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Unsure on procedure for partitioning SD/flashing new rom

So i have JACheroski installed and it looks great.. but god is it slow. I probably didnt partition my sd card correctly.... so help me out here guys.
I dont know what exactly i want either..(fat32/ext 2 or 3/linux-swap)
Now can i just go into recovery, type in the 5 or 6 lines of code givin in the guide on here and have my card partitioned the way i want? Or do i have to download the apps2sd app and install it and THEN go type in the code.
Or lets say I use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714 do i have to install apps2sd then follow his guide and my phone will be set up for all these hero roms??

And do i really need adb?

You need all 3 (fat32/ext2 or 3/linux-swap) this is the guide I used because it gives you they way to do it for each card size (8gb,4gb,2gb) Just make sure you follow it exactly as described, make sure when you do the linux-swap you do the - inbetween the numbers, not just a space like with the fat32 and ext2.
justanothercrowd said:
You can use the recovery console and parted to format SDcards with 1.31 folks, no more going through hassles you have the tools on you G1!...here is an example of how to do this in recovery console using parted. DO NOT USE MORE THAN 32MB SWAP!!!
Example for 8GB card (this example plays it safe and will leave a small amount leftover regardless of the 8GB card)
Reboot and enter recovery
Enter console
#parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
#print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with, the details should be straight forward)
rm 1
rm 2
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 7200
mkpartfs primary ext2 7200 7700
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 7700 7732
#print (to verify we have the 3 partitions)
Example for my 4GB card
#parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
#print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with, the details should be straight forward)
rm 1
rm 2
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 3420
mkpartfs primary ext2 3420 3932
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 3932-3964
Example for a 2GB card playing it safe
#parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
#print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with, the details should be straight forward)
rm 1
rm 2
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 1200
mkpartfs primary ext2 1200 1700
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 1700-1732
"End?" you need to place the last value for the linux swap eg.3964 for my 4GB card
#print (to verify we have the 3 partitions)
Next we need to "quit" parted and upgrade our ext2 partition to ext3
#upgrade_fs
Swap value is set to 30 currently, you can change this by modifying the "echo" value for swappiness in the a2sd.sh script
For a longer more detailed parted turorial read this
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Now do i need apps2sd installed now? or after i partition everything?

that rom does apps2sd automatically so dont install any script for it or you will screw it up. Making the ext2/3 partition is what makes it work, basically no you dont need to do anything other then partition correctly, maybe wipe and reflash after but you shouldnt have to.

Thanks man!
Ill do it right away and see what happens.

Ignore that last bit.
Ok... it takes me to GNU parted 1.8.8.1.179.
i typed print and it gave me a huge list of info but i type rm 1 and it says unrecognised disk label
Actually its not recognizing any of my disk labels

prolly because you didnt make any partitions yet, and when you type print dont put a # just type print then you will see if you have any partitions, if it doesnt show any you dont need to do the rm 1 or rm 2

crpercodani said:
prolly because you didnt make any partitions yet, and when you type print dont put a # just type print then you will see if you have any partitions, if it doesnt show any you dont need to do the rm 1 or rm 2
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Awesome i got it i think.
So now my phone should just run faster? Or is there more i need to do? And im i safe to swap to any other hero rom now?
nevermind.... it says damaged sd card now...
If i format will i have to repartition it?

It wont format now... this is frustrating haha

Yea you can switch roms but you need to wipe the ext2/3 partition, it says how to somewhere, hold on I will find it and edit it into here. Damn that sucks, when did it say damaged? Was it on the phone or when you mounted it to your pc? If you format it from your windows it will only find the fat32 partition, you need to go back into console and do rm 1
rm 2
rm 3
then re-do the partitions.
when you switch roms goto console and type this (hit enter after each line)
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cd /system/sd
rm -r *

My windows f's up sometimes when I mount it so if it is working on the phone I would just try a diff usb port, try unplugging it a few times.

Its on the phone, after i rebooted from partitioning. The phone will not reformat it, i go through the steps but nothing happens.
I cant format from console can i?

what happens when you do the rm commands? you when into gnu first right? (parted /dev/blcok/mmcblk0)

yeah it welcomes me to gnu but then tells me all commands are invalid, including print and rm1 rm 2 rm 3 etc.
when i start the phone up it first says the card is blank, then damaged.

hmmm you know I really have no idea, do you have any type of linux distrto like debian or ubuntu/kubuntu?

