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Partitioning SD card.

I need help partitioning my 8gb SD card. I used Rom manager and it restarts my phone but when it reboots, all data is intact and its not partitioned at all... anyone have any idea how do I partition it then?..
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thunderskain said:
I need help partitioning my 8gb SD card. I used Rom manager and it restarts my phone but when it reboots, all data is intact and its not partitioned at all... anyone have any idea how do I partition it then?..
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If you boot into recovery (I assume you are using Clockworkmod since you have no details in your post) then you can partition it directly from there. Boot into recovery then goto advanced then goto partition SD card pick your sizes. If this does not work try to format it first. FAT file system. Also be sure to back up all of your contents before any of this. Dont just drag and drop if you want an exact copy be sure to use Xcopy with the correct parameters for your application

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If you boot into recovery (I assume you are using Clockworkmod since you have no details in your post) then you can partition it directly from there. Boot into recovery then goto advanced then goto partition SD card pick your sizes. If this does not work try to format it first. FAT file system. Also be sure to back up all of your contents before any of this. Dont just drag and drop if you want an exact copy be sure to use Xcopy with the correct parameters for your application
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Sorry, I do have clockwork mod and running on wildpuzzle Rom.. any other way then?
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have you tried to use any tools off the market such as minitool or paragon?

Move all apps to sd and set as default?

Hey guys how do you move ALL apps and data to your sd card so when I flash roms (theres a new update everyday it gets too hard) I dont lose my progress in apps and I dont have to reinstall they are already there, is it possible to do this?
Also can you set sd card as default so new apps you install automatically go there.
It would be nice if I could partition just like 1 gb of my SD card just for apps!
Ive searched a few threads and stuff trying to gather information but none of them really helped alot so sorry if this has been answered!

What ROM are you running?

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What ROM are you running?
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RCmix3D at the moment, thinking about flashing Honey sense hd for a while!
I just want to make a partition of about 700mb onto the SD and move ALL my apps to it so I dont lose my progress and I dont have to worry about them when I flash roms!
thanks in advance!

Hello,
I'm unsure of any batch command to send all existing apps to SD so you may have to go to Settings> Applications> Manage Apps and move each one individually.
To change default app install location, use the following command either through ADB or in a terminal emulator:
pm setInstallLocation 2 //for SD card
pm setInstallLocation 0 //for phone internal memory
You'll find after setting the install location to SD, you'll notice that more apps can be moved to the SD card manually instead of just being greyed-out. However, be careful though - personally, I wouldn't move the following to SD since they've affected performance:
- apps which use a widget on your home screen (music players, aggregators)
- apps which explicitly interact with the system (e.g. task managers, autokiller, autostarts)
- Google apps
Hope this helps.

Backup all user apps in batch mode using titanium backup pro. Saves to sdcard backup folder.
Or
Partition sdcard to ext3 or 4, 0 swap, and use a a2sd+ patch (if your ROM supports it). Backup data on the fat32 partition first, as it may get wiped when the partition is split to make the ext partition. All user apps and associated dalvik will be moved to the ext partition on boot. Just make sure the ext partition is not wiped / formatted prior to flashing ROM. Use pc software such as gparted or mini partition tool free. Been a few phones bricked using the wrong cwm version to partition.
But, if were me, just use Titanium Backup Pro.
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UpInTheAir said:
Backup all user apps in batch mode using titanium backup pro. Saves to sdcard backup folder.
Or
Partition sdcard to ext3 or 4, 0 swap, and use a a2sd+ patch (if your ROM supports it). Backup data on the fat32 partition first, as it may get wiped when the partition is split to make the ext partition. All user apps and associated dalvik will be moved to the ext partition on boot. Just make sure the ext partition is not wiped / formatted prior to flashing ROM. Use pc software such as gparted or mini partition tool free. Been a few phones bricked using the wrong cwm version to partition.
But, if were me, just use Titanium Backup Pro.
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Gparted wouldnt find my phone when plugged in when I tried.
Also when you just move to SD through settings>application, it doesnt move the whole app only half and when you install a new rom they arnt there

Gparted is Linux, mini partition tool for Windows.
A2sd+ moves apps to ext partition, not fat32 partition your referring to. A2sd or apps to SD move only to fat32 partition.
There's the difference between a2sd+ & a2sd.
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UpInTheAir said:
Gparted is Linux, mini partition tool for Windows.
A2sd+ moves apps to ext partition, not fat32 partition your referring to. A2sd or apps to SD move only to fat32 partition.
There's the difference between a2sd+ & a2sd.
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So to move the apps COMPLETELY on to the SD so they are there when you install a new rom and stuff, I partition my sd card in Ext 3/4 and then use a2sd+ to move them over right?

