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Just installed link2sd earlier (formatted partition as ext3). Wanted to flash a different rom. Trying to backup my phone, and clockworkmod tells me it can't mount sd-ext. Anyone know a reason and/or work around?
I think CWM works only with ext4 partition AFAIK. So, you can re-partition your sd card to a ext4 partition using CWM, or you can format the ext partition only to ext4 using a computer.
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Just installed link2sd earlier (formatted partition as ext3). Wanted to flash a different rom. Trying to backup my phone, and clockworkmod tells me it can't mount sd-ext. Anyone know a reason and/or work around?
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which version of CWM have you got?
3.0.2.4, which I've used for a while now, always tries to back up my 6GB ext2 debian partition unless I remember to change cards first. no way I leave room in the vfat partition to back up that much data.
I'll put it up on 4shared if you want it.
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I think CWM works only with ext4 partition AFAIK. So, you can re-partition your sd card to a ext4 partition using CWM, or you can format the ext partition only to ext4 using a computer.
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Guess when I get home I'll copy the contents to computer, reformat, and copy back. Hopefully link2sd will notice the formatting has changed and reset itself
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Doesn't work with extra either. Version 3.2.0.1 I believe it was.
Guess it doesn't really matter, can just use titanium since its all app stuff on there anyways...
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i use CWM to back up my 512MB ext2 partition for my data2ext all the time (with the rest of the backup) and it seems to have no problem, and just to check i just mounted the partition in mounts and storage and it mounts fine. I know some recoveries ive used in the past on other phones would have problems with partitions that were not in 64-128-256-512-1024 MB, etc. format because of block size issue errors that i would get (when mounting or trying to set block size to 4096). I also found that when partitoning/formatting to ext2/3/4 some programs do not properly write the drive formatting and certain systems/recoveries/apps could not properly read them on the android. the best most consistent (android friendly) formats that i have gotten to date were in ubuntu (or any other) linux using "gparted". It seemed to always be the best and usually better than the format done by the phone recovery. Hope this helps. Sorry to drone on and on.
Partitioned originally with gparted. Have since resized to be 2048, and set its label to 'sd-ext'. Now instead of getting an error saying sd-ext might not be supported on my device, it just gives me a generic 'error mounting sd-ext'
I've had ext partition mounting problems before, I'm not sure if the cause is something to do with vold or what, but
after unmounting a sd card to exchange it with another one, it changes the device partitions in /dev/block like
/dev/block/mmcblk1p2
for the sd-ext partition instead of the normal
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2
you can see if this has happened by
Code:
ls /dev/block
in adb shell.
to mount it manually, if the numbering is off,
Code:
mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /sd-ext
I've only had this happen with android running, but it might work in recovery too
Switched over to using data2ext. Mounts the 2nd partition as the /data partition instead of /sd-ext. Can manually mount 2nd as /sd-ext from within rom, but it doesn't carry over to recovery.
A possible solution... Create a symbolic link pointing /sd-ext to the 2nd partition? But then again, since /data now points to 2nd partition, is recovery picking up on that unknowingly and backing up the 2nd's contents when it thinks its backing up the normal /data?
I suppose I should investigate.
Edit: Yep it does backup the 2nd partition, thankfully. Just tried to install a theme made in UOT Kitchen, it borked some stuff, and the restore worked.
I contributed only a tiny bit to the CM7 Alpha thread in the Development section, explaining how to use MiniTool Partition Wizard as a start to prep an SD card if you're in Windows. I decided to try the Ubuntu method just to have that in my pocket but ran into some trouble.
I've used Ubuntu CD boot before, but never to do something like gparted. I've done this in other linux systems so I'm a little familiar with it. What happened was I removed all the existing partitions from my guinea-pig SD card, used gparted to create the 50MB FAT32 and 2 2GB ext4 partitions. Formatted. Did the lba and boot on the FAT32. But when I went to copy the system files into the system ext4 I got "permission denied". Both ext4 partitions did not allow write access, and I could not change it using either the Permissions panel or command line chmod. I suspect this is something obvious but I can't figure out what to do.
I believe you have to copy the files to the system partition as the root user.
Enter the command:
Code:
$ sudo file-roller
After you enter your password, this will open up the archive manager as root. Open the system.ext4.tar from within archive manager, and then extract the files to your system partition.
