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Hey guys - i just bought an awsome SDCard, a 32GB class 10. just put it in ma HD2 trying to partition it in recovery mode - but after partitioning, the phone (through titanium backup) the phone only sees the fat32 partition and not the sd-ext partition. now i'v tried using PC Software to partition and the tutorials all over but that doesnt help either.
what am i missing? i need help
Hi,
Did you partition in CWM with 1024M and 0 swap ?
simple idea/rule of thumb; class 10 cards are **** and you don't notice an increase in file transfer due to the limitations of the phone itself
Install ubuntu on your windows pc using the wubi installer (google is your friend here), it's very simple to do. Once you have ubuntu linux installed, go into the software center and search for 'partition manager' or 'partition editor'. Then install it. It should be listed in system tools as GParted. Plug in your sd card thru a card reader or a digital camera or another phone, and unmount it in gparted. Then create a new ext4 (probably 1 gb/1024mb) all the way to the right side of the space shown for the card in GParted. Then when finished click apply changes near the bottom of the GParted window. Done
Your phone won't show you that it sees the ext partition, that's all done behind the scenes. The only way to know is to install apps, and watch the system memory in settings/storage. If your memory goes down significantly as you install apps, something has gone wrong. If it only goes down a little (maybe 1-2 mb) after installing a bunch of apps, then all is well and working properly.
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@ Malybru - no, my partition is 2048MB Ext - 256MB swap.
@huggs - that is strange because before i had an 8GB class 4 memory card - i had created a 1024MB partition and when i ran titanium backup - you could see the sd-ext partition below SDCard and Internal Storage
additionally, with the new cardz during every data wipe it skips the SD-ext saying that it cant find it - which never happened with the old card so thats why i believe that there isnt one
Weird. I've used quite a few different roms and have never seen the ext partition in storage settings. Wish I could tho.
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huggs said:
Weird. I've used quite a few different roms and have never seen the ext partition in storage settings. Wish I could tho.
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its not that you could see it in storage settings.. but you could see it in titanium backup and you can mount it in recovery mode
Oh, I didn't know that about Titanium, thanks. I'm gonna have to take a look, for curiosity sake if nothing else
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i'm facing a big problem - apparently if i install an application and reboot -the app is gone.. i've partitioned this darn card so many times and the partition still isnt recognized
Vylle said:
i'm facing a big problem - apparently if i install an application and reboot -the app is gone.. i've partitioned this darn card so many times and the partition still isnt recognized
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ok, i've realised that im not the only person who his having problems with A2SD on anything larger than 16GB.. i want to know if there is anyone who has successfully partitioned a 32GB Card with an ext3 partition.. I spent alot of money on this card and its really messed up that i cant use it!!
need help still
Question:
I've noticed I'm pretty much at my limit for space on my current SD card (like 80MB remaining on a 4GB!)...
I've ordered an 8GB card to replace this one... but how can I "clone" my current 4GB card (with a2sd partitions) and then copy it over to my 8GB card, without losing data, settings, apps, etc? Is there a way?
Thanks in advance.
Do this all from within Clockwork Recovery:
1) Make a nandroid backup
2) Connect the phone to a computer
3) Partitions menu > mount USB storage
4) Copy all contents from the old SD card to a temporary folder on your computer (including the clockworkmod folder which contains the nandroid backup you just took)
5) Unmount and disconnect from computer.
6) Pull battery to shut the phone off, or if you would prefer you can boot the phone and then turn the phone off immediately afterward. Pulling battery just saves time.
7) Put new SD card in
8) Boot into clockwork
9) Format the card with Clockwork w/ ext partition
10) Connect to computer, mount USB storage again, copy all files back to the phone
11) Unmount and disconnect cable from computer
12) Nandroid > advanced restore > Restore sd-ext only
13) Reboot and you're done.
And if something goes wrong, it's not really a big deal since you will still have the original files on the old SD card so you can try again or ask for help to try another method.
