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[fix new sdcard] little Solution (Partitioning)

hi
I have two 8GB class4 memory card but when I'm just a partition're doing very bad work
Android is reset
apps are broken
High and low speed is
And ...
But when a 2GB partition, I just work very well
Benchmarking partition is much better!
no more problem in android!
So I decided two partitions 2 and 6 GB and the second partition so I just do mount
Method:
1- Memory partitioning (first partition 2gb fat32)
2- copy android in first partition & run it
3- in android terminal type:
Code:
ls /dev/block/m*
or adb
Code:
adb shell ls /dev/block/m*
result like this:
Code:
/dev/block/mmcblk0
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
Partition testing can be yours for the mount
1- make a folder (not in /sdcard & /mnt/sdcard)
Code:
mkdir /mnt/sd2
now test (for fat32): (just change mmcblk0p2)
Code:
mount -t vfat -o fmask=0000,dmask=0000,rw,flush,noatime,nodiratime /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /mnt/sd2
(for ext2)
Code:
mount -t ext2 -o noatime,nodiratime /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /mnt/sd2
Now the partition should be on the /mnt/sd2 mounted
and you can mount in boot
backup /init
open init and past mount cammand below this line :
Code:
PATH=/sbin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/bin:/system/xbin:/system/xbin/bb:/data/local/bin
now we have auto mount partition
but we have one problem! we should link /mnt/sd2 > /mnt/sdcard
Who s the solution?

interesting idea. will try out.

[Q?] Problem with /efs partition (can't mount but IMEI OK)

Problem with /efs partition (can't mount but IMEI OK)
Hi guys,
I've been searching for two days before posting this.. I'm completely mad on how to repair this problem.
I tried to flash a custom recovery on my GT-9505 doing this in terminal (of course my phone was rooted):
su
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10
The problem is that I flashed the recovery on the wrong partition, as /mmcblk0p10 is for /efs (right?)
I was on stock firmware I9505XXUDMH8.
When I reboot, phone went on factory mode and I couldn't make calls. Wifi was working right.
I flashed CM 10.1.3 last night and now I can make calls. IMEI and wifi mac are shown ok in status, but bt is not not available and I think serial number is wrong (3403a6f2??)
I suppose that if I go back to stock the problem will be the same with factory mode and no calls because flashing this won't write on /efs.
I have a backup of efs (efs_19700508_054443.img) (~13MB) done in philz touch recovery, but this was made after I corrupted the /efs.
So the problem is I can't mount /efs in recovery neither in File Manager or terminal.
Any ideas on what can I do to repair it?? Thanks in advance and sorry if I have posted in wrong place

Update:
I've made another backup but with EFS Professional: GT-I9505_20131026_190930.tar.gz -> efs.img.ext4
If it holds for something...

Edit: BT address is showing correctly when BT is ON (sorry for that mistake!)
So the only thing is showing wrong (i think) is serial number.
i still cannot mount /efs nor access it via root explorer...:crying:

If I'm on Windows 7, is there any way to mount the efs.img file to edit files into it? (I.e. Like in daemon tools)
If I can format /efs then I'll only hace to edit the files in efs.img to edit my serial number for the good one and copy these files into /efs.
Then my /efs partition won't be corrupted and I will be able to mount it
Someone can give any idea?

Up!

Up!

Uuuup..!

If I restore the .img backup that I have of /efs in recovery it doesn't change anything... Maybe cause it's corrupted?

fran41 said:
If I restore the .img backup that I have of /efs in recovery it doesn't change anything... Maybe cause it's corrupted?
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try these commands in terminal emulator:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
sync
reboot

samersh72 said:
try these commands in terminal emulator:
Code:
su
mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/factorymode
sync
reboot
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Thanks for reply.
First line (mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs) Mount: invalid argument
Something spelled wrong?

