I tried to install the hero rom and went to format the sd card with paragon but for some reason it shows my whole sd card as ext2 and I try to delete the partition and format it but it never works. Is there anyway to bring my sd back to life?
right click on the partition and resize then reclick on the unallocated side and create partion fat32
HOGWILD said:
right click on the partition and resize then reclick on the unallocated side and create partion fat32
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I can't do that when I try to it doesn't list the sd as an option. I just have the delete partition ioption but when I remove and re insert my sd it still reads as ext2. idk if I fried the card this sux tho it was only like 3 months old..
Download gparted and boot into that.
Was having similar problems with my sd card. In order to get it to work I used the recovery cd in paragon and it finally read it correctly which allowed me to format it. The recovery cd is provided in paragon. Just go to the "Boot and Rescue" section and follow the steps to create one. Then just restart your computer with it in your dvd drive and it wil automatically boot to it, unless you have that changed for some odd reason.
And the sd card must be in a card reader other than the g1 (a usb reader will work). It just won't mount correctly through the recovery disc of you use your phone
CashMoney474 said:
Was having similar problems with my sd card. In order to get it to work I used the recovery cd in paragon and it finally read it correctly which allowed me to format it. The recovery cd is provided in paragon. Just go to the "Boot and Rescue" section and follow the steps to create one. Then just restart your computer with it in your dvd drive and it wil automatically boot to it, unless you have that changed for some odd reason.
And the sd card must be in a card reader other than the g1 (a usb reader will work). It just won't mount correctly through the recovery disc of you use your phone
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Ok I will try that now and yes I've only used the sd card reader so hopefully that will work.thank you..will report back if it works.thank you
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I've tried a search to no avail. I don't have adb currently on my Vista machine, but I was wondering how to remove a ext2/ext3 partition from my sd through terminal. I recently got a Trancend 8GB Class 6, and I'd love to give my old stock 1GB to my wife. Sorry if this is a repeat. Thanks!
use gParted in linux. if you don't have a clue what i am talking about then you need to search
tubaking182 said:
use gParted in linux. if you don't have a clue what i am talking about then you need to search
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I do know what you are talking about, because i've used google, thanks. I have no computer at the moment, and have been partitioning my SD using SdSplit. Instead of telling everyone to search, how about you read? Is there anyway to do this through terminal?
No. Terminal or web do not have the programs need for this kind of function. You need to use a computer for this.
Technically, you can do it through the phone by formatting SD Card. Whenever I've had a problem with an ext2/ext3 (usually bootlooping after a ROM flash), I just backup everything on my FAT partition and go to Settings => SD Card and Phone Storage => Unmount SD Card => Format SD Card.
I'm fairly sure this method deletes the partition because df and mount don't show it...could be wrong though.
I am M3 said:
Technically, you can do it through the phone by formatting SD Card. Whenever I've had a problem with an ext2/ext3 (usually bootlooping after a ROM flash), I just backup everything on my FAT partition and go to Settings => SD Card and Phone Storage => Unmount SD Card => Format SD Card.
I'm fairly sure this method deletes the partition because df and mount don't show it...could be wrong though.
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I thought so too, but it doesn't seem to be working...
Ok, so i'm new around here. I read up on how you go about rooting your g1. I'm stuck on the first step lol
When i plug in my g1 with the usb, i go on to the notification bar and tap mount. From there i can drag and drop files and everything.
But when right click on it and click format, g1 automatically unmounts it self and i get a message that says theres no disk in drive G. I'v tried this several times.
I did go into g1's settings and formatted it from there, but i realized it wasn't to FAT32.
I have 32 bit vista. I'm not sure if it requires "special" drivers for the g1.
I downloaded paragon partition manager but didn't know how to use it lol
Any help?
Look at the steps for formating it from the phone (not sure if you need root first, but you at least need a terminal emulator) or take the mSD card out and format it from the computer. Why do you want to format the drive again, it sounds like it's formated. Just root the phone, flash a new rom, put cyan's recovery image on, and format with parted.
i did format it, but when i connect it to my computer, it comes up as FAT and not FAT32
I thought i was supposed to have FAT32 to continue the rooting process
BTW i just bought a card reader and i'll see if that does the trick, will keep u updated
Card reader works
I had the same problem but the card reader method fixed it.
Goog probably pushed this "fix" with cupcake ... not sure. Also maybe it would work better with XP or Linux?
I tried out wp7 on my phone a couple days again, but now has reflashed to nand android. The problem is that my sd is only recognized as having 200mb worth of space when in fact it is a 16gb card. How can i fix this problem?
same here!
ducklas1 said:
same here!
