[Q] help, unable to create sd partition - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i'm currently running leedroid 3.0.8.2 a2sd+, rooted using the unrevoked method and i purchased a new sd card.
last time i partitioned i used rom manager successfully but if i simply swap cards with the fat 32 data transfered the phone won't boot past the splash screen.
i've tried to use gparted but my pc refuses to boot from the iso file no matter what format i use (cd, usb drive).
should i be trying to simply copy both partitions to the new sd card and if so how?
apologies if this has come up before but i was unable to find a suitable answer to my specific problem.

When you made your gparted CD, did you just copy the .iso to CD, or actually burn it?
Mistake I made was to dl gparted to desktop, insert disk and drag and drop gparted straight in. Wouldn't work until I used Nero (or other burn software) to burn to disk.
Also, try MiniPartitionWizard. You can dl home edition for free and works very well. Simple too.

The simplest way I find to partition sd card is via recovery. Tutorial here:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/01/12/...tition-on-sd-card-with-clockworkmod-recovery/

I burnt the ISO as a data disc using Nero, no joy.
I'll try that mini partition tool next. Thanks all
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betty.k said:
I burnt the ISO as a data disc using Nero, no joy.
I'll try that mini partition tool next. Thanks all
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Minitool is a bag of crap. If you want to break your sd card and spend hours trying to figure out why it doesnt work when everything looks ok, then go for minitool.
Many will say "it worked fine for me" and thats true, it has worked for many, but it has also failed for many.
I highly recommend staying with gparted.
If you dont get along with burning CD's, it may take a little longer but using a vmware player (virtual machine) removes the need for a physical CD (just boots the .iso). I have a link to my guides in my signature. I have a step by step guide to do this.

+ 1 for gparted

Hi, I'm relatively new to this myself but am currently running LeeDrOiD 3.0.8.2
I bought a new SD card and partitioned it with gparted but I could not copy the ext3 data across. The phone would not boot.
I replaced the original SD card and used titanium backup for all my apps and data and reinstalled LeeDrOiD clearing the data, cache and dalvik in recovery first.
Of course you need gparted to run first. I use the USB boot with Jo problem.
Hope this helps.
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ymmit said:
Hi, I'm relatively new to this myself but am currently running LeeDrOiD 3.0.8.2
I bought a new SD card and partitioned it with gparted but I could not copy the ext3 data across. The phone would not boot.
I replaced the original SD card and used titanium backup for all my apps and data and reinstalled LeeDrOiD clearing the data, cache and dalvik in recovery first.
Of course you need gparted to run first. I use the USB boot with Jo problem.
Hope this helps.
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Easier way... Copy all onto your new SD... Nandroid before so up to date one is also put on your SD
Then restore nandroid... This will also restore your SD ext

+1 for gparted

BigMrB said:
Easier way... Copy all onto your new SD... Nandroid before so up to date one is also put on your SD
Then restore nandroid... This will also restore your SD ext
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Cheers BigMrB, I'll give that a try. I'd hit the thanks button but can't find it. I'm still in the noob bracket.
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WTF?! I could see every button before but I swear the Thanks button was not.
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I was logged into the app not the browser site ..... I feel foolish.

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How do i Install apps2sd after rooting with unrevoked

