[Q] Migrate SDcard - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey, I have installed a Froyo 2.2 custom rom with App2SD on my desire now.
How can i switch to a different a new MicroSD card?
I referred to this website, but I couldnt swap the MicroSD card without the taking out the battery and shutting down my phone.
Also, is it okie if we just switch to a new card, reformat and re-flash a new rom?

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New SD card and new ROM... help!

Desire rooted, running LeeDroid 2.1 something with A2SD+.
OK I have looked at a few other threads but I still have some questions.
I am finally upgrading my stock SD card to a 16GB card.
I know I need to format the new SD card before trying to use it in LeeDroid. I have Ubuntu installed on a laptop so I can format it from there. Can I then just copy all the contents from the old SD over to the new SD?? What about the data in the ext3? Will this copy over too?
Once the new SD is installed I want to upgrade to the lastest version of LeeDroid. I've only installed one ROM (the one currently running) so I don't know how to back my phone up so it can be easily restored once the new ROM is running... I mean all the apps, personal data etc.
I have mybackup pro(paid) and titanium backup pro(paid)...
http://leedroid.protogenlabs.com/wiki/how-to-setup-a-new-sdcard-migrate-ext3-data
Don't have to follow the steps to make a ext partition with rom manager when you have a linux machine.

Installing/moving apps to SD card

Hello all, wondering whether anyone can help. My 2.2 rooted Desire currenly has ~11MB of free space. I have just bought an 8GB micro SD card from play.com and put it into the phone.
Just wondering must install all apps to phone memory first and then move to SD card or is it possible to directly install to SD card. Which prog is best and easiest to move apps to sd card.
Thanks
Easiest to root and install custom rom which supports a2sd.
With this you aiming at apps need to have in code optimisations in order to be transfered to the SD card, and then would be using FAT32 partition - that you don't want since some apps need to be started together with the OS, and will fail to do so then since OS first loads apps and second mounts FAT partition.
Long story short - root - custom rom - Leedroid ftw
Thanks for the prompt reply. I have the modaco 2.2 stock rom. So what app would you recommened.
I just re-read your post, so you would suggest leedroid rom rathern than stock rom with app 2 sd app...?

How do you change from a 8gb microsd to 16gb whilst running a custom rom?

as the title suggests i have leedroid 2.3 froyo rom and have been running it with a 8gb microsd for a couple of months, sd card partitioned,gold card etc.
8gb card created into gold card with gold card creator tool on modaco
however if i put my 16gb card in desire it doesn't boot, maybe due to fact that it isnt a gold card too, and no leedroid rom info?.
questions
1. do i have to unroot and reinstall a generic 3uk rom (my network)
2. create 16gb gold card
3. unroot again.
any quicker way as i would like to try 2.3 roms out on 16gb card
and yes i have tried searching but i find xda search engine pretty useless guys sorry bots.
Does not have to be a goldcard (better tho).
If you are using A2SD+ then you need to partition the new card (with FAT32+EXT) then
a) Re-flash the ROM and restore things via TI Backup or Mybackup PRO.
or
b) copy the content form the old card's EXT partition to the new card's EXT partiton (Linux OS required AFAIK).
You can also make a nandroid, partition your new card, copy everything from the fat partition to the new card and restore the nandroid (with your new card in the phone).
thanks guys
read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=907335

[Q] Moving to another ROM (A2SD) and another SD Card

Hi folks,
I've got a brand new class 10 sd card and would like to move to it from my old class 2 sd card. Unfortunately I'm currently using a ROM with the A2SD feature which means Titanium Backup and ROM Manager reside on the old and slow sd card. If I insert the new sd card into my Desire I therefore have no access to ROM Manager which prevents me from installing the new ROM. Also I cannot access the Market for the same reason.
So the question is: How can I move to the new sd card? The only solution I can imagine is to flash a rooted stock ROM and the flash my favorite ROM again. I wonder if there's an easier option...
Please let me know. Any help is appreciated.
simu_lacrum
LOL. You are using ROM manager to flash your ROMs?
What about the custom recovery you have? CMW/AmonRA.
Also you can move everything to the new card and restore everything after you've flashed the ROM.

[Q] Unable to install Roms after Changing SD Card

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone would be as kind to help me with a problem I am having with my phone or at least point me in the right direction. I currently have a rooted EVO 4G. Its one of the first generation EVO's and its been rooted from Android version 2.2. I have never had a problem with using any Roms before, but I recently lost my original SD card, (The card I initially used to root my phone) and for some reason unknown to me, the alternate card that I now use, does not allow me to install new Roms. In fact, every time I try to install a Rom with this alternate card, the instalation gets aborted, the exact quotes are:
E:can't open /sdcard/MIUI.us_supersonic_1.12.2_Eng_Deo_zipA_signed_naro k.zip(bad)
Installation aborted.
The thing is, when I had my original card (8GB), if I wanted to use my alternate card (32GB) I would flash a Rom using the original card, and after flashing, use the 32GB card for the storage space. So I am assuming this it is not really a phone problem, just maybe something that I need to do or download to my alternate SD card (32GB).
One more thing, I was recently able to install a HTC EVO Sense Rom using the alternate card (32GB) Unfortunately, I am not able to install any ASOP Roms on this card.
Thank You in advance.
Did you try formatting the sd card? Also, it's possible the card is just bad too.
sitlet said:
Did you try formatting the sd card? Also, it's possible the card is just bad too.
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When I first purchased the card, I initially partitioned the card using Rom Manger, but I don't think that I have specifically formatted the card. Is there a formatting instruction page that you can point me to, or do you have instructions of how I should go about formatting my SD Card?
You can either format the SD card while in recovery or when on windows. Just format it then throw roms back on the SD card then wipe wipe wipe and flash away.
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