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[HOW TO] format sd card with paragon partiton manager

So I decided to make this small guide, on how to partitioning your sd card with paragon partition manager… There is many different ways, including a script an xda forum member created, and ubuntu as well.. But I assume paragon partition manager might be the best for all people who don’t know how to use Linux very much..
i wrote it on my blog, if is considered spam than illtry to put the images content directly in the post
http://nitropr.us/web/2009/05/08/format-sd-card-with-paragon-partition-manager/
hope it helps some one.. i know i know there is MANY ways for this.. but well sicne paragon question keep popping up and did not see a small how to with images for new users so hope it helps least 1 person

Thanks! That will be useful for many... this should be sticky along with the sapphire/magic port (after someone starts a new thread for the newer builds. 600 pages!) Or at least a wrap stick (a thread that contains many highly used threads like in the developement and hacking section under the main thread) would be useful.

i think this is the easiest way. I did this to my card and took only a few min. def the way to go.

its a good guide, but i have a question everytime i try to format this way in paragon it says cannot create partition because all primary slots are taken, it says this when i try to resize or create new. any ideas?

Ok I resized my card using paragon my fat32 is 5gb and my EXT2 is 1.5gb. I went and tried to follow these instructions http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Haykuro_Apps_to_SD and for some reason I am not seeing the system/xbin/busybox folder.

Screenshot of my sdcard

jak33 said:
its a good guide, but i have a question everytime i try to format this way in paragon it says cannot create partition because all primary slots are taken, it says this when i try to resize or create new. any ideas?
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how many partitiosn it list for the sdcard? sometimes when you use the usb cable then tend to mess up.. try creatign the FAT32 formatign it and than rezise and make teh ext2

chief2842 said:
Ok I resized my card using paragon my fat32 is 5gb and my EXT2 is 1.5gb. I went and tried to follow these instructions http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Haykuro_Apps_to_SD and for some reason I am not seeing the system/xbin/busybox folder.
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i am still using JF build haven't tried Haykuro builds... sicne my phone is smooth im kinda of lazy to be recofniguring not sure how that works mayeb some oen else can help you.

Nitro212 said:
how many partitiosn it list for the sdcard? sometimes when you use the usb cable then tend to mess up.. try creatign the FAT32 formatign it and than rezise and make teh ext2
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funny ting, my pc never reads my sd card unless its through the phone. Ive tried the card on multiple systems, and i get the same results. so im forced to modify the card while its in the phone.

chief2842 said:
Ok I resized my card using paragon my fat32 is 5gb and my EXT2 is 1.5gb. I went and tried to follow these instructions http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Haykuro_Apps_to_SD and for some reason I am not seeing the system/xbin/busybox folder.
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A few things here:
1. Unless you're planning on downloading every app ever made, you're never going to need a ext2 partition larger than 500mb, and even that is a LOT. I tried to fill my partition and managed to squeeze over 300 apps on there before I ran out of room...then I had to painfully uninstall them all cause I didnt feel like reformatting/reflashing/restoring.
2. Make sure you're using the right version of apps-to-sd. Haykuro's latest builds can be found here. The apps-to-sd versions are linked at the very top of the page.
3. The directories you're looking for are NOT on the sd card. They are only visible on the phone through adb. If you're not familiar with adb, do a quick forum search on how to set it up.

question.com said:
funny ting, my pc never reads my sd card unless its through the phone. Ive tried the card on multiple systems, and i get the same results. so im forced to modify the card while its in the phone.
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when uiu partition via usb cable the partition tend to mess up.. and not moutn o n the phone..
what you can do is, insert the sdcard check min my computer under management and assign a letter to th sdcard so the pc will read it mount it

Thanks will look into the adb issues but I am using the 5.0.2Hr apps to sd build.

Help
I been trying to format the ext2 in my SDcard with Paragon Partition Manager but it saids I can use a demo version but it will not allow me to do the ext2 it saids I have to buy the full version. could someone tell me where to get the software that will work? thanks

vicmanf said:
I been trying to format the ext2 in my SDcard with Paragon Partition Manager but it saids I can use a demo version but it will not allow me to do the ext2 it saids I have to buy the full version. could someone tell me where to get the software that will work? thanks
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Merry Christmas, get your software here.

My first post here, but I have been visiting these forums for a long time.
I will try this approach and let's see how I do.
Thanks for posting!

Question Noobe

I would like to know exactly what these do before i do them. sorry guys im a noobe..
Build:RA-magic-v1.2.3G
- wipe sd:ext partition
- Wipe SD:dalink-cache
- part sd:fat32+ext2+swap
- part sdnly fat32
- repair ext filesystem
- convert ext2 to ext3
- fix apk uid mismatches
- fix rotate
- USB Mass storage on
- USB Mass Storage off
Also how do you flash this recovery img from the Recover Flasher App, VS using CMD & fastboot.

jdubdieslo said:
I would like to know exactly what these do before i do them. sorry guys im a noobe..
Build:RA-magic-v1.2.3G
- wipe sd:ext partition
- Wipe SD:dalink-cache
- part sd:fat32+ext2+swap
- part sdnly fat32
- repair ext filesystem
- convert ext2 to ext3
- fix apk uid mismatches
- fix rotate
- USB Mass storage on
- USB Mass Storage off
Also how do you flash this recovery img from the Recover Flasher App, VS using CMD & fastboot.
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wipe sd: ext partition- deletes your apps on your ext partiton
wipe sd: davlik-cache wipes your cache on your sd
part sd: fat32+ext2+swap makes the three partitions you need to run hero roms
parted sd: fat32 only- just partitions your memory card for a fat32 for stock roms like cyanogen
convert ext2 to ext3- does exactly what it says. makes ext2 to ext3
repair ext filesystem- do this after you choose to convert ext2 to ext3
fix apk uid mismatches- does exactly what it says
fix rotate- fixes auto rotate issues some roms have
usb mass storage on- allows you to access your fat32 part of your sd from the recovery
usb mass storage off- turns off the mounting of your sd from the recovery
to flash it using the recovery flasher app, just look at the unlockr's video and substitute the recovery image name for the one that is in the video. Voila.
Hope this helps

