Hallo guys,
I've created my ext partition with ROM Manager, but I couldn't choose the file system format (ext2, ext3, ext4).
How can I check witch file system is my partition? Eventually how can I change it?
thanks a lot!
Miniera77
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Is it possible for someone to create a script to convert ext3 to ext4 and backwards.
I'v flashed my recovery menu with unrevoked, and clockmodwork doesn't support ext partitions in their recovery image.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=689778&highlight=AMon
This recovery allows you to convert your ext3 partition to ext4 (not backwards)
But you can easily do it within Linux using GParted
I've tried that.
When i start gparted it indeed can let me format back to ext3, only when i format back to ext3 i will lose my data on the ext4 partition.
I thought maybe there was a option to create a GScript script, so i can run it on my phone.
Have you try to mount ext4 as ext3?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext4
The ext3 file system is partially forward compatible with ext4, that is, an ext4 filesystem can be mounted as an ext3 partition (using "ext3" as the filesystem type when mounting). However, if the ext4 partition uses extents (a major new feature of ext4), then the ability to mount the file system as ext3 is lost.
peewster said:
I've tried that.
When i start gparted it indeed can let me format back to ext3, only when i format back to ext3 i will lose my data on the ext4 partition.
I thought maybe there was a option to create a GScript script, so i can run it on my phone.
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PULL the files from the ext4 partition, then format it to ext3 and PUSH them back.
globalm said:
PULL the files from the ext4 partition, then format it to ext3 and PUSH them back.
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i should had figured that out myself
Hi,
Using ROM Manager I created an ext partition on my sd-card (16GB class 10).
How do I find out what version of ext that is created? Is it ext2, ext3 or ext4??
With ROM Manager I could only make it 512MB, but I would love to make it 2GB or so - can anyone provide me with a guide for this?
Thanks
sdjensen said:
Hi,
Using ROM Manager I created an ext partition on my sd-card (16GB class 10).
How do I find out what version of ext that is created? Is it ext2, ext3 or ext4??
With ROM Manager I could only make it 512MB, but I would love to make it 2GB or so - can anyone provide me with a guide for this?
Thanks
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i think rom manager creates an ext2 partition, as for making it bigger, if you have a pc with a cd burner, download the ubuntu live cd here. http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download burn it to a disk and boot it, you can then use the native disk utility to create an ext 2/3/4 partition any size you like. or you could try the amon-ra recovery, this has an option to create an ext
Sweet thank you very much... This was a very easy with Ubunto-on-a-stick I now have a 3GB ext3 partition.
FYI... ROM Manager had created a ext3 partition
Can someone explain to me how it is possible to change the ROM format on the device from ext3 to ext4?
What is to do to have DesireHD running on ext4 instead of ext3? Just simply convert the format will not work...
Thanks in advance!
You mean partition, yes?
Either by flashing melethron's ext4 format .zip (ext4_alignment.zip)
Or partition the card with some partition program (GParted, Easeus etc.)
i guess he was talking about the internal partition of his desire HD..all his post are in the desire hd section, he wrong forum
I had milestone earlier and i was able to create ext partition using Minitool partition wizard. But now How do I create on my desire hd? Can anyone guide me through a simpler procedure?
virus_spreade121 said:
I had milestone earlier and i was able to create ext partition using Minitool partition wizard. But now How do I create on my desire hd? Can anyone guide me through a simpler procedure?
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You can do it with any custom recovery like CWM or 4Ext
I'm currently using the 4Ext.
When you boot into recovery go to Tools --> Partition SD card --> Remove all partitions and start from scratch & then choose the size of ext4 partition you would like to be created. Next you will be asked if you want SWAP partition, and the remaining space would be your FAT32 partition.
With CWM is really similar, I think it was in Advanced --> Partition SD card --> and the following steps are the same (or very similar).
* And don't forget to create backup of your files, because your SD will be completly formated!!!
Hello. I can see that Android use Kernel on SD but write NAND Partitions (Data/Cache/System). It is Possible to make fota BOOTING from zImage ,,pushed" into any of this tree partitions, without SD? Not LOOP or Emulated NAND. Three Partitions, NO BADA, No SD. Possible?
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Hello. I can see that Android use Kernel on SD but write NAND Partitions (Data/Cache/System). It is Possible to make fota BOOTING from zImage ,,pushed" into any of this tree partitions, without SD? Not LOOP or Emulated NAND. Three Partitions, NO BADA, No SD. Possible?
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FOTA can't read zImage from ext4 partitions as far as i know
We still have no any way to flash zImage(boot.img) as RAW to Onenand via Multiloader, and then need changes to FOTA
@adfree maybe you know how to flash zImage this way by multiloader? Something like you did with LK_boot for wave3, but we need app_compressed.bin for our FOTA
@volk204
From ext4 NO
but FAT32 like SD YES
Maybe make 4'th partition (FAT32 where we copy zImage) next to data( Now /data /cache and /system ) like /boot or something? 10mb is all what we need, we can cut it from Data (about 1550mb)
ghoslslender124 said:
@volk204
From ext4 NO
but FAT32 like SD YES
Maybe make 4'th partition (FAT32 where we copy zImage) next to data( Now /data /cache and /system ) like /boot or something? 10mb is all what we need, we can cut it from Data (about 1550mb)
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Yeah, or keep one bada fat16 partition and put /cache on img file on it. Or put /cache and /data in the same ext4 partition.
Problem : path for kernel change depending on partition layout.
ex :
Code:
kernelImage = L"/e/boot_2.img"
for 1st fat partition of SDcard
Code:
kernelImage = L"/g/boot_2.img"
for 2nd fat partition of internal memory
But what is path for 1st fat partition of internal memory ?
Maybe someone want to try all alphabet letters... not me
Maybe someone know how these partition are mounted and labelled...