[Q] Partitioning sdcard - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi. i wanted to partition my sd card with ext 2 for 1024mb. i used rom manager but that only went to 512mb, which was not enough for rcmixs v2.0. so i tried using gparted live. i did not have a spare cd so i used vmware. everything went as the video, but gparted could not detect the sd card, even though vmware was showing that it was connected. was i doing something wrong? i was also searching around and i found a post where there was another method. i had to get unrovoked 3.14 and a custom recovery image and part it in boot. would that work?
appologies if a thread on this matter existed, and if it does please direct me to it. thanks.

when I put my card in card reader slot on laptop I could't format/partition it. I suggest to partition you card while it is in the phone using GParted or Paragon Partition Magic.
Also with unrevoked 3.14 you can flash custom image recovery like AmonRA or RMD, they can make partition to 4gb

Thanks for the quick reply. I did mount using my phone, but gparted did not pick it up. I will try the recovery method.
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instead of vmware you may want to try virtualbox. That's what I use and never had problems with it. Otherwise, if you don't have spare CDs but have a flash drive, you may use it as a bootable drive using YUMI: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/

thanks. i did the recovery method and my card is now partitioned... so thanks for your help. now hopefully rcmix s v2 will work.
it works!!

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How to change my SD Card from 2GB to 16GB

Hi Mates,
I have searched and just cant seem to find the answer to what seems like a fairly simple task. i want to change my 2GB card to a 16GB version. i have read the thread over at Revoked but it implies it is for a ext2/3 partioned SD Card and not a stock one. anyway I do not have the same options on my Recovery menu to follow it.
I have HTC Desire (WWE 2.29.405.5) with ROOT and I used Unrevoked 3.2.2 which gives me a recover screen of ClockWorkMod if i hold -VOL & POWER on the phone. I tried to formate the 16GB card in the phone but it is not recognised by either the Android system or ClockWorkMod formatting menu options.
Could someone please help me out with instructions to follow to acheive this? I have only just joined the Android gang and I'm a little lost.
Thanx for your assistance.
First format it in a pc in fat32. Then put in phone ,boot in recovery and partition. If does not recognizes it then you should change your recovery to amonra's one. I have heard that people have probs with cwm recovery.
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mariosraptor said:
First format it in a pc in fat32. Then put in phone ,boot in recovery and partition. If does not recognizes it then you should change your recovery to amonra's one. I have heard that people have probs with cwm recovery.
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If Windows doesnt allow you to format it as FAT32, you can alternatively use the following:
It involves running Gparted, a partition manager from a LiveCD, it's the best option, with a lot of easy customizations.
Just download the latest Gparted, burn it to CD/USB, then reboot.
Insert the Gparted CD, reboot with SDcard inserted.
Thanx I eventually got there. I first did android backup from the recovery menu, then formatted the 16 GB card on my pc (i used a puppy install on usb) to boot my PC into Lynix. Then copied all my old MC data to the new card. Finally I inserted new card and went to recovery then restore using CWR Which allowed all my SD card apps to still work. Phew.......and I missed out all the in-between bits that I had !
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I just copied the files from my existing SD card to the new one and changed cards. Worked just fine.

[Q] Unpartition SD Card from A2SD?

I know how to remove the partition using recovery, but I just got a replacement phone because my other one busted. The new one has gingerbread 2.3.3 and thus I am unable to flash a custom recovery. How can I repartition and format my SD card? Window's disk manager doesn't seem to want to remove the partitions..
If Windows isn't seeing it, then your best bet is gparted under linux. Try the live CD here:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
I haven't used it, just googled gparted boot disk
windows see it but wouldnt remove it... it was strange.
i tried that. repartitioned the SD card, copied my files back over. and for whatever reason my phone decided to format it again on its own and i lost everything.. boo. oh well ty anyways

