I followed multiple tutorials on formating and partitioning my 4gb sdhc card with ext2 and linux-swap but when i put it into the G1 it only shows 13mb of space is there soemthing i missed?
felixm477 said:
I followed multiple tutorials on formating and partitioning my 4gb sdhc card with ext2 and linux-swap but when i put it into the G1 it only shows 13mb of space is there soemthing i missed?
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Yup. You missed the Q&A forum for questions and answers. Don't worry, you're not the first and I doubt you'll be the last.
felixm477 said:
I followed multiple tutorials on formating and partitioning my 4gb sdhc card with ext2 and linux-swap but when i put it into the G1 it only shows 13mb of space is there soemthing i missed?
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Try again. make sure you follow the steps in order though. It DOES make a difference which order you create the partitions. FAT32 FIRST!
followinginsanity said:
Try again. make sure you follow the steps in order though. It DOES make a difference which order you create the partitions. FAT32 FIRST!
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yea i know i did it fat32,ext, then swap and i did print at the end and it showed all 3 partitions but the g1 only sees 13mb but in windows it will show the 3 gigs along with second drive letter that has no card.
my 4GB card
#parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
#print
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 3420
mkpartfs primary ext2 3420 3836
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 3836 3964
Here dude use this script with step by step instructions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4502330&postcount=9228. It has never failed me.
Ace42 said:
my 4GB card
#parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
#print
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 3420
mkpartfs primary ext2 3420 3836
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 3836 3964
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same as mine still nothing
my best guess is that you're reading "Internal Phone Storage" in Settings>SD Card & Phone storage, which refers to the space free in /data (it's not memory, having more available won't make your phone faster, it's not sdcard storage, it's not ext storage, etc).
Look instead in SD Card "Total Space" and "Available Space" in Settings> SD Card & Phone Storage, that's the amount you have free for fat32.
my best guess is that you're reading "Internal Phone Storage" in Settings>SD Card & Phone storage, which refers to the space free in /data (it's not memory, having more available won't make your phone faster, it's not sdcard storage, it's not ext storage, etc).
Look instead in SD Card "Total Space" and "Available Space" in Settings> SD Card & Phone Storage, that's the amount you have free for fat32.
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Ok guys ima try to explain this as best I can. I have a 16g sd card that gparted or acronis will not recognize, now windows 7 on my laptop does.recognize it as an sd card showing 15.3gig wich I can only imagine is because it has been formated a few times, curently it has been formatted to fat32 using my laptop..what can I do to get my phone or any formatting tool to see it and format to the fat32, ext3 and linux swap, I've been trying for days and have read all I can so now I turn to the greater brains that be...thanks for ur help..........veritasaequita
I love the search button! Lol use cyanogen's latest recovery image (1.3.1) Search for it!
Then once you have it flashed, go into recovery console (alt+x on the menu) and type parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
do not type stuff in ( )
print (it should tell you the sector size, in mb. Since yours is 16gb it should be ~15000mb?)
rm 1
rm 2 (you might get, partition not found on this doesn't matter)
rm 3 (you might get, partition not found on this doesn't matter)
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 xxxx
mkpartfs primary ext2 xxxx yyyy
mkpartfs linux-swap yyyy zzzz
quit
upgrade_fs
reboot recovery
alt+f, alt+w, alt+s
home+back
<some extra notes, for the linux-swap partiton it should be roughly 32 mb. So make sure there's only a 32mb difference between yyyy and zzzz>
<ext2/3 partition should be ~600 mb> and fat32 the rest. Any problems just message me
How to partition the SD card for CyanogenMod? make it into 2?
Here is a how to link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535232
yeah but the guide says to download a app for apps2sd and the thread for CyanogenMod says not too. Confused ;p
Read threw the whole thing, you will load apps2sd but then you will do a wipe and load cyangen again with apps2sd installed in the rom. The reason cyanogen says not to have apps2sd is because its already in the mod. So you will use it to partition then wipe it then reintall it with cyanogen
It helps to use the SEARCH
How to partition your SD card from console (This requires the cyanogen recovery 1.3.1)
Example for my 8GB card.
Reboot and enter recovery (home+power) then go to console. Enter the below pressing "enter" after each line.
