Has anyone been able to successfully encrypt the SD card on this phone? I've tried with multiple cards over the weekend with no luck. In my previous phones (Note3, Note4 etc) requesting SD card encryption would take a few hours for a 200GB card., With the LG the 'encryption' says it completed within a min, but I can view files from the card when I put in a SD card reader on my comp.
I assumed with Nougat encryption happens on the fly when data is written to the card, but this does not seem to be happening. .
Better write a letter. Some oem's claim hardware encryption but it is never utilized.
Full encryption
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Tidbits said:
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Hi , did that. But if you take out your card and put in a card reader and connect to pc, you can read all the data..
chanukya said:
Hi , did that. But if you take out your card and put in a card reader and connect to pc, you can read all the data..
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Did you include encrypting media files? This is what I get when trying to open up anything. I made sure I toggled to encrypt the media as well.
Is it only possible to encrypt the SD card? What about the memory on the phone itself?
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Is it only possible to encrypt the SD card? What about the memory on the phone itself?
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I believe the phone is encrypted by default. I spend some time figuring out the encryption on this phone. Maybe it’s my ignorance of Android encryption that prompted this, more experienced users will probably find it obvious, but hopefully this helps someone:
1) The SD Card can be encrypted, and encryption does work.
2) You can read the SD card when put in a card reader on a PC, and can see folder and file names. Trying to open a file either causes an error (for Media files) or garbage (for text and word files)
3) For encryption to work, you SHOULD NOT move files directly from PC to the SD card. Move them from PC to the internal storage, then transfer them over to SD. Else they will not be encrypted.
4) If files are deleted on the SD card, they can be retrieved from the card using a retrieval program (I used Recuva). However the recovered files are still encrypted and cannot be read
I compared this to my S7E where I have set up the SD card as adoptable storage.
1) Here, the SD card cannot be read externally, it gives a card error.
2) Reformatting the SD card however, enables a file recovery program to extract it’s contents. I’m still in the process of running the recovery, so do not know if the contents stay encrypted. Will update once observed.
In either case, it appears obvious that if you really want to secure your data:
1) If using external storage, rename every doc to prevent identification (If you don’t want your contents to be known, even if they cannot be read) or:
2) Get a phone with enough internal storage to not require an SD card at all (Nexus 6P or Pixel XL 128GB)
chanukya said:
I believe the phone is encrypted by default. I spend some time figuring out the encryption on this phone. Maybe it’s my ignorance of Android encryption that prompted this, more experienced users will probably find it obvious, but hopefully this helps someone:
1)The SD Card can be encrypted, and encryption does work.
2)You can read the SD card when put in a card reader on a PC, and can see folder and file names. Trying to open a file either causes an error (for Media files) or garbage (for text and word files)
3)For encryption to work, you SHOULD NOT move files directly from PC to the SD card. Move them from PC to the internal storage, then transfer them over to SD. Else they will not be encrypted.
4)If files are deleted on the SD card, they can be retrieved from the card using a retrieval program (I used Recuva). However the recovered files are still encrypted and cannot be read
I compared this to my S7E where I have set up the SD card as adoptable storage.
1)Here, the SD card cannot be read externally, it gives a card error.
2)Reformatting the SD card however, enables a file recovery program to extract it’s contents. I’m still in the process of running the recovery, so do not know if the contents stay encrypted. Will update once observed.
In either case, it appears obvious that if you really want to secure your data:
1)If using external storage, rename every doc to prevent identification (If you don’t want your contents to be known, even if they cannot be read) or:
2)Get a phone with enough internal storage to not require an SD card at all (Nexus 6P or Pixel XL 128GB)
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128GB IS NOT ENOUGH! AAAAAAHHH!! JKabout the yelling. 256GB minimum or bust. And I'd still want a micro sd card. Better YET, a real SD card. You k ow the ones about ¼ the size of a credit card. With UFS speeds for the cards. Yeah. I am serious.
