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What is the maximum life of external sd card?( how many times we can format it or read/write it?)
What about internal usb storage life compared to ext sd card?
Why i am asking is that i want swap usb and ext sd card.
Plz let me know.
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Manjunath324 said:
What is the maximum life of external sd card?( how many times we can format it or read/write it?)
What about internal usb storage life compared to ext sd card?
Why i am asking is that i want swap usb and ext sd card.
Plz let me know.
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The life of the memory card differs from the type of the card ( Class, materials used) & differs from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Only a manufacturer can give you approx. values for the information asked.
Hope this helps.
'cooleagle' said:
The life of the memory card differs from the type of the card ( Class, materials used) & differs from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Only a manufacturer can give you approx. values for the information asked.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks.
I am asking approx. life i.e. No of cycles.
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I am using modified void file with stock ROM, the problem is whenever i move apps to sd the phone works normally but after a reboot the phone loads completely and keeps rebooting continuously and automatically till i factory reset the phone or uninstall that moved app. Any solutions. Please help.
And anyone has the original kernel for galaxy r?
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nvo2411 said:
I am using modified void file with stock ROM, the problem is whenever i move apps to sd the phone works normally but after a reboot the phone loads completely and keeps rebooting continuously and automatically till i factory reset the phone or uninstall that moved app. Any solutions. Please help.
And anyone has the original kernel for galaxy r?
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try ZLES6 With Neo ROM 2.1..it will be fine & for moving application from INternal storage to SD CARD flash stock.vold file from OP from there..
here is the link below:
NEOROM with ZLES6 ROM:victory:
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Manjunath324 said:
Thanks.
I am asking approx. life i.e. No of cycles.
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its depends upon you, how do you handle it..several Formats & deleting data makes it slow & life getting lower due to bad sectors..so its might be infinite or may be 1 minutes..depend upon uses..
One thing i have learnt, removing card and inserting frequently RUINS the card , i have lost 2 card due to that, now i only connect the phone and transfer the data,
never remove the card....
this is my advice.
What do you mean by flashing stock vold file from OP
If i reflash stock vold file again how will i swap memories
chandrus1983 said:
One thing i have learnt, removing card and inserting frequently RUINS the card , i have lost 2 card due to that, now i only connect the phone and transfer the data,
never remove the card....
this is my advice.
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Yes Brother..And that too mostly if u have not properly Unmounted the sd card before removing it.
selva.simple said:
Yes Brother..And that too mostly if u have not properly Unmounted the sd card before removing it.
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I always did by selection remove memory card option, but also i lost 2 memory and Valuable data tooo
so i never use card readers now, just connect the phone transfer !!
nvo2411 said:
What do you mean by flashing stock vold file from OP
If i reflash stock vold file again how will i swap memories
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Just by flashing Neo ROM, swapping of your internal memory and SD card's is done. You can see attached pic where My 8GB SD card (7.46 GB) is swapped with internal memory of 4 GB (3.75 GB)
kataria.vikesh said:
try ZLES6 With Neo ROM 2.1..it will be fine & for moving application from INternal storage to SD CARD flash stock.vold file from OP from there..
here is the link below:
NEOROM with ZLES6 ROM:victory:
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its depends upon you, how do you handle it..several Formats & deleting data makes it slow & life getting lower due to bad sectors..so its might be infinite or may be 1 minutes..depend upon uses..
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When i tried to flash zles 6 with odin it gave me a message of BINARY SIGNATURE error also when i tried to flash the rom given in the above link using odin it gave me an error of NO SPACE.
nvo2411 said:
What do you mean by flashing stock vold file from OP
If i reflash stock vold file again how will i swap memories
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you can check the link given in that post & stock vold file can give you right to move application to your SD card. as Pankaj, has inbuild the vold file as huge data game can easily be install using swapping of internat memory to extarnal one.
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nvo2411 said:
When i tried to flash zles 6 with odin it gave me a message of BINARY SIGNATURE error also when i tried to flash the rom given in the above link using odin it gave me an error of NO SPACE.
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try to reflash again using below link:
Flashing ROM via ODIN
Hey guys,
I have a question.
I'm successfully rooted and installed cm10 thanks to the help of this forum and got thought i got everything working. However, when I tried to copy music, it does not show up on the one x!
