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Hi all.
First of all, I apologize if my post already exist.
I have a prob with my sd card that can't be recognized with the achtojan ROM downloaded from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151933.
My sd card is configured to be using with link2sd (2 partitions, one with FAT32 that have almost all my datas and applications saved in it , and the other in ext2).
The question is, what can I do to make my sd card recognized with both FAT32 and ext2 because I wanna to use link2sd again, whether with this ROM or with any other ROM having this prob.
Thanks for your precious help.
Guantanamo said:
Hi all.
First of all, I apologize if my post already exist.
I have a prob with my sd card that can't be recognized with the achtojan ROM downloaded from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151933.
My sd card is configured to be using with link2sd (2 partitions, one with FAT32 that have almost all my datas and applications saved in it , and the other in ext2).
The question is, what can I do to make my sd card recognized with both FAT32 and ext2 because I wanna to use link2sd again, whether with this ROM or with any other ROM having this prob.
Thanks for your precious help.
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First of all nothing to do with development, second a few threads down is a simular topic if you had searched and 3rd why not take it to the Dev's thread of whose rom you are using, i am sure he not bite.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1177442
smartgardens said:
First of all nothing to do with development, second a few threads down is a simular topic if you had searched and 3rd why not take it to the Dev's thread of whose rom you are using, i am sure he not bite.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1177442
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Thanks for reply, but, the prob in the post you suggested to me isn't the same. And I won't format my sd card, because I've a lot of things in it, and it will be a hard work to copy all in my pc, and before all, I wanna to use link2sd with the ROM I use, whether if it will be the achtojan ROM or any other.
Please, if there is something that can i do, let me so. Thanks.
Guantanamo said:
Thanks for reply, but, the prob in the post you suggested to me isn't the same. And I won't format my sd card, because I've a lot of things in it, and it will be a hard work to copy all in my pc, and before all, I wanna to use link2sd with the ROM I use, whether if it will be the achtojan ROM or any other.
Please, if there is something that can i do, let me so. Thanks.
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Use mini tool data recovery this will repair your card without losing data, can be found here it's free for home users.
http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/
This might sound obvious but next time backup your sd card first before partitioning, even though it says it wont interfere with your data. I had the same problem but luckily i had a backup.
I think that you did not well understood my problem. The fact is that my sd card already works on another ROM without any issue, it has just to be detected with the ROM that I use at present, here it is.
Guantanamo said:
I think that you did not well understood my problem. The fact is that my sd card already works on another ROM without any issue, it has just to be detected with the ROM that I use at present, here it is.
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Look buddy i gave you the link and the answer you are looking for in my first post to you, do some searching and reading, here is the post in that thread that solves your issue.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15824115&postcount=12
also it applies to the same rom you are using.
Look dude, I saw you that there are big big big differences between the problem in the post you suggested to me and my problem. First : I have in my sd card 2 partitions (one in FAT32 with lot of datas and the other one in EXT2 for use of link2sd) and the sd card have to be detected, but the poste have just a problem with formatting his sd card. Second : my sd card already work with another ROM with no issue, if I reflash to the other ROM, it will certainly work with no prob of detecting. Third : I wanna to rest with the ROM I've flashed actually (I mean Achtojan's ROM) and fixing this issue if somebody can help without formatting the sd. That's all.
Thanks for your tries to help, but it seems that you don't understood my request the first time, then you tryed with something useless in our case. Anyway, Thanks for your tries again.
Why don't you just copy all your data to your pc, delete your partition, restore your data and then use the rom you want, why have you issue in formatting your sdcard?
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It is a known issue for ALL custom ROMs.
They actually mount the 2nd partition of the SD -if there are more than 1.
Being an ext2, it's not recognised by the system as storage space.
So if you want to use a custom ROM, Link2sd is a NO-GO.
You need to reformat your SD into a single FAT32 partition. That's the way it is.
Also, I have wrote this exact same post more than 10 times. So, the question has already been asked. Using Search is not always easy but it pays off eventually. Please make the effort next time.
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This is a general problem in EVERY 2.2+ ROM for X10
My guess is that the new vold (known also as "vold2") that manages the storage devices is not properly configured.