Nope... I dont even know what that is lol.

Weird.. I took it out and put it back in and it read it.. 3,882 mb left.
So do i format....or go into console and make sure all partitions are still there or what?
Im not lookin to ruin my new card

Oh its a OS for your computer. My only idea is to google for a program that will find linux partitions on a sd card cuz windows only sees the fat32 one so you cant format it on there. Hopefully someone else on here might have another idea for how to do it from console but if it is giving you invalid commands then I have no clue.

How many gb is your card? 2,4,8?

How to remove Apps2sd or ext partition

Hey guys first off I'd like to apologize if this thread is already up somewhere but I couldn't find anything in the search
I'm selling my secondary G1 to a non tech savvy user but I'm leaving CM on there, I have an ext partition on the SD card and I was wondering if there was a way I could get rid of the Apps2SD so there wouldn't be a risk of them messing up the phone by switching the card
Thanks

You cann just reformat the whole card to FAT32
or you can delete the ext partition through parted and increase the size of the FAT32 to fill the unused space

How would I reformat the card from adb or recovery console?

AimanF said:
How would I reformat the card from adb or recovery console?
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you can format with your pc or to format in phone settings either should work for you.

The format option in the phone settings is grayed out, and my sd card reader doesn't seem to be working, is there another way to do it through the phone?

AimanF said:
The format option in the phone settings is grayed out, and my sd card reader doesn't seem to be working, is there another way to do it through the phone?
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recovery mode
parted dev/block/mmcblk0
print
rm 2

You can use AmonRA's recovery image and format the sdcard with that. You can install it from the terminal in the phone.
su
flash_image recovery/sdcard/recovery-dream-RA-v1.3.2G.img

Yes h/o
adb shell
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3
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This will remove all the data on the SDcard
Go to where it says Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: XXXXMB
use the number in place of XXXX
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 XXXX
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type "print" w/o quotes and see if it worked
type quit to exit parted
that should be all
EDIT: all this is while in recovery mode. Ace's method will only remove ext partition but it will not fill the empty space, wasting it

alright cool parted did the trick! Thanks alot everyone!

Tempestrs4 said:
You can use AmonRA's recovery image and format the sdcard with that. You can install it from the terminal in the phone.
su
flash_image recovery/sdcard/recovery-dream-RA-v1.3.2G.img
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Make sure that there is a space between flash_image recovery and /sdcard

thank you. was a lot of help.

Hey guys, how do I get into the ADB shell?

you just answered your own question.
"adb shell"

After used "rm 1" I typed "print" and shows me same things. I can't format the microSD or delete the partitions, any help?.

Easiest Way To Partition Your SD Card!

Ok guys, i have been off the scene for a while and a lot of things have changed. First it was the apps2sd with only ext2 support, now there is a whole partitioning system in our recovery console which requires some knowledge. I have found a way that allows your to partition your SD Card (3 Partitions) in 3 SIMPLE steps!
NOTE: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE OF ANY MISHAPS, BRICKS, BREAKS, WEAR, AND TEAR OF YOUR PHONE OR SD CARD
STEP 1: Install the New RA Recovery (MORE INFO) (Thanks Amon_RA!)
1. Download the recovery image -HERE and place it in the root of your sd card (root = not in any folders)
2. Install the new RA Recovery by Amon_RA (This was built on top of cyanogen's Recovery)
Enter terminal on your phone and type in the following commands:
Code:
su
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.3.2.img
STEP 2: Enter Recovery
1. Turn off your phone
2. Hold the home button and then hold down the power button untill you see the recovery menu
STEP 3: Partition
NOTE: THIS WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR SD CARD SO PLEASE BACK UP YOUR FILES!!!!
1. Scroll down to "Partition" and click on it
2. Select "Partition SD"
3. Set Swap size and EXT2 size
I suggest:
Swap: 96mb
EXT2: 512mb
4. You are done! Congrats
OPTIONAL 1: EXT2 to EXT3
1. Go back into the partitioning menu
2. Choose "SD: EXT2 to EXT3"
OPTIONAL 2: EXT3 to EXT4
1. Go back into the partitioning menu
2. Choose "SD: EXT3 to EXT4"
NOTE: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE OF ANY MISHAPS, BRICKS, BREAKS, WEAR, AND TEAR OF YOUR PHONE OR SD CARD

Can't apply ZIP updates. HELP! Wave invites for help.

