I have two partitions now, one FAT32 and one EXT3.
Can I keep all the data without a format and allocate some space from FAT32 to a new linux-swap partition?
The 3rd post HERE has a script that will backup your apps on the ext partition to the fat32 partition. Just follow the instructions on running the script and do the following with the usb cable plugged in.
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the fat32 partition should show up on your pc as a removable drive.
copy the contents to your pc
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the fat32 partition should show up on your pc as a removable drive.
copy the contents from you pc back to the card
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I decide to install one of android builds from this section on my X1,It's CWM needed,so I have make 4 partition on my card[ 1Fat 32 & 3 EX2]using MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition 5.2 and then apply.....My device doesn't detect the card anymore,just asking for formatting and I hit yes,and It appears again and again,trying to format the card using MiniTool Partition Wizard again to NTFS,Fat 32 and FAT again,no results,Unformat mark appears on the partition on this app.
I also tried HP format tool,but it doesn't help too....
PS:maybe it's better to ask it in X1 section,But I prefer to ask it here Bcoz of visiting by more peoples,sry....
Did you partitioned your first partition with FAT32 format? Windows can only detect the SD card first partition.
Yeah....
But just to know if i have did it what should I do?
maybe you can use "partiton manger" to repart your sd card
It's not the problem with partition software because I'm using the same version with Reza.
Did you done all the partition exactly the same as below?
Format SDcard To 4 Partitions :
- 1st partition: FAT32 (SDcard / Rest)
- 2nd partition: EXT2 (System / about 150 MB )
- 3rd partition: EXT2 (Data / about 250 MB)
- 4th partition: EXT2 (Cache / about 100 MB)
* Make sure all partitions are set to PRIMARY
jerrytan93 said:
It's not the problem with partition software because I'm using the same version with Reza.
Did you done all the partition exactly the same as below?
Format SDcard To 4 Partitions :
- 1st partition: FAT32 (SDcard / Rest)
- 2nd partition: EXT2 (System / about 150 MB )
- 3rd partition: EXT2 (Data / about 250 MB)
- 4th partition: EXT2 (Cache / about 100 MB)
* Make sure all partitions are set to PRIMARY
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tnx for ur help men....
@leo.dong:tnx for ur answer,But I did it,no results.....
@jerrytan93:yes my friend,It wasn't my first time that I create partition,I just would to reinstall Honeycomb this time and this issue had happened,also,I have tried Neofroyo before,so I know how should I create partition.....
mini tool cannot partition my sd card
mini tool cannot partition my sd card
i followed the video clip and did exactly, but after completing the whole process the mini tool shows only one partition.
saketforever said:
mini tool cannot partition my sd card
i followed the video clip and did exactly, but after completing the whole process the mini tool shows only one partition.
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See HERE
Hi guys, I partitioned my sd card on my android froyo smartphone but after the process was done the phone hasn't recognized the card any more and nor I can see it thru the computer. I don't have a micro sd card reader but I assume that's gonna be my best bet...
Please let me know if you have any hint.
Thanks in advance
I got hold of an sd reader and the card is perfectly seen by the computer. Of course windows won't see the ext2 partition but under minitool partition wizard both partitions are shown.
I wonder why my cellphone is not recognizing the sd card then...
Hope you guys can help.
Thanks again
MarcoPau said:
I got hold of an sd reader and the card is perfectly seen by the computer. Of course windows won't see the ext2 partition but under minitool partition wizard both partitions are shown.
I wonder why my cellphone is not recognizing the sd card then...
Hope you guys can help.
Thanks again
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the first partition must be fat32
right: FAT 32 | Ext2 | Ext2
wrong: Ext2 | Ext2 | FAT 32
Check that every partition is set to PRIMARY
neoofoox said:
the first partition must be fat32
right: FAT 32 | Ext2 | Ext2
wrong: Ext2 | Ext2 | FAT 32
Check that every partition is set to PRIMARY
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That's what I did. As soon as I create the second partition the phone won't see the sd card.
I'm gonna try a different program and see if maybe it goes better. Do you have any suggestion other than minitool partition wizard?
Thanks again
Tried with gparted but always getting the same problem... still stuck...
Can you believe I created two ext partitions, one ext2 and one ext3 other than the first fat and the phone is finally recognizing the sd? That is so weird... but working!
you use "partiton manger" to repart your sd card
gujiangjiang said:
you use "partiton manger" to repart your sd card
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What do you mean? Is that a question?