fran41 said:
Thanks for reply.
First line (mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs) Mount: invalid argument
Something spelled wrong?
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Ok, try without first command (mount....)
if not try this
Code:
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10

samersh72 said:
Ok, try without first command (mount....)
if not try this
Code:
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
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[email protected]:/ # echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
sh: can't create /efs/FactoryApp/keystr: No such file or directory
[email protected]:/ # mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
Should be like this??:
[email protected]:/ # mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
mount: Invalid argument

fran41 said:
[email protected]:/ # echo -n ON > /efs/FactoryApp/keystr
sh: can't create /efs/FactoryApp/keystr: No such file or directory
[email protected]:/ # mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
Should be like this??:
[email protected]:/ # mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
mount: Invalid argument
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it is weird! try:
Code:
mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
or
Code:
mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs

samersh72 said:
it is weird! try:
Code:
mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
or
Code:
mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
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[email protected]:/ # mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
1|[email protected]:/ # mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
mount: Invalid argument

fran41 said:
[email protected]:/ # mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
1|[email protected]:/ # mount -r -w -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs <
mount: Invalid argument
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this command work for me (mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10)
i dont know what is the matter with your efs partition!
by the way, install busybox then do the commands

samersh72 said:
this command work for me (mount -o remount,rw -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10)
i dont know what is the matter with your efs partition!
by the way, install busybox then do the commands
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I have busybox installed! I'm getting mad with this Nothing seems to work...

fran41 said:
I have busybox installed! I'm getting mad with this Nothing seems to work...
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try to re-partition the phone partitions using pit file with the firmware, it may help

samersh72 said:
try to re-partition the phone partition using pit file with the firmware, it may help
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I did that once flashing it with stock and nothing...

fran41 said:
I did that once flashing it with stock and nothing...
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my last commands to mount efs (make sure that busybox binaries are installed from the application)
Code:
mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
or
Code:
busybox mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
you can try also to flash the modem twice in odin as "phone"
if not, i guess you have the service center option

samersh72 said:
my last commands to mount efs (make sure that busybox binaries are installed from the application)
Code:
mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
or
Code:
busybox mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
you can try also to flash the modem twice in odin as "phone"
if not, i guess you have the service center option
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This doesn't work:
[email protected]:/ # busybox mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
busybox mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 on /efs failed: Invalid argument
This works:
255|[email protected]:/ # mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p10
mke2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=1024 (log=0)
Fragment size=1024 (log=0)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
3488 inodes, 13952 blocks
697 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=1
Maximum filesystem blocks=14417920
2 block groups
8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group
1744 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
8193
Writing inode tables: done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
This filesystem will be automatically checked every 27 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
[email protected]:/ #
[email protected]:/ # mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p10 /efs
[email protected]:/ #
Now I go to /efs in root explorer and there's a folder lost+found