OK.
So for the last week or two I've been trying to get myself fixed in this thread:
629469
You can read that for some background info. Seeing as this a new problem, I've posted a new thread.
I've pushed SuperD, signed-spl (danger) and ota-radio 2_22_19_26i to the phone.
But now I cant apply these updates. I choose "apply sdcard:choose zip"
and it says:
e:can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(Invalid Argument)
E:Can't mount SDCARD:
HELP.
Wave invites for help (I'll try that one again)

I've run into the same problem but I got there a slightly different way.
I recently switched ROMs from kingklick's aosp 2.1 v1.5 to openeclair 1.5, and I wanted to switch back. I went to do the usual partition, wipe everything, apply update.zip and I got almost exactly the same error message that you got:
E: can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0)
(File not found)
E: can't mount SDCARD:
With my limited knowledge of Unix, I decided to jump into the console and dig around in the dev folder, I didn't see anything in /dev/block that was called mmcblk0, there were several files called "loopX", and also "mtdblkX".
It seems like my phone is acting as though I do not have an SD card at all. I've been testing out different things, I started the process over again by trying to partition the SD card and noticed it finished almost instantly. And now when I connect it to the computer and turn on the USB connection, my computer does not recognize it as a storage device. I then popped out the SD card and put it into the computer itself, it seems fine but there were some extra dm files that I did not expect to see. Not sure what those files are or how they got there.
I have the Death SPL, and the last ROM I used was KingKlick's AOSP 2.1 v1.5
Does anyone out there have any idea why this happened or how I can fix it?

Both of you, it sounds like your sd card is formatted wrong or corrupt. From amon-ra recovery you should try to wipe again, including the SD, and repair SD EXT. If that doen't work go back and use the "format SD" option.
One more thing, please take a few minutes and put together a signature on the forum with all your info, phone, spl, rom, sd setup, what you like for breakfast, all that stuff. Much easier to tell where to start.
Edit...if this should happen to accidentally work, please don't send any wave invites. I will probably never get rid of my 25.

Wipe data - worked (supposedly)
Wipe dalvik - Error : Run 'wipe dalvik' via console!
Wipe SD:ext partition - Error : Run 'wipe ext' via console!
Repair SD:ext - Error : Run 'fs repair' via console!
I don't see an option for "Format SD" in Amon Ra's recovery v1.5.2, so I attempted to Partition SD and give 0 space to swap and ext2. That SAID it completed successfully, but it finished suspiciously fast, and upon inserting the SD into my computer, I can see that it was not re-partitioned nor wiped.
I went into the console and tried the commands mentioned in the error messages and got "No ext partition found!" from each command. I then went back to recovery to "partition" the SD with Swap - 192MB, Ext2 - 1024MB, Fat32 - remainder (approx 2.75GB). I then tried wiping and repairing again, and got the same error messages, then went back to console to try wiping from there, and again was told "No ext partition found!"
I noticed that my SD is class 4, but class 6 is recommended, I'm considering going to buy a new class 6 SD, do you think that will help?
Filled in my sig, did I miss any info?

dracoaffectus said:
Wipe data - worked (supposedly)
Wipe dalvik - Error : Run 'wipe dalvik' via console!
Wipe SD:ext partition - Error : Run 'wipe ext' via console!
Repair SD:ext - Error : Run 'fs repair' via console!
I don't see an option for "Format SD" in Amon Ra's recovery v1.5.2, so I attempted to Partition SD and give 0 space to swap and ext2. That SAID it completed successfully, but it finished suspiciously fast, and upon inserting the SD into my computer, I can see that it was not re-partitioned nor wiped.
I went into the console and tried the commands mentioned in the error messages and got "No ext partition found!" from each command. I then went back to recovery to "partition" the SD with Swap - 192MB, Ext2 - 1024MB, Fat32 - remainder (approx 2.75GB). I then tried wiping and repairing again, and got the same error messages, then went back to console to try wiping from there, and again was told "No ext partition found!"
I noticed that my SD is class 4, but class 6 is recommended, I'm considering going to buy a new class 6 SD, do you think that will help?
Filled in my sig, did I miss any info?
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to format it, just go to partition, then select 0 for the first two and rest for fat 32. You don't need a new card unless you're running a hero rom, and a class 4 is actually pretty fast. If formatting it doesn't work its done. This happened to me on a brand new class 6 transcend. Sent it back and got a sandisk. Good luck

