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[Q]Ext4 on milestone?

Hi guys,
I c some ROM posts talking about the ext4.
I use it on my SGT, auto changed when installing the ROM.
Can any1 explain bout the ext4 4 the milestone?
How do i convert and how.
If i need to do it at all?
Tx,
Shahar.
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Bump.
Any1 can explain pls?
Tx, Shahar.
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Check post 226 of the thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10994672
[Expired as Official Released] Moto APAC leak-25*1 / Apps2ext / Themes
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sileshn said:
Check post 226 of the thread below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10994672
[Expired as Official Released] Moto APAC leak-25*1 / Apps2ext / Themes
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I don't Know what difference will be obtained if i change from ext2 to ext4.
Anyone explain why to do that?
Thank you

It does make a difference if you are using Linux, but for android phones, I am not sure. The following link should clear all your doubts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800353
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sileshn said:
It does make a difference if you are using Linux, but for android phones, I am not sure. The following link should clear all your doubts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=800353
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I want your advice, ext2, 3, or 4.
What do u think?
Regards

hearts king101 said:
I want your advice, ext2, 3, or 4.
What do u think?
Regards
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Ext2 should be more than enough.
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Well, I saw this thread and I didn't want to open a new one for almost the same reason.
I'm running CM7 which supported ext4, so I changed from ext2 to ext4. But .... I didn't feel much improvement ....so, I want to revert the process. :/
How to do it?
Any tips?
TIA!
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sdtaddey said:
Well, I saw this thread and I didn't want to open a new one for almost the same reason.
I'm running CM7 which supported ext4, so I changed from ext2 to ext4. But .... I didn't feel much improvement ....so, I want to revert the process. :/
How to do it?
Any tips?
TIA!
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I'm not exactly sure if you are able to downgrade a partition. Converting upwards seems to be feasible, but downwards I don't think so. So long as you have a backup of your SD card, you can just restart the process for creating an ext2 partition.

You can turn off journaling and see if it improves ext4.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12712544#post12712544

skadude66 said:
I'm not exactly sure if you are able to downgrade a partition. Converting upwards seems to be feasible, but downwards I don't think so. So long as you have a backup of your SD card, you can just restart the process for creating an ext2 partition.
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Ok!
Yeah, I think is the best way!
Cheers
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Thanks @zeppelinrox!!, but...
Effdee said:
if it's performance you are interested in then turn off journaling
tune2fs -O ^has_journal /dev/block/mmcblk0p2
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So...by typing this you get the journaling disabled?
But, I soooooo newbie in this, but isn't journaling makes ext4 be ext4? ^_^ , I mean if I disable journalimg then I gonna have an ext2 called ext4, ain't I right?
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There are other benefits to using ext4 though.
If you used the extents parameter, files won't get fragmented so they would be accessed faster than on ext2.
In the other thread that I linked to, I got into a little debate with somebody who knows more about it than me. heh.
But if you read it, I found that if an app is is 5 mb, you can have it all together in one peice on ext4 (with extents) instead of needing to create the indirect mapping for 12800 blocks (without extents ) which means that the system will need to call the block allocator 12800 times.
Just seems faster with extents to me

zeppelinrox said:
There are other benefits to using ext4 though.
If you used the extents parameter, files won't get fragmented so they would be accessed faster than on ext2.
In the other thread that I linked to, I got into a little debate with somebody who knows more about it than me. heh.
But if you read it, I found that if an app is is 5 mb, you can have it all together in one peice on ext4 (with extents) instead of needing to create the indirect mapping for 12800 blocks (without extents ) which means that the system will need to call the block allocator 12800 times.
Just seems faster with extents to me
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ok. I`ll try so.

[Q] SD-EXT on a Class-4 MMC

As the title suggests, is it possible to run a SD-EXT Partition on a Class-4, 8gb Memory Card?
What are the issues that i may have to face?
Is it reversible?
PLEASE, Do not tell me to buy a new one
Thanks in Advance!

Yupp...
No problem but speed gets some slow down..nothing else noticable..
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kranti.ace said:
Yupp...
No problem but speed gets some slow down..nothing else noticable..
Sent From REVOLUTiON Ultimate Xperia Edition Rom..
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Okay! Thanks.. And is it reversible? ie. Can i delete that partition and get it back to FAT32?

Shivam Bector ^_* said:
Okay! Thanks.. And is it reversible? ie. Can i delete that partition and get it back to FAT32?
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Sure i use that sd-ext 8gb on class 4
And of course u can delete it
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SnowPluralism said:
Sure i use that sd-ext 8gb on class 4
And of course u can delete it
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Glad to hear that
I read somewhere that it was irreversible! Thankyou for confirming it as false
Anyway could you provide a link to the complete procedure? Like from partitioning to using a good script? And do you suggest EXT3 or EXT4?
Thanks a lot :thumbup:
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Shivam Bector ^_* said:
Glad to hear that
I read somewhere that it was irreversible! Thankyou for confirming it as false
Anyway could you provide a link to the complete procedure? Like from partitioning to using a good script? And do you suggest EXT3 or EXT4?
Thanks a lot :thumbup:
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Best and quick way to partition would be via ClockWorkMod Recovery and it will automatically use EXT4 which is better.
And I would recommend Link2SD, no problem with it so far for me.

