I'm running SlideMeRoot and have been happy with it. But, I want more card storage. So I know it's not as easy as just putting in the new card and rebooting -- yes, I tried that. Don't laugh ;-}
So do I need to do a NANDROID backup to the PC and then put the backup on the new card?
Do I need to restore the stock ROM, then re-root with the new card?
Any help would be appreciated. I can follow instructions -- I rooted my Slide using the original looping method <g>
I have the feeling it's something real obvious that I'm just not getting.
Thanks
Pull everythig off the old card. Format the new card (just in case) with your phone or your computer (I'd choose this one). You should format it to FAT32, don't worry about any of the other settings. Load your old card onto your new one and put it in your phone. That's all. Really you shouldn't need to do any of that aside from transfering the contents.
I'm not sure if anything else is involved if you have a2sd since you have to make an ext partition so if that's the case some one else can answer that.
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Hi all,
Desires rooted, got a new MicroSD today and tried it in the phone and only get to the HTC logo then it just freezes there.
Formatted card to FAT32, tried, same.
Formatted and copied all files from old card to new one and still the same result.
Hoping someone can help?
Thanks
Anyone? Please help.
So it is confirmed that it works on other devices (for example card reader?). What rom do you use? Do you use A2SD with current phone configuration?
hi djoni,
Use AdamG froyo and apps2sd on old card.
new card does work on card readers etc. I managed to boot into recovery using recovery windows.bat.
then partitioned card SWAP=0, EXT2=512, then ext 2 to ext 3.
Phone boots up with new card installed etc but I now get force close on rosieutility?
With my old card I dont get this error.
Also.... when I try run adb shell to check if apps2sd is working on new card I get
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
Did you use Froyo's native app2sd or old school A2SD?
Adam's rom supports both of them, and previous boot freeze indicates it was the other one?
maybe it's missing something from ext2 partition of your old card (which is invisible on pc and you can't just copy it to your new card)
Maybe you should try to backup everything with old card inside, and try to restore it with your new card inside?
If it doesn't work, I guess backing up everything with titanium and old card, reflashing rom, and restoring with new card would solve the problem. Unless it's app2sd, I read somewhere that it's not supported by backup programs?
I'm not sure, I really don't have much experience... I'm just trying to keep this thread alive until someone more with more experience comes to rescue
Djoni,
Really appreciate all your help with this.
Taken me a while to set all up on my old card and scared if I reroot/restore etc I may totally mess it up and Ill be stuck.
Was only going to use the other card as a backup. I am using my goldcard as my card in the phone, so was worried if anything happens to that card id have problems. But I gues I can just do regular nanbackups before changing roms. Is this what you would advise?
nandroid wouldn't help, since you already have everything working fine with old card inside, right?
Maybe titanium could backup missing system data from ext2 on old card, and restore it to ext2 of new card, but I'm not sure...
Sorry didnt explain properly, think Ill just carry on using my old card and backing that up regularly instead of risking using a new card.
Good idea though, may try that anyway so I have a duplicate card for a rescue.
Anybody have any ideas about the rosie utility error?
I have a question that I couldnt find an answer to...
Does the SD card have to be clean? Cant I have Android and my WinMo apps on the same SD card?
I really want to try out Android, but I do not have a spare card.
Thanks
u dont have to clean the card (unless u are using a rom that specifically requires you to format the card, like Cyanogen or Neopeek roms)
However, its usually suggested to backup and clean the card when u first install android. what i usually do, is backup my stuff, clean the card, install & boot android once.
then put my stuff back on the sd card
oh right ok thats good to know! thanks alot for that, i'll do it like that then
I'm currently on CM7 which I flashed over Nightly #38. I'm liking it, but I get some reboots and stuff, so I want to do a fresh flash after wipe.
However, I'd also really like to format my SD card to clear any bad sections on it and hopefully prevent it from getting corrupt (just as a housecleaning item). I figure I also might as well update to the latest clockwork recovery at the same time.
Could someone put down some instructions on how to do these things safely, or post a link? I'm not sure if formatting the SD card will screw with Clockwork recovery, or what order I should do things in, how to do them, etc. REALLY don't want to brick my phone in trying to do the right things!
mobilemedic20 said:
I'm currently on CM7 which I flashed over Nightly #38. I'm liking it, but I get some reboots and stuff, so I want to do a fresh flash after wipe.
