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Format SD Card with ext

Hi all
A very noob question but I cannot find out how. How to format my sd card with ext partition? I tried the clockwork but did not work. I tried ROM Manager and its telling me that there is an error.
Can someone point me to something were it shows how to do this?
Thanks a lot for your help

jmonfu said:
Hi all
A very noob question but I cannot find out how. How to format my sd card with ext partition? I tried the clockwork but did not work. I tried ROM Manager and its telling me that there is an error.
Can someone point me to something were it shows how to do this?
Thanks a lot for your help
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Get a SD card reader?

i don't have one, is there another procedure through the phone?

No need for card reader. I did it using the one in rom manager, but as you are not able to use this, i would go with the pushed recovery from the older rooting methods from modaco. You just enter the black recovery screen with the !
Then your insert the cable, and run a batch file on your computer. This recovery should have the ability to partitionate.
just search for the r5 root or pm me for link (cant post links as i'm a new user)
You must use the file called "recovery-windows.bat" or the one for your system.

but if you have clockwork installed, the black screen with <!> will not appear becaus clockwork recovery is loaded automaticly.
if i push the recovery from the r5-root img (while beeing in clockwork recovery) it seems like there are both recoverys running at the same time.
how can i uninstall clockwork recovery or block it from beeing autostarted ?

It doesn't. Normally it boots into normal recovery, and then you have to apply update.zip (which is Clockwork Recovery). THEN it boots into CMR.

ye it is because you have flashed the unrevoked permanent recovery. I prefer the fakeflash as it is easy to change and work just as well.
In that case if there is another easy method to format the sd other than using your computer. I have seen som suggestions on using the amonra recovery.. You could try that.
And i only think you can remove the permanent recovery by flashing stock ruu for now, but then you will have to reroot, as it also unroot the device.

pain in the arse isn't it.. I came across this exact dilemma today
hopefully the unrevoked guys will sense this and make some changes on their next release?

Ok managerd to do it by flashing the ROM
Thanks for your help guys
oursoul said:
pain in the arse isn't it.. I came across this exact dilemma today
hopefully the unrevoked guys will sense this and make some changes on their next release?
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Bricked wile turning ext 2 -> 3 HELP!

Hi, my phone got bricked using GPart live to turn my ext 2 into a 3 partition. Everything went fine using the program, turned off Usb storage, went into market and tried to download a program, when it started to install the screen when black.
Now I cant boot with sdcard in, I don't come past the white HTC screen
Without SDcard it starts loading the system but the loading is a never ending loop.
Tried to format SD with fakeflash, dosent help
Tried reflashing my rom with wipe and everything, dosent help
Any ideas?

did you convert it while the phone was in Android or while it was in recovery?

Nekromantik said:
did you convert it while the phone was in Android or while it was in recovery?
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In android =X I don't know why, really stupid.

prove said:
In android =X I don't know why, really stupid.
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yes that would be why
lol
you should have thought about it.
only thing I can think of is trying to flash a official HTC RUU update so you will get back to stock and will have to re-root.
If you have wiped everything and re-flashed then I dont know what else to suggest.

Nekromantik said:
yes that would be why
lol
you should have thought about it.
only thing I can think of is trying to flash a official HTC RUU update so you will get back to stock and will have to re-root.
If you have wiped everything and re-flashed then I dont know what else to suggest.
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Yeah, I guess that its my best chance. Do you know which files that has to be on the SD for fake-flash and where I can find them?

just need the update.zip on the root of the card.

Have u tryed using AM recovery?
If u load it like the clockwork recovery u can partiotion your sd-card in recovery mode,
works every time for me ;-)
http://www.multiupload.com/61STV8CPHL <-- fake flash version just like clockwork but whit partitioning options.

Qliratu said:
Have u tryed using AM recovery?
If u load it like the clockwork recovery u can partiotion your sd-card in recovery mode,
works every time for me ;-)
http://www.multiupload.com/61STV8CPHL <-- fake flash version just like clockwork but whit partitioning options.
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Yes that could work, if the ROM you have flashed requires a ext partition, it will boot loop if you dont have a SD card in. So use clockwork to re-partition the card with a ext.

Nekromantik said:
Yes that could work, if the ROM you have flashed requires a ext partition, it will boot loop if you dont have a SD card in. So use clockwork to re-partition the card with a ext.
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Im on DeFrost right now, does it require ext? I have to find a micro sd reader then I get right on partitioning.
Edit: I've been thinking if this don't work. Is it possible for someone to make an image of their full rom so that I can try and flash that? Because what I've understood the ones that are up for downloading e.g. DeFrost are not 100% complete.
Maybe some developer know's what could cause a boot loop so I (with some help) could make a flash containing just those files.

u can also try booting recovery, mount SD-USB..
remove update.zip from your root sd.
Place the file i posted above in your root (rename to update.zip ofc's)
Restart phone and enter recovery again (now u get a new recovery) go to partition menu and repartition your SD.

I loooove this forum! Thanks for all the help people, reformat the sd solved my problem. Thanks a thousand times!

