[SOLVED] About Ext file partitions on EOS roms with KAT kernel - Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Iˋve been using Team EOS3 (and now EOS4 #88) with KAT kernel and would like to format my microsd card to Ext4 but the system doesnˋt seen to mount it.
I did some research and found that the support for a specific file system can be on either the kernel or on the rom as well, and I know that both EOS and KAT support NTFS full write now, but Microsoft File systems are kind of a pain for me. I would be happy with either Ext3 or Ext4, maybe even Ext2.
On the computer side, Iˋm using Arch Linux and gparted to make the formatting, and the partition table is MSdos.
So, my question now is: Can I enable support for Ext3/4 on this combo ROM/Kernel? How?
EDIT:
It's sorted now, it was an issue involving JB and mounting inside the /storage folder. The issue is gone using EOS4 preview b136 or EOS4#93 both need Kat Kernel 80b or later and the KAT app latest version as well.
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[Q] microSD format?

Hi
I have a 32 Gb class 4 microsd card and I want to have the ability to get files greater than 4 gb there (need bigger images for LinuxOnAndroid).
Have checked that the kernel is compiled with support for ext2 ("cat /proc/filesystems" shows ext2) but when I plug in sdcard in ext2 or even a flash drive with ext2 through USB-OTG it says that the fs is not recognized.
Probably, something should be done with fstab or I should compile and copy some kernel modules? In kernel config ext2 seems to be compiled to kernel so should be no need for modules
What can I do?
Thanks
Yess, I have the same problem. Devs, people, please create a kernel for N8000/N8010/N8013 and other Galaxy Note 10.1 that will be able to mount such filesystems and there are OTG cable issues with the firmware. Please include all of these fixes in one kernel. I want to see something like the Siyah Kernel which was made for SGS2 and SGS3
Thanks
Some success
Got the sdcard mounted with
mount -o rw -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /mnt/extSdCard
but in this way the note still says it has no sdcard. At least i can read it with filemanagers
I'm not sure if you can load updates that are out, but both OTAs in the US fixed exFat support on the 8013 Note 10.1.
Nakel said:
I'm not sure if you can load updates that are out, but both OTAs in the US fixed exFat support on the 8013 Note 10.1.
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I want ext2, not exFAT as my primary system is Ubuntu and moreover Android is more like Linux than some Microsoft stuff
My N8000 has support for exFAT as sdcard fs, but why not ext2?
Why not go for EXT4 instead of EXT2?
There hasn't been much need for this at the moment, if you ask a dev nicely they might look into it. I'd probably look into either the sgs3 forum, note /note 2 or sgs2 forums for devs who have done this on other devices...
ultramag69 said:
Why not go for EXT4 instead of EXT2?
There hasn't been much need for this at the moment, if you ask a dev nicely they might look into it. I'd probably look into either the sgs3 forum, note /note 2 or sgs2 forums for devs who have done this on other devices...
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ext4 has journaling enabled... anyway I don't understand how ext4 will work when ext2 can't in this situation.
Have been searching the whole morning and found a lot of threads there. All unsuccesfull or unexpectedly ending

[Q] CROMi-X 4.4 with data2sd

I'm having issues with data2sd on CROMi-X 4.4. I can get the ROM to see my ext4 partition as internal storage under the system settings, but the problem is that the random write speeds that I get from Androbench don't reflect data2sd speeds. Random write speeds are similar to the ones for internal storage (about 0.14 average). I've had this issue with all JB 4.2 ROMs. However, when I use JB 4.1 ROMs with data2sd, they work perfectly, with CROMi 3.4 being the last ROM that I tried out. I used gparted to completely reformat my sd card (as in delete all existing partitions and create new fat32 and ext4 partitions).
Would anyone happen to know the solution? I can't find the answer anywhere in the forums....
omegaslime said:
I'm having issues with data2sd on CROMi-X 4.4. I can get the ROM to see my ext4 partition as internal storage under the system settings, but the problem is that the random write speeds that I get from Androbench don't reflect data2sd speeds. Random write speeds are similar to the ones for internal storage (about 0.14 average). I've had this issue with all JB 4.2 ROMs. However, when I use JB 4.1 ROMs with data2sd, they work perfectly, with CROMi 3.4 being the last ROM that I tried out. I used gparted to completely reformat my sd card (as in delete all existing partitions and create new fat32 and ext4 partitions).
Would anyone happen to know the solution? I can't find the answer anywhere in the forums....
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It would seem a lot of people, myself included, have had to flash _that's data2sd mod seperately after flashing the rom. You can find it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40522097&postcount=56
You don't need to reflash the rom or anything, just flash it over the top and you're good to go. Run androbench after you're finished and you should be getting random writes at about 0.7mb/s
CiaronDarcOne said:
It would seem a lot of people, myself included, have had to flash _that's data2sd mod seperately after flashing the rom. You can find it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40522097&postcount=56
You don't need to reflash the rom or anything, just flash it over the top and you're good to go. Run androbench after you're finished and you should be getting random writes at about 0.7mb/s
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I've done that already. I know for certain that the tablet is running data2sd since I see that the internal storage size is the size of my ext4.

