As stated in the title, I would like to know if this device supports the f2fs filesystem.
No it doesnt
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People around i9300 kernel developement backported F2FS and managed to boot modified omnirom.
Should I bring this stuff to upstream?
GR0S said:
People around i9300 kernel developement backported F2FS and managed to boot modified omnirom.
Should I bring this stuff to upstream?
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f2fs for external SD cards: Sure
f2fs for /data - Not until the next Android revision, you can put all the infrastructure there, but changing from ext4 to f2fs would require wiping /data
Entropy512 said:
f2fs for external SD cards: Sure
f2fs for /data - Not until the next Android revision, you can put all the infrastructure there, but changing from ext4 to f2fs would require wiping /data
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Wiping is okay.
We can try f2fs on /system, it gets formatted each time anyway. I know it won't give us massive performance boost, but it will be nice start point for now.
Why we can't use f2fs on /data?
Moto X has it already.
PS: can I use debian's arm binaries in recovery? Specifically f2fs tools.
GR0S said:
Wiping is okay.
We can try f2fs on /system, it gets formatted each time anyway. I know it won't give us massive performance boost, but it will be nice start point for now.
Why we can't use f2fs on /data?
Moto X has it already.
PS: can I use debian's arm binaries in recovery? Specifically f2fs tools.
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Because /data is currently ext4 on the device you specified initially, and you can't change filesystems without wiping. Making users wipe at this point in the 4.4 cycle is NOT OK.
Not much if any benefit of f2fs on /system - Moto G doesn't even use f2fs for /system (it does for /data)
Entropy512 said:
Because /data is currently ext4 on the device you specified initially, and you can't change filesystems without wiping. Making users wipe at this point in the 4.4 cycle is NOT OK.
Not much if any benefit of f2fs on /system - Moto G doesn't even use f2fs for /system (it does for /data)
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Anythng else? Will it work as intended if I will just patch kernel, patch device, format.
I remember Dees_Troy mentioned /data/media trickery may not work.
So i have installed ultimate kernel by GSandeep and the kernel supports f2fs and ntfs. I searched a lot about this and i saw that the devices with f2fs file system have got a major io and speed boost after coming from ext4.
I also wanted to format my phone's partition as f2fs after getting to know this. I googled on how to do this but most of the methods were device specific and required specific twrp versions for different devices. So i wasnt sure
If anyone has tried this pls tell me the procedure and pre requisites to format my phone as f2fs.
ROM: cm13 v5 by biltzfir3
Kernel: As already stated ULTIMATE™ kernel by GSandeep
If any more info is required pls tell me
Guys I'm new here and I do not know much about roms or recovery modes and it's functions. I have a question for you. Some of the roms support f2fs filesystem but whenever I try to install them on my device, it flash roms by using ext4 function. I have never be able to flash them by using f2fs. For example Los 13, Los 14.1, RR roms have f2fs filesystem support. I convert my system and cache to f2fs from ext4 but it doesnt work at all. It installs the roms by using ext4 always. How can I flash them with f2fs filesystem. I have heard that f2fs is faster than ext4 therefore I want try it
Follow these steps:
novafusion.pl/tutorials/how-to-use-f2fs-s3-mini/
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Follow these steps:
novafusion.pl/tutorials/how-to-use-f2fs-s3-mini/
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I have tried that but whenever I try to install a rom with a filesystem formatted as f2fs, it converts it to ext4 at the beginning of the installation. Can I convert my filesystem after installing a rom? For example after the installation of LineageOs 14, can I convert my filesystem as f2fs? Does it harm my phone?
I own a Motorola DROID TURBO (XT1254) with unlocked bootloader and the Stock ROM /data and /cache partitions are in f2fs filesystem and /system is in ext4 filesystem and I have some doubts and questions:
1. Some Custom ROM's like LineageOS on this device can be installed with /data and /cache partitions formatted in ext4 and f2fs, In your daily Stock or Custom ROM in which filesystem are formated the /data, /cache and /system partitions?
2. I read that the f2fs filesystem are used by Motorola on Stock ROM's due to notable higher write speeds (this helped to the Nexus 7 2012 owners, because has eMMC bug) but has more chances of data corruption (in some devices exists the garbage collection problem), and ext4 is more reliable for data and has higher read speeds. What are you experience with ex4 and f2fs filesystems on Android? and in DROID TURBO/Moto Maxx, which is better for you?
3. Apart for Motorola, Samsung create the f2fs filesystem but not use it in their devices, Huawei uses f2fs filesystem since Android 7.0 Nougat/EMUI 5.0, OnePlus tried it on OnePlus 3/3T, but in OnePlus 5/5T switched back to ext4. Google says "F2FS isn’t supported for the internal storage as it doesn’t support inline hardware encryption", and Android 7.0 Nougat and higher supports Direct Boot and file-based encryption but only in ext4 filesystem. A website says that the Motorola Moto Z (an other Motorola device) are faster than Google Pixel (XL?), because the Moto Z uses f2fs filesystem.
4. It would be good to share the used filesystem in your phone and in which ROM uses this filesystem.
Note: Can you check partitions filesystem with Diskinfo app or TWRP in Wipe> Choose partition> Repair or change filesystem
This information and questions apply for all DROID TURBO/Moto Maxx owners (XT1225, XT1250, XT1254)
I like to know your opinions about the ext4 and f2fs filesystems for DROID Turbo/Moto Maxx
In case of necessity, I post it also in Moto Maxx sub-forum
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Hi, wouldn't it be sufficient to switch to a custom kernel with f2fs driver to be able to run MIUI with a f2fs file system? It is even possible? With LineageOS you still cannot use f2fs on the /system partition (maybe in the initial ramdisk there is no f2fs driver ?) but at least /data and /cache partition, also on MIUI. Is there a way to do that?
I'm trying without success, installed a custom kernel which claims to have f2fs support, formatted the cache partition in f2fs to do some testing, typed the 'df' command in the linux shell but no cache partition is displayed.
Using f2fs on the /system isn't a good idea to begin with, the /system is a read only partition so you wouldn't benefit from anything that f2fs gives.