Not sure why, i decided to check the storage options in settings. If i go to settings, storage. I see a whopping 2.34 gigabytes of available space!!
not sure if this is because of the cm10 install or what? I had to reformat the disk at one points.
If i go to my computer and look at it, its 9.92 gig capacity, and im only using 1.57 GB. Its formatted in FAT32.
Does anyone know what my problem is?
Thank you!
UPDATE:
so i found this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33301423
i tried going into MTP mode in USB computer connection (storage, settings, usb computer connection) it selects for a second, then defaults to mass storage.
Do you think it could be something witih me mounting the sd card wrong in TWRP?
2.34GB is the phone storage
9.93GB is the sdcard
try wiping sdcard inside settings
DvineLord said:
2.34GB is the phone storage
9.93GB is the sdcard
try wiping sdcard inside settings
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inside recovery? so twrp?
could you clarify please.
thank you.
donkeybat64 said:
inside recovery? so twrp?
could you clarify please.
thank you.
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You can wipe it from recovery or in the ROM of the phone. Either one should work. If you do it from TWRP, make sure to use FAT32
If I wipe my sd card.. Wouldn't I lose all my files?
Can someone explain it like I'm five? I'm still confused. Maybe a procedure?
Thanks for your patience.
donkeybat64 said:
If I wipe my sd card.. Wouldn't I lose all my files?
Can someone explain it like I'm five? I'm still confused. Maybe a procedure?
Thanks for your patience.
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If you can't mount your SD card in recovery or from within CM10, your internal* storage is possibly corrupted.
Plug your phone into your computer and try mounting the SD card as a disk drive and scan for errors
doing a factory reset in bootloader will cause your sdcard to corrupt.
http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/showthread.php/1050
great resource here... im doing this now. will report back.
EDIT: yep, works now. follow the instrucitons on the link.
its kinda confusing, but when you go into twrp, your SD is ALREADY mounted, so dont hit unmount...
WHen you are done copying music/games/pron or whatever, make sure you safely remove it before turning file transfer off on your phone. and you should b OK
donkeybat64 said:
If I wipe my sd card.. Wouldn't I lose all my files?
Can someone explain it like I'm five? I'm still confused. Maybe a procedure?
Thanks for your patience.
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duhhh
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donkeybat64 said:
http://forums.team-nocturnal.com/showthread.php/1050
great resource here... im doing this now. will report back.
EDIT: yep, works now. follow the instrucitons on the link.
its kinda confusing, but when you go into twrp, your SD is ALREADY mounted, so dont hit unmount...
WHen you are done copying music/games/pron or whatever, make sure you safely remove it before turning file transfer off on your phone. and you should b OK
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see , amazing what taking a deep breath, a little reading and some searching will do....you get to answer your own questions :highfive:
I apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section, feel free to move it if so. I have a Samsung Galaxy Prevail 2 that I would like to swap memory with (internal to external) so that there is more room on my phone for apps. I have tried a few programs from the play store, and so far I'm having no success. My phone is rooted, and has SU access. It's running android 4.1.2 (ICS?) and the model number is SPH-M840. ANY help on this matter would be GREATLY appreciated.This has been driving me crazy, and there has to be a way to do this with my phone...right? Thank you!
Use Link2SD
It works fine on all devices.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412319
Someone, Anyone...please, help!
Hi,
use this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853669
this thread is not for your phone model but procedure is same....
you do not need to use their kernal which is given in thread... just install init.d support use this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933849
or for init.d support for your stock rom, run attached .zip file from recovery...
u can also get some addition info on
http://www.technodify.com/how-to-increase-internal-memory-and-ram/
naman4797 said:
Use Link2SD
It works fine on all devices.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2412319
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Like2SD was the first program I tried. When I go to move an app to the SD card, it tells me:
"app2sd is not supported by your device. Because your device has a primary external storage which is emulated from the internal storage."
