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Hi guys,
I couldn't find anything about this (I did try searching before posting this thread, so I hope I am not repeating a common question!).... I wish to unpartition my sd card and just go back to a normal fat32 partition....
So far I have tired windows disk management and Rom Manager, which just allows you to ADD a ext partition with no luck!
Can anyone else guide me how to achieve this?
Regards!
Open Recovery Menu (green) per adb.
Partition SD Card
SWAP=0 MB
EXT=0 MB
Remainder - FAT32
good night
cargobr151 said:
Open Recovery Menu (green) per adb.
Partition SD Card
SWAP=0 MB
EXT=0 MB
Remainder - FAT32
good night
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:O Thanks, which recovery should I be using? :s
System recover? clockworkmod using the fake flash method? because I don't see the Partition SD Card menu anywhere else and i've tried both!
I know its right in front of me somewhere, I just can't see it, D'oh!
use the one from rooting folder
Bah,
I ended up using GPart live cd to undo it!!
Thanks for the responses guys, hopefully this will help someone else who needs it!
cargobr151 said:
Open Recovery Menu (green) per adb.
Partition SD Card
SWAP=0 MB
EXT=0 MB
Remainder - FAT32
good night
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Sorry for using your thread, however I don't have that Partition SD Card option on my Desire, when I go into recovery?
jacobtc said:
Sorry for using your thread, however I don't have that Partition SD Card option on my Desire, when I go into recovery?
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That's fine, it's why I created the thread!
If you just want to partition you can use ROM Manager (but this requires root)
you need the recovery file (entitled 'pushfiles' or something) from the risk-free root package to partition/un-partition the card.
Else, you can use a GPart live CD, which makes it really easy!
Hope that helps buddy...
r5ingh said:
That's fine, it's why I created the thread!
If you just want to partition you can use ROM Manager (but this requires root)
you need the recovery file (entitled 'pushfiles' or something) from the risk-free root package to partition/un-partition the card.
Else, you can use a GPart live CD, which makes it really easy!
Hope that helps buddy...
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I already partitioned my SD card via GParted, got a 16 gb card partitioned as follows:
14 gb fat32
1 gb ext2
250 gb swap
However in recovery, when I try to mount sd-ext it fails to do so Don't know why...
jacobtc said:
I already partitioned my SD card via GParted, got a 16 gb card partitioned as follows:
14 gb fat32
1 gb ext2
250 gb swap
However in recovery, when I try to mount sd-ext it fails to do so Don't know why...
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If you're using a2sd+ then you need to change your ext2 partition to ext3, Also, I don't believe that you need a swap partition anymore...
Try that!
r5ingh said:
If you're using a2sd+ then you need to change your ext2 partition to ext3, Also, I don't believe that you need a swap partition anymore...
Try that!
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Cool, now I can mount the ext partition in recovery! Thanks!
jacobtc said:
I already partitioned my SD card via GParted, got a 16 gb card partitioned as follows:
14 gb fat32
1 gb ext2
250 gb swap
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Was that a 16gb card or a 265gb?
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GANJDROID said:
Was that a 16gb card or a 265gb?
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App
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lol, lets give the guy a break.... we all know it was a 256GB Flash card!
Anywhooo, I have another question, so I think i'll hijack my own thread!
Guys, whats the most efficient way to backup/restore and move apps between roms? I've ended up manually re-installing installed apps 2/3 times now, I was going between roms that did/didn't support a2sd. Also, should there be any consideration to any specific backup options available in the various tools?
Thanks in advance!
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?
prove said:
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?
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I would say, firstly try to get your phone working by wiping it clean and re flashing the rom. Use a different memory card just to get up and running. Then you can concentrate on fixing you card..
Although that seems like a very strange issue, are you sure you formatted your card correctly with GPart? (eg, exactly 512 MB/1024MB?) I'm a n00b myself so I would also wait for some of the more experienced users to offer their input. lol
r5ingh said:
I would say, firstly try to get your phone working by wiping it clean and re flashing the rom. Use a different memory card just to get up and running. Then you can concentrate on fixing you card..
Although that seems like a very strange issue, are you sure you formatted your card correctly with GPart? (eg, exactly 512 MB/1024MB?) I'm a n00b myself so I would also wait for some of the more experienced users to offer their input. lol
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Solved it by using AM recovery, repair + new partition solved the problem! Gonna reflash 2.0 again since i messed up the wiping somehow and then keep this until the rooted 2.2 is out!
Ok, I've searched everywhere and I cant find an answer so I've come here for help.