Applause...
Getting a straight answer sometimes is the most difficult part of installing a rom.

thelastgoodbrother said:
Applause...
Getting a straight answer sometimes is the most difficult part of installing a rom.
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lol thats very true but come on if you can't do the research to figure out the basic youll be posting another thread the next day but this time it'll be called "stuck on the g1 screen" lol sometimes not giving a straight answer may save their phone... but thats just my opinion

So use part sd: fat32+ext2+swap when useing hero rom... what if i use hero rom & go back to cyanogen can i leave it that way or do i need to parted sd: fat32 only? also if i did part sd: fat32+ext2+swap And then did part sdnly fat32 would it override the part sd: fat32+ext2+swap. another question i dont even know what ext 2 is so moving it to ext 3 would be? sorry guys im new at this.. just wanted to clarify this. is fat32 letting me store apps to sd? because i removed the sd card while phone was on & notices it froze; i put it back in removed & rrplaced battery and it was fine again.. also i noticed i part sd: fat32+ext2+swap again before i read your replies to see what it would do and everything on my sd card was goin..
also what is swap i saw an app that saved a swap file on sd..
thanks everyone for you help. loving the android community. as soon as i get some extra cash i will be donating to people that helped me make my android stand out from any one's android on my end of the computer. thanks

jdubdieslo said:
So use part sd: fat32+ext2+swap when useing hero rom... what if i use hero rom & go back to cyanogen can i leave it that way or do i need to parted sd: fat32 only? also if i did part sd: fat32+ext2+swap And then did part sdnly fat32 would it override the part sd: fat32+ext2+swap. another question i dont even know what ext 2 is so moving it to ext 3 would be? sorry guys im new at this.. just wanted to clarify this. is fat32 letting me store apps to sd? because i removed the sd card while phone was on & notices it froze; i put it back in removed & rrplaced battery and it was fine again.. also i noticed i part sd: fat32+ext2+swap again before i read your replies to see what it would do and everything on my sd card was goin..
also what is swap i saw an app that saved a swap file on sd..
thanks everyone for you help. loving the android community. as soon as i get some extra cash i will be donating to people that helped me make my android stand out from any one's android on my end of the computer. thanks
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If you are running a hero rom and want to go to cyanogen, you can leave the fat32+ext2+swap. Just make sure that you wipe your sd partition and davlik cache using the options in the recovery image. Do this every time you are flashing any new rom for that matter, whether it's a different hero rom or a stock rom.
Ext is the partition of your memory card that stores all your apps. This was necessary for the g1 because it only had like 80 mb of memory for apps. The mytouch has nearly 300 so apps2sd is not really necessary, but most custom ROMs include this anyway. Ext3 is what most of these ROMs operate on. Ext2 is an old outdated version that no one really uses anymore and ext4 is even newer than ext3 but is not really necessary.
Fat32 only does not let you store your apps on your sd. It does not have the ext partition to let that happen. I don't know why your phone froze when you took your sd card out. It shouldn't have. When you part your memory card, whether its just fat32 or the combo fat, ext, and swap your memory card gets wiped and formatted to whatever you have, so of course you will lose all your contents on the memory card. It wipes and reformats all 3 partitons, or just the one if you are doing only the fat32.
As for swap, this is necessary for hero. Hero phones have 288 mb of ram and the mytouch only has 192mb so if you don't have this, the phone lags so bad and hangs up and you get constant load screens. The app you saw is known as swapper. Yes it does put a swap file on your sd card, but if you go into advanced settings, it lets you use your swap partition of your memory card, which is what you should always choose.
Keep them questions rolling, I like being able to contribute whenever I can.

tazz9690 said:
If you are running a hero rom and want to go to cyanogen, you can leave the fat32+ext2+swap. Just make sure that you wipe your sd partition and davlik cache using the options in the recovery image. Do this every time you are flashing any new rom for that matter, whether it's a different hero rom or a stock rom.
Ext is the partition of your memory card that stores all your apps. This was necessary for the g1 because it only had like 80 mb of memory for apps. The mytouch has nearly 300 so apps2sd is not really necessary, but most custom ROMs include this anyway. Ext3 is what most of these ROMs operate on. Ext2 is an old outdated version that no one really uses anymore and ext4 is even newer than ext3 but is not really necessary.
Fat32 only does not let you store your apps on your sd. It does not have the ext partition to let that happen. I don't know why your phone froze when you took your sd card out. It shouldn't have. When you part your memory card, whether its just fat32 or the combo fat, ext, and swap your memory card gets wiped and formatted to whatever you have, so of course you will lose all your contents on the memory card. It wipes and reformats all 3 partitons, or just the one if you are doing only the fat32.
As for swap, this is necessary for hero. Hero phones have 288 mb of ram and the mytouch only has 192mb so if you don't have this, the phone lags so bad and hangs up and you get constant load screens. The app you saw is known as swapper. Yes it does put a swap file on your sd card, but if you go into advanced settings, it lets you use your swap partition of your memory card, which is what you should always choose.
Keep them questions rolling, I like being able to contribute whenever I can.
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ao since ext 2 is outdate we want to convert ext 2 to ext 3 then repair ext filesystemafter words.. so if you convert ext 2 to ext 3 is there only a ext 3 now or both ext 2 and it adds a ext 3? also what does dalvik mean? also i thought apps to sd was a big deal because if you switch roms all your apps are still there, but if you wipe ext partition then you lose the apps so the real reason is just for phone with low ram and cant store many apps at once.. intresting..and wats up with not wipe data/factory reset after installing roms? whats the reason behind that, i notice my IME keyboard is no longer there when i do that.. im trying to think of more questions lol. thanks a million.

