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after rooting, microsd won't resize

So I went through the process of rooting the nook color tonight, and got everything working great.
However...now my 16gb microsd is a 40mb microsd. I'm sure I'm an idiot, and I'm missing something...but how the heck do I talk this thing into being a 16gb card again?
(it's the card I made into the bootable nooter image, in case this isn't coming through clearly)

Here is how I did it.
1.type 'diskpart' in the run prompt
this will bring you to a DOS prompt​2.type 'list disk'
this will list all the volume available​3.type 'select disk #'
in the #, use the number from your SD Card​4.type 'list partition'
it'll probably be partition 1, be just to be sure​5.type 'select partition #'
select the bootable SD Card partition​6.type 'delete partition'
now the 40mb partition is deleted and you can reformat under Disk Management​

that didn't work for me, but it jogged my memory enough to find disk management in windows 7, and delete the partition. Thank you!

I just put my SD card back in the nook. Once there I unmounted it and formated it. got my 4 Gb back. Nice and easy.

devis said:
I just put my SD card back in the nook. Once there I unmounted it and formated it. got my 4 Gb back. Nice and easy.
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same here. seems like the quickest and easiest solution.

devis said:
I just put my SD card back in the nook. Once there I unmounted it and formated it. got my 4 Gb back. Nice and easy.
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I did the same thing.

I tried that, but didn't have success, hence the question and workaround.

If you're using a windows machine try download the official SD Formatter from:
http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/
It will wipe out all your partitions and formats the card using 32kb allocation units vs the standard windows 4096 which gives better read/write performance.

this worked for me thanks

How to repartition your sd card to fat32 after rooting

if you're having trouble partitioning your sd card back to fat32 after you root using nooter, try the method here. what that guide tells you is to basically use this program to enable the Delete Partition menu option in Windows Disk Management, if it's grayed out.
i was going crazy trying to partition my sd card until i found this info. hope it helps.

Unless you need to make separate/multiple partitions, there's a much easier way to do this.
Follow the steps to root your nook. Once those are done, and the nook is all rooted and booted, take your SD card as is, put it back into the Nook, then go to:
(this is from memory so feel free to correct me)
Press the button to pull up the context menu with device settings
Then go to device info
Then click on SD card
Click on 'umount sdcard'
Then click 'format sdcard'
And voila! You're done. The SD card has to be put back into the Nook AFTER it's booted, otherwise it will try to boot off the SD card when you turn it on.

tokyomonster said:
Unless you need to make separate/multiple partitions, there's a much easier way to do this.
Follow the steps to root your nook. Once those are done, and the nook is all rooted and booted, take your SD card as is, put it back into the Nook, then go to:
(this is from memory so feel free to correct me)
Press the button to pull up the context menu with device settings
Then go to device info
Then click on SD card
Click on 'umount sdcard'
Then click 'format sdcard'
And voila! You're done. The SD card has to be put back into the Nook AFTER it's booted, otherwise it will try to boot off the SD card when you turn it on.
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yes, you can format it, but it's still going to have a 40mb partition, because that's what the card is left with after rooting. assuming your card was larger than 40mb, you'll want to repartition it to get the full capacity of the card back.

Ben74 said:
yes, you can format it, but it's still going to have a 40mb partition, because that's what the card is left with after rooting. assuming your card was larger than 40mb, you'll want to repartition it to get the full capacity of the card back.
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Are you sure? I'm not positive that's the case. I won't be able to verify until later this evening, but I'm pretty sure the SD card is just left with one partition using the full size of the SD card, and not with the 40MB partition, and then a partition with the remainder of the space.
I know for a fact that when I plug my Nook in, I only see the Nook's internal memory and 1 SD card partition get mounted. If the 40MB partition remained, it should show me the Nook's internal memory, and 2 SD card partitions get mounted, which is not the case.