You listening LG? LG V30 keep the DAC, but make it user tweak able, improve the camera low light without having to use manual, better yet just improve auto camera. 128GB minimum storage or at least an option. With UFS micro sd card slot. And for the love of God, please give us a calibrated screen or at least damn close. Geez. Your camera isn't so great until we move the pictures to a proper screen. Better yet, make it a top shelf amoled, with optimized UI that is black and give us a couple options for color accuracy like Samsung. This is BS I have to leave comfort view on 24/7 to have the illusion of a somewhat close to calibrated screen. I want my pictures to look good on the phone too. IT'S TOO BLUE AT 9000 KELVIN DAMMIT!
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I've been having an issue where on roms running Froyo I can't get them to recognize my SD Card. It works fine and I can use them via recovery but once I boot the phone it doesn't see them at all for some reason. I've tried with a 16gb card from a droid and also an 8gb Sandisk I bought for my PSP. I've tried reformatting them via PC and using it, and I've tried reformatting them in the recovery screen on the phone but neither helped. It doesn't say "Blank SD Card" or anything when I put them in just nothing, but when I remove them it tells me the SD Card was removed and to insert one. So far it's happened on both Skyraider and CM6. Any advice would be appreciated.
Yesterday's news. It's why I don't use Froyo ROMs on a daily basis yet.
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My sd cards work flawlessly on skyraider and CM6. Make sure you are formatted to fat32.
I was having a problem as well. I think the issue is if your sd card is partitioned. My sd card was partitioned with ext 4 from my g1 days. i just reformatted the card to fat32 and i have not had a problem again.
xray49er said:
I was having a problem as well. I think the issue is if your sd card is partitioned. My sd card was partitioned with ext 4 from my g1 days. i just reformatted the card to fat32 and i have not had a problem again.
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It's only got got the one partition. Reformatting was tried multiple times as was multiple cards and none of the above worked.
baram said:
It's only got got the one partition. Reformatting was tried multiple times as was multiple cards and none of the above worked.
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Did you try formating the card using the phone option. In menu>settings>sd phone card storage. there is an option to format the sd card. In skyraiders rom my sd card showed up as blank and i just hit the fromat sd card. it took like 15 seconds and now my card is working.
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Did you try formating the card using the phone option. In menu>settings>sd phone card storage. there is an option to format the sd card. In skyraiders rom my sd card showed up as blank and i just hit the fromat sd card. it took like 15 seconds and now my card is working.
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It doesn't recognize the card as inserted at all. Everything in there is grayed out. The only place it recognizes it is in the recovery where both cards I've used work 100% fine, but in Froyo roms they don't work at all. Both formatted via CWM Recovery, two different brands, two different sizes, they work fine on Stock and 2.1 roms.
e: it technically knows there's an sdcard in the slot because if I eject them I get a message about it, but they don't mount at all when inserted, no option to connect to pc via disk drive, and everything sdcard related is grayed out. and again this is only in the booted phone and recovery works 100% as intended
Apparently it's a deeper issue somewhere. My phone's internal memory isn't getting mounted for some reason in Froyo too. Did data+cache wipe before flashing Skyraider 1.7 --> 1.9 update and adb shell df had this to say:
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so froyo isn't recognizing my external OR internal memory. what the ****?
Any more ideas as to what might be causing this issue? I finally decided to try out CM6 test 8 due to the now working camera and am also having issues with the SD card. It is formatted Fat32, one partition, works fine in Jagr and non 2.2 roms just fine, also in recovery. I also do not have the option to format with the phone, it's as if it's not even inserted when it actually is.
Same on HTC Tattoo with SP-FroYo v1.3.1
Any help is appreciated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754929
Hi,I can't access my SD card when I in android platform.
I must enter MAGLDR for this and choose USB Mass Storage.
How do I fix it?
Thanks.
in android go to settings --> Storage and click on mount SD card ...
then connect your device to the pc
and click on the notifications and choose usb connected then click on turn on usb storage ...
I did it.
No help.
I try two ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050645
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908528
anyone?
so you plug in the device what thecomes up? you should get a prompy to use what usb mode
you did format your sd card as fat32 for one of the partitions, right man ?
yep.I format my sd card as fat32 and 1GB ext3...
make sure Both partitions are primary. not logical.