Sounds complicated enough to work. I'll try when the card comes and let you all know. Thanks!
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Sounds complicated enough to work. I'll try when the card comes and let you all know. Thanks!
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Haha yeah, I think it's the easiest way to do it with Windows, since you can't read the ext partition from the computer. You could probably just copy the contents of both partitions through Linux if you're comfortable doing that.
Doesn't a nandroid backup the ext partition too?
If you're using windows you could just backup your fat32 partition on your PC and partition your new card and then copy all your files back and do your nandroid restore.
I think this would work...
jdwhite87 said:
Doesn't a nandroid backup the ext partition too?
If you're using windows you could just backup your fat32 partition on your PC and partition your new card and then copy all your files back and do your nandroid restore.
I think this would work...
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Clockwork does not back up my ext partition. It can't mount it or anything. Not sure why. Might be because its ext4, but when I do nandroids the sd-ext backup always fails.
I have to use Ubuntu and mount as storage. Then both of my partitions mount on my computer and I can do as I please. For me this seems easiest anyway. Simple copy and paste and it can be done from a live cd for those that dont already have Ubuntu.
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Do this all from within Clockwork Recovery:
1) Make a nandroid backup
2) Connect the phone to a computer
3) Partitions menu > mount USB storage
4) Copy all contents from the old SD card to a temporary folder on your computer (including the clockworkmod folder which contains the nandroid backup you just took)
5) Unmount and disconnect from computer.
6) Pull battery to shut the phone off, or if you would prefer you can boot the phone and then turn the phone off immediately afterward. Pulling battery just saves time.
7) Put new SD card in
8) Boot into clockwork
9) Format the card with Clockwork w/ ext partition
10) Connect to computer, mount USB storage again, copy all files back to the phone
11) Unmount and disconnect cable from computer
12) Nandroid > advanced restore > Restore sd-ext only
13) Reboot and you're done.
And if something goes wrong, it's not really a big deal since you will still have the original files on the old SD card so you can try again or ask for help to try another method.
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I'm stumped on step 9 - what menu option in Clockwork will format the ext partition? What menu?
gfinockio said:
I'm stumped on step 9 - what menu option in Clockwork will format the ext partition? What menu?
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CallMeAria said:
Partitions menu
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What version has that menu option? I don't see it.
Interesting. I was sure you could format a card with ext partition through Clockwork but apparently you can't. You can do it through ROM Manager though, so I guess you may have to boot into the phone to get to it.
The programs on the ext partition won't show up yet of course. Don't be alarmed. Just partition the card through ROM Manager, then once you're done doing that, do the nadroid advanced restore. If there are any problems after a reboot (i.e., it didn't work correctly), go back and try doing the regular full nandroid restore.
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What version has that menu option? I don't see it.
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v2.5.0.1
This doesnt create a partition though. It just formats an existing partition. You'll have to use drumist's method of going through Rom manager to actually create the ext3 parition from the phone.
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v2.5.0.1
This doesnt create a partition though. It just formats an existing partition. You'll have to use drumist's method of going through Rom manager to actually create the ext3 parition from the phone.
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Tried running ROM Manager - of course, it's installed on the 4GB card which isn't on my phone when I have the 8GB in to format. So then I re-installed it using the APK... but I get the exclamation mark when it boots to recovery to format... probably because a2sd is installing the same program on the ext part which it is now trying to format.
I think I'm going to have to format/partition it using Linux somehow instead, no?
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Tried running ROM Manager - of course, it's installed on the 4GB card which isn't on my phone when I have the 8GB in to format. So then I re-installed it using the APK... but I get the exclamation mark when it boots to recovery to format... probably because a2sd is installing the same program on the ext part which it is now trying to format.
I think I'm going to have to format/partition it using Linux somehow instead, no?
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someone recommended in another thread that when that happens you just pull out the battery and then use volume down+power to boot back into recovery and it should then work.
