So I rooted my HTC CDMA Hero and installed custom recovery. I was able to flash a few 1.5 roms. Now I can flash maybe 2 of the 2.1 roms and about the same amount of 1.5 roms. Whenever I flash and they go to boot up the first time they never get past the load screen. They just stay there forever. Some of them reboot and do it over and over again. I have tried wiping everything and even formating the SD card in windows. Am I missing something stupid? Please let me know if anyone else is having these problems.
Make sure you have a properly formatted EXT partition on your sd card. Most of the 2.1 roms have Apps2sd and it needs the ext partition.
clamknuckle said:
Make sure you have a properly formatted EXT partition on your sd card. Most of the 2.1 roms have Apps2sd and it needs the ext partition.
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And all of them are smart enough to not try to enable a2sd if there's no EXT partition on the sdcard.
EXT Partition
I am trying to flash the PureHero 1.0 (5-7) | Zero Sense - Friendstream - Nexus Launcher - Customized!!!
I formated the card in windows as FAT32 and then in system recovery I wiped everything and partitioned the SD card.
Am I still missing something?
Wow
Thank you so much it works!!!! I can't believe it some that easy. I've been messing around with this for days! Thanks again
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Well in the last days I've been having problems uploading things from my sdcard from apps, I thought it was an a2sd issue so I removed my ext3 partition from my sdcard by entering parted and use rm 2, so when I rebooted it showed my previous home screen with the same apps and it said that app wasn't installed on phone so I check my internal storage and it said 11 mb of storage left and that didn't make any sense so then I wiped and formatted my sdcard and rebooted and it said 20 mb left so I enter my downloads from market and see that it says my apps are installed but they don't show on my app tray so I'm guessing that apps are not there but the phone is reading it wrong. So I wiped installed CM 3.9.7 again and now I can't install apps from market or anywhere else
shouldn't this be in the Q&A?
I saw your signature and your running ROM: Cyanogen's MOD (3.9.7)...
Cyanogen warned you NOT TO INSTALL Apps2sd!
Format your sdcard ext partion and then wipe and install Cyanogen's MOD...
Everything will go back to normal
SportsFan26 said:
I saw your signature and your running ROM: Cyanogen's MOD (3.9.7)...
Cyanogen warned you NOT TO INSTALL Apps2sd!
Format your sdcard ext partion and then wipe and install Cyanogen's MOD...
Everything will go back to normal
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No I didn't use any scripts to activata apps2sd because its automatic, what I'm trying to do is reverse apps2sd so I can install apps on my phone instead of my sdcard I already removed my ext 3 partition
do you have a card reader?
gtrplr71 said:
do you have a card reader?
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Yes I do have a card reader
If you are running Cyanogen's mod, then I don't believe you'll be able to have your apps on your phone unless you do NOT have an ext 2/3 partition. If your SD card is only Fat32, then the mod won't have any place to move the apps and will leave it on your phone.
Atleast that's how I understood it, if someone who actually knows what they are talking about contradicts me, go with them.
Gilliland12 said:
If you are running Cyanogen's mod, then I don't believe you'll be able to have your apps on your phone unless you do NOT have an ext 2/3 partition. If your SD card is only Fat32, then the mod won't have any place to move the apps and will leave it on your phone.
Atleast that's how I understood it, if someone who actually knows what they are talking about contradicts me, go with them.
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Yeah that's how it is, I had ext3 partition before but I removed it because I was having malfunctions with a lot of different apps so I thought removing the partition would do it but no now I can't install apps.
I want to undo apps2sd I don't want it anymore, I want apps installed on my phone
I would be to reformat your card to just fat32 (I would just do it in windows or ubuntu, I wouldn't run any scripts to do it). Then load up cyanogens rom on your card, wipe, and update. You will have a fresh install and apps should go to your phone and not SD.
supremeteam256 said:
I would be to reformat your card to just fat32 (I would just do it in windows or ubuntu, I wouldn't run any scripts to do it). Then load up cyanogens rom on your card, wipe, and update. You will have a fresh install and apps should go to your phone and not SD.
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ok i'll try doing that, tell you if it works later on
I would also clean out dalvik-cache
rm -r /data/dalvik-cache
I think that's where part of your problem is, don't quote me on that though
In my personal opinion, it's good to rebuild your dalvik-cache everynow and then just to make sure you don't have any junk in there. I suspect that you may have number of things in there since you did not uninstall apps but rather nuked the partition. Who knows... do it, it may help
Good luck
supremeteam256 said:
I would be to reformat your card to just fat32 (I would just do it in windows or ubuntu, I wouldn't run any scripts to do it). Then load up cyanogens rom on your card, wipe, and update. You will have a fresh install and apps should go to your phone and not SD.
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you are definitely the man haha it worked, i can install apps but have 55mbs of free space is that ok?
