I have a new 16GB SD card that I want to put in my Evo3D.
Is there anything I need to transfer over to make it work? or does the phone create all the folders/files on start up?
Thanks!
holdfast043 said:
I have a new 16GB SD card that I want to put in my Evo3D.
Is there anything I need to transfer over to make it work? or does the phone create all the folders/files on start up?
Thanks!
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The phone will create all the folders and items needed, which are very minimal.
If there is any issue, i.e. new card didn't come formatted correctly, android will prompt when you insert it to have it formatted.
If you miss the prompt, or it doesn't provide the prompt and you still want to format, its available under Settings->SD & Phone Storage -> Erase SD card.
Congrats on the new purchase. I'm still at 8 and need to upgrade one of these days...especially with these large nandroids and ROMs. Hope that helps!
joeykrim said:
The phone will create all the folders and items needed, which are very minimal.
If there is any issue, i.e. new card didn't come formatted correctly, android will prompt when you insert it to have it formatted.
If you miss the prompt, or it doesn't provide the prompt and you still want to format, its available under Settings->SD & Phone Storage -> Erase SD card.
Congrats on the new purchase. I'm still at 8 and need to upgrade one of these days...especially with these large nandroids and ROMs. Hope that helps!
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Thanks! Thats what I thought but wanted to make sure. Much appreciated!
This is my second full day with the phone and I am loving it. Not rooted yet, I think I will wait a bit.
odd
so, i wanted to upgrade my card, too.
16gb class 10.
copied the contents onto my desktop.
copied them on the new card.
however, just for kicks...i went into settings to play w/ the erase contents of sd card toggle.
nothing.
any idea why if it's an option you can't actually do it?
does one have to unmount it first?
thanks in advance...
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I've got a new SD card to replace the original 2GB one, but what do I need to do to migrate data across? I have copilot installed which holds data on there.
Should I copy the whole folder structure to my PC, then copy this to my new card?
I would love to know the answer on this too. I assume just copying everything across would work though.
I done this when i got a new 4gb sd card. i had copilot on the old 2gb and just copied over. copilot had to set up again as it was a new phone but it remembered my transaction ID and all the maps i had installed
Yeah, on the PC
create a new folder and open the window -
Next open the window for your current SD Card (either in fone via USB or take it out and do it via card reader)
Select All in the old card window and then drag accross to the new folder window, then minimise
Now put in the new card, open it's window
Select all the stuff from the 2GB card in the new folder window and drag across.
You DEFINATELY want to keep all folders and folder structures, and this is the easiest way. I usually keep the stuff on the littler card for a bit til I'm sure its all worked OK.
Dayz
Excellent, thanks Daisy.
The Jones said:
I would love to know the answer on this too. I assume just copying everything across would work though.
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This is just strings and ids miss matches. Try it. It says that but you check the gallery and they are there. I may stock updating 3minit frameworks for this project until T-Mobile updates the firmware. You guys have no idea, thousands of lines of code to rewrite.... There will be a few miss matches. Everything works perfect though. Besides the mentioned long press menu.
Sent from my dark hole called an office.
Hey there folks.
Just a quick one here. But does using a class 6 sd card in a G1 make much difference to the running of it?
I am talking of a rooted phone using A2SD.
I currently have the class 2 8GB card that came free with the phone but can grab a class 6 one pretty cheap off ebay.
Would it make a noticeable difference?
For A2SD alone, I think it won't make a big difference, especially if your reading speed is good enough.
I have decided that I will go for a class 6 card but I have a few choices and not sure which one to go for:
http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?sea...archstring=8gb+micro+sd&page=search&pa=search
The samsung one looks pretty good.
These prices reflect very closely the ones on ebay for the same/similar products so I would probably just buy from them.
Many Thanks
philje123 said:
I have decided that I will go for a class 6 card but I have a few choices and not sure which one to go for:
http://www.play.com/Search.aspx?sea...archstring=8gb+micro+sd&page=search&pa=search
The samsung one looks pretty good.
These prices reflect very closely the ones on ebay for the same/similar products so I would probably just buy from them.
Many Thanks
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Get any class 6 you want but if you have alot of apps class 6 would be better or if you plan on using a hero rom or something that uses swap.
Cool.
Yes I am using a swap partition and have a fair few apps too.
I have just ordered the Samsung one as it had a higher transfer speed than the trandcend one.
Thanks
i just have a quick follow up question, as i have been wondering this exact same thread topic for awhile now (hope the OP doesnt mind)
something that says "10mb ram hack" means it is using the swap function right?
and also, if i buy a new sd card, do i need to just stick it in and (if A2sd is already installed on the custom rom) it will work? ive been holding on buying one because i didnt know whether i would have to go thru the whole root process again or something
many thanks
If you already have root access, you shouldnt have to do the whole process again.