jdubdieslo said:
ao since ext 2 is outdate we want to convert ext 2 to ext 3 then repair ext filesystemafter words.. so if you convert ext 2 to ext 3 is there only a ext 3 now or both ext 2 and it adds a ext 3? also what does dalvik mean? also i thought apps to sd was a big deal because if you switch roms all your apps are still there, but if you wipe ext partition then you lose the apps so the real reason is just for phone with low ram and cant store many apps at once.. intresting..and wats up with not wipe data/factory reset after installing roms? whats the reason behind that, i notice my IME keyboard is no longer there when i do that.. im trying to think of more questions lol. thanks a million.
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if you convert ext2 to ext3, there will only be ext3. It converts it from ext2, it does not make an additional partition. Davlik cache, if I am not mistaken is all your cache from your browser to google maps gets saved to your sd card as well instead of your phone memory. The apps2sd was originally for the fact that you keep your apps, but when flashing hero roms, it did not work for some reason and it resulted in boot loops. So that's why they say always format your ext if flashing from a different rom. For stock roms, I don't believe this would be an issue so you probably could go on without wiping your sd as long as you are moving from a stock rom to another stock. It will not work if you go from stock to hero, and vice versa. Wipe data/factory reset clears all the settings from your phone so you do not have any lingering settings stored on the phone from an old rom when you flash a different one. The only time that you do not need to do this is if you are flashing a newer version of the same rom. The IME is probably still there, it just got unchecked from the input method. Go to locale and text and recheck the "input" box and it should work again.

yeah it is safest way to wipe and reformat the sd card before flashing a new rom.
tazz9690 said:
if you convert ext2 to ext3, there will only be ext3. It converts it from ext2, it does not make an additional partition. Davlik cache, if I am not mistaken is all your cache from your browser to google maps gets saved to your sd card as well instead of your phone memory. The apps2sd was originally for the fact that you keep your apps, but when flashing hero roms, it did not work for some reason and it resulted in boot loops. So that's why they say always format your ext if flashing from a different rom. For stock roms, I don't believe this would be an issue so you probably could go on without wiping your sd as long as you are moving from a stock rom to another stock. It will not work if you go from stock to hero, and vice versa. Wipe data/factory reset clears all the settings from your phone so you do not have any lingering settings stored on the phone from an old rom when you flash a different one. The only time that you do not need to do this is if you are flashing a newer version of the same rom. The IME is probably still there, it just got unchecked from the input method. Go to locale and text and recheck the "input" box and it should work again.
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Previously I got a 2GB micro-sd card. so no problem for me to move my music, photos, videos and backup apps to my pc.
But i just bought a 8GB card 2 weeks ago and man, backup all before flashing a rom is pain in the a** . but can't help flashing this and that ROMs hee hee
so no choice. yesterday I flashed Eugene's supermagic rom. awesome!
cheers

tazz9690 said:
if you convert ext2 to ext3, there will only be ext3. It converts it from ext2, it does not make an additional partition. Davlik cache, if I am not mistaken is all your cache from your browser to google maps gets saved to your sd card as well instead of your phone memory. The apps2sd was originally for the fact that you keep your apps, but when flashing hero roms, it did not work for some reason and it resulted in boot loops. So that's why they say always format your ext if flashing from a different rom. For stock roms, I don't believe this would be an issue so you probably could go on without wiping your sd as long as you are moving from a stock rom to another stock. It will not work if you go from stock to hero, and vice versa. Wipe data/factory reset clears all the settings from your phone so you do not have any lingering settings stored on the phone from an old rom when you flash a different one. The only time that you do not need to do this is if you are flashing a newer version of the same rom. The IME is probably still there, it just got unchecked from the input method. Go to locale and text and recheck the "input" box and it should work again.
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so when going to another rom should you part the sd before or after the rom is loaded? and honestly im running out of questions.. i got one that is throwing me off.. i have my phone in fastboot and in device manager it show andriod bootloader (cant remember the exact device); i type in the cmd
cd desktop
cd fastboot
then the code for the custom splash and i get
< waiting for device > and it just sits there. nothing will happen. & my splash is still stock.. the file is at the rights bytes and i have the folder on my cd on the desktop and the driver i beleive is installed correctly on the cp. what am i doing wrong?

I think the Title should be Changed, Something Like Recovery-101. Know Your Phone.
Alot of great Info for New comers

jdubdieslo said:
so when going to another rom should you part the sd before or after the rom is loaded? and honestly im running out of questions.. i got one that is throwing me off.. i have my phone in fastboot and in device manager it show andriod bootloader (cant remember the exact device); i type in the cmd
cd desktop
cd fastboot
then the code for the custom splash and i get
< waiting for device > and it just sits there. nothing will happen. & my splash is still stock.. the file is at the rights bytes and i have the folder on my cd on the desktop and the driver i beleive is installed correctly on the cp. what am i doing wrong?
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Part the sd before you load the rom onto the phone. if it has apps2sd and you try to part your memory card after, you will get stuck at the splash more than likely because you are missing key components that are stored onto the sd, like all your apps for example that come with the ROM.
In fastboot, when it's plugged in, on the phone does it say "Fastboot USB"?
You might want to try to reupload the drivers for the fastboot. That may be why it's hanging. I never use fastboot through the desktop. I always use fastboot through the SDK folder on my C:\ drive. It always worked for me that way. For some reason I could never get it to work with the "cd destop" but thats just me.

tazz9690 said:
Part the sd before you load the rom onto the phone. if it has apps2sd and you try to part your memory card after, you will get stuck at the splash more than likely because you are missing key components that are stored onto the sd, like all your apps for example that come with the ROM.
In fastboot, when it's plugged in, on the phone does it say "Fastboot USB"?
You might want to try to reupload the drivers for the fastboot. That may be why it's hanging. I never use fastboot through the desktop. I always use fastboot through the SDK folder on my C:\ drive. It always worked for me that way. For some reason I could never get it to work with the "cd destop" but thats just me.
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i figured taht was the right order part sd then load rom because i did it and it worked lol, and since it worked i never tried it rom the part sd. so do cyanogen roms have app2sd? and does the cyanogen rom have a overclocker built in now because i tried to use my overclock widget and it doesnt work and the phone seems as if its running faster even with out my widget..
and yes it says fastboot usb & ive tried uninstalling & reinstall the drivers mutliple times and still get < waiting for device > so if i do it on the c:/ drive were do i place the fastboot folder? /c:/fastboot? and what would the code be?
cd c:/
cd Fastboot
thent he other code that i have saved at home the flash_splash one? i cant remember it.
one really dumb question. i rooted my pops mytouch lol because he was complaining about the mytouch stock because of numerous things. so i rooted it to 4.2.2 and out of all things he is now complaining about the stock ringtones.. lol. anyone know where to get the stock ringtones? if not its cool i told him id make sum ringers with ringdroid for him like the temptations and willie nelson lol.. thanks all for your support.

jdubdieslo said:
i figured taht was the right order part sd then load rom because i did it and it worked lol, and since it worked i never tried it rom the part sd. so do cyanogen roms have app2sd? and does the cyanogen rom have a overclocker built in now because i tried to use my overclock widget and it doesnt work and the phone seems as if its running faster even with out my widget..
and yes it says fastboot usb & ive tried uninstalling & reinstall the drivers mutliple times and still get < waiting for device > so if i do it on the c:/ drive were do i place the fastboot folder? /c:/fastboot? and what would the code be?
cd c:/
cd Fastboot
thent he other code that i have saved at home the flash_splash one? i cant remember it.
one really dumb question. i rooted my pops mytouch lol because he was complaining about the mytouch stock because of numerous things. so i rooted it to 4.2.2 and out of all things he is now complaining about the stock ringtones.. lol. anyone know where to get the stock ringtones? if not its cool i told him id make sum ringers with ringdroid for him like the temptations and willie nelson lol.. thanks all for your support.
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Cyanogen's rom has dynamic apps2sd. If it senses that you have a partition, it will do apps2sd. If you don't have an ext, it will save it to the phone, so it will work that way too.
For the fastboot, do you even have your computer set up for the use of ADB and fastboot? Like having the latest SDK downloaded and set up for your computer? That might be why it says, waiting for devices. When you do cd fastboot, afterward type fastboot devices and see if in the cmd it says "HTC Bootloader" or "Android Bootloader" I am not sure which one it is.
As for the ringtones, here is the link for the download in Cyanogen's 4.2.2 threat http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/audio-resources.zip That downloads a zip of all the stock ringtones. Just upzip the file and place it on the root of your sd card.

tazz9690 said:
Cyanogen's rom has dynamic apps2sd. If it senses that you have a partition, it will do apps2sd. If you don't have an ext, it will save it to the phone, so it will work that way too.
For the fastboot, do you even have your computer set up for the use of ADB and fastboot? Like having the latest SDK downloaded and set up for your computer? That might be why it says, waiting for devices. When you do cd fastboot, afterward type fastboot devices and see if in the cmd it says "HTC Bootloader" or "Android Bootloader" I am not sure which one it is.
As for the ringtones, here is the link for the download in Cyanogen's 4.2.2 threat http://n0rp.chemlab.org/android/audio-resources.zip That downloads a zip of all the stock ringtones. Just upzip the file and place it on the root of your sd card.
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thats good to know. so if you ext 2 will cm use ext 2 & if you converted it will it use ext 3? also how can i tell what i have ext 2 or ext 3 other than knowing if i click convert to ext 3? i downloaded the SDK and used the usb folder when the computer was looking for drivers & it says it installed drivers successfully; so now when im in fastboot usb on my phone the computer in device manager shows bootloader (cant remember exactly what it says untill i get home); & when my phone is in recovery the driver shows ADB (cant remember the exact name till i get home also); and then i do the codes because my fastboot & sdk folders are on my desktop; when i downloaded the sdk folder i dont think i did anything with it as far as isntalling it, what does the sdk folder do? lol. sorry..
thanks for the ringtones my pops says mucho gracias.