Hi, I have searched for the answer but cant find it
I rooted with unrevoked yesterday and installed the clockworkmod recovery as well.
i downloaded r1-a2sd-desire-dalvik-fresh-signed.zip
and put it on the root of my sd card
i then entered the recovery wiped data and cache which wiped and tried to wipe dalvik though nothing appeared to happen.
i then tried to flash the above mentioned zip of apps2sd
it starts flashing but then comes to a message saying...
can't symlink system xbin failure at line 5 symlink busybox
so what am i doing wrong?
any help would be much appreciated.
i have a nandroid backup.
I tried for ages to get a2sd on my stock rooted desire. I used several guides all of which failed somewhere.
In the end I gave up and installed PAYS 2.1 ROM with Sense & A2SD. Works fine and looks pretty much like stock.
Use Recovery mode (Push from Windows) to format SD Card with 0MB Swap, 512MB Ext and the rest FAT32. Upgrade the ext2 to ext3 then use ROm Manager from Market to install the new ROM.
Yes, this was what i had been thinking i would have to do. do i need to flash a new radio for pays?
Been trying to do this also.
How do I upgrade to ext3?
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stewart30 said:
Been trying to do this also.
How do I upgrade to ext3?
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I think your best very is to use rom manager or I believe you can do out using the amon ra recovery.
So can any one help me install apps 2 sd?
kinkade said:
I think your best very is to use rom manager or I believe you can do out using the amon ra recovery.
So can any one help me install apps 2 sd?
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Ok so the update is I can now flash the zip but my phone then hangs whilst rebooting and I have to restore from nandroid
I have a problem also.....
I used rom manager to partition my sd card and can install apps on the sd card but when i reboot...the apps installed on the sd card have disappeared.
Anyone help?
Cheers.
Disappear you mean shortcut only or the whole app?
Do you have an ext3 partition?
jpopgt said:
I have a problem also.....
I used rom manager to partition my sd card and can install apps on the sd card but when i reboot...the apps installed on the sd card have disappeared.
Anyone help?
Cheers.
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Are you talking about "installed apps" or sd card content?
Partitioning sd card deletes everything on sd card
djoni1980 said:
Are you talking about "installed apps" or sd card content?
Partitioning sd card deletes everything on sd card
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I backed up my sd card to pc then used rom manager to partition card then copied my files back to card, then i go into settings and set for apps to be installed to external.
Next i go into market and download an app and it installs itself on the sd card and i make a shortcut on the phone.....everything works fine.
But after a reboot, the shortcut had disappeared and the app is not listed in my "all Apps" but still shows that it is installed if i go into market.
I have this problem with all roms.....i don't know what i'm doing wrong.
The way I understand A2SD and Froyo's app2sd, when you install A2SD/+ enabled rom and partition your sd card, you don't have to set up anything.
It "tricks" rom to use ext partition as part of internal memory, and stores everything it can in ext partition (A2SD storage).
It always worked for me, and you can check this by installing quick system info app from market.
It will show if your ext partition (A2SD storage) is being filled with data - check out this pic that I found with google:
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this is an example of worrking A2SD, if it doesn't work, or you haven't partitioned you card, A2SD storage will be unavailable.
Once you choose setting for the apps to be installed to external, you manually switch to Froyo app2sd, which is inferior way to store your apps on sd card. That's why it didn't work for you.
Thanks for the info
I will try again....my phone says A2SD storage -information not available
Cheers.
djoni1980 said:
The way I understand A2SD and Froyo's app2sd, when you install A2SD/+ enabled rom and partition your sd card, you don't have to set up anything.
It "tricks" rom to use ext partition as part of internal memory, and stores everything it can in ext partition (A2SD storage).
It always worked for me, and you can check this by installing quick system info app from market.
It will show if your ext partition (A2SD storage) is being filled with data - check out this pic that I found with google:
this is an example of worrking A2SD, if it doesn't work, or you haven't partitioned you card, A2SD storage will be unavailable.
Once you choose setting for the apps to be installed to external, you manually switch to Froyo app2sd, which is inferior way to store your apps on sd card. That's why it didn't work for you.
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Hi, djoni1980 what is the name of the software you use? I m running on a stock rooted rom, but cant get all that information
regards
JoseF
jpopgt said:
Thanks for the info
I will try again....my phone says A2SD storage -information not available
Cheers.
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I had the same problem, but got rid of it, after installing A2SD enabled rom(NeoPhyTe ROM).
Try it
JoseF said:
Hi, djoni1980 what is the name of the software you use? I m running on a stock rooted rom, but cant get all that information
regards
JoseF
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it's a quick system info app, you can find it on market.
I took this picture from google search just as an example, but actual app on my phone has exactly the same look (adamg's official froyo sense rom with A2SD enabled)

