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Dual boot Nottachtrix 1.3.1 external sdcard flashable zip

A little leg work is required.
FIRST, NANDROID BACKUP
Second you'll need to format and partition your external sdcard as follows.
Four partitions:
First partition is for normal use formatted to FAT32
THESE PARTITIONS SHOULD BE FORMATTED TO WHATEVER KERNEL YOU PLAN ON USING. FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE FAUX 1.45 EXT4, FORMAT THE FOLLOWING PARTITIONS AS EXT4. IF YOUR NOT GOING TO USE EXT4 KERNEL FORMAT THE FOLLOWING PARTITIONS AS EXT3! If you're using windows download mini partition tool and set all partitions as primary, not logical and label them appropriately!
Second partition is for /system. Should be 350 MB
Third partition is for /cache. Should be 750 MB
Fourth partition is for /data. Should be 2.3 GB
Now that you have your sdcard partitioned download terminal emulator and run the following command BEFORE you flash the sd rom.
su
mkdir -p /sdcard/Boot/Phone
mkdir -p /sdcard/Boot/SD
cp /dev/block/mmcblk0p11 /sdcard/Boot/Phone/boot.img
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Reboot and flash Nottachtrix to your sdcard
Once you've booted into Nottachtrix on your sdcard download terminal emulator and run the following command
su
cp /dev/block/mmcblk0p11 /sdcard/Boot/SD/boot.img
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now download smanager from the play store and run the attached script (created by sendust7 and modified by me) as root with argument 1 to boot back into your phone rom (argument 2 from phone rom to boot back to SD). Rename the script to boot-rom.sh. You'll need smanager in your phone rom to reboot back into your sdrom
I did not develop this rom, only modified to boot from external sd card. Report any bugs/requests here.
A huge thanks to Sendust7 without whom I would have never had any clue on how to even get started and to Nottachtrix for the best Atrix GB rom out there.
Nottachtrix1.3.1.sd-ext.zip
If you're having problems with formatting sdcard go here and show sendust7 some love.
I'm working on an update that will eliminate running any commands. Just partition and flash.

now i'm partioning my sdcard,will report for u soon
i have a question: can i flash anyrom on emmc and it doesn't affect on this rom on sdcard,right? and how can i flash mod to this rom?
edit:can't boot,in the end of the installation,it failed to extract boot.img
can u make video guide?

mafiarock93 said:
now i'm partioning my sdcard,will report for u soon
i have a question: can i flash anyrom on emmc and it doesn't affect on this rom on sdcard,right? and how can i flash mod to this rom?
edit:can't boot,in the end of the installation,it failed to extract boot.img
can u make video guide?
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I can when i get home....which kernel did you select?
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hatefuel19 said:
I can when i get home....which kernel did you select?
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i choose faux 1ghz and 1.3 ghz,both dont work for me,just get error
i really want to flash nottachtrix to sdcard and another rom like miui to emmc,also can u add faux kernel from topogigi 1.1 rom,he've added init.d support to the kernel,if u know how to add init.d support to faux kernel,please add it to latest 026 faux kernel,tks btw ^^

So could I have NottachTrix with webtop on SD-Ext and CM9 on device? I would love to be able to use Netflix again!
Sent From My ICS Moto Atrix 4G

does webtop work correctly?
Adam

Does the rom automatically install to sdcard?

Any way to boot nottachtrix on internal with working webtop and cm7 or cm9 on external?
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i choose faux 1ghz and 1.3 ghz,both dont work for me,just get error
i really want to flash nottachtrix to sdcard and another rom like miui to emmc,also can u add faux kernel from topogigi 1.1 rom,he've added init.d support to the kernel,if u know how to add init.d support to faux kernel,please add it to latest 026 faux kernel,tks btw ^^
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I dunno what might be happening. Maybe bad download. I've installed with all faux kernels and no problems here. Sorry but I am not a dev, only modified a few things in the installer to get this to flash to external sd card. I'm uploading a video of the entire process from the point of installing to sdcard. Should have it posted soon.
So could I have NottachTrix with webtop on SD-Ext and CM9 on device? I would love to be able to use Netflix again!
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YES! That was my entire motivation for getting this working. I haven't been able to get webtop2sd working but I think gentop would be a reliable candidate if you want full linux.
Does the rom automatically install to sdcard?
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Yes, once you have your sdcard partitioned properly it flaseh to sdcard just like regular installer would flash to phone
Any way to boot nottachtrix on internal with working webtop and cm7 or cm9 on external?
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You should check out
sendust7's post on this

