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Partition guides

sorry if im being ignorant with this post guys!
im looking for a tutorial on how to partition my sd card for my magic. i know how to do a basic partition but not ext2/3 etc etc.
i noticed alot of roms lately require this to work properly. also for compcache and apps2sd and stuff.
if anybody could help id appreciate it. thanks

download paragon partition manager 9.
its smooth sailing from there

another question - do i format the sd before or after the rom flash? i format the sd through my rav recovery then windows does not recognise it????
thanks for the help

anybody? no? come on!

if you have Amon_Ra's recovery image on your phone, you can do the partitioning with one click, and it will do fat32+ext2+swap for you.

Start asking your questions in the right sub-forum (Q&A) (Theme) or even in (General), or i will be forced to ban you for 3 days or till you learn.
Thanks
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Urgent help please?!

Hi
I've just unlocked the bootloader and flashed CWM recovery. Somewhere along the way Android seems to have lost access to my SD card; the photo galley, for example, says 'no photos found', there's no music found, also superSU also cannot find SU (presumeably on SD card?).
The SD card otherwise is fine; I can mount it via USB and can access it via 'ES File Explorer'.
I dont know what to do here; I've 'fixed permissions' and wiped the Dalvik cache to see if that makes any difference but no changes.
I'm just about to do a factory reset; help please?!!!!

Badmiker said:
Hi
I've just unlocked the bootloader and flashed CWM recovery. Somewhere along the way Android seems to have lost access to my SD card; the photo galley, for example, says 'no photos found', there's no music found, also superSU also cannot find SU (presumeably on SD card?).
The SD card otherwise is fine; I can mount it via USB and can access it via 'ES File Explorer'.
I dont know what to do here; I've 'fixed permissions' and wiped the Dalvik cache to see if that makes any difference but no changes.
I'm just about to do a factory reset; help please?!!!!
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Hello,
For starters this should really be in the Q&A section, but before doing a factory reset mount your phone to your computer with your USB and copy all the contents off your sdcard. Then reformate your sdcard from the settings on the phone, Settings>storage>erase phone storage. The remount your phone on your computer and copy att the stuff back to your phone. If that doesnt work your going to have to a factory reset.
Rsotbiemrptson

Ah, sorry.
Thanks. I'll try that.

Ok. Next time post in Q&A or you will get really flamed for posting in the dev section by other people, not just me.
Hopefully a mod can move it to Q&A.
Sent from my locked, tampered ville

Moved To Q&A​
As you have probably learned from the previous posts, its not acceptable to post questions in the Q&A section.​

Thanks for the help. And for gently shunting this post where it should be.
Problem was eventually solved by 'Rescan SD' app. Recommended; does what it says on the tin.

[Q] HTC one XL unable to mount scard

Hi everyone,
First of all, I hope I post in the right section...
So, after several days lurking and trying various solutions, I have resigned myself to ask for your help.
So here is my problem. I wanted to switch my rom to CM 10, unfortunately the install went wrong and I made the mistake to do a factory reset from the bootloader, and now i can't mount the sdcard.
I have formated my sdcard, with no success, I have tried this guide (can't post link..It's called how to fix corrupt/unmountable scdard on HTC one XL in Team Noctural forums ) with no success either...
Important precision : I have an international version of the phone (carrier : Vodafone / SFR)
Symptoms are :
- no OS
- I have access to bootloader / recovery (TWRP)
- I can mount my phone as a usb storage, but disk is empty on pc
- I can explore the folders of the sdcard in TWRP
- I can run adb commands and push files
- but I can't mount my sdcard, and thus install rom...
So I 'm begging for your help to make this phone work again.
Thank you

You have an international One X, so no, you're not in the right section.
What version of CM10 did you flash? Hopefully it wasn't from this forum, because if so, you might have screwed something up.
In any case, you need to be in the other One X forum.

Well, I had the same reflexion, so I've post this on the One X forum in the first place. But a member told me the section was only about ENDEAVOR, not EVITA....
So I'm kinda lost...
And indeed, I have downloaded CM10 from this forum...

wombat3457 said:
Well, I had the same reflexion, so I've post this on the One X forum in the first place. But a member told me the section was only about ENDEAVOR, not EVITA....
So I'm kinda lost...
And indeed, I have downloaded CM10 from this forum...
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So you indeed have an Evita? Then you are in the right place.
TWRP can see folders and files in on your sd card? You just can't mount it from your pc?

Yes I have an Evita.
Yes TWRP can see folders and files (even pushed files), and I can mount (in Mount menu) system / data / cache, but not SD card (can't check the box)

wombat3457 said:
Yes I have an Evita.
Yes TWRP can see folders and files (even pushed files), and I can mount (in Mount menu) system / data / cache, but not SD card (can't check the box)
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Meaning, it can see stuff on the sdcard? Not just in /system?
I assume you've tried flashing from those folders even if it's not mounted?

