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A2SD+ help plz (Mac)

Hi,
I'm about to update with a new custom ROM since the one I have didn't have A2SD+ and there's just not enough space (came with MoDaCo custom ROM without additions when I got it). But I can't find any guides on how to format my SD correctly with my MacBook, do you guys know any? And do I need to download Android SDK?
Also, how big is the difference between A2SD and A2SD+? I only have the 4GB SD that came in the box.
Thanks.

Can I use ROM Manager to partition my SD card?
EDIT: Sorry mods, should've posted this in General, I guess. Please move.

You can partition in recovery. I have a Mac too and that's the only way I did it.
The main difference between A2SD and the + variety is that Dalvik cache is also moved to the SD card when using A2SD+.

Thanks! But everything on my SD card will be erased, right? Will I still be able to update the ROM after? Or should I update first?
Sorry, first time doing this.

Backup all the contents of your card to your Mac first. Flash the ROM, then before booting up for the first time, partition your SD card. Boot up your phone and copy back the contents of your card to the FAT 32 partition. I used to set up my card like this: swap-0mb, ext2-512mb, fat32-remainder. Then convert ext2 to ext3.
Also remember to do a full wipe before flashing the ROM.
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Okay, I will try that! Thanks!

[Q] Big Problem/ lost system

hey guys i want to make with a freind a new rom on his desire and he has root the desire and then we go to recovery, wipe all data and try to install the new rom but then the error comes:
can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(file exists)
can't mound sdext:
E: Failure at line 6:
copy_dir Package:sdext Sdext:
Installaion aborted.
we forget to make a backup from the hole system and now he can't do anything with his phone because there is no data an it! **** please help!
i've seen the backup img. from the backup we make after that ****,
now we hope that someone can give us his backup data:
.android_secure.img
boot.img
cache.img
data.img
nandroid.md5
recovery.img
system.img
we need that to restore his system.
or are there any other methodes to run his system, we don't know why the sdext not worked....
we need help very fast, please help!!!!
thanks a lot

I have these backed up on my SD card & PC too. But I'm afraid it has some private stuff also backed up.
I reccomend you installing a stock rom again and root it (installing a stock rom unroots your phone).
Like in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918939 Be sure you use the latest ROM and read the full thread!
Also why don't you try another rom, see if it works? ANd make sure you wipe all data (factory/cache dalvik)

how we should install that when we can go only into recovery mod, we can go to sd card but the link you give to us, there is only a rom with is a exe.
can you give us a deteiled introduction? we aren't so good in these things :S pleaase help.
edit2: we can't start the phone so we can't chose htc sync...

http://theunlockr.com/2010/06/07/how-to-unroot-the-htc-desire/
The tutorial and ROM you should use:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bbb7m2b4t5jejhm
If you can't start the phone, then search the forum here for solution...

the problem is, we dont have android on the phone now, no datas nothing, we can pnly good to recovery mod...
we need to install a backup or something from recovery that we have a system on our phone....
so we should need help! ((((((((
edit:
an idea nagypapi :
maybe you can backup you data now, then wipe all your data and flash a completly new rom, then you can make a backup from the completly new rom and than you can give us the backup files bacause these data are without you personal information, thats the one chance ,,,please.....

Download leedroid noA2sd, boot in to recovery, mount the sd, copy the rom to the sd, unmount and flash the rom. You can use a other rom than leedroid if you want but for now just use it.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

A possible solution here in post no.7:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/6433-solved-messed-up-partitions-on-internal-storage/
Also I can do the thing you suggested to create the files , but since now I am not at home upload would take forever...
Also try first installing the NOA2SD LeeDroid rom.
+ What Rom You want to install? Does it need an ext 2/3/4 partition, maybe that's the cause, also make sure your SD is formatted to FAT32.

Yes I think its the fat, I try it home later.
The main problem was that we can't mount the SD could. Not mounted in the recovery ... I say it already at the top...
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

Yeah, you must make an ext partition on the FAT32 SD card, and it should work.