[HACK] Grow your data partition

>>> Please note that Vashiru reworked this guide for reliability and alternate values, so I recommend you check his various posts in this thread starting with this one. <<<
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THE PROBLEM
As many of us have noticed, it is fairly easy to get an "Out of space" message when installing apps on our phones because, for some weird reason, Oppo decided that the storage part of the device should linger in the dark ages, when /userdata and /sdcard were separate partitions and you only had 2GB of data storage, even if your phone was a 32GB model.
Now, imagine that you are running KitKat and would like to try ART. This may be a bad idea as, if your data partition is more than 30% full, you will find that while converting your apps to this new format, Android will run out of space.
At OppoForums, a few bright people started looking into the issue and, of course, there is a way to improve the situation.
WARNING!
If you follow the steps below correctly, you should not run in any trouble. If you do not, however, you may end up spending much more time fixing your phone.
FIRST, THE THANKS SECTION
Anders tinkered with his device’s partition table until he got to where he had grown the /userdata partition to something useable. Yes, it’s some people’s definition of “play”
Jousa11 is the first person trying to put a guide together explaining the steps to reproduce Anders’ work. WARNING: I did no get to see said guide as Jousa quickly deleted it due to the risks involved. So, take that in account!
Rockman for providing the last resort rescue tools in case you brick your phone
Lucky for providing the WiFi fix
Please let me know if you are not on this list and I forgot to give you credit!
YOU WILL NEED
The hardware:
An Oppo Find5 phone(!)
A computer (Windows/Linux/Mac) with adb installed and working
A USB cable
On your computer:
adb
[Optional] fastboot
On your phone (SDCard):
parted + mke2fs + tune2fs
mmcblk0p21_persist_ext4.img
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-find5-TP-patch.img
[Optional] gdisk
You will use parted to work on your partition table; mke2fs and tune2fs to create ext4 filesystems on some of these partitions (parted does not know how to create ext4 partitions)
mmcblk0p21_persist_ext4.img is an image that you need to restore your /persist partition and avoid issues such as non-working WiFi.
openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-find5-TP-patch.img is a patched recovery image. I know: you already have a recovery image if you are going through these steps. However, we are going to wipe it so you want to install this guy before rebooting. Note that if you forget, you can always flash it later using fastboot.
On your computer:
adb to access your phone recovery, push files to SDCard, reboot...
[Optional] fastboot. You will only need fastboot if you mess up your recovery partition.
WHAT IF SOMETHING GOES AWFULLY WRONG?
You may “brick” your phone. Apparently it’s near impossible to hard brick your Find5, though. See below.
First, Anders recommends making a backup of your partition table. I didn’t because I felt that if I messed something up, it would be a partitions’ content rather than the partition table but that’s not the wisest approach.
Furthermore, if you are really worried about what stilly error your fat fingers will cause (I know I should be!) you can also backup your partitions.
Backing up your partition table:
On your phone:
Code:
gdisk -b /sdcard/gpt.bin /dev/block/mmcblk0
Backing up a single partition:
On your phone:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p<partition id> of=/sdcard/backup-<partition id>.bin
On your computer:
Code:
adb pull /sdcard/gpt.bin
adb pull /sdcard/backup-<partition id>.bin
LAST RESORT
OK. So, you've bricked your phone. Now what?
First, you will need Windows. So if you're on a Mac or Linux and have no access to a Windows machine/VM, er..don't brick your phone.
- Download drivers and tools
- Download and follow the instructions
READY ? LET'S GET STARTED
>>>>>>>>>>>> First, Download The Files <<<<<<<<<<<<
Then...
On your computer:
UPDATE As dixxa pointed out, mke2fs and tune2fs may already be present on your device. It was not the case for me but you should check first; it seems like a good idea to use existing binaries.
Code:
adb reboot recovery
adb push parted /sbin
adb push mke2fs /sbin
adb push tune2fs /sbin
On your phone:
Code:
chmod 755 /sbin/parted /sbin/mke2fs /sbin/tune2fs
umount /cache
umount /sdcard
umount /emmc
umount /data
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
You are now in the parted shell.
CAREFUL! Do not delete any partition below 20 or you will enter "Big Oops" territory. I recommend typing carefully and, yes, staying away from copy/paste operations that may swallow a character like, say, the '2' in '20'
Note that the size value I am using here is '4GB' for /userdata (rather than 2GB). I guess you could make /userdata bigger than 4GB, in which case you would have to recompute all the offsets in the commands below(!)
Code:
# rm sdcard
rm 29
# 28 thru 23 are reserved
rm 28
rm 27
rm 26
rm 25
# rm recovery
rm 24
# rm misc
rm 23
# rm cache
rm 22
# rm persist
rm 21
# rm data/emmc
rm 20
# now, re-create partitions but data is bigger
mkpart primary 1325 5421
name 20 userdata
mkpart primary 5421 5430
name 21 persist
mkpart primary 5430 5967
name 22 cache
mkpart primary 5967 5968
name 23 misc
mkpart primary 5968 5979
name 24 recovery
mkpart primary 5979 6012
name 25 reserve1
mkpart primary 6012 6019
name 26 reserve2
mkpart primary 6019 6028
name 27 reserve3
mkpart primary 6028 6062
name 28 reserve4
mkpart primary 6062MB 100%
name 29 sdcard
# exit parted shell
q
Let's create a file system on the partitions that require one. Note that I am formatting the SDCard using VFAT as, yes, EXT4 is a better FS, but it is also incompatible with Oppo's ROM and some apps may not require the proper permissions etc.
Code:
# Notes:
# -m 0: no reserved blocks
# -c 0: no max mount count
# -C -1: no mount count
# -i -1: max_int interval between checks
mke2fs -t ext4 -m 0 -L userdata /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
tune2fs -c 0 -i -1 -C -1 /dev/block/mmcblk0p20
mke2fs -t ext4 -m 0 -L persist /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
tune2fs -c 0 -i -1 -C -1 /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
mke2fs -t ext4 -m 0 -L cache /dev/block/mmcblk0p22
tune2fs -c 0 -i -1 -C -1 /dev/block/mmcblk0p22
# Hey look it’s an ext4 SDCard!
mke2fs -t ext4 -m 0 -L sdcard /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
tune2fs -c 0 -i -1 -C -1 /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
# Actually to avoid errors like unable to write to root of sdcard:
mkdosfs -n sdcard -F 32 /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p29 /sdcard
At this point, we have clobbered the /persist partition and this could cause issues as mentioned earlier. Let's restore it.
Code:
# Restore /persist partition
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p29 /sdcard
# On computer
adb push mmcblk0p21_persist_ext4.img /sdcard/
# On phone
dd if=mmcblk0p21_persist_ext4.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
IMPORTANT! Flash your recovery partition now. If you wait until after rebooting, you will need to use fastboot instead.
Code:
# Recovery partition: on computer
adb push openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-find5-TP-patch.img /sdcard/
# On phone
dd if=openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-find5-TP-patch.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p24
Admire your work
Code:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 print
Reboot into your new recovery and install your favorite ROM
FAQ
Q: Is this dangerous?
A: Yes. Yes, it is.
Q: Any tip?
A: Yes. Follow these instructions carefully and if something wrong happens, unless you know what you are doing, leave your device alone and come here to ask for help.
Q: Can I hold you responsible for any damage to my phone/etc?
A: As usual, the answer is 'No'
Q: I found an error in your write-up!
A: Please let me know immediately.
-Chris.

