FYI. The pro version of Minitools partitioning software for Windows (which I often use in connection with mini sd cards for the Nook) is available free (today only) from http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
I've just installed it, worked fine. Not sure what advantages the pro version has over the free one, but it supposedly has more to offer in connection with Linux partitions.
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Specifically:
- PDF copies of the QuickStart and User Manuals;
- Sprite Backup software;
- 8 music tracks;
- 5 images; and
- 1 HD2 demo video.
I never thought to look when I got first unpacked the phone as I just used my old MicroSD card...
It's not just the T-Mobile ones. Mine is sim free and it came with all that on the SD card.
I doubt if many have looked at their SD card, especially the fact that there is a manual on there...
WB
sprite backup
my previous tmobile mda IV (diamond) shipped with a copy of sprite backup on external memory and cd. for a while htc made a copy available as a software upgrade on the diamond support site.
its always has been a very reliable backup and restore tool.
now with my vodafone leo, no shipped copy of sprite backup and my Diamond version does not work with my hd 2.
would anyone be able to upload a copy?
DAM! I formatted my microsd right away sure all that stuff was junk, but I could definitely use a free copy of sprite backup! Is there any kind of OEM reg code in there or something to activate a demo version downloaded from their site?
So I am trying to flash WP7 for a dual-boot on a 16gb card. I wanted to use the 1-card method because I have one card...
When I do a hard-reset then set the partition (before reboot) to keep the 200mb, then split the rest into unformatted and unpartitioned, no matter what I do it ALWAYS uses the larger partition for the WP7 raid-zero. This would be fine if I wanted my card split 8gb WP7/8gb Android. But i want a 4GB partition for WP7 and 12 for Android, because I want my movies and music on Android and I am not using WP7 for that, only apps and stuff. I want a 4gb partition so I don't run out of space with apps and stuff, but I really don't need 8.
So is it possible to set a 4gb partition as part of the WP7 raid-zero? No matter how I partition it after hard-reset (before reboot) it always always always just uses the 12gb partition and leaves the 4gb one alone. I don't get it. I do 12gb unformatted, is uses it. I try 12gb unallocated, it uses that. No matter how I do this it grabs the bigger one.
Any way to do this or am I going to have to find a 4gb card to flash then copy the partition?
Has to be the largest partition. Your gonna have to use two cards. Just get one at WalMart or something then return it when your done.
I actually just swapped my 8gb that had gotten messed up after a while for a new one right in the parking lot.
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That's what I was afraid of...
oh well, just borrow a 4gb card from a friend I guess.
I am currently running CM7 on a 16gb microSD card and recently bought a 32gb card.
What is the best way to move the install to the new card without doing everything from scratch?
I assume it is possible to write an image of the 16gb card, write that image file to the 32gb card and then extend the last partition to use up the remaining free space but how would I do that exactly?
I tried to create the image using Win32DiskImager but the app froze (maybe because I was using Windows7 64bit OS?).
hramosnook said:
I am currently running CM7 on a 16gb microSD card and recently bought a 32gb card.
What is the best way to move the install to the new card without doing everything from scratch?
I assume it is possible to write an image of the 16gb card, write that image file to the 32gb card and then extend the last partition to use up the remaining free space but how would I do that exactly?
I tried to create the image using Win32DiskImager but the app froze (maybe because I was using Windows7 64bit OS?).
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Its not just windows, cuz i have the same setup. You might try a different version of win32DiskImager, and make sure every windows explorer window is closed.
Also ive heard that it becomes less stable (is that the right word???) What happens is that the random read/write speeds become kinda wonky... but its worth a try
I hope this helps
I have been using USB Image Tool to clone my microSD cards.
http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/
It seems to be more stable than Win32DiskImager.
In order to grow the 16GB partition to fill the new 32GB card I would use Gparted or Parted Magic.
If you have the capability to load 2 sd cards (since my bult in only accepts one card at a time, I use a USB card reader for the second card) I recommend using easus todo bacup software (free) and just copy from one card to the other.
The advantage to this is that you never run into image sizeing problems and you can extend the extra space to full size right in this application.
Hope this helps.
thanks for that...
martian21 said:
I have been using USB Image Tool to clone my microSD cards.
http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/
It seems to be more stable than Win32DiskImager.
In order to grow the 16GB partition to fill the new 32GB card I would use Gparted or Parted Magic.
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I've just been searching for a good way to clone for backup, and had found that tool (tab to that page open as I write). So thanks for the confirmation that that tool works. I'll give it a shot.
Win32DiskImager doesn't want to work at all - it reads and writes the image up to a max of 4gb. It says it is still reading and writing, but the image file never goes beyond 4gb. (and no, my file system is not fat32 - it is NTFS).