Hi
I have some problems with my Dream now after an format fore EXT2 so I can use apps to sd.
I have CyanogenMod 4.0.4
Iv'e used an guide and console for formating my SD card 8gb class 6.
I've made an 7.2gb fat32
700mb ext2
50mb linux swap
After that I converted the ext2 to ext4, checked everything with print and it was ok.
Than when I've rebootet my phone it woudnt start up, it came to the android in blue, and that blinked some and than the screen went black.
So my plan was to upgrade the 4.0.4 to 4.2.5 anyway so I did that.
My phone was an 32B so I used the HTC_ADP_1.6_DRC83_rooted_base.zip
Everything went great with that, but when I tried restarting the problem was still there...
Dont know what to do know?
Remove the ext4 partition?
Try restoring your memory card to original and then try to partition it again.
Ive tried to restore my memory card, no help.
Ive tried to boot the phone with no memorycard, still no go...
Dont know what to try anymore..
1) Format the entire card as fat32
2) add other partitions
3) Wipe from recovery
4) Flash your rom
Also this sub forum is for development, which this clearly isn't.
Ok sry i thought this was the place to ask with this.
I got the phone booting up with 4.2.5 and it worked great.
All my programs waws gone so I need to install them again, but no worry.
So I now tried to format the memorycard again, looks like it didnt work again and im at my problem again...
Now it hangs on the T-mobile screen, so I guess out with the battery and try an reboot before I start all over again...
Maby I'm not supposed to have programs on my SD?
make sure you partition properly.
fat>ext>swap
you can install amon_RA's recovery and let that partition your card for you
Hi.
Ive sendt my phone back to originale software, and than upgraded again, and it seems like it's 4.2.5 and the ext partition that is the problem.
If I change SD card to one without the ext partition it's no problem to start after an whipe..
I've tried reinstalling 4.2.5 but no luck, maby I shall trie an ext3 insted of ext4?
Yes have followed the guide on the pratition, and Fat32, EXT than swap
Im at a complete loss here...everytime i flash a rom it always gets stuck in a bootloop, the only one that worked for me was damagecontrol 99.9999 ive tryed multiple 1.5,2.1,1.6 roms and none work, i do wipe everytime and my sd is only fat 32 i got ra 1.5.3(?2?) Recovery. I owned a g1 and mt3g so im pretty familer with the whole flashing role but im at a loss with this sprint hero, please help lol thanks!!!!
The only boot loop I've been in is when the symlinks for a2sd had been active and there was no ext partition on the sd card.( duh! for me )
So if you have a spare sd card format it with a2sd ... in recovery, dismount it. Copy all your stuff into the fat32 partition of the new sd from the old. Then try a boot.
Hmm ill have to try that, but ive tryed using roms that dont have ap2sd active
Hi,
The main reason i rooted my old g1 is because i thought it would be nice if i could have the any working sense ROM flashed on it.
Upon research I discovered that i needed to partition my sd card to successfully flash a sense rom, which was a problem for me, because whenever i tried moving ext2 to ext3 or ext3 to ext4 it would say "error- run fs ext3/ext4 via console".
Is this because im using the 128mb sd that came with the phone or is it something else?
If it's something that i dont have the mental capacity to fix myself then I was wondering if was any half decent sense ROM that works without any sd partitions.
Thanks in advance.
Tuptup said:
Hi,
The main reason i rooted my old g1 is because i thought it would be nice if i could have the any working sense ROM flashed on it.
Upon research I discovered that i needed to partition my sd card to successfully flash a sense rom, which was a problem for me, because whenever i tried moving ext2 to ext3 or ext3 to ext4 it would say "error- run fs ext3/ext4 via console".
Is this because im using the 128mb sd that came with the phone or is it something else?
If it's something that i dont have the mental capacity to fix myself then I was wondering if was any half decent sense ROM that works without any sd partitions.
Thanks in advance.
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Maybe there are some old sense ROMs which doesnt need ext4 , i don't know, but the best fully functioning Sense ROM for the g1 is DroidEris and this ROM need MTD.
128MB is too little
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Thanks =) Although i have no idea what MTD is, ill use a 4gb sd and see if i can find a decent sense rom that ill partition my sd with =)
Tuptup said:
Thanks =) Although i have no idea what MTD is, ill use a 4gb sd and see if i can find a decent sense rom that ill partition my sd with =)
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Here is a great tutorial to patition your SD card:
http://androidandme.com/2009/08/news/how-to-manually-partition-your-sd-card-for-android-apps2sd/
and here is how to MTD :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7061471#post7061471
well droideris runs good without swap lol also mtd if you find how to use it not sure but the new base we are on today should be ok with ext2 needs tseting though xD if not find that 4gb sd card ^^
Ok seems many usrs here have the same problems over and over again. so heres a tut!
