Is there a way to format my ext2 partition without reformating the whole SD card? I have some Hero apps on there from when i installed JacHero ROM and i want to remove the app_s folder from my ext2 partition...
Thanks!
nephron said:
Is there a way to format my ext2 partition without reformating the whole SD card? I have some Hero apps on there from when i installed JacHero ROM and i want to remove the app_s folder from my ext2 partition...
Thanks!
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use linux, mount sdcard, open gparted, unmount the card, right-click on the card, click resize, make the first partition smaller, format unallocated space to ext2.
use search
Paragon Partition Manager 9
or
adb shell
rm /system/sd/app_s
if u r using windows
i suggest u try Acronis Disk Director Suite. easy and safe.
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How can I view the files on my sd card in the ext2 partition?
I have one fat32 and one ext2 which my apps are on but every file viewer app in my G1 phone or computer only lets me see whats in the fat32 one, so how could I access it it?
I have windows vista and ubuntu (which I dont know how to use well) pc
and my sd card is an 8gb class 6 with 500 mb of the ext2 and rest is fat32, I just want to access the ext2 and view its files
someone please help and thank you
tanner2007 said:
How can I view the files on my sd card in the ext2 partition?
I have one fat32 and one ext2 which my apps are on but every file viewer app in my G1 phone or computer only lets me see whats in the fat32 one, so how could I access it it?
I have windows vista and ubuntu (which I dont know how to use well) pc
and my sd card is an 8gb class 6 with 500 mb of the ext2 and rest is fat32, I just want to access the ext2 and view its files
someone please help and thank you
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You would have to load ubuntu and use a card reader to view the files on your ext2 partition.
Or, as an alternative, you could download terminal emulator from the market. Open up the app, then type this:
$su
#cd /system/sd
to view the files in your ext2 partiton.
while your in /system/sd you may want to change to a different directory, such as app or data, you could use this command:
$su
#cd /system/sd
#cd app
#ls
where you would substitute app for another directory such as app-private, data, dalvik-cache, etc.
when you want to move up a directory type this:
#cd ..
and whenever you want to view whatever folders or files are present in the directory you're in, type this:
#ls
hope this helps.
if you are using ubuntu, you will need an sdcard reader, you won't be abel to ea dthe ext2 partition form windos (not that am aware of) inserd the sd card or i think if you plug the phone nd u have teh drivers ubuntu will read and mount the sd card should appear in yoru desktop both partitions with an icond of a hard drive
thanks but I wannna see and be able to move files and etc like in windows..well im new to ubuntu and not sure how but yes I have my phone and an sd card reader
so where are they located
am i just an idiot or what? i made an ext2 partition on my sdcard, and it wont let me put anything on it. i'm doing this half for my apps and half to install debian. but why the f cant i do anything with it?? it wont let me change permissions so am i in the reference to south park "f'd in the a?"
Can it be deleted?
on a linux distro
fsck -p /your sdcard partition/
On windows I don't know.
i have the same problem.
same answer .
In fact you have 2 solutions:
1) repair your partition ON A LINUX DISTRIBUTION with : fsck -p /sdcard partition
2) reformat the partition.
so i just format both the fat32 and ext2 partitions?
m00b3rt said:
so i just format both the fat32 and ext2 partitions?
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Usually Stale NFS file handles only appear on ext2 so just formatting that should be enough.
format is really windowish as a linux user.
I'm not the type : " oh it doesn't work... FORMAT !!!!"
Sorry ...
thanks for the help everyone.
i just repartition my sd card on Knoppix.
Hey, just found a program that formats your sd card(fat32 and ext2). It's called SDFormatter. Unlike others, Paragon would not format my sd card's ext2 for some reason. This helped out a lot. And thanks to LucidREM for getting me set back up with apps to sd via his superb script.
i'm on superhero v2 and i need to reformat my ext2 partition for apps to sd. I dont have a card reader so are ther any ways to do this through the phone?
What do you exactly mean by reformat? You could format your SDcard in the SDcard + Phone storage section and it erases all your data, but deletes any existing partitions. And then you could use AppstoSD2 by MarcusMaximus to partition your SD card to fat32 and ext2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3582509&postcount=52
i have a ext 2 partitioned 8gb card and would like to dump the extension and reformat in fat 32 only. Any tips on how to do this
Use the same application that you created the ext2 partition with. If you're running the Cyanogen recovery, just use Parted via the recovery console.
If you have Cyanogens Recovery Console
Then drop to console
And press enter
Then type
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
then print to see how many partitions you have
then press
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3 if you have one
then press print to verify you removed them
then enter
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 ???? (whatever the end size of your memory card is and then your done
then press quit
reboot
that be great but i just unrooted phone as i'm givin to my sister any other way to recover my 8gb card
Paragon partition manager... If you can find a copy I'm sure you can reformat the card or redistribute the free space.
or you could just do a full memory card format from windows
jf4888 said:
or you could just do a full memory card format from windows
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a format won't recover the partitions, but you can do this in XP, from the Disk Manager (Control Panel:Administrator Tools:Computer Managementisk Management)...delete partitions and then create 1 partition, and then format.
mm0
get a linux live CD and use gparted to delete the ext2 partition then just extend the FAT32 partition, you won't lose any data except that on the ext2 and it is extremely user friendly
I would work ive done it before with a card that had 3 partition on it
i did a full memory card format using vista
then formated it to fat32 and all went well i got back all my memory
I have android on my Hd2 and the sd card is partioned with a fat32 and an ext3 partion...
I now want to buy a bigger sd card, but how do I migrate the SD partition?
I mean I can create an ext3 partition on the new sd card, move the data from the old fat32 to the new fat32 partition, but what about the ext3 partition whch is not visible in Windows?
thanks
you'll need to find a proper partition manager. I think partition magic could work
Aryante said:
you'll need to find a proper partition manager. I think partition magic could work
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I do have a partition manager for windows, but i thought this would only create partitions and not copy them...
I found this link:
http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2007/03/mount-ext2-or-ext3-partition-in-windows.html
a cwm restore won't work ??