For backup purposes, it would be nice to have a way of making an img file that is compacted, instead of the full size of the card.
Any ideas?
martian21 said:
I have been using USB Image Tool to clone my microSD cards.
http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/
It seems to be more stable than Win32DiskImager.
In order to grow the 16GB partition to fill the new 32GB card I would use Gparted or Parted Magic.
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That utility is only seeing the fat32 boot partition
how do I backup/restore all partitions?
note: I can only see the boot partition in Windows but I can see all partitions using Ubuntu
legoverse said:
I've just been searching for a good way to clone for backup, and had found that tool (tab to that page open as I write). So thanks for the confirmation that that tool works. I'll give it a shot.
Win32DiskImager doesn't want to work at all - it reads and writes the image up to a max of 4gb. It says it is still reading and writing, but the image file never goes beyond 4gb. (and no, my file system is not fat32 - it is NTFS).
For backup purposes, it would be nice to have a way of making an img file that is compacted, instead of the full size of the card.
Any ideas?
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you need version 0.1 of win32diskmanager..its only version that i could get to work to restore images. I also used it to make a image of my data partition. Hooked up nook to system used nook color tools USB connection wizard. had both boot partition and data partition visible in win7. Then I made an image o the data partition. Not sure if this is best way to do it but it worked.
martian21 said:
I have been using USB Image Tool to clone my microSD cards.
http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/
It seems to be more stable than Win32DiskImager.
In order to grow the 16GB partition to fill the new 32GB card I would use Gparted or Parted Magic.
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That was a bit of work...
I did use the USB image tool to clone the drive...
...I did have to close windows explorer to write the data to the new drive (unable to access errors)
Once I wrote the image, I attempted to resize it.
Windows wouldn't do it with native apps or a free partition editor...
Gparted wouldn't do it because the file name "CM7 SDCARD" has a space that gives linux a headache.
So I had to load it up on the windows machine to remove the space from the label...it still wouldn't resize the partition, so back to Ubuntu and Gparted.
That time it worked, and then still in Gparted I made the name CM7 SDCARD again.
Nook is happy, I am happy.
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So I had to load it up on the windows machine to remove the space from the label...it still wouldn't resize the partition, so back to Ubuntu and Gparted.
That time it worked, and then still in Gparted I made the name CM7 SDCARD again.
Nook is happy, I am happy.
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Linux rocks...I wish Windows would just go away.
I have 2 SanDisk 4 GB Class-4 uSDHC that I can't install using evergreen's installer (V1.3) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957. (I'm installing to the card)
I have tried using 2 NCs (OS 1.2 / 1.3).
I also have a PNY 2GB Class-2 (unmarked) which works well (CM7.1.0 and CM7.1.0-rc1), and a PNY 8GB Class-4 which doesn't work.
I tried cloning the installed PNY 2GB to a SanDisk but that loops during boot (which others have experienced). My guess is some of them have had write failures during install, which they have not seen on the screen. The install does not stop - so you would need to watch carefully.
The issue is write failures during the install. The output is identical to many posts on the web for other devices, and as discussed in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122185, and http://openpandora.org/pipermail/firmware-dev/2011-May/000140.html.
http://68.183.106.108/lists/linux-omap/msg40248.html is also interesting.
Is our mmc built from public source - if so could you point me to the appropritate file?
Thanks
I do not think you can just move your files to a new card... Have you tried just making a fresh card and then restoring your apps and data using titanium?
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I didn't move the files, I cloned the card.
ie Use Win32DiskImager to read the disk into a file on computer and then use that image to write the new card. That preserves all of the structure of the device. In the case of a larger card you can stop at that, in which case the space beyond the 4th partition is wasted. Or you can extend the 4th partition using something like Paragon Partition Manager 11 (free). I have used that same (2GB) image file to rebuild and boot the PNY card without problem.
When the cloned card was booted, the CM7.1.0-RC1 kernel and everything else was known to work on the PNY card - the only thing that had changed was the brand of card.
The point of this post is not about the cloning, it is that the Install to card fails on SanDisk 4GB Class-4 (the kernel that is running at that time is the installer).
I have used 2 new SanDisk cards that work when inserted in the NC running B&N NookOS. I have also given them a thorough check with ChkFlsh.
I believe these cards expose some timing information that the MMC can read and use to determine timeouts.
Is it possible to configure the vergreen installer to log such that I can capture it with adb logcat, so you can have a clear picture of what is happening during the install. I had adb logcat running during the install, but there is no output (it didn't attach).
Out of curiosity, I rebooted the broken install with adb logcat attached. Looping is around the skateboarder running in and doing a couple of cicuits. The log is attached. There are lots of files not found (/data/data seems to be missing), in line with the errors during install.
I also attach an anaysis of the SD card done from linux. The 3rd partition was completely hosed (failed fsck).