ok,when i have free time,i'll try again,tks btw,i'll see your guide video to see if it help me,which app do u use to partitioning your sdcard?
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mafiarock93 said:
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You can use GParted from any Linux based Live CD.

Mini partition tool for windoze
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I´m going crazy over here: I followed everything in the instruction to the letter (although I used mini partition tool) and every time I got the following message at the end of the install:
Installing Kernel
assert failed:
package_extract_file("customize/ramfix/faux/100/kernel/boot.img", "/cache/boot.img)
After reboot I always land on my phone Rom - no chance to get into SD-Rom...
I guess something went wrong with the partioning...

You should really make a guide for windows on how to partition the SD Card.

If youre using mini partition tool on windoze all partitions should be primary, not logical. The boot img extracts to /cache, then mmcblk0p11 (phone boot partition) and then is deleted from cache. Double check your partitions on sdcard and make sure there all primary
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I actually got it working!
It´s only painfully slow and unresponsive - guess my class 4 SD-Card is to ****ty xD
Thank you so much for your work!

schwarzlichtkind said:
I actually got it working!
It´s only painfully slow and unresponsive - guess my class 4 SD-Card is to ****ty xD
Thank you so much for your work!
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I wondered that exact answer... is it slow? Hmm I wonder what class my SD card is.
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I honestly havent noticed a difference in speed other than 1st boot, but then again i use 1.45 kernel on daily driver and my sd is class4
EDIT: schwarz what got it working? Primary partition?
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hatefuel19 said:
I honestly havent noticed a difference in speed other than 1st boot, but then again i use 1.45 kernel on daily driver and my sd is class4
EDIT: schwarz what got it working? Primary partition?
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Yes, but since I'm really noobish in the Dual-Boot-business, I also made another mistake: I didn't know that you actually have to name the partitions. After doing that and using gparted, it worked... Kind of... Had a boot loop on first try (faux 1GHz kernel), flashed again and used stock D 00 kernel.
I need further testing
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How can I flash the webtop, I tried flashing the fruitcake webtop-236 but it returned an error.
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[MOD] exFAT support for Xperia Z(non-Japanese verisons)

Developed by SquallATF from a Chinese forum:
http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5928024&extra=page%3D2
1.ROOT your phone and backup your external SD card!
2.Download the .ZIP file(here or here) and extract
3.Connect your phone to PC and run runme.bat
4.When asked for ROOT in your phone, choose YES, it will be done in a few secs(if something wrong shows up like "tar invalid tar magic“, try with another Busybox because the latest version messup with Tar file sometimes) and then phone will reboot
5.After reboot, disconnect your phone, go to settings->Xperia->Connectivity> USB Connection Mode, choose MSC and reconnect your phone to PC
6.Format external SD card to exFAT and disconnect your phone
7.Go to settings->Xperia->Connectivity> USB Connection Mode, choose MTP
8.ALL DONE. ENJOY!
Tested in my Xperia Z C6602 and works very well.
NOTICE!! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE

Great news, i'm using a 64Gb formatted FAT32 ... gonna give it a try!

