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some questions about swap and apps2sd and flashing

im using the newest full drizzy hero rom and im curious how do i tell if my swap and apps2sd is workin. do i need to enable it manually or is it automatic. also i neeed to know how to wipe my ext2/3 i gointo recovery mode and go to console and i type
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -r /system/sd/*
with the asterix and all but it tells me the file is in use is it still wiped do i just reboot or did i wipe wrong.
thanks for any help. ive searched these forums but i cant seem to find an answere its prolly here somewere i just havent ran across it.

Need some advice. Simple problem you guys can assist with.

Hey guys,
I have a problem that I know you can assist with. I recently rooted my G1. I installed the CryogenMod 4.2 OS. I then decided to give the Dizzy's White Champion V2 OS a whirl. I wasn't too impressed with it due to the lag and slowness. I then did a wipe and installed the CryogenMod 4.2 OS again. This time around I am stuck on the G1 screen. I can enter the recovery mode by pressing home and power. I know I am missing something easy. Can you guys tell me what I should do? I can supply more information if needed.
I appreciate you guys.
Ira

iraqmilner said:
Hey guys,
I have a problem that I know you can assist with. I recently rooted my G1. I installed the CryogenMod 4.2 OS. I then decided to give the Dizzy's White Champion V2 OS a whirl. I wasn't too impressed with it due to the lag and slowness. I then did a wipe and installed the CryogenMod 4.2 OS again. This time around I am stuck on the G1 screen. I can enter the recovery mode by pressing home and power. I know I am missing something easy. Can you guys tell me what I should do? I can supply more information if needed.
I appreciate you guys.
Ira
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Sounds Drizzy's ROM left some crud on your ext partition..
Open the command line in recovery..
Code:
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cd /system/sd
rm -r /dalvik-cache/*
reboot recovery
then wipe and reflash. That should fix it, otherwise you will need to delete your apps too :-(
Code:
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cd /system/sd
rm -r /app/*
rm -r /app-private/*
reboot recovery

Thank you brother, Adrian.
I will give that a shot right now and I will let you know how it goes.
Thanks again
Ira

Alright,
I just followed the steps that you provided. My G1 said that I couldn't remove the following files because they weren't there. Something along those lines. I reformatted my sd card right before I attempted to reinstall cryogenmod. Maybe that has something to do with it. Any other ideas?
Thanks again.

iraqmilner said:
Alright,
I just followed the steps that you provided. My G1 said that I couldn't remove the following files because they weren't there. Something along those lines. I reformatted my sd card right before I attempted to reinstall cryogenmod. Maybe that has something to do with it. Any other ideas?
Thanks again.
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Ah, right, I assumed your card had an ext partition which was set up for Apps2SD and some files got left behind. Sorry, I really should have asked before making suggestions >< Not really sure in that case :-/

I believe I did do that. I followed these steps originally:
#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
Then I installed Champion V2. I am at a loss right now. If you have any questions please fire away.

did you format the entire ext3 partition or just folder like was already suggested? if you just did folders then try rm -r /app_s/*. non hero roms will not boot up if you still have all the hero apps on your ext2/3/4.

I think the problem is that I had to create the 3 partitions in order to run the Hero rom. I am trying to return to the CyanogenMod now and that isn't needed. So, how I can I delete the partitions that I created for Hero. I think once those guys are gone then I will be good to go. Any ideas how I can do that?

Problem solved!
This is what I did:
I loaded the recovery flasher and entered the terminal. Keyed in the following:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3
rm 4
rm 5
quit
upgrade_fs
recovery
Wiped the data, reinstalled OS and she loaded up like a charm.

Seeing as you removed your ext3 partition and are now only using Fat, there must have been something left on your ext3. As David said, I think it was the /app_s/ folder which I forgot to mention. Oh well, you should be able to remake all your partitions and have all the apps on your internal memory moved to ext3.

iraqmilner said:
This is what I did:
I loaded the recovery flasher and entered the terminal. Keyed in the following:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3
rm 4
rm 5
quit
upgrade_fs
recovery
Wiped the data, reinstalled OS and she loaded up like a charm.
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Just out of curiosity, why did you have 5 partitions?

