So far I've successfully used a 64GB microSDXC card on my Dual-SIM S4 Mini (GT-I9192) with a CM12.1 custom ROM from k2wl.
I've had it reformatted it with FAT32 (it might have worked with the original exFAT, but unfortunately I didn't bother trying).
Now I'm wondering, whether it might be possible to even use a microSDXC card with a 128 GB?
If yes, which ROM and which card were successful? Did it work with FAT32 or exFAT?
Results:
Update on 2016/01/16: I got a new 64 GB Samsung Evo card formatted with exFAT out-of-the-box, it also worked with CM12.1.
Update on 2016/02/07: Posts #9 and #17 and #19 suggest that a (maybe partitioned) 128 GB card should work well, too.
Update on 2017/01/07: Post #19 mentions a 200GB card working fine, too.
And the large sizes also work for CM13 and CM14.1.
heilbron said:
Hi there,
So far I've successfully used a 64GB microSDXC card on my Dual-SIM S4 Mini (GT-I9192) with a CM12.1 custom ROM from k2wl.
I've had it reformatted it with FAT32 (it might have worked with the original exFAT, but unfortunately I didn't bother trying).
Now I'm wondering, whether it might be possible to even use a microSDXC card with a 128 GB?
If yes, which ROM and which card were successful? Did it work with FAT32 or exFAT?
TIA, Stephen
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Unfortunately our hardware can not handle more than 64GB SD
csendre said:
Unfortunately our hardware can not handle more than 64GB SD
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Thanks for your fast reply!
Where can I find documentation on this? (The GSM Arena page on the GT-I9190 isn't specific about this.)
heilbron said:
Thanks for your fast reply!
Where can I find documentation on this? (The GSM Arena page on the GT-I9190 isn't specific about this.)
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Yes it is, you must have missed it http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9190_galaxy_s4_mini-5375.php Look under memory
Memory: Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
csendre said:
Yes it is, you must have missed it http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9190_galaxy_s4_mini-5375.php Look under memory
Memory: Card slot microSD, up to 64 GB
Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
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Actually, I read that But how do you that this is not a limitation of the stock ROM instead of the hardware? (That's what I meant by saying that the entry is not specific)
Thanks again, Stephen
csendre said:
Unfortunately our hardware can not handle more than 64GB SD
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On my S4 Mini 128 GB (Samsung EVO+) microSD card (exFAT) works perfect (Stock ROM + alexax Kernel)
heilbron said:
Actually, I read that But how do you that this is not a limitation of the stock ROM instead of the hardware? (That's what I meant by saying that the entry is not specific)
Thanks again, Stephen
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SD Card capacity is normally limited by the hardware memory controller, not ROM. There are phones out there that can run cards from 32GB up to 200GB, running the same CM12.1 for example.
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pckloss said:
On my S4 Mini 128 GB (Samsung EVO+) microSD card (exFAT) works perfect (Stock ROM + alexax Kernel)
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Interesting. Do you have the S4 Mini plus?
csendre said:
SD Card capacity is normally limited by the hardware memory controller, not ROM. There are phones out there that can run cards from 32GB up to 200GB, running the same CM12.1 for example.
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Interesting. Do you have the S4 Mini plus?
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i9195 - s4 Mini
csendre said:
SD Card capacity is normally limited by the hardware memory controller, not ROM. There are phones out there that can run cards from 32GB up to 200GB, running the same CM12.1 for example.
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Interesting. Do you have the S4 Mini plus?
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I am using a 128GB SanDisk card on my GT-I9192 (Duos). ROM - CM12.1 by f4K
gladson1976 said:
I am using a 128GB SanDisk card on my GT-I9192 (Duos). ROM - CM12.1 by f4K
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Thats as close as it can get to the CM12.1 by k2wl on my GT-I9192!
Did you reformat the card to FAT32 or did you leave it on exFAT?
heilbron said:
Thats as close as it can get to the CM12.1 by k2wl on my GT-I9192!
