[Q] regarding EXT4 via CWM - Galaxy 3 General

hi
i also have an olive pad & in a discussion in that forum i found out that if we use CWM to do to ext it does only ext2 & not ext4(see below link)
link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17028858&postcount=6
now my question is how to do we do EXT4part via CWM as i was told that we
need ext4 to be present on our SG3 for the apps2sd to work on the cooked roms
i do have the madteam apps apk can i use that
thanks in advance & sorry if this question was asked i could not find it

haree said:
hi
i also have an olive pad & in a discussion in that forum i found out that if we use CWM to do to ext it does only ext2 & not ext4(see below link)
link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17028858&postcount=6
now my question is how to do we do EXT4part via CWM as i was told that we
need ext4 to be present on our SG3 for the apps2sd to work on the cooked roms
i do have the madteam apps apk can i use that
thanks in advance & sorry if this question was asked i could not find it
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partition ur sd to ext2 .. then convert it to ext4..
simple..!!

ranadip.bswas said:
partition ur sd to ext2 .. then convert it to ext4..
simple..!!
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Yest. Partition in ext2 using cwm and convert to ext4 with minitool or gparted
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ranadip.bswas said:
partition ur sd to ext2 .. then convert it to ext4..
simple..!!
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ale_bot said:
Yest. Partition in ext2 using cwm and convert to ext4 with minitool or gparted
ale_bot from xda app
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hi
thanks guys let me explain a little more on why this confusion
i also have a HTC tattoo on which i also have CWM
on the tattoo i have the option of converting ext2 to ext4 ie on the system CWM
we dont have the same and im not confy with the above mentioned tools. so will Madteam apps work for me
and again another reason for this confusion is that recently i have been having alot of problems with the cooked roms not working well and i feel maybe this is because of me having ext2 & the cooked roms need ext4.Do correct me if im wrong here

ale_bot said:
Yest. Partition in ext2 using cwm and convert to ext4 with minitool or gparted
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umm.. if u really want to use minitool or gparted.. then y takin so much pain to use cwm to partition.. partition ur sd directly to ext4..

FuguMod and G3MOD kernels are capable of converting file systems of sd-ext partition too
add this line to fs.convert and making the partition through cwm(and btw i think it makes ext3 partitions)
anyways here's the line
Code:
mmcblk0p2 ext4
hope it helps

cdesai said:
FuguMod and G3MOD kernels are capable of converting file systems of sd-ext partition too
add this line to fs.convert and making the partition through cwm(and btw i think it makes ext3 partitions)
anyways here's the line
Code:
mmcblk0p2 ext4
hope it helps
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hi
simple question. now i have used the CWM and have done
the extpart 1024 swap0
is this enough to use our cooked roms or do i need to convert it to ext4
why is because off late im having some heavy problems using the cooked roms
im trying to find out why,Because all these days i have not had any problems

haree said:
hi
simple question. now i have used the CWM and have done
the extpart 1024 swap0
is this enough to use our cooked roms or do i need to convert it to ext4
why is because off late im having some heavy problems using the cooked roms
im trying to find out why,Because all these days i have not had any problems
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IF you made a partiton,convert it to ext4-helps a lot (in other ways too because ext4 is far more better than ext2)
the partiton isnt needed for any cooked rom
it is just an addon so we can get more space for apps
If you can specify what kind of problems you are having and on which rom then i can help more

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[Q] How to create ext4 filesystem for wildfire

Can anyone show me how to create an ext4 filesystem on the android. Since the phone is rooted and we hav a mod to enable apps2sd it would bt a great help as it would save a lot of memory on the phone.
rohillamanish said:
Can anyone show me how to create an ext4 filesystem on the android. Since the phone is rooted and we hav a mod to enable apps2sd it would bt a great help as it would save a lot of memory on the phone.
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You can make Ext2 or Ext3 in Recovery (There work for A2SD). Unfortunately, ClockworkMod doesn't support Ext4 yet, but you can make an Ext4 partition in Ubuntu if you happen to be running it. Hope this helps
@HCDR.Jacob,
hey there, sorry i'm a noob but can you show me how to create atleast an ext3 in clockworkmod or ROM manager? i've been at it for sometime and i do think i've formatted my sd card with ext partition but when i install apps from market or appbrain it still uses the phone memory. any ideas where I go wrong?

