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Unable to flash new/seemingly any rom - Any help?

So a while back I rooted my desire, and played about with a few roms, then stuck with cyanogen for quite a while. This is the order of a few actions I took which I think may be where the problem occurred.
So from being rooted with cyanogen 7:
I decided to s-off the phone with alpharev
I then put a new splash screen on
Then decided I wanted a new sd card (I was told by a mate it will just go straight in no problems) So I bought an 8gb card stuck it in put my backed up data on the card and booted, all was fine.
I then thought about trying a few new roms that had appeared, and I tried flashing one only for the phone to hang forever on the splash screen.
I've been trying a few things to try to resolve it, stabbing in the dark, such as running unrevoked3 (maybe to root again, only for it to say the firmware is too new) I made my new sd card a gold card, like I did with the original.
None of these helped. has anyone any ideas or know how to sort this out???

What recovery do you have? Which ROM did hang?

Did you do a full wipe?
Does the rom you want to instal require a ext partition?
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I wiped the cache, and dalvik cache, even did a factory reset in recovery. Im using clockwork recovery.
I tried InsertCoin_GB_Sense2.1_CM7_v20 and Reflex_S_2.0_LITE_GingerBread_Sense-2.1_GRI40_A2SD+
Maybe these need an ext partition? Would that be it? I'm not sure how to set that up yet.

yes those roms need ext partition, don't know about reflex bu have insertcoin myself, 1GB ext4.
1.go to recovery
2.press on partition sd,choose the size, then after it's finished convert it to ext3 in partition sd again below the option of making one, you can make ext4, but thats up to you. ext3 is needed..
Don't forget to backup your sd, you'll lose everything on it

The ROM you mentioned is an a2sd ROM. So yes, you'll need to partition your SD card if you want to use a a2sd rom.
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Thanks for this I will get on it and let you know

I can't find an option in my clockwork to partition the sd. Just been searching a bit and seen it can be done through rom manager, that rebooted the phone and left me with the ! in a triangle and the small droid on the screen and when I press the power button it is in recovery it says installation aborted. Is there a guide for the Desire? I can't seem to find one....
Sorry found a guide on here. Will try to do it now.

Ok so I am really struggling to get anywhere with a few different guides to partition the card. Through rom manager it also says signature failed, although I have tried toggling the permissions. Major

stevoh84 said:
Ok so I am really struggling to get anywhere with a few different guides to partition the card. Through rom manager it also says signature failed, although I have tried toggling the permissions. Major
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Steveoh like i told, do it from recovery(easiest), when you rooted you were able to change the recovery(unrEVOked), do so and change it to Ra recovery
Still if you don't want to this program can help youhttp://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html
Download this and do it from you pc, although it's very easy to do from recovery, takes 5,6 minutes mostly waiting..

I have created a partition with the program you recommenced. How will I know that it is ext 3? And that my phone will use it?
found it!

[Q] CWM can't mount sd-ext

After I read through several hundred pages on different topics but all treating the sd-ext one or the other way, I still think, that my problem has another twist.
I recently rooted my phone and I'm running Leedroid 3.0.8.2 APSD with S-On. Now everything runs perfectly: quick system info shows my apsd partition, apps are saved there (also new ones I installed after flashing the rom), titanium backups them and my phone runs smoothly.
But, clockworkmod cannot mount the sd-ext, cannot backup it nor restore it. And root explorer cannot find it.
I tried to format the sd card and remaking the partitions. I tried all other solutions I found on xda, but the problem remains.
Can anyone help?
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hi,
seems that your problem is your CWM version, already read a problem's like this.. buggy recovery.
look into devlopment thread recovery cwm, think this issue is related there.
depends the version u got
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112658
be aware that to flash new recovery, best way is to be s-off
hope this help

How did you format it? With Linux or the Rommanager,...? Is this problem new?
Maybe you have to flash a new version of the Clockworkmod. Therefore you would have to S-off the device.
Please give us more information.

