Weird enough suddenly I found all my external SDCard files have all permissions like:
---rwxr-x
Why !?? This happens to every file I copy onto it.
I needed them like:
rwxrwxr-x
so far, the only rough and long way I found is through Aromafilemanager and PhilzTouch recovery.
Yet I have to change the permissions one file at a time.
Can anybody help?
Sounds like a problem unique to you, I've never heard of it.
Flash the official stock rom, format your sd card in your pc using the industry formatting tool and test.
If the problem disappears then it was probably some combination of your individual setup.
Yep. Also ensure you haven't got any scripts running at startup. Sd permissions are set on boot and cannot be changed afterwards
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Thank you, I'll surely restart from the beginning and report back
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rootSU said:
Yep. Also ensure you haven't got any scripts running at startup. Sd permissions are set on boot and cannot be changed afterwards
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Which script could do that?
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Any mods that mount folders or swap storage.
Otherwise, something built into the rom.
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Sounds like a problem unique to you, I've never heard of it.
Flash the official stock rom, format your sd card in your pc using the industry formatting tool and test.
If the problem disappears then it was probably some combination of your individual setup.
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@boomboomer
which filesystem do i have to use in formatting extsdcard 8gb via pc? exFAT / FAT32 / EXT4 / NTFS ?
moreover, in this post and following on dev rom thread, it seems it's a normal behaviour... am i missing sth?
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4
Fat32 is the normal filesytem.
If it's common to your rom then your chef is the best one to approach, he may have set a script or mod.
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Any mods that mount folders or swap storage.
Otherwise, something built into the rom.
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I read through about 7 pages of sd card issues on the s3 and thought i cant read anymore, so i thought i would just ask. I've just bought an s3 and i got my 64gb sd card from my old phone to my new one. Problem is i have data from other games in the SD and titanium back up files in the externel sd card. Seems the S3 has its own built in SD card and only reads from that. I copied my TB files from externel to the internel. Now the games still require Extra files although they are in the externel SD. So how in the world do i get it to read my Externel sd instead of my internel? I thought of copying the files but i have 16 gb internel, 64 externel so its not gonna work considering i have 39 gb left in my 64 gb one,
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So, I make apps for android, and if anyone is familiar with it, the proper way to write to the storage is using Evironment.getExternalStorageDirectory(); this will return with the internal sd card location on devices with internal sd card.
Well, i decompiled the system files and found the method that is "getExternalStorageDirectory" and found how it creates it.
So, i can change it to return with the path to the ACTUAL external sd card. This means that every app that uses getExternalStorageDirectory will place EVERYTHING onto the actual EXTERNAL sd card. Thus freeing up the internal sd card AND the data partition allowing for more apps to be installed.
What are your guy's thoughts about this? I feel like it might work. However, if one doesn't have an external sd card, things could go very hay wire.
Yep, it will work for apps relying to this function.
There is such mod for Xperia Z for quite some time. You can look to that mod to simplify modding process
Be great to have looking for a switch mount script like I had on S2 and S3.
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Miami8906 said:
Be great to have looking for a switch mount script like I had on S2 and S3.
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This isnt a script. This is a smali edit which is a lot better. I don't like scripts
elesbb said:
This isnt a script. This is a smali edit which is a lot better. I don't like scripts
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Cool is it available yet or are you still working on it?
What path are you using to designate the external sdcard or how are you determining it?
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CNexus said:
What path are you using to designate the external sdcard or how are you determining it?
The Thanks button is just to avoid "THANKS" posts in threads. Nothing more. Don't defeat the purpose of why it was introduced.
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The mount point for the external sd card is /mnt/extSdCard
And there is another method that I can use to test for if it's mounted or not, and if it's not mounted, then revert to internal sd card. I'm hoping it works lol. Still haven't had time to mess with it though.
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My l9 running cm10.1 has some sort of weird storage issue.
First of all, it has three storage folders: "emulated" "sdcard0" and "sdcard1". I understand that sdcard0 is the internal memory, and sdcard1 is the sd card (shouldnt it be sdcard and external_sd?). however, what is "emulated"? it has a "0" folder and "legacy" folder inside that have the EXACT contents of the actual internal phone memory card.
Second of all, when i reboot my phone, under the storage settings of the actual phone settings, it says that my sdcard has 1.8 gb (however, like this, when i plug the phone into my computer it shows up as it should, with SD card with 1.8 gb and internal storage at 14.8 gb). then when i mount and unmount the sd card, it comes up normally on my phone but on my computer it shows both internal storage and SD card at 14.8 gb (which clearly isnt right). Also, both have the exact same files and folders inside when i open them on my computer *or on my phone*
if anyone can help thanks so much
can anyone help? id appreciate it lots
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My l9 running cm10.1 has some sort of weird storage issue.
