Possable to make a 1gb EXT4 with out format? - Desire General

Every sense ROM requires a ext4 so i was wondering if i could make a partion of 1gb on my SD card with out reformatting, if this is possible any links or help would be appreciated.
thanks

Try MiniTool Partition Wizard.. [sometimes] allows you to resize your FAT32 partition and put in an ext4 and change both to primary....
Sometimes it lets me resize, sometimes it doesn't. Have yet to figure out why though..

Don't use mini partition wizard. Many users reported it destroyed their sd card. So use GParted, it's worth it to deal with this software.

Not all sense roms need a partition, try cool bravos
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MatDrOiD said:
Don't use mini partition wizard. Many users reported it destroyed their sd card. So use GParted, it's worth it to deal with this software.
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what class sd card do you need i have a 16gb class 2 pretty slow will it work?

Should be ok. Try it. You'll soon find out
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Recently I partitioned my sd card with gparted and vmware. Didn't had to format card. Gparted managed everything. Very powerfull and easy tool.
Just follow @rootSU guide.
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kuljit55 said:
Every sense ROM requires a ext4 so i was wondering if i could make a partion of 1gb on my SD card with out reformatting, if this is possible any links or help would be appreciated.
thanks
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You can convert ext3 partition to ext4 by 4EXTRecovery, You don't lose any data from the partition sdcard.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154221
Or you can use the file from coolex that your partition convert ext3 to ext4, just flash the same like rom from recovery.
"EXT4 Partition For A2SD, No Swap New Scripe
Align Your EXT4 Partition With...
THIS
Also Alignment_Cool.zip Convert Your Ext3 Partition To Ext4"

kuljit55 said:
what class sd card do you need i have a 16gb class 2 pretty slow will it work?
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Yeah that's a bit slow but you could give it a try. I started with a class 2 card, too. Then I switched to class 6 because of the speed.
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If you already have ext partition use recovery to convert it to ext4 as advised by Gramzz. if not its better to make backup and recreate FAT32 and ext4 partition you can also do this using recovery or use Gparted on computer.

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SD Card Partition sizes with Apps2SD

Hi everyone,
i was just wondering about what partition sizes I should set for my memory card using Apps2SD as I am a little unsure. I am currently using a 8 GB SD Card.
I was thinking to set it up with a 32mb swap, 512m-1gb ext2, and the remainder as fat32? Is that suffice? the ext2 size I assume is the space I would dedicate for the installation of apps.
Then after that, should we convert ext2 to ext3?
Please advise
Thank you.
Mastoid said:
I was thinking to set it up with a 32mb swap, 512m-1gb ext2, and the remainder as fat32?
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I wouldn't use swap at any time. Your phone has 578 MB of Ram - I don't know how much is left for the running system after the substraction for radio, 3d,.... but it still should be around 400MB. Using swap would just slow down your phone.
A 256 MB ext partition for programs is enough.
Greets
Kind of depends, I will for sure get a bigger partition then 256MB, some games are 20/30MB in size. Will be nice to not worry about those anymore!
I just installed apps2sd then started installing was I meant to do different? lol
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Hello guys,
I'm a newbie with Android.
I've not understood: with A2SD I can "migrate" all apps to sdcard or there is a way to choose what to have on the device and what to have on sdcard?
Thanks,
ghale
I have this question too. are all the apps going to the sdcard or you choose where to go ???? or when the phone memory fills the sdcard is used ???
and another question I have is if the sdcard apps are copy paste backup able
allla said:
I wouldn't use swap at any time. Your phone has 578 MB of Ram - I don't know how much is left for the running system after the substraction for radio, 3d,.... but it still should be around 400MB. Using swap would just slow down your phone.
A 256 MB ext partition for programs is enough.
Greets
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I have read that if set to 0, no swap partition will be created. The default is 32MB.
Im not using a swap.
I just created my ext2 using gparted on Linux. I resized the original fat32 and then used the free space to create ext2. No data was lost on original partition after resize
Nekromantik said:
Im not using a swap.
I just created my ext2 using gparted on Linux. I resized the original fat32 and then used the free space to create ext2. No data was lost on original partition after resize
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Hi there,
im not a big user of apps and won't end up installing many to the sd card. Would you suggest I set up the partitions as follows:
0mb swap, 512m-1gb ext2, and the remainder as fat32?
I have also read that if you convert EXT filesystem from EXT2 to EXT3 after partitioning, it results in better stability/performance, and by converting the EXT filesystem from EXT3 to EXT4 results in best stability/performance.
Can anyone clarify this please?
Thanks again in advance.
EDIT
Found it !
This is where i'm getting confused... this article, for example, states to allocate 32 MB to the linux-swap partition, 512 MB ext2 partition, and remaining free space as a fat32 partition (for an 8GB SD Card).
It also states this is the most common setup...
I used 980mb for my a2sd not swap and everything seems to be working just fine
FeaRThiS said:
I used 980mb for my a2sd not swap and everything seems to be working just fine
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Im just thinking... the Android OS is designed to do this for you, when it runs low on free memory it starts closing apps based on a ranking system for deciding which is 'least important' to avoid actually running out. If you later switch back to an app that the OS has removed from memory it will be reloaded from internal storage which won't be as quick as if the app was still in memory, but on the other hand it won't be any slower than if it was being loaded into RAM from the swap partition on the SD card.
Actually, I can't see swap helping... Either the Android OS will avoid running out of physical memory as it's supposed to and never actually use the swap partition, or worse it does actually use it as if it was extra physical memory (unlikely, I think) which will interfere with the sophisticated memory management scheme that's already there. Is this the reason why Android phones don't ship configured for swap? maybe because the OS is already doing something better that makes swap unnecessary?
guys I just flashed apps2sd and installed is that wrong? what else do I need to do
I'm confused lol
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Guitarfreak26 said:
guys I just flashed apps2sd and installed is that wrong? what else do I need to do
I'm confused lol
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As long as you followed the correct procedure (accessing recovery, installing the Apps2SD.zip file via recovery and set the partitions), then you are set.
I've set no partions mate all ive done is flashed it in recovery that's it
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Guitarfreak26 said:
I've set no partions mate all ive done is flashed it in recovery that's it
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Well, what would be the point of installing Apps2SD then if you did not allocated extra space to the ext2 partition
Backup everything on the SD Card before attempting:
http://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/307398/apps2sd-miniguide/
I didn't know just flashed it, sorry to be a pain but what's the process now? hard reset? will I have to reinstall apps2sd? first time I've ever used it
Edit, Ill follow your guide when I'm home. is it ok to use my goldcard SD?
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oh and is there anyway to transfer current apps to the partion?
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Guitarfreak26 said:
I didn't know just flashed it, sorry to be a pain but what's the process now? hard reset? will I have to reinstall apps2sd? first time I've ever used it
Edit, Ill follow your guide when I'm home. is it ok to use my goldcard SD?
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You will not need to hard reset, just access recovery again via Linux and select the option to Partition the SD in recovery mode, enter the partition sizes you want, then you may want to select the option: convert ext3 to ext4 for improve stability/performance. Yes, use the Gold Card SD.

