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How to swap SD cards w/ Apps2SD

All props go to Jonnythan who gave the steps in another post. Mods may want to sticky this....
1. As always: Nandroid backup
2. reboot phone
3. adb shell into the phone
4. mkdir /sdcard/backup/
mkdir /sdcard/backup/app
mkdir /sdcard/backup/app-private
cp -r /data/app/* /sdcard/backup/app/
cp -r /data/app-private/* /sdcard/backup/app-private/
5. copy sd card to pc
6. Shut off phone and remove old sdcard and insert new sdcard
7. Start in recovery mode and partition new sdcard (fat32, ext2, swap)
8. Enable usb mode, copy data from old sdcard to newly partitioned sdcard
9. reboot and ignore force closings
10. Plug in USB and enable USB mode
From PC ADB shell into phone and type the following (enter after each line):
rm -r /data/app/*
rm -r /data/app-private/*
[chances are those directories are empty already, but you never know]
cp -r /sdcard/backup/app/* /data/app/
cp -r /sdcard/backup/app-private/* /data/app-private
reboot recovery
11. Restore most recent nandroid
12. reboot and enjoy
All thanks again to Jonnythan

Tweaks:
Between 5 and 6, shut off phone. Then start step 7 by specifying to start into recovery mode to partition the card. Then specify that you need to plug in the usb and adb shell for step 10. End step 10 by typing in "reboot recovery" which will reboot you right into the recovery partition.
Thanks for writing it up! Now I don't have to

Ok, I must be doing something wrong here... Does this require a custom ROM or anything? Im on the sprint Hero, stock ROM and I do have root. Everytime I get to step 4, at the cp -r /data/app/* /sdcard/backup/app/ command i get an error. It cant find the directory. Also, if i check the folder properties through Astro or linda file manager, it says 0 files, 0 folders, and also shows that it is not taking up any space. Just as a test to see if I was somehow blocked, I made a nandroid backup and deleted the /data folder, and upon reboot nothing had changed. Still have all of my apps on the phone...

I think the stock ROM doesn't include the cp command.

jonnythan said:
I think the stock ROM doesn't include the cp command.
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Wait, when i get my sd card I have to do all this? I can't just reformat using the utility and drag and drop everything back into the sd card?

runsoverfrogs said:
Wait, when i get my sd card I have to do all this? I can't just reformat using the utility and drag and drop everything back into the sd card?
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Not if you're using AppsToSD.
If you're not using A2SD then just make a backup of the old card, unmount it, put the new one in, and copy everything back. If you are using A2SD, the process is more complex.

Cp = Copy. Works on any rom. Like he said since you're on the stock rom, I doubt you're using Apps2SD so no you don't have to do all this.

If only people would actually read the thread title....
"How to swap SD cards w/ Apps2SD."
Don't have Apps2SD? Then this isn't the thread for you.

Exactly what I was thinking.

jonnythan said:
If only people would actually read the thread title....
"How to swap SD cards w/ Apps2SD."
Don't have Apps2SD? Then this isn't the thread for you.
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I'm using the modaco 1.1, i should've mentioned that. Doesnt that come with Apps2SD built in?

Only if you partitioned your sd card before you flashed.

After step 6, how do you boot into recovery mode to partition the new card if you dont have the recovery image on the new card? Did I miss a step where I added the recovery image to the new card?

chalan30 said:
After step 6, how do you boot into recovery mode to partition the new card if you dont have the recovery image on the new card? Did I miss a step where I added the recovery image to the new card?
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The recovery partition is installed on the phone itself, not the card.

thanks I dont know why the first time I tried i didn't get back into the recovery screen but the second time I booted into it just fine... oh well thanks for all your hard work!!!

Partitioning links
To partition the new card, you might want to include links to sdparted and this page for people who want to do it manually.