Yeah, I did that. Don't know why it didn't work. I'll give it another try tonight.
Hey guys, wondering if you could help me. I'm running Jelly Blast V-3.5, with Rafaels Kernel 2.6.35-7 on my S5380i. I've been trying to increase the internal storage on my device by partitioning my 32gb card in CWM with a 1gb ext. I've tried every solution I've found on this forum but I simply cannot get it to mount. Link2sd yields 'invalid argument' no matter where I point it, and when trying to format/mount the ext. in CWM it just says 'apps 2 sd partition not found'.
Here's a list of the things I've tried which have failed to solve this:
Partitioning in minitool, with various sizes and exts, and setting the partition as active.
Flashing conrod script, doesnt seem to be effective.
Script to mount sd-ext at boot, followed iamareebjamal's guide found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971689
S2E
Mount2SD
I'm completely at a loss, and with the internal storage of the S5380i being what it is, it would be great if anyone could offer me any advice.
Thanks!
do one thing , I'm recovery check if sd-ext is mounted
it used to happen to me that when I flashed new roms I had to mount sd-ext from mounts and storage
so mount it then reboot your phone
go to link2sd and create mount script as ext4
if problem persists , go in storage info of link2sd so see if the partition is mounted
if not you will have to enable auto mount at boot ( if option present in rom ) or mount using terminal emulator
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soham jambhekar said:
do one thing , I'm recovery check if sd-ext is mounted
it used to happen to me that when I flashed new roms I had to mount sd-ext from mounts and storage
so mount it then reboot your phone
go to link2sd and create mount script as ext4
if problem persists , go in storage info of link2sd so see if the partition is mounted
if not you will have to enable auto mount at boot ( if option present in rom ) or mount using terminal emulator
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Thanks for responding.
Attempted to mount in CWM but just receive an error. It's as if the partition isn't there at all. Re-partioned the card but still, no luck.
My rom doesn't have the auto mount at boot option, so it looks I'll have to mount with terminal emulator. Could you run me through the process, or point me towards a guide? Cheers
what error did you get in cwm while mounting ?
yry this line in terminal
mount -o rw /dev/block/
mmcblk0p2 /sd-ext
also is mount2sd file present in your /etc /init.d folder ?
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The error in CWM when attempting to mount is: 'Error mounting /sd-ext!'
'mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /sd-ext' in Terminal Emulator yields the following line: 'Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory'
The mount2sd file is not currently present in my init.d folder as I restored my phone from a backup, though when it has been there, the error in CWM is still the same.
The only difference I have noticed is that when partitioning with MiniTool, Link2SD will say that the partition is not mounted, but when partitioning with CWM it will say that the partition is not found.
galaimo said:
The error in CWM when attempting to mount is: 'Error mounting /sd-ext!'
'mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /sd-ext' in Terminal Emulator yields the following line: 'Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory'
The mount2sd file is not currently present in my init.d folder as I restored my phone from a backup, though when it has been there, the error in CWM is still the same.
The only difference I have noticed is that when partitioning with MiniTool, Link2SD will say that the partition is not mounted, but when partitioning with CWM it will say that the partition is not found.
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Did you format ext2 in the secind partition? Normally when you format with cwm, first partition is fat32 and the second partition is ext2. Try to format all available space to 1 partition and using cwm format the card to two part. May be partitioning before makes cwm recognize the wrong part and gives error.
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ChelebiTech said:
Did you format ext2 in the secind partition? Normally when you format with cwm, first partition is fat32 and the second partition is ext2. Try to format all available space to 1 partition and using cwm format the card to two part. May be partitioning before makes cwm recognize the wrong part and gives error.
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Ensured all the space on card was unallocated and partitioned in CWM recovery.
Attempted to mount /sd-ext again and still receive the following error: 'Error mounting sd-ext!'
Attempted to format /sd-ext and receive the following error: 'No apps2sd partition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext'
Tried so many different ways/combinations of partitions now. Do you think it could be a kernel or rom issue?
galaimo said:
Ensured all the space on card was unallocated and partitioned in CWM recovery.
Attempted to mount /sd-ext again and still receive the following error: 'Error mounting sd-ext!'
