[Q] ext3 to ext4 - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
Currently I have a ext3 partition but I really want to have an ext4 partition. How should I do this?
Like the same way I've make the ext3 partition?
And when I have the ext4 partition is it possible to remove the ext3?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my english ;-)
Greetz
Tom

just format the sdcard then whatever ext you want

thebazman said:
just format the sdcard then whatever ext you want
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Oh?! That's it?
But when I'm format my SD card the ext3 partition will always exist.. how can I remove it?

I don't know how did you do the ext3, but you can do all of the things you want in GParted. (adding, removing etc.)

nagypapi said:
I don't know how did you do the ext3, but you can do all of the things you want in GParted. (adding, removing etc.)
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Ok, thanks! Both of you ;-)

Just get Partition Magic for windows. Easy peasy.
Why would you want EXT4? I have EXT3 but I want to know more about EXT4, is it better? how?

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[Q] How do you create an ext3 and ext4 on your sd card?

I've already partitioned my sd card using rom manager but I'm pretty sure I only have a ext2. So how do you make a ext 3 + ext 4? If this has been posted before please link me the tread that talks about it. Thanks
bho15 said:
I've already partitioned my sd card using rom manager but I'm pretty sure I only have a ext2. So how do you make a ext 3 + ext 4? If this has been posted before please link me the tread that talks about it. Thanks
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i think the latest rom manager make ext 3...
you can test it if you download a partitionsmanger that can handle linux ext partitions
i think the latest rom manager make ext 3...
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And how do you make ext4?
i know amonra recovery can make ext3 to ext4 partition, but there are some roms out there that don't support ext4, so i personally stick to ext3 just to make things a little easier.
how do you know you are using ext3? i created my partition on rom manager about a month ago and thought it was ext2 could it be ext3?
not sure how to do it on the phone. i know if you use gparted on ubuntu, it is possible to tell what type of filesystem your partitions are.
fakts13 said:
i know if you use gparted on ubuntu,
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Wow i dont even speak that language, thats gone way over my head lol thanks for your help though, i'll assume i have an ext2
Thanks man
Using AmonRA recovery

[Q] Change ROM from ext3 to ext4

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

[Q] RMD recovery format ext2,3 and4 as fat32

i am using RMD recovery and i want to something but i dont know how can i do it. I have ext2, 3 and 4 but i want to format this partions to fat32 and just want ext4 how can i do this? Please help it is important for me, i need to flash my rom with a new one.
erimerturk said:
... I have ext2, 3 and 4 but i want to format this partions to fat32 and just want ext4 how can i do this?
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This sentence contradicts from itself. Do you want only a FAT32-partition or a FAT32-partition plus an EXT4-partition?
MatDrOiD said:
This sentence contradicts from itself. Do you want only a FAT32-partition or a FAT32-partition plus an EXT4-partition?
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yes you are right. I wanted FAT32-partition plus an EXT4-partition. And also i did it with writing configuration tab. Thanks for your answer.

[Q] ext4 What is it?!

