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[Q] SDCard Mounting problem

I have the following problem:
-some days ago I root at the phone and followed a tutorial and I wanted to put GingerVillian 1.4 rom.
-I encountered during flashing sdcard problem in the sense that it did not want to partition, after countless attempts on win then on linux failed. It ends almost immediately with full option and run ext2 to ext3 getting error 'ext3 fs' via adb!
Finally (I did not explain why) PartitionSD worked in recovery mode. I realized that I have to go for it took a few seconds (before it ends almost instantly (I say only one point for the work phase)) Then I upgrade ext2 to ext 3.
I installed the custom ROM.
Everything was ok / functional. I moved and dalvin-cache to sd: a2db cachesd.
My problem is yet to come, do not know why I got the impression (or so I understand) that the nand backup will contain information that I needed on the phone (numbers phone, msgs, etc.) and I could choose what I want to restore only. So I reboot in recovery mode and I did the restore.
Unfortunately this has restored my htc phone-sense and goes into a reboot loop as long the card is inserted. I removed the card and I could enter the system.
Unfortunately does not recognize any card (I tested with the default sdcard that came with, it boot even though he just does not mount)
I also entered the recovery mode: and tried to format (same error as at beginnin no chance error "run via adb") and I tried to mount from the recovery options:
Error Can not mount / dev/block/mmcblk0p1
I note that the root has been preserved a2db I no longer recognized in the terminal emulator (somewhere logical since now is htc sense again)
Can anyone help me?

OK. I suggest you should start from scratch. Just take your sd card out your phone.
First fix your sd card:
-Boot a Gparted live cd.
-Format your SD card to one big fat32 partition.
Then do this:
-Download a rom without A2SD or anything like that. For example: Oxygen 2.0.1 (in fact it has kind of A2SD support, but if you don't have an EXT partition it doesn't matter. nothing can go wrong on that)
-Put that rom on your SD card and boot in recovery. (Vol down + power button, you'll enter fastboot. wait 10 seconds. select in the fastboot menu: 'recovery'.)
-full wipe. Everything. data, factory reset, dalvik cache. everything,
-install rom.
Post your results.

Starburst installation internal memory only 54MB?

Ihave installed starburst on my HTC Desire with the following information:
1. 16GB Class 2
2. Primary FAT32 12.5GB, Primary EXT4 1.95GB
3. Gparted
4. clockwork-2.5.0.7
5. S-ON
6. I’ve done exactly like it’s described on the starburst minisite, did not receive any errors, I started doing the partition using the Gparted live by rebooting with the MicroSD connected by USB as described first deleted the partition and got unallocated space, then first made the FAT32 partition which is primary and 12.5GB then with the left space I made the EXT4 partition which is also primary and it’s 1.95GB then applied. After this I put the StarBurst_Classic_1.4.0.1 zip file into the FAT32 partition and started the phone on recovery and installed the ROM from SD, BUT I didn’t do wipe before installing, after installation was done successfully I rebooted and the phone booted and stayed on the HTC screen and I thought it hanged but it looks like I didn’t wait enough so I took out the battery and booted again to recovery then made wipe and reinstalled the StarBurst_Classic_1.4.0.1 zip from the SD. And was installed successfully then rebooted and everything was good, I skipped all the Google account and stuff then waited for few mins then I rebooted just like it was described to install the Data2SD, it was written that a green LED will flash for around a minute and indicates creation of the new Data2SD ext4 partition and initialization procedure. Then, a blue LED will flash signifying successfully starting the Data2SD program, But I didn’t see the blue LED, I checked my SD settings after that and the internal memory was 54.52MB!! And I don’t know what to do now so please help.
7. NO
8. I did not use any ROM before.
9. ROM version StarBurst Classic 1.4.0.1, did not use any Data2SD installer or reinstalled.
10. NO
11. NO
12. NO
13. NO
14. None
15. None
16. None
17. None
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

