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Tips After Purchasing New MicroSD Card

OK, so I just upgraded to a Transcend 8GB Class 6 MicroSD card from the stock card that was included with the phone originally.
Now, my issue is I have it partitioned for APP2SD and such for Nightlys.
If I partition the new card, I know I'll obviously take all the base data off my old card and put it on the new one. Now, all the apps and stuff on my ext3 part of the card....
Should I just:
A) Do nandroid backup +ext, put new card in and restore (I'm just taking a shot in the dark and assuming this would work)
B) Other method?
Any advice would be great

Shoot, my apologies.
I posted this in the development section by mistake. I had too many tabs open!

Well i just recently got a 32GB card. All i done was any apps i had on the sd card i moved back to the phone. Backed-up anything i had on old card (mp3s, photos etc). Plugged in new sd card, formatted it then thats about it.
Only thing that changed was beautiful widgets, but all that had to do is download some little file again.

Also, when partitioning, how much do you suggest for ext3? I was thinking about 32MB SWAP, 256MB Ext3.....ext3 is used for apps, right?
Thanks.

uoY_redruM said:
Also, when partitioning, how much do you suggest for ext3? I was thinking about 32MB SWAP, 256MB Ext3.....ext3 is used for apps, right?
Thanks.
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personally i don't think 256 is enough. i currently have 756 and have 100mb free.
you can just do a nandroid +ext backup and it will restore it correctly as all it does is tar the sd ext directories then extract them on restore. obviously the partition has to be larger or equal in size.

i didnt partition my card at all. Is that bad? Wont the phone do it when you format it?

zok-star said:
i didnt partition my card at all. Is that bad? Wont the phone do it when you format it?
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Are you using the FroYo FAT method or the A2EXT method?

wdfowty said:
Are you using the FroYo FAT method or the A2EXT method?
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?? No idea, i just formatted the card via the phone. so im guessing froyo fat?

[Q] Partition SD card using CWM recovery

hello guy
i want to ask u all
how can i partition my sd card using cwm?
i can see advanced > partition sd card
if can, can u show how to do it and what to do after done this step?
is it safe?
i want to do it via minitool partition but i do not have sd card reader
i'm using ketut blackhawk dxkt7 rom

You can partition the sd card using CWM recovery.
Be sure to backup your data as in the partition the sd card is formatted.
After selecting partition sd card the first thing you will see is the option to select the size of the partition that you want to make (generally select 1024=1gb).
Next will be the swap size. This is optional.
After selecting these options your sd card will be formatted with a 1gb ext partition.
Hope this helps.

shaaan said:
You can partition the sd card using CWM recovery.
Be sure to backup your data as in the partition the sd card is formatted.
After selecting partition sd card the first thing you will see is the option to select the size of the partition that you want to make (generally select 1024=1gb).
Next will be the swap size. This is optional.
After selecting these options your sd card will be formatted with a 1gb ext partition.
Hope this helps.
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what is swap?
do i need to install darktremor script after partition my sd card?

BL4CKH4WK said:
what is swap?
do i need to install darktremor script after partition my sd card?
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No. Install S2E and your life will be a whole lot easier.

BL4CKH4WK said:
hello guy
i want to ask u all
how can i partition my sd card using cwm?
i can see advanced > partition sd card
if can, can u show how to do it and what to do after done this step?
is it safe?
i want to do it via minitool partition but i do not have sd card reader
i'm using ketut blackhawk dxkt7 rom
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i'm using cwm to partition my sd and use S2e...and the result SUPERB

Make a partition using cwm its only temporary .....i got that xperiance b4 this..
When using cwm i part my sd then use link2sd...after moving about 50apps to 2nd part then my extention is missing i put my sd card on the card reader and check with partition tool and its showing i dont have any partition.....wasting time....batter to use partition tool....do it right at the first time.....
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I use CWM partitioning in conjunction with DTA2SD and it's awesome
Herpderp Defy.

I'm with SuperAce609 here. Look into my signature and find the link in which I've thanked him. After partitioning your SD card, the only thing you have to do is install S2E and reboot your SGA after you install any CM7 based Custom ROM. & boom! No matter if you install 100+ apps, you will never be out of internal memory.

use the search option.