I have a question about how to make the swap. I have moved /data/dalvik-cache/ to my sd card and freed up about 25 meg of space on internal memory. Is there anything I need to do in addition to your instructions or would it be better to just do a wipe and start from scratch. I am using MoCaDo 1.2 Rom using apps2sd and ext3 partition. I have a 16 gig card coming. By moving the cache I now have 143 meg of internal memory with about 65 apps installed counting some of the stock apps. I have removed several of those as well. 34 apps from the market or handmark.

esoteric1311 said:
All props go to Jonnythan who gave the steps in another post. Mods may want to sticky this....
1. As always: Nandroid backup
2. reboot phone
3. adb shell into the phone
4. mkdir /sdcard/backup/
mkdir /sdcard/backup/app
mkdir /sdcard/backup/app-private
cp -r /data/app/* /sdcard/backup/app/
cp -r /data/app-private/* /sdcard/backup/app-private/
5. copy sd card to pc
6. Shut off phone and remove old sdcard and insert new sdcard
7. Start in recovery mode and partition new sdcard (fat32, ext2, swap)
8. Enable usb mode, copy data from old sdcard to newly partitioned sdcard
9. reboot and ignore force closings
10. Plug in USB and enable USB mode
From PC ADB shell into phone and type the following (enter after each line):
rm -r /data/app/*
rm -r /data/app-private/*
[chances are those directories are empty already, but you never know]
cp -r /sdcard/backup/app/* /data/app/
cp -r /sdcard/backup/app-private/* /data/app-private
reboot recovery
11. Restore most recent nandroid
12. reboot and enjoy
All thanks again to Jonnythan
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I see some possible problems with this method... what happens if you're copying the sdcard onto a windows machine to backup? You'll lose symlinks, uid, and the like.
Also, what if /app and /app-private don't get put back onto the new sdcard? You'll end up with symlinks that point to nothing.
How 'bout this method? (just a little tweak).
Boot into recover (adb shell reboot recovery)
when recovery comes up, go to the shell (adb shell)
Then, issue these commands (this assumes your ext partition is ext3, and that you're using Amon-Ra's recovery so you have BusyBox 1.13.2 or later):
mkdir /sdcard/extback
mount -o ro -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cp -a /system/sd/. /sdcard/extback/
Now, back up the sdcard to a linux machine... keeping uid's and everything the same.
Turn the phone off, swap the cards, reboot into recovery (manually), format, partition, and convert ext2->ext3 the sdcard, put all the stuff back onto the card... and in the shell (within recovery
mount -o rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cp -a /sdcard/extback/. /system/sd/
reboot
Now, it should all come up with the same attributes, no force close, and everything...
Basically, this method would swap sd cards outside of the normal OS (in recovery), but would keep all the attributes, symlinks, and uids the same for the main OS.
I think if you're using a windows box to backup the card, then we may want to look into making a tarball of the ext partition. I'm not sure if Amon-Ra's recovery supports this or not.

jmanley69 said:
I see some possible problems with this method... what happens if you're copying the sdcard onto a windows machine to backup? You'll lose symlinks, uid, and the like.
Also, what if /app and /app-private don't get put back onto the new sdcard? You'll end up with symlinks that point to nothing.
How 'bout this method? (just a little tweak).
Boot into recover (adb shell reboot recovery)
when recovery comes up, go to the shell (adb shell)
Then, issue these commands (this assumes your ext partition is ext3, and that you're using Amon-Ra's recovery so you have BusyBox 1.13.2 or later):
mkdir /sdcard/extback
mount -o ro -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cp -a /system/sd/. /sdcard/extback/
Now, back up the sdcard to a linux machine... keeping uid's and everything the same.
Turn the phone off, swap the cards, reboot into recovery (manually), format, partition, and convert ext2->ext3 the sdcard, put all the stuff back onto the card... and in the shell (within recovery
mount -o rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cp -a /sdcard/extback/. /system/sd/
reboot
Now, it should all come up with the same attributes, no force close, and everything...
Basically, this method would swap sd cards outside of the normal OS (in recovery), but would keep all the attributes, symlinks, and uids the same for the main OS.
I think if you're using a windows box to backup the card, then we may want to look into making a tarball of the ext partition. I'm not sure if Amon-Ra's recovery supports this or not.
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Now I'm confused don't take much.
I tried reading the ext2 partition using ubuntu and loading it temp on my windows 7 PC. It would not let me open that partition so I could not copy anything to it.
I guess the easiest way is to just wipe the phone back to factory, booting to recovery with the new card in and create the fat32-ext2-swap partition, re-flash the MoDaCo or any Rom that uses Apps2Sd and install all my apps again. I am assuming this would work as well.

