Guest navodwickra Posted October 2, 2010 Report Posted October 2, 2010 I've got a 16GB class 4 card yesterday and using ROM manager I partitioned it to have a 512MB Ext3 and I did choose 0MB as the swap partition. Anyhow partition got corrupted and the phone can't recognise it anymore. It does when the phone is in recovery. I need to know how to remove the Ext3 partition and fully format the card using recovery. Can anyone out there help me please?
Guest volatile_ink Posted October 2, 2010 Report Posted October 2, 2010 (edited) I've got a 16GB class 4 card yesterday and using ROM manager I partitioned it to have a 512MB Ext3 and I did choose 0MB as the swap partition. Anyhow partition got corrupted and the phone can't recognise it anymore. It does when the phone is in recovery. I need to know how to remove the Ext3 partition and fully format the card using recovery. Can anyone out there help me please? If your using Amon Ra there's an option to 'Partition SD Card'. Otherwise, boot into recovery, get to an ADB shell and issue the following commands: parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 1 (deletes partition number 1) rm 2 (deletes partition number 2) rm 3 (if needed. keep going till all partitions are removed) Edited October 2, 2010 by volatile_ink
Guest BashyUK Posted October 3, 2010 Report Posted October 3, 2010 I've got a 16GB class 4 card yesterday and using ROM manager I partitioned it to have a 512MB Ext3 and I did choose 0MB as the swap partition. Anyhow partition got corrupted and the phone can't recognise it anymore. It does when the phone is in recovery. I need to know how to remove the Ext3 partition and fully format the card using recovery. Can anyone out there help me please? Just wondering why you only set a 512 ext3 on a 16GB card? I have that on a 4GB currently, once I get a 16...or even a 32 if I feel flush...I would set it at 2GB+....?
Guest navodwickra Posted October 4, 2010 Report Posted October 4, 2010 If your using Amon Ra there's an option to 'Partition SD Card'. Otherwise, boot into recovery, get to an ADB shell and issue the following commands: parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 1 (deletes partition number 1) rm 2 (deletes partition number 2) rm 3 (if needed. keep going till all partitions are removed) Thanks for the help 'volatile_ink' but I used a Linux Live cd to do this. It is same as the windows disk manager and was so much easier. I have a 2GB partition for Ap2SD now :)
Guest navodwickra Posted October 4, 2010 Report Posted October 4, 2010 Just wondering why you only set a 512 ext3 on a 16GB card? I have that on a 4GB currently, once I get a 16...or even a 32 if I feel flush...I would set it at 2GB+....? You're riite :) got 2GB now !
Guest volatile_ink Posted October 4, 2010 Report Posted October 4, 2010 ext partition stores installed app's, you really going to install 4GB of apps? Got mine set at 1GB. Wasted space on ext = less space for fat Your style is your business bro.
Guest bpivk Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 you really going to install 4GB of apps? My GPS software alone takes 2GB of my space.
Guest navodwickra Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 ext partition stores installed app's, you really going to install 4GB of apps? Got mine set at 1GB. Wasted space on ext = less space for fat Your style is your business bro. No Just 2GB :)
Guest volatile_ink Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 My GPS software alone takes 2GB of my space. Doesn't it goto the FAT partition? App on ext and maps on fat. What if you didn't have a routed phone that could save to SD?
Guest bpivk Posted October 5, 2010 Report Posted October 5, 2010 Doesn't it goto the FAT partition? App on ext and maps on fat.I don't know. I've never checked where the maps got downloaded. You're correct it could be on my FAT partition. If it's correct then I guess my EXT folder uses 1gb of data.
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