Test another SD card
Did you test with another SD card?
I already heard some incompatibilties with some cards.
But if you SD card worked with previous version, it should not be the problem.
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make sure Both partitions are primary. not logical.
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yep.they are both are primary.
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Did you test with another SD card?
I already heard some incompatibilties with some cards.
But if you SD card worked with previous version, it should not be the problem.
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yep,but still I can't access my SD card when I in android platform.
How do I solve this issue?
Thanks.
If you really need that unallocated space, move it to the end of the disk. that means having FAT32 as first partition. EXT3 as second, and the unallocated space as third partition.
I'd recommend formatting using SD formatter, repartitioning it like I said then try it again. but repartitioning without format might work.
I don't need that unallocated space,I don't created it.
How do I move and arrange these partitions?
Do you recommended this app:https://eww.pavc.panasonic.co.jp/support/jp/sd/sdfv2003.exe
?
Thanks.
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter_3/
I think they're the same though
it's made partially by panasonic I think.
You can't access it as in connect to your computer or while using your phone? Because any file manager will be able to access the SD files. If its not connecting it's probably the rom
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^ some ROMs can't access the card unless it has a FAT32 partition that is first and primary.
Now I can't access the SD card also when I'm in MAGLDR...
I think that this app MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition had ruined the USB access in my phone.
Because after the first time I partition my SD card through this app.
I won't be able to access my SD card when I'm in android platform.
Yesterday I re-partition my SD card through that app and now I can't access
my SD card also when I'm in MAGLDR.
When I'm in android platform and connect my phone to pc,I get the message of USB Storage in my phone.I turn it ON.
But the response in my computer is that my android phone cannot start. (Code 10)
I see this message in Devices and Printers .
When I'm in MAGLDR(choose 4.USB MasssStg) and connect my phone to pc.
I get the same message...
How can I solve this issue?
Thanks.
any response?
ayosopov said:
any response?
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I had a problem like this when I had corrupt drivers
How do I fix my drivers?
if you have an external card reader use it.
MiniTool is good, I used it before a lot.
1-use an external card reader,
2-backup your data if you can access your SD, if not, try to back your data up using minitool.
3-try to expand the FAT32 partition over that unallocated space using minitool, 4-try the card again on your phone, if it works you're all set, but formatting and repartitioning is still better
ayosopov said:
Now I can't access the SD card also when I'm in MAGLDR...
I think that this app MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition had ruined the USB access in my phone.
Because after the first time I partition my SD card through this app.
I won't be able to access my SD card when I'm in android platform.
Yesterday I re-partition my SD card through that app and now I can't access
my SD card also when I'm in MAGLDR.
When I'm in android platform and connect my phone to pc,I get the message of USB Storage in my phone.I turn it ON.
But the response in my computer is that my android phone cannot start. (Code 10)
I see this message in Devices and Printers .
When I'm in MAGLDR(choose 4.USB MasssStg) and connect my phone to pc.
I get the same message...
How can I solve this issue?
Thanks.
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Dr.Move said:
if you have an external card reader use it.
MiniTool is good, I used it before a lot.
1-use an external card reader,
2-backup your data if you can access your SD, if not, try to back your data up using minitool.
3-try to expand the FAT32 partition over that unallocated space using minitool, 4-try the card again on your phone, if it works you're all set, but formatting and repartitioning is still better
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I don't think that this SD problem,I used another SD card and same problem.
I posted in my previous post that I used minitool and I think this app harmed my phone.
Any help?
I have a 16GB SD card that I am trying to use in my Nook and for some reason when I go to storage the card is not showing up. When I reboot the Nook I see the SD card come up in the bottom left hand corner for a second and then it is gone. Does it need to be formatted to work in the Nook?
The question implies that the card is not formatted. Yes. It needs to be formatted to work at all. What brand is it?
The card is a Sandisk, should I format it with any certain format? If I put the card in my computer I can put stuff in it no problem but the Nook is not seeing it for some reason.
Raydee35 said:
The card is a Sandisk, should I format it with any certain format? If I put the card in my computer I can put stuff in it no problem but the Nook is not seeing it for some reason.