jmanley69 said:
I see some possible problems with this method... what happens if you're copying the sdcard onto a windows machine to backup? You'll lose symlinks, uid, and the like.
Also, what if /app and /app-private don't get put back onto the new sdcard? You'll end up with symlinks that point to nothing.
How 'bout this method? (just a little tweak).
Boot into recover (adb shell reboot recovery)
when recovery comes up, go to the shell (adb shell)
Then, issue these commands (this assumes your ext partition is ext3, and that you're using Amon-Ra's recovery so you have BusyBox 1.13.2 or later):
mkdir /sdcard/extback
mount -o ro -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cp -a /system/sd/. /sdcard/extback/
Now, back up the sdcard to a linux machine... keeping uid's and everything the same.
Turn the phone off, swap the cards, reboot into recovery (manually), format, partition, and convert ext2->ext3 the sdcard, put all the stuff back onto the card... and in the shell (within recovery
mount -o rw -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cp -a /sdcard/extback/. /system/sd/
reboot
Now, it should all come up with the same attributes, no force close, and everything...
Basically, this method would swap sd cards outside of the normal OS (in recovery), but would keep all the attributes, symlinks, and uids the same for the main OS.
I think if you're using a windows box to backup the card, then we may want to look into making a tarball of the ext partition. I'm not sure if Amon-Ra's recovery supports this or not.
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Well, for one thing your method requires a linux machine
But what would you even have symlinks on the SD card for? Symlinks, uids, and attributes on SD card files simply aren't an issue at all for most people.
And truthfully if you are already doing that kind of stuff, you don't need this guide.

jonnythan said:
Well, for one thing your method requires a linux machine
But what would you even have symlinks on the SD card for? Symlinks, uids, and attributes on SD card files simply aren't an issue at all for most people.
And truthfully if you are already doing that kind of stuff, you don't need this guide.
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As far as Linux... get VMWare player for free and download ubuntu and you're set real fast. Also if you notice what I said about doing a tar instead id using Linux.
As far as symlinks. You're right there "shouldn't" be any... but if you're backing up something why not do it right just in case? We have no idea what future versions of apps2ad sill do. It may happen that a file MUST reside on internal memory and therefore you'd need a symlink.
As far as the rest...
Actualy... each app gets its own user id and mismatches in those can cause problems with some apps. And each file in Linux gets attributes to tell the OS who is allowed ti read/write/execute it. If those get messed up it can cause problems.
So... we have a responsibility aa educators to give the best instructions possible. And not give instructions that ultimately would result in a backup that is missing vital information and would lead to a complete reload to fix the problems.
There are many reasons why Google decided to restrict apps to internal memory and we will never know all of them... this may very well be one of the problems they saw happening.

Clone an SD card (including EXT3) to another?

Like ghosting a HDD to another, I wanted to know if there's an app that can do this?
I think my 8GB LG branded MicroSD is failing as Windows keeps reporting that the drive needs to be scanned when I mount it via USB from my Desire so I'd like to just get a new Sandisk 8GB card and clone the old to new one to avoid having to go through restoring backups and so on.
If anyone has any ideas that would be grand!

check winimage.
That app can make image and recover it to drives!
Doesnt matter if disk is bigger than previous ( NB! may need to resize to get total space if its bigger, cannot remember)
I've always used it for vmware ESXi embedded sticks, made a million of them and the app works!
also linux routers.
Hope this helps.
vmware ESXi runs linux so it supports EXT!