My_Immortal and me were the ones who tried to find an actual cure for the root of the problem, but both of us ended up PMing the devs
Try to write a nice message to Zdzihu, Jerpelea or even DoomLord(that guy surely has some knowledge as well) and cross your fingers
Till it's not fixed try to stay on 2.1 as the new Gingerbread update is on its way... hopefully.
oops, someone was faster than me... or I was just polite to let the girls be the first
i will again say what everyone else has said before.
link2sd has problems with custom rom's so far.
check my sig for details on how you can have multiple partitions and still get your card detected in custom ROMs
however basic problem is X10 checks the last partition (should be vfat) mounts it as /sdcard
link2sd takes /sdcard partition number and add's a 1 to it to get ext2 partition. (which could not exist)
on top of that xrec will take first partition as /sdcard when you boot to sdcard.
so thats a mess as of now.
i tried vold and other stuff also all in vain even tried contacting the dev behind link2sd asknig him to add a option to select partion but no reply so far.
hope this helps in solving your query.
In the droid forums, there are a thread that speak about this problem too, and many people searching solution managed something to make sd card detecting, but I am not very advanced in the subject, thus I cannot say about it more. Maybe that some of you who know a little more in the subject can find something useful for us there.
The thread in question is here :
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/cyanogenmod/129723-ultimate-apps2sd-thread.html
Thanks.
Guantanamo said:
In the droid forums, there are a thread that speak about this problem too, and many people searching solution managed something to make sd card detecting, but I am not very advanced in the subject, thus I cannot say about it more. Maybe that some of you who know a little more in the subject can find something useful for us there.
The thread in question is here :
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/cyanogenmod/129723-ultimate-apps2sd-thread.html
Thanks.
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thanks for the link
quick check suggests some modification at rom or ramdisk level might solve issue.
lets not jump to conclusion. if i do get some time off work this weekend , i will try and see what exactly is going on and can give you a response on that.
anantshri said:
thanks for the link
quick check suggests some modification at rom or ramdisk level might solve issue.
lets not jump to conclusion. if i do get some time off work this weekend , i will try and see what exactly is going on and can give you a response on that.
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even a "patch" in hw_config.sh file should do the trick... but i am not 100% sure
DooMLoRD said:
even a "patch" in hw_config.sh file should do the trick... but i am not 100% sure
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ohk sorry to OP first i am hijacking this thread
@Doom, just thinking out loud.
I don't have required tools till next 3-4 hrs
i just need to check how link2sd is mapping (once again last exercise was month back so forgot all of it.)
we can see what volume label he is using to mount the partition and can use hw_config.sh or a new file say /system/etc/init.d/99sd_ext2.sh just about anyname till it has 99 in front making it last item to run.
and add code to mount the partition we want to be mounted in our predefined location that should make it work.
Hope that can work. but will need to check and same as i did last time i will again have to go 3 partitions way.
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ohk sorry to OP first i am hijacking this thread
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No problem mate, take your ease. It can help a lot of people.
I've read little in the thread, but as I said it, I am not really very advanced in the subject, and I can make nothing . I can just say to you that with a buddy and the help of this subject, and after a lot of tries, we were able to make his sd card detectable on his phone (an HTC mytouch 3G slide), but I don't rememeber what we have done, and the solution was just temporary. In rebooting the phone, it was necessary to do all again from the beginning, which we were not able to make due to our limited knowledge .
As now, I hope that you or any other person can make anything useful for all people around here.
Thanks for your efforts.
PS : I've temporary returned to EWJET ROM that is already configured for use with a sd card parted. Maybe Erickwill can help too. Good Luck.
ohk a quick check
if something is mounted on /data/sdext2 then link2sd thinks it has found the second partition
what i did was
1) created a temporary img file 100 MB
2) did a loopmount of img file on /data/sdext2 folder
3) link2sd working.
(I know i am lazy i don't want to format my card just wanted to help all as much as i can.)
now this was test so what we are missing here
1) we need a way to automatically mount a pertition on /data/sdext2
2) we will still need 3 partition on sdcard as my last experiment was to check the same and we if want to use ext2 we need
vfat-ext2-vfat to the minimum.
last being your sdcard
first being your recovery sdcard
and ext2 partition used by link2sd
3) tried hw_config.sh as suggested by DooMLorD
even checked /system/etc/init.d/
they all seem to be executing well before sdcard gets mounted or not at all.
so this is where i am stuck and right now out of time need to focus on other tasks.
hope someone can find a way around to this.
