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[Q] Partitions resizing

I have the latest stock Gingerbread ROM, AmonRA, ROQ kernel and I'm unsing link2SD.
I'm getting short of space on my data partition and I would like to recover some space from my cache partition (that is now 64Mb big).
Is there anyway to move some Mb from /cache to /data?
Possibly recovering a whole NAND backup.
I saw scripts for "Cusotm MTD Partitions" but they all looked for different phones.
Thank you very much

pdario said:
I have the latest stock Gingerbread ROM, AmonRA, ROQ kernel and I'm unsing link2SD.
I'm getting short of space on my data partition and I would like to recover some space from my cache partition (that is now 64Mb big).
Is there anyway to move some Mb from /cache to /data?
Possibly recovering a whole NAND backup.
I saw scripts for "Cusotm MTD Partitions" but they all looked for different phones.
Thank you very much
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u can't change internal partitions in p500. but u can change the size of SD-ext partition that link2sd uses to store apps. U can do that with the help of ur recovery. But remember that changing size of sd-ext partition will format ur whole sd crd. so make the necessary backups

Souron29 said:
u can't change internal partitions in p500. but u can change the size of SD-ext partition that link2sd uses to store apps. U can do that with the help of ur recovery. But remember that changing size of sd-ext partition will format ur whole sd crd. so make the necessary backups
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I'm running out of space in /data partition, /sd-ext is ok.
I see I can nandroid backup all partitions: can't I edit them somehow and then recovery them back?
BTW: I would use a Windows partition resizing software on the SD mounted in my PC to do what you meant, that should not lose any data

pdario said:
I'm running out of space in /data partition, /sd-ext is ok.
I see I can nandroid backup all partitions: can't I edit them somehow and then recovery them back?
BTW: I would use a Windows partition resizing software on the SD mounted in my PC to do what you meant, that should not lose any data
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when u backup ur partitions it just means u r backing up the content of ur partitions as a whole. So editing them won't do any good.
instead flash an app2sd script which moves dalvik cache to sd too. like this one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668247

My dalvik cache is already on SD, using LInk2SD; the problem is the /data content; it would be great to move the data to SD too

I also used link2sd till recently and switched to S2E (simple2ext) from the market but I think it only works for cm7 and cm7 based roms.
If you use a lot of apps including games I would suggest making the ext partition 1gb when using set script.
Backup your apps with titanium backup, wipe the phone clean, flash the rom.
Install S2E, open it.
Press menu key and go to Settings, and enable “Mount as ext4″ (mandatory).
Close and reboot.
Open S2E again and select the folders you want to move to SD card. I recommend selecting Applications, Application Data and Dalvik cache. Leave Private apps and Download cache unselected.
Reboot and changes will take effect. (This reboot will be slower than usual as your dalvik cache will be rebuilt.)
Done.
Now you can restore from the titanium backup and you shouldn't have any more problems with space.
p.s.: don't backup or restore link2sd, it will mess with s2e

You mean it will move the /data folders too, in contrary to Link2SD?

pdario said:
You mean it will move the /data folders too, in contrary to Link2SD?
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Yes
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium

Is it correct that, in the steps you listed, the old sd-ext partition is not needed? S2E won't read it, right?

pdario said:
Is it correct that, in the steps you listed, the old sd-ext partition is not needed? S2E won't read it, right?
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The sd-ext partition is very needed. that's where all your apps and data and dalvik cache will go. S2E works basically like Link2SD only it moves data as well, to the same place.
When I said wipe the phone, I meant formating the system, internal and ext partitions + dalvik cache so you have a clean slate and bug free installation.

Souron29 said:
when u backup ur partitions it just means u r backing up the content of ur partitions as a whole. So editing them won't do any good.
instead flash an app2sd script which moves dalvik cache to sd too. like this one. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668247
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Use the script mentioned here. it moves ur \data partition to ext. it will give u ample amount of storage. and remember that u should increase the size of ext partition only if u have class 6 sdcards or else ur phone will suffer serious lag

Sorry, I meant the content of the sd-ext partition before this upgrade: I have to reinstall all apps, I don't need the old installations in the sd-ext, right?
Thank you!

recovery error:E:unable to mount sd-ext

hi guys.I tried restoring my backup but gives this error:
E:unable to mount sd ext
my recovery is TWRP 2.5
my backup is pacman by amal das.help pls.

juristokrat said:
hi guys.I tried restoring my backup but gives this error:
E:unable to mount sd ext
my recovery is TWRP 2.5
my backup is pacman by amal das.help pls.
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Try mounting SD-ext manually from mounts and storage ? and then try restoring backup? maybe this is because you had used a memory script and put apps on sdext before.. and that got backed up ? if that doesnt work just dont restore recovery.. and remove orphan data manually or by using titanium backup.. ( if you have bought it )

akshat.shenoy said:
Try mounting SD-ext manually from mounts and storage ? and then try restoring backup? maybe this is because you had used a memory script and put apps on sdext before.. and that got backed up ? if that doesnt work just dont restore recovery.. and remove orphan data manually or by using titanium backup.. ( if you have bought it )
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thanks for suggestion.i tried to mount manually but it gives same error.i bought titanium and i will try.

super wipe script

this helps to wipeout everything on ur phone including sd ext , all data will be wiped successfully using it , try it friends
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vijnathin said:
this helps to wipeout everything on ur phone including sd ext , all data will be wiped successfully using it , try it friends
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this is nexgen wipe it do only format your partition you can do it manually from recovery
but if your nand memory have bad block (nand burn) this wipe can not help you.

tats fine
shahrooz_ra said:
this is nexgen wipe it do only format your partition you can do it manually from recovery
but if your nand memory have bad block (nand burn) this wipe can not help you.
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i just go this zip from my friend

How to flash gamersab?