Kingston 8Gb Class 10 issue

Hello everybody,
I bought the above micro sd card but the problem is when installed it i realised that the phone dont seem to be able to able to mount it...
what should i do ?
Is it formatted to Fat32?
The more important question is what message it shows when tried mount it.
I have had the same isue, only way for me was to use a RUU file
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You can also try formatting it with Android.
it says something like unable to write ums lunfile
PoLiThS said:
it says something like unable to write ums lunfile
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I googled and found this on a other forum:
Code:
I get error mounting sdcard (no such file or directory) and unable to write to ums lunfile (no such file or directory)
Edit: I Solved the problem by rebooting into recovery using rom manager. Thanks.
It's interesting how can be people independent and resourceful if the really want to. Then why we have so many question threads are beyond my comprehension.
People should use Google more before posting....
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mpaddo said:
People should use Google more before posting....
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^This.^
10char
Of course i googled before asking this question..
The problem is... I boot into recovery but i cant mount my SD. I used other phones and the card is recognised normally
An alcatel one touch 908 and my previous HTC touch HD.
I'm running Leedroid 3.3.3 Data++ version which means i cant boot without an sd card becouse many things run from the sd-ext partition and of course since i cant mount the SD i cannot even flash again Leedroid or any other Rom.. so i cant simply reboot into recovery using Rom Manager.
But since u told me all this i'm going to simply install a clean CM7 nightly and try to reboot into recovery via rom manager..
USB brick. Search for solution.
My usb working flawlessly. Everything happening had to do only with this specific card
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As far as I know unable to mount sdcard is part of USB brick.
i can mount any other sd card but this specific one.... and i try to find what's wrong here..
Fire up Android and format SD card with it.
Terepin said:
USB brick. Search for solution.
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Where the hell did you get that information? The fact that an SD card cannot be mounted is not in the least related to a USB brick, they are two totally seperate issues. You may find that on restoring SD card functionality that you then have a USB brick but it's not necessarily so and it cannot be ascertained without first fixing the SD card issue (and by the symptoms as described I highly doubt he has a USB brick).
To the OP, I would suggest that you copy everything from the SD card to your PC via an SD card reader. You can then either format it via G-Parted (Linux bootable disk) or via MiniDisk Partition Wizard. Copy everything back plus the rom of your choice.
You'll then need to flash the rom (assuming that your phone now 'sees' the SD card). You're going to lose everything that you installed, there's no way around this. The copy back and forth is to restore your music / photos and if you're lucky one or two of your apps may find an existing file of history to restore.
Please also report any messages the phone gives regarding the SD card and also try another SD card (if you have one) before you go the above route.
wierd things happening....
When i boot into recovery with power+vol down i cant mount my sd but if i do it through rom manager it works flawlessly... anyway i kept it this way. I installed a clean CM7 build formated my card and then all the things i do i do them via Rom manager...
btw i see speed increase using a class 10 card compared to class 4
PoLiThS said:
wierd things happening....
When i boot into recovery with power+vol down i cant mount my sd but if i do it through rom manager it works flawlessly... anyway i kept it this way. I installed a clean CM7 build formated my card and then all the things i do i do them via Rom manager...
btw i see speed increase using a class 10 card compared to class 4
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what are the recoveries u talking about?
when u go in recovery with power+vol down u access the permanent recovery (what version?); while using rom manager u access another recovery version probably (as rom manager use fake flash, even if the latest version should use permanent flash)
sorry for being late answering..
both recoveries are 5.0.2.0

How to partition SD card in HTC One X?

