How to format /system, /cache, /data partitions to Ext4? - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello, I want to format my Note 2 to have ext4. What are the benefits? How can I do it? I searched this forum but there was no guide or no discussion about this.. hence this post..

If you don't know the benefits then why you want to do it.
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UtkarshGupta said:
If you don't know the benefits then why you want to do it.
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There's a post here about tweaking the storage of your android device, but it only applies to Ext4 partitions. I want to try that tweak. Just experimenting. But I don't know how to partition this to ext4. Do you know?

rymngh said:
There's a post here about tweaking the storage of your android device, but it only applies to Ext4 partitions. I want to try that tweak. Just experimenting. But I don't know how to partition this to ext4. Do you know?
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Sounds like a bad idea for you. If you can't even take the time to understand what you are getting yourself into you surely don't understand the consequences of getting yourself out of it if something should go wrong. Then you'll come back and create another thread begging xda to get you out of the mud and you won't even be able to explain how you got there. Bad idea to go into the dark without a flashlight, and worse not knowing what you are looking for in the first place.
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Format All E4GT

Caulkin has created a Format all zip for the E4GT like we had with the OG Evo (Does not touch your sdcard(s))
1.Run zip file in recovery prior to flashing roms
2.Flash your favorite rom
3.Enjoy stress free no FC's goodness
Enjoy and Thanks Caulkin - make sure you guys thank him
*** All I am doing is posting the zip as it was sent to me. This zip is not anything I created***
**As always use at your own risk**
Very useful ...
Be Sure to thanks Calkulin guys ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=98589534
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iSaint said:
Very useful ...
Be Sure to thanks Calkulin guys ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=98589534
Click on a post and hit thanks
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OG Evo guys know of him and how useful this will be but not sure the noobs are aware. I see quite a bit of views and no downloads. This is a must have in your download folder if you are a flash-a-holic....
thanks. im at work so ill be downloading when i get home or when i feel the need to change roms. very useful tool back in the evo og days
Saved in my folder! Extremely useful tool.
Samsung Galaxy S II
What does ut do? Use roms made dor other htc devices? Is tgere already an food ICS Port or rom?
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guidotemmink said:
What does ut do? Use roms made dor other htc devices? Is tgere already an food ICS Port or rom?
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Easy with the spelling fella when you flash this from recovery it wipes the data and caches.
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Thanks so much for posting this. It was the best format tool we had for the OG EVO. Its really nice to see us finally get it. Thanks Calkulin you rock
stangdriverdoug said:
Easy with the spelling fella when you flash this from recovery it wipes the data and caches.
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Quickly and reliably, I might add.
Perhaps CWM is all fixed, perhaps those problems were isolated to only the Evo4G version...but...I just cannot stop being suspicious of CWM ever since. Amon Ra FTW....though I can't wait for TWRP.
daneurysm said:
Quickly and reliably, I might add.
Perhaps CWM is all fixed, perhaps those problems were isolated to only the Evo4G version...but...I just cannot stop being suspicious of CWM ever since. Amon Ra FTW....though I can't wait for TWRP.
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Agree %100
Samsung Galaxy S II
Awesome. Loved it on my OG EVO and glad i have it again
Only thing I need now is Amon RA, never had faith in CMW on my EVO and don't have faith in it now.
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Added to my portfolio, thank you as well.
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Sorry for the noobish question, but I never owned the EVO 4G so I'm not entirely certain what this does. So I'm guessing this eliminates the need to Format /system under mounts and storage, and wipe data in CWM prior to flashing a new ROM? What about the caches? Also, I guess you install this ZIP in CWM each time you want to do a wipe?
Thanks in advance.
daneurysm said:
Quickly and reliably, I might add.
Perhaps CWM is all fixed, perhaps those problems were isolated to only the Evo4G version...but...I just cannot stop being suspicious of CWM ever since. Amon Ra FTW....though I can't wait for TWRP.
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Funny thing is I agree with you.... I always think something bad is going to happen with CWM...lol
Dchibro said:
Sorry for the noobish question, but I never owned the EVO 4G so I'm not entirely certain what this does. So I'm guessing this eliminates the need to Format /system under mounts and storage, and wipe data in CWM prior to flashing a new ROM? What about the caches? Also, I guess you install this ZIP in CWM each time you want to do a wipe?