GSeeker said:
Developed by SquallATF from a Chinese forum:
http://bbs.gfan.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=5928024&extra=page%3D2
1.ROOT your phone and backup your external SD card!
2.Download the .ZIP file(here or here) and extract
3.Connect your phone to PC and run runme.bat
4.When asked for ROOT in your phone, choose YES, it will be done in a few secs(if something wrong shows up like "tar invalid tar magic“, try with another Busybox because the latest version messup with Tar file sometimes) and then phone will reboot
5.After reboot, disconnect your phone, go to settings->Xperia->Connectivity> USB Connection Mode, choose MSC and reconnect your phone to PC
6.Format external SD card to exFAT and disconnect your phone
7.Go to settings->Xperia->Connectivity> USB Connection Mode, choose MTP
8.ALL DONE. ENJOY!
Tested in my Xperia Z C6602 and works very well.
NOTICE!! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT MAY CAUSE YOUR DEVICE
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has he posted the sources of the exFAT kernel module? i can then integrate it in my kernel...

DooMLoRD said:
has he posted the sources of the exFAT kernel module? i can then integrate it in my kernel...
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i afraid not my Lord, he just uploaded this Zip.

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* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
comes only by me
Edit: USB-Debugging must on

Odp: [MOD] exFAT support for Xperia Z(non-Japanese verisons)
What's the diff between fat32 and exFAT other than max file size? Can i format the sdcard via sdcard adapter instead of formatting it via phone?
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Performance.
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Thanks for this :good:, but i have a question . What will happen with files if we flash some other rom ? I guess we will have to format sd card every time we flash a new rom :/ ?

I think you need to run this exfat support if you change rom.

secany said:
I think you need to run this exfat support if you change rom.
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right.

Hi !
This mod works with ExtSd2InternalSd ?
At the origin i know "yes" but with the xperia Z ...
Dont works with xperia z bootloader locked ?!
Thank's

olokos said:
What's the diff between fat32 and exFAT other than max file size? Can i format the sdcard via sdcard adapter instead of formatting it via phone?
Sent from my R800i using xda premium
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You can format the MicroSD card externally. I did it and it went just fine. This means that you can skip the 'switch to msc mode' step and the switching back.
jmenbalek said:
Hi !
This mod works with ExtSd2InternalSd ?
At the origin i know "yes" but with the xperia Z ...
Dont works with xperia z bootloader locked ?!
Thank's
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I just did this with my locked bootloader. I haven't switched internal memory with microSD so I'm not sure about that, but if the kernel has exFat support loaded, why wouldn't it work?

GSeeker said:
right.
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aha, well, i would be thankful if someone can confirm this , cause there's no fun restoring 30+gb's of data every time i flash rom

Odp: [MOD] exFAT support for Xperia Z(non-Japanese verisons)
MafiaManV said:
aha, well, i would be thankful if someone can confirm this , cause there's no fun restoring 30+gb's of data every time i flash rom
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Exactly it should be working though.
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so each time i want to write something through pc to my SD i need to switch to MSC mode? Because i cant otherwise

But... since I'm already bootloader unlocked and rooted, this "root" process would affect in any way my root?
Another question: exFAT support file bigger than 4GB right?

yes

Pati1112 said:
yes
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You're not a man that talks much right? :laugh:
Yes...about the first or second question?
Can anyone answer to the first one?

yes its support files bigger than 4gb

Pati1112 said:
yes its support files bigger than 4gb
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Thanks! :laugh: so well for what you know, will my system/root have any problem using this procedure?

[Q] Help! Encryption failed!

Hello, today I booted up my phone and BOOM! Encryption error. So I flashed a stock rom via ODIN with no luck. Download mode and recovery both work, but I can't mount /data and internal sd card. I read somewhere online that I need a PIT file to restore the partitions. Is this true? Can someone upload the GS3 LTE pit file for me?
Thanks!

i'm on strong indication it seems u've attacked by emmc mbc encryptor malware (/Seftad). Its main goal attack is to encrypt ur master boot record of ur internal phone storage where the bootloader chip in so ur phone cant even entering to bootloader to makes it boot.
did u have a proper mobile security app/antivirus/malware installed? I'm using avast n I'm ok.
imo all u have to do is to gain full wipe & format (if possible) from recovery then go to download mode to flash stock rom by odin with repartition/PIT checked.
Grab i9305 PIT file here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950591
Good luck.
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well here I go
EDIT: ODIN flash failed. Can't connect to my phone. I'll try again tomorrow

