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Un-partitioning SD card?

Hi guys,
I couldn't find anything about this (I did try searching before posting this thread, so I hope I am not repeating a common question!).... I wish to unpartition my sd card and just go back to a normal fat32 partition....
So far I have tired windows disk management and Rom Manager, which just allows you to ADD a ext partition with no luck!
Can anyone else guide me how to achieve this?
Regards!

Open Recovery Menu (green) per adb.
Partition SD Card
SWAP=0 MB
EXT=0 MB
Remainder - FAT32
good night

cargobr151 said:
Open Recovery Menu (green) per adb.
Partition SD Card
SWAP=0 MB
EXT=0 MB
Remainder - FAT32
good night
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:O Thanks, which recovery should I be using? :s
System recover? clockworkmod using the fake flash method? because I don't see the Partition SD Card menu anywhere else and i've tried both!
I know its right in front of me somewhere, I just can't see it, D'oh!

use the one from rooting folder

Bah,
I ended up using GPart live cd to undo it!!
Thanks for the responses guys, hopefully this will help someone else who needs it!

cargobr151 said:
Open Recovery Menu (green) per adb.
Partition SD Card
SWAP=0 MB
EXT=0 MB
Remainder - FAT32
good night
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Sorry for using your thread, however I don't have that Partition SD Card option on my Desire, when I go into recovery?

jacobtc said:
Sorry for using your thread, however I don't have that Partition SD Card option on my Desire, when I go into recovery?
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That's fine, it's why I created the thread!
If you just want to partition you can use ROM Manager (but this requires root)
you need the recovery file (entitled 'pushfiles' or something) from the risk-free root package to partition/un-partition the card.
Else, you can use a GPart live CD, which makes it really easy!
Hope that helps buddy...

r5ingh said:
That's fine, it's why I created the thread!
If you just want to partition you can use ROM Manager (but this requires root)
you need the recovery file (entitled 'pushfiles' or something) from the risk-free root package to partition/un-partition the card.
Else, you can use a GPart live CD, which makes it really easy!
Hope that helps buddy...
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I already partitioned my SD card via GParted, got a 16 gb card partitioned as follows:
14 gb fat32
1 gb ext2
250 gb swap
However in recovery, when I try to mount sd-ext it fails to do so Don't know why...

jacobtc said:
I already partitioned my SD card via GParted, got a 16 gb card partitioned as follows:
14 gb fat32
1 gb ext2
250 gb swap
However in recovery, when I try to mount sd-ext it fails to do so Don't know why...
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If you're using a2sd+ then you need to change your ext2 partition to ext3, Also, I don't believe that you need a swap partition anymore...
Try that!

r5ingh said:
If you're using a2sd+ then you need to change your ext2 partition to ext3, Also, I don't believe that you need a swap partition anymore...
Try that!
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Cool, now I can mount the ext partition in recovery! Thanks!

jacobtc said:
I already partitioned my SD card via GParted, got a 16 gb card partitioned as follows:
14 gb fat32
1 gb ext2
250 gb swap
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Was that a 16gb card or a 265gb?
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GANJDROID said:
Was that a 16gb card or a 265gb?
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lol, lets give the guy a break.... we all know it was a 256GB Flash card!
Anywhooo, I have another question, so I think i'll hijack my own thread!
Guys, whats the most efficient way to backup/restore and move apps between roms? I've ended up manually re-installing installed apps 2/3 times now, I was going between roms that did/didn't support a2sd. Also, should there be any consideration to any specific backup options available in the various tools?
Thanks in advance!

Hi, my phone got bricked using GPart live to turn my ext 2 into a 3 partition. Everything went fine using the program, turned off Usb storage, went into market and tried to download a program, when it started to install the screen when black.
Now I cant boot with sdcard in, I don't come past the white HTC screen
Without SDcard it starts loading the system but the loading is a never ending loop.
Tried to format SD with fakeflash, dosent help
Tried reflashing my rom with wipe and everything, dosent help
Any ideas?