Thanks in advance.
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Everything you are thinking is 100% correct
playya said:
Everything you are thinking is 100% correct
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Excellent, thank you. This now has it's own cozy little nook on my sd card.
So glad to see that Caulkin has made his way over to the Galaxy S II!
Can't wait to see the ROMs he starts cranking out!
could someone please confirm that this eliminates the need to format /system manually?
I understand that it formats data/cache/dalvik cache, but as you know, if you don't actually format /system before flashing a rom on this phone, you are asking for trouble.
thank you
Grabbing this for when I do root to make things easier. Thanks for the post
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wase4711 said:
could someone please confirm that this eliminates the need to format /system manually?
I understand that it formats data/cache/dalvik cache, but as you know, if you don't actually format /system before flashing a rom on this phone, you are asking for trouble.
thank you
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from looking at the code yes it formats system. just to snip it out from the code itself
ui_print("FORMATTING System");
thanks man!

Superwipe Zip - Clean all the crap!!

Hi,
I have spent the last day trying to get ANY rom to work on my wildfire s...
no matter what I flash CM 7 roms, or Sense, they all hand and perform like crap.
It has got to the point now where nothing actually boots...i think the handset is so clogged up with leftover files it is getting confused.
Is there any superwipe.zip i can flash in recovery like the one attached for the HTC sensation...
Can this be flashed to the Wildfire...if not can it be adjusted? if not can SOMEONE help me get this paperweight working!
Thanks
Eth_ said:
我先下下来试试看哈~!
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WHAT...this is an english forum...
I had a look into that zip and it's script.
It basically wipes /cache, /userdata, /boot, /system and .android_secure. plus some other files that are probably not even on our devices.
There's no need to adapt it. Just tell CWM to wipe all data/factory reset.
also you can format all the other partitions, too in CWM using the "mounts and storage" menu.
EDIT:
Because it is "comfortable" I have decided to port it for our Wildfire S. I'll upload it when I tested it successfully.
Be warned:
This erases ALL partitions (excluding /radio, /misc and /devlog, of course )
Afterwards you MUST flash a rom if you want to use your phone
theq86 said:
I had a look into that zip and it's script.
It basically wipes /cache, /userdata, /boot, /system and .android_secure. plus some other files that are probably not even on our devices.
There's no need to adapt it. Just tell CWM to wipe all data/factory reset.
also you can format all the other partitions, too in CWM using the "mounts and storage" menu.
EDIT:
Because it is "comfortable" I have decided to port it for our Wildfire S. I'll upload it when I tested it successfully.
Be warned:
This erases ALL partitions (excluding /radio, /misc and /devlog, of course )
Afterwards you MUST flash a rom if you want to use your phone
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that is brilliant!! the super wipe worked really well for the Sensation!
ill add to the OP whne it is uploaded!
When you finish making it can I use it in my rom?
Eth_ said:
=.=版规要求一定要用英语么?
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THIS IS AN ENGLISH FORUM...USE ENGLISH OR DON'T POST ANYTHING.
i REPORTED YOUR LAST POST FOR VIOLATING FORUM RULES.
這是一個英文論壇使用英文或請勿張貼任何。
我舉報違反論壇發貼。
翻譯使用谷歌
m1ndh4x8r said:
When you finish making it can I use it in my rom?
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you cant include this in your rom, it was tried in the sensation forum but sent everything FUBAR!
...you need to have it flashed before your rom, this script includes a reboot sequence, after reboot, then flash your rom!
http://www.mediafire.com/?bascskvik7qf8gb
ready to test
btw I deleted the reboot sequence because it was useless
m1ndh4x8r feel free to use it for your rom.
place it before flashing it and the rom will be installed on a very clean base.
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What's it exactly doing?
erasing /boot
erasing /system
erasing /userdata
erasing /cache
erasing .android_secure
erasing sd_ext
Didn't simonsimons34 already port something like this?
