is there a zip to format the internal flash memory or just an easier way to do it? I'm selling my Gtab and I want to get rid of my personal stuff first.
Are you only wanting to wipe the personal data?
You should be able to access nvram or Clockwork mod (if you have it installed) by powering down your tablet, then holding the "up" volume button while pressing power on.
Once you're in, you should be able to move through the selections by using the up and down volume buttons and the "Home" button on the right side of the screen.
Look for erase or clear "user data". That should wipe your personal info while leaving whatever ROM you have installed.
If you are wanting to go back to the 'stock' ROM you might want to check out the "nvflash FULL restore using bekits image" in the development forum.
Hey, I want to try MIUI in safestrap by:
Installing MIUI in CWM recovery.
Making an exact copy of the contents of / (Except sdcard & sdcard-ext) to my computer.
Flash Stock fw from RSD lite.
Root & install Safestrap.
Create new rom slot in safestrap, Install anything.
Replace all the contents in /, with the contents that I previusly copied from MIUI...
Would this work? Does anyone think this could work.
Why does SS doesn't support MIUI?
ive installed miui with safesrap following these instructions. It worked perfectly.
Navigate to and enter the “safe boot menu”.
Select “Enable Safe System”. This will take a couple of minutes to run as it backs up some files (similar to what we did previously, but for different reasons). This backup that is being made is part of why this recovery is called Safestrap as you can actually disable safe system later to boot into your normal stock ROM without flashing or restoring anything manually.
Caution: This will erase all of your user applications and settings. Files (pictures, documents, downloaded files etc.) on your internal sd card as well as you external sd card will still remain.
In the main menu of the Safestrap recovery, navigate to and select “wipe data/factory reset” – then confirm and let that run (5 minutes or so).
Navigate to and select “wipe cache partition” – then confirm (this is done pretty quickly).
Next, navigate and enter the “advanced” menu
Select “Wipe Dalvik Cache” – then confirm (again, this is pretty quick)
Navigate to and enter the “mounts and storage” menu
Select “format /system” – then confirm. This formats the 2nd system partition that was created when you first installed the Safestrap recovery. Your original ROM’s system files are left untouched (again…this is why it’s called Safestrap).
Use the *****Go Back***** link at the bottom of the screen to get back to the main menu and select “Install zip from sdcard”
Now select “choose zip from sdcard” and navigate to the location on your external sd card where you placed your ROM zip file and select it using your power button. Then confirm the install when prompted
Again, use the *****Go Back***** link at the bottom of the screen to get back to the main menu and select “reboot system now”.
http://theunlockr.com/2012/01/12/ho...-motorola-droid-razr-with-safestrap-recovery/
i want to know how use link2sd n what the function.bcoz i have problem to download mo
re app n game..after i download this app can i download more app n game..
can u give me some guide ...n xplain 1 by 1. thank both of u...
Ok then
1. Root your device by checking out this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552792
2. Download ClockWorkMod Recovery from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552792 and place it in the main directory of your SD
3. Boot your device into recovery mode by pressing Vol UP, Home and POWER buttons.
4. Select Install Update from SD card and select ClockWorkRec5830i.zip
5. Once CWM has loaded, scroll down to Advanced (scroll using volume up/down).
6. In advanced mode, scroll down to partition SD card.
7. Select Your extention size, I suggest 256M
8. Select a swap size, I suggest 0M.
9. Once your SD is partitioned, Select reboot system now.
10. Once your system has rebooted, open Link2SD.
11. Link2SD will request you create and SD partition, just select ext-3.
12. Enjoy your extra internal storage!!
kveerasmething said:
6. In advanced mode, scroll down to partition SD card.
7. Select Your extention size, I suggest 256M
8. Select a swap size, I suggest 0M.
9. Once your SD is partitioned, Select reboot system now.
10. Once your system has rebooted, open Link2SD.
11. Link2SD will request you create and SD partition, just select ext-3.
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is it going to format memory card before partition...
if not how to roll back to pre partition state, incase none of that space is used and no backup....
is their an option like unmounting....
I am sorry for making this thread but this is specific to my needs only. I have gone through many threads but none resolve my purpose.
I will start my issue:
10days earlier I have rooted my MMX A116 CHD and installed following ROM Colossus S5 without any problem and I was happily using until played to increase the internal phone memory.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/mic...-rom-colossus-s5-theme-rom-v5-0-1006-t2999766
Yday I have played with my CHD phone and tried following process:
metroholic.com/repartition-the-internal-storage-myphone-rio/
Steps:
1. Once you installed the m|p Rio Repartition app, open it. You need to grant superuser for it to work.
2. Select and tap the button “2.5gb internal / 21mb phone (sagad)“. This will now start to repartition the internal storage.
3. The app will ask you to reboot to recovery – just press OK and proceed. If not, tap on the Boot to Recovery… button and then continue.
4. Your phone will reboot again to CWM Recovery console. Again, use your volume rocker to navigate to the option you want and the power button to select it.
5. Go down to “wipe data/factory reset” then press the power button to select it.
6. Then select “Yes – Wipe all user data“. Then wait for it to complete.
7. Then go down and select “wipe cache partition“, and select “Yes – Wipe Cache“… then wait again.
8. After that, navigate down and select “advanced“.
9. Select “wipe dalvik cache” and select “Yes – Wipe Dalvik Cache“.
10. Restore(But not possible and returned unsuccessul errors in restore.)
After this I have rebooted my phone and tried to go to again in CWM recovery but not available anymore. As all my apps are in SD card and every backups are also in that only.
After phone is ON, I have observed that the Phone storage is changed to 2.5GB now but at the cost of removal/hiding of External/Internal SD cards.