No need for a program, copy data from fat partitions vis pc and use this ( from cyanogen wiki page) Used it three times now and no problems
Upgrading SD / Moving data to new SD
If you are using RA recovery, this is all done for you by making a BART backup. The following is if you're wanting to do it from the command line.
1. First, backup your ext partition on to your fat32 partition. Note, you will need enough free space to hold all of your apps.
* In Terminal Emulator or recovery console:
mount -a [enter]
tar cvf /sdcard/ext.tar /system/sd [enter]
Note that you must have root access for Terminal Emulator. If you get "permission denied" after entering the above command, then try entering the command "su". "sudo" will not work. After entering "su" try the above command again.
* Or, Using ADB shell from your PC:
adb shell
mount -a [enter]
tar cvf /sdcard/ext.tar /system/sd [enter]
2. Next, mount your SD card and download/backup everything on your fat32 partition. Make sure to get the ext.tar file that you just created in the previous step.
3. Change cards/repartion, or do whatever it is you planned to do here. For instructions on creating new partitions see the installation instructions above.
4. If you're not already, reboot into your recovery. Restore your backup files to your fat32 partition. Don't boot into CM yet!
5. Either go to console or ADB shell and type:
*
mount -a [enter]
*
tar xvf /sdcard/ext.tar [enter]
6. Double check that your directories are moved with:
ls /system/sd [enter]
7. Now you can reboot into CM!
8. Run fix permissions to fix any corrupted permissions.
9. Enjoy your new card!

If you have Amon Ra's recovery on your android phone you can do a bart backup with your old sd card, partition the new sd card as required, copy the bart backup to new sd card and then do a bart restore. It is what i did when i upgraded from my 2gb to 8gb, worked a treat.

Since I created this thread a few great things have happened, EXT4 support in unrevoked permanent flashed AmonRA recovery being the main one so now I am sorted thanks!

I use Gparted just copy paste

[Q] Unable to use adb with android SDK under windows (Mount SD Card in Recovery)

I'm trying to run: adb shell, but I keep getting error msg: "adb" is not recognized as file or program.
I have Adnroid SDK r08, lattest from the site, installed on my Windwos XP.
I'm doing this, because I cant mount my SD Card on Clockwork, so I can't proceed Flashing with a new ROM, the phone it self under Android, is recognizing the memory.
It is formated under FAT32 and was re-formated with the phone as a couple of posts suggests.

Could someone help me? Thanks

Before running adb, you should change your working directory to the directory where it is located.
For example, if you've installed android sdk in C:\andsdk, then you should use the following command to use it:
Code:
cd C:\andsdk\tools
adb shell

Done, I can already access to adb shell, but when Im trying to mount the sdcard, it says that its unable to mount.
So when I'm trying to Install ROM from SD Card, at Recovery Menu - Clockwork, it says that its unable to mount the SDCard.

Are you sure that your SD card is inserted properly?

Well the card works perfectly when I'm running Android. No problems at all.
Then, they came up (problems) as soon as I went into Recovery menu (Clockwork) and the phone was rooted perfectly with unrevoked 3.31
Things that I've already tried:
- Format SDCard under Fat32 and re format it with the phone => The SD Card works perfectly under Android but cannot mount on Recovery Menu.
- Format SDCard under Ext3 and 4, same as previous.
Any suggestion are welcome, and thank you so much.

When you ask ADB to list devices ('adb devices'), is yours recognised?

As soon as I got into Recovery Menu:
Ran: adb devices
This is what I got:
List of devices attached:
XXXXXXXXXXX - recovery
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xxx - corresponds to my phone code
Then I do:
adb shell
mount /sdcard
And I get:
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 on /sdcard failed: No such file or directory
Any suggestions?
Thank you!