NOTE : EWJET ROM are 2.1 rom if i am not wrong. 2.1 roms do support link2sd as of now its basically the problem of 2.2 roms.
I will try your method with the three partition, but I have a question, how to make the third partition detected in windows for copying all my datas in it.
The method with three partitions don't work too. I'm really confused now.
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I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else here before. I have been searching for days and have not found the full answers to my questions anywhere.
Recently I updated my GT-P7510 CM9 to an experimental CM10 from by pershoot. After getting it up and running I was looking at my internal storage usage and numbers didn't seem to add up (must have done a dirty flash at some point in the past to cause this). My internal storage in root explorer showed 8.93gb in use and 28.01 total storage. I copied everything to a USB drive to back it up and noticed there was only 7.45gb actually on the internal storage. I have seen this problem before on my S2, and I always just reformat the internal SD card (emmc) to regain the missing space. However, since the tab does not have a micro SD slot, I have no way of wiping the internal sdcard (data/media) without wiping out the rom too from how I understand it. Somebody correct me if I am wrong...
So, does anybody know of a way to successfully wipe/format the sdcard (data/media directory) in CWM or other method that will not wipe out the rom and send the device straight to cwm with no way to install a new rom? Or do I have to revert back to stock to accomplish the format of sdcard like I have read for a few other similar situations? Everything works fine (CM10 & CM9 both run awesome), I just want that extra 1.48gb of missing/phantom storage back. And, without mass storage mode, I cannot perform a disk check in win7. This has really got me frustrated to find a solution without having to start over. I wish this tab had a micro SD slot!
Currently I am running CM9 nightlies (7-31) for p4wifi (gt-p7510). My cwm recovery is version 6.0.1.0. Any help is greatly appreciated, and I do apologize if this has been covered before. Thanks in advance to those of you smarter than I.
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Ok, I seemed to have figured this one out and now feel pretty stupid for not digging a bit further before asking.
After I decided to go ahead with the sdcard format using CWM, I noticed that the space was still being used somewhere. After I started to dig a bit, I noticed that all of my apps still worked after the format. Basically, the extra space is being consumed by the /data/app folder housing all user apps. CWM must be designed to ignore this directory when formatting the internal sdcard which is why there was still some storage being used.
I feel like an ubernoob for asking this, but my S2's internal sdcard is not mapped to data/media, so I had to learn a bit better about how this thing works I suppose. Anyways, I hope this information can be useful to someone out there having similar questions.
bkress said:
I apologize if this has been answered somewhere else here before. I have been searching for days and have not found the full answers to my questions anywhere.
Recently I updated my GT-P7510 CM9 to an experimental CM10 from by pershoot. After getting it up and running I was looking at my internal storage usage and numbers didn't seem to add up (must have done a dirty flash at some point in the past to cause this). My internal storage in root explorer showed 8.93gb in use and 28.01 total storage. I copied everything to a USB drive to back it up and noticed there was only 7.45gb actually on the internal storage. I have seen this problem before on my S2, and I always just reformat the internal SD card (emmc) to regain the missing space. However, since the tab does not have a micro SD slot, I have no way of wiping the internal sdcard (data/media) without wiping out the rom too from how I understand it. Somebody correct me if I am wrong...
So, does anybody know of a way to successfully wipe/format the sdcard (data/media directory) in CWM or other method that will not wipe out the rom and send the device straight to cwm with no way to install a new rom? Or do I have to revert back to stock to accomplish the format of sdcard like I have read for a few other similar situations? Everything works fine (CM10 & CM9 both run awesome), I just want that extra 1.48gb of missing/phantom storage back. And, without mass storage mode, I cannot perform a disk check in win7. This has really got me frustrated to find a solution without having to start over. I wish this tab had a micro SD slot!
Currently I am running CM9 nightlies (7-31) for p4wifi (gt-p7510). My cwm recovery is version 6.0.1.0. Any help is greatly appreciated, and I do apologize if this has been covered before. Thanks in advance to those of you smarter than I.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804824 Here's a topic about same problem,could say,U'll finde in replays all the information u need!