Did you reformat the card to FAT32 or did you leave it on exFAT?
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I didn't format the card. It is still in exFat
gladson1976 said:
I didn't format the card. It is still in exFat
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I got myself another 64GB card. I also left it on exFAT and it works fine with CM12.1.
pckloss said:
On my S4 Mini 128 GB (Samsung EVO+) microSD card (exFAT) works perfect (Stock ROM + alexax Kernel)
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128GB! Wow didn't know that was possible, always thought that even though the system might have said you had an "oversized" memory card installed you couldn't actually use the extra space. But your screen shot clearly shows you can
Good to know, I wonder if it will work on my photoholic wife's Note that is nearly full (If it doesn't I get a free 128GB SD card )
I hope it will work. I put my card on galaxy note 8.0 and on my wife's galaxy tab 7.0 and it works on both deviceses without any problem and theoretically both support only 64Gb cards.
Wysłane z mojego GT-N5100 przy użyciu Tapatalka
Seeing the success of other people, I also decided to get a 128GB card and works great (Kingston SDCA3/128GB, 90MB/s read and 80MB/s write speeds); Now my SD is worth more now than the phone ).
Seems that gsmarena specs for this are total BS.
I am running CM12.1 (occasionally CM13) and had the card partitioned in 2 for use with link2sd. First larger partition is FAT32, the second (for link2sd) is EXT4. My phone recognizes both partitions. TWRP also works, no issues recognizing the larger card.
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Seeing the success of other people, I also decided to get a 128GB card and works great (Kingston SDCA3/128GB, 90MB/s read and 80MB/s write speeds); Now my SD is worth more now than the phone ).
Seems that gsmarena specs for this are total BS.
I am running CM12.1 (occasionally CM13) and had the card partitioned in 2 for use with link2sd. First larger partition is FAT32, the second (for link2sd) is EXT4. My phone recognizes both partitions. TWRP also works, no issues recognizing the larger card.
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In SD cards, upto 32GB is categorised as SDHC (SD High Capacity), and above 32 GB (64GB till 2TB) is categorised as SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity).
If the device is capable of reading a SDXC card, then theoretically it is capable of reading all SDXC cards. Since the S4 Mini supports 64GB cards, it has a SDXC reader and is theoretically capable of supporting a 128GB card as well.
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In SD cards, upto 32GB is categorised as SDHC (SD High Capacity), and above 32 GB (64GB till 2TB) is categorised as SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity). If the device is capable of reading a SDXC card, then theoretically it is capable of reading all SDXC cards. Since the S4 Mini supports 64GB cards, it has a SDXC reader and is theoretically capable of supporting a 128GB card as well.
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Do you really intend to imply that a 256 GB SDXC card (or larger) should work in the S4 Mini as well???
Is there somebody around who could confirm that (maybe at least with some custom ROM)?
heilbron said:
Do you really intend to imply that a 256 GB SDXC card (or larger) should work in the S4 Mini as well???
Is there somebody around who could confirm that (maybe at least with some custom ROM)?
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The presumption that a device that can read an SDHC or SDXC card can read any such card is wrong. For example I still own cameras and mp3 players that could read a 4GB or 8GB SDHC card but could not use a 16GB or 32GB SDHC.
It all comes down to the memory controller and how much memory it can address. I guess it is only Samsung who could tell what is the upper limit for our phone.
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I use a 200 GB micro SD on my I9195 S4 mini without any issue and used a 128 GB card before.
f2fs is better than fat32 for 64GB and larger cards
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I check from Menu>system setting>Storage it shows about 2gb
i don't understand why specification said 4gb ROM
iamdos said:
I check from Menu>system setting>Storage it shows about 2gb
i don't understand why specification said 4gb ROM
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It does have 4GB, but some of that is used for things like the ROM and caches. What you are seeing is the amount of space available for installing applications, which is about 2.15GB.
Hi...
Just bought galaxy s4 mini (9190) series..
I was successfully rooted this devices. I want to swap external sd card into internal storage like i did on my note2. is it possible ?
is there any custom kernel which supports init.d ?
