I just bought a new card, and I'm ready to format it to use with hero, I just needed to know the best way to transfer my ext2 to my new card. I would prefer to use my computer to do it but I'm open to any suggestions!! I would even be fine with copying the .apk files over to the desktop and preparing the new sd card, if that is even possible. I'm not sure how to access my ext partition from windows though, I have to use acronis to partition and can see the ext in it but I'm not sure how to copy files over from it. The only reason I am worried about keeping anything from the old card is because I have run across a few apps included in a few roms that I cannot re download from the market for various reasons.
You can do it in ubuntu.
I don't have or use ubuntu though, is that the only way to do it?
paragon partition manager it's free. I bought acronis disk director It's is the easiest part. software i have ever seen ext/2 ext/3 and linux swap.there are some tricks make sure that all partitions are assingned a drive letter I learned the hard way.
if you want to move the whole thing then create a folder on the root of ur C drive and name it: Android
Now transfer everything from ur sdcard to ur computer
adb pull /system/sd C:\Android
then transfer to the new sd card
adb push C:\Android /system/sd
if you just want to transfer apps only, then create two new subfolders inside the Android folder, and name them "app" and "app-private"
adb pull /system/sd/app C:\Android\app
adb pull /system/sd/app-private C:\Android\app-private
to new card:
adb push C:\Android\app /system/sd/app
adb push C:\Android\app-private /system/sd/app-private
You should see a bunch of apps are being pulling from the sdcard card to ur computer, check the Android folder. Hope this help
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Is it possible if I installed apps/data on SD card to switch to another card and install apps/data on it? I removed my current card and my phone stopped working. I will take help from anyone who has it.
if you want to, you should be able to copy everything to a backup folder and upload to another sd card. you need to do this in linux cause windows does not natively read ext2 partitions. shut down your phone, remove the micro sd card, put in your computer, copy everything to the backup folder, then re-partition your new (hopefully bigger) micro sd card. put back in the phone and boot it up. i have never tried this, but it should work, just as long as you have the ext2 partition the system can read from. good luck.
I agree fully with corp769. In addition, two important things to remember are:
* ext2 must be the second (primary) partition
* you must preserve UNIX access permissions by copying apps and data directories with cp -rp ! That's the reason apps on SD doesn't work without repartitioning.
* you must use a separate card reader, you cannot do this while the card is plugged into your G1. (Unless you can do some fancy mounting/unmounting stuff on the phone, that is. It's certainly easier and safer to use a card reader).
I too have never tried this, but it should work.
creid2352 said:
Is it possible if I installed apps/data on SD card to switch to another card and install apps/data on it? I removed my current card and my phone stopped working. I will take help from anyone who has it.
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i did this on linux from a 2G card to a new 8G card .. my partitions are named so i utilize naming to distinguish one partition from the other:
make two folders on your linux desktop .. "SDD1" and "SDD2" .. the FAT32(sdd1) can be click-and-drag to the desktop folder .. the EXT2(sdd2) needs to be run inside Terminal to retain the permissions (unless someone know a better way)
ie: sudo cp -a /media/sdd2/* /home/LucidREM/Desktop/SDD2
then switch cards
ie: sudo cp -a /home/LucidREM/Desktop/SDD2/* /media/sdd2
obviously substitute your name for mine unless you call yourself "LucidREM"
In the exact same process when you have an error nfs :
In linux with the card reader
unmount both vfat and ext2 partitions and type :
fsck -p /dev/yourext2partition.
fsck.vfat -p /dev/yourfatpartition
that's how I manage to recover 2 MicroSD card
If you want to go the GUI route - go grab a copy of the GParted Live distribution. Put that on bootable media (whatever your case may be, USB or CD/DVD) then boot into GParted and use the GUI to copy and paste the partitions over. GParted will do a consistency check and fix any errors in both partitions first, then copy over into the new SD card.
Thanks a lot for the help everyone. I will give this a shot when I get home. Appreciate all the quick responses.
no prob man, just let us know if it works for you or not.
