[SCRIPT] Fix partition table for Android 4.4

Amfibia · Jun 16, 2014

XperianPro said:
It is file manager build in that allows you to flash ROMs,gapps ... But this time you just open it and not install anything.

Navigate to file manager (it will moint sdcard read/write),connect phone to PC and then execute script.

Like I said, how easy can it be if you know what the other one means or what to look for.
fixed my issue, thanks for your help

colordeficiency · Jun 18, 2014

I don't understand how to run this, going into CWM how do I have access to ADB? No devices is listed in CWMR.

gonewild · Jun 18, 2014

colordeficiency said:
I don't understand how to run this, going into CWM how do I have access to ADB? No devices is listed in CWMR.

Adb must be downloaded on your pc (find it on google)...once installed, you can type from terminal (cmd.exe if you're using Windows) "adb" to initialize it or "Adb devices" to see if your phone is connected (realizing that you have installed Adb with correct driver).

You can follow Micha's instructions after that (boot into recovery-->sys1-->install zip-->choose zip from storage/sdcard-->type the command lines of Micha

G-Force · Jun 18, 2014

Will the table reset to factory default when flashing MIUI again?

M1cha · Jun 18, 2014

No

Sent from my MI 2 using Tapatalk

G-Force · Jun 18, 2014

Ok, thanks.

colordeficiency · Jun 18, 2014

gonewild said:
Adb must be downloaded on your pc (find it on google)...once installed, you can type from terminal (cmd.exe if you're using Windows) "adb" to initialize it or "Adb devices" to see if your phone is connected (realizing that you have installed Adb with correct driver).

You can follow Micha's instructions after that (boot into recovery-->sys1-->install zip-->choose zip from storage/sdcard-->type the command lines of Micha

Choosing zip portion I don't understand, adb don't detect any devices when I'm in recovery. When in the ROM everything is OK.

EDIT: Got it! Need to install ADB for recovery mode.

kelvinokeyo · Jun 19, 2014

Hi guys, I'm getting the following error when running the script in recovery

~ # /tmp/repartition.sh
/tmp/repartition.sh
check environment
/sbin/mount
/sbin/umount
/sbin/parted
/sbin/tune2fs
/sbin/e2fsck
dump old table
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for localtime!
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!
__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for posixrules!
/tmp/repartition.sh: line 115: can't create /sdcard/parted_06-19-2014-2320B76C60C7F141928401B04022588A: nonexistent directory
Failed dumping table
~ #

Any ideas?

linuxx · Jun 19, 2014

kelvinokeyo said:
Hi guys, I'm getting the following error when running the script in recovery

Any ideas?

mount sdcard

Sent from my mi²s

kelvinokeyo · Jun 19, 2014

linuxx said:
mount sdcard

Sent from my mi²s

Thanks Linuxx for the reply; however how would I go about mounting the sdcard?
I'm a bit new to ADB so I need the specific details.

M1cha · Jun 19, 2014

kelvinokeyo said:
Thanks Linuxx for the reply; however how would I go about mounting the sdcard?
I'm a bit new to ADB so I need the specific details.

You could use the mount manager from CWM

gonewild · Jun 19, 2014

kelvinokeyo said:
Thanks Linuxx for the reply; however how would I go about mounting the sdcard?
I'm a bit new to ADB so I need the specific details.

1 page before this I posted the solution [URL="http://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/script-fix-partition-table-for-android-4-4.22947/page-6#post-211825"][SCRIPT] Fix partition table for Android 4.4[/URL]

Micha, maybe you can add the dummy explanation of "mount sdcard" in the op

kelvinokeyo · Jun 19, 2014

M1cha said:
You could use the mount manager from CWM

Thanks M1cha. The mount manager from CWM worked perfectly.
Executed the script without a hitch after mounting the sdcard, flashed CyanogenMod 11.0 then MIUI development ROM and installed GAPPS.
Thanks again

bnqzzdf · Jun 20, 2014

Hi，micha, can I enlarge the data partion by take space from the virtrual SDcard ? I installed a lot of Apps, and now the data partion is too small, I cannnot install new app or upgrade my installled apps.
will the following code work? I know I should back up my data cause the storage is touched.

Code:

change_table() {
    ui_print "parted: delete"
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 23 || return 1 # system
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 24 || return 1 # system1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 25 || return 1 # cache
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 26 || return 1 # userdata
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 rm 27 || return 1 # storage

    ui_print "parted: create"
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 336MB 1176MB || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 1176MB 2016MB || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 2016MB 2419MB || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 2419MB 8081MB || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 8081MB 31269MB || return 1

    ui_print "parted: name"
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 23 system || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 24 system1 || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 25 cache || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 26 userdata || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 name 27 storage || return 1
   
    return 0
}

GuseppiGuliano · Jun 20, 2014

@M1cha @linuxx
How should I edit the "repartition.sh" file so that I may be able to enter custom system & system 1 partition sizes, (for example 1.5 GB for System and 1 GB for System-1)
And one more thing, you have set the partition type as ext-2 in your "repartition.sh" file, can I change it to ext-4 if I want??