First of all, it has three storage folders: "emulated" "sdcard0" and "sdcard1". I understand that sdcard0 is the internal memory, and sdcard1 is the sd card (shouldnt it be sdcard and external_sd?). however, what is "emulated"? it has a "0" folder and "legacy" folder inside that have the EXACT contents of the actual internal phone memory card.
Second of all, when i reboot my phone, under the storage settings of the actual phone settings, it says that my sdcard has 1.8 gb (however, like this, when i plug the phone into my computer it shows up as it should, with SD card with 1.8 gb and internal storage at 14.8 gb). then when i mount and unmount the sd card, it comes up normally on my phone but on my computer it shows both internal storage and SD card at 14.8 gb (which clearly isnt right). Also, both have the exact same files and folders inside when i open them on my computer.
if anyone can help thanks so much
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You use a ported version, right? If yes, which one is it? Sounds like a mounting issue.
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N00BY0815 said:
You use a ported version, right? If yes, which one is it? Sounds like a mounting issue.
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Thank you for responding. I'm using cm 10.1-20130506-UNOFFICIAL-p760, how do i fix this mounting issue?
nfilipac said:
Thank you for responding. I'm using cm 10.1-20130506-UNOFFICIAL-p760, how do i fix this mounting issue?
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You have a swap script in use. The script is inside /system/etc/init.d You can remove it, unless you have a game that you backed up from stock. From reading your post, i can tell you probably don't need it.
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kuma82 said:
You have a swap script in use. The script is inside /system/etc/init.d You can remove it, unless you have a game that you backed up from stock. From reading your post, i can tell you probably don't need it.
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So I found the folder that you're talking about. Do i delete every file i see? And will that solve my issues with the emulated storage and whatnot? Thanks!
Look for something like this
15extsd2internalsd
Just remove that file
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kuma82 said:
Look for something like this
15extsd2internalsd
Just remove that file
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Thanks for the help, but I did that and the "emulated" folder still is there. I don't know what to do anymore. Also, my computer still shows both storages as having 14.8 gb
Did you reboot? That emulated stuff is going to stay. Its apart of the 4.2.2 android changes to the system.
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I've tried getting an answer on this before. How do I fix the internal and SD card storage problems? For some reason everything goes right to external and it never uses my sdcard. Ex; Titanium Backup goes right to internal, everything I download goes to internal, pictures too(pics go to int & sd) etc. I have a 64gb card and I'd like yo use it. Can some please explain what each folder means? There are so many paths to external and sd. Also, I went into "manage apps" and to the "on sdcard" tab. I checked each one. Does that mean every app that is checked marked is now using the sdcard for space? I'm just really confused with all this lol. I attached some screenshots of my external/scard. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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xXezmacXx said:
I've tried getting an answer on this before. How do I fix the internal and SD card storage problems? For some reason everything goes right to external and it never uses my sdcard. Ex; Titanium Backup goes right to internal, everything I download goes to internal, pictures too(pics go to int & sd) etc. I have a 64gb card and I'd like yo use it. Can some please explain what each folder means? There are so many paths to external and sd. Also, I went into "manage apps" and to the "on sdcard" tab. I checked each one. Does that mean every app that is checked marked is now using the sdcard for space? I'm just really confused with all this lol. I attached some screenshots of my external/scard. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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JB AOSP roms behave the same way Sense does, sd card is considered internal.
Check to see if you can change your storage location in the apps in question. People have gotten away with swapping the mount points to make external the sd card also.
mjones73 said:
JB AOSP roms behave the same way Sense does, sd card is considered internal.
Check to see if you can change your storage location in the apps in question. People have gotten away with swapping the mount points to make external the sd card also.
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Is there a post on here about making the ext the SD card also?
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I forgot, does that camcorder not work on all jb roms atm? Is going back to sense my best bet? If so can I just go ahead and flash any sense rom coming from cm? Or do I need to follow other steps first?
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Camcorder works and has been fixed for awhile...as for making your external read as internal is darn near impossible....the 4.1 and 4.2 SD card layout was caused by a bug....I bricked my last rezound trying to make a mod for you guys...so be warned about trying...there is an app somewhere that merges the 2 SD cards together but causes errors for future flashing
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xXezmacXx said:
Is there a post on here about making the ext the SD card also?
