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So I've been trying to partition my stock 1GB sd card with the 3 partitions required: FAT32, Ext2 (or 3), and Linux Swap, but everytime I do it, my phone says the sd card is unreadable. Why is this? To get my phone to re-recognize my sd card, I have to re-format my entire sd card to new. I am able to partition it witht the first 2 partitions, but when I add the Linux Swap, I end up with the same issue. Is there something I am doing wrong? I am making the Linux Swap partition about 32mb and leaving about 2-3mb free (unallocated). I am using Wibu Linux for Windows and GParted to do the partitioning. Please help, and thanks in advance.
You could try GParted Live...
that worked for me... Be sure to make both the FAT32 and Ext2/3 partitions PRIMARY PARTITIONS.
Also, go ahead and make the first two partitions and leave enough space for a 32MB linux-swap partition but don't create it yet. Or make the partitions one at a time to see if you problem lies w/ one of the steps.
Not completely familiar with Wubi linux, seems to be an odd build to me. Try the Gparted live distro, I think you'll be pleased with the results.
Good luck!
There is NO NEED to make a separate partition for swap. Just create an empty FILE of the size that you want and mkswap it, i.e. 'dd if=/dev/zero of=/mountpoint/swapfile count=64000; mkswap /mountpoint/swapfile' to make a 32MB swap file. Note count=64000 -- thats 64000 blocks with default block size of 512 B, 64000x512B = 32MB. Then just mount the swap as normal; 'swapon /mountpoint/swapfile'.
** There is no performance difference.
** Best to put it in your ext2 filesystem since it won't be unmounted when you want to mount the fat partition as a usbdisk.
Hi friends, today i tried to partition my pc's hard disk with minitool partition wizard. I have partitioned my 500gb hard disk in the following way:
C-100 gb
G-175 gb
I-175 gb
There was already recovery partition in D:
I selected as logical partition for G and I
wen i selected apply, It gave me 3 options. one was restart now.
I selected restart now. It booted into some different screen. some progress took place in progress bars and then a black screen appeared and the following text is shown
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(1) of (5) operations..
Resize partition
Partition Letter: C:
Disk index :1
Partition Index: 2
New partition starting LBA: 409664
New Partition Size : 462536 MB
It is staying on this screen from more than 2hrs. The operation is still showing as (1) of (5) operations only. Can any1 help? Im stuck. Plz....
Is there an option to format the partitions?
Where in the black screen? No there is no option
or among the three options? No other two were "retry" and something else
Anybody else know any solution?
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Boot frm the OS disk and delete the partitions...create new partitions from that unused space !!
niteshtak said:
Boot frm the OS disk and delete the partitions...create new partitions from that unused space !!
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boot from live pen drive linux or live cd linux then formate from disk utility
hi guys i am in a big mess
1)i tried installing official 2.3.5 final and my phone(u8800) started bootlopping after factory reset i managed to start it once.
2)i restarted my phone after rooting it and had again bootloops that i didnt ever manage to overcome.
3)so i desided that i should reflash official(and the desaster started)update failed on 99% and the worst bootloader locked .
4)i tried installing an official froyo also failed at 99% but bootloader unlocked
5)now i am on ubuntu able to see pink screen files but unfortunately i dont have dd back up but i have many back ups from cwm on my sd from custom roms is there any posibility to unbrick my phone?
ps for admin sorry for same thread but the other started writing in some unknown language to me
Can you access recovery?
So you downgraded to 2.2, which version B138?
can you try to access recovery? official will do for factory reset, if doesn't start again try to flash it again, and after that do wipe and factory reset from recocery...
I managed to downgrade like that also failed at 99% but with factory reset the phone started normally...
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So you downgraded to 2.2, which version B138?
can you try to access recovery? official will do for factory reset, if doesn't start again try to flash it again, and after that do wipe and factory reset from recocery...
I managed to downgrade like that also failed at 99% but with factory reset the phone started normally...