Vinchenzo13 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1804824 Here's a topic about same problem,could say,U'll finde in replays all the information u need!
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Although that is a similar problem, I asked if there is a way to fix it without going that route? I appreciate your reply, but I already knew it could be resolved by going back to stock (2nd paragraph of my post).
bkress said:
Although that is a similar problem, I asked if there is a way to fix it without going that route? I appreciate your reply, but I already knew it could be resolved by going back to stock (2nd paragraph of my post).
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Ow sorry didnt notice few words,i think u could just flash a cwm via odin wich can wipe/reset all data if im not mistaking,
I'll chek this out is there any cwm'ds who can do that,coz i rememba reading one forum where guy was complaining that he did wipe and everything was formated!
Vinchenzo13 said:
Ow sorry didnt notice few words,i think u could just flash a cwm via odin wich can wipe/reset all data if im not mistaking,
I'll chek this out is there any cwm'ds who can do that,coz i rememba reading one forum where guy was complaining that he did wipe and everything was formated!
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I can accomplish a full format of the internal sdcard on my galaxy s2 without it affecting the rom in any way whatsoever and it is running cwm 6.0.1.0 also. From how I understand it, the partitions are set up differently on the s2 and this device. The s2 has a separate partition for the internal sdcard making it possible to format via cwm. On this device, the sdcard is part of the data partition meaning wiping it will leave you with no rom installed and no storage on the sdcard. I think all versions of cwm can wipe the slate clean, it is just a matter of everything else being wiped clean also. But, if you are aware of a cwm that let's me accomplish this, I would love to find it. Thanks again.
galaxy s2
bkress said:
I can accomplish a full format of the internal sdcard on my galaxy s2 without it affecting the rom in any way whatsoever and it is running cwm 6.0.1.0 also. From how I understand it, the partitions are set up differently on the s2 and this device. The s2 has a separate partition for the internal sdcard making it possible to format via cwm. On this device, the sdcard is part of the data partition meaning wiping it will leave you with no rom installed and no storage on the sdcard. I think all versions of cwm can wipe the slate clean, it is just a matter of everything else being wiped clean also. But, if you are aware of a cwm that let's me accomplish this, I would love to find it. Thanks again.
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I have the same issue .. I was manually formatted using my windows 7 laptop.. flash back to old stock samsung firmware.. still 4.11 GB internal USb storage instead of 11.8 GB.. Any help please..
I think it's possible with adb shell (the android sdk for Windows)
Have you seen that : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1003645
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Hi Guys,
Anyone can help, i messed up my I9300 sdcard, i tried everything i know
- Tried to re-partetion using .pit file and ODIN 3.07
- Tried to flash the stock rom "it works but the device keep restart and freeze"
i guess the issue is that my internal sdcard is not well partitioned now cause a softer reading the device information telling that my rom is 11.8 gb and my sdcard 11.8gb as well.
Please help, i'm dyeing
Thanks in advance.
Hi, new guy with english problems here, be gentle
So basically I lost access to any kind of storage on my SGS2 running CM10.1. Here's what happened. I was using internal and sd for a long time, then, as I needed my SDHC elsewhere i removed it. Nothing was lost as all data was stored internally. BUT. After formatting SD in FAT32 and putting it back everything crashed. Apps are refusing to work, demanding an SD card. Files Manager says that folder was lost. All of them. First thing I wanted to do was to flash CM once again, a newer NB but my PC does not read internal storage either, and putting it in sd doesn't do me any good as cwm doesn't see it also. CM can access internal, so i flashed the same version of CM once again - the only one i got there. Nothing changed. I'm a bit lost and seek any advice
U checked if u really format it with Fat32?
CHEERS
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Sure. Also I formatted it with SDFormatter, thanks to this CWM can mount it and format by itself, but OS does not respond anyway
darklordbean said:
Sure. Also I formatted it with SDFormatter, thanks to this CWM can mount it and format by itself, but OS does not respond anyway
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U have another phone where u can test if card is readable for an OS?