partition SD card in Rom Manager

I'm not sure if this is the right place for it, so if not, plz move it
I want to partition my SD card via Rom Manager; however, after I press "Partition SD Card" and choose the size I want, it asks me if I'm sure that I want to reboot and continue. I press OK but nothing happens.
I guess there's something that I'm supposed to do that I'm not doing, any help?
thanks
b1gdrag0n said:
I'm not sure if this is the right place for it, so if not, plz move it
I want to partition my SD card via Rom Manager; however, after I press "Partition SD Card" and choose the size I want, it asks me if I'm sure that I want to reboot and continue. I press OK but nothing happens.
I guess there's something that I'm supposed to do that I'm not doing, any help?
thanks
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are you rooted
yes, of course.
If you don't seem to see what causes the problem,
can someone plz explain an other way to partition the SD card?
thanks!
ahh dragon, i'm after a fix for this too. I think its because ROM Manager creates a Ext2 partition and Froyo needs Ext3 but don't quote me on that. I have a post open too asking for alternative things for this.
If you have a spare CD lying around I'd suggest Gparted. its an awesome Live CD bootable program that will do it easily.
I burned the iso to a CD, but I don't get how to start it :S
is your card formatted as fat32? i think this is required.
b1gdrag0n said:
I burned the iso to a CD, but I don't get how to start it :S
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are you talking about gparted? its bootable, so reboot your pc and boot from the disk rather than the hdd
musiccontrolsus said:
ahh dragon, i'm after a fix for this too. I think its because ROM Manager creates a Ext2 partition and Froyo needs Ext3 but don't quote me on that. I have a post open too asking for alternative things for this.
If you have a spare CD lying around I'd suggest Gparted. its an awesome Live CD bootable program that will do it easily.
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use the unrevoked flash tool to flash the amon-ra recovery image, you can partition your sd card from recovery then
AndroHero said:
use the unrevoked flash tool to flash the amon-ra recovery image, you can partition your sd card from recovery then
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ClockworkMod also has the partitioning capability.. I'm trying to flash Amon ra at the moment but unrevoked is failing to push the image =/
also.. once its actually done. what options from the recovery console do i need to use?
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use the unrevoked flash tool to flash the amon-ra recovery image, you can partition your sd card from recovery then
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ClockworkMod also has the partitioning capability.. I'm trying to flash Amon ra at the moment but unrevoked is failing to push the image =/
also.. once its actually done. what options from the recovery console do i need to use?
this is how amon ra looks:
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I partitioned sd card from usb (pushed files from windows) recovery, before I flashed Amon Ra, but it should be as usual:
swap 0, ext 2 512 mb, rest fat 32, ext 2 to ext 3