Have you tried mounting the SD card in ADB while booted into Android?
This thread sounds like a similar thing, and might be worth reading.

[GUIDE] How to Remove SD-EXT Via ADB {Create EXT / Swap Via ADB} [05/03/2013]

This article is for people with rooted Android phones. Everyone else please ignore. There are dozens of ways to remove SD-EXT Partition your SD card and I would like to share the one that has worked for me every time.
Requirements before getting started:
Custom Recovery (TWRP/ CWM etc).
SD Card (Any Class).
Android Device Bridge(ADB): Comes with the Android SDK.
These instructions apply to both the Windows command prompt and the Mac terminal.
As you can see from my screens, I was using Windows Vista. You can Remove/ Delete your SD-Ext Partition at any time, but you might as well do it before you flash a new build of Android and You want a different size SD-EXT Partition.
IMP: As always, back up your data when performing any hacks.
Formating your SD card will erase all data on it.
I split this guide into 5 steps, but it is not as difficult as it looks. Read the whole thing before starting.
Step 1: Connect your phone to your computer via USB. Reboot into recovery mode.
Command: adb shell reboot recovery
(this will reboot your phone into Custom recovery image.
Command: adb shell
(type this after your phone has booted and on the recovery screen. it should take you to a # prompt)
Step 2: Open parted to partition your SD card.
Command: parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
(opens parted and mounts your SD card)
Step 3: Check the size and partitions of your SD card.
The print command will display this info. You can see the size of my SD card is 7969 MB (8 GB). I have 1 partition which is fat32. If your SD card is blank and no partitions are listed, you can skip to Step 5.
Command: print
(displays SD card information)
Step 4: Remove all existing partitions. If you have multiple partitions, remove each one at a time.
Command: rm 1
(deletes partition number 1)
Command: rm 2
(if needed. keep going till all partitions are removed)
Command: print
(check when you are done to make sure all partitions are removed)
Step 5: Check the sizes of your SD Card.
Use the command print again to display the partition sizes (There should be no partition).
If you made any mistakes you can return to Step 4 and remove them.
Command: print
(displays your partition information)
IMP: Now Remove USB Cable from Phone and go to WIPE Menu in Recovery and Format/ Cleat SD Card..
Now Go to Advance Menu and Partition SD Card with What Size / Swap / ext You Want..
[Additional GUIDE]
How to manually Partition your SD CARD {EXT 2/ 3/ 4 And Swap / Linux} Via ADB.
For SD-EXT Partition Please Continue After Step 5 (Don't Remove USB cable from PC).
Step 6: Create your new partitions.
You can make these any size, but the most common setup is
32 MB linux-swap partition,
512 MB ext2 partition, and
remaining free space as a fat32 partition.
In order to work properly, the partitions must be created in this order:
fat32,
ext2,
linux-swap.
The linux-swap partition is used for a swap file on some builds. Not all builds use linux-swap, but I create one just in case I ever need it.
The ext2 partition is where your apps will be installed. I use 512 MB which gives me plenty of room but you can go larger like 1024 MB if you want.
IMP: Parted only creates ext2 partitions and we can convert them to ext3 or ext4 later.
When using the Linux command mkpartfs, you must tell it where to start and and end each partition. This can be done by taking the total SD card size and subtracting the linux-swap then ext2 partition sizes. See the following example for my 8 GB card.
Command: mkpartfs primary fat32 0 7425
(start is 0 and end is Total C)
Command: mkpartfs primary ext2 7425 7937
(start is Total C and end is Total B)
Command: mkpartfs primary linux-swap 7937 7969
(start is Total B and end is Total A)
For Example
7969 Total A
-32 Linux-Swap
7937 Total B
-512 EXT 2
7425 Total C
* If You Don't want Linux-Swap partition follow this
7969 Total A
-512 EXT 2
7457 Total B
IMP: Kindly Change Values for EXT / Linux-Swap Accordingly if You want more or less space for Partitions.
Step 7: Check the sizes of your partitions.
Use the command print again to display the partition sizes.
If you made any mistakes you can return to Step 4 and remove them.
Command: print
(displays your partition information)
Step 8: Exit parted and upgrade your ext2 file system to ext3.
For most users this is the final step.
I suggest all users upgrade to ext3.
Its main advantage over ext2 is journaling which improves reliability and eliminates the need to check the file system after an unclean shutdown.
Command: quit
(exit parted and return to # prompt)
Command: upgrade_fs
(script to upgrade from ext2 to ext3)
Step 9 (Optional): If you wish, you can upgrade your ext3 partition to ext4.
Skip to Step 10 is you wish to use ext3.
The file system (EXT 4) offers enhancements like delayed allocation.
Command: tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(enter this command from the # prompt)
Command: e2fsck -fpDC0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
(run e2fsck after tune2fs. wait for the file check to finish)
Step 10: Finished.
Check your work with print
Command: parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
(open parted again)
Command: print
(check all your system partitions and their sizes)
Command: quit
(exit parted)
Command: reboot
(reboot your system to the operating system)
[Guide] How to Install SDK / ADB..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37805872
Credits:
akshat.shenoy (For SDK / ADB installation GUIDE).
XDA.
Screen Shots Added in Second Post.