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The process changed in CM10.2, they did away with the vold.fstab file. It looks like the mounts are defined in fstab.vigor and/or fstab.goldfish now. I haven't tried modifying them personally.
It would be easier re pointing any apps you can, any changes you make to the above files would be lost every time you flash a new nightly.
I just installed TWRP on my N3, when it first booted up there were some problems that I've come acrossed. First it made some apps not work..then I went into Astro to move the backup I just did to my external SD, It froze on me while moving the file so I restarted the phone. Now I can't even access my external SD card anymore. It just shows up that I don't have a SD card mounted...Any fix for this?
What I have and what I've done to my N3:
8gb SD card from my old S3
Rooted N3 from Chainfire's post and that's it
Installed TWRP
I have the same problem. I have been searching for 3 days for a solution. I am coming from the g note 2 with 64 gig extreme SanDisk sd card. When i put the sd card back in my note 2 it works fine.This sucks, I hope a solution is posted soon.
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I remember reading some where that someone suggested backing up your SD card to your PC, formatting the card in the N3, then moving everything back over to it. Hope it helps...
As far as the 64gb cards.
Remove everything from card.
Format as fat 32.
Replace your files.
Viola.
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Use this method and flash a custom deodexed room and problems gone..
1st step
1. Download openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-hltespr.img.tar file.
Provide by here http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltespr/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-hltespr.img.tar
2. Now download an app from playstore call ZArchiver.apk
3. Whit ZArchiver extract the file above and copy the recovery.img
4. Next Save the recovery.img file in the SD ..
2nd step
Download flashify app
3rd step
Open the app call Flashify and Find the recovery.img in the SD and flash it
4 step
Nothing to do just reboot and you will see the magic.....
Hope you like my method this is my first post...
vizi0nz said:
I just installed TWRP on my N3, when it first booted up there were some problems that I've come acrossed. First it made some apps not work..then I went into Astro to move the backup I just did to my external SD, It froze on me while moving the file so I restarted the phone. Now I can't even access my external SD card anymore. It just shows up that I don't have a SD card mounted...Any fix for this?
What I have and what I've done to my N3:
8gb SD card from my old S3
Rooted N3 from Chainfire's post and that's it
Installed TWRP
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Best bet would be like others suggested, backup the SD to PC, reformat card and try again. [Have you tried other directory explorers ? I use Root Explorer with no issues]
I am using my 64GB card from my E4GT [S2] with no reformatting required and no problems what so ever [so far -- knock on wood]
eloyho said:
1st step
1. Download openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-hltespr.img.tar file.
Provide by here http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/hltespr/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.2-hltespr.img.tar
2. Now download an app from playstore call ZArchiver.apk
3. Whit ZArchiver extract the file above and copy the recovery.img
4. Next Save the recovery.img file in the SD ..
2nd step
Download flashify app
3rd step
Open the app call Flashify and Find the recovery.img in the SD and flash it
4 step
Nothing to do just reboot and you will see the magic.....
Hope you like my method this is my first post...
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What does this have to do with my question?
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vizi0nz said:
What does this have to do with my question?
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Yeah that's what I was wondering too. Lol
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tt281gt said:
Best bet would be like others suggested, backup the SD to PC, reformat card and try again. [Have you tried other directory explorers ? I use Root Explorer with no issues]
I am using my 64GB card from my E4GT [S2] with no reformatting required and no problems what so ever [so far -- knock on wood]
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My computer can't even read the sd, I think I've might have fried it somehow.. As of right now I'm trying to recover my pictures from it and then just throw the card away.. Currently nothing can read the sd.. Anyone have any input on how to get the info?
Love roots of all kinds
~N3
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My computer can't even read the sd, I think I've might have fried it somehow.. As of right now I'm trying to recover my pictures from it and then just throw the card away.. Currently nothing can read the sd.. Anyone have any input on how to get the info?
Love roots of all kinds
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If nothing can read [detect] the card then it is dead, kill it with fire to make sure the data is 10000000% destroyed :[
The issue is as on now TWRP cannot read exfat. Most SD cards are formatted in exfat by default. You will not be able to reformat the card on windows 7/8 machines in fat32 with out a third party program. Easiest way to reformat your card to fat32 is go to TWRP recovery and choose wipe. It will auto format your card to fat32. "be sure you backed up anything on your card prior to wipe". After you see the card has been wiped go back to install in TWRP and you will be able to choose your sd card.
