Question?
1st i want to ask f i chaNGE my partition size to 768mb (for ICS) and restore my data from my old partition which is 300plus mb,(GB partition), it is posible?
2nd if i want to restore my cwm backup (the gb partition) i need to flash again my old partition? Right? My question is can i restore my back up even f my old partition size (361mb exact) is not exactly the size of my new gb flash partition? (Ex. 350mb or above)
And lastly can i flash GB rom, cm7 or cm10 rom even my partition size is 768mb? Or i need gb partition which is 350+ mb?
THANKS IN ADVANCE...
follow this tutorial for resizing partitions...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594844
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So my daily build is the CM7 nightlies.
I have pretty much all my apps on my ext3 partition. However, if I want to flash another ROM (aside from another nightly) I pretty much have to wipe. Wiping also wipes the ext3 partition.
I do do a nandroid before wiping, and it does back up the ext3 partition, but when I restore it doesn't seem to restore the ext. Also for some reason, after restoring I am unable to install apps at all to the ext3 partition, and I have to format the whole sd card to fat32, then make a ext3 partition again.
I actually kept getting hotboots after restoring a nandroid whenever an app would try to install. This was after I installed dta2sd.
So how can I backup a ROM with info on an ext3 partition, and restore it after wiping the partition.
I guess you're using ROM Manager with its default recovery.
Use AmonRa's recovery.
Hi..first off i created a Ext4 partitio on my SDCard..followed the guide to create one.
Minitool partition wizard says i got 6.8Gb on my mem card Fat32 primary and 512 Mb ext4 primary.
Im using SDE2.0 with oxydo-zcf kernel.
Problem is have i done correct?coz my titanium backup doest show i have a ext4 partition!
reinstall titanium backup or are you sure the partition is FAT32? i dont think so, the partition must be NTFS or something of the like
First create Fat partition before create ext partition
Eren Jaeger said:
reinstall titanium backup or are you sure the partition is FAT32? i dont think so, the partition must be NTFS or something of the like
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i tried and i give up..links2sd works way better than creating a Ext4 partition q_q
okay bro, it depends on your taste and style
WARNING - I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATSOEVER DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOU OR YOUR DEVICE OR YOUR SD CARD ITS YOU WHO IS TAKING RISK SO YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAME ,THIS IS A POTENTIALLY RISKY THING SO BEWARE THAT YOU DONT DO ANYTHING OUT OF GUIDE BY VIRTUE OF YOUR DISCRETION.
Note :- This guude may at times may frustrate you but keep patience as its fruits will b sweet
Note2 :- Sd card recommended is class 10 and not class 6 as per my experience on lollipop this os require high io capabilities.
Note3:-This guide is made around twrp recovery so philz lovers may have problem with this ,sorry for that but cant do anything about that, a addition in custom twrp will be that you can backup/restore NVRAM AND OEM PARTITIONS.
So now lets start
.1.First of all we start with partitioning sdcard;
Warning : backup your sdcard before partitioning.
(i) Partition the sdcard in 4 parts (for this you can use Gparted(Ubuntu) or mini partition tool (windows))
(ii)For 32gb sdcard (my partition sizes)
P1 size 24.6 GB filesystem fat32 To be used as mass storage(Primary partition)
P2 size 900 MB filesystem EXT4 To be used as /system(Primary partition)
P3 size 4 GB filesystem EXT4 To be used as /data (Primary partition)
P4 size 150 MB filesystem EXT4 To be used as /cache (Primary partition)
Note : you can vary these sizes according to your need ad storage constraints but no no /system /data /cache shall b less than 800mb 1gb 70mb respectively.
(iii) Now comes rom installing part;
Note : Prefer to keep stable ROMs like stock kk or cm11 on internal and bleeding edge ROMs like lollipop on sd.