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I would just like to add this script is useless if you have a custom recovery. It does the same exact thing wipe data does in recovery. When you flash a rom, most smart devs wipe system before flashing anything. Also with the assert script to flash kernel this also wipes everything in /boot.
So why use a script that is built into cwm?
wait a minute here. I did already port this before this forum existed. Little suspicious if you ask me *cough* give credit where its due, please. You didn't give me credit for the port or the first dev who created it for creating it. That's a way to get your name on the craplist here.
As far as useless, i wouldn't say that. This does wipe with all 0's compared to recovery.
simonsimons34 said:
wait a minute here. I did already port this before this forum existed. Little suspicious if you ask me *cough* give credit where its due, please. You didn't give me credit for the port or the first dev who created it for creating it. That's a way to get your name on the craplist here.
As far as useless, i wouldn't say that. This does wipe with all 0's compared to recovery.
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It uses erase_image right?
https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_bootable_recovery/blob/ics/flashutils/erase_image.c
simonsimons34 said:
wait a minute here. I did already port this before this forum existed. Little suspicious if you ask me *cough* give credit where its due, please. You didn't give me credit for the port or the first dev who created it for creating it. That's a way to get your name on the craplist here.
As far as useless, i wouldn't say that. This does wipe with all 0's compared to recovery.
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how could we know?
about the credits: I did not remove them from the script
the original script was the one from the sensation, I gave credits.
If I knew a port would exist I'd have said: "Hey, it already exists, go there" But I never read about your port.
put me on whatever list you want, but nobody can know everything. have a good day.
I went through the script and have a small generic question. I thought Android's (At least gingerbread) used yaffs as the partition format in the internal memory but the script seems to use ext4.
So does it use yaffs or is it possible to use either format?
it can use all formats that are supported by the recovery. cwm recovery has support for various filesystems
Thanks
Are any formats faster and more efficient from the user perspective? Or does it benefit in terms of speed to use one particular format?
well, for a NAND yaffs2 is quite good. ext4 could wear out nand faster because this filesystem needs more filesystem accesses. this is the reason why there exist different optimized filesystems for flash based memories.
simonsimons34 said:
wait a minute here. I did already port this before this forum existed. Little suspicious if you ask me *cough* give credit where its due, please. You didn't give me credit for the port or the first dev who created it for creating it. That's a way to get your name on the craplist here.
As far as useless, i wouldn't say that. This does wipe with all 0's compared to recovery.
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If you ported it where did you post it....this scriptis just the standard script used by everyone in the sensation forum.
I'm not sure you had anything to do with the script creation in sensation forums, yet you want credit for a port no one could find......
Unreal
Oh my ... People are getting stupid...
jmztaylor said:
I would just like to add this script is useless if you have a custom recovery. It does the same exact thing wipe data does in recovery. When you flash a rom, most smart devs wipe system before flashing anything.
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Through experience, everything you said is correct, but in practice, for some reason running a script like this works better!
jmztaylor said:
with the assert script to flash kernel this also wipes everything in /boot.
So why use a script that is built into cwm?
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Where is this assert script?
Oh my ... People are getting stupid...
Let me also add that this script does exactly what cwm does and I verified that by looking at recovery source which I posted above.
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[Q] Incredible running CM7.2 "Low on space" message

My Incredible running CM7.2 keeps showing a warning in the notification bar that says "Low on space". I don't understand it, because when I click on the notification, it goes to the manage applications screen, which indicates that there are 207MB used with 541MB free internal storage, and 156MB used with 184MB free RAM.
This "Low on space" message is what prompted me to root and install CM7.2 in the first place.
Can anybody explain this to me, and give suggestions on how to fix it?
how did you miss this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488351
tekweezle said:
how did you miss this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488351
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Well, I didn't, but I thought CM7.2 was supposed to fix that issue, and therefore, the problem was being caused by something else. Was I wrong?
what ROM are you running? I have found out that the Touch of Blue ROM integrates this fix already but my understanding is that others do not.
tekweezle said:
what ROM are you running? I have found out that the Touch of Blue ROM integrates this fix already but my understanding is that others do not.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm using CM7.2 (CyanogenMod 7.2).