Some CIFS Problems

For this Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223492 I need the cifs.ko and md4.ko and if it possible, the nls_utf8.ko.
I have installed first with data2sd support, without informations about cifs Support an than the first Kernel, Stock Asus without Data2SD Support.
With non from these 2 Kernels instalations cifs will work.
I/O Error and so on.
Than I found the Information, that I need the .ko exactly for the installed Kernel.
I hope someone can help.
wackaman said:
For this Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223492 I need the cifs.ko and md4.ko and if it possible, the nls_utf8.ko.
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I don't know which kernel you installed, but with my kernel you don't need any modules at all - just mount and go.
wackaman said:
For this Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2223492 I need the cifs.ko and md4.ko and if it possible, the nls_utf8.ko.
I have installed first with data2sd support, without informations about cifs Support an than the first Kernel, Stock Asus without Data2SD Support.
With non from these 2 Kernels instalations cifs will work.
I/O Error and so on.
Than I found the Information, that I need the .ko exactly for the installed Kernel.
I hope someone can help.
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Yes as _that says if you choose his kernel from the options then CIFS MOUNT works as it always does
Also you should upgrade to CROMi-X 5 found here
Hy and many thanks for your fast support.
I have tried with those 2 kernels:
TF700: Asus 10.6.1.14.8 Modded Stock Kernel V4 / By That.
and
TF700ata2SD Asus 10.6.1.14.8 Modded_that v4 Kernel.
In ether case cifs dont will work.
The errors are, no such a device or directory... this error I have fixed, I have createt a new account named asus, after that I become I/O Error.
Info, CromiX5 ist installed, Android Version 4.2.1
wackaman said:
Hy and many thanks for your fast support.
I have tried with those 2 kernels:
TF700: Asus 10.6.1.14.8 Modded Stock Kernel V4 / By That.
and
TF700ata2SD Asus 10.6.1.14.8 Modded_that v4 Kernel.
In ether case cifs dont will work.
The errors are, no such a device or directory... this error I have fixed, I have createt a new account named asus, after that I become I/O Error.
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They do work as I'm using them now
How are you mounting? Which app are you using? Where are the network folders? Describe your process so we can help you.
Oh sorry, these importend information you have to know... :good:
I tried with CIFS Manager v1.5a by F3d0r @xda 2011.
Share 192.168.1.5/Music
/mnt/cifs/Music
Asus
"empty"
no options
I have tried with and without load via Insmod, but for load via insmod.
Even noiw I have changed the Account Name on PC from Asus Infinity to Asus, there comes now no I/O Error, but now permission denied...
First now I reboot PC and Tablet.
I´m confused....
With Account Name on PC Asus Infinity and no Password, I become I/O Erros.
I have deletet the Password, permission denied.
Change the Name to ASUS with Password, no such device or adress.
Without Password I/O Error...
Something is wrong in state denmark...
wackaman said:
Oh sorry, these importend information you have to know... :good:
I tried with CIFS Manager v1.5a by F3d0r @xda 2011.
Share 192.168.1.5/Music
/mnt/cifs/Music
Asus
"empty"
no options
I have tried with and without load via Insmod, but for load via insmod.
Even noiw I have changed the Account Name on PC from Asus Infinity to Asus, there comes now no I/O Error, but now permission denied...
First now I reboot PC and Tablet.
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OK I'm using cifs manager as well.
So I have share as 192.168.0.5/Music
Mount as /mnt/cifs/music
Login as guest
Load cifs modules on startup and do not use insmod as you don't need it.
I have seen, that I´m using Comi V4.7, now I download V5.
I will use DATA2SD again, are in V5 Kernels included with DATA2SD Support?
Also I have activatet Gast Account on my System, but I become permission denied Error too.
Insmod is not activatet.
CIFS Load on Startup is activ.
Maybe I´m wrong, but I remember to somewhat to do in Regestrie to using the guest account....
wackaman said:
I have seen, that I´m using Comi V4.7, now I download V5.
I will use DATA2SD again, are in V5 Kernels included with DATA2SD Support?
Also I have activatet Gast Account on my System, but I become permission denied Error too.
Insmod is not activatet.
CIFS Load on Startup is activ.
Maybe I´m wrong, but I remember to somewhat to do in Regestrie to using the guest account....
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Sorry mate mine just works. I don't know why yours doesn't. I allow guest access to my NAS if user is on the same router.....
Yes v5 includes data2sd support.
sbdags said:
Sorry mate mine just works. I don't know why yours doesn't. I allow guest access to my NAS if user is on the same router.....
Yes v5 includes data2sd support.
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I also dont know what wend wrong here...