[email protected] said:
Best and quick way to partition would be via ClockWorkMod Recovery and it will automatically use EXT4 which is better.
And I would recommend Link2SD, no problem with it so far for me.
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Find my rom post theres a step by step guide
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Thank You all for your replies!
Finally partitioned my memory card! And switched to S'perience! (Must say.. Great work Snow )
Its great
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Shivam Bector ^_* said:
As the title suggests, is it possible to run a SD-EXT Partition on a Class-4, 8gb Memory Card?
What are the issues that i may have to face?
Is it reversible?
PLEASE, Do not tell me to buy a new one
Thanks in Advance!
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hey.... since your using a class 4 sd card remember not to flash new roms frequently as sd extension gets formatted every time you flash a new rom... and if formatted too many times your card is surely going to get damaged soon ... i'm saying this because i've faced this problem !!!
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[Q] How To Get Back Swap Size ??

Im using galaxy ace s5830. I parted my sd card and made swap size to 32 MB i want my swap size back. can anyone tell me how to get the swap size back ??
Thanks In Advance

Un partition the card? Or use whatever you used to set a swap size to disable it
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tejaus said:
Im using galaxy ace s5830. I parted my sd card and made swap size to 32 MB i want my swap size back. can anyone tell me how to get the swap size back ??
Thanks In Advance
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Shawn said:
Un partition the card? Or use whatever you used to set a swap size to disable it
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dude i used CWM 5.0.2.6 to partition my sd card and i want to set the swap size to 0MB but idk how it got swapped to 32 MB
i wanna get back my swaped size any tricks

Format SD card,any other choice.
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As said above, format.
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Formatting has no effect on the partition. Delete the existing partition & create a new one & set swap memory as you need or just reduce the swapiness tendency using the tweaks manager ( if you have it ).
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Thx Dude
Venomous Viper 119 said:
Formatting has no effect on the partition. Delete the existing partition & create a new one & set swap memory as you need or just reduce the swapiness tendency using the tweaks manager ( if you have it ).
I used to have beautiful life before. Now I'm in engineering...!
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Your Method Worked For ME Thanks Alot..

tejaus said:
Your Method Worked For ME Thanks Alot..
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Please press that amazing " THANKS " button if I really did..
I used to have beautiful life before. Now I'm in engineering...!

Use an adapter and plug it into your pc. Mintool partition manager will make your life easier next time.

Dude
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Please press that amazing " THANKS " button if I really did..
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where the "Thanks" button im new in forums so i dont know ...

tejaus said:
where the "Thanks" button im new in forums so i dont know ...
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If you are on mobile & on xda app, just tap on my post & select thanks...
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tejaus said:
Im using galaxy ace s5830. I parted my sd card and made swap size to 32 MB i want my swap size back. can anyone tell me how to get the swap size back ??
Thanks In Advance
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Copy EVERYTHING from sdcard to pc->
reboot into recovery->
advanced->
partition sdcard-> set swap size to 0MB->
copy everything from pc to sdcard again->
Done!!
Also, make nandroid backup of phone in case something goes wrong; not that it will, but you can never be too cautious!

[Q] Internal memory

Is it possible to extend internal memory ? I'm using minicm10 and i need more space for apps .

8fxis said:
Is it possible to extend internal memory ? I'm using minicm10 and i need more space for apps .
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Internal memory is limited to ~200 MB for user+200mb for ur rom.
U can extend user memory by using ur sdcards space,
All u have to do is
1# creating a EXT3 OR EXT4 partition with PC on ur sdcard, (use minitool partition program)
2# or u can make that partition from recovery (sdcard format)
From advanced menu
@search forum for more info
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jay-z-s said:
Internal memory is limited to ~200 MB for user+200mb for ur rom.
U can extend user memory by using ur sdcards space,
All u have to do is
1# creating a EXT3 OR EXT4 partition with PC on ur sdcard, (use minitool partition program)
2# or u can make that partition from recovery (sdcard format)
From advanced menu
@search forum for more info
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I have ext2 partiton in size of 350 mb but how do I extend my internal storage

8fxis said:
I have ext2 partiton in size of 350 mb but how do I extend my internal storage
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Follow This..... ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868359 )
Enjoy.....!!!!!! :laugh:

Raj Rohit said:
Follow This.....
Enjoy.....!!!!!! :laugh:
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Can u provide link ?

8fxis said:
Can u provide link ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868359

Raj Rohit said:
Follow This..... ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868359 )
Enjoy.....!!!!!! :laugh:
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Does it works on any card and did it work for you ?

8fxis said:
Does it works on any card and did it work for you ?
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Ya its works........... follow all steps properly......!!!!!!!

Raj Rohit said:
Ya its works........... follow all steps properly......!!!!!!!
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I have 2 gb sdcard how much should i set for ext partition

8fxis said:
I have 2 gb sdcard how much should i set for ext partition
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Depends to ur usage
150~256 MB is recommended
I don't use ext partition ,cause I don't really need that.(I use native fat partition for app storage)
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jay-z-s said:
Depends to ur usage
150~256 MB is recommended
I don't use ext partition ,cause I don't really need that.(I use native fat partition for app storage)
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Thank you very much for your help,it's good to know that there is always someone to help

8fxis said:
Thank you very much for your help,it's good to know that there is always someone to help
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You're welcome
We are here to help eachother
Remember, depending to ur sdcard class© app startup become slower.
Happy holidays
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Can I flash Lastmyth ROM without partition SD space

Well, I like the ROM very much!
But I do not want to partition SD space,could I?
OK,I Know my english is so poor,can anyone help?

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jjjmeme said:
Well, I like the ROM very much!
But I do not want to partition SD space,could I?
OK,I Know my english is so poor,can anyone help?
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Hi, you need partition
take a look here
anyway internal memory is too short to run all the apps you'll want

You can't.
- The Myth Moderator.
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