Are you using Touch Of Blue V2.2 available from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492720 ? Have you noticed anything not working properly with Touch Of Blue?
Does anybody else know of any other ROM that fixes this issue with the Incredible? Thanks!
its not the rom that fixes the issue, it;s the ext4 conversion and moving the data partition mod. you might be able to apply it using CWM to your installation without changing the ROM. I only mention that one because it had the fix integrated into it.
i tested it out and it worked okay but I switched to a CM10 Rom because I was still getting the dreaded 2am reboot issue. So I switched to the CM10 Rom in hopes of solving that issue.
tekweezle said:
its not the rom that fixes the issue, it;s the ext4 conversion and moving the data partition mod. you might be able to apply it using CWM to your installation without changing the ROM. I only mention that one because it had the fix integrated into it.
i tested it out and it worked okay but I switched to a CM10 Rom because I was still getting the dreaded 2am reboot issue. So I switched to the CM10 Rom in hopes of solving that issue.
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The mod found in the dev section should work for all ROMs.
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tiny4579 said:
The mod found in the dev section should work for all ROMs.
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I don't seem to find anything about this in the dev section. Do you mean
[HOW TO] Fix the "Low on space" problem (in plain English) in Droid Incredible General? If not, which mod were you meaning? Thanks!
Boz1 said:
I don't seem to find anything about this in the dev section. Do you mean
[HOW TO] Fix the "Low on space" problem (in plain English) in Droid Incredible General? If not, which mod were you meaning? Thanks!
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Yes and also this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623038 which is the main thread for the no_data_limit mods. The thread you posted is more of a guide for people who arent rooted.
The no data limit mods are very simple to use. They are just a zip file like a rom or any other mod, that you flash thru recovery. The mod then does all the work for you. Just remember to do a backup before flashing, just in case.
Thanks for all of the help everyone has provided so far!
Would it be best to start with Convert2Ext4_no_data_limit_normal_dalvik.v2.0.zip?
In what scenario would Convert2Ext4_no_data_limit_dalvik_moved.v2.0.zip be used?
(The above files are at http://goo.im/devs/tiny4579/mods )
Boz1 said:
Thanks for all of the help everyone has provided so far!
Would it be best to start with Convert2Ext4_no_data_limit_normal_dalvik.v2.0.zip?
In what scenario would Convert2Ext4_no_data_limit_dalvik_moved.v2.0.zip be used?
(The above files are at http://goo.im/devs/tiny4579/mods )
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No data limit normal dalvik is the most commonly used. It converts /cache and /data to ext4 from ext3, moves the /datadata partition to a folder on the /data partition, leaves dalvik as is.
The dalvik moved mod does the same thing except it takes the dalvik cache, and moves it to the now empty /datadata partition. This one has been known to cause issues for some people with a lot of apps, as it fills up the now tiny dalvik partition messing with and slowing down apps.
So yeah use the no data limit normal dalvik.
Ok. One final question, I hope, and I apologize for my lack of knowledge, but will flashing Convert2Ext4_no_data_limit_normal_dalvik.v2.0.zip cause me to have to reinstall all of my apps and redo the OTA (*22890) programming?
Boz1 said:
Ok. One final question, I hope, and I apologize for my lack of knowledge, but will flashing Convert2Ext4_no_data_limit_normal_dalvik.v2.0.zip cause me to have to reinstall all of my apps and redo the OTA (*22890) programming?
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No it it wont, at least its not ment to. Like i said make sure you do a backup first. I have seen a few issues where apps dont get moved correctly, but its rare. As to the ota programing definitley wont have to do that.
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No it it wont, at least its not ment to. Like i said make sure you do a backup first. I have seen a few issues where apps dont get moved correctly, but its rare. As to the ota programing definitley wont have to do that.
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Once again...THANK YOU! I think I got it applied. I checked, and "noauto_da_alloc" shows in the results of the "mount | grep /data" terminal emulator command.
Boz1 said:
Once again...THANK YOU! I think I got it applied. I checked, and "noauto_da_alloc" shows in the results of the "mount | grep /data" terminal emulator command.
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No problem. You should be good to go then.
