I was hoping to use my Cha Cha as a low power youtube upload for large files. 6GB files!
However, the FAT32 fs only allows 4Gb as a limit.
Is there a way to bypass this with another fs to allow bigger files.
I can format the sd card with ext2, however there are reports on other Android phones that this causes a problem..
Some Android ROMs need FAT32 as their data partition.. Perhaps NTFS support ?? So its accessible via both Mac and PC..
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I have a Samsung galaxy tab 7" currently running the latest version of the overcome rom (but i'm not married to it if others here have better recommendations), and for whatever reason, whenever i try to format my newly purchased 32gb sd card that i've placed inside, it wants to format it in fat32, which is one of the worst filesystems for data integrity ever devised (no journaling or data protection features of any kind). I have attempted to use my fat32 formatted sd card for a few ebooks that i've got, but when i move them from one folder to another, and then reboot, I get a lost+found directory full of corrupt, errant data and an empty folder where i attempted to move my stuff... this is, of course, unacceptable.
first off, why is fat32 used for the sd card in the first place when the system clearly uses rfs by default (upgraded to ext4 by my overcome installation), and anyone who is technologically inclined knows the pretty extreme limitations of fat32 (4gb single file data limit, no file protection mechanisms)?
and secondly, how do I fix this problem? the tab doesn't seem to accept my sd card when i format it in ext4 using my ubuntu desktop and an sd card reader, nor does gingerbread seem to have any advanced mount controls at all (including strangely the lack of mount support for cifs/smb, which i think is crazy as well but probably well out of the scope of this particular post).
tldr: external storage support on gingerbread is archaic and broken, how do i fix it for regular use?
Pinging this thread for IMPORTANCE
I very much hate FAT32, yet am forced to keep using it in my external SD card on phone in the same way. I would love to see all devs add full ROM support for reformatting and mounting external SD cards with full suite of OS supported file systems. How is it OS supports EXT4 yet I am still bound to FAT32 on SD card !!!!????
This is very important to me, and should be to you all too. we need file system journaling and large file support!
Wouldn't hurt to build in advanced visual presentation for formatting/converting any partition on phone from/to all supported types with ability to setup swap partitions. I know I ask for a lot.
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cpgeek said:
I have a Samsung galaxy tab 7" currently running the latest version of the overcome rom (but i'm not married to it if others here have better recommendations), and for whatever reason, whenever i try to format my newly purchased 32gb sd card that i've placed inside, it wants to format it in fat32, which is one of the worst filesystems for data integrity ever devised (no journaling or data protection features of any kind). I have attempted to use my fat32 formatted sd card for a few ebooks that i've got, but when i move them from one folder to another, and then reboot, I get a lost+found directory full of corrupt, errant data and an empty folder where i attempted to move my stuff... this is, of course, unacceptable.
first off, why is fat32 used for the sd card in the first place when the system clearly uses rfs by default (upgraded to ext4 by my overcome installation), and anyone who is technologically inclined knows the pretty extreme limitations of fat32 (4gb single file data limit, no file protection mechanisms)?
and secondly, how do I fix this problem? the tab doesn't seem to accept my sd card when i format it in ext4 using my ubuntu desktop and an sd card reader, nor does gingerbread seem to have any advanced mount controls at all (including strangely the lack of mount support for cifs/smb, which i think is crazy as well but probably well out of the scope of this particular post).
tldr: external storage support on gingerbread is archaic and broken, how do i fix it for regular use?
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hi Hopefully i am in Right section - not sure what is meant by Not posting a Rom ??
I have a Garmin Nuviphone a50 with android 2.1 , have successfully rooted phone with z4root, I am pretty sure I have partitioned my SD card tried on a mac with EXT-fuse and tried on a windows using mini-partition (as instructions on this site about Partitioning) both ways seem to work -
However here's my problem when i start up Link2SD application it always says :-second Partition not found - /dev/block/mmcblk0p2: - make sure you have 2 partitions both primary .
I partitioned with Fat32 and Ext2 (also tried with Ext3, Ext4 and few others) but always says same with link2sd.
Does anyone know how I can get my apps to SD card or what my problem is or have any suggestions . As i get that message space full so need to move some to SD card (phone supposed to come with 4gb internal memory, i have 16gb SD card also) why is it still full
Need help with Link2sd/app2sd and or partitioning
hi Hopefully i am in Right section - not sure what is meant by Not posting a Rom ??
I have a Garmin Nuviphone a50 with android 2.1 , have successfully rooted phone with z4root, I am pretty sure I have partitioned my SD card tried on a mac with EXT-fuse and tried on a windows using mini-partition (as instructions on this site about Partitioning) both ways seem to work -
However here's my problem when i start up Link2SD application it always says :-second Partition not found - /dev/block/mmcblk0p2: - make sure you have 2 partitions both primary .
I partitioned with Fat32 and Ext2 (also tried with Ext3, Ext4 and few others) but always says same with link2sd.
Does anyone know how I can get my apps to SD card or what my problem is or have any suggestions . As i get that message space full so need to move some to SD card (phone supposed to come with 4gb internal memory, i have 16gb SD card also) why is it still full
If I format my 16gb microsd card using NTFS it won't mount but FAT32. Since I would like to transfer hd movies (4GB+ MKV) without the need of convert the files, would this be a custom kernel function?
Any way to achieve this? Thanks!
It would be a custom function, but according to someone who's tried it (can't recall where I saw this, maybe here, maybe a different forum), ntfs transferred data 20 times more slowly than fat32.
Balthazar B said:
It would be a custom function, but according to someone who's tried it (can't recall where I saw this, maybe here, maybe a different forum), ntfs transferred data 20 times more slowly than fat32.
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But what does this mean? That our device wouldn't be capable of reading and displaying the movie (in this case) lag free? or the reading speed would be too slow for general usage?
You could format it as ext4 and have the same functionality and not need a custom kernel.
Hi,
Sorry not a Linux guy, how can I format in this file system and would it allow me to place any size file in the sd card?
Thanks,
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NTFS SD partitions will be recognized at boot in recovery (4EXT recovery)
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Thanks, will there be any actual performance improvements using NTFS over FAT32? File transfers, access...
Integration to rom
Can binaries be integrated into rom for out of the box automatic mounting?
Can you provide script for this if needed?
It's wonderful
SD format
If I format my sd card to ntfs using windows and mount it on my tablet, will it read it without corruption?
will it work on samsung galaxy grand????
this works on galaxy grand???
Is there any chance to unlock the exFAT support for OEMs?
hello everyone,
i am facing a problem regarding internal storage, as i am not able to use the given 2.2 GB user memory ,i am using ES file explorer ,i am not able to move/copy anything to or fro it, and also it is not accessable on PC also
Hi,
Yes it wont, expected behavoiur. Insert SD card for that, the entire phone memory is used for OS and Apps. You get 2.2Gb for apps, providing faster performance, higher i/o etc..
Use a class 10 sdcard