This will probably cover many other topics but simplified here as much as i can.
You Must have the following to get this to work:
ROOT
Recovery 5.0.2.6
busybox installed.
if you have non of these...do not attempt any of this thread till you have!
To start with.
Creation of EXT3 Partitions.
you will need Minitool Partition Wizard. Mini Tool Partition Wizard Download
This is a harddrive/diskspace program allowing accurate modification of disk space.
Never create an EXT3 in CWM, as this will create whats known as a swap drive.
this causes the bootloop. Hence the non boot!
EXT3 has to be set as primary drive not logical.
Size allowance recommendations (personal choice, but this is after a few findings and results given by Salsa users)
SD Card Size.................................EXT3 Size
2GB......(Class 2).............................250MB
4GB......(Class 2-4)..........................500MB
8GB......(Class4-6)...........................500MB-1GB
16GB....(Class8-10).........................1.2GB
WARNING, anything over 1.5GB will result in serious problems and SD damage
This also works around class types of SD Card. the higher the class the faster it works, there are various brands offering different class cards, find a fast and big card for best performance. I currently use Class 8 16GB with 1GB Ext3 with little/no lag
Wise idea before this to make an SD backup, if done correctly your data will not be affected...if you screwed up...you'll loose everything...so back it up!
To start with,
Remove Sd Card and use and SD Reader and insert into your computer USB Slot.
Open Minitool Partition Wizard.
Resize your sd card accordingly leaving 1.2-1.5gb of unallocated space. Apply the actions.
Now you have the unallocated space, reformat the space in EXT3 and set as Primary drive. Apply Actions.
Now normally the Application throws your sd out and says bad drive......this is sometimes normal so don't panic.
Reinsert your Sd in Phone and boot into recovery only
Data2sd script
theres 2 scripts available for these roms.
htc-data2sd-ext3 or data2whatever by m1ndh8x4r.
2.1 Roms work well with htc-data2sd-ext3 script with no problems.
data2whatever works really well with 3.5 sense Roms (Bens/M1nds)
*****There is a warning with this data2whatever script....When using this script, you will notice after a short period, that you cannot update or install any more apks. This is due to a Dalvik error within the script on Deodexed roms, currently it cannot be fixed, you have been warned*****
these can be used easily but the following rules must be applied.
You must flash the rom firstly by the 3 wipes...regardless!
flash the rom as normal and reboot full, letting the rom fully build it self and load up... ie input your details/sign in wifi etc.
check it out for a few mins while your waiting...hey even make a backup lol!
OK now reboot in recovery and flash the chosen script....DO NOT WIPE ANYTHING!
once flashed reboot normally.
it will boot, it may take up to 5-10mins but it will boot. if by any chance you a boot loop at the boot animation screen then you have an EXT3 fault and you must redo the EXT3 Partition in Minitool to proceed again.
data2sd scripts are here>
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?duigp9ky9796b65 for htc-data2sd-ext3.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?m7bv6pk024p63ef for d2extv0.43.zip (New/Advanced)
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?qr5rh2fho1hnbnl for data2whatever
This is a proven way and so many have tried and failed other ways.
Please try this guide. If you get stuck please just ask!
Please Answer my poll at the top and Thank this post...Ty!
If you Answer NO to this guide, please post below and tell me why so i may help further
Heyy it worked thanks man
BigBearEvo said:
Open Minitool Partition Wizard.
Resize your sd card accordingly leaving 1.2-1.5gb of unallocated space. Apply the actions.
Now you have the unallocated space, reformat the space in EXT3 and set as Primary drive.
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Trying to do this with fdisk on linux
It works but runs slowly for some reason
I have a 2GB cards, first partition is about 1.4 for normal /sdcard the remaining .4GB for /data
Both partitions are start aligned on 2048 sectors
Issue - applications get corrupted after restart
I am facing strange issue. I did everything described above and have /data on sd. But everytime I reboot something happens to most apps. They are installed but when I try to launch any of them I got errors and application closes. I need to reinstall EVERY app and they work until next reboot. Any ideas about the cause or what to check ? At this point I am trying not to discharge or reboot my phone by it;s impossible to keep it that way.
procek said:
I am facing strange issue. I did everything described above and have /data on sd. But everytime I reboot something happens to most apps. They are installed but when I try to launch any of them I got errors and application closes. I need to reinstall EVERY app and they work until next reboot. Any ideas about the cause or what to check ? At this point I am trying not to discharge or reboot my phone by it;s impossible to keep it that way.
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thats a rom issue.
What rom are you running?
Are you using a Data2sd script? if so which one?
Are you using links2sd?
BigBearEvo said:
thats a rom issue.
What rom are you running?
Are you using a Data2sd script? if so which one?
