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Error while formatting an SD card as "Phone storage"

  • /e/ version: 0.22-r-20220307169166-stable
  • Device model(s): emerald
  • Device rooted: no

Summary

SD card can't be formatted and used as "Phone storage". Formatting and using the SD card as "Portable storage" works.

The problem

Steps to reproduce

  • Settings > Storage > SD card > Set up > choose to use the SD card as "Phone storage" > Format SD card.

What is the current behavior?

It tries to format the SD card, goes to 20 % then 40 % and then go back in main menu of Settings and display the error message of the screenshot below.

What is the expected correct behavior?

Technical informations

Relevant logs (adb logcat)

emeraldErrorFormattingSDcardAsPhoneStorage.log

Relevant screenshots

IMG_20220307_220304

Solutions

Workaround

Possible fixes