Maybe it's related to Rom then.. (just an idea)
CHEERS
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darklordbean said:
Hi, new guy with english problems here, be gentle
So basically I lost access to any kind of storage on my SGS2 running CM10.1. Here's what happened. I was using internal and sd for a long time, then, as I needed my SDHC elsewhere i removed it. Nothing was lost as all data was stored internally. BUT. After formatting SD in FAT32 and putting it back everything crashed. Apps are refusing to work, demanding an SD card. Files Manager says that folder was lost. All of them. First thing I wanted to do was to flash CM once again, a newer NB but my PC does not read internal storage either, and putting it in sd doesn't do me any good as cwm doesn't see it also. CM can access internal, so i flashed the same version of CM once again - the only one i got there. Nothing changed. I'm a bit lost and seek any advice
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you might flashed 20130121 nightly... this may help you
see this & this
Peaceful Droid said:
you might flashed 20130121 nightly... this may help you
see this & this
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Thank you! That was the problem
Hello, I have downloaded and installed the latest Cm11 and for some reason I am not longer able to use my internal sdcard. I can see and use the external sd but not the internal one. I just have the phone with 2Gb for apps and nothing else, unless I put the external sd.
I saw the partition on via parted is a fat32, but can mount nor format it on CWM recovery nor on my PC. At the end of the day I lost 12Gb of memory on my phone. Is there any way to remove and reformat the UMS partition (12Gb) with parted or any other application without having to put the stock ROM back? I also try Aparted application but is not able to see the partition at all.
BTW I would like to have 8Gb for apps and 8 Gb on my internal sd card, but I really do not know how to do it with Odin without bricking my phone. Any guidance on this? I want to keep using CM11 of course but could not find the md5 files to be used with Odin for CM11.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Phone SII GT-I9100 (16 Gb)
CM 11 M4 Snapshop
Thanks a lot.
DiegA70 said:
Hello, I have downloaded and installed the latest Cm11 and for some reason I am not longer able to use my internal sdcard. I can see and use the external sd but not the internal one. I just have the phone with 2Gb for apps and nothing else, unless I put the external sd.
I saw the partition on via parted is a fat32, but can mount nor format it on CWM recovery nor on my PC. At the end of the day I lost 12Gb of memory on my phone. Is there any way to remove and reformat the UMS partition (12Gb) with parted or any other application without having to put the stock ROM back? I also try Aparted application but is not able to see the partition at all.
BTW I would like to have 8Gb for apps and 8 Gb on my internal sd card, but I really do not know how to do it with Odin without bricking my phone. Any guidance on this? I want to keep using CM11 of course but could not find the md5 files to be used with Odin for CM11.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Phone SII GT-I9100 (16 Gb)
CM 11 M4 Snapshop
Thanks a lot.
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Return to stock flash the pit file and tge back to cm11
bhavstech said:
Return to stock flash the pit file and tge back to cm11
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Thanks. Where can I find the right pit file to go back to a stock? Can I flash another pit file to get a better usage of the phone's memory?
I would like to get 6Gb for the phone itself and the rest for the SDCard. Is that possible ? How can I do it?
Thanks again for your guidance.
You really are intent on trying to turn your phone into a paperweight, aren't you ? Do the smart thing & leave the partitions alone once you've fixed it.
DiegA70 said:
Thanks. Where can I find the right pit file to go back to a stock? Can I flash another pit file to get a better usage of the phone's memory?
I would like to get 6Gb for the phone itself and the rest for the SDCard. Is that possible ? How can I do it?
Thanks again for your guidance.
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search for it on google there are many threads for it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...es/mod-partition-internal-memory-app-t2538947
MistahBungle said:
You really are intent on trying to turn your phone into a paperweight, aren't you ? Do the smart thing & leave the partitions alone once you've fixed it.
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Definitively not. I am trying to find the proper pit files to do it as well as to recover my sdcard space. I trust on this forum, that is why and looking for help here. Frankly, to leave the partitions alone is my first option, however I think that 2Gb for the phone apps is not enough for heavy phone users. Thanks.
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search for it on google there are many threads for it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...es/mod-partition-internal-memory-app-t2538947
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Thanks a lot, I have been trying to find something like this thread for days already. I will be reading comments and experiences before going for a different partition, I think is risky, but I would like to try, whether the comments on the thread you have just sent me, are in favor of doing it. I think 2Gb for apps is not enough for heavy users. Thanks again.