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[Q] How to partition Nand For HD2

hey can anybody guide me to the right way of partitioning my hd2 nand(tmobile) so i can install dl desire z from dandiest and get faster smoother working rom....plus 2 see 3000 on my quadrant scores.......i already have desire z 4.1 but its not as smooth as i thought it would be....i heard running the rom from a partition would increase read and write speeds...so before i install 4.2 i would like to know how to partition my nand to run the rom off of it....thank u.

Have you tried the video guide posted by locn?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11656790&postcount=3943
there's also a lot of partition tutorials all over that thread, xda & the web, I could link them for you, but that would deprive you of all the joy you will get when you actually find such info for yourself.
Good luck
Kam

Yeah I found partition videos and tutorials...a lot ...but they were all for partitioning memory cards not nand memory ..
Sent from my DL DesireZ v4.1 using XDA App

trinfinate said:
Yeah I found partition videos and tutorials...a lot ...but they were all for partitioning memory cards not nand memory ..
Sent from my DL DesireZ v4.1 using XDA App
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Exactly. I'm running HyperDroidGBX and it says my internal storage is only 729MB, out of 1024MB. So just roughly 256MB Of the nand is being used for the system/data/cache partitions. What I want to do is resize all my nand partitions to allow for a data partition of atleast 900MB of internal storage and still have sufficiently sized system/cache partitions as necessary. What are the sizes of the partitions by standard? How do we use Android SDK and AVD "Andriod Virtural Device" on a Windows desktop to adjust the partition sizes?
THANKS!
BTW - It's called the mtd partitions. So look up how to resize mtd partitions android sdk avd.

Look in the folder where your cwm instal files are.one is called flash.cfg. open that in notepad, each line is one of the partitions. Adjust size and flash.
(Allsize means all the leftover space)
If you aren't using a clockwork rom, then the same applies.... in the daf rom folder is flash.cfg
If it is a daf rom, if you merge the partition info from your flash.cfg with the info in a cwm flash.cfg, and copy in the recovery.img you can flash your daf rom with your partition layout and apply cwm recovery at the same time.

samsamuel said:
Look in the folder where your cwm instal files are.one is called flash.cfg. open that in notepad, each line is one of the partitions. Adjust size and flash.
(Allsize means all the leftover space)
If you aren't using a clockwork rom, then the same applies.... in the daf rom folder is flash.cfg
If it is a daf rom, if you merge the partition info from your flash.cfg with the info in a cwm flash.cfg, and copy in the recovery.img you can flash your daf rom with your partition layout and apply cwm recovery at the same time.
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Wow! Your great man! Ok I'm using HyperdroidGBX v11 and CWM 1.13. Do i need to edit the hyperdroidgbx flash.cfg and the CWM flash.cfg? What do you mean by copy in the recovery.img. So what should I do? Should i just adjust partition sizes in the cwm flash.cfg and then just flash hyperdroid or even better i could perform a nandroid backup and just restore right?

Ok so its a cwm rom so only the cwm flash.cfg exists.
However you should find the data part is already set to allsize meaning it takes up all the space after the small fixed size parts are done.
Do you have an ext partition on your SD card? If so, the rom is automatically putting apps there instead of on the phone.
(At least that's my understanding of app2sd+ enabled roms, certainly I never manually move apps to the SD card, yet there they are on my SD in the ext part. If you manually choose to move apps to SD in app manager, it takes them from the ext part and puts them on the fat32 partition.)
Get rid of your ext part and re try before you bother editing flash.cfg
If someone who knows yes or no could confirm my understanding of apps2sd+, that would be great.

Ok so i downloaded the recovery_150M is what i had on it. Edited the partition sizes. Now after flashing MAGLDR 1.13 edited flash.cfg, I'm stuck at the boot screen where the android is and it doesn't do anything. Do i need to edit a flash.cfg within a CWM folder? I tried several different sizes. IDK why it won't boot.... No ext3 and no i don't want apps installed to sd automatically, i have 1 fat32 partition on class 10 32gb stick. I want all apps to be installed to nand and i don't want my sd to be used at all unless i specify to move the data to sd card. Do i need to flash in HARDSPL? or on FLASHER in MAGLDR?

