i have ongoing problems installing new roms inc hero one , i have correct spl and radio , i wipe ext partitions repair partitions and wipe factory data but i still have problems with no installs working
one thing i did find after i got a hero rom working is that it started to download some programs that i had installed previously on the phone , how do i completley wipe the phone memory ? as i think this is now my problem ?
mrcgibb said:
i have ongoing problems installing new roms inc hero one , i have correct spl and radio , i wipe ext partitions repair partitions and wipe factory data but i still have problems with no installs working
one thing i did find after i got a hero rom working is that it started to download some programs that i had installed previously on the phone , how do i completley wipe the phone memory ? as i think this is now my problem ?
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im using cyans recovery 1.4 and when you come to the boot screen for it, theres an option for wiping memory. ive had to wipe whenever switching from one rom to the next.
if your using cyanogenmod v1.4 its alt+w to wipe clean.. then wipe your ext with alt+f as well
Problems with new ROM's huh?
Well...it could also possibly be your micro SD card,in which I found out was my problem about a week ago. I found Paragon Partition Manager on the internet.The free version called Partition Manager 9.0 Special Edition. Anyways...used Partition Manager to delete my old FAT32,EXT3,and Linux-Swap partitions and reformatted the entire micro SD then created new EXT3 and Linux-Swap partitions on my SD. Just thought this may be a solution to your problem. Good luck!
I'm not sure alt+f wipes your ext. there are commands you have to type.
to completely wipe your ext2 and ext3 you have to type:
mount /system/
rm -rf /system/sd/
or at least that's what I always used until I upgraded to ext3.
PlatinumMOTO said:
I'm not sure alt+f wipes your ext. there are commands you have to type.
to completely wipe your ext2 and ext3 you have to type:
mount /system/
rm -rf /system/sd/
or at least that's what I always used until I upgraded to ext3.
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Code:
mke2fs -j /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
that will actually reformat and its less chars
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just wondering if im doing something wrong? got NV installed with all 3 partitions and I had 77mb of internal mem. when I install new apps it takes away mem, am I doing something wrong, did I not config something right? I have read that apps2sd are automatic and to do nothing or it will break the system. dont mind the 77mb but would like to have my apps on my sd. any help would be great.
Do you have ext3? Drizzy expressly says you need it. So I assume if you only have ext2 there might be probs with your a2sd.
If that's not it. Did you follow all of these steps before flashing?...
This is how I installed without any problems:
: rename to update.zip
: place in the root of sd card
: shut off device
: boot into recovery
: wipe
: go to console and hit enter
(enter)
# mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
# cd /system/sd
# rm -rf /system/sd/*
# reboot recovery
: now wipe again
: repair ext system
: flash
Enjoy!!
"DO NOT RUN ANY OTHER APPS TO SD IT WILL BREAK YOUR SYSTEM"
JUST EXT3 & LINUX-SWAP 32MB
kree said:
just wondering if im doing something wrong? got NV installed with all 3 partitions and I had 77mb of internal mem. when I install new apps it takes away mem, am I doing something wrong, did I not config something right? I have read that apps2sd are automatic and to do nothing or it will break the system. dont mind the 77mb but would like to have my apps on my sd. any help would be great.
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your apps are going to the sd..your dalvik-cache is not
yup. checked thru the the console that in fact I do have an ext3 partition. I went thru an infinate loop with out it, also followed all the steps as best as an old newb could, I mean Im not new to flashing roms coming from the herald and wing, but concidering ow these android roms are becoming like full linux distro installs its getting a little hard to keep up, but still willing to try. gonna look up the dav thing to see where that leads me. definately an adventure! thanks!
Plan to do a little upgrade soon. So I wanted to know if this is the right way to wipe ext2 in the recovery console before I flash the new rom version. Once I wipe ext2, what differences will I notice once the new rom is flashed. I keep forgetting what the use for ext2 is. I've heard wiping every so often will keep performance high. Do I also do a wipe (ALT+W) before the flash since I already did a wipe on ext2?
mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd
cd /system/sd
rm -r *
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flexnix said:
Plan to do a little upgrade soon. So I wanted to know if this is the right way to wipe ext2 in the recovery console before I flash the new rom version. Once I wipe ext2, what differences will I notice once the new rom is flashed. I keep forgetting what the use for ext2 is. I've heard wiping every so often will keep performance high. Do I also do a wipe (ALT+W) before the flash since I already did a wipe on ext2?
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If you have apps2sd on your phone now, you will wipe those out when you wipe your ext2 partition so be prepared to reinstall all your apps. This is the major benefit of having an ext2 partition so I imagine that you created one for this purpose.
If this is the case, then losing all your apps with be the biggest thing you will notice. Also, if you are going to perform a factory wipe (alt w) then be prepared to lose all your data saved on the phone... (eg.. settings, contacts, texts, mms, etc)
If this is not your intention, you need to read more before......
Perfect. Thank you sir.