If you don't have linux, is there a program for windows or mac I can use to do this? Thanks
legaleye2005 said:
If you don't have linux, is there a program for windows or mac I can use to do this? Thanks
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Yes download Wubi (which is like Linux in a box, and can be installed in like 10 minutes and ready to use and removed like a normal program) or download Paragon Partition Manager 9 Trial Version, it must be version 9 not 10. I recommend Wubi however, much easier, and who knows, you might fall in love with it like I did.
I tried the LucidREM instructions and it is looping on startup.
Is there a different way to do this?
Simplest Method
Just in case people still want to know how to change SD cards (ext partition and all), which I suspect will happen a lot since the 16GB cards are going to start dropping in price soon, here's the simplest and best way I know how to do it. I have done this a bunch of times without any issues. I've even used this to go from a G1 to a myTouch (with minor compatibility changes, of course). But simply changing/upgrading SD cards is a breeze.
First thing's first. You will need bart.sh which can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=562292. If you are using a myTouch or simply don't want to bother typing commands, use Amon_RA's wonderful recovery menus with bart.sh already built in. The Nexus One version can be found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611829) but there are links to the recovery menus for the G1, myTouch, Hero, etc. on that page.
You will need to be familiar with how bart.sh works and this is way beyond this post. There is a ton of information on the bart.sh thread. So here are the steps that need to be done.
1) Run bart.sh, either in recovery console or via recovery menu, to backup your entire ext2/3/4 partition (as well as nandroid for simplicity).
2) Back up the fat32 portion of your SD card as you normally would by mounting your SD card to your computer. Make sure that this includes the new bart.sh backup which should be located in the bart folder in the root of you SD card.
3) Partition your new SD card using the method of your choice. Amon_RA's recovery menus have an easy and painless method for this but you can use parted or any other method you choose. If you use your device to partition your new SD card do NOT boot your phone after you partition the card. You will want to finish Step 4 first. Amon_RA's recovery allows you to mount your SD card from recovery to help you complete Step 4 if you do not have a SD card reader.
4) Using Amon_RA's recovery menu or an SD card reader copy the fat32 partition, which includes your bart.sh backup, from your PC to the fat32 partition of your newly partitioned SD card. From the recovery menu, restore your bart.sh backup.
5) Voila. You now have all of your partitions moved to a new SD card.
This process can be simplified into one sentence. Do a bart.sh backup and restore it to the new SD making sure the SD card has the proper partitions and that you don't forget about the fat32 partition. The above is just a list showing the proper order so that you don't lose any data during the process.
I installed Cyanogen´s last version, and did a ext3 partition in my sd card...
All work fine, and now I have apps in sd card, BUT...when I try to change the card for another one, the phone hangs....
I can´t activate or deactivate sd card like I did when no app2sd before change it, because the option is disabled in settings and secondary sdcard is show with all ext3 space...
I have a lot of multimedia files and need more than one sd card, so... is not possible to change the sd card when you configured the phone for app2sd?
josepz said:
I installed Cyanogen´s last version, and did a ext3 partition in my sd card...
All work fine, and now I have apps in sd card, BUT...when I try to change the card for another one, the phone hangs....
I can´t activate or deactivate sd card like I did when no app2sd before change it, because the option is disabled in settings and secondary sdcard is show with all ext3 space...
I have a lot of multimedia files and need more than one sd card, so... is not possible to change the sd card when you configured the phone for app2sd?
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because Cm rom automatically move your app, app-private, lost+found & dalvik-cache to your SD and when you boot your phone with a different SD it will definitely freeze because you don't have you dalvik-cache in ext partition
its a chicked & egg problem. Does anybody know if the phone can be connected to a computer when in recovery mode? Because if it can't, the phone needs to be wiped everytime the SD card goes bad or you need to replace it for some reason.
If recovery console can be connected to the computer, then the card can be backed up to a folder on the computer and restored back into another card.