There was no need to do magldr again, only cwm, having looked in flash.cfg in the cwm folder.
Going back to your post 1 "how do I partition",,, that's what cwm is doing, creating partitions as per instructions in flash.cfg. you can't run nand android without partitioning first, therefore the answer to your original question is "it already is partitioned"

what is the difference between CLK NAND and MAGDLR

could somebody explain me the difference between american android MAGDLR NAND and american android CLK NAND?
What are advantages and disadvantages of them ?

Samuelgentl said:
could somebody explain me the difference between american android MAGDLR NAND and american android CLK NAND?
What are advantages and disadvantages of them ?
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CLK and MAGLDR are the two different bootloaders used to get android on to the hd2's nand. american clk nand is the rom for the clk bootloader while amercian magldr nand is the rom for magldr bootloader.
If you dont know what clk and magldr are or what nand is then you google it. or search here in the forum before posting, everything has been explained, usually more than once, then over and over again, by various different people with various different guides.

evilbarcode said:
CLK and MAGLDR are the two different bootloaders used to get android on to the hd2's nand. american clk nand is the rom for the clk bootloader while amercian magldr nand is the rom for magldr bootloader.
If you dont know what clk and magldr are or what nand is then you google it. or search here in the forum before posting, everything has been explained, usually more than once, then over and over again, by various different people with various different guides.
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could you give me some links please where was my question answered ? I was searching by google but I have not get satisfactory answers.

Samuelgentl said:
could you give me some links please where was my question answered ? I was searching by google but I have not get satisfactory answers.
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Read this first!!
Then this!!
Then This!!!!
Read all before you do anything, well that's my opinion.

evilbarcode said:
Read this first!!
Then this!!
Then This!!!!
Read all before you do anything, well that's my opinion.
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Thanks
I think Ill keep MAGDLR ... I just need to solve two problems:
1. how to create partition on my SD cart to extend internal memory (because in my american android I have only 80 MB free). I know how to do it in CLK but I have no idea how to do it in MAGDLR
2. somehow make my opera mobile browser play flash videos properly.

Samuelgentl said:
Thanks
I think Ill keep MAGDLR ... I just need to solve two problems:
1. how to create partition on my SD cart to extend internal memory (because in my american android I have only 80 MB free). I know how to do it in CLK but I have no idea how to do it in MAGDLR
2. somehow make my opera mobile browser play flash videos properly.
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For problem one, download the free tool Mini Tool Partition Wizard. Use the Home Edition.
Steps to partition sdcard:
1. If possible turn off device, take out sdcard, use a sdcard reader to connect micro sdcard to pc/laptop.
2. Backup all sdcard content to pc/laptop.
3. Open partition wizard, delete partition on sdcard
4. Now, first create a fat32 partition, with 32kb cluster, make it primary, leave atleast 500mb free space. THIS HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE NEXT PARTITION.
5. Then using the remaining space, create a second partition, also primary, forrmat ext3 or ext4 depending on your rom, with 4kb cluster. THIS HAS TO BE THE SECOND PARTITION.
Apply all changes then put sdcard back into device, turn it on, run data2sd script or a2sd+ script depending on rom then you should be good to go.
I would recommend searching the american android thread for data2sd or a2sd+ scripts and instructions before following my advice.
Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for device breakages or sdcard loss of life, it is not my fault, blame god, technically he created everything so its his fault.