Re: [GUIDE] How to Remove SD-EXT Via ADB
For Step 1 to 5:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
For Step 6 to 10:
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Awesome man. Thanks ..
Didn't know of this method.. us there a way to partition via adb?
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Re: [GUIDE] How to Remove SD-EXT Via ADB
akshat.shenoy said:
Awesome man. Thanks ..
Didn't know of this method.. us there a way to partition via adb?
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Yes there is a simple method..
If u wanna know I ll post that too..
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R. SAINT said:
Yes there is a simple method..
If u wanna know I ll post that too..
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Nice tutorial.
Screenshots are really helpful for me (as I know nothing about adb).
Thanks bro..
And yeah post it too.. :thumbup:
Edit
Some questions
1. So wiping SD ext comes under rm2 right... and it does nothing to partition fat32(1)
2.parting with Adb... will it cause erasing all data in SD card? And partition of any type ext3 ext4 ..?
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Re: [GUIDE] How to Remove SD-EXT Via ADB
ptcpayme said:
Nice tutorial.
Screenshots are really helpful for me (as I know nothing about adb).
Thanks bro..
And yeah post it too.. :thumbup:
Edit
Some questions
1. So wiping SD ext comes under rm2 right... and it does nothing to partition fat32(1)
2.parting with Adb... will it cause erasing all data in SD card? And partition of any type ext3 ext4 ..?
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rm 1 - SD Fat32
rm 2 - SD-EXT (if available)
rm 3 - Swap / Linux (if available)
Partition via ADB delete all ur SD data.. I hv mentioned that in Guide already.
I ll add tutorial for Partition ext 2/ 3/ 4 and swap partition ASAP..
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Or else, we can directly do it with Mini partition tool..!(duh!)

unknown_anonymous said:
Or else, we can directly do it with Mini partition tool..!(duh!)
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U can.
Basically This guide is for ppl who r nt depended on different softwares.
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[GUIDE] [21/03/2015] How to flash CyanogenMod 12