I can link the files if I want, but doing that doesn't do much on saving space. Thanks!
rkk253755 said:
Hi,
use this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853669
this thread is not for your phone model but procedure is same....
you do not need to use their kernal which is given in thread... just install init.d support use this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933849
or for init.d support for your stock rom, run attached .zip file from recovery...
u can also get some addition info on
http://www.technodify.com/how-to-increase-internal-memory-and-ram/
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Thank you, I will give this a shot and let you know if it worked or not!
rkk253755 said:
Hi,
use this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853669
this thread is not for your phone model but procedure is same....
you do not need to use their kernal which is given in thread... just install init.d support use this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933849
or for init.d support for your stock rom, run attached .zip file from recovery...
u can also get some addition info on
http://www.technodify.com/how-to-increase-internal-memory-and-ram/
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Sorry, it did not work. I followed the instructions carefully, and I keep getting the same error that I cannot move apps to the sd card because my device doesn't support apps2sd because my external storage is emulated from internal storage. Thanks anyway, though
Someone, Anyone...please, help!
StraTTtheRippeR said:
Sorry, it did not work. I followed the instructions carefully, and I keep getting the same error that I cannot move apps to the sd card because my device doesn't support apps2sd because my external storage is emulated from internal storage. Thanks anyway, though
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Hi,
just give one more shot...
repartition your sd card....
first check your kernal support swapping or not with swapper script....
if doesn't support, search for a kernal for your device which support swapping & follow the procedure... it must work...
-rkk
Assuming you have root, search the store for "FolderMount [ROOT]".
rkk253755 said:
Hi,
just give one more shot...
repartition your sd card....
first check your kernal support swapping or not with swapper script....
if doesn't support, search for a kernal for your device which support swapping & follow the procedure... it must work...
-rkk
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Don't worry, I'm not giving up so easily...there HAS to be a way to do this with my phone. Maybe I should try using a different partition, like ext4 or ext3? I know ext2 is the one that is said to work the most, but it's obviously not working. Do you the partitions have to be set as "active" for this to work? Where can I find the kernal script? Thanks for the help!
StraTTtheRippeR said:
Don't worry, I'm not giving up so easily...there HAS to be a way to do this with my phone. Maybe I should try using a different partition, like ext4 or ext3? I know ext2 is the one that is said to work the most, but it's obviously not working. Do you the partitions have to be set as "active" for this to work? Where can I find the kernal script? Thanks for the help!
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http://androidforums.com/rush-all-things-root/739747-mod-app-swap-external-sd-internal-mempry.html have you tried this technique while I look it over?
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InkSlinger420 said:
http://androidforums.com/rush-all-things-root/739747-mod-app-swap-external-sd-internal-mempry.html have you tried this technique while I look it over?
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Actually, that was the very first one I tried. I followed the instructions exactly and still no luck. That program doesn't really give clear directions on how you're supposed to use it. I tried a few other methods from this message board and still nothing...
rkk253755 said:
Hi,
just give one more shot...
repartition your sd card....
first check your kernal support swapping or not with swapper script....
if doesn't support, search for a kernal for your device which support swapping & follow the procedure... it must work...
-rkk
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Where can I find the swapper script to see if my kernel has swap support?
InkSlinger420 said:
http://androidforums.com/rush-all-things-root/739747-mod-app-swap-external-sd-internal-mempry.html have you tried this technique while I look it over?
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What's strange about using that method, is when I swap, my memory card changes to 1.96 GB (which is what the internal normally is) but the internal stays at 1.96 GB. So than I have both of my memory, internal and external at 1.96 GB and I have to to uninstall the program and reset my phone for the external to go back to 7.96 GB which is the size of the card I have. It's a scandisk card...do you think that makes a difference?
StraTTtheRippeR said:
What's strange about using that method, is when I swap, my memory card changes to 1.96 GB (which is what the internal normally is) but the internal stays at 1.96 GB. So than I have both of my memory, internal and external at 1.96 GB and I have to to uninstall the program and reset my phone for the external to go back to 7.96 GB which is the size of the card I have. It's a scandisk card...do you think that makes a difference?
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Then it is detecting the wrong partition..
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InkSlinger420 said:
Then it is detecting the wrong partition..
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That's what I thought. Any luck with that file I gave you?
I enjoy the same hell also need help.
Link2sd does almost nothing
About ready to return this thing.