evilbarcode said:
For problem one, download the free tool Mini Tool Partition Wizard. Use the Home Edition.
Steps to partition sdcard:
1. If possible turn off device, take out sdcard, use a sdcard reader to connect micro sdcard to pc/laptop.
2. Backup all sdcard content to pc/laptop.
3. Open partition wizard, delete partition on sdcard
4. Now, first create a fat32 partition, with 32kb cluster, make it primary, leave atleast 500mb free space. THIS HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THE NEXT PARTITION.
5. Then using the remaining space, create a second partition, also primary, forrmat ext3 or ext4 depending on your rom, with 4kb cluster. THIS HAS TO BE THE SECOND PARTITION.
Apply all changes then put sdcard back into device, turn it on, run data2sd script or a2sd+ script depending on rom then you should be good to go.
I would recommend searching the american android thread for data2sd or a2sd+ scripts and instructions before following my advice.
Disclaimer: I take no responsibility for device breakages or sdcard loss of life, it is not my fault, blame god, technically he created everything so its his fault.
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Im very thankful for your advice but there is problem. I dont have sd card reader on my desktop

Samuelgentl said:
Im very thankful for your advice but there is problem. I dont have sd card reader on my desktop
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And you don't have a usb card reader? in that case boot into clockworkmod recovery, i'm guessing you know that? go down to mounts and storage, the go to mass storage, the bottom one, plug usb cable in and that will mount sdcard to pc.
Then follow my instructions from before.

When you say!" I know how to do it in clk but not magldr",,, are you sure you don't mean you know how to do it in cwm? Cwm and clk are not the same. Cwm on clk is the same as cwm on magldr.
Clk is not cwm.
Into magldr, start cwm, advanced, partition SD card, done.

samsamuel said:
When you say!" I know how to do it in clk but not magldr",,, are you sure you don't mean you know how to do it in cwm? Cwm and clk are not the same. Cwm on clk is the same as cwm on magldr.
Clk is not cwm.
Into magldr, start cwm, advanced, partition SD card, done.
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That works tooo but if your rom needs a ext4 partition then you cant use that as cwm partitions using ext3. but if thats all yo need then fine that works jut make sure you dont use a swap space unless your rom requires it.
And i was meaning did you know ho to get into cwm on magldr and obviously you did so thats good. And yes i know cwm is not clk cwm is a recovery, clk is a bootloader, i was the one that pointed you to that info on clk and magldr

evilbarcode said:
That works tooo but if your rom needs a ext4 partition then you cant use that as cwm partitions using ext3. but if thats all yo need then fine that works jut make sure you dont use a swap space unless your rom requires it.
And i was meaning did you know ho to get into cwm on magldr and obviously you did so thats good. And yes i know cwm is not clk cwm is a recovery, clk is a bootloader, i was the one that pointed you to that info on clk and magldr
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to be honest Im completely confused now .. I thought that CLK ane CWM are the same things.
when I was downloading american android NAND 2.3.7 there were 3 download links:
1. AmeriCanAndroid MAGLDR NAND
2. AmeriCanAndroid *CLK NAND - this link is dead
3. CLK starterkit - this link is dead
I thought that AmeriCanAndroid MAGLDR NAND is one whitch is installed trough MAGLDR and AmeriCanAndroid *CLK NAND is one witch is installed trough clock work mode

evilbarcode said:
And you don't have a usb card reader? in that case boot into clockworkmod recovery, i'm guessing you know that? go down to mounts and storage, the go to mass storage, the bottom one, plug usb cable in and that will mount sdcard to pc.
Then follow my instructions from before.
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I very appreciate your help. Im beginner in installing android and to be honest Im totaly lost.
so if I understand it right I have to do this ? :
0. install wm 6,5 to erase everything (I want to start from very beginning)
1. install Magldr
2. install clock work mode CWM
3. make a partition like this:
-Boot into the Clockwork Mod menu
-Go down to 'Advanced' and select (by pressing 'Call Button')
-Select 'Partition SD Card'
-Select Size of required partition not sure then 1024M is a good size)
-Make ABSOLUTELY sure you want to continue and then select 0M Swap Size
4. go back to magldr and install again wm 6,5 to erase everything except the created partition
5. install magldr again
6. install american android magldr NAND
Do I understand it right ?

