Is there any reason to partition my SD card as anything but FAT32...
other than setting up Apps2D?
Am I missing out on anything with just a FAT32 partition?
What is the stock partition setup for the SD card?
\Thanks in advance. Rooting and flashing the Hero has been a great, enjoyable learning experience.
i regret to inform you i cannot answer your question. and i hate to jump on...but to undo a2sd, do i just have format my card?
mountaindont said:
i regret to inform you i cannot answer your question. and i hate to jump on...but to undo a2sd, do i just have format my card?
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You have to repartion everything to zero
do i do this from recovery?
Same way you partioned it
If you aren't using apps2sd then partition the whole card FAT32. There is not another option if you are using it in your phone.
Backup your sd card contents first. Changing the partition formats your entire card deleting the contents.
If you want to change a partition or an ext extension do it from recovery >> partition. To revert back to no partition you need to set the swap to 0 and the ext to 0.
In my experience setting the partitions to zero in recovery actually leaves a small ext partition on your card. I had one ROM that wouldn't boot as a result. The solution was to remove the card from the phone and re-partition it using Linux or a partition manager (I used Paragon Manager in a Win 7 64-bit environment). This way I was able to completely repartition the card to FAT32.... If you aren't having an issue loading a ROM, this step is not necessary, just set the two to zero in recovery >> partition as stated above.
mountaindont said:
i regret to inform you i cannot answer your question. and i hate to jump on...but to undo a2sd, do i just have format my card?
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Yes. Backup the contents of your card. Changing the partition formats the entire card. Put your crap back onto the card after you repartition.
danknee said:
Yes. Backup the contents of your card. Changing the partition formats the entire card. Put your crap back onto the card after you repartition.
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hey thanks man!
4SidedDie said:
Same way you partioned it
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its funny you say that, because while i havent used a2sd since. my g1, i know partitioning in recovery sets up a2sd.
i.never.did.it
idk how it happened, but when i installed treves last release, it just happened...search for the thread "major internal memory issue" it was quite the controversy lol
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I partitioned my SD Card to use the Apps2sd built in the Fresh 2.0d ROM. It is working BUT it SLOWED down my phone. LWP and transitions are chopppy. I have my SD card backed up already. I want to undo what I did.
What steps do I take to undo the SD card partitioning using Apps2sd built in the Fresh 2.0d ROM and go back to just having the Fresh 2.0d rom with a standard SD card?
sbuxhtchero said:
I partitioned my SD Card to use the Apps2sd built in the Fresh 2.0d ROM. It is working BUT it SLOWED down my phone. LWP and transitions are chopppy. I have my SD card backed up already. I want to undo what I did.
What steps do I take to undo the SD card partitioning using Apps2sd built in the Fresh 2.0d ROM and go back to just having the Fresh 2.0d rom with a standard SD card?
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What class is your SD card? If it's a class 2, that's probably the issue.
Depending on the a2sd you're using you can tell it to move your apps back to internal storage. If you don't know, or your a2sd doesn't make sure you have a backup of your apps (or just reinstall whichever).
To undo it, just repartition your card, using 0 for everything and the 'rest' for FAT. Yes, this will wipe your SD card completely.
Reflash your ROM, then restore from backup (Titanium, for example).
yeah apps2sd only really works with a class 6 sd card, i mean to work flawlessly, i have a class 2 and a class 4 both name brands and sometimes my phone is still choppy, but my buddy has same cdma hero with class 6 and his is like crazy fast.
Still need help
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What class is your SD card? If it's a class 2, that's probably the issue.
Depending on the a2sd you're using you can tell it to move your apps back to internal storage. If you don't know, or your a2sd doesn't make sure you have a backup of your apps (or just reinstall whichever).
To undo it, just repartition your card, using 0 for everything and the 'rest' for FAT. Yes, this will wipe your SD card completely.
Reflash your ROM, then restore from backup (Titanium, for example).