I can't seem to move apps to the internal sd(16gb),because the sdcard0 tray in settings/app is not present, but when I mount usb storage on my pc, the storage is present,even on file managers
Help pls
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Frazercrib said:
I can't seem to move apps to the internal sd(16gb),because the sdcard0 tray in settings/app is not present, but when I mount usb storage on my pc, the storage is present,even on file managers
Help pls
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You can't exactly... the "internal storage" in your screen shot is the /data partition for installing applications, that is the normal place apps go. Under normal circumstances you cannot install apps to your internal (12.5GB) storage, it is considered external storage to the operating system, hence why it is in /sdcard0 and your real microSD card is /sdcard1. To use these areas for apps you must use a tool like App2SD, Link2SD, or similar app, and only some apps can be moved, if it has a widget it cannot be moved and there are a few other rules that it will ward you about.
Okay.... So I did what you said and tried link2sd, but when moving apps to SD I get an 'INSUFFICIENT STORAGE ERROR'
And isn't there suppose to be an 'move to SD card' option in this app?
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No, not in KitKat anyways, it doesn't have the SD card support that ICS had, Google hates SD cards for some reason, and has been limiting SD card support more and more in each Android version since Ice Cream Sandwich.
As far as the error in Link2SD, not sure, I haven't used it in years... Sorry.
I can be able to move apps to sdcard0 on omni kitkat rom...guess I'll stick 2 it,other kitkat roms excluding liquidsmooth and omni are a bit laggy
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I can be able to move apps to sdcard0 on omni kitkat rom...guess I'll stick 2 it,other kitkat roms excluding liquidsmooth and omni are a bit laggy
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Sounds like you need to format the internal storage then mount it and just for good measure backup the external and format that and then mount too. I had a similar problem and when I did this all is well. I hope this helps.
Still a no show
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Format internal
netookska05 said:
Sounds like you need to format the internal storage then mount it and just for good measure backup the external and format that and then mount too. I had a similar problem and when I did this all is well. I hope this helps.
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How do you go about formatting the internal sd card. I just went from 4.2 to 4.4.4 and now TWRP and CWM recoveries will not mount and recognize the internal card. I can't even access the internal card to format it or anything else. How do I go about fixing this. 4.4.4 is pretty sweet.
sexyleigho said:
How do you go about formatting the internal sd card. I just went from 4.2 to 4.4.4 and now TWRP and CWM recoveries will not mount and recognize the internal card. I can't even access the internal card to format it or anything else. How do I go about fixing this. 4.4.4 is pretty sweet.
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Settings, Storage and Erase Internal SD card
netookska05 said:
Settings, Storage and Erase Internal SD card
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Thanks for getting back to me.
The problem is the real internal storage is unmountable on my phone. My external sd card it appears to be partitioned as the system and external storage sd cards. There is no sdcard0.
The internal emmc card is unaccessible even in recovery.
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Thanks for getting back to me.
The problem is the real internal storage is unmountable on my phone. My external sd card it appears to be partitioned as the system and external storage sd cards. There is no sdcard0.
The internal emmc card is unaccessible even in recovery.
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Are you S-Off? RUN usually brings it back... The exe version...
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acejavelin said:
Are you S-Off? RUN usually brings it back... The exe version...
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Yes I am S-Off. Pardon my ignorance what is RUN? How do I use it? Where do I get it?
Thanks for all your help. It is horrible not being able to take pictures or download any MMS...
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Yes I am S-Off. Pardon my ignorance what is RUN? How do I use it? Where do I get it?
Thanks for all your help. It is horrible not being able to take pictures or download any MMS...
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Sorry... autocorrect fail... RUU
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Sorry... autocorrect fail... RUU
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Oh got ya. I tried researching a little bit and didn't find the info I was looking for. Could you please be a little more specific. What steps would I need to go through to do this. Right now I'm running 4.4.4 Pac-Man with the internal SD card issues.
I found the RUU's here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094412&page=2
But what do I do with the exe?
I really appreciate all the help you can give! Thanks...
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Oh got ya. I tried researching a little bit and didn't find the info I was looking for. Could you please be a little more specific. What steps would I need to go through to do this. Right now I'm running 4.4.4 Pac-Man with the internal SD card issues.
I found the RUU's here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094412&page=2
But what do I do with the exe?
I really appreciate all the help you can give! Thanks...
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The reality is you should really perform the full downgrade/upgrade procedure here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509770
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The reality is you should really perform the full downgrade/upgrade procedure here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509770
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Will try this...maybe this is what I've been looking for
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Seems this little problem is only on liquidsmooth and carbon rom...I saw a post about partitioning/format sdcard/emmc before flashing the rom...I'll try that tonight.