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I Created ext2 Partition on my sdcard now i dont know how to run android on it? can i use any rom by moving it to the ext2 partition ? if yes so how to run iy from winmo i know that windows mobile cant see the ext2 partition so how can i run Android from Winmo? is there a certain versions for this or any android rom will work . please help me in this guys .
Windows will not be able to read ext2. Your only use for ext2 is assign it to be used as a swap partition. Whenever windows sees any ext2 partitions it will ask you to format your SDcard.
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Seriously this is your 3rd post on this and they are all in the wrong forum. Spam?
xhanay said:
Windows will not be able to read ext2. Your only use for ext2 is assign it to be used as a swap partition. Whenever windows sees any ext2 partitions it will ask you to format your SDcard.
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i know that i need to know the steps to install android on ext2 partition . is any version works ! if yes so please tell me how to make it works.
What's the point of creating the ext2 partition in the first place? You don't need it. All you have to do is place the android build folder in your sd card and run clrcad and haret. Seriously, every build thread has the step by step instructions and they all say the same thing.
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mastajest said:
What's the point of creating the ext2 partition in the first place? You don't need it. All you have to do is place the android build folder in your sd card and run clrcad and haret. Seriously, every build thread has the step by step instructions and they all say the same thing.
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it gives more battery time + improving the performance, my friend has did it on his diamond and he says its much better than launching the Adnroid from the fat32
Mido said:
it gives more battery time + improving the performance, my friend has did it on his diamond and he says its much better than launching the Adnroid from the fat32
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haret will not boot android from and ext2 partition.
Mido said:
it gives more battery time + improving the performance, my friend has did it on his diamond and he says its much better than launching the Adnroid from the fat32
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Can't you just ask your friend how he did it then?
Why in the hell did you create three threads on this. What or you retarded or just stuck on stupid.
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Can't you just ask your friend how he did it then?
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after created the partition he installed a rom from neopeeks specially for this and he put the haret file into the fat32 partition and it works, no need to say i already tried this but it didnt worked.
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Why in the hell did you create three threads on this. What or you retarded or just stuck on stupid.
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well i will be retarded if i talked to you, why dont you shut your mouth and keep watching others instead of being such aggressive to others !!
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what suppose this to mean ?
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well i will be retarded if i talked to you, why dont you shut your mouth and keep watching others instead of being such aggressive to others !!
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Someones gotta keep you morons in line
is that how you made your 1374 post? stop stealing the thread ,anyway i will ignore your posts psycho.
Will you be my friend? Haha
Mido said:
after created the partition he installed a rom from neopeeks specially for this and he put the haret file into the fat32 partition and it works, no need to say i already tried this but it didnt worked.
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haret will look for the kernal in a fat32 partition, so even if you had an .ext2 partition (as I do) you will only have app data in there (apps2SD).
It may be possible to create an .ext2 partition and populate it with the system.ext2 data required for android, but I do not see anything else going in there. So, it would be pointless... then android would be reading from two partitions at once... seems slower to me.
What is you purpose for doing this? And I read the previous explanation which, with all 'due respect', makes no sense.
If you want it segregated from your other files, make two fat32 partitions.
right hears my $1 worth of a idea....
1st he has a diamond, the diamond doesnt have a memory card its all internal so yes it will have ext2 i think
2nd no point in going on about it and bad mouthing people.
3rd just get along with each other.
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haret will look for the kernal in a fat32 partition, so even if you had an .ext2 partition (as I do) you will only have app data in there (apps2SD).
It may be possible to create an .ext2 partition and populate it with the system.ext2 data required for android, but I do not see anything else going in there. So, it would be pointless... then android would be reading from two partitions at once... seems slower to me.
What is you purpose for doing this? And I read the previous explanation which, with all 'due respect', makes no sense.
If you want it segregated from your other files, make two fat32 partitions.
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im trying to do this only because my friend told me that Android on ext2 partition is running more faster he tested on both fat32 and ext2 and i thought that if its done to diamond so it must be done for hd2 but seems like its not yet.