Hey man there are plenty of guides and tutorials on this topic, that is if you search !!
Try this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948

Samuelgentl said:
to be honest Im completely confused now .. I thought that CLK ane CWM are the same things.
when I was downloading american android NAND 2.3.7 there were 3 download links:
1. AmeriCanAndroid MAGLDR NAND
2. AmeriCanAndroid *CLK NAND - this link is dead
3. CLK starterkit - this link is dead
I thought that AmeriCanAndroid MAGLDR NAND is one whitch is installed trough MAGLDR and AmeriCanAndroid *CLK NAND is one witch is installed trough clock work mode
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No CLK and MAGLDR are two different bootloaders. Obviously the links are just dead for american android CLK nand.
American android MAGLDR is installed through clockworkmod recovery using the MAGLDR bootloader.
AND
American Android CLK is installed through clockworkmod recovery using the CLK bootloader.
CWM works on both bootloaders, that is why you are getting confused.
There are plenty guides to use to make sure you can do it with out problems, you just need to search. Dont do anything until you know what you are doing, just read and re-read until you understand what has to be done and what the different aspects of the HD2 android are.
I don't want to be mean by saying this but if you can't understand what is happening you shouldn't try and put android on your HD2

ClockWorkMod failure.

Hello XDA forum,
I recently received my dad's 'old' HD2, and I wanted to get rid of the WM6.5. In the past I've been playing around with some other Android devices, and those were pretty straight forward.
Now, after reading a few guides I tried installing the PARANOID Android ROM through CWM. (I have HSPL 2.08, MAGLDR, CWM etcetera. (I also did a Team29 wipe)) But now I face a problem; When I try to install the .zip file, it prompts me with the following lines:
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--Installing:/sdcard/PARANOIDANDROID HD2 [v1.5a].zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
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I have tried every single way of mounting the SDcard and writing the .zip file to it over and over again, but all it does give the same error over and over. (MAGLDR USB Storage, CWM Mounting, Mounting in card reader and so forth.)
Now my question is; Am I doing something horribly wrong?

First of all, once you do a "Team29" wipe, you'd have to reinstall MAGLDR and then CWM.
It's "Task29", and you don't have to do it every time you want to install a ROM.
Now, what Radio are you on? And what is your CWM version? And can you open the ROM.zip on your PC without errors?

Marvlesz said:
First of all, once you do a "Team29" wipe, you'd have to reinstall MAGLDR and then CWM.
It's "Task29", and you don't have to do it every time you want to install a ROM.
Now, what Radio are you on? And what is your CWM version? And can you open the ROM.zip on your PC without errors?
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Oh ofcourse. I meant Task29. Also, I did reinstall MAGLDR and CWM. The CWM version is v5.0.2.6 and my radio is Leo_RADIO_2.15.50.14.
When I open the zip on the PC, everything is just fine.

SiemHermans said:
Oh ofcourse. I meant Task29. Also, I did reinstall MAGLDR and CWM. The CWM version is v5.0.2.6 and my radio is Leo_RADIO_2.15.50.14.
When I open the zip on the PC, everything is just fine.
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What partition size did you flash?

Nigeldg said:
What partition size did you flash?
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Well, I wasn't sure what to take for that, so I took the default for the Cache(45MB I believe that is in the HD2Toolkit, and for the Partition size I took 200MB)
Also, I tried several SD cards, all giving me the same errors. I also tried to install a Tytung kernel .zip file which gives the exact same error.

