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[Q] Formatting Micro sd

hi, i've been trying to format my microsd card and partition it to fat32 and ext4.
i have used paragon partition manager but its only v9 so its only able to partition to ext3.
subsequently i used gparted but i booted and did not detect my micro sd card at all, making it impossible to partition.
Any ideas/workaround? or other programs to do so?
Cheers

Search google for 'gparted'. Burn the image and boot it to partition for free. Used it myself to create fat32 and ext4. It works flawlessly
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MZWiZard said:
Search google for 'gparted'. Burn the image and boot it to partition for free. Used it myself to create fat32 and ext4. It works flawlessly
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i tried that but i have no idea why the gparted do not recognise my microsd card. all it recognise was the harddisk only, therefore its not even listed on the list on formatable memory slots

I am getting the same issue, I also tried Paragon but even that is not allowing me to create a new partition.
I starting to think it's my SD card, I got a 8GB Samsung Class 6 card.
I really want to apply this mimocan fix.
Update:
I tried it on my work machine and GParted worked, going to install samset 1.9b now.

I used Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2010 and it worked without problems.

When booted up in gparted you insert your sd card and after that you need to hit the "refresh" option in one of the menus, cant remember the exact name of the menu, but try it if you havnt.

Can't Format SD Card

I lost my sd card data flashing a rom. Could not mount it even thru recovery. Got a card reader, but it won't format it.
Using Mini Partition Tool to troubleshoot. I am not at a point where it shows three partitions. The main 16gb unallocated, logical. The ext3 unformatted 500mb, primary (think I did that by mistake when trying to recover partition). And a 32mb unallocated, logical. All zero used memory.
I need to get back to one partition allocated, primary. Then I can get sd data back on it and reformat thru recovery.
Again using Mini Partition Wizard
Any help please!

OK,
I got it repartitioned as primary and formatted, bu sd card from pc now.
Hope phone recognizes it.
Will update, if I need further help.
Ken

If you want a good program to format your sd card, try SD Formatter.
Download and install that, plug in your sdcard into your sd card reader and format it.
Choose Full Erase On (if possible) and Resize On. It will format your sdcard to factory default and that means even the ext partition will be gone too.

Well, all transferred. Still won't mount. Says can't mount either of the dev/blocks mmcb1k0p1 and mmcb1k0.
Staus bar says sd card damaged.
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musashiken,
Thanks, typing while you posted. Based on my last post should I still do that?
Ken

Yeah I think you should try to reformat again with the program I suggested, as that will full format your sd card.
Once done, put your sd card back to the phone and create ext partition in recovery.

At work now but will be working on it.
Thanks
Ken

musashiken,
Thanks, appreciate all your help
That program worked, and I am back up and running
Ken

Glad it worked for you. My sd card kept giving me problems and I have to use this every few rom flashes.

I have a similar problem. I installed a new 32 gb SDHC card in a CDMA Hero running Cryogenmod. All was working well for about 10 days, then I got an error that no SD card was found. I had the original card and tried to get to the Clockwork recovery, no luck. Finally, through Rom manager, (flash alternate recovery to Ramon, then back to Clockwork, I was able to boot into recovery.
I still cannot format the new SDHC card, through Recovery, Windows 7, or the Panasonic program listed above. The Windows format option sees the card as a FAT 121mb card, so does the above program. Is this new card toast? It came with a lifetime warranty from Kingston, but I am mad that it did not make 2 weeks.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Craig

If sdformatter did not work it may be bad.
I always had good luck with it.
Did you have all options set per instructions?

Which ROM uses a partitioned SD Card for apps?

My girlfriend's phone always says out of storage space, even with her SD Card almost empty.
So I rooted it and put CM7 Stable on, used ROM Manager to partition the SD Card, and restored all her apps thinking CM7 would use the SD Card I partitioned. To my disappointment, it didn't.
Do I need to get a RC or nightly for this feature to work? Or did I do something wrong?
Thanks for any help. Sorry for my lack of Droid knowledge, but I have a G2x and my GF has the Droid.