I have the same problem wiht my G1 and am sending back my phone to HTC for this.
I have made a post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5594269
All our phones have activated a memory debugging mode from from hboot. Modifying anything while booted to recovery or system doesn't affect anything because the trigger is happening from hboot.
You can still use fastboot while stuck in this mode. But your phone has no sd card access at the moment because it is locked by the hboot for writing debug logs.
I found that I was not able to flash in fastboot, as my hboot showed S-ON. However it was still possible to use fastboot boot.
Run cat /proc/cmdline
You will see that it says something like the following:
board_trout.disable_uart3=1 board_trout.usb_h2w_sw=1 board_trout.disable_sdcard=1 smisize=64 androidboot.baseband=3.22.26.17 androidboot.cid=ROGER001 androidboot.carrier=Rogers androidboot.keycaps=qwerty androidboot.mode=normal androidboot.serialno=HT********** androidboot.bootloader=1.33.2005 no_console_suspend=1 con
sole=null
You could mount the cache partition to your sdcard directory for flashing files:
adb shell mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /sdcard
I've had this problem for more than a week. I have tried changing SPL, unrooting, recompiling my boot.img, and appending kernel commands.
You can also force your recovery/system to mount the sdcard, but your phone will error out because both the hboot and system will try to write to the sdcard. There is a high chance of corrupting the sd card (correctable by reformatting) this way, but you can generate a gold card:
fastboot -c "board_trout.disable_uart3=0 board_trout.usb_h2w_sw=0 board_trout.disable_sdcard=0" boot recovery.img
The -c switch appends to the kernel cmdline at the end.
There is a working solution if you have SPL 1.76.x in your HBOOT. The command to disable memory debug logs is simply
fastboot oem enableqxdm 0
However I have never seen this SPL for the dream. 32B magic users who flashed this SPL with the accompanying radio ended with semi-bricks, with their SPLs showing 32A board. Attempts to downgrade back to 1.33.x have not worked. Here's the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625604
I did theorize that we might have been able to upgrade our spl and radio to 1.76.x, run the enableqxdm command, and then downgrade back to 1.33.2010 using the test ruu. The 1.33.2010 works for the 32A magic, the 32B magic and the dream. This is one of the variants of the so called danger spl. If you have 1.33.2005 you already have a spl from the magic.

hiddengopher said:
to format it, just go to partition, then select 0 for the first two and rest for fat 32. You don't need a new card unless you're running a hero rom, and a class 4 is actually pretty fast. If formatting it doesn't work its done. This happened to me on a brand new class 6 transcend. Sent it back and got a sandisk. Good luck
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Ok, I tried that already and it didn't work. So you're saying the SD card is useless now and I just need to get a new one?
and Xaueious, I read your post and I have one question. What do you recommend I do?

dracoaffectus said:
Ok, I tried that already and it didn't work. So you're saying the SD card is useless now and I just need to get a new one?
and Xaueious, I read your post and I have one question. What do you recommend I do?
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Try this first.
Enter recovery then console
1. type parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
2. type rm 2 to remove ext
3. type rm 3 to remove swap
to resize fat32:
4. type print to get start value and sdcard size
5. type resize 1 <start> <sdcard size> (if i were doing this for my card it would be resize 1 512B 8169M)
Then put the card in computer and format fat32. (just to be sure)
Put it back in the phone and recovery and partition.
If no other way works, the card may be corrupt.
You could use GPARTED in linux for this. Even a GPARTED live cd would be good. In fact that may be your best option.

billquinn1 said:
Try this first.
Enter recovery then console
1. type parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
2. type rm 2 to remove ext
3. type rm 3 to remove swap
to resize fat32:
4. type print to get start value and sdcard size
5. type resize 1 <start> <sdcard size> (if i were doing this for my card it would be resize 1 512B 8169M)
Then put the card in computer and format fat32. (just to be sure)
Put it back in the phone and recovery and partition.
If no other way works, the card may be corrupt.
You could use GPARTED in linux for this. Even a GPARTED live cd would be good. In fact that may be your best option.
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also, you're going to want to go to "go to console" in recovery to do this