But the method I use is to do it from Ubuntu (a linux version). If you dont want to install Ubuntu on your computer you can make a bootable CD or USB drive with Ubuntu on it (directions for this are on the Ubuntu download page) and actually run Ubuntu from the CD/USB without ever installing it on your computer. From there you can use gParted to create paritions. And while I recommend making backups, gparted even allows you to resize and move partitions without deleting anything.
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Tried running ROM Manager - of course, it's installed on the 4GB card which isn't on my phone when I have the 8GB in to format. So then I re-installed it using the APK... but I get the exclamation mark when it boots to recovery to format... probably because a2sd is installing the same program on the ext part which it is now trying to format.
I think I'm going to have to format/partition it using Linux somehow instead, no?
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Yeah, that's what I was worried about. My suggestion then is to format the card through linux if you have a SD card reader. Easiest way is to use an Ubuntu LiveCD. Do you know how to do this on your own?
Also, definitely do a full nandroid restore once the SD card is reformatted. Since you booted the phone and tried to install an app, it's possible something got screwed up -- nothing to worry about though because a full nandroid restore should revert everything.
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Yeah, that's what I was worried about. My suggestion then is to format the card through linux if you have a SD card reader. Easiest way is to use an Ubuntu LiveCD. Do you know how to do this on your own?
Also, definitely do a full nandroid restore once the SD card is reformatted. Since you booted the phone and tried to install an app, it's possible something got screwed up -- nothing to worry about though because a full nandroid restore should revert everything.
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I'm reverting back now, going to sleep on it, and then investigate formatting it via LiveCD tomorrow morning. It's been several years since I've had to go near anything Unix.
By the way, another option is to just do a clean install on your phone with a ROM that has ROM Manager built in. Use that to do the format on the SD card.
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By the way, another option is to just do a clean install on your phone with a ROM that has ROM Manager built in. Use that to do the format on the SD card.
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That got me thinking...Ive never had a problem adding an ext partition using Rom Manager. Ive done it to 3 SD cards now without a single issue. BUT, Ive also always done it while on cm6/7 which both came with Rom Manager pre-installed with the rom and quite a bit of integration with the rom manager app...just a thought...
EDIT: Scratch that, I used it for 2 SD cards, the 3rd was done with Ubuntu.
Here's my post from the other thread
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Rom manager - partition SD card - choose your partitions. It will reboot into recovery and try but fail to partition your card. Pull battery. Replace battery - hold volume down and power. Wait for it to try and find the libde. Img then press volume down and it will highlight recovery then press power. It will boot into recovery and finish partitioning your card.
I think that's how I got it to work.
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I did this with two different SD cards on fr008. Both were sandisks. One was a 16 gb class 4 and the other was an 8 gb class 6. I couldn't get gparted to partition the 8 gb for whatever reason. I didn't know what Ubuntu was when I partitioned the 16 gb
It seems like an oversight that maybe of the masses of people with Android devices that one day the general (non-xda) population would want a simple way to transfer their sd card data to a larger card...
I Imagine there are a bunch of people out there clueless.
Hell, I read XDA and there was still no clear simple way in this thread.
(I got here from a Google search for SD CARD CLONE)
Got it to work, finally. Required some back-and-forth with the Nandroid backups, but I have everything running off of my 8GB SD card now, without reinstalling!
Now, to sell off my 4GB card... anyone?
Hi guys,
I've installed a CM7 ROM then installed S2E, then flashed an AOSP build to replace it. When I try to use S2E to move the apps back to NAND from sd-ext, it shows up in NAND in the first couple of boots, but later on goes back to sd-ext without S2E doing the job. I kinda figured that it's built into the ROM to move the apps to sd-ext.
What would be the safest way to move the apps from sd-ext back to /data/app, and then repartition my SD card into a single partition and use its whole storage capacity?