Switchrom and Wipe ext3

I am using the Switchrom script with CY recovery. I have successfully made backups and switched between roms using the script. Now I want to try the new Drizzy Hero rom. To install the rom I will have to wipe the ext3 partition. My question is, If I wipe the ext3 partition, will I loose the script? If yes, can I copy the script in system/sd later on for it to work again?
PS: Before someone posts "search the thread" answer, I tried doing it and couldn't find anything.
Thanks

bole_to said:
I am using the Switchrom script with CY recovery. I have successfully made backups and switched between roms using the script. Now I want to try the new Drizzy Hero rom. To install the rom I will have to wipe the ext3 partition. My question is, If I wipe the ext3 partition, will I loose the script? If yes, can I copy the script in system/sd later on for it to work again?
PS: Before someone posts "search the thread" answer, I tried doing it and couldn't find anything.
Thanks
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The only thing that is stored on your ext3 partition is your apps. So when you clear that only your apps will get cleared.

supremeteam256 said:
The only thing that is stored on your ext3 partition is your apps. So when you clear that only your apps will get cleared.
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Thanks man. Wiping now.

To clear this up for other reader who might stumble on this thread, the above comment is not true. If you wipe you ext 2/3 you might end up wiping more stuff than just apps. I realized it the hard way lol. However you can push back switchrom.sh in /system/sd and you will be good to go. The alternate method to do this is to delete just the following folders:
mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -rf /system/sd/app*
rm -rf /system/sd/dalv*

bole_to said:
To clear this up for other reader who might stumble on this thread, the above comment is not true. If you wipe you ext 2/3 you might end up wiping more stuff than just apps. I realized it the hard way lol. However you can push back switchrom.sh in /system/sd and you will be good to go. The alternate method to do this is to delete just the following folders:
Code:
mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
rm -rf /system/sd/app*
rm -rf /system/sd/dalv*[/QUOTE]
You can do that or you can wipe buy doing this
Code:
mount /system/sd
mount /sdcard
rm -rf /system/sd/*
cp /sdcard/switchrom.sh /system/sd/switchrom.sh
That's how i've been doing it. And I like to do it this way to make sure the my EXT2/3 is completely clean. I've had problems where doing a partial wipe gives me issues. But yes if you wipe your EXT2/3 drive it will get rid of everything (including the switchrom.sh)
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when you wipe your internal phone memory and ext3 you will lose the script. once you get the rom you flashed up and running again, just repush switchrom.sh and you are good to go again. wiping the ext 3 or the internal memory WILL NOT wipe out your backups. when i use switchrom i dont even wipe all of ext3...
this is what i do... flash a new rom. get it setup the way i want. install all apps and extra settings i want. reboot into recovery, run switchrom.sh and let it do its thing. now when you have created your back up and want to flash a NEW ROM, not one of your backups, wipe internal memory of course but instead of wiping all of ext 3 drop down to recovery console and do the following
Code:
# mount /system/sd
# rm -rf /system/sd/app*
# rm -rf /system/sd/dalv*
this will prepare your ext3 for a new install of a new rom. when you are going back and forth between your backups you do not need to wipe ext3 at all. the script takes care of all of that. if you have any more questions PM me or hit me up on gtalk - palosjr
NOTE- this script is case sensitive as i found out the hard way... when bookmarking and tagging ROMs be sure to use all lowercase. if you use uppercase the script will fail. hope this helps bro.

thanks guys, i got it to work.

How to make ext4 partiton?

Hey, I know how to get ext2 and "upgrade_fs" via console to get ext3 ... but How do you make a ext4 partition? Thanks.

parted will not create ext3/ext4 partitions...see beginning of post
to upgrade, enter:
upgrade_fs
you now have journaling(aka ext3)! if ext3 is all you want, skip next two commands.
you want ext4?
enter:
tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
e2fsck -fpDC0 /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
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Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=534714
hope this helps

You need the newest Amon Ra recovery of course, it has the option to upgrade to 4 after upgrading to 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566669
Cyan 1.4 is pretty old now

Ace42 said:
You need the newest Amon Ra recovery of course, it has the option to upgrade to 4 after upgrading to 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=566669
Cyan 1.4 is pretty old now
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thanks bro, I feel dumb since I have Amon's old recovery never thought to look if he had an upgraded version :/ ... anyway how's the darkstar theme port to eclair 2.1 coming?

