i have a question regarding formating an SD Card, i currently have permanent root access and also running the latest Cynogen Mod candidate realese verion and i wanted to clean my SD Card and start fresh. i was wondering if i can format my SD card to clean it all out and wether it will affect my permanent root?
It should not affect your permanent root.
I'd suggest a nandroid backup asap after you wipe it.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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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I have rooted my Desire, with an eye toward increasing my app space (I'm an app junkie, I guess). I haven't installed any new ROMs yet, but am getting ready to do so. Right now I'm looking at either CyanogenMod 7 or Supernova. I also just bought a new 16 gb SD card for the new partition. I know I need to do the following:
- Install new ROM
- partition the new SD card with ext4
- backup my current setup
- copy everything from stock SD card to new SD card?
I don't really care about copying over my data and apps. I can just re-download my apps, and most of my data is synced online. The only thing I might want to backup is my SMS messages. However, I will do a full backup with Titanium Backup Pro, just in case I need it. I rooted my phone with Revolutionary 0.4pre4 and would like to use Rom Manager to do everything else.
My questions are:
What order do I need to do the above steps? Obviously the backup is first. Should I just copy everything over from my old SD card to the new one? If so, how do I do this - just copy everything to my computer hard drive, then to the new card? And do I create a partition first, or doesn't it matter?
Allright, the very first thing you need to do, is backup the content from your sd card. Just copy all the files you want to maintain to your pc. You need to do this, because your sd card needs to be formatted.
Then, partition your sd card. If youre planning on installing Cyanogenmod, you dont really need to, since it fits perfectly in the internal memory of the desire. But do it anyway. If you want to switch, for example a runneymede rom later, you dont need to it then.
I recommend 15GB Fat32 primary - 1GB ext4 primary. See this exellent tutorial on how to partition your sd card: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning
Now you partitioned your sd card, you can copy all the stuff you backed up on step 1 to your sd card.
Next, make a backup of your current setup. Go to recovery, in case of clockworkmod its backup/restore > restore. The backup will be stored on the SD card, so make sure you do this AFTER you partitioned it (like I described), or youll lose your backup.
Now its safe for you to flash your rom . Enjoy!
Since I rooted with revolutionary, but Rom Manager uses clockworkmod, does it matter if I flash clockworkmod over revolutionary?
And can I just use Rom Manager to format my sd card? Will it allow me to do a 15GB Fat32 primary - 1GB ext4 primary?
I also just realized that many ROMs, including Supernova, are GSM-only. My Desire is CDMA. Which Roms have a2sd+ for cdma?
It doesnt really matter which recovery you use, its a matter of taste. About the CDMA roms, I dont know by heart, since Ive got a GSM desire.
Howdy! I wanted to swap over my SD card which is a sandisk class 2 4GB which is partioned for my custom ROM. I'm not too sure what will happen if I partion the new one? I was wondering if I would have to reinstall the ROM if I stuck it in my droid?
On a sort of spin-off. How do I restore my 4GB SD card to stock without partion. (Would I lose the ability to use my ROM if I partition it again after clean partition?)
No need to reinstall ROM. If you have apps on the SD card, then you'll have to reinstall them.
Edit: you have many ways to remove partitions from the SD card. Do you use Windows and have a card reader? If yes you can delete the partitions in Disk management.
Hi Guys,
What will happen if I format my sd(internal memory)? Will it cause problems for the rom?
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You will loose all data/programs on the sd card.
ROMS are stored in the internal phone memory which you do not have access through unless through recovery or through apps like Root Explorer Format your SD all you want, your ROM will still work.