You should probably use the latest TWRP 2.6.3.1 found here: http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/find5/openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-find5.img

Looks good to me. Just be very carefully doing this.
Sent from my Find 5 using xda app-developers app

gdisk -b /sdcard/gpt.bin /dev/block/mmcblk0
those commands need to be typed in recovery even that one ?

Yes although I imagine this particular command should also work when booting system.
Sent from my Find 5 using Tapatalk

This thread is fine the only problem here is with those 2 binaries: mke2fs and tune2fs
You don't need to push them or chmod them since they are already in the recovery
Except that that thread is perfect.

Since we're at toying with partition, can't we merge the partitions in some way ?

Just wondering is there any way to build a script to do this in an automated way thus avoiding user errors and typos?

There is a thread on the oppo forums
http://www.oppoforums.com/threads/guide-resizing-internal-storage-on-find-5-32gb.8361/
Hello everyone,
is the guide for the 32 or 16 gb model?
I have 16 gb Oppo find 5.
Thanks.
PS: what "on your phone" is supposed to mean"?
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If you don't know what does that mean don't do it you'll screw your phone.

hi
Please would you make something like this for oppo find 7a x9006?
thanks

Anyone willing to recompute all the offsets dor just one 16gb partition?
Scribed henceforth from thy G pad.

Hi all, I am trying to do this mod and I am half way through it with a problem
I am stuck on the new file system, I cannot use mke2fs or tune2fs, i get
Code:
mke2fs: not found
like it doesn't even exist, but it does I can see it. I get the same error for tune2fs. but parted and gdisk work fine.
Yes I did push them and chmod 755 them.. and I have tried running it from the /sbin directory.
Help!

Hello!
I'm getting the same error over and over again creating /dev/block/mmcblk0p21 to /dev/block/mmcblk0p22:
tune2fs -c 0 -i -1 -C -1 /dev/block/mmcblk0p21
"Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/block/mmcblk0p21"
"Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock"
So i can't create a file system on the created partitions. I have been looking everywhere for an answer. Somebody have an idea?

