Can't seem to find this information anywhere. If this has already been discussed elsewhere, please forgive me. I would love to be able to format the micro sd card in my LG V30 so it is recognized as additional internal storage. I understand that the read/write speeds won't be as efficient as the actual internal storage and that the performance/responsiveness of the device may suffer. Not a concern for me. Also, not interested in any alternative solutions. Please no comments to the tune of "just use the sd card as portable storage and move files as necessary". Only interested in formatting the card as internal storage. Thanks!
If you have the SD card already mounted:
Settings > Storage
Click the little icon next to your SD card which should open a file manager. Click on 3 dot menu at upper right and select "Storage Settings" and you should find what you need.
If the card isn't already mounted, you should get the "internal" option the first time you mount the card.
This is based on my H932 running custom Havoc Pie ROM so you're mileage may vary.
conbak49 said:
If you have the SD card already mounted:
Settings > Storage
Click the little icon next to your SD card which should open a file manager. Click on 3 dot menu at upper right and select "Storage Settings" and you should find what you need.
If the card isn't already mounted, you should get the "internal" option the first time you mount the card.
This is based on my H932 running custom Havoc Pie ROM so you're mileage may vary.
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Sorry, should have mentioned this in the first post, I have tried this already. The option to format as internal storage is not there. Also should mention that I have tried the above both as a VS996 and US998. No luck either way.
If you preformat the card to something the phone should recognize, then the option should appear. Maybe exFat? Do you have another card you can test with to make sure this is good?
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If you preformat the card to something the phone should recognize, then the option should appear. Maybe exFat? Do you have another card you can test with to make sure this is good?
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This did not work, either.
GgOTi said:
This did not work, either.
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test another card then! Your testing is a bit ambiguous unless we know what steps you took.
Something I'd try is "cleaning" the card in Windows (using diskpart), then exiting without any further preparation and inserting it into the phone.
Not sure if Android can initialize a completely empty disk, but I'd think that would get rid of anything that might predispose the phone to forcing it as external-only. Probably.
According to:
androidpit.com/how-to-format-microsd-cards-as-internal-storage (Sorry, this is my first post here so I don't have hyperlink functionality unlocked)
LG, and other manufacturers hide the functionality that others here suggest. I have not yet tested it, and the guide refers to Android 6.0, but it has some good detail on the subject. If I have success with this I'll follow up. I'm running Android 9.0 on an LG V30.
I got this working on my v30, running stock pie (root)
use of adb debugging, commands are;
adb shell
sm set-force-adoptable on
sm list-disks
sm partition disk:xx,xx mixed 0 (xx,xx is what disks number that shows from the previous command)
-wait til complete-
sm list-volumes (to verify it is now shown as private)
Doing the command "adb sm partition disks:xx,xx private" is suppose to work, but i've never had it work for me, but mixed 0 works just the same. I am getting an issue of it showing that i have 500gbs from the SD card, even tho i actually have 256gbs, but it still works.
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How do I go about converting my SD card from "Generic Hierarchical" File system to ExFAT?
trying to ROOT my phone for the 1st time.
I right click and it gives me an option to FORMAT,
but it does not give me any option as to what type of file system to format
to, no options for ExFAT or any other types of file system formats..
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How do I go about converting my SD card from "Generic Hierarchical" File system to ExFAT?
trying to ROOT my phone for the 1st time.
I right click and it gives me an option to FORMAT,
but it does not give me any option as to what type of file system to format
to, no options for ExFAT or any other types of file system formats..
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Assuming you are trying using your phone you will likely need a microSD-to-SD converted. I tried using a USB device and it just messed things up.
Oh, what size card? I think anything <64GB will format exFAT using the phone but since I have 64GB I'm not expert on that.
I assume PC if you're using right click. What OS?
In windows 7 it looks like this:
edit - oops apparently I'm too much of a noob to post a freaking picture on this freaking forum. Jesus.
