i just flash 4ext recovery, coming from cwm, i notice this in the info
system ext4
data ext3
cache ext4
should i also convert data to ext4? and what is the difference between ext3 and ext4
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Convert if you do not want to lose data. If you going to switch the ROM wipe as ext4 before flashing. Ext4 is newer therefore better. If you need more info ask Google. All the ROMs are using ext4 already, but for a mobile device it does not really matter.
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amidabuddha said:
Convert if you do not want to lose data. If you going to switch the ROM wipe as ext4 before flashing. Ext4 is newer therefore better. If you need more info ask Google. All the ROMs are using ext4 already, but for a mobile device it does not really matter.
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so converting does not loose any data on my phone, thanks a lot buddy, button thanks pressed.. :good:
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What recovery is best for ext4.. i am currently using the latest xm recovery but i heard there was a better recovery that supports ext4... i am currently installing the revolutions zip ext4 so it formats my phone before i install any rom.. does that make my phone ext4 or should i install another recovery system?
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What recovery is best for ext4.. i am currently using the latest xm recovery but i heard there was a better recovery that supports ext4... i am currently installing the revolutions zip ext4 so it formats my phone before i install any rom.. does that make my phone ext4 or should i install another recovery system?
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I was passing thru but I think I can shed some light hopefully. I don't know about this "xm", but if it's anything like the EXT4 Recovery or Clock work recovery, or amon_Ra...If the recovery is a EXT4 specific recovery it should convert the file system to EXT4 only[/system, /cache, /data] when ever you wipe. But you need to flash a EXT4 enabled ROM also to take full advantage, a EXt3 ROM[EXt3 is default on all roms w/o EXT4] will work on the EXT4 partitions, but won't be as fast.
4EXTRecovery, it's awesome, everything is working great for me, used it to format my paritions to EXT4 without losing any data.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1161710
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!
I have a question about ext4 convert here.. Let's say I've flashed to a custom rom that converts my phone's partitions to ext4, once I flash a stock firmware on top of it, do the partitions stay in ext4 or back to rfs?
No it converted to rfs
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Ok... What about I wipe date from cwm? Does that revert the partitions back to rfs as well?
I don't think by wiping your data cache u can revert back to rfs. you have to reflash for rfs.
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I have a question about ext4 convert here.. Let's say I've flashed to a custom rom that converts my phone's partitions to ext4, once I flash a stock firmware on top of it, do the partitions stay in ext4 or back to rfs?
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Wiping doesnot changes the partition format. When you flash a new firmware the partitions will be converted to rfs.
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I have a big Q!
Once i flashed KPH and i tried to convert to ext4 via CWM, but i had a problem, after doing a backup i flashed the ext4 zip, when i tried to restore the nandroid i stuck on bootloop!
Any idea of what could have caused this?
Lucasred said:
I have a big Q!
Once i flashed KPH and i tried to convert to ext4 via CWM, but i had a problem, after doing a backup i flashed the ext4 zip, when i tried to restore the nandroid i stuck on bootloop!
Any idea of what could have caused this?
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I think it is not compatible with xxkph. Try wiping cache and dalvik cach
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sirilpta said:
I think it is not compatible with xxkph. Try wiping cache and dalvik cach
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Could be the reason, but many guys at another forum did it and it worked perfect for them, i think the error could be in the flash of kph, so the whole process went bad
Lucasred, i had the same problem twice. But i had tried it with XXKPQ.
can i converted file system too ext4 on KPU
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can i converted file system too ext4 on KPU
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Yes, I'm using it.
For the others: the restore of the nandroid backup after the conversion failed whenever I tried to convert the phone before deodexing it. Try to deodex first, and then convert.
What I found weird was that the error was "not enough space", but when I tried to restore the backup on rfs it worked, doing the same after the ext4 conversion gave the error. I don't know how you could convert the partitions in ext4 with an odexed rom, I didn't look for any solution, maybe if you don't want to deodex your rom you could try to remove some system apps or something like that before the nandroid backup, in order to get more space.
So, I have to turn in my Sensation since I am changing carriers - so in EXT4 I did a wipe but also a format (not SD) - I cant boot now .... so Im hoping someone can tell me how to get it booting again?
Any input would be appreciated ...
Thanks!
It will not boot because you to wipe the rom by formatting the partition... You need to flash the rom again
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Ah, I got it - Great thing that EXT has that mount USB - Copied over a ROM and flashed it ..... All good.
I am looking to figure out how to know if a rom is F2FS or ext4?
I see people are talking about the rom is ext4 or F2FS. I'm a flash happy person and would like to not flash wrong.
pctechdroid said:
I am looking to figure out how to know if a rom is F2FS or ext4?
I see people are talking about the rom is ext4 or F2FS. I'm a flash happy person and would like to not flash wrong.
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In most cases it is ext4 by default. If it is F2FS compatible, it should be explicitly written in the OP. If you still can't figure it out, just ask
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