prove said:
Hi, my phone got bricked using GPart live to turn my ext 2 into a 3 partition. Everything went fine using the program, turned off Usb storage, went into market and tried to download a program, when it started to install the screen when black.
Now I cant boot with sdcard in, I don't come past the white HTC screen
Without SDcard it starts loading the system but the loading is a never ending loop.
Tried to format SD with fakeflash, dosent help
Tried reflashing my rom with wipe and everything, dosent help
Any ideas?
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I would say, firstly try to get your phone working by wiping it clean and re flashing the rom. Use a different memory card just to get up and running. Then you can concentrate on fixing you card..
Although that seems like a very strange issue, are you sure you formatted your card correctly with GPart? (eg, exactly 512 MB/1024MB?) I'm a n00b myself so I would also wait for some of the more experienced users to offer their input. lol

r5ingh said:
I would say, firstly try to get your phone working by wiping it clean and re flashing the rom. Use a different memory card just to get up and running. Then you can concentrate on fixing you card..
Although that seems like a very strange issue, are you sure you formatted your card correctly with GPart? (eg, exactly 512 MB/1024MB?) I'm a n00b myself so I would also wait for some of the more experienced users to offer their input. lol
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Solved it by using AM recovery, repair + new partition solved the problem! Gonna reflash 2.0 again since i messed up the wiping somehow and then keep this until the rooted 2.2 is out!

[Q] Formatting problems

So i have a case. When i try to format/ reset factory settings via recovery i get this strange error that my sd-ext can't be formatted because of the /dev/block/mmcblk0 file existing. I don't know what to do. I have a stock sd card 2gb. Windows says that its 1.86GB. Any help?

Backup sdcard contents first.
Then don't format it from recovery. Just boot up the OS and format the memory card. But doing so deleted the extra partition also. It creates entire fat partition. Again you will have to repartition your sdcard to create ext again.
And if you still face errors, then there is a chance of sdcard being corrupted.
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I've formatted it many times. Even downloaded mini tool partition wizard home edition(gpardted thingy windows version). Its still 1,86GB there's no partitions. Only a FAT32 card.

For a 2GB card you can only use around 1.8x GB . So I think it is correct. I just thought you had issue in formatting ext partition.
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hang on... it doesn't allow you to format sd-ext because it doesn't exist.. EXT is a linux format, if your entire SD-Card is FAT-32 there's no EXT to format....

bortak said:
hang on... it doesn't allow you to format sd-ext because it doesn't exist.. EXT is a linux format, if your entire SD-Card is FAT-32 there's no EXT to format....
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It says that some file DOES exist.
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quemmy said:
It says that some file DOES exist.
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If you haven't made an EXT partition on your SD-Card then you will not be able to format SD-EXT because there is nothing to format... it's simple logic ... you can't delete something that doesn't exist

It said it does exist. Well, meh. I bought a new card. 8gb kingston ^^ 1gb ex3 partition
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[Q] My SGS3 can't mount extSDCARD~!!

it mounted just fine at first but after flashing a rom and kernel, it won't mount at all.. my laptop mounts it just fine.. any clues? or help?
my sdcard is sandisk 64gb
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now it's on stock rooted rom with trinity kernel.. still no luck

DKJae said:
it mounted just fine at first but after flashing a rom and kernel, it won't mount at all.. my laptop mounts it just fine.. any clues? or help?
my sdcard is sandisk 64gb
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now it's on stock rooted rom with trinity kernel.. still no luck
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Same happened to me. I had to have the card reformatted to FAT32
Download EaseUS partition master

Yup. It's because it's not formatted in fat32. Format and it will work fine.
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fat32 = 4gb -1 byte file size limit
that means no pr0n files bigger than 4gbs for you! jk :silly:

Can't Format to Ext4

i try to partition my sdcard to ext4
with amonra recovery i try to partition to ext2 - ext3 and then ext3 - ext4
when formating to ext3 i can mount the sdcard , but when i formating to ext4, sdcard wont mounting.
and i can't make a2sd programs works well.. as well in Titanium Backup ext partition not show.
can all u help me?
#sory my bad english
EDIT: i'm using sandisk ultra 8gb class 10 sdcard

seethegoeh said:
i try to partition my sdcard to ext4
with amonra recovery i try to partition to ext2 - ext3 and then ext3 - ext4
when formating to ext3 i can mount the sdcard , but when i formating to ext4, sdcard wont mounting.
and i can't make a2sd programs works well.. as well in Titanium Backup ext partition not show.
can all u help me?
#sory my bad english
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Go to 'mount' in Recovery, mount /sdcard, and try again.

MBQsniper said:
Go to 'mount' in Recovery, mount /sdcard, and try again.
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already tried but still can't mount..
is evo can read ext4 partition? or only ext3?
which one is better, ext3 or ext4?
are u using ext4 partition? how do you do it?

Are you on a kernel that supports ext4?

ca1ne said:
Are you on a kernel that supports ext4?
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i dunno about that..
but i'm using EnergyRom with ChopSuey kernel..
so not every kernel can supports ext4?
which kernels should I use for my supersonic to supports ext4?