I made the partions using MiniTool Partition Wizard on Windows. I have cwm 2.5.0.7. But the first time I made the partitions I used the rommanager.
The thing is, that the root explorer doesn't recognize the sd-ext either. I will try to flash a new recovery though. Can't I use unrevoked for this too?
The format of the sd-ext partition is ext3.
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After the first partitioning, I zipalingned the sd-ext using the recommended tool by Leedroid. But after that I was stuck on the splash screen, so I remade the partitions using MiniTool.
Then I was able to flash the rom and get my phone going again, but had the problem with sd-ext.
A week later, I wiped the sdcard anew and tried again, but the problem persisted.
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I had a similar problem. I solved it by flashing the alignment patch twice (first time: splash screen freeze, second time: bootup and mountable in recovery)
Goodluck
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Please try to format the card with linux, the rommanager or the cwm. It is only possible to flash another recovery when you are s-off as far as I know.
You can also backup the data with linux. Copy the files to the card back and restore the ext in the recovery otherwise it won't work. I would also backup the apps with TB before just to be on the safe site.
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Hi don 't use alignment zip iit was design for typical rom (data2ext ) 'use instead gpartes but since your rom with a2sd or whtever with ext boot means that U got a working ext fs... To see what is stored in ext use quick system info or browse to system/sd directory.
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Hello!
I think, your ext is working well. If its not working, you should not be able to use the Rom as you described. As written by other user, look with root explorer into the directory /system/sd. Here you see the content of the ext-partition. You won't see a folder like /sd-ext in a file explorer. On a running phone the Fat32 partition of sd-card is accessable as /sdcard, the ext-partition as /system/sd .
After you mount your sd-ext in recovery, look into the mounts section, there you should see a line called unmount sd-ext - if you see this, the ext-partition should be successfully mounted. In recovery with mounted sd-ext you should be able to access ext-partition with adb, mounted as /sd-ext
Hope what I have written makes sense
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Ah, I always thought that I should look for a folder called sd-ext. I know think that the problem lies with the cwm and the fact that v2.5.0.7 doesn't recognize my sd-ext partition, probably because it is ext3. The sd-ext partition isn't and cannot be mounted in recovery.
You think flashing a new recovery could help? And if yes, what is the best way to flash it when s-on?
Thanks!
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I would try to format the card again (with linux or the rommanager, cwm).
You have to be S-Off to flash a new recovery as I told you before.
Therefore I would first try to format the sd card again (not with windows).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112658 if you want to flash a new version (You would have to s-off the device. It could be that you have to install a ruu and reroot the device for that procedure, because alpharev is not able to install the hboot with every rom)

Taiko0 said:
Ah, I always thought that I should look for a folder called sd-ext. I know think that the problem lies with the cwm and the fact that v2.5.0.7 doesn't recognize my sd-ext partition, probably because it is ext3. The sd-ext partition isn't and cannot be mounted in recovery.
You think flashing a new recovery could help? And if yes, what is the best way to flash it when s-on?
Thanks!
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I Use the same recovery like u. No problems with ext-partition (ext3) here. I don't believe its your recovery, I think its your sd-card or partition. Download gparted boot cd, burn it to cd, boot it. Delete at first all partitions on the sd-card, kick apply! Then build new partitions. There are a lot videos in YouTube about using gparted if necessary.
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anderl78 said:
I Use the same recovery like u. No problems with ext-partition (ext3) here. I don't believe its your recovery, I think its your sd-card or partition. Download gparted boot cd, burn it to cd, boot it. Delete at first all partitions on the sd-card, kick apply! Then build new partitions. There are a lot videos in YouTube about using gparted if necessary.
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Backup your card first lol...