And you can change the FAT32 to ExFat in the second drop-down.
Another option is to use minitool partition wizard (google it)
Another thought - are you trying to format this from your phone? If so you will need to get a card reader to format it from your pc, I do not think formatting the card using your phone as the "card reader" on your pc will work. (as stated in the post above me)
yes
Yes I was trying to format the SD card while it was plugged into my phone.
I am on WINDOWS 8
It is a 15 or 16 Gig SD card, the one that came with the phone.
Is that ok or do I need to get a new card with more GIGS?
Thanks for the fast replies!
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I assume PC if you're using right click. What OS?
In windows 7 it looks like this:
edit - oops apparently I'm too much of a noob to post a freaking picture on this freaking forum. Jesus.
And you can change the FAT32 to ExFat in the second drop-down.
Another option is to use minitool partition wizard (google it)
Another thought - are you trying to format this from your phone? If so you will need to get a card reader to format it from your pc, I do not think formatting the card using your phone as the "card reader" on your pc will work. (as stated in the post above me)
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Oh no you'rre PLENTY good with 16 gigs. You really only need a very small amount of space to do this and then you can reformat the card in your phone and use it as extra storage if you'd like. But to do this exploit you'll need to get an external card reader to format the card on your pc. The only exception is if your card is 64gb, then you CAN apparently format to exfat in your phone. Go figure.
problem!
So i formatted the SD card..
I am using the latest Verizon samsung galaxy S4 the UAME7 one.. model # SCH-I545
I formatted the SD card, yet when i put it back in my phone and click properties.. it shows as a "GENERIC HEIRARCHICAL" file system
Is that right? It is not showing as ExFAT file system..
followed all these steps below..
when i get to typing the ./pwn , i get an error saying it cant find the file.. I hit ENTER or Return after i type each line correct?
1. Move all files and folders directly onto the root of your EXTERNAL microSD card only!
2. Download a Terminal Emulator app:
3. Open the Terminal Emulator app and run below 3 commands:
cd /mnt/extSdCard
./pwn
./script.sh
gymfreak81 said:
So i formatted the SD card..
I am using the latest Verizon samsung galaxy S4 the UAME7 one.. model # SCH-I545
I formatted the SD card, yet when i put it back in my phone and click properties.. it shows as a "GENERIC HEIRARCHICAL" file system
Is that right? It is not showing as ExFAT file system..
followed all these steps below..
when i get to typing the ./pwn , i get an error saying it cant find the file.. I hit ENTER or Return after i type each line correct?
1. Move all files and folders directly onto the root of your EXTERNAL microSD card only!
2. Download a Terminal Emulator app:
3. Open the Terminal Emulator app and run below 3 commands:
cd /mnt/extSdCard
./pwn
./script.sh
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what steps did you take to format? (Used a card reader, right clicked in windows, select "format," change the filesystem type to from fat32 to exfat, etc)
and when you unzipped the zip file (root exploit package) in the link you found:
pwn
script.sh
readme
a folder called gs4ex
and moved all of these things to the root of your sd card?
when you type the first command in the terminal emulator and press enter what is the response you get back?
yea
I figured it out.. when i formatted it i had the QUICK FORMAT box checked.. i unchecked that, Formatted it again.. and finally got it to work!
So i got my phone rooted..
next step.. how do i backup the phone or ROM? Want to back it up before i install xprivacy or xposed.
Tried to do it holding the volume/home/power button, it shows me a recovery menu but no option to BACKUP the phone.
My goal here is to Permanently Disable the E911 GPS services.. for "911 calls/emergency only" which we all know is BS.. I would like to DIsable the E911 GPS but Would still like to be able to use my phone for GPS/DIrections. and disable any other apps from knowing my location etc.
I also want to disable any record keeping of phone calls or texts , is that even possible??
pretty much want to be untraceable, anonymous all around..
Any info on how to do so would be greatly appreciated.