After a failed install, select the advanced > report error option in cwm. Then mount your SD card as USB mass storage, get the log from /clockworkmod and post it here.
Swyped from my HTC HD2 using XDA app

SiemHermans said:
Well, I wasn't sure what to take for that, so I took the default for the Cache(45MB I believe that is in the HD2Toolkit, and for the Partition size I took 200MB)
Also, I tried several SD cards, all giving me the same errors. I also tried to install a Tytung kernel .zip file which gives the exact same error.
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As I know PARANOIDANDROID HD2 v1.5b, it has 2Mb cache and 150Mb system partition.
For installation follow this, (your sdcard must have clean ext partition or you can create it via recovery mod. And you have to have 2.08.HSPL)
1. do Task29
2. install Radio ROM 2.15.50.14
3. Install Magldr 1.13 (via HD2 Toolkit Magldr button)
4. Install Recovery CWM (2Mb system cache, 150 Mb system Partition, via HD2 Toolkit Recovery Button)
5. Clear cache/Dalvick cache (on recovery mode your HTC)
6. Load your android .zip file in sdcard via Recovery mod.
Please read this..(PARANOIDANDROID HD2 v1.5b Rom)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662881
it says,
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Partition table :
Code:
misc ya 1M
boot yboot|ro 5M
system ya 150M
cache ya 2M
userdata ya|asize|hr allsize

powerofthink said:
(your sdcard must have clean ext partition or you can create it via recovery mod.
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not necessary

Enabling storage of EXT4 on SD-card

Hi
I recently installed a Sense 3.x ROM from the Sensation XL Android 2.3.5 and I got only 9MB of free space. I have an initrd-patcher for ICS and JB, but I doubt that it will work on older versions of android.
Is there a way to make android 2.3.5 use the EXT4 partition on the SD-card?

Yes, you have to flash an a2sd or DataOnExt script after first boot/flashing the rom immediately. Of course, while having an ext partition created beforehand.

Marvlesz said:
Yes, you have to flash an a2sd or DataOnExt script after first boot/flashing the rom immediately. Of course, while having an ext partition created beforehand.
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Thanks for the reply. Can you recommend a good script for doing this?

I'd suggest this one, but there's a whole lot of other ones. So if this one doesn't work well or you don't like it, don't come here asking for another one. Instead, go out there and look for the one that you like.

Marvlesz said:
I'd suggest this one, but there's a whole lot of other ones. So if this one doesn't work well or you don't like it, don't come here asking for another one. Instead, go out there and look for the one that you like.
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and just a little clue to help out a little bit
its in the second post of the thread that Marvlesz link to

I used initrd_patcher_v2 on Gingerbread 2.3.7 and it's worked fine. So it should work on GB 2.3.5 as well. Remember to make an EXT4 partition on your SD before any installation, via recovery, and remove any script like a2sd from zip ROM.

eclyptos said:
I used initrd_patcher_v2 on Gingerbread 2.3.7 and it's worked fine. So it should work on GB 2.3.5 as well. Remember to make an EXT4 partition on your SD before any installation, via recovery, and remove any script like a2sd from zip ROM.
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I tried to search for initrd_patcher_v2 and found this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36049396
I tried running it on my system, but freezes up just before boot-animation.
I use the SENSATION XL ROM V 3.0 STOCK from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316632&highlight=sensation+all+in+one
I can't seem to find any a2sd-scripts in the ROM zip, but there's a sd-ext folder inside the ZIP.

CTSRP said:
I tried to search for initrd_patcher_v2 and found this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36049396
I tried running it on my system, but freezes up just before boot-animation.
I use the SENSATION XL ROM V 3.0 STOCK from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316632&highlight=sensation+all+in+one
I can't seem to find any a2sd-scripts in the ROM zip, but there's a sd-ext folder inside the ZIP.
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Can you do a fresh installation again of this ROM or you try to keep all you data which you using right now?

Sv: Enabling storage of EXT4 on SD-card
I tried from a fresh install, before booting the first time, and also from an aleady configured installation.

CTSRP said:
I tried from a fresh install, before booting the first time, and also from an aleady configured installation.
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You don't understand, I mean can you format you phone and install this rom again with my advices?
Did you made an EXT4 partition of 1GB or more, with Mini Tool (free), on your sd BEFORE fresh installation of this ROM?
I checked your ROM and the script (apps2sd) is already in that ROM so you probably make a wrong Installation.