Can I make that with ubuntu?
Ok then I have two partitions on the sdcart (4gb).
On which partition should I have all my folders?
On which partition should I have my zip data (rom) ?
;D you make me hope
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Your error is related to a missing ext partition, since the phone doesn't boot i assume you tried to install a sense HD rom. What it said a the top is mounting the ext partition failed, I'm talking about mounting the normal fat partition as mass storing to copy the rom onto the sd card. If that also does not work, take out the sd card put it in a card reader and copy the rom on to it, the put sd back and flash leedroid. This will give you a booting device.
If you want to make and use a ext partition make sure you first have the fat and then the ext3, all files should be on the fat partition and there is no need to do anything else to the ext partition.

DHDLover said:
Can I make that with ubuntu?
Ok then I have two partitions on the sdcart (4gb).
On which partition should I have all my folders?
On which partition should I have my zip data (rom) ?
;D you make me hope
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I suggest using GParted for that or anything that works in Ubuntu.
If you have another Android device (i bet you have ) you can dowload ROM manager form the Market and use that to create partitions / format card (it is easier).
"Partitioning your SD Card ready for A2SD+
* Backup all data on you SD card (this will be wiped)
* The card should be formatted with your standard FAT32 partition 1st followed by an EXT2/3/4 partition
* Linux users use GParted or a similar software.
* For everyone else I would recommend using Rom Manager
* Once you have downloaded ROM manager from the market, open the app and click partition SD Card, Select your EXT size (512MB or 1024MB recommended) and set 0mb for swap
* Restore your data to your SD and the job is done."
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GUYS
big thank you to you XD
it works now

DHDLover said:
GUYS
big thank you to you XD
it works now
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Our pleasure to make it work

Help! New 16GB SD Card And Won't Restore

I Have Just Gotten A 16GB SD Card And I Can't Seem To Use Nand Restore it says err 'run nandroid-mobile.sh restore through adb!
Ive tried it at 100% battery power and still doesn't work i flash a rom but it get stuck on first boot picture its and empty memory card with nothing on it and i want to restore my insertcoin cm7 1.0.8 backup from my old memory card, i even made the partitions and converted ext2 to ext 3 then to ext but when i check the partion on adb it does not show any ext2 partition only fat32 and linux-swap(if i make one)
Pleasee Help!

DJ-Desire said:
I Have Just Gotten A 16GB SD Card And I Can't Seem To Use Nand Restore it says err 'run nandroid-mobile.sh restore through adb!
Ive tried it at 100% battery power and still doesn't work i flash a rom but it get stuck on first boot picture its and empty memory card with nothing on it and i want to restore my insertcoin cm7 1.0.8 backup from my old memory card, i even made the partitions and converted ext2 to ext 3 then to ext but when i check the partion on adb it does not show any ext2 partition only fat32 and linux-swap(if i make one)
Pleasee Help!
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Repartition SD. Make sure that both partitions are primary and the FAT partition is first.

paul.c said:
Repartition SD. Make sure that both partitions are primary and the FAT partition is first.
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Just Tried that with no luck

What filetype is your ext partition ? Ext2, 3 or 4 ?

paul.c said:
What filetype is your ext partition ? Ext2, 3 or 4 ?
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Ext2 when I make partition and I convert it to ext3 then ext4 through recoverybut it doesn't show the ext partitionon adb

DJ-Desire said:
Ext2 when I make partition and I convert it to ext3 then ext4 through recoverybut it doesn't show the ext partitionon adb
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What recovery do you have ? CWM or Ra ? CWM has been reported with issues on ext4. Try ext 3.

paul.c said:
What recovery do you have ? CWM or Ra ? CWM has been reported with issues on ext4. Try ext 3.
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I have amon ra I have cm7 alpharev hboot also

DJ-Desire said:
I have amon ra I have cm7 alpharev hboot also
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You made the backup with Ra, right ?

paul.c said:
You made the backup with Ra, right ?
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Yes I did. Is that the problem?