Hi,
I was trying to create ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions on the SD card. I tried ClockworkMod recovery and it didn't work. Nothing seems to have happened.
I also tried using MiniTool and that also failed. I tried both Disk Utility and GParted in Ubuntu and it still didn't work. For MiniTool, Disk Utility, and GParted, after I finished partitioning the partitions showed up on the computer OK, but when USB's disconnected the One X says that the SD card's corrupted.
Has anybody done this? Or is there some other way to solve this?
Thanks!
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After some more playing around, it seems that the problem might be something related to a partition table.
When there's no partition table, it works fine, but after I add a partition table it seems that the phone can't recognize the SD card anymore.
It's been a while since I partitioned an SD, but I think you can do it with ROM manager from the Play Store.
tmy1018 said:
Hi,
I was trying to create ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions on the SD card. I tried ClockworkMod recovery and it didn't work. Nothing seems to have happened.
I also tried using MiniTool and that also failed. I tried both Disk Utility and GParted in Ubuntu and it still didn't work. For MiniTool, Disk Utility, and GParted, after I finished partitioning the partitions showed up on the computer OK, but when USB's disconnected the One X says that the SD card's corrupted.
Has anybody done this? Or is there some other way to solve this?
Thanks!
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You can't and I don't see the point. Give up trying to solve a problem you don't have.
You can't. The sdcard can only be used as fat32 or possibly exfat.
Anything else and it will show as corrupt in android
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UKseagull said:
It's been a while since I partitioned an SD, but I think you can do it with ROM manager from the Play Store.
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Were you using HTC One X?
When I tried to partition the SD card in ROM Manager it just got stuck when it said it has to install a recovery although I have a newer version of CWM recovery already installed.
You can't do it. The whole internal memory of the phone has loads of partitions, of which the "sd card" is one. You can't take a partition and nest partition tables in it.
UKseagull said:
It's been a while since I partitioned an SD, but I think you can do it with ROM manager from the Play Store.
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I decided that I don't really need a partition so I just made a `.img` file and mounted it as a loop device.
tmy1018 said:
Were you using HTC One X?
When I tried to partition the SD card in ROM Manager it just got stuck when it said it has to install a recovery although I have a newer version of CWM recovery already installed.
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I apologise, I actually forgot that this has an internal SD. Doh!
I only had my One X for 2 days before sending it away for repair. I'm not familiar enough with it yet!