I just got my Class 6 yesterday and switched it over with no problems (running SuperD).
I did it this way and it worked fine (senior members might have a better method):
I put in the new card and booted to recovery. Im using Amon recovery. I then just did a full wipe, and then partitioned using the command in the recovery window. After that, I enabled USB access from recovery and dragged the radio, spl, and rom to the newly partitioned sd card. I flashed radio, then spl, and then the rom and all worked fine.
I did have to install all my apps again, so if your wanting to save the apps you have installed now, you might need to do it a different way. I dont even think you actuallyl have to even flash the radio and spl again if you have already done it. I just did it to be sure.
Hope that helps a bit.
Dai323 said:
If you already have root access, you shouldnt have to do the whole process again.
I just got my Class 6 yesterday and switched it over with no problems (running SuperD).
I did it this way and it worked fine (senior members might have a better method):
I put in the new card and booted to recovery. Im using Amon recovery. I then just did a full wipe, and then partitioned using the command in the recovery window. After that, I enabled USB access from recovery and dragged the radio, spl, and rom to the newly partitioned sd card. I flashed radio, then spl, and then the rom and all worked fine.
I did have to install all my apps again, so if your wanting to save the apps you have installed now, you might need to do it a different way. I dont even think you actuallyl have to even flash the radio and spl again if you have already done it. I just did it to be sure.
Hope that helps a bit.
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thanks for the reply, that clarifies it up for me a lot. now i wont hesitate upgrading to a bigger/faster sd!
thanks!
peroxadic said:
thanks for the reply, that clarifies it up for me a lot. now i wont hesitate upgrading to a bigger/faster sd!
thanks!
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if you are just swapping sd cards, there is no need to flash SPL and Radio again. Those are flashed to the PHONE.
easiest way to swap sd cards quickly and easily is this...
use AMON-Ra recovery
go to console-
type in switchrom
now type switchrom -s sdchangebackup <---- you can change that name, this is just for demo purposes.
once it creates a nand backup and saves your stuff you have one or two choices.
1)pull that sdcard out of your phone, put it in a card reader
2)boot into android and mount the sdcard
once that is done, drag all the files from the sdcard into a folder on your desktop named whatever you would like (mine is SDSwitch)
now turn phone off and put NEW sdcard into phone. Boot into recovery and partition it using amon-ra recovery.
put the NEW sd card into card reader and drag all files from your backup folder onto the new card.
put NEW sdcard back into phone and boot back into recovery and go to console.
type switchrom
and then switchrom -r (a list will come up if you have other switchroms you can choose them but if you want to go back to EXACTLY what you had before just choose the one you named earlier in this process)
once it restores everything, boot it up and test it out. it should be back to where you were with no problems.
it seems like a long and tedious process but it only takes about 5-10 minutes and your phone is back to normal without having to reflash a ROM and get it back to all your apps and customized stuff.
This is what you need http://tinyurl.com/ygukuan
Top of the line right there^^ you'll never need another one, trust me.
Klyentel said:
This is what you need http://tinyurl.com/ygukuan
Top of the line right there^^ you'll never need another one, trust me.
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errrm..
you do know that isn't top of the line right?
you can get class 10 cards now
Firerat said:
errrm..
you do know that isn't top of the line right?
you can get class 10 cards now
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Yeah I heard...but I haven't seen one, somebody else said they are too big for the sd slot on the G1....can't confirm that though, either way the TOPRAM, sdcard is the top of the line as far as Class 6 goes.
I'm running a Centon 16GB class 6 card (1GB A2SD EXT3, 96MB linux-swap) in my G1 and everything's running lightning fast.
I hope so I just ordered an 8 gig micro sd card class 6 from amazon. I have a class 4. I hope I can tell a difference. I want to run Hero Roms and from what I am reading you need the class 6 to do so.
yes, for hero roms, yes yes yes yes yes. yes and yes
palosjr said:
if you are just swapping sd cards, there is no need to flash SPL and Radio again. Those are flashed to the PHONE.
easiest way to swap sd cards quickly and easily is this...
use AMON-Ra recovery
go to console-
type in switchrom
now type switchrom -s sdchangebackup <---- you can change that name, this is just for demo purposes.
once it creates a nand backup and saves your stuff you have one or two choices.
