I'm going to be getting a new memory card soon, but I want to use my old one in my camera with an adapter. Is there any way to delete the ext3 partition on my current card?
And before anyone says Paragon, I don't really want to pay any money.
google busybox commands and you will know how to
use gparted, and burn it to a cd, your not using warez, and its free
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OK so far my problem has stumped everyone.
I have a rooted and hacked G1(HTC Dream) with a 16GB MicroSDHC that is divided into a 2GB Ext2 partition and a 14GB FAT32 partition. It worked fine for a while but then my G1 started to freeze up and reboot continuously so I took the card out and it stopped. I tried chkdsk in Vista and it hung in elevated .cmd prompt and it says i have bad sectors but it cannot fix in read only mode. I tried format in Vista and cmd and it tries, says the data is RAW and that it tried to convert to FAT but cluster size too big. Then when I try fs command for vfat in .cmd it still won't work. I used Paragon Partition Manager 9.0 PAID version to create partitions but now it hangs every time it tries to read the card and it won't format. Tried sdformatter and a low level formatter to and no good.
I have Terminal in my G1 but I am not familiar with Linux commands. I tried fdisk and it says the FAT32 is in read only mode. When I type busybox df -h it won't show the "/dev/block/mmcblk0p1" but it shows the Ext2 partition. But when I type the mount command it shows up as "rw". But i cannot access it at all to wipe the stupid card out.
HELP!!!!
1) can you mount the fat32 partition in you phone and can see the files?
2) did you tried as root *mount -o rw,remount -t vfat /sdcard* ?
Yes I tried it and it doesn't work. Is there anyway to flash the bootloader or the ramdisk?
assuming i have ramdisk.img boot.img and system.img on sdcard root and I want to copy to system files, anyone know the commands in Terminal Emulator?
Download the ubuntu live cd, burn it, then boot your computer with it. Plug your SD card into an external reader, NOT the g1. Run gparted and select the sd card from the list of drives and see if you can format or re-partition your card. If it wont let you then try selecting Device->Create Partition Table, to create a new partition table. If none of that works then either your card or card reader is dead.
Mike
Nevermind, it was a class 2 16GB card...i think I broke it...getting a class 6...
need help....
i have a 16gb class 6 and i need help or technically a walk through on how to partition this card....hence i am an extreme noob. i got into parted and it says i have a 16.1 gb so would that translate to 16001 mb? reason i ask is cause i dont know what to subtract 32mb from and such? also what is the optimal set up for a card this size? thanx in advance for any help that you guys may supply me...
TeCH NiNJa said:
i have a 16gb class 6 and i need help or technically a walk through on how to partition this card....hence i am an extreme noob. i got into parted and it says i have a 16.1 gb so would that translate to 16001 mb? reason i ask is cause i dont know what to subtract 32mb from and such? also what is the optimal set up for a card this size? thanx in advance for any help that you guys may supply me...
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do it from phone terminal its much easier, if you need any more help pm me
i got guys thanks alot....i think ill try 42mb linux-swap to see if the hero rom will run smoother. to
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thanx
Hi All,
Does anyone know of an App that can show how full the EXT2 or EXT3 partition of the SD card is?
I've read that there is a command that can be run from the terminal.
The reason I ask is that I have a lot of Apps and am wanting to see if it is worth increasing th size of the EXT3 partition.
Thanks.
jrc91 said:
Hi All,
Does anyone know of an App that can show how full the EXT2 or EXT3 partition of the SD card is?
I've read that there is a command that can be run from the terminal.
The reason I ask is that I have a lot of Apps and am wanting to see if it is worth increasing th size of the EXT3 partition.
Thanks.
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Download Quick System Info from the market. There's a free and a pro version. I find the free version is good enough.
Fyi. The command is
df -h
Hi all, I've noticed lately that most of the new roms coming out require you to partition your sd card. a couple of questions;
Why?
is it perminent?
wich partition to add new files too?
can i still use stock sd card?
how big to make partition?
Thanks in advance
dca1970 said:
Hi all, I've noticed lately that most of the new roms coming out require you to partition your sd card. a couple of questions;
Why?
is it perminent?
wich partition to add new files too?
can i still use stock sd card?
how big to make partition?
Thanks in advance
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Memory size on the phone is not adequate to handle the size of certain ROMs.
No its not permanent
Ext3 for apps
Yes
As big as you want, 2gigs is what's recommended and 32 mb swap
phatmanxxl said:
Memory size on the phone is not adequate to handle the size of certain ROMs.
No its not permanent
Ext3 for apps
Yes
As big as you want, 2gigs is what's recommended and 32 mb swap
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Thanks! .
Upgrading from ext2-ext3
On a side note, I have been attempting to partition my SDcard with the 2G on my 16G C6 card. When I use AR1.8 everything goes quickly, but it will not upgrade from ext2-ext3 and says to use adb to do this (adb does not see the partition)...partition seems to be made when checking the card. On AR2.3 the partitioning goes on forever and have to do a battery pull to get it to stop. When I check the size with this version it also seems to have done the partition even with the endless process stated earlier. It however gives me the message 'opps, something went wrong' when trying to upgrade from ext2-3.
When checking from either method in TB, it shows an ap2sd partition of around 400mb and have yet to actually upgrade to ext3 from either recovery version.
Any ideas?
Use RA recovery to partition, it makes it simple.
What ROMs require this?
I guess I've been in the AOSP world for too long...
Just the virus gingersense and the virus kingdom that I know of. The virus kindom does not require it but you wont be left if much room for apps.
phatmanxxl said:
Just the virus gingersense and the virus kingdom that I know of. The virus kindom does not require it but you wont be left if much room for apps.
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Why not just http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=855424 ?