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1)yes my 2.2 froyo is 138 from how to root ginerbred thread and after this flash i lost adb compatibility in windows so now i am in ground zero if ther is a way to flash something from ubuntu or backtrack in bootloader mode because even after that still no access to phone not even from pc on cwm to see my sd card
2)in simple boot my phone stacks on huawei logo,i can also get to recovery menu and finaly and i think the most helpfull i can get pink screen and mount my files on linux.
3)i have also try to recover in last saved working recovery (custom rom)
4)i think that something went wrong with my partitions but i realy need help from a developer because i dont know what to do
try this
try to wipe/factory reset from the official recovery, should start normaly after that, my phone did the same when i downgraded from 2.3 stoped at 99% and said that the update failed but after a factory reset booted normaly
Maybe a partition is damaged.
Try from linux on pink screen to check partitions for errors. Maybe you can fix it like this and after to successfully flash the update.
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Maybe a partition is damaged.
Try from linux on pink screen to check partitions for errors. Maybe you can fix it like this and after to successfully flash the update.
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can you give some info how to do that i see 3 partitions of 105mb,235 and recovery partition only who auto mount and on gparted i see 4gb unreachable
do you mean just to check disk this partitions ?
I haven' t specific infos, I'm using linux very rear the last year. I think that you can use the fsck tool of linux. You can find a lot of info about how to check partitions for linux if you search on google. Just be careful to not format them or erase them.
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can you give some info how to do that i see 3 partitions of 105mb,235 and recovery partition only who auto mount and on gparted i see 4gb unreachable
do you mean just to check disk this partitions ?
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You should see 13 partitions total if you look at the drive with parted or gparted etc.. And yeah you could run fsck on all the ext3/ext4/fat32 partitions. But if you don't see all the 13 partitions in parted / gparted then I think the partition table is damaged or some weird bootloader lock issue.
after some tries and stock reflashes i am now on official cwm recovery and trying to wipe data/factory resets returns me an error :
E:cant mount @(or /dev/block/mmcblk0p13) both wipe and format same error
can you candly send me the official recovery files and what should i have in(i think something after so many custom roms failed)
and this are the partitions i can see now
You could run gparted and note down all partitions which are ext3, ext4 or fat32. Then you can check the disks with "sudo fsck /dev/sdxx". Also I can post my partition table later when I'm on my comp so you could compare it to yours.
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thies are all partitions but i think there are too many anallocated
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GNU Parted 2.3
Using /dev/sdd
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) p
Error: Invalid partition table on /dev/sdd -- wrong signature 0.
Ignore/Cancel? i
Model: Qualcomm MMC Storage (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdd: 3959MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 512B 252MB 252MB primary fat32
2 252MB 252MB 512kB primary boot
3 252MB 255MB 3072kB primary
4 255MB 3959MB 3704MB extended
5 268MB 281MB 12,6MB logical
6 336MB 472MB 136MB logical ext3
7 537MB 537MB 512kB logical
8 604MB 607MB 3146kB logical
9 671MB 678MB 7168kB logical
10 738MB 741MB 3146kB logical
11 805MB 808MB 3146kB logical
12 872MB 1103MB 231MB logical ext3
(parted)
2 partitions are missing
Here's how mine looks. I'm guessing you don't have a dd backup of the whole phone? Anyway if your partition table is messed up, it would be possible to clone my partition table. Only the partition table, and leaving all other data intact. It would probably be a good idea also to check with others if the partition table is always exactly the same on all phones, or if there are different flash mems or something with diff. tables. Also did you run fsck on 1,6,12 and 13?
