Hello,
I've bought new SD card 32GB class 10 and I'm just curious how to format it with the possibility to choose partition type. Thanks and sorry if this topic was already discussed somewhere else.
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Don't use a regular windows partition program like Easus Partition Master. I had to find it out the hard way
I got a hold of a micro sd to sd adapter and repartitioned it using SD Formatter 3.1.
But I understand using Gparted is the way to if you want to create an ext4 partition for use with the ROMs.
Have to say it took Gparted 15 (!) minutes to find my sd card; Not sure why...
Isn't it easier just using recovery to partition the card?
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frosty68 said:
Isn't it easier just using recovery to partition the card?
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Only use 4ext recovery. CWM could break your sd-card.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
Only use 4ext recovery. CWM could break your sd-card.
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Yep I agree. 4Ext recovery is the best to format the card. It takes care of the sequence of partitions and also the alignment.
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Does it matter what partition type i use?
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Aikimaniac said:
Does it matter what partition type i use?
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Depends on what Rom you want to use.
Usually 1gb ext4 partition goes well with most of them. It's advised not to have your ext4 partition more than 1.5gb.
One ext4 partition and rest fat32.
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dvsk69 said:
Depends on what Rom you want to use.
Usually 1gb ext4 partition goes well with most of them. It's advised not to have your ext4 partition more than 1.5gb.
One ext4 partition and rest fat32.
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I agree with this person except for a point. If you use an a2sd script, it is possible that you can fit a lot of roms as well as the dalvik cache and the data partition with 512mb ext4.
This way (if you are a bit careful with your choice of Roms, and don't use one of those huge sense ones) you can save half a Gb of Sd card, which to many people is precious.
Also, I give my recommendation to 4ext recovery as well. I am currently using the touch version of it for the past 6 months or so, and it is by far the best choice out there.
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While trying to install a Data2ext-version of MIUI, I partitioned and formatted my SD-card (1,1GB ext4). Now, while trying to reboot and such, it says that the sd-ext isn't found. When I do a nandroid restore, the old rom works but isn't able to access the SD card, so that I only can be on the internal memory of the phone. Any help?
How did you.partition it? You're going to have to check the partition with gparted
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rootSU said:
How did you.partition it? You're going to have to check the partition with gparted
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I partitioned it with Minitool Partition Wizard. How do I check it if neither the computer not the smartphone doesn't even see it?
If the computer or phone doesn't see it, then you don't have one.
Reformat your sd and try again
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November13 said:
I partitioned it with Minitool Partition Wizard. How do I check it if neither the computer not the smartphone doesn't even see it?
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Bah. Was afraid of that. You need a card reader or mount in recovery then use gparted. Nothing else. Especially not minitool. It's crap.
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Can't you use clockwork or Rom manager to install sd-ext. Or use Gparted lol
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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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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"
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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.
What actually takes up internal memory as I've only got 3mb of apps on my internal memory according to Install Manager but still only got 3mb free.
I've tried cleaning all the cache but this only frees about 3mb.
Do updates for apps on your sdcard take up internal memory?
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Steveh8204 said:
What actually takes up internal memory as I've only got 3mb of apps on my internal memory according to Install Manager but still only got 3mb free.
I've tried cleaning all the cache but this only frees about 3mb.
Do updates for apps on your sdcard take up internal memory?
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before you flash a new ROM always do a full wipe from mounts & storage
>boot
>system
>data
>cache
>sd-ext
this should free up the memory for you
I didn't do that before I upgraded to the stock Gingerbread Rom, has that caused the problem? If so where do I go from here?
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Steveh8204 said:
I didn't do that before I upgraded to the stock Gingerbread Rom, has that caused the problem? If so where do I go from here?
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Wipe everything and reflash
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Wipe everything and reflash
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I think he is completely stock desire
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If you are not using a custom rom and are not rooted, you only have option is to factory reset phone to default settings. Make sure you back up everything you can first.
Or just Root your phone learn how to install custom Roms with data2ext/data2sd/xd2sdx for more internal storage.
I am rooted and are looking into partitioning but was just wondering how come I have little internal memory when I moved 90% of Apps to my SD card. This was why I had to root.
Seems quite a poor fail on the part of Android. Unless it is because I didn't wipe all that Data before I flashed the custom rom.
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Steveh8204 said:
I am rooted and are looking into partitioning but was just wondering how come I have little internal memory when I moved 90% of Apps to my SD card. This was why I had to root.
Seems quite a poor fail on the part of Android. Unless it is because I didn't wipe all that Data before I flashed the custom rom.