How to flash CyanogenMod 12
Code:
[CENTER]Neither I nor any other member of the forum not responsible for bricked devices and dead
SD cards. Whatever you do, you do it at your own risk![/CENTER]
What we need:
1. Last build of CyanogenMod 12
2. Last version of this recovery
3. HTC USB Drivers v4.0.1.001
4. MiniTool Partition Wizard
5. View attachment ADB.zip
How to do:
1. First you need to install HTC USB Drivers on your PC.
2. Now install MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Make a backup copy of the files on your SD-card. If you have any partitions on your SD-card you must delete them. Now insert your SD-card in card reader (don't use "Mount USB Storage" in recovery) and format it in file system FAT32 (note: all files will be deleted).
You must create two ext4 partitions on your SD-card.
Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard. You must delete partition on SD-card and create three new.
First partition SD with file system FAT32. Second partition SD-DATA with file system ext4 and size minimum 1Gb. Third partition SD-SYSTEM with file system ext4 and size 1.2Gb. All partitions must be Primary.
Partitions should look like this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
More instructions how to use MiniTool Partition Wizard you can find HERE.
3. Insert your SD-card in phone and boot it in recovery (use power button + volume down). In recovery go to "Wipe" menu [1] then in "Advanced Wipe" and do all wipes except sdcard and SD-Ext [2]. Now reboot your phone in Bootloader --> fastboot mode [3, 4].
Connect your phone to your PC using the cable.
Download ADB.zip and extract it on your PC. Download new recovery and rename it as "recovery.img". Put recovery.img in ADB folder and run recovery.bat from this folder.
After flashing recovery you must see cmd window like this:
4. Reboot your phone in recovery again. You need to convert your partitions from ext4 to f2fs.
Go to "Wipe" menu then in "Advanced Wipe" [1]. Now select "Data" and click on "Repair or Change File System" button [2], then click on "Change File System" button [3], choose "F2FS" [4] and swipe to change.
Go back and do the same with "System" [5].
After converting do all wipes except sdcard [6].
5. Download ROM and copy it on SD-card. Flash ROM. Flashing will take long so just wait.
6. After flashing ROM reboot your phone in Bootloader --> fastboot mode. Connect your phone to your PC using the cable.
Take out boot.img from ROM zip and put it in ADB folder on your PC. Run boot.bat from this folder.
After flashing boot.img you must see cmd window like this:
7. Now you can reboot your phone. After first boot you can back to recovery and flash Gapps if you need it.
Done!
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Last Updated 21-03-2015

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How to flash CyanogenMod 12
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What we need:
1. Last build of CyanogenMod 12
2. Last version of this recovery
3. HTC USB Drivers v4.0.1.001
4. MiniTool Partition Wizard
5. View attachment 3220931
How to do:
1. First you need to install HTC USB Drivers on your PC.
2. Now install MiniTool Partition Wizard.
Make a backup copy of the files on your SD-card. If you have any partitions on your SD-card you must delete them. Now insert your SD-card in card reader (don't use "Mount USB Storage" in recovery) and format it in file system FAT32 (note: all files will be deleted).
You must create two ext4 partitions on your SD-card.
Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard. You must delete partition on SD-card and create three new.
First partition SD with file system FAT32. Second partition SD-DATA with file system ext4 and size minimum 1Gb. Third partition SD-SYSTEM with file system ext4 and size 1.2Gb. All partitions must be Primary.
Partitions should look like this:
More instructions how to use MiniTool Partition Wizard you can find HERE.
3. Insert your SD-card in phone and boot it in recovery (use power button + volume down). In recovery go to "Wipe" menu [1] then in "Advanced Wipe" and do all wipes except sdcard and SD-Ext [2]. Now reboot your phone in Bootloader --> fastboot mode [3, 4].
Connect your phone to your PC using the cable.
Download ADB.zip and extract it on your PC. Download new recovery and rename it as "recovery.img". Put recovery.img in ADB folder and run recovery.bat from this folder.
After flashing recovery you must see cmd window like this:
4. Reboot your phone in recovery again. You need to convert your partitions from ext4 to f2fs.
Go to "Wipe" menu then in "Advanced Wipe" [1]. Now select "Data" and click on "Repair or Change File System" button [2], then click on "Change File System" button [3], choose "F2FS" [4] and swipe to change.
Go back and do the same with "System" [5].
After converting do all wipes except sdcard [6].
5. Download ROM and copy it on SD-card. Flash ROM. Flashing will take long so just wait.
6. After flashing ROM reboot your phone in Bootloader --> fastboot mode. Connect your phone to your PC using the cable.
Take out boot.img from ROM zip and put it in ADB folder on your PC. Run boot.bat from this folder.
After flashing boot.img you must see cmd window like this:
7. Now you can reboot your phone. After first boot you can back to recovery and flash Gapps if you need it.
Done!
Created 21-03-2015
Last Updated 21-03-2015
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One last question which is best cm12... is it Glade or cm12... performance wise ....
and thanks a lot for the guide......great post.
Doing many things wrong...
already pressed thanks button.