[Q] Cannot mount SD Card - Many methods tried

Hello!
I have been a long time lurker and have been tweaking my phone for years.
Usually when I stuff something up, I can fix it.
That is not the case this time ;_;
This phone has been working fine for over 2 years without a reflash or anything done to it.
The battery died one Friday and the phone was not charged for 3 days.
It did not boot. HBOOT and Recovery were fine, but could not mount /sdcard in recovery
I ended up installing an RUU (Telstra_WWE_2.26.841.2). Cannot install other RUUs as sd card (Goldcard) cannot be read.
Android runs without recognising the SD card.
Recovery still does not recognise the SD card
Have tried:
- fastboot oem enableqxdm 0 (success, but did not fix problem)
- fastboot oem clearconfig
- S-Off and flashed different recoveries via Fastboot.
- 4Ext Recovery - USB Unbrick is ineffectual
- 4Ext Recovery - Partition sdcard correctly tells me the size of the sdcard, but then returns "Cannot read partition table"
- Two different SD Cards tried to no avail
This really sucks. I didn't even get to break my phone by myself.
Phone current status:
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-6.93.1002
RADIO-5.11.05.14
No suggestions?
- Strange, you ran the RUU from sd card though, so it must have mounted and read it? Are the two sdcards same brand? Do they work ok in another phone?
4EXT recovery is the best solution for this, surprised it doesn't work.
- USB unbrick doens't work at all?
- Can't partition either card? Have you tried completely reformatting first?
- Can't install any ROM.zip from sdcard?
If it still doesn't work, I'd try reformat and repartition using gparted, then full wipe and resintall ROM from scratch.
- Strange, you ran the RUU from sd card though, so it must have mounted and read it? Are the two sdcards same brand? Do they work ok in another phone?
I ran the RUU from my computer because the SD card was out of action.
The two SD cards are different brands. Would that affect it a lot? They both work in card readers, card adapters, other computers, and other Android devices.
4EXT recovery is the best solution for this, surprised it doesn't work.
- USB unbrick doens't work at all?
- Can't partition either card? Have you tried completely reformatting first?
- Can't install any ROM.zip from sdcard?
USB Unbrick does its little thing, then asks me to reboot recovery now. After reboot, I still get the "Error mounting your sdcard.." while 4ext is booting. 4ext then boots into safe mode.
I have completely reformatted and partitioned one of the cards in GParted running off a bootable USB stick, and that still didn't work.
Can't install anything from SD card ;_;
If it still doesn't work, I'd try reformat and repartition using gparted, then full wipe and resintall ROM from scratch.
Without an SD card, is installing a ROM possible?
Playing with all the settings in 4ext at the moment. I'll keep y'all posted.
When I click partition sdcard, it says "There is 9xxxxxxxx MB of space on your sd-card", which is why I don't think it is a hardware error.
I then clicked file system check, and then Repair Filesystem.
Partition sd-card now says there are 0MB of space on my sd-card. lol.
what is this i dont even
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Rebooted, partition sdcard reads the 9xxxx MB of space on the card, so no problems there.
Trying to repartition it gives this error "Error re reading partition table. Please reboot recovery and start over."
Last bump.
I can't figure this one out to be honest. I really thought a complete reformat in gparted would work. Are you trying this using a card reader i.e. partitioning while not in the phone?
I'm beginning to think that the phone has a hardware issue reading the actual sd card, because both cards work in other phones and are read by computers / card readers just fine.
Last resort, if you can't run the RUU from the computer.
- Reformat sdcard to FAT32 only
- Extract the 2.3.3 GB RUU from the ROM.zip, follow Step 7 of Bortak's troubleshooting guide stickied at the top of Q&A, to run the RUU from sd.
I can't figure this one out to be honest. I really thought a complete reformat in gparted would work. Are you trying this using a card reader i.e. partitioning while not in the phone?
The complete reformat and partition was done with the micro SD in an SD adapter in a USB card reader plugged into a computer. I couldn't do it from the phone as the phone cannot read the darn thing.
I'm beginning to think that the phone has a hardware issue reading the actual sd card, because both cards work in other phones and are read by computers / card readers just fine.
The only problem with the phone having a hardware issue is that 4ext recovery "sees" the card and tells me that I have 8 GB of space on it. However, 4ext cannot do anything to the card.
Last resort, if you can't run the RUU from the computer.
- Reformat sdcard to FAT32 only
- Extract the 2.3.3 GB RUU from the ROM.zip, follow Step 7 of Bortak's troubleshooting guide stickied at the top of Q&A, to run the RUU from sd.
I don't think this will work because the phone cannot see the SD card. Even converting a card to a goldcard and trying to install an RUU does not work.
This is quite saddening ;_;
thebestnoobcake said:
The only problem with the phone having a hardware issue is that 4ext recovery "sees" the card and tells me that I have 8 GB of space on it. However, 4ext cannot do anything to the card.
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But if 2 different sdcards work in card readers and mount in other Android devices, then logic says it could be a hardware issue with the Desire.
Just because 4EXT sees it, the fact that it can't mount it or do anything with it further reinforces this theory.
Last resort, if you can't run the RUU from the computer
- Reformat sdcard to FAT32 only
- Extract the 2.3.3 GB RUU from the ROM.zip, follow Step 7 of Bortak's troubleshooting guide stickied at the top of Q&A, to run the RUU from sd.
I don't think this will work because the phone cannot see the SD card. Even converting a card to a goldcard and trying to install an RUU does not work.
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You need to try it though
2.3.3 GB RUU does not require a goldcard as far as I know. If you made a goldcard, that process may have gone wrong somewhere not sure.
Which is why a complete reformat, a single clean FAT32 partition needs to be tried.
Try Step 7, see if the phone can read the PB99IMG.zip when started up in bootloader

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