ok i moved from wildfire to desire
im not a noobie
but im liitle confused on a few things
Convert sdext to EXT3 wats this all about
do we not use the Darktremor Apps2SD 2.7.5.3 Beta 04 on this device
y do we have to have 2 ext4
etc
2gb fat32
1.5gb ext4
0.5gb ext
this is very strange
Partitioning SDcard
1st Partition: FAT32 - xyzMB
2nd Partition: EXT4 - 768MB
3rd Partition: EXT4 - 256MB
Remember 3rd partition is 1/3 of 2 Ext Partition for Batter Result.
It also work with 2 Partitions but less performance...
1) Place Cool_Rom.zip, flashable_data2ext.zip into SDcard.
2) Reboot in Recovery, toggle signature check off.
3) Flash Cool_Rom.zip. DO NOT REBOOT.
4) Flash flashable_data2ext.zip reboot and enjoy.
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Data2SD Setup
Partitioning SDcard
1st Partition: FAT32 - xyzMB
2nd Partition: EXT4 - xyzMB But Not More Than 2GB.
im very confused
y there so meany different thing to do
wildfire was simple lol
daddyspud said:
ok i moved from wildfire to desire
im not a noobie
but im liitle confused on a few things
Convert sdext to EXT3 wats this all about
do we not use the Darktremor Apps2SD 2.7.5.3 Beta 04 on this device
y do we have to have 2 ext4
etc
2gb fat32
1.5gb ext4
0.5gb ext
this is very strange
Partitioning SDcard
1st Partition: FAT32 - xyzMB
2nd Partition: EXT4 - 768MB
3rd Partition: EXT4 - 256MB
Remember 3rd partition is 1/3 of 2 Ext Partition for Batter Result.
It also work with 2 Partitions but less performance...
1) Place Cool_Rom.zip, flashable_data2ext.zip into SDcard.
2) Reboot in Recovery, toggle signature check off.
3) Flash Cool_Rom.zip. DO NOT REBOOT.
4) Flash flashable_data2ext.zip reboot and enjoy.
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Data2SD Setup
Partitioning SDcard
1st Partition: FAT32 - xyzMB
2nd Partition: EXT4 - xyzMB But Not More Than 2GB.
im very confused
y there so meany different thing to do
wildfire was simple lol
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You news to understand a few things first.
1) ext is a type of partition that belongs to the Linux family
2) sdext is the ext partition on your SD card that you made.
3) we do use dark tremor.
I think you should do some more reading about your rom first. I don't get why there are 2 ext partition when you only need 1. I guess it's down to how it has been developed.
Sent from CM7
Well it's not that complicated. I don't know where you read that you needed 3 partitions on the sd-card, but usually 1 ext and 1 fat32 will do.
I only use 1 ext4 on my sd card the rest is fat32. maybe this is the way another rom works?
am using starburst data2sd
HI so just ur normal fat 32 n ext3 will do I read this in leedroid Rom I think I was very confused.
But if its the same then cool
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Correct me if im wrong
1. Partition is FAT32 primary
2. Partition is ext3 primary
I do not need swap space?
Im planing to install stock htc froyo prerooted with A2SD+, first i was partition SD card with rom manager and thats not working well.
Now i use Gparted.
All advices are welcome
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Yes... 1. FAT32 2. ext 2/3 and no swap.
Please use search next time... There are plenty of threads with solutions.
Hello!
I currently have RCMix HD 2.0 AP2SD rom on my Htc Desire, but since it is too slow for me, i read on forum that RCMix HD Data2Ext is much faster. I have Ext3 partition, which is 512MB, and 6,2GB Fat32. Since i must create two partitions Ext4, and one Swap partition, i should format my sd card, and i am wondering if that operation will erase all, including ClockWorkMod, and i will not boot into recovery mode, to install data2ext rom? Any guide, tutorial for this would be nice...
Thanks!
It won't delete CWM, becaus it is not on your SD Card.
Use GParted for partitioning (also a video in the RCMix HD 2nd post - how to).
You should partition your SD like this and in that order:
(Taken directly from the thread)
* D2EXT version - Fat32 + Ext4 + Ext4 + Swap (fat+1GB+0.3GB+0.1GB) recommended, but works without swap and with one ext partition too.
Hey guys i have a question that no1 did answer in any Sense HD rom tread i posted,namely it's to do with the partitioning of the Sdcard for D2ext Roms'.Almost all dev's say that u need to partition it accordingly to fat32 (w/e GB) + ~1gb Ext4 + 0.1 GB Ext4 + 0.1Gb Swap... or similar.
now my question is...do i really need a Swap partition? and how to get the 2 ext4 partitions,cuz i do my formating via MiniTool Partition Wizard ,and it doesnt have an ext4 support...?
WEll there's a reason why i mentioned MiniTool and not Gparted...i can only use the lather ,that's why i asked.But ok.
Hi there,
I have a little problem with a2sd.