I know the Mason kernel supports ext. 4. Read the OP for the ROM you're using and make sure ext. 4 is supported.
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seethegoeh said:
i dunno about that..
but i'm using EnergyRom with ChopSuey kernel..
so not every kernel can supports ext4?
which kernels should I use for my supersonic to supports ext4?
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If its a sense rom only underworld kernel and classic kernel support ext 4 and if its aosp rom mostly every kernel supports it.
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Scratch what I said above. I forgot Energy is a Sense ROM, so you'll need a Sense ROM that supports ext. 4, assuming it's supported by the ROM.
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FinZ28 said:
Scratch what I said above. I forgot Energy is a Sense ROM, so you'll need a Sense ROM that supports ext. 4, assuming it's supported by the ROM.
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All roms with a2sd support it and that's most roms all you need is kernel support
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evo4gnoob said:
All roms with a2sd support it and that's most roms all you need is kernel support
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ok il'll try to try another kernels..
but the problems is, the sdcard won't mount in recovery menu when format to ext4..
if i format to ext2 or ext3, recovery can mount sdcard..
so.. what is the problems? recovery or kernels? who that make the sdcard can't mount...

seethegoeh said:
ok il'll try to try another kernels..
but the problems is, the sdcard won't mount in recovery menu when format to ext4..
if i format to ext2 or ext3, recovery can mount sdcard..
so.. what is the problems? recovery or kernels? who that make the sdcard can't mount...
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1. Maybe your card doesn't support ext3 or
2. Format the whole card after you back up everything on it. Then do the partion and then move everything back to the SD card
3. Update ext1 to ext2
4. Wipe using superwipe or whatever method you use, flash the rom, same session flash your kernal underworld number 8 for your sense rom, then same session flash your apps2sd script I use cronmod INT2EXT4+ it moves your partion to your internal memory and I have 900mb on my internal memory 300 apps installed and 400mb of internal memory left and because its internal my phone is fast as hell with no lag.. then reboot and take a look around to see if the script stuck.. if so then get rid of armon installer use smelkous recovery you can go back into it and update your partion without having to format your SD card again.. so then you would update to ext3 but you may have to uninstall your app2sd script and then reflash it once you get your ext4 up and running.. I will link cronmod so you can read the op he also has a app2sd script as well
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716124
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monty_python said:
1. Maybe your card doesn't support ext3 or
2. Format the whole card after you back up everything on it. Then do the partion and then move everything back to the SD card
3. Update ext1 to ext2
4. Wipe using superwipe or whatever method you use, flash the rom, same session flash your kernal underworld number 8 for your sense rom, then same session flash your apps2sd script I use cronmod INT2EXT4+ it moves your partion to your internal memory and I have 900mb on my internal memory 300 apps installed and 400mb of internal memory left and because its internal my phone is fast as hell with no lag.. then reboot and take a look around to see if the script stuck.. if so then get rid of armon installer use smelkous recovery you can go back into it and update your partion without having to format your SD card again.. so then you would update to ext3 but you may have to uninstall your app2sd script and then reflash it once you get your ext4 up and running.. I will link cronmod so you can read the op he also has a app2sd script as well
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Nice..I will test it..
Big thanks..
Edit: how do I know that my sdcard was formated to ext2/ext3 or ext4?
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seethegoeh said:
Nice..I will test it..
Big thanks..
Edit: how do I know that my sdcard was formated to ext2/ext3 or ext4?
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Just look for smelkous 4.2 I believe it is, I think its pretty str8 forward as far as ext upgrades if its capable of being upgraded to ext3 or ext4, but not all SD cards can be updraded to ext 3 or 4
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monty_python said:
Just look for smelkous 4.2 I believe it is, I think its pretty str8 forward as far as ext upgrades if its capable of being upgraded to ext3 or ext4, but not all SD cards can be updraded to ext 3 or 4
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I mean, how to detect that my sdcard in ext4 partition position? Any apps to detect that?
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Use terminal emulator
Type su, hit enter
Then, a2sd check.
Should tell you your ext
An enviousOG

[Q] SD EXT partition.. Link2SD or App2Ext.. problems with mounting.

