fstab and recovery.fstab so the software should be ok, have you checked the card on pc with an adapter or in another phone?
Inviato dal mio GT-I9070
Tesla-MADAL93 said:
If you have flashed stock JB with Odin you have stock vold.fstab and recovery.fstab so the software should be ok, have you checked the card on pc with an adapter or in another phone?
Inviato dal mio GT-I9070
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yes i have and its a brand new sd card freshly out of the package ... and it work using adapters and other phone
ohh before i flash the official JB rom ... my rooted rom keep notify me with my bland SD card after i rooted my phone ...
chocolemon said:
yes i have and its a brand new sd card freshly out of the package ... and it work using adapters and other phone
ohh before i flash the official JB rom ... my rooted rom keep notify me with my bland SD card after i rooted my phone ...
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If you dont care about data loss, try formatting it from PC.
harith.unnikrishnan said:
If you dont care about data loss, try formatting it from PC.
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format using pc ?? how just format it through my computer ?
chocolemon said:
format using pc ?? how just format it through my computer ?
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Mount the card on pc using an adapter or working phone with mass storage option, then format with standard procedure (on Windows right click on removable disk and format), if doesn't work try to flash again stock JB, you can try another version if your device isn't simlocked to the carrier.
Tesla-MADAL93 said:
Mount the card on pc using an adapter or working phone with mass storage option, then format with standard procedure (on Windows right click on removable disk and format), if doesn't work try to flash again stock JB, you can try another version if your device isn't simlocked to the carrier.
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or maybe can you guys give me the vold.fstab and recovery.fstab for GB 2.3.6 so i can copy paste it to my phone
chocolemon said:
or maybe can you guys give me the vold.fstab and recovery.fstab for GB 2.3.6 so i can copy paste it to my phone
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recovery.fstab is a part of the recovery image into kernel, you can't copy-paste it, you can only touch vold.fstab with root access. But this is not your problem because you have flashed stock ROM! As I said earlier: try to flash again a different version of stock JB or try downgrading to see if the problem is resolved.
Tesla-MADAL93 said:
recovery.fstab is a part of the recovery image into kernel, you can't copy-paste it, you can only touch vold.fstab with root access. But this is not your problem because you have flashed stock ROM! As I said earlier: try to flash again a different version of stock JB or try downgrading to see if the problem is resolved.
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well nothing really works .. and my phone still unable to read external sd card i insert .. well just have to use my phone cardless i guess:crying:
chocolemon said:
well nothing really works .. and my phone still unable to read external sd card i insert .. well just have to use my phone cardless i guess:crying:
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Try with re-partition of your SD card. Maybe it is in ntfs format, as far I remember we do not have NTFS support out of the box (only with CoCore kernel).
How to partition your SD card guide.
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Try with re-partition of your SD card. Maybe it is in ntfs format, as far I remember we do not have NTFS support out of the box (only with CoCore kernel).
How to partition your SD card guide.
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Can anyone provide me with vold.fstab gb 2.3.6 and push ot into my device
chocolemon said:
Can anyone provide me with vold.fstab gb 2.3.6 and push ot into my device
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First - what do you want to do? vold.fstab will swap your internal and external memory. And sure it will not help you see your SD card on PC or recovery.
I had problem with non visible SD card in recovery on GB - and solution was to partition it again.
Is not only to swap, but also to set mount points. Yes, I forget about repartition, said to format current partition in fat32 but he said that with an adapter or another device works
Tesla-MADAL93 said:
Is not only to swap, but also to set mount points. Yes, I forget about repartition, said to format current partition in fat32 but he said that with an adapter or another device works
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Use a card reader or another mobile device, in USB Mass storage mode and format it like u do for a pendrive.
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harith.unnikrishnan said:
Use a card reader or another mobile device, in USB Mass storage mode and format it like u do for a pendrive.
EDIT: sorry, wrong quote!
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Don't worry it's the same as I said

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