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You were the one asking about your SD installed system and having problems and wanted to upgrade to a sandisk. So now you have your new card and you are having problems. You need to tell us more about what you are trying to do. Are you having trouble after you have burned a new SD image to it, or are you having trouble seeing the virgin card when booting to whatever system you have on emmc? Which is what system by the way? Stock or CM or something else?
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Ok I originally put CM7 on a older 16gb SD card so I could boot from the card but I found the performance to be slow. I then decided to wipe the Nook and start over but this time I installed CM7 right to the Nook instead of on the SD card. So now CM7 is running on my Nook as the only ROM. I then took that original 16gb card and wiped and formatted it so it was blank and decided to use it for extra storage on the Nook. The problem I am having is the Nook cannot read the card. When I put the card in my computer it shows it as a blank removable drive so I am a little stumped as to why the Nook won't read it.
Raydee35 said:
Ok I originally put CM7 on a older 16gb SD card so I could boot from the card but I found the performance to be slow. I then decided to wipe the Nook and start over but this time I installed CM7 right to the Nook instead of on the SD card. So now CM7 is running on my Nook as the only ROM. I then took that original 16gb card and wiped and formatted it so it was blank and decided to use it for extra storage on the Nook. The problem I am having is the Nook cannot read the card. When I put the card in my computer it shows it as a blank removable drive so I am a little stumped as to why the Nook won't read it.
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And you wiped and formatted with your PC which is running Windows? Which version?
You really should format it with the Nook, but if it is not seeing the card, I'm not sure it can do it. Go to storage and see if you can. If not try formatting on your PC with a card formatting program (from sandisk which I think you can get on the web) or another PC.
Since your original card was already sandisk and you were having trouble running the SD install on it, I suspect something is wrong with it. It may be defective. But maybe the formatting software from sandisk can revive it.
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I assume the nook is finding the card, since it looks like the mounting notification occurs. What does it say in the storage settings exactly? No sdcard or the wrong storage space?
If the sdcard install was working, even if you found it slow, then mounting the card doesn't sound like the issue.You can format the card in CWM if you believe that the formatting is wrong.
If it says the wrong amount of storage, you may have checked the swap emmc/sdcard option.
Did you format the card as FAT32 or ntfs? It needs to be FAT32.
leapinlar said:
And you wiped and formatted with your PC which is running Windows? Which version?
I am using Windows 7 64bit home edition
You really should format it with the Nook, but if it is not seeing the card, I'm not sure it can do it. Go to storage and see if you can. If not try formatting on your PC with a card formatting program (from sandisk which I think you can get on the web) or another PC.
I will try that and see what happens.
Since your original card was already sandisk and you were having trouble running the SD install on it, I suspect something is wrong with it. It may be defective. But maybe the formatting software from sandisk can revive it.
I have a smaller 2gb card that I am going to try also.
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mateorod said:
I assume the nook is finding the card, since it looks like the mounting notification occurs. What does it say in the storage settings exactly? No sdcard or the wrong storage space?
It says Unavailable.
If the sdcard install was working, even if you found it slow, then mounting the card doesn't sound like the issue.You can format the card in CWM if you believe that the formatting is wrong.
If it says the wrong amount of storage, you may have checked the swap emmc/sdcard option.
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Did you format the card as FAT32 or ntfs? It needs to be FAT32.
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I formatted the card using FAT32.
When you insert the uSD in the PC, how much of storage does PC recognize? all 16GB?
Either way, try to format it with MiniTool Wizard
Ok It looks like it is only showing 14.9GB. I tried formatting it in Mini Tool and this is what I have after.
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Ok It looks like it is only showing 14.9GB. I tried formatting it in Mini Tool and this is what I have after.
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Try deleting the partition and creating a new fat32 partition using the whole SD.
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What does the android settings/storage say when you put in the sdcard? You said it doesn't recognize it, but it sounds like it is mounting.
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Try deleting the partition and creating a new fat32 partition using the whole SD.