[LINK][GUIDE]Link2SD

Link2SD Tutorial
Developer's Thread
Another Awesome Tutorial
In Simple Words,
Advantages:
You can save space on internal memory.
Disadvantages:
As Samsung phones mount the memory card after boot.. everytime you boot you loose your widgets and sometimes you get mount errors.
UPDATE: In case of mount warnings, update the application and options>recreate mounting scripts. If it still doesn't work try reinstalling link2sd and repeating.
How it works(in simple terms.. not exact)
It links applications on SD card to internal memory(/data)
its like creating a shortcut on desktop rather than saving the application on desktop...
using CWM(Skin's temporary one)
You can also use Mini Tool (tutorial @XDA)
very noob-ish instructions..(if you are too lazy to open the link :| )
Backup your SD card
Copy all its content in a folder(using card reader or USB cable)
Boot into recovery mode by pressing Vol+ + Home + Power
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choose "Apply Update from SD card">Choose the Skin's Recovery.
(Use volume buttons to navigate up and down.. home to select)
choose Advanced>Partition SD card
Choose partition size(not more than 1GB) and Swap(choose 0M)
Partitioning should start, now you have lost all your data on SD card(thats why we took the backup)
Restart(Reboot System Now from CWM)
connect your USB cable and transfer back all the data..
While this is going on you can jump to the next step
Open Link2SD(or Install it if you haven't)
a Menu should show up, choose ext3
(If it doesn't show up or you close it by mistake, options>more>Recreate mount scripts)
Reboot
It might ask you to do a quick reboot(popup will have a button)
How to link apps
APP should be on internal memory
Tap create link
Check all options
P.S. Try it at your own risk.
Nice post!
noobwithgalaxyy said:
Disadvantages:
As Samsung phones mount the memory card after boot.. everytime you boot you loose your widgets and sometimes you get mount errors.
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I really want yo fix this. Anyone?
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it always show mount warning after I start my phone.
I did the other method(Minitool partition Wizard).
I was successful but when i am about to move apps on sdcard, it always save on the 1st partition, not on the 2nd partition, that is why I remove the partition.
SooNoob said:
I did the other method(Minitool partition Wizard).
I was successful but when i am about to move apps on sdcard, it always save on the 1st partition, not on the 2nd partition, that is why I remove the partition.
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read the instructions(anywhere), you were not supposed to move them to SD card..
No, for example: (USING LINK2SD) i will move taptap revenge to my sdcard to free some of my internal memory, it's supposed to be moved on the 2nd partition not on the main storage, but it is moved to main storage, what should i do? :?
SooNoob said:
No, for example: (USING LINK2SD) i will move taptap revenge to my sdcard to free some of my internal memory, it's supposed to be moved on the 2nd partition not on the main storage, but it is moved to main storage, what should i do? :?
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you have to tap create link and not move to SD..
you need the application to be in internal memory before you create link..
when you do that.. app will be moved to the 2nd partition..
this IS written in the first post
qtu said:
Nice post!
I really want yo fix this. Anyone?
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zaries said:
it always show mount warning after I start my phone.
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There is no fix to that. All you have to do everytime you hard reboot is wait for the scanning to complete. Then look up in your status bar and you will see the "Mount Warning" notification.
Open it and click "Quick Reboot". And you're fine.
It's a minor inconvenience for more space. Besides, it's not like you have to hard reboot every now and then, unless your phone is so messed up it always dies or reboots itself.
whats the difference on move2sd?
zaries said:
it always show mount warning after I start my phone.
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I installed with this first and then installed the Creed 2.1..verything is fine... no SD card error
http://galaxyygaming.blogspot.in/2012/01/new-236-update-no-sd-card-error.html
me too i always get mount error after restarting the phone, any solutions?
l2sd latest update now sticks and no more mount warning..
CWM backup and Link2SD ?
Hey guys,
im not sure if Link2SD and CWM will work together.
Will CWM also backup the new partition on my SD ?
Is there anything i have to care if i use CWM and Link2SD ?
or are there any other backup solutions who are recommended if you are using Link2SD ?
Hope someone can help me...
Sadly the current CWM doesn't backup the partition. :/
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Suppose I've alredy moved a few apps to SD without the second partition and then I create a second partition, will the apps that I've moved to the SD's first part move to the second partition or will they be in the first part itself? If they ARE in the first part, how do I move them to the second partition?
sir after moving the dalvik cache to sd-ext i often get sd card unmounted unexpectedly......then phone hangs.......is there any way to fix ittt!!!!!!!
raolemo said:
Suppose I've alredy moved a few apps to SD without the second partition and then I create a second partition, will the apps that I've moved to the SD's first part move to the second partition or will they be in the first part itself? If they ARE in the first part, how do I move them to the second partition?
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You need to move them to the partition yourself. Same procedure as normal. Create link.
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Silvane said:
Sadly the current CWM doesn't backup the partition. :/
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thx for your answer !
Ok, but if ill do a factory wipe, the extenal partition will not be deleted.
Will Link2SD register the apps at the external partition ?
Is there any other solution to fully backup my system ?
Nope. If you wipe the apps will be removed but all its files will still be in the partition.
Currently, no. You can use Titanium Backup.
not any solution that I know about.

Insufficient storage..