Code:
$ [B]sudo parted /dev/sdc[/B]
GNU Parted 2.3
Using /dev/sdc
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) [B]p[/B]
Model: Huawei eMMC Storage (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdc: 3959MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 512B 252MB 252MB primary fat32
2 252MB 252MB 512kB primary boot
3 252MB 255MB 3072kB primary
4 255MB 3959MB 3704MB extended
5 268MB 281MB 12.6MB logical
6 336MB 472MB 136MB logical ext4
7 537MB 537MB 512kB logical
8 604MB 607MB 3146kB logical
9 671MB 678MB 7168kB logical
10 738MB 741MB 3146kB logical
11 805MB 808MB 3146kB logical
12 872MB 1103MB 231MB logical ext2
13 1141MB 1770MB 629MB logical ext4
14 1812MB 3959MB 2147MB logical fat32
(parted)
do you know how ican fix my partitions again or should i sent it to service tbh it is huawei fault that my phone doesnt work now
I checked my partition table(I have 2.3 installed, not 2.2) and are same that ksata' s, except partition 12 which is in ext3, not ext2.
But I think that on 2.2 rom the partition table has 12 partitions and not 14(I've used command cat /proc/mounts some times when a was on 2.2 rom and always partitions count was until 12). So, I don' t think that it' s something wrong with the partition table.
But maybe some of the existing partitions is damaged and when update tries to write on it, gets an error and update stops.
You can check the ext2/3/4 partitions from gparted. First umount a partition end then check it(if you right click on a partition these options are available on the menu)
Looks like I have bricked mine too.. pretty badly. When updating to 2.3 if fails at step 2 (40 %) and shows "update failed" (same with 2.2). Can't access recovery either. In pink screen Windows and Ubuntu doesn't mount any partitions..
Looks like I have to send it in to change motherboard, but if any have suggestions how to fix it please tell me
ps. was on Cm7 before this happened.
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Looks like I have bricked mine too.. pretty badly. When updating to 2.3 if fails at step 2 (40 %) and shows "update failed" (same with 2.2). Can't access recovery either. In pink screen Windows and Ubuntu doesn't mount any partitions..
Looks like I have to send it in to change motherboard, but if any have suggestions how to fix it please tell me
ps. was on Cm7 before this happened.
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Try to flash using internal SD card. Also, one user reported that removing battery worked.
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Try to flash using internal SD card. Also, one user reported that removing battery worked.
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How to access internal when you can't boot (not even to recovery)? Tried to remove battery, but didn't work..
1)i managed to solve my problem by using the genokolars re-partition to stock from modaco and the partition zip that is at a reply of him not post start thank you everybody for the try .and after reflashed the chinese stock 162
2)but now i have nulled imei can i restor it by some clock works recoveries or ther is no way to restore it(i dont have dd back up)
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How to access internal when you can't boot (not even to recovery)? Tried to remove battery, but didn't work..
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Have the same issue. Did you try to work it out somehow?
Try look at my thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466953
Hi, I have a Nook Simple Touch device with a traditional problem of improper backup of 76 MB before rooting.
Now I have managed to retrieve files from the /rom partition (/devconf folder with 20 files like serial no, public key etc.) - I have them in my laptop as regular files as well as 16 MB partition image on SD card.
Would anybody be so kind to offer a full recovery method? I believe backup of somebody's full image and then overwriting the /rom partition would revive the device?
How much of your partition table is left, if any, and how familiar are you with linux?
Were it me, I might have a go at creating just the first partition - boot from noogie, connect to a linux box, and use fdisk to create the partition.
I'd then try doing a
dd if=single.partition.backup.img of=/dev/mmcblk0p1
(writing my boot backup to the partition I just created) and see if that file wasn't enough to bootstrap the other partitions. Depending on how you created the backup, you may have the boot flag set and the partition table stored; so long as you haven't actually put data on the other partitions yet, it may be possible to at least trigger the onboard restore.
