I created a ext4 partition in my sdcard to use in link2sd. I'm trying to go back to Fat32, but cannot see the partition in Windows 7. How can I change it back to Fat in Windows or Android?
Right click on My computer icon, select manage. Then select disk management or something like that on the left side of the appeared window. You can format your sd card there.
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Windows cannot see the ext4 partition so it cannot format it. If I do that I would just format the Fat32 partition in the sd card
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I wiped the partition and took out the external sdcard. When I put it again Android said there was a problem with it and restored it without any ext4 partitions.
Thanks anyway.
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long story short
i formatted 4gb card using recovery all fine
i updated ext2 to ext3 and the battery fell out
sd card not working
i can only format the card via recovery mount usb and disk management
it says unallocated so i format simple partiton select fat32 it formats fine
i can access it and add a file to it
then...
i reboot phone and sd card needs formatting again even booting back to recovery go to disk management it says unallocated again
i've used many tools sd formatters 'DISKPART' 'testdisk-6.11.3.win'
PTEDIT32
i have an image of what the sd card says
any ideas
Have you tried partitioning directly from recovery via parted?
Code:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
yes ive tried that and i get bad superblocks
sitimber said:
long story short
i formatted 4gb card using recovery all fine
i updated ext2 to ext3 and the battery fell out
sd card not working
i can only format the card via recovery mount usb and disk management
it says unallocated so i format simple partiton select fat32 it formats fine
i can access it and add a file to it
then...
i reboot phone and sd card needs formatting again even booting back to recovery go to disk management it says unallocated again
i've used many tools sd formatters 'DISKPART' 'testdisk-6.11.3.win'
PTEDIT32
i have an image of what the sd card says
any ideas
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how did you format the card in recovery?
usb mount then windows management console it says unallocated raw
right clicked then selected simple volume then fat32 all works fine but reboot phone or take card out of phone put it back to phone(get unalocated raw) or reader(get nothing)
damn thing
after an unsuccessful try to make an EXT2 on my milestone i want to delete the Partition that i made. how can i do it ?
liadatz said:
after an unsuccessful try to make an EXT2 on my milestone i want to delete the Partition that i made. how can i do it ?
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You will have to use the partitioning tool that you used to try and make your ext2 partition. Make sure you back up your SD card, just in case.
If you want to remove the partition completely you can use the same program you used to create it. Other way is to back up your SD files and format it from settings-storage-Erase SD card. You can also format it from the PC, by clicking right click on the SD and then format.. If you want to wipe only its content and not the partition you can use Open Recovery MiniMod by -FuFu-.
Connect your sd card to computer by using card reader
U can use Acronis Disk Director to resize (or merge) 2 partitions.
Then use SDFormatter tp format it...i tried and success!
Hope you'll find this helpful!
Remember to backup your data first
I want to install RunnymedeMod and it requires that I have a 1GB Ext4 partition. I have an 8GB SD Card...
I use Minitool Partition to create a 1GB Ext4. I apply the changes... I take the ROM zip file and put it on my SD card. When I go to the Recovery to install it, I go to chose the Zip file and it isn't there...
I boot my phone back up and open my SD card's file on my PC. When I look, the partition is no longer there and the ROM zip isn't on my SD anymore... it is getting frustrating.
Any helpful ideas?
The reason you can't see the 1GB partition is because Windows cannot read ext partitions. I suggest you install 4ext recovery, then create an ext2 partition and then upgrade it to ext3 and the lastly ext4. This is your best bet to make sure it's partitioned correctly and smoothly.
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The reason you can't see the 1GB partition is because Windows cannot read ext partitions. I suggest you install 4ext recovery, then create an ext2 partition and then upgrade it to ext3 and the lastly ext4. This is your best bet to make sure it's partitioned correctly and smoothly.
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So I have touch 4Ext Recovery... when I want to create partitions it says First Ext and Second Ext and then Swap size.
I have an 8GB SD and I need a 1GB Ext4 partition.
Chubby_Skunk said:
So I have touch 4Ext Recovery... when I want to create partitions it says First Ext and Second Ext and then Swap size.
I have an 8GB SD and I need a 1GB Ext4 partition.
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First ext: 1gb, skip second ext and skip swap. Then upgrade to ext3 and lastly ext4.
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Hi
I partition my SD card in nAa-11 recovery (256 SWAP and 768 EXT, 7 GB free), and now I can't restore it to his original condition - 8GB. Windows didn't see 8GB, just 7GB and I can format it, but it always shows 7GB as the total available space.
Any ideas, guys? I have to remount dis partitions in terminal emulator, or what?
You need to use a Partition Tool that supports Linux partitions, like GParted.
EDIT: A more easy way is repartitioning your SD from Recovery, setting SWAP and EXT to 0.
Use SDFormatter V3.1 and make sure you select format size adjustment ON option. A quick format should be ok.
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/
jahlovePL said:
Hi
I partition my SD card in nAa-11 recovery (256 SWAP and 768 EXT, 7 GB free), and now I can't restore it to his original condition - 8GB. Windows didn't see 8GB, just 7GB and I can format it, but it always shows 7GB as the total available space.
Any ideas, guys? I have to remount dis partitions in terminal emulator, or what?
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use your android fone to format sd card.. in settings go to sd card and phone storage settings then unmount your sd card and then format it.. after formatting mount it back and now your partiotion was gone you can now see your 8 gb storage
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try to mount your sdcard to your computer using a card reader, then re-format with GParted (if you're using Linux) or Mini Tool Partition Wizard (if you're using Windows)
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but:
I partitioned my memory card into 2 so I could install apps to sd card using Link2sd. The first partition where all the data was being saved got corrupted and had to be formated. In the process I have lost all the data that came on it originally. I have tried using the Android File Recovery, it does recovers all the files, but the directory structure is lost.
Is there any way I could get the data back that was there originally?
The partitions on card are in Fat32 format.
Hello!
I'm trying to make an ext3 partition (300mb) and swap partition (128mb) on a 16gb SanDisc mircoSD.
The problem is that when i put a microSD into my computer, the miniTool shows i have 44mb FAT partition and 14gb unallocated space. My phone (and computer when microSD is in the phone) sees full 14GB SDcard.
So, when i partition the card by following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning , and after i click Apply, computer sees only 44mb on my SD card. when i unplug the card and plug in again, my computer one time sees 44mb, another 14gb. MiniTool shows i have 44mb FAT and 14gb unallocated space again.
I tried to make only FAT32 partition, but my card still has only 44mb FAT and 14gb unallocated.
Does anyone knows what is wrong with the card or what do i do wrong? Please help me
try format using CWM
then partition using CWM too
thats simpler than minitool
but u cant custom the size
only 64 128 256 etc
Use MiniTool Partition - Home Edition
If your computer is running windows this is normal..
If you were running a superior OS like linux you would not have this issue..
Windows cannot read or write to superior file systems like ext3 & ext4..
It won't even see the swap partition either..
Hmm, im using Windows 7 and MiniTool Partition - Home Edition. In the guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning), as i can see, the operating system is Windows 7, so i don't think it's system problem.
Maybe i'll try to do this from another PC.