I've got a Telstra Branded HTC desire, been rooted and is running Leeroid 2.3 for the last month and its been great. Just bought a new 32gb SDHC to replace my old 8gb. Put it in my phone and detected it without a problem, was able to run "ClockWorkMod" to install a partition for A2SD "512mb ext, 0mb swap". Booted recovery, backed up, wiped the factory/data, Wiped Partition Cache and Wiped Dalvik Cache.
Now here's the problem
After all that is done I reboot from recovery mode, The phone hangs at the First Telstra Logo "The White HTC screen for original Rom". Take the 32gb SDHC out and put the old 8gb and it boots normally, take the 8gb out and have no memory and it boots normally.
Anyone know what the problem is? I've been re-installing the Rom on both the 8gb and 32gb, Re-Formatted the 32gb, copied all the files from the 8gb to 32gb and ran a full nandroid backup and still have the same problem........
While Restoring a copy of the backup from the 8gb on the 32gb, I got two things that are missing according to the check.
".android_secure.img not found. Skipping restore of /sdcard/.android_secure."
"sd-ext.img not found. Skipping restore of sd-ext/."
Spent the last 5 hours fiddling around with the phone but getting really frustrated, any help or a solution would be great
Thanks
It is definitely your SD Card.
However, a nandroid restore should work.
And from some reason you miss some files from your backup. The EXT.img is vital to make the ROM Run.
It does not even boot if you flash the ROM again after a full wipe?
nagypapi said:
It is definitely your SD Card.
However, a nandroid restore should work.
And from some reason you miss some files from your backup. The EXT.img is vital to make the ROM Run.
It does not even boot if you flash the ROM again after a full wipe?
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When you mean full wipe, thats re-installing the rom from the 32gb SDHC or do I have to format something in Recovery Mode?
I donno why it cant find the EXT.img when I do the backup, if all fails I might as well throw out the SD card since its purpose was just for the phone......=_=
Yeah, a copied backup from the 8gb on the 32gb does the same thing, just hangs on the white splash logo thingy
Why not just wipe everything and start from scratch? Bit of a pain but if it works, it works.
Meaple said:
Why not just wipe everything and start from scratch? Bit of a pain but if it works, it works.
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I am willing to do that, the thing is whenever I put the 32gb card in my phone, it just hangs on the first set of logo's.
I've copied the Leeroid to the root of the 32gb, wiped the Factory/Data, Partition Cache and so on.
Go into install from zip and select Leeroid 3.2d.zip and run that. It finishes installing and asks me to reboot. I reboot manually and it loads the first set of logos and hangs.......
I've put the memstick in the phone and it worked before I partitioned it for A2SD. After that, its just been chaos, Im using the 8gb stick again so I can make calls an all but 32gb would be great to use =_=
If there's anyway to get this thing up and running on the 32gb. Doesnt matter if I have to start from scratch, as long if it works. That would be great ^_^
SD CARD = your 32 GB card
1. Partiton your SD CARD for A2SD+ (512MB Ext3 minimum)
2. Put SD CARD in the phone, copy Leedroid_a2sd.zip (or whatever it is) to the card.
3. In recovery wipe everything (data(factory reset)/cahce/dalvik cache) - dalvik is found under the advanced menu.
4. Install Leedroid 2.3
5. First boot takes 5-15 mins, so just wait.
nagypapi said:
SD CARD = your 32 GB card
1. Partiton your SD CARD for A2SD+ (512MB Ext3 minimum)
2. Put SD CARD in the phone, copy Leedroid_a2sd.zip (or whatever it is) to the card.
3. In recovery wipe everything (data(factory reset)/cahce/dalvik cache) - dalvik is found under the advanced menu.
4. Install Leedroid 2.3
5. First boot takes 5-15 mins, so just wait.
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I've got the 32gb SD Card working again, turns out that the partition I created on ClockWorkMod was corrupted. Rejoined the Partition, Wiped everything and installed Leeroid 2.3 and it works fine and the phone picks up the memory.
New Problem
I cannot get ClockWorkMod to create the partition since it automatically reboots the phone every time I attempt it and I get an black screen with an android/! picture.
Im using Gparted to create the A2SD partition but each time I create one I get an error
Unable to detect file system! Possible reasons are:
- The File System is Damaged
- The File System is Unknown to Gparted
- There is no file system available
- The device entry /dev/sdc2 is missing
I'm assuming that the SDHC I bought, for some reason doesn't allow me to create a partition? If that is the case, is there any work around to install apps to the SDHC. The Desire is such an awesome phone but it lacks the internal memory
nagypapi, I know I'm asking too many questions but your help means a lot
What card is it? If it was a cheap one, it can cause problems.