From what my buddy told me i could install a custom ROM to turn off the Code for E911 GPS ?
or is there any other way to do so?
also formatted my SD card over all my PHOTOS, forgot to remove them first.... any way i can recover these? Or are they gone for good?
denmalley said:
what steps did you take to format? (Used a card reader, right clicked in windows, select "format," change the filesystem type to from fat32 to exfat, etc)
and when you unzipped the zip file (root exploit package) in the link you found:
pwn
script.sh
readme
a folder called gs4ex
and moved all of these things to the root of your sd card?
when you type the first command in the terminal emulator and press enter what is the response you get back?
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ME7 currently has a locked bootloader and no exploit in sight. Still plenty you can do with root, and there appears to be workaround almost ready.
Check my response in this thread for all the relevant posts on the topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447640
E911
How do i DISABLE The E911 GPS feature?
I want to disable it, not just remove the ICON.. i want the E911 gps OFF
Why am i seeing things about people who want to just remove the E911 ICON?
That does not disable the actual E911 GPS does it?
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...the one that came with the phone....
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Woah...since when did it come with an SD card? Mine did not, and I just double checked the website and it still says sold separately for micro SD cards.
Wanted to pull this out of the newbie thread, not because it doesn't belong there (i'm certainly still an XDA newb) but because hold IRC-chat is it hard to keep up with all those posts...guess I'm too much of a noob for the newbie post?
TL;DR:
My TF700T has TWRP functioning, but no Android OS installed. Unfortunately TWRP doesn't seem to recognize anything in the USB/SD card ports. See below for what I've tried.
Full Story:
I was trying the whole new ROM on my tablet (ASUS TF700T) thing. I have the recovery part setup just fine TWRP, but I made the foolish mistake of wiping the ENTIRE internal storage, including my backup.
Certainly not a good start, but easy enough to put the new image (I was going for crombie-kk) on an SD card & load from that, except for my problem.....
TWRP doesn't seem to notice my SD Card (or USB) storage devices. It lists "external storage" as one would expect, but it's always 0MB and no files, regardless of whether a device attached. I know the devices are good, and I know the USB & SD card ports were working the day I started the rooting/romming process--so i'm reluctant to think they coincidentally died that exact day.
I've tried SD cards (both full & micro) in both SD card slot & USB port, as well as USB sticks of varying sizes. I've even tried various file formats on these storage devices, but I can't get anything other than 0MB.
Any advice on how to get SOMETHING, ANYTHING, on my device? Obviously a custom ROM is the goal but even if I could go back to a stock device--at least the external storage would work and I could go from there!
Thanks for the help in advance
coatmaker618 said:
Wanted to pull this out of the newbie thread, not because it doesn't belong there (i'm certainly still an XDA newb) but because hold IRC-chat is it hard to keep up with all those posts...guess I'm too much of a noob for the newbie post?
TL;DR:
My TF700T has TWRP functioning, but no Android OS installed. Unfortunately TWRP doesn't seem to recognize anything in the USB/SD card ports. See below for what I've tried.
Full Story:
I was trying the whole new ROM on my tablet (ASUS TF700T) thing. I have the recovery part setup just fine TWRP, but I made the foolish mistake of wiping the ENTIRE internal storage, including my backup.
Certainly not a good start, but easy enough to put the new image (I was going for crombie-kk) on an SD card & load from that, except for my problem.....
TWRP doesn't seem to notice my SD Card (or USB) storage devices. It lists "external storage" as one would expect, but it's always 0MB and no files, regardless of whether a device attached. I know the devices are good, and I know the USB & SD card ports were working the day I started the rooting/romming process--so i'm reluctant to think they coincidentally died that exact day.
I've tried SD cards (both full & micro) in both SD card slot & USB port, as well as USB sticks of varying sizes. I've even tried various file formats on these storage devices, but I can't get anything other than 0MB.
Any advice on how to get SOMETHING, ANYTHING, on my device? Obviously a custom ROM is the goal but even if I could go back to a stock device--at least the external storage would work and I could go from there!