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
print (to verfiy we know what size card we are dealing with. Mine was 8166 read below if yours is different)
rm 1 (if you had more than 1 partition you would want to rm them as well)
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 7526
mkpartfs primary ext2 7526 8038
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 8038 8166
quit
upgrade_fs
recovery
if your card isn't 8166 when you type print then you will need to modify those numbers to match your card size. You basically work back to figure out the totals. To figure it out, start with your cards total size. For example 8166 total Subtract 128 for swap (8038) minus 512 for ext (7526) the rest will go to fat32. Each partition starts where the other left off.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731
ok i have installed the ra recovery v1.2.3 from the dev forum and have partitioned my sd card usingthe utility that came with it.only thing is i still dont understand how to set the swap file size.can somebody please explain how.i have searched around already.this is a lot to take in.
You searched, but the post on partitioning your sd card is at the top of this section...
evilkorn said:
You searched, but the post on partitioning your sd card is at the top of this section...
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yeah man i read. i dont want to have to download and install all those requirements listed.there has to be another way.also i did breeze through the thread and didnt see any mention on setting swap file size.
8255daw said:
yeah man i read. i dont want to have to download and install all those requirements listed.there has to be another way.also i did breeze through the thread and didnt see any mention on setting swap file size.
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Umm... The swap file size is the same size as your linux-swap partition...
sorry for being such a noob.the utility that came with the ra recovery sets it automatic to 36mb.i dont see where i can change it.
To format card SD card with linux-swap WARNING!!! this will reformat you entire SD card!!
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
thank you sir...that is a thread i have read since joining here but i have not stumbled across it since.thanks again.
Its under JACHero ROM thread fyi.
I just got a Transcend 8gb class 6 microsd card and am having trouble switching to it. When I enter recovery with the new card in and go to partition sd card it partitions much faster than usual. Then, once I go to upgrade ext 2 to ext 3 it says error, please run in console. When I got the card I formatted it using another phone by unmounting and pressing format sd card.
bump, really need some help here getting this to work
hiddengopher said:
bump, really need some help here getting this to work
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I would try what it says and partition via console...
how would I do that?
hiddengopher said:
how would I do that?
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If you have a g1, go to recovery. Then go to console and type;
Code:
*Warning, Back up everything on your sdcard first!*
<enter>
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
rm 3
rm 2
rm 1
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 (total sdcard size - swap size - ext size)
mkpartfs primary ext2 (end of fat 32) (total sdcard size - swap size)
mkapartfs primary linux-swap (end of ext2) (end of sdcard)
print (check if it worked)
quit
reboot recovery
Now go to recovery, choose USB Toggle and put a rom on your sdcard
JAguirre1231 said:
If you have a g1, go to recovery. Then go to console and type;
Code:
*Warning, Back up everything on your sdcard first!*
<enter>
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
rm 3
rm 2
rm 1
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 (total sdcard size - swap size - ext size)
mkpartfs primary ext2 (end of fat 32) (total sdcard size - swap size)
mkapartfs primary linux-swap (end of ext2) (end of sdcard)
print (check if it worked)
quit
reboot recovery
Now go to recovery, choose USB Toggle and put a rom on your sdcard
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I appreciate the help, but I'm just going to try reformatting the card and some more things first, I hate consoles even though I've used them quite a bit before.
hiddengopher said:
I appreciate the help, but I'm just going to try reformatting the card and some more things first, I hate consoles even though I've used them quite a bit before.
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This will repartition the card. You want to reformat. OHHHH, well if you have windows I would try to plug it in via sdcard reader (usb disconnects for some reason), and right click on the drive and choose format. I think in the phone you can also go to Settings>Sdcard & Phone Storage> Format to format the card
hey guys so i now have the coremicro class 6 card. I am wondering what the steps are to get my card up and running. I tryed to boot with the card in but it seemed to just stay blank screened after boot. Should i create an ext3 first thing? should i first copy the entire mountable section first?
ANY answers would be great.
Is it Partitioned?
just got it, its fresh, i guess ill create ext3 first then.
I dont know how big an sd card you have, your recovery or what you wanna do with it but Ima try to help..
go to recovery console-- press enter after each line..
for an 8 gb card
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 7524
mkpartfs primary ext2 7524 8036
mkpartfs primary linux-swap 8036 8100
quit
upgrade_fs
recovery
For a 4g card divide the numbers in half
thats with a medium swap and i half gig ext3 for your apps
If you have Amon_Ra's latest recovery then all you have to do is partition the SD and USB toggle to add a rom of your choice then simply flash.
i partitioned with recovery, i dont need to reflash rom as it is already flashed. I created the partition as ext3. For what purposes would i need it to be ext4?
also is there an app with which i can back up my apps (ext3 partition) from my old memcard to this new one?