Hi I just figured out that when I partitioned my sd card I partitioned a swap2 partition instead of swap, so my question is: does that make any difference? And if so is there a way to correct that? Thanks.
theres a possibility that it wouldnt work. If i were you, id go with the normal swap. Just rmove the swap2 and repartition to swap
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macetex said:
Hi I just figured out that when I partitioned my sd card I partitioned a swap2 partition instead of swap, so my question is: does that make any difference? And if so is there a way to correct that? Thanks.
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No it won't work. I tried it by accident and the flash failed.
Then reformat your sd again to a linux swap again, the kernel does not support swap2
just use parted then rm 3 then linux-swap
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right now im trying to install jacheroski but to do so, i need to reformat my card to fit a new sized fat32 ext2 and linux-swap. so im using paragon partition manager to do so...and the fat32 went fine...but when i try and reformat the ext2 it wont let me at all...
what could this be? and how could i change the ext2 partition to something else or in size?
thx
imakamasta said:
right now im trying to install jacheroski but to do so, i need to reformat my card to fit a new sized fat32 ext2 and linux-swap. so im using paragon partition manager to do so...and the fat32 went fine...but when i try and reformat the ext2 it wont let me at all...
what could this be? and how could i change the ext2 partition to something else or in size?
thx
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Use cyanogen's recovery console.
alt+x
#parted
#rm 2 <- this will delete the partition
#print <- find out what blocks are free
#mkpartfs primary ext2 xxxx xxxx <- the blocks that were free discovered from the above command
#exit
#reboot
I *think* these instructions should work, go ahead and test them out, if it doesn't, just delete all the partitions and use the instructions from JACHero thread (1st post, bottom) to repartition your sdcard.
well that wouldnt work for me at all...that whole parted process is screwy for me...but what i did was use some sdformatter from like sd association which formatted the whole card finally and now i can use partition manager again..but thx anyways =]
Hello there,
So i'm trying to figure out how to partition my 1gb sd card for the hero rom and ive read about there being a ext3, ext2 and fat 32, but do i need all three or just two of those? If so which ones?
I know paragon partition manager has the option for ext2 and ext3 aswell as linux-swap 2...
Just wondering how much should be given for each?
Fat 32?
and whatever else i need.
Thanks in advance.
upgrade ur recovery to cyanogens 1.4 then use gparted. search. dont need dat program its all done from your fone. supper easy.
also wrong section and its fat32 ext3 and linux-swap 32mbs
Coderedpl said:
Hello there,
So i'm trying to figure out how to partition my 1gb sd card for the hero rom and ive read about there being a ext3, ext2 and fat 32, but do i need all three or just two of those? If so which ones?
I know paragon partition manager has the option for ext2 and ext3 aswell as linux-swap 2...
Just wondering how much should be given for each?
Fat 32?
and whatever else i need.
Thanks in advance.
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You need:
Fat32
ext3 - not bigger than 1.5GB...512mb is a good size
linux-swap - anything from 32 to 96...I use 64mb
They must be in that order.
I'm assuming that 1GB card is the one that came with you're phone, if so, don't bother. Buy a branded class 6 card, they're very cheap nowadays. reason being, the phone needs to cache things to the linux-swap partition...that faster the card the better the performance (in theory).
As Hiroots said, partitioning can be done on your phone, look for a guide on using parted (*not* gparted)
Please post in Q&A next time.
How would I upgrade my linux Swap to say 96mb without erasing SD card?
I know there is a way I saw the thread before but now I can't find it.
Thanks
Nick
Also is there a way to upgrade to ext3 or 4 without deleteing content on sd card?
If there is not a way to do this part how would I take apps off sd card and then push them back onto sd card so they run as if installed once again?
Considering I have to re format sd card in order to upgrade to ext3 or 4.
I'm doing my friends sd card for him and he doesnt want to re install apps and plus its knowledge I would like to know
Thanks,
Nick
You would use the resize command in parted to change the swap size. Also, if you use RA's 1.3.2 recovery, you can easily upgrade to ext4 without losing anything
none of the above should cause dataloss as long as its done right
bansawbanchee said:
How would I upgrade my linux Swap to say 96mb without erasing SD card?
I know there is a way I saw the thread before but now I can't find it.
Thanks
Nick
Also is there a way to upgrade to ext3 or 4 without deleteing content on sd card?
