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Does anyone know where a video of mounting you SD card will be be??
Or can anuone tell me how to mount my SD Card
Mount it howso? Because you can connect it to the computer, and then an option to mount it will pop up on the phone. Or you can do this (probably what you want):
adb remount
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount auto /sdcard
That will mount your sdcard in readable/writable mode.
mrinehart93 said:
Mount it howso? Because you can connect it to the computer, and then an option to mount it will pop up on the phone. Or you can do this (probably what you want):
adb remount
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount auto /sdcard
That will mount your sdcard in readable/writable mode.
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or you can just install mountusb from market.
well i want to mount it. so i can but the sdk android on my phone and root it.
I dont know which way that is. but how do i do it that way??
Well, the AndroidSDK doesn't actually go on the phone itself. If all you want is just to root the phone, I'd suggest using this (VERY easy): http://link.geekfor.me/fresh105
Download that, and then run it. There is a function in the program that will automatically root your phone for you, all you have to do is click a few buttons.
will it put nandroid on my sd card where i can put it onto my computer and does it put on backup
ok but if i use the fresh kitchen can i use DamageControl v2.07.2.
DamageControl v2.07.2 is Android 2.1
Fresh Kitchen will install a custom recovery when it roots your phone. The custom recovery will allow you to use nandroid, which will put backups of your phone on your sdcard in a folder labeled "nandroid". Once you root, you can install any ROM you want on your phone, even if it is Android 2.1.
After setting up my wife's A7 and using it for three weeks, I have decided to open mine up. I waited because I wanted to see if CES had anything I wanted more. I decided they didn't.
So, I am starting from scratch again.
The main issue I've had with my wife's A7 has been the lack of storage space for apps, especially the big games.
Bazbob seems to have a solution by partioning the microSD card and using Apps2sd.
I took a new Class 10 16GB microSD card.
I downloaded and burned Ubuntu onto a CD from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Put the card in my laptop, restarted it into Ubuntu.
Ran gparted.
Shrunk the Fat32 partition to just under 8GB and added another partion as ext2 primary.
When I restarted my laptop, my sd reader in the laptop doesn't work.
When I put it into the A7, it says the SD card has Total Space of 7.73GB.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do next.
Help is appreciated!
jazzbone said:
After setting up my wife's A7 and using it for three weeks, I have decided to open mine up. I waited because I wanted to see if CES had anything I wanted more. I decided they didn't.
So, I am starting from scratch again.
The main issue I've had with my wife's A7 has been the lack of storage space for apps, especially the big games.
Bazbob seems to have a solution by partioning the microSD card and using Apps2sd.
I took a new Class 10 16GB microSD card.
I downloaded and burned Ubuntu onto a CD from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
Put the card in my laptop, restarted it into Ubuntu.
Ran gparted.
Shrunk the Fat32 partition to just under 8GB and added another partion as ext2 primary.
When I restarted my laptop, my sd reader in the laptop doesn't work.
When I put it into the A7, it says the SD card has Total Space of 7.73GB.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do next.
Help is appreciated!
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You needed to make a second partition EXT2 and format it. You then need to mount the partition. I did this by using the install-recovery.sh that it located in /system/etc. I used the following tutorial and it worked. I got over 12gb of space to install apps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=832799
I did try to mount the new partition to /storage which is also /sdcard and i was still not able to use titanium backup to move apps. The only way i have alot of space is use this method.
I'm also mounting the fat32 partition to location /storage so that when i download apps thats where they are stored until you install them. Also Titanium backup dumps the backups here. This is done with a custom mod of Dexters 1.0c mod.
I did not use adb, i used a app called quicksshd which allows you secure ftp into the tablet and make changes. I suggest using a windows programs called winscp and putty.
Thanks for replying rfisher.
Turns out that my laptop lost the drive letter for the sd card. That's fixed now. When I insert the card into my laptop, it says that you need to format the card in the drive to use it. Any idea why?
I am confused by your instructions.
You said
You needed to make a second partition EXT2 and format it.
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I did that. First partition is FAT 32, and second partition is EXT2, primary.
Maybe I didn't format the partition? I just created it.
I'll install busybox and see how far I can get with it.
With the other A7, I was never able to work with ADB.
This device really makes me feel like an idiot.
Still can't believe I was the first to get Google Apps working on my wife's tablet!
no adb
Well, the hours of frustration have returned...