1)pull that sdcard out of your phone, put it in a card reader
2)boot into android and mount the sdcard
once that is done, drag all the files from the sdcard into a folder on your desktop named whatever you would like (mine is SDSwitch)
now turn phone off and put NEW sdcard into phone. Boot into recovery and partition it using amon-ra recovery.
put the NEW sd card into card reader and drag all files from your backup folder onto the new card.
put NEW sdcard back into phone and boot back into recovery and go to console.
type switchrom
and then switchrom -r (a list will come up if you have other switchroms you can choose them but if you want to go back to EXACTLY what you had before just choose the one you named earlier in this process)
once it restores everything, boot it up and test it out. it should be back to where you were with no problems.
it seems like a long and tedious process but it only takes about 5-10 minutes and your phone is back to normal without having to reflash a ROM and get it back to all your apps and customized stuff.
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Thank you, worked perfectly!!!
so the deal here is that i wanted to put a 16gb sd from 8gb that i was using. i had the old sd card (8gb) in my phone, i copied the whole thing on my computer's hard drive. put the new one in my phone, then formatted, then copied back everything from the computer.
Now, i only see 129 apps on the phone out of 285 i used to have. most of the apps i used to have were moved to sd using apps2sd.
i tried searching but i found results regarding how to backup before using new sd, or how to format etc. if i got blind for some reason and have missed the thread can someone please direct me to the right thread? or else can someone please help me that how can i get those apps back?
thanks for any kind of help.
P.S, not rooted.
chubaan said:
so the deal here is that i wanted to put a 16gb sd from 8gb that i was using. i had the old sd card (8gb) in my phone, i copied the whole thing on my computer's hard drive. put the new one in my phone, then formatted, then copied back everything from the computer.
Now, i only see 129 apps on the phone out of 285 i used to have. most of the apps i used to have were moved to sd using apps2sd.
i tried searching but i found results regarding how to backup before using new sd, or how to format etc. if i got blind for some reason and have missed the thread can someone please direct me to the right thread? or else can someone please help me that how can i get those apps back?
thanks for any kind of help.
P.S, not rooted.
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According to me , you have the hidden files and folder disabled on your PC. So enable it, the from your old sdcard(8gb) copy a folder named ".android_secure" and put it in 16GB, then check again if that worked.
mnomaanw said:
According to me , you have the hidden files and folder disabled on your PC. So enable it, the from your old sdcard(8gb) copy a folder named ".android_secure" and put it in 16GB, then check again if that worked.
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Thanks for reply, will try this..
If you do that you may be subjected to random freezes,lockups,etc. Not saying this for a 100% but usually that's the case. When you install apps and run them certain apps place folders on your sd card that are linked to the app. Also if you move apps to your sd VIA program/mod they are stored in the android_secure folder located on your sd card. When you format,move,alter,etc the folder from the sd or alter the contents inside of the .android_secure folder you remove/break the links, and just dropping the folder back on the SD will work but in most cases it dosent restore the links correctly from my understanding. IMO your best bet is to just uninstall the apps you had moved to your sd and then reinstall them. Also for future reference don't move or alter the
.android_secure folder folder if you have a nandroid that has some of the apps you installed moved to the sd. This is just my understanding. Hope this helps
Edit-as far as how to format your sd or format a new SD read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10878511&postcount=8311
It's good info.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
chubaan said:
so the deal here is that i wanted to put a 16gb sd from 8gb that i was using. i had the old sd card (8gb) in my phone, i copied the whole thing on my computer's hard drive. put the new one in my phone, then formatted, then copied back everything from the computer.
Now, i only see 129 apps on the phone out of 285 i used to have. most of the apps i used to have were moved to sd using apps2sd.
i tried searching but i found results regarding how to backup before using new sd, or how to format etc. if i got blind for some reason and have missed the thread can someone please direct me to the right thread? or else can someone please help me that how can i get those apps back?
thanks for any kind of help.
P.S, not rooted.
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use a linux based system to copy the files and folders over...it overtakes the permissions left behind in a windows format
mnomaanw said:
According to me , you have the hidden files and folder disabled on your PC. So enable it, the from your old sdcard(8gb) copy a folder named ".android_secure" and put it in 16GB, then check again if that worked.
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thanks. i did what you suggested and i got all the apps back.
laie1472 said:
If you do that you may be subjected to random freezes,lockups,etc. Not saying this for a 100% but usually that's the case. When you install apps and run them certain apps place folders on your sd card that are linked to the app. Also if you move apps to your sd VIA program/mod they are stored in the android_secure folder located on your sd card. When you format,move,alter,etc the folder from the sd or alter the contents inside of the .android_secure folder you remove/break the links, and just dropping the folder back on the SD will work but in most cases it dosent restore the links correctly from my understanding. IMO your best bet is to just uninstall the apps you had moved to your sd and then reinstall them. Also for future reference don't move or alter the
.android_secure folder folder if you have a nandroid that has some of the apps you installed moved to the sd. This is just my understanding. Hope this helps
Edit-as far as how to format your sd or format a new SD read this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10878511&postcount=8311
It's good info.