I'm on LeeDrOiD, and don't bother with the patch anymore.
But the method I used was, setup ext partition, flash ROM followed immediately by the a2sd+ patch for 1gb ext, then reboot. First boot will take a while.
Is useful if you stick to the same ROM, ...... as long as you don't wipe the ext partition before each update / build flash, or the ROM doesn't have a inbuilt script that wipes the ext. If that happened, you'd lose the apps and their dalvik cache, although the dalvik should be wiped anyway.
Edit: important, Forgot to mention, move all apps to "internal" memory prior. A2sd+ will take care of it on boot / flash and move all to ext. Any other app DL, just move to internal, and it'll be moved auto next boot.
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Delete, finger trouble.
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UpInTheAir said:
I'm on LeeDrOiD, and don't bother with the patch anymore.
But the method I used was, setup ext partition, flash ROM followed immediately by the a2sd+ patch for 1gb ext, then reboot. First boot will take a while.
Is useful if you stick to the same ROM, ...... as long as you don't wipe the ext partition before each update / build flash, or the ROM doesn't have a inbuilt script that wipes the ext. If that happened, you'd lose the apps and their dalvik cache, although the dalvik should be wiped anyway.
Edit: important, Forgot to mention, move all apps to "internal" memory prior. A2sd+ will take care of it on boot / flash and move all to ext. Any other app DL, just move to internal, and it'll be moved auto next boot.
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I got the partition set up and I installed the patch and the reboot took ages but how do I know if there on SD, I dont think they are because when I click on the app some still say move to sd?

Repsys7 said:
I got the partition set up and I installed the patch and the reboot took ages but how do I know if there on SD, I dont think they are because when I click on the app some still say move to sd?
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Open titanium backup, the first page that opens "overview", look down the bottom, will say something like;
Rom
Internal
Sdcard
A2sd+
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ok it says sd card (A2sd) 575mb 60.4 free, so I think that means the apps are on there, so if I wipe my phone the apps will stay right?

It will always say move to SD if installed in any other place. But the SD it refers to is the fat32 partition, not your ext. A2sd+ will take care of it and move all new apps to ext on boot, as long as you install to internal memory first.
After some market updates of apps installed to ext , you may have to move to internal and reboot to ensure they're on the ext
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Repsys7 said:
ok it says sd card (A2sd) 575mb 60.4 free, so I think that means the apps are on there, so if I wipe my phone the apps will stay right?
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Maybe a slightly bigger partition would have been better.
The apps should stay, as long as the ext is not wiped / formatted.
If apps not recognised in market, clear market cache, boot cwm, clear dalvik, boot, use titanium backup pro to restore market link if needed.
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UpInTheAir said:
Maybe a slightly bigger partition would have been better.
The apps should stay, as long as the ext is not wiped / formatted.
If apps not recognised in market, clear market cache, boot cwm, clear dalvik, boot, use titanium backup pro to restore market link if needed.
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I did the biggest one possible in Rom manager
Alright thanks for all your help mate!

Maybe your version, I have not done it since 1gb using cwm 2.5.1.3. But some newer versions had bricked phones. ROM manager is just an interface for cwm, so that's why its best to do it through pc. Should recognise the card through a sdcard adaptor
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Maybe your version, I have not done it since 1gb using cwm 2.5.1.3. But some newer versions had bricked phones. ROM manager is just an interface for cwm, so that's why its best to do it through pc. Should recognise the card through a sdcard adaptor
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Yeah but I use windows, and I'm having problems using Gparted live (it just wont let me partition my sd card) and using virtualbox I cant find my device in Ubuntu :S

Mini partition tool , free version for windows, maybe you missed it in an earlier post.
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Mini partition tool , free version for windows, maybe you missed it in an earlier post.
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Ahh stupid me haha, il try it out, thanks

[Q] Noob question about Multi-Rom on Nexus 7

One little question about the Tool "Multirom":
My internal storage is nearly full because of many Gameloft Games like Nova with big .obb files. After installing a custom Rom on a external storage like a 64gb usb stick, do the Apps/Games of the 2nd Rom will be stored on the external device or on the Nexus 7 internal storage?
Unfortunately tools like "Directory Bind" don't work for me because of Android 4.21...