Thanks for the help in advance
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If I understand your problem corectly you have to go into Recovery and mount your sd card first.
I'n not sure where in the TWRP recovery exactly is but there is surely a menu 'mount'.
In there you have to mount your sd card first.
Hope it solve your problem.
XlapatsaS said:
If I understand your problem corectly you have to go into Recovery and mount your sd card first.
I'n not sure where in the TWRP recovery exactly is but there is surely a menu 'mount'.
In there you have to mount your sd card first.
Hope it solve your problem.
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I should have mentioned that. I have tried mounting (under the "mount" menu), it lists "Micro SDcard" as an option, but won't select (it just flashes & stays unchecked) when I attempt to select it.
Thanks for pointing that out though.
See if you can adb push a rom zip to the internal storage.
es0tericcha0s said:
See if you can adb push a rom zip to the internal storage.
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Sorry, not entirely clear what you mean, could you explain in a little more detail or link to a guide or something? Thanks!
coatmaker618 said:
Sorry, not entirely clear what you mean, could you explain in a little more detail or link to a guide or something? Thanks!
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Read these about adb push:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598027
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667929
XlapatsaS said:
Read these about adb push:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598027
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667929
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I don't think I can, "adb devices" or "fastboot devices" does not seem to see my table, when it is attached to the computer. I went to "Mount" --> "ADB Sideload" so the tablet is "listening" for the adb push....but as I said, adb.exe cannot see my tablet
So did I brick this tablet beyond repair?
Is there anything I can do?
What about factory reset?
HALP!
And thanks, for everything I've gotten so far and hopefully everything to come.
Factory reset won't help in this situation at all.
http://www.transformerforums.com/fo...irmware-tf700-tf300-tf101-possibly-tf201.html
I thought LG wasn't going to allow portable storage ?
I put my card in and it didn't make me format and it shows as portable storage.
The G5 does allow portable storage (obviously with the SD card slot). However, it does not support Marshmallow's "Adoptable Storage" (i.e. formatting the card as if it were more permanent, internal storage). I found this perplexing too, but perhaps it will support this with later updates, or we'll be able to use it with custom ROMs if the root work comes through.
More information on the difference here.
You can enable adoptable storage now using adb. Several guides on xda now on how to do this.
btothec said:
You can enable adoptable storage now using adb. Several guides on xda now on how to do this.
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Can you link me to anything showing this working specifically for the G5? The only adb method I've seen is the one for the S7, and it results in storage being incorrectly displayed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=66345633
Follow one of those guys and you'll be set. I did it with a fast 64GB card and I've had no issues.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=66345633
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Those are instructions. In the context of my question, I'm referring to a screenshot or other such proof after the process showing storage displaying correctly on the device.
I have not done it yet. I did see some of those screenshots with incorrect sizes being displayed however. Maybe ask in that thread about it?
Hey guys, purchased the LG G5 (Singapore) and realised that the internal and sd storage seem to be having a strange issue, when i delete files, i dont immediately get my space back, if at all sometimes. it turns up as unusable space called system data when using DiskUsage. Restarting/ejecting works sometimes, but more often than not it doesnt work. I have tried factory resets and 3 different micro sd cards from samsung sandisk and toshiba. any ideas?
Hello, as can be seen for the numerous threads, marshmallow has been released for the M4 aqua. To many peoples disappointment the update did not contain adoptive storage. I have found a method on MoDaCo which details how to do this on the galaxy S7 and S7 edge (Source http://www.modaco.com/news/android/...e-adoptable-storage-on-your-s7-s7-edge-r1632/) and i have found out this works on some marshmallow phones. I have had success with this on my dad's LG K8 and my own M4 Aqua. Here I will go through the main steps but also look through the post on MoDaCo.