Attempted to format /sd-ext and receive the following error: 'No apps2sd partition found. Skipping format of /sd-ext'
Tried so many different ways/combinations of partitions now. Do you think it could be a kernel or rom issue?
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Make sure you have backed up all your files in your sdcard they will all be deleted and recreated with two partition.
In CWM enter Advanced --> use Partition SD Card
Set your second (ext2/3/4) partition size then set swap to zero (0).
ChelebiTech said:
Make sure you have backed up all your files in your sdcard they will all be deleted and recreated with two partition.
In CWM enter Advanced --> use Partition SD Card
Set your second (ext2/3/4) partition size then set swap to zero (0).
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This is exactly what I've done, countless times. It simply will not mount. Really struggling to understand this problem.
galaimo said:
This is exactly what I've done, countless times. It simply will not mount. Really struggling to understand this problem.
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Using a card reader enter your sd card to a computer and test if card has a problem or partitions are correctly created. If your answer is yes you may have a misconfig on your phone. Make sure u have the latest busybox available, have rooted your phone correctly, vs...
Or create your partitions in computer and try...
Ps: I created my partition in Stock Rom. So it must NOT depends on kernel or rom...
ChelebiTech said:
Using a card reader enter your sd card to a computer and test if card has a problem or partitions are correctly created. If your answer is yes you may have a misconfig on your phone. Make sure u have the latest busybox available, have rooted your phone correctly, vs...
Or create your partitions in computer and try...
Ps: I created my partition in Stock Rom. So it must NOT depends on kernel or rom...
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Partitioned with CWM again. Plugged in to laptop and in MiniTool and this is the result:
galaimo said:
Partitioned with CWM again. Plugged in to laptop and in MiniTool and this is the result:
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That unallocated space is your problem. Try to create an ext2/3 partion with mini tool. And if minitool gives error than you probably have a defected sd.
And one more suggestion try the cwm in rafaels kernel thread.
Edit: Sorry for cwm use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23715776
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ChelebiTech said:
That unallocated space is your problem. Try to create an ext2/3 partion with mini tool. And if minitool gives error than you probably have a defected sd.
And one more suggestion try the cwm in rafaels kernel thread.
Edit: Sorry for cwm use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23715776
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Thanks for taking the time to talk me through this.
Turns out my SD card is defective, swapped for another card and I've now increased my internal storage!
I'll be sending the other one back.
Thank you again for your time :good:
ChelebiTech said:
That unallocated space is your problem. Try to create an ext2/3 partion with mini tool. And if minitool gives error than you probably have a defected sd.
And one more suggestion try the cwm in rafaels kernel thread.
Edit: Sorry for cwm use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23715776
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Thanks for the link! seems like my CWM wasn't detecting sd-ext.. this fixed!! feared my sd card was ruined.. really thanks a lot!
hello,
I'd ask the question in the dev UBUNTU testing thread, but I don't have enough posts yet.
I am following the lifeinarootshell.blogspot.com/ instructions and have been following the Ubuntu thread since its beginning. I'm a bit of a newbie with linux, so it's taking some time.
I can't mount the micro sd card... I'm trying with the command "mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /data/mmc"
When I type "mount" from a terminal on the TF201, I don't see "/dev/block/mmcblk1p1" listed.
This micro sd has my roofs on it that I need to chroot into. I've tried reformatting like 10 times now using various methods. I've used an HP format tool at fat32, then used the Minitool partition wizzard and formatted as ext4. I've also tried the gparted tool in a ubuntu vm. It's set as a primary partition.
Can anybody point me in the right direction?
Okay, got it figured out....
nookusr said:
hello,
I'd ask the question in the dev UBUNTU testing thread, but I don't have enough posts yet.
I am following the lifeinarootshell.blogspot.com/ instructions and have been following the Ubuntu thread since its beginning. I'm a bit of a newbie with linux, so it's taking some time.
I can't mount the micro sd card... I'm trying with the command "mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /data/mmc"
When I type "mount" from a terminal on the TF201, I don't see "/dev/block/mmcblk1p1" listed.
This micro sd has my roofs on it that I need to chroot into. I've tried reformatting like 10 times now using various methods. I've used an HP format tool at fat32, then used the Minitool partition wizzard and formatted as ext4. I've also tried the gparted tool in a ubuntu vm. It's set as a primary partition.
Can anybody point me in the right direction?