BigMrB said:
Backup your card first lol...
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Yep!
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I tried using CWM to do the partitions, but couldn't find the command. Either way, I think I leave it at that, at least until the next update of Leedroid, as the Rom, TB and everything else works perfectly.
If any of you has another idea... Btw, does it matter which class of sdcard one has?
Thanks!
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Taiko0 said:
I tried using CWM to do the partitions, but couldn't find the command. Either way, I think I leave it at that, at least until the next update of Leedroid, as the Rom, TV and everything else works perfectly.
If any of you has another idea... Btw, does it matter which class of sdcard one has?
Thanks!
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Gparted is good to use... No class shouldn't make a difference for partitioning on speed of data transfer etc
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Solved
Finally solved my problem! I s-offed my desire and flashed AmonRa, did the sd-ext repair and got it going! thanks all of you for your support!

[Q] What do I need to install Marange MIUI ROM?

Hey. I tried to install Marange MIUI, but got stuck on a boot-loop (HTC image was up for like 10 seconds, then the screen went black and repeated). So now I've restored my original ROM from a un-root .exe so it's like when I got it out of the box.
Now I want to give it another try, but want to know what I might have done wrong.
I downloaded the latest version of Marange MIUI, put the .zip on my SD card, made the partition in ext3 then installed MIUI through ClockworkRecovery. The installation went fine and when I re-booted my device it began the bootloop. I did wipe the cache and all that also, but it didn't work anyways. Also tried updating to the latest radio.
But now it's all back to square one, like when I bought it. Only thing I've done is to root it with unrevoked3.
Do I have to install anything special, like another ROM and then patch it with Marange MIUI?
Thankful for all help I can get, since I really want to run this ROM.
Also, sorry for noobing down this community.

The requirements are in the marange thread, right after the list of whats NOT working.

sCaos said:
Hey. I tried to install Marange MIUI, but got stuck on a boot-loop (HTC image was up for like 10 seconds, then the screen went black and repeated). So now I've restored my original ROM from a un-root .exe so it's like when I got it out of the box.
Now I want to give it another try, but want to know what I might have done wrong.
I downloaded the latest version of Marange MIUI, put the .zip on my SD card, made the partition in ext3 then installed MIUI through ClockworkRecovery. The installation went fine and when I re-booted my device it began the bootloop. I did wipe the cache and all that also, but it didn't work anyways. Also tried updating to the latest radio.
But now it's all back to square one, like when I bought it. Only thing I've done is to root it with unrevoked3.
Do I have to install anything special, like another ROM and then patch it with Marange MIUI?
Thankful for all help I can get, since I really want to run this ROM.
Also, sorry for noobing down this community.
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Are you s-off? How did you make your ext partition?
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abaaaabbbb63 said:
Are you s-off? How did you make your ext partition?
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No, I'm s-on, according to HBOOT.
Well, first I formatted my SD-card through windows in FAT32. Then I downloaded MiniTool Partition Wizard and made a ~610MB partition in ext3 as a primary. It didn't have a driver letter on the partition, though. It's just called "*:" in MiniTool. Was I supposed to name the partition something, maybe?
If I need S-Off, how do I fix that?

sCaos said:
No, I'm s-on, according to HBOOT.
Well, first I formatted my SD-card through windows in FAT32. Then I downloaded MiniTool Partition Wizard and made a ~610MB partition in ext3 as a primary. It didn't have a driver letter on the partition, though. It's just called "*:" in MiniTool. Was I supposed to name the partition something, maybe?
If I need S-Off, how do I fix that?
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It seems that whatever you used to partiton didn't do its job. S-off with revolutionary:
revolutionary.io
Then install 4ext recovery and partition your sd-card with it.
Use the PB99IMG method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751258
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abaaaabbbb63 said:
It seems that whatever you used to partiton didn't do its job. S-off with revolutionary:
revolutionary.io
Then install 4ext recovery and partition your sd-card with it.
Use the PB99IMG method.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751258
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Thanks alot for the help! Ran into a bit of a problem with the 4ext recovery though. When I partitioned the SD-card, I then later was without any free space on my SD-card. It was like 172mb used and 0mb free. Why did it do that? I can't really set any size for my FAT32 partition, only the 1st and second sd-ext and for the swap files. Do I really need 2 sd-ext? Noticed that it says "skip" on the top when partitioning, if I skip like the 1st sd-ext, do I make room for the FAT32 partition?