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I do understand what you say. I made a task29, clk repartition and recovery from hd2toolkit. Under installation the installer asks if I have 1024mb us model or 512mb EU version. I selected the EU version, as this is the one I have. The only question it asks me is if I have magldr or clk.
After that it returns to clk recovery and I press reboot now. I have created the ext4 partition before I even tried installing android the very first time.
If you want, I can perform a new installation with a video recording to document the process

CTSRP said:
I do understand what you say. I made a task29, clk repartition and recovery from hd2toolkit. Under installation the installer asks if I have 1024mb us model or 512mb EU version. I selected the EU version, as this is the one I have. The only question it asks me is if I have magldr or clk.
After that it returns to clk recovery and I press reboot now. I have created the ext4 partition before I even tried installing android the very first time.
If you want, I can perform a new installation with a video recording to document the process
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Do not use CLK or HD2toolkit this time.
I will recommend to do in this way, before touch your phone format your SD with GUIFORMAT (look here on XDA for it) in FAT32 normal mode (no quick), after format the SD use Mini Tool and make a ext4 partition of 2gb (2048mb) at the end of the SD, so when you look at the partition the ext partition have to be at the right side of you. Put inside the SD the zip of Sensation XL 3.0 only, do not do anything else with your sd.
Format your Phone with Task29, reboot in Bootloader,
Flash MAGLDR 1.13 for HD2,
From MAGLDR 1.13 via USB Flasher flash the Recovery Touch Beta 8, (I provided you the Recovery ready for you, unzip and flash)
Reboot in MAGLDR,
put the SD into the Phone,
run Recovery,
Do a wipe data and wipe cache partition and wipe dalvick cache,
Install from sd the zip via recovery,
In Aroma do not select any option if you don't know anything about it, the installation will recognize the EXT4 partition automatically and you ready to GO, GO, GO.
Let me know.

[Q] Need help on installing chautruongthinh 4.4.2 kitkat to htc hd2

i'm having lots of problems installing 4.4.2 to my Leo
- i have done everything right, magldr v1.13, cwm v3.0.0.5
- if i partition my sd card in cwm it repartitions it to ext3 successfully but when install rom it stuck on htc green logo for all of the available option, NAND and dataonext
- i tried to repartition my sd in pc with ext4 and fat32 but cwm didn't recognize my card
so do i need some extra things or did i do sth wrong??? i flash cwm through usb flasher...
any help will be greatly appreciated

vutranloc said:
i'm having lots of problems installing 4.4.2 to my Leo
- i have done everything right, magldr v1.13, cwm v3.0.0.5
- if i partition my sd card in cwm it repartitions it to ext3 successfully but when install rom it stuck on htc green logo for all of the available option, NAND and dataonext
- i tried to repartition my sd in pc with ext4 and fat32 but cwm didn't recognize my card
so do i need some extra things or did i do sth wrong??? i flash cwm through usb flasher...
any help will be greatly appreciated
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- You should use 4EXT Recovery
- You must repatition to EXT4
- And wipe all then you install my rom
- If you have any question, you can ask me in my Q&A topics!! Thanks

vutranloc said:
- i have done everything right, magldr v1.13, cwm v3.0.0.5
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CWM v3.0.0.5? Is not too old? Use CMW v8 Touch.
vutranloc said:
- if i partition my sd card in cwm it repartitions it to ext3 successfully but when install rom it stuck on htc green logo for all of the available option, NAND and dataonext
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Increase of 50MB the Partition size on Nand. If you did the right partition size like Requested it's do not matter, you can have bad blocks.
vutranloc said:
- i tried to repartition my sd in pc with ext4 and fat32 but cwm didn't recognize my card
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Use Mini Tool Partition Home Free, format all card in FAT32 first then make a EXT4 partition.
vutranloc said:
so do i need some extra things or did i do sth wrong??? i flash cwm through usb flasher...
any help will be greatly appreciated
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Flashing CWM through USB flasher is the best choice, do not use Toolkit. Just edit flash.cfg file to increase the partition size.