(a) if you installing lollipop 5.1 By backup then ,
- using philz restore it, guve it first boot;
-switch to official twrp backup the /system /data /cache and name tge backup as "lollipop"
-Install whichever rom you want in internal storage (preferably kk);
-Now switch to custom TWRP recovery (download link given in end of this post);
-paste in the lollipop backup "boot" backup(boot.emmc.win) and (download link given in end of this post);
(b)if you are installing lollipop rom by zip then
-edit updater script of the rom's zip and change the partition address
Open updater script with notepad++
Find - mmcblk0p14
Replace with - mmcblk1p2
Find - mmcblk0p16
Replace with - mmcblk1p3
Find - mmcblk0p15
Replace with - mmcblk1p4
-save it;
-repack tge zip;
-Besure that you are on custom TWRP
-FLASH ZIP
-done.
Congratulations you have dual booted your phone
(iv)To switch between the ROMs you just have to to flash /boot partition
-for booting into sd's rom (lollipop) restore lollipop backup's boot;
-For booting into emmc's rom flash that rom's boot.imh
(For convenience and ease backup emmc rom's boot by twrp and then whenever you want to switch just restore emmc's or sd's(given in download link) rom boot backup as the caee may be reboot into system)
FAQs
Q.Why kk on internal and lollipop on sd
Ans. So that on one hand you can live on bleeding edge while not compromising stability.
Q Is there any danger to my sd card?
Ans. Yes, it may be corrupted( but its rare).
Dowload links
"Boot" backup
https://mega.co.nz/#!M55UBT4K!_qaXRcIxEs5yiP7wRzGJAbRRNav6YV3XZIcWni3C0pg
Custom TWRP
https://mega.co.nz/#!h5QnEahb!A9fGbws11yd27vh9gBz3X9HCbJYn6PHLdMFgYeAJEPw
Suppose I don't want dual boot and I wan't my lollipop's /data partition only to be on the SD card with other partitions on the Internal memory, will I be able to do it by changing the updater script as "Find - mmcblk0p16
Replace with - mmcblk1p3" from your guide and keeping the other partitions unchanged?? Or do I have to do other changes?? Thanks in advance...
Massive one ....much waited for this
varunrocks17 said:
WARNING - I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATSOEVER DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOU OR YOUR DEVICE OR YOUR SD CARD ITS YOU WHO IS TAKING RISK SO YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAME ,THIS IS A POTENTIALLY RISKY THING SO BEWARE THAT YOU DONT DO ANYTHING OUT OF GUIDE BY VIRTUE OF YOUR DISCRETION.
Note :- This guude may at times may frustrate you but keep patience as its fruits will b sweet
Note2 :- Sd card recommended is class 10 and not class 6 as per my experience on lollipop this os require high io capabilities.
Note3:-This guide is made around twrp recovery so philz lovers may have problem with this ,sorry for that but cant do anything about that, a addition in custom twrp will be that you can backup/restore NVRAM AND OEM PARTITIONS.
So now lets start
.1.First of all we start with partitioning sdcard;
Warning : backup your sdcard before partitioning.
(i) Partition the sdcard in 4 parts (for this you can use Gparted(Ubuntu) or mini partition tool (windows))
(ii)For 32gb sdcard (my partition sizes)
P1 size 24.6 GB filesystem fat32 To be used as mass storage(Primary partition)
P2 size 900 MB filesystem EXT4 To be used as /system(Primary partition)
P3 size 4 GB filesystem EXT4 To be used as /data (Primary partition)
P4 size 150 MB filesystem EXT4 To be used as /cache (Primary partition)
Note : you can vary these sizes according to your need ad storage constraints but no no /system /data /cache shall b less than 800mb 1gb 70mb respectively.
(iii) Now comes rom installing part;
Note : Prefer to keep stable ROMs like stock kk or cm11 on internal and bleeding edge ROMs like lollipop on sd.
(a) if you installing lollipop 5.1 By backup then ,
- using philz restore it, guve it first boot;
-switch to official twrp backup the /system /data /cache and name tge backup as "lollipop"
-Install whichever rom you want in internal storage (preferably kk);
-Now switch to custom TWRP recovery (download link given in end of this post);
-paste in the lollipop backup "boot" backup(boot.emmc.win) and (download link given in end of this post);
(b)if you are installing lollipop rom by zip then
-edit updater script of the rom's zip and change the partition address
Open updater script with notepad++
Find - mmcblk0p14
Replace with - mmcblk1p2
Find - mmcblk0p16
Replace with - mmcblk1p3
Find - mmcblk0p15
Replace with - mmcblk1p4
-save it;
-repack tge zip;
-Besure that you are on custom TWRP
-FLASH ZIP
-done.