When u partition ur sdcard with 4ext, it really depends on what rom u are installing coz some require different partition sizes but most roms require this so follow this -
Boot into recovery then choose
tools/partition sdcard
Remove all partitions and start from scratch
1024
Skip
Skip
Ext4
All done
Just be sure to check rom thread first for sizes, but 9 times out of 10 this is whats required.
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jmcclue said:
When u partition ur sdcard with 4ext, it really depends on what rom u are installing coz some require different partition sizes but most roms require this so follow this -
Boot into recovery then choose
tools/partition sdcard
Remove all partitions and start from scratch
1024
Skip
Skip
Ext4
All done
Just be sure to check rom thread first for sizes, but 9 times out of 10 this is whats required.
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Thanks mate
Tried that, but the screen has been stuck on the "MI xiaomi.com" screen for like a crapload of time. Way beyond 15 minutes.. Is it supposed to take this long? Never took more than 5 min with any other ROM :/

Dont think so, iv never used this rom. Did u do a full wipe before flashing? If it were me id boot recovery, goto
Wipe/format
Wipe dalvik
Wipe all partitions except sdcard
Then try reinstall the rom
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[Q] No "partition sdcard"

Hi,
I'm running MildWild V-4.8 on my Desire, and I got a 8 GB class 10 sd-card i would like to partition.
I've been reading a lot about it, but they all seem to use clockworkmod recovery mode "advanced > "partition sdcard". I dont have that option, bc it just doesnt appear on my phone.. what do i do? How could a partition my sd-card and make it a "part of" the internal memory?
Kind regards
Christoffer
Ps. I think i did a fair search of the forum already, but if i've i missed a the answer somewhere then im sorry!

I'm not sure who "they"are, but I use 4ext recovery to partition mine, just boot to recovery and see which you have.
Be aware I'm pretty sure partitioning will erase ALL data on the card!
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Use 4ext recovery b sure to back up ur data it will b lost
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frosty68 said:
I'm not sure who "they"are, but I use 4ext recovery to partition mine, just boot to recovery and see which you have.
Be aware I'm pretty sure partitioning will erase ALL data on the card!
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I tried out the 4ext recovery, but it didnt manage to partition it, so instead i partitioned it (2gb ext3) on my computer following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning.
I then used s2e and selected Applications, Dalvik cache and Download cache before i rebooted.
My phone still says that the internal memory is148 mb? What did i miss ?
NB. I partitioned and used s2e on C7, do I have to re-flash before it will see my sd-card?

Strange that 4 ext didn't work, even though your phone is still reporting limited storage, if things are working as they should add you install apps that should remain roughly the same. Maybe download something to see?
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bngaard said:
I tried out the 4ext recovery, but it didnt manage to partition it, so instead i partitioned it (2gb ext3) on my computer following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning.
I then used s2e and selected Applications, Dalvik cache and Download cache before i rebooted.
My phone still says that the internal memory is148 mb? What did i miss ?
NB. I partitioned and used s2e on C7, do I have to re-flash before it will see my sd-card?
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minitool is bad at partitioning sdcards, cant believe 4ext didnt work, u must not have done it correctly. anyway if 4ext didnt work, u should always use gparted instead.
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jmcclue said:
minitool is bad at partitioning sdcards, cant believe 4ext didnt work, u must not have done it correctly. anyway if 4ext didnt work, u should always use gparted instead.
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I tried installing it, and i removed rom-manager, but whenever i rebooted i got into clockworkmod recovery, which does not give me the option of partition the sd-card.
I will try using gparted instead, but my question still remains.
Once they card has been formated, is there anything else i need to do besides s2e and reboot it? I've been doing some google-search and i've read about hboot and even flashing the phone again? Is this really something i need to do, or should my phone se the ext3 as internal harddrive right after i've run s2e and rebooted it?