I rooted my desire 816 [still running the stock rom] and I wanted to try link2sd so I partitioned my SD card and created an ext4 primary partition.. opened link2sd app,installed mount scripts and restarted the phone but the ext partition is still unmounted.. tried ext2 but ended up with the same result!
searched a lot but found so many confusing topics that got me more confused!
what should I do to get the ext partition to be mounted on boot?!
also is app2ext better than link2sd? if so, then how to install it too?
thank you guys in advance..

mohammed fayed said:
I rooted my desire 816 [still running the stock rom] and I wanted to try link2sd so I partitioned my SD card and created an ext4 primary partition.. opened link2sd app,installed mount scripts and restarted the phone but the ext partition is still unmounted.. tried ext2 but ended up with the same result!
searched a lot but found so many confusing topics that got me more confused!
what should I do to get the ext partition to be mounted on boot?!
also is app2ext better than link2sd? if so, then how to install it too?
thank you guys in advance..
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Check this video.
http://youtu.be/vhUBLhdgSPU
The video maker Potent Technologies has a .zip file available from kinghunki that automatically adds the wp_mod.ko file and the permissions on boot with one flashable zip via custom recovery.
Link in the description of the video.
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jaysoblitzed said:
Check this video.
http://youtu.be/vhUBLhdgSPU
The video maker Potent Technologies has a .zip file available from kinghunki that automatically adds the wp_mod.ko file and the permissions on boot with one flashable zip via custom recovery.
Link in the description of the video.
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Thanks! but I think the zip file is for enabling SD card write permissions only..
my problem is that the EXT partition I created doesn't mount on boot and I don't know how to enable that since I'm on stock rom not a custom one..

I am having the same problem. I even flashed that zip but It didn't help.
I had read somewhere that the Exp partition size should be 20% of the microSD card size at most. is it relevant here?
I've also made a Linux swap. the order of my partitions is :
1. fat 32 :15 GB primary, Active
2. Ext4 :now 5 GB primary (It would fail mount with Ext3)
3. Linux Swap : 1.5 GB

seekfind said:
I am having the same problem. I even flashed that zip but It didn't help.
I had read somewhere that the Exp partition size should be 20% of the microSD card size at most. is it relevant here?
I've also made a Linux swap. the order of my partitions is :
1. fat 32 :15 GB primary, Active
2. Ext4 : 12.5 GB primary (It would fail mount with Ext3)
3. Linux Swap : 1.5 GB
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that zip is for re-enabling writing permissions on SD card which is disabled in KitKat by default.
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you don't need that much for the ext partition.. it should be no more than 20% of the SD card size.
I guess you made the ext this size because of games, right? you should use foldermount instead.. It's AWESOME!!
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I have a stock rom and I don't intend to flash any custom rom but a stable lollipop rom.
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I have no problems with partitioning my SD card at all, my problem is how to add "Init.d" support in my stock rom to be able to mount my ext partition at boot.

I guess this is gonna fix it for us
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/development/mod-enable-init-d-stock-kernel-vm-t2987126

yup, Just installed "Superuser_Busybox_Init.d_Wp_Mod_STABLE-v4.0.0.zip" from above thread and Link2SD problem is fixed. now the mount sticks

seekfind said:
I guess this is gonna fix it for us
http://forum.xda-developers.com/desire-816/development/mod-enable-init-d-stock-kernel-vm-t2987126
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That's great! thank you )

seekfind said:
yup, Just installed "Superuser_Busybox_Init.d_Wp_Mod_STABLE-v4.0.0.zip" from above thread and Link2SD problem is fixed. now the mount sticks
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glad that your problem is fixed now
but what did you mean by "The mount sticks" ?

mohammed fayed said:
glad that your problem is fixed now
but what did you mean by "The mount sticks" ?
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Meaning after he restarts the device the SD doesn't need to be remounted with a command in order for link2sd to work.
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jaysoblitzed said:
Meaning after he restarts the device the SD doesn't need to be remounted with a command in order for link2sd to work.
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Thank you!

ive mad ext3 partition on my sd card but link2sd stil doesnt Mount it.I have htc desire 816 dual sim with lolip stock rom

but it is not working for me, init.d application says my phones kernel is not supported,
i am trying this on HTC Desire 816 5.0.2 ( Kernel 3.4.0 )
Please help
mohammed fayed said:
glad that your problem is fixed now
but what did you mean by "The mount sticks" ?
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niloorane said:
but it is not working for me, init.d application says my phones kernel is not supported,
i am trying this on HTC Desire 816 5.0.2 ( Kernel 3.4.0 )
Please help
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KitKat and Lollipop require different fixes.
For 5.0.2 go here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/des...-disable-writeprotection-sense-stock-t3091456