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its a chicked & egg problem. Does anybody know if the phone can be connected to a computer when in recovery mode? Because if it can't, the phone needs to be wiped everytime the SD card goes bad or you need to replace it for some reason.
If recovery console can be connected to the computer, then the card can be backed up to a folder on the computer and restored back into another card.
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You can use adb from JF's or Cyanogen's recovery, or you can mount your card manually through the recovery console:
echo /dev/block/mmcblk0 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file
best thing to do is this while in recovery, use adb and type
Code:
adb shell mount /system/sd/
adb pull /system/sd/ system_sd_backup
turn off phone, change sd card, go back into recovery, then
Code:
adb shell mount /system/sd/
adb push system_sd_backup /system/sd/
RaiderX303 said:
best thing to do is this while in recovery, use adb and type
Code:
adb shell mount /system/sd/
adb pull /system/sd/ system_sd_backup
turn off phone, change sd card, go back into recovery, then
Code:
adb shell mount /system/sd/
adb push system_sd_backup /system/sd/
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These are fired from the computer, right? NVM. figured that. Thanks for the command. A nudge in the right direction is always very helpful! Now I know, I will not be in dark if my SD card gives up on me.
Similar Problem
I've got a similar problem...
My SD card has corrupted a couple of times, so I've ordered a new one. However, I've now got round to setting up App2sd and all is working well. A few questions about swapping cards around:
Am I right in thinking that I can use the above method (adb shell commands) to copy the relevant info across to the new SD card? Assumably after it's been partitioned.
I was thinking that a Nanodroid backup and restore would do the trick - not so convinced now...?
noob question but I'm just confused.
I'm running cyan's 3.6.8.1 pimped out recovery image on a Class 4 SDcard. I just bought a Class 6 card that I've already partitioned with EXT3.
My questions:
1. how do I move everything (apps, data, etc) from the Class 4 to the Class 6? I don't have adb but I do have both SDcards on card readers.
2. When I move it to the Class 6, will I have to redownload the apps from Market again or will it work smoothly?
Thanks
U need adb to work. That would be the easiest way. There is a tut right about your post about getting ADB to work and it doesnt take that long to set up. 15 min at most. Once you get it working
adb remount
adb pull /system/sd/app
then on your new sd card
adb push app /system/sd/
OR
You can just use Backup for Root users which is free or use Astro and backup all your apps and put the folder on your new sd card.
You will need to reflash your rom since the cache and settings are on your old sd card.
Or you could get a copy of an ubuntu **** or burn ur own. Or hell use wubi to install ubuntu in windows like a program. I say that because ubuntu will see the ext partition. And it will be as easy as click and drag from there
I ended up doing the adb method. Using adb file explorer made the whole process so much easier than I thought it would be.
thanks
I am running Cynogen Mod 4.1.999.
I have 3 partitions on my stock 1GB microsdhc card.
I want to backup everything and move them to a new microsdhc card that I bought.
Is it possible to transfer the data in all the partitions to the new card without losing my installed apps? I have a friend who only transferred the files that he could see in Windows Explorer to the new microsd card but when he loaded it to his phone, all his apps were gone.
So is it possible to retain what I already have but on a new and larger microsd card?
Help is appreciated.
To move apps off of ext:
adb remount
adb pull system/sd/ %CD%\whateveryouwant
(this pulls everything off of the ext including dalvik which you can delete from the folder and puts it in your user directory. *C:\Users*)
to put back:
adb push %CD%\whateveryouwant /system/sd/
sdcard you just mount and put files into a folder and put them back.
it is not necessary to pull the swap partition.
Hope this helps!
make a ubuntu live cd, run it, mount sd, copy ext partition, put new card in make partitions in gparted since you are there and then copy files over, run fix permissions
simple
The easiest way to do what you're asking is to flash to Amon_RA's latest recovery. He's built-in "Backup and Restore Tool", which essentially does what Nandroid originally did and extended it to the ext partition of your SD card.