Ben74 said:
yes, you can format it, but it's still going to have a 40mb partition, because that's what the card is left with after rooting. assuming your card was larger than 40mb, you'll want to repartition it to get the full capacity of the card back.
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when you format the card using the nook it will fix the partition tables. i did this with my 4GB card and it worked fine.

tokyomonster said:
Are you sure? I'm not positive that's the case. I won't be able to verify until later this evening, but I'm pretty sure the SD card is just left with one partition using the full size of the SD card, and not with the 40MB partition, and then a partition with the remainder of the space.
I know for a fact that when I plug my Nook in, I only see the Nook's internal memory and 1 SD card partition get mounted. If the 40MB partition remained, it should show me the Nook's internal memory, and 2 SD card partitions get mounted, which is not the case.
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yeah. the nooter method leaves the card with only one 40mb partition. you can format this partition to fat32 and you will see it in the nook, but it's still only 40mb. there won't be two partitions on the card. i did this myself. then i realized the partition was only 40mb, and that repartitioning is necessary.

califrag said:
when you format the card using the nook it will fix the partition tables. i did this with my 4GB card and it worked fine.
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i see. so the nook is clever like that. very well, ignore my OP!

Partition/Format SD card
I used a 2GB (1.86GB usable)SD card to root my nook color and followed Tokyomonster's method of using the nook to format the SD card so I could get back the rest of the space available. Once formated the nook, as well as disk management in windows verified that the sd card was back to 1 partition with the 1.86GB of usable space.
Thanks Tokyomonster!!

Not as elegant or simple as using the Nook, but I use [email protected] Partition Manager (free, btw) and delete the existing partitions, then create a new one and format.

If for some reason you can't let the Nook reformat it, you can also insert the SD into a rooted android phone, and format it using Amon Ra Recovery. I did this before I found out that the Nook could do it.

There is also one additional method that you can use. I had to do this because I needed the SD card and the nookColor isn't available until after Christmas for me to use.
Basically, follow the instructions here: http://jaredheinrichs.com/how-to-delete-oem-partition.html
Then you'll be able to use the disk manager to create a partition for the entire sd card.

Searching the Nook forum for "repartition" tool or "partition tool" came up with nothing. Can you be more specific about its location? I'm in a hell of a mess right now. My entire partition table for mmcblk0 got wiped.

[Q] Can I clone my CM7 SD card?

My girlfriend loves my Nook Color, and wants one too -- exactly the same as mine.
I am running CM7 off of my SD card. It took me awhile to customize my NC to get it just the way I like it.
Rather than go through the whole procedure on her Nook, can I just install CM7 and gapps, and then reboot with a copy of the contents of SD card?
In other words, I don't want to have to download all those gapps again, set up her home screen, etc.
Thanks!

You can do it that way by backing up all your apps to your SD card, copying to your computer, than transferring to the new card and reinstall. Use Titanium Backup or App Monster for the backups.
Or, you can make a clone image of your SD card on your computer and write the image to the new card. Your 2nd SD card will then be an exact duplicate. Log in with a new gmail account to separate them.

Wow, that is complicated. I just copied all the files from my 8gb card to my 16gb card on my computer and everything worked fine when I put the larger card in the Nook.
However, if you want to do all this clone and backup stuff, I guess that's another route.

Download Win32 Disk Imager.
https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer
Insert source SD card.
Select the location you want to backup the SD card to.
Click Read.
Once finished, you can swap out the source SD card and put in the new SD card.
With the backup file still selected, click Write.

ExploreMN said:
Wow, that is complicated. I just copied all the files from my 8gb card to my 16gb card on my computer and everything worked fine when I put the larger card in the Nook.
However, if you want to do all this clone and backup stuff, I guess that's another route.
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OK, fine. But you put the new card into the same Nook. What would've happened if you were to put the copied card into another, completely stock Nook? Would it still work?

Ravynmagi said:
Download Win32 Disk Imager.
https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer
Insert source SD card.
Select the location you want to backup the SD card to.
Click Read.
Once finished, you can swap out the source SD card and put in the new SD card.
With the backup file still selected, click Write.
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I also believe this is the easiest way to transfer your complete "image" of CM7 from one card to another.

Ravynmagi said:
Download Win32 Disk Imager.
https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer
Insert source SD card.
Select the location you want to backup the SD card to.
Click Read.
Once finished, you can swap out the source SD card and put in the new SD card.
With the backup file still selected, click Write.
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Unless I missed some config in the image software, it only copies the first partition. My 16GB SD card only got a 4GB image file and none of the other partition were there.
Did I miss something?