Are you using links2sd?
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I am running standard HTC ROM 1.12.401.2 With Sense 2.1.
I used ext3 version of script.
No. Shall I ?
procek said:
I am running standard HTC ROM 1.12.401.2 With Sense 2.1.
I used ext3 version of script.
No. Shall I ?
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no dont lol...ok sounds a bit stupid but have u got root? because what your describing is and apps2sd thing...which u cant get on stock rom....but if u dont have full root....then this sort of thing does happen....or...you got a faulty ext3 partition...
questions next...
which guide did u make ext3?
size and did u make swap?
root?
Need file name of the data2sd script u used and how u used it...(this is important)
so i need full break down....assuming u have root that is....this almost sounds like a silly problem, but then most of us don't use stock roms anymore....so we dont have this problem lol
BigBearEvo said:
no dont lol...ok sounds a bit stupid but have u got root? because what your describing is and apps2sd thing...which u cant get on stock rom....but if u dont have full root....then this sort of thing does happen....or...you got a faulty ext3 partition...
questions next...
which guide did u make ext3?
size and did u make swap?
root?
Need file name of the data2sd script u used and how u used it...(this is important)
so i need full break down....assuming u have root that is....this almost sounds like a silly problem, but then most of us don't use stock roms anymore....so we dont have this problem lol
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Of course I have a root - it works perfectly. I created the partition according to above instructions (I mean this thread). My ext3 partition is about 800 MB and 3200 MB is for FAT32. I did not create swap - just fat32 and ext3 with Partition Wizard. I used htc-data2sd-ext3.zip in I think normal way - phone reset, installing busybox, reboot, installing script with recovery - done. Everything is perfect until next reboot.
procek said:
Of course I have a root - it works perfectly. I created the partition according to above instructions (I mean this thread). My ext3 partition is about 800 MB and 3200 MB is for FAT32. I did not create swap - just fat32 and ext3 with Partition Wizard. I used htc-data2sd-ext3.zip in I think normal way - phone reset, installing busybox, reboot, installing script with recovery - done. Everything is perfect until next reboot.
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sounds like a problem with your rom my friend....hard to tell without seeing it really...
have you thought about changing the rom itself?
BigBearEvo said:
sounds like a problem with your rom my friend....hard to tell without seeing it really...
have you thought about changing the rom itself?
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To this moment no. But if there's no other option I will probably have to...
procek said:
To this moment no. But if there's no other option I will probably have to...
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either that or find your ruu and reinstall stock again!
Funny thing
I used my previous card (smaller - just 2 GB) and there's no such behaviour as with my 4GB. Smaller one is Sandisk, bigger one is Kingstone - both known for good products. So switching ROM is rather not an option. There's something about SD but I can not figure out what...
Pls help
I have created 6gb of fat32 and copied ROM and data2sd-ext3.zip then formatted remaining 1gb space in ext3. When I tried to install zip from recovery mode it throws "E: can't mount /sdcard/"
pls help
Thx
yuva0103 said:
I have created 6gb of fat32 and copied ROM and data2sd-ext3.zip then formatted remaining 1gb space in ext3. When I tried to install zip from recovery mode it throws "E: can't mount /sdcard/"
pls help
Thx
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how did you make the partitions? and are they set as primary?
what class sd card is it? you need a class 8 or 10 on that size.
I used mini tool for partition. I set fat32 as logical and ext3 as primary. I have 8gb class 10 SD.
Sent from my HTC Salsa C510e using XDA
Shrink the ext3 to 750mb and set all partitions as primary.
BigBear is using Xparent Tapatalk Purple
Yep now I can see my data in SD card. Another problem I triple wiped and flash arc rom again, and given detail/sign in. When trying to flash script in recovery mode, it asks for busybox in some sys folder. I don't have busybox and also script installed, but ext3 memory not reflects in as main memory. Am I used different script or I need to install busybox, if so how to do that.?
I installed busybox @ system/xbin and flashed script, it worked. Finally my internal memory problem solved:thumbup:
I request to add installing busybox step and download link for script in tutorial.
Thx bb
Sent from my HTC Salsa C510e using XDA
I used data2sd without without any problem for past two days, suddenly today some apps force closing. Instagram app show error msg like"unfortunately this device's filesystem is reporting a problem." and pointing to this url "bit.ly/igfilesystem".
pls help.
I'm using arc V2 ROM, class 10 8gb sd, with 750mb of ext3.
yuva0103 said:
I used data2sd without without any problem for past two days, suddenly today some apps force closing. Instagram app show error msg like"unfortunately this device's filesystem is reporting a problem." and pointing to this url "bit.ly/igfilesystem".
pls help.
I'm using arc V2 ROM, class 10 8gb sd, with 750mb of ext3.
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contact instagram with a logcat or report for them to check