Try Link2SD (not to be confused with Apps2SD) from the market. It'll create a mounting script for the second partition of your SD card and automatically move downloaded apps there.
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All custom roms have app2ext pre-installed. all u have to do is just partition your SD card to FAT32 and Ext2. then wipe dalvik and cache and then everything should be fine.
OR
as pomeroythomas said u can try link2sd, use fat32 as a second partition.
Good luck.
N

I'll have to re-visit why CM7 doesn't seem to be using the partitioned SD Card...

I prefer an ext partition. Virtually zero data loss.
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hearts king101 said:
All custom roms have app2ext pre-installed. all u have to do is just partition your SD card to FAT32 and Ext2. then wipe dalvik and cache and then everything should be fine.
OR
as pomeroythomas said u can try link2sd, use fat32 as a second partition.
Good luck.
N
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I checked $ mount and it's not mounting the sd-ext partition.
I checked a partition tool and made sure the Ext3 partition does exist, I can't figure out why CM7 isn't mounting it....
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Installed S2E... it's not seeing the Ext3 partition made by ROM manager either.

You should take a look at following thread and give it a try :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715116
Just download the beta 04 version and flash it in Open Recovery. It works with ext2,3,4

ginger dx 29 stock and ext2 partition

everytime i try and create a ext2/3/4 partition on my sd card the rom will then refuse to mount the sd card it says mounting sd card then sd card is safe to remove
it is partitioned correctly with primary as fat 32 6gb and a second logical partition of 512mb running ext2/3/4 all ofthem will not allow the rom to mount the sd card anyideas?

ok found the issuen i think it is detecting the ext3 partition as the main one and trys to loads this up first bu can as its ext not a fat32

chrisc323 said:
everytime i try and create a ext2/3/4 partition on my sd card the rom will then refuse to mount the sd card it says mounting sd card then sd card is safe to remove
it is partitioned correctly with primary as fat 32 6gb and a second logical partition of 512mb running ext2/3/4 all ofthem will not allow the rom to mount the sd card anyideas?
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try partitioning from the recovery.
It works correctly.

dagger said:
try partitioning from the recovery.
It works correctly.
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there is no partition option in the recovery

Go to advanced option in CWM.

chrisc323 said:
there is no partition option in the recovery
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Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117100 . You can partition your card directly from within the program. Your card will be wiped, so backup your data. Also, better to have your antivirus program disabled.
Or you can install the nobodyAtall CWM 3.2.0.0r3 or the nobodyAtall CWM 3.2.0.0r4 from that program as well, there's an option in the Advanced menu for partitioning.
CWM 4.0.1.5 and XRecovery don't have options for partitioning.

Fortun said:
Go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117100 . You can partition your card directly from within the program. Your card will be wiped, so backup your data. Also, better to have your antivirus program disabled.
Or you can install the nobodyAtall CWM 3.2.0.0r3 or the nobodyAtall CWM 3.2.0.0r4 from that program as well, there's an option in the Advanced menu for partitioning.
CWM 4.0.1.5 and XRecovery don't have options for partitioning.
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have tried that but none of the options will work on my device

well finally got the dam x8toolbox to detect my phone and partiton the sd card ait was working fine till i took sd card out to add files back on to it and back to square one the phone wont mount the sd card as it detect the sd-ext partition first and tried and fails to mount that as storage

Without digging deeper into it, maybe you could just not take the card out and just use the USB to transfer the files.
What OS are you running on your computer?

Maybe u are using Linux swap that's why it is unmounting the SD card. & both partitions must be primary (not logical)(ext2/3/4)
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Make the ext partition as PRIMARY, not as LOGICAL partition (as suggested in the previous post) This the problem source. (The logical partitions have different partition numbers)
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formatting SD card patition

hey ... I wanted to know to format SD card partition ... I had made a partition for data2ext script now I want format that partition
I tryed mini tool partision wizard but it did not work ... any other way ??
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adithya890 said:
hey ... I wanted to know to format SD card partition ... I had made a partition for data2ext script now I want format that partition
I tryed mini tool partision wizard but it did not work ... any other way ??
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If you are using mini tool partition wizard, just delete the partition and create it back.