Formatting of the memory card.

Hi sorry if this has been answered but couldnt find it.
i recently purchased a a bigger size micro sd card for my htc desire. The phone will not turn on with the card in, nor can i format it in the recovery memory. Can someone tell me what i need to format it as on computer. GPT MBR, FAT 32. etc etc. Thank you
I used Gparted in Linux to set up the standard layout:
- 32MB SWAP
- 512MB EXT2
- Rest FAT32
You can download a livecd of Gparted, or use "Partition SD Card" within ROM Manager.
You can download GParted for Windows aswell. Google it.
Or you can flash amon ra recovery and use that to partition within the recovery.
Also rom manager allows you to partition the card as well. I personally use 0mb for swap and 768mb for ext3. Do note rom manager only allows you to use an ext partition no bigger then 512mb. I assume it only formats it in ext2. My opinion is amon ra recovery is the way to go. Use version r5 as the latest is quite buggy according to other users. Or you can use gparted as mentioned earlier.
Misunderstood your post, use gparted. I didnt read that you cant turn on the phone with the card in it.
swap is not needed
Have you got / can you borrow a card reader for your PC, you can partition it from there
(Whys this under android dev?)
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schiznik said:
Have you got / can you borrow a card reader for your PC, you can partition it from there
(Whys this under android dev?)
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Report the thread.
It's already been done.
Can't hurt, though.
I'm also having a little problem with the partitions...
I have a 32gb card, but when i remove it from the card reader after making the partitions (or after disconnecting the phone from the computer) the only partition remaining is the FAT32...ext and swap become unloccated space :s
how can i fix this?
feelmyanger said:
I'm also having a little problem with the partitions...
I have a 32gb card, but when i remove it from the card reader after making the partitions (or after disconnecting the phone from the computer) the only partition remaining is the FAT32...ext and swap become unloccated space :s
how can i fix this?
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You do realize that you can't use the SWAP and EXT partitions as drive-space, right?
feelmyanger said:
I'm also having a little problem with the partitions...
I have a 32gb card, but when i remove it from the card reader after making the partitions (or after disconnecting the phone from the computer) the only partition remaining is the FAT32...ext and swap become unloccated space :s
how can i fix this?
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they are not accessable within windows
i know, i used gparted. but when i remove the sd card/disconnect the phone from usb mode the partitions are gone :|
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You do realize that you can't use the SWAP and EXT partitions as drive-space, right?
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yes, but i'm not talking about the space...the entire partition itself dissapears. for example, if i'm going to flash a rom that need an ext partition it won't flash...the ext partition is gone
one question,
should the ext partition be in the front or at the back of the FAT32 partition?
or it doesn't matter?