However, I'd also really like to format my SD card to clear any bad sections on it and hopefully prevent it from getting corrupt (just as a housecleaning item). I figure I also might as well update to the latest clockwork recovery at the same time.
Could someone put down some instructions on how to do these things safely, or post a link? I'm not sure if formatting the SD card will screw with Clockwork recovery, or what order I should do things in, how to do them, etc. REALLY don't want to brick my phone in trying to do the right things!
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1 - Download ROM to SD Card.
2 - Copy the contents of your SD card to your computer, so you have a backup!! Very important!!
3 - Update to the latest CWM recovery.
4 - You can have your phone format your SD card, or if your computer has a SD card reader you can format it from your computer. I've done both, with no ill effects.
5 - After the format, boot up the phone and copy the SD card backup that you copied to your computer back to your SD card. Reboot into recovery, and flash the ROM you want to install.
Good luck!
EDIT: The one issue I did run into was when I formatted my new SD card with my computer. I copied my files over from my computer to my SD card, put the SD card into the phone, then booted it. The phone deleted (maybe reformatted...?) the contents of the SD card, and that is why making a back up is so important! I was able to just copy the files back over, and that issue was a one-and-done issue.
Thank you, but I should have been a little clearer in my OP...
I'd really like to just start from scratch with my SD card, i.e. clean it off and start from new. I will be sure to back up the current files that are on there, but there's a lot of crap I don't need and rather than sort through it all, I figure I'll just format and then add stuff back on that I find I need. How do I do that safely? Are things that MUST be present at all times for Clockwork to function, or whatever?
Also, why would I add the ROM on before formatting - won't the formatting just erase the file?
I probably was confusing here: I thought adding the ROM to the SD before formatting, you could then copy everything over off the SD card. You can certainly just d/l the ROM to your computer and copy it over that way too.
CWM needs the clockworkmod folder, which is where things live including any ROM backups you may have.
Depending on the apps you have installed, they may have created a folder. If you don't have those apps but have those folders, you can delete them if they don't contain anything you need. There are folders there that Android will create upon first boot with a freshly formatted SD card.
EDIT: I adjusted my prior post with *hopefully* steps that aren't confusing.
Hi All,
Im currently running Android Revolution gingerbread. I've recently changed from cyanogen to this mod - so far sooo good.
I've had a bit of a look around for an answer to this question but can't find anything definite.
My SD card has rubbish all over it, i want a fresh card - how do i do this ?
If I wipe everything will my Rom run ok? Also i had backups using rom manager however no idea where they are stored....please help a noob like me!
Final question - best way to format the sd card?
If you want to be on safe side, connect your phone to PC and copy everything from your sdcard to your PC. (this is just to ensure that you have backup of your sdcard if you need to use something in future).
Then boot into CWM and format sdcard from there. Do not wipe everything (like system etc. just format your sdcard...Formatting your sdcard won't affect your ROM
There are some notes too about formatting SD Cards here.
(The 3rd option down in the list.)
I formatted my card in the settings on MIUI but now it wont even accept it. It keeps telling me to insert a card even if I try to mount. Cwm is just as bad, won't even let me mount the card there. You think it's damaged? I've only had it a week.
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Figured I'd ask before attempting...
Lots of questions, but who better to ask?
I have a 32gb card in the phone right now, that's storing data, photos, backups, music and tasks plus probably some other stuff that I guess I don't want to lose.
I just purchased a 64gb card that I'd like to install in place of the 32gb card.
I realize I need to Unmount the old card first before removing it, but I'm wondering a few things...
Should I put both cards in my PC and just COPY everything to the new card? Or is there some other way this should be done?
Does the phone format the new card? And if so, won't that erase the stuff I just copied over to it?
Should I let the phone format it first, and then remove it and copy over the stuff from the old card?
I know its probably not the way to do it, but I'm curious...if I were just to install the new card in the phone, what happens to all the apps that stored data on the old card? Will they stop working, or will they just rebuild what they need, onto the new card?
Lastly, I forget as its been a few months since I put the first card into the phone, but...do I need to mount it some way {yes, I realize I"m leaving myself open on that one}
FYI...the phone is rooted, Lokified, Freegee, using Easebackup running stock JB and and I have CWM restore.
On a different note...why do some of the photos I take wind up on internal memory, and other go to the external memory? It seems to do it with the same camera app.
50 views, but no replies! Can't somebody help a brother out?
You need to format the new card to fat32 so it can work across all roms and recoveries.
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