Ps app2sd does work for applications over 1gb according to Samsung
Also wil never buy another Samsung phobe since both yhis and the intercept both lscked app2sd
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I've got a question to devs here. Can someone edit TZ4.1 kernel, to mount external sd-card (i've got 32gig class 10/uhs-1) as internal? I've tried to edit init.sony.rc, but that edited kernel by me didn't work. I see no point in using that internal memory. If someone could help me with that, PM me (I just want this for my personal usage, and won't republish this anywhere).
Please help me, only this one thing is stopping me from using KK on my phone. I've tried a lot of tutorials, kitchens, scripts on Win/Linux machine, it never worked. Sometimes I could see TZ logo and boot into TWRP, but couldn't boot into system, or it just rebooted itself after 5secs of black screen.
aerzjee said:
I've got a question to devs here. Can someone edit TZ4.1 kernel, to mount external sd-card (i've got 32gig class 10/uhs-1) as internal? I've tried to edit init.sony.rc, but that edited kernel by me didn't work. I see no point in using that internal memory. If someone could help me with that, PM me (I just want this for my personal usage, and won't republish this anywhere).
Please help me, only this one thing is stopping me from using KK on my phone. I've tried a lot of tutorials, kitchens, scripts on Win/Linux machine, it never worked. Sometimes I could see TZ logo and boot into TWRP, but couldn't boot into system, or it just rebooted itself after 5secs of black screen.
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I'm not a developer but external memory as internal is set by default in Matrix ROM which is in Android development section. So you can try it. Or look inside it and find changes that you need.
Kosa02 said:
I'm not a developer but external memory as internal is set by default in Matrix ROM which is in Android development section. So you can try it. Or look inside it and find changes that you need.
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It has changes in vold.fstab which is deprecated in android 4.3+ so it won't work on KitKat
@varun.chitre15 Could You help me with it?
Using external as internal is risky. Could damage your card so very badly.
I will make you ramdisk when I get home (6-8 hours),but you will need to pack it yourself, because I don't want to reshare varun's work.
P.s.- I can tell you what you need to change just send me PM.
Sent from my C2105
srcharged said:
Using external as internal is risky. Could damage your card so very badly.
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I know, but I'm a bit tired of FolderMount, because SwiftKey is showing me an error every boot, and I need to download dictionaries again, and when I've got no Internet coverage except 2G, then it's painful to do. And I bet it's faster than internal storage (I may be wrong)
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srcharged said:
Using external as internal is risky. Could damage your card so very badly.
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Oh, forget do say, I were using that solution in vold.fstab on 4.2.2, and worked like a charm. (even since when I had galaxy s advance, and SE Arc S) It's still the same MicroSD card
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hi
i was thinking of upgrading my phone (one V) to Kitkat [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785779]
so my current version of CWM is 5.8 do i hav to update it to 6.0 [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871243]
if yes, can you plz tell me wat are d ways to update it. I hav read few post but am still confused.
and the installation process for Kitkat rom is same as any other rom or does it hav different steps to complete installation.
waiting for reply !!!
download cwm zip > put to sd card > reboot recovery > flash zip > advanced > reboot recovery > done
axljohn said:
download zip > put to sd card > reboot recovery > flash zip > advanced > reboot recovery > done
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and wat about the CWM ???
Neel009 said:
and wat about the CWM ???
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Dont forget to flash a gapp too that is for your google play.
I had no problem with CWM until now but I needed an ext4 partition for a rom (slimkat) and CWM failed.
I then installed 4ext and everything worked. (except the ROM on my phone hehe)
So if you need an ext4 partition for your rom, I would not recommend CWM based on my experience.
axljohn said:
download zip > put to sd card > reboot recovery > flash zip > advanced > reboot recovery > done
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download zip its that cwm.
Neel009 said:
and wat about the CWM ???
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it can be done with any zip.
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AoDev said:
I had no problem with CWM until now but I needed an ext4 partition for a rom (slimkat) and CWM failed.
I then installed 4ext and everything worked. (except the ROM on my phone hehe)
So if you need an ext4 partition for your rom, I would not recommend CWM based on my experience.
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didnt have any problems on my side.. i think all partitions on any phone is ext4.. what phone did u use?
axljohn said:
it can be done with any zip.
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didnt have any problems on my side.. i think all partitions on any phone is ext4.. what phone did u use?