uchihachi said:
If you are using mini tool partition wizard, just delete the partition and create it back.
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i tried it .. but after every thing is completed it says bad disk ... when I remove the SD card and insert it again the partition will be there it will not be deleated or created again ...
and I forgot my SD card is not getting reconignized when I insert it with card reader but works fine when connected with USB cable from mobile
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adithya890 said:
i tried it .. but after every thing is completed it says bad disk ... when I remove the SD card and insert it again the partition will be there it will not be deleated or created again ...
and I forgot my SD card is not getting reconignized when I insert it with card reader but works fine when connected with USB cable from mobile
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Probably u hav set password for SD card.. remove password and try..this will work for sure

nop no passwords set .. actually I had 2 SD cards and both were partitioned ... n both are not getting recognised through a card reader but work fine with usd
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adithya890 said:
nop no passwords set .. actually I had 2 SD cards and both were partitioned ... n both are not getting recognised through a card reader but work fine with usd
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Do u hav datas on SD ?? if so copy that some where else and TRY CWM partition !! remember CWM will format ur SD compleately[both partition] and create new partitions [set 1024MB if ur using 8GB or more] ..

I formated with cwm by making another partition n after that I deleated it n created a new partition with mini too
thx for u r time guys !
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I successfully installed Simplicity 3.5 SG2 Edition.
I wanted to use Link2Sd and followed the script from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082465
Anyway, could follow every part of this script, but when I want to apply the data2ext script i can't proceede, because when I made a backup in CWM, it sais that "No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext"
That is strange, because when I used Link2SD before it was successful when i chose ext2 as extential partition. There was no error-message.
So I in the prescription of the script use of Cronmod or Data2ext, the option in CWM where i can choose "mount and storage" --> there are only options for format "/data or /sdcard or /system or /cache" but no option "Format /data /sd-ext"
So how do I proceed?
Any solutions? Did i do something wrong?
I followed all steps of the threat mentioned above.

Munchkin86 said:
I successfully installed Simplicity 3.5 SG2 Edition.
I wanted to use Link2Sd and followed the script from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082465
Anyway, could follow every part of this script, but when I want to apply the data2ext script i can't proceede, because when I made a backup in CWM, it sais that "No sd-ext found. Skipping backup of sd-ext"
That is strange, because when I used Link2SD before it was successful when i chose ext2 as extential partition. There was no error-message.
So I in the prescription of the script use of Cronmod or Data2ext, the option in CWM where i can choose "mount and storage" --> there are only options for format "/data or /sdcard or /system or /cache" but no option "Format /data /sd-ext"
So how do I proceed?
Any solutions? Did i do something wrong?
I followed all steps of the threat mentioned above.
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problem is link2sd mount 2ed partition as sdext2 not as sd-ext !!

create partition with sd partition tool on windows not safe... i lost 2 sd card with that thing... sd corupt/bad...:crying: back the question, remove partition & format sdcard with sdcard partition tool on windows, then create partition with CWM recovery...
#create partition with windows, maybe no luck for me but with CWM always great... this issue give me nightmare month ago...
- peace -

Problem not solved Internal memory rising
droidfanzz said:
problem is link2sd mount 2ed partition as sdext2 not as sd-ext !!
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Sorry that I have to bother again.
But I partitioned the SD card under CWM and chose 2048mb as the size for the extention (anyway in CWM there is no option to chose how the extention would be named or if it should be a sd-ext or sdext2)
Anyway, it seems like link2sd is artifically putting my programs to the 2nd partition or to the sd (app2sd) <-- the program is not installed, how it is possible (I use simplicity 3.5 sg2 edition).
And the internal memory keeps rising, so I think link2sd is not really working, because the partition is not right.
Simplicity after a clean install has about 45 mb internal memory used.
Right now I installed some programs and it has bout 84 mb internal memory used.
May someone help me, so the script will work.
I haven't used the cronmod script, because the option is not given in CWM.
The description is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082465
But in another post they recommended "amonRA" to partition the sd.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703251
So can someone explain a method which will give the SD the right extention and later on I can apply the cronmod script and help that my internal memory is not rising.
Thanks

