Excuse me, but I need to know if I install Windows 7 with the formatting, I lose the recovery partition for Vista? Thanks
It's the users choice whether to keep or erase the recovery partition...
(If you have done a format at any partioned disk before you should know how to...)
You see a disk with 34 something Gb capacity that is actually a 38Gb disk...
The good thing is that the recovery partition is NOT visible at the win7 instalation ...
After the instalation you should have about 30 Gb free.
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So I partitioned my sd card so i would be able to automatically have apps to sd like the faqs of the cyanogen mods said, but now that i have done the process and partition my sd card 500mb ext, 34mb linux swap, not only has it not worked and the apps are still taking up memory on my phone, it is not noticing the secondary partition in the settings and when i reboot my phone, after the g1 screen and android screen, my phone just goes blank. does anyone have any input? ive wiped and reflashed the rom, now im just clueless. and if it matters, i used Paragon Partition Manager to partition my sd card.
You could re-partition it by using the console in recovery mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=533731
Look at the 2nd code box and follow it. This is how I did it my first time.
It is really easy.
yea the only thing is it is either saying not found, or error could not stat device dev/block/mmcblk0 no such file or directory. so im stuck i cant even format my card and get back to 8 gigs its sayin 6.06 gigs. ionno im stuck.
Can't you use your partition manager to delete the partitions you made? Then just make 1 partition: fat32, then use the code on the link.
I use paragon Partition mgr. and that is an option to use.
If you partion your card after flashing your rom, then you must reflash your rom for changes to take effect. You have to do that so the system can change the way it runs
Oops sorry, I just reread your first post and saw that I missed that you did reflash. Try going into your recovery console and type ums_enable to mount your card and than try downloading gparted and try to reformat that way, when you are done type ums_disable to unmount. Have you tried taking your sd out when you try to boot up just to see if you can get past, it is possible that your sd corrupted
its ok thank you both, i used the recovery erase all partitions and im gonna read the second box and partition threw the console instead of on the manager.
I just had the same thing happen to me earlier today. I have the 404 Cyanogen MOD and now my SD card is stuck. I can't figure out how to get rid of that partition. All of the directions are not step by step. And this rookie is stressed out. Please let me know where or which directions you used to format your SD.
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I just had the same thing happen to me earlier today. I have the 404 Cyanogen MOD and now my SD card is stuck. I can't figure out how to get rid of that partition. All of the directions are not step by step. And this rookie is stressed out. Please let me know where or which directions you used to format your SD.
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To get it back to just a fat32 partition.... THIS WILL WIPE ALL DATA ON YOUR SDCARD!!!! MAKE A BACKUP OF FAT32 also this will only work with 1.3.1 and up cyanogen recovery image
boot into recovery and go to the recovery console and type
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
rm 1
rm 2
rm 3 (if you have a linux-swap partition)
print (after the 4th or 5th line there is a number after a line that reads disk size or something and that will be the end value for the next command. Sorry on my g1 now)
mkpartfs primary fat32 0 xxxx(substitue with number above)
quit
reboot recovery
Then reflash your rom. That will clear all partitions of your sdcard and leave you with one whole partition that is fat32.
I was playing around with the partitions on my card and messed it up a little. How can I merge my two partitions back into one? Windows shows my ext partition as 'unallocated' because I tried to format it in windows?.
Thanks,
With this (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd/) installed in Windows you can read ext partitions in your SD...and format them...
Thanks, i'm going to try it out now!
EDIT: Could you please explain how to format using that software. I can change the partition format but it doesn't show up in windows disk utility as that file type still?
EDIT 2: It's all good now, I used Easus partition manger.
Hi, I have problem with installation android to my Kaiser (NAND). When I am installing it, It is normal formating system and data, but after attempt of install system it shows me message: tar error: extraction failed: no space left on device. I thought that it format memory, so it should be empty.. I dont get it. Anybody helps?
Thanks..
Mav3rick2 said:
Hi, I have problem with installation android to my Kaiser (NAND). When I am installing it, It is normal formating system and data, but after attempt of install system it shows me message: tar error: extraction failed: no space left on device. I thought that it format memory, so it should be empty.. I dont get it. Anybody helps?
Thanks..
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The Kernel splits the NAND into 2 partitions (excluding the actual partition for the kernel). The default sizes is 101MB for /system and 150+MB for /data.
Make sure the androidinstall archive's /system folder is under 97MB in size or else the install will fail, or you can change the /system partition size using atools to a larger size while sacrificing /data partition size.