Gamersab is stock and htc sense 3.5. How to flash it? I need to make RUU?

Its not RUU
michal16 said:
Gamersab is stock and htc sense 3.5. How to flash it? I need to make RUU?
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No need to make RUU its a flashable zip..
In the instructions its written flash the zip..
Hit thanks if helped you

But i formating all and flashing and nothing! Stuck on htc logo. Please help me
i have latest TWRP recovery and i going to recovery format all without sdcard (cache, data, syste, dalvik cache, sdext and other) and flash rom and reboot and waiting 2 hours and only htc logo! please help
And i have sdcard partitions
Files 13GB
SD-DATA - !GB
SD-CACHE 65MB

michal16 said:
But i formating all and flashing and nothing! Stuck on htc logo. Please help me
i have latest TWRP recovery and i going to recovery format all without sdcard (cache, data, syste, dalvik cache, sdext and other) and flash rom and reboot and waiting 2 hours and only htc logo! please help
And i have sdcard partitions
Files 13GB
SD-DATA - !GB
SD-CACHE 65MB
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Remove all your partitions..
Then flash the ROM..
As the ROM is in band memory card removal won't affect the ROM..
Now take a backup of your card..
Create partition through recovery ..
Use link2sd only not anything else..
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I don't understand
You mean delete partions flash rom copy sdcard files make partions from recovery?

michal16 said:
I don't understand
You mean delete partions flash rom copy sdcard files make partions from recovery?
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1. Empty your card by copying all your contents to PC..
2. Open minitool ..
Delete all partitions as you have 3 partitions .. Make it single means 1 partition make it fat32
3. Copy the ROM in the card after partitioning ..
4. Go to recovery.
5. Flash the ROM..
6. Reboot your phone
7. Again to recovery
8. Partition SD card
9. Now boot in ROM ..
10 . install link2sd select the partition type and its done..
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6. Wait for boot or pull out battery?

michal16 said:
6. Wait for boot or pull out battery?
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Wait.. As its on nand it won't take much time to boot .. If it takes time then remove battery and try again..
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ok i will try

Still not booting. i wipe everything in recovery and not working too.

michal16 said:
Still not booting. i wipe everything in recovery and not working too.
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Switch to yannou recovery and try..
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F2FS on stock

i wanted to know if it is possible to format our system partition as f2fs and have it work our data partition on kitkat is already f2fs so are we able to do it to system? in twrp i attempted this by fro matting to f2fs but when restoring system it reformats system as ext 4 is there away around this? on twrps website there is a command to keep a the file system it is "tw_rm_rf – uses rm –rf instead of formatting system and data partitions, this option is used to prevent changes to the file system settings such as file system type, " i found it here http://www.teamw.in/twrp2-reference-guide would this help to do this? i don't know where to put this command in though
Edit: on a sidenote i formatted cache as f2fs and it booted
Edit 2: i looked at it again and cache was reformatted back to ext4

billycar11 said:
i wanted to know if it is possible to format our system partition as f2fs and have it work our data partition on kitkat is already f2fs so are we able to do it to system? in twrp i attempted this by fro matting to f2fs but when restoring system it reformats system as ext 4 is there away around this? on twrps website there is a command to keep a the file system it is "tw_rm_rf – uses rm –rf instead of formatting system and data partitions, this option is used to prevent changes to the file system settings such as file system type, " i found it here http://www.teamw.in/twrp2-reference-guide would this help to do this? i don't know where to put this command in though
Edit: on a sidenote i formatted cache as f2fs and it booted
Edit 2: i looked at it again and cache was reformatted back to ext4
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Did you ever succeed in getting stock "DATA" partition to F2FS? I couldn't restore my backup and phone wouldn't boot anymore.. so went back to EXT4..
Maybe @djvita knows something, I think he has been experimenting a bit with F2FS..

StefanGA said:
Did you ever succeed in getting stock "DATA" partition to F2FS? I couldn't restore my backup and phone wouldn't boot anymore.. so went back to EXT4..
Maybe @djvita knows something, I think he has been experimenting a bit with F2FS..
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yes i was able to get only the data partition to f2fs no other partition will stay another format once it boots it reformats or when restoring system in twrp it will restore the system partition as ext 4

billycar11 said:
yes i was able to get only the data partition to f2fs no other partition will stay another format once it boots it reformats or when restoring system in twrp it will restore the system partition as ext 4
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interesting.. how did you do it? I did it in TWRP 2.8.1.0 via advanced wipe and after that got stuck on the motorola bootlogo..

That is the same thing I did but after whipeing I restored my data partition. I think the reason you got stuck in a bootloop is because you did not clear dalvic and cache or you do not have the kit Kat boot loader

billycar11 said:
That is the same thing I did but after whipeing I restored my data partition. I think the reason you got stuck in a bootloop is because you did not clear dalvic and cache or you do not have the kit Kat boot loader
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I tried it again.. this time it worked.. I rebooted after format directly back into recovery and was then able to restore my data from ext4 to f2fs.. not sure, why it didn't work the first time around, but thanks for checking back!