Requirement:
M4 Aqua with Marshmallow firmware (Tested on E2303 but have heard of success on others) with USB debugging enabled
SD Card (High speed recommended if going to be used for apps since if on slower SD's can be known to crash and run slowly)
I RECOMMEND USING A 16GB ON 50/50 LOOK IN ADVICE
ADB tools
DISCLAIMER - I take no responsibility for any problems with SD card not functioning properly or loss of data after doing this tutorial, I did not come up with this workaround and everyone should check the linked post to MoCaDo to see what the person thinks since I'm just going through the tutorial as well and thought I should let the community know
1. Back up any important files on your SD Card since they will be formatted and re-partitioned.
2. Enable developer settings and turn on Debug over USB
3. Set up your ADB tools on the PC side and open a command window in the adb file.
4. Type "adb devices" and confirm your phone is connected and is recognised in the program
5. Now type "adb shell" and then "sm list-disks" Now it will tell you the ID for your SD connected in your phone. This will look like "disk:179,130" This number could be bigger or smaller but will be two sets of numbers separated by either a comma or a colon
6. Now it's time to partition the disk. This can be configured in a number of ways.
Apply the comand you want replacing diskid with the number shown in the part above, including the comma or colon
-If you want your USB to be fully adopted type "sm partition disk:diskid private" ( I've heard some issues about this way) Have heard this doesn't work well so not recommended
-If you want partially adopted type "sm partition disk:diskid mixed 50" This splits the USB 50/50 If you want more adopted storage, decrease the number. ( Seems to work best as 50/50) The number is the percentage that is not Adoptive so for 30% adoptive you would put 70
-If you want to reformat the card to be non adopted type "sm partition disk:diskid public"
Do not just reformat the card on the phone software if you want to make it back into standard storage. I have had problems doing this since it said in the post it was fine but did not work for me.
If you go onto the phone, you'll now see your new adopted storage. As the method is not the proper way to do it, The total space and available space and space used may look a bit weird with outrageous numbers.
Advice:
- I was having some problems before after flashing the update myself. I ended up having to format my card on my PC and repairing the phone through companion and it seems to be working much better.
- Also I don't know if this really matters but i first installed all the updates for the sony stock stuff before partitioning the SD card.
After following these extra steps i've installed a ton of apps with no warning about low storage.
-Don't allocate more than 8GB to adoptive storage since it doesn't seem to really work well. This may be because there is a 16 GB version of the M4 so just thinks that is just normal storage. I tried this with a 32GB on 50/50 and this totally mucked up. So I recommend using 16 GB on 50/50
Edit: Now looking at my storage, the numbers for the storage don't seem outrageous and seem like they could be accurate.
Camera is not working anymore. It says "Memory not avaiable", and I can't change it.
porroni said:
Camera is not working anymore. It says "Memory not avaiable", and I can't change it.
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I've done 50/50 and it is still working for me. Have you done a full adoptive?
jonnyd100 said:
I've done 50/50 and it is still working for me. Have you done a full adoptive?
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Yes, i've done a full adoptive.
porroni said:
Yes, i've done a full adoptive.
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It may be because it is looking for an Sd on standard mode but cannot. I think the best way to go while doing this is going mixed 50/50 or 75/50. For me, Spotify didn't see the adoptive partition so I could't save my music to it, i had to save it to my SD that wasn't adoptive
jonnyd100 said:
It may be because it is looking for an Sd on standard mode but cannot. I think the best way to go while doing this is going mixed 50/50 or 75/50. For me, Spotify didn't see the adoptive partition so I could't save my music to it, i had to save it to my SD that wasn't adoptive
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Done the mixed one (20/80), now camera works fine. It's the best solution.
One problem
Hi, I used this method and all good. But just let me go applications that previously could partially move, only now fully. Other applications no. I have mixed 50/50. Any solution? Sorry for my english, thanks!
asierrg said:
Hi, I used this method and all good. But just let me go applications that previously could partially move, only now fully. Other applications no. I have mixed 50/50. Any solution? Sorry for my english, thanks!