I tried to install Scoot_CyanogenMod_6.1_Rls5.5 (cca 90MB size of file) and same problem... If I tried Scoot_CyanogenMod_7_alpha_RLS1_All_Language (about 112MB size of file) and I set size of system partition to 128MB in atools to my nbh file, same problem.. Iam sad.. I want to use android but I can't... :-(
Have you checked how many bad blocks you have whenever the kernel formats the NAND? It should be disabled during the "Formating..." stage.
If you have excessive bad blocks, try increasing the /system partition as far as you can, then setting /data to your SD card. It's possible your device has too many bad blocks to install android with default settings.
i have a htc kaiser and i have the same problem.
how many mb should i put for data and system with atools?
and..when i save the install-seq.sh where do i put it? in the root of sd?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12145518&postcount=461
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me too same probleme.
1) update NBH editor
a) set up all option
b) change System/Data size
c) set System - Nand 2
data SD - partition p2
swap - auto
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* sd card have only 1 partition 50% fat32 and 50% free space
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2) boot script editor
System NAND p2 Erase
Data Sd partition p2 Erase
Actions: Install system, Fix Permission, Clear Davik chace, Use sd partition
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3)Mixer set Working Dir
add androidinstall.tar
add Module update (for kernels after 23-11)
combine (debian icon)
and save androidinstall.tgz
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4) copy to SD card
SD: KAISIMG.NBH
SD: andboot/androidinstall.tgz
SD: andboot/install-seq.sh
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good luck
yes i have solved yesterday with system 128mb to 165mb.
but i will try your setting, is good to make data with sd.
but is see on picture you choose donut, i have choise froyo setting but is good for Scoot_CyanogenMod_7.1 i use this android.
Hi Guys,
I guess I have a lot of bad sectors on my N1.
After installing CM 7 + gapps I have only 19.4 KB free (add to that I have removed most of the built in ringtones from the media folder) in the /system partition.
Does anyone else have problems with bad sectors, and are there any ways to get rid of these. Also now that I have them, how do i minimize them coz I guess a day will come when I may not be able to flash CM
Regards,
Munchy
You can try formatting the system partition (with clockwork or temasek's extreme wipe). If that doesn't work, hook the phone up to a Linux machine and use gparted to repair the partition. You can run Linux from a live CD on windows...
danger-rat said:
You can try formatting the system partition (with clockwork or temasek's extreme wipe). If that doesn't work, hook the phone up to a Linux machine and use gparted to repair the partition. You can run Linux from a live CD on windows...
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I was waiting for you and the Doc to answer.
Well I already have Ubuntu on dual boot, can you guide me how to use gparted.
Also, I wiped using Amon_Ra, should I give a try using CWM, also please point me to temasek's extreme wipe.
thanks
Amon doesn't wipe the system partition, so you should try clockwork our temaseks extreme wipe.
Here's a link to the later (flash through recovery)...
http://db.tt/fH1vZNM
If that doesn't work, we can give gparted a shot...
danger-rat said:
Amon doesn't wipe the system partition, so you should try clockwork our temaseks extreme wipe.
Here's a link to the later (flash through recovery)...
http://db.tt/fH1vZNM
If that doesn't work, we can give gparted a shot...
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all right buddy , will try temaseks and PM you in case I need help on gparted
The "extreme wipe" doesn't do a low-level format of the system, just a standard high-level format, it won't force it to recheck sectors marked as "bad". I don't believe that's possible without using external hardware.
knightnz said:
The "extreme wipe" doesn't do a low-level format of the system, just a standard high-level format, it won't force it to recheck sectors marked as "bad". I don't believe that's possible without using external hardware.
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Any idea how this can be done with Ubuntu? I'm having a hard time mounting the /data partition to Ubuntu. Is this even possible?
Hi,
Long story short I was messing about and have destroyed my sdcard partition.
Android still works but, it can't see the sdcard. If I plug the touchpad into windows it offers me to format it...
I have a nandroid backup but, if I format in windows to fat32 and copy the backup over to the sdcard and then choose to install from zip I get no files found.
Should the partition be fat32 or should it be something else? I am on cyanogenmod 10.1
Cheers
ok i think I need to partition it via CWM.
However, it asks for EXT Size and SWP size.
ANy suggestions? I am on hp touchpad 32gb and cyanogenmod 10.2##
Edit: tried that but, while I can now see a lost and found folder so the sdcard partition seems to be correct. When i go into windows it still asks me to format the drive. I still can't copy across my nandroid backup. Help how do I fix my sdcard partition?