Better performance on NAND than SD-EXT.
phatmanxxl said:
Use RA recovery to partition, it makes it simple.
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Sorry, AR was my intention of RA. Have used both the initial version 1.8 (my first anyway) and 2.3 with no success.
Have been attempting to do it within ADB and keep getting this message when attempting to make the ext2 partition:
Input/Output error during write on /dev/block/mmcblk0
This is the process I'm using:
within adb shell
# parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
(parted) mkpartfs primary fat32 0 13991
(parted) mkpartfs primary ext2 13991 16039
this is where I get the error mentioned above and can not continue to the swap.
(parted) mkpartfs primary linux-swap 16039 16071
HOWEVER....
If I use mkpart primary ext2 13991 16039 it takes, but does not show that it is an ext2 in the files system under the partition information.
Does this even make sense..lol
EDIT:
Never mind..erased my edit until I really screw up my card...now it won't mount...back to the drawing board
Gave up after reading about Transcend cards and just partitioned to the single 16G. Going to get a different card/mfg and give it a go. At least I learned a bit more about ADB today...so not a total loss.
OK..after looking through many options, may have my issue as to why RA won't perform the partition and I can't do it through ADB.....MY CARD. Apparantly there have been issues with Transcend and making an ext partition. Guess it's time to go C10 and get a new one.
Anyway...found this thread and thought it might help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714
Got a new C10 card today from a different mfg and that fixed the problem!
I use gpart on ny ubuntu OS. It is NVIDIA to keep a Linux OS around guys. I can do the wholebpartitioning without erasing any files or data. soo I'm good to go. Also its fast as well.
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hi guys i have been searching the forums for tutorial on how to properly partition your sd card and your phone to use a swap partition for swapper. i heard it allows speed up performance for the phone while using some apps. can anyone pls help me with this. i just want a better performing GT540. thanks in advance
I'd be interested in a tutorial for this as well.
Thanks
Most opperating systems have a built in manager for it, including windows. Look on YouTube, that's how I did mine.
Or use clockworkmod.
lukemovement1 said:
Most opperating systems have a built in manager for it, including windows. Look on YouTube, that's how I did mine.
Or use clockworkmod.
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On windows you can create partitions but swap belongs to linux so unless you use a ubuntu live CD or a machine with ubuntu...
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lavero.burgos said:
On windows you can create partitions but swap belongs to linux so unless you use a ubuntu live CD or a machine with ubuntu...
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A ext2 partitions is the same on all operating system
Clockworkmod will also partition you sdcard
So i just create an ext2 partition on my sd? Then what's next?
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Back ur memory card up first. Depending what size memory card you have depends on the size of the partition
The most you will need is 2gb, I would only us 500mb.(2gb sdcard)
You need to have a fat32 partition for your normal data and the ext2 for the swap file. Then just put it back in you phone.
BTW I lost my last memory card trying to unpartition it. So if you only want 1 extra paelrtition use clockworkmod.
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lukemovement1 said:
back ur memory card up first. Depending what size memory card you have depends on the size of the partition
the most you will need is 2gb, i would only us 500mb.(2gb sdcard)
you need to have a fat32 partition for your normal data and the ext2 for the swap file. Then just put it back in you phone.
Btw i lost my last memory card trying to unpartition it. So if you only want 1 extra paelrtition use clockworkmod.
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after this, how can i configure swapper 2??
Thanks in advance
I think you tick a box. Download swapper2 from the market place, one of them has more options than the other
Hello all,
Now that we have root on our aesthetically unique device, I believe our next problem is storage space. I don't know about you all, but my aquos crystal has about 4 gb to work with when it comes to apps. Folder mount works well for me, as far as linking the obb files of large apps to the external sd card, but I still have to store a portion of any particular app on the phone's internal storage, which for me is no bueno. There has to be a better way. (For the sarcastic among you, buying another phone is not an option for me.)
Back in the day of Gingerbread, I remember having a whopping 300 mb of app storage to work with. I was able to partition a portion of my external sd to be used as internal storage for the device, solving all my storage woes. It worked so well, that I was sure that I would be able to find a similar method for the aquos crystal.
Now, I see that Link2sd is able to work with ext2, ext3, ext4, and fat32 partitions, so I figured I would attempt to create a ext2 partition on the micro sd to link to my internal storage directory. I used the Partition Wizard mini tool to create a ext2 partition in windows. Unfortunately after starting up Link2sd and selecting the format of my ext partition (ext2), Link2ds gives me an error telling me that the mount script was unable to be created. I've read that if we get this error, we can select ext4, even if we are using a different partition format. This got rid of the error. Mount script was successfully created. Autolink is selected, which should install new apps directly to the new partition. It doesn't, not for me at least.
I've read several guides around the internet dealing with this issue, as well as completely different methods besides Link2sd, and nothing seems to work for me. My goal in this is to supplement the capacity for apps. I would love to find a way to store all the library, devlik, and app files for each app on the external card, rather than having to keep some of each app on internal, and its larger counterparts on external. As you know, apps are constantly updated, and what seems to happen is if you install an app, then link it to the sd card, and the app gets updated in the future, the updated portion will get installed on the internal card, making your 'linked' app kind of pointless. What I'd really like to do is disregard the phone's internal storage altogether and use something like a 64 gb card as the phones internal storage. This may or may not be possible.
I'm not a programmer. I have a very basic understanding of how these things work. When it comes to things like this, I am literally standing on the shoulders of giants, and benefiting from their tenacity and willingness to share the fruits of their labors. Their exploits, and the internet that tells their story, have allowed me to root and modify practically every console and android device I've ever owned. With that being said, thank you to all that have been involved in unraveling the real potential of this device.
So, do any of you fine saints and scholars know of a way to get around the feeble storage capacity of our aquos crystal?