Need Help with SD card Partitioning (From Openfire to CM)

Hi Guys,
I was using Cynagenmod. I wanted to try Openfire. So i partitioned my SD card to ext3.
But now i again want to go back to CM. So, What partition should i do so that App2SD will work...
Thanks for your help in advance..
mac4rfree said:
Hi Guys,
I was using Cynagenmod. I wanted to try Openfire. So i partitioned my SD card to ext3.
But now i again want to go back to CM. So, What partition should i do so that App2SD will work...
Thanks for your help in advance..
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You don't need to do anything for app2sd in CM because it is built in. but if you want app2ext flash darktremor patch.
i think darktermor is already present in Openfire.. so i just need to partition the SD to ext and install openfire???
mac4rfree said:
Hi Guys,
I was using Cynagenmod. I wanted to try Openfire. So i partitioned my SD card to ext3.
But now i again want to go back to CM. So, What partition should i do so that App2SD will work...
Thanks for your help in advance..
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You can easily change, modify partitions, using Ubuntu 10.1 Live:
http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Make example a bootable USB stick, and you can do anything, with your partitions
My Wildfire with Cyangenmod works great...with Fat32 + Ext2 partitions
I made it with gParted
cheers

[Q] G3Mod on /system ext2, /cache and /data rfs

Hello.
Can I flash G3Mod Ultimate on /system ext2, /cache and /data rfs?
It says:
Convert filesystems to rfs before flashing kernel.
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but all file systems must be rfs?
Greets
Shinku37 said:
Hello.
Can I flash G3Mod Ultimate on /system ext2, /cache and /data rfs?
It says:
but all file systems must be rfs?
Greets
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In the newest versions of G3Mod you can have all filesystems. So no need to revert back to rfs, you can just flash!
Happy flashing!
It was only for the early version. You can flash kernel at any file system you want.
Sent from my super fast Galaxy 3
Unfortunately, I converted to the RFS (by FuguMod), and now... What file system is best?
Shinku37 said:
Unfortunately, I converted to the RFS (by FuguMod), and now... What file system is best?
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Now I'm using (and as I think almost everyone would tell you round here xD):
System (stl6) -> ext2
Data (stl7) -> ext4
Cache (stl8) -> ext2
And I'm having a great performance (no freezes, almost no lags...). But if you want to, you can try with all the combinations you want and see how it performs
moikop said:
Now I'm using (and as I think almost everyone would tell you round here xD):
System (stl6) -> ext2
Data (stl7) -> ext4
Cache (stl8) -> ext2
And I'm having a great performance (no freezes, almost no lags...). But if you want to, you can try with all the combinations you want and see how it performs
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I use the same combination and i have no lags and no freezes, i use the g3mod kernel 1.3.2 ultimate
moikop said:
Now I'm using (and as I think almost everyone would tell you round here xD):
System (stl6) -> ext2
Data (stl7) -> ext4
Cache (stl8) -> ext2
And I'm having a great performance (no freezes, almost no lags...). But if you want to, you can try with all the combinations you want and see how it performs
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I have a question how to convert file system and how to check on what file system I am on..?
And why you people change file system..what it do..?
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hadi_xman said:
I have a question how to convert file system
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With G3Mod Kernel, all you have to do is create a file named "fs.convert", put it in /sdcard/Android/data/g3mod/ and reboot
In fs.convert file you have to put:
Code:
stlX file_system_type
Where X is the partition number and file_system_type is, well, you know XD.
If you want to convert various partitions in a row, it should be like this:
Code:
stlX file_system_type
stlY file_system_type
stlZ file_system_type
Remember:
Code:
stl6 -> /system
stl7 -> /data
stl8 -> /cache
For example, let's say I want to convert /system to ext4. So i create the file and write this in it:
Code:
stl6 ext4
Reboot, and done
hadi_xman said:
and how to check on what file system I am on..?
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In terminal emulator (or adb shell), run the command "mount" and it will list all partition with it's respective format and mount options. Just look for the partitions you want to check
hadi_xman said:
And why you people change file system..what it do..?
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You should read this
A Little problem!!
I flashed the kernel G3 mod Lite and installed the g3mod app by Dumpy and modified the file systems as said. After that I'm not able to see my partition. I was previously using Fugumod 2.4 beta3 and i had my sd card partitioned using Minitool. But now i can't see my partition even in Titanium BackUp. When changing file systems using g3mod app, i didn't change anything in mmcblk0. It was left as "rfs". Do i need to change it to something else? Thanks.
P.s. Do i need to activate data2sd?I didn't as I was already using App2sd by kyrillos and after this conversion i lost all my user apps. and my phone's free internal memory is now just 85MB. Previously it was 145MB.
krishk said:
I flashed the kernel G3 mod Lite and installed the g3mod app by Dumpy and modified the file systems as said. After that I'm not able to see my partition. I was previously using Fugumod 2.4 beta3 and i had my sd card partitioned using Minitool. But now i can't see my partition even in Titanium BackUp. When changing file systems using g3mod app, i didn't change anything in mmcblk0. It was left as "rfs". Do i need to change it to something else? Thanks.
P.s. Do i need to activate data2sd?I didn't as I was already using App2sd by kyrillos and after this conversion i lost all my user apps. and my phone's free internal memory is now just 85MB. Previously it was 145MB.
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How is your mmcblk0 rfs?? It should be ext3 or ext4.
Ah! It was not. I forgot to change it to ext3 or ext4. When using g3mod app i changed the file systems but left my mmcblk0 as rfs. Now I can't access my memory card using My files. And in "SD Card and Storage" menu it says "unavailable".Any suggestions? Would it work if i flashed g3 kernel and used the app again to change my mmcblk0 to ext3 or ext4?
krishk said:
Ah! It was not. I forgot to change it to ext3 or ext4. When using g3mod app i changed the file systems but left my mmcblk0 as rfs. Now I can't access my memory card using My files. And in "SD Card and Storage" menu it says "unavailable".Any suggestions? Would it work if i flashed g3 kernel and used the app again to change my mmcblk0 to ext3 or ext4?
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Ya. Try to change SD partition to ext4 using the app. Still confused how did mmcblk0 became rfs?? . Try the app again and see if it works.
dhirend_6d said:
Ya. Try to change SD partition to ext4 using the app. Still confused how did mmcblk0 became rfs?? . Try the app again and see if it works.
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The app shows all partitions as rfs by default.. As he said he left mmcblk as it is and changed the others.. Hence the partition got converted to rfs
Quick Question.. If i'm using g3mod app, should i activate data2sd when i'm changing the file systems?
krishk said:
Quick Question.. If i'm using g3mod app, should i activate data2sd when i'm changing the file systems?
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No if you have app2sd functional
i screwed my fone using the file systems advised..