If there is not a way to do this part how would I take apps off sd card and then push them back onto sd card so they run as if installed once again?
Considering I have to re format sd card in order to upgrade to ext3 or 4.
I'm doing my friends sd card for him and he doesnt want to re install apps and plus its knowledge I would like to know
Thanks,
Nick
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If you can, look in to loading an Ubuntu or Gparted live CD. It's makes everything soooo much easier than using parted, and it will allow you to do everything you asked about.
Is moving to 96 a larger or smaller partition than what you have now? And if it is larger, do you have the space to resize it w/o disturbing the other partitions?
PsychoPomp said:
Is moving to 96 a larger or smaller partition than what you have now? And if it is larger, do you have the space to resize it w/o disturbing the other partitions?
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I am at 32mb on this specific sd card now. I would like to change it to 64mb and if it runs smoothly change it to 96mb and see how that goes.
-I would prefer to do everything on the phone directly and not on computer.
where could I find these commands in order to change my swappyness?
-I have 2gb ext2 and the rest fat32 on an 8gb card. 32 mb is swap.
-I want to upgrade ext2 to ext4 and then swap from 32mb to 64 mb.
-I want to do all of this without using computer and only parted.
-Also if it happens to be easier to reformat and do it the original way through parted than fine but then where could I find the commands to push apps from root of sd card to the apps2sd area that cyan pulls them from so I dont have to reinstall all apps. I have over 260 apps on this card that are installed and it would be a pain to install agian.
Thanks,
Nick
Hello Everyone,
I have just installed link2sd on my phone.But I came to know that in order to link my apps to sd card, i need to create a second partition on my sd card.
I searched and downloaded minitool partition home wizard for partitioning the card.
I tried with my transcend 8gb card but i dont know how to partition card i.e. how much to allocate the space for first,second and other partition and which format should be used(whether FAT32, Ext1, Ext2 or Ext3).
I am currently using android 2.1(rooted).Since I am a completely noob in this sector, i have no idea about this.
Please help me!!
Hi,
The instruction is available here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
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Hi,
The instruction is available here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=SD_card_partitioning
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Thanks for the reply.
For Partitoning the card, we should also make space for linux swap or not?
Also, could you tell me what allocation of space for 8gb would be the best for FAT32 and Ext2 partition??
thnx for the info man!
imailca said:
Thanks for the reply.
For Partitoning the card, we should also make space for linux swap or not?
Also, could you tell me what allocation of space for 8gb would be the best for FAT32 and Ext2 partition??
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There is no need for linux swap.
Ext2: 500MB - 900MB.
Do not make it to 1GB or more, save that space for your FAT32 and you won't really need that huge space for link2sd anyway.
The rest of free space will be for FAT32.
and it's up to me I will turn almost all of it into ext2/3 and a little bit for fat
why? Because I dun deal with windows that much and so I reserve only a little bit of them for transfer between the systems. Ext2/3 is linux based and inherently superior to fat.
hey buddy, just want to ask how many partition its BETTER for S5830i...?
Detail your question.
GermainZ said:
Detail your question.
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i mean, i use 16GB sd card & create only 1 partition FAT32 (2GB EXT 3) for cronmod script... want to know it is POSSIBLE or another TRICK that can i create another partition...? coz name of partition is ext2, ext3, ext4... & sory for my stupid question mate... thank you for your concern... I really appreciate it...
MrNothingPersonal said:
i mean, i use 16GB sd card & create only 1 partition FAT32 (2GB EXT 3) for cronmod script... want to know it is POSSIBLE or another TRICK that can i create another partition...? coz name of partition is ext2, ext3, ext4... & sory for my stupid question mate... thank you for your concern... I really appreciate it...
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You can create as many partitions as you want as long as there's enough space, but that would be useless.
Two are enough.
GermainZ said:
You can create as many partitions as you want as long as there's enough space, but that would be useless.
Two are enough.
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ok, you mean we can create many partition but only 1 partition we can use & no way/trick we can use more than 1 partition, right...
MrNothingPersonal said:
ok, you mean we can create many partition but only 1 partition we can use & no way/trick we can use more than 1 partition, right...
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You could mount multiple partitions, but again, I don't see its usefulness.
Partitions
I created 2 partitions using an 8GB sd card. The firt partition was 4GB and the second partition mainly for apps was 2GB.