I can't get adb running on my laptop.
I installed Android SDK.
When I type adb in the cmd window on my laptop, I get
"adb" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
I have tried moving the ADK folder to c:\
and
to:
C:\Users\Bucks HP
No luck.
I added the path c:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
to the environment variables in my system properties.
My head is going to explode!
Well, I got adb working, I think...
Problem was in the cmd window. I had to change the path.
Now, I can't install busybox. I followed the instructions from the wiki.
When I type "adb push busybox /data/local"
it returns: cannot stat 'busybox' : no such file or directory.
I pasted the busybox file in the
C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools
folder.
Was that the right place for it?
Is the busybox file just a text file?
Also, mine is named busybox-armv6l
Should it be renamed? I tried "adb push busybox-armv6l /data/local"
and got the same result...
I gave up on installing busybox via the wiki instructions.
I installed Titanium Backup and installed busybox through it.
Now, when I type: cd /system
mkdir sd
I get :
mkdir failed for sd, read-only file system
What does that mean and how do I fix it?
Thanks
The saga continues...
With the busybox from Titanium Backup installed,
I needed to type:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /system
exit
exit
Then, following the tutorial, I am up to step 12:
12) Now comes the tricky part: making Android mount your new partition at boot time. All the hard work would be useless if Android discarded the mount points every time we restarted our phones. To do this we’ll need to create 2 scripts and store then into /system/etc. Obviously the scripts should be started by init.rc and need to run as root. Fortunately Android’s init.rc have a gap that makes this possible. The scripts are named install-recovery.sh and init-sd2.sh.
My question is: How do you create scripts?
You would create them with notepad++ which is a windows program. Then using adb push them to the /system/etc directory.
I used a app called quicksshd and a windows program called winscp to copy the files to the directory. If you used my method you first need to make the /system directory rw before it will let you copy the files. It worked for me, the only thing i did differently is edit init.rc to mount the first partition of the sd card to /storage, but this was creating a modded 1.0c rom. So the result is about 4gb for my sd memory and 12gb for installing apps.
jazzbone said:
The saga continues...
With the busybox from Titanium Backup installed,
I needed to type:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk3p1 /system
exit
exit
Then, following the tutorial, I am up to step 12:
12) Now comes the tricky part: making Android mount your new partition at boot time. All the hard work would be useless if Android discarded the mount points every time we restarted our phones. To do this we’ll need to create 2 scripts and store then into /system/etc. Obviously the scripts should be started by init.rc and need to run as root. Fortunately Android’s init.rc have a gap that makes this possible. The scripts are named install-recovery.sh and init-sd2.sh.
My question is: How do you create scripts?
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Hi rfisher
Thanks for replying!
While waiting, I opened Notepad++, copied the text in the tutorial window into it and saved the file as Unix.
Then, I copied it to a USB drive, put it in the A7, and copied to the system/etc folder.
Is that acceptable?
Then, I followed steps 13-15.
I think I did something wrong. I am not seeing it in Root Explorer. What should I be looking for?
Was I supposed to install Apps2SD already?
I got winscp and quicksshd working. YEAH!
Used them to copy the files as you did.
Restarted A7.
Still don't see the other partition.
PS. I was just rereading your earlier post and you mentioned:
I did try to mount the new partition to /storage which is also /sdcard and i was still not able to use titanium backup to move apps. The only way i have alot of space is use this method.
I'm also mounting the fat32 partition to location /storage so that when i download apps thats where they are stored until you install them. Also Titanium backup dumps the backups here. This is done with a custom mod of Dexters 1.0c mod.
Looking on my A7, I don't see a location that is /storage
My tablet is fresh out of the box, without any firmware updates yet.
I was wondering if there is an app that allows you to put an update (nighty) on an sd card without having to remove the card and attaching it to your computer.
I have wifi pro and that doesn't look like it allows me to do that and just hooking the nook to my pc doesn't look like it gives me the option either. Am I missing something?
I've haven't done myself yet but heard people mentioned about the app called "Root Explorer"??? or "Root Folder" or something with "root".
Download nightly build directly on the NC then use the app to drag the zip file over the "boot" partition.
I think it should be able to do, not done that myself.
The best I can offer is, if you eject the card long enough to start booting to stock, then re-insert it before stock fully loads (on one of the splash screens), the boot partition will be mounted as storage and you can connect to your PC by USB to drop an update file in there.