And partition it from the phone using GParted.
Boot into recovery, mount USB storage. And the run Gparted.
Remove both partitions, and create new ones from scratch.
If GParted still gives an error, try to format it on the PC.
nagypapi said:
What card is it? If it was a cheap one, it can cause problems.
And partition it from the phone using GParted.
Boot into recovery, mount USB storage. And the run Gparted.
Remove both partitions, and create new ones from scratch.
If GParted still gives an error, try to format it on the PC.
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I bought the SDHC from eBay, doesn't have a brand but it works apart from the whole partition thingy.
I got the error when I format the SDHC on the computer with card reader, I'll have a go with the USB Storage on the phone recovery mode. Donno if it will make a difference but I'll give it a shot anyways, I cant do it now since I have work tomorrow but I'll attempt it while I'm working and get back to you
Sounds like a defective card, send it back, if possible. Never use "unbranded" cards.
hello,
first of all i would like to point out that i have searched for this topic and have tried a few solutions, but it didnt work..
here it goes..
so im switching to a new sd, and just tried to swap the cards but when i do that im either stuck in bootloop,
or if i reflash i have nothing installed on the phone (and i dont mean apps, bcs there isnt a lot of them and i dont mind reinstalling),
for example when i press settings it says it is not installed lol..
there is also nothing on the homescreens, and when the screen locks i cannot unlock it bcs there are no buttons..
Its a 16GB class 6 card with a fat 32, and ext3 (1024mb), and a ext4 (768mb), as is requred by some roms (feel free to correct me if im wrong)
The formatting was done by minitool, as i cannot go into disk drive mode to do it with gparted (with the new card inserted almost nothing works)
the old one is a 4gig with a etx3(1024mb) and works normally when i put it back, although sometimes it needs reflashing..
i have tried mirroring the old cards folder to the new one, via sd card reader, but it doesnt solve the problem...it stays the same..
any and all help is appreciated
You should do a nandroid backup of your rom, copy entire FAT32 over to the new card and then do a nandroid restore.
dusty_m said:
Its a 16GB class 6 card with a fat 32, and ext3 (1024mb), and a ext4 (768mb), as is requred by some roms (feel free to correct me if im wrong)
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It was used by scripts which are not developed for about a year and thus obsolete. No mainstream script requires that.
Thx (hvala
will try it later on today....do i need any ext partitions?
is ext3 enough?
dusty_m said:
Thx (hvala
will try it later on today....do i need any ext partitions?
is ext3 enough?
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It is enough, but the question remains whether it will work if you used that same dual ext partitions setup on your old 4GB card. I'm not sure, but maybe someone could clarify that. Ext partition is needed, otherwise you'll end in a bootloop - especially if some vital parts of the rom were symlinked there.
I presume you have cwm recovery installed.
If so format your card with SDformatter V 3.1. TO FAT 32 with size adjustment on.
This will format all your card to fat32,
Put the card back in phone and partition the card from within cwm recovery,
Select size of ext partition (1024kb is usually big enough) select 0 for swap.
Ext partitions are used to save on internal memory by moving apps ( (and sometimes data and dalvik cache aswell) to the ext partition and using it as if it was internal memory.
Hope this helps...
i have used only ext3 on my old card...so i guess the same would work on the new one....
so if i got this right, i can restore the old rom via nandroid...and i guess flashing something else in the future should also work...
CWM Recovery is at version 5.0.2.6 at the moment this partitions sdext with ext3 which works fine on nearly all roms. There is a 4Ext Recovery available which can convert ext3 to ext4 if required, just do a search for it if you need it, but you should be fine with ext3.
i have AmonRA
edit: am i able to to the same with it?
i remember it has the format option in the menu...
also 1024kb?
i have 1024mb lol
Yea I presume so, I use cwm!. Just follow the instructions for your rom..and create the partition if required
The restore thingy didnt help, ima still stuck at boot logo, or if i try another restore, i manage to boot, but again nothing is installed (settings and stuff)
will try the reformat and see how it goes...
why cant i just flash a brand new rom to this empty card?
My HTC Desire was restarted due to low battery long after I restored some backups (app + data) with Titanium Backup. When I booted back into Android, it showed 1MB of free internal space! So thought it might be the 4 downloads I had, so I deleted all of them and Android then said it had 61MB of free internal space.
Then I rebooted but now I only have 216KB free space!!