I partitioned my 16 GB sd-card to 15GB Fat32 and 1 GB ext3.
My actual rom is AuraxTSense-8.1.1. Everything is fine ... the Desire says
640 MB ram left for applications ... that's ok.
Same when I flash MIUI. All is ok ... ok MIUI is not my favorite rom, so I want to flash the new AuraxTSense_8.4_Official_OTA_2.2_FRF91_A2SD+.zip, but there is
the problem. This rom did not notice my ext3 partition for apps, although it is an A2SD+. Same with LeeDrOiD_V2.4_A2SD.zip. On all flashing session I did a full wipe.
Now I'm back to the AuraxTSense-8.1.1 with working A2SD.
I searched the inet and forum, but I didn't find any good clue. Only hints how
to partition the sd-card. And my partition seems to be ok.
Hmm ... anyone any hint for me? AuraxTSense-8.1.1 is a bit unstable, it reboot without any reason once a day, MIUI is not mine ... I love sense ...
Thanks for your help ....
TechZombie ...
Possibly wrongly partitioned?
Try to re-partition it.
Download Gnome Partition Editor (GParted Live) here on CD or USB.
Read the documentation at on GParted website ~ how to partition your drive? (Most answers of your questions are there).
Backup your SD card data to PC before start partitioning.
Boot into GParted Live on CD or USB (Make sure that your motherboard first boot is either CD or USB).
Follow onscreen instructions to get GParted Live loaded.
Note – select your SD card as the drive. DON’T select your hard drive.
Delete every partition on SD card.
First create a primary FAT32 partition.
Then create another primary ext(2,3 or 4) partition ~ 1GB or more.
Exit GParted Live and back to Windows.
Copy back your data to SD card.
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davebugyi said:
Possibly wrongly partitioned?
Try to re-partition it.
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please try this:
Take a Usb-stick.
! YOUR DATA FROM YOUR STICK WILL BE LOST, BACKUP BEFOR GPARTED INSTALL!
! BACKUP YOUR DATA FROM YOUR DESIRE SD-CARD, ALL DATA WIL BE LOST USING THIS METHOD!
Download gparted, install it using unetbootin.
start gparted form your usb-stick.
Mount your sd-card in clockwork-recovery.
Remove all partitions in GParted from your desire sd-card.
create a new partition form about 1Gb ext-4.
then create a new partition (fat-32) that fils the rest of your sd-card.
Note: the ext-4 partition needs to be in front of the fat-32 partition.
restore your desire sd-card data.
I hope this helps
@davebugyi: This was the exact way I partitioned my sd-card ... strange ...
@Keon91: The ext4 partition before the fat32? I thought ext after fat ... ok let's give a try ... must it be ext4 or is ext3 ok? I heard ext4 reduces sd-card life?
Thanks ....
TechZombie ...
as I can remember I had my ext4 partition in front of my fat32 partition.
when I view my partions in gparted ext4 is in front of fat32.
fat32 has label : sba1.
ext4 has label : sba2.
I never heard ext4 would reduce sd-card life. In the insertcoin thread they recommend a ext4 partition.
Finnaly I solved it ...
First I tried ext4 in from of fat32. Problem: Windows didn't notice the fat32 partition.
@Keon91: The lables of your partitions show that in your configuration the fat32 is also in front of the ext partition.
After this, I partitioned again with gparted to 15gb fat32 and 1gb ext3 ... both primary ... and now ... i don't know why ... the ext3 is found by a2sd ...
Thanks to all ...
TechZombie ...
Okay this is really driving me crazy. I have a bunch of custom ROMs on my system and none of them recognize the ext3 (or ext4) partitions on my SD card. I know for a fact that all of them support the sd-ext partitions. (Obviously, I am doing this for A2SD usability)
I have MIUI 1.7.1, CM 7.0.3 and HiApk (with sensefun) v1.1.
I tried creating an ext3 partition in the beginning of the SD card like this,
400MB ext3 (primary) | 1.6GB fat32 (primary)
I tried doing it the other way round too, like this ->
1.6GB fat32 (primary) | 400MB ext3 (primary)
Neither works. I am using GParted on my Linuxbox to do this. What is the problem ? and how do I solve it ?
I have read quite a bit on all this and none of it is straightforward. Can someone explain it to me, like a 10year old ?
Go to into recovery and partition your sd card there.
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discoguru said:
Can someone explain it to me, like a 10year old ?
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I can show you how... check my signature... there`s two youtube guides.
One with Gparted, and one with Minitools.
Enjoy.
how do you know it is not working?
the EXT doesnt add up storage space in 'internal storage' in android settings
you have to use Quick System Info from android market to check if a2sd+ is working
and also
the correct partition layout is FAT32 and then (after fat) EXT partition not the other way.
also try with 512mb ext partition.
To see the ext partition, you can either connect your phone to linux or use an explorer which has root access.
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Thank you people ! Yup, got the partition working. Also, thanks to dzumagos for the tip on how to see the ext partition space.