Interestingly, I have just repeated the clone experiment. (2gb PNY -> 4gb Sandisk with no extension of the 4th partition - but this time using CM7.1.0 (Release)). It has booted cleanly. Has anything changed in the kernel to address this problem? If yes there may be a need for verygreen to update his loader. I will leave the SanDisk running for the next few days.
HTH
Hi all,
I'm starting this thread because I didn't see something quite like what I was looking for to answer some questions I had about exFAT vs FAT32. The question is, essentially, which file system is best to use with this high-cap SD card? If this thread is redundant, please let me know and/or direct me to the appropriate thread.
The reason I started looking for information is because of strange storage symptoms I was experiencing after introducing a SanDisk 64GB Class 10 SD card to my Verizon Note3. I first noticed the symptoms after taking the NC4 OTA (first mistake, I know). Nonetheless, the symptoms were there. I eventually followed some instructions to install BajaROM (thanks @az_biker and @barrackOBAMA) since the issue of r/w to SD card was addressed in that ROM, and since I could use that ROM on the NC4 OTA base. However, the symtpoms persisted. One thing I noticed happened when I was re-installing apps on the new ROM. One, in particular, was MinecraftPE, purchased legit through the Play Store. I would install the app, and it would open and function correctly. Then, when I rebooted the device, the app would not run from the app drawer. The app would still be listed in Settings > Applications > Downloaded, but it was listed as 0.00MB installed. If I executed the app from the lingering icon, I got the message "App not installed on this device," which would open the Play Store to re-install the app. But the app wouldn't install at that point, since it was still registered as installed, per Settings > Applications. I had to uninstall from Settings, then reboot, then open Play Store to re-install. Ugh! I was able to get the app to install "correctly," though not as preferred (App2SD), by un-mounting the SD card prior to executing the install from Play Store.
One other major issue involved using the stock camera app and saving to SD. When the pic was snapped, and saved to SD, I could open the pic from the gallery link in the camera right then, and even share it. However, if I exited the camera app and opened the stock gallery app separately, the pic was listed as a broken link (or unreadable file?) and I could neither open it or share it or anything. The file was also defunct if I tried to access it from any file manager utility, stock or otherwise. The only "fix" I found for that was simply to save pics to internal storage. Again, ugh, that takes up space quickly.
I've read a lot of information about exFAT vs FAT32 and I've wondered whether the issue is that exFAT isn't a good functional match with Android in general or, in this case, even with custom ROMs. I do not, by any means, assert that I truly understand Android OS, file system/structure protocols, or anything of the sort. I read when I don't understand. I've read varying opinions about which SD card file structure is best overall to use with Android, and about which to use with high-cap SD cards. I see that ext3 is reliable and scalable, but that I'd need to use Linux to access it from off-device. That is a bit more awkward for me. I see that, overall, FAT32 is more reliable for use, and that there's no incompatibility with Windows. I don't really mind that file size is limited to 4GB, so I'm leaning that way.
Also, I found this on TeamWin website, which I found helpful (quoted & referenced). It explained what's what with exFAT (for me, anyway).:
"exFAT is an update to FAT32 file system and is commonly found on 64GB or larger sdcards. exFAT has a different and much more restrictive license compared to FAT32. Due to this restrictive license, we'll probably never see exFAT support in the Linux kernel. Many Android manufacturers (e.g. Samsung, HTC) have cross-licensing agreements with Microsoft that allow them to add exFAT support in Android, but that agreement doesn't mean that we're able to add exFAT support for your device in TWRP.
You can reformat your 64GB card to FAT32. You may need to remove the card from your device and use a computer to accomplish the reformat. You also may have to find and download a third party utility to format to FAT32 if you're using a Windows PC. The biggest downside to using FAT32 is that FAT32 doesn't support files larger than 4GB.
If you need a file system that can support files larger than 4GB and works in recovery, you pretty much have one choice: ext4. Unfortunately Android often doesn't handle ext4 formatted sdcards automatically. You'll probably have to mount the sdcard manually using a shell script, GScript (free app in the market), or an init.d type of script. You also won't be able to pop your sdcard into a Windows computer because Windows doesn't recognize the ext4 file system.
You're also welcome to try NTFS, but the majority of the time, NTFS will only mount as read-only in recovery. The Linux kernel doesn't have very good NTFS support either."
So that's a lot for a post. If you're still reading, thanks. I welcome any and all feedback or insight regarding my SD card "woes," or the issue(s) I presented. I'm definitely ok with learning and appreciate your time and help. Have a great rest of your day.
SscoootzZ :fingers-crossed:
I have my sandisk ultra 64gb formatted fat32. I do not need it to handle files larger then 4gb so no issues for me.
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this is the program I used to format mine...
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm