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[Q] EXT3 or EXT4 for SAGA LBC MOD

Hi all,
as I have not yet enough thraeds I can't post in the Development section. As the new SAGA LBC MOD V.0.6 is on the way (I am using 0.5.4) I would like to know how my partitions should be formatted using this mod?
Should everything be EXT4 or EXT3 or even a mixture as I have today.
I have flashed the recovery and I am now on 4EXTRecovery v2.1.0 which shows following FileSystems
system ext4
data ext3
cache ext3
sdcard fat32
When SAGA LBC MOD v0.6 is out I want to start from scratch with a perfect configured device.
Please advice what I should do.
THX

LBC Mod fully supports ext4, there is no reason to use ext3 for any partition as ext4 offers some performance increase. SD stays fat32 of course, there is no need for sd-ext on our phone.

Thanks for your quick answer.
I will then partition my Filesystem to EXT4.
Thank you.

masterl1983 said:
Hi all,
as I have not yet enough thraeds I can't post in the Development section. As the new SAGA LBC MOD V.0.6 is on the way (I am using 0.5.4) I would like to know how my partitions should be formatted using this mod?
Should everything be EXT4 or EXT3 or even a mixture as I have today.
I have flashed the recovery and I am now on 4EXTRecovery v2.1.0 which shows following FileSystems
system ext4
data ext3
cache ext3
sdcard fat32
When SAGA LBC MOD v0.6 is out I want to start from scratch with a perfect configured device.
Please advice what I should do.
THX
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Don't worry about doing any specific partitioning, ensure that you're using the correct RECOVERY EXT4.
If you're not then download EXT4 Recovery if you don't already have it and use CWM to flash it.
There is an option in EXT4 recovery which will show you the type of all of your partitions and another option that will convert any EXT3 to EXT4 without data loss.
Although the LBC WIPE script that it is recommended that you run before you flash LBC v0.5.3 will pre format all of these partitions in the correct format (EXT4) before you flash the ROM!

Can't backup sd-ext even though I partitioned it correctly.

Hi,
I used ROM Manager Premium v5.0.1.5 to partition my sd card and linked the apps with link2sd which worked just fine.
Problem is, when I wanted to backup the system ROM Manager didn't recognize my partition.
Why would that happen since I used ROM Manager itself to create the partition in the first place?
Doesn't make much sense that the app creates it and then can't backup it at all.
Can anyone shed some light on this issue?
Thanks!

Used EASEUS Partition Manager and it actually showed the partition as OTHER so I formatted it into EXT3. Still no luck mounting it through ROM Manager.
EDIT: Flashed CWM Recovery v.5.0.2.0 and after partitioning the sd card again it now mounts/backups it correctly. You can get it from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523050
EDIT: The earlier version of CWM doesn't work either. Flashed AmunRa recovery and it seems to work now.

i think its prblm with the clockwork mod recovery. instead of usng it try amonra recovery(flash amonra recovery and dnt use rom manager for this)

clockworkmod told me sd-ext backup is not supported on my device...
when i cleared my sdcard partition and did a backup it backed up sd-ext also.
i believe i just had not enough space on my sdcard..? may fix your problem

ICS PLUS and Ext Problem

I finally upgraded the ICS Plus by Hehappy from CM 7 GB and I increased the ext partition from 1 gb to 2gb as i was falling short of space. However the ROM is not recognizing the new EXT4 which I partitioned using Mini tool partition wizard. It don't show on Titanium Backup or S2E app. Then I converted it into EXT3 it still recognize it. Can you tell me what the problem is? Am I missing something?
I was using EXT2 with GB which I created using Clockwork recovery. But now I wanna use EXT4. Can you help me? Thank You.

Tried formatting with CWM
I formatted the the sd-ext partition with CWM and it was recognized by the phone. TB and S2E showed the information of the partition. However when I checked the information on the Mini partition tool, It shows that its a EXT2 partition. How to get EXT4 working on my phone?

If you have formatted ext partition using CWM it must be ext2. CWM uses ext2 format
Just try to format whole card from the start and partition it using only either CWM or Mini tool partition manager. If your using the tool make sure you do this using the card reader.

sarus_b said:
If you have formatted ext partition using CWM it must be ext2. CWM uses ext2 format
Just try to format whole card from the start and partition it using only either CWM or Mini tool partition manager. If your using the tool make sure you do this using the card reader.
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I partitioned it with Mini tool partition like I have mentioned in my first post. It was not being recognised. It was only after I formatted the sd-ext with CWM that the sd-ext was being recognized. What am I doing wrong?

I dont think you are doing anything wrong. Maybe its bug in rom which causes the problem. There are same issues reported by some members who do not have ext4 working.
You can try amonra recovery and format partition to ext4 and see if it helps

sweettaniyaa said:
I finally upgraded the ICS Plus by Hehappy from CM 7 GB and I increased the ext partition from 1 gb to 2gb as i was falling short of space. However the ROM is not recognizing the new EXT4 which I partitioned using Mini tool partition wizard. It don't show on Titanium Backup or S2E app. Then I converted it into EXT3 it still recognize it. Can you tell me what the problem is? Am I missing something?
I was using EXT2 with GB which I created using Clockwork recovery. But now I wanna use EXT4. Can you help me? Thank You.
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Flash AmonRa recovery. Backup your SDcard. Erase SDcard from Settings> Storage.
Partition SDcard through recovery. Upgrade it first to ext3 then to ext4. You can see these options in AmonRa.

rr0yy said:
Flash AmonRa recovery. Backup your SDcard. Erase SDcard from Settings> Storage.
Partition SDcard through recovery. Upgrade it first to ext3 then to ext4. You can see these options in AmonRa.
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Thanks I will try that but after I get back to my normal routine. Right now I am traveling. Till then I will go with EXT2. But I am facing a heavy battery drain. I have my wifi on almost all the time. Probably that's it. But its almost twice as that it was with GB. Any solution to it? Also the volume of the phone ring seems to be less than GB at its highest level.

sweettaniyaa said:
Thanks I will try that but after I get back to my normal routine. Right now I am traveling. Till then I will go with EXT2. But I am facing a heavy battery drain. I have my wifi on almost all the time. Probably that's it. But its almost twice as that it was with GB. Any solution to it? Also the volume of the phone ring seems to be less than GB at its highest level.
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If you are sure its already ext2 then you just have to flash amonra recovery and upgrade it to ext4.I never used ext2 so i cant tell you any advantage of ext4 over ext2.
Download wifi TX power from playstore and reduce wifi txpower.. See if it helps.
Edit: Battery drain is due to v3 kernel.. No solution to it yet.

[Troubleshoot]Sense Rom Stuck At Boot Animation.

Please help me...I flashed the FlyROM V4 correctly but its stuck at boot animation...when i go to mount sd-ext..its shows "Error mounting sd-ext"..is that the problem? If it is..how to solve it?

Make Sure You Made A Sd-Ext Partition Correct, To Check Whether You Made A Partition Correct Or Not, Just Mount Sd-Ext In Recovery, If It Mounts Without Any Error Then Just Go Ahead, But If It Shows An Error, It Means You Didn't Make A Partition Correct. So Now What You Need To Do Is:
1. Don't Partion Your SD Card By Using Recovery.
2. Partition It Via "Minitool Partition Wizard" Manually.
3. Create A Ext 4 Partition As Primary.
4. Now, Install Yannou's Recovery (The One Which You Install While Rooting)
5. Finally, Mount Sd-Ext And Flash Any Sense 4 Rom..
Note: Don't Use CWM Recovery, It Never Mount Sd-Ext At Any Cost.. Use Yannou's Recovery Or Philz Touch Recovery Instead..
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thanks for replying here..i got the problem solved by just
1. removing old partitions
2. changing to philz recovery
3. making a new partition using philz and then flashing..
But now am unable to install any kind of memory script to increase internal memory..even after installing successfully .. the memory isnt increasing..what's wrong?

First open ur rom zip, navigate to system/etc/init.d and remove that 78mv2ext file and replace it with ur desired script and then reflash rom..
But do this at your own risk, if u get into a bootloop just reflash the rom with 78mv2ext script again..
Note: in sense roms, internal memory will always be 150 mb, but when you install apps its internal memory will not decrease as it decreases usually because of that Sd-Ext Partition you created..
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lol i didnt know internal memory is always 150mb..but it doesnt decreases..if its true..then there's no problem.

[Q] SD-Ext Problems with CM11

Hello!
I need some help. It's about creating an SD-Ext to increase intern space and swap.
I'm using CM11 SultanXda Rom and my Sensa is S-Off.
I've got an 16(14.7) GB SDHC and tried to get an SD-Ext and Swap.
Tried Minitool partioning.
(Tried ext2, ext3 AND ext4 filesystem format. All worked. Partions aligned, checked it with 4EXT Recov.)
Tried to mount in Link2SD
Failed. Nothing happend.
Tried partioned it (in ext4 & ext3) with 4EXT Touch Recovery (SD-Ext & Swap)
Tried to mount SD-Ext in Mounts2SD.
Failed too. Again, nothing happend.
I searched a lot. Now my mind is just f***ed.
Am i doing something wrong? Does some one know any solutions?
Help me with Troubleshooting if you can, thanks ins advance!