Hi!I have seen on a thread that in order to install a Custom ROM(not any custom ROM,a specific one) I have to format all partitions to 4ext(except sd card).
what does this mean and can it affect positive/negative my phone performance?
Well you can read about ext4 just Google it. What recovery are you running??
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laie1472 said:
Well you can read about ext4 just Google it. What recovery are you running??
#Root-Hack_Mod*Always\
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clockwormod
johnmarshton said:
clockwormod
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You should use 4ext recovery, its as solid as they come with more features
Formatting to 4ext?
4ext recovery
try it
banccalif said:
You should use 4ext recovery, its as solid as they come with more features
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If you use 4ext recovery, just have it format all except sd card. You may also want to try Chad's super wipe utility after the format. That's all I've ever done and have had no issues.
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I am not liking restoring +2gigs of **** every other week... I would just like to wipe /system and install new rom. TWRP has it (but its format), and I find it to be a bit buggy.
Tilde88 said:
I am not liking restoring +2gigs of **** every other week... I would just like to wipe /system and install new rom. TWRP has it (but its format), and I find it to be a bit buggy.
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Isn't that under "Advanced"
Tilde88 said:
I am not liking restoring +2gigs of **** every other week... I would just like to wipe /system and install new rom. TWRP has it (but its format), and I find it to be a bit buggy.
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A little demanding, are we?
eXplicit815 said:
Isn't that under "Advanced"
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no
spencer88 said:
A little demanding, are we?
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and no... dont be so presumptuous...
Check under mounts and partitions menu. I know it's there in CWM for my Transformer. But I use twrp on my Evo so I'm not sure.
Clay333 said:
Check under mounts and partitions menu. I know it's there in CWM for my Transformer. But I use twrp on my Evo so I'm not sure.
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It's under a sub-menu for sure. I remember when the change was made, I had a little trouble finding it on my buddy's Incredible. It was under a sub-menu, though.
Clay333 said:
Check under mounts and partitions menu. I know it's there in CWM for my Transformer. But I use twrp on my Evo so I'm not sure.
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o.0 im a friggin idiot... ive used CW rec in so many devices... i guess its been a while haa
Tilde88 said:
o.0 im a friggin idiot... ive used CW rec in so many devices... i guess its been a while haa
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so... Format system in CW would be the same has doing "wipe cache" & "wipe davik cache" . This is the way i have done it. would format system erase my SD card?
eduardmc said:
so... Format system in CW would be the same has doing "wipe cache" & "wipe davik cache" . This is the way i have done it. would format system erase my SD card?
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format system will basically wipe out the ROM and leave data alone, like your market apps and such. no it will not wipe your sd card.
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dtatar said:
Hello,
I use Rom manager and iI installed CWM Touch.
Everything is fine until i try to mount my USB.
i get: "unable to open ims lunfile" and so I CANNOT MOUNT THE USB. what can be done?
The steps were:
adb reboot recovery
factory reset
clear dalvik cache
mount usb
Then the error appears.
I can still use the CWM Touch but if i cannot mount my usb... It's not good for me.
Does anyone have this problem?
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Flash 4ext recovery instead of clockworkmod. Go to play store and search 4ext, or google.
Touch version cwm isn't fully supported from what I understand. 4 ext recovery touch to save the day.
scariola said:
Flash 4ext recovery instead of clockworkmod. Go to play store and search 4ext, or google.
Touch version cwm isn't fully supported from what I understand. 4 ext recovery touch to save the day.
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but the principles are the same? i'm used to CWM recovery tools (old versions) and i thought the "touch" one was good for me. i was wrong.
at least it was just USD2.
i do not need touch recovery. i will flash the old CWM back. if i can find it. or if i can do it... i'm not a big android specialist.
Only the cwm from revolutionary 4.0.1.4 supports charging while off.
It's as easy as downloading an app from the store, or internet, then select your phone type, let it do its magic.
