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[Q] Backup emmc .android_secure with nandroid

Hey, I am using Nils Business Gingersense ROM (excellent work Nils!) on my DInc (amoled), and have noticed that it currently mounts both emmc's and sdcard's .android_secure folder, and apparently the emmc's mount is second, so it wins.
The result of this is that my "move apps to SD Card" is moving them to the emmc storage, which I don't mind, but clockworkmod (running ver 3.0.0.7) misses it on a nandroid backup. I can't seem to either figure out a way to get the sd card to be the only mount of .android_secure or get clockworkmod to backup the emmc folder.
Suggestions?
Cheers
RoboCuz

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For more info, it looks like it was recognized and fixed in cyanogenmod--issue id 2470 (I'd post a link to it, but am not yet allowed to post links (shrug)).
It still exists in my ROM, so I am just wondering, if there is a good workaround until it gets fixed.

bump. Anyone got a work around? Right now, I have to copy files from .android_secure on my emmc to the sd card before I do a nandroid backup, and then if I want to do a restore, I need to do the restore, and then copy the files from the .android_secure on the sd card back to emmc after reboot, and then boot again. It's all very clunky, prone to user failure (forgetting to copy might render backup broken, etc).
Any suggestions?

I have tried Synergy as well, seems like it is an issue with many of the ROMs, fyi. I am guessing until we get the Kernel source code, we are stuck with this on the GingerSense roms, perhaps....

[Q] P5113 Backups Failing

I have the SGT-2 10.1 and I'm running stock 4.0.4. rooted with 3.0.8. blamesamsung kernel running CWM v5.5.0.4. . I've been running into a problem when backing up /data in CWM. It looks like it's progressing, then it stops and fails. "unable to complete backup of /data" Verbatim. I have searched similar topics and they all said that you might not have enough space on the external SD, yet my device memory is full (11.87GB total), and when backing it up to a (20.79GB free) external Micro SD, it fails. I tried using orange backup to see if I could circumvent CWM to backup, but it skips /boot among many other partitions. I'm extremely paranoid because I bricked my GS3 twice before and I lost my backup, and if Orange Backup isn't doing it's job, I could be screwed because lack of unbricking utilities in case something happens. I want to backup my Tab before I get off of Samsung's horrible OS. I think you guys might need a logcat, but I don't know how to do that through recovery.Any ideas on what might be going wrong? Thanks in advance! -YK

Problems with TWRP Backup - unable to mount sd/ext

I've been searching both this forum and the net generally and not found an answer to my specific problem so I'm hoping someone can help.
I'm trying to swap out my ROM, I'm currently running CM 11 nightly but I'm getting endless FCs with apps so thought I'd try something different.
When I try to run the nandroid backup with TWRP v2.7.0.1 the backup fails every time with the error E: unable to mount '/sd-ext'
Can anyone advise? Thanks

tht looks like external sd card.
Try changing location for your backup to internal memory or make sure you got SD card plugged in to SD slot.
you may also try command on terminal emulator (or via adb shell):
ln -s /storage/emulated/0/ /sd-ext/
it will create symbolic link named sd-ext in root of your system and it will point to internal storage (if I am not mistaken, from now on it should not matter if you select internal or external storage as target for your backup - it will end up as internal anyways)
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Thanks, the backup was to be created on the internal SD card, but you are right it is almost certainly a problem with the external card. I'm unable to mount either the dock SD or micro SD cards in TWRP - the options are just greyed out and can't be selected.
I can't get either card to mount when I boot to system ether I have noticed. I've tried formatting them as FAT32, EXFAT and NTFS and no dice so I'm wondering if this is a KK issue - they both worked flawlessly when I was running PA and Omnirom JB ROMs.
I've managed to find a workaround - I've flashed CWM and have been able to do a nandroid backup with that - but I still can't mount either the micro SD or dock SD cards with CWM or in system when I flashed KatKISS ROM - and of course now I can't use any old TWRP nandroids I have from JB ROMs without reflashing TWRP. I'd also rather be running TWRP ultimately if I can so it would be good to get to the bottom of what is causing this issue.
Not quite sure what the command line you suggested does, but I'm guessing it won't be useful with the problem as it stands now?

sorry for late reply as I was out of internet lately.
that command creates /sd-ext/ folder that acts similar to shortcut to intertnal sdcard
any call for /sd-ext (for example: cd /sd-ext) will end up on internal sdcard.
That wont help with accessing your external sdcard (as this was main issue here) - it would merely fool installer to 'think' it is working on external sd while it was still on internal.
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Thanks for your help. I've had endless troubles which ultimately ended in a hard brick during a failed flash of the stock ROM. I'm waiting for a replacement motherboard - something wasn't right with the old board anyway, it doesn't seem that it was just ROM issue. Hopefully when it comes I'll find that it wasn't a hardware issue associated with the SD cards as well.

[Q] How to mount internal SD as UMS for file recovery?

I'm trying to recover some important photos that were deleted by mistake on a friend's Galaxy Note 10.1 (N8013) that is running JB. I installed the newest TWRP because I saw some others say they were able to mount the internal SD as UMS. If I disable MTP in TWRP the file recovery applications see nothing. Is there another way to go about this? I've seen someone else saying he was able to do it using dd to do a low level backup of the internal SD, but details are scarce. I don't want to load a different ROM since that would probably wipe out everything I am trying to recover.
Thanks for any advice!

[Q] Can't mount system partition. Anyone, please help.

I am at my wits end here. I've searched for hours now, without getting any results. My problem is as the title says.
Right now I can't mount the System Partition (it's 0 MB) in the latest TWRP recovery. So I can't install any ROM, and my old one is already wiped.
I used to be on CM 11, with my sd-card partitioned in a way (forgot what way) that support mount2sd method of increasing /data size.
Now I want to upgrade to CM 12 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...dev-cyanogenmod-12-11-19-2012-alpha1-t2945587). Problem is, I lost my sd adapter to connect my micro-sd card to my computer. I was trying other methods of partitioning it. Ended up wiping everything clean, and erasing (all?) partitions on the sd card. I guess I now I've gone and done it. System doesn't wanna mount. All data is backed up, thankfully.
So can anyone please suggest what I should do now?
And on a side note, how to multi-partition the sdcard without PC?