Thanks in advance!
ejebyte said:
Hi guys,
I've installed a CM7 ROM then installed S2E, then flashed an AOSP build to replace it. When I try to use S2E to move the apps back to NAND from sd-ext, it shows up in NAND in the first couple of boots, but later on goes back to sd-ext without S2E doing the job. I kinda figured that it's built into the ROM to move the apps to sd-ext.
What would be the safest way to move the apps from sd-ext back to /data/app, and then repartition my SD card into a single partition and use its whole storage capacity?
Thanks in advance!
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try link2sd in the market,it's free,but once you've moved all u want to,boot into recovery and wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik,that MIGHT do the trick
one question, how do you want to partition your sd? i mean one fat or one ext partition? But seriously, one partition is a bad idea, i wouldnt recommend that.
@Ty5982, Thanks for the input! Will try that later.
@greg17477, I'm using Windows so I want to format it to a single Fat32 partition. What's your recommendation?
Partition ur sd card in recovery with 1gb and swap size 64mb,THEN,open link2sd and when u 1st open it,it checks your phone and sd card then prompts u were u want to send apps to,ext 2,3,4 or FAT 32,select FAT 32 as its what u want,then a error msg will appear,reboot,then open link2sd and now you've got your fat 32 lol
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Partition ur sd card in recovery with 1gb and swap size 64mb,THEN,open link2sd and when u 1st open it,it checks your phone and sd card then prompts u were u want to send apps to,ext 2,3,4 or FAT 32,select FAT 32 as its what u want,then a error msg will appear,reboot,then open link2sd and now you've got your fat 32 lol
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Won't that have moved his apps to a fat32 partition?
If I'm reading this correctly what the OP wants is to move his apps to NAND so he can format his sd card to its full capacity in FAT32, presumably so he can use it as a normal SD card (eg for a camera, moving files etc)
I personally use a very popular app called DarkTremors Apps2SD GUI, it comes preinstalled on a lot of custom ROMS. This app checks where your apps are when you launch it, and gives you the option to either move them to SD-EXT or back again. Launch APPS2SDGUI, let it check your system, then click 'Apps are on SD!' to move them back to NAND.
P.S. I don't think you can wipe the SD-EXT partition off the SD card using Windows' built-in formatter. There are lots of freeware apps that can and will do this though, google is your friend =]
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Won't that have moved his apps to a fat32 partition?
If I'm reading this correctly what the OP wants is to move his apps to NAND so he can format his sd card to its full capacity in FAT32, presumably so he can use it as a normal SD card (eg for a camera, moving files etc)
I personally use a very popular app called DarkTremors Apps2SD GUI, it comes preinstalled on a lot of custom ROMS. This app checks where your apps are when you launch it, and gives you the option to either move them to SD-EXT or back again. Launch APPS2SDGUI, let it check your system, then click 'Apps are on SD!' to move them back to NAND.
P.S. I don't think you can wipe the SD-EXT partition off the SD card using Windows' built-in formatter. There are lots of freeware apps that can and will do this though, google is your friend =]
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@Ty5982, unfortunately it didn't work. It went badly and I lost the apps in sd-ext so I ended up restoring them..
@jwchips, thanks! Will try that one instead. Yep, I've read about the tools/apps that can be used to partition/format storage devices with EXT. Thanks again.
ejebyte said:
@Ty5982, Thanks for the input! Will try that later.
@greg17477, I'm using Windows so I want to format it to a single Fat32 partition. What's your recommendation?
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well i would recommend tu have 2 partitions, ext and fat. Just to be safe or prapared in case your want to try a different rom. Nowadayes almost every rom uses ext partition. And you won't run out of space, if you install some more apps.
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well i would recommend tu have 2 partitions, ext and fat. Just to be safe or prapared in case your want to try a different rom. Nowadayes almost every rom uses ext partition. And you won't run out of space, if you install some more apps.
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I see. Thanks! Currently I have a 512MB EXT partition on my SD card. I thought I'd be able to choose which apps to move there but it seems my ROM automatically symlinks the apps installed to the EXT partition.