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indeed this would be a nice feature for i9195 aswell.
+1
hendry said:
Hi...
Just bought galaxy s4 mini (9190) series..
I was successfully rooted this devices. I want to swap external sd card into internal storage like i did on my note2. is it possible ?
is there any custom kernel which supports init.d ?
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If you want init.d support, first of all you must be rooted, next you will need busybox and finally you must install this.
Thanks for u to give me init.d support, but i would like to get the script to swap internal with external storage.
I'd like to swap my external as a internal memory too.. GT-I9192
please
My P6 came with International B118.
After using MIUI ROM on my P1 for couple of years I was annoyed by lack of one single feature in P6 ROM: Ability to set default storage location to External SD Card. I tried Folder mount but wasn't to happy with that solution.
But when I flashed Chinese ROM B118 this feature was there! I am able to set default storage location to External SD card!
Why is this not in International version? Makes no sense.
There are quite a few extra features that the Chinese versions have, and I agree, it doesn't make any sense.
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iwtfmcl said:
.....set default storage location to External SD Card. I tried Folder mount but wasn't to happy with that solution.
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Why is this not in International version?
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Hello,
you can simple add this feature to international Version:
[Q] How to set SD card as an internal storage?
heross said:
Hello,
you can simple add this feature to international Version:
[Q] How to set SD card as an internal storage?
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Good to know, thank you.
I will stick with Chinese version for now, as miz_pimp noted there are some other features not found in International version.
Hi. As we know, ace 2 officially does not supports 64gb memory cards. Is that so? What about custom roms? It would be nice if somebody who has a 64gb card in a2 could write something about it.
Cheers
miryn said:
Hi. As we know, ace 2 officially does not supports 64gb memory cards. Is that so? What about custom roms? It would be nice if somebody who has a 64gb card in a2 could write something about it.
Cheers
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i had 64GB sd card,working on maclaw CM11 (old release),u can see the changelog,it says exfat support 64 GB
i dunno for the latest release....since i lost my 64GB sd card....
but it should support,if i remembered correctly,someone in the forum said its working....
Hi Friends,
The MIUI stock rom was showing 6.12 GB of ROM totalspace out of 8 GB and 1 GB RAM. I flashed with custom rom, now it is showing only 5.7GB of ROM and 820MB of RAM. Is this the real spec of the device or some of the spaces got wasted while flashing? or is it not utilizing the RAM and ROM completely I tried with both CM11 and Mokee, both showing the same.
Please suggest...
Supersubru said:
Hi Friends,
The MIUI stock rom was showing 6.12 GB of ROM totalspace out of 8 GB and 1 GB RAM. I flashed with custom rom, now it is showing only 5.7GB of ROM and 820MB of RAM. Is this the real spec of the device or some of the spaces got wasted while flashing? or is it not utilizing the RAM and ROM completely I tried with both CM11 and Mokee, both showing the same.
Please suggest...
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Miui uses some sh*t memory calcuting tech. I have a 64 gb sd card inserted, the actual user available space is 62.5gb, but my phone shows freaking 66.98gb!! How can a 64gb memory card have 67gb in it!?!?
Trust me, the internal storage of our phones can hold 5.72 gb, and not more than that. And the total usable ram is 871mb, not 820mb. 153mb goes to the gpu.
Check the screenshot.
Not in miui bro even all brand in 16 GB you will get 12 GB for use 2 GB for application and rest for system.
zTweaked said:
Miui uses some sh*t memory calcuting tech. I have a 64 gb sd card inserted, the actual user available space is 62.5gb, but my phone shows freaking 66.98gb!! How can a 64gb memory card have 67gb in it!?!?
Trust me, the internal storage of our phones can hold 5.72 gb, and not more than that. And the total usable ram is 871mb, not 820mb. 153mb goes to the gpu.
Check the screenshot.
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You are right bro.. Hope if the dev people saw the post and fix it in coming MIUI updates