I can see few system built apps are there like Phonebook, Messaging etc. but Chrome, Gmail short cuts are seen but when I tap on them, it returns errors like App isn't installed. Gmail is just starting and asking for Google Play services and it is also on SD card.
I tried to install apps but not installing and returning error: Application cannot be installed in the default installation location.
Just one software - Titanium Backup utility is there but I don't know how will be useful it? It has also my all backup.
I can't see any files or folder or drives in file manager. Even I connect to pc and not able to see any drive but just able to names of drives. When I try to open it, it returns the error messages.
Pl advise how to fix my this situation. I am stuck up since last evening and not able to use my phone as SMART Phone now.
Its easy... Use spflash tool .. Flash stockrom but check bot mbr1 and mbr2.. That should solve it XD
This is a adoptable storage guide for samsung stock rom with a modified plugin from Root Essentials.
1. Format data in TWRP
2. Wipe everyhting in TWRP (including external sdcard)
3. Boot to BL with Vol down + home button and power button
4. Flash Samsung Firmware over Odin (uncheck reboot)
5. Reboot to bootloader from bootoader, otherwise twrp will not flash (vol down + home button and power button)
6. Press reset on odin and uncheck reboot again
7. Select twrp md5 on ap flash and flash it
8. Force restart on bootlaoder with Vol down + home button and power button (check step 9 before you do 8)
9. Right after the dispaly goes black instantly press Vol up + home button and power button to get into TWRP
10. Flash magisk and after this flash asplugin
11. reboot
12. After you set everyhting up you should see the question of adoptable storage on the left upper side of display
13. You do not need to install Root Essentials
Should work for any other samsung smartphone but I don't know.
Have fun
vampy2k5 said:
This is a adoptable storage guide for samsung stock rom with a modified plugin from Root Essentials.
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Followed the guide to a T, everything seems to work and I've got Oreo, etc.
When I select to format as Internal storage it still doesn't appear as space within the Samsung Storage manager and it appears as an SD card, this doesn't seem to be right to me. Some apps seem to then install onto Storage and some seem to only install onto internal, any ideas?
vampy2k5 said:
This is a adoptable storage guide for samsung stock rom with a modified plugin from Root Essentials.
1. Format data in TWRP
2. Wipe everyhting in TWRP (including external sdcard)
3. Boot to BL with Vol down + home button and power button
4. Flash Samsung Firmware over Odin (uncheck reboot)
5. Reboot to bootloader from bootoader, otherwise twrp will not flash (vol down + home button and power button)
6. Press reset on odin and uncheck reboot again
7. Select twrp md5 on ap flash and flash it
8. Force restart on bootlaoder with Vol down + home button and power button (check step 9 before you do 8)
9. Right after the dispaly goes black instantly press Vol up + home button and power button to get into TWRP
10. Flash magisk and after this flash asplugin
11. reboot
12. After you set everyhting up you should see the question of adoptable storage on the left upper side of display
13. You do not need to install Root Essentials
Should work for any other samsung smartphone but I don't know.
Have fun
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You don't need to install root essentials anyway if you use the original patch that this plugin was taken from.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....patch-adoptable-storage-enabler-t3507387/amp/
ashyx said:
You don't need to install root essentials anyway if you use the original patch that this plugin was taken from.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/forum....patch-adoptable-storage-enabler-t3507387/amp/
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You also don't need to install Magisk if you install Encryption Disable Patch.
After this procedure I am now trying to use ADB to format sd card half for external half for internal storage.
However, now after typing "sm list-disks" all I get is "Killed", instead of the disk name. What's up with that?
It was working before this whole process, just that the "sm partition" command did not actually format anything.
I tried this also with "su" enabled through Magisk, it did not help, still getting "Killed"
Shajirr said:
After this procedure I am now trying to use ADB to format sd card half for external half for internal storage.
However, now after typing "sm list-disks" all I get is "Killed", instead of the disk name. What's up with that?
It was working before this whole process, just that the "sm partition" command did not actually format anything.
I tried this also with "su" enabled through Magisk, it did not help, still getting "Killed"
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If you can,
1. Format sd card
2. Download root essentials
3. Format it half and half from there
Hope that helped.:good:
This works well.... but: Different apps are crashing now. I tried everything... delete cach, re-install apps, wike cache in TWRP, re-flash the entire phone (then root, then adoptable storage). Now I have a new sd card in.... a sandisk extrem pro which is opptimized for apps (iops), so this card is an a2 card (4000 iops read, 2000 iops write) which schould be fast enough.... but apps are still crashing.
Any idea? 16 GB is to low to run every app on the phone, I need the adoptable storage.
No one an idea? Am I the only one with this problem?
i dont understand what is this for. adoptable storage? so it mean, you can move android apps data to external sd card? correct me if im wrong, but i can also do that on stock rom, just go to developer option and scroll to the bottom part of dev option, and you will see option to move apps to exteranal sd.
but, again, correct me if im wrong for the function of adoptable storage itself
leo31 said:
i dont understand what is this for. adoptable storage? so it mean, you can move android apps data to external sd card? correct me if im wrong, but i can also do that on stock rom, just go to developer option and scroll to the bottom part of dev option, and you will see option to move apps to exteranal sd.
but, again, correct me if im wrong for the function of adoptable storage itself
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Maybe if you clicked the link in the 3rd post?
This adoptable storage workaround is not working anymore.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sa...galaxy-a3-a5-a7-2017-adoptable-t3557999/page7
It seems that Samsung has changed something in the system so the free space is not correct. Most of the sd card is empty but the systems says the storage is nearly full.