billquinn1 said:
Try this first.
Enter recovery then console
1. type parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
2. type rm 2 to remove ext
3. type rm 3 to remove swap
to resize fat32:
4. type print to get start value and sdcard size
5. type resize 1 <start> <sdcard size> (if i were doing this for my card it would be resize 1 512B 8169M)
Then put the card in computer and format fat32. (just to be sure)
Put it back in the phone and recovery and partition.
If no other way works, the card may be corrupt.
You could use GPARTED in linux for this. Even a GPARTED live cd would be good. In fact that may be your best option.
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I went to console and typed "parted /dev/block/mmcblk0" and it said "Error: Could not stat device /dev/block/mmcblk0 - No such file or directory"
I tried "parted /dev/block/mtdblock0" instead and got into parted, but when I tried any command such as "print", I got "Error: /dev/block/mtdblock0: unrecognised disk label"

dracoaffectus said:
I went to console and typed "parted /dev/block/mmcblk0" and it said "Error: Could not stat device /dev/block/mmcblk0 - No such file or directory"
I tried "parted /dev/block/mtdblock0" instead and got into parted, but when I tried any command such as "print", I got "Error: /dev/block/mtdblock0: unrecognised disk label"
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I would say the sd card is dead. Try someone else's or a spare.

Picked up a 2GB microSD at the store for like $10 and got the same results right from the beginning.
So this means it's something wrong with my phone, and not the SD card.
Any suggestions?
....can I unroot?
I don't know if this matters, but I noticed some dm files on my sdcards after trying to startup my phone.
EDIT: I managed to UNroot my phone back to RC29 following the instructions on theunlockr.com. Now I have to contemplate if I'm ready to jump straight back into hacking again.
EDIT2: Ok, so now I'm back on the latest OpenEclair. The key to "fixing" it was to get a totally clean start by UNrooting my phone (http://bit.ly/5qbzIU thanks Unlockr.com). I wasn't able to do step 1 cause I was getting the same errors as before, so I skipped straight to loading the DreaIMG.nbh file, then continued to update to cupcake, load the latest radio, danger SPL, and openEclair, now my phone is working again. (p.s. already on Wave, so no need to send that invite Lachy95 )

Thanks
Its all fixed.
Used a different sd card, im stupid.
Thanks you thank you thank you
ill always remember

Sudo-App2SD (IE: How to install /DATA to SD Card EXT2 Partition)

For those of us who want more space but want to use Myn's Warm Donut, here is how you install your data into the SD card Ext2 Partition.
First you must have your SD card formatted correctly, If you wish to format it a different way then use the following partition layout:
1: Fat32
2: Swap
3: Ext2 (512mb recomended)
You have to have all 3, otherwise it may not work.
Pro's
- More space
- Can still mount the card through the phone on the computer
- easy to switch between NAND and haret.exe
Con's
- Slower Access
- Can't remove the SD card
Required
- Micro SD card, obviously, any size.
- ADB Shell or if your VERY persistant you can do formatting all through the terminal on the phone
- Basic knowledge on how to use your computer, phone, and adb, i'm not here to hold your hand
FORMATTING
*WARNING*
BACK UP ALL DATA ON SD CARD, THIS WILL DELETE EVERYTHING ON IT.
Here's how to access adb shell and such http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5544939&postcount=568
If you want to do it through adb with the phone booted or with the on phone console then skip steps 1 & 2, else skip step 2B
1 - Boot into the install console and go into recovery mode
2 - Connect your phone to your computer and go into ADB Shell
2B - Type 'su' [enter]
3 - Type the following
Code:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 [enter]
print [enter]
4 - Find the line that says "Disk /dev/block/mmcblk0: xxxxMB". Write this down!
5 - Delete all partitions then check to make sure they were deleted.
Code:
rm 1 [enter]
rm 2 [enter]
print [enter]
6 - Once the SD card is blank, create the primary partition. (This is the amount of space you want for your music, pictures, etc.)
Code:
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 XXXX [enter]
(XXXX = How many MB of storage you would like. Remember to leave 256-512 MB for your app partition, and about 64 MB for swap. You may need to put the number you wrote down for start in place of the zero if you are having trouble.)
7 - Create a swap partition. (Large sizes are unlikely to be useful, try 64MB or so.)
Code:
mkpartfs primary linux-swap XXXX YYYY [enter]
(XXXX = This will be the same XXXX number from step 6)
(YYYY = XXXX + [256 or 512] (or whatever size you want to make this partition)
8 - Create the ext2 (application) partition.
Code:
mkpartfs primary ext2 YYYY ZZZZ [enter]
(YYYY = This will be the same YYYY number from step 7)
(ZZZZ = The end of your SD card (the initial size you wrote in step 6)
9 - Exit parted and reboot then re-enter the install console.
Code:
quit [enter]
INSTALLING DATA
Once you have your card partitioned correctly then do the following to change /data
You must have space on the fat32 partition, 300~mb
1 - If you had the third option selected "( ) Data on Ext2 Data.img" then restore your Data.img to an andboot folder on your sd card.
2 - Load phone into the kernel install console.
3 - Ensure that your current data location is selected.
4 - Select option "5. Backup /data" and hit enter and wait for it to finish with no errors.
5 - Move up and select "( ) Data on SDCard Partition" and hit enter.
6 - Select option "6. Restore /data" and hit enter and wait for it to finish with no errors.
7 - Reboot phone and check the phone storage in the settings.
8 - Go on an installing spree with the market.
Note:
Formatting instructions taken from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Apps2SD