DJ-Desire said:
Yes I did. Is that the problem?
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No. You should always restore with the same recovery you backed-up.

paul.c said:
No. You should always restore with the same recovery you backed-up.
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then what is the problem? i restored through adb and it just wont boot ip

DJ-Desire said:
then what is the problem? i restored through adb and it just wont boot ip
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I guess if everything else fails you could try that.

paul.c said:
I guess if everything else fails you could try that.
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But it still fails and on adb it wont let me make an ext2 partition

Im returning this sd card and getting a class 6 or 10 one

Hi Guys,
I too just bought a new 16gb Class 4 SD card today and want to upgrade.
I currently have a 4gb with 512mb EXT3 partition, Clockwork recovery, Insertcoin 1.0.8, S-ON - all working great (except 512mb is full).
Based on your experiences if I have no SD card reader should I do the following:
- Full Nandroid Backup on phone
- SD Fat32 backup to PC
- Switch off phone and insert new 16gb card
- Boot into HBOOT and wait for USB mode
- Boot my Linux USB drive into Gparted
- Create FAT32 and EXT3 parition (should 1.5gb be enough for EXT3?)
- Boot into recovery
- In advanced restore just restore the sd-ext portion in Nandroid to the new SD (is it issue EXT partition went from 512 to 1.5gb?)
- Boot phone?
- If issues swap back in original SD card and wipe sweat from brow
Many thanks for your help on this I am quite nervous about messing it up. I know there are many threads none none are clear on best method and many require card reader.
Thanks
Bridgstfer

Buy a card reader for future use...
all you need to do is -
Nandroid backup
Format your new sd card to what ever you like... Fat 32 1gb ext for example
Transfer all from old card to new card
Insert new Sd
advanced restore ext only
Done

Thanks.
Oh i think I forgot a step - obviously to do the restore with the new card I will need to boot windows again and copy the backup file to the FAT32 partition again (with phone still in HBOOT USB mode).
If I do the transfer your way how can I copy everything from old card to new card in windows or Ubuntu without card reader? Cant seem to mount the EXT in Ubuntu when plugged in through the phone.

While using old card transfer files to PC
Swap cards
Transfer files from PC to new sd
'Cant seem to mount the EXT in Ubuntu when plugged in through the phone' - Buy a card reader there better to use and very cheap

Worked - now upgraded to fresh 16gb SD using method from other thread! Now running 1gb EXT partition will all my apps installed + flash + other ones i couldnt install before and still have 90mb left on internal

bridgstfer said:
Worked - now upgraded to fresh 16gb SD using method from other thread! Now running 1gb EXT partition will all my apps installed + flash + other ones i couldnt install before and still have 90mb left on internal
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Enjoy !!!!

Stuck on Why So Serious ?

I tried twice to flash the new roms with all this partitions ... and twice got into trouble (tuck on logo , soft brick - like that).
How do i install it right ?
this is what i did:
1. S-OFF
2. Flash Bravo Stock HBOOT img
3. Create partitions
4. Full wipe
5. Flashed the LeeDroid 3.3.1 HD
And got stuck on the joker screen.
Twice !!!
Why is that?

Why did you flash stock hboot after you S-OFF? You was stock prior to S-OFF process lol.
Try to flash CM7 hboot and then flash leedroid data++ version.
If you will still get stuck on booting means you did something wrong with SD partitioning.
Sent with smoke signals.

Once again...
Always check md5 no matter what you flash. Just do it
...aes eht rednu
peed morf tneS

OK, so the SD partitions are Fat32 X (all the rest) GB and EXT3 1024MB ?
then i flash the CM7 hboot, after i flashed it, i need to restore the nandroid backup ?
then wipe everything and install ..?

Correct except restoring nandroid backup. Just flash from 0 after full wipe.
Sent with smoke signals.

OK it worked .
But i want to use other SD card, how to i switch between them ?
Do i need to install the ROM again from 0 ?

ofek said:
OK it worked .
But i want to use other SD card, how to i switch between them ?
Do i need to install the ROM again from 0 ?
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If you want to move it to another SD Card:
1. Make a Nandroid backup in recovery
2. Move Nandroid from SD to PC
3. Insert new card, copy the backup from PC to new SD
4. Go into recovery and restore the backup
Just remember to repartition new sd card, if you forget to create ext partition you end up with bootloop.