Yes, I can see files in the sdcard folder but when I try to install it, it shows :
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/rom.zip'
Updating partition details...
E: Unable to mount '/sdcard'
E: Unable to mount storage.

And the Team Nocturnal tool doesn't work? You're sure you used the Evita version? What happens when you run it?
How did you format your sdcard? What format did you use?

I'm surprised the Team Nocturnal tool didn't work for you. I had the same issue when I wanted to install CleanROM and the tool fixed it right up.
How far did you get into it?

Thanks to your questions I reran the Team Noctural tool, and I realized I wasn't following the procedure proprerly...Everything is fixed now !!
Thanks

Good to hear.

[Q] Reboot loop

I bought a new Kingston 32gb class10 microsdcard, because i decided to test Data2sd on my tf700.
I installed data2sd zip from recovery and when I booted up it said "Encryption unsuccessful", and I can only reset tablet.
I cant make a factory reset as it just reboots and displays "Encryption unsuccessful" again. I can go into recovery TWRP but all my files on my internal storage is gone, so I cant flash CROMI again.
So I copied the CROMI rom on my 32GB fat32 formatted card, but in TWRP console it says E: Unable to mount '/external_sdcard'
I should have never done this
Can anyone help please?

Apparently you didn't partition or format your card correctly - did you use gparted?

This indeed sounds like yo uare one of the many many, many that still used MiniTool, our warnings notwithstanding. Try Gparted.
Furthermore, if you can access any other storage partition in TWRP and would like to copy your backup(s) so you can reinstall you can do so with the AROMAFile Manager found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646108
Boot into recovery, flash the AFM zip file and it will start the file manager. It's a convenient option to have, but it does take a little getting used to.

I used minitool. Any gparted alternative on windows machines? I have ubuntu on my virtual machine but it cant see the internal card reader :/
TWRP couldnt recognize my Kingston 32gb, thats why it was unable to mount it. I used a old 512mb sd card and I have managed to install CROMI again. Awesome!
One thing I find confusing reading the Data2SD thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962507)
I am confused as to whether I need 2 partitions or 1. I always transfer files between my tablet and computer via USB cable. So should I make one 32gb ext4 partition? Or make a small 8mb fat32 partition and the second as my ext4 partition?

Allright got my questions answered else where.
I am using the Gparted CD to boot up from and format my SD card.
To anyone else do not use MiniTool as it doesnt work!
Thanks guys.

r4yburn said:
Allright got my questions answered else where.
I am using the Gparted CD to boot up from and format my SD card.
To anyone else do not use MiniTool as it doesnt work!
Thanks guys.
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If I'd come ina bit sooner, I'd had advised youthe route you haven taken so props for your self-sufficiency. :victory:
I have already taken up the issue with MiniTool still being recommended with a senior moderator.

MartyHulskemper said:
If I'd come ina bit sooner, I'd had advised youthe route you haven taken so props for your self-sufficiency. :victory:
I have already taken up the issue with MiniTool still being recommended with a senior moderator.
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Yeah saw your post on Data2sd thread. The post Muffin has made should be edited, as ppl tend to read the first 3 posts from the op and not the replies... Oh well no harm other than many posts from users. For a second I thought I turned my tablet to a brick..

r4yburn said:
Yeah saw your post on Data2sd thread. The post Muffin has made should be edited, as ppl tend to read the first 3 posts from the op and not the replies... Oh well no harm other than many posts from users. For a second I thought I turned my tablet to a brick..
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Yeah, the latter effect is what I'm trying to stop: I was in the same situation, with the added bonus of nobody having figured out how to recover. It took me an entire evening and a lot of stress to get back my microSD card after it stopped working altogether. Once a thread gets more than, say, 300 posts you can't really blame a new reader for not going through all of them -- the OP should be updated, however, when an issue is as clearly established as this one is.

[Completed] TWRP not seeing External Storage

Hello All. I’ve run into an issue with my new Moto G4+. I rooted the phone a couple of weeks ago and all was well with that. I downloaded the AOKP rom last Friday and was going to flash it over the weekend. To my surprise, TWRP does no see my external SD card so I can’t do a backup. The internal storage does not have enough space to backup. I have the 16gb model. I can see/use the SD card with no problem when the phone is running. I’ve searched the forums for a solution, but the only thing I’ve found is to format the SD card as internal storage. However, folks seem to be really, really divided on this solution. I really want to flash AOKP, but I need to do a Nandroid backup first. I tried doing an on-line backup with the TWRP app, but it doesn’t provide me with an MD5 for verification. Any help with getting TWRP in recovery mode to see the SD card would be greatly appreciated. TWRP file manager and terminal allow me to see the card (sdcard1 is its name in TWRP recovery), but it does not show up for "select storage" or "mount" options.
Thanks.

Hi there,
Please read the Sticky threads for XDA Assist. Our purpose here is to guide new members to the correct section for their issues. As a Senior Member, you should be able to use the search features provided to you to find the correct section to post your question.
Thanks for understanding.
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