jdubdieslo said:
thats good to know. so if you ext 2 will cm use ext 2 & if you converted it will it use ext 3? also how can i tell what i have ext 2 or ext 3 other than knowing if i click convert to ext 3? i downloaded the SDK and used the usb folder when the computer was looking for drivers & it says it installed drivers successfully; so now when im in fastboot usb on my phone the computer in device manager shows bootloader (cant remember exactly what it says untill i get home); & when my phone is in recovery the driver shows ADB (cant remember the exact name till i get home also); and then i do the codes because my fastboot & sdk folders are on my desktop; when i downloaded the sdk folder i dont think i did anything with it as far as isntalling it, what does the sdk folder do? lol. sorry..
thanks for the ringtones my pops says mucho gracias.
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I don't think any builds use ext2 anymore. They all either use ext3 or ext4. You have to make an ext2 first though, before you can convert it to ext3. Same goes for ext4, you have to have ext3 before you can upconvert to it. Just use ext3 just to be safe. If you go into "Parted" through the recovery image by typing in "parted /dev/block/mmcblk0" in adb shell, then typing 'print' it will show how big your fat32 is, it'll say which ext you have as well as your size, and the same for linux swap.
For a SDK, the folder stores the drivers needed for fastboot and adb in it. You should save it to the root of your C:\ drive because it makes things easier. I recommend you set up SDK using this thread guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
Setting up the Android 1.5r2 SDK
Download the file from above
Unzip to your desktop
Take the "android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2" folder and move it to the root of your hard drive (C:\)
Right click on My Computer and click properties
Select the Advanced Tab or Advanced System Setting (Vista)
Select Environment Variables...
Press New
For Variable Name type: adb
For Variable Value type: C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\tools
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Preparing your phone for ADB
Go to Settings on your phone
Select Applications
Select Development
Make sure 'USB Debugging' is checked
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Installing Drivers
Plug in your phone through USB and DO NOT MOUNT IT!!!!!
Your computer should see a new device and try to install Android 1.0 driver (If it doesnt, scroll down to the "Im not getting a notification of Android ADB when i plug in my USB" section)
Let it load
Once it cant find them select "Install drivers from my pc"
The drivers you need are in the Android SDK 1.5r2 folder (C:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r2\usb_driver)
Depending on your OS pick x86 or amd64
You ADB Android Device should now be installed! Good Job
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jdubdieslo said:
I would like to know exactly what these do before i do them. sorry guys im a noobe..
Build:RA-magic-v1.2.3G
- wipe sd:ext partition
- Wipe SD:dalink-cache
- part sd:fat32+ext2+swap
- part sdnly fat32
- repair ext filesystem
- convert ext2 to ext3
- fix apk uid mismatches
- fix rotate
- USB Mass storage on
- USB Mass Storage off
Also how do you flash this recovery img from the Recover Flasher App, VS using CMD & fastboot.
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Don't mean to hijack your thread OP, but I do have a question that I hope someone can answer. When partitioning the SD card, you choose the option I put in Bold. After that, could you use this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535914
To adjust the different sizes of the 3 partitions? I know that in order to run any Hero ROMS, your SD card has to be partitioned with at least 3 (fat32+ext2+swap) parts. This is the only part that still confuses me when it comes to adequately rooting.

If you are using ubuntu, you create the partitions you want, as well as the size. If you use the recovery image, you would just be adding an unnecessary step because it will just get deleted when you make your partitions again with Ubuntu.

tazz9690 said:
I don't think any builds use ext2 anymore. They all either use ext3 or ext4. You have to make an ext2 first though, before you can convert it to ext3. Same goes for ext4, you have to have ext3 before you can upconvert to it. Just use ext3 just to be safe. If you go into "Parted" through the recovery image by typing in "parted /dev/block/mmcblk0" in adb shell, then typing 'print' it will show how big your fat32 is, it'll say which ext you have as well as your size, and the same for linux swap.
For a SDK, the folder stores the drivers needed for fastboot and adb in it. You should save it to the root of your C:\ drive because it makes things easier. I recommend you set up SDK using this thread guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
Those are basically what you need to look at.
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So if u have a ext 3 how do u get ext 4? Also wat is linux swap? And yea i didnt do all that im sure thats why i was getting < waiting for device >. I will let u know the outcome of the splash screen... thanx.

jdubdieslo said:
So if u have a ext 3 how do u get ext 4? Also wat is linux swap? And yea i didnt do all that im sure thats why i was getting < waiting for device >. I will let u know the outcome of the splash screen... thanx.
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If you want ext3, you have to go into parted like I stated in a previous post and create your partitions that way. From there, to upgrade to ext3, you type "upgrade_fs". You now have ext3. If you want ext 4, after that you would type
"tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
e2fsck -fpDC0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2"
That's just too much work for me. I am fine with ext3. If you want a more in depth explanation, go to this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714&highlight=wipe+partition
Linux swap, I believe I explained in one of my early posts. The mytouch only has 192 mb of ram. The Hero's have 288 and so do the 32A board Sapphire phones like the HTC Magic and the Rogers Magic. Since we were unfortunate to get that low of Ram, if you try to run a hero rom without the linux partition, the phone will lag, freeze, and get load screens constantly. Using a linux swap partition makes it possible to run the Hero ROM's at a decent speed, though it will not be as fast as if you had the actual HTC Hero phone or a 32A Sapphire.

[Froyo 2.2] A2SD corrupts FAT32 SD partition (Explanation for developers)!! SOLVED !!