Awats said:
My 16GB SD card only got a 4GB image file and none of the other partition were there.
Did I miss something?
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You haven't missed anything; the software is broken. The current version has bugs that cause wrap-around every 4GB (i.e., 32-bit integer overflow). Until the bugs get fixed, you should not use Win32 Disk Imager to read or write image files larger than 4GB.

jll544 said:
You haven't missed anything; the software is broken. The current version has bugs that cause wrap-around every 4GB (i.e., 32-bit integer overflow). Until the bugs get fixed, you should not use Win32 Disk Imager to read or write image files larger than 4GB.
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And they all called me crazy down at the VFW!

Hey everyone, I am a long time lurker who has appreciated everything that is going on here but I have an issue. I want to clone my CM7 image to a newer sandisk 8gb class 4 card. I have the older version (0.1) of win32 disk imager but I am not sure how to write that image off of the card onto my computer to then write back. If anyone can lead me to these instructions, I would be MUCH appreciated. I cannot seem to find the exact steps and I do not want to mess anything up. You all rock, thanks for your help if you can reply.

I thought I would post my findings here for the OP and whoever else may need it. I found a way to backup the SD card image and it should be rewriteable back to a new SD card from what I have read. I used WinImage and under the DISK option, I chose "Creating Virtual Hard Disk Image from physical drive" Then chose the SD card and it will then ask you to choose where you want to save it. It seemed to work for me so I am hoping the burn back to my new SD card works as well. Hope this helps.

win32diskimager

Hi, i used win32diskimager to burn my 16 gig microsd card. Now it reads 300 mb and even when i reformat it, it won't go back to the 16gb. I was wondering how i can fix this and get my sd card back to it's real size

mastermind1234321 said:
Hi, i used win32diskimager to burn my 16 gig microsd card. Now it reads 300 mb and even when i reformat it, it won't go back to the 16gb. I was wondering how i can fix this and get my sd card back to it's real size
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use easeus partition master.

ShutterPeep said:
use easeus partition master.
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Well, yes. Specifically, use EASEUS to delete all partitions except the storage partition (the largest) then drag that partition to fill all the unallocated space. Windows only recognizes the first partition on any flash storage.

If you are running off SD card - and left the stock NC in tact on the EMMC - you can use settings to reformat your card. It'll have a couple folders you will have to delete afterwards - but it should free up the memory to original state.

mastermind1234321 said:
Hi, i used win32diskimager to burn my 16 gig microsd card. Now it reads 300 mb and even when i reformat it, it won't go back to the 16gb. I was wondering how i can fix this and get my sd card back to it's real size
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If you are doing this in Windows you probably will have to go to Disk Management and delete the first partition and then format.
Right click "My Computer"
Select "Manage"
Select "Disk Management" (you need Administrative privileges)
Be very careful to pick the correct drive letter!
Right click the area where the drive letter appears and select "Delete partition"
Create a new primary partition and format

What I did to restore my micro SD card completely to a formatted state was put it in a SD adapter and put it in my digital camera and formatted the card. It removed all partitions and files. Works everytime.
Sent from my MB860

SD card 16 go to 74mo partition
Taosaur said:
Well, yes. Specifically, use EASEUS to delete all partitions except the storage partition (the largest) then drag that partition to fill all the unallocated space. Windows only recognizes the first partition on any flash storage.
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You made my day ! Thanks for this information! After set up debian for arm on my 16 go sd card I just had a 74mo partition I got my full space back with your advice thanks
I am using this card for Raspberry Pi and I set up debian for arm with Win32DiskImager. It is at this moment the problem happened

The simpler solution now is probably to use SD Formatter for Windows. It should wipe all partitions and get you back to a 'default' state.

Use SD Formatter
Another simple way is to look for a program called SD Formatter (free) on the internet.
and format the SD card (make sure it is correct drive letter) using NOT the default setting but i believe it is a pulldown call (erase all zeros)
Great program, if you play with SD cards you should get it.
Everett1954

Not Enough Disk Space Error using Win32diskmanager
I have been working at this for hours and can't seem to figure it out.......I have an 8 gb empty (formatted fat32) micro sd which I am trying to write the clockworkmod 8gb file using win32diskimager. Every time I try to write it I get an Error Message "Not Enough Disk Space".......does anyone know what I should do??

djfury said:
I have been working at this for hours and can't seem to figure it out.......I have an 8 gb empty (formatted fat32) micro sd which I am trying to write the clockworkmod 8gb file using win32diskimager. Every time I try to write it I get an Error Message "Not Enough Disk Space".......does anyone know what I should do??
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Just find and write a smaller image file to the card. Then use a partition manager program like Mini-Tool Partition Wizard (free) to expand the partition to fill the card. I have 200MB version in my tips thread linked in my signature. It has CWM 5.5.0.4 on it.