So I decided I want to just install the apps to NAND since I don't really install a lot of apps and I'm using a TMOUS HD2, just for an extra boost in performance compared to when apps are installed to SD-EXT. Then I'll just selectively move apps to SD.
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I see. Thanks! Currently I have a 512MB EXT partition on my SD card. I thought I'd be able to choose which apps to move there but it seems my ROM automatically symlinks the apps installed to the EXT partition.
So I decided I want to just install the apps to NAND since I don't really install a lot of apps and I'm using a TMOUS HD2, just for an extra boost in performance compared to when apps are installed to SD-EXT. Then I'll just selectively move apps to SD.
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ah ok, on TMOUS HD2 you might do not need an ext partition
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ah ok, on TMOUS HD2 you might do not need an ext partition
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That's what I've figured..
I might just back-up everything then re-flash and repartition my phone and SD card. Anyway, thanks everyone!
ejebyte said:
That's what I've figured..
I might just back-up everything then re-flash and repartition my phone and SD card. Anyway, thanks everyone!
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Hi, I hope you guys are still around, I´ve been looking for an answer and can´t find anything, heres the question I posted on another thread:
I´ve been having trouble with my phone freezing even after full wipes, so I´ve come to the conclusion my sdcard is corrupt.
So I want to go through the Gparted process to format and re-partition my sdcard.
Currently I have 16GB class 6, which has the recommended FAT32 and 1GB ext4.
Is it safe (or even possible) to format the sd card now. I tried with Gparted and only the FAT32 partition showed up???
The rom is runnymede aio which requires the ext4
Thanks
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Hi, I hope you guys are still around, I´ve been looking for an answer and can´t find anything, heres the question I posted on another thread:
I´ve been having trouble with my phone freezing even after full wipes, so I´ve come to the conclusion my sdcard is corrupt.
So I want to go through the Gparted process to format and re-partition my sdcard.
Currently I have 16GB class 6, which has the recommended FAT32 and 1GB ext4.
Is it safe (or even possible) to format the sd card now. I tried with Gparted and only the FAT32 partition showed up???
The rom is runnymede aio which requires the ext4
Thanks
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be sure to format both partitions as primary.
Hi Guys,
Back in April 2011 I bought a HTC HD2 phone off eBay and followed the instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948 and installed Android. I can't remember the ROM I installed.
Anyway, I now want to upgrade the phone to ICS.
I have gone to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434860 and downloaded the ROM NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA_V2.4.zip
Under the "Instructions" section, I clicked on mskip's guide which takes you to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830
This says that it assumes that MAGLDR is installed and if not, follow the guide at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
which is the thread I followed back in April 2011. I therefore assume I have it installed but not sure how to check. I decided to try to install it again, but I can't get WMDC to see it when I connect to my PC but I have downloaded HTCSync which can see it.
How do I get WMDC to see my phone so I can do an install (my PC is Win 7 64 bit) or how can I check it's already ok to go because of my install of the ROM back in April last year?
Also Since my PC is probably not the same as it was 15 months ago when I did the above flashing, I tried to install Radio. The link on that page doesn't seem to work, but I went to the link from my previous attempt ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948 ) and downloaded that Radio (Radio_Leo_2.15.50.14). I guess I'll need to install this at some point.
As for HardSPL, I somehow ended up at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5279234 but my phone's exactly the same as the screenshot at the bottom of the first post. I then ended up after some searching at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477 and downloaded HardSPL 4. Since I can't sync using WMDC, I ended up successfully installing it by following the note at the bottom of the install instructions which read "You can also install HARDSPL by entering Bootloader mode manually, then running the HSPL4.exe program once you see 'USB' at the bottom of the tri-colour screen."
I think I'm starting to get lost trying to follow all these different threads etc and really would appreciate some help.
All I want to achieve is a nice ICS install that's stable and user friendly.
Thanks in advance.
1- You already have HSPL.