Hello i am newbi in this amazing world of android and i have A question were i can found the cwm recovery link becasu i looking fir that here and i can't found it thanks
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Ok, this is my LG Optimus 3D system:
System ROM:1GB
Internal ROM: 1GB
Internal SD Card: 6GB
Ext SD Card: 32GB
I always facing "out of internal memory" problem. So, if I ever partition my SD Card vi CWM, what will change? Which part can be greater in size?

cyclonmaster said:
Ok, this is my LG Optimus 3D system:
System ROM:1GB
Internal ROM: 1GB
Internal SD Card: 6GB
Ext SD Card: 32GB
I always facing "out of internal memory" problem. So, if I ever partition my SD Card vi CWM, what will change? Which part can be greater in size?
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System
Sent from a tiny phonebox.

After make a partition with cwm, the partition is ext 4?
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zairollizam said:
After make a partition with cwm, the partition is ext 4?
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It will be Ext3 format

How to make it be ext4 by using cwm..
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zairollizam said:
How to make it be ext4 by using cwm..
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Can't. CWM makes ext3 partition, period.
You'd have to modify cwm to get it to partition in ext4 format.

I found this "4EXTRecovery" interesting for making ext4, just to make sure if anyone use and confirmed it work.
http://www.roms-au.com/installation/extras/updating-clockworkmod/
Thanks.

According to my experience.. cwm 5.0.2.6 for galaxy ace makes an ext2 partition.. It doesn't give any other ext option.. I don't know how is it possible to make ext3/4 partition using cwm..
By the way, what's the latest cwm version for galaxy ace ??
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By the way.. After i change new rom.. It cant detect my ext but my memory card show only 1.7 gb.. I've used my pc to format my sd but still show 1.7 gb..
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zairollizam said:
By the way.. After i change new rom.. It cant detect my ext but my memory card show only 1.7 gb.. I've used my pc to format my sd but still show 1.7 gb..
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If you bought a 2GB memory card,you only get 1.78GB...That's common
POTATO!!!!

[Q]swap sd card

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G94qerkSX4
the link above is partitioning sd for apps2sd and swap...
i wanna swap my sd card to have more ram for my phone
using this tutorial... i have done downloaded swapper 2 to my phone
can you guys recommend me how much mb i shud swap it?
sd 16gb normal im using...wanna play emulator on my phone

32mb partatition and 10 swappiness as recommended by swapper2
It depends on sdcard u have...

anthonyng said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G94qerkSX4
the link above is partitioning sd for apps2sd and swap...
i wanna swap my sd card to have more ram for my phone
using this tutorial... i have done downloaded swapper 2 to my phone
can you guys recommend me how much mb i shud swap it?
sd 16gb normal im using...wanna play emulator on my phone
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30 swappiness and 256MB to solve almost all app ram issues.

pipi14 said:
32mb partatition and 10 swappiness as recommended by swapper2
It depends on sdcard u have...
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partition as ram or others?

Use cwm recovery to partatition sdcard and choose how big partatition u want..

anthonyng said:
partition as ram or others?
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To avoid so much trouble just use a swap file.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21401675
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SpyderX said:
To avoid so much trouble just use a swap file.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21401675
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im a bit confused about this...reformat the sd card 1st or do the steps of partitioning sd card? after partitioning sd card then reformat sd card again?

Do it from CWM recovery. It will format the card and partition it for app2sd and for swap. Just specify what sizes you want. Remember to backup your SD card.
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anthonyng said:
im a bit confused about this...reformat the sd card 1st or do the steps of partitioning sd card? after partitioning sd card then reformat sd card again?
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It uses a swap file, not partition, hence there is no need for formatting or repartitioning .
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SpyderX said:
It uses a swap file, not partition, hence there is no need for formatting or repartitioning .
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True but its a hassle to just sit there waiting for the swap file to get created, especially if you want large sizes like 256Mb. Its also slower compared to a partition.
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NIMBAH said:
True but its a hassle to just sit there waiting for the swap file to get created, especially if you want large sizes like 256Mb. Its also slower compared to a partition.
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It doesn't take that long, and anyway since swap is already so slow the speed difference between partition and file is not much. Plus it is less hassle to create swap file, than repartitioning.
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I Probably damaged my SD Card while Partitioning