I think they will store in external storage.
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Sadegh is right. They stay on the external.
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Sadegh is right. They stay on the external.
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Thanks^^.
Little problem after installation: Multirom doesn't see the rom (paranoid android) on my USB drive.Always the message "No Roms in this location".USB is formatted in NTFS and the paranoid.zip is in the root directory

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Thanks^^.
Little problem after installation: Multirom doesn't see the rom (paranoid android) on my USB drive.Always the message "No Roms in this location".USB is formatted in NTFS and the paranoid.zip is in the root directory
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Try FAT32.

Mac of York said:
Try FAT32.
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Well Fat32 is much better,now i can boot many roms but I cant install the paranoid-android rom.Always the same error:
create system.img
create data..
create cache
...
...
unable to open paranoid.zip
Whats wrong?
Maybe a kernel problem because I selected "use the same kernel for both roms"?

Ok I found the problem.In my opinion MultiROM is not fully compatible with NTFS...None of my roms work on NTFS.Always stuck on create data.img...
FAT32 works but the 4gb cap is a little bit annoying.Any idea?

The thread says NTFS is compatible... so it should be. You could also try making it extX.

Well ext3 is compatible too but I cant write anything on my USB Stick with this partition format...I use "Ext2fsd" but I cant mount the partition as read & write...only as read only.
I think NTFS is the best for me but I cant get it working ...Can I move the rom which I created under Ext3 to the NTFS partition?

Maybe exFat?

Have you checked the paranoid zip isn't corrupted? (md5 check or redownload)
I've not tried usb storage but paranoid is certainly working for me in multirom on internal storage
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[Help] Flashing zip files off sdcard

EDIT: Ok, I've located where my problem is. Basically what happens is when I install the Custom ROM it replaces my 2ndInit bootmenu and CWM and it 'upgrades' them. But because it has 'upgraded' them I can no longer mount sd card. I have to reinstall 2ndInit to 'downgrade' CWM and then I can flash again.
Hi there,
A few weeks back I flashed Paranoid Android onto my phone (latest release), however now I have discovered that in recovery mode, my phone can't read or mount the sdcard, i.e. I can't apply updates.
Code:
If I select 'Install zip from sdcard > Choose zip from sdcard' I get:
E:Can't mount /sdcard/
And if I try 'Mounts and storage > mount /sdcard' I get:
Error mounting /sdcard!
I would really appreciate any help on this issue.
Note it was working previously (which is how I installed the ParanoidAndroid ROM) but now my phone can't read the sdcard in recovery. IT CAN READ IT ONCE THE PHONE HAS BOOTED UP.

Try running a chkdsk scan from a Windows machine to check if there's corruption in the filesystem
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thekguy said:
Try running a chkdsk scan from a Windows machine to check if there's corruption in the filesystem
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will do and will post the results, but before I do, would that show anything because the sdcard works fine once the phone has booted up?

Not sure myself, it just eliminates any filesystem corruption as the cause. Also try using another build like quarx to check for this problem
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thekguy said:
Not sure myself, it just eliminates any filesystem corruption as the cause. Also try using another build like quarx to check for this problem
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But I can't flash using recovery, so how would I test Quarx's build? Haven't had time to boot up my windows partition, but I will eventually.
EDIT: Ran fsck on fedora partition (forgot about the command). It came up with this
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fsck from util-linux 2.21.2
e2fsck 1.42.3 (14-May-2012)
fsck.ext2: Is a directory while trying to open /media/CDF2-6BE2
The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>
I've backed up my SDCard and am going to run e2fsck command (will post results) otherwise I'm going to have to reformat it
EDIT 2: Came up with same error. Should I reformat it? As ext3/ext4? What should I do?