bngaard said:
I tried installing it, and i removed rom-manager, but whenever i rebooted i got into clockworkmod recovery, which does not give me the option of partition the sd-card.
I will try using gparted instead, but my question still remains.
Once they card has been formated, is there anything else i need to do besides s2e and reboot it? I've been doing some google-search and i've read about hboot and even flashing the phone again? Is this really something i need to do, or should my phone se the ext3 as internal harddrive right after i've run s2e and rebooted it?
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i also recommend gparted, it's the best method alongside 4ext recovery. step 5 here is better.
do not use S2E, read the app description: "S2E works only with CyanogenMod7, CyanogenMod9 and CyanogenMod10". also, you don't need to do anything else to move apps to sd-ext with this ROM.
the reason it shows only 148MB is because you are on stock hboot. basically your current system size is 250MB, and the rom's system size is only about 110MB, wasting 140MB.
you need to s-off and change hboot to cm7r2 hboot to maximise space. it has a system size of 145MB. (there are ways to optimise it further but this will be the easiest way for you.)
It will still only show 287MB of internal afterwards, and it will never 'see' the partition. keep your apps on 'internal', this should trick your apps to sd-ext.
so...
- backup your apps etc using titanium or similar
- backup your sd to computer
- repartition sd using gparted guide exactly
- copy everything back to sd
- s-off if you haven't already
- change to cm7r2 hboot (search for guides, i recommend using fastboot, set it up and read the fastboot bit here).
- reboot into recovery, full wipe and flash rom.
- restore apps, keep them on internal as suggested.
- use another app like 'diskusage' to browse all your partitions, you should see your sd-ext filling up with app apks and dalvik cache as expected.
- internal memory will still decrease as app data is still stored on internal nand, but it will do so much slower, and 287MB should be plenty for app data.
sounds like a faff, but the guides and info are already there for a reason...you'll be using the space more efficiently, and hopefully understand a bit more how things work and where everything is...

bngaard said:
I tried installing it, and i removed rom-manager, but whenever i rebooted i got into clockworkmod recovery, which does not give me the option of partition the sd-card.
I will try using gparted instead, but my question still remains.
Once they card has been formated, is there anything else i need to do besides s2e and reboot it? I've been doing some google-search and i've read about hboot and even flashing the phone again? Is this really something i need to do, or should my phone se the ext3 as internal harddrive right after i've run s2e and rebooted it?
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After reading this post, I think he just installed the 4ext app, without flashing the actual recovery, which made me facepalm.
Do you have s-off?

abaaaabbbb63 said:
After reading this post, I think he just installed the 4ext app, without flashing the actual recovery, which made me facepalm.
Do you have s-off?
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haha me thinks that too
anyway eddie wrote a good wee step by step :thumbup:
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Try partition your sd with gparted
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[Q] EXT-4 gone from sd after install of HTC Desire PARANOIDANDROID Woh 4.2.2

Hi There,
First off, this is my second time installing a custom ROM and I had someone else Root this phone but I used revolutionary to S-Off. I haven't installed a custom kernel and it's running clockworkmod 2.5.07.
I flashed and installed PARANOIDANDROID Woh 4.2.2 -------------------------------------->[v. 3.10b2/7th/March/2013] as per the instructions. Before starting I formatted the microsd card to 512mb of EXT4 with remaining 6.whatever Gig's of Fat32 (I used Minitool Partition Wizard on Win 7). Both were set as primary, while Fat32 was set to active, EXT4 was set to none (didn't think it made a difference?).
Everything installed fine, however, I first noticed issue when i went to run the terminal script for a2sd and it said it was read only (as attached). I tried to change permission to read/write and that didn't work. Then I realized after mounting USB storage connecting to Win 7 and opening Minitool Partition (because sd wouldn't show in My Computer) that all that was left on the micro sd was the FAT32 partition and nothing else.
So where do I go from here? I haven't added any Google account yet or did much else because there is only 14.65MB on internal now and I obviously can't send anything to sd and although I thought GAPPS went to sd in some form I guess not.
Can I recreate the EXT4 and push anything that was originally supposed to be on that partition onto it and then start installing apps there?... or do I need to repartition and reflash everything?
Also if I need to reflash, how can I ensure the same thing doesn't happen with the micro sd?
CWM wasn't formatting when I was trying to partition from Cyanogenmod 7 running Gingerbread (although then I read that CWM has bugs and could patition NAND and brick phone) so Minitool was my only sort of n00b option despite that I was having some issues but it seemed to be all fine before flashing 4.2.2.
Hopefully the attached photos will provide any further info you need to help.
Truly appreciate your help! This is my GF's Desire and I've been in the dog house playing with it all week (Cyanmod 7 was killing battery and was buggy, even stable version).
Thanks in advance once again!
** UPDATE ***
I just used my SD adapter directly into Win 7 and it's showing both partitions in Minitool and the Fat32 is available in My Computer showing music folders etc. However, the script for A2sd still never worked in Terminal Emulator saying "sh: can't create N: read-only file system"
So it appears the partition and the data is there and available but does the above message mean I can't send apps to the sd because it's read only?
Thanks again :S