Thanks,
GuseppiGuliano

M1cha · Jun 20, 2014

GuseppiGuliano said:
@M1cha @linuxx
How should I edit the "repartition.sh" file so that I may be able to enter custom system & system 1 partition sizes, (for example 1.5 GB for System and 1 GB for System-1)
And one more thing, you have set the partition type as ext-2 in your "repartition.sh" file, can I change it to ext-4 if I want??

Thanks,
GuseppiGuliano

After partitioning the filesystems gets converted to ext4 already.

GuseppiGuliano · Jun 20, 2014

@M1cha
You did not tell me how to edit the "repartition.sh" file if I want the System1 partition to be 1.5 GB and System2 partition 1 GB!
Please reply quickly, I'm waiting for it since yesterday!

Thanks,
Guseppiguliano

M1cha · Jun 20, 2014

GuseppiGuliano said:
@M1cha
You did not tell me how to edit the "repartition.sh" file if I want the System1 partition to be 1.5 GB and System2 partition 1 GB!
Please reply quickly, I'm waiting for it since yesterday!

Thanks,
Guseppiguliano

sry, I didn't know I'm a live supporter

You have to edit these lines:

Code:

ui_print "parted: create"
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 336MB 1176MB || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 1176MB 2016MB || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 2016MB 2419MB || return 1
    parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 2419MB 5570MB || return 1

these are just from-to values.
you can view your current partition table with this command to get an idea about which values you want to choose:
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 print

Since you want 1.5 and 1gb(why? even full gapps will fit into 700-800mb) you may want to reduce the sdcard size and give it back to userdata.

GuseppiGuliano · Jun 20, 2014

M1cha said:
sry, I didn't know I'm a live supporter
You have to edit these lines:

Code:

ui_print "parted: create" parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 336MB 1176MB || return 1 parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 1176MB 2016MB || return 1 parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 2016MB 2419MB || return 1 parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkpartfs primary ext2 2419MB 5570MB || return 1

these are just from-to values.
you can view your current partition table with this command to get an idea about which values you want to choose:
parted -s /dev/block/mmcblk0 print

Since you want 1.5 and 1gb(why? even full gapps will fit into 700-800mb) you may want to reduce the sdcard size and give it back to userdata.

Thanks for the quick reply man, but I want to ask one more thing:
I have taken a full backup using your recovery CWM 6.0.4.8 of both the System 1 and System 2. Will anything happen if I restore both the Systems after executing the script ("repartition.sh")

Thanks,
GuseppiGuliano

M1cha · Jun 20, 2014

GuseppiGuliano said:
Thanks for the quick reply man, but I want to ask one more thing:
I have taken a full backup using your recovery CWM 6.0.4.8 of both the System 1 and System 2. Will anything happen if I restore both the Systems after executing the script ("repartition.sh")

Thanks,
GuseppiGuliano

No because CWM restores files into partitions(by name) so it doesn't matter how big they are or which number they have.

BTW never touch anything <=aboot(9). If you have low level restore you can go down to sbl3(5)

and backup your m9kefs* partitions

GuseppiGuliano · Jun 20, 2014

@M1cha
I did not understand a single freaking word of this:

BTW never touch anything <=aboot(9). If you have low level restore you can go down to sbl3(5)
and backup your m9kefs* partitions

LOL

M1cha · Jun 20, 2014

GuseppiGuliano said:
@M1cha
I did not understand a single freaking word of this:

LOL

Let me check my M1cha<->English dictionary

If you dump the partition table you'll see that the partitions have numbers.
and the partitions 3-9 are important to boot to bootloader.
That's why you shouldn't resize them or anything else

But if you have a way to use QHSUSB_DLOAD(via shorting), you could change 6-9, too

linuxx · Jun 21, 2014

M1cha said:
Let me check my M1cha<->English dictionary
If you dump the partition table you'll see that the partitions have numbers.
and the partitions 3-9 are important to boot to bootloader.
That's why you shouldn't resize them or anything else

But if you have a way to use QHSUSB_DLOAD(via shorting), you could change 6-9, too

I told u to commit geek language to aosp so phone will translate it

Sent from my mi²s

silverbath · Jun 26, 2014

Hi guys, I tried to apply the repartition script with the instructions from OP and this happened. Did I something wrong? Thanks for your help

I have Xiaomi Mi2S 32Gb with MIUI on both systems.

Amfibia · Jun 26, 2014

Yes, like more people did including myself.

Before applying the script, go into recovery. In there follow the same steps you would do when installing a zip from your sdcard. Only the last step, the actual selection of the zip you are not able to complete as you simply do not have a zip file to install.

By going through these steps you are actually mounting your sdcard what is needed to make the script work.

From here you can simply run the script as you did before and it should work.

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