But you do need to do both regardless.
while putting the peoples hero rom on my g1 sum how my sd card had got corrupted. i jus ordered another 8 gig to replace it but in the mean time i formatted my corrupted one back to fat32 because thats the only format it will go into and loaded cyanogen mod 4.1.11.1 and now my phone is jus goin crazy jumpin from diff progams and makin random calls. what should i do
wipe your phone and if you still have an ext2/3 partition wipe it in the recovery console with mke2fs -j /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 then reflash your rom
i found out what is was. i just got this replacement and when i did the root i used the wrong spl but thanks bro.. i wish it was a way to fix these memory cards tho when it messes up like this im on my 4th 1
david1171 said:
wipe your phone and if you still have an ext2/3 partition wipe it in the recovery console with mke2fs -j /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 then reflash your rom
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My G1 is running AmonRA 1.7.0 recovery and I recently switched from OpenEclair to Cyanogen 5.0.8. But when I wiped to factory reset/data wipe and installed the new ROM, all the applications were still there from the earlier ROM. I wiped ext partitions, cache and everything. I even tried partioning the SD card through the recovery, but it still lingered there. Anyone know what the problem is?
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My G1 is running AmonRA 1.7.0 recovery and I recently switched from OpenEclair to Cyanogen 5.0.8. But when I wiped to factory reset/data wipe and installed the new ROM, all the applications were still there from the earlier ROM. I wiped ext partitions, cache and everything. I even tried partioning the SD card through the recovery, but it still lingered there. Anyone know what the problem is?
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Yep. You didn't wipe one of either the ext partition or the userdata partition.
Use cyanogens recovery that has a console... then you can check type the scripts with the hard keyboard and check your work...
To wipe the ext partition:
mount /system/sd
rm -rf /system/sd/*
To see what is on the ext:
ls system/sd
Does nobody use switchrom.sh anymore?
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will try that, thanks.
usually i use the console, but the options in the 1.7.0 recovery looked convenient and thought it would do the same thing as the commands on the console.
if you have found that you have wiped all sections in the recovery and the apps still appear. try going into your privacy settings and unchecking the option to back up system data to servers, then do a wipe.
hi,
i'm usin ra passion 2.2.1 and wan't to use a2sd from ics 4.0.3 evervolv. how can i create a part ext4?
Google:
"a2sd partition sd card".
Enjoy.
Try 4EXT recovery www.4ext.net
I think its the easiest way to create partition.
Or else you can do it in pc via partition managers(i use minitool partition wizard)
You can google it and also can search in youtube for video tutorials.
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thanks for your help, i've done it in recovery.
one question is left:
what happen if i format the partioned sd-card under windows and do a full wipe in preparation for installing a new rom. i've read sd-ext even survive a full wipe? what does that mean? stays the partition untouched when i format the sd-card with windows? and what about the apps in the partition? are they still there even after a full wipe and can i use them after flashing a new rom out of the box?
Glad u succeeded in partitioning
Now if you format the fat32 partition in windows using those partition tools doesnt affect ur ext. Ext stays untouched but all the data on fat32 will be wiped(so backup first to pc)
If u want to merge there is an option called merge for that.
There is an free windows software called sdformatter, that formats the entire sdcard(fat32+ext)
Hope i helped a bit :thumbup:
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ok. i wan't to format it with the windows internal function via right click. is it the same and the ext4 stays untouched?
Full wipe in recovery wipes SD-EXT too.
heinz gruber said:
ok. i wan't to format it with the windows internal function via right click. is it the same and the ext4 stays untouched?
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i do beleive that it should be untouched, cos normally windows cannot see the ext partition and hence only fat32 will be formatted
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ok. when ext4 stay untouched and i flash a new rom the apps are still in the launcher after flashing?
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Full wipe in recovery wipes SD-EXT too.
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when i flash a new rom i use the format.zip form the xda user temasek which wipes system, boot, data and cache. so is sd-ext untouched when i use this file?
You insist on not listening and/or not understanding.
When you select "wipe data/factory reset" in custom recovery, EXT partition IS WIPED COMPLETELY. It doesn't stay.
I believe the same happens when using temasek's script, never bothered using it, so I can't say with 100% certainty.
If you don't wipe your phone and install a new ROM - be prepared for crashes of anything to everything, unless you install a ROM which is 100% compatible with what you have already - the next generation of the same ROM, usually.
If you're using A2SD and don't wipe EXT partition - you'll have crashes as soon as you boot, since system apps' data will be there (and wrong).
To keep your apps and their data, use one of the backup apps available in the Market, like Titanium Backup.
as Jack_R1 explained its always better to wipe everything(system,cache,dalvik n sdext) to be on safer side to avoid crashes n FCs.
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Temasek's Extreme Wipe does Data/System/Boot partitions but don't remember seeing ext in the list
However, as alluded too, I would format all outside phone with sdformatter or I think gparted, although never used that one
I thought I read a long time ago Windows formatter not recommended and do a full wipe not partial with whatever you use
Back up sdcard first
also, I believe you can use the Alignment Cool zip to get ext 4 from 3 on Amon and not lose anything--still backup
you do know MeDroid uses Ia2sd and different from a2sd on implementation
You don't need to wipe the regular FAT partition on SD card between flashes, because there's nothing there that loads automatically. And "wipe data/factory reset" option in recovery also wipes /sdcard/.android_secure.
hey guys, thanks for your answers i will keep them in mind.
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one more question:
if i uses temaseks script and the sd-ext is untouched and i flash a newer version of my rom, are the apps then still there after flashing and booting the updated system? or is there another step i've to do?
No, the apps aren't there anymore - or to be correct, the apps are there, their data is gone (because the app data doesn't reside on EXT partition, unless you use specific mounting methods).
When you flash an updated version of your ROM, just don't wipe anything at all unless the instructions specifically mention having to wipe before installing that version. That means - don't execute temasek's script at all.