Same here...
Hi there, I also have the same issue, cannot get the Data2SD to Work, can anyone help?:
1.16GB class 10
2.13,15GB Fat32 Primary and 2GB ext4 Primary
3. Gparted
4. Clockworkmod 2.5.0.7
5. S-ON
6. 1) Created a usb boot Gparted disk; 2) Partitioned the microsd card using a card reader, deleting all current partitions and adding 1st the Fat32 Primary and 2nd the ext4 Primary; 3) Formatted de Fat32 Partition in Windows; 4) Copied installation files (Rom and data2sd installer and reinstaller) to the microsd card; 5) Introduced card into Phone; 6) Booted into recovery, did full wipe and turned off signature verification; 7) Installed the rom zip (classic version) by choosing the file from sdcard; 8) Booted and only introduced basic first use configuration (Language, date and time); 9) Booted into recovery and installed Data2Sdinstaller.zip; 10) Booted again, did all the configuration and the available sdcard space was 54mb and not 2GB
7. Yes
8. I did
9. 1) Starburst_Classic_1.4.1.1.zip; 2) Data2SDInstaller_X14E_GB.zip;
10.Not using
11.Did not
12.Did not
13. Did you get any of the following messages in recovery?
- sd-ext could not be formatted, file already exists? No
- Failure mounting ‘sd-ext’ Yes, then flashed the Data2SDReInstaller and it mounted but space was still 54mb
14. End of installation, everything is fine except that Data2SD is not working so i just have the rom without the main feature.
15. Sorry could not get around this step. I connected the device to a windows 7 pc, rebooted from recovery and executed adb logcat log.txt command line, after that it just showed me a lot of lines of text that are problably the boot log you need. When it ends i try to execute log.txt but the file is just not there (?)
Thank you

Custom ROM installation - a newbie experience

Hi,
I'm a newbie to rooting and custom rom installation(Apologies for a long post).
Hope my exprience of first custom rom installation will bring confidence to other users who struggle / afraid installing custom rom.
1. Installed unrevoked3 v3.32 (latest version along with its drivers), based on the instructions from the site. This removed stock recovery & installed clockworkmod 2.5.0.7
--Successful (partially). su worked fine but nand security still on (s-on)
2. Downloaded alpharev1.8 on to a usb stick and updated recovery with alpharev-clockworkmod recovery. This process removed nand security and i got s-off
--Successful
3. Downloaded Android Flasher & Amon_Ra recovery and installed (This enabled me to create partition on SD of size >512MB)
--Successful
4. Downloaded InsertCoin_GB_Sense2.1_A2SD+_1.0.8 along with Radio 32.56.00.32U_5.17.05.08 and alignment ext files.
Now starts the fun part, I made a not of all app i had so i was prepare to lose all data !!!!
Attempt1:
0. Did a NAND backup (!!! Important !!!)
1. Partition SD (Swap: 0 ext2: 1gb fat32: remaining)
2. convert ext2 to ext3
3. convert ext3 to ext4
4. Flashed ROM (Insertcoin)
5. Flashed alignment ext
Did a reboot....
Phone hang on Logo screen
--Failure
6. Restore my previous rom via NAND restore
7. Phone back to my old setup
Attempt2:
0. Did a NAND backup (!!! Important !!!)
1. Partition SD (Swap: 0 ext2: 1gb fat32: remaining)
2. convert ext2 to ext3
3. convert ext3 to ext4
5. Flashed alignment ext
4. Flashed ROM (Insertcoin)
6. Flashed Radio
Did a reboot....
Phone hang on Logo screen
--Failure
6. Restore my previous rom via NAND restore
7. Phone back to my old setup
Attempt3:
0. Did a NAND backup (!!! Important !!!)
1. Partition SD (Swap: 0 ext2: 1gb fat32: remaining)
2. convert ext2 to ext3
3. Flashed ROM (Insertcoin)
Did a reboot....
Hurrah!!!! phone successfully installed with insertcoin rom
Had couple of issues (like facebook force close etc) but i'm confident now to explore other ROMs and find the one that suits me
It took me 2 days to understand and attempt things, but the final step took me only 30 odd mins to finally install a ROM
Its that easy....
Keep exploring and a BIG thanks to XDA & its developers for developing these custom ROM
Regs,
Ara

I have never used Android Flasher, and i would suggest everyone do the same. I flashed most ROM's and i've never had any issues, just do everything from recovery. ;-)
Also if you're partitioning the SD card, i would suggest to use gParted instead of recovery. (if you dont have linux use gParted live cd, bootable from CD, usb etc.)

dont use alignment.zip, they can mess up your ext...
restore your nandroid, go into settings>storage>format SD (this will restore whole SD as FAT32)
burn gParted Live CD, and using it format your SD after enabling USB-MS in recovery. FAT32 + 1GB EXT4 (FAT is before EXT, not after)
then flash ROM, 1st boot takes up to 15min
then you should be OK
DONT FLASH ALIGNMENT ZIP

[Q] Stuck on start HTC screen (start screen)

So i installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1040121
i rooted my phone yesterday and today tried install that rom i installed it with
http://theunlockr.com/2010/09/21/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-htc-desire-2/ guide after install it said it was succesfully installed and i tried reboot it and now i cannot open it normally.
I can go recovery mode by pressing power + volume down
Can some1 help me what should i do?

In most circumstances it is because your sd card is not properly formatted or you have flashed the wrong data table. I think it is probably becuase of the sd card, make sure you format with a fat 32 and a ext4 partition. You can do this very easily with your recovery program or with gparted. If this fails I would flash a simple rooted rom to get the phone up and running and then read the forum. I assure you that is is not as complicated as it all seems

can some1 give me link for guide to format with a fat 32 and a ext4 partition
or simple rooted rom to i can get my phone back to work?