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How do I get the "rest" to FAT? It says remaining FAT32 and won't allow me to change it.
I follow these steps:
Boot into Android Recovery (RA-heroc-v1.6.2)
Choose Partition SD Card
Choose Partition SD
Press Home to confirm partition sdcard
Press Home to confirm 0MB swap size
Press Home to confirm 0MB ext2 size
Then it says
FAT32-size=remainder
Continue partitioning? Press Home to confirm or any other key to abort.
Since I can't change FAT32 to FAT I abort.
Is that correct?
sbuxhtchero said:
How do I get the "rest" to FAT? It says remaining FAT32 and won't allow me to change it.
I follow these steps:
Boot into Android Recovery (RA-heroc-v1.6.2)
Choose Partition SD Card
Choose Partition SD
Press Home to confirm partition sdcard
Press Home to confirm 0MB swap size
Press Home to confirm 0MB ext2 size
Then it says
FAT32-size=remainder
Continue partitioning? Press Home to confirm or any other key to abort.
Since I can't change FAT32 to FAT I abort.
Is that correct?
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No, that was fine, let it finish.
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No, that was fine, let it finish.
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I can't flash my ROM because it's not on the zip file after partitioning. What do I do now?
sbuxhtchero said:
I can't flash my ROM because it's not on the zip file after partitioning. What do I do now?
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yeah.. you are screwed!!!!
just kidding...
what what I have read.. you will need to use your SDK tool, which you used to root your phone. you will have to find the instruction to "push" the zip file to your sd card. then you can use recovery to load the ROM.
also.. maybe... just a guess....
take the SD card out.. use it in your computer and a SDcard reader. Copy the zip file to your SDcard. put it back in the phone. Try Recovery again.
not sure if this will work.
sbuxhtchero said:
I can't flash my ROM because it's not on the zip file after partitioning. What do I do now?
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smw6180 said:
Yes, this will wipe your SD card completely.
Reflash your ROM, then restore from backup (Titanium, for example).
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I told you in the first place it would wipe your SD card. You mentioned you had a backup I believe. So put the ROM back on the card and go from there.
Dan330 said:
yeah.. you are screwed!!!!
just kidding...
what what I have read.. you will need to use your SDK tool, which you used to root your phone. you will have to find the instruction to "push" the zip file to your sd card. then you can use recovery to load the ROM.
also.. maybe... just a guess....
take the SD card out.. use it in your computer and a SDcard reader. Copy the zip file to your SDcard. put it back in the phone. Try Recovery again.
not sure if this will work.
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Or just plug the phone in with your USB cable and transfer the ROM that way.
sbuxhtchero said:
I partitioned my SD Card to use the Apps2sd built in the Fresh 2.0d ROM. It is working BUT it SLOWED down my phone. LWP and transitions are chopppy. I have my SD card backed up already. I want to undo what I did.
What steps do I take to undo the SD card partitioning using Apps2sd built in the Fresh 2.0d ROM and go back to just having the Fresh 2.0d rom with a standard SD card?
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As i said: You said you had your SD card backed up.
smw6180 said:
As i said: You said you had your SD card backed up.
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You're very quick to respond! After I wiped my card (which I knew would happen but just had an initial freakout) I turned off my phone and reloaded my files back to it, booted into recovery, wiped and reflashed. Good to go! Thanks for your help.
I partioned my sd card yesterday and I cannot find the rest of the data on my sd card, How do you un partition your sd card with amon ra recovery?
coocat said:
I partioned my sd card yesterday and I cannot find the rest of the data on my sd card, How do you un partition your sd card with amon ra recovery?
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Partitioning formats the sd card. You could try running recovery software designed for SD cards but I don't fancy your chances.
Are you saying you formatted your sd card and did not back up all the data first?
If you just want to unpartition--reformat fat32
There may be a possibility of getting your data back. As long as you don't write anything new to the card. Anything new put on the card would overwrite the old data that is in the same location, basically 'randomly' overwrite old stuff.
