I just flashed to cm6 but I still have the partition created when flashing to Icarus. Does anybody know how to get rid of it since I won't be needing it anymore
Thanks before hand. All help appreciated
i just got done doing this.. and all i did was put the sd in an adapter and had windows format it,just be sure to copy all info you want on it to your pc.
I don't have a card adapter. Any other way that I could format it. Should I plug it in to the computer then format it while connected?
Hook it up to your computer and copy all the files. Then unmount it and format your card through the SD settings menu.
Don't do this! Cm6 will leave you with a blank card! As in no format!
Go to any radioshack, wallmart/greens or any cell store/kiosk and drop 5 or 10 bucks on a card reader. You may find a good deal and get a spare 2g card for 10.
Either way don't use cm6.
You can use any thing that reads a microsd to format also.
I was about to do it hehe. My computer doesn't have the port for sd adapters that's why i was wondering if there's another way to format it besides using sd adapters
I got a card reader for $12 that reads anything. Got it at walgreens. 16 in 1 or something like that. Connects via an included USB.
Ok, thank you. You saved me from getting a blank sd card
Don't do this! Cm6 will leave you with a blank card! As in no format!
Go to any radioshack, wallmart/greens or any cell store/kiosk and drop 5 or 10 bucks on a card reader. You may find a good deal and get a spare 2g card for 10.
Either way don't use cm6.
You can use any thing that reads a microsd to format also.
It's what I do...Vowalla. I'm sorry about that I didn't know.
Toke thanks for catching that.
What would happen if the sd card was formatted using CWM Recovery? Maybe use CM6 to format the card to blank, then use CMW Recovery to format sdcard?
It won't let you. For me, It did not let me format it through CWM. It's better, safer and less problematic to just get yourself a cheap SD reader like Toke said. You might need it on a later date anyways. Just remember to format it to Fat32 and NOT NTFS.
I still have 2.5.1.8 but, I was trying through cm6 and cm7. Neither one would let me format the card, Much less the ext. X_X I ended up formatting it on the computer.Using CMR 2? When you install Icarus, the instructions tell you to format your sd card and it works fine.
Btw, I have adapters for my sd card, so I'm just asking questions to see if it will work.
Did this yesterday and worked fine. I even partitioned using CWM 2.5.1.8.Never tries that. Gimme a minute to test on a spare card
Hmm... thanks rain
I formatted ds card using a sd card adapter but it seems like i still have the partition of icarus. I'm using stock 2g sd card and right now it says i onlyhave 1.62mb free, i just formatted it so i think i should have more memory?
hmm. are you mac or pc? do a full wipe if on mac.
using windows 7, still shows 1.62g of free space, formatted twice already
have to remember just cause it says its a 2GB dont mean there actually 2GB useable. Mine is 1.72GB
Seen this with PC harddrives as well, always shy a few GB.
so formatting my sd card will not free up more memory?
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