2- To check if you have MAGLDR (when booting up phone, hold "END" button) If a multi-option screen appeared, you have MAGLDR.
3- Next upgrade your radio, do so by booting in the bootloader and update normally (WMDC will not see your device, but you should be good to go as long as "serial" changes to "USB" on your phone.
4- Update/install CWMR.
5- Flash your ROM via option 8. AD recovery.
If you followed the original older guide, then you have all of the prerequisites and have installed the DFT Desire ROM. Just follow the second MSkip guide to flash CWM, repartition your SD card and flash NexusHD2. Just use the correct partition size which should be mentioned in the OP.
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If you followed the original older guide, then you have all of the prerequisites and have installed the DFT Desire ROM. Just follow the second MSkip guide to flash CWM, repartition your SD card and flash NexusHD2. Just use the correct partition size which should be mentioned in the OP.
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Thanks.
At http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 I've got down to point 3. FLASHING A CWM (CLOCKWORK MOD) ROM and have done up to point 2 - wiping data/factory reset
Currently my ROM (NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA_V2.4.zip) is on my PC and the phone doesn't show in Explorer, so I read a bit further down where it said:
HOW TO COPY FILES TO YOUR PHONE
NOTE: This can be used to copy music or data across to your Storage Card and for copying your CWM Rom (with .zip extension) to the Root of your Card for flashing
1. Connect your phone to your pc via the USB Cable
2. In the Clockwork Mod main menu select 'mounts and storage'
3. Go down to 'mount USB storage' and select
Note: The Storage Card will now appear as a drive on your pc
4. When finished copying files select 'Unmount'
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After selecting "Mount USB", my phone says:
E: Unable to write to ums lunfile (No such file or directory)
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and my phone still doesn't appear in Windows Explorer.
Other than removing the card and putting it into a reader and plugging the reader in to the PC, how can I get the phone to Mount USB?
Thanks in advance.
hi, check out the link below it might help
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hi, check out the link below it might help
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Hi,
Thanks for your reply, but I can't see anything about mounting USB Storage. Am I missing something?
MadMax1412 said:
Thanks.
At http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 I've got down to point 3. FLASHING A CWM (CLOCKWORK MOD) ROM and have done up to point 2 - wiping data/factory reset
Currently my ROM (NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA_V2.4.zip) is on my PC and the phone doesn't show in Explorer, so I read a bit further down where it said:
After selecting "Mount USB", my phone says:
and my phone still doesn't appear in Windows Explorer.
Other than removing the card and putting it into a reader and plugging the reader in to the PC, how can I get the phone to Mount USB?
Thanks in advance.
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I've never actually tried to mount USB Mass Storage outside of running a ROM, I always use an SD card reader so I'm not too sure why it isn't mounting. Have you tried the USB Mass Storage option in the MAGLDR main menu instead? Also, be conscious of how you use your phone whilst in MAGLDR and CWM, as you can't charge the phone via normal methods. It shouldn't be too bad, as I've found battery drain in both to be minimal, but at the same time don't just leave it on for a few hours whilst you wait for a response or a download or something.
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I've never actually tried to mount USB Mass Storage outside of running a ROM, I always use an SD card reader so I'm not too sure why it isn't mounting. Have you tried the USB Mass Storage option in the MAGLDR main menu instead? Also, be conscious of how you use your phone whilst in MAGLDR and CWM, as you can't charge the phone via normal methods. It shouldn't be too bad, as I've found battery drain in both to be minimal, but at the same time don't just leave it on for a few hours whilst you wait for a response or a download or something.
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Thanks. As soon as I went to USB Mass Storage, Windows installed driver and showed it in the Explorer window. It apparently needs to be formatted first, so whilst I look around and find out what format I should use, I'll put it on the charger as I've had it sitting at the menu option for the past 12 hours or so whilst waiting for a response.