These are values that work on the glow, and I believe on the touch as well:
Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: 2000 MB, 2000683008 bytes
128 heads, 32 sectors/track, 954 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 4096 * 512 = 2097152 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 * 1 38 77808 c Win95 FAT32 (LB
A)
Of the partitions, I still have:
- boot (I believe it is somewhat corrupted, but this I can restore from the backup)
- NOOK (FAT32) - should be OK, I see files in it;
- cache (Ext3)
- data (Ext3) - seems to be corrupted
Missing: factory (Ext2); one untitled partition and one unallocated segment.
Backup was created with Roadkil's DiskImage, with a source being the locigal drive (original boot partition).
I'm not good at Linux, but I know how to create partitions using Windows tools.
OK, I can try to recreate the boot partition and the rom partition, and restore the backup to it, then I'll see what happens.
Disk configuration for NST is different from the NSTG:
Cylinters: 238 Heads: 255 Sectors: 63
Nook is resurected!
Yes, I have managed to revive the Nook Simple Touch who had survived deletion of all partitions and restore of just the boot partition!
You will need for this:
- an micro SD card and card reader;
- Noogie;
- Minitool Partition Wizard (or other partition management software, if you like and it can do partition recovery and copying);
- ClockworkMod (sd_2gb_clockwork-rc2.zip)
- Alpha-FormatTouch-2.zip - to be copied onto ClockworkMod SD card;
The principle is this:
- first of all, do a PROPER backup of your device - backup ENTIRE PHYSICAL DISK (2 GB) into the image file.
- Using Minitool Partition Wizard, do a partition recovery operation - you should find all your deleted partitions - but do not apply changes yet!. However, due to improper restore of logical disk to a physical disk, the disk config info probably became corrupted and disk size appears to be 78MB, so you won't be able really restore the partitions. So, using Minitool Partition Wizard, do a copy of the recovered partitions one by one onto the SD card - and start with the most important rom partition. From Partion Wizard, you should be able, using Explore function, to check if the partition has all necessary files (20) like serial no, public key, mac address etc.
- from SD card, you can create a backup image of each partition on your hard disk.
- after you have copies of all necessary partitions (boot, rom, nook are vital; others are optional), you need to do a wipe on the NOOK disk to delete all partitions and the disk to obtain the original size of 2 GB.
- on an empty disk after wipe, you have to restore the partitions in the order:
1. restore, by copying using Minitool Partition Wizard, the boot partition (78 MB, FAT32, Primary, set it Active)
2. restore, by copying using Minitool Partition Wizard, the rom partition (16 MB, FAT32, Primary)
3. create manually new partition factory (190 MB, Ext2, Primary)
4. create manually new partition (no label) (288 MB, Ext2, Logical)
5. copy from backup partition NOOK (240 MB, FAT32, Logical)
6. create manually new partition cache (Ext3, 240 MB, Logical)
7. create manually new partition data (Ext3, 801 MB, Logical).
Then, boot the Nook from ClockWorkMod SD card, and format /system, /cache, /data partitions;
afterwards, install from zip card - Alpha-FormatTouch-2.zip.
And, hopefully, your Nook will be alive again!
(Now, I'm sure, you won't forget to do a proper backup of your working Nook :fingers-crossed
Yes, you save my nook. Thanks to your method i could revived my /rom.
but all is not done for me . i have a UK NST Glow and the glow is not working. I would like to update to firmware1.2 and may be this glow will function again. But When i plug the usb, windows cann see the drive but i don't have access to it. i have the message "please insert disc in F: drive"
wow wow wow . At last i successed to update to FW 1.2 for my almost bricked UK NSTGL. Now i have a US NSTGL but nevermind. now time to backup correctly.
but i'm not sure your method is fully working. I had to make a partition table with renater script "nookparted.sh" and then use roustabout's comment "dd if=boot.img of=....". and after that i put update 1.2.
In one week i have learn so much with my broken backup.
