Hi,
I've read that CWM3/5 can corrupt sd-ext partitions, and the recommendation is to revert back to the latest CWM2 version. Does this only apply only if I have an sd-ext partition? My Desire Z's sdcard is pure FAT32, I'm assuming CWM5 would be fine?
Also, does it matter if CWM wasn't used to create the sd-ext partition? On my wife's Desire, I used gparted to create the sd-ext4 partition. Is there a possibility CWM3/5 will corrupt it in this case? If so, when? During bootup to recovery? Or day to day use?
Thanks.
My sd ext got corrupted during a nandroid restore. I have since move to Amon Ra and it's been solid for me on my N1
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Hey Guys!
This is my first post here in this section. Just bought a brand new HERO off ebay after many months of frustration with my laggy Diamond
I've been doing some pre-reading on getting a ROOT & so forth..LoL
(still waiting for my HERO to be delivered though)
So Anyway, this is what i gathered from doing some reading here
1) Root it - Link
2) Install Modacco Rom - Link
3)Update Radio - Link
Got a Question:
> It says to do a WIPE before installing rom. Does that mean formatting the MEMORY CARD?
a wipe means "factory reset" and will not format your SD
Modacos ROMs have Apps2sd on so make sure you partition the SD card correctly. If you use Amons recovery image v1.2.3, there's an option to format the sd card into the right size partitions. I highly recommend Amons recovery image
matt6gsr said:
Modacos ROMs have Apps2sd on so make sure you partition the SD card correctly. If you use Amons recovery image v1.2.3, there's an option to format the sd card into the right size partitions. I highly recommend Amons recovery image
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Seconded about Amon's recovery image. I'm trying to write a new script to support resizing swap/ext3 on sdcard instead of the preset 500MB.
matt6gsr said:
Modacos ROMs have Apps2sd on so make sure you partition the SD card correctly. If you use Amons recovery image v1.2.3, there's an option to format the sd card into the right size partitions. I highly recommend Amons recovery image
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Hmmz, cant i use a Partition manager on my PC? Like Partition Magic? as long as the Ext2 partition is less than 1.5GB
Suppose you can do, but seeing how you're gonna need to use a recovery image amyway, amons does it all for you, remember your apps partition needs to ne ext3 which amons recovery also does
matt6gsr said:
Suppose you can do, but seeing how you're gonna need to use a recovery image amyway, amons does it all for you, remember your apps partition needs to ne ext3 which amons recovery also does
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Yeah i worked it out ended up using Amons.
How do i now what size the EXT3 and Swap partitions are?
& with Apps2SD, when i install an app from the market, does it automatically install it on to the SD?? how does it work?
Sorry guys, my first android phone after years of Win Mo
Hey guys.
I've read some threads about moving ext4 from one SD to another, but this isn't exactly what I need.
I am currently on MIUI XJ 1.8.12 XPart rom and I want to change to 1.8.12 A2SD+ and a bigger SD card.
Changing the rom isn't the problem, but backing up my ext4 partition from the old SD is!
I used the newest ubuntu live CD(11.04 I believe) to partition the new SD card to FAT32/ext4. Everything is fine.
The SD gets recognized as it should. FAT32 and EXT4 partition mount and I can access them.
But with my old SD it doesn't work.
If I plug it in, FAT32 and EXT4 partition get recognized. FAT32 partition is named "195" and EXT4 is "userdata".
When I try to click the EXT4 it just dissappears. In the media tab it is listed, but I can't access it because I am not the owner of it/I am missing permissions/rights to access it.
I partitioned it with CWM recovery, but meanwhile I changed my recovery to RMD 1.03 (I don't think that this matters though...).
Now my questions:
1. How can I access my EXT4 partition to backup its content?
2. If I can't access it because I can't change permissions... do I really need to copy it or will it be enough to restore my apps that I backed up under xpart with MIUI Backup?