Lord Inglip said:
well here I go
EDIT: ODIN flash failed. Can't connect to my phone. I'll try again tomorrow
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check ur samsung mobile driver whether is already installed n make sure kies is uninstalled. or check ur phone & pc usb ports.
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Adam Hui said:
check ur samsung mobile driver whether is already installed n make sure kies is uninstalled. or check ur phone & pc usb ports.
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Have the latest drivers, getting this error

Lord Inglip said:
Have the latest drivers, getting this error
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Repartition and PIT usually kills a phone
You require a new motherboard .

JJEgan said:
Repartition and PIT usually kills a phone
You require a new motherboard .
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Well I can get into CWM and Download mode. Isn't there something I can do?

Fixed it! Repartitioned my 64GB external SD in 4gb emmc 3 in CWM and formatted /data and /data/media (/sdcard). Then mounted /data and flashed a stock rom with CWM. I don't know if partition External sdcard worked, but everything is fixed now! If anyone has any questions I'm happy to answer them!

Well, something happened to me about a web ago. I just wiped everything in recovering Mode, cache, dalvik and data. It worked after that
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Lord Inglip said:
Fixed it! Repartitioned my 64GB external SD in 4gb emmc 3 in CWM and formatted /data and /data/media (/sdcard). Then mounted /data and flashed a stock rom with CWM. I don't know if partition External sdcard worked, but everything is fixed now! If anyone has any questions I'm happy to answer them!
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Hi, can you explain in more details how you repartitioned the external SD? I do not understand what you did.
Tks.

NTFS support for OTG drives.

I've found that Zenfone 2 has native support for NTFS and even support write! It has kernel module and even tools to check and format for NTFS.
But strangely, NTFS support is blocked in vold (auto-mounting service). I've made patch to allow NTFS volume mounting. This patch is not 100% safe because it doesn't check NTFS volume before mounting. So, it checks for exFAT (and mount if succeed) then check for FAT/FAT32 (and mount if succeed), and then blindly tries to mount NTFS (it will refuse to mount if it's not NTFS but won't detect errors if they exist on disk).
how to install:
1) You need root.
2) unpack attached archive and replace /system/bin/vold
3) set permissions 755 (rwxr-xr-x): chmod 755 /system/bin/vold
4) reboot
Patched vold is compatible with Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML, ZE550ML), Zenfone 5 (BETA Lollipop FW) and probably other Zenfone versions.

I have Pre-Order 32GB 4GB Ram ZP2. I wanted to know how much GB OTG supported by ZP2. Will it support my 1TB Portable HD???

dineshdotcom2000 said:
I have Pre-Order 32GB 4GB Ram ZP2. I wanted to know how much GB OTG supported by ZP2. Will it support my 1TB Portable HD???
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Main purpose of OTG is support for so called "USB sticks". HD drive will require additional non-portable external power and may be special Y-cable which will prevent drawing power from phone (and use external power). So, this will be the main problem of using HDD (Not sure about power consumption of 1TB flash drive and if phone can power it). You have to be careful. Don't overload USB power provided by phone. If phone has not enough overload protection, you can damage USB port.
As for disk size, it shouldn't be a problem because it's handles by Linux kernel.

sorg said:
I've found that Zenfone 2 has native support for NTFS and even support write! It has kernel module and even tools to check and format for NTFS.
But strangely, NTFS support is blocked in vold (auto-mounting service). I've made patch to allow NTFS volume mounting. This patch is not 100% safe because it doesn't check NTFS volume before mounting. So, it checks for exFAT (and mount if succeed) then check for FAT/FAT32 (and mount if succeed), and then blindly tries to mount NTFS (it will refuse to mount if it's not NTFS but won't detect errors if they exist on disk).
how to install:
1) You need root.
2) unpack attached archive and replace /system/bin/vold
3) set permissions 755 (rwxr-xr-x): chmod 755 /system/bin/vold
4) reboot
Patched vold is compatible with Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML, ZE550ML), Zenfone 5 (BETA Lollipop FW) and probably other Zenfone versions.
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Really nice awaiting Flipkart to ship my Zenfone 2 and will report how it works with external HDD and Pendrives