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I needed to use the busybox, so the command to mount is "busybox mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /data/mmc"
Hope it might help someone else if they have the same issue.
hope it's not a big deal to be in the question thread
nookusr said:
I needed to use the busybox, so the command to mount is "busybox mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /data/mmc"
Hope it might help someone else if they have the same issue.
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Being a noob, I hadn't realized what busybox was really. Now I see it adds more functionally to the terminal.
What was funny was that I could mount and browse the files in TWRP, but not within android....
Yes well, I can now proceed....
Figured it out....
nookusr said:
hello,
I'd ask the question in the dev UBUNTU testing thread, but I don't have enough posts yet.
I am following the lifeinarootshell.blogspot.com/ instructions and have been following the Ubuntu thread since its beginning. I'm a bit of a newbie with linux, so it's taking some time.
I can't mount the micro sd card... I'm trying with the command "mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /data/mmc"
When I type "mount" from a terminal on the TF201, I don't see "/dev/block/mmcblk1p1" listed.
This micro sd has my roofs on it that I need to chroot into. I've tried reformatting like 10 times now using various methods. I've used an HP format tool at fat32, then used the Minitool partition wizzard and formatted as ext4. I've also tried the gparted tool in a ubuntu vm. It's set as a primary partition.
Can anybody point me in the right direction?
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I thought I'd post my solution here just in case if anyone else had the smae problem.
I had busybox installed and did not know what it did. It looks like busybox allows a selection of terminal commands. Therefore, I needed to type "busybox mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /data/mmc"
this mounted without errors.
Hi!
Partitioned my 32GB sdcard, and put CM10.2 on it, but when I check it I have only about 400mb of space or something like that. I had the same amount of space on a 4GB sdcard I used before. Why am I not able to use up the rest of the GB's?! Can someone tell me how to fix it, I don't know if I'm partitioning wrong or doing something wrong, but I want to be able to have lots of extra space for music, apps, etc. Please help! Thanks!!!
I believe you used a low level utility like dd or similar to flash an image onto a partition.
You need to run fsck on that partition, then run resize2fs to expand the ext2/3/4 partition.
Let's say your partition is /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
You would do (in a terminal):
adb reboot recovery
adb shell
# umount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
# e2fsck /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
# resize2fs /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
After that, your partition will get expanded to whatever size you made it.
It takes a while so be patient. The larger the partition, the longer it will take.
Zenile said:
Hi!
Partitioned my 32GB sdcard, and put CM10.2 on it, but when I check it I have only about 400mb of space or something like that. I had the same amount of space on a 4GB sdcard I used before. Why am I not able to use up the rest of the GB's?! Can someone tell me how to fix it, I don't know if I'm partitioning wrong or doing something wrong, but I want to be able to have lots of extra space for music, apps, etc. Please help! Thanks!!!
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if you got a prebaked image of a bootable cm card from somewhere, then it usually has 4 partitions on it that were set to the sizes the author of the card specified.
/boot
/system
/data
/sdcard
You would need to put the card in a PC, and use a disk partitioning utility to resize the partitions
some of the images include additional flash files that you install to expand the card's partitions for you. (succulent's), but
you have to do it as you install for the first time.
I prefer to build the card empty first, and load the boot files and zips manually.
linux tools like gparted, Parted Magic , booting from a live USB or CD work pretty well.
Windows based ones like Easus Partition master, or Paragon, not so good.
Mini Tool partition wizard (windows/free) sometimes works
this looks to be a decent write up
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202660
mikeataol said:
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I prefer to build the card empty first, and load the boot files and zips manually.
linux tools like gparted, Parted Magic , booting from a live USB or CD work pretty well.
Windows based ones like Easus Partition master, or Paragon, not so good.
Mini Tool partition wizard (windows/free) sometimes works
this looks to be a decent write up
http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202660
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The write-up is also posted on XDA at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2098419. It was written back in the days of CM10.1, so to use it for CM10.2 or CM11:
Obtain the boot files: MLO, u-boot.bin, and flashing_boot.img -- as well as the files boot.img and recovery.img, from the /boot partition of the pre-made SD CM image. Make sure that MLO is the first file to copy to the freshly made /boot partition.
Substitute in the appropriate ROM and Gapps zip files corresponding to the particular CM build of interest.