sd card help - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have 3 files on my sd card that needs to be pushed to my EXT3. These files are from my old sd card.
Files are
app
app-private
dalvik-cache
They are currently on my fat32 partition of my new sd card.
What commands do I use in adb to push these files to EXT3 ?
Can you give the commands for terminal as well because with my new sdcard I can't boot into the Rom
For some reason also with my new sd card I can't boot into the rom even after a nanoid restore and reflash of the rom.

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how to replace SD card after apps2sd

I did apps2sd using the stock 1GB card just to see how it works and now I'm trying to replace that card with a class 6. Is there an easy way to do that without reinstalling all the apps? I'm thinking about making a backup wiht nandroid, and then restore the image after put int the new card.
Will that work?
ROM - Cyanogen 4.0.2
Recovery - Cyanogen v1.4
A nandroid backup will not backup your apps if they are apps2sd, copy your ext partion on your computer and then transfer them to your new card's ext partion then run fix_permissions from the recovery console for any paid apps and fc, oh and wipe your rom and reflash to reset up apps2sd on your new card
To backup your sd partition:
Code:
tar -cvvzf /sdcard/systemsdbackup.tar.gz /system/sd/
and then take the file off your sdcard and copy it to your new one.
To restore your sd partition:
Code:
tar -xvvzf /sdcard/systemsdbackup.tar.gz -C /system/sd/
Or you could just adp pull system/sd \computerdirectory
then cd to computerdirectory and adb push it to system/sd again.

Moving installed apps to a new and larger microsd card?

I am running Cynogen Mod 4.1.999.
I have 3 partitions on my stock 1GB microsdhc card.
I want to backup everything and move them to a new microsdhc card that I bought.
Is it possible to transfer the data in all the partitions to the new card without losing my installed apps? I have a friend who only transferred the files that he could see in Windows Explorer to the new microsd card but when he loaded it to his phone, all his apps were gone.
So is it possible to retain what I already have but on a new and larger microsd card?
Help is appreciated.
To move apps off of ext:
adb remount
adb pull system/sd/ %CD%\whateveryouwant
(this pulls everything off of the ext including dalvik which you can delete from the folder and puts it in your user directory. *C:\Users*)
to put back:
adb push %CD%\whateveryouwant /system/sd/
sdcard you just mount and put files into a folder and put them back.
it is not necessary to pull the swap partition.
Hope this helps!
make a ubuntu live cd, run it, mount sd, copy ext partition, put new card in make partitions in gparted since you are there and then copy files over, run fix permissions
simple
The easiest way to do what you're asking is to flash to Amon_RA's latest recovery. He's built-in "Backup and Restore Tool", which essentially does what Nandroid originally did and extended it to the ext partition of your SD card.
Run BART to backup your entire phone from the Recovery Console and you can then replace your SD card, partition it the way you want, and then run BART to restore your entire phone as well.

Sd Card?

I just bought a new 4 gig class 4 card just wondering do i have to re flash the cm rom back on my phone after switching cards?
Yes, unless you've copied the data on your ext partition to the new card.
You shouldn't have to reflash the rom. CM rom's don't move /system/app/ to SD last time I used one. They will boot fine even without an SD in the phone. You will have to format the new SD to add partitions, but I'm sure you figured as much. The only thing you should have to do other than that is copy your apps to the ext partition on the new card. Okay well you will also have to make the folders for app, app-private, dalvik-cache, etc on the ext partition.

switching sd cards

i have a 2gb sd card in my phone now and just bought a class 6 4gb. my phone is rooted so i need to know how to transfer my info form the old card to the new one. if i put the new one in and just partition it wont i loose all of my data since its currently saved on the 2gb card?
thanks for the help
i think if u run recovery..(speakin runnin ravs recovery)
first..
back up sd card..
reboot to recovery
pull out old sd card
put new sd card format...fat+ext2+apps2sd
then switch ext2-ext3...
plug phone to computer
run adb shell ums_enable
put your bacced up sd folder in the sd card from your comp
wipe
wipe
run chose .zip from sd re flash your rom.. cyan/or whatever you choose
then run fix_permissions
fix uik
fix ext permissions
adb shell ums_disable on computer to unmount sd
restart and see if that works..
thats how i did mine.. i dont know if its politically correct but it worked for me!

Least painful way of upgrading sdcard?

In a few days, I will get my new sdcard, a 16gb one. How should I go about switching it the easiest way? I run ICS and it's partitioned to 1GB ext4 storage.
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Copy and paste? You really don't need anything more.
I backup old card to pc (copy/paste as mentioned)
then use sdformatter outside of phone to format with full erase and size adjustment on
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/28338566/SDFormatter 2.0.mht
this is a sure way to fully format card
then I put back in phone partition 1gb ext4 no swap
then copy back files from pc to card
don't know any easy way, but the best imo
If you're using SD-EXT partition and don't have access to Linux:
Complete nandroid backup in recovery (it will back up the EXT partition too).
Mount USB from recovery, copy everything from card to PC.
Power off the phone.
Remove the card.
Insert the new card.
Boot to recovery.
Partition the new card (1GB EXT4, no swap).
Mount SD in recovery, copy everything from PC to card.
Unmount card.
Full nandroid restore (it'll restore the EXT4 partition).
Reboot and you're good.
Just copying what's on your SD card to PC will leave you without booting OS and apps.
On Linux you can copy EXT partition contents to PC, and copy them to the new card after repartitioning. But if you were on Linux, you woudn't be asking...
Jack_R1 said:
If you're using SD-EXT partition and don't have access to Linux:
Complete nandroid backup in recovery (it will back up the EXT partition too).
Mount USB from recovery, copy everything from card to PC.
Power off the phone.
Remove the card.
Insert the new card.
Boot to recovery.
Partition the new card (1GB EXT4, no swap).
Mount SD in recovery, copy everything from PC to card.
Unmount card.
Full nandroid restore (it'll restore the EXT4 partition).
Reboot and you're good.
Just copying what's on your SD card to PC will leave you without booting OS and apps.
On Linux you can copy EXT partition contents to PC, and copy them to the new card after repartitioning. But if you were on Linux, you woudn't be asking...
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Agree, a little faster way will be to backup only sd-ext from recovery and restore only it to new card.
BTW, new card is good time to get rid of old junks in sdcard. Copy only whatever is required.
anubhav77 said:
new card is good time to get rid of old junks in sdcard. Copy only whatever is required.
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That is very true

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