I have checked and disebled Firewall in my Fritz.Box and on my PC, nothing was blocked.
And yes, connected via the same Router over Wlan.
With ES File Explorer I have acces to the Directorys on my PC.
Now I have Installed Cromi V5 and it has Data2SD Kernels and Support.
Now first start runs and I will try it with new Rom...
New Rom is installed, but also here I have some Problems, not only with cifs...
Now cifs Error is again, no such file or directory...
...but I have found an other possibility to play my Files on Asus Pad.
Splashtop and Power Cinema V5 on PC. Works fine. I have full control over the tab to the pc desktop. Start Power Cinema, choose Music and the Sound comes from the Tablet only, I can also browse and start an play all my Files...
Is not the perfect way, but now I will try to connect the Pad via mini-HdMI-HDMI to my Yamaha Receiver.
Also I think that was not a clean installation.
I have flshed first mod_Data2SD.zip and bevor that I have wiped Cache and Dalvik.
Than I have flashed also with perform a full wipe the new Cromi V5 and the second Kernel I have choosen.
After the Reboot, all Apps, installed in the Crome V4.7 are still there...
Maybe I have some missunderstandings about Data2SD using.
I have to read and read again.
This is not my first Android an Flash... I have flashed some HTC, Samsung, unlocked, rootet ans so on, but the Asus confused me...
Hope for changes...
wackaman said:
I also dont know what wend wrong here...
I have checked and disebled Firewall in my Fritz.Box and on my PC, nothing was blocked.
And yes, connected via the same Router over Wlan.
With ES File Explorer I have acces to the Directorys on my PC.
Now I have Installed Cromi V5 and it has Data2SD Kernels and Support.
Now first start runs and I will try it with new Rom...
New Rom is installed, but also here I have some Problems, not only with cifs...
Now cifs Error is again, no such file or directory...
...but I have found an other possibility to play my Files on Asus Pad.
Splashtop and Power Cinema V5 on PC. Works fine. I have full control over the tab to the pc desktop. Start Power Cinema, choose Music and the Sound comes from the Tablet only, I can also browse and start an play all my Files...
Is not the perfect way, but now I will try to connect the Pad via mini-HdMI-HDMI to my Yamaha Receiver.
Also I think that was not a clean installation.
I have flshed first mod_Data2SD.zip and bevor that I have wiped Cache and Dalvik.
Than I have flashed also with perform a full wipe the new Cromi V5 and the second Kernel I have choosen.
After the Reboot, all Apps, installed in the Crome V4.7 are still there...
Maybe I have some missunderstandings about Data2SD using.
I have to read and read again.
This is not my first Android an Flash... I have flashed some HTC, Samsung, unlocked, rootet ans so on, but the Asus confused me...
Hope for changes...
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Well if you had data2sd on 4.7 and updated to 5.0 then you will still see the apps. I force it to use the correct partition regardless of the mount-data2sd file being flashed....
Yes, I also think so...
But where is a possibility to format the second ext4 Partition on SDCard???
There is no way in the first flash, modData2SD and nothing by flashing the CromiX.
I only can format SDCard, but this formats only the first Partition. I have a 16 GB Class 10 UHS 1 mSD Card, one Part is 10 GB second Part is ~4 GB. If I format the SD Card, only the 4 GB will be formated.
I think, this is the beginning of all my Problems here with cifs and so on.
I have seen, that the error "No such Device or Directory" doesnt mean the path to the PC, it means the path to the mountpoint. Under mnt/cifs is nothing Named like Music aand I cant create it there, its a read only file system...
So what can I do to become a really clean installation with nothing old in it?
Have I to flash first without Data2SD Support, than maybe instal a partition Manager for Android to format the ext4 Part on SD and than flash again but now with Data2SD???
wackaman said:
Yes, I also think so...
But where is a possibility to format the second ext4 Partition on SDCard???
There is no way in the first flash, modData2SD and nothing by flashing the CromiX.
I only can format SDCard, but this formats only the first Partition. I have a 16 GB Class 10 UHS 1 mSD Card, one Part is 10 GB second Part is ~4 GB. If I format the SD Card, only the 4 GB will be formated.
I think, this is the beginning of all my Problems here with cifs and so on.
I have seen, that the error "No such Device or Directory" doesnt mean the path to the PC, it means the path to the mountpoint. Under mnt/cifs is nothing Named like Music aand I cant create it there, its a read only file system...
So what can I do to become a really clean installation with nothing old in it?
Have I to flash first without Data2SD Support, than maybe instal a partition Manager for Android to format the ext4 Part on SD and than flash again but now with Data2SD???
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I don't understand how your card is set up. Is the Ext4 partition 4GB? That isn't really big enough.