If I decide later to try the "dalvik_moved" version, would I be able to flash it over the "normal" version? Or would I first have to use one of the other files at http://goo.im/devs/tiny4579/mods ?
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If I decide later to try the "dalvik_moved" version, would I be able to flash it over the "normal" version? Or would I first have to use one of the other files at http://goo.im/devs/tiny4579/mods ?
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Just flash it over. If you want to undo the dalvik move after you try it, there is a file for that the dalvik moved revert.
Did the mod fix your low space issue?
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tekweezle said:
Did the mod fix your low space issue?
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It seems to have fixed it. Of course, my internal storage has been reduced to 411MB from the original 541MB because the app data, which was previously in the 149MB app data storage partition, is now using space in internal storage.
I'm now debating whether or not to try the "dalvik_moved" version of the mod so that the 149MB partition isn't just wasted space. My dalvik-cache is currently at 133MB, so I'm not sure. If anybody has any thoughts on this, I'd appreciate the input!
Boz1 said:
It seems to have fixed it. Of course, my internal storage has been reduced to 411MB from the original 541MB because the app data, which was previously in the 149MB app data storage partition, is now using space in internal storage.
I'm now debating whether or not to try the "dalvik_moved" version of the mod so that the 149MB partition isn't just wasted space. My dalvik-cache is currently at 133MB, so I'm not sure. If anybody has any thoughts on this, I'd appreciate the input!
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You can try it, but if you run out of space for dalvik it may make apps go slower. You can always revert it if you het issues.

[Q] Small storage capacity NOTE II

Hi, first sorry for my english.
I have N7100 but in menu in Storage info I have total space only 5,52 GB.
How can I get full capacity? The phone is with Stock Rom and without root.
Thanks for answers.
wenousch said:
Hi, first sorry for my english.
I have N7100 but in menu in Storage info I have total space only 5,52 GB.
How can I get full capacity? The phone is with Stock Rom and without root.
Thanks for answers.
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There are only about 10-11 GB available as internal storage by default. The rest 5-6Gb are not available for the user. So you probably have a few games installed, if you want more storage then there are a few things you can do. One is uninstall apps you don't need and the second one is this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2036796
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Hmm, I got your PM. This I have never seen before. Your TOTAL storage only shows 5.something GB of storage. There is something wrong indeed...
Did you buy this Note 2 as a new device in a shop?
It was a gift. when i found this problem i tried flash new official ROM for my region with ODIN and no change.
wenousch said:
It was a gift. when i found this problem i tried flash new official ROM for my region with ODIN and no change.
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Ok, this is really weird. Maybe someone else knows if it is even possible to partition the internal memory of a phone. Because that could be the cause of you only seeing a part of the total storage. BUT as I said, I don't know if that is possible, or if someone did that to your device.
IF that actually IS the case, then as far as I know, only formatting the internal storage could restore the total amount back to normal.
To do that, you'd need Clockworkmod recovery I think.
BUT again: If someone could enlighten me and the OP I would be grateful.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/22/pamet.png
you mean root the phone, install CWM a do WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET in CWM?
wenousch said:
you mean root the phone, install CWM a do WIPE DATA/FACTORY RESET in CWM?
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Have a look here under mounts and storage http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile...to-use-it-on-android-complete-guide/#features
So, i can try format boot, system, data, cache and flash new ROM. Is it safe?
I know I lose all my data. After that can i normally flash new rom with ODIN?
wenousch said:
So, i can try format boot, system, data, cache and flash new ROM. Is it safe?
I know I lose all my data. After that can i normally flash new rom with ODIN?
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First you have to root your phone, look here http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-root/how-to-root-galaxy-note-2-easiest-method/
Then use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1983489 and use MEGAwipe
And then you have to install a new ROM, and I suggest getting the OMEGA ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915036
in combination with PERSEUS Kernel http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927852 which in my opinion is the best, most stable and safest kernel.
Thanks friend. I will try it this weekend. Today i need my phone and all data in it. I write you pm after that.
Thanks for your help.
wenousch said:
Thanks friend. I will try it this weekend. Today i need my phone and all data in it. I write you pm after that.
Thanks for your help.