But if you haven't written too much to it, you could use some recovery programs to try and find your old files. Technically they are all still there, but their 'location' on the card is now unknown.
rugmankc said:
Are you saying you formatted your sd card and did not back up all the data first?
If you just want to unpartition--reformat fat32
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no i backed up all of the data, i just didn't know if formatting it would mess it up or not.
Thanks i formatted it and it works fine now
Great.
Had us scared.
Hi there,
I formatted my sd card to 1GB SD-EXT. But now i wan't to revert back to to just FAT32 (no sd-ext). But i cant remove it trough CWM i only can make it smaller.
I do not have any way to mount my SD card then trough CWM.
How can i still remove the SD-ext? Is there a script for it or something like that?
ikmax said:
Hi there,
I formatted my sd card to 1GB SD-EXT. But now i wan't to revert back to to just FAT32 (no sd-ext). But i cant remove it trough CWM i only can make it smaller.
I do not have any way to mount my SD card then trough CWM.
How can i still remove the SD-ext? Is there a script for it or something like that?
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Put the SD card into a digital camera and format it from there.
There is some partition software on here that'll do it too.
*NOTE: YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA*
MoneyFist said:
Put the SD card into a digital camera and format it from there.
There is some partition software on here that'll do it too.
*NOTE: YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA*
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I do not have an other place where to put my SD card in. Windows also does not find the SD-ext partition so i cant remove it.
what you need is this
http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html
that should sort you out
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bxmx666 said:
hello
i have a class 4 8gb sdcard with two partitions :
1st 256 ext3
2nd the rest is fat32
I used gingerdx moved to stock (didn't use the ext in stock) then when I full wipe in cwm it says error and doesn't format ext
Now the Ext PARTITION IS GONE! !!!
NO TOOL OR PROGRAM CAN SEE IT AND THE SPACE IS GONE TOO AND THERE ARE APPS IN IT THAT MAKES EVERY THING GO FC I DONT KNOW HOW IT WORKS
i tried to format the sd card but it didnt do a thing it just formated the fat32 patrition
so how can i fix it ???????!!!!!!!!!thanks in advance
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Use partition tool mini software or else. Check you sd card,whether you ext gone or not. But fat32 is not kind of partition dude.
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bxmx666 said:
hello
i have a class 4 8gb sdcard with two partitions :
1st 256 ext3
2nd the rest is fat32
I used gingerdx moved to stock (didn't use the ext in stock) then when I full wipe in cwm it says error and doesn't format ext
Now the Ext PARTITION IS GONE! !!!
NO TOOL OR PROGRAM CAN SEE IT AND THE SPACE IS GONE TOO AND THERE ARE APPS IN IT THAT MAKES EVERY THING GO FC I DONT KNOW HOW IT WORKS
i tried to format the sd card but it didnt do a thing it just formated the fat32 patrition
so how can i fix it ???????!!!!!!!!!thanks in advance
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when your are full-wiping.... ur ext partition data also formated ..... but if the partition gone ? i duuno already
when require to full-wipe, try format /data only...
CKKnot said:
when your are full-wiping.... ur ext partition data also formated ..... but if the partition gone ? i duuno already
when require to full-wipe, try format /data only...
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That what im wondering too, partition gone. Hmm. Lol bit.
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well when i format it in cwm it says :
error mounting sd-ext
skipping format
and it says that when i fullwipe too
and minitool partition and gparted didnt see that there is a partition
and the apps in it shows up in rom if i put sdcard in so what the do you think is going on????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bxmx666 said:
well when i format it in cwm it says :
error mounting sd-ext
skipping format
and it says that when i fullwipe too
and minitool partition and gparted didnt see that there is a partition
and the apps in it shows up in rom if i put sdcard in so what the do you think is going on????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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use card-reader, run partition wizard (GOOGLE MAN) and inspect while fix the problem urself @@ if really don't know then find us
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CKKnot said:
use card-reader, run partition wizard (GOOGLE MAN) and inspect while fix the problem urself @@ if really don't know then find us
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Edit: Sorry, i din't see ur post just now
is that really:
and minitool partition and gparted didnt see that there is a partition
and the apps in it shows up in rom if i put sdcard in so what the do you think is going on????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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maybe you configured swap partition & ur sdcard is already wear out....