My memory card was standard fat32
And I'm no Linux expert but I think you're trying to check for a wrong filesystem, what is your current sdcard format(filesystem)
And I think you should reformat as fat32
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thekguy said:
My memory card was standard fat32
And I'm no Linux expert but I think you're trying to check for a wrong filesystem, what is your current sdcard format(filesystem)
And I think you should reformat as fat32
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Code:
/dev/sdb vfat 7856128 1361952 6494176 18% /media/CDF2-6BE2
Now I've checked fsck again
Code:
fsck.vfat /media/CDF2-6BE2/
dosfsck 3.0.12, 29 Oct 2011, FAT32, LFN
Read 512 bytes at 0:Is a directory

Can you try with Windows? And format to fat32
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thekguy said:
Can you try with Windows? And format to fat32
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will do
EDIT:
Code:
The type of the file system is RAW.
CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives.
OK, Am backing up now. Will reformat as fat32

Ok... So now I've formatted as fat32, tried again, flashed full sbf, re-rooted phone, installed 2nd-init, flashed Quarx's latest build (before wi-fi experimentation builds) and still I have the problem

Sorry for the triple post
I've located where my problem is. Basically what happens is when I install the Custom ROM it replaces my 2ndInit bootmenu and CWM and it 'upgrades' them. But because it has 'upgraded' them I can no longer mount sd card. I have to reinstall 2ndInit to 'downgrade' CWM and then I can flash again.
Any suggestions on how I might be able to fix this?

Probably there isn't any fix, but you could make zip containing the working recovery, and flash it after every rom flash
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Probably there isn't any fix, but you could make zip containing the working recovery, and flash it after every rom flash
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If you could show me how to do that, I would so extremely grateful
Aparently there was a similar problem with the Defy running the 'official' CM and the wiki documented a fix here: http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Motorola_Defy:_FAQ#SD_Card
Do you think that could possibly work for the Defy+?
EDIT: However if I make a .zip file, would that put my phone in bootloop though? Because whenever I reinstall 2ndInit (v2.3) and it 'downgrades' my CWM/Bootmenu it causes a bootloop where I have to reflash everything. If I make a .zip that I flash after each install would it cause the same problem because it's 'downgrading' from the Bootmenu/CWM of the JB CM10 ROM.

I would've made you one, but unfortunately my computer is not working. I think it should be enough if the boot menu folder is replaced by your working set by a flash after every install
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I would've made you one, but unfortunately my computer is not working. I think it should be enough if the boot menu folder is replaced by your working set by a flash after every install
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I really appreciate your help! I guess you could perhaps guide me in doing it, or I could wait till you've got a wroking computer.

So, computer just started working, and I made you a zip
Download the zip to your computer and extract the contents[META-INF and system) folders. Add your working bootmenu files inside the system/bootmenu folder you just extracted and delete the pre-existing text file there. Then add both META-INF and system to a zip(not rar!) and try flashing it. Make sure that the file consists of META-INF and system folders within itself. It should work
IF THERE'S A SIGNATURE VERIFICATION ERROR JUST TOGGLE SIGNATURE VERIFICATION WHICH IS PRESENT JUST BEFORE SELECTING THE ZIP FILE TO FLASH VIA RECOVERY

thekguy said:
So, computer just started working, and I made you a zip
Download the zip to your computer and extract the contents[META-INF and system) folders. Add your working bootmenu files inside the system/bootmenu folder you just extracted and delete the pre-existing text file there. Then add both META-INF and system to a zip(not rar!) and try flashing it. Make sure that the file consists of META-INF and system folders within itself. It should work
IF THERE'S A SIGNATURE VERIFICATION ERROR JUST TOGGLE SIGNATURE VERIFICATION WHICH IS PRESENT JUST BEFORE SELECTING THE ZIP FILE TO FLASH VIA RECOVERY
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Thank you very much, I'll definitely try this out!
EDIT1: First attempt, didn't work
Trying something again...
EDIT2: Second attempt.... Put phone into bootloop :\
EDIT3: Third attempt... Seems like a bootloop again
So basically it changes the Recovery version (not the bootmenu) and puts it into bootloop :\ however I can flash via recovery.