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Thanks. As soon as I went to USB Mass Storage, Windows installed driver and showed it in the Explorer window. It apparently needs to be formatted first, so whilst I look around and find out what format I should use, I'll put it on the charger as I've had it sitting at the menu option for the past 12 hours or so whilst waiting for a response.
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Unless you mean an external battery charger, if you try to charge it it will just boot into magldr. I assume you mean which format type for the SD card right? That would be FAT32, and you can later create an EXT3 partition in CWM
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Unless you mean an external battery charger, if you try to charge it it will just boot into magldr. I assume you mean which format type for the SD card right? That would be FAT32, and you can later create an EXT3 partition in CWM
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Yep, an external charger.
I had found via a quick search that FAT32 seemed to be the best. Out of curiosity, I've already done point 2 at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 so when Windows does do the format, I assume it will be the remaining partition that was created (leaving the 1024M partition alone)? If so, do I need to manually set this 1024M partition of EXT3 or would that have been done as part of Step 2.
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Yep, an external charger.
I had found via a quick search that FAT32 seemed to be the best. Out of curiosity, I've already done point 2 at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 so when Windows does do the format, I assume it will be the remaining partition that was created (leaving the 1024M partition alone)? If so, do I need to manually set this 1024M partition of EXT3 or would that have been done as part of Step 2.
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There is actually a quick way to check. In CWM, go to the wipe data option and wipe data. If the sd-ext is present, it will format it and you will know. If sd-ext is wiped then it will say "no sd-ext detected, skipping format of sd-ext" or something similar.
But when formatting the card using windows, it doesnt really remove the sd-ext partition. Just cleans the Fat32 partition
adil1508 said:
There is actually a quick way to check. In CWM, go to the wipe data option and wipe data. If the sd-ext is present, it will format it and you will know. If sd-ext is wiped then it will say "no sd-ext detected, skipping format of sd-ext" or something similar.
But when formatting the card using windows, it doesnt really remove the sd-ext partition. Just cleans the Fat32 partition
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I went into "Wipe Data/Factory Reset" option and the following came up:
-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
No app2sd partition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext.
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure....
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping format...
Data wipe complete
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So I went back to the USB Mass Storage option to let Windows do the formatting. It only allowed FAT, NTFS or exFAT but no FAT32 option. Selected FAT and it said that Windows was unable to complete the format.
I've gone back to the instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 and started again at point 1 but still no luck. I hope that re-doing point 2 doesn't mean I've now got 3 partitions.
Since that didn't work I was having a look at the "Mounts and Storage Menu". Should I perhaps select "Format /sd-ext"?
Hi guys
Any further ideas on how to format my partition? Do I need to choose mount /sd-ext or format /sd-ext ?
Thanks
Hi Guys,
Whilst waiting for a reply on my USB issue, I thought I would try a few things.
I ended up getting an SD card reader and plugging the SD card into Windows to see if a format would work that way. It didn't.
I then opened Windows Disk Management system and it said the whole card was unallocated. When I right clicked on it, I was offered to create a "New Simple Volume". Since I'm only using a 1GB card, the maximum disk space in MB offered was 967 which I chose (basically the default).
In the "Format" section of the wizard I formatted it as FAT32 and left allocation unit size as default. I removed the tick from "Quick Format".
Thinking this was the solution to my problem, I put the card back in the phone. I also assumed that I would need to re-do everything at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830
Unfortunately I can only get to point 3.2 where I do a factory reset.
Is it possible that Step 2 where I partition the card is stuffing something up? If so, can I skip this part and just do Steps 1 and 3?
Thanks in advance.
Nigeldg said:
If you followed the original older guide, then you have all of the prerequisites and have installed the DFT Desire ROM. Just follow the second MSkip guide to flash CWM, repartition your SD card and flash NexusHD2. Just use the correct partition size which should be mentioned in the OP.
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This is the correct answer, I agree....here is the older guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11097380
MadMax1412 said:
Hi Guys,
Whilst waiting for a reply on my USB issue, I thought I would try a few things.