3. Is it a problem to restore a app backup done under xpart-script with a a2sd+ rom?
Thank you for reading!
you can backup your ext partition in recovery. i think you can also just open a file explorer and copy the folder /sd-ext (i havent tried this, so im not sure if this will work)
Ok, I haven't tried to backup it with recovery.
Will it then be possible to flash a new rom (a2sd+ instead of xpart) and restore only the ext partition?
I want a clean install with a2sd+ but I don't want to loose settings and savegames.
Just a small "up" for my thread.
I backed up my sd-ext partition and I could wipe right now.
Will there be any problems with restoring the ext partition on a new rom?
What will happen if I just wipe sd-ext and restore MIUI Backup?
Will sd-ext will just be "rebuilded" from the MIUI Backup?
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Will there be any problems with restoring the ext partition on a new rom?
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there will only be problems if your rom does not support either your a2sd or your current ext filesystem (which is to say, does it support ext4 or does it only support ext2 or ext3?)
Bananebieger said:
What will happen if I just wipe sd-ext and restore MIUI Backup?
Will sd-ext will just be "rebuilded" from the MIUI Backup?
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i believe so (please dont take my word for it as i have not done this before. however, im pretty sure it will be "rebuilt" as you have it included in your backup)
Thank you again.
Its the MIUI rom from XJ for Desire Classic with XPART script. Your ext Partition gets converted to ext4 if you install this rom.
Will there be problems with using sd-ext content from XPART after update to A2SD+?
Maybe I'll bother the dev from this rom
I know i need to extract them with unyaffs.exe
But i can't find where my camera photos stored ..
Please navigate me to the path ...
Motorola Atrix 2.3.4 device.
Thanks.
Nowhere, they're on the SD card (/DCIM/)
So they are gone ?
I stored them at the internal sd, not in the external sd.
Internal SD... ah, sorry: the Atrix has built-in memory... I wasn't aware of that. That depends on how it is accessed... I still wouldn't expect it to show up in Nandroid backups, but if your lucky it doesn't get formatted and you can still retrieve it. The question is, what device is this internal storage and what filesystem does it use.
Can you still mount the storage on the PC? You should be able to retrieve most of your images even if the drive was formatted using a standard photo recovery tool
I just full wiped everything .. all the storage places too and intsalled new ROM.
OK, i can do that , which revocery tool should i use ?
It's been a while ... I think I used this one:
http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm
The free version is enough for image recovery.
Thanks
Just recover some of my images ...
But i can't get the full library from the nandroid backup? what information do you need?
I know i can just restore the nandroid backup ... but it will do trouble ... diffrent kernel from my preset rom..
Any ideas?
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Sorry for the late response, But I just stumbled upon the thread. I had the G2x. The internal memory is just like another SD card. Just that it's not removable. What's backed up in a Nandroid is things like the /data, /cache /boot /system and android.secure partitions. The internal memory is /emmc. It doesnt get formatted in a wipe (unless you say so) and it doesnt get backed up in the Nandroid. Otherwise, your Nandroid backups would be EXTREMELY large.
Just Installed this version has it was mention it will now preserve the EXT partion that we are using so on recovery it will not downgrade you.
Eg if on a EXT4 it will recovery back to an EXT4.
but i can find any change log to say this is exactly the case, and infact after doing a Backup and looking at the files i see SD-EXT.EX3.tar
But I am using EXT4 so i think it hasn't backup correctly and if i choose to recover i would be formated back to an EXT3.
Anyone can confirm if this is the case or not?
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So I've finally managed to install a CWM recovery for my spreadtrum phone. Went on to do my first nandroid backup but I noticed near the end of the procedure it said sd-ext partition not found sd-ext not backed up (something to that effect). I know I have an sd-ext partition because I am using link2sd (using fat32 for partitions). My question is what will happen in the event I restore that backup? Will the linked apps in the sd-ext partition need reinstall? Is there any potential problem that may occur if I restore? Thanks in advance.