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I think that only apps that can move to sd card can be moved to the adoptive partition
Hey there,
tried the method as well, but I got a weird problem. The device storage is negative and given in "B" i.e. "-15045169152,00 B". The cards and storage below are shown properly. I live in Germany and got the Update via PC Companion. I retried the procedure with a fomated sd card with equal results.
Can someone tell me how the phone should behave during typing the commands in adb (I use minimal adb 1.4). Does it restart on its own? (Should it have been done in fastboot?!)
Best,
Fabian
50/50 is working good for me! Good job
blubbington said:
Hey there,
tried the method as well, but I got a weird problem. The device storage is negative and given in "B" i.e. "-15045169152,00 B". The cards and storage below are shown properly. I live in Germany and got the Update via PC Companion. I retried the procedure with a fomated sd card with equal results.
Can someone tell me how the phone should behave during typing the commands in adb (I use minimal adb 1.4). Does it restart on its own? (Should it have been done in fastboot?!)
Best,
Fabian
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Hey! As i said at the end, since this isn't supported by sony it can give some weird numbers but it still does work.
jonnyd100 said:
Hey! As i said at the end, since this isn't supported by sony it can give some weird numbers but it still does work.
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Thanks for the quick reply! But that is more than a weird number right? Not even in GB. Should it restart automatically after the partitioning?
Edit: I got the 85% storage message also after installing a few apps...
blubbington said:
Thanks for the quick reply! But that is more than a weird number right? Not even in GB. Should it restart automatically after the partitioning?
Edit: I got the 85% storage message also after installing a few apps...
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It didn't restart for me. I find it weird why you are getting low storage... How did you partition the card?
Edit: I have 74 apps from the play store including the sony apps and I'm still fine for storage
jonnyd100 said:
It didn't restart for me. I find it weird why you are getting low storage... How did you partition the card?
Edit: I have 74 apps from the play store including the sony apps and I'm still fine for storage
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I used the mixed 50 routine. Its a 64GB Samsung Pro. Which adb tool did you use? Perhaps there are differences?
Should i buy UHS-3 Class 10 card or what is the optimal card speed for this ?
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I used the mixed 50 routine. Its a 64GB Samsung Pro. Which adb tool did you use? Perhaps there are differences?
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I'm just using a standard ADB tool i found online. I think its the 15 second ADB tool
Asan7 said:
Should i buy UHS-3 Class 10 card or what is the optimal card speed for this ?
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I would recommend a high speed SD Card. My dad is using a slower normal SD card and it doesn't seem to work very well, apps are slow and crash.
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I would recommend a high speed SD Card. My dad is using a slower normal SD card and it doesn't seem to work very well, apps are slow and crash.
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But, these high speed cards are for video recording in 4K etc.. can card reader in this phone use full potential of high speed cards or its not restricted ?
Asan7 said:
But, these high speed cards are for video recording in 4K etc.. can card reader in this phone use full potential of high speed cards or its not restricted ?
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I wouldn't go that far. I'm using a sandisk ultra 16GB which is a cat 10. I think they should be sufficient. any card that says microsd HC or something like that should be fine
Edit: This motorola page is really good to look at https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/109134/p/1449,9582
so I want to share my experience with you guys, I partitioned my sd card like this: %60 SD card, %40 adoptive storage. I have a sd card with 95r/90w speeds and when I installed A1 SD bench in my internal storage, it shows these results: (accurate with reboot)
both SD and adoptive storage: read 40, write 45 MBs
internal: read 100, write 20-25 MBs
I would say app opening speeds are normal and apps don't crash. I can't move all apps to adoptive storage, so that's a bummer
I am currently waiting for someone to find a way to root so that I can keep using link2sd as usual
That. I'm rooted with TWRP recovery, using the AOSP Extended ROM v3.2 (7.1.1 nougat).
I dont want to format my sdcard to internal, because I use it to save files and backups, and zip files to flash on an emergency.