I ended up getting an SD card reader and plugging the SD card into Windows to see if a format would work that way. It didn't.
I then opened Windows Disk Management system and it said the whole card was unallocated. When I right clicked on it, I was offered to create a "New Simple Volume". Since I'm only using a 1GB card, the maximum disk space in MB offered was 967 which I chose (basically the default).
In the "Format" section of the wizard I formatted it as FAT32 and left allocation unit size as default. I removed the tick from "Quick Format".
Thinking this was the solution to my problem, I put the card back in the phone. I also assumed that I would need to re-do everything at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830
Unfortunately I can only get to point 3.2 where I do a factory reset.
Is it possible that Step 2 where I partition the card is stuffing something up? If so, can I skip this part and just do Steps 1 and 3?
Thanks in advance.
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OK so you're stuck on point 3.3? I.e. Actually locating the ROM and flashing it? I think what you're doing is copying the ROM over then partitioning. What you should have done is partitioned then copied the ROM over, as partitioning completely wipes the card.
Another possible problem with your method is that you only have a 1GB card, so if you select a 1GB EXT partition then you have no FAT32 partition, and as a result you won't be able to flash the ROM. Try using a 256MB EXT partition instead, and then flashing. Hopefully it will all work fine after that.
Nigeldg said:
Another possible problem with your method is that you only have a 1GB card, so if you select a 1GB EXT partition then you have no FAT32 partition, and as a result you won't be able to flash the ROM. Try using a 256MB EXT partition instead, and then flashing. Hopefully it will all work fine after that.
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How embarrassing is it that I didn't pick up on this. I was blindly following the instructions and set my partition to 1024M when I've only got a 1GB card. Just excuse me for a moment whilst I slap myself up the side of my head.
OK, I'm back. Rather than reduce the size of the EXT partition, I might buy a bigger card anyhow to allow room for photos etc. I will let you know how I go tonight.
Hi Guys
I purchased a 4GB card today and just got home and the install as per the instructions ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044830 ) went without a hitch.
Amazing what you can do if you don't try to create a partition bigger than your SD Card. Still can't get over how I missed seeing the obvious.
Thanks to all the posters for your help.
Hi,
I'm in need of some info. The newer nightlies support ext4. After what I have understood the transfer isn't automatically done so one needs to take a backup of the things I wanna save from the sd card and then enter recovery mode and manually format the sdcard. Is that right?
I would also like to know how big files ext4 supports and if it's possible to mount an ext4 formatted sdcard in a pc?
Cheers
FlashTec80 said:
Hi,
I'm in need of some info. The newer nightlies support ext4. After what I have understood the transfer isn't automatically done so one needs to take a backup of the things I wanna save from the sd card and then enter recovery mode and manually format the sdcard. Is that right?
I would also like to know how big files ext4 supports and if it's possible to mount an ext4 formatted sdcard in a pc?
Cheers
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The convertion to ext4 only effects the internal /data partition. The SD is not touched and also shouldn't be touched. Android, for now, cannot handle a SD not formated as FAT32. Windows also cannot read these partitions by default, only with the help of extra tools like Ext2FSD.
To convert your internal /data partition, choose advanced backup in CWM Recovery and select "data", when the backup is finished, exit the recovery via "go back" until you see the bootmenu.
- Select Tools
- Select File System Tools
- Select Format Data and Cache in ext4 !!!The internal /data partition will be erased!!!
- Go back to Stable Recovery
- Restore your "data" backup via advanced restore
- Aaaand done!
Ok thanks, but doesnt CMX support NTFS on sd card?
FlashTec80 said:
Ok thanks, but doesnt CMX support NTFS on sd card?
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Yes it does. Your point being?
FlashTec80 said:
Ok thanks, but doesnt CMX support NTFS on sd card?
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Well, maybe i was wrong with the FAT32. i just thought it's due to compatibility issues with USB Mass Storage...
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Ok then i got the knowledge i wanted, Thanks