Try copying only recovery folder from inside boot menu
I'll try to make a zip which first deletes the folder to avoid incompatibilities.
BTW can you enter the boot menu when there's boot loop?
And also try fixing permissions
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thekguy said:
Try copying only recovery folder from inside boot menu
I'll try to make a zip which first deletes the folder to avoid incompatibilities.
BTW can you enter the boot menu when there's boot loop?
And also try fixing permissions
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Yeah I can enter bootmenu during bootloop before it starts. I'll retry with the recovery folder only.
EDIT: Wow it worked! Thank you so much I hope you don't mind too much, but if you can modify the recovery slightly that it'd help out a lot and make everything perfect. But I can't thank you enough
I'll upload my working Patch.zip:
If you can do these, that would be amazing: (this is from the working CWM)
1) When I select 'Wipe data/factory reset' it says 'Formatting /data...' and then immediately says 'Formatting /cache...' and when the phone boots up, all my data is there. Now that isn't a problem as such but if I needed to do a clean install that may cause some issues.
2) This isn't a problem, but I was wondering if you could add a printed line whenever I execute the 'Wipe dalvik cache' because it wipes it very fast, but doesn't say anything in the console so I'm not sure if I clicked it or not. Nevertheless when I boot my phone up it says optimising apps which means that it worked.
But yeah only minor things.
Thank you so much

1)I can't modify the recovery, since I'm not really a dev but I can try to make you another zip to wipe data separately
2)Again, that is something coded in the recovery, which I don't know how to alter. Plus, my computer isn't working again(bad ram :banghead: ) so I'm limited to the phone
But are you able at all to wipe data from the custom recovery? Bootmenu? Are both not working?
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Cyandelta problem

Hi everyone,
I am using CM on SD (latest nightly/latest CMW) and am having a problem with Cyandelta. It works sometimes but many times it bombs and erases the nightly about to be updated and ends with a no file found error.
The built in updater works well.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks,
V

volpo222 said:
Hi everyone,
I am using CM on SD (latest nightly/latest CMW) and am having a problem with Cyandelta. It works sometimes but many times it bombs and erases the nightly about to be updated and ends with a no file found error.
The built in updater works well.
Anybody have any ideas?
Thanks,
V
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You use CWM and SD? I thought that the CWM for nightlies on SD was not working yet.
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You use CWM and SD? I thought that the CWM for nightlies on SD was not working yet.
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On an SD card I have CWM 6.0.4.8 and the latest nightly. It runs fairly well on my NC. I'd love to figure out what is happening with Cyandelta. It does work sometimes.
I believe it's your image supporting the whole thing (generic-sdcard-v1.3-CM7-9-10-10.1-10.2-11-largest-Rev8c.img).
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You use CWM and SD? I thought that the CWM for nightlies on SD was not working yet.
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On an SD card I have CWM 6.0.4.8 and the latest nightly. It runs fairly well on my NC. I'd love to figure out what is happening with Cyandelta. It does work sometimes.
I believe it's your image supporting the whole thing (generic-sdcard-v1.3-CM7-9-10-10.1-10.2-11-largest-Rev8c.img).
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I have been using CWM and the nightlies on SD since about 5/15 with no problems. It installs right from the Cyandelta directory directly. This is handy since leapinlar's sdboot mount trick doesn't seem to persist with an update anymore.

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This is handy since leapinlar's sdboot mount trick doesn't seem to persist with an update anymore.
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The reason my sdboot trick stopped working for you is the use of CWM to install the updated ROM instead of the script installer. With the script installer the reason it stuck was the script installer does not wipe /system when it installs. It just copies the new /system files over the old /system files. That way any existing /system files that do not come with the new ROM stick. CWM wipes /system before copying the new /system files. That wipes my file that is put in /system/etc/init.d that creates sdboot.
Not that it matters since you successfully use cyandelta, but the solution is to put my 19mountsdboot file in /data/local/init.d and set its permissions to execute.
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The reason my sdboot trick stopped working for you is the use of CWM to install the updated ROM instead of the script installer. With the script installer the reason it stuck was the script installer does not wipe /system when it installs. It just copies the new /system files over the old /system files. That way any existing /system files that do not come with the new ROM stick. CWM wipes /system before copying the new /system files. That wipes my file that is put in /system/etc/init.d that creates sdboot.
Not that it matters since you successfully use cyandelta, but the solution is to put my 19mountsdboot file in /data/local/init.d and set its permissions to execute.
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/data/local/userinit.d ??
That works perfectly. Big thanks. This is really slick on dual boot setups. That directory is visible by both EMMC and SD operating systems.