Munchkin86 said:
Sorry that I have to bother again.
But I partitioned the SD card under CWM and chose 2048mb as the size for the extention (anyway in CWM there is no option to chose how the extention would be named or if it should be a sd-ext or sdext2)
Anyway, it seems like link2sd is artifically putting my programs to the 2nd partition or to the sd (app2sd) <-- the program is not installed, how it is possible (I use simplicity 3.5 sg2 edition).
And the internal memory keeps rising, so I think link2sd is not really working, because the partition is not right.
Simplicity after a clean install has about 45 mb internal memory used.
Right now I installed some programs and it has bout 84 mb internal memory used.
May someone help me, so the script will work.
I haven't used the cronmod script, because the option is not given in CWM.
The description is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082465
But in another post they recommended "amonRA" to partition the sd.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703251
So can someone explain a method which will give the SD the right extention and later on I can apply the cronmod script and help that my internal memory is not rising.
Thanks
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Try this method :
1. Download and install mini tool partition wizard on your pc/laptop.
2. Take out sd card from your phone and connect it to pc/laptop using card reader/adapter.
3. Backup your file from sd card to pc/laptop (just to be safe if anything goes wrong).
4. Open mini tool partition wizard.
5. Format your sdcard to FAT32.
6. Create 2nd partition with EXT3 format and set it as primary (2nd partition's size is up to you, 1GB is enough).
7. Apply changes.
8. Put back sd card into phone.
9. Install Link2sd and open it.
10. It will ask something like what format you wanna create to mount script, so choose EXT3.
11. Reboot your phone.
12. Done.
*Note : For step 6 & 10 it depend on which type ROM you are using. If you are using STOCK rom, choose FAT32. If you are using CUSTOM rom, choose EXT3.

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I also had problems with partitioning sd card.Use tutorial from youtube, I'm new member so can't post links yet but type in yt "how to make partition on galaxy ace" and use second vid ...

Munchkin86 said:
Sorry that I have to bother again.
But I partitioned the SD card under CWM and chose 2048mb as the size for the extention (anyway in CWM there is no option to chose how the extention would be named or if it should be a sd-ext or sdext2)
Anyway, it seems like link2sd is artifically putting my programs to the 2nd partition or to the sd (app2sd) <-- the program is not installed, how it is possible (I use simplicity 3.5 sg2 edition).
And the internal memory keeps rising, so I think link2sd is not really working, because the partition is not right.
Simplicity after a clean install has about 45 mb internal memory used.
Right now I installed some programs and it has bout 84 mb internal memory used.
May someone help me, so the script will work.
I haven't used the cronmod script, because the option is not given in CWM.
The description is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2082465
But in another post they recommended "amonRA" to partition the sd.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703251
So can someone explain a method which will give the SD the right extention and later on I can apply the cronmod script and help that my internal memory is not rising.
Thanks
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XDA is for helping ppl
U got two options for internal memory [another one using both-->but i nvr tried that] sorry
1st option link2sd and this will work on every rom :good:
use this steps==> 1.create 2 partition on ur sd card , 1st one should b fat32/fat and 2ed one Ext2 or Ext 3 [select 1024mb if ur using cwm and 8gb or more sd card] ,using mani partition tool
2.download link2sd and open, will prompt a mount warning if u create partition corect [will be sdext2 not sd-ext] and select ur file system ext2 or 3 and reboot deice :good: done
3.open link2sd and select instalation preference to internal[for automatic link,work on most apps but rare on games-u hav to link manulay on that situation]
4.use multiselect and link all existing apps to 2ed partition, even if that in sd card , U MUST LINK EVERY APPS OR GAMES TO 2ED PARTITION note that
5.if u done everything right u must hav atleat 150+mb internal memory [ am using it and hav 140mb internal with 100 apps/games]
2ed option is Cronmod / Data2sdext
advantage is it will move everything to 2ed partition[means more internal memory] ,and disadvantage is litle bit lagg if ur sd card is not good :laugh:
toutorials on that thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955422