SD card partition setup for A2SD+

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.

aurora rom flash

hi i have a desire with the cm7v2 hboot .
i am trying to flash the aurorav3 rom on to it ((http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268279)
but i cant get passed the splash screen
i did a full wipe before flashing the rom
what is wrong with it ?
Do you have the correct ext partition?
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yea ext4 1gb
How did you do it?
I had huge troubles with that when I was using external programs like Easeus and Mini Partition Wizard.
Use CMD - it's pretty simple and really quick.
booted off a linux live cd and used the partition manager in ubuntu
Partition your sd card in CWM (if you use CWM) and it will work, i come from MIUI rom and i had 1 gb ext4 and i repartitioned with CWM to 512mb (big mistake, put 1gb ext4 )
It's highly recommend to always use either gparted or your recovery to partition your SD card. Other programs don't work well and can mess your SD card.
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It's highly recommend to always use either gparted or your recovery to partition your SD card. Other programs don't work well and can mess your SD card.
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Use GParted.

Partition questions and sd specs.

Please direct me to an idiots guide to SD partitioning...
I have been flashing my desire since the summer. And well i forgot how i initially setup my SD card.
I wanted to treat my self to a new CLASS 10 SD card. But when it came to partitioning the card i got lost.
Is it as simple as using clockworkmod to set partition size to 1-2Gigs? and swap to 0?
With reference to Ext2,ext3 and ext4 are these all multiple partitions? None of these where options within clockwork or rom manager
Anyway i did my partitions using clockwork and installed a new rom i had never used before runnymede. I found performance extremely sluggish and slow. Of course i did 3 new things at once. new card,new partition and new rom... could be one or all these causing me headaches..
Sorry to ramble on. Bottom line:
- Could i be kindly directed to a SD partitioning guide?
- Is the Desire compatible with 2,4, and 10?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
[Video Tutorial] Noob Proof Everything Desire Guide UPDATED [04/04/11][Video Tut]
hope it helps.
The class 10 SD card should be OK with your desire.
The people in the know mostly recommend not using ROM Manager to partition SD cards. I would suggest try using GParted.
In terms of ext2, 3, 4 - I would recommend ext 3 for your SD card partition - it is safer than ext 2 partitions.
I would suggest an ext 3 partition size of 1024mb or even 2048mb (that should cover you for most present roms and most future roms).
I am not as knowledgeable as some of the other guys here but I will give you an useful link:
http://www.techcredo.com/android/tu...-for-a2sd-with-gparted-on-a-windows-pc-ext234
I usually create a bootable GParted USB drive and use to partition my SD cards.
I hope that helps,
KKH
I have been trying to create an ext4 partition using GParted. I did all necessary steps - will quickly run thru, just so you know:
1. Burnt ISO and accessed thru boot menu (running XP/SP3, btw)
2. Deleted existing allocation.
3. Created new primary partition as FAT32
4. Allocated "free space following" as 1024
5. Specified the unallocated memory (1024) as ext4.
There was no error in the operation.
However... When I tried to load stuff to the SD card, Windows prompted me to format the card before using. It made no sense but I couldn't do anything. And by formatting it, I lost everything that GPL had done in the first place.
I went over the process again, to no avail.
Does anyone know where I've possibly gone wrong? Please help.
Which recovery are you using?
I had the same issue, vista kept asking me to format SD card before use.
I fixed this by making my first partition in GParted the fat32 and the second partition ext3.
I think windows accesses the first partition by default and is happy with fat32.
If your ext4 was the first partition, windows would ask to format that ext4 in to fat32 before use.
I hope that helps.
thanks i should be good to go now..
TKG26 said:
thanks i should be good to go now..
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If you install 4EXT Recovery, you won't ever need a bootable disk to partition your SD card. You'll be able to do it straight from recovery I suggest you to give it a try!
My recovery is 4ext and I used this recovery to make partitions of my class10 sd card.
I also use this recovery to align my partitions.
You can also use the freeware "minitool partition wizard" under win xp instead of gparted.
Good luck.
harm007 said:
You can also use the freeware "minitool partition wizard" under win xp instead of gparted.
Good luck.
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If the OP uses this tool, he needs more than good luck. It's like rootSU says in his sig: "Don't be lazy and make GParted your first choice...". So please do not trust in windows software which wants to handle linux partitions.
Use rom manager. Simple as that
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4ext recovery and have not gone back. Does all the dirty work for me.
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