You stick it into your computer and run the command "mkfs.ext4 /dev/whatever".

king

I would like to install the KiNgxKxKlair DroidEris2G1 v0.1 on my g1....I am not sure of the steps to install it though...I just purchased a 8gb class 6 card....My phone is rooted..Firmware 1.5....Baseband version 62.505.20.17h_2.22.1926I....Kernel Version 2.6.27-00392-g8312baf Jesusfreke spork#1....Build[/email] Number dream_devphone-userdebug 1.5 CRB43 148830 test-keys.......Please can someone help me with a step by step tutorial on how to get kings rom....PLEASE!!!!

Ok, this is pretty simple. Make sure your battery is near full. First thing you'll want to do is Download Amon_RA's latest recovery (carebears optional) and put it on the root of your SD card(not in any folder). Also copy king's v1.0 to the root of your SD card.
start the terminal app, and type this code:
$su
#mount -a
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.6.2.img
#reboot recovery.
After this, your phone should shut off, and you will boot straight to recovery. Run a nandroid backup, then go to the wipe option and wipe everything. After you are backed up and wiped, click the apply any zip from SD card option, and select kings rom. Let it install (about 2 minutes), then reboot the phone(about 5-10 minutes til it boots up).
After this, you should be golden=p

Once your in recivery, you have to parition your sdcard before flashing the rom.
Select partition sd card.
96mb swap
512mb ext2
Fat32 the rest
When its done upgrade ext2 to ext3
When its done upgrade ext3 to ext4
Wipe data
Flash king rom

get 1.0 not 0.1

I am having a problem installing this King Rom....I installed the 1.6.2 recovery...I partitioned the card....wiped...and when i go to install king rom while copying it tell me cant chown/mod /system/xbin/nano
(no such file in directory)
e:failure at line 20:
set_perm 00 04755 SYSTEM:xbin/n

taino887 said:
I am having a problem installing this King Rom....I installed the 1.6.2 recovery...I partitioned the card....wiped...and when i go to install king rom while copying it tell me cant chown/mod /system/xbin/nano
(no such file in directory)
e:failure at line 20:
set_perm 00 04755 SYSTEM:xbin/n
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Did you get the death spl and/or set up proper symlinks?

JAguirre1231 said:
Did you get the death spl and/or set up proper symlinks?
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which is the death spl...i thought i had that already....how do u set up proper symlinks???

Turn phone off, turn it back on holding the Camera and Power button.
What does the screen you now see say, you need to know this info to know if DeathSPL is compatable.
and please be warned that flashing DeathSPL (DangerSPL) is known to cause bricks for some people, so you need to completly understand the risks before doing it.

mejorguille said:
Ok, this is pretty simple. Make sure your battery is near full. First thing you'll want to do is Download Amon_RA's latest recovery (carebears optional) and put it on the root of your SD card(not in any folder). Also copy king's v1.0 to the root of your SD card.
start the terminal app, and type this code:
$su
#mount -a
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.6.2.img
#reboot recovery.
After this, your phone should shut off, and you will boot straight to recovery. Run a nandroid backup, then go to the wipe option and wipe everything. After you are backed up and wiped, click the apply any zip from SD card option, and select kings rom. Let it install (about 2 minutes), then reboot the phone(about 5-10 minutes til it boots up).
After this, you should be golden=p
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when I insert mount -a It says no such files or directory

yeah that was the problem this whole time...I had the wrong spl...i thought i flashed it w while back but obviously i didnt...thankyou all for the help....lets see how this king rom is running

gmail is not working what did i do wrong????

Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm -r /system
what does this code do....huh

taino887 said:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
rm -r /system
what does this code do....huh
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I wouldnt do it if i were you, depends on how keen you are to reinstall your rom.