U should just wait. Andrew dodd found a way to make find7a have unified partition and he claims he can make it work on find5 as well. Let's give him a bit to figure it out tho.
Scribed henceforth from thy G pad.

Gdisk not working...
Ok guys sort of a noob here... Firstly, totally appreciate what you guys are doing here... I wants it bad, thass why i'm here.
So far... I have i have done...
"adb reboot recovery"
"adb push gdisk /sbin"
I figured that's how you are supposed to install it ... hope i'm not wrong, but i guess it pushed through fine
But after rebooting to system in TWRP , i opened terminal emulator and when i use the command
"gdisk -b /sdcard/gpt.bin /dev/block/mmcblk0"
I get ...
"/system/bin/sh: gdisk: not found"
now i'm too scared to proceed without backing up the partition tables... so please help...
edit - FYI , i'm running the last build of Asylum Carbon... should i just go back to latest oopo stable stock rom and then root my device again and then try all this again... would that help... ???

Directly from Andrew Dodds g+ " IT HAS BEGUN.
The first phase of Find 7a/7s LVM testing is here.* See linked post for details.* (Sorry to disappoint, but the first phase is "make sure we don't break existing configurations")
Once this phase is complete, the remaining list is:
Fix up the remaining TWRP issues (make RECOVERY_SDCARD_ON_DATA runtime instead of compile-time)
Make user-friendly conversion processes
Once things are solid on Find 7, I'll work on Find 5 and N1."
Stay thirsty my friends. Good things ahead
Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk

Does this work for the 16gb model?

Can someone help please?
I'm trying to do this, but after enter in parted [parted /dev/block/mmcblk0] when i try to do "rm 29", i get "can't remove 29: no such file or directory
I'm doing the "on your phone" commands in TWRP command line., is that correct?
I'm running stable colorOS 1.0.9i

Finally I finish the process.
My notes:
Goal:
Keep my current system intact (stable colorOS 1.0.9i , because i have no patience to format, install a new ROM and reinstall/recofigure everything
So I backup everything on phone with TWRP and I push sdcard content (wich include the system backup i made) with ADB
1 - If I push mke2fs and tune2fs IT WILL NOT WORK. I flash the last find 5 recovery (openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-find5.img) and I dont push or chmod anyting, parted, mke2fs, tune2fs are all already in the recover and that's the only way I could run mke2fs and tune2fs
edit: 1.5 - The phone commands had to be enter via ADB shell. In TWRP command line, after you enter in parted it will not accept commands.
2 - To "rm 29", i had to "umount /dev/block/mmcblk0", otherwise "rm 29" fail due to partition in use
3 - after this instruction:
mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p29 /sdcard
(the last one on the 4 block of code)
We have this:
# Restore /persist partition
mount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p29 /sdcard
This instruction was the only one that give me a error, so I move to the next ones.
The error was that the partition was busy, what makes senses because in the last instruction we mount the same partition on the same folder but with different file system!!??
So I move to the next instruction. I have no idea if it's a instructions mistake but it looks like, because it says "# Restore /persist partition" but the command has nothing to do with /persist
4 - FINISH
5 - Reboot in recovery. Push sdcard backup to /sdcard. restore system backup with TWRP restore
Voila, my phone exactly as before but with 3,76GB for APPS. Finally!!! The "running out of space" message on a flagship quad-core 2GB RAM phone!!!!!!?????? Was driving me CRAZYYYYY

Thanks Fickx for the up to date information, I just did my re-partition successfully, here's what I did:
- Use Rashr update the recovery to twrp-2.8.1.0
- reboot into recovery
- connect to PC (Make sure adb works, "adb devices")
- on PC:
> adb shell
> umount /cache
> umount /sdcard
> umount /emmc
> umount /data
> umount /dev/block/mmcblk0p29
> parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
> rm 29
>...
> rm 20
> mkpart primary 1325 5421
> name 20 userdata
> ...
> name 29 sdcard
> q
> mke2fs ...
> ...
> mount -t -vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p29 /sdcard
Open another PC command terminal
> adb push mmcblk0p21_persist_ext4.img /sdcard/
> adb push openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-find5.img /sdcard/
Back to original terminal in "adb shell".
> dd if=/sdcard/mmcblk0p21_persist_ext4.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p21
> dd if=/sdcard/openrecovery-twrp-2.8.1.0-find5.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p24
> exit
> adb reboot recovery
Flash the rom.