Will rooting my phone void my capability to update to Asus Zenfone 2's software updates?

sorg said:
Main purpose of OTG is support for so called "USB sticks". HD drive will require additional non-portable external power and may be special Y-cable which will prevent drawing power from phone (and use external power). So, this will be the main problem of using HDD (Not sure about power consumption of 1TB flash drive and if phone can power it). You have to be careful. Don't overload USB power provided by phone. If phone has not enough overload protection, you can damage USB port.
As for disk size, it shouldn't be a problem because it's handles by Linux kernel.
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works flawlessly for normal usage

adhiduzz said:
works flawlessly for normal usage
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Keep in mind that it'll slowly deteriorate and one day will completely be dead. Hard drives shouldn't be connected to phones. They require a lot more power than provided by the port.

can i ask where i can found rooting instructions for My Zen2? thanks
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Androidshek said:
Keep in mind that it'll slowly deteriorate and one day will completely be dead. Hard drives shouldn't be connected to phones. They require a lot more power than provided by the port.
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You can also use an OTG with 3rd party power source like this one
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jeffywaves said:
can i ask where i can found rooting instructions for My Zen2? thanks
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Here => http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596
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EnzoDC said:
Will rooting my phone void my capability to update to Asus Zenfone 2's software updates?
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See here, it will depend on which method you use.

I followed the instructions here, replaced the vold file, altering permissions. However after rebooting my phone cannot mount the sd card anymore. I tried factory reset and formatting the sd card. still no go. Do you guys have the orignal vold file so i can revert things back to normal?

bratski said:
I followed the instructions here, replaced the vold file, altering permissions. However after rebooting my phone cannot mount the sd card anymore. I tried factory reset and formatting the sd card. still no go. Do you guys have the orignal vold file so i can revert things back to normal?
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Check this thread.... Stock vold file added...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596

bratski said:
I followed the instructions here, replaced the vold file, altering permissions. However after rebooting my phone cannot mount the sd card anymore. I tried factory reset and formatting the sd card. still no go. Do you guys have the orignal vold file so i can revert things back to normal?
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Yeah, same here. Tried two different USB sticks (Kingston Micro 16GB USB2/Corsair Slider 64GB USB3) and neither worked with NTFS. Shame. Both worked fine with exFAT too.

gavin19 said:
Yeah, same here. Tried two different USB sticks (Kingston Micro 16GB USB2/Corsair Slider 64GB USB3) and neither worked with NTFS. Shame. Both worked fine with exFAT too.
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Sorry guys, this is for advanced users only.

sorg said:
Sorry guys, this is for advanced users only.
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are u using this in latest update of 2.18?

ansebovi said:
are u using this in latest update of 2.18?
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Yes.
I won't be at home till end of June, so i won't be able to test NTFS usb drive, but exFAT usb and internal SD card mounted without problem.
may be restorecon command execution required after vold replacement (to restore selinux attributes). Depend on how you replace it.

Mine works fine with OTG cable on a Lexar 64GB USB stick unpowered, no issues. You do need a "Y" OTG cable to run an external drive though, they are cheap on eBay. No need to root your phone to do this.