Pr.haddimal said:
One last question which is best cm12... is it Glade or cm12... performance wise ....
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Performance in CM12 and Glade is identical.
1. For best performance you must use class 10 SD-card.
2. After booting ROM you can activate development settings and set up CPU governor as "ONDEMAND". You can find it in Settings --> Performance --> Processor. With this setting ROM working faster.

BCCCPCEKCAHET said:
Performance in CM12 and Glade is identical.
1. For best performance you must use class 10 SD-card.
2. After booting ROM you can activate development settings and set up CPU governor as "ONDEMAND". You can find it in Settings --> Performance --> Processor. With this setting ROM working faster.
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ya hav this sdcard class 10
thanks
for assistance

How to take out boot.img from the ROM.zip in bootloader mode
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It is not possible to do so and it is not even required. The Dev means to say that you have to take out the boot.IMG from the zip ON YOUR computer and then use fastboot flash boot boot.img to flash the boot image as told by @kirmaniarslan.

help
i can't flash Rom, long wait

Same here.
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Hi. Where i could find twrp 2.8 version? Link are broken
Regards

jmaa009 said:
Hi. Where i could find twrp 2.8 version? Link are broken
Regards
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@Black_Eyes posted a new link in the ROM thread. Look for it
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please help me my sd card has got corrupted how to revert back from f2fs to ext4 again

djmacpro said:
please help me my sd card has got corrupted how to revert back from f2fs to ext4 again
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Use this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532212 and try again

MSF Jarvis said:
Use this guide : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2532212 and try again
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Its for partition right?
My problem is my SD is corrupted and I can't do any thing add/delete files in SD card even if I add/delete files the SD card again becomes as previous I need to delete all f2fs partition

After you enter parted, type print. You'll see a list of partitions present. Just keep typing rm followed by the partition numbers like : rm 1 && rm 2
Do this till print returns no partitions. Then you can use the rest of the guide from that point onwards with required modifications for your specific use case. Be sure to thank @thewisenerd over there as well.
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MSF Jarvis said:
After you enter parted, type print. You'll see a list of partitions present. Just keep typing rm followed by the partition numbers like : rm 1 && rm 2
Do this till print returns no partitions. Then you can use the rest of the guide from that point onwards with required modifications for your specific use case. Be sure to thank @thewisenerd over there as well.
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i tried this thing still it didnt work, even after several rm 1 its showsing all the partition when typed print.
i think the sd card is gone and of no use as it not branded of any company

djmacpro said:
i tried this thing still it didnt work, even after several rm 1 its showsing all the partition when typed print.
i think the sd card is gone and of no use as it not branded of any company
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That's the only logical explanation brother.

how copy ROM in SD-card? with card-reader? computer don't see my card.what to do next?

kesha_nsk said:
how copy ROM in SD-card? with card-reader? computer don't see my card.what to do next?
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Use a card reader
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Do not work in TWRP - Change Filesytem to F2FS.... How to fix this ?

alidarkstone said:
Do not work in TWRP - Change Filesytem to F2FS.... How to fix this ?
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What is the size of your /system ?