This is the second time it's happened and I've tried everything including SD Maid and every single app is linked to the SD card's 2nd partition. This didn't happen when Installing apps from the Play store or from Easy Installer; and Avast finds no problems.
It keeps saying "Unfortunately Google Play Store has stopped" etc. and the phone is very slow including booting.
I'm not willing to re-flash everything again and manually install each app, especially as the first time re-flashing, Clockwork Recovery said it couldn't mount the SD card, then after formatting, Windows 7 wouldn't recognize it, then neither would (after formatting using gparted)!
I'm only using Link2SD on ICS for HTC Desire 0.4.4.4.1, default HBoot, Clockworkmod Recovery Touch 5.8.0.2, aGPS and default homescreen with no scripts.
This is extremely irritating, can anyone help please?
Using any scripts like A2SD?
Cool story bro. Please post more relevant information so peeps here can help you out. How about letting us know your hboot information, rom you are currently using, scripts etc. ;-)
I'm only using Link2SD on ICS for HTC Desire 0.4.4.4.1, default HBoot, Clockworkmod Recovery Touch 5.8.0.2, aGPS and default homescreen with no scripts.
DarkIceGB said:
I'm only using Link2SD on ICS for HTC Desire 0.4.4.4.1, default HBoot, Clockworkmod Recovery Touch 5.8.0.2, aGPS and default homescreen with no scripts.
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try stock a2sd then enable it with terminal
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
y
y
Edit: also DL 5.1, i found 4.4.4.1 SUPER buggy.
Thanks for the help, I've tried the above and it's been booting for 10 minutes now, should I wait for it to finish or is it stuck?
Edit: After 30 minutes of booting, I took the battery out. It now won't go past booting (the animated 'X screen') and it takes ages to get past the 'HTC' screen to the boot screen.
Edit 2: I booted into recovery and cleared all caches and fixed permissions and after booting it doesn't say the memory is full! Thanks for your help!
What else did it move and is the data on the first partition of the SD card or the second and can I remove the SD card safely? Any idea how the internal memory was filled and why there were issues with the SD card or if they might appear again? It's a new Samsung Extreme Speed Class 10 16GB Micro SDHC card.
I can't move apps from the SD card to the SD card's second partition or to the internal memory. It says, "pkg: /mnt/asec/appnamehere/pkg.apk Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE]".
The internal memory is empty, the SD card has 8GB of free space and the 2nd partition has 1GB free out of 2GB.
Just upgraded to 5.1 and it's the same as above. Any ideas?
Anyone have any idea?
What A2SD-option did you pick in Aroma Installer? I cannot see any Link2SD option there.
Sorry I meant I chose the built-in a2sd but I used this app called Link2SD as I have a second partition on my sd card for apps.
DarkIceGB said:
Sorry I meant I chose the built-in a2sd but I used this app called Link2SD as I have a second partition on my sd card for apps.
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How have you partitioned your SD? Primary and secondary FAT32 or primary FAT32 and secondary EXT? I've never used Link2SD 'cause i prefer the script way, but i think it works the same way.
If you are using EXT for secondary, i recommend you the 4ext recovery, if you are S-OFF you can install it directly from the phone using the Updater form 4ext.net.
Then I suggest you to do:
A nandroid backup
A backup of your SD data
Repartition you SD using 4ext
Check partition allignment with 4ext
Do a full wipe
Restore your SD's backup
Restore your nandroid backup
Re-install 0.5.1 and select built-in a2sd
In rom use terminal like bortak stated, but say NO to moving appdata (slowed down my phone a lot)
Uninstall Link2SD
This will give you a standard installation for a2sd.
If I were in you, i would format everything (except SD card first partition) and start from scratch with the built-in a2sd method without Link2SD; you'll have to reinstall everything and lose every data (backup with TB if you can), but you are sure to run a rock solid method to "enlarge you space"
If you are on double FAT32... well, i cannot help you there
Bortak, correct me if i ever say stupids things i want to help out and you surely are a master in troubleshooting and point to my errors
I'm actually running BCM 3.0U0 + 3.0U1 update with m2sd (with apps and dalvik on ext), 100% V6 supercharged and ScrollingCache patched... i have to say, in my opinion, it finally surpassed Sandvold ICS!
Thanks a lot for the help, I've followed the steps and everything's working now!
I used 4ext recovery, which appears to be a lot better than clockworkmod, with more useful options. 4etx said that the partitions weren't aligned (which I previously set in clockworkmod) so I wiped everything and made fresh partitions which were perfectly aligned. I'm using 0.5.2 now with a full format.