Nice work man!!!
Thanks for documenting this.
I've linked this from Post 1 in the Warm Donut thread.

How do you enter the recovery console??

thebulletfromhell said:
How do you enter the recovery console??
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Hold down the center button or vol up when you see the prompt while booting

That just say press enter to quit recovery mode. I just use that to mount the SD card.

thebulletfromhell said:
That just say press enter to quit recovery mode. I just use that to mount the SD card.
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yeah when that message is on the screen just connect it to the computer and go into the adb shell

i've created fat32, swap and data partition |10k,3k,3k (roughly) is it ok?

Is there a way to do this in Windows using my card reader? This seems overly complicated.

slow88lx said:
Is there a way to do this in Windows using my card reader? This seems overly complicated.
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no, it won't allow you to create multiple partitions on removable media.

mrkite38 said:
no, it won't allow you to create multiple partitions on removable media.
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Windows doesn't support ext formatted partitions

mrono said:
Windows doesn't support ext formatted partitions
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Right, but the installer will format them for you. You just need partitions. You could use diskpart to create the right structure on a hard disk, but not on a removable disk.

I don't even know where to begin with these instructions. What is "recovery mode"? What is "adb shell"?

slow88lx said:
I don't even know where to begin with these instructions. What is "recovery mode"? What is "adb shell"?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5544939&postcount=568

mrkite38 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5544939&postcount=568
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First post updated

mrono said:
yeah when that message is on the screen just connect it to the computer and go into the adb shell
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thanks. I just did it with the builtin term emu.

I used gparted to create the partitions, and I'm not sure if I did it right.
First I simply resized my existing Fat32 partition. Second, I created a 512MB ext2 partition. Third I created a 64MB ext2 partition.
I'm trying to install Android sys on NAND and data on SD ext2 partition. How will I know if it's using the 512MB ext2 partition instead of the 64MB one?
Also, any reason not to use ext3 or ext4?

Dukenukemx said:
I used gparted to create the partitions, and I'm not sure if I did it right.
First I simply resized my existing Fat32 partition. Second, I created a 512MB ext2 partition. Third I created a 64MB ext2 partition.
I'm trying to install Android sys on NAND and data on SD ext2 partition. How will I know if it's using the 512MB ext2 partition instead of the 64MB one?
Also, any reason not to use ext3 or ext4?
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The installer looks at the partitions in order, from the 'left' side of the card. system can only go to the 2nd partition and data can only go to the third partition.
we don't have drivers for ext3/4 iirc

So, in gparted it was 6gig Fat32>512 ext2>64 ext2. Does that mean that the data is going onto the 64 MB ext2? Does having sys on NAND even use the 3rd ext2 for swap file?

Dukenukemx said:
So, in gparted it was 6gig Fat32>512 ext2>64 ext2. Does that mean that the data is going onto the 64 MB ext2? Does having sys on NAND even use the 3rd ext2 for swap file?
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1. yes.
2. i'm not sure, i don't ever use swap.

mrkite38 said:
The installer looks at the partitions in order, from the 'left' side of the card. system can only go to the 2nd partition and data can only go to the third partition.
we don't have drivers for ext3/4 iirc
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If install app is hardcoded for...
- Partition-1 is for Fat32
- Partition-2 is for EXT2 (System installation)
- Partition-3 is EXT2 (Data installation)
What partition number is for the Linux Swap?
Thanks...