This is a rooted stock rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833310
Download this, put it on your sd card and flash it exactly as you flashed your previous rom, this will get the phone working again. I would then simply download and install Clockwork Mod recovery or 4ext recovery, both these will sort you sd card out. You simply want a fat32 with a 1gb ext 3 partition. Once this has been done you can then look at installing more complex roms.
If you get stuck lt me know and I will try and help, I was in the same place a year ago!!!!

Sorry, use this rooted rom as the other link requires sd ext
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741775

everything u need is in this thread, videos too (ext4 with Gparted, see Step 5)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084

denatwork said:
everything u need is in this thread, videos too (ext4 with Gparted, see Step 5)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016084
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how that will help when i cannot even open my phone exept recovery mode

tonil92 said:
how that will help when i cannot even open my phone exept recovery mode
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.... because you're partitioning your SD-CARD.. and as far as I know that can be taken out of the phone no?
you can use gparted or minitool partition wizard (google the names). Most ROMs require a minimum of 512mb EXT Partition but 1GB is advisable. EXT3 is preferable, as the faster EXT4 is not compatible with all ROMS

u've asked for the link... i'gave u the link...
use a cardreader and boot not from ur smart, but from usb and do the same steps as in video described

Supernova Data2SD issue

Hey all,
I want to post this in the rom section but I have less than 10 posts so I have to post it here.
I have an issue with the Supernova rom. I have followed the instructions in the following link and my issue is that the rom works but the data 2 SD does not and I have low memory.
"cannotpost link": supernova.droidzone.in/?cat=6
I will give you an overview of what I did:
I wiped all data before starting and I did a fresh install.
My SD card is a class 4, 32GB with 2 partitions, a FAT32 partition (Partition 1) and a 2GB EXT2 partition (Partition 2). I own a mac and cannot do a EXT4 partition.
I loaded the supernova rom to my SD card in partition 1 along with the apps2sd file (file name: data2sdv11.zip)
I installed the rom and let it load as suggested in the link.
I booted the system and entered my pin code. I did not enter the google details as suggested.
I restarted in bootloader and installed the data2sd zip file and restarted again.
The memory has not changed and it is low. I should also mention that it took a short time to load the data2sdv11.zip file, like 1 - 2 secs.
Question:
the Instructions say this for point 4:
Menu>Applications>Untick Fastboot option (VERY IMPORTANT)
This is unclear because I cannot find anything in the applications menu that mentions fastboot. What is the developer asking me to do in this case?
Thanks in advance,
Al

squeekyduck said:
Hey all,
I want to post this in the rom section but I have less than 10 posts so I have to post it here.
I have an issue with the Supernova rom. I have followed the instructions in the following link and my issue is that the rom works but the data 2 SD does not and I have low memory.
"cannotpost link": supernova.droidzone.in/?cat=6
I will give you an overview of what I did:
I wiped all data before starting and I did a fresh install.
My SD card is a class 4, 32GB with 2 partitions, a FAT32 partition (Partition 1) and a 2GB EXT2 partition (Partition 2). I own a mac and cannot do a EXT4 partition.
I loaded the supernova rom to my SD card in partition 1 along with the apps2sd file (file name: data2sdv11.zip)
I installed the rom and let it load as suggested in the link.
I booted the system and entered my pin code. I did not enter the google details as suggested.
I restarted in bootloader and installed the data2sd zip file and restarted again.
The memory has not changed and it is low. I should also mention that it took a short time to load the data2sdv11.zip file, like 1 - 2 secs.
Question:
the Instructions say this for point 4:
Menu>Applications>Untick Fastboot option (VERY IMPORTANT)
This is unclear because I cannot find anything in the applications menu that mentions fastboot. What is the developer asking me to do in this case?
Thanks in advance,
Al
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Hi, have you used Menu - Settings - Applications. This is where you uncheck fastboot
regards

That option must be there. Menu>Application>Fastboot option. It has to be unchecked.
After that depending if you are s-off or s-on you use Restart>Safe restart and wait to phone restart and load Data2sd if you are s-off.
If you are s-on you you choose Restart to recovery and manually flash Data2sd zip.
Ext2 could be a problem because it is recommeded ext4.
You should also have 4Ext recovery that is also recommended by droidzone and this recovery automaticly tries to convert any ext partition to ext4.
Sent from my Redux 2 Desire

When I go to Settings - Applications I have the following options
Unknown sources
Manage applications
Running services
Development
Storage use
I have H Boot on.
I am going to borrow a pc and see if I can convert my EXT2 file to EXT4, but it wont be for another week.