[SCRIPT] Fix partition table for Android 4.4

Since the gapps for 4.4 need very much space wee need bigger system partitions.
I've created a script which automates this process and increases them both to 840MB.
the space is taken from the userdata partition.
You should backup your whole phone before doing this(storage will not be touched but you shouldn't take the risk)
I tested it with 32GB version only so if you want to know if it will work for 16gb, too give me the output of this command:
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 print
Download:
http://d-h.st/FWz
Instructions:
1) boot into CWM
2) adb push repartition.sh /tmp
3) adb shell chmod 0777 /tmp/repartition.sh
4) adb shell /tmp/repartition.sh
5) adb reboot recovery
6) now you can do all the usual stuff like enabling TDB and installing ROM's

Sounds great but I cannot test it, since I dont have any parted binaries (at least in my 4.1.1 Wajk Wiui ROM) ? Can you please tell me where I can get them.
Second Question:
Im currently running TDB:
System 1 latest WIUI 4.1.1 v5 ROM
System 2 MIUI v6 1.9.19
Both system partitions are completely full (usage 98 %) and the same with the data partitions ( usage 97 % )!
Would it be possible to decrease /sdcard space and repartition it like the following with TDB enabled:
system 800 mb
system1 800 mb
data 1500 mb
data1 1500 mb
sdcard *the rest*
thanks in advance

sounds like you tried to repartition from Android
You need to boot to CWM - you have parted there.

Sorry I hate people who just ask stupid questions before reading the instructions carefully ...silly me sorry for that...
What about the second question, is it possible to either increase the data partitions for less space on /sdcard ?

there isn't sth. like a data1 partition. we have one data partition only that's why we need the TDB hack.
other than that it's possible but you should backup all your data and restore it afterwards.

m11kkaa said:
there isn't sth. like a data1 partition. we have one data partition only that's why we need the TDB hack.
other than that it's possible but you should backup all your data and restore it afterwards.
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Ok got it.
So following your instructions and editing script like the following should work ?
Code:
change_table() {
ui_print "parted: delete"
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 23 || return 1 # system
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 24 || return 1 # system1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 25 || return 1 # cache
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 26 || return 1 # userdata
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 27 || return 1 # storage
ui_print "parted: create"
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 336MB 1176MB || return 1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 1176MB 2016MB || return 1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 2016MB 2419MB || return 1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 2419MB 6515MB || return 1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 6515MB 31.3GB || return 1
ui_print "parted: name"
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 23 system || return 1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 24 system1 || return 1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 25 cache || return 1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 26 userdata || return 1
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 27 storage || return 1
return 0
}
Code:
ui_print "format partitions"
for NUM in 23 24 25 26 27
do
if ! format_partition "$NUM"; then
ui_print "Failed format partition $NUM"
exit 1
fi
done
already did full backup of sdcard, i just dont know if i should disable TDB before i stat repartitioning ... I dont know how TDB works to split the data partition thats my problem :/

yes that should work.
You don't need to disable TDB because your whole data partition will be wiped and it stores the TDB configuration(that means that TDB automatically gets disabled).

Had some errors but now its working fine ..thanks

unmount sdcard in CWM. It's a bug of this script.
Nice to hear it works now.