Well one of your mistakes may have been using mini tool partition wizard. Many users have reported it's unreliability, and i've also had bad experiences with it in the past.
I would recommend using gparted to delete all partitions, and then using it to format the whole card to fat32.
Then install 4ext recovery instead of cwm, and use that create the ext4 partition.
If you need help on installing+using 4ext to create the sd-ext partition check out this guide
Finally do a full wipe, reflash the ROM, and activate a2sd through terminal emulator using:
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
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chromium96 said:
Well one of your mistakes may have been using mini tool partition wizard. Many users have reported it's unreliability, and i've also had bad experiences with it in the past.
I would recommend using gparted to delete all partitions, and then using it to format the whole card to fat32.
Then install 4ext recovery instead of cwm, and use that create the ext4 partition.
If you need help on installing+using 4ext to create the sd-ext partition check out this guide
Finally do a full wipe, reflash the ROM, and activate a2sd through terminal emulator using:
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
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Actually, I just ran your terminal codes above and that worked without reformatting or flashing!! It moved something like 94 or 96 apps and now shows 139 MB of internal storage!! Wow, I'm sooo excited. Imagine a n00b installing the latest version of Android on what is basically the original Android flagship HTC Desire/Nexus One!
BTW Should the developer maybe update with your script above vs the one listed which didn't work for me?
You guys rock!
I will start using GParted though and I assume using the liveimage USB would be best for me.
Now, I have to decide if I want to root my S3. I have 6 months left of my 1 year warranty so that's the only reason I've been debating it. Although most people say they've never heard Samsung not doing hardware repair just because a device is rooted. That sound about right?
Thanks Again!! So excited I'll end up using the old desire more than my S3!! lol

Gdroid1 said:
Actually, I just ran your terminal codes above and that worked without reformatting or flashing!! It moved something like 94 or 96 apps and now shows 139 MB of internal storage!! Wow, I'm sooo excited. Imagine a n00b installing the latest version of Android on what is basically the original Android flagship HTC Desire/Nexus One!
BTW Should the developer maybe update with your script above vs the one listed which didn't work for me?
You guys rock!
I will start using GParted though and I assume using the liveimage USB would be best for me.
Now, I have to decide if I want to root my S3. I have 6 months left of my 1 year warranty so that's the only reason I've been debating it. Although most people say they've never heard Samsung not doing hardware repair just because a device is rooted. That sound about right?
Thanks Again!! So excited I'll end up using the old desire more than my S3!! lol
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lol no problem. You should root the s3. I just did it for my friends using a guide that doesnt trip the flash counter, therefore your warranty isnt voided. Press thanks if i helped

chromium96 said:
lol no problem. You should root the s3. I just did it for my friends using a guide that doesnt trip the flash counter, therefore your warranty isnt voided. Press thanks if i helped
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Despite the fact that it's working now, should I indeed start from scratch before she's gets too comfortable with this? Flash recommended recovery and reformat sd and reflash everything? (since I originally formatted with Minitool)
BTW it appears that when we install apps will they appear to initially go to internal but after reboot they move to sd, is this actually what is happening and we should always reboot after installs and updates? I just installed about 8 apps and the internal shows it's down to 39mb but then upon reboot it's back up to 76.46 (Originally at 139 but I assume it's all app data consuming it).
Do you recommend anything to occasionally clear app data to ensure there is always space?
For the S3 I would love it if you provided a link to root without tripping the flash counter! Gesh, I love Android more and more everyday (never an issue without solution)... this community rocks!