sorg said:
Yes.
I won't be at home till end of June, so i won't be able to test NTFS usb drive, but exFAT usb and internal SD card mounted without problem.
may be restorecon command execution required after vold replacement (to restore selinux attributes). Depend on how you replace it.
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sorg there is a mistake in ur instructions
ur instruction made the sd unusable..[but pendrives,internal works and ntfs works]
we need to change owner and se context
to have sd card working
SE cntext shuld point the vold.exec
and owner should be root and group should be shell
and there is an issue by this..vold is hidden opr moved from bin..
but everything now works, SD,pendrives with ntfs

ansebovi said:
but everything now works, SD,pendrives with ntfs
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Is it just a matter of changing the owner/group or did you edit the vold itself? If so, can you upload it somewhere so I can grab it? I share my pendrive(s) between a few different devices and the only file format that works on all of them is NTFS.

ansebovi said:
sorg there is a mistake in ur instructions
ur instruction made the sd unusable..[but pendrives,internal works and ntfs works]
we need to change owner and se context
to have sd card working
SE cntext shuld point the vold.exec
and owner should be root and group should be shell
and there is an issue by this..vold is hidden opr moved from bin..
but everything now works, SD,pendrives with ntfs
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Just read my post you quoted. I've already told, you need to restore SELinux attributes using restorecon utility.
This modified vold is a part of other modifications together wuth SuperSU and Xposed i'm using to create pre-modified system.img where all generic and SELinux attributes are applied at building stage.

sorg said:
Just read my post you quoted. I've already told, you need to restore SELinux attributes using restorecon utility.
This modified vold is a part of other modifications together wuth SuperSU and Xposed i'm using to create pre-modified system.img where all generic and SELinux attributes are applied at building stage.
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my bad didnt read that part..but can you edit the op with this infos,it may help others who got issue like mine..and thanks for ntfs
i need 1 hlep btw,..after editing the SE ,the vold is not in bin..why is that? [everything works perfectly btw]
gavin19 said:
Is it just a matter of changing the owner/group or did you edit the vold itself? If so, can you upload it somewhere so I can grab it? I share my pendrive(s) between a few different devices and the only file format that works on all of them is NTFS.
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ya just SE context and owner as given in my last post ..i didnt modify anything in vold..btw i just used rootexplorer[or if u know about restorcon,do it..need some commands ]

OTG drives and backing up Nexus 6

Since we don't have an SD card slot, I am guessing a lot of folks are using OTG arrangements.
Anyone using an OTG drive with their phone for backing it up and shuttling media files back and forth?
My main need is for an external destination for backups, but I would also like to store a bunch of music for swapping off and on the phone.
I have an older small (16GB) OTG drive that I used successfully on my S4 and G2 and G3, but the Nexus does not seem to want to show the drive when I attach it.
Is there a trick to making it work or is there some hidden setting in Titanium Backup to make it visible as a destination? Is there a "best" file manager to do this?
I am rooted with TWRP and running stock MMB29V.
Thanks in advance for any guidance!

Update: I installed Stick Mount and it mounted my SP OTG drive and I was able to browse it, etc.
Once I did that, Ti BU could actually see it as a destination and I am happily backing up to my (older, smallish) drive.
Now, what bothers me is the dang drive is hot as hell and that can't be good!
Anyone familiar? I only have the one OTG drive so can't see if it is the drive or the phone.
Thanks again.

What rom and kernel are you running?

noidea24 said:
What rom and kernel are you running?
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Thanks for reply.
As I said in first post "running stock MMB29V"
All stock Marshmallow, except rooted and TWRP installed.
Kernel is what came with that I guess: 3.10.40

nunjabusiness said:
Thanks for reply.
As I said in first post "running stock MMB29V"
All stock Marshmallow, except rooted and TWRP installed.
Kernel is what came with that I guess: 3.10.40
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Do you have USB fast charging enabled?
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biggiesmalls657 said:
Do you have USB fast charging enabled?
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I assume it was already enabled. Where is that setting?

Kernel auditor > battery
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I do use OTG drives to back up my stuff. I use a 1 TB Western Digital My Passport Ultra to back up with. I prefer to use an OTG cable with a power slot so it can use pretty much any storage medium. I can't use it now because I keep getting Error 255 when it executes createTarfork. Wish somebody would help me with that. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/help/twrp-error-255-t3357541