Is there an alternative? I can't seem to find one.
It would be cool to make it think it has 2 sd cards, 1 internal and 1 external, while in real it's just one that is formatted in 2 partitions, but I don't think thats possible.
Thanks.
makmm said:
That. I'm rooted with TWRP recovery, using the AOSP Extended ROM v3.2 (7.1.1 nougat).
I dont want to format my sdcard to internal, because I use it to save files and backups, and zip files to flash on an emergency.
Is there an alternative? I can't seem to find one.
It would be cool to make it think it has 2 sd cards, 1 internal and 1 external, while in real it's just one that is formatted in 2 partitions, but I don't think thats possible.
Thanks.
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What you want is possible. I'm using it on my moto e and moto z play.
I'll try to dig up the link for the procedure. You need a PC, and a basic knowledge of adb.
Edit: here you go. http://blog.sam.liddicott.com/2016/02/android-6-semi-adopted-storage.html?m=1
Here's what it looks like on Z play.
dandrumheller said:
Here's what it looks like on Z play.
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Is it safe to do? In worst case scenario, will it brick my phone?
soft brick or hard brick?
(yes, i'm obviusly going to backup the contents of my sd card.)
BTW, thanks! if this works, ily so much lol
makmm said:
Is it safe to do? In worst case scenario, will it brick my phone?
soft brick or hard brick?
(yes, i'm obviusly going to backup the contents of my sd card.)
BTW, thanks! if this works, ily so much lol
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It will nuke whatever is on your SD card. Won't touch a thing on your phone. Just follow the directions, he tells you how to confirm you're looking at the proper storage device.
AFAIK there are no negative effects beyond the normal additional read write cycles due to adoptable storage. Been using one card like this on the e (backup device, low use) for six months, and the other one for about a month now on the Z (high use daily driver). Working fine for me.
dandrumheller said:
It will nuke whatever is on your SD card. Won't touch a thing on your phone. Just follow the directions, he tells you how to confirm you're looking at the proper storage device.
AFAIK there are no negative effects beyond the normal additional read write cycles due to adoptable storage. Been using one card like this on the e (backup device, low use) for six months, and the other one for about a month now on the Z (high use daily driver). Working fine for me.
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Seems legit. I have a 32gb sd (max for the Moto E surnia) and going for 25% internal (about 8gb) and 75% external (about 24gb.)
Thanks a lot!
EDIT: OK. I did it, but i forgotten to eject it, so now it's corrupted, and I can't seem to find a way to eject it to try to do it again, as when I press on the SD card, it tells me to format it. If I format it (temporarely, to then do it again) it will still say "Corrupted". EDIT2: I tried formatting it as portable and it worked, but then when I ejected with the icon next to the sd card, and then doing the commands gives the same result as before. "Portable Storage" is okay, named as "sdcard1 / vfat" but internal says "Corrupted". What do I try now?
makmm said:
Seems legit. I have a 32gb sd (max for the Moto E surnia) and going for 25% internal (about 8gb) and 75% external (about 24gb.)
Thanks a lot!
EDIT: OK. I did it, but i forgotten to eject it, so now it's corrupted, and I can't seem to find a way to eject it to try to do it again, as when I press on the SD card, it tells me to format it. If I format it (temporarely, to then do it again) it will still say "Corrupted". EDIT2: I tried formatting it as portable and it worked, but then when I ejected with the icon next to the sd card, and then doing the commands gives the same result as before. "Portable Storage" is okay, named as "sdcard1 / vfat" but internal says "Corrupted". What do I try now?
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Hmmm. Probably better off to reformat the whole card to a single fat32 partition (use a card formating tool on the pc for this) and start over. Not sure if or how to do it via adb if it's seeing one partition as corrupt.
Fwiw, 32gb is the max " officially " supported SD card size on the surnia, but it works fine with bigger cards. I'm running 64gb.
I'm going to try a solution that is on the comments of the blog post. Thanks!