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Whats happening mate, even tho you have moved apps to sd card not all the file really goes there. Say you download a 20MB app and move it to sd card. 15MB would go there and the other 5MB would stay at real internal filling it up. Plus dalvik cache app data ect.
Partitioning with Gparted and having an ext4 with a RoM that uses data2ext puts your ext4 has internal giving you more space.
Staying with app2sd+ only gives you a little bit more space.
Check my upload and you'll see my internal storage is just under 1gb free.
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Whats happening mate, even tho you have moved apps to sd card not all the file really goes there. Say you download a 20MB app and move it to sd card. 15MB would go there and the other 5MB would stay at real internal filling it up. Plus dalvik cache app data ect.
Partitioning with Gparted and having an ext4 with a RoM that uses data2ext puts your ext4 has internal giving you more space.
Staying with app2sd+ only gives you a little bit more space.
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Thanks, well explained as soon as I can get near my pc I will sort out my partition.
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Had to partition with clockwork mod in the end, don't know if this affects which rom I can use.
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Steveh8204 said:
Had to partition with clockwork mod in the end, don't know if this affects which rom I can use.
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If you partitionend your SD card correctly (for your rom), it does not matter how (so with witch recovery/program) you did it.
I have a partition but no idea of what type or how to check which type.
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Steveh8204 said:
I have a partition but no idea of what type or how to check which type.
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You can check it with GParted:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
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I have a partition but no idea of what type or how to check which type.
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You should use Gparted for partitioning card. say you have 16GB card first partition sould be fat32=13gb second ext4=2GB 2048MB both set to primary.
To use Gparted you burn it to CD and just boot from the disk, be careful not to format windows drive
I could not get gparted to work on my PC. From VMPlayer or Boot disc. It went so far and then just hung, about 5 times.
If I'm using CWM v4.0.1.4 what partition type am I likely to have as that was what I had to use to partition it through the advanced settings.
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I could not get gparted to work on my PC. From VMPlayer or Boot disc. It went so far and then just hung, about 5 times.
If I'm using CWM v4.0.1.4 what partition type am I likely to have as that was what I had to use to partition it through the advanced settings.
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CWM makes it ext3.
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I’ve managed to get GParted to work on a different PC but when I connected my Phone and mounted the USB Card the volume came up as ‘Unallocated’.
I created a Fat32 partition and an Ext3 partition (both primary) and then connected my PC through windows to transfer the Update.zip file to my SDCard.
Then when I went to ‘update zip from sdcard’ in recovery the file didn’t show up.
When I restarted my phone after wiping data (as requested in rom installation guide) the card wasn’t recognized and asked to be reformatted so I did.
Now the card isn’t recognized by gparted. I’ve had a mare with this today (two kids driving me mad contributed to that too though in fair, lol!)
I've got my Fat32 and Ext3 partitions now and have put my recovery files on my SDCard through Windows but cannot get recovery to see my files at all.
Install Zip from SDCard doesnt see my Custom Rom, Restore doesnt see any files and won't even create a backup even though this is a Fat32 partition.
Has anyone else had this. Quite frustrating now.
Unmounted SD card in windows before trying to flash / restore something?
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Unmounted SD card in windows before trying to flash / restore something?
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So you think the problem might be because I didn't unmount the sd card in windows after I'd put the recovery files back on?
I did unmount in cwm recovery via the back key.
Is this likely to be the reason and worth going through all the hassle again for?
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How to manage internal memory in htc buzz wildfire.
Rooted.
Cm7.2 stable installed.
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There are so many ways,but only thing essential is partitioning your sd card.
Once done,you can flash different scripts like cronmod,darktremor etc. or use some apps like s2e or links2sd(SD-EXT is not compulsory for this,you can use FAT partition as well)
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I have a 2GB sd card....
I need 2 partitions right ?
Fat32 for storage and ext2 for internal...?
How should i divide 2GB card ?
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i would recommend 256mb sd ext for a 2gb sd card.
Ext 2 or Ext 4 ?
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alamgirqazi said:
Ext 2 or Ext 4 ?
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make it from cwm recovery,that will make an ext 3,rhis will eliminate the possibility of re formatting it to a different format while doing a data wipe.
Only link plz ?
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link for what ?
Tutorial for sd card patition without format.
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alamgirqazi said:
Tutorial for sd card patition without format.
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no no,you getting me wrong.Your card will definately formatted during partitioning.
I wanted to say that if you create an ext 2,cwm most probably reformats it to ext 3 during a simple data wipe.This might create issues,to skip this I suggested you to partition it through cwm recovery.