Hey guys - i just bought an awsome SDCard, a 32GB class 10. just put it in ma HD2 trying to partition it in recovery mode - but after partitioning, the phone (through titanium backup) the phone only sees the fat32 partition and not the sd-ext partition. now i'v tried using PC Software to partition and the tutorials all over but that doesnt help either.
what am i missing? i need help
Hi,
Did you partition in CWM with 1024M and 0 swap ?
simple idea/rule of thumb; class 10 cards are **** and you don't notice an increase in file transfer due to the limitations of the phone itself
Install ubuntu on your windows pc using the wubi installer (google is your friend here), it's very simple to do. Once you have ubuntu linux installed, go into the software center and search for 'partition manager' or 'partition editor'. Then install it. It should be listed in system tools as GParted. Plug in your sd card thru a card reader or a digital camera or another phone, and unmount it in gparted. Then create a new ext4 (probably 1 gb/1024mb) all the way to the right side of the space shown for the card in GParted. Then when finished click apply changes near the bottom of the GParted window. Done
Your phone won't show you that it sees the ext partition, that's all done behind the scenes. The only way to know is to install apps, and watch the system memory in settings/storage. If your memory goes down significantly as you install apps, something has gone wrong. If it only goes down a little (maybe 1-2 mb) after installing a bunch of apps, then all is well and working properly.
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@ Malybru - no, my partition is 2048MB Ext - 256MB swap.
@huggs - that is strange because before i had an 8GB class 4 memory card - i had created a 1024MB partition and when i ran titanium backup - you could see the sd-ext partition below SDCard and Internal Storage
additionally, with the new cardz during every data wipe it skips the SD-ext saying that it cant find it - which never happened with the old card so thats why i believe that there isnt one
Weird. I've used quite a few different roms and have never seen the ext partition in storage settings. Wish I could tho.
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Weird. I've used quite a few different roms and have never seen the ext partition in storage settings. Wish I could tho.
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its not that you could see it in storage settings.. but you could see it in titanium backup and you can mount it in recovery mode
Oh, I didn't know that about Titanium, thanks. I'm gonna have to take a look, for curiosity sake if nothing else
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i'm facing a big problem - apparently if i install an application and reboot -the app is gone.. i've partitioned this darn card so many times and the partition still isnt recognized
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i'm facing a big problem - apparently if i install an application and reboot -the app is gone.. i've partitioned this darn card so many times and the partition still isnt recognized
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ok, i've realised that im not the only person who his having problems with A2SD on anything larger than 16GB.. i want to know if there is anyone who has successfully partitioned a 32GB Card with an ext3 partition.. I spent alot of money on this card and its really messed up that i cant use it!!
need help still
Hey guys how do you move ALL apps and data to your sd card so when I flash roms (theres a new update everyday it gets too hard) I dont lose my progress in apps and I dont have to reinstall they are already there, is it possible to do this?
Also can you set sd card as default so new apps you install automatically go there.
It would be nice if I could partition just like 1 gb of my SD card just for apps!
Ive searched a few threads and stuff trying to gather information but none of them really helped alot so sorry if this has been answered!
What ROM are you running?
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What ROM are you running?
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RCmix3D at the moment, thinking about flashing Honey sense hd for a while!
I just want to make a partition of about 700mb onto the SD and move ALL my apps to it so I dont lose my progress and I dont have to worry about them when I flash roms!
thanks in advance!
Hello,
I'm unsure of any batch command to send all existing apps to SD so you may have to go to Settings> Applications> Manage Apps and move each one individually.
To change default app install location, use the following command either through ADB or in a terminal emulator:
pm setInstallLocation 2 //for SD card
pm setInstallLocation 0 //for phone internal memory
You'll find after setting the install location to SD, you'll notice that more apps can be moved to the SD card manually instead of just being greyed-out. However, be careful though - personally, I wouldn't move the following to SD since they've affected performance:
- apps which use a widget on your home screen (music players, aggregators)
- apps which explicitly interact with the system (e.g. task managers, autokiller, autostarts)
- Google apps
Hope this helps.
Backup all user apps in batch mode using titanium backup pro. Saves to sdcard backup folder.