If you are not scared to work with linux:
1.) Connect your phone to your computer and unmout sd card
2.) Put new sd card in your computer
3.) Create the partitions on the new card, you have on the old. For example you have one fat and one ext. Create fat at first, then ext (both primary)
4.) Copy the content of the corresponding partitions from the old to the new sd card.
5.) Insert new card in your desire and you are done.
Swyped from Oxygen with Transparent XDA App

Thank you, everything works now.
The windows steps worked for me.

[Q] Sd card problems

Hi guys, sorry for the newbie question but here I go. Just now I decided to flash a new ROM so I do what I normally did before I flash a new ROM (backup my sd card contents and do a nandroid backup). After I done those, I reformat my sd card using my laptop and place the ROM I wanted into the sd card. After I flash the ROM I get stuck in the HTC screen and my backup doesn't work but luckily I manage to revive my Desire. After that I notice that my previous partition that I made using gparted is gone and that's why the ROM didn't work at first. So, am I still able to recover my lost partition from my sd card or they are gone for good?

If you have a working nandroid backup, you can try to recreate your partitions first and restore then.

Windows laptop? The reformat using will have wiped your Ext partition. As said recreate fat32 and Ext using Gparted and restore nandroid (assuming under AmonRa or 4Ext recoveries you included sd-ext) or flash new Rom.
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yurimizu said:
Hi guys, sorry for the newbie question but here I go. Just now I decided to flash a new ROM so I do what I normally did before I flash a new ROM (backup my sd card contents and do a nandroid backup). After I done those, I reformat my sd card using my laptop and place the ROM I wanted into the sd card. After I flash the ROM I get stuck in the HTC screen and my backup doesn't work but luckily I manage to revive my Desire. After that I notice that my previous partition that I made using gparted is gone and that's why the ROM didn't work at first. So, am I still able to recover my lost partition from my sd card or they are gone for good?
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Looks like u didn't perform a full wipe... Via recovery...
Nd by full wipe I mean cleaning cache, dalvik cache, sd-ext, etc...
No need to format the sd card before flashing a new Rom....

help
hi having problems partion my sd card so that i can use runnymeade rom i have tried to partion it as 1.2 gb .3gb and .1gb but it does not fully boot the rom i dont know what i am doing wrong please help am a complete noob with the desire
thanks in advance

akhillad said:
Looks like u didn't perform a full wipe... Via recovery...
Nd by full wipe I mean cleaning cache, dalvik cache, sd-ext, etc...
No need to format the sd card before flashing a new Rom....
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I did the full wipe via recovery but I reformatted my sd card using my laptop and I think that's the problem since the process wipe out everything including the partitions I made before. And thanks for the answer, greatly appreciate
beachcomber said:
Windows laptop? The reformat using will have wiped your Ext partition. As said recreate fat32 and Ext using Gparted and restore nandroid (assuming under AmonRa or 4Ext recoveries you included sd-ext) or flash new Rom.
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Yes, a windows laptop and unfortunately it has wiped my previous partition. I did manage to partition it again but I found out that my sd card size is reduced. So does the reformat process wipe out my old partition for good or I still can somehow recover back my lost partition?

robbani123 said:
hi having problems partion my sd card so that i can use runnymeade rom i have tried to partion it as 1.2 gb .3gb and .1gb but it does not fully boot the rom i dont know what i am doing wrong please help am a complete noob with the desire
thanks in advance
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Although I'm not an expert in partitioning but I can provide some info about this. Firstly, how you partition your sd card (gparted, rom manager or other methods)? And which partition you made (EXT3/4)?

yurimizu said:
Yes, a windows laptop and unfortunately it has wiped my previous partition. I did manage to partition it again but I found out that my sd card size is reduced. So does the reformat process wipe out my old partition for good or I still can somehow recover back my lost partition?
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The ext partition itself is gone, but if you re-partition using Gparted, copy your sd card backup from laptop onto sd card, then providing your nandroid included sd ext backup a restore should get you back to where you were.

yurimizu said:
Although I'm not an expert in partitioning but I can provide some info about this. Firstly, how you partition your sd card (gparted, rom manager or other methods)? And which partition you made (EXT3/4)?
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hi i used 4ext to make the partion and i made all partion ext4 i think dont really know what i am doing please help