Hi there.
Lately i have tried flashing newer ROMs on my HTC Salsa. I have a Kingston 16GB Class 4 SD card installed into it. Yesterday experimenting with different sizes of second partition for using htc-data2sd-ext3.zip it looks that i somehow damaged my SD card.
I am using MiniTool Partition Wizard Home 7.5 for making partition. After i formatted the card last, it shows the card having 14.62 GB space. But does not create second partition saying that all the partitions should be deleted first. There is no other partition visible in MiniTool Wizard as well as on Windows Disk Management menu. Result : I cant create the second partition and cant flash data2sd_ext3.zip. Otehrwise I can copy data on the SD card and it shows OK and flashes the ROM as well but the same Memory problem .......
Any body faced this situation and has the remedy I will be greatly obliged.
Anotehr problem ,.... .i always experienced lag (slow response to applications) earlier when i successfully created partitions and flashed data2SD. Is that due to my Class 4 SD card (not faster)?
Please help in giving advice on making the speed of data reading faster. Thanks :fingers-crossed:

Lag yes, need a Bigger and higher class card. As for the partitions. That's odd. Did u apply all actions? Its possible the format didn't fully work. But still, that's not happened to me...
What size partition u making? I would only suggest 500mb or less on the class 4 if your experiencing lag issues.
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Try use Card reader instead mounting ur sd on cwm when formating the cards

Go.Bin said:
Try use Card reader instead mounting ur sd on cwm when formating the cards
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If you re read the first post he has stated he used minitool partition which can only be used on a PC with a card reader.
Mounting the SD via cwm and using that tool isn't generally thought of and not always possible. It wasn't for me anyway.
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Lag Issue
BigBearEvo said:
Lag yes, need a Bigger and higher class card. As for the partitions. That's odd. Did u apply all actions? Its possible the format didn't fully work. But still, that's not happened to me...
What size partition u making? I would only suggest 500mb or less on the class 4 if your experiencing lag issues.
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By several attempts I was successful in reformatting the SD card and making second partition again.
As for the lag issue, I read somewhere there are SD card booster programs. Do you have experience with anyone that is stable and works well to enhance the data transfer speed? Thanks

razasohail said:
Do you have experience with anyone that is stable and works well to enhance the data transfer speed? Thanks
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SD-Booster or SDSpeedFix from goggle play, all do the same job.
don't set any higher than 2048 unless you have a top spec class 10 sd the fine pick what u want.
sd-booster is inc in my own roms as stock.

Go.Bin said:
Try use Card reader instead mounting ur sd on cwm when formating the cards
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Yes I did exactly that. Never used CWM for formatting or partitioning.
Do u have experience using Link2SD application? I think this is creating problems and crashes. app2SD is much safer and stable application. What do u say?

I only use links2sd for Apks management only, so when I open the app up, u cancel the mount option. If y have accepted it and run data2sd you will have serious problems lol.
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[Q] SD EXT problems

My phone is aging. Nowdays it keeps losing the sd card and since I'm using INT2EXT, the moment this happens, I have to wipe data. Even after getting the SD card back, it just doesn't boot after this happens.
The question is: Is there a reliable sd ext script that is compatible with every ROM and survives SD card loss? S2E is not compatible with many ROMs, Link2SD moves the apps, but when installing a new one, it still says out of space.
And I'm using EXT4 on a UH1 16 gig card.
And I've been using this script for over a year without a problem. The reason I'm sure that it's caused by the loss of the card is that when the phone is booted and I remove the card, it goes into bootloop just like when this random loss happens. And I'm using Badass 1.9, so no logcat.

You can use cron mod.
SenT FroM ThE APP ThaT I'm InteresteD IN OuT OF MY GT-S5570I

biso46 said:
You can use cron mod.
SenT FroM ThE APP ThaT I'm InteresteD IN OuT OF MY GT-S5570I
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Cronmod INT2EXT. That's what I'm using now.

Best choice is Link2sd plus because it links internal data too so you solve the space error problembut unfortunately you have to pay for it.

alexanderq said:
Best choice is Link2sd plus because it links internal data too so you solve the space error problembut unfortunately you have to pay for it.
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If there is no other way... Or maybe I will just keep a backup and try to hold up until I get a new phone. It should happen around x-mas which is not exactly now. I think I will end up with link2sd plus. Thanks for suggesting.

Here is another script for galaxy mini and I don't think that it's INT2EXT and did you partition your SD card with CWM partitioning?

biso46 said:
Here is another script for galaxy mini and I don't think that it's INT2EXT and did you partition your SD card with CWM partitioning?
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To be honest I don't remember what I used. I repartitioned my sd card so many times with so many tools that I have no idea which one was last.

ast00 said:
To be honest I don't remember what I used. I repartitioned my sd card so many times with so many tools that I have no idea which one was last.
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The best SD card partiton is Mini tool partition wizard.

s2e is not friendly user to use.