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my question was ''do i need to upgrade my Clock Work Mode recovery to 6.0 before flashing kitkat rom ??
if yes then how to update ??''
plz reply !!!
Neel009 said:
my question was ''do i need to upgrade my Clock Work Mode recovery to 6.0 before flashing kitkat rom ??
if yes then how to update ??''
plz reply !!!
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1) yes
2) search it in your device's forums. a little searching won't hurt
axljohn said:
1) yes
2) search it in your device's forums. a little searching won't hurt
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i used rom manager to update my cwm recovery to 6.0 or 6.1 but its still 5.8.x. then i manually searched and found out about this verzion [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871243]
help me update my CWM recovery manually.
plz !!!
axljohn said:
it can be done with any zip.
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didnt have any problems on my side.. i think all partitions on any phone is ext4.. what phone did u use?
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It's an HTC Sensation. I tried first with CWM and rom manager. But the partition was not recognized when installing (Slimkat) .
Then, I found this about creating partition: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
Where you can read:
These two methods are the best ones to use. Other means could result in sd-card damaging, or other problems. Do not use:
ROM Manager, CWM Recovery, Windows Minitool Partition Wizard etc.
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And for me it happened to be true
(The SD was not damaged, just the partition not working).
Neel009 said:
i used rom manager to update my cwm recovery to 6.0 or 6.1 but its still 5.8.x. then i manually searched and found out about this verzion [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871243]
help me update my CWM recovery manually.
plz !!!
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PM the OP for that version.. I guess the thread's already closed because there's no links.. And I also found that your device has no support (officially, at least) for CMW v6.x.x.x. Sorry man.
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AoDev said:
It's an HTC Sensation. I tried first with CWM and rom manager. But the partition was not recognized when installing (Slimkat) .
Then, I found this about creating partition: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2125513
Where you can read:
And for me it happened to be true
(The SD was not damaged, just the partition not working).
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The "partition" you're talking about there is SD partition, right? To use that partition you must format the partition's file system to ext4, not fat32 (default SD file system). Maybe it "didn't work," just the in the wrong file system.
axljohn said:
The "partition" you're talking about there is SD partition, right? To use that partition you must format the partition's file system to ext4, not fat32 (default SD file system). Maybe it "didn't work," just the in the wrong file system.
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Yes, correct. The conclusion is that I was able to make a correct ext4 partition with 4ext recovery only, I thought it could be useful to the OP regarding his question about CWM.
AoDev said:
Yes, correct. The conclusion is that I was able to make a correct ext4 partition with 4ext recovery only, I thought it could be useful to the OP regarding his question about CWM.
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Except that all phone partitions are ext4 by default. It's the phone partitions OP is concerned of, not SD partitions. I think..
Are you saying that some recoveries have different file systems other than ext4?
axljohn said:
Except that all phone partitions are ext4 by default. It's the phone partitions OP is concerned of, not SD partitions. I think..
Are you saying that some recoveries have different file systems other than ext4?
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He asked if the steps to install kitkat are the same and more info about CWM. I just explain the problem I had when I did exactly what the OP wants to do, in the same situation.
It would crash during the install because there was no ext4 partitions on the sdcard. I don't know why, this part I don't understand. I never had to do something like that until now. So after investigating the matter I realised that I had to create an ext4 partition (1GB) on my SD card. (it had 1 Fat32 partition)
I tried with different tools. CWM included. They failed. I stepped upon the post I mentioned before. I installed 4ext. I created a 1GB ext4 partition on the SD Card. The install was successful and I enjoy my phone again with KitKat. (but in the end I removed Slimkat due to some bugs and installed this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530073, which works perfectly so far)
That's all about my experience installing a kitkat based rom which is the OP goal. As mentioned before, I don't know why it needed this ext4 partition for the installation. My knowledge does not go that far, but the result is there.
AoDev said:
He asked if the steps to install kitkat are the same and more info about CWM. I just explain the problem I had when I did exactly what the OP wants to do, in the same situation.