Run BART to backup your entire phone from the Recovery Console and you can then replace your SD card, partition it the way you want, and then run BART to restore your entire phone as well.
Here's what I am looking to accomplish. I wanted a backup sd card just in the event mine goes bad. I ran a search with 'SD Card" in the title and read each thread. Here are my roadblocks.... I installed DiskInternals Linux Reader and although it let me copy the ext3 partition files to my pc, it does not allow me to copy them back to the new card. Partition Manager does not have a 64-bit free version. Installed Ext2 IFS for Windows, however, it refused to see my sd card when mounted. I used RA-dream-v1.5.2 recovery to do a Bart + Ext Backup and verified the ext-backup.tar is on my sd card. I was going to install ADB, however, it doesn't say it works on Windows 7 64-bit. I have already partitioned the new card and have everything copied to the Fat32 partion. How now is the easiest way for me to get the ext-backup.tar untarred to my ext3 partition on the new sd card? Please don't flame me as I have been reading threads since 10 this morning. Thanks for any help!
The best thing I've found for managing the Linux partitions is a GParted Live disc. Just download and burn to a bootable CD. Pop it in and reboot your machine and you're free to do pretty much whatever you want with your SD card partitions without having to worry about Windows getting in the way.
Appreciate it. Gonna try it now. Thank you!
Well, I did as instructed. However, it failed to "Buffer I/O error on device sr0, logical block 57107. Any other way to accomplish what I am looking for?
any possibility that your USB port is flakey? Any way to try it on a differenty machine? I've got one PC that has USB problems and has been known to give similar kinds of error messages.
It seems fine for everything. It's a brand new Dell, only 2 months old. It was kinda freaky when I booted from the cd...lines of text scrolling on my screen for a couple minutes, lol. I was like...this better not be wiping my pc out Then at the end it just died on that error... The one thing I notice in reading threads...people keep giving console commands to do things on the phone using adb, however, I tried and it says adb isn't found... Here is an example. I can't believe there isn't an easy way to do this with so many folks rooted, etc.
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best thing to do is this while in recovery, use adb and type
Code:
adb shell mount /system/sd/
adb pull /system/sd/ system_sd_backup
turn off phone, change sd card, go back into recovery, then
Code:
adb shell mount /system/sd/
adb push system_sd_backup /system/sd/
ok so I have copied an EXT from one card to another and this is how you do it. You need to be using RA recovery. Go into your console from recovery and type "bart -e -s EXT" that will create a back up of your EXT in a folder called "bart" on the fat32 partition of your SD card. Plug your phone into your PC and copy the bart folder to the PC. Now take the SD card out of your phone and put in the one that you want to restore the EXT to in. Copy the bart folder from your PC to your new cards fat32 partition. Make sure you partition the new card so that it has an EXT partition on it and then go into the recovery console and type "bart -e -r" it will ask you to select which back up to restore. Input the number for the back up that says "EXT" and restore it.
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ok so I have copied an EXT from one card to another and this is how you do it. You need to be using RA recovery. Go into your console from recovery and type "bart -e -s EXT" that will create a back up of your EXT in a folder called "bart" on the fat32 partition of your SD card. Plug your phone into your PC and copy the bart folder to the PC. Now take the SD card out of your phone and put in the one that you want to restore the EXT to in. Copy the bart folder from your PC to your new cards fat32 partition. Make sure you partition the new card so that it has an EXT partition on it and then go into the recovery console and type "bart -e -r" it will ask you to select which back up to restore. Input the number for the back up that says "EXT" and restore it.
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Worked flawlesly! Your help coupled with a PM I received from 'shadowch31' made this seamless. Thanks so much!
I tried to run the BART backup via console, but I keep getting an error message as following:
Storing app data...
tar: empty archive
Error occurred during storing of app data...
tar operation failed.
Do you have enough space on the /sdcard?
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I have about 4 times more free space on the SD card then my ext-4 partition is. What could be the problem?