Hello,
Is there any possibility to run two different android builds on one phone and making it actaully work? Today I am running only an NAND build, but I also want to run an android build from my sd card so I can experiment. I have tried to partition my sd card several ways, but it doesn't seem to work.
I have partitioned a sd card of 2 gb into 1gb of FAT (ubuntu doesn't offer the ability to format into the FAT32 format), 800mb of EXT2 and 100 mb of Linux Swap. And I placed the build I wanted to install (Scooter's Cyanoenmod 7.1) into an andboot folder on the 1 gb FAT partition. But still no succes so what am I doing wrong?
*Also how does one actually switch between the sd card installed and NAND installed android builds?*
set the sd partitions for system and data in atools.
Create 3 partition on sd:
- fat32
- ext3
- ext3
flash the new nbh and then reinstall the new rom.
I created a ext4 partition in my sdcard to use in link2sd. I'm trying to go back to Fat32, but cannot see the partition in Windows 7. How can I change it back to Fat in Windows or Android?
Right click on My computer icon, select manage. Then select disk management or something like that on the left side of the appeared window. You can format your sd card there.
from my LG-P990 using XDA
Windows cannot see the ext4 partition so it cannot format it. If I do that I would just format the Fat32 partition in the sd card
http://bit.ly/wuq7Lc
You're welcome
I wiped the partition and took out the external sdcard. When I put it again Android said there was a problem with it and restored it without any ext4 partitions.
Thanks anyway.
Hi
I partition my SD card in nAa-11 recovery (256 SWAP and 768 EXT, 7 GB free), and now I can't restore it to his original condition - 8GB. Windows didn't see 8GB, just 7GB and I can format it, but it always shows 7GB as the total available space.
Any ideas, guys? I have to remount dis partitions in terminal emulator, or what?
You need to use a Partition Tool that supports Linux partitions, like GParted.
EDIT: A more easy way is repartitioning your SD from Recovery, setting SWAP and EXT to 0.
Use SDFormatter V3.1 and make sure you select format size adjustment ON option. A quick format should be ok.
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
jahlovePL said:
Hi
I partition my SD card in nAa-11 recovery (256 SWAP and 768 EXT, 7 GB free), and now I can't restore it to his original condition - 8GB. Windows didn't see 8GB, just 7GB and I can format it, but it always shows 7GB as the total available space.
Any ideas, guys? I have to remount dis partitions in terminal emulator, or what?
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use your android fone to format sd card.. in settings go to sd card and phone storage settings then unmount your sd card and then format it.. after formatting mount it back and now your partiotion was gone you can now see your 8 gb storage
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium
try to mount your sdcard to your computer using a card reader, then re-format with GParted (if you're using Linux) or Mini Tool Partition Wizard (if you're using Windows)
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but:
I partitioned my memory card into 2 so I could install apps to sd card using Link2sd. The first partition where all the data was being saved got corrupted and had to be formated. In the process I have lost all the data that came on it originally. I have tried using the Android File Recovery, it does recovers all the files, but the directory structure is lost.
Is there any way I could get the data back that was there originally?
The partitions on card are in Fat32 format.
Hello!
I'm trying to make an ext3 partition (300mb) and swap partition (128mb) on a 16gb SanDisc mircoSD.
The problem is that when i put a microSD into my computer, the miniTool shows i have 44mb FAT partition and 14gb unallocated space. My phone (and computer when microSD is in the phone) sees full 14GB SDcard.
So, when i partition the card by following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning , and after i click Apply, computer sees only 44mb on my SD card. when i unplug the card and plug in again, my computer one time sees 44mb, another 14gb. MiniTool shows i have 44mb FAT and 14gb unallocated space again.
I tried to make only FAT32 partition, but my card still has only 44mb FAT and 14gb unallocated.
Does anyone knows what is wrong with the card or what do i do wrong? Please help me
try format using CWM
then partition using CWM too
thats simpler than minitool
but u cant custom the size
only 64 128 256 etc
Use MiniTool Partition - Home Edition
If your computer is running windows this is normal..
If you were running a superior OS like linux you would not have this issue..
Windows cannot read or write to superior file systems like ext3 & ext4..
It won't even see the swap partition either..
Hmm, im using Windows 7 and MiniTool Partition - Home Edition. In the guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning), as i can see, the operating system is Windows 7, so i don't think it's system problem.
Maybe i'll try to do this from another PC.