Congratulations you have dual booted your phone
(iv)To switch between the ROMs you just have to to flash /boot partition
-for booting into sd's rom (lollipop) restore lollipop backup's boot;
-For booting into emmc's rom flash that rom's boot.imh
(For convenience and ease backup emmc rom's boot by twrp and then whenever you want to switch just restore emmc's or sd's(given in download link) rom boot backup as the caee may be reboot into system)
FAQs
Q.Why kk on internal and lollipop on sd
Ans. So that on one hand you can live on bleeding edge while not compromising stability.
Q Is there any danger to my sd card?
Ans. Yes, it may be corrupted( but its rare).
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http://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B00L543E3K?qid=1426133570&sr=8-5&vs=1
Can i use this card in canvas a1 for dual boot help me i want to buy or recommend any other
sauron_sh said:
http://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B00L543E3K?qid=1426133570&sr=8-5&vs=1
Can i use this card in canvas a1 for dual boot help me i want to buy or recommend any other
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I will recommend sandisk ultra as m using it...but abovementioned also seems to b good
xdaaritra said:
Suppose I don't want dual boot and I wan't my lollipop's /data partition only to be on the SD card with other partitions on the Internal memory, will I be able to do it by changing the updater script as "Find - mmcblk0p16
Replace with - mmcblk1p3" from your guide and keeping the other partitions unchanged?? Or do I have to do other changes?? Thanks in advance...
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No bro a nw boot.IMG is needed for that btw i have tried that n lost my strontium 466x 32gb as it was corrupted.... so its very risly
D2sd is unstable n very risky
Can I dual boot 2 lollipop roms?
akhilnarang said:
Can I dual boot 2 lollipop roms?
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Yes u can jus install a general recovery n install/restore a lollipop rom on emmc......but u can install only stock lollipop on sd
More instructions
I am very interested in this thread, I think this is the greatest thread that I can find on Android One Cross-Device General.
But because I still noobs, I had trouble for following the instructions and always stuck in the last step on how to restore the .img file of kk(internal) and Lollipop(sd). I think this thread is too simple and less can be understood for a noobs like me.
So, would you like to add more explanations to help me follow the instructions so that I can make my phone into dual boot mod.
thanks in advance..
userdata only in SD card
userdata in SD card is working and im using it now. I'm on Marshmallow latest.
???you need to edit fstab in boot.img.
I want to increase the system partition to 1.5 GB as possible to make?
the system partition is already at 2GB by deafult! what possible reason do you have to increase it by 1.5GB?
Oh, sorry, i thought that he 1GB, so I have to be increased to 2.5 or up to 3 GB that I could fit all GApps
even the biggest gapps package with a rom wont take more that about 1200MB(from experience)
are you by any chance using a lollipop rom? cuz i have faced a bug where flashing one changes your /system size to 990MB though it actually is around 2200MB. Flashing a fresh rom, backing it up with TWRP,then formatting /system( which resets the partition to the original 2gb) and finally restoring the backup will fix the size problem and you will have around 1.5gb left for the gapps.
I use cm 12.1 and cm recovery.
I'll try your recommendation to flash twrp
flash this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/general/twrp-v2-8-6-0-f2fs-support-t3092316
then check the size of the /system partition after flashing cm12 (from twrp > wipe > advanced wipe > select 'system' then > fs options > it will show some info about /system.if it shows the size as somewhere around 990MB and Free Space = 0mb , then thats your problem
Yes, this method worked for me.
As I understand it is required after each reset to backup and recovery.
tried to use the webtop partition as system partition with timangus' altpart-safestrap, unfortunately the partition has a size of 0 MB
tried also Mentor's Modified safestrap, where (logically) the data partition has 0 MB
tried to repair the file system as recommended by Mentor, but unsucessful
I started from a new stock rom (4.1.2 flashed via SBF)
Any help on how to repair the webtop partition is appreciated