Gdroid1 said:
Despite the fact that it's working now, should I indeed start from scratch before she's gets too comfortable with this? Flash recommended recovery and reformat sd and reflash everything? (since I originally formatted with Minitool)
BTW it appears that when we install apps will they appear to initially go to internal but after reboot they move to sd, is this actually what is happening and we should always reboot after installs and updates? I just installed about 8 apps and the internal shows it's down to 39mb but then upon reboot it's back up to 76.46 (Originally at 139 but I assume it's all app data consuming it).
Do you recommend anything to occasionally clear app data to ensure there is always space?
For the S3 I would love it if you provided a link to root without tripping the flash counter! Gesh, I love Android more and more everyday (never an issue without solution)... this community rocks!
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I just tried installing one more app ROM Toolbox (only 8.something MB) and it said insufficent space despite showing the above amount just before install. Before installing or updating anything when I realized the ext was still there, it showed I had 267MB available and I only just installed about 45mb worth of apps, likely updated about 40MB as well. So the ext4 shouldn't be full yet. Could this actually be because of the poor partition?

Ya all that stuff shouldn't be happening. I'm using the same ROM and have non of these issues, so its likely the ext partition.
Your best bet is to start again, and do what I said a couple posts up.
Which S3 variant do u have?
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Will do thanks. Btw, I'd love the link to the specific rooting method you used for the s3 workout tripping flash counter.
Thanks!
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Just missed you asking for my variant. I have the Telus mobility Canadian SGH-I747M.
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Just missed you asking for my variant. I have the Telus mobility Canadian SGH-I747M.
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here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1739426

I'm going to attempt this now. First question is that the 4ext instructions say to download the updater, put on sd card and install. Then they instruct you to partition from there. They list the alternative as GParted.
You're saying to use GParted first and then install 4ext to partition. I just want to be sure on this but also if I format first, where I already have apps on sd will this mess anything up not allowing recovery flash or anything?
I suppose once I format the sd based on the current a2sd rom that only recovery will function. Just want to be sure on steps.
Thanks!
chromium96 said:
Well one of your mistakes may have been using mini tool partition wizard. Many users have reported it's unreliability, and i've also had bad experiences with it in the past.
I would recommend using gparted to delete all partitions, and then using it to format the whole card to fat32.
Then install 4ext recovery instead of cwm, and use that create the ext4 partition.
If you need help on installing+using 4ext to create the sd-ext partition check out this guide
Finally do a full wipe, reflash the ROM, and activate a2sd through terminal emulator using:
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
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Also just to be sure, the link from xda for instructions on gparted say a bootable cd, however usb seems easier, is that okay to use instead?
Thanks (I'm growing
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Gdroid1 said:
I'm going to attempt this now. First question is that the 4ext instructions say to download the updater, put on sd card and install. Then they instruct you to partition from there. They list the alternative as GParted.
You're saying to use GParted first and then install 4ext to partition. I just want to be sure on this but also if I format first, where I already have apps on sd will this mess anything up not allowing recovery flash or anything?
I suppose once I format the sd based on the current a2sd rom that only recovery will function. Just want to be sure on steps.
Thanks!
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i said to use gparted to delete all the partitions, then use 4ext to make the ext partition. But now that i think about it, its probably more efficient to use gparted to do everything. So just follow the gparted method in the guide.
I would recommend creating a 1gb ext4 partition and whatevers left fat32. Also theres no need to make a swap partition for this rom.
Its perfectly fine to format the card even with the apps on it. Again just to recap this is basically what you should do:
1. Use gparted to completely wipe all partitions on the card just for a clean start, then create the fat32 and ext4 partitions (use the guide)
2. Once the partitioning is done, put the rom + and gapps on the card (on the fat32 partition)
3. Put the sd into the phone, boot into recovery and choose wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, then go to advanced and wipe dalvik
4. Flash the rom and gapps
5. Once the rom is flashed reboot and give it a couple minutes to settle. Then run these commands in terminal:
Code:
su
a2sd install
y
n
y
6. From then on, all apps you install should automatically go to the ext partition. I'd also still recommend installing 4ext recovery...i find it better for the desire than cwm.
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Also just to be sure, the link from xda for instructions on gparted say a bootable cd, however usb seems easier, is that okay to use instead?
Thanks (I'm growing
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ya that should be fine. Just make sure you create the bootable usb properly by following the instructions from their site