Also if you want wipe the 4GB ext4 then you must flash the mount-data2sd first in twrp.....
sbdags said:
I don't understand how your card is set up. Is the Ext4 partition 4GB? That isn't really big enough.
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If you don't have many apps, it can be enough. My apps and app data together are currently 4.3 GB.
sbdags said:
Also if you want wipe the 4GB ext4 then you must flash the mount-data2sd first in twrp.....
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Yes, but the initial formatting must be done on a Linux system (or from the command line in Android with a proper mke2fs binary).
No no, missunderstanding...
10 GB is the ext4 Partition, 4 GB ist the rest from the total 16 GB IHS 1 Class 10 mSD Card.
And I did this as well, first flash the mount Data2SD.zip file, and I also wiped there, than I reboot, Power off and go again to twrp and flash the CromiX5 with Kernel how supports Data2SD an perform a full Wipe...
Allways there are still all apps on SDCard, I cant controll it, I dont have a Linux system here...
After the flashs I have only a updated Cromi, not a new system.
First boot runs and its like before.
Is there no way to format the 10 Gb ext4 Partition? Win7 x64 and Acronis could´nt read the ext4.
ooops, I did it again...
I have seen, that I can format the ext4 with paragon partitons manager suite 11 I have installed.
Is this a conform format for this job?
wackaman said:
No no, missunderstanding...
10 GB is the ext4 Partition, 4 GB ist the rest from the total 16 GB IHS 1 Class 10 mSD Card.
And I did this as well, first flash the mount Data2SD.zip file, and I also wiped there, than I reboot, Power off and go again to twrp and flash the CromiX5 with Kernel how supports Data2SD an perform a full Wipe...
Allways there are still all apps on SDCard, I cant controll it, I dont have a Linux system here...
After the flashs I have only a updated Cromi, not a new system.
First boot runs and its like before.
Is there no way to format the 10 Gb ext4 Partition? Win7 x64 and Acronis could´nt read the ext4.
ooops, I did it again...
I have seen, that I can format the ext4 with paragon partitons manager suite 11 I have installed.
Is this a conform format for this job?
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First is the ext4 partition the second partition or first?
sbdags said:
First is the ext4 partition the second partition or first?
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I cant see this.
Now I have the mSD Card in my Acer Laptop and Paragon part. Manager 11 Suite is running, but the Prog shows the whole 16 GB as 14,9 GB unformatted...
Confused again.
In my Tablet ist shows only 4 GB, the 10 GB I cant see.
Retest with Acronis Disc Director Suite 11 and it shows 4 GB Fat32 first part and 10 GB second Part as unformated.
A friend has done the partition and format Job for me, so how can I change this??
Can a take Paragon to create first Part ext4 10 GB and the rest 4 GB Fat32 for this job?
What a f....
Now the using of Data2SD is history.
From 7am to 1pm I have tried to format an correct the Partitionstype of my 16 GB Class 10 UHS 1 mSD Card but it was only wasting time.
I have tried these jobs with MiniTool Partitions Manager Home Edition and SD Formatter.
Here I found a german page with Infos to create a ext4 Partition:
http://www.handy-faq.de/forum/android_forum/219275-ext4_partition_erstellen.html
But the Card was useless in PC and Tablet.
Now I have a fresh Installation, without Data2SD, but all my Apps are gone and not recovered by Market Place.
So I have to flash again.
Have someone here a Link to an Howto to create ext4 10GB first Partition an the rest ~4 GB with Fat32?
I´m helpless and frustrated.
So please, give some help.
wackaman said:
I have tried these jobs with MiniTool Partitions Manager Home Edition and SD Formatter.
...
Have someone here a Link to an Howto to create ext4 10GB first Partition an the rest ~4 GB with Fat32?
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People in the Data2SD thread said that MiniTool doesn't work correctly and that you have to use a Linux-based partitioning and formatting utility, e.g. gparted.
And if you create your ext4 partition first, it won't be usable for Data2SD either. As the documentation of my Data2SD add-on says, the ext4 partition must be the second primary partition.
I'd suggest you attack one problem after the other - this thread was originally about some CIFS problems - are these fixed now?
No nothing is fixed an I have created this thread to fix the problems.
All goes hand in hand.
Without a clean installation of cromi nothing works, than all apps are still there with all the errors. If I cant instal properly correct than I have the same problems like bevor.
This all I have told ya, here in this thread.
Normaly the mount data2sd.zip has to format the ext4 partition while flashing and perform a wipe, but this was not happend. After flashing mount data2SD.zip, reboot and flashing than cromix5 with full wipe all former installed apps an accounts are still there, and so I have overtaken all old problems too.