EDIT: tried the solution, heres the comment:
A Bored Boy 16 September 2016 at 19:54
For anyone that is getting the corrupted error on their SD card when creating a mixed partition. Here is the solution.
After you have partitioned the disk and while your SD card is corruped enter In the terminal the following:
$> adb shell sm list-volumes all
Which will list your volumes, for example:
private mounted null
public:179,1 mounted B5B1-140C
private:179,3 unmountable null
emulated mounted null
Then enter the following replacing 179,3 with whichever disk numbers you are given:
$> adb shell sm format private:179,3
$> adb shell sm mount private:179,3
Now your SD card in device storage should be properly mounted and your portable storage will still be there.
This worked on my LG G5 and should work on the S7.
On the 2nd and 3rd step I get the following error:
▶ adb shell sm mount private:179_67
Error: java.lang.IllegalStateException: command '55 volume mount private:179_67 0 -1' failed with '400 55 Command failed'
Help?
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Hmmm. Probably better off to reformat the whole card to a single fat32 partition (use a card formating tool on the pc for this) and start over. Not sure if or how to do it via adb if it's seeing one partition as corrupt.
Fwiw, 32gb is the max " officially " supported SD card size on the surnia, but it works fine with bigger cards. I'm running 64gb.
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OK. Tried formatting into FAT32 with a chromebook (only computer I had access to atm, no usb adapter :/) and it formatted. Then putted the sd on my phone, selected as portable, EJECTED and did the proccess.. no luck.
Same result. The internal partition marks as "corrupted".
Anyone, help? I really need it, lol.
Thanks anyway,
dandrumheller? Someone? I really need it ?
I readed some more and see that link2sd is a better option? What's the difference?
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dandrumheller? Someone? I really need it ?
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Don't know what to tell you, I just followed the post and it worked. Do you have another card you can try with?
Does the original card work normally again after going back to fat32?
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Don't know what to tell you, I just followed the post and it worked. Do you have another card you can try with?
Does the original card work normally again after going back to fat32?
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I think yes. I have other card(s) but they are not mine.
But what's the difference from this method than link2sd?
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I think yes. I have other card(s) but they are not mine.
But what's the difference from this method than link2sd?
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Haven't used link2sd in many years. Used to require lots of manual management, but it's the same concept. 2 partitions on SD card, 2 different formats, apps on one, media etc on the other.
Give it a shot. Used to have to manually format SD card to ext2 (iirc) for the app partition.
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Haven't used link2sd in many years. Used to require lots of manual management, but it's the same concept. 2 partitions on SD card, 2 different formats, apps on one, media etc on the other.
Give it a shot. Used to have to manually format SD card to ext2 (iirc) for the app partition.
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I tried a thousand times with ext4 (and fat32) and it didnt work....
BUT WAIT, theres more! i tried with ext2 as you said (fat32 + ext2) and Just Works(tm)
Thanks, i really appreciate your help, you were the only one to respond lol...
PS: using apps2sd instead of link2sd as apps2sd has part manager, that's how i partitioned it, yay!
PS2: should i just use link2sd as "linker" and apps2sd as alternative/part manager?
thanks again ;D
Edit: I needed to change some config in SuperSU and create in advanced mode the Mnt script, but it works like a charm! It lets me move any app! ;D
makmm said:
I tried a thousand times with ext4 (and fat32) and it didnt work....
BUT WAIT, theres more! i tried with ext2 as you said (fat32 + ext2) and Just Works(tm)
Thanks, i really appreciate your help, you were the only one to respond lol...
PS: using apps2sd instead of link2sd as apps2sd has part manager, that's how i partitioned it, yay!
PS2: should i just use link2sd as "linker" and apps2sd as alternative/part manager?
thanks again ;D
Edit: I needed to change some config in SuperSU and create in advanced mode the Mnt script, but it works like a charm! It lets me move any app! ;D
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Glad you got it working!
andorid sucks those years too