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Partition sdcard to ext3 or 4, 0 swap, and use a a2sd+ patch (if your ROM supports it). Backup data on the fat32 partition first, as it may get wiped when the partition is split to make the ext partition. All user apps and associated dalvik will be moved to the ext partition on boot. Just make sure the ext partition is not wiped / formatted prior to flashing ROM. Use pc software such as gparted or mini partition tool free. Been a few phones bricked using the wrong cwm version to partition.
But, if were me, just use Titanium Backup Pro.
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UpInTheAir said:
Backup all user apps in batch mode using titanium backup pro. Saves to sdcard backup folder.
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Partition sdcard to ext3 or 4, 0 swap, and use a a2sd+ patch (if your ROM supports it). Backup data on the fat32 partition first, as it may get wiped when the partition is split to make the ext partition. All user apps and associated dalvik will be moved to the ext partition on boot. Just make sure the ext partition is not wiped / formatted prior to flashing ROM. Use pc software such as gparted or mini partition tool free. Been a few phones bricked using the wrong cwm version to partition.
But, if were me, just use Titanium Backup Pro.
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Gparted wouldnt find my phone when plugged in when I tried.
Also when you just move to SD through settings>application, it doesnt move the whole app only half and when you install a new rom they arnt there
Gparted is Linux, mini partition tool for Windows.
A2sd+ moves apps to ext partition, not fat32 partition your referring to. A2sd or apps to SD move only to fat32 partition.
There's the difference between a2sd+ & a2sd.
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Gparted is Linux, mini partition tool for Windows.
A2sd+ moves apps to ext partition, not fat32 partition your referring to. A2sd or apps to SD move only to fat32 partition.
There's the difference between a2sd+ & a2sd.
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So to move the apps COMPLETELY on to the SD so they are there when you install a new rom and stuff, I partition my sd card in Ext 3/4 and then use a2sd+ to move them over right?
I'm on LeeDrOiD, and don't bother with the patch anymore.
But the method I used was, setup ext partition, flash ROM followed immediately by the a2sd+ patch for 1gb ext, then reboot. First boot will take a while.
Is useful if you stick to the same ROM, ...... as long as you don't wipe the ext partition before each update / build flash, or the ROM doesn't have a inbuilt script that wipes the ext. If that happened, you'd lose the apps and their dalvik cache, although the dalvik should be wiped anyway.
Edit: important, Forgot to mention, move all apps to "internal" memory prior. A2sd+ will take care of it on boot / flash and move all to ext. Any other app DL, just move to internal, and it'll be moved auto next boot.
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Delete, finger trouble.
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UpInTheAir said:
I'm on LeeDrOiD, and don't bother with the patch anymore.
But the method I used was, setup ext partition, flash ROM followed immediately by the a2sd+ patch for 1gb ext, then reboot. First boot will take a while.
Is useful if you stick to the same ROM, ...... as long as you don't wipe the ext partition before each update / build flash, or the ROM doesn't have a inbuilt script that wipes the ext. If that happened, you'd lose the apps and their dalvik cache, although the dalvik should be wiped anyway.
Edit: important, Forgot to mention, move all apps to "internal" memory prior. A2sd+ will take care of it on boot / flash and move all to ext. Any other app DL, just move to internal, and it'll be moved auto next boot.
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I got the partition set up and I installed the patch and the reboot took ages but how do I know if there on SD, I dont think they are because when I click on the app some still say move to sd?
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I got the partition set up and I installed the patch and the reboot took ages but how do I know if there on SD, I dont think they are because when I click on the app some still say move to sd?
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Open titanium backup, the first page that opens "overview", look down the bottom, will say something like;
Rom
Internal
Sdcard
A2sd+
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ok it says sd card (A2sd) 575mb 60.4 free, so I think that means the apps are on there, so if I wipe my phone the apps will stay right?
It will always say move to SD if installed in any other place. But the SD it refers to is the fat32 partition, not your ext. A2sd+ will take care of it and move all new apps to ext on boot, as long as you install to internal memory first.