It would crash during the install because there was no ext4 partitions on the sdcard. I don't know why, this part I don't understand. I never had to do something like that until now. So after investigating the matter I realised that I had to create an ext4 partition (1GB) on my SD card. (it had 1 Fat32 partition)
I tried with different tools. CWM included. They failed. I stepped upon the post I mentioned before. I installed 4ext. I created a 1GB ext4 partition on the SD Card. The install was successful and I enjoy my phone again with KitKat. (but in the end I removed Slimkat due to some bugs and installed this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530073, which works perfectly so far)
That's all about my experience installing a kitkat based rom which is the OP goal. As mentioned before, I don't know why it needed this ext4 partition for the installation. My knowledge does not go that far, but the result is there.
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since u flashed kitkat in ur htc sensation and u hav done it right, u can guide me to do so......
here is what i understood regarding the kitkat rom
i have to to do partition of my SD card (the link was helpful !!!)
CWM version does not do any help for kitkat rom (i guess !! am still confused about CWM recovery because the link for one v's CWM 6.0 is dead and in Kitkat rom's link it does not say anything or about the CWM version how to flash it )
my question is
after partition, did you completed the "using the ext partition" and then you flashed it using CWM and what version of CWM did you use ?
and my CWM version is 5.8 should i use it to flash kitkat (without getting bricked) ??
Sorry for asking so many question. My roms thread does not have the details that i generally find in other thread. I want to flash Kitkat so badly.
It does not matter if the rom works or not, still its worth a shot. just want to make sure i do everything right from my side without damaging my handset.
AoDev said:
He asked if the steps to install kitkat are the same and more info about CWM. I just explain the problem I had when I did exactly what the OP wants to do, in the same situation.
It would crash during the install because there was no ext4 partitions on the sdcard. I don't know why, this part I don't understand. I never had to do something like that until now. So after investigating the matter I realised that I had to create an ext4 partition (1GB) on my SD card. (it had 1 Fat32 partition)
I tried with different tools. CWM included. They failed. I stepped upon the post I mentioned before. I installed 4ext. I created a 1GB ext4 partition on the SD Card. The install was successful and I enjoy my phone again with KitKat. (but in the end I removed Slimkat due to some bugs and installed this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530073, which works perfectly so far)
That's all about my experience installing a kitkat based rom which is the OP goal. As mentioned before, I don't know why it needed this ext4 partition for the installation. My knowledge does not go that far, but the result is there.
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Neel009 said:
since u flashed kitkat in ur htc sensation and u hav done it right, u can guide me to do so......
here is what i understood regarding the kitkat rom
i have to to do partition of my SD card (the link was helpful !!!)
CWM version does not do any help for kitkat rom (i guess !! am still confused about CWM recovery because the link for one v's CWM 6.0 is dead and in Kitkat rom's link it does not say anything or about the CWM version how to flash it )
my question is
after partition, did you completed the "using the ext partition" and then you flashed it using CWM and what version of CWM did you use ?
and my CWM version is 5.8 should i use it to flash kitkat (without getting bricked) ??
Sorry for asking so many question. My roms thread does not have the details that i generally find in other thread. I want to flash Kitkat so badly.
It does not matter if the rom works or not, still its worth a shot. just want to make sure i do everything right from my side without damaging my handset.
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Sorry.. Even I don't understand the question anymore. But as far as I know, ext4 partitions on an SDcard is never related to flashing ROMs.. It is only used for Link2SD and such..
Yes, so, somehow it looks like during the installation, these Kitkat roms were expecting an ext4 partition on the SD Card.
If you look in Internet, you can find things like that for example:
(Damn, my xda noob account does not let me post links, search youtube and use this video ID: ?v=bUMhn6geaUM
They talk about this ext4 partition on the SD card, why they do it and what they use to do it. (Partition Magic)
Maybe if I had just removed my SD card , the install script would not have tried to use the SD card, but let's not add more confusion
As I said, CWM (I had 5.8) did not work to create a correct ext4 partition on my SD Card. (the install failed again)
The funny thing is I even paid 2$ for CWM xd
I replaced CWM by 4ext recovery. website: 4ext.net (install the 4EXT Recovery Updater)
Then I created the ext4 partition on the SD Card and both kitkat roms I tried were installed successfully.
(In 4ext recovery, install from zip, select your rom zip, go.)
btw, I backed up everything before (but I guess it's obvious) , once, I had to reinstall my backup from recovery because it would not boot.