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Thanks to jodamm, this problem was solved. Thanks again.
See the post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8144292&postcount=114
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I'll try to explain when and how the FAT32 partition is corrupted.
At least, the problem occurs with these custom roms version I tested:
[Froyo Sense] LeeDrOiD Mod V1.8 (07/08 l Official HTC 2.2 l Fast l Stable! l A++)
[Rom](05/08/10) Alex-V 1.1 OTA Froyo Sense based on Paul (modaco) only added App2sd+
[ROM] Official 2.2, with: busybox, old A2SD+, OpenVPN (TUN), EXT4 support, 802.11N
[ROM] CyanogenMod-6 for Desire V6.0.0-RC2 (08/15/2010) with [Script][A2SD] Darktremor Apps2SD 2.7.5 RC3 (08/16/2010)
[ROM][16/08] ?.NexTSense v5.3 Official Sense-FroYo 2.2 ·(720p|2.09|AP2SD+|Multilangu)
[ROM] Froyo-Official - Pinky Desire Lite v0.2 - ODEXED without A2SD+ Problems
Situation:
FAT32 + EXT2/EXT3 partition
A2SD or A2SD+ activated (as comes with these roms)
Clean FAT32 partition
The following steps explain how to see the beggining of the corruption.
1) Power on the phone disconnected from the PC
2) Take a photo. The photo is saved in SD in the folder DCIM\100MEDIA
3) Connect the phone to PC and select "Disk Drive"
3.1) Test the disk with Windows.
4) Open the folder DCIM\100MEDIA and you will see the photo taken. This is GOOD.
5) Close the windows explorer and now select in the phone "Charge Only"
6) Take a new photo. The new photo is saved in SD in the folder DCIM\100MEDIA (in theory)
7) To ensure, see the photo in the phone.
8) Connect again the phone to PC and select "Disk Drive"
8.1) Test the disk with Windows.
9) Open the folder DCIM\100MEDIA and you will NOT see the photo taken because windows fixed the file system. You will see only the previous one. This is VERY BAD.
10) Close the windows explorer and now select in the phone "Charge Only"
11) To ensure of this, try to see the photo in the phone. Did you find it?
If the 8.1) step is not done, the photo will be seen in the phone when select "Charge again", but if you write a file in this step instead, the SD will corrupt.
The only way I found to save the second photo in the SD is power off the phone. Try this.
Repeat the steps 1) to 7)
8) Power off the phone
9) Power on the phone and you will find the second photo.
Summarizing
All the SD recording after the first PC connection are not consolidated in the SD until the phone is off. If you connect with the PC before power off, the recordings are lost.
I wait your testings ....

well itried to cause the bug but i had another bug.....evrything went fine....the photo was found by both phone and pc before and after the 1st and 2nd disk drive mount....BUT when i tried to open the second photo taken in pc (step9) it was saying that the file or drive is corrupted etc...but it was there...then i changed to charge only and opened it with phone just fine.....
i use my rom Lambros Custom Rom r3.1 EXTREME which is based on ieftm's rom
[ROM] Official 2.2, with: busybox, old A2SD+, OpenVPN (TUN), EXT4 support, 802.11N

That is because your SD is not clean.
I did the tests with a clean SD Fat32 partition.
Try again if you can and thanks.
Regards, Daniel

I have same problems.
I take many of photos and videorecord with my phone, then connect as USB Drive, and all taken files was corrupted. But when I take a look with my Desire, I can see it.
When I click to Fix corupted files, there will be delete.
How I can fix this?
I using APP2SD+ with ext3 512MB.

I lost all of my photos during an upgrade...at least I know it wasnt me lol

I saw these errors on my new low cost eBay SD cards. 16G and 32G... They kept on loosing data, never happening on the brand 4G Sundisk. they probably not really class 6. I did the same tests on a new card reader and got same results.

digaled said:
I saw these errors on my new low cost eBay SD cards. 16G and 32G... They kept on loosing data, never happening on the brand 4G Sundisk. they probably not really class 6. I did the same tests on a new card reader and got same results.
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The problem has nothing to do with the class of the SD. The problem is A2SD.
The first connection works well but the following not.

simemu said:
The problem has nothing to do with the class of the SD. The problem is A2SD.
The first connection works well but the following not.
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what a great load of bollox but where exactly is your proof that apps2sd is the cause of your problem? i see no comparison with a non apps2sd rom

AndroHero said:
what a great load of bollox but where exactly is your proof that apps2sd is the cause of your problem? i see no comparison with a non apps2sd rom
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The problem does not occur without and EXT2/EXT3 partition and with A2SD deactivated.
In this case the second and followings connections to PC always show the photos taken.
Regards

It happens to me as well on 2.2 with A2SD.
I don't remember seeing the FAT32 partition corrupted on 2.1. Can someone test on a 2.1 with A2SD ?

Never happened to me on 2.1 + A2SD, happens now on 2.2 + A2SD both with and without Sense. What's more, Sense clock and other widgets disappear and don't work very well after you mount and unmount the USB disk.

Yes I get this too sometimes, thought it was gallery3d but turns out it is not.

Do not try to repair errors on the pc. This will delete the files. Reboot the phone and the files will be readable or appear.
I've had this problem for a while now on both defrost and open desire roms. I've reported the bug numerous times.

Hmmm...interesting finding...would like to confirm the following issue.

andycted said:
Never happened to me on 2.1 + A2SD, happens now on 2.2 + A2SD both with and without Sense. What's more, Sense clock and other widgets disappear and don't work very well after you mount and unmount the USB disk.
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+1 happened to me. is this issue with A2SD?

I'll try my new Kingstron card today and see.

Just want to share another finding. I am so curious whether the problem only occurs with Ext3 or Ext4. I have tried on Ext2 (even though not as bad, in fact much better). Before I used AmonRa to create a partition, and upgd to EXT3. This time I repartition them just by using Ext2 (no upgrade). Seem like that weird issue still exist, for example when you take the new photo, and then switch to disk drive, the windows explorer wont see the picture you created. Switching back to charge, you can still see the picture with your phone. However once you rebooted your phone, the windows explorer will finally see the files. At least this way it's not that bad, you dont get the corrupted files. You just cant see the new created pictures until your next reboot.
PS: Could it be something with journal features of both Ext3 or 4??