After some market updates of apps installed to ext , you may have to move to internal and reboot to ensure they're on the ext
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ok it says sd card (A2sd) 575mb 60.4 free, so I think that means the apps are on there, so if I wipe my phone the apps will stay right?
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Maybe a slightly bigger partition would have been better.
The apps should stay, as long as the ext is not wiped / formatted.
If apps not recognised in market, clear market cache, boot cwm, clear dalvik, boot, use titanium backup pro to restore market link if needed.
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Maybe a slightly bigger partition would have been better.
The apps should stay, as long as the ext is not wiped / formatted.
If apps not recognised in market, clear market cache, boot cwm, clear dalvik, boot, use titanium backup pro to restore market link if needed.
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I did the biggest one possible in Rom manager
Alright thanks for all your help mate!
Maybe your version, I have not done it since 1gb using cwm 2.5.1.3. But some newer versions had bricked phones. ROM manager is just an interface for cwm, so that's why its best to do it through pc. Should recognise the card through a sdcard adaptor
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Maybe your version, I have not done it since 1gb using cwm 2.5.1.3. But some newer versions had bricked phones. ROM manager is just an interface for cwm, so that's why its best to do it through pc. Should recognise the card through a sdcard adaptor
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Yeah but I use windows, and I'm having problems using Gparted live (it just wont let me partition my sd card) and using virtualbox I cant find my device in Ubuntu :S
Mini partition tool , free version for windows, maybe you missed it in an earlier post.
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Mini partition tool , free version for windows, maybe you missed it in an earlier post.
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Ahh stupid me haha, il try it out, thanks
How do I format the SD card as Ext4 and then make a partition of about 750mb on it?
If you have a card reader you could just boot your computer with linux (live cd or usb stick) and use linux tools (gparted etc) to partition the card.
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If you have a card reader you could just boot your computer with linux (live cd or usb stick) and use linux tools (gparted etc) to partition the card.
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Do I need a card reader, I put my phone in Disk Drive and then tried gparted but it couldnt find it, Il try a card reader tonight!
You can actually just connect via USB. Then right click on it in Linux and chose Format. Then go into the advanced options. (I use Ubuntu and have used LinuxMint in the past)
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You can actually just connect via USB. Then right click on it in Linux and chose Format. Then go into the advanced options. (I use Ubuntu and have used LinuxMint in the past)
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Ok thanks ive partitioned it, now how do I get all my apps onto my partition lol!
How about using windows platform? How to partition in ext4?
c_shekhar said:
How about using windows platform? How to partition in ext4?
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Just boot Gparted Live from a usb or something.
Repsys7 said:
Ok thanks ive partitioned it, now how do I get all my apps onto my partition lol!
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If the rom you're using supports A2SD (every rom doesn't) there's probably instructions in the thread for that. Here's from LeeDroid's thread:
LeeDroid said:
Q: What is A2SD+
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A2SD+ Moves your apps & Dalvik cahche to a hidden EXT partition on your MicroSD
You will be required to format you SD card with 2 partitions as laid out below
How do i set up my MicroSD ready for A2SD+
A:
Backup all data on you SD card (this will be Formatted)
The card should be formatted with your standard FAT32 partition 1st followed by an EXT3 partition (I would recommend a minimum 512mb)
Linux users use GParted or a similar software.
For everyone else I would recommend using Rom Manager or CWM
Once you have downloaded ROM manager from the market, open the app and click partition SD Card, Select your EXT size and set 0mb for swap
Restore your data to your SD.
Flash the A2SD+ Patch
Boot << Please be aware, 1st boot may take a while depending on how many apps you have installed.
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If the rom you're using supports A2SD (every rom doesn't) there's probably instructions in the thread for that. Here's from LeeDroid's thread:
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Thanks! Im using RCMix3D at the moment, im not sure if it has A2SD though, if it doesnt is there a way to get it like just flashing it or something?
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Thanks! Im using RCMix3D at the moment, im not sure if it has A2SD though, if it doesnt is there a way to get it like just flashing it or something?
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As I said, every rom doesn't support A2SD and those who do have it probably mentioned in the OP of the rom thread (RCMix3D doesn't atm). You can't add A2SD support by flashing, you can only flash the A2SD patch to a rom that supports it.