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Ah, C'mon, please search the forums:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913815
grab the partition manager from there and repartition your sd card and you are back to bussines.
this will work
download Attach Files and this should work then right click on card and format again fat 32 quick plz give me thank this will work
Also, you can format your sd card from android itself. Go to settings, unmount your sd card and format it. Easiest way.
If you have a custom rom you can format the partitions from the recovery menu too
im really confused so i want to unmount it plug in the usb and use window formatter to reformat is?
Ok so i bought a new 8gb Sandisk Micro sdhc card. the problem is i cant partition it. ive tried 3 different partition programs and none will allow me to delete the main Fat32 and create new. My old 2gb works fine.
I can reformat it but just cant delete or create any partitions.
Any suggestions?
pcrat said:
Ok so i bought a new 8gb Sandisk Micro sdhc card. the problem is i cant partition it. ive tried 3 different partition programs and none will allow me to delete the main Fat32 and create new. My old 2gb works fine.
I can reformat it but just cant delete or create any partitions.
Any suggestions?
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Use windows to format it to fat32. Then use Ubuntu, either installed or from a live cd, and use gparted to create whatever partitions you want.
Sent from my cm7 Aria.
You can also use Clockwork.
I do all partitioning using GParted in Ubuntu. Never had a problem.
Ok i tried Gparted and it wont partition, comes up with errors, then i cant format it back to fat32, so i have to use windows. I still have the reciept, maybe i will bring it back today and get a new one. this one is probebly faulty.
oh yea and clockwork dont have an option to partition. i tried rom manager and it reboots then tries to do it , progress bar goes anout 25% then reboots normallay. unsuccesful.
If you are having trouble formatting the card, I recommend trying this before returning it: http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
It's a very simple tool but it is designed specifically for formatting SD cards. This program has revived SD cards that I thought were out of commission. Hope it helps.
ok. So i bought a new micrsd HC. This one is a PNY card. I used Gparted to partition it. worked like a charm. then insterted into the phone and did the a2sd reinstall ( Root privleiges of course ) all works well now.
thanks!
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Ok i tried Gparted and it wont partition, comes up with errors, then i cant format it back to fat32, so i have to use windows. I still have the reciept, maybe i will bring it back today and get a new one. this one is probebly faulty.
oh yea and clockwork dont have an option to partition. i tried rom manager and it reboots then tries to do it , progress bar goes anout 25% then reboots normallay. unsuccesful.
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For other people with this problem...
Rom manager - partition SD card - choose your partitions. It will reboot into recovery and try but fail to partition your card. Pull battery. Replace battery - hold volume down and power. Wait for it to try and find the libde. Img then press volume down and it will highlight recovery then press power. It will boot into recovery and finish partitioning your card.
I think that's how I got it to work. Sorry I didn't see this earlier and possibly save you some money.
Edit: I guess Ubuntu doesn't like sandisk. That's how I figured this way out.
jdwhite87 said:
Edit: I guess Ubuntu doesn't like sandisk. That's how I figured this way out.
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I couldn't get Ubuntu to do anything with my sandisk sd until I first used windows to format it to fat32. After that I was able to use Ubuntu to make partitions/format.
Sent from my cm7 Aria.
If you have problems formatting an SD card, you should use this tool to basically completely reset the card: http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
This is much better than using Windows or another program to format the card because this works at a lower level and is designed specifically for SD cards. This program can usually revive SD cards that appear to be dead (when in reality the partition table is just messed up).
drumist said:
If you have problems formatting an SD card, you should use this tool to basically completely reset the card: http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
This is much better than using Windows or another program to format the card because this works at a lower level and is designed specifically for SD cards. This program can usually revive SD cards that appear to be dead (when in reality the partition table is just messed up).
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Thanks for the tip, drumist!
I have accidentally formatted my SD card in ext3 file system mode and now my phone cannot read it.Even when i connect the phone to the computer in usb memory card mode...the sd card is not shown in the computer. So i am not being able to format it again.Please tell me how to reformat it back to fat32 ....
Use EASEUS Partition Master, it will read your SD card in EXT3 format and will allow you to manage / format it!
open disk management (start->run->diskmgmt.msc) and erase your ext3 partition (doable in windows)
If you have any trouble doing this while the card is in your phone, you can also remove it and use an USB Card Reader.
But as said before, you just have to change the unit type to get it working again.
Good luck.
Lorenard said:
If you have any trouble doing this while the card is in your phone, you can also remove it and use an USB Card Reader.
But as said before, you just have to change the unit type to get it working again.
Good luck.
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You can use a USB Card reader and this software: "hp disk storage format tool".