I did something wrong please help!!

hey guys i bought a Dinc of a buddy of mine which was already rooted and running hydra kernal i just tried to flash the kingxklick #3 kernel and now my phone is just stuck in a boot loop and i cant figure out how to fix this please help

Flash another kernel. If you were smart enough to do a nandroid backup, restore it. Otherwise copy a kernel to the SD card.

I don't believe that you can just flash over a king kernel over the hydra, would have to do a full wipe. Download a rom that you see here to your liking, put it on the SD card, then boot into recovery (hold vol- & power button), and install.

i wasnt smart enough to do a nandroid backup and i dont know how to put a different kernel on my SD while my phone is doing this i cant get into my SD unless my phone is able to attach it right?

You're going to need an SD card reader and transfer that way. And post this in general next time.

ok sorry about that so if i flash a new rom it will fix it is what your saying?

g00s3y said:
I don't believe that you can just flash over a king kernel over the hydra, would have to do a full wipe. Download a rom that you see here to your liking, put it on the SD card, then boot into recovery (hold vol- & power button), and install.
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Uh...yes you can. I've done it.

You can flash kernels over kernels. No problem.

As a side note, please read stickies before you create threads. This does not belong in this forum. Thanks!

ok sorry about posting a thread in the wrong spot guys but i did solve the issue thanks for the help

RYANANIMOSITY said:
ok sorry about posting a thread in the wrong spot guys but i did solve the issue thanks for the help
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And created a new account to tell us that you fixed it?

New SD Card - stuck on white screen

HI,
I have a rooted Desire running Pinky Rom
I recently bought a new 16GB card and am having problems with i. I formatted it throught the recovery menu and have copied over all the files from the old SD card.
However, now when I put in the new card the phone gets stick on the White HTC initial screen.
Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
(The old SD card was partitioned but I was going to do that through ROM manager and restore my apps through Titanium)
Thanks

That'll be the problem, old data needed by the ROM will be on the old SD card. You'll need to wipe and start again (or partition it using Amon RA/GParted)

EddyOS said:
That'll be the problem, old data needed by the ROM will be on the old SD card. You'll need to wipe and start again (or partition it using Amon RA/GParted)
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So basically go into Recovery, and wipe everything, and then try and re-install the ROM using the new card?

Just a wipe should be fine - the ROM should then start and you can then partition it. I'd, personally, change to Amon RA and partition it before the first boot of the ROM but that's just me...
I say this in that it should work after a wipe BUT I'd wait for confirmation first. I assume if you put your old card in it works fine?

Yeah old card works as normal.
Will try the wipes (left the new card at home so will have to wait until after work!)
Never heard of Amon RA so will google that now and try and figure out what it is!

It's another custom recovery, like Clockwork Mod...I use it now as it has more options than Clockwork Mod - search for it on here, it's in the Developers forum

Amon-ra is arguably the best recovery around and on many android devices is the only option (or the only option everyone uses).

Excuse my ignorance, but it is an app that I download?

No, its a custom recovery like Clockwork Mod

EddyOS said:
Just a wipe should be fine - the ROM should then start and you can then partition it.
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Right,
I wiped it, and then the phone got by the white screen. I had to reset my APN settings as they were blank but managed that.
But I am now getting an Error manage when I try and connect to WIFI.
I have searched around here and all the problems seem to relate to updates to 2.2 and gold cards.
My phone was already on 2.2 and I have never used a goldcard in my life....not even sure what one is.
Anyone any ideas how to fix this??
Thanks guys

need help with apps to sd

I just updated to the new froyo update for those of you who did it know how little space it comes with so I need to do apps to sd and I have no idea how to do it. I need help real bad. I was doing the tuturial of the guy on the developers page on page one..I think his name was dark something or other. And I got to the part where it asked me to partition the sd card under the partitions menu and there is no partions menu in my clockwork mod recovery. So that's where I need help. Someone please help me? Thanks in advance!

The only way you can partition directly from Clockwork is if you flash CW3 with S-Off, Although you can use ROM Manager and there is an option that says, Partition SD Card, It will then boot into CW and partitition the SD card, You don't need CW3 for the ROM Manager option.
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What is s-off exactly? And how do I do it or know if I'm already in it?

mechlixt said:
What is s-off exactly? And how do I do it or know if I'm already in it?
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You'd know if you had S-OFF on your phone as there is a specific procedure to get it.
S-OFF removes the NAND lock present on the phone. Search the forums for more info about it.
JTB

okay so im back with s-off and cw3 and a partitioned sd card. now that i did that i need someone to teach me what to to with it lol. like how does it work with my apps and such? how will i get more memory?

cmon can someone help me out here?

Thanks for all assistance from everyone!

iDaZzLeFatHoeZz said:
The only way you can partition directly from Clockwork is if you flash CW3 with S-Off, Although you can use ROM Manager and there is an option that says, Partition SD Card, It will then boot into CW and partitition the SD card, You don't need CW3 for the ROM Manager option.
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I did it in CWM 2.5. It's in advanced settings I think. But it only went up to 250 megs or something. CW3 lets you partition up to 4 gigs.