4ext recovery is just like cwm, except less errors on installing some roms, beautiful all touch recovery. Setup with the same menu type items, and fully supports charging the phone while its off.
You won't miss mashing the volume rockers to select things in recovery, I promise, lol.
tommorow i will visit my bank and add some cash to my account (my card) in order to pay for 4EXT.
will give it a try. meanwhile... i lost 2 dollars by buying the CWM touch.
dtatar said:
tommorow i will visit my bank and add some cash to my account (my card) in order to pay for 4EXT.
will give it a try. meanwhile... i lost 2 dollars by buying the CWM touch.
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The 4ext recovery control app is like the pro edition of Rom manager. It's an app that automates what you do in recovery while running your phone normal.
The actual 4ext recovery is FREE. Linked here. http://www.4ext.net/get.php?apk
well... i found some cash on my bank accounts and purchased 4EXT Recovery Control.
then... if i click recovery i must install 4ext recovery. if i click ok i get to a server i download a ZIP file.
how can i install the zip file?
what will it happen with my current CWM?
i knew i had to stick with my CWM.
i'm so sad...
dtatar said:
well... i found some cash on my bank accounts and purchased 4EXT Recovery Control.
then... if i click recovery i must install 4ext recovery. if i click ok i get to a server i download a ZIP file.
how can i install the zip file?
what will it happen with my current CWM?
i knew i had to stick with my CWM.
i'm so sad...
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You can only have one recovery on your phone, TWRP, CWM, or 4Ext.
So either flash the zip file in cwm recovery, or if you have adb, extract the recovery.img from the zip and flash with fastboot.
I clicked some clicks... And now if i boot into recovery it starts with 4ext touch.
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dtatar said:
I clicked some clicks... And now if i boot into recovery it starts with 4ext touch.
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Just read what it says if your s-on or s off, regarding smartflash. Turn it off if your s off, on if you're s on. Can be found in the settings under recovery, or from your 4ext recovery control app you bought.
Only recommendation I can make is converting the system/data and other partition to ext4 format. All old cwm backups should restore, just to be safe, make a backup in your new recovery.
There are themes for the recovery too, check out the control app.
And how can i format my sd card to ext4. How can i find what format is it now?
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dtatar said:
And how can i format my sd card to ext4. How can i find what format is it now?
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In recovery, go under tools. Then you can format and check partition alignment for internal system/data to, from ext3 --ext4.
If your referring to partitioning sd card with an ext4 partition for a2sd. Tools, partition sd card. It will ask you for swap and other options like cwm.
Keep in mind it might erase the sd card contents, even though it has an option to not erase, better safe then sorry.
i have nothing interesting on my sd card
so i will format it. a few weeks / months ago i formatted my sd-card using CWM in order to create a extended... something.
sd-ext?
the card was 8gb and now is 6gb. how can i recover my 2gb?
dtatar said:
i have nothing interesting on my sd card
so i will format it. a few weeks / months ago i formatted my sd-card using CWM in order to create a extended... something.
sd-ext?
the card was 8gb and now is 6gb. how can i recover my 2gb?
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Panasonic sd formatter worked for me
Windows program
Sd ext might need some custom configuring on roms, I do not use it anymore.
Google search of adding sd ext partition or a2sd to roms might help
Hi
I have a huge problem.
Sms/mms app won't run. It crashes after boot and any time I try to start it.
I have made several clean installations of stock ROM with no result. Including wiping everything of course.
But I can't figure out how to format the internal SD. There's files left there no matter what I do.
How do I make a true format so I can start over from scratch?
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Damien74 said:
Hi
I have a huge problem.
Sms/mms app won't run. It crashes after boot and any time I try to start it.
I have made several clean installations of stock ROM with no result. Including wiping everything of course.
But I can't figure out how to format the internal SD. There's files left there no matter what I do.
How do I make a true format so I can start over from scratch?
Sent from my Goner Simpsung S3 - XDA dev app.