[Q] Cromi-X and data2sd

Hi, I could use some pointers on how to get data2sd on to my tablet.
I recently flashed to my first ROM, Cromi-X 5.0.3, and it seems to work well. Now I would like to apply data2sd in addition - maybe it was stupid, I guess it would have been smoother to apply that in the same move.
Anyways, I have set up a high speed micro-SD card now, formatted according to the instructions.
Now - I am a bit confused about flashing with a kernel - can I pick a kernel from the downloaded Cromi-X 5.0.3 zip-file, and flash that without any major wiping? If not, which kernel should I pick then... ?
Thanks!
frax said:
Hi, I could use some pointers on how to get data2sd on to my tablet.
I recently flashed to my first ROM, Cromi-X 5.0.3, and it seems to work well. Now I would like to apply data2sd in addition - maybe it was stupid, I guess it would have been smoother to apply that in the same move.
Anyways, I have set up a high speed micro-SD card now, formatted according to the instructions.
Now - I am a bit confused about flashing with a kernel - can I pick a kernel from the downloaded Cromi-X 5.0.3 zip-file, and flash that without any major wiping? If not, which kernel should I pick then... ?
Thanks!
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You need to partition your sd card into fat32 and ext4 as per the instructions here using gparted. Do not use minitool please:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962507
Then reflash the rom picking a data2sd option.
sbdags said:
You need to partition your sd card into fat32 and ext4 as per the instructions here using gparted. Do not use minitool please:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1962507
Then reflash the rom picking a data2sd option.
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Yup, I have done that - but I can't see (in the ES file explorer) the partitions that should be in place, and in AndroBench, I don't get the speeds I should be seeing...

[Q] BigPart question

So I'm pretty sure I have my Wingray Xoom updated and using the new partitions because I have the new CM installed and running. But my issue is when I went to do the BigPart procedure the data partition wouldn't mount after switching over to F2FS so I have it in ext4. How do I get it over to F2FS because without it the tablet seems to run slow and choppy.
Beeko said:
So I'm pretty sure I have my Wingray Xoom updated and using the new partitions because I have the new CM installed and running. But my issue is when I went to do the BigPart procedure the data partition wouldn't mount after switching over to F2FS so I have it in ext4. How do I get it over to F2FS because without it the tablet seems to run slow and choppy.
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I'm am nowhere near an expert, but my understanding is that, while the BigPart TWRP is F2FS compatible, there are not yet any Xoom ROMS (or kernels???) that are F2FS compatible. Therefore there is no way to get F2FS to work on the Xoom at this time.
Beeko said:
So I'm pretty sure I have my Wingray Xoom updated and using the new partitions because I have the new CM installed and running. But my issue is when I went to do the BigPart procedure the data partition wouldn't mount after switching over to F2FS so I have it in ext4. How do I get it over to F2FS because without it the tablet seems to run slow and choppy.
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slow1234 said:
I'm am nowhere near an expert, but my understanding is that, while the BigPart TWRP is F2FS compatible, there are not yet any Xoom ROMS (or kernels???) that are F2FS compatible. Therefore there is no way to get F2FS to work on the Xoom at this time.
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F2FS needs support in the kernel. F2FS is currently only supported in 3.0+ linux kernels. As I'm sure you are both aware we have a 2.6 kernel which is now prehistoric!
BRD looked into it and from what I gather said it couldn't be done without extensive work, schischu was looking into it last month I believe and deciding whether to take on the task.
We haven't heard anything since.
I would assume we will not get F2FS but we can always hope
Well even if there aren't any ROMs or kernels that support F2FS why is it that I can't mount data partition after re-partitioning it. Shouldn't I be able to format it and mount it anyway?
Beeko said:
Well even if there aren't any ROMs or kernels that support F2FS why is it that I can't mount data partition after re-partitioning it. Shouldn't I be able to format it and mount it anyway?
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That's probably an indication that the repartition went wrong. Hop over to the bigPart thread and ask for assistance there. You may want to start over.

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