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As I said, every rom doesn't support A2SD and those who do have it probably mentioned in the OP of the rom thread (RCMix3D doesn't atm). You can't add A2SD support by flashing, you can only flash the A2SD patch to a rom that supports it.
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Oh alright then, Il have to find another way to get apps to sd I guess!
Thanks for your help!
Excuse me for going off-topic a bit
But why are there so many people focused on moving every application to the SD card?
It can't be for the space... I just counted and I have 70 apps installed on my internal memory, using 274 MB with 883 MB free.
I just don't get it?
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Excuse me for going off-topic a bit
But why are there so many people focused on moving every application to the SD card?
It can't be for the space... I just counted and I have 70 apps installed on my internal memory, using 274 MB with 883 MB free.
I just don't get it?
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I dont know about other people but for me, there is a new rom out every day and full wiping makes sure nothings wrong and if the apps are on the SD then its just easier you dont have to worry about losing your apps
But always you can use Titanum Backup to backup your apps.
Hmm.. So, ext4... For what? I know, ext4 is newest than ext3, but performance ext4>ext3 or for what?
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Hmm.. So, ext4... For what? I know, ext4 is newest than ext3, but performance ext4>ext3 or for what?
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ext4 is the same as ext3, but has journalling initialised that makes it more fault tolerant. Don't take my word for it read me here
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But always you can use Titanum Backup to backup your apps.
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But if I do that when I restore it do I still get my progress in apps, like where im up to and stuff?
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But if I do that when I restore it do I still get my progress in apps, like where im up to and stuff?
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Yes, as long as you backup and restore apk + Data for the required apps
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Yes, as long as you backup and restore apk + Data for the required apps
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Oh I didnt know that, how do I do that?
how can i remove the swap partition from my sdcard.... its originally 8GB... now its 7GB (1GB lost while partitioning)
i tried disabling it, format it (quick and non quick)
what else should i do?
wow, bad luck... maybe friday the 13th is a bad luck day...
any answers?? please?
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Try using 4ext recovery. You can install it from the free version in market. It has excellent formtting and partitioning tools. The touch interface is excellent too. Makes for a great replacement of clockwork mod.
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Try using 4ext recovery. You can install it from the free version in market. It has excellent formtting and partitioning tools. The touch interface is excellent too. Makes for a great replacement of clockwork mod.
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does it have the option to remove swap partition? and does it format it when removing?
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does it have the option to remove swap partition? and does it format it when removing?
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Quite frankly I thought formatting removed it.. but if it works from 4ext then yes it will be formatting it again
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Quite frankly I thought formatting removed it.. but if it works from 4ext then yes it will be formatting it again
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I just can't believe CWM made an option to partition, and didn't make an option to unpartition
or am i missing something??
No repartitioning in cwm. That's one of the reasons I use 4ext now. I don't think 4ext will repartition without formatting whole sd but it give you very clear warnings if it is going to so try and see what it says.
If it is going to need to format whole sd then use an adapter to put sd in a pc and copy everything accross. Copy it all back once you're partitioned/formatted. Easy.
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No repartitioning in cwm. That's one of the reasons I use 4ext now. I don't think 4ext will repartition without formatting whole sd but it give you very clear warnings if it is going to so try and see what it says.
If it is going to need to format whole sd then use an adapter to put sd in a pc and copy everything accross. Copy it all back once you're partitioned/formatted. Easy.
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yeah i know how to backup my sdcard... cuz i tried formatting it several times via windows... i'll try with cwm... cuz it gotta have the option...
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I've heard you can make a live cd of gparted and use that to partion the card. I use gparted on ubuntu and it is simple and easy. It works great for resizing partions. You can erase the swap and then add that to the existing fat32 partion or turn some of it into ext 2,3,4 for app2sd.
A live cd is booted itself not run inside the existing operating system. So you would make the cd then boot from cd
Just make sure your editing the sdcard and not your pc harddrive! There is a pulldown to select the drive you want to work with. The size will be the bigest indicator cause I assume your hdd is much larger then 8 gig
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