It might help you out if the issue is not having access to a card reader, but you still have to pop the card out and back in.
ETA: I never had any luck getting an update on the root of any SD, even one formatted for storage, using a file manager.
NookColorUMS allows you to mount any partition. Turn off compatibility mode in spare parts and then reboot to see app in full screen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952456
If you're running off of SD and adb is working then:
adb shell busybox mkdir /sdcard/boot
adb shell busybox mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard/boot
adb push ***UPDATEFILE*** /sdcard/boot
adb reboot recovery
If running from EMMC then:
adb shell busybox mkdir /sdcard/boot
adb shell busybox mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /sdcard/boot
adb push ***UPDATEFILE*** /sdcard/boot
adb reboot recovery
Hello all! New user here. I looked in the forums for this and can't find this question answered, but I am sure I missed it. My apologies before hand if that's the case.
I have a Nook with a 16GB SanDisk card with CM7 running off the card itself, which allows me to dualboot back to the original Nook software if I want to.
My question is this. Is there a way to automatically update CM7 and/or Google Apps without copying them to my Sd card on my PC, booting into recovery, etc?
I know there's the paid version of Rom Manager, but if I read that correctly, that only works when the Nook has CM7 running on the Nook directly and not on the SD card?
Thanks in advance for your time!
You can use adb and mount the boot partition to an empty folder on the partition CM7 sees as the SD card and push the nightly to that location... then just use adb's reboot recovery command...
(FIRST TIME ONLY) adb shell mkdir /sdcard/boot
adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard/boot
adb push (UPDATE FILE) /sdcard/boot
adb reboot recovery
Thanks!
I will give this a try! Let's see if I can not break my root.
DizzyDen said:
You can use adb and mount the boot partition to an empty folder on the partition CM7 sees as the SD card and push the nightly to that location... then just use adb's reboot recovery command...
(FIRST TIME ONLY) adb shell mkdir /sdcard/boot
adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard/boot
adb push (UPDATE FILE) /sdcard/boot
adb reboot recovery
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I am facing this issue with my Nexus 7 4.2.1 stock ROM rooted.
I am trying to move game data to a usb flash drive to save space, and then mount bind the directory using an OTG cable.
When I use StickMount I can see the usb drive at /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1 using ES File Explorer.
Then I use Terminal Emulator to mount bind the directory:
[email protected]:/ $ su
[email protected]:/ # mount -o bind /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1/test /sdcard/Android/data/test
These seems to work because if I navigate the directories using Terminal Emulator, I see how the test directory was linked and the data can be seen.
But if I use ES File Explorer to go to the same directory (/sdcard/Android/data/test), folder is empty, and if I try to run the game, it tries to download again because can't see the data in that directory.
So my question is if I can do the directory bind using other source like /data/media, /storage/sdcard0, or /mnt/sdcard instead of just /sdcard to make ES File Explorer and the game to see the data directory?
It is good to verify with Terminal Emulator that the directory bind worked but not good enough to make the game works saving internal storage space.
Thank you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35960052
Directory bind does not work on android 4.2.1!
The above thread has more details, hopefully the developer of directory bind app is looking for a solution!
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I don't need to use the app. I can do it just typing the unix/linux commands.
rabascal said:
I don't need to use the app. I can do it just typing the unix/linux commands.
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The new file structure in android 4.2.1 is causing problems! The app i believe uses the bind command as well! So it is the bind command that doesn't work properly!
Have you tried using Sy links instead of binding the folder?
Use the following command to symlink
ln -s [source folder] [destination folder] where source and destination are path names
Thank you for the suggestion.
I tried several times on different directories but it didn't work.
I read somewhere that symlink does not work with FAT32. Is this my problem?
The USB flash drive that I am using where I copy the fifa 12 game directory is FAT32.
Do I need to have the usb storage formatted as ext2 or ext4? How can I do that? I am guessing I can't do it on Windows, right?
rabascal said:
Thank you for the suggestion.
I tried several times on different directories but it didn't work.
I read somewhere that symlink does not work with FAT32. Is this my problem?
The USB flash drive that I am using where I copy the fifa 12 game directory is FAT32.
Do I need to have the usb storage formatted as ext2 or ext4? How can I do that? I am guessing I can't do it on Windows, right?
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Try formatting it to ext3..it will delete the data of course so take a backup.on windows use mini tool partition manager...its free and can format to any ext.