Use the 4 GB CWM image... then use minitools partition manager or eausus to resize to full capacity.

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DizzyDen said:
Use the 4 GB CWM image... then use minitools partition manager or eausus to resize to full capacity.
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First time to post. Hope I'm in the right thread. Have read many of the threads here regarding Nook Color, CM7, CM9 et al. I really enjoy learning from all the information posted. I currently have an unrooted NC running CM9 on a micro SD and love it.
My problem: like djfury, I have tried to write an image file of a given size - in my case 16GB - to a new 16GB microSD card and always get a message that the file is too large for the card. What I have done is to make an image of my current CM9 installation on the microSD card using win32diskimager. Then I try to write that image to a new 16GB microSD card. But, alas, the image is suddenly to large for the card.
I want to keep this exact same image as it contains various apps and data that I have installed to my CM9 card.
Is there any way to "resize" the created image to make it about 2MB smaller so it will fit on the card?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

madavis77 said:
First time to post. Hope I'm in the right thread. Have read many of the threads here regarding Nook Color, CM7, CM9 et al. I really enjoy learning from all the information posted. I currently have an unrooted NC running CM9 on a micro SD and love it.
My problem: like djfury, I have tried to write an image file of a given size - in my case 16GB - to a new 16GB microSD card and always get a message that the file is too large for the card. What I have done is to make an image of my current CM9 installation on the microSD card using win32diskimager. Then I try to write that image to a new 16GB microSD card. But, alas, the image is suddenly to large for the card.
I want to keep this exact same image as it contains various apps and data that I have installed to my CM9 card.
Is there any way to "resize" the created image to make it about 2MB smaller so it will fit on the card?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Yes, use a partition software program like Mini-Tool Partition Wizard to make your partition 4 a little smaller (take it off the end). Then use win32diskimager to make an image of the card. Then burn that to your new card.
Sent from my Nook Color running ParanoidAndroid and Tapatalk

I'm a little concerned about what version number of CWM people are getting in these size-specific images. Anything earlier than 3.2.0.1 (the last stable release) has a good chance of causing you problems down the road, depending on what you try to do with it, and I'm not aware of any 3.2.0.1 images bouncing around except for eyeballer's 1GB image over here (quoted text near the top).
Leapinlar's 5.5.x.x image should be fine, too, but if you have 3.0.2.8 or earlier it can be finicky about dealing with the partition tables on NCs released after July 2011 or NCs with modified partitions, which can result in boot loops and other shenanigans.
As detailed earlier in the thread, you can expand the partitions from the smaller images later if you want to continue using the card for backups, or if you're just using it one time to root or flash something, you don't need the space anyway.

Another thing that causes confusion and issues is manufacturer's selection of how to report size... some use the 1024 standard... some use the 1000 standard... If you read from a 16 GB card using the 1024 standard and try to write it to a 16 GB card using the 1000 standard... it will be approx 16 MB too large...
That being said... you are best if you can resize the last partition on a card approx 20 MB (to be safe) make the image... then write image to a new card and resize the last partition to consume the remainder of the card.