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You are welcome, I hope you'll get all your storage capacity back. Please feel free to contact me, I'll do my best to assist you. You know that you can always get a backup app like MYBACKUP Pro to back up all your important data, call logs, apps etc. then copy them to a PC, if you have access to one. Then afterwards you can restore all the SMS, call logs, apps, etc.
It is always a good Idea to have a backup of your important data before you wipe everything
So for now, just get a backup app and do as much of a backup as you can. Then when you are ready to root you have to do a nandroid backup with CWM as soon as you can. But we'll get there when it's time.
wenousch said:
Thanks friend. I will try it this weekend. Today i need my phone and all data in it. I write you pm after that.
Thanks for your help.
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First of all... I hate to say it but it sounds like you have a CLONE of the Note II that only has 8G of storage in it. Can you put up screenshots of the device and also have you checked under the battery, etc for information on the device?
Until you are 100% sure this is a REAL Note II - DO NOT do ANYTHING to try and root, etc or you will end up with a BRICK!
yiannisthegreek said:
First of all... I hate to say it but it sounds like you have a CLONE of the Note II that only has 8G of storage in it. Can you put up screenshots of the device and also have you checked under the battery, etc for information on the device?
Until you are 100% sure this is a REAL Note II - DO NOT do ANYTHING to try and root, etc or you will end up with a BRICK!
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Hmm, hadn't thought of that... This is very probable. Thank you for helping out :good:
retrorom said:
Hmm, hadn't thought of that... This is very probable. Thank you for helping out :good:
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No problem. Id just hate to see this person accidentally BRICK his device by trying to flash the wrong files, etc...
I am 100% sure it is real. What i need to do now? I dont have a warranty card, it was a gift.
How have you confirmed that it is real?
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I have real box with imei and all accesories, International warranty card. IT was a gift from my best friend. He sell phones 10 years and this is my 15 phone from him.
wenousch said:
I have real box with imei and all accesories, International warranty card. IT was a gift from my best friend. He sell phones 10 years and this is my 15 phone from him.
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Maybe it is a good idea to ask your friend if he knows if something had been done to the phone. Because if it is the real N7100 then there must have been done some fiddling around with it.
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Ok, i will ask him. Thanks
Just upload some photos and we will let you know if it is the real thing or not.
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Memory Problem

I'm not too sure but my Samsung Galaxy s4 shows i have 9.70 GB and that normal but it's tell me i have Available space 4.22 GB and this a fresh new Rom. I haven't installed any apps yet I don't know what taking so much space . I see othere S4 they have at least 8 gigs I'm like WHAT? I'm using ALPHA S4 V1.5 ROm can some one help me Pls.
SuperAndroidman said:
I'm not too sure but my Samsung Galaxy s4 shows i have 9.70 GB and that normal but it's tell me i have Available space 4.22 GB and this a fresh new Rom. I haven't installed any apps yet I don't know what taking so much space . I see othere S4 they have at least 8 gigs I'm like WHAT? I'm using ALPHA S4 V1.5 ROm can some one help me Pls.
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Did you try searching the forum for the answer before posting this? I assure you this has been covered at least a hundred times with various explanations and fixes.
Short version is that you probably made a CWM backup of your old ROM before flashing this one. It is saved to internal memory and taking up a ton of space.
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I also had this issue after installing a few Rom's with just the standard factory reset wipe. It was fixed by switching to Philz recovery, (I was using TWRP but there is know issues with formatting your internal storage with that recovery.) And formatting the internal storage. Keep in mind this wipes the drive. Worked for me. :good:
thanks guys i found out what was the problem
Awesome. What was it? So others with that issue can use this for reference.
And also. Are you on Sprint? Be careful using anything from the T-Mobile section on your phone if you are. If not, you should update your sig info.
Cal-El said:
Awesome. What was it? So others with that issue can use this for reference.
And also. Are you on Sprint? Be careful using anything from the T-Mobile section on your phone if you are. If not, you should update your sig info.
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Backups in CWM are automatically stored in /data/media/ and the standard data wipe tends to preserve that folder. An easy fix that doesn't involve wiping your whole internal storage would be to move your backups from that location to your SD card... problem solved.

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