droidfanzz said:
XDA is for helping ppl
U got two options for internal memory [another one using both-->but i nvr tried that] sorry
1st option link2sd and this will work on every rom :good:
use this steps==> 1.create 2 partition on ur sd card , 1st one should b fat32/fat and 2ed one Ext2 or Ext 3 [select 1024mb if ur using cwm and 8gb or more sd card] ,using mani partition tool
2.download link2sd and open, will prompt a mount warning if u create partition corect [will be sdext2 not sd-ext] and select ur file system ext2 or 3 and reboot deice :good: done
3.open link2sd and select instalation preference to internal[for automatic link,work on most apps but rare on games-u hav to link manulay on that situation]
4.use multiselect and link all existing apps to 2ed partition, even if that in sd card , U MUST LINK EVERY APPS OR GAMES TO 2ED PARTITION note that
5.if u done everything right u must hav atleat 150+mb internal memory [ am using it and hav 140mb internal with 100 apps/games]
2ed option is Cronmod / Data2sdext
advantage is it will move everything to 2ed partition[means more internal memory] ,and disadvantage is litle bit lagg if ur sd card is not good :laugh:
toutorials on that thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955422
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Thank you very much.
I will try this option as you told me. I actually partitioned my card with CWM before, but it seems like that my CWM was out-dated.
Anyway, I have an 16 GB internal memory, is it also possible and good that I choose 2gb? I should use minitool wizard instead od CWM? As far as I could see it is not possible in CWM to decide what partition the CWM will make, so of course I can select 1024mb or more (and then 0M), but i can't select if it will be ext2 or ext3. And that is maybe my problem.
Because I partitioned the card through CWM before, selected 2048MB, 0M and everything worked. When I opened Link2SD i got asked the question and chose ext3, everything worked. Rebooted.
And after that transfered those files which should be on 2nd partition to there. Some other files were automatically put on SD-card after installation (due to app2sd). And here is my question, how can they be put there, if I didn't install app2sd on my phone? Was this app integrated into the Custom Rom "Simplicity v3.5 sg2"?
Ok the only problem what I didn't do was that I didn't change the installation preferences to internal memory.
But I would like to know? So it is not possible to have some programs on 2nd partition and others on the SD card? Because I heard the 2nd partition might be used as method to let programs run faster which used to be in internal memory of the phone and other programs, like apps can be installed on the sd-card, so they would be stored there and still can be runned.
So you suggest that I just put all apps and games on the 2nd partition, right?

Munchkin86 said:
Thank you very much.
I will try this option as you told me. I actually partitioned my card with CWM before, but it seems like that my CWM was out-dated.
Anyway, I have an 16 GB internal memory, is it also possible and good that I choose 2gb? I should use minitool wizard instead od CWM? As far as I could see it is not possible in CWM to decide what partition the CWM will make, so of course I can select 1024mb or more (and then 0M), but i can't select if it will be ext2 or ext3. And that is maybe my problem.
Because I partitioned the card through CWM before, selected 2048MB, 0M and everything worked. When I opened Link2SD i got asked the question and chose ext3, everything worked. Rebooted.
And after that transfered those files which should be on 2nd partition to there. Some other files were automatically put on SD-card after installation (due to app2sd). And here is my question, how can they be put there, if I didn't install app2sd on my phone? Was this app integrated into the Custom Rom "Simplicity v3.5 sg2"?
Ok the only problem what I didn't do was that I didn't change the installation preferences to internal memory.
But I would like to know? So it is not possible to have some programs on 2nd partition and others on the SD card? Because I heard the 2nd partition might be used as method to let programs run faster which used to be in internal memory of the phone and other programs, like apps can be installed on the sd-card, so they would be stored there and still can be runned.
So you suggest that I just put all apps and games on the 2nd partition, right?
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I prefer mini tool partition wizard [bcoz u can select Ext2 or 3 or 4] ,cwm partition default by ext3[i guess] ... for a 16gb u can choose 2gb :good:
i dont think so ,Simplicity v3.5 sg2 not integrate app2sd by default..if ur using link2sd remove app2sd and proceed the steps i said earlier :laugh:
then about choose location..i recommend 2ed partition for all USER INSTALLED APPS/GAMES bcoz it will not interupt usb conection remember if app/games not link automatically ,u must link it manualy :good: u are done

How can I mount both my partitions on windows xp using card reader or phone
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