Its time to partition. A few questions.

Okay, I am now thinking of partitioning my SD Card....
So a few questions:
1. What are ext4, SWAP and any other kind of partitions and the difference between them?
2. How do I partition and what should be the size of different partitions, how many partitions and each partition for what purpose?
3. After partitioning, what next so that all my apps go to partitioned SD Card, like adding a few App2SD Scripts?
4. What exactly are these App2SD and Data2SD Scripts and the difference between them?
[email protected] said:
Okay, I am now thinking of partitioning my SD Card....
So a few questions:
1. What are ext4, SWAP and any other kind of partitions and the difference between them?
2. How do I partition and what should be the size of different partitions, how many partitions and each partition for what purpose?
3. After partitioning, what next so that all my apps go to partitioned SD Card, like adding a few App2SD Scripts?
4. What exactly are these App2SD and Data2SD Scripts and the difference between them?
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See THIS
And also THIS
That was a good read....
But what is "Swap"?
I have no idea what that is....
And is there specifically any difference between ext3 and ext4?
[email protected] said:
That was a good read....
But what is "Swap"?
I have no idea what that is....
And is there specifically any difference between ext3 and ext4?
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AFAIK swap is a partition that makes it run as ram when its required.. In short for memory!!
And ext3 and ext4 are just linux partitions and ext4 is recommended. Google is always your friend!!
[email protected] said:
That was a good read....
But what is "Swap"?
I have no idea what that is....
And is there specifically any difference between ext3 and ext4?
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If you are getting some errors/bugs after partitioning, disable swap as it doesnt work for every1
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neo1691 said:
AFAIK swap is a partition that makes it run as ram when its required.. In short for memory!!
And ext3 and ext4 are just linux partitions and ext4 is recommended. Google is always your friend!!
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Thanks for all the info mate....

[Q] Create EXT4 partition on HD2 SD card

I don't exactly know how to create it. I already have an EXT3 partition that I created with CWM recovery. Can I convert that to EXT4 somehow or do I do something else? If I can convert it, please tell me how. Thanks in advance!
meonline1 said:
I don't exactly know how to create it. I already have an EXT3 partition that I created with CWM recovery. Can I convert that to EXT4 somehow or do I do something else? If I can convert it, please tell me how. Thanks in advance!
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Cwm will only create in ext 3 format for ext 4 use an sd card partitioner on your pc ..... I have 2vb partition made with Cwm AMD it works beautifully for all roms.... May I ask why you need ext4 partition
rawdaddymagraden said:
I have 2vb partition made with Cwm AMD it works beautifully for all roms....
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Thanks for the response, but what exactly is that? Can I use a flashable zip to convert ext3 to ext4 instead? If so, can I have the link to the flashable zip? I need ext4 because of Sense 3.5 ROMs.... they give better performance.
meonline1 said:
Thanks for the response, but what exactly is that? Can I use a flashable zip to convert ext3 to ext4 instead? If so, can I have the link to the flashable zip? I need ext4 because of Sense 3.5 ROMs.... they give better performance.
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It's not a zip I meant take it sd card put it in your computer and use a program to partition sd cards to do ext4 because you can only do ext 3 on your phone through Cwm not ext4
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rawdaddymagraden said:
It's not a zip I meant take it sd card put it in your computer and use a program to partition sd cards
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Which program should I use? I don't think Minitool does it and I couldn't find "2vb partition CWM AMD". Are there any others?
meonline1 said:
Which program should I use? I don't think Minitool does it and I couldn't find "2vb partition CWM AMD". Are there any others?
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Here put your sd card in your computer and try this.... It is what I used to make ext4
http://download.cnet.com/EaseUS-Partition-Master-Home-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html
http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
Free Partition Software - MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 7.5
it has ext4 also

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