kuailan said:
Just want to share another finding. I am so curious whether the problem only occurs with Ext3 or Ext4. I have tried on Ext2 (even though not as bad, in fact much better). Before I used AmonRa to create a partition, and upgd to EXT3. This time I repartition them just by using Ext2 (no upgrade). Seem like that weird issue still exist, for example when you take the new photo, and then switch to disk drive, the windows explorer wont see the picture you created. Switching back to charge, you can still see the picture with your phone. However once you rebooted your phone, the windows explorer will finally see the files. At least this way it's not that bad, you dont get the corrupted files. You just cant see the new created pictures until your next reboot.
PS: Could it be something with journal features of both Ext3 or 4??
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I can do the exact same thing with ext3 (on OpenDesire 3.0.5)
By the way, I've seen someone on modaco reporting this happens on his rooted stock rom without a2SD partition

Well... it's strange. Only the first photo I've taken is visible after connecting to PC. But all photos are visible when I browse the card with some file explorer on the phone. All open perfectly fine with no errors. Maybe system just somehow caches the folder status (i don't say that it's working correctly)?

qrees said:
Well... it's strange. Only the first photo I've taken is visible after connecting to PC. But all photos are visible when I browse the card with some file explorer on the phone. All open perfectly fine with no errors. Maybe system just somehow caches the folder status (i don't say that it's working correctly)?
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That was my impression (File allocation table ??)

[Q] change mountpoint of sdcard so that it goes to the actual sdcard

Does anyone know how to update the mount points so that when I insert a microsd card it is mounted to the mnt/sdcard folder? I still would like to be able to use the internal storage though. Maybe it can be mounted someplace else.
I ask because I would like to backup my apps to the SD card using Titanium backup and Astro. Backing up my apps to the internal memory makes no sense. Especially when you are trying to move Angry Bird saved games between devices.

I did the opposite when I was running the CM7 on the GTablet: all the ROMs mapped sdcard to the internal memory while CM7 had it the way you want it. I didn't need an SD card for the GTab, so suffice to say, I updated it to change it back so all my apps would work again.
Anyway, you need root, and all you have to do is find /etc/fstab and change the mount points to where ever you want them. On the GTab, I just switched emmc and sdcard around. This worked on Android 2.3, so I assume its the same for 3.x. I don't have my Transformer with me here at work or I'd look to make sure.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you make a system backup before you mess with it, cause you could mess up the file and then nothing will mount on start up, so proceed at your own risk.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122710
Last page has a script you can use or you can use the app method, I think it is towards the end of the 2nd page, its a 1.99 app but works fine and survives reboots
EDIT: Post 38 and 41

[Q] Clean Rom 5.0 and internal vs external SD card question

Hello all,
I have a VZW Galaxy S3 and am using Scott's CleanRom 5.0
I noticed yesterday that my internal card is 2gb from being full. My external SD is a 32gb and only has a few pictures and some music on it. So I have been wandering around the phone settings trying to figure out how to move my apps to the sd card and free up some space. Can anyone enlighten me?
Thanks in advance.

drzcharlie said:
Hello all,
I have a VZW Galaxy S3 and am using Scott's CleanRom 5.0
I noticed yesterday that my internal card is 2gb from being full. My external SD is a 32gb and only has a few pictures and some music on it. So I have been wandering around the phone settings trying to figure out how to move my apps to the sd card and free up some space. Can anyone enlighten me?
Thanks in advance.
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The only app that works is link2sd, on the market. But one draw back is you need to reconfig your external sdcard to do this. Reformat and create 2 partions on your sd card, first partition should be fat32, this where you keep your stuff (music/video/pics) and the second partition is for your apps. link2sd will move your app to the second partition on your sdcard and create a reference so your OS would know where to find it.
Note: If you already have stuff on your sdcard, you can keep them by resize the first partion then create the second partion. This way you still have your data intact.

drzcharlie said:
Hello all,
I have a VZW Galaxy S3 and am using Scott's CleanRom 5.0
I noticed yesterday that my internal card is 2gb from being full. My external SD is a 32gb and only has a few pictures and some music on it. So I have been wandering around the phone settings trying to figure out how to move my apps to the sd card and free up some space. Can anyone enlighten me?
Thanks in advance.
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I think you are better off moving data instead of the apps. You can get your music, images, and videos and free up a lot of space (Samsung camera can default to save on external card, 4.2 Canberra doesn't have that setting as far as i can tell). Advantage of this is that even if you brick / break / wipe your phone you can still retrieve your images and music. Pop the card in a new phone and everything is still there. More than that, have titanium backup on the external card and easily transfer non-system apps to the new phone.

buhohitr said:
The only app that works is link2sd, on the market. But one draw back is you need to reconfig your external sdcard to do this. Reformat and create 2 partions on your sd card, first partition should be fat32, this where you keep your stuff (music/video/pics) and the second partition is for your apps. link2sd will move your app to the second partition on your sdcard and create a reference so your OS would know where to find it.
Note: If you already have stuff on your sdcard, you can keep them by resize the first partion then create the second partion. This way you still have your data intact.
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Let me make sure I understand correctly. The app will guide you through the partitioning process or is this something I have to do independent from the app?
Thanks in advance.

tsachi said:
I think you are better off moving data instead of the apps. You can get your music, images, and videos and free up a lot of space (Samsung camera can default to save on external card, 4.2 Canberra doesn't have that setting as far as i can tell). Advantage of this is that even if you brick / break / wipe your phone you can still retrieve your images and music. Pop the card in a new phone and everything is still there. More than that, have titanium backup on the external card and easily transfer non-system apps to the new phone.
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First I guess I need to explain that I still use iTunes in conjunction with Tune Sync for my music so back up isn't an issue for music. My photos are uploaded to SmugMug so they too are backed up. It just seems that my data and apps are hogging the internal SD.
I have TB Pro installed but admittedly don't know much about it yet as I have converted from the Dark Side (IOS). So, how do I get it to do what I need? Perhaps there is a tutorial somewhere on YouTube I could look up.
EDIT: I found the setting in Camera storage but no option to change it. I just says "SD Card" I assume that is internal SD?