Hello, new here so hope it's ok to hijack this thread slightly, seems the original issue has been solved and I think my problem is similar although I'm way out of my depth here... I've managed to brick my nook, and although I took a backup which is AFAIK correctly sized 1.86gb I can't restore it. I've tried putting noogie and cmw on the sd card but it's refusing to boot, I suspect I nonced the partition table up and can't even get the nook to register when I plug it in to the PC now. I suspect is obvious I'm a dumb noob but if anyone could help point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated
welcome to the brave new world of the "bricked forever" and endless nights.
Nobody blames you since everybody and their mothers seem to fall into the trap even if they are told to make a good backup.
i had read so much threads to resurect my nook that i don't exactly know how i made it through, but here are some indications:
Here are the objectives:
1) make a correct backup of your bricked nook: -> you can make after all stupid commands and you 'll come back to this point.
2) you'll have to resurect your /rom or your rombackup.zip (inside factory).
3) have the correct partition of your nook
4) reinstall the rom
for 2) this thread gives a way to get back your /rom. read carefully even roustabout's comment can really help
for 3) thanks to Renate NST in this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1805936&highlight=to+stock and her script "nookpart.sh" i could have a correct size for my partition. (method with wizard partition gives wrong cylinders alignement). read all of this thread it is really rich.
for 4) if you reach that point that should be easy.
Thanks for the welcome and the reply jjinkou2.
I'm guessing I need to work on the nook through a PC. I've currently got 2 PCs, one running window 7 and one on vista, I'm mainly working on the W7 machine. When I plug the nook in to it, a device briefly shows up as the h: drive in My computer but then immediately disappears and so I can't actually access it yet. I note that roustabout mentions working in Linux, if I had a Linux machine available would it be easier to get it to recognize the nook?
Edit: Just tried plugging the nook into my vista machine (which it has not been used on before) and the Found New Hardware window briefly pops up but then vanishes and I get a message on the taskbar: Device driver software was not successfully installed - OMAO3630 Device unplugged. Is there a fix for this pelase?
Some easy instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/BN_Nook_Simple_Touch/Installing_ADB
you'll need to install android sdk and check usb install in the extra.
Search for a file named "ADB + Fastboot + Drivers.zip" in the forum to easily have the adb.
With windows the usbdriver can be tricky to install. i had to use usbdview (look for it in google) and uninstall all B&N mass storage and OMAP3630.
The driver for usb inside the previous zip might not work also. i found one in the forum but can't find it right now.
Edit
found the usb driver that worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125094
Excellent, thanks very much! Not entirely sure how I managed it but I managed to get to a point where I could use the method shown by budriunas and my nook is now working again, albeit with an older firmware and the glow light isn't working but at least it's not bricked! Now just to get the light working and then root the damn thing without killing it....
budriunas said:
Yes, I have managed to revive the Nook Simple Touch who had survived deletion of all partitions and restore of just the boot partition!
You will need for this:
- an micro SD card and card reader;
- Noogie;
- Minitool Partition Wizard (or other partition management software, if you like and it can do partition recovery and copying);
- ClockworkMod (sd_2gb_clockwork-rc2.zip)
- Alpha-FormatTouch-2.zip - to be copied onto ClockworkMod SD card;
The principle is this:
- first of all, do a PROPER backup of your device - backup ENTIRE PHYSICAL DISK (2 GB) into the image file.
- Using Minitool Partition Wizard, do a partition recovery operation - you should find all your deleted partitions - but do not apply changes yet!. However, due to improper restore of logical disk to a physical disk, the disk config info probably became corrupted and disk size appears to be 78MB, so you won't be able really restore the partitions. So, using Minitool Partition Wizard, do a copy of the recovered partitions one by one onto the SD card - and start with the most important rom partition. From Partion Wizard, you should be able, using Explore function, to check if the partition has all necessary files (20) like serial no, public key, mac address etc.
- from SD card, you can create a backup image of each partition on your hard disk.
- after you have copies of all necessary partitions (boot, rom, nook are vital; others are optional), you need to do a wipe on the NOOK disk to delete all partitions and the disk to obtain the original size of 2 GB.
