Recently (a few hours ago) I bought a new SD memory card to upgrade. Since I used Adfad's N2 Cyanogen mod, I partitioned my old SD card (2GB), and created 512MB ext3 partition to expand my phones storage. Also I use s2e for App2sd. I backed everything up in clockwork recovery (5.0.2.0), i turned the phone down, took out old card, and inserted a new one (8GB). Booted into recovery and partitioned SD card, but this time I created an 1GB ext3 partition. Turned the phone off, copied data from old card to new one, on laptop, via card reader. Returned it to phone, booted into recovery, restored backups, successfully, and booted the phone. Phone now recognizes new card, but can't mount sd-ext partition. I can't access to most of my apps, I presume that those are the ones which were on sd-ext partition, like market, superuser and many others. Installed the s2e, but it doesn't recognize sd-ext partition. Is there any way to fix this? I'm clueless . I tried the old card, everything works. Any type of help will be appreciated. Is there any way to transfer data from one card to another via PC? Including ext3 and linux-swap partitons?
Since there were no answer, I did a clean reinstall and backup with titanium. It looks like there is on easier way to switch SD cards.
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OK the last two times I attempted to load one of the Froyo ROMs, it's been a no-go. Both times I completely scrubbed my SD card and repartitioned it and the flashing appeared to go OK, but when I rebooted the phone it seems to have gotten stuck on the boot ani. Maybe I just didn't wait long enough but 20 minutes seemed rather excessive. Perhaps I partitioned the SD card wrong. I had been told the Froyo ROMs require 1 massive FAT32 partition without an ext partition. Am I incorrect in assuming this? Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Your SD card needs to be unpartitioned for current Eris Froyo ROMs
You can verify this by turning off the phone, removing the SD card, and booting those Froyo ROMs (without the SD card inserted).
You can convert your microSD card to a single FAT32 partition by using the Amon_RA partitioning method and setting both swap and ext to 0 Mb. Obviously, you really ought to do a backup of your SD card before you do that. If you don't have a SD card reader, and don't want to restore a Nandroid backup to mount the SD card from the OS, just use the "USB-MS toggle" in Amon_RA to mount the SD card to the PC to perform both the backup and the (subsequent) restore after re-partitioning the SD card.
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i recently purchased an 8gb micro sdhc card to replace the old 2gb.
i performed copy/paste of files from old card to the new one.
the phone is stuck on LG boot screen when i load the new 8gb card.
im currently running void delta.
appreciate your help.thanks!
If you had an ext4 partition on the old card, you need it on the new one too. Ideally, the data inside the partition should be copied too, otherwise you will lose apps and settings. But simply creating the partition should at least help you boot.
how can i check if there's ext4 on the old card?
how can i copy the data inside the partition?
i think this is the part that i missed.
Well, if you have an ext4 partition on the old card, then your card appears to have only around 1.5 GB capacity instead of 2 GB. This is the simplest test.
Otherwise, you can analyze it with the disk management tool from Windows (right-click My Computer, choose Manage, select Disk Management under Storage). It shows up as "Unknown" in XP, if I remember correctly.
Copying the data from ext4 under Windows is beyond my knowledge. Maybe someone else can help you.
Edit: wait... you can copy data using a nandroid backup! You need a "nandroid + _android_secure + ext" backup, but must have the ext partition already created and the same size as the old one. Create the backup using the old card, copy it on the new card using your PC and then restore.
Edit2: remember, if you're dealing with an ext4 partition, only version 1.2 of the ThunderG custom recovery will succesfully backup and restore your data. The old version 1.1.0 only works with ext2 and ext3.
Noejn himself told (replied actually) in void thread that if someone upgrade memory card, the rom have to be flashed again.
yes, Nandroid backup should work just fine.
I bought a 4GB sd card and made a 512MB partition so I could link my apps on it using Link2SD app. It was all nice until my Huawei U8110 had an error on dialer so I had to do Factory reset and decided if I would do it why shouldn't I install new ROM. I installed Pro Celestial v2. It was all nice, I used Titanium backup to backup my apps and restore it later, but when I installed new ROM all the apps were there, but not linked. If I would backup them using TB then the link would work, but then they would take twice the space on that 512MB partition. So I decided to format that partition and start linking apps on it from the start.
I used Mini Tool Partition Wizard to format that partition. Both of my partitions were FAT32. But, when I rebooted my phone, there were no signs of partition, even later on PC. Just the 3,5GB partition was there, even TB didn't detect that there is another partition. It seems like that partition is gone, and I can't bring it back. I can't format my sd card because that option in settings->sd card menu is unclickable. Can anyone help me bring my all 4gb from sd card back?
Have you tried formatting your SD card via PC?
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Have you tried formatting your SD card via PC?
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Sorry for me being so STUPID! And THANKS for the answer! It worked, I just can't belive I didn't try it as first solution of a problem Tjanks once again, now I can enjoy the whole space on my sd card
Help!
I moved to GS2 and wanted to use my SD card I used on another phone; it had an ext4 partition and a FAT32 partition.
All went well.
Then I decided to remove the ext4 partition and have the SD fully formatted with FAT32. I tried both Primary and Logical, tried NTFS too and even recreated and ext partition with ClockwordMod, but I end up always the same way, that is if I put the card in the phone and then boot, it freezes, terminate processes and does not see ANY internal or external SD card!!
Please help! How can I get back to a working full FAT32/NTFS card?
Thank you!!!
Dude looks like you have really messed up not only your phone, but also the way you put your problem. How is it possible that you boot up your phone and still you cant see at least your internal SD... Anyhow my suggestions are:-
1. Remove SD card and boot normally without SD card. See if your internal shows up. If YES, format the SD card in PC and put back in cell.
2. If the phone still crashes, you need to clear all caches in Recovery. Do and see what happens. Also tell us if you are rooted? what ROM are you using..
3. Apart from the SD, does your phone work normal?
Bro, your query is kinda too complex and one of the noobiest one i have come upon in a long time.
Sorry for not having said before: without the SD the phone boots normally. AND however I format the SD card, is it always readable in Windows 7.
About your question "How is it possible that you boot up your phone and still you cant see at least your internal SD", it is what I'm wandering too... It looks like the "badly" formatted SD messes the partition logic in Android.
Now I'm trying this: deleted all partitions, created a new unformatted one trying to format within phone.
Thanks for help and patience!
Yes! It worked!! The phone saw the unformatted card and prompted for action; I made it format and now it's back
Hello again everyone, I have a 4gig sd card that I use with my s2 i9100, but for some reason Philz touch CWM recovery doesn't detect it. Now this happened before and I just formatted it via the storage settings on the phone, I then successfully did a nandroid backup to it. A few days later I planned on installing cm, so in preparation for that i decided to test out that backup just in case. But now the Sd card doesn't show up when I press restore and I cant mount it
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Things Iv tried:
formatting it via storage settings (what worked last time)
formatting it using windows
doing the above again but this time dragging the copy of the sd card I made prior to the first attempt at formatting onto it
Edit: now the backup on my internal sd has gone missing, really confused about this one)
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am not comfortable flashing without having a backup on the external sd