drzcharlie said:
Let me make sure I understand correctly. The app will guide you through the partitioning process or is this something I have to do independent from the app?
Thanks in advance.
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You have to do it manually. It's pretty simple, may take around 20min. Just download the "gparted" iso image, then use imgburn to burn this image on your cd, reboot with cd as default boot device instead of your harddisk, once you booted into gpart operating system, there will be a gui you could use to partion your sdcard, first resize your existing partion, then create a new one from the unallocate partion as ext4. Remember both partion have to be PRIMARY and set the ext4 to boot (once you create the ext4, just right click, select flag then select boot).
Gparted boot creator
download gparted iso:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php
burn with imgburn:
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
How to use link2sd.
click on the app you want to move then select "link to sd" button. Don't click on move app to sd, this is for the old GB rom only.

tsachi said:
I think you are better off moving data instead of the apps. You can get your music, images, and videos and free up a lot of space (Samsung camera can default to save on external card, 4.2 Canberra doesn't have that setting as far as i can tell). Advantage of this is that even if you brick / break / wipe your phone you can still retrieve your images and music. Pop the card in a new phone and everything is still there. More than that, have titanium backup on the external card and easily transfer non-system apps to the new phone.
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buhohitr said:
You have to do it manually. It's pretty simple, may take around 20min. Just download the "gparted" iso image, then use imgburn to burn this image on your cd, reboot with cd as default boot device instead of your harddisk, once you booted into gpart operating system, there will be a gui you could use to partion your sdcard, first resize your existing partion, then create a new one from the unallocate partion as ext4. Remember both partion have to be PRIMARY and set the ext4 to boot (once you create the ext4, just right click, select flag then select boot).
Gparted boot creator
download gparted iso:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php
burn with imgburn:
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
How to use link2sd.
click on the app you want to move then select "link to sd" button. Don't click on move app to sd, this is for the old GB rom only.
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Thank you for all of this. I won't be able to do this until I return where I can burn the image. Looks fairly simple and I will give it a go when I return to work.

You could always plug your phone into your computer and drop and drag the files you want over to your external card.

sfobrien said:
You could always plug your phone into your computer and drop and drag the files you want over to your external card.
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I had wondered if I could do that without affecting anything. I'll give it a try.
Thanks

Your welcome.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 with Tapatalk 2

drzcharlie said:
I had wondered if I could do that without affecting anything. I'll give it a try.
Thanks
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You only can move video/music/pictures/backup files etc.. to your ext sdcard, but you cannot move your apps to external card. Your apps will stopped working. Link2sd allowed you to install all your downdoad apps to your SDcard (most of them, some apps required to stay internal, like widgets etc...)

buhohitr said:
You only can move video/music/pictures/backup files etc.. to your ext sdcard, but you cannot move your apps to external card. Your apps will stopped working. Link2sd allowed you to install all your downdoad apps to your SDcard (most of them, some apps required to stay internal, like widgets etc...)
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I should have been more clear. What I suggested was just for backing up files in case the internal memory were to get wiped, example being if a new ROM was flashed with Odin, back to stock, etc. Thanks.

sfobrien said:
I should have been more clear. What I suggested was just for backing up files in case the internal memory were to get wiped, example being if a new ROM was flashed with Odin, back to stock, etc. Thanks.
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I did more research prior to moving them manually and found that what you just posted would have that affect. So, I still haven't done anything. My computer is old and not capable of burning a disc so I need to use a work computer but will have to do it after hours.
On a semi- related matter, since flashing CR 5.0 my settings for "Nearby Devices" is grayed out. I have been using this in conjunction with viewing photos on my TV. Any thoughts on why this might have happened? I re-flashed without success in gaining access.

drzcharlie said:
I did more research prior to moving them manually and found that what you just posted would have that affect. So, I still haven't done anything. My computer is old and not capable of burning a disc so I need to use a work computer but will have to do it after hours.
On a semi- related matter, since flashing CR 5.0 my settings for "Nearby Devices" is grayed out. I have been using this in conjunction with viewing photos on my TV. Any thoughts on why this might have happened? I re-flashed without success in gaining access.
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I believe you need to install Allshare in order for this option to work.

Is there a way to download and install the Allshare app separately? I didn't choose it when doing the CR5.0 install. I looked on the playstore, but don't see it. I was going to re-install the ROM, but would rather just load the app if i could.

Only way I know is to flash ROM again. I don't use it. You don't have to wipe data just cache and dalvik.
Sent from my Galaxy S3 with Tapatalk 2

Thanks for that information. I wonder if Allshare is available somewhere? Google is my friend...

This appears to be the Allshare app. It does everything the stock app did. I'll try it and report back.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5zZWMuYW5kcm9pZC5hbGxTaGFyZUNvbnRyb2wiXQ..

This appears to be the Allshare app. It does everything the stock app did. I'll try it and report back.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5zZWMuYW5kcm9pZC5hbGxTaGFyZUNvbnRyb2wiXQ..
EDIT: Nope, when opened it states: Allshare Framework not installed application will exit

Well, it was worth asking the question. I will be reflashing the ROM tonight. I just noticed a issue with what I believe would be the KindaCrap mods I installed. I removed the clock from the notification bar, and changed the battery to just a percentage, and the percentage was really slow while charging like it wasn't taking a charge. After rebooting I was near 60%, when it was showing me 20% before the reboot. I think a fresh install will be good.