Hey peeps.
I've run into a problem recently. I don't have enough storlage space left for installing apps from the market.
I'm using an ICS Rom by sandvold.com. I have partioned 2 gigabytes of my 32 gigs SD card to be used for a2sd and so far only 500 mb is in use. Both my dalvik cache and app data are on the sd card.
During the installation of a2sd in my Rom I chose to use the stock version.
Does anyone know a possible solution to my problem?
Ty in advance!
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Open Terminal Emulator on your phone and type
Code:
su
a2sd install
I have done that already. How would I else be able to have my dalvik cache and app data on my sd card..?
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Screenshot of my titanium backup start screen.
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Start Terminal Emulator and post the output of these commands here:
Code:
su
ls -l /data
I do not get what you want me to say with your last post.
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If you want to know where all your free space has gone, try Diskusage app, and check your data partition...
Probably the cache of some of your apps has grown too much...
I had the same problem before I changed to Data++ hboot, and to COS ICS ROM (with dalvik2sd option)
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I've just realized you can't install apps from the market...
Try clearing caches and/or data from your browsers. Or even games... When you have enough free space for installing, try Diskusage then...
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I managed to clear up a little space by clearing my browser cache to install an app that easily clears my cache. I wanted to link my Titanium backup screenshot and the response to writing the command written above. Finally booted up my pc and here they are:
Titanium Backup information
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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Terminal Emulator
I'm gonna try that disk app in a few hours..
Help is here!
I had the same problem.I have a desire stock 2.2.2 rooted and the space is very limited.This is what i done:
I partition my sd card ext2/ext3 (ext4 doesn't work)
Installed link 2 sd (when you first launch you will be prompted what partition you have ext2/ext3/ext4)
Restart the phone and you are done.
After linking the apps( i mean i linked in first restart 40+) the phone will boot slowly but after that it will be faster.
Hope helps you
I thank you much for the reply, but this is already what I've done and I'm out of space again, with my SD partitioned. I partitioned 2 GB of storage on my SD and it isn't using it all as you see on the titanium backup screenshot. I have no clue on how to fix it..
DaveFX said:
If you want to know where all your free space has gone, try Diskusage app, and check your data partition...
Probably the cache of some of your apps has grown too much...
I had the same problem before I changed to Data++ hboot, and to COS ICS ROM (with dalvik2sd option)
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I checked with the Diskusage app and found that approximately 600 MB was allocated for cache and data. Why isn't all of my 2 GB of sd-ext added to this "list"? Any suggestions would be apreciated.
Your output clearly shows A2SD is not working. Which means, Apps and Dalvik-Cache are not moved to SD-EXT.
So please run
Code:
a2sd install
After successfull reboot (script will you asking to do so after answering the question which data should be moved), please the output of this command again
Code:
ls -l /data
I ran the "a2sd install" command, moved dalvik and moved data by writing "y" to the questions.. After that I performed a reboot.
I then ran the command you wrote: ls -l /data.
I could be worth mentioning that during the installation of my ICS rom I choose to use the stock a2sd. I used to have a GB rom on my Desire some time ago. Back then I was using some other script called Darktremor and that worked. I have the opportunity to try another a2sd script during the installation of my rom. Any suggestions?
Ok this is what i suggest:
Remove the sim and memory card
If you have an card reader (backup your fat 32 partition and format it ;after that format ex2/ext3 partition)
Restore backup on the fat32 partition
Now do the phone a factory reset
Wait till it boots
Restart it
Put back the sd card and sim in the phone
Go to market and install link 2 sd and do the method i write in last post.
If this dosn't work flash data++ hboot from alpharev site
A2SD is still not working. How and with witch program did you partition your SD card?
MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition
Ok now i know what you are talking about:whatever you install it gives you inssuficient memory.I had the same prob after installing some app from market.I just installed it and it worked good then.
I used the recoverymode (Revolutionary) to partition my SD card, but it was an entirely new SD card at the time I installed it in my phone for about 1 month ago. I hadn't formatted it before I started using it.
I'm gonna try your method mansamihai, and get it done today hopefully. Not being able to install/update apps is driving me crazy.
mansamihai said:
MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition.
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Hammerbak said:
I used the recoverymode (Revolutionary) to partition my SD card, but it was an entirely new SD card at the time I installed it in my phone for about 1 month ago. I hadn't formatted it before I started using it.
I'm gonna try your method mansamihai, and get it done today hopefully. Not being able to install/update apps is driving me crazy.
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do not use MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition for creating your ext partition.
while it may work for some, in lots of cases it can cause more problems.
backup your sd card to computer first, then try partitioning from scratch again.
gparted is recommended above anything else, or use 4ext recovery.
I used the partition function in the revolutionary recovery mode to partition my SD. I've made it to the point where I should choose which file system my SD cards partition is in the Link2SD app and I have no clue which one to choose? Any chance for a bit of help here?
I tried the to do it all over again, sadly without any change in results..
It is still not working..
Any suggestions on what to do now?
Thanks in advance!