I have been using a custom ROM for a while now and I have been seeing in the thread that many people are using ext4.
I have asked many times in the thread and recieved no reply.
So my question to you is what is "ext4" and what bennifit will it be to me as a Desire owner.
Thanks
wh000sher
1. Google is your friend
EXT4 is a file format used by Linux (Android = Linux). When threads talk about EXT4, they are referring to creating an EXT4 partition on your SD-Card e.g. have 14GB FAT32 and 1GB EXT4 (from 16GB SD-Card.. 1GB is always non-existent)
What having an EXT4 partition enables you to do, is to have Apps/Data2EXT scripts which move apps to the EXT partition, giving you a lot more internal space.
bortak said:
1. Google is your friend
EXT4 is a file format used by Linux (Android = Linux). When threads talk about EXT4, they are referring to creating an EXT4 partition on your SD-Card e.g. have 14GB FAT32 and 1GB EXT4 (from 16GB SD-Card.. 1GB is always non-existent)
What having an EXT4 partition enables you to do, is to have Apps/Data2EXT scripts which move apps to the EXT partition, giving you a lot more internal space.
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I smell a follow up question lurking...
via xda app
stankyou said:
I smell a follow up question lurking...
via xda app
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How do I make EXT4 -__-
Which Ext4 is the best for me?
777ace said:
Which Ext4 is the best for me?
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For a second there, I thought you were serious. Almost had me bro, almost had me.
bortak said:
For a second there, I thought you were serious. Almost had me bro, almost had me.
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Hahaha
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bortak said:
1. Google is your friend
EXT4 is a file format used by Linux (Android = Linux). When threads talk about EXT4, they are referring to creating an EXT4 partition on your SD-Card e.g. have 14GB FAT32 and 1GB EXT4 (from 16GB SD-Card.. 1GB is always non-existent)
What having an EXT4 partition enables you to do, is to have Apps/Data2EXT scripts which move apps to the EXT partition, giving you a lot more internal space.
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Ah okay and can't I Do that already with the built in app moving??
I know how to make the ext4 but didn't know why I would want to?
Wh000sher said:
Ah okay and can't I Do that already with the built in app moving??
I know how to make the ext4 but didn't know why I would want to?
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Moving some of the app data to the sd-card is different to having an EXT partition and A2SD.
If you activate A2SD, the system will install and store your apps on the EXT partition, and your internal memory will not be filled up, and will remain at xxxMB. Furthermore, with an EXT partition you can use D2EXT, which makes your phone use the EXT partition as the data partition, so if you have 1GB EXT4, your phone will see 1GB memory.
If you use the inbuilt "move to sdcard" function, it only moves some of the sd-card to the android-secure folder on your sd-card, however your internal memory is still used up.
In addition, moving apps to sd-ext partition doesn't break app widgets like the stock app2sd method that Gingerbread use.
stankyou said:
In addition, moving apps to sd-ext partition doesn't break app widgets like the stock app2sd method that Gingerbread use.
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Reason: With A2SD / DATA2SD / etc. Android still "thinks and tells" the Apps are still installed in the internal memory (at least this tells me my logic).
MatDrOiD said:
Reason: With A2SD / DATA2SD / etc. Android still "thinks and tells" the Apps are still installed in the internal memory (at least this tells me my logic).
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That's how I see it as well. And makes apps available to use when you have it on usb transfer mode.
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MatDrOiD said:
Reason: With A2SD / DATA2SD / etc. Android still "thinks and tells" the Apps are still installed in the internal memory (at least this tells me my logic).
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MatDrOid, since you are also on MW. How do I make use of my ext4 partition I created?
I am guessing there is a way to just move to the ext4 via a app?
Wh000sher said:
MatDrOid, since you are also on MW. How do I make use of my ext4 partition I created?
I am guessing there is a way to just move to the ext4 via a app?
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if it's MW based on oxygen, instructions on how to enable ext4 partition are in the first post, no need to use an app.
No it's the cm version using s2e and I think it's working lol
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ext4 creation
neither easeus or minitool has an option to create ext4. how do i create the ext4? and i'm going to be dual booting wp7, so should it look like this:
ext4
fat32
wp7 partition
or like this:
fat32
ext4
wp7 partition
??? plz help
noobinius said:
neither easeus or minitool has an option to create ext4. how do i create the ext4? and i'm going to be dual booting wp7, so should it look like this:
ext4
fat32
wp7 partition
or like this:
fat32
ext4
wp7 partition
??? plz help
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backup your sd card 1st
then use only 4ext recovery (requires s-off to change recovery) or gparted to create your partition (step 5 here)
sorry if i bump old post
Can i access my internal memory once i use Ext4?
nestleomega said:
sorry if i bump old post
Can i access my internal memory once i use Ext4?
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With a root file explorer.

Help needed partitioning an sd card

Hey guys, im trying to partition a microsd card (2gb, samsung), into FAT and ext4 for use with link2sd, using Minitool Partiticion Wizard.
Now, the Fat partition turns out well, but the ext4 one keeps ending up like unpartitioned space.
I tried formating into ext2, ext3, linux swap, change size, cluster size, no result. The only file sistem thats succesfuly is FAT, FAT32, NTFS.
Thanks in advance!
CCXAlex said:
Hey guys, im trying to partition a microsd card (2gb, samsung), into FAT and ext4 for use with link2sd, using Minitool Partiticion Wizard.
Now, the Fat partition turns out well, but the ext4 one keeps ending up like unpartitioned space.
I tried formating into ext2, ext3, linux swap, change size, cluster size, no result. The only file sistem thats succesfuly is FAT, FAT32, NTFS.
Thanks in advance!
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Have u choose "primary" for the ext4 partition? Lots of tutorial available, just google it.
appman1234 said:
Have u choose "primary" for the ext4 partition? Lots of tutorial available, just google it.
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Yes, i chosed primary for the both partitions.
Anyway i kinnda fixed it, i chosed FAT for both partitions then i formated the second one from fat into ext4 and it seems to work for now.

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