DizzyDen said:
Another thing that causes confusion and issues is manufacturer's selection of how to report size... some use the 1024 standard... some use the 1000 standard... If you read from a 16 GB card using the 1024 standard and try to write it to a 16 GB card using the 1000 standard... it will be approx 16 MB too large...
That being said... you are best if you can resize the last partition on a card approx 20 MB (to be safe) make the image... then write image to a new card and resize the last partition to consume the remainder of the card.
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Sorry about the delay in offering thanks to those who replied. THANKS.
I also found the best solution for me was to use Mini Tool Partition Wizard and the Copy Disk Wizard. This process took a mirror image of my micro SD card then allowed me to write it ot a larger or smaller card. In my case from a 16GB to another 16GB, then from the 16GB to a 32GB. The last partition was automatically resized to fit the selected card size.
I'm happy now and can use one card for experimentation and still have a backup for restore purposes.
Thanks again for the advice offered.
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DizzyDen said:
Another thing that causes confusion and issues is manufacturer's selection of how to report size... some use the 1024 standard... some use the 1000 standard... If you read from a 16 GB card using the 1024 standard and try to write it to a 16 GB card using the 1000 standard... it will be approx 16 MB too large...
That being said... you are best if you can resize the last partition on a card approx 20 MB (to be safe) make the image... then write image to a new card and resize the last partition to consume the remainder of the card.
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Sorry about the delay in offering thanks to those who replied. THANKS.
I also found the best solution for me was to use Mini Tool Partition Wizard and the Copy Disk Wizard. This process took a mirror image of my micro SD card then allowed me to write it ot a larger or smaller card. In my case from a 16GB to another 16GB, then from the 16GB to a 32GB. The last partition was automatically resized to fit the selected card size.
I'm happy now and can use one card for experimentation and still have a backup for restore purposes.
Thanks again for the advice offered.

[Q] Can I Store Files and Boot from the Same microSD Card?

Hi,
I just got myself a Nook Color with version 1.2 update and I am planning to root the device from a microSD Card with CM7 or Honeycomb. But before I start, I have two basic queries:
1. Which rooting will give a better and stable web browsing experience - CM7 (Gingerbread) or Honeycomb
2. Can I store and view my personal files (e.g, movies) from the microSD Card which will boot my Nook Color with CM7/Honeycomb? I am very concerned about this, as the Nook Color v1.2 comes with only 1 GB of free space for personal files storage and so I need to store my movies in mircoSD card. At the same time, I don't want to change the stock software thus violating warranty, so I have to root using a microSD card.
I am very new to this, so will appreciate your response very much. Thanks in advance.

Dazed378 said:
Hi,
I just got myself a Nook Color with version 1.2 update and I am planning to root the device from a microSD Card with CM7 or Honeycomb. But before I start, I have two basic queries:
1. Which rooting will give a better and stable web browsing experience - CM7 (Gingerbread) or Honeycomb
2. Can I store and view my personal files (e.g, movies) from the microSD Card which will boot my Nook Color with CM7/Honeycomb? I am very concerned about this, as the Nook Color v1.2 comes with only 1 GB of free space for personal files storage and so I need to store my movies in mircoSD card. At the same time, I don't want to change the stock software thus violating warranty, so I have to root using a microSD card.
I am very new to this, so will appreciate your response very much. Thanks in advance.
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1. Without a doubt cm7. Honeycomb will unfortunately be forever buggy.
2. Yes you can use the left over storage on your SD card for files, music, videos, app etc.
And FYI you can root the internal memory and if you need to return for warranty then you can just return to stock and b&n will not know a thing but if you are going to run off the SD card make sure that it is a sandisk.
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The thing to remember if you want to access the 4th partitiion for storage is that you have to do it while the SD is in the NC. Win xp will only see the first partition which has only about 155 megs.

Thanks a ton! I have few more quick questions.
1. What is the most stable CM7 version for rooting 1.2 version Nook Color as of today?
2. Will the rooted nook be able to play AVI video files? What app I need to download for that?
3. I found that PDF page load is very slow in my Nook Color. What app do you suggest for a good reading experience?
Once again, thanks in anticipation.

1. 7.0.3 is the latest stable version of CM7, however, most people keeps up-to-day with nightly builds.
2. it should, if not, install Rock Player Lite, it plays virtually everthing
3. Either Adobe Reader or Alkido would do the job

Not able to copy files to uSD card which boots CM7
Hey thanks for your all your support. I was able to install CM7.0.3 on my 1 GB uSD card and also installed Adobe Reader and Moboplayer. Everything works fine, except when I connect my NC to my PC, and then turn on USB Mass Storage on NC, I can only explore my Nook Color (showing as F: drive) to copy files. I cannot open/explore my SD card, though the PC shows the uSD card as "Removable Disk (E. When I try open this E: drive, I get the message "Please insert a disk in E: drive".
Also, my NC does not seem to identify the SD card. When I go to Settings -> Storage, it shows total space unavailable under SD card. Even when I open Moboplayer, I get the message "There is no SD card, make sure it is usable". I could only play videos copied to my NC internal memory.
I was told that I can use the leftover space of the uSD card to copy personal files, but I have no success on that front yet :-(. Any idea/suggestions how to fix this issue?