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
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i already copied the folder and i see everything i had, so ill wait and see if it will freeze.. thanks
wloftus said:
use a linux based system to copy the files and folders over...it overtakes the permissions left behind in a windows format
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thanks for the solution. but i dont have linux based system nor do i know anything about it, been with windows since 98..
This is prolly a stupid question, but it can’t hurt to ask . . .
I want to use CM9 on my Nook tablet. I current run CM7 on an sd card. Will the CM7 card be a sufficient back up just in case? I don’t have a ton of stuff on the NT to lose, but not having a back up stinks. Anyone?
vstarjewel said:
This is prolly a stupid question, but it can’t hurt to ask . . .
I want to use CM9 on my Nook tablet. I current run CM7 on an sd card. Will the CM7 card be a sufficient back up just in case? I don’t have a ton of stuff on the NT to lose, but not having a back up stinks. Anyone?
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You mean using a different SD card to run CM9, and just use the old SD with CM7 as a back up ROM? That would work fine.
Soooo....does the fact that I'm using a new sd card cut out any of the steps of doing the Cm9 upgrade (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534192). I'm thinking no but want to be sure before starting.
Wait, so you want to run flash CM9 internally and use the old SD card for more storage + a backup ROM?
OR
do you want to run CM9 from a different SD card?
Sent from my Slider SL101
Ideally I would love to run CM9 from an sd card, but i thought i read in a thread that CM9 only runs internally?? No matter how it's installed I want to keep the sd card with CM7 on it.
vstarjewel said:
Ideally I would love to run CM9 from an sd card, but i thought i read in a thread that CM9 only runs internally?? No matter how it's installed I want to keep the sd card with CM7 on it.
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It is possible to run CM9 or even CM10 from an external SD card. It's a little bit if work, but not too complicated. If you choose that route, you'll definitely need another SD card.
Let me know what you decide, and I'll try and point you in the right direction.
I would love to do the sd card route. Any pushes in the right direction would be great!
vstarjewel said:
I would love to do the sd card route. Any pushes in the right direction would be great!
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Have a read through succulent's blog instructions here. If you get stuck, report back. It can get a little tricky if you're new to some of it.
And here is the page with the files that apply to the newest version of CM9.
I tried the install but have a feeling the sd format wasnt done correctly. I tried to look where I thought it should be but didnt see anything obvious. How can I tell if the card partitioned correctly?
To see how the card is currently partitioned, plug your SD card into your PC and open up the MiniTool Partition Wizard software. It will display all the partitions on the card.
I have had an interesting evening. Final score: me: 0. Nook Tablet 332 (or more, I've lost count).
I checked the SD card with the partition program. For whatever reason, the third partition listed didn't get formatted on the SD card. I follow the instructions to add the partition. Doesn't work. I try to delete the partitions. Again, no go. I try and find the SD card as an external device, and it's not there. At this point I figure that maybe the card is bad, so I go out and purchase a sandisk 4 gb card. The partition program can find it, but it isn't listed as a external device. So even if the card IS partitioned correctly, I can't find it to copy the files to.
I've been trying to make this happen since Saturday, and I'm thinkin I'm done. I didn't have any problems getting the CM7 going, maybe I should just stick with it. Too frustrating. I hate to quit, but the sanity line is getting close to being crossed. I do want to thank you for taking the time to try and help me out . . . maybe someone else might see this post and it will help them (not sure how, but hey, stranger things have happened).
vstarjewel said:
I have had an interesting evening. Final score: me: 0. Nook Tablet 332 (or more, I've lost count).
I checked the SD card with the partition program. For whatever reason, the third partition listed didn't get formatted on the SD card. I follow the instructions to add the partition. Doesn't work. I try to delete the partitions. Again, no go. I try and find the SD card as an external device, and it's not there. At this point I figure that maybe the card is bad, so I go out and purchase a sandisk 4 gb card. The partition program can find it, but it isn't listed as a external device. So even if the card IS partitioned correctly, I can't find it to copy the files to.