Thanks anyways but i don't want to format my phone again
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only your sd card will be formatted m,not your phone.You can have its backup on your computer.
Free Partition Management Tool
Mini Tool Partition Wizard
This is the best tool to Manage Partitions. It's Free!!!
Hi I currently have 512mb partition how do I change it to 1gb thanks. I'm using 4ext recovery.
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dodge67 said:
Hi I currently have 512mb partition how do I change it to 1gb thanks. I'm using 4ext recovery.
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You know how to make partitions with 4ext. You cant do it without losing data. Unless you use gparted
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I recommend to backup your sd card to pc first.
Then backup your sd-ext partition within 4ext if you have a stuff on the partition.
Within 4ext there should be an option to format sd partitions, then repartition with 1gb. Consider increasing it to 1.5gb if you have spare fat32 space and want to install even more apps.
Finally restore sd contents from pc and sd-ext from recovery.
Thanks guys. I thought I might be able to just increase it without doing anything else but obviously can't. Thanks again.
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dodge67 said:
Thanks guys. I thought I might be able to just increase it without doing anything else but obviously can't. Thanks again.
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You can just increase it without losing data.
What were you expecting?
Thought could do it in recovery without needing anything else.
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Thought could do it in recovery without needing anything else.
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In 4ext, you can use the "keep fat32 partition". It will save your data.
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Thought could do it in recovery without needing anything else.
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You can as above, I just recommend backing things up before just in case
how big can you make the EXT4 partition?
Hi Guys,
I am using a rather old ROM (LeeDroid) and I already increased the EXT 4 to 1Gb.
However, the phone still got full with apps.
Now I bought a bigger card, increased the EXT 4 to 2 GB, but the phone (or ROM) doesn't seem to recognize it...still cant install new apps...
Are there limitations I don't know? Is there a max size of the EXT4?
Thanks for any help...
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I recommend to backup your sd card to pc first.
Then backup your sd-ext partition within 4ext if you have a stuff on the partition.
Within 4ext there should be an option to format sd partitions, then repartition with 1gb. Consider increasing it to 1.5gb if you have spare fat32 space and want to install even more apps.
Finally restore sd contents from pc and sd-ext from recovery.
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pbeutler said:
Hi Guys,
I am using a rather old ROM (LeeDroid) and I already increased the EXT 4 to 1Gb.
However, the phone still got full with apps.
Now I bought a bigger card, increased the EXT 4 to 2 GB, but the phone (or ROM) doesn't seem to recognize it...still cant install new apps...
Are there limitations I don't know? Is there a max size of the EXT4?
Thanks for any help...
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Theres no actual maximum limit, but it highly recommended that you dont make the ext partition more than 1.5gb
OK, thanks, I will reduce it, but is that why the phone doesnt see the increase?
The change I made didnt make ANY difference...
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Theres no actual maximum limit, but it highly recommended that you dont make the ext partition more than 1.5gb
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OK, thanks, I will reduce it, but is that why the phone doesnt see the increase?
The change I made didnt make ANY difference...
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you can't just swap cards. have you restored restored the ext4 partition from the old card to the new card?
also depends which leedroid rom you are using. you can get much more space by changing hboot and installing the data++ version of his HD port, read the FAQ. this approach requires s-off.
you don't see the increase because a2sd won't report internal memory as "internal + ext". apps get moved to ext automatically. keep them on internal will trick them to sd-ext, i.e. don't manually 'move to sd'
you can use more of the ext space by also moving dalvik to sd-ext, search the leedroid threads on in that FAQ for flashable dalvik to sd zips. there will always be a limit depending on how many apps you install.
i always recommend using an app like 'diskusage' to browse all your partitions, that way you know exactly how they are filling up
Chief,
Thanks for your responses so far... I am thinking to "upgrade" but the LeeDroid 3.3.3 Data ++ ROM is no longer available to download it seems..
Any idea where I might find it?
Thanks again.
eddiehk6 said:
you can't just swap cards. have you restored restored the ext4 partition from the old card to the new card?
also depends which leedroid rom you are using. you can get much more space by changing hboot and installing the data++ version of his HD port, read the FAQ. this approach requires s-off.
you don't see the increase because a2sd won't report internal memory as "internal + ext". apps get moved to ext automatically. keep them on internal will trick them to sd-ext, i.e. don't manually 'move to sd'
you can use more of the ext space by also moving dalvik to sd-ext, search the leedroid threads on in that FAQ for flashable dalvik to sd zips. there will always be a limit depending on how many apps you install.
i always recommend using an app like 'diskusage' to browse all your partitions, that way you know exactly how they are filling up
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