More information:
In my NC Storage Settings, it shows:
1. SD card: Total space unavailable, Available space unavailable.
2. Internal storage: Total space 525 MB, Available space 449 MB
3. Additional storage (emmc): Total space 1 GB, Available space 63.51 MB
Wondering what is 2nd one (Internal storage)? Is that the data partition of my SD card? If yes, how can I copy personal files there?

Did you say you are using a 1GB uSD? IMO, that's way too small for what you want to do. I would recommend either a 4 or 8GB sandisk card to allow you enough space for files and the OS. Remember that this is also your boot disk and the cm7 files are taking up most of the available space on a 1GB card. Just sayin......
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I have ordered for a 16 GB class 4 SanDisk uSD card. I had a 1 GB uSD card at hand, so wanted to test with that first before I receive the 16 GB card. And as I said, I had no prob at all installing CM7.0.3 on the 1 GB card and if I am not wrong the card still has hunderds of MB memory free. My question is why can't I explore the SD card when I connect my NC to PC thru' the USB cable?

Dazed378 said:
I have ordered for a 16 GB class 4 SanDisk uSD card. I had a 1 GB uSD card at hand, so wanted to test with that first before I receive the 16 GB card. And as I said, I had no prob at all installing CM7.0.3 on the 1 GB card and if I am not wrong the card still has hunderds of MB memory free. My question is why can't I explore the SD card when I connect my NC to PC thru' the USB cable?
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I don't recall the specific partition sizing of SASD but I would suspect there is no space available on the uSD after SASD creates the first 3 partitions... thus no partition 4 to be mounted as /sdcard.

Ok, thanks. As a mentioned in couple of posts back, any idea what is the "Internal Storage" of 525 MB total space that shows up in my storage settings? It is different from the emmc storage, because that shows up as the third storage option with 1 GB total space.

Ok - just found this thread and had to ask:
I'm running a stock 1.3 on the eMMC, and CM7.1 on a 16G micro-SD.
When I boot into the stock ROM, I see that my SD is mounted, but that the stock ROM mounted the /boot partition, rather than the /SD Card partition.
Is there a way to set the stock rom to boot /SD Card, or hide the other three from it?
Thanks!

traumadog said:
Ok - just found this thread and had to ask:
I'm running a stock 1.3 on the eMMC, and CM7.1 on a 16G micro-SD.
When I boot into the stock ROM, I see that my SD is mounted, but that the stock ROM mounted the /boot partition, rather than the /SD Card partition.
Is there a way to set the stock rom to boot /SD Card, or hide the other three from it?
Thanks!
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To my knowledge, no, you cannot make the stock OS see any but the boot partition of the SD card. Both stock and your CM7 card can access eMMC storage, but stock can only see the first partition of your card. If you want a stock and a CM7 installation to share one /sdcard partition, you will have to set up a dual boot on internal storage (mine is linked in my sig).
If you just want to have some SD storage available to your stock install, you might be able to stretch the card's /boot partition and store some files in there, but I don't know if your SD install would remain stable. You could always back up your card as a disk image and try it out.

Taosaur said:
To my knowledge, no, you cannot make the stock OS see any but the boot partition of the SD card. Both stock and your CM7 card can access eMMC storage, but stock can only see the first partition of your card. If you want a stock and a CM7 installation to share one /sdcard partition, you will have to set up a dual boot on internal storage (mine is linked in my sig).
If you just want to have some SD storage available to your stock install, you might be able to stretch the card's /boot partition and store some files in there, but I don't know if your SD install would remain stable. You could always back up your card as a disk image and try it out.
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I would also like to know the answer for how to make the /boot partition larger on various images to allow sufficient room when booted from eMMC. I tried doing this with EASEUS Partition Master but it will not let me resize the boot partition. Any other options to solve the issue? The only other options is to swap cards when you know you are booting off eMMC and that is a pain.