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I just remembered some problems I was having a while back trying to make a larger boot image for the agnostic SD installer. If the partition image was not just right the nook would not see it. It has to do with how the Master Boot Record (MBR) was written to the card. I think if you restart with mini-tool and create a whole new partition, it may revive the card. That empty space before the partition looks fishy to me.
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Also... if you're using a computer's internal card reader it may cause you problems... try an el cheapo USB card reader/writer.
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Hi,
I know everyone is facing the problem of low internal space after the change of layout......but if you notice the speed of processing has changed a lot.....BUTTERY SMOOTH.....
Remember this thread is indeed referring to external sd card and not the internal sd card which is glued to our motherboard........so please read this...
So here's a fix......
Step 1:
Remove your external sd card from the slot and put it in a card reader....Putting it in a card reader is the only way...You cannot partition the external sd card if it's inserted in the TAB....Connect the card reader to the PC
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Step 2:
Download the Home edition from this site( This tool is used for creating partitions.....we will create ext4 partition by using this on our external sdcard
http://www.partitionwizard.com/download.html
Install it
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FORMAT YOUR EXTERNAL SD CARD
Step 3:
Open the partitioning tool and then you will see some disk 1, disk 2, disk 3, and more depending on number of things you have attached to pc...Select the disk which resembles your external sd card( Do not select wrong disk as it can cause serious trouble to your computer)Well you can easily make out which one's the external sdcard by the memory space info....
I'm Partitioning my pen drive so that you can understand
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1. Right click on that disk and click Move/Resize....( a dialog box like this appears)
Move the slider from the right to left and choose the space you want as the unallocated space(This place is which 'link2sd' will use to store apps....)Then click ok....You will see that the two partitions are created
Primary
Logical( the unallocated space)
2.Right click on the unallocated space and click on create..........A dialog box will open.........Select the settings as same as in this picture(Size and location may differ)
Click OK...
3. Apply the changes by clicking apply button and let it complete the process and then a successful message will come and Voila It's done!!!!!
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Step 4:
Remove your sd card from card reader and put it in your TAB...Go to settings>>>>>storage and check whether the size of the external sd card has been reduced.....If yes....you have successfully done it!!!!
Open Link2sd app in phone>>>>>A dialog box will appear asking you for the partition>>>>>select ext4>>>>>Then select any big app>>>>click on create link and let it complete the process...
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Link2sd Google play
Hi if I already installed tbe apps will.this still work? Or do I have to reinstall all the apps for link2sd to work amd transfer the data to ext4?
Thanks
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Remove your external sd card from the slot and put it in a card reader....Putting it in a card reader is the only way...You cannot partition the external sd card if it's inserted in the TAB....Connect the card reader to the PC
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How VERY true. Sad for those who can't access to micro SD on the PC. My adaptor should be somewhere in an unknown drawer.
Seriously, I tried to mess with this procedure to get the additional partitions on the INTERNAL SD. Here, Microtool allows you to delete all Partitions, but when you apply the changes, they are simply ignored. Well, not quite, the content of the SDCard are gone. Fortunately this is not a problem, because the relevant parts of the OS reside on the fast, invisible section of the internal storage, at least IF YOU ARE USING THE NEW CM10 memory layout. So you can recover, if you saved your data.
There is a second problem associated with internal SD partitioning. Apparently there are some instructions in INIT.RC which force the internal SD to "FAT32 only". On every reboot you will notice that your reformatted internal SD is just re-formatted to FAT32. While the details (see thread on SGT II) are pretty well documented , I found the same behaviour on my SGT7. I did not dare to mess with my P1000 CM10 for lack of documentation, if the fix works at all here, it would requiere reassembling zImage which can be very dangerous.
Thanks for the HOWTO.
Worth mentioning: configure your Links2SD to Auto Link, and default Install location to Internal. Worth reading their FAQ on their website.
After flashing a new ROM, Link2SD will ask you to recreat the mount scripts (warning in notification bar), and one more reboot and everything is working again.
I will get screenshots on my next flash.
You CANNOT partition your sdcards throught the Tab's USB mount. The USB mounts the FAT32 partitions, not the whole sdcard, so you don't actually see the partition tables for either internal or external sdcards.