7 days ago Phone not start because partition corrupt
Hello
First do not panic is not the fault of your script but for you experience with mi2s and partitions are the few people in the world that can save my phone.
I'm playing a game phone(Xiaomi m2s 16GB) hang and one or more partitions are corrupt (I think this is the problem). But all de documentation than i find to delete o edit partition not work. Fastboot rom installation all ok but always only start with white logo. Mirecovery works perfectly and CWM by ivan works but temporally with this command sudo fastboot boot recovery.img
This is the result of your script
check environment
/sbin/mount
/sbin/umount
/sbin/parted
/sbin/tune2fs
/sbin/e2fsck
dump old table
unmount partitions
umount: can't umount /system: Invalid argument
umount: can't umount /system1: No such file or directory
umount: can't umount /data: Invalid argument
umount: can't umount /data_root: Invalid argument
umount: can't umount /sdcard: Invalid argument
change partition table
parted: delete
parted: create
Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.
Failed changing table
OTHER TEST
/dev/block # e2fsck -fDp /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24:
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
/dev/block # tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
tune2fs: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
I try to delete partition and create a new one but fail.
(parted) rm 24
rm 24
(parted) mkpartfs primary ext2 872 1409
mkpartfs primary ext2 872 1409
Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.
I FOUND THIS IN XDA FORUM BUT I HAVEN'T IMAGE TO TEST
adb push mmcblk0p19_repaired.img /tmp/
adb shell dd if=/tmp/mmcblk0p19_repaired.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19
adb reboot bootloader
MY PARTITION TABLE SYSTEM1 NOT HAVE FILESYSTEM EXT4
[email protected]:~/Escritorio/recovery$ sudo adb shell parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 print
Model: MMC SEM16G (sd/mmc)
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 15.8GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 17.4kB 89.1MB 89.1MB fat16 modem
2 89.1MB 178MB 89.1MB fat16 modem1
3 178MB 179MB 524kB sbl1
4 179MB 179MB 524kB sbl2
5 179MB 180MB 1049kB sbl3
6 180MB 181MB 1049kB rpm
7 181MB 182MB 1049kB tz
8 182MB 183MB 524kB DDR
9 183MB 187MB 4194kB aboot
10 187MB 188MB 1049kB misc
11 188MB 191MB 2990kB logo
12 191MB 192MB 799kB m9kefs1
13 192MB 193MB 799kB m9kefs2
14 193MB 193MB 1024B m9kefsc
15 193MB 201MB 8501kB bk1
16 201MB 202MB 799kB m9kefs3
17 202MB 268MB 66.3MB bk2
18 268MB 284MB 15.7MB boot
19 284MB 300MB 15.7MB boot1
20 300MB 316MB 15.7MB recovery
21 316MB 327MB 11.5MB bk3
22 327MB 336MB 8389kB ext4 persist
23 336MB 872MB 537MB ext4 system
24 872MB 1409MB 537MB system1
25 1409MB 1812MB 403MB ext4 cache
26 1812MB 5570MB 3758MB ext4 userdata
27 5570MB 15.8GB 10.2GB ext4 storage

Xiaomi Mi2 32GB
XIAOMI MI2 32GB ONLY
For those using a single MIUI ROM I've made a partition table with system1 set to 1024Mb.
Run the attached from CWM (in /tmp).

Aternus said:
XIAOMI MI2 32GB ONLY
For those using a single MIUI ROM I've made a partition table with system1 set to 1024Mb.
Run the attached from CWM (in /tmp).
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Can you explain a little more? Does it only leave 1 system partition? Can I flash it like a regular zip?
Enviado desde mi MI 2S mediante Tapatalk

any step by step manual how to change partition? with all necessary downloads etc...
or.... is it possible to delete system2 with all its parts? - for me I'd to use system1 only