I had/have fat32 then ext4.
I've noticed that most apps don't appear to be on the SD card though. Any advice?
I have a new Kingmax microsd, 16 gb, class 10. After receiving it I did an error search and found none. I then installed Sandvold's ICS v0.5.0.1 from his thread and after a while every app crashed and the phone reboots and never returns to normal meaning it continually boots (not a bootloop, it just keeps loading forever not finding the sd card). When I go into recovery (4ext recovery touch) it tells me it can't mount the sd card and then the recovery boots without the sd. When I take out the sd card and put it in my laptop I see that the whole sd card has lost all partitions ( the first one FAT32 of 13 gb, the second one ext4 of 1gb and the swap of 256) and has becomed unallocated. This has happened 3 times (twice after installing the above mentioned ROM and one time without any ROM installed- just rebooted recovery after formatting the sd according to how I said before). I would like to know if the problem is with the sd card or my phones hardware. Thank you for helping me.
Co.Tibi said:
I have a new Kingmax microsd, 16 gb, class 10. After receiving it I did an error search and found none. I then installed Sandvold's ICS v0.5.0.1 from his thread and after a while every app crashed and the phone reboots and never returns to normal meaning it continually boots (not a bootloop, it just keeps loading forever not finding the sd card). When I go into recovery (4ext recovery touch) it tells me it can't mount the sd card and then the recovery boots without the sd. When I take out the sd card and put it in my laptop I see that the whole sd card has lost all partitions ( the first one FAT32 of 13 gb, the second one ext4 of 1gb and the swap of 256) and has becomed unallocated. This has happened 3 times (twice after installing the above mentioned ROM and one time without any ROM installed- just rebooted recovery after formatting the sd according to how I said before). I would like to know if the problem is with the sd card or my phones hardware. Thank you for helping me.
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Use Minitool partition wizard. There's a partition recovery function. Or format into fat32 via computer, then boot into recovery and allocate your SD.
Good luck!
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panpjp said:
Use Minitool partition wizard. There's a partition recovery function. Or format into fat32 via computer, then boot into recovery and allocate your SD.
Good luck!
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minitool doesnt partition ur sdcard very good. best way is to partition with 4ext recovery or gparted
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I partitioned my card with 4ext recovery (before that I also tried doing it with minitool but didn't work that well). The problem, as i see it, is that at some point for some unknown reason to me, all partitions vanish, so android no longer sees my sd card, everything crashes and the phone reboots and loads forever (because it no longer senses my sd). When I enter recovery afterwards, the recovery says it can't mount the SD card. When I insert it in my PC I notice that all partitions are gone and all the space on it is unallocated. Maybe now I have explained things a little better. What is it that wipes everything like that living the sd with unallocated space?
jmcclue said:
minitool doesnt partition ur sdcard very good. best way is to partition with 4ext recovery or gparted
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Any ideas?
i really dont know but if it were me i would try partitioning my sdcard (with 4ext) to ALL fat32 (no ext4 or swap) and see if recovery recognises it.
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i really dont know but if it were me i would try partitioning my sdcard (with 4ext) to ALL fat32 (no ext4 or swap) and see if recovery recognises it.
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I'll try and then get back here.
i was just having a read at some post on sandvolds ics thread and it seems to be full of issuses. (not surprised) lol. if i were u id just try a different rom, something simple like MildWild Oxygen with a 1gb (1024) ext4 partition with NO swap and see how u get on with that, then ul have a better idea what the problem is
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Now I'm on sebastian's sense 3.5 gb. And nothing happened so far. I just hope it's not the sd card.
jmcclue said:
i was just having a read at some post on sandvolds ics thread and it seems to be full of issuses. (not surprised) lol. if i were u id just try a different rom, something simple like MildWild Oxygen with a 1gb (1024) ext4 partition with NO swap and see how u get on with that, then ul have a better idea what the problem is
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good choice my personal fav rom even tho im not using it at the mo lol. just fancied something a bit smaller n lighter on my phone. i have it stored on my other sdcard tho fully set up and ready to go god bless nandroid lol
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I'm on Sandvold's ICS v0.14 since yesterday (about 30 hours). Nothing happened so far. I've installed about 30 apps too and tried to stress the SD as much as I could. So basically I'm still waiting.
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I'm at about 48 h since my last install and things are ok. Just a minor indigestion last night but nothing serious and completely unrelated to this thread.
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It happened again. This time 7 days after the last install... I'm beginning to think the sd is broken.