Why go to the hassel of downloading and using gparted when u can just use 4ext recovery?? if u have a bad partition, 4ext will say ur partitions aint aligned properly or something then u just partition with 4ext recovery. sorted

jmcclue said:
Why go to the hassel of downloading and using gparted when u can just use 4ext recovery?? if u have a bad partition, 4ext will say ur partitions aint aligned properly or something then u just partition with 4ext recovery. sorted
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he used minitool to partition the card which may have corrupted it. Wouldnt it be safer to start fresh using gparted to wipe all the partitions, so that he wont have any further issues in the future?

chromium96 said:
he used minitool to partition the card which may have corrupted it. Wouldnt it be safer to start fresh using gparted to wipe all the partitions, so that he wont have any further issues in the future?
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minitool just doesnt align it properly, just use 4ext recovery. so all he has to do is save whatever from the sdcard to pc then partition sdcard with 4ext and it will be done right. trust me, if he flashes 4ext recovery then in recovery, goto tools and check partition alignment and i bet it will say ur partitions are not aligned properly. i tried minitool ages ago to see what all the fuss was about it being sh1te and 4ext said that my partitions aint aligned so i re partitioned with 4ext and all was fine again.

Well this is welcoming because 4ext seems much easier for a n00b like me if it'll work just as well.
I was going to do a 2gb ext4 partition, is that okay versus 1gb?
Btw do you recommend any custom kernel with the desire in this rom? I noticed it is a bit laggy at times and sometimes requires a few taps before certain things activate. Maybe kernels are a little too advanced for me now though?
Or maybe some cpu tweaks or anything. I do own ROM toolbox.
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Well this is welcoming because 4ext seems much easier for a n00b like me if it'll work just as well.
I was going to do a 2gb ext4 partition, is that okay versus 1gb?
Btw do you recommend any custom kernel with the desire in this rom? I noticed it is a bit laggy at times and sometimes requires a few taps before certain things activate. Maybe kernels are a little too advanced for me now though?
Or maybe some cpu tweaks or anything. I do own ROM toolbox.
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Anything over 1.5gb for the ext partition is not recommended, so you probably shouldn't do 2gb.
The kernel that comes with the ROM is usually the best for the ROM, and theres not much you can do about the speed in jb roms. Ive tried the supercharger script but i honestly didnt notice any increase in speed. If your looking for a faster ROM use gingerbread.
Also dont mess around too much in rom toolbox if u dont know what your doing, you might get stuck in a boot loop and you will have to reflash the ROM.

All had worked out well and indeed the original minitool said the fat32 wasn't properly aligned. The only thing which keeps aborting is the calendar fix. I noticed chrominum's post about corrupted for our sd, redownload, check md5 and reflash. If doesn't work reformat sd, clear everything repartition and try again.
I did all that and same thing. It doesn't say why it won't work but just aborting per attached.
It did work for me previously in cwm. I only installed the last rc and not the testing version of 4ext.
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We were posting at the same time. I'm starting all over again with 1.5g and we'll also see if that helps the calendar fix work.
Thanks!
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