[Q]EXT4 FS?

So I feel satisfied with Mimicry 1.5. So it is one more step for maximum performance: new file system.
I was searching for tut but there's too many results and I can't find anything, so I will post my dump questions here:
What is ext4? Is whole new FS on internal memory or extra partition on sdcard or both?
Will I need to reinstall rom?
Is ext4 console required or cwm will work too?
Can I restore nandroid backup over ext4?
Can i create ext4 partition on sdcard without reinstalling rom?
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Mimicry supports ext4 and I highly recommend using it. The easiest way to check and see what file system you are using across the different partitions of your phone is with 4ext recovery. I have a guide to switch to 4ext recovery here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33058659
It's like the 4th post or so, you can do it other ways as well but it just makes sense having the better recovery anyway. You are getting a few things jumbled together, 4ext is a recovery. Ext4 is a files system used in linux that is faster than ext3 but has potential issues with the extra journaling. Just do a little googling to find more info.
You can partition your sdcard to include a ext partition, usually used to store apps, it can be better for some and can be slower for others depending on many things such as how many apps you have, speed of sdcard, etc. Also som roms do not support an ext partition on your sdcard natively so that is something to keep in mind.
Do a little reaserch and decide what's best for you. But definetly get the 4ext recovery and I highly suggest changing all partitions on your phone to ext4
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demkantor said:
Mimicry supports ext4 and I highly recommend using it. The easiest way to check and see what file system you are using across the different partitions of your phone is with 4ext recovery. I have a guide to switch to 4ext recovery here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33058659
It's like the 4th post or so, you can do it other ways as well but it just makes sense having the better recovery anyway. You are getting a few things jumbled together, 4ext is a recovery. Ext4 is a files system used in linux that is faster than ext3 but has potential issues with the extra journaling. Just do a little googling to find more info.
You can partition your sdcard to include a ext partition, usually used to store apps, it can be better for some and can be slower for others depending on many things such as how many apps you have, speed of sdcard, etc. Also som roms do not support an ext partition on your sdcard natively so that is something to keep in mind.
Do a little reaserch and decide what's best for you. But definetly get the 4ext recovery and I highly suggest changing all partitions on your phone to ext4
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Okay. But after that how to format new file system both on sdcard and internal memory? Will titanium backup restore data of some backuped apps due to different location of ext4 partition on sdcard and so on. I mean i will give fresh start to my dz on sdcard too. But there's about 15 apps with important data that i need to restore easily after that.
umm, so if you choose to replace clockwork with 4ext recovery there is an option there to format all partitions (except sdcard) also under info, it will tell you current partitions in case you dont know
now there is an option to format sdcard in there as well (i recommend putting all contents of sd on computer first as a backup) choose swap partition size (probably just choose 0 but if you want swap look more into this) choose ext partition size (usually makes sense to have it larger than internal memory so in your case more than 1gb) dont do a second ext partition (dont know of a rom that supports it) remainder fat32
let it run and then transfer contents from pc back to card (this will transfer back onto fat32 partition)
any file need then is still accessible through both computer and phone (except windows cant read ext partitions)
in titanium backup you can choose where to restore apps too, and yes it recognizes apps on ext partitions
Finally I have time and format everything to start fresh&clean install from scratch.
I've taked screenshot of recovery
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So I've noticed that phone keep writes in data, while sd-ext stays untouched. So how can I force install in sd-ext instead of internal memory? I've google it before start installing apps and found that I need to use terminal emulator for typing these cmds:
Su
A2sd install
But second one returns not found, so I decided that may be is automated process, but it isn't as became clear.
What should I do?
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