- on an empty disk after wipe, you have to restore the partitions in the order:
1. restore, by copying using Minitool Partition Wizard, the boot partition (78 MB, FAT32, Primary, set it Active)
2. restore, by copying using Minitool Partition Wizard, the rom partition (16 MB, FAT32, Primary)
3. create manually new partition factory (190 MB, Ext2, Primary)
4. create manually new partition (no label) (288 MB, Ext2, Logical)
5. copy from backup partition NOOK (240 MB, FAT32, Logical)
6. create manually new partition cache (Ext3, 240 MB, Logical)
7. create manually new partition data (Ext3, 801 MB, Logical).
Then, boot the Nook from ClockWorkMod SD card, and format /system, /cache, /data partitions;
afterwards, install from zip card - Alpha-FormatTouch-2.zip.
And, hopefully, your Nook will be alive again!
(Now, I'm sure, you won't forget to do a proper backup of your working Nook :fingers-crossed
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Thank you so much. My nook is back. I described my work in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34746242#post34746242.
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wow wow wow . At last i successed to update to FW 1.2 for my almost bricked UK NSTGL. Now i have a US NSTGL but nevermind. now time to backup correctly.
but i'm not sure your method is fully working. I had to make a partition table with renater script "nookparted.sh" and then use roustabout's comment "dd if=boot.img of=....". and after that i put update 1.2.
In one week i have learn so much with my broken backup.
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how did you do a partition table?? i have run nookpart.sh but i still get the problem : "When i plug the usb, windows cann see the drive but i don't have access to it. i have the message "please insert disc in F: drive"
nookpart.sh will partition the internal memory exactly like it was.
This is important if you actually still have valid data but the partition table was destroyed.
If partitions are not looking correctly they may need to be formatted.
Don't be too quick to repartition/reformat until you know what the situation is.
i have used nookpart.sh but still no good, here is the result when i execute nookpart.sh. Everything works except internal storage not mounted correctly i think, i want to update to 1.2
edit: see my thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48015536#post48015536 for more details
Well, I have the Cube i10 Android/Windows Tablet. Nice thing, except maybe the space for the Android OS being a bit too small.
I managed to upgrade my Windows 10 to 10586 and with seperate language pack, it back in my language.
Now i looked around the internet, if I could change the predefined space for either System. (It is possible to increase the partition size of the Andorid OS, but it requires a re-flashing, which I don't neccessarily want. In windows disc-management i saw all the partitions given for android etc, but did not dare to touch something as it was shown in RAW-format. Now i installed a "real" partitioning program (Paragon Partition Manager 15) and it shows me the "real" informations.
Total disk: 28.9 gb (which sums up to ~32gb advertised)
- then a lot of small (5x 16 and 3x 64 and 1x 32mb) GTP partitions, no label, all hidden (i expect these to be android Dalvik, recovery and cache partitions)
- then 4x Linux ext4 partitions (16mb, partially full, 1gb, hardly full, 256mb, half full another almost full 1gb partition) don't know what these are, also all hidden
- then a 3GB Linux ext4 partition (which surely represents the ROM from the Android part, with exact taken/free space data from android)
- then - my problem - a 128mb GPT-Volume, which i can't move
- then the 22.7gb Windows Partition (is resizeable)
- and last, a 450mb hidden backup/windows recovery partition
my problem is, that i can't move the 128mb GPT-Volume. So even if i can split ~2-3gb off the Windows partition, it stays after the GPT volume but it has to be before that to be merged with the android 3gb to make it bigger. I read around that you can delete the GPT-partitions, but don't want to risk it. I "could" merge my 3gb Linux partition with any of the 4 other partitions, but as all of those are not empty, i expect them to be some system recovery backup or whatever. Any information?
I'm afraid that you have to do repartitioning with android flasher and then reinstall Windows too.
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sad, i was afraid that it would be able by editing the partition.tbl file in the rom. Well then i have to stay with the few space i got.