I've been trying to make this happen since Saturday, and I'm thinkin I'm done. I didn't have any problems getting the CM7 going, maybe I should just stick with it. Too frustrating. I hate to quit, but the sanity line is getting close to being crossed. I do want to thank you for taking the time to try and help me out . . . maybe someone else might see this post and it will help them (not sure how, but hey, stranger things have happened).
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Before you give up, how are you connecting your microSD card to your PC? Try using a microSD-USB or SD-USB adapter. Sometimes just SD adapters don't work so well and don't get recognized.
Learning these things is part of the fun of Android. We'll get it going, don't worry!
I took your advice and tried the sd card reader on another laptop at home. And I got all the way to the "Copy the rom and cm9.img inside the pX folder onto your sdcard." :laugh:. Here I am stuck. I looked at the files to try and stumble on the correct one, but didn't see anything that I thought was the correct file. And there is NO WAY I'm messing this up now . . . . This is the most progress I've made all week.
HELP! I am not turning this computer off until I hear back from someone . . . LOL.
vstarjewel said:
I took your advice and tried the sd card reader on another laptop at home. And I got all the way to the "Copy the rom and cm9.img inside the pX folder onto your sdcard." :laugh:. Here I am stuck. I looked at the files to try and stumble on the correct one, but didn't see anything that I thought was the correct file. And there is NO WAY I'm messing this up now . . . . This is the most progress I've made all week.
HELP! I am not turning this computer off until I hear back from someone . . . LOL.
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If I'm remembering correctly, ROM refers to the official CM9 ROM that you downloaded (withe the modified updater script inside).
And again, I'd I'm remembering, cm9.img refers to the boot.img file included.
Let me know if that make sense.
I kinda thought the boot.img file was the correct image file . . . as far as the rom thing, is that the entire zip file I downloaded? I downloaded the update-cm9-acclaim-alpha0.06.1-fullofbugs.zip file. When I opened the zip file it looks like the attachment I added . . .
Okay, so "Copy the ROM and cm9.img inside the pX folder onto your sdcard."
ROM refers to the file you have called update-cm9-acclaim-alpha0.06.1-fullofbugs.zip (after you replaced the updater-script).
cm9.img refers to the file called boot.img located inside the p2 folder of the file called "update-cm9-acclaim-alpha0.06.1_sd_hd_8_19.zip"
Ok . . . when I put the acclaim files on the sd card it asked if I wanted to merge the META and system files with the ones that were already on the card. I said yes. Please tell me that was the right answer . . .
Some of the files asked if I wanted to replace them with the acclaim files, I said no, to keep both the files on the card. . . .
vstarjewel said:
Some of the files asked if I wanted to replace them with the acclaim files, I said no, to keep both the files on the card. . . .
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I'm not sure which files would be being overwritten when you transfer to the root of your SD. When you think you're finished, just make sure you have all the correct files and number of files in the root of your card.
Long story but its cooked. Do not have a spare sd card to put in, and still rooted. Want to make sure any personal info has been deleted. Is there a best way to do this. Tried copying nook update 1.4.3.zip but it wont download since no sd card, or copy from internet
Do you have ADB access?
Edit: mmm.........check out this procedure for the Nook Color. If you have CWM on your NT it might work the same way.
wedmiston said:
Long story but its cooked. Do not have a spare sd card to put in, and still rooted. Want to make sure any personal info has been deleted. Is there a best way to do this. Tried copying nook update 1.4.3.zip but it wont download since no sd card, or copy from internet
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Can you still boot into custom recovery?
If so, you should be able to simply reformat or delete the system, data, and user-media partitions to remove any personal info.
U could look for the repart image file, burn that to sd card, and that will boot from the sd, repartition it and return it to stock 1.4.2, like new again.
there is more than one variant around, Ive used this one a lot
http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/how-to-un-brick-a-nook-tablet-8gb-or-16gb/
edit ... sorry I didnt catch at first u don't have an sd card....
sort of depends what recovery you had loaded I think as to what options you have
wedmiston said:
Long story but its cooked. Do not have a spare sd card to put in, and still rooted. Want to make sure any personal info has been deleted. Is there a best way to do this. Tried copying nook update 1.4.3.zip but it wont download since no sd card, or copy from internet
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Just search for "repart.img nook tablet" on Google. The first result should show an "unbrick tool" that you can use. It's just an .img file that you can write to an sd via Win32 DiskImager. Boot your tablet by putting the SD in, then inserting a powered USB cable. When the green checkmark appears, you'll know that the process was successful. Just pop the SD out and you can forget about it. The Nook will even be repartitioned, with a lovable setup of 7.5 GB for media partition (personal data) and 5.5 GB for app data. You can get more details by visiting the website I directed you to.
Cheers