hikersc said:
I would also like to know the answer for how to make the /boot partition larger on various images to allow sufficient room when booted from eMMC. I tried doing this with EASEUS Partition Master but it will not let me resize the boot partition. Any other options to solve the issue? The only other options is to swap cards when you know you are booting off eMMC and that is a pain.
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What are you trying to accomplish?
What is your running system?
Why do you want to expand the boot partition?

votinh said:
What are you trying to accomplish?
What is your running system?
Why do you want to expand the boot partition?
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Sorry, I guess that I could have been more clear in what I am trying to do. I have a rooted nook color 1.1. I burned the image for the dualboot phiremod/Honeycomb that is approximately 3.5 Gb. I burned it to an 8 Gb card and then expanded the 7th (/sdcard) partition to use the space which is available when booted to phiremod. When I boot (with the card installed) to eMMC via J4mm3r's u-boot menu, my rooted 1.1 comes up but sees the /boot partition as the SD card. Since it is the /boot partition, it only has 80 Mb free which is not enough for Titanium Backup, etc. If I could make the /boot partition larger (say 2 Gb) then everything would work as desired.

1. I don't use dual boot option so can't help you
2. I don't use either Phiremod nor Honeycomb so can't help you but
a. I think the NC should still the left-over of the uSD card. if not
b. Try using MiniTool Partition wizard to expand the boot partition and see what happens. Not so sure if it allowed to do so.

hikersc said:
Sorry, I guess that I could have been more clear in what I am trying to do. I have a rooted nook color 1.1. I burned the image for the dualboot phiremod/Honeycomb that is approximately 3.5 Gb. I burned it to an 8 Gb card and then expanded the 7th (/sdcard) partition to use the space which is available when booted to phiremod. When I boot (with the card installed) to eMMC via J4mm3r's u-boot menu, my rooted 1.1 comes up but sees the /boot partition as the SD card. Since it is the /boot partition, it only has 80 Mb free which is not enough for Titanium Backup, etc. If I could make the /boot partition larger (say 2 Gb) then everything would work as desired.
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Mmm, I think you maybe just need to make up your mind, or deal with the limitations--have your cake or eat it, because you can't do both. That said, I see no reason EASEUS wouldn't let you expand the boot partition, unless there's just no unallocated space, in which case you need to shrink your storage partition first. I don't know whether your card would boot properly with an expanded boot and random files in there, but you should be able to move the partitions around just fine.
Still, your better bet is to decide what's going to be your primary OS and stick with it. You can even dual-boot from eMMC and have two full OSes, but as long as you're using the SD as a boot drive, you're going to be trading off its ability to serve as storage for your interal OS.

Edit: sorry, didn't realize how old the thread was...was trying to find my info with the forum search. ^^;
In the original post the user asked if you could use the microSD for both booting/rooting and for storage -- when I tried this, I got a "SD Card must be formatted" error in my rooted Nook. I let it rty to format the card (then let Windows format it) and -then- I was able to store on the SD card.
But when I rebooted my Nook Color, it got stuck Infinite-looping the Nook Color splash screen. =\
I'm about to root it again, and I'd like to use the same SD card I use to root to have some storage space on it. I (had) a 4GB microSD card, but because the slot is in the worst place it could possibly be on the device...I've already managed to get it wedged inside the casing. =\ The drive still works but I'd rather not have to worry abotu swapping cards in and out and in and out; maybe I have fatter fingers than It hink, but that SD card slot is a pain in my arse.
What did I do wrong my first go 'round? I had a 4GB card, so I used the 4GB CWM image for it. Is it...really simple, and I need to format it into two partitions in windows; set 1GB aside for the CWM boot disc and the other 3GB would be available for file storage?

1. use SD formatter
2. if you used a 4GB CWM image, did you manually update it to the latest build? If not, just grab the 1GB image in the quote at the top of this thread: updated CWM. If you're planning to wipe it right after, it doesn't matter how big it is.
Also, regarding the OP and my response, I later found this link I'd saved about pointing stock to the storage partition of a CM7 SASD card: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13668471&postcount=529
I haven't tried it or seen anyone report back after trying it, but there it is if anyone wants to give it a go.