That's why this procedure if for the EXTERNAL sdcard (very cheap on ebay. US$13 for a 16GB Class 10 sdcard, or just a couple bucks for an 8GB Class 4 sdcard).
Im going to partition my SD Card sometime in the future, But im a complete noob when it comes to it so i have some questions about it. Ill just write them down and hopefully you can help me with it thanks! Btw, please don't gouge your eyes out when you see these questions.
1) What software should i use to partition my SD Card? I flashed CWM onto my Droid Razr M and i tried making a partition through ROM manager but no luck.
2) What is an Ext. Size? i have 128mb, 256mb, and 512mb on ROM manager but i know if you partition your SD card through CWM it is higher, the highest being like 4000MB.
3)My SD card is 16 GB will this affect anything?
4) Just to clarify, to partition it means that my SD card will become my "internal" storage. Doing this whenever i download a game it will go straight to my SD card and that way i will have free space on the real internal space.
Well those are just my questions feel free to leave answers, and please don't kill yourself due to my stupidity Thanks!
BioSpectre said:
Im going to partition my SD Card sometime in the future, But im a complete noob when it comes to it so i have some questions about it. Ill just write them down and hopefully you can help me with it thanks! Btw, please don't gouge your eyes out when you see these questions.
1) What software should i use to partition my SD Card? I flashed CWM onto my Droid Razr M and i tried making a partition through ROM manager but no luck.
2) What is an Ext. Size? i have 128mb, 256mb, and 512mb on ROM manager but i know if you partition your SD card through CWM it is higher, the highest being like 4000MB.
3)My SD card is 16 GB will this affect anything?
4) Just to clarify, to partition it means that my SD card will become my "internal" storage. Doing this whenever i download a game it will go straight to my SD card and that way i will have free space on the real internal space.
Well those are just my questions feel free to leave answers, and please don't kill yourself due to my stupidity Thanks!
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1) just google partition software there are tons of free ones, i personally like partition wizard
2) i would assume its asking how big u want the partition, but i have never used cwm to partition an sd card
3) no the bigger the better
4) no partitioning means you are splitting it into 2 or more different sizes. example - you have a 300gb hdd but you have it partitioned to a 200gb partition and a 100gb partition its one hard drive but when u look at in windows it shows up as 2 drives so you would see drive C 200gb and drive D 100gb. the partitioning in cwm is for app2sd if i remember correctly.
Uh so im still kinda lost on my 4th questions since you were talking about computers but i sorta get it . So does my SD Card represent the C Drive, and my Internal storage represents the D Drive?
BioSpectre said:
Uh so im still kinda lost on my 4th questions since you were talking about computers but i sorta get it . So does my SD Card represent the C Drive, and my Internal storage represents the D Drive?
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no
both c and d drive represent the same hard drive so the would both be you external sd card
i was using computers as an example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_partitioning give that a read.
look at this picture, look at disc 2. see how it is split into 4? each one of those is a partition its still the same single hard drive but if you look at it in my computer you will see 4 different drives c,d,e,z in the case of this picture.
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OH . I think i sorta get it now . All your doing is just making multiples in your SD Card? And im also looking at this guide which i might use and i sorta understand it a bit more. But just one more question to clarify. When you partition, What exactly is the use of the split partitions? Just to store whatever you download?
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OH . I think i sorta get it now . All your doing is just making multiples in your SD Card? And im also looking at this guide which i might use and i sorta understand it a bit more. But just one more question to clarify. When you partition, What exactly is the use of the split partitions? Just to store whatever you download?
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The partitioning is different from the native sd problem of the razr m.
The M emulates the internal SD card. So swaps done on the older razrs will not work on ours. But I am just learning. This TWRP backup "rom" has a swap integrated I am trying it out. Let me Know if it works for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246081
So SWAP is what switches the Internal storage with the SD Card? Because what you just said kinda confused me lol
I followed the guide in this Link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2126363
I successfully partitioned my SD card. (My Ext 3 has 3.48 Gb and my Fat32 has 11 GB)
But link2sd is not compatible with my Droid Razr M. Any Other solutions?