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Probably files whose path gets rebuilt after a wipe, like DCIM.
In twrp recovery you have in wipe menu options to wipe internal sdcard, or format data completely, including /data/media (= sdcard).
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slaphead20 said:
Probably files whose path gets rebuilt after a wipe, like DCIM.
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Yes but not only, there are some other files still there.
Striatum_bdr said:
In twrp recovery you have in wipe menu options to wipe internal sdcard, or format data completely, including /data/media (= sdcard).
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What is twrp? I rooted the simple way which includes CWM (CF-Root 6.4).
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Key in *2767*3855#
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I did several hard resets, but those do not fix anything really.
It would be helpful if you list what files they are
slaphead20 said:
It would be helpful if you list what files they are
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No that doesn't matter. I just wanna format the card.
Damien74 said:
No that doesn't matter. I just wanna format the card.
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Recovery/mounts and storage/format sd
Twrp is a recovery, there is a thread in Android original development section.
slaphead20 said:
Recovery/mounts and storage/format sd
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No, I tried that several times. I think that is supposed to format the external memory card BTW.
Striatum_bdr said:
Twrp is a recovery, there is a thread in Android original development section.
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Thanks! I read about it. I'm gonna try it later on. Seems fast.
Striatum_bdr said:
Twrp is a recovery, there is a thread in Android original development section.
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BTW: that must be some special. You can't format the internal card when using the phone. To many files in it that system uses.
I have already did the 3 wipe's but the application folders are still there.
Just format internal SD.
renguer0 said:
Just format internal SD.
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Is it safe to do.
It will not format all the system files?
It's safe.
renguer0 said:
It's safe.
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Thanks,
I should do it from CWM?
YoramZa said:
Thanks,
I should do it from CWM?
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through cwm is safest way to do it. then flash a stock rom through odin.
Hi, I'm using the Dorimanx Kernel along with the Ressurection Remix ROM and I was wondering, can I format my internal sd card in any way? The latest version has bugged the storage opting in the settings so I can't possibly manage this that way.
alabrand said:
Hi, I'm using the Dorimanx Kernel along with the Ressurection Remix ROM and I was wondering, can I format my internal sd card in any way? The latest version has bugged the storage opting in the settings so I can't possibly manage this that way.
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If you cant do it in current kernel flash another, what so hard about that?
TheATHEiST said:
If you cant do it in current kernel flash another, what so hard about that?
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err, what?
alabrand said:
err, what?
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When you say format internal storage are you referring to wiping it via rom or recovery?
If recovery have you tried another kernel?
If rom them why not change rom version??
By the way the word you was looking for was "pardon".
TheATHEiST said:
When you say format internal storage are you referring to wiping it via rom or recovery?
If recovery have you tried another kernel?
If rom them why not change rom version??
By the way the word you was looking for was "pardon".
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Am I automatically required to use the word pardon? Lolwut.
And when I say format internal SDcard then I mean wiping it clean so that only the necessary folders and files are remaining.
alabrand said:
Am I automatically required to use the word pardon? Lolwut.
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No but it would be considered rude if you was expecting people to help you.
alabrand said:
And when I say format internal SDcard then I mean wiping it clean so that only the necessary folders and files are remaining.
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Well your internal SD is partitioned. When you wipe data/factory reset teh system partition is returned to default. You could then wipe the card you want to format when mounted via USB in Windows, all needed files would be re-created on fist boot of factory reset system afaik.
Remember to backup what you want to keep like photos/efs backup folder etc etc.
Reboot in recovery, go into "mounts and storage" menu and format the internal SD card.
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Reboot in recovery, go into "mounts and storage" menu and format the internal SD card.
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Nice, thanks! Will this remove any files related to my rom & kernel?
Will this remove any of my important files and will I have to install the rom all over again? Or am I good to go?
Nope, but all your data and settings will be gone. It's like you started your phone for the first time.
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just do it in recovery.