Sounds like you didnt partition you sd card yet buddy?. make sure you sd card "Fat32" format. how many GB you sd card mate? if you go to my computer, your sd card a still the same size?? if yes,thats mean no partition yet.
And imma fully recommend, do not use CWM/USB port to partition your sd card.
Take out Sd card From Phone and Use SD Card Reader.
P/s : go to youtube.com And Search how to partition SD Card Ext3,ext2,ext4 Tutorial.
Shimizux said:
Sounds like you didnt partition you sd card yet buddy?. make sure you sd card "Fat32" format. how many GB you sd card mate? if you go to my computer, your sd card a still the same size?? if yes,thats mean no partition yet.
And imma fully recommend, do not use CWM/USB port to partition your sd card.
Take out Sd card From Phone and Use SD Card Reader.
P/s : go to youtube.com And Search how to partition SD Card Ext3,ext2,ext4 Tutorial.
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You didn't read my post mate
Its 8gb class4
I know that I partitioned it and the space is gone and I don't use swap
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I've rooted my S4, and now I'm trying to partition the SD card so that I can use link2sd and free up some more space. Does anyone know how to do this using a Mac??
Many thanks in advance!
chrissy_a said:
I've rooted my S4, and now I'm trying to partition the SD card so that I can use link2sd and free up some more space. Does anyone know how to do this using a Mac??
Many thanks in advance!
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I think you can do it using twrp recovery.
Link
GDReaper said:
I think you can do it using twrp recovery.
Link
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Ahh yes, I forgot to mention...I already found that guide, but on twrp 3.0.0.0 there is no such option...
chrissy_a said:
Ahh yes, I forgot to mention...I already found that guide, but on twrp 3.0.0.0 there is no such option...
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A resize option may appear only after you have formatted the sd card using twrp.
GDReaper said:
A resize option may appear only after you have formatted the sd card using twrp.
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Oh, okay. I might try that...how certain is this 'may appear'? I'm concerned about losing stuff...if I backup my SD card onto computer through a file manager, will it back up EVERYTHING or could I still lose some data?
chrissy_a said:
Oh, okay. I might try that...how certain is this 'may appear'? I'm concerned about losing stuff...if I backup my SD card onto computer through a file manager, will it back up EVERYTHING or could I still lose some data?
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You just copy everything from the sd card onto the pc. Android apps usually store their data on the internal storage, so the sd card has only files that you put there.
I recently formatted my /data partition as ext4 and after the format there was a resize option, which wasn't there before formatting.
GDReaper said:
You just copy everything from the sd card onto the pc. Android apps usually store their data on the internal storage, so the sd card has only files that you put there.
I recently formatted my /data partition as ext4 and after the format there was a resize option, which wasn't there before formatting.
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I wiped my SD card using TWRP, but still there is no 'resize' option
chrissy_a said:
I wiped my SD card using TWRP, but still there is no 'resize' option
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As I was saying, I used the "change file system" option to format my data partition, and that gave me the resize option.
GDReaper said:
As I was saying, I used the "change file system" option to format my data partition, and that gave me the resize option.
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Ahh okay, got it. But with this method, is there a way to choose the size of the partition? When I click on 'resize', there are no settings - just a 'swipe to confirm'...
Also, when I turned on my phone I still have no extra internal memory, and the SD card is not found. I try to mount the SD card from Settings -> Storage, but it just says "Blank SD card"...