Why can not I change the size of the system partition?
Already tried several times, with disabled TDB and with enabled TDB.
Full wipe did and still no result.
P.S. I have already been able to do any repartitioning.
Code:
PS C:\Android> adb push repartition.sh /tmp
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
21 KB/s (3797 bytes in 0.169s)
PS C:\Android> adb shell chmod 0777 /tmp/repartition.sh
PS C:\Android> adb shell /tmp/repartition.sh
check environment
/sbin/mount
/sbin/umount
/sbin/parted
/sbin/tune2fs
/sbin/e2fsck
dump old table
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for localtime!
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules!
unmount partitions
umount: can't umount /system: Invalid argument
umount: can't umount /system1: No such file or directory
umount: can't umount /data: Invalid argument
umount: can't umount /sdcard: Invalid argument
change partition table
parted: delete
parted: create
parted: name
format partitions
format: /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
tune2fs: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock.
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
Possibly non-existent device?
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Adding dirhash hint to filesystem.
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/block/mmcblk0p23: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/block/mmcblk0p23: 11/500856 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 62917/1000445 blocks
format: /dev/block/mmcblk0p24
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Creating journal inode: done
This filesystem will be automatically checked every 30 mounts or
0 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24: 11/262144 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 49386/524289 blocks
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Adding dirhash hint to filesystem.
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24: 11/262144 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 49386/524289 blocks
format: /dev/block/mmcblk0p25
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Creating journal inode: done
This filesystem will be automatically checked every 30 mounts or
0 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25: 11/196608 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 32935/393217 blocks
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Adding dirhash hint to filesystem.
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25: 11/196608 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 32935/393217 blocks
format: /dev/block/mmcblk0p26
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Creating journal inode: done
This filesystem will be automatically checked every 30 mounts or
0 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26: 11/399200 files (9.1% non-contiguous), 28951/798348 blocks
tune2fs 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Adding dirhash hint to filesystem.
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Pass 2: Checking directory structure
Pass 3: Checking directory connectivity
Pass 3A: Optimizing directories
Pass 4: Checking reference counts
Pass 5: Checking group summary information
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26: ***** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED *****
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26: 11/399200 files (9.1% non-contiguous), 28951/798348 blocks
Done.
PS C:\Android> adb reboot recovery
PS C:\Android>
UPD. The problem was that I was using Windows Povershell
Run the script from the command line and everything turned out.

Thanks!
I have to format first system and system1 in recovery to apply this script, because I have and error :
tmp/repartition.sh lin 115 can´t create /sdcard/parted_12_06_2014_FDFD6F4CB043F4956D9CAD053C3738AA.

DO MOUNT your SDCARD
then Follow the instruction
duhh...

I modified the script a little bit for 1 ROM usage. System1 is 840MB as in the original and System2 is 5MB. The rest goes into userdata. This is for the 16GB version.

Ok! I did again and umount the sdcard abd it worked fine.
Thanks

I found a better way
If u reboot into dload mode, u can change the partition table from your computer
The problem is that most partition managers don't support changing the GPT Partition names and that's why I added support for that to GParted.
GParted supports booting from Live CD/USB so Windows/Mac users aren't left out.
http://i.imgur.com/3SwSXs2.png
I pushed the patch to GParted repo's and I'll inform u once there're any news.

from my point of view the best way for use is:
- system (system1) - let 1024 MB
- system1 (system2) - let 10 MB
- userdata (apps) - let 4096 MB (take it from sdcard) - but maybe more

[Q] Unable to mount /data

hey guys,
i have a huge problem with my Iconia A200. (I know its a a500 forum, but I think they are nearly the same..)
When I enter TWRP, I am not able to mount or wipe /data.. It says "Unable to mount /data".
I cant even install a Custom or Stock Rom (because of blabla /data).
Then I tried to follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1798652&page=3
The problem is point 2:
2) /Data would not mount - I have no idea how this got screwed up, but the solution was:
* Connect the tablet to the PC in RECOVERY. At this point, ADB should work. If not, check the drivers on the PC - I had to manually specify the Acer ADB Composite driver.
* Open a Command prompt window
* Start ADB shell by typing:
ADB SHELL
* Now execute the following:
mke2fs -j -b 4096 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index -C 1 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
e2fsck -fy /dev/block/mmcblk0p8
After this is done your file system on /data will be fixed. (solution posted by spoupard on XDA-Developers.com)
When I enter mke2fs -j -b 4096 /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 after "adb shell" nothing more happens.
It only says mke2fs 1.41.0 (